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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  }

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

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

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

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

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

  @media (min-width: 890px) {

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  }

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

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

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

      grid-column-gap: 2.5rem;
    }

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  }

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  }

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  }

  @media (min-width: 890px) {

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

  }

  @media (min-width: 990px) {

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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








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


OF THE 


HOUSE of COMMONS. 


























JOURNALS 


loo3eL 


OF THE 


HOUSE of COMMONS. 








From Fesruary the 2d, 1843, 


In the Srxtu Year of the Reign of 


QUEEN VICTORIA, 
To DECEMBER the 19th, 1843, 


In the SeventH YEAR of the Reign of 
QUEEN VICTORIA. 


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SEss. 1848. 


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Printed by Order of The House of Commons. 











Vou. 98, A2 























JOURNALS 


HOUSE of COMMONS. 
































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Message to 
attend the 
Lords Commis- 
sioners, 


Writs issued in 
the Recess, 


Members take 
the Oaths, 


Nottingham 
Towa Election. 





JOUR 


OF THE 





NALS 


HOUSE of COMMONS. 








Sess. 1843. 











Jovis, 2° die Februarii ; 


Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 


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, to hear 
the Commission read : 


Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went 
up to the House of Peers:—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 Great Britain, to make 
out new Writs for the election of Members to serve 
in this present Parliament for the Shire of Bute, 
im the room of the Right honourable Sir William 
Rae, Baronet, deceased ; for the County of Car- 
marthen, in the room of John Jones, Esquire, de- 
ceased ; and for the Northern Division of the 
County of Salop, in the room of Sir Rowland Hill, 
Baronet, now Viscount Hill, called up to the House 
of Peers. 


Several Members returned upon new Writs took 
the Oaths required by law, and delivered to the 
Clerk of the House an Account of their Qualifica- 
tion; and one Member, being one of the people 
called Separatists, made the Affirmations required 
by law, and delivered to the Clerk of the House an 
account of his Qualification. 


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 
George Gill and Samuel Bean, complaining of an 
undue Election and Return for the Town of Wotting- 
ham, which was delivered in upon the 9th day of 
August, in the last Session of Parliament, (being 


Two Sureties in the sum of £.500, each), are un- 
objectionable. j 


VoL. 98. 





Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Dublin Uni- 
to the Clerk of the Crown in Jreland, to make out versity Writ. 
a new Writ for the electing of a Burgess to serve in 
this present Parliament for the University of Dublin, 
in the room of Joseph Devonsher Jackson, Esquire, 
who, since his election for the said University, hath 
accepted the office of one of Her Majesty’s Puisne 
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in Ireland. 


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

to the Clerk of the Crown in Jreland, to make out 
anew Writ for the electing of a Burgess to serve 
in this present Parliament for the Borough of Cole- 
raine, in the room of Edward Litton, Esquire, who, 
since his election for the said Borough, hath accepted. 
the office of one of the Masters in Chancery in Jre- 
land. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Bodmin 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 Bodmin, in the room 
of the Honourable Charles Crespigny Vivian, now 
Lord Vivian, called up to the House of Peers. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Monaghan 
to the Clerk of the Crown in Ireland, to make out W'- 
a new Writ for the electing of a Knight of the Shire 
to serve in this present Parliament for the County 
of Monaghan, in the room of the Honourable Henry 
Robert Westenra, now Lord Rossmore, a Peer of the 
Kingdom of Ireland. 


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 Henry John Clements, 
Esquire, deceased. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Sudbury Writ. 
posed, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of two Burgesses to serve in this 
present Parliament for the Borough of Sudbury, in 
the room of Frederick Villiers and David Ochter- 


B2 lony 








Ontlawries 
Bill. 


Mr. Speaker 
reports Lords 
Commissioners’ 
Speech, 





4 2° Februarii. A. 1843. 


lony Dyce Sombre, Esquires, whose Elections have 
been determined to be void :—And the said Motion 
was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


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


Mr. Speaker reported, That the House had been 
at the House of Peers, at the desire of the Lords 
Commissioners appointed under the Great Seal for 
holding this present Parliament ; and that the Lord 
High Chancellor, being one of the said Commis- 
sioners, made a Speech to both Houses of Parlia- 
ment; 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, 


We are commanded by Her Majesty to acquaint 
you, that Her Majesty receives from all Princes and 
States assurances of a friendly disposition towards 
this Country, and of an earnest desire to co-operate 
with Her Majesty in the maintenance of general 
peace. 

By the Treaty which Her Majesty has concluded 
with the United States of America, and by the ad- 
justment of those differences which, from their long 
continuance, had endangered the preservation of 
peace, Her Majesty trusts that the amicable relations 
of the two countries have been confirmed. 

The increased exertions which, by the liberality 
of Parliament, Her Majesty was enabled to make 
for the termination of hostilities with China, have 
been eminently successful. 

The skill, valour and discipline cf the Naval and 
Military Forces employed upon this service have 
been most conspicuous, and have led to the conclu- 
sion of peace upon the terms proposed by Her Ma- 


jesty. 


Her Majesty rejoices in the prospect that, by the 
free access which will'be opened to the principal 
marts of that populous and extensive Empire, en- 
couragement will be given to the commercial enter- 
prise of Her people. 

As soon as the ratifications of the Treaty shall 
have been exchanged, it will be laid before you. 

In concert with Her Allies, Her Majesty has suc- 
ceeded in obtaining for the Christian population of 
Syria, the establishment of a system of administra- 
tion which they were entitled to expect from the en- 
gagements of the Sultan, and from the good faith 
of this Country. 

The differences for some time existing between 
the Turkish and Persian Governments had recently 
led to acts of hostility ; but, as each of these States 
has accepted the joint mediation of Great Britain 
and Russia, Her Majesty entertains a confident hope 
that their mutual relations will be speedily and 
amicably adjusted. 

Her Majesty has concluded with the Emperor of 
Russia a Treaty of Commerce and Navigation, which 
will be laid before you. Her Majesty regards this 
Treaty with great satisfaction, as the foundation for 
increased intercourse between Her Majesty’s sub- 
jects and those of the Emperor. 

Her Majesty is happy to inform you, that com- 
plete success has attended the recent Military Ope- 
rations in Afghanistan. 

Her Majesty has the greatest satisfaction in re- 
cording Her high sense of the ability with which 
these operations have been directed, and of the con- 
stancy and valour which have been manifested by 
the European and Native Forces. 

The superiority of Her Majesty’s arms has been 
established by decisive victories on the scenes of 
former disaster; and the complete liberation of 
Her Majesty’s subjects who were held in captivity, 
and for whom Her Majesty felt the deepest interest, 
has been effected. 























We are commanded by Her Majesty to inform 
you, that it has not been deemed advisable to con- 
tinue the occupation by a military force of the coun- 
tries to the westward of the Indus. 


Gentlemen of the House of Commons, 


Her Majesty has directed the Estimates for the 
ensuing year to be laid before you. 


Such reductions have been made in the amount 
of the Naval and Military Force as have been 
deemed compatible, under present circumstances, 
with the efficient performance of the Public Service 
throughout the extended Empire of Her Majesty. 


My Lords and Gentlemen, 


Her Majesty regrets the diminished receipt from 
some of the ordinary sources of Revenue. 

Her Majesty fears that it must be in part attri- 
buted to the reduced consumption of many articles 
caused by that depression of the manufacturing in- 
dustry of the Country which has so long prevailed, 
and which Her Majesty has so deeply lamented. 


In considering, however, the present state of the 
Revenue, Her Majesty is assured that you will bear 
in mind that it has been materially affected by the 
extensive reductions in the Import Duties which re- 
ceived your sanction during the last Session of Parlia- 
ment, and that little progress has been hitherto made 
in the collection of those Taxes which were imposed 
for the purpose of supplying the deficiency from 
that and other causes. 

Her Majesty feels confident that the future pro- 
duce of the Revenue will be sufficient to meet every 
exigency of the Public Service. 

Her Majesty commands us to acquaint you, that 
Her Majesty derived the utmost gratification from 
the loyalty and affectionate attachment to Her Ma- 


jesty which were manifested on the occasion of Her 


Majesty’s Visit to Scotland. 

Her Majesty regrets that in the course of last 
year the public peace in some of the manufacturing 
districts was seriously disturbed, and the lives and 
property of Her Majesty’s subjects were endangered 
by tumultuous assemblages and acts of open vio- 
lence. 

The ordinary law, promptly enforced, was sufli- 
cient for the effectual repression of these disorders ; 
Her Majesty confidently relies upon its efficacy, 
and upon the zealous support of Her loyal and 
peaceable subjects, for the maintenance of tran- 
quillity. 

We are commanded by Her Majesty to acquaint 
you, that measures connected with the improvement 
of the law, and with various questions of domestic 
policy, will be submitted for your consideration. 

Her Majesty contidently relies on your zealous 
endeavours to promote the public welfare, and fer- 
vently prays that the favour of Divine Providence 
may direct and prosper your counsels, and make 
them conducive to the happiness and contentment 
of Her people. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Resolution for 
posed, That an humble Address be presented to Address 
Her Majesty, to return to Her Majesty our humble 
thanks for the gracious Speech which Her Majesty 
has directed to be delivered by the Lords Commis- 
sioners : 

To assure Her Majesty, that we have heard with 
high gratification, that Her Majesty receives from 
all Princes and States assurances of a friendly dis- 
position towards this Country, and of an earnest 
desire to co-operate with Her Majesty in the main- 
tenance of general peace : 

To thank Her Majesty for acquainting us, that, 
by the Treaty which Her Majesty has concluded 
with the United States of America, and by the ad- 
justment of those differences which, from their long 
continuance, had endangered the preservation of 

peace, 





on for 


6 Vicrorig. 9°— 3° Februarit. 5 
peace, Her Majesty trusts that the amicable rela-| mind that it has been materially affected by the 
tions of the two Countries have been confirmed: _| extensive reductions in the Import Duties, which 
To express our satisfaction at learning, that the received our sanction during the last Session of 
increased exertions which Her Majesty has made | Parliament, and that little progress has been hitherto 
for the termination of hostilities with China have | made in the collection of those Taxes, which were 
been eminently successful, and that the skill, valour | imposed for the purpose of supplying the deficiency 
and discipline of the Naval and Military Forces | from that and other causes: 
employed upon this service have been most con-| That we Jearn with satisfaction that Her Majesty 
spicuous, and have led to the conclusion of peace | feels confident that the future produce of the Re- 
upon the terms proposed by Her Majesty : | venue will be sufficient to meet every exigency of 
Humbly to assure Her Majesty, that we rejoice the Public Service: 
with Her Majesty in the prospect that, by the free| To express the participation which we feel in the 
access which will be opened to the principal marts | gratification derived by Hee Majesty from the loyalty 
of that populous and extensive Empire, encourage-| and affectionate attachment to Her Majesty which 
ment will be given to the commercial enterprise of | were manifested on the occasion of Her Majesty’s 








Her people : 

To thank Her Majesty for having directed that, 
as soon as the Ratifications of the Treaty shall have 
been exchanged, it shall be laid before us: 

That we are much gratified by the information 
that, in concert with Her Allies, Her Majesty has 
succeeded in obtaining for the Christian population 
of Syria, the establishment of a system of adminis- 


visit to Scotland : 

That in common with Her Majesty we regret 
that in the course of the last year the public peace 
in some of the Manufacturing Districts was seriously 
disturbed, and the lives and property of Her Ma- 
jesty’s subjects were endangered by tumultuous as- 
semblages and acts of open violence : 

That we are happy to learn that. the ordinary 


tration which they were entitled to expect from the | law promptly enforced was sufficient for the ef- 


engagements of the Sultan, and from the good faith 
of this Country : 

That we are concerned to hear, that the differences 
for some time existing between the Turkish and 
Persian Governments had recently led to acts of 
hostility, but, as each of these States has accepted 
the joint mediation of Great Britain and Russia, 
we participate in the confident hope entertained by 
Her Majesty, that their mutual relations will be 
speedily and amicably adjusted : 

To assure Her Majesty, that we learn with pleasure 
that Her Majesty has concluded with the Emperor 
of Russia a Treaty of Commerce and Navigation, 
which Her Majesty regards with great satisfaction, 
as the foundation for increased intercourse between 
Her Majesty’s subjects and those of the Emperor ; 
and to thank Her Majesty for having directed a 
Copy of this Treaty to be laid before us: 

To thank Her Majesty for the gratifying informa- 
tion that complete success has attended the recent 
military operations in Affghanistan; and for ac- 
quainting us that Her Majesty has the greatest sa- 
tisfaction in recording Her high sense of the ability 
with which these operations have been directed ; 
and of the constancy and valour which have been 
manifested by the European and Native Forces: 

That we are gratified to learn that the superiority 
of Her Majesty’s Arms has been established by de- 
cisive victories on the scenes of former disaster ; 
and that the complete liberation of Her Majesty’s 
subjects who were held in captivity, and for whom 
Her Majesty has graciously expressed the deepest 
interest, has been effected : 

To thank Her Majesty for informing us that it 
has not been deemed advisable to continue the oc- 
cupation, by a military force, of the Countries to 
the westward of the Indus: 

To thank Her Majesty for having directed the 
Estimates for the ensuing year to be laid before us, 
and for the information that such reductions have 
been made in the amount of the Naval and Military 
Force as have been deemed compatible, under pre- 
sent circumstances, with the efficient performance 
of the Public Service throughout the extended Em- 
pire of Her Majesty : 

That we share in Her Majesty’s regret at the 
diminished receipt from some of the ordinary sources 
of Revenue : 

That, in common with Her Majesty, we fear that 
it must be in part attributed to the reduced con- 
sumption of many articles caused by that depression 
of the manufacturing industry of the Country which 
has so long prevailed, and which we, with Her 
Majesty, so deeply lament : 

But to assure Her Majesty, that in considering 


the present state of the Revenue, we will bear in 
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fectual repression of these disorders ; and that we 
cordially concur with Her Majesty in confidently 
relying upon its efficacy and upon the zealous sup- 
port of Her Majesty’s loyal and peaceable subjects 
for the maintenance of tranquillity : 

To assure Her Majesty that we shall be prepared 
to take into our consideration such measures con- 
nected with the improvement of the Law, and with 
various questions of Domestic Policy, as may be 
submitted to us by Her Majesty’s direction : 

To assure Her Majesty that She may confidently 
rely on our zealous endeavours to promote the public 
welfare; and that we unite with Her Majesty in fer- 
vently praying that the favour of Divine Providence 


‘may direct and prosper our counsels, and make 


them conducive to the happiness and contentment 
of Her Majesty’s people ; 


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


Veneris, 3° die Februarii, 1843 : 


And the Question being put :—It was resolved in 
the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to draw Committee 
up an Address to be presented to Her Majesty upon to draw up 
the said Resolution :—And a Committee was ap- Address; 
pointed of Lord Courtenay,.Mr. Philip Miles, Sir 
Robert Peel, Lord Stanley, Sir James Graham, Mr. 
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Edward Knatch- 
bull, Sir Henry Hardinge, the Earl of Lincoln, Mr. 
Attorney General, Lord Granville Somerset, Mr. 
Nicholl, Lord Eliot, Sir George Clerk, Mr. William 
Gladstone, Sir Thomas Fremantle, Mr. Manners Sut- 
ton, Mr. Greene, or any Five of them :—And they 
are to withdraw immediately. 

Ordered, That the Speech of the Lords Commis- Speech 
sioners to both Houses of Parliament, be referred to "ferred. 
the Committee. 


Sir Robert Peel presented, by Her Majesty’s America. 
Command,—Copy of Treaty between Her Majesty 
and the United States of America, signed at Wash- 
ington, August 9, 1842. 

Copy of additional Article to the Treaty concluded Slave Trade. 
at Lisbon, July 3, 1842, between Her Majesty and 
the Queen of Portugal, for the Suppression of the 
Traffic in Slaves, signed at Lisbon, October 22, 1842. 

Copy of Treaty of Commerce and Navigation be- Russia. 
tween Her Majesty and the Emperor of all the Rus- 
sias, signed at Saint Petersburgh, January 11, 1843. 


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


Ordered, That the Votes and Proceedings of this Votes and 
House be printed, being first perused by Mr. Speaker; Proceedings- 
B3 , and 








= 


Littleton 
Inclosure, 


Cambrian Iron 
and Speiter 
Company. 


Newcastle and 
Darlington 
Junction Rail- 
way, 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses. 


Malt. 


Church of 
England, 


Emigration 
from Africa. 


London 
Cemetery. 


Forth Navigae 
tion. 





6 9° 59 Februariz. 


and that he do appoint the Printing thereof; and 
that no person but such as he shall appoint do pre- 
sume to print the same. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour before one of the 


clock on Friday morning, adjourned till this 
day. 








Veneris, 3° die Februarii ; 
Anno 6° Victoria Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


PETITION of Owners and Proprietors of 
estates, within the parish of Littleton, in the 
county., of Southampton, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for inclosing Lands in the said parish, was pre- 


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


A Petition of Directors and Members of a certain 
Company, called the Cambrian Iron and Spelter 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for regulating 
Legal Proceedings by or against the said Company, 
and for granting certain powers thereto, was pre- 


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


A Petition of the Mewcastle and Darlington Junc- 
tion Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill 
to authorize certain alterations in a portion of the 
Line of the Great North of England Railway, and 
for vesting the same in the Newcastle and Darling- 
torn Junction Railway Company, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Members of the Bath Church of 
England Lay Association ;-— Brighton ;— Canter- 
bury ;— Rochester ;— Llandrillo-yn-rhés;—and, Chi- 
chester (two Petitions); praying for the repeal of so 
much of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates 
to the union of the Sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor, 


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


Petitions of Farmers attending the Zewes market ; 
—and, Brighton Market ; praying for the repeal of 
the duty on Malt,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Thorverton ;—and, Llandrillo-yn- 
rhés; praying the House to adopt measures for in- 
creasing the efficiency of the Established Church, 


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


A Petition of the Secretary to the Committee of 
the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, stating 
that they consider that the Government scheme of 

imigration from Africa to the West Indies is unne- 

cessary and in the highest degree injurious, and 
praying the House not to give to it its sanction, 
but to oppose all measures that may be submitted 
to its approval for giving it effect, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the London Cemetery Company, for 
leave to br.ng in a Bill for amending the Act esta- 
blishing The London Cemetery Company, was pre- 


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


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town 
Council of the royal burgh of Stirling, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for improving and regulating the Na- 
vigation of the River Forth, from Alloa to Stirling, 
and works connected therewith, and for other pur- 
poses relating thereto, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A. 1843. 


A Petition of the Lancaster and Preston Junction Lancaster ané 
Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to cay + te 
amend the Acts relating to the said Railway, was — , 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That all persons who will question any Orders and 
Returns of Members to serve in Parliament for any Resolutions. 
County, City, Borough or Place, in the United Elections. 
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 Double 
two or more places in any part of the United King- Retums. 
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 Petitions 
Return of Members to serve in the present Parlia- alleging 
ment, upon any allegation of Bribery and Corrup- ©" 
tion, and who shall in their Petition specifically allege 
any payment of money or other reward to have been 
made by any Member, or on his account, or with his 
privity, since the time of such Return, in pursuance 
or in furtherance of such Bribery or Corruption, 
may question the same at any time within twenty- 
eight days after the date of such payment; or, if 
this House be not sitting at the expiration of the 
said twenty-eight days, then within fourteen days 
after the day when the House shall next meet. 


Resolved, That no Peer of this Realm, except Peers. 
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 isa high infringement of the 
Liberties and Privileges of the Commons of the 
United Kingdom, for any Lord of Parliament, or 
other Peer or Prelate, not being a Peer of Jreland, 
at the time elected, and not having declined to serve 
for any County, City or Borough of Great Britain, 
to concern himself in the election of Members to 
serve for the Commons in Parliament, 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 
oe 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 ; aud 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 



































Strangers. 


Metropolis 
Police. 


Footmen. 


Prayers. 


Letters. 


Private Bills. 
No.1. 


6 Vicrortiz. 


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 
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 Hall, 
or in the passages leading to this House, during the 
sitting of Parliament, and that there be no annoyance 
therein or thereabouts; and that the Serjeant-at- 
Arms attending this House do communicate this 
Order to the Commissioners aforesaid. 


Ordered, That no Fovtmen 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 Ge- 
neral Post-office to this House, or some other per- 
son to be appointed by the Postmaster General, do 
for the future, every day during the Session of Par- 
liament, 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 Post- 
master General. 

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


Resolved, That this House will not receive an 
Petition for Private Bills after Friday the 24th day 
of this instant February. 

Resolved, That no Private Bill be read the first 
time after Friday the 24th day of .March next. 

Resolved, That this House will not receive any 
Report of such Private Bill after Friday the 26th 
day of May next. 

Ordered, That the said Resolutions be printed. 

Vor. 98. 














3° Februariz. 7 


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


pointed. 


Resolved, That in the present Session of Parlia- Public 
ment, all Orders of the day set down in the Order Business. 


Book for Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, shall 
be eo of before the House will proceed upon 
any Motions of which Notices shall 

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 Com- 
mittee 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 pre- 
cedence, due allowance being made for any inter- 
vening 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. 


entered mm 


Two Petitions from Chichester, praying the Manchester 
House to take measures for imparting to the town Bishoprick. 


of Manchester without delay, that episcopal super- 
intendence, which, as it is already admitted, the exi- 
gencies of the Church in that populous district so 
urgently demand,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Mails Con- Mails Con- 
veyance, which was presented upon the 8th day of veyance. 


May 1840, be re-printed. 


No. 2. 


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


a Return of all Civil Appointments in the Naval 
Service, from the 1st day of January 1842 to the 
1st day of January 1843, stating the length of time 
the individuals have been in Active Service, and 
from what Situations they have been taken, and if 
Noblemen’s or Gentlemen’s Servants, the Names 
of their late Masters. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Navy, Army, 
Accounts of the Number of Men and Boys, in- "4 Ordnance, 


cluding Royal Marines, voted for the service of the 
Navy, in each year from 1835-6 to 1842-3, both 
years inclusive :—And, of the Men voted for the 
Army in each of those years; distinguishing the 
Number serving in Jndia:—A similar Account for 
the Ordnance: — An Account of the Number of 
Men actually serving in the Navy on the 5th day 
of April 1840, 1841 and 1842:—And, a like Ac- 
count of the Army and Ordnance. 


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


an Account of the Quantities of Sugar of the se- 
veral Sorts imported into the United Kingdom, and 
the Quantities retained for Home Consumption ; 
together with theRates of Duty charged on the Home 
Consumption, the Net Revenue accruing therefrom 
in each year, from 1840 to 1842, both inclusive ; 
followed by a comparative Statement of the Average 
Prices of British Plantation and Foreign Sugars, 
for the same years (in continuation of Parliamentary 
Paper, No. 290, of Session 1841.) 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Corn, 


Returns of the Quantities and Average Price, for 
each Six Weeks, of all Corn sold in Places included 
in the Act 5 Vic. c. 14, from the commencement of 
the operation of that Act to the latest period :— And, 
of the Quantities and Average Price, for each Six 
Weeks, calculated according to the Provisions of 
the Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 60, of all Corn sold in the 
Towns specified in Section 8 of the said Act, for the 
same period. 


B4 Resolved, 











Education. 


Corn. 


Copyholds 
Enfranchise- 
ment. 


Address 
reported, and 
agreed to, 





8 3° Februariz. 


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 Minutes, if any, of the Committee 
of Council of Education, passed subsequently to 
August 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, 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, from the 5th day of January 1841 to the 
5th day of January 1842, and from the 5th day of 


A. 1843. 


We are concerned to hear, that the differences for 
some time existing between the Turkish and Persian 
Governments had recently led to acts of hostility, 
but, as each of these States has accepted the joint 
mediation of Great Britain and Russia, we partici- 
| pate in the confident hope entertained by Your Ma- 
jesty, that their mutual relations will be speedily 

and amicably adjusted : 

We assure Your Majesty, that we learn with plea- 
‘sure that Your Majesty has concluded with the 
Emperor of Russia a Treaty of Commerce and Na- 
vigation, which Your Majesty regards with great 
satisfaction, as the foundation for an eae in- 
tercourse between Your Majesty’s subjects and those 
of the Emperor; and we thank Your Majesty for 
having directed a Copy of this Treaty to be laid 





January 1842 to the 5th day of — 1843, (in | before us : 


continuation of Parliamentary Paper 


0. 435, of | 
Session 1841.) 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Names of the Commissioners, and 
the Date of their Appointment, under the Copyhold 
Enfranchisement Act, the Amount of Salaries, and 
the Names of each Person employed; also, the 
Number of Copyholds enfranchised since the com- 
mencement of the Commission. 


Lord Courtenay reported from the Committee, 
who were appointed yesterday to draw 4 an Ad- 
dress 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- 


We thank Your Majesty for the gratifying inform- 
ation that complete success has attended the recent 
military operations in Affghanistan; and for ac- 
quainting us that Your Majesty has the greatest 
satisfaction in recording Your high sense of the 
ability with which these operations have been di- 
rected ; and of the constancy and valour which have 
been manifested by the European and Native Forces: 

We are gratified to learn that the superiority of 
Your Majesty’s Arms has been established by deci- 
sive victories on the scenes cf former disaster; and 
that the complete liberation of Your Majesty’s sub- 
jects who were held in captivity, and for whom Your 
Majesty has graciously expressed the deepest in- 
terest, has been effected : 

We thank Your Majesty for informing us that it 
has not been deemed advisable to continue the oc- 
cupation, by a military force, of the countries to the 
westward of the Indus: 

We humbly thank Your Majesty for having di- 














jects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great | rected the Estimates for the ensuing year to be laid 
Britain and Ireland in Parliament assembled, beg | before us, and for the information that such reduc- 
leave to return to Your Majesty our humble thanks | tions have been made in the amount of the Naval 
for the gracious Speech which Your Majesty has di- | and Military Force as have been deemed compatible, 
rected to be delivered by the Lords Commissioners : | under present circumstances, with the efficient per- 
We assure Your Majesty, that we have heard | Soomanee of the Public Service throughout the ex- 
with high gratification, that Your Majesty receives | tended Empire of Your Majesty : 
from all Princes and States assurances ofa friendly; We share in Your Majesty’s regret at the dimi- 
disposition towards this Country, and of an earnest  nished receipt from some of the ordinary sources of 
desire to co-operate with Your Majesty in the main- | Revenue : 
tenance of general peace: | Incommon with Your Majesty, we fear that it 
We humbly thank Your Majesty for acquainting | must be in part attributed to the reduced consump- 
us, that, by the Treaty which Your Majesty has | tion of many articles caused by that depression of 
concluded with the United States of America, and | the manufacturing industry of the country which 
by the adjustment of those differences which, from | has so long prevailed, and which we, with Your 
their long continuance, had endangered the preserva- | Majesty, so deeply lament : 
tion of peace, Your Majesty trusts that the amicable| But we assure Tou Majesty, that, in considering 
relations of the two Countries have been confirmed :| the present state of the Revenue, we will bear in 
We beg leave to express our satisfaction at learn-| mind that it has been materially affected by the 
ing, that the increased exertions which Your Ma-| extensive reductions in the Import Duties, which 
jesty has made for the termination of hostilities | received our sanction during the last Session of Par- 





with China have been eminently successful, and 
that the skill, valour and discipline of the Naval 
and Military Forces employed upon this service 
have been most conspicuous, and have led to the 
conclusion of peace upon the terms proposed by 
Your Majesty : 

We humbly assure Your Majesty, that we rejoice 
with Your Majesty in the prospect that, by the free 
access which will be opened to the principal marts 
of that populous and extensive Empire, encourage- 
ment will be given to the commercial enterprise of 
Your Majesty’s people: 

We thank Your Majesty for having directed that, 
as soon as the Ratifications of the Treaty shall have 
been exchanged, it shall be laid before us: 

We are much gratified by the information that, 
in concert with Your Allies, Your Majesty has suc- 
ceeded in obtaining for the Christian population of 
Syria, the establishment of a system of administra- 
tion which they were entitled to expect from the 
engagements of the Sultan, and from the good faith 
of this Country : 


liament, and that little progress has been hitherto 
| made in the Collection of those Taxes which were 
imposed for the purpose of supplying the deficiency 
from that and other causes : 

We learn with satisfaction that Your Majesty 
feels confident that the future produce of the Re- 
venue will be sufficient to meet every exigency of 
the Public Service : 

We beg leave to express the participation which 
we feel in the gratification derived by Your Majesty 
from the loyalty and affectionate attachment to 
Your Majesty which were manifested on the occa- 
sion of Your Majesty’s visit to Scotland: 

In common with Your Majesty, we regret that in 
the course of the last year the public peace in some 
of the manufacturing districts was seriously dis- 
turbed, and the lives and property of Your Ma- 
jesty’s subjects were endangered by tumultuous 
assemblages and acts of open violence: 

We are happy to learn that the ordinary law 
promptly enforced was sufficient for the effectual 
repression of these disorders ; and we cordially con- 





cur 














Speech to be 
considered. 


Adjournment. 


Mr. Fitz James. 


Poor Law 
(Scotland.) 


Sycee Silver 


Cities and 
Towns 
(Treland.) 


6 Vicroriz. 


cur with Your Majesty in confidently relying upon 
its efficacy and upon the zealous support of Your 
Majesty’s loyal and peaceable subjects for the main- 
tenance of tranquillity : 

We assure Your Majesty that we shall be prepared 
to take into our consideration such measures con- 
nected with the improvement of the Law, and with 
various questions of domestic policy, as may be 
submitted to us by Your Majesty’s direction : 

We assure Your Majesty that Your Majesty may 
confidently rely on our zealous endeavours to yaa 
mote the public welfare; and we unite with Your 
Majesty in fervently praying that the favour of 
Divine Provid 1ce may direct and prosper our 
counsels, and make them conducive to the happi- 
ness and contentinent of Your Majesty’s people. 


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 such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That the Speech of the Lords Commis- 
sioners to both Houses of Parliament, be taken 
into consideration upon Monday next. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of the 
House this day, adjourn till Monday 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, Copies of the Correspondence that has taken 
place between the Secretary of State and the Ma- 
gistrates of Dover, respecting Mr. Fitz James. 

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 Warrant given to the Com- 
mission appointed to inquire into the Scotch Poor 
Law 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. 


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 Quantity of Sycee Silver and other 
Silver imported from China in Her Majesty’s Ship 
“Conway”; the dates of the delivery of the same at 
the Mint ; the Dates of the Sales of the said Silver, 
and Amount of each Sale, with the Price sold at ; 
the Gross Charge for melting this Silver ; the weight 
of the Gold extracted therefrom, and the Expense 
of extracting the same, with an Account of what 
Commission or Charge is made by any Officer of 
the Mint for superintending the said operation ; the 
Amount which the said Gold produced, and the 
Dates of the Sales :—And, an Account of the Loss 
or Gain to the State by sending the Silver to the 
Mint, instead of selling it in the Market as it arrived. 

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 Cities and Towns in Ireland, in which, 
since the 15th day of February 1836, Meetings have 
been convened under the provisions of the Act 9 Geo. 
4,c. 82, intituled, “ An Act to make Provision for the 
Lighting, Cleansing and Watching of Cities, Towns 
Corporate and Market Towns in Jreland, in certain 

Vor. 98. 








3° Februari. 9 


cases ;”” specifying the Times at which such Meet- 
ings respectively took place ; the instances in which 
the Act was and in which it was not adopted ; and 
(where adopted) the purposes for which it was 
adopted, and the Number of Commissioners elected ; 
and, further specifying the instances in which the 
Act was nut adopted, by reason of there not being 
a sutticient valuation for the purposes of a Vestry 
Rate, or by reason of there not bemg sufficient Evi- 
dence of such Valuation ; and specifying every in- 
stance in which the Meeting determined against 
adopting the provisions of the Act :—Also, the To- 
tal Amount of Rate raised for the purposes of the 
above Act in each year within the period above spe- 
cified in each Town wherein the Act has been 
brought into operation ; specifying the Value of the 
Property rated, the Rate per pourid levied on such 
Property ; the Total Number of Houses and other 
Tenements ; distinguishing the Number exempted 
from Rate; the Number assessed as of the Annual 
Value of £.5 and under £.10; at £.10 and under 
£.20; at £.20 and upwards. 


A Petition of the there-undersigned Electors of 
the Town of Nottingham, was delivered in, and read ; 
setting forth, That the Petitioners claim to have had 
and had a right to vote, and did vote at the last 
Election of a Member to serve in Parliament for the 
Town of Nottingham ; that, at the said Election, 
John Walter, Esquire, and Joseph Sturge, Esquire, 
were Candidates ; that Thomas Gilbert Carver, Es- 
quire, acted as the Returning Officer at the said 
Election, and that the poll beimg taken on the fifth 
day of August One thousand eight hundred and 
forty-two, the said John Walter was declared to have 
had a majority of voices at the said Election, and 
was accordingly returned as duly chosen to serve for 
the said town in this Parliament; that the majority 
for the said John Walter was apparent and colourable 
only, inasmuch as many persons were admitted to 
vote and did vote at the said Election for the said 
John Walter 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 
Walter, whose names appeared on the Register of 
Voters for the said town as occupiers of houses, 
warehouses, counting-houses, shops and other build- 
ings, together with !and in the said town, and who 
at the time of their so voting had not the same qua- 
lification for which their names were originally in- 
serted in the said Register, nasmuch as since the time 
of their respective registry, and previous to the time 
of their so voting at the said Election, they had 
ceased to occupy the premises in right of the occu- 
pation 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 Walter, whose names appear upon the Register 
of Voters for the said town 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, inasmuch as since the 
time of their respective registry, and previous to the 
time of their so voting at the said Election, they 
had ceased to occupy some part of the said premises, 
and did not, in fact, at the time of their so voting 
as aforesaid, continue to occupy the whole thereof ; 
that many persons were admitted to vote and did 
vote at the said Election for the said John Walter, 
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 town, 
or within seven statute miles thereof, or within seven 
statute miles of the place where the poll of the said 
town was taken, and were thereby disqualified and 
incapacitated from voting thereat ; that many per- 
sons were admitted io vote and did vote at the said 
Election for the said John Walter, whose names ap- 

c pear 


Nottingham 
Town Election, 














ee 





10 3° Februarii. A. 1843. 


pear upon the Register of Voters for the said town 
as freeholders, who at the time of their so voting 
had not the qualification in respect of which their 
names were originally inserted in the said Register 
of Voters for the said town in force at the time of 
the said Election, having ceased to possess, or hav- 
ing 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 qualification 
in respect of which their names were originally in- | 
serted in the said Register ; that divers other persons | 
who were not entitled to vote at the' said Election, 
by reason that their names were noi in the Register 
of Voters for the said town, but who personated 
other persons entitled or claiming to be entitled to 
vote at the said Election, or who, though duly re- 
gistered, were dead or absent, were allowed and ad- 
mitted to vote at the said Election for the said John 
Walter ; that divers persons who, on the tender of| 
their votes at the said Election, had refused to an- 
swer, or who had answered in the negative the ques- 
tions by law authorized to be put at the time of pol- 
ling, or some or one of them, were nevertheless ad- 
mitted to vote and did vote at the said Election for 
the said John Walter; that many persons were 
admitted to vote and did vote at the said Election 
for the said John Walter who were disqualified and 
disabled from voting, inasmuch as they were at the 
said Election, or within twelve months previously | 





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 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 
many persons were admitted to vote and did vote at 
the said Election for the said John Walter who were 
erroneously, informally and incorrectly registered, 
in defiance of the provisions of the laws in being 
in that behalf, and were thereby disqualified and 
incapacitated from voting thereat ; that many per- 
sons were admitted to vote and did vote at the said 
Election for the said John Walter who had asked, 
received or taken 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 pecu- 
niarily interested in the result of the said Election 
and Return of the said John Walter, and 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 Walter who had given or offered bribes, meat, 
drink or entertainment, to other persons claiming to 
be electors of the said town, to induce and procure 








thereto, or within two months previously, concerned | the said last-mentioned persons to give their votes 
or employed in the charging, collecting, levying | to the said John Walter, or to forbear to give them 
or managing duties of excise, or the duties on| to the said Joseph Sturge, and who were thereby in- 
houses and windows, or as post-masters or their | capacitated and disabled from voting at the said 
deputies, or persons employed by or under them, in | Election; that divers other persons were admitted 
receiving, collecting or managing the revenue of) to vote and did vote at the said Election for the said 
the Post-office, or any part thereof, or other duties | John Walter who were, for various reasons different 
or revenues, or in some other disabling office or | from those hereinbefore mentioned, incapable of 
employment; that many persons were admitted to | voting, and who laboured under personal disabilities 
vote and did vote at the said Election for the said |to vote other and different from those which have 
John Walter, who, since the time of their registry, | been hereinbefore mentioned, and who were thereby 
and previous to the time of their voting, had become | disabled and incapacitated from voting thereat ; 
bankrupts or insolvents, and many others who were | that by reason of the premises the said John Walter 
aliens, or who had received parish relief, or other |obtained an apparent and colourable majority of 
disqualifying alms, had thereby lost their qualifica- | votes over the said Joseph Sturge, whereas a ma- 
tions, and become disqualified from voting at the | jority of legal electors and votes were in favour of 
said Election ; that many persons were admitted to | the said Joseph Sturge, who ought to have been re~ 
vote and did vote at the said Election for the said | turned as Member duly elected to serve in this 


John Walter who were disqualified and incapable 
of voting thereat, as they were respectively, either 
during the said Election or within six months pre- 
vious to the said Election, or within fourteen days 
after it was completed, 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 John Walter or from | 
some other person, in consideration of or with refer- 
ence to such employment, sums of noney, retaining 

fees, offices, places or employments, or the promise | 
of or some security for the same ; that many persons | 


present Parliament for the said town; that the 
said John Walter, and divers other persons, regard- 
less of the laws of the realm, and of the privileges 
of the House, did, before the said Election, unlaw- 
fully conspire, confederate together, and devise the 
means, as well by corrupt and illegal promises and 
expectations, agreements, undertakings and engage- 
ments, as by fraud and misrepresentation, to prevent 
a free, lawful and uncorrupt Election of a Member 
to serve in Parliament for the Town of Nottingham, 
and to induce and procure divers electors to absent 
themselves from, and refrain from voting at, the said 


were admitted to vote and did vote at the said Elec- | Election, all which said electors, but for the illegal 
tion for the said John Walter who had been unduly | and corrupt means and practices above mentioned, 
registered as burgesses of the said town, or as owners | would have been present to poll at the said Election ; 
or occupiers of property, because at the time of} that divers other persons, regardless of the law, did, 
their said registry they had not resided for six, before and during the said Election, unlawfully con- 
months previous thereto within the said town, or | spire, confederate together, and devise the means, 
within seven statute miles thereof, and because such| by force and violence, to abduct and carry away, 
of them as were burgesses were not duly elected,| and to coop up, confine and prevent from voting, 
made and admitted burgesses ; that many persons divers electors, and also to induce and procure divers 
were admitted to vote and did vote at the said Elec-| electors, as well by corrupt and illegal gifts, pro- 
tion for the said John Walter who had been unduly | mises and expectations, as by fraud and misrepre- 
registered in respect of freehold qualifications, be-| sentation, to absent themselves from, and to refrain 
cause at the time of their said registry they had not | from voting at the said Election ; and, in furtherance 
the qualification required by law in that behalf;} of such conspiracy, such persons did by force and 
that many persons were admitted to vote and did | violence, before and during the said Election, abduct 
vote at the said Election for the said John Walter | and carry away, and coop up, confine and prevent 
who had been unduly registered as the occupiers of from voting divers electors, and also before and 
premises within the said town, inasmuch as the pre-'| during the said Election did induce and procure 
mises in respect of which they were so respectively | divers electors, as well by corrupt and illegal gifts, 
registered, were not of the clear yearly value of not} promises and expectations, as by fraud and misre- 
less than ten pounds, or that the said persons were | presentation, to absent themselves from and refrain 


from 





6 VictrorIz. 


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 divers other per- 
sons, regardless of the law, did, before and during 
the said Election, unlawfully conspire, confederate 
together, and devise the means to procure and suborn 
divers fictitious and pretended electors falsely and 
corruptly to represent themselves to be real electors, 
and to assume the names, description, appearance and 
qualification of real electors; that as well the said 
John Walter, by himself, his agents, managers, friends 
and partisans, previous to and during the said Elec- 
tion, was guilty of gross, extensive, systematic and 


3° Februariz. 





11 


town; that the said corrupt engagements and 
agreements aforesaid were in full force at and during 
the last Election for the said town, and were acted 
upon thereat by the parties thereto, whereby divers 
persons having or claiming to have a right to vote 
at the last Election for the said town were withheld 
from voting, and did not vote thereat ; and the Pe- 
titioners further show that a certain Election of 
Members to serve in Parliament for the said town 
was held in the month of June in the year One thou- 
sand eight hundred and forty-one, the said Right 
honourable John Cam Hobhouse, the said John 
Walter, George Gerard de Hochepied Larpent, and 
Thomas Broughton Charlton, Esquires, being Can- 


notorious bribery, and previous to and during the 
“said Election did, by money, gifts, presents and re- 
wards, and by promises, agreements and securities 
for money, gilts, presents and rewards, and by other 
undue influence, corrupt, illegal and improper prac- 
tices, acts and means, corrupt, procure and compel 
divers persons 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 to the said John Walter, and to 
refuse and forbear to give their votes to the said 
Joseph Sturge; that before and during the said 
Election the said John Walter, by himself, his agents, 
managers, friends and partisans, by divers ways and 
means, on his behalf, directly and indirectly, did 
give, present and allow to divers persons having votes 
at the said Election money, meat, drink, lodging, 
entertainment, provision and reward, and did make 
presents, gifts, rewards and entertainments, and did 
make promises, engagements, obligations and agree- 
ments, to give and allow meat, drink, lodging, 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 that he the said John Walter 
might be elected, and for being elected to serve in 
Parliament for the said town; that after the said 
Election the said John Walter, by himself, his agents, 
managers, friends and partisans, in pursuance of 
divers offers, promises, agreements and expectations 
by them, or some or one of them, made, entered 
into, or held out, before or during the said Election, 
with divers persons having or claiming to have the 
right to vote at the said Election, and voting thereat 
for the said John Walter, did give to the said per- 
sons so voting money, meat, drink, lodging, enter- 
tainment, provision, and did make presents, gifts, 
rewards and entertainments; that the said John 
Walter, previous to the said Election, did agree to 
give to the Right honourable John Cam Hobhouse, 
Baronet, a certain reward, upon an engagement, 
contract and agreement, between the said John 
Walter and the said Right honourable John Cam 
Hobhouse, that the said Right honourable John Cam 
Hobhouse should, by the solicitation, request and 
command of the said Right honourable John Cam 
Hobhouse, to be made to certain electors of the 
said town, procure, and endeavour to procure the 
Return of the said John Walter at the said Election ; 
and that the said John Walter is thereby disabled 
and incapacitated to serve in this present Parlia- 
ment for the said town; that the said John Walter, 
by himself, or by some other person or persons in 
his behalf, gave or caused to be given, or promised 
or agreed to give, a certain sum of money, gift or | 
reward, to a certain person or persons, upon an en- | 
gagement, contract or agreement that such last- | 
mentioned person or persons should by himself or | 
themselves, or by some other person or persons, at | 
his or their solicitation, request or command, pro-| 
cure or endeavour to procure the Return of the said | 
John Walter at the said Election, and that the said | 
John Walter is thereby disabled and incapacitated | 
to serve in this present Parliament for the said | 
Vou. 98, 
































didates thereat, and that the said 
John Cam Hobhouse and the said George Gerard 
de Hochepied Larpent were thereat returned as duly 
elected to serve in Parliament for the said town ; 
that certain Petitions were presented to the House 
against the said Election and Return, and praying 
that the last-mentioned Election might be declared 
null and void ; that the said Petitions were referred 
to a Committee of the House, but were at the trial 
thereof abandoned, without any attempt being made 
to support any of the allegations thereof; that the 
said John Walter, by himself, his agents, or persons 
acting on his behalf, or with a view to his interests, 
had, previously to the abandonment of the said 


ight honourable 


Petitions, entered into a negotiation or negotiations 


with the said Right honourable John Cam Hobhouse 


and George Gerard de Hochepied Larpent, then Sir 
George Gerard de Hochepied Larpent, Baronet, 
their counsel or agents, for such abandonment as 
aforesaid ; that the result of such negotiations was, 
that the said Petitions were agreed to be abandoned, 
and were abandoned, on certain terms of compromise, 
among other things, that one of the seats in Parlia- 
ment so filled by the said Sitting Members for the 
said town should be forthwith vacated ; and it was 
understood between the parties thereto that the said 
John Walter was to be returned to fill the vacancy 
so to be created as aforesaid, so far forth as such 
Return could be aided by certain persons and par- 
ties mentioned and designated by the parties to the 
said compromise refraining from all opposition to the 
said John Walter at the said forthcoming and now 
last Election ; and that, by way of guarantee for 
carrying into effect such of the aforesaid terms as 
were for the benefit of the said John Walter, he the 


said Right honourable John Cam Hobhouse agreed 


to make, and did make, his promissory note for the 
sum of £.4,000, such note to be given to the said 
John Walter, for his own use and benefit, if such 
of the said terms of the said agreement as were for 


| the benefit of the said John Walter should not be 


honourably carried into effect ; that the said George 
Gerard de Hochepied Larpent, then Sir George 
Gerard de Hochepied Larpent, Baronet, did, pur- 
suant to the said agreement, create the said vacancy ; 
that the terms of the said compromise and agree- 
ment were carried into effect at the then forthcoming 
and now last Election, and that divers and very 
many persons having and claiming to have the right 
to vote at the said last-mentioned Election, and who 
would have voted or might have voted thereat, were 
withheld from so voting, and did not. vote, by reason 
of the said corrupt compromise and undue inter- 
ference with the freedom of election so set forth as 
aforesaid, whereby the result of the said Election 
was deeply affected; and the Petitioners further show 
a certain corrupt compromise or agreement was before 
the last-mentioned Election entered into, and was 
at the said Election in force, to which compromise 
or agreement the said John Walter, by himself, his 
agents and friends, was a party, whereby certain 
persons having or claiming to have the right of 
voting at the said Election were to be influenced and 
withheld from voting against or otherwise opposing 
the said John Walter, and that the said compromise 
was acted upon by the parties thereto, their agents, 

c2 friends 




















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Navy. 


Imperial Gas 
Light and 
Coke Comp 


"Y* pursuant to the directions of an Act of Parliament, 


12 3°—6° Februariz. 


friends and partisans, before and during the said 
Election, and that thereby many persons having or | 
claiming to have a right to vote at the said Election, | 
and who would or might otherwise have voted, were 
withheld and prevented from voting thereat, by 
which means the freedom and purity of the said 
Election were impaired, and the result thereof deeply 
affected ; that at the Election of Members to serve 
in Parliament for the said town, held in the month | 
of June, One thousand eight hundred and forty-one, 
as aforesaid, the said John Walter, by himself, his 
agents, managers, friends and partisans, and divers 
other persons regardless of the law, previous to and 
after and during such Election, was guilty of gross, 
extensive, systematic and notorious bribery, and, 
previous to and after and during such Election, did, 
by money, gifts, presents and rewards, and by pro- 
mises, agreements and securities for monies, gifts, 
presents and rewards, intend to corrupt and did cor- 
rupt and procure those who were qualified to vote at 
the last Election, to give their votes thereat for the 
said John Walter; that at the Election for Members 
to serve in Parliament for the said town, held in the 
month of June, One thousand eight hundred and 
forty-one, as aforesaid, the said John Walter incurred 
certain debts, charges and liabilities, to and with cer- 
tain persons who were qualified to vote at such Elec- 
tion, for the purpose of unduly influencing such per- 
sons, which debts, charges and liabilities remained, 
and were unpaid and unsatisfied up to the time of the 
last Election for the said town being held, and the said 
John Walter, by himself, his agents, managers, par- 
tisans and friends, and divers other persons regard- 
less of the law, did at and during the last Election, 
pay and satisfy the said debts, charges and liabili- 
ties, and did thereby intend to corrupt, and did cor- 
rupt and procure the said persons who were qualified 
to vote at the last Election to give their votes thereat 
for the said John Walter; and praying the House 
to take the premises into consideration, and to de- 
clare that the said John Walter was not duly elected, 
and ought not to have been returned, and that the 
Election of the said John Walter is wholly null and 
void, and that the said Joseph Sturge was duly 
elected, and ought to have been returned as Member 
duly elected to serve in this present Parliament for 
the said Town of Nottingham, and that the name of 
the said John Walter be erased from the Return of 
the said town, and the name of the said Joseph Sturge 
be substituted therein, in place and stead of the said 
John Walter, and that the House will grant to the 
Petitioners 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 he thought necessary by the several Parties, 
on the hearing of the matter of the said Petition, 

















And then the House adjourned till Monday next. | 


Lune, 6° die Februari: ; 
Anno 6° Victoria Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


M R. Soady, from the Audit Office, was called 
. in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to the 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—An Account 
of the Naval Receipt and Expenditure for the year 
ended the 31st March 1842 :—And then he with- 
drew. 


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


Mr. Filer, from the Imperial Gas Light and Coke 
Company, was called in; and at the bar presented, 








A, 1843. 


_—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. 


Poor 
(Gilk 
Mr. Johnson, from the Lord Chancellor’s Principal Court of “an 
Secretary’s Office, was called in; and at the bar pre- Exchequer. 
sented, pursuant to the directions of several Acts 
of Parliament,—A Return of Compensations granted 
under Act 5 Vic. c. 5, s. 55, to Officers of the Court 
of Exchequer, and payable out of the Suitors’ 
Fund. 
A Copy of General Orders of the Court of Chan- Court of 
cery, dated 26th October 1842: — And then he Chancery. 
withdrew. 


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


Petitions from the University of Oxford ;—Pen- Saint Asaph 
nant ; — Llanfihangel ; — Llangynog ;:— Exeter ; — 224 Bangor 
Hundred of Maelor (Flintshire) :—and, East Riding aenaiean Mit 
of the county of York; praying for the repeal of so Cal 
much of the Act 6 &amp; 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to 
the Union of the Sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor,— 


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


A Petition of Burgh and Parochial Schoolmasters Schoolmasters 
of the Presbytery of Glasgow, praying the House to (Scotland.) 
revise and alter the Act 43 Geo. 3, c. 54, “ for making 
better Provision for the Parochial Schoolmasters, 
and for making further Regulations for the better 
Government of the Parish Schools in Scotland,” to 
such an extent and in such manner as may be 
deemed sufficient to restore the Burgh and Parochial Ee 
Schoolmasters of Scotland to their former rank in ” 
society, and to advance the objects of the national 
system of education in Scotland, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Com Laws. 
gesses of the town of Nottingham, praying for the 5 
abolition of all Laws relating to the Importation of ( 
Corn and Provision, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the Bethnal Green 
Acts for paving and repairing certain Streets, Lanes Improvement. 
and other Public Passages and Places in the Parish 
of Saint Matthew, Bethnal Green, in the County of 
Middlesex, and rated Inhabitants of the said Parish, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for making further pro- 
vision for paving, lighting, cleansing, regulating and 
improving the Streets and other Public Places, in 
the said Parish, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Archdeacon and Clergy of the Ecclesiastical 
Archdeaconry of the East Riding of the county of Cours. 
York, and others of the Clergy residing within the 
limits of the said Archdeaconry, praying that no 
Bill which may be preferred to the House either 
for the abolition of the Spiritual Courts, or for the 
purpose of diminishing or otherwise materially af- 
fecting their jurisdiction and authority, may be per- 
mitted to pass into a law, until the Bishops and ; 
Clergy in Convocation shall have had an opportunity 
of deliberating thereon, and expressing their opinions 
on the subject, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Edinburgh ;—and, Saint Austell ; property Tax 
praying for the repeal of the Property Tax Act,— Act. 


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


A Petition of the London and Birmingham Rail- Northampton 
way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for mak- won ge all 
ing a Branch Railway from the London and Bir-“"* : 


mingham 





Poor Law Act 
(Gilbert’s 
Unions. ) 


Mines and 
Collieries Act. 


Edinburgh 
Water. 


Spirits 
(Ireland.) 


Factories Act, 


6 Vicroriz. 


mingham Railway to Northampton and Peterbo- 
rough, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Visitor, Deputy Visitor and 
Board of Guardians of Alstonefield and other places, 
praying the House not to pass any Act by which 
the Act called Gilbert’s Act and the Incorporations 
formed in pursuance thereof, may in any manner be 
repealed, dissolved or interfered with, without a pre- 
vious inquiry and full investigation before a Com- 
mittee of the House, (and before which Committee 
the Petitioners pray that they may be allowed to 
attend, by their counsel or agents,) as to the manner 
in which the Poor Law has been administered in the 
several Incorporations formed under the said Act, 
and that the present powers and authority of the 
Poor Law Commissioners may in no respect be en- 
larged or extended, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Males and Females employed in the 
Coal Mines in the parish of Newton, and places adja- 
cent, and others, praying for the repeal or amendment 
of so much of the Act 5 &amp; 6 Vic. c. 99, “ to prohibit 
the Employment of Women and Girls in Mines and 
Collieries, to regulate the Employment of Boys, and 
to make other Provisions relating to Persons work- 
ing therein” as prohibits those females (with the ex- 
ception of all now married, or that may hereafter 
enter into the married state), who at the time of its 
passing were employed in Mines or Collieries, from 
continuing to be so employed, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Edinburgh Water Company, for 
leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said Com- 
pany to bring in an additional supply of Water, 
and to alter and amend the Acts relating to the said 
Company, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Number of Gallons of Spirits taken 
out for Home Consumption in each Collection in 
Ireland, in each Round, in each of the years ending 
respectively the 5th day of January 1841, 1842 and 
1843:—Of the Detections and of the Number of 
Persons prosecuted for Offences in Jreland against 
the Laws for the Suppression of Illicit Distillation, 
in each Quarter in each of the years ending respec- 
tively the 5th day of January 1841, 1842 and 1843 ; 
distinguishing those convicted, those acquitted and 
the Cases remaining undecided :—-And, of the Number 
of Persons confined in each Gaol in Ireland for Of- 
fences against the Laws for the Suppression of Illicit 
Distillation, en the 5th day of January in each of 
the years 1841,1842 and 1843:——And, an Account of 
Seizures and Detections made by the Revenue Police 
in Ireland, from the 11th day of October 1841 to 
the 10th day of October 1842, and from thence to 
the latest period to which the same can be made up 
(this last being the continuation of an Account de 
livered in to the Committee on the Trade of Spirits 
in Ireland, of last Session, No. 338, p. 43.) 


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 Per- 
sons summoned for Offences against the Factories 
Act, between the 1st day of January 1842 and the 
Ist day of January 1843 ; specifying the Date of 
the Conviction or Hearing, the Place of Hearing, by 
whom each Conviction was made, 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. 
Vor. 98. 


6° Februariz. 














13 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Exchequer Bills 
Return of the Names of the Commissioners appointed (Public Works.) 


and now officiating for the issue of Exchequer Bills 
for Public Works in England, Wales and Scotland: 
—An Account of the yearly Expenses of the Board 
of Commissioners for the issue of Exchequer Bills 
for Public Works (in continuation of the Return 
dated the 25th day of March 1839, No. 160) :— 
The Amounts allotted to the Commissioners for dis- 
tribution under the several Acts of Parliament passed 
for that purpose ; and the Amount remaining unap- 
propriated on the 5th day of January 1843 :—The 
Amounts advanced to Borrowers and contracted to 
be advanced, the Dates of such Advances, and how 
to be repaid; the Objects thereof ; Rates of Interest ; 
Amounts of Interest paid ; of Principal repaid ; and 
of Principal remaining unpaid on the 5th day of Ja- 
nuary 1843 :—An Abstract, showing the Total of 
Principal and Interest received by the Commission- 
ers on account of Loans advanced, and the Amount 
returned by them into the account of Her Majesty’s 
Exchequer, to the 5th day of January 1843 :—And, 
a General Statement of the Transactions of the 
Commissioners for the issue of Exchequer Bills for 
Public Works, from their Appointment under the 
Act 57 Geo. 3, c. 834 (17 June 1817); showing the 
Total Amount of Exchequer Bills issued, with In- 
terest thereon, calculated at the Rate of 3 per cent. 
per annum ; the Amount of Payments into the Ex- 
chequer, Interest thereon being calculated at the 
same Rate; the Balances of Loans and Interest 
outstanding, and the estimated Profit, to the 5th 
day of January 1843. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Public Income 
an Account of the Income and Expenditure of the 24 Expendi- 


United Kingdom, for the year ended the 5th day of 
January 1843; together with the Balances in the 
Exchequer at the commencement and at the termi- 
nation of the year, and the Amount of Funded or 
Unfunded Debt created or redeemed in the said year. 

Sir George Clerk accordingly presented the said 
Account. 

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


ture, 


No. 3. 


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


W ool imported into the United Kingdom in the year 
1842; 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 
half-penny per pound ; of the Quantity of Foreign 
Wool re-exported during the same period, and the 
Countries to which it was sent; and the Quantity 
remaining warehoused under Bond, on the Sth day 
of January 1848:—-Of the Quantity of British 
Sheep and Lambs’ Wool and Woollen Yarn, exported 
from the United Kingdom in the year 1842 ; speci- 
fying the Countries to which they were sent :-—And, 
of the Quantity and declared Value of British 
Woollen Manufactures exported from the United 
Kingdom in the year 1842; specifying the Countries 
to which they were sent (in continuation of Parilia- 
mentary Paper, No, 237, of Session 1842.) 


&amp;e. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Bank of 
Accounts of the Quarterly Averages of the Weekly England, 


Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of England, as 
published in the London Gazette, for the years 1841 
and 1842 :—And, of the Notes in circulation at the 
Bank of England, and other Banks of Issue in Eng- 
land and Wales, Scotland and Ireland, and of the 
Bullion in the Bank of England in each month, since 
the 5th day of February 1842 to the present time, 
as published in the Gazettes (in continuation of Par- 
liamentary Paper, No. 65, of Session 1842). 


Colonel Dawson Damer reported to the House, Answer to 
That Her Majesty having been attended with their Address. 


c 3 Address 




















i 


Commercial 
‘Tariffs, 


Revenue, 





14 6°—7° Februariz. A. 1843. 


Address of Friday last, was pleased to receive the 


same very graciously, and to give the following An- 
swer ; 


I thank you for this loyal and dutiful Address. 


I rely with confidence on your attachment and 
support ; and you may depend upon My constant 
and anxious disposition to watch with equal care 
over the interests of all classes of My subjects. 


Mr. William Gladstone presented, by Her Ma- 
jesty’s Command,—Copies of Commercial Tariffs 
and Regulations of the several States of Europe and 
America, together with the Commercial ‘Treaties 
between England and Foreign Countries ; Part VI. 
— Holland. 

Copy of Tables of the Revenue, Population, Com- 


Population, &amp;c. merce, &amp;e., of the United Kingdom, and its depen- 


dencies; Part X., 1840. 


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


LordsCommis- |The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
soners’ Sp ech into consideration the Speech of the Lords Commis- 


West India 
Colonies. 


sioners 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 
Motien. 


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 Immigrants into the Brit- 
ish West India Colonies and British Guiana, from 
the 1st day of August 1834 to the latest period the 
same can be made up; and for all Votes of Money 
for purposes of Immigration, and Annual Expendi- 
ture of the same, for the like period. 

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


Sudbury Writ. = Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do not issue his War- 


Sudbury Dis- 
franchisement 


Bill. 


Committees. 


rant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new 
Writ for the electing of two Burgesses to serve in 
this present Parliament for the Borough of Sudbury, 
before Monday the 20th day of March next. 


A Motion being mace, and the Question being 
proposed, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
exclude the Borough of Sudbury from sending Bur- 
gesses to serve in Parliament ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ a Select Committee be appointed to inquire into 
the corrupt practices alleged to have prevailed at 
the last Election for the Borough of Sudbury, and 
to report the result of their inquiries to the House,” 
instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question : 
—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, hat leave be given to bring in the Bill: 
And that Mr. Tufnell, Mr. Redington, Mr. Gran- 
ville Harcourt and Mr. Sheil do prepare, and bring 
3 IR. 


““ 


‘ 


. 


“ 


A Motion was made, and the Question being 
put, That it is expedient that Committees on Private 
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 ; and that the responsibility and effi- 
ciency of Committees of this House in general would 


be promoted by diminishing the number of Members 
composing them ; 


























The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for thef Mr. Ewart, i 
Yeas, L Mr. Hume: ai 

Tellers for thef Sir Thomas Fremantle, } os 
Noes, Mr. Manners Sutton : 

So it passed in the Negative. 


Ordered, That a Standing Committee of Sixteen Library of the 


Members be appointed to assist Mr. Speaker in the 4 
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. Francis Baring, Mr. Williams Wynn, 
Mr. Rutherfurd, Mr. Shaw, Viscount Palmerston, 
Mr. William Gladstone, Mr. Serjeant Stock, Mr. Ac- 
land, Colonel Fox, Mr. Gally Knight, Viscount 
Mahon and Mr. Pendarves. 
Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Martis, 7° die Februari ; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Knight, from the Bank of England, was Bank of 
called in ; and at the bar presented, pursuant England. 
to the directions of several Acts of Parliament,— 


An Account of the Amount of all Exchequer Bills, 
or Treasury Bills, and other Government Securities 


which have been purchased by the Governor and 
Company of the Bank of England, or on which any 
Sum or Sums have been lent and advanced for the 
Public Service by the Governor and Company of 
the said Bank, in the year ending the 5th day of 
January 1843 ; showing what Amount of such Bills, 


before the making up of this Account, has been paid 


off and discharged ; and the Amount of such Ex- 
chequer Bills, or Treasury Bills, or other Government 


Securities which was in the hands of the Governor 
and Company of the said Bank, on the 5th day of 


January 1843 aforesaid. 


A Copy of all Applications made by the First 
Lord of the Treasury and the Chancellor of the 
Exchequer to the Governor and Deputy Governor 


,of the Bank of England, for Advances to Govern- 


ment authorized by Parliament, from the 5th Janu- 
ary 1842 to the 5th January 1843, with a Copy of 
the Minutes of the Court of Directors thereon, and 


the Answers of the said Court thereto. 
An Account of the Amount of Balances of Sums National Debt 


issued for the Payment of Dividends due and not 
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 Com- 


ipany of the Bank of England, on the there-under- 


mentioned days, being those next before the issue 
from the Exchequer of Money for the Payment of 
Dividends on account of the National Debt, for each 
of the four preceding Quarters respectively. 

An Account of the Receipt and Expenditure of 
£.8,566. 13s. 10d. in one year, from the 5th January 
1842 to the 5th January 1843, by the Commissioners 
appointed by the 26th Geo. 3, for the Reduction of 
the National Debt :—And then he withdrew. 


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


Ordered, That a Select Committee on Petitions Petitions 
for Private Bills be appointed :—And a Committee Private _ 


was appointed of Mr. Strutt, Mr. Robert Clive, 
Mr. Itice, Mr. Villiers Stuart, Mr. Wrightson, Mr. 
George Cavendish, Mr. Compton, Mr. Brotherton, 
Mr. Pakington, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Beckett, Sir John 
Yarde Buller, Mr. Bramston, Mr. Richard ~~ 

:. 


ouse, 





Littl 
Incl 


Cam 
and | 
Com 


New 
Darl 
Junc 
way: 


Lon 
Cem 


Fort 
tion. 


Lan 
Pre: 
tion 


Bet! 
Imp 


Nor 
and 
rous 


Edi 
Wa 


Pro 


Ch 
En, 


Co 





ebt» 


for 
ills. 


Littleton 
Inclosure. 


Cambrian Iron 
and Spelter 
Company. 


Newcastle and 
Darlington 
Junction Rail- 
waye 


London 
Cemetery 


Forth Naviga- 


tion, 


Lancaster and 
Preston Junc- 
tion Railway. 


Bethnal Green 
Improvement. 


Northampton 
and Peterbo- 


rough Railway. 


Edinburgh 


Water. 


Property Tax 
Act. 


Church of 
England, 


Coal Miners, 


6 Vicroriz. 


O’ Conor Don, Mr. Forbes Mackenzie, Mr. Horsman, 
Mr. Eliot Yorke, Mr. Kemble, Mr. Aglionby, Cap- 
tain Jones, Mr. Thornely, Mr. Barneby, Mr. Ben- 
jamin Wood, Mr. Tatton Egerton, Mr. Stansfield, 
Lord Worsley, Mr. Henry Baillie, Mr. Edward 
Buller, Sir William Heathcote, Mr. Hope Johnstone, 
Mr. Morgan John O’ Connell, Mr. Packe, Mr. George 
William Wood, Mr. Evans, Mr. Home Drummond, 
Mr. Parker, Mr. Marshall and Mr. Evelyn Philip 
Shirley. 


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


Ordered, That the Petition for the Cambrian Iron | 


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


Ordered, That the Petition for the Newcastle and 
Darlington Junction Railway Bill, which was pre- 
sented upon Friday last, be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the London Ce- 
metery Bill, which was presented upon Friday last, 
be referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Forth Naviga- 
tion Bill, which was presented upon Friday last, be 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Lancaster and 
Preston Junction 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 Bethnal Green 
Improvement Bill, which was presented yesterday, 
be referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Northampton 
and Peterborough Railway Bill, which was presented 
yesterday, be referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


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


A Petition of Inhabitants of Truro and its neigh- 
bourhood, praying for the repeal of the Property 
Tax Act, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Clifton Campville, 
in the counties of Stafford and Derby, praying the 
House to adopt measures for rendering the ordi- 
nances of the Church and the ministrations of her 
Clergy co-extensive with the wants of the people, 


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


Petitions from Dalkeith ;—-and, Tranent; praying 
the House to take into consideration and bring into 
operation such a measure as will enable Coal Miners 
to see the weight which is taken from them, and 
also that they may be paid for whatever quantity of 
clean coals they put out, whether they be great coal 
or small coal, which can be done, with justice to all 
parties, by the House passing an Act for the weights 
to be placed in the pit bottom,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Vox. 98. 


7° Februari. 
Mr. George Philips, Mr. Bell, Mr. Gibson Craig, | 




















15 


Mr. Tufnell presented a Bill to exclude the Bo- Sudbury Dis- 
rough of Sudbury from sending Burgesses to serve — 
in Parliament: And the same was read the first No 4 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon iia 
Monday the 20th day of this instant February ; and 
to be printed. 


Petitions from Bannockburn ;—and, Greenyards ; Mines and 
praying for the repeal or amendment of the Mines “llieries Act. 
and Collieries Act,—were presented, and read; and 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Copy of the last Patent con- Admiralty 
stituting the Commission for executing the Office of Commission. 
Lord High Admiral, with a Return of the Names No.5. 
and Ranks of the Persons constituting that Com- 
mission, and the Pay and Allowances of each, and 
whether they occupy the houses appropriated for 
them by Government, which was presented upon 
the 10th day of August in the last Session of Par- 
liament, be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Navy. 
Return of all Admirals, Vice, Rear and Retired 
Admirals, Retired Captains, Captains, Commanders 
and Lieutenants in the Royal Navy, promoted on 
and since the 29th day of June 1838, distinguishing 
those on Full Pay from those on Half Pay at the 
time of their Promotion, stating the Date of Entry 
of each Officer into the Navy, and of the several 
Commissions successively attained ; also, the Period 
which each Officer had served in Commission, and 
the Period on Half Pay (in continuation of Parlia- 
mentary Paper No. 675, of Session 1838, and of 
Appendix to the Report of Commissioners on Naval 
and Military Promotion in 1840). 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Navy. 
Returns of the Total Number of Promotions in the 
Royal Navy, since the 21st day of July 1838, from 
the Rank of Midshipmen to that of Admiral, inclu- 
sive, stating the Number of each Rank promoted in 
each year, and distinguishing the Number of each 
Rank promoted, when employed and afloat, from 
those on Half Pay, and also those on the Coast 
Guard Service im each year; stating also the Date 
of Entry of each Officer into the Navy, and of the 
several Commissions which they have successively 
attained (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, 
No. 675, of Session 1838) :—Of the Number of Sea 
Officers on the 1st day of January in each of the 
years 1822, 1839, 1840 and 1843; and also, the 
Total Amount per annum for the Sea Pay of those 
employed, and for the Half Pay of those unemployed 
at each of those periods, stating also the Number 
of each Rank employed and unemployed at each of 
those Periods, and the Total Number of each Class 
(in continuation of the Return No. 9 in the Appendix 
of the Report of the Commissioners for Inquiry into 
Naval and Military Promotions and Retrenchment) : 
And, showing the Total Number of Officers in the 
Royal Navy on the 1st day of January in each of 
the years 1834 to January 1843, both inclusive ; 
distinguishing the Number of each Rank, from Ad- 
miral to Lieutenant, inclusive, on Half Pay and in 
Commission ; also, distinguishing the’ Number of 
Officers and their Ranks, in the Coast Guard Service 
in each of those years (in continuation of Parlia- 
mentary Paper, No. 57, of Session 1833.) 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Ecclesiastical 
an Account of all Monies received by the Commis- Duties and 
sioners appointed by the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, acai 
and subsequent Act, to carry into effect, with Mo- 
difications, the Fourth Report of the Commissioners 
of Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues; stating the 
several Sums received by the said Commissioners, and 
from what sources received, in each year since the 
passing of the Act; also, an Account of all Pay- 
ments made by the said Commissioners in each year, 

c4 stating 








—— 











Danish Claims. 





16 7° Februariz. A, 1843. 


stating to whom paid, and for what purpose to be day of January 1841 and the 1st day of January 
applied, in each year, up to the 1st day of January | 1842; distinguishing between those Banks that 
1843. | issued, and those that did not issue Notes. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a | Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Exports and In. 
Copy of any Memorials from the Danish Claimants, | Accounts of the declared Value of the various Pos (Brazil,) 
presented to the Lords of the Treasury since Febru- | Articles of British Produce and Manufacture ex- 
ary last. ported to Brazil, during each of the Ten Years 

ending with 1842:—And, of the Quantities of the 


Promulgation of | Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a | principal Articles of the Growth and Manufacture 


the Statutes. 


Copy of the Scheme of Promulgation of the Sta- | of Brazilimported into the United Kingdom, during 
tutes, under the Resolutions of both Houses of Par- each of the Ten Years ending with 1842 ; and of 
liament ; stating the Numbers of Copies of Octavo, the Quantities of such Articles annually entered 
of Quarto, and of Folio sent out in the year 1841 ; | for Home Consumption. 

stating the Number of Copies to each Public Office, 


Divisions of 


House. 


and to each Public Officer; the Number sent to 
each of the Counties, Cities and Boroughs, to | 
Sheriffs, Under Sheriffs and all other Persons, stat- 
ing the Names of the Persons to whom sent, and 
the Number of Copies sent to each Person in Eng- 
land and Wales. 


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


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

Accounts of the Quantities, in Pounds weight, of 

Cinnamon entered for Home Consumption in the : 
United Kingdom, during each year from 1832 down — 
to 1842, both inclusive; with the Rates of Duty 

charged on the same, and the Annual Produce of the 

Duties :—And, of the Quantities, in Pounds weight, 

of Cinnamon, exported from Ceylon, during each . 








Hops. 


Statement of the Number of Divisions in the last | year from 1832 to the latest period; specifying the 
Session, stating the subject of the Division, and the | Countries to which the same was exported, and the 
Number of Members in Majority and Minority, | Quantities sent to each, and specifying also the 
Tellers included ; also the Aggregate Number in the | Rates of Duty charged on the Cinnamon when 
House on each Division ; distinguishing, also, the | exported, and the Total Annual Produce ofthe Duty. 
Divisions on Private Bills from Public; and also_ 
the Number of Divisions before and after Midnight.| Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Cassia. 
) Account of the Total Quantity, in Pounds weight, 
Ordered, That there be laid before this House, | of Cassia of all Sorts imported into the United 
Accounts of the Total Number of Acres of Land | Kingdom, during each year from 1830 down to 
in Great Britain under the Cultivation of Hops, in | 1842, both inclusive ; specifying the Quantities an- 


Brewers, &amp;c. 


Malt. 


Private and 
Joint Stock 
Banks, 


the year 1842; distinguishing the Number of Acres | 
in each Parish:—Of the Duty on Hops of the | 
growth of the year 1842; distinguishing the Dis- | 
tricts, 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 | 
1842 to the 5th day of January 1843; 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 1842 to the 5th day of January 1843 ; 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 Quan- 


nually re-exported, the Quantities entered for Home 

Consumption, the Rates of Duty, and the Annual 

Produce of the Duty. , 

&gt; Live 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, China. ™ 

Accounts of the Quantities of Tea, Raw Silk and 

Nankeen Cloths, and all other Articles of Chinese 

Produce, imported into the United Kingdom, during 

each year, from 1830 down to 1842, both inclusive :— 

And, of the Number of Merchant Ships, specifying the 

Amount of their Tonnage, and the Number of their 

Crews, that have cleared out from the different Ports 

of the United Kingdom for China, during each of 

the last Ten Years:-—And, a similar Account of the 

Vessels that have entered inwards from China. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Quantities, in Pounds weight, of 
Tea imported into the United Kingdom, during each 
of the Ten Years ending with 1842, specifying the 
Quantities re-exported, the Quantities annually en- 
tered for Home Consumption, the Rates of Duty, D 
and the Annual Produce of the Duties. : 





tity of Malt consumed by them, particularizing each 
Class in each Collection, from the 10th day of Oc- 
tober 1841 to the 10th day of October 1842. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of the Total Number of Quarters of 
Malt made between the 10th day of October 1840 
and the 10th day of October 1842, in the United 
Kingdom ; distinguishing each year ending the 10th 
day of October, and the Quantity made in each 
Country, and the Quantity used by Brewers and 
Victuallers, and Retail Brewers. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an East Indie. 

Account of all Monies supplied from the Revenues 

of India, since the Return made to the Order of 

this House of the 5th day of October 1841, towards Cc 
the Payment of Expenses in England chargeable (l 
on those Revenues, particularizing, as_ before, 
monthly and annually,— First, the Amount of Bills 
drawn by the Court of Directors on the several 
Governments in India, in separate Accounts of 
each Presidency, for Monies paid into the London 
Treasury of the East India Company, with the 
Rates of Exchange at which such Bills were issued : 
—Second, the Amount of Remittances, in separate 
Accounts, made by the several Governments of India, 








Accounts of the Number of Private and Joint Stock | and by the East India Company’s Agents in China, 
Banks registered in each year, from 1820 to 1842, | to the Court of Directors; specifying the Dates of 
both inclusive :—And, of all the Joint Stock Banks | Remittances as advised in the Registers received ( 


existing in England and Wales on the ist day of | from India, and the Dates when the same were re- 
January 1840; specifying their Names, the dates | ceived into the London Treasury ; whether the due 
of their Establishment, the Places where they had Payment of those Remittances was protected by 
Branches established, with the Number of Partners | the hypothecation of Goods, or by any other secu- 
in each, on the Ist day of January 1840, the 1st! rity, with the Rates of Exchange at which such 


Remittances 








Im. 


) 


Convictions. 


Liverpool 
Theatre. 


6 Vicroriz. 


Agents in China on the several 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 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 pro- 
ceeds realized in London; also, an Account of any 
Remittances received into the London Treasury of 
the East India Company, in Repayment of Ad- 
vances made in Jndia on account of Her Majesty’s 
Government, and also made applicable towards the 
Payment of Expenses in England chargeable on 
the Revenues of India. 


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 Name and Designation of 
every Person convicted at the last York Summer 
Assizes, or before the Special Commissions which 
sat at Stafford, Chester and Liverpool in October 
last ; together with the Nature of the Charge and 
Offence, and where committed, the Date of each 
Committal or Imprisonment, whether bailed before 
Trial or not, the Amount of Bail required, and the 





7° Februari. 


17 


Remittances were made :—And, Third, the Amount | those Provinces :—And_ the said Motion was, with 
of Bills drawn by the East India Company’s | leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed Printing. 
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:—And a 
Committee was appointed of Sir George Clerk, Sir 
Robert Harry Inglis, Mr. Pusey, Mr.Vernon Smith, 
Mr. Strutt, Viscount Mahon, Mr. Tufnell, Mr. 
Patrick Stewart and Mr. Hume; with power to send 
for persons, papers and records. 

Ordered, That Three be the Quorum. 


Transported 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
ts Convicts Bill. 


to amend the Law affecting Transported Convicts, 
with respect to Pardons and Tickets of Leave: And 
that Mr. Manners Sutton and Mr. George William 
Hope do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Order of the day being read, for the House Committee on 
to resolve itself into a Committee, to consider of the Motion for 
Motion made yesterday, That a Supply be granted ~"PP9' 
to Her Majesty ; 

Ordered, That the Speech of the Lords Commis- Lords Commis- 


Sentence passed in each case :—And, a similar Re- | sioners to both Houses of Parliament be referred to —— 
turn from the Quarter Sessions of the Counties of | the Committee. cia 


Lancaster and Nottingham, between the months of 
August and January last inclusive. 

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


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 Memorial or Petition from 
the Inhabitants of Liverpool to the Queen, praying 
Her Majesty to grant a second License for Theatrical 
Representations in that Town; together with all 
Correspondence that has passed between the Home 
Office, the Lord Chamberlain’s Office, the Mayor 
and Town Council of Liverpool, or any other person, 
since the commencement of the year 1841 up to the 


present time, upon that subject :—Also, Copies of | 


any Warrant issued, cancelled or made out by 
order of the Lord Chamberlain, for a License for a 


second Theatre in Liverpool, within the same 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. 


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 come to a Resolution. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Com, 
a Return of the Quantity of Corn imported from 

the United States, from Egypt, from Sicily, and 
from the Ports in the Black Sea, since the passing 

of the new Corn Law Bill; specifying the Date of 
Sailing of the Corn Vessels, the Duty ruling on such 
Date ; also, the Date of Arrival in a British Port, 
and the ruling Duty. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the Answer to 
House, That their several Addresses of the 3d and Addresses. 
6th days of this instant February (That Her Ma- 
jesty would be graciously pleased to give directions 
that the Papers therein mentioned might be laid 
before this House), had been presented to Her Ma- 
jesty ; and that Her Majesty had commanded him 
to acquaint this House, that She will give directions 
accordingly. 











Distress 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed 
(Paisley.) 


to inquire into the treatment of the unemployed 
and destitute Inhabitants of Paisley, between the 
month of May 1841 and the present time. 


Medical 
Charities 
(Ireland) Bill, 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

for the better regulation and extension of Medical 
Charities in Jreland: And that Mr. French and Lord 
Marcus Hill do prepare, and bring it in. 
Sattzra, Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of the Additional Papers transmitted to the 
Court of Directors, in relation to the Commission 
of Inquiry held at Sattara, in October 1836, and 
ordered by a General Court of Proprietors of the 
East India Company, held in Leadenhall-street, 
the 21st day of December 1842, and printed for 
the use of the Proprietors. 


Canada, 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That an humble Address be presented to Her 
Majesty, praying that pardon may be extended to 
all persons transported from Upper and Lower Ca- 
nada to our Penal Colonies, for Political Offences 


committed during the late unha disturbances in 
Vo. 98, . sad 





Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to an Church of 
Address to Her Majesty, dated the 17th day of Scotland. 
June, in the last Session of Parliament,—A Return 
showing the Number of the Clergymen of the Church 
of Scotland who have been deposed by the Church 
Courts in that Country, since the Act commonly 
called the Veto Act was passed by the General As- 
sembly of the Church of Scotland in 1834; stating 
the Name, Place of Residence, and the Crime or 
Offence for which each Clergyman was deposed ; 
with the Dates of the respective Depositions :— 

And, a similar Return of Clergymen deposed by the 
Church Courts from the year 1800 to the year 1834. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to poor Law 
an Address to Her Majesty, dated the 3d day of (Scotland.) 
this instant February,— A Copy of the Warrant for 
a Commission to inquire into the Practical Operation 
of the Poor Law in Scotland. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to Court of 
the directions of several Acts of Parliament,—A Chancery 
Copy of the Order made by the Lord Chancellor (Ireland.) 
and the Master of the Rolls in Jreland, dated the 
3d day of November 1842. 

An Account of all Monies received and expended puabtin Metro 
from 1st January to 31st December 1842; and also, politan Police. 
D an 





County 
Treasurers 
(Ireland. ) 


Court of Session 


(Scotland. ) 


Poor Laws. 


Navy. 


Criminal 
Prosecutions 
(Ireland.) 


Emigration. 


Emigration. 


18 7°—8°— Februari. 


an Account of all Monies received as Tax upon | 
Houses, Lands and Tenements, for the purpose of | 


the Dublin Metropolitan Police, made up to 31st 
December 1842; specifying the Total Sum charged 
upon and received from every Parish, the rate in 
the pound at which computed ; and the Total An- 
nual Value of the Property in every Parish. 


Copy of Order in Council relative to County Trea- 
surers in Ireland, dated 10th December 1842. 

Copy of Order of the Lord Lieutenant in Council, 
respecting the Fees to be paid by Treasurers of 
Counties in Ireland, dated the 19th November 1842. 


A Return of the Number of Causes instituted 
and decided in the Court of Session in Scotland, 
between the 1st day of January 1842 and the 1st 
day of January 1843, showing the Number of 
Causes ready for Judgment, but not disposed of at 
the last of these Dates. 


Copies of Two General Orders issued by the 
Poor Law Commissioners in execution of the Acts 
1 &amp; 2 Vic.e. 56, and 4 &amp; 5 Vic.c.41; viz. 1. Order 
relating to the Appointment of Ex-officio Guardians. 
2. Order relating to the late House of Industry at 
Cork. 

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


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
the Third day of this instant February, That there 
be laid before this House, a Return of all Civil Ap- 
pointments in the Naval Service, from the Ist day 
of January 1842 to the 1st day of January 1843, 
stating the Length of Time the Individuals have been 
in Active Service, and from what Situations they 
have been taken, and, if Noblemen’s or Gentlemen’s 
Servants, the Names of their late Masters, might 
be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of all Civil Appointments in the Naval Ser- 
vice, from the 1st day of January 1842 to the 1st 
day of January 1843, stating the length of time 
the Individuals have been in Active Service, and 
from what Situations they have been taken. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return under distinct heads, of the Application of 
the Sum of £.90,000, voted for the Expense and 
Arrears of Criminal Prosecutions, and other Law 
Charges in Ireland, in 1842, stating the Total Ex- 
pense of each Trial defrayed at the Public Charge, 
and the Total Sums respectively applied in each case 
for the Expense of Witnesses, distinguishing those 
paid for procuring Information, and those paid to 
Informers before and after Trial; also, the Fees of 
Counsel and Solicitors’ Costs. 


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 Emigration, which has taken place since 
the date of the last Despatches which were laid 
before Parliament, for each of the Colonies respec- 
tively. 

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


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Number of Emigrants who 
have embarked from the various Ports of the United 
Kingdom during the year 1842: showing to what 
parts of the world they have emigrated :—Also, a 
Return of the Number who have been assisted to 
emigrate by Funds derived from Poor Rate, the 
Number who have been assisted to emigrate by the 


i 


A. 1843. 


Commissioners of Land and Emigration, and from 
what Funds such Assistance has been derived; the 


Amount of Land sold by the Commissioners, the 
| Price obtained, and the purposes to which the Pro- 
‘ceeds have been applied; the Number who have 


been enabled to emigrate by means of Bounties 
| payable in the Colonies; distinguishing in the above 
| Returns, so far as is practicable, the Number of 
| Emigrants of each Sex, and the Number of Adults 
‘from the Number of Children, and the Colony or 
portion thereof to which such Returns refer. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


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And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Mercuri, 8° die Februarii ; 
Anno 6° Victoriz Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


. 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, 9° die Februarii ; 


Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 


directions of several Acts of Parliament,—An Ac- 
count, made up to the 31st December 1842, of the 
Sums which have been paid and applied within 
the year 1842, by virtue of an Act of 55 Geo. 3, c.115, 
intituled, “An Act for carrying into effect a Con- 
vention between his Majesty and the King of the 
Netherlands, and the Emperor of all the Russias,” 
for paying and satisfying the Interest on the part of 
the Loan therein agreed to be borne by his Majesty 
on all or any of the Securities therein mentioned, 
and towards paying and satisfying the principal 
thereof (in case of the principal of any of the said 
Securities shall have been paid), and also for paying 
the expenses of carrying the said Act into execution, 
and the Sinking Fund for the extinction of the 
same. 


tional Pension of £.184 per annum to Harriet 
Willoughby, anda Pension of £.260 per annum to 
Elizabeth Rea Marston, on the demise of Elizabeth 
Bridget Fox. 


tors of Corn Returns. 


dated 2d December 1842, regulating the Rates of 
Postage between the United Kingdom and Olden- 
burg. 


Copy of Warrant granting Compensation Allow- 


Richard Mackenzie and James Hope and Robert 
Webster, Officers of the Signet, in Scotland, year 
1842. 

Copy of Warrant granting Compensation Allow- 
ance to John Barron, Depute Clerk of the Teind 
Court in Scotland, year 1842. 

Copy of Warrant granting a Compensation Al- 
lowance to William Shiell, one of the Assistant 
Clerks of Session, Scotland, year 1842. 

Copy of Warrant granting a Compensation Allow- 
ance to James Mercer, as late Depute Clerk of the 
Bills in Scotland, year 1842. 





Copy 


HE House met; and being counted by Mr. Adjournment, 


R. Law, from the Treasury, was called in ; Russian Dutch 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to the Loan. 


Copy of Treasury Warrant granting an addi- Pensions. 


An Account of Compensations granted to Inspec- Corn 


Copy of Warrant of the Board of Treasury, Postage. 


ances to the Right honourable William Dundas, to (S&lt;otl#n4) 





Cour 
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6 Vicroriz. 





Joint Clerks of the Bills in Scotland, year 1842. 






6° Februariz. 19 


Copy of Warrant granting Compensation Allow-|the Streets, Lanes and Passages within the Town 
ances to James Hope and James Skeine, as late | and County of the Town of Nottingham, or Justices 
of the Peace for the said Town, or Members of the 


Copy of Warrant granting Compensation Allow- Watch Committee appointed by the Council for the 
ances to James Denham, and others, Assistant Clerks | Said Town, for leave to bring in a Bill for lighting the 


in the Outer House of the Court of Session, Scot- 
land, year 1842. 
Court of Copy of Warrant granting to Thomas Fenton, 
ey Esquire, Chief Examiner of the Court of Chancery 
(leeland-) in Ireland, Compensation for Loss of Fees, in the 
quarter ended 10th October 1842. 
Copy of Warrant of the Lord Chancellor of Ire- 
land, granting T. Fenton, Esquire, one of the Chief 


Streets and Public Roads within the said Town and 
County of the Town, and several parishes adjacent 
thereto, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of Poor Relief 
Guardians of the Tipperary Union, praying for “!*!#sd) Act. 
amendment of the Poor Relief (Ireland) Act, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Examiners of the Court of Chancery in Ireland, Table. 


Compensation for Loss of Fees, in quarter, to 10th 
January 1843. 


Court of Account of the Fees which have been received 
(ielan.) in the Office of Acheson Lyle, Esquire, Second 
Remembrancer of the Court of Exchequer in Jre- 
land, between the 6th day of October 1841, and 
5th day of January 1842 following, both days inclu- 
sive ; and also of the Disbursements made thereout 

te during the same period. 

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 January 1842 and 5th day 
of April following, both days inclusive; and also 
of the Disbursements made thereout during the 
same period. 

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 April 1842 and 5th day of 
July following, both days inclusive; and also of the 
Disbursements made thereout during the same 
period. 

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 July 1842 and 5th day of 





atch 


Petitions from the Rural Deanery of South Wes¢ Saint Asaph 

Stoke ;— Norwich ;— Abergele ;— Denbigh (two Pe- ete gm 
titions);— Llanrwst ;—County of Denbigh';— Wells ; 
— Llantisilio ; — Llanelidan ;— Ysptty ;-— Llanfair 
Dyffryn Clwyd ;--and, Chester; praying for the 
repeal of so much of the Act 6 &amp; 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as 
relates to the union of the Sees of Saint Asaph and 
Bangor,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Ducklington-cum- Church of 
Hardwick, in the diocese and county of Oxford, England. 
praying the House to take such measuresas individual 
effort cannot adequately realise, whereby a sufficient 
number of sacred edifices in the unity of the Esta- 
blished Church may forthwith be erected to meet 
the wants and wishes of all who are desirous of 
placing themselves and families under the fostering 
care of the Church of their forefathers, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Coal and Iron Miners, near Coat- Coal Miners. 
bridge in Lanarkshire, praying the House to take 
into consideration and bring into operation such 
a measure as will enable Coal Miners to see 





October following, both days inclusive, and also of 
the Disbursements made thereout during the same 
period :—And then he withdrew. 

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


‘Queen Anne’s 


= 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 re- 
ceived and disbursed by the Governors of Queen 
Anne’s Bounty, during the year ending on the 
31st day of December 1841 :—And then he with- 
drew. 


the weight which is taken from them, and also 
that they may be paid for whatever quantity of 
clean coals they put out, whether they be great 
coal or small coal, which can be done, with jus- 
tice to all parties, by the House passing an Act 
for the weights to be placed in the pit bottom, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Kingston-upon-Hull ;-—Loughbo- Special Com- 
rough (Chairman of a Meeting) ;—— Mary-le-bone ™S"'- 
(Chairman of a Meeting) ;—Norwich (Chairman of 
a Meeting) ;---Barnsley (Chairman of a Meeting) ; 

—and, Newport, Isle of Wight; praying the House 


Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the to institute an inquiry into the proceedings of the 


Table. 


Divisions of The Clerk laid upon the Table, pursuant to Or- 


the House. der,—A Statement of the Number of Divisions in 


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


A Petition of Colliers and other Workmen em- Mines and 


the last Session, stating the subject of the Division, ployed at Mew Battle Colliery, in the county of Mid Collieries Act. 
and the Number of Members in Majority and Mi- Lothian, praying for the repeal or amendment of the 


nority, Tellers included; also the Aggregate Num- 


ber in the House on each Division; distinguishing 


also, the Divisions on Private Bills from Public ; 
ions and also the Number of Divisions before and after 


) Midnight. 


Norland Estate A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of houses 


I a . - 
mbrovement. and lands situate on the Norland Estate, for leave 


to bring in a Bill for the Improvement of the Wor- 
land Estate, in the parish of Saint Mary Abbotts, 
Kensington, in the county of Middlesex, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Nottingham 


ghting, A Petition of Directors and Trustees appointed 


under and by virtue of the Acts for the enlightening 
Vox. 98. 


? 


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


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the Kentish Town 
Acts for lighting and watching Kentish Town, in the Paving. 
Parish of Saint Pancras, in the County of Middle- 
sex, for leave to bring in a Bill for better paving, 
lighting and otherwise improving the Hamlet of 
Kentish Town, and its vicinity, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 





A Petition of Promoters of a line of Railway from Oxford 
the Great Western Railway to communicate with Reilwey- 
the city of Oxford, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from the Great Western Railway 
to the city of Oxford, was presented, and read ; and 

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Great Gransden 
Inclosure,. 


Glasgow Gas, 


Medical 
Charities 


(Ireland) Bill. 
No. 6. 


Hull and Selby 


Railway. 


Corn-laden 


Ships. 


Glass, 


Church ot 
Scotland, 


20 0° Februari. 


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

A Petition of Owners of or Persons otherwise 
interested in the open and common fields, mea- 
dows, commons and other lands and waste grounds 
within the parish of Great Grransden in the county 
of Huntingdon, for leave to bring in a Bill for in- 
closing Lands in the said parish, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Glasgow 
or suburbs thereof, and places adjacent thereto, 
Shareholders of the Joint gtock Company or Part- 
nership, called the City and Suburban Gas Com- 

any of Glasgow, for leave to bring in a Bill for the 
etter supplying and lighting with Gas the City and 
Suburbs of Glasgow and Places adjacent, and for 
other purposes relating thereto, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills. 


Mr. French presented a Bill for the better Regu- 
lation and Support of Medical Charities 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. 


A Petition of the Hull and Selby Railway Com- 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said 
Company to raise a further Sum of Money, and to 
amend the Act relating to the said Railway, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 


Returns of the Number of Ships laden with Foreign | to Her } 
Pp g 


Corn entered inwards at the Ports of the United 
Kingdom, between the 5th day of January 1842 
and the 5th day of January 1843; specifying ihe | 
Kinds and Quantities of Corn, the Ports of Lading 





A. 1843. 


House, a Copy of the Claim of Rights adopted by 
the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 
in May 1842, and submitted to Her Majesty’s Go- 
vernment by the Lord High Commissioner; also, 
of the Answer of the Secretary of State for the 
Home Department, dated January 1843 ; also, of 
the Reply thereto by the Special Commission of 
the General Assembly, in the same month. 
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 printed Copy of the Sudbury sudbury Dis. 
Disfranchisement Bill, and a Copy of the Order for franchisement 


reading the said Bill a second time, be served upon 
the Returning Officer for the Borough of Sudbury. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Poor Law 
Return of the Name of each Union in England and Amendment 
Wales, formed in pursuance of the Poor Law Amend- 4% 


ment Act, according to the Districts of the Assist- 
ant Commissioners, with the Name of each Assistant 
Commissioner ; the Number of Parishes in each 
Union; the Area in Statute Acres (excepting the 
Welsh Unions); the Population of each Union; 
the Weekly Average Number of Paupers relieved 
in the Workhouse during the year; the Number of 
Medical Officers employed in each Union; the Ag- 
gregate Amount of Money paid to them; the rate 
per head of Medical Expenses on the Population 
of each Union; and any augmentation of the Sa- 
laries of Medical Officers since the 25th day of 
March 1842. 


Ordered, That the Report from the Committee Supply. 


to whom it was referred to consider of the Motion 





made — Tuesday last, That a Supply be granted 
ajesty, be received this day. 


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


the House, with the exception of such as complain 


and the Ports of Discharge, and whether in Ships | of undue Returns, or relate to Private Bills; and 
of the United Kingdom or any other Nation, and | that such Committee do classify and prepare Ab- 


“Re ; | 
to what Nation they belonged (iu continuation of | 


Parliamentary Paper No. 167, of Session 1842). 





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- 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, | tents, and do report the same from time to time to 
a Return of the Amount of Duty charged and Draw-| the House; and that such Reports do in all cases 
back paid on each description of Glass in England, | set forth the Number of Signatures to each Petition ; 


distinguishing the Quantities, for the year ending ' 
the 5th day of January 1843:—A similar Return 
for Scotland :—A similar Return for Ireland :— 
Returns of the Quantities of Glass retained for 
Home Use in the United Kingdom during the same 
period, calculated on the principle of the Return of 
the 14thday of June 1841 :—Of the Amount of Draw- 
back or Allowance on Glass used for Churches dur- 
ing the same period :—And, of the Quantities of each 
kind of Glass retained for Home Use, and the Ag- 
gregate Net Revenue in each year, from the 5th day 
of January 1813 to the sth day of January 1843, 
noting the periods when any alteration of Duty 
took place, and the Rate of such Alteration :— 
Accounts of the Quantities of each Description of 
Glass imported into the United Kingdom during the 
year ending the 5th day of January 1848 ; stating 
the Quantities and Weight, and the Countries from 
which imported :—Of Foreign Glass on which Duty 
was paid for Home Use during the same period ; 
sta.ing the Quantities, Weight, and Rate and Amount 
of Duty :—-Of Foreign Glass exported during the 
same period ; distinguishing the Quantities, Weight, 
and Countries to which exported :—And, of Foreign 





Glass remaining in Bond on the 5th day of January 
1843; distinguishing the Quantities and Weight. 


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 





and that such Committee have power to direct the 
printing ix 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 :— 
And a Committee was appointed of Mr. George 
William Wood, Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Mr. Edward 
Buller, Mr. Brotherton, Mr. Owen Stanley, Mr. 
Pusey, Mr. Charles Howard, Mr. Villiers Stuart, 
Captain Jones, Viscount Duncan, the Earl of Arun- 
del and Surrey, Mr. Buckley, Lord Courtenay, Mr. 
William Hamilton and Mr. Cripps. 
Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Ecclesiastical 
for carrying into effect, with modifications, certain C's Bill. 


of the recommendations contained in the General 
Report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire 
into the Practice and Jurisdiction of the Ecclesiastical 
Courts of England and Wales, and for otherwise 
altering and amending the Law in certain matters 
Ecclesiastical: And that Mr. Nicholl, Sir James 
Grcham and Mr. Attorney General do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Saiaries, &amp;c. 


Account of all Salaries, Pensions, Profits, Pay, Fees, 
Emoluments, Grants or Allowance of Public Money, 
held and enjoyed by all Persons, between the 5th 
day of January 1842 and the 5th day of January 
1843, 








Poblic 
Accounts. 


Wheat 
(Canada. ) 


Governor-Ge- 


neral of India. 


Governor-Ge- 


neral of India, 


Dublin and 
Kingstown 
Railway. 


6 Vicroriz. 


1843, the Total Amount of which shall exceed One 
thousand pounds ; specifying with each Name the 
Total Amount received by each Individual, and dis- 
tinguishing the various sources from whence the 
same are derived. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of the Recommendations contained in the Re- 
ports of the Commissioners appointed on the 8th day 
of July 1831, to make Inquiries and to Examine 
into the manner in which the Public Money is re- 
ceived and paid in the several Departments of Re- 
ceipt and Payment, and into the system of keeping 
the Accounts in the same, and to suggest such Im- 
provements as may appear to them to be practicable 


6°—10° Februariz. 


21 


lum Harbour of Kingstown if an Atmospheric Rail- 
way from Kingstown to Dalkey is permitted to tra- 
verse the Front of the Harbour :—Of the Reply of 
the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty :-—-Of a 
similar Memorial of the Inhabitants of Kingstown 
to the Master General of the Ordnance :—Of an 
Reports made on the subject to the Master General 
of the Ordnance by the Officers commanding the 
Royal Engineers and Royal Artillery at Dublin :— 
Of the Memorial of the Inhabitants of Kingstown 
and its vicinity, to the Lord Lieutenant, praying to 
be heard by Counsel against the Transfer of Public 
Property to the Railway Company, as injurious to 
their Property and Public Interests :—And, of the 
Reply of his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant. 





and necessary ; and also, a Statement, showing what 
parts thereof have been carried into effect :—And 


the said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She wili be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Copies or Extracts of any Communications 
which have taken place between Her Majesty’s Go- 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return, showing, in separate Lists, the 
Names of all Persons killed or wounded in Affray 
with Poachers in the years 1841 and 1842; the 
Counties in which such Affrays have taken place, 
and Convictions arising thereout. 

Ordered, That the said Address ke presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 





‘vernment and the Authorities of Canada, respecting 


the Duties levied on Wheat imported from the United 
States into Canada, or from Facile into the United 
Kingdom, since the 1st day of January 1842. 
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 there be laid before this House, a Cop 
of any Despatch from the Governor General of India 
to the Court of Directors, containing a Proclamation 
addressed to the Chiefs and Princes of India, re- 
specting the Recovery of the Gates of the Temple 
of Somnauth:— Also, a Copy of a Proclamation 
by the Governor General of India, respecting the 


Evacuation of Affghanistan, dated Zimla, October 
1, 1842; 


of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented poachers. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee to whom Supply. 


it was referred to consider of the Motion made 
upon Tuesday 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 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, this day, resolve 
itself into a Committee to consider of the Supply 
granted to Her Majesty. 





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


Veneris, 10 die Februarii, 1843: 


And the Question being put:—It was resolved 
in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of the Financial Resolution by the Governor 
General of India, dated Allahabad, the 23d day of 
June 1842; and the Report of the Committee of 


Finance, dated Allahabad, the 6th day of August 
1842. 


Ordered, That an Estimate of the Charge for Navy, Army, 


Naval Services, to the 31st day of March 1844, be aud Ordnance, 


laid before this House. 

Ordered, That an Estimate of the Charge for 
Army Services, to the 31st day of March 1844, be 
laid before this House. 

Ordered, That an Estimate of the Charge for 
Ordnance Services, to the 31st day of March 1844, 
be laid before this House. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presentad 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions to the proper Officers to lay before 
this House the said Estimates. 
| Ordered, ‘That the said Address be presented to 
| Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 








Ordered, That there be laid before this House, | of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Copies of any Reports or Correspondence of Com- 
missioners of Public Works in Ireland, relative to 
the temporary or permanent Transfer of Tramways, 
Lands, Quarries or other Public Property, to the 
Board of Directors of the Dublin and Kingstown 
Railway Company :—Of any Treasury Minute on 
the Application of the Secretary to the Dublin and 
Kingstown Railway Company, for the temporary 
use of a Tramway, the Property of the Public, for 
purposes of Experiment :—Of any Communication, 
by the direction of the Lord Lieutenant, of Lords 
Justices conveying his Excellency’s Sanction to the 
permanent Transfer of ‘Tramway, Quarry or other 
Property, by the Commissioners of Public Works 
(acting as Commissioners of Kingstown Harbour), 
to the Directors of the Kingstown Railway Company, 
for the purpose of constructing a Railway from 
Kingstown to Dalkey :—Of a Memorial of the In- 
habitants of Kingstown and its vicinity to the Lords 
Commissioners of the Admiralty, setting forth the 
irreparable in 


Vot. 98. 


mendations contained in the General Report of the 
Commissioners appointed to inquire into the Practice 
and Jurisdiction of the Ecclesiastical Courts of Eng- 





land and Wales; and for otherwise altermg and 
amending the Law in certain Matters Ecclesiastical : 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time upon Friday the 24th day 
of this instant February; and to be printed. 


for Trial, and of the Number actually tried at Quar- 
ter Sessions before the Assistant Barristers of the 
several Counties in Lreland, and before the Chairman 
of the Sessions for the County and the Recorder of 
the City of Dublin, or in any other Local Courts 











A | which possess Jurisdiction in Actions of Ejectment, 
jury that will accrue to the Royal Asy- | during each of the last Five years; distinguishing 


D3 the 


Esimates. 


Mr. Nicholl presented a Bill for carrying into pocteciastical 
effect, with Modifications, certain of the Recom- Courts Bill 


No. 7. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Ejectments 
Return of the Number of Cases of Ejectment entered (!reland. ) 





22 


the Number in which Judgment passed for the 
Plaintiff, and the Number in which Judgment passed 
for the Defendant :—Also, a similar Return from 
the Superior Courts in Ireland; distinguishing the 
Number of Ejectments tried at the Assizes held in 
the several Counties of Jre/and respectively ; with | 
a Summary of the foregoing Returns for the whole | 
of Ireland for each year. 


Navy. 
No.8. 

Bank of 

England. 
No.9. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to the Navy, 
which was presented upon Monday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Papers relative to the Bank 
of England, which were presented upon Tuesday 
last, be printed. 

National Debt. 

No. 10. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to the Na- 
tional Debt, which were presented upon Tuesday 
last, be printed. 


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


Court of Session 
(Scotland.) 


No. 11. 


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





Veneris, 10° die Februarii ; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 18438. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Johnson, from the Lord Chancellor’s Prin- 

cipal Secretary’s Office, was called in; and 
at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of 
several Acts of Parliament,—A Copy of Rules and 
Orders made under the Statute 5 &amp; 6 Vic., c. 116, 
intituled, “ An Act for the Relief of Insolvent 
Debtors,” dated 1st November 1842. 

A Copy of the Orders made by the Lord Chan- 
cellor on the 27th day of October 1842, for regu- 
lating the form and mode of Proceeding before and 
by the Commissioners in Lunacy, and the Practice 
in matters in Lunacy, dated 27th October 1842. 


Insolvent 
Debtors. 


Lunacy. 


§°—-10° Februariz. 








An Account of Compensations granted under the | 
Act 5 &amp; 6 Vic., c. 84, intituled, “ An Act to alter | 
and amend the Practice and course of Proceeding | 
under Commissions in the nature of Writs De Luna- | 
tico Inquirendo :’—And then he withdrew. 


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


Staffordshire A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the | 
and Worcester- Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Navigation, 
shire Canal. ~~ for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the Company | 

of Proprietors of the said Canal Navigation to lend | 


A, 1843. 


Sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor,——were presented, 
| and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Hitchin; and, Litcham ; praying Property Tax 
for the repeal of the Property Tax Act,—were “** 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Commissioners for the Improvement Birkenhead 
of the township or chapelry of Birkenhead, in the !™Pprovement. 
county palatine of Chester, for leave to bring in a 


| Bill for extending the powers of the Commissioners 


of the said township, and for including the township 
of “ewe stare: Aaa and part of the town- 
ship of Oxton, in the same county, within their 
jurisdiction, was presented, and read ; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of Commissioners for the Improvement Birkenhead 
of the township or chapelry of Birkenhead, in the ©e™*'"y- 
county palatine of Chester, for leave to bring in a 
Bill for establishing a Cemetery in Birkenhead and 
Claughton-cum-Grange, or one of them, in the county 
of Chester, was presented, and read; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Acts Portsea 
for the better paving, cleansing, widening and _re- !mprovement, 
gulating the Streets, Courts, Roads, Lanes, Ways, 
Rows, Alleys and Public Passages and Places 
within the Town of Portsea, in the County of South- 
ampton, and for preventing and removing Nuisances, 
Annoyances and Obstructions within the said Town, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for paving, lighting, 
cleansing, watering, regulating and otherwise im- 
proving the said Town, and for preventing and re- 
moving Nuisances and Annoyances therein, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and borough Newport 
of Newport, in the county of Monmouth, for leave to (Monmouth) 
bring in a Bill for better lighting with Gas the said °** 
town and borough, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Cromford and High Peak Rail- Cromford ant 
way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for ena- High Peak 
bling the said Company to grant Mortgages for B#!"*- 
their floating Debts, and for amending the Act re- 
lating to such Railway, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Commission of the General Church of 


5 ee 5 hee | y i d. 
certain Sums of Money to the Commissioners for | /issembly of the Church of Scotland, praying Scotlan 


the Improvement of the Navigation of the River 
Severn, and to guarantee the Repayment of the | 
Amount of any Loans which any other Persons or | 


‘the House to take their Petition into consider- 
| ation, together with the Claim, Declaration, and 


Protest therein mentioned ; and to adopt measures 


“me 'to secure the judicatories of the Cl - 
Bodies shall make to such Commissioners, and to | J e Church of Scot 


guarantee the performance of Contracts into which | 
such Commissioners shall enter, and to borrow | 
Money for such purposes, was presented, and read ; | 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for | 


land, and Members thereof, from coercion and in- 
terference in regulating and disposing of the 
several matters therein recited as to which it is 
provided by the Acts ofthe Parliament of Scotland 


Private Bills | “thatno other jurisdiction be acknowledged than that 
. = | which is in the Church, or which flows therefrom,” 

A Petition of John Archbould, of Thrapston, in‘ and that the Statute declaratory of the power of the 
the county of Northampton, complaining that the Sovereign should not “ derogate or be prejudicial 
Sta iding Orders of the House in respect to the ap-| to” the powers of the office-bearers of the Church ; 
plication for the Northampton and Peterborough | and also inadministering the “ government” of the 
Railway Bill, had not been complied with; and | Church recognized by Statute, as being “only” in 
praying that he may be heard, by his agent and tie Courts of the Church, and as having been esta- 
witnesses, against the same, was presented, and _blished therein, “ distinct from the Civil Magistrate ;” 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on | and in establishing additional charges, as she has 
Petitions for Private Bills. been immemorially in use to do, and increasing the 
'means of pastoral superintendence and spiritual 

Petitions from Stockton-upon- Tees ;—and, Maid- | discipline; and to protect the sentences of the Church 
stone; praying for the repeal of so much of the Act as to these matters from being reduced or suspended, 
6&amp;7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the union of the or the execution thereof interdicted, as to their effects 


In 


Northampton 
and Peterbo- 
rough Railway. 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses, 





Answer to 
Address. 


Answer to 
Addresses. 


Warwick and 
Leamington 
Union Railway. 


Shipping. 


Colonial 
Shipping, 


6 VicToriz. 


in respect of spiritual and ecclesiastical status, func- 
tions and privileges ;—not interfering with, however, 
nor encroaching upon, the undoubted power and 
jurisdiction belonging to the Civil Courts, absolutely 
and exclusively to determine in what circumstances, 
and to what extent, civil consequences,—as to the pos- 
session of the temporalities and civil rights attached 
to ministerial charges within Scotland,—do, accord- 
ing to law, follow upon such sentences in any patti- 
cular case; and how far civil aid shali be allowed 
for carrying them into effect ; and in like manner to 
adopt measures,—by alteration of the law in regard 
to, the presentation to Church livings in Scotland, as 
recently declared by the Civil Court,--for securing 
that no minister be intruded into any benefice in 
Scotland contrary to the will of the congregation ; and 
that thePetitioners may be heard by certain of their 
number, or by their counsel, at the bar of the House, 
in support of their Petition, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


Sir Edward Knatchbull reported to the House, 
That their Address of yesterday (that Her Majesty 
would be graciously pleased to give directions to 
the proper Officers that the several Estimates 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. 

Sir Edward Kuatchbull also reported to the House, 
That their several other Addresses of the 7th and 9th 
days of this instant February (that Her Majesty would 
be graciously pleased to give directions, that the 
Papers therein mentioned might be laid before this 
House), had been presented to Her Majesty ; and 
that Her Majesty had commanded him to acquaint 
this House, that She will give directions accordingly. 


A Petition of the London and Birmingham Rail- 
way Company and the Warwick and Leamington 
Union Railway Company, for leave to bring in a 
Bill to authorize certain alterations in the works of 
the Warwick and Leamington Union Railway, and 
to amend the Act relating thereto, and also to con- 
fer certain powers on the London and Birmingham 
Railway Company, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Number and Tonnage of Sailing 
Vessels registered at each of the Ports of Great 
Britain and Ireland, including the Isle of Man and 
Channel Islands; distinguishing those under and 
those above Fifty Tons Register, on the 31st day of 
December 1842 :—Similar Returns of Steam Vessels 
and their Tonnage :—Also, Returns of the Number 
and Tonnage of Vessels that entered and cleared 
Coastwise at each of the Ports of Great Britain 
and Ireland, Isle of Man and Channel Islands (in- 
cluding their repeated Voyages), with the Number 
of their Crews ; distinguishing Steam from Sailing 
Vessels, between the 31st day of December 1841 
and the 31st day of December 1842 :—Like Returns 
from and to the Colonies; further distinguishing 
British from Foreign Vessels :—Like Returns from 
and to Foreign Ports; also distinguishing British from 
Foreign Vessels (in continuation of Parliamentary 
Paper, No. 409, of Session 1842) :—And, Returns 
of the Number and Tonnage of Colonial built Ves- 
sels registered at each of the Ports of Great Bri- 
tain and Ireland, Isle of Man and Channel Islands, 
on the 31st day of December 1842; distinguishing 
the Number and Tonnage of each Colony respec- 
tively (in continuation of Return ordered the 25th 
day of July 1842). 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Number and Tonnage of Sailing 
Vessels registered at each of the Ports of the Co- 

VoL. 98. 























10° Februarit. 93 


lonies of the United Kingdom respectively; dis- 
tinguishing those under and those above Fifty Tons 
Register, on the 31st day of December 1842 :— 
Similar Returns of Steam Vessels and Tonnage :— 
Returns of the Number and Tonnage of Vessels 
that entered and cleared at each of the Ports of 
each Colony Coastwise, in the same Colony, or to 
Ports of other Colonies of the United Kingdom ; 
distinguishing Steam from Sailing Vessels; and also 
distinguishing between British, Colonial and Foreign 
Vessels, from the 31st day of December 1841 to 
and including the 8ist day of December 1842 :— 
Like Returns from and to the United Kingdom, 
Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man :—And, like 
Returns from and to Foreign Ports (to complete 
Returns ordered 20th July 1842). 


Ordered, That the Return from the County Clerk Middtesex 


of the County Court of Middlesex, of the Amount County Court. 


of all the Money paid by Debtors into the Court or 
Courts held for and in the several Divisions or 
Hundred of Ossulston, the Hundred of Isleworth and 
Elthorne, and the Hundred of Edmonton, all in the 
County of Middlesex, remaining unclaimed by Cre- 
ditors on the 31st day of December 1824; also set- 
ting forth in the said Return an Account of all Sums 
of Money received and paid yearly and every year, 
from the 31st day of December 1824 to the 31st day 
of December 1836, particularizing in the said last- 
mentioned Account the Amount or Amounts received 
in the Court or Courts held in each of the said 
Hundreds, during the said years ; also, setting forth 
in the said Return where such Monies are now de- 
posited, and if laid out in Government or other Se- 
curities, the Name or Names of such Securities ; 
also, setting forth in the said Return, if any and 
what portions of the aforesaid Monies or the Interest 
and Dividends thereof have been appropriated or 
alienated, and the purposes or purpose of such 
Alienation or Appropriation; also setting forth in 
the said Return whether the said Funds are charged 
or incumbered, and the Nature and Amount of such 
Charge or Incumbrance, and the Persons or Per- 
son for whose benefit and on whose behalf such 
Charges or Incumbrances are created, which was 
presented upon the 19th day of February 1838, be 
printed. 

Ordered, That the Return of the Total Amount 
of Fees received by the County Clerk of Middlesex 
and his Officers, the Number of Summonses issued, 
the Number of Cases heard ; and the Number of 
Persons imprisoned during the year 1837 by order 
of that Court, which was presented upon the 30th 
day of June 1838, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Return to an Order dated the 
9th day of August, in the last Session of Parlia- 
ment, “ for a Return of the Proceedings, Evidence 
and the Documents laid before the Committee 
on the Middlesex County Courts Bill in 1838; 
together with Copies of the Bill, as referred to the 
said Committee, and amended on the Third Read- 
ing; together with all Returns of Monies of Suitors 
in the Court, Amount of Fees received, Number 
of Causes tried, and of Persons imprisoned by the 
said Court, which Returns were ordered by this 
House, in the years 1837, 1838 and 1839,” which 
was presented upon the 12th day of August in the 
last Session of Parliament, be printed. 


No. 10. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Supply. 


mittee of Supply ; 
Resolved, That this House wiil, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of Adjournment. 


the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill ata Trusts 
tile 


to continue Local Turnpike Acts, and to amend the 
Laws relating to Turnpike Trusts in England and 
Wales: And that Mr. Manners Sutton, Mr. Attorney 

D4 General 


cB vcs ich ae na aaa en gr oma 


JariomasislSaaiheaarttle cbse = 





Se a 





24 10°—13° 


General and Mr. Solicitor General do prepare, and 
bring it in. 
Personation of 


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


for the purpose of preventing the fraudulent Person- 
ation of Voters at Contested Elections: And that 
Mr. Liddell, Mr. Mackinnon and Lord Harry Vane 


do prepare, and bring it in. | 


Forged Exche- The House was moved, That the Copy of the Re- 

quer Bills. Sort from the Commissioners appointed to inquire 
as to the Issue, Receipt, Circulation and Possession 
of certain Forged Exchequer Bills, which was pre- 
sented upon the 5th day of August, in the last Ses- 
sion of Parliament, 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 the said Report ; 

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, by Her Ma- 
jesty’s Command, acquainted the House, That Her 


Februariz. A. 1843. 


| Lune, 13° die Februari ; 
| 


Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 
| PRAYERS. 
| M* Shinn, from Her Majesty’s Printers, was Promulgation 
LV called in ; and at the bar presented, pursuant of the Statutes, 
| to Order,—A Copy of the Scheme of Promulgation 
| of the Statutes, under the Resolutions of both Houses 
|of Parliament; stating the Numbers of Copies of 
| Octavo, of Quarto, and of Folio, sent out in the year 
1841; stating the Number of Copies to each Public 
Office, and to each Public Officer; the Number 
sent to each of the Counties, Cities and Boroughs, 
to Sheriffs, Under Sheriffs aud all other Persons, 
stating the Names of the Persons to whom sent, and 
the Number of Copies sent to each Person in Eng- 
land and Wales :— And then he withdrew. 


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





Majesty, having been informed of the subject- 


; ; : Petition of Trustees for executing the Acts for sei 
matter of this Motion, recommends it to the con- | A Petition of Trustees for e “hie Sin Sen 


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


Church of 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
Scotland. 


building a new Parish Church and Parochial Chapel Churches. 
in the Parish of Saint Pancras, in the County of 
Middlesex, and for other purposes in the said Acts 
mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for better re- 
gulating the Ecclesiastical affairs of the said parish, 





to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased ' was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
5 &gt; Ww - i 


to give directions, that there be laid before this | Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


House, a Copy of an Address to Her Majesty, agreed | 


to by the General Assembly of the Church of Scot- 
land, on the 30th day of May 1842, accompanying 
a certified Copy of the Claim of Rights, and trans- 
mitted by the Moderator of the General Assembly | 
to the Lord High Commissioner :—Also, Copy of an 
Address to Her Majesty, agreed to by the General 
Assembly of the Church of Scotland, on the 30th 
day of May 1842, and transmitted by the Moderator 
to the Lord High Commissioner, against Patronage : 
—Also, Copy of a Memorial from the Commission 


A Petition of John Smith, of Oundle, in the Northampton 
county of Northampton, Merchant, complaining 2nd Peterbo- 
that the Standing Orders of the House in respect to "8" Railway. 
the application for the Northampton and Peterbo- 
rough Railway Bill, had not been complied with, 
and praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
agent and witnesses, against the same, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 





of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 
to the Right honourable Sir Robert Peel, Baronet, 
First Lord of the Treasury, and the other Members 
of Her Majesty’s Government, dated the 17th da 
of November 1842. 

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. 


Navy. Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented, pur- 
No.12. suant to an Address to Her Majesty,—Navy Esti- 
mates for the year 1843-44. 
Ordered, That the said Estimates do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


Wheat 


p- Mr. George William Hope presented, pursuant to 
anada. ) 


————— 





A Petition of Trustees for executing the Acts for Plymouth, &amp;e., 
making, repairing, lighting, watching and watering Roads, Car- 
certain Roads from the Borough of Plymouth to — 
Stonehouse Bridge, and Plymouth Dock, in the 
county of Devon, and for regulating the stands and 
Fares of Hackney Coaches and Carts using the same, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for regulating Hackney 
Coaches and other Carriages, Boats and Wherries 
within the several parishes of Saint Andrew and 
Charles, in the borough of Plymouth ; the parish of 
East Stonehouse, and the parish of Stoke Damerel, 
in the borough of Devonport; and for amending 
two several Acts for repairmg certain Roads leading 
from the Borough of Plymouth aforesaid to Stone- 
house Bridge and Plymouth Dock, all in the county 
of Devon, was presented, and read ; and referred to 





an Address to Her Majesty,—Copies or Extracts of 
any Communications which have taken place be- | 
tween Her Majesty’s Government and the Autho-| 


the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions from Saint Mary-le-bone ;—Llanfairtal- saint Asapt 


rities of Canada, respecting the Duties levied on | haiarn ; — Deanery of Higham Ferrers ;— Rural and Bangor 


Wheat imported from the United States into Canada, | 
or from Canada into the United Kingdom, since 
the 1st day of January 1842. 

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


PublicPetitions Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- 
(First Report.) Ject Committee on Public Petitions ; That they had 








Deanery of North Ewell ;—and, Erbistock ; praying P!°%*** 
for the repeal of so much of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, 


(¢. 77, as relates to the union of the Sees of Saint 


Asaph and Bangor,--were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lic upon the Table. 


A Petition of Irish Roman Catholics of Paisley, pisteess 
| stating that the Paisley Relief Committee has cut (Paisley-) 


examined the Petitions presented from the 2d to the | off from all aid the natives of Ireland who have not 


8th day of this instant February, both inclusive ; 
and had directed him to make a Report thereof to 


| resided ten years in Paisley, as also the members of 


| their families, many of whom were born in Paisley ; 
the House. 


and praying the House to institute an inquiry into 











Per 
Vor 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; | the conduct of the said Committee, and in the mean 

and be printed. time to recommend to the London Manufacturers’ 

: | : eae cas . : : 

Ovderel, That the Acovent relative to Queen | Committee to remit an additional sum for the poor 

“5 magic ih | Irish, who have been struck off from all aid, or to 
Anne’s Bounty, which was presented yesterday, be | odunt comes ailiae ven alias dided this chet 

No. 13. _ printed. | adopt some other me ich may save this chris- 


| tian land from the stain of suffering their fellow 
And then the House adjourned till Monday next. | creatures to die of starvation, was presented, and 


Tread; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
A Petition 


Queen Anne’s 
Bounty. 


' 
* 





Personation of 
Voters Bill. 


No. 14. 


Divorce Bills. 


Special 
Commission. 


Church of 
England. 


Church of 
Scotland. 


Plague. 


Plague. 


6 VicToRizZ. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Honorary Secre- 
taries of. the Committee of the Belfast Society for 
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, praying the 
House to extend the provisions of the Act for pro- 
hibiting the use of Dogs as Beasts of Burden within 
Fifteen Miles of Zondon to all parts of the United 
Kingdom, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Liddell presented a Bill for the better Pre- 
vention of the Fraudulent Personation of Voters at 
Elections: 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 a Select Committee on Divorce 
Bills be appointed :—And a Committee was ap- 
pointed of Mr. Hayter, Mr. Scarlett, Mr. Serjeant 
Stock, Sir John Yarde Buller, Mr. Hogg, Mr. Wil- 
son Patten, Mr. Burroughes, Mr. Hardy, Mr. Tan- 
cred, Mr. Evans, Mr. Cumming Bruce, Mr. Gibson 
Craig, Mr. Patrick Stewart, Mr. Robert Scott and 
Mr. Darby, with Power to send for persons, papers 
and records. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitants of Brighton, praying the House to insti- 
tute an inquiry into the proceedings of the late 
Special Commission, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Llanfairtalhaiarn ;—Dallowgill ; 
— Laverton ;—and, Aldfield; praying that the over- 








grown parishes of the kingdom, especially those in 
the manufacturing, mining and commercial districts, | 
may be divided into smaller parishes, each contain- 
ing only a manageable amount of population, and | 
be duly provided with a clergyman, a church and 

schools,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 

lie upon the Table. | 


A Petition of Members of the Session of White- 
burn, in the county of Linlithgow, praying the House 
to introduce a Bill for restoring permanent peace to 
the Church of Scotland and the country, and pre~ 
venting all future collision between the civil and 
ecclesiastical courts, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
A Return of any Persons who have been attacked or 
died of the Plague while employed in the Lazzaret 
of Malta, since that Island became a British Pos- 
session ; stating whether or not they were engaged 
in the opening or examination of susceptible or 
infectious articles, giving the Date of the Attacks 
and Names of the Parties :—And, a similar Return 
from the Jonian Islands. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of tiie Hlonse 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 any Persons employed in the 
Lazzarets or Quarantine Establishments in Great 
Britain or Ireland, who have been attacked by the 
Plague, from the period of the Introduction of these 
Establishments down to the present time; also, of 
such Persons who had died of the Plague: distin- 
guishing those who have been engaged in the open- 
ing or examination of articles deemed susceptible 
or infectious; giving also, the Date of the Attacks 
and the Names of the Parties. 

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. 


| ending with the Term of Whitsunday 184 





13° Februari. 95 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Processes. 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased (Scotland.) 


to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return by the Sheriff Clerks in each 
County and Stewartry, and the Districts respectively 
thereof, in Scotland, to be made up from the Trans- 
mission Books of Processes, as directed to be kept 
by the Statute 1 and 2 Vic. c. 119, s. 16, and this 
from the 1st day of January 1842 to the 1st day of 
January 1843, and as follows :—1st. The Dates of 
every Transmission of Processes to the Sheriff, with 
the Number of Processes transmitted at each Date 
(but without the Names), and the Gross Number 
transmitted during the said period :—2d. The Dates 
of any Return of Processes from the Sheriff, and 
the Number returned at every such Date, and the 
Gross Number as aforesaid :—3d. Similar Return, 
as Nos. 1 and 2, as respects the Processes trans- 
mitted by each Sheriff Substitute in each County, 
Stewartry and District thereof, in Scotland :—Also, 
the Number of Cases at Avizandum at said last- 
mentioned Date, with any Sheriff Stewart and Sub- 
stitute, and the respective Dates of the Transmission 
of these :—And, 4th. The longest period during the 
year that any Process was in the Possession of any 
Sheriff Stewart or Substitute respectively, in Scot- 
land. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a County 
Return, by the Queen’s Remembrancer of the Ex- Accounts. 


chequer Court in Scotland, of Copies of all County (Scotland.) 


Accounts lodged in the Exchequer, for the year 


accord- 
ing to the Act 2 and 3 Vic. c. 65, s. 5. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented German Cus- 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased '°™s Union. 


to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Statement of the Particulars of any recent 
Moditications in the Tariff of the German Customs 
Union ; together with Copies or Extracts from any 
Communications received from Her Majesty’s M1- 
nisters Abroad, having reference thereto. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Registration 
of Electors 
(Ireland.) 


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, 
City, Town and Borough in Jreland, on the Ist day 
of February in each of the following years; viz. 
1835, 1837 and 1843; including in the Return for 
1843 those only who had been registered subse- 
quently to the 1st day of February 1835; distin- 
guishing, in separate columns, the Number registered 
under different Qualifications ; and showing the In- 
crease or Decrease exhibited by the Numbers so 
appearing registered on the 1st day of February 
1843, compared with those appearing registered at 
each of the said previous periods (in continuation of 
Parliamentary Paper, No. 240, of Session 1841.) 


the Ships sent to explore the Niger, specifying those 
who have died since the Return of the Expedition 
from the effects of Disease contracted during its 
Progress. 


Command,—Copy of Papers relating to the Military 
Operations in Affghanistan. 

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





Vox. 98. 


E Resolved, 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Niger Expedi- 
Return of the Mortality which occurred on Board “0 


Sir Robert Peel presented, by Her Majesty’s Afghanistan. 


Sach ks mati Se eet Sa Oe 


SEES NIE EE Ee ee 


SS 


scenes 








Probates and 
Administra- 
tions. 


Forged Exche- 
quer Bills. 


Medical 
Charities 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Distress of the 
Country. 


26 


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 Probates and 
Administrations granted in each Court in England 
and Wales having right to grant the same, for the 
year 1842; specifying the Amount of Assets re- 
spectively sworn in the same :— Also, the Total 
Number of such Grants of Probates and Admini- 
strations under £.300 and above £.300. 

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


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee to consider the Report from the 
Commissioners appointed to inquire as to the Issue, 
Receipt, Circulation and Possession of certain Forged 
Exchequer Bills, which was presented upon the 5th 
day of August, in the last Session of Parliament. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That Her Majesty be enabled to direct 
Exchequer Bills t6 an amount not exceeding 
£.262,000, to be issued, under certain Regulations, 
for the relief of the Holders of certain Forged Ex- 
chequer Bills. 

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 To-morrow. 


The Medical Charities (Ireland) Bill was, accord- 
ing to 
to a Cofffinittee of the whole House, for Wednesday 
the 15th day of March 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 House was moved, That so much of the 
Speech of the Lords Commissioners to both Houses 
of Parliament at the opening of the Session, as re- 
lates to the depression of the Manufacturing In- 
dustry of the Country, might be read ; and the same 
was read, as followeth ; 


‘“‘ Her Majesty regrets the diminished receipt from 
some of the ordinary sources of Revenue. 

“‘ Her Majesty fears that it must be in part attri- 
buted to the reduced consumption of many articles 
caused by that depression of the Manufacturing In- 
dustry of the Country which has so long prevailed, 
and witich Her Majesty has so deeply lamented.” 


And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That this House will immediately 
resolve itself into a Committee to consider of so 
much of the Lords Commissioners Speech as refers 
to “that depression of the Manufacturing Industry of 
the Country which has so long prevailed, and which 
Her Majesty bas so deeply lamented ;” 


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


Martis, 14° die Februarii, 1843: 


An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by adding at the end thereof, the words 
“* and also to inquire into the effects of machinery 
‘* upon the moral and physical condition of the in- 

‘ dustrious classes :—And also, to inquire into the 
origin of the late outbreaks, which are thus alluded 
to in the Lords Commissioners’ Speech : ‘ Her Ma- 
jesty regrets that in the course of last year the 
public peace in some of the manufacturing dis- 
tricts was seriously disturbed, and the lives and 


13°—14° Februariz. 


ec, read a second time; and committed | 


A, 1843. 


“ property of Her Majesty’s subjects were endan- 
“ gered by tumultuous assemblages and acts of open 
“ violence ;’ ” 

And the Question being proposed, That those 
words be there added :—And a Debate arising there- 
upon ; 

"Dedwel, That the Debate be adjourned till this 
day. 


Situation of each Union Workhouse in Ireland 
which has not within itself any Supply, or an insuf- 
ficient Supply of Spring Water ; and also, specifying 
those from which there is none, or an insufficient 
Sewerage. 


dress to Her Majesty,—Estimate of the Number of 


File, which it is proposed to maintain for the Service 
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain aad Ire- 
land (exclusive of the Troops employed in the East 
Indies), for the year, from the 1st of April 1843 to 
the 31st March 1844. 

Estimate of the Charge of Her Majesty’s Land 
Forces, for Service at Home and Abroad, from the 
| Ist April 1843 to the 31st March 1844; inclosing, 
| Paper(A.)—Detail of the Charge of Her Majesty’s 
Land Forces at Home and Abroad for 366 days, 
| from the 1st April 1843 to the 31st March 

1844, 

Paper (B.)—-Detail of the Charge of the Regi- 
mental Establishments of Her Majesty’s Land 
Forces at Home and Abroad, for 366 days, from 
the 1st April 1843 to the 31st March 1844. 

Paper (C.)—Detail of the Regimental Charge of 
the Land Forces at Home and Abroad, as esti- 
mated for the twelve months from the 1st April 
1843 to the 31st March 1844; 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. 

Paper (D.)—Detail of the Charge for Chatham 








Garrison and the Establishments at Chatham, 
Maidstone, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth, for 
366 days, from the 1st April 1843 to the 31st 
March 1844. 

Paper (E.)—Detail of the Charge for Recruiting 
Districts for 366 days, from 1st April 1843 to 
3ist March 1844. 

Paper (F.)—Provisions, Forage, Fuel and Light 
for the Troops; and Money Allowances in heu 
thereot Abroad. 

Abstract of the Distribution of the Forces on the 
ist January 1843, and on the 1st January 1842. 


Estimate of the Charge of General Staff Officers 
and Officers of the Hospitals, serving with Her Ma- 
jesty’s Forces at Home and Abroad, and of Her 
Majesty’s Garrison of the Tower of London; from 
the 1st April 1843 to the 31st March 1844, being 
366 days; inclosing, 

Particulars of the Pay and probable Contingent 
Expenses of General Staff Officers and Officers 
of the Hospitals for 366 days, from the Ist 
April 1843 to the 31st March 1844. 

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 the Ist Apzril 
1843 to the 31st March 1844, both days in- 
clusive. 

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 the 1st April 1843 to the 
3ist March 1844, 








Estimate 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Workhouses 
Return, specifying the Number, Name and Local (Ireland.) 


Sir George Clerk presented, pursuant to an Ad- Amy 
Estimates 


7 v?., (Effective 
| Officers, Non-commissioned Officers, and Rank and Services.) 


No. 15. 





(Non-effective 
Services. } 


Abstracts. 


6 Vicroriz. 


Estimate of the Charge of the Royal Military 
College, from the 1st April 1843 to the 31st March 
1844. 

Estimate of the Charge of the Royal Military 
Asylum, and of the Hibernian Military School, from 
the ist April 1843 to the 31st March 1844, being 
366 days. 

Estimate of the Charge of Volunteer Corps, from 
the 1st April 1843 to the 31st March 1844. 

Estimate of the Charge required to cover Ex- 
penses incurred for Unprovided Services of former 
vears. 

Estimate of the Charge of Allowances as Rewards 
for distinguished Services, not exceeding three-fifths 
of the Emoluments of Garrison Appointments which 
have become vacant; and also of Allowances to 
Officers of Her Majesty’s Garrisons at Home and 
Abroad, holding their Appointments as rewards for 
Military Service, but to which no Military Duty 
attaches; and which Appointments will be abolished 
on vacancies occurring, when Rewards for distin- 
guished Military Service will be granted in lieu 
thereof; from the 1st April 1848 to the 31st March 
1844, both inclusive, being 366 days. 

Estimate of the Charge of the Pay of General 
Officers in Her Majesty’s Forces, not being Colonels 
of Regiments, from the 1st April 1843 to the 31st 
March 1844, both days inclusive, being 366 days. 

Estimate of the Charge of Full Pay for Reduced 
and Retired Officers of Her Majesty’s Forces, from 
the 1st April 1843 to the 31st March 1844, both 
inclusive, being 366 days. 

Estimate of the Charge for Half Pay and Military 
Allowances to Reduced and Retired Officers of Her 
Majesty’s Land Forces, from the Ist April 1843 to 
the 31st March 1844, both days inclusive, being 
366 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 Deceased 
Foreign Officers, from the 1st April 1843 to the 31st 
March 1844, both days inclusive, being 366 days. 

istimate of the Charge of Pensions to be paid to 
Widows of Officers of the Land Forces, from the 
ist April 1843 to the 31st March 1844, both inclu- 
sive, being 366 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 the 
ist April 1843 to the 31st March 1844. 

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; 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 Ist April 1843 to the 31st 
March 1844, being 366 days. 

Estimate of the Charge of Allowances, Compen- 
sations and Emoluments, in the nature of Super- 
annuation or Retired Allowances, to Persons for- 
merly belonging to the several Public Departments 
there-under-mentioned, from the 1st April 1843 to 
the 31st March 1844, both inclusive, being 366 days. 


Abstract of the Estimates for Effective Army Ser- 
vices, for 366 days, from the 1st April 1843 to the 
31st March 1844. 

Abstract of the Estimates of Non-effective Army 
Services, for 366 days, from the 1st April 1843 to 
the 31st March 1844. 

Comparative Abstract of the Estimates of Army 
Services, for the year ending the 31st March 1843, 
and for the year ending the 31st March 1844; 






13°—14° Februari. oT 


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


My. Sidney Herbert presented,— Returns to an Navy, Army, 
Order, dated the 3d day of this instant February, avd Ordnance, 
for Accounts of the Number of Men and Boys, in- No. 16. 
cluding Royal Marines, voted for the Service of the 

Navy, in each year from 1835-6 to 1842-3, both 

years inclusive :—And, of the Men voted for the Army 

in each of those years ; distinguishing the Number 

serving in India :—A similar Account for the Ord- 

nance: —An Account of the Number of Men actually 

serving in the Navy on the Sth day of April 1840, 

1841 and 1842 :—And, a like Account of the Army 

and Ordnance (so far as relates to the Royal Navy.) 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 

Table; and be printed. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented a Bill to amend ‘Transported 

the Law affecting Transported Convicts, with respeet Convicts Bill. 
to Pardons and Tickets of Leave: And the same No.17. 

was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 

second time upon Thursday next; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Wheat Wheat 
(Canada), which was presented upon Friday last, be (Canada. ) 
printed. No. 18. 


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








Martis, 14° die Febrtarii; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 18438. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Law, from the Treasury, was called in; Corn, 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders, 
—Return to an Order, dated the 3d day of this 
instant February, for Returns of the Quantities and 
Average Price, for each six weeks, of all Corn sold 
in Places included in the Act 5 Vie. c. 14, from the 
commencement of the operation of that Act to the 
latest period :—And of the Quantities and Average 
Price, for each six weeks, calculated according to 
the Provisions of the Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 60, of all Corn 
sold in the Towns specified in Section 8 of the said 
Act, for the same period. 

A Copy of any Memorials from the Danish Claim- Denish Claims. 
ants, presented to the Lords of the Treasury since 
February last. 

Mr. Law also presented, pursuant to the directions Mint, 

of several Acts of Parliament,—An Account of all 
Supplies remaining in the Mint, and of Sums ad- 
vanced out of the Consolidated Fund, under the 
Authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Treasury to the Master of the Mint, for ef- 
fecting the Purchase of Bullion for the Coinage of 
Silver and Copper Monies for the Public Service ; 
showing the Amount of the several Purchases of Bul- 
lion, and of the Seignorage accruing on the Coinage, 
and Loss on worn Silver Coin withdrawn from Cir- 
culation ; also, of Cash received by the Master of 
the Mint in payment for the Coin delivered at the 
Mint Office for the Public Service, and the Sums 
paid thereout from time to time into Her Majesty’s 
Exchequer for the use of the Consolidated Fund, in 
repayment of the Advances so made, from the 31st 
day of December 1841 to the 31st day of December 
1842. 

Copy of Treasury Warrant granting Compensation Marstalsea 
to the late Officers of the Marshalsea Prison :—And P*'sov. 
then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lieupon the Table. 


r 





showing the difference between the Numbers to be 
maintained, the probable Charges and the Amounts 
provided, and to be provided, after deducting Ap- 
propriations in Aid. 

Vor. 98. 








Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That he had Nettingham 
received a Report from the Examiner of Recogni- 
zances, stating that the Sureties to the Petition of 
Joseph Frearson, Charles Beck and John Minniti, 


E2 complaining 


Town Election, 




























































meats thet 


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28 14° Februariz. 


congue of an undue Election and Return for 
the Town of Nottingham (being two Sureties in the 
sum of £.500 each), are unobjectionable. 


Controverted The House was moved, That the Act 4 and 5 Vic. 
Elections. c. 58, to amend the Law for the Trial of Controverted 
No.19. Elections, might be read ; and the same was read. 


The House was also moved, That the Act 5 and 6 
Vic. c. 73, to continue until the Thirty-first day of 
July One thousand eight hundred and Forty-three, 
and to the end of the then Session of Parliament, 
an Act for amending the Law for the Trial of Con- 
troverted 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 Commitiee of Elections, was upon the Table. 

And the said Warrant was read, as followeth: 


Pursuant to 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 Elec- 
tions,” continued by an Act passed in the sixth year 
of the reign of Her said Majesty, I do hereby appoint 
the Right honourable Granville Somerset, commonly 
called Lord Granville Somerset, Member for Mon- 
mouthshire ; the Right honourable Sir George Grey, 
Member for Devonport; the Right honourable 
Dudley Ryder, commonly called Viscount Sandon, 
Member for Liverpool; James Loch, Esquire, 
Member for the Wick District of Burghs; John | 
Wilson Patten, Esquire, Member for the Northern 
Division of the County Palatine of Lancaster ; and, 
The O’Conor Don, Member for the County of Ros- 
common; to be Members of the General Committee 
of Elections for the present Session. 


Given under my hand, this 14th day of Febru- 
ary 1843. 


Charles Shaw Lefevre, Speaker. 
Ordered, That the said Warrant be printed. 











Saint Asaph Petitions from Cilcen; —- Mold ;— Henllan ; — 

and Bangor = RRhyddlan ;—-Dymeirchion ; —Gwereafield ;— Pont 

Dioceses. Bleiddyn ; — Hawarden ;—and, Principal, Fellows 
and Scholars of Jesus College Oxford; praying for 
the repeal of so much of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4. ¢. 
77, as relates to the union of the Sees of Saint Asaph 
and Bangor,—were presented, andread; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Church of Petitions from Brighton ;— Hawarden ;— and, 

England. Norwich; praying the House to take into consi- 


deration measures for dividing the manufacturing, 
mining and commercial districts into smaller pa- 
rishes, each containing only a manageable amount of 
population, and duly provided with a church, a cler- 
gyman and schools,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Property Tax A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 

Act. of the borough of Newcastle-upon- Tyne, praying for 
the repeal of the Property Tax Act, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mines and 


i Petitions from Glasgow ;— Edinburgh ;—Sunder- 
Collieries Act. 


land ;— Durham ;— York ;— Dariington ;— Neweas- 
tle ;—Carlisle ;—and, North and South Shields; 
praying the House not to repeal the Mines and 
Collieries Act, but that Her Majesty’s Government 
will render its provisions duly effective,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Puolic Petitions Ordered, That the Select Committee on Public 
(Third Report.) Petitions have Power to report their Opinion there- 
upon, from time to time, to the House. 

Mr. George William Wood reported from the said 
Select Committee, That they had examined the Pe- 
titions presented on the 9th and 16th days of this 
instant February; and had directed him to make a 
Report thereof to the House. 

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





A. 1843. 


Mr. George William Wood also reported from the Public Petition 
said Select Committee, That they had come to a (Special Re- 
Resolution, which they had directed him to report sited 
to the House; and the same was read, as followeth ; 

Resolved, That the Petition of the there-under- 
signed Inhabitants of Kingston-upon-Hull, praying 
the House to institute an inquiry into the proceed- 
ings of the late Special Commission presided over 
by Lord Abinger, which was presented on the 9th 
day of this instant February, is a Petition which 
ought to be printed for the use of Members only, 
and that a Special Report be made to this effect. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Petition from Kingston-upon- special 
Hull, relative to the Proceedings of the late Special Commission. 
Commission, which was presented upon Thursday 
last, be printed, for the use of Members only. 


A Petition of the there undersigned, belonging to China and 
or attending upon the Working-man’s Church, Dock- Afghanistan. 
head, Bermondsey, praying the House to institute an 
inquiry into the origin, progress and termination of 
the Wars in China and Affghanistan, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inha- Special _ 
bitants of Liverpool, praying the House to institute Commission. 
an inquiry into the proceedings of the late Special 
Commission, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Cork, Ministers’ 
praying for the abolition of the tax called Ministers’ Money | 
Money, as regards the catholics and dissenters of {!*!a4-) 
Ireland, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 


lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the High Sheriff of the county of poor Retier 
Fermanagh, praying the House to institute aninquiry (Ireland) Act, 
into the working of the Poor Relief Act in Ireland, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Commissioners of the Ipswich Ipswich Docks 
Docks, for leave te bring in a Bill to enlarge the 
powers of the said Commissioners, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


The House was moyed, That the Order made upon Pistress 
Tuesday last, That a Select Committee be appointed ( Paisley.) 
to inquire into the Treatment of, the unemployed 
and Destitute Inhabitants of Paisley, between the 
month of May 1841 and the present time, might 
be read ; and the same being pead ; 
A Committee was nominated of Mr. Wallace, 
Lord Robert Grosvenor, Mr. Manners Sutton, Mr. 
Fox Maule, Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Mr. Young, 
Mr. Patrick Stewart, Mr. Hastie, Mr. Pringle, 
Mr. Smollett, Mr. Horsman, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ac- 
land, Mr. Colquhoun and Mr. Wyse ; with Power to 
send for persons, papers and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


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

Return of the Annual Income received by the Zon- 
don Official Assignees in Bankruptcy, during each 
of the last Three years ending the 25th day of June 
1842; distinguishing how much of such Income 
has arisen from a per-centage upon Assets received 
by such Assignees, or Monies passing officially 
through their hands, and how much from other and 
| what other sources. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Ecclesiastical 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Courts. 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Returns of the Number of Proctors now 
practising in each of the Ecclesiastical Courts in 
England and Wales; distinguishing the Number of 
those who practise exclusively as Proctors, and the 
Number 














Will 


Chit 





William Mason. 


China. 








6 Vicroriz. 


Number of those who practise both as Proctors and 
as Attornies and Solicitors, and stating the Number 
that have been admitted to practise as Proctors 
during the last Three years :—Of the Names of the 
Judges, Registrars and Deputy Registrars, in Courts, 
having right to grant Probates of Wills and Letters 
of Administration, with the Salaries, Fees and 
Emoluments of such Persons, in England and 
Wales, for 1842:—And, of the Names, Salaries, 
Fees and Emoluments for 1842, of all Judges, Re- 
gistrars, Deputy Registrars, Clerks of Seat, Deputy 
Clerks of Seat, Clerks Apparitors, Sealers, Record- 
keepers, Ushers and other Officers and Servants in 
the following Courts of his Grace the Archbishop 
of Canterbury, viz. Prerogative, Arches, Vicar Ge- 
neral, Peculiars, Faculties. 

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


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of any Correspondence that has 
passed since the Ist day of August last, between 
the Secretary of State for the Home Department 
and other Persons, relative to the Treatment of 
William Mason, a Prisoner in Stafford Gaol. 

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


The House was moved, That so much of the 
Speech of the Lords Commissioners to both Houses 
of Parliament at the opening of the Session, as re- 
lates to hostilities in China, might be read ; and the 
same was read, as followeth : 


“¢ The increased exertions which, by the liberality 
of Parliament, Her Majesty was enabled to make 
for the termination of hostilities with China, have 




























14°—-15° Februariz. 29 


cluding the Troops in the service of the Kast India 
Company, both European and Native ; the cordial 
good feeling which has subsisted between all the 
branches of the United Services ; and the honour- 
able emulation exhibited by all in the discharge of 
the various duties required by the peculiar nature 
of the operations to be performed; and that the 
same be communicated to them by the Commanders 
of the several Ships and rig are respectively 
desired to thank them for their gallant behaviour. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do communicate the 
said Resolutions to Lieutenant General Sir Hugh 
Gough, Baronet, G. c. B., Vice Admiral Sir William 
Parker, c. c. 8., Commodore Sir Gordon Bremer, 
K. c. B., Major General Lord Saltoun, k. c. B., Major 
General George Burrell, c. B., Major General Sir 
Robert Bartley, x.c.B., and Major General Sir 
James Holmes Schoedde, k. c. B.; and that Lieute- 
nant General Sir Hugh Gough, Vice Admiral Sir 
William Parker, Commodore Sir Gordon Bremer, 
Major General Lord Saltoun, Major General George 
Burrell, Major General Sir Robert Bartley, and 
Major General Sir James Holmes Schoedde, be 
requested to signify the same to the Officers serving 
under their respective commands. 


Mr. Speaker, 


Lords desire the concurrence of this House :—And 
then the Messengers withdrew. 


Ordered, That leave be 


terments within their Precincts: And that Mr. 
Mackinnon, Mr. Beckett, Mr. Cowper and Mr. Hume 
do prepare, and bring it in. 





been eminently successful. 

* The skill, valour and discipline of the Naval and 
Military Forces employed upon this service have 
been most conspicuous, and have led to the con- 
clusion of Peace upon the terms proposed by Her 
Majesty. 


was yesterday proposed to be made to the Question, 
“ That this House will immediately resolve itself 
“ into a Committee, to consider so much of: the 
“ Lords Commissioners’ Speech as refers to ‘ that 


“ depression of the Manufacturing Industry of the 


“ Her Majesty rejoices in the prospect that, by the |“ Country which has so long prevailed, and which 
free access which will be opened to the principal |“ Her Majesty hasso deeply lamented’”; and which 


marts of that populous and extensive Empire, en- 
couragement will be given to the commercial enter- 
prise of Her people.” 


Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks 
of this House be given to Lieutenant-General Sir 
Hugh Gough, Baronet, a. c. s., Vice Admiral Sir 
W. Parker, a,c. B. and Commodore Sir Gordon 
Bremer, «. c. B., for the distinguished skill, intre- 
pidity and indefatigable zeal, with which they have 
conducted the combined operations of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Naval and Military Forces on the Coasts and 
on the Inland Waters of China; whereby a series 
of brilliant and unvaried successes has been con- 
cluded by an honourable Peace on the terms pro- 
posed by Her Majesty. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks 
of this House be given to Major-General Lord 
Saltoun, x. c. B., Major-General George Burrell, 
c. B., Major-General Sir Robert Bartley, x. c. B., 
Major-General Sir James Holmes Schoedde, k.c. B., 
and the other Officers of the Navy, Army and Royal 
Marines, including those in the service of the East 
India Company, both European and Native, for the 
energy, ability and gallantry with which they have 
executed the various services which they have been 
called upon to perform. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House 
doth acknowledge and highly approve the gallantry, 
discipline and uniform good conduct displayed by 
the Petty Officers, Non-commissioned Officers and 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Senior and Message from 
Mr. Lynch : the Lords. 


The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Law of Evi- 
for improving the Law of Evidence; to which the ¢"ce Bill 


given to bring in a Bill HealthofTowns 
cai T F ‘ac In-B 
to improve the Health of Towns by preventing In- 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming Distress of the 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which Country. 


Amendment was, at the end of the Question to add 
the words, “ and also to inquire into the effects of 
** machinery upon the moral and physical condition 
“ of the industrious classes :—And also, to inquire 
into the origin of the late outbreaks, which are 
thus alluded to in the Lords Commissioners’ 
Speech: ‘ Her Majesty regrets that in the course 
of last year the public peace in some of the ma- 
nufacturing districts was seriously disturbed, and 
“ the lives and property of Her Majesty’s sub- 
jects were endangered by tumultuous assemblages 
and acts of open violence ;’”’ 

And the Question being again proposed, That 
those words be there added :—The House resumed 
the said adjourned Debate ; 


n 
nn 


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


Mercurii, 15° die Februarii, 1843: 


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


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee to whom Forged Exche- 
it was referred to consider the Report from the Com- 4¥¢F Bills Bill. 


misgioners appointed to inquire as to the Issue, Re- 
ceipt, Circulation and Possession of certain Forged 
Exchequer Bills, which was presented upon the 5th 
day of August, in the last Session of Parliament, 


a Resolution ; and the same was read, as followeth : 
Resolved, That Her Majesty be enabled to direct 





Men of the Navy, Army and Royal Marines, in- 
Vou. 98. 





Exchequer Bills, to an amount not exceeding ‘T'wo 
E3 


hundred 


i BAA TAREE 


Pa SESS RITE OR 

































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Illegitimate 
Children, 


Education. 


Mr. Fitz James. 


Copyholds 
Enfrauchise- 
ment, 


Littleton 
Inclosure Bill. 


Lancaster and 
Preston Junc- 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


Cambrian Iron 
and Spelter 
Company Bill. 


London 





30 14°—15° Februarii. A. 1848. 


hundred and sixty-two thousand pounds, to be| Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
issued, under certain regulations, for the Relief of | amending the Act establishing the London Cemetery 
the Holders of certain Forged Exchequer Bills. | | Company: And that Mr. Kemble, Colonel Thomas 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, | Wood and Colonel Fox do prepare, and bring it in. 
was agreed to. | 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the said | 
Resolution : And that Mr. Chancellor of the Exche-_ 
quer and Sir George Clerk do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


A Petition of the Liverpool New Gas and Coke Liverpool Ga, 
Company, for leave to bring iv a Bill to amend and 
enlarge the provisions of two several Acts for light- 
|ing with Gas the town of Liverpool, and certain 
| places adjacent thereto, was presented, and read ; 
‘and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to an) for Private Bills. 


Address to Her Majesty, dated the 2d day of August 
in the last Session of Parliament,—A Return of all 
Illegitimate Children whose Baptisms were regis- 
tered by the Ciergymen in the several Parishes of 
Lancashire, the West Riding of Yorkshire, Norfolk, 
Surrey and Herefordshire, during the years 1831, 
1832 and 1833, and during the years 1839, 1840 | 
and 1841. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to 
several Addresses to Her Majesty,—Copies of any 
Minutes of the Committee of Council of Education, | 
passed subsequently to August 18.10. 

Copies’ of the Correspondence that has taken } 
place between the Secretary of State and the Ma- 
gistrates of Dover, respecting Mr. Fitz James. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to 
Order,—A Return of the Names of the Commis- 
sioners, and the Date of their Appointment, under 
the Copyhold Enfranchisement Act, the Amount of 
Salaries, and the Names of each Person employed; 
also, the Number of Copyholds enfranchised since 
the commencement of the Commission. 

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


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








Mercurii, 15° die Februarii ; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 
} R. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 
case of the Petition for the Zitt/eton 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 Litéleton, in the 


county of Southampton: And that Mr. East and 
Mr. Escott 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 Lancaster and Preston Junc- 
tion Railway 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 Lancaster and 
Preston Junction Railway: And that Mr. Wilson 
Patten and Mr. Marton do prepare, aud bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Cambrian Iron and Spelter 
Jompany 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 
Cambrian \ron and Spelter Company, and for grant- 
ing certain powers thereto: And that Dr. Bowring 
and Mr. Morris do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 


Cemetery Bill. on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 


the Petition for the London Cemetery Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 


The House was moved, That the Standing Order Standing 


No. 3, relative to the Appointment of Committees, "de". 
might be read ; and the same was read as followeth; 


“ That a Committee be appointed at the com- 
mencement of every Session, consisting of 
Eleven Members, including the Chairman of 
the Committee and of the Sub-Committees on 
Petitions for Private Bills, of whom Five shall 
be a Quorum, and such Committee shall be 
denominated ‘ The Select Committee on Stand- 
ing Orders.’” 

Ordered, That the Select Committee on Standing 
Orders be appointed accordingly :—And a Com- 
mittee was appointed of Mr. Estcourt, Mr. Wilson 
Patten, Mr. Pendarves, Mr. William Miles, Mr. 
Cumming Bruce, Sir Robert Ferguson, Mr. Ord, and 
the Chairmen of the Committee and of the Sub- 
Committees on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions from Betiws-y-Coed ;— Penmachuo ;—— Saiut Asaph 

Trefriu and Llanrhychwyn ;~—-Amlwch ;-— Llanbeu- 204 Bangor 
lan ;—Deanery of Arvon ;—Ceaerhwn ;— Lleyr ;— P¥°** 
Conway, Llandyfrydog and Llanfihangel-trir-beirdd; 
—and, Llanerchynedd and Coedana; praying the 
House to repeal so much of the Act 6 &amp; 7 Will. 4, 
c. 77, as relates to the union of the Sees of Saint 
Asaph and Bangor,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Females now or lately employed Mines and 
at underground labour at Auchenbowie Colliery, in Cullieries Act 
the county of Stirling, praying for the repeal of the 
Mines and Collieries Act, in so far as it prohibits 
the employment of Women in Mines and Collieries, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Burgh and Parochial Schoolmasters Schoolmasters 
of the Presbytery of Dumbarton, praying the House (Seotlan¢.) 
to revise and alter the Act 43 Geo. 3, c. 54, “ for 
making better Provision for the Parochial School- 
masters, and for making further Regulations for the 
better Government of the Parish Schocls in Scot- 
land,” to such an extent, and in such manner, as 
may be deemed sufficient to restore the Burgh and 
Parochial Schoolmasters of Scotland to their former 
rank in society, and to advance the objects of the 
national system of education in Scotland, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Wirral Registration of 


peal of the Registration of Births, Deaths and 
Marriages Act, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Captain Boldero presented,—Further Return to Navy, Army; 
an Order dated the 3d day of this instant February, 4 Orda 
for Accounts of the Number of Men and Boys, in- No. 16. 
cluding Royal Marines, voted for the Service of the 
Navy in each year from 1835-6 to 1842-3, both 
years inclusive :—-And, of the Men voted for the Army 
in each of those years ; distinguishing the Number 
serving in India :-—-A similar Account for the Ord- 
nance :--An Account of the Number of Menactually 
serving in the Navy, on the 5th day of April 1840, 

1841 and 1842 :—And, a like Account of the Army 
and Ordnance (so far as relates to the Ordnance.) ~ 

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





A Petition 


Union, in the county of Chester, praying for the re- Births, &amp;c., Act. 


Trenth: 


Roads 


Chur 
Engle 


Corn 


Sout! 
Doe! 


She 
Lan 


Le 


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6 Vicroriz. 15°—16° Februariz. 31 


Trentham A Petition of Trustees for executing the Acts for The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Supply. 
Roads. repairing and widening the Road from Stone to) mittee of Supply ; 

Lane-end, and to the Road between Leek and San-| Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday 

don, on Meir Heath, and from Meir to Trentham, | next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 

and from thence to Stableford, in the county of} 

Stafford, and for granting other Powers for those; The Order of the day being read, for resuming pistress of the 


Purposes, and for repairing and improving the Road | the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, Country. 
from a Place called Walton in Stone aforesaid, to’ upon Monday last, was proposed to be made to the 





Eccleshall, in the said County of Staff ord, for leave | Question, “That this House will immediately resolve 
to bring in a Bill for repairing and improving the; “ itself into a Committee, to consider so much of the 
Roads from Trentham to Meir, Lane End, Stone| “ Lords Commissioners’ Speech as refers to ‘ that 
and Blithe Bridge, all in the county of Slafford, and “ depression of the Manufacturing Industry of the 
for making and maintaining a new Road from Tren-| « Country which has so long prevailed, and which 
tham Inn to the Newcastle-under-Lyme and Marhet\ « Her Majesty has so deeply lamented’”; and 
Drayton Turnpike-road, in the same county, and| which Amendment was, at the end of the Question * 
another new piece of Road in the parish of Trentham| to add the words, “ and also to inquire into the 


aforesaid, was presented, and read ; and referred to, « effects of Machinery upon the moral and physical 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills.| “ condition of the Industrious Classes ; and also to 
Church of A Petition of Inhabitants of Uttoxeter, in the!“ iquire into the origin of the late outbreaks, which 
England. county of Stafford, praying the House to adopt |“ are thus alluded to in the Lords Commissioners 
i : ? ae &gt; ts | a &lt; ° cs 4 
measures for rendering the ordinances of the Church | : —_ ia erga regrets that in —— 
and the ministrations of her Clergy, co-extensive |, Of last year the public peace in some of the yon | 
with the wants of the people, was presented, and | nufacturing districts was seriously disturbed, an 





° iT4 ; . M ? - 1 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. _“ the lives and property of Her Majesty’s subjects | 

iM | were endangered by tumultuous assemblages and | 

Com Laws. A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses | “ acts of open violence’ ” ; 


of the borough of Kendal, in the county of West- And the Question being again proposed, That 
moreland, praying the House to abolish all restric-| those words be there added : —The House resumed 
tions upon the importation of Grain, was presented, | the said adjourned Debate. 


and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 








Southampton A Petition of the Southampton Dock Company, | till To-morrow. 
: os vo leave to pn. in a Bill to Snares “ shares "| Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a forged Exche- 
x Ot a = cig - be raised byt he Acts, for | Bill to enable Her Majesty to indemnify the Holders quer Bills Bill. 
making a Dock or Docks at Southampton, P| of certain Forged Exchequer Bills: And the same No. 21. 
stock, to raise a further sum of money, and to alter | ee seed ten teit Meee cdl anette aaah &amp; 
and amend some of the powers of the said Acts, red ie cal 
3 r ; xt; ted. 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select srRORe time Nye THny MENTS: See ae Se pee 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Pro- promulgation 
so A Ordered, That there be laid before this House,} mulgation of the Statutes, which was presented of the —" 
i ’ Accounts of the Quantity of Sheep and Lambs’} upon Monday last, be printed. ea 
ar Wool subject toa Duty of One halfpenny per pound,| Ordered, That the Return relative to Corn, which cor. 
wa imported into the United Kingdom in the year 1842, | was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 23. 
pi prepa &gt; yoy ” yor i Ordered, That the Account relative to the Mint, miy. 
a ee SS a ee ee es ee ee whieh wae presented yesterday, be printed. Ko. 24, 
same period :——Of the Quantity liable to the said: 57 3 , 
Duty (if entered for Home Consumption), but which Ordered, That the Paper relative to Education, Education. 
was re-exported during the same period, specifying which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 25. 
ies the Countries to which it was sent :--And, of the Ordered, That the Return relative to Copyholds Copyholds 
) Quantity liable to the said Duty remaining ware-| Enfranchisement, which was presented yesterday, Pufranchise- 
housed under bond on the Ist day of January 1843 :— | be printed. Be a 
And, similar Accounts for each antecedent year since : : . subi 
the present Scale of Dutics was first established. And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 
Lead. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an rane 
Account of the Imports and Exports of Lead and m. — es 3 
Lead Ore, for the year ending the 5th day of Ja- Jovis, 10° die Februarit; 
nuary 1843 (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, | 
No. 217, of Session 1842.) 





Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 
| Prayers. 
Ordered, That the Annual Accounts of the Re- | M R. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of Satara. 
ceipt and Application of Monies received by the | the East India Company, was called in; and 

~ Warden and Assistants of the Harbour of Dovor, | at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,—A Copy 
7" which were presented upon the 25th day of March | of the additional Papers transmitted to the Court of 

1841 and the 25th day of May 1842, be printed. | Directors, in relation to the Commission of Inquiry 
Education 


maida | ; in October 1836, and ordered by « 
Petit ' th . held at Sattara, in October 1836, and orde ya 
(Ireland.) Kill to from Loughglyn ; and, Diocese of General Court of Proprietors of the East India 

a Wlalla and Achonry ; praying the House to take | Company, held in Leadenhall-street, the 21st da 

= measures for establishing Schools in Ireland, a e Dee fier 1842, and printed for the use of the 

, which the children of the poor in general shall | Poupehiens = P 

4“ receive e i ion i i “ : 

R a early instruction 1 the 5 bake | truths of | Return to an Order, dated the 9th day of this Governor-Ge- 
evelation, and the children of the church be trained | . ' al of Indi 
der th . ar : ‘instant February, for,—A Copy of any Despatch ners! of India. 

under the superintendence of the ministers, in an | Governor-General of indi he C f 

intima’ tie’ hie idteniale 4 | from the Governor-General of /ndia to the Court o 

: gent regard for her discipline and formula- | ;,. / - os : . 

ries,—were presented, and read: and ordered to lie| Directors, containing a Proclamation addressed to 

upon the Tabl % , er? ered to Ne | the Chiefs and Princes of India, respecting the Re- 

| covery of the Gates of the. Temple of Somnauth : 
Poor Relief a Ne “pI AY 
Gledad) het, A Petition of Guardians of the Mountmellich | Also, Copy of a Proclamation by the Governor- 
nlon, praying that the House will not renew the | General of India, respecting the Evacuation of 
Pcor Law Commission in Jreland for a longer period | Affghanistan, dated Simla, October 1, 1842. 
than three years, was presented, and read; and or-; A Copy of the Financial Resolution by the Go- Governor.Ge- 
= to = upon the ‘lable. _vernor-General of India, dated Allahabad, the 23d nev! of India, 
OL. 98. 


E 4 day 


Dovor Harboure 


No. 20, 











A Te Se 


East India. 


Cardigan 
Market. 


Mausfield ane 
Worksop Road. 


Lancaster Lu- 
natic Asylum. 


Lancaster and 
Preston Junc- 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


Cambrian Iron 
and Spelter 
Company Bill. 


Com Laws, 


32 16° Februari. 


day of June 1842; and the Report of the Committee 
of Finance, dated Allahabad, the 6th day of August 
1842. 

Mr. Campbell also presented, pursuant to the di- 
rections of several Acts of Parliament,—Resolutions 
of the Court of Directors of the East India Com- 
pany, being the Warrants or Instruments granting 
any Pension. 

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

List No. 119, specifying the Particulars of the 
Compensation proposed to be granted to a Person 
who belonged to the late Maritime Service of the 
East India Company, and to the Widows and Fa- 
mily of Persons who belonged to the same Service, 


under an Arrangement sanctioned by the Board of 


Commissioners for the Affairs of India, and laid 
before the Honourable the House of Commons on 
the 26th of February 1835. 

An Account of Allowances, Compensations, Re- 
munerations and Superannuations granted to Officers 
and Servants of the East India Company in the 
year 1842 (there having been no Allowances of this 
nature granted to Officers or Servants of the Board 
of Commissioners for the Affairs of India within the 
said period.) , 

Particulars of all Compensations, Superannuations 
and Allowances granted by the Court of Directors 
of the East India Company, and confirmed by the 
Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India, 
between the 1st of January and the 31st of Decem- 
ber 1842, to persons who have been employed by or 
under the East India Company, whose interests 
have been affected by the discontinuance of the said 
Company’s Trade, and who have been reduced :— 
And then he withdrew. 

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


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of houses 
and other buildings in the town of Cardigan, and 
in its immediate vicinity, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for providing a Market-place, and for regulating 
the Markets in the said Town and Borough, 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, widening, altering and keeping in repair 


the Road from the Upper part of Leeming-lane, in | 


the Town of Mansfield, opposite to the end of Bath- 
lane, to the Turnpike-road leading from Worksop 
to Kelham, at or near the corner of Worksop Brecks, 
all in the county of MNottingham, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for maintaining the said Road, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Coin- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Members of the Committee of Vi- 
siting Justices for the management of the Lunatic 
Asylum for the County Palatine of Lancaster, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for providing additional 
Grounds to the said Lunatic Asylum, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill to amend the 
Acts relating to the Lancaster and Preston Junction 
Railway: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Dr. Bowring presented a Bill for regulating Legal 
Proceedings by or against ‘The Cambrian Iron and 
Spelter Company’, and for granting certain Pcwers 
thereto: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Coun- 
cillors of the city and borough of Bath, praying 

















A. 1843. 


for the repeal of the Corn and Provision Laws, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from the Deanery of Rothwell ;—and, Saint Asaph 
Guildford; praying for the repeal of so much of the #4 Bangor 
Act 6 &amp; 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the union of ~ °°“ 
the Sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor,— were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Corporation for improving the wexfora 
Bar, Town and Harbour of Wezford, for leave to Harbour. 
bring in a Bill for improving, maintaining and re- 
gulating the said Harbour, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Colonel Thomas Wood presented a Bill for amend- London 
ing the Act establishing ‘ The London Cemetery Cemetery Bil. 
Company’: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Vestrymen of the parish of Sainé Kentish Tow 
Pancras, in the county of Middlesex, complaining P#¥"s- 
that the Standing Orders of the House in respect 
to the application for the Kentish Town Paving Bill, 
had not been complied with, and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their agents and wit- 
nesses, against the same, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the Bercot and 
Act for making the River Thames navigable for Oxford Navi 
Barges, Boats and Lighters from the Village of Ber- ®°"™ 
cot, in the County of Oxon, unto the University and 
City of Oxon, for leave to bring in a Bill for autho- 
rizing the sale and appropriation of certain Property 
vested in the said Commissioners, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Bolton Gas-Light and Coke Bolton Gas. 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for more 
effectually lighting with Gas the borough of Bolton 
and certain places adjacent thereto, in the county of 
Lancaster, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Sir John Yarde Buller presented a Bill for in- Littleton 
closing Lands in the Parish of Littleton, in the Inclosure Bille 
County of Southampton: And the same was read 


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


_ Mr. William Gladstone presented, by Her Ma- Trade and 
jesty’s command,—Accounts relating to the Trade Navigation. 
and Navigation of the United Kingdom in 1842. 


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


Ordered, That Mr. Hoskins have leave of absence Leave of 
for a month, on account of ill health. Absence. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, @ Newspaper 
Return of the Number of Stamps issued to, and the Stamps and — 
Amount of Advertisement Duty paid by, each of Advertisemes 
the Newspapers of the United Kingdom, for the all 
quarters ending September 30th and December 31st 
1842, in continuation of and in the same form as the 
last Returns laid on the Table of this House. 


Ordered, That the Account of the Revenue and Ramsgate 
Expenditure of the Royal Harbour of Ramsgate Harbour. 
Trust, from the 24th June 1840 to the 24th June No. 27. 
1841, which was presented upon the 3d day of June, 
in the last Session of Parliament, be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Copper 
Accounts of all Copper imported into the United 
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Kingdom, in the year ending the 5th day of January 
1843; 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 
1842; distinguishing each Sort, from what Port 
sent, and to what Country exported : —Of the Quan- 
tities of Copper exported from the Port of London, 
in the year ending the 5th day of January 1843 ; 
distinguishing each Sort, and to what Country ex- 
ported ;—Of the Quantities exported from the Port 
of Liverpool, in the year ending the 5th day of Ja- 
nuary 1843 ; distinguishing each Sort, and to what 
Country exported :—And, of all Copper Ore that 
has been imported without payment of Duty, for the 
purpose of Exportation, in the year ending the 5th 
day of January 1843. 


Tin, Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of all Tin imported into the United King- 
dom, in the year ending the 5th day of January 
1843; distinguishing from what Countries imported : 
—And, of all Tin exported from the United King- 
dom, in the year ending the 5th day of January 
1843 ; distinguishing to what Countries exported. 


Convict Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 


16°--17° Februariz. 33 


“ of the Lords Commissioners’ Speech as refers to 


‘that depression of the Manufacturing Industry 
of the Country which has so long prevailed, and 
which Her Majesty has so deeply lamented’ ” ; 
and which Amendment was, at the end of the Ques- 
tion, to add the words, “ and also to inquire into the 
“* effects of machinery upon the moral and physical 
condition of the industrious classes :——And also, 
to inquire into the origin of the late outbreaks, 
which are thus alluded to in the Lords Commis- 
sioners Speech: ‘ Her Majesty regrets that in the 
course of last year the public peace in some of 
the manufacturing districts was seriously dis- 
turbed, and the lives and property of Her Ma- 
jesty’s subjects were endangered by tumultuous 
assemllages and acts of open violence ;’” 

And the Question being again ee. That 
those words be there added :--The House resumed 
the said adjourned Debate. 


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


Veneris, 17° die Februarii, 18438: 
Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 


| till this day. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Danish Danish Claims. 





Discipline. 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 Governor of ine. till » quarter of an hour after twelve of the 


Diemen’s Land, on the subject of Convict Discipline. 
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 Total Number of Compositions for 
Assessed Taxes, renewed under the Act 5 and 6 Vic. 


Assessed Taxes. 


Claims, which was presented upon Tuesday last, be No, 28. 
printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 


clock on Friday morning, adjourned till this 
| day. 








Veneris, 17° die Februari ; 
Anno 6° Victoria Regine, 1843. 


c. 37; and of the Amount of the same; also, of the, PRAYERS. 
Number of Notices for a discontinuance of Compo- | PETITION of the Company of Proprietors Clarence 
sitions, and of their Amount, under the provisions| 4 &amp; of the Clarence Railway, for leave to bring in Railway. 
of the said Act. -a Bill for enabling the said Company to make an 
| issue of New Shares, and for otherwise altering and 
Ordered, That there be laid before this House, amending, enlarging and extending some of the 
Copies of all Orders made by the Commissioners of Provisions of the Acts relating to the said Railway, 
Customs, affecting or regulating the Trade of the | was presented, and read; and referred to the Se- 
Port of London, between the ist day of January ‘lect Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Customs (Port 
of London. ) 


1840, and the present time. 


Shipwrecks, 


of Shipwrecked Persons. 


Slave Trade 
(French Ves- 
sels, ) 


Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of any Complaints made by the French Govern- 
ment to the Government of this Country, relating 
to the detention or search of any French Vessels on 
suspicion of being concerned in carrying on the 
Slave Trade :--And the said Motion was, with leave 
of the House, withdrawn. 


Coroners’ Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 

Inquests Bill, the more convenient holding of Coroners’ Inquests : 
And that Mr. Manners Sutton and Mr. Solicitor 
General do prepare, and bring it in. 


Transported 


Cones The Transported Convicts Bill was, according to 
Nvicts Bill, 


Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


Distress of the 


- The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
ntry. 


the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, 
upon Monday last, was proposed to be made to the 
Question, “ That this House will, immediately, re- 
* solve itself into a Committee, to consider so much 
Vou. 98. 


Ordered, That a Select Committtee be appointed, , . ; af . 
to inquire into the Shipwreck of British Vessels ; | dealers in Wine such a drawback upon their duty- 


and the means of preserving the Lives and Property | P 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Zincoln, Traders in wine Dutiss. 
Foreign Wines, praying the House to grant to the 


aid stock as may be equivalent with any reduction 
of the duties which has taken place, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro-| Petitions from Bangor ;— Ceidio and Llandud- Saint Asaph 
posed, That an humble Address be presented to Her | wen ; — Deanery of Menut;— Rural Deanery of a4 Bangor 


| Eifionydd ;—Langeinwen ;—Llanfihangel and Llan- on 
Sinan ;—Llanidan ;—Llanedwen and Llanwddeinio 
| Fal ;—Newborough ;—Llansadwrn ;—Llaniestyn in 
| Llangoed and Llanfihengl Tin Sylwy ;-—Llan- 
| bedrgoch and Llanfairmathafarneithaf ;— Llandeg- 
fan-cum- Beaumaris ;— Pentraeth ;— Llandysilio ;— 
Llanfairpullgwyngyll ;—Llanddona ;— Aldridge ;— 
Archdeaconry of Cornwall ;— Hereford (Dean and 
Chapter of the Cathedral Church) ; — Winchester ; 
— Penmynydd ; —and, University of Cambridge ; 
praying for the repeal of so much of the Act 6 &amp; 7 
Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the Union of the Sees 
of Saint Asaph and Bangor,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 








A Petition of Inhabitants of Bishops Stortford, Property Tax 

praying for the repeal of the Property Tax Act, was _ 

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

A Petition of Freemen and Widows of Freemeun, 
of the borough of Beverley, in the East Riding of 
the county of York, stating that there are within 
the said borough certain common pastures called 
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Public 
Petitions 


(Third Report.) 


Chepstow 
Water. 


Cockermouth 
Roads. 


Corn Laws. 


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Commission. 





34 17° Februari. 


Westwood Hurn, Figham and Swinemoor, otherwise 
Swinemere; that the said common pastures were 
many centuries ago granted at different times by the 
Archbishops of York to the Freemen of the said 
town as a gift, and for their benefit ; that the Peti- 
tioners are solely entitled to the beneficial owner- 
ship thereof, and regularly stock and depasture the 
said common pastures, and that they have been as- 
sessed by the Commissioners acting under the Pro- 
perty Tax Act at a considerable sum of money in 
respect of the said common pastures and the profits 
derivable therefrom ; and praying the House to take 
steps for effectually relieving and exonerating the 
said common pastures, and the profits derivable 
therefrom, from the provisions of the said Act, was 
also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 





Petitions from Montacute ;—Saint James District, 
Bermondsey ; — and, Saint George, Camberwell ; 
praying the House to take into consideration mea- 
sures for dividing the manufacturing, mining and 
commercial districts into smaller parishes, each con- 
taining only a manageable amount of population, and 
duly provided with a church, a clergyman and 
wer A gps resented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Owen Stanley reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Public Petitions; That they had examined 
the Petitions presented on the 13th and 14th days 
of this instant February, and had directed him to 
make a Report thereof to the House. 

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


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- 
bourhood of Chepstow, in the county of Monmouth, 
and Members of a Company for supplying the same 
with Water, for leave to bring in a Bill for better 
supplying the said Town and Neighbourhood with 
Water, 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 amending, improving and keeping 
in repair the Road from the Town of Cockermouth, 
to the Town of Maryport, and from thence by Al- 
lonby to Wigton, and several other Roads therein 
mentioned, all in the County of Cumberland, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for more effectually repairing 
the Road from the town of Cockermouth to the 
town of Maryport, and other Roads therein men- 
tioned, and for making a Branch Road connected 
therewith, all in the county of Cumberland, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Bishops Stortford, 


A. 1843. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Pentonville 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Prison. 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 


House, a Return of the Name, Age and Designation 


of every Person at present confined in the New 


Prison at Pentonville, the Place from whence such 
Prisoner was removed, the Date of his Removal, the 
Crime of which he was convicted, when and where 


tried, and the terms of the Sentence passed. 


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 Penitentiary 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased (Milbank. ) 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Name, Age and Designation 
of Persons who have been removed to the Milbank 
Penitentiary since the Ist day of August last to the 
present time; the Place from which each Prisoner 
was removed, the Crime of which he was convicted, 
when and where tried, and the terms of the Sentence 
passed ; together with a Return of the Name, Age 
and Disease of every Person who has died therein, 
with the Date of each Death, from the 1st day of 
January 1842 to the present time :—Also, a Return 
from the Milbank Penitentiary of the Name and 
Description of any Prisoner now entered in the Me- 
dical Journal or Surgeon’s Books as labouring under 
Idiotcy or Insanity :—-Also, a Return of the Name, 
Age and Description of each Person who has been 
removed frou the Milbank Penitentiary, between the 
[st day of January 1842 and the present time, on 
the ground of Sickness or Insanity, stating the Place, 
whether Lunatic Asylum or Hospital, to which such 
Person was removed, how long he or she had been 
in confinement, and how much of each Sentence re- 
mained, at the time of removal, unexpired. 

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


Sir James Graham presented, by Her Majesty’s Factories. 
Command,—Copy of Report by Leonard Horner, yy. 39, 
Esquire, Inspector of Factories, for the half year 
ending 31st December 1842. , 

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


Sir Robert Peel presented, by Her Majesty’s Afghanistan. 
Command,—Copy of further Papers relating to No.31. 
Military Operations in Affghanistan. 

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


The Forged Exchequer Bills Bill was, according Forged Exche- 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to a quer Bills Bill. 
Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. 





praying the House to pass a Bill to establish a 
Free Trade in Corn, or to have recourse to a low 
tixed duty, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table, 


Petitions from Saint Luke, Middlesex (Chairman 
of a Meeting) ;— Saint Ann, Soho (Chairman of a 
Meeting) ;— Saint Pancras, Middlesex, (Chairman 
of a Meeting) ;— Saint George, Southwark (Chair- 
man of a Meeting);—JZondon (Chairman of a 
Meeting) ;—Camberwell (Chairman of a Meeting) ; 
—Islington (Chairman of a Meeting) ; — Saint 
George, Bloomsbury (Chairman of a Meeting) ;— 
Somers Town (Chairman of a Meeting) ;— Shef- 
field (Chairman of a Meeting);— Peter Brown, of 
Failsworth ;— Nottingham (Chairman of a Meeting); 
— Leeds (Chairman of: a Meeting) ;—and, Metropolis 
(Chairman and Secretary ofa Meeting); praying for 
an inquiry into the proceedings of the late Special 
Commission,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


The Personation of Voters Bill was, according Personation 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to a of Voters Bill. 
Committee of the whole House, for Wednesday 
next. 


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


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Transported 
into a Committee upon the Transported Convicts Convicts Bill 
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 made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 

day 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 





Distress of the 
Country. 


Registration 
of Voters Bill, 


Coroners’ 
Inguests Bill, 


No. 33. 


Ordnance 
Estimates, 


No. 34. 


Governor-Ge- 


neral of India. 


No. 30, 


Governor-Ge- 


heral of India. 


No. 30, 


6 Victoriz. 


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 
Question, “‘ That this House will immediately re- 
“ solve itself into a Committee, to consider so much 
“ of the Lords Commissioners’ Speech as refers to 
“‘ &lt; that depression of the Manufacturing Industry 
“« of the Country which has so long prevailed, and 
““ which Her Majesty has so deeply lamented ;’ ” 
and which Amendment was, at the end of the Ques- 
tion to add the words, “ and also to inquire into 
“ the effects of machinery upon the moral and 
‘“‘ physical condition of the industrious classes :— 
“ And also, to inquire into the origin of the late 
“ outbreaks, which are thus alluded to in the Lords 
Commissioners’ Speech: ‘ Her Majesty regrets 
that in the course of last year the public peace in 
some of the manufacturing districts was seriously 
disturbed, and the lives and property of Her Ma- 
* jesty’s subjects were endangered by tumultuous 
“ assemblages, and acts of open violence ;’ ” 


And the Question being again proposed, That 
those words be there added :—The House resumed 
the said adjourned Debate ; 


“ 
“ 
it 
“ 


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


Sabbati, 18° die Februarii, 1843: 


The said proposed Amendment was, with leave 
of the House, withdrawn. 


Then the main Question being put, That this House 
will, immediately, resolve itself into a Committee, to 
consider so much of the Lords Commissioners’ Speech 
as refers to “that depression of the Manufacturing 
Industry of the Country which has so long prevailed, 
and which Her Majesty has so deeply lamented ;” 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for thef Mr. Tufnell, } 191 

Yeas, \ Lord Marcus Hill: 
Tellers for the f Sir Thomas Fremantle, 
Noes, Mr. Henry Baring: 
So it passed in the Negative. 


} 306. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend the Law for the Registration of Persons 
entitled to vote, and to define certain Rights of 
Voting, and to regulate certain Proceedings in the 
Election of Members to serve in Parliament for Eng- 
land and Wales: And that Sir James Graham, Mr. 
Attorney General and Mr. Solicitor General do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented a Bill for the more 
convenient holding of Coroners’ Inquests: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 


read a second time upon Monday next; and to be 
printed. 


Captain Boldero presented, pursuant to an Ad- 
dress to Her Majesty,—Estimates of the Office of 
Ordnance for the year 1843-4. 

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


Ordered, That the Copy of a Despatch from the 
Governor-General of India, containing a Procla- 
mation respecting the recovery of the Gates of the 
Temple of Somnauth, which was presented yester- 
day, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Copy of the Financial Reso- 
lution by the Governor-General of India, and Report 
of the Committee of Finance, which was presented 
yesterday, be printed. 

Vou. 98. 





17°—18°—20° Februarzi. 35 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Trade Trade and 
and Navigation, which were presented yesterday, be Nevigation. 
printed. No. 35. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
tilla quarter of an hour before four of the 
clock on Saturday morning, adjourned till 
Monday next. 








Lune, 20° die Februari; 
Anno 6° Victoriz Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS, 


At ETITION of Owners of land and Parties Great Bromley 
entitled to rights of common in the parish of !nclosure, 
Great Bromiey, in the county of Essex, for leave to 

bring in a Bill for inclosing Lands in the said parish, 

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


The Cambrian Iron and Spelter Company Bill Cambrian Iron 
was read a second time; and committed. = me ne 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-~°"P"'Y © 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Trustees of the respective districts Rochdale and 
of Road comprised in the Act for amending the Road Manchester 
leading from the New Wallon the Parade in Castleton, 
in the Parish of Rochdale, through Middleton to the 
Mere Stone in Great Heaton, and to the Town of 
Manchester, all in the County Palatine of Lancaster, 
and for diverting certain parts of the said Road, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for more effectually repairing 
the said Road, was presented, and read ; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for Cromford and 
making and maintaining a Turnpike-road from the Belper Road. 


.| Town of Cromford to the Town of Belper, and for 


making a Branch of Road from and out of the said 
Road, near the River Amber, to join the Turnpike- 
road at Bull Bridge, all in the County of Derby, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for more effectually re 
pairing the said Road, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Lancaster and 
posed, That the Lancaster and Preston Junction omg cma 
Railway Bill be now read a second time ; Bill. ’ 

The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question ; viz. Ro 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, 


The London Cemetery Bill was read a second time ; London 
and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Cemetery Billi. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Carmarthen 
of the county of the borough of Carmarthen, for “tet 
leave to bring ina Bill for removing the present 
Markets held in the county of the borough of Car- 
marthen, and for providing other Market-places, and 
regulating the Markets to be held therein, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


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Glasgow, 
Paisley and 
Greenock 
Railway. 


Anderton 
Carrying Com- 
pany. 


Sheffield, 
Ashton-undere 
Lyne, and 
Manchester 
Railway. 


Kingstown 
Harbour. 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses. 


Corn Laws. 


Mines and 
Collieries Act. 


Coal Venders’ 
Penalties. 


Emigration 
from Africa, 


36 20° Februari. 


A Petition of the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock | 
Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to 
amend the Acts relating to the said Railway, and to 
grant further Powers to the said Company, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Directors of the Anderton Carrying 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for regulating 
Legal Proceedings by or against the said Company, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Sheffield, Ashton-under- Lyne 
and Manchester Railway Company, for leave to 
bring in a Bill to increase the capital of, and to alter 
and enlarge the Powers of the said Company, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Kingstown, in the 
county of Dublin, and its vicinity, complaining of 
the transfer by the Commissioners of Kingstown 
Harbour of certain tramways and lands to the Direc- 
tors of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway Company ; 
and praying the House to interpose its authority, 
and not permit the construction of a public work, 
such as a railroad, but under the ordinary and legi- 
timate course of an Act of Parliament, or suffer the 
front of the Harbour or the approaches to it, under 
any circumstances, or for any purposes, no matter 
how important, to be further encroached upon, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Petitions form Denbigh ; — Llangadwaladr ; — 
Wrexham ;— Llangwyfan ;-— Trefdraeth ;—Members 
of the Shepton Mallet Church ot England Lay Asso- 
ciation ;—Bath ;— Llanarmon-in- Yale ;— Deanery 
of Oundle ;—and, Deanery of Castlemartin; praying 
for the repeal of so much of the Act 6 and7 Will. 4, 
c. 77, as relates to the union of the Sees of Saint 
Asaph and Bangor,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Benjamin Tattersall and Family ;— 
Holme ;—and, George Tinker; praying for the repeal 
of the Corn and Provision Laws,—were presented, 





and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Fordel Collieries (Fifeshire) ;— 
Auchenbowie Colliery (Stirling) ;—-Donibristle Col- 
liery, Aberdour ;-- Wellwood Colliery (Fifeshire) ;— 
Townhill Colliery, near Dunfermline ;—Shott’s Iron 
Works ; — Earl of Elgin’s Collieries (Fifeshire) ;-- 
and, Carron Company’s Collieries: praying for the 
repeal of so much of the Mines and Collieries Act, 
as prohibits adult female labour in Mines,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Fitters and other Persons vending 
and delivering Coals for the port of London, praying 
the House to relieve the Petitioners from certain 
penalties inadvertently incurred by them respecting 
the certificates delivered to the Clerk of the Coal 
Market in London, for coals shipped for that market, 
in having given in such certificates the name of the 
coal shipped by them, instead of the name of the 
colliery whence the same was wrought and gotten, 
which certificates, the Petitioners state, were not 


A. 1843. 


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


the Committee of the Belfast Auxiliary to the 
British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, stating 
that the Petitioners fully participate in the alarm 
felt by the friends of humanity in Great Britain 
and America, lest the Tenth Article of the Treaty 
recently concluded between the two countries, 
should be used by the slave-holders of the latter, 
as an instrument for dragging back into bondage 
those negro and colonial refugees who have found, 
or who may hereafter find, an asylum in Canada; 
and that the Petitioners apprehend that charges of 
the most specious, but most groundless kind, will 
be fabricated, accusing the refugees of theft and 
other crimes specified in the Tenth Article, so that 
it will be always difficult and often impossible for 
the authorities in Canada to avoid surrendering as 
fugitives from justice those who in reality have been 
the victims of the most cruel injustice, and have 
sought protection under the free and unstained flag 
of Great Britain; and praying the House to advise 
Her Majesty against ratifying the said Treaty until 
the Tenth Article be so modified and restricted as 
to avert from our country the disgrace of violating 
the pledge of protection held out to the injured 
negro, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Calico and Stuff Block Printers of Lancashire, Che- 
shire and Derbyshire, stating that the Calico and 
Stuff Block Printers of Lancashire, Cheshire and 
Derbyshire, have long suffered the most serious 
privations, and have seen with the greatest alarm, 
the different establishments augmenting the number 
of their machines, which they consider to be the real 
cause of all their wants and misery; and praying 
the House to protect and ameliorate the condition 
of the said Calico and Stuff Block Printers, by laying 
some restrictions on these machines, or devise some 
tangible mode or field for the exercise of their in- 
genuity and labour, which may contribute to the 
restoration of their wonted comforts and happiness, 
and to grant a committee of inquiry, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


parish of Saint Mary-le-bone, in the county of Mid- 
dlesex, complaining that an action for debt has been 
commenced against the Petitioner in Her Majesty’s 
Court of Exchequer of Pleas at Westminster, for 
the recovery of Three hundred and fifty pounds, for 
seven penalties of Fifty pounds each, by James Oakes 
Bridge, in consequence of the Petitioner having, 
on seven distinct occasions, enacted characters in 
stage entertainments at the Liver Theatre in Liver- 
pool, which has not been licensed according to the 
statutes, and that he has delivered to her a declara- 
tion in such action, to which the Petitioner is about 
to plead ; and praying that the House will take her 
case into consideration, and pass a Bill to exempt 
her from the penalties aforesaid, and to cause the said 
action against her by the said James Oakes Bridge 
to be discontinued, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 








framed strictly in accordance with the Act of Par- 
liament, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Secretaries of 
the Committee of the Belfast Auxiliary to the Bri- 
tish and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, stating that 
the Committee learn with dismay that Government 
are inclined to sanction Emigration from Africa, to 
supply labourers to our West India Colomes; and 
praying the House to discountenance Emigration 














Act for the appointment and regulation of Pilots 
and Hoblers for the conducting of Ships and Vessels 
|into and out of the Port or Harbour and River of 
Neath, in the county of Glamorgan, and for other 
purposes therein mentioned, and also of the Mayor, 
Aldermen and Councillors of the borough of Neath, 
for leave to bring ina Bill for improving, maintain- 
ing and regulating the said Port or Harbour, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 





A Petition 


A Petition of the Chairman and Secretaries of }mercas 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Machinery. 


A Petition of Zawra Honey, late of the Theatre Theatrical 
Royal, Haymarket, and now of Albany-street, in the Entertainments. 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the* Neath Harbour. 


Ban 
Roa 


Lig 
Tov 
(Ir 





Banbridge 
Road. 


Lighting of 
Towns 


(Ireland. ) 


Church of 
England. 


Controverted 
Elections. 


its. 





6 Vicroriz. 





A Petition of Trustees for executing the Acts for 
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 for the 
better securing the Debts which are now due to the 
Creditors of the said Road, for leave to bring in a 
Bill to continue and amend two Acts for repairing 
the said Road, so far as relates to the northern divi- 
sion of the said Road, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough and 
market town of Zrim and parish of Trim, in the 
county of Meath, praying for the amendment of the 
Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 82, “ to make Provision for the light- 
ing, cleansing and watching of Cities, Towns Cor- 
porate and Market Towns in Ireland,” by declaring 
that all Commissioners heretofore appointed with- 
out opposition in any town, shall be deemed and 
taken to be duly elected, notwithstanding there was 
no vestry-rate as that mentioned in the said Act in 
the said town, and that as to the appointment of 
Commissioners in future, that the rate of qualifica- 
tion shall be a five pound rate as in the said Act, but 
according to the poor-law valuation, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Milton Clevedon ;—and, Members 
of the Shepton Mallet Church of England Lay Asso- 
ciation ; praying the House not only to protect our 
catholic and apostolical Church as she at present 
exists, and her ancient and undoubted rights of pro- 
perty, (whether arising from church rates or other 
sources,) but also to take into consideration measures 
by which the important work of extending our 
ancient parochial system may be effectually ac- 
complished,—- were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the 37th, 38th and 
39th sections of the Act, 4 &amp; 5 Vic. c. 58, “ to amend 
the Law for the Trial of Controverted Elections,” 
might be read; and the same were read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 5 &amp; 6 Vic. 
c. 73, “to continue until the Thirty-first day of July 
One thousand eight hundred and Forty-three, and 
to the end of the then Session of Parliament, An 
Act for amending the Law for the Trial of Contro- 
verted Elections,” might be read ; and the same being 
read ; 

The Clerk read the List of Members who have 
claimed to be excused from serving on Election 
Committees, as being upwards of sixty years of 
age, as followeth : 

William Astell, Esquire, Colonel Baillie (Honiton), 
John Benett, Esquire, Thomas Bunbury, Esquire, 
Sir Francis Burdett, Sir Charles Burrell, William 
Ralph Cartwright, Esquire, Aaron Chapman, Es- 
quire, Sir John Chetwode, Edward Bolton Clive, 
Esquire, William Sharman Crawford, Esquire, Wil- 
ham Joseph Denison, Esquire, Sir Howard Douglas, 

William Feilden, Esquire, Augustus Eliott Fuller, 
Esquire, Sir Alexander Grant, William Ormsby Gore 
(Salop), Esquire, Kedgwin Hoskins, Esquire, John 
Irving, Esquire, Colonel William Gore Langton, 
James Loch, Esquire, Lord Charles Manners, Stewart 
Marjoribanks, Esquire, William Ord, Esquire, James 
Oswald, Esquire, George Palmer, Esquire, John 
Phillpotts, Esquive, Edward William Wynne Pen- 
darves, Esquire, the Right honourable Sir George 
Rose, Colonel Rushbrooke, Thomas Sheppard, Es- 
— Robert Wallace, Esquire, Sir Thomas Wilde, 

olonel Wood ( Brecon), Sir Matthew Wood, and the 
Right honourable Charles Wathin Williams Wynn. 

The Right honourable Sir Robert Peel having 
stated, that being First Lord of the Treasury, he 
could not attend Election Committees without ma- 
terial inconvenience to the public service, during the 
time he may hold the said office ; 


20° Februariz. 


Peel, First Lord of the' 
serving on Election Committees during the time he 
may hold the said office. 


37 


Resolved, That the ae honourable Sir Robert 
reasury, be excused from 


The Right honourable Sir James Graham having 

stated, that being one of Her Majesty’s Principal 

Secretaries of State, he could not attend Election 

Committees without material inconvenience to the 
vor service during the time he may hold the said 
office ; 

Resolved, That the Right honourable Sir James 
Graham, one of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries 
of State, be excused from serving on Election Com- 
mittees during the time he may hold the said office. 
The Right honourable Henry Goulburn, Chan- 
cellor 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 Henry Goul- 
burn, Chancellor of the Exchequer, be excused from 
serving on Election Committees during the time he 
may hold the said office : 

Thomas Greene, Esquire, having stated, that being 
Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, 
the House had also devolved upon him the duty of 
sitting as Chairman of all Committees upon Private 
Bills unopposed, and that it would not be in his 
power to perform that duty if selected to serve on 
an Election Committee ; 

Resolved, That Thomas Greene, Esquire, Chair- 
man of the Committee of Ways and Means, be ex- 
cused from serving on Election Committees during 
the time he may be required to sit as Chairman of 
all Committees upon Private Bills unopposed. 


Returns of all Courts and Authorities in Jreland, 
which now are or at any former period have been 
empowered to grant Probates of Wills and Letters 
of Administration, stating the extent of their re- 
spective Jurisdictions, and the Periods during which 
they exercise their Powers, or are mhibited from 
exercising the same, either by the Bishop, the Arch- 
deacon, or any other Authority ; and in what Places 
and in whose Custody the respective Wills and 
Records of Grants of Administration are deposited : 
—And, from all Courts and other Authorities in 
Ireland, empowered to grant Probates of Wills and 
Letters of Administration, stating the Date of the 
earliest Wills in their respective Registries ; the 
Period at which a Regular Series of Original Wills 
and recorded Copies of Wills (where such Copies 
exist), of Administration Bonds and Inventories, and 
of Indexes to each and all of the said Records, 
commences ; together with a Statement of any oc- 
casional Chasms that may occur in, and an accurate 
Detail of the State and Condition of the said 
Records. 


Returns from the Court of Hustings in the City of 
London, stating the extent and nature of its Juris- 
diction, in granting Probates of Wills and Letters 
of Administration, and in what Place and in whose 
Custody the Wills and Records of Grants of Admi- 
nistration proved and issued by that Court are de- 
posited :—Also, stating the Date of the earliest and 
of the latest Will proved or recorded in the said 
Court, the Period at which there commences a re- 
gular Series of Original Wills, and of Copies of 
Original Wills, and recorded Copies of Administra- 
tions ; together with a Statement of any occasional 
Chasms that may occur in, and an accurate Detail 
of the State and Condition of the said Records. 


Ordered, That the Return of all Remonstrances 
made to the Church Commissioners, respecting the 
Union of the Sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor, and 
the Abstraction of Welsh Tithes from those Dioceses, 





Vot. 98, 


F3 showing 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Probates of 
Wills (Ireland.) 


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


Wills (Court 


of Hustings, 


London.) 


Saint Asaph 
und Bangor 
Dioceses. 


No. 36. 



























































































































































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Church 
Establishment 
(Wales.) 


No. 37. 


Tithes Commu- 
tation. 


Excise. 


Customs. 


Ships “ Aber- 
crombie Ro- 
binson” and 
** Waterloo.” 


38 20° Februari. 


showing from what Bodies or from what Parishes 
such Remonstrances have emanated, which was 
presented upon the 24th day of February 1837, be 
re-printed. 


Ordered, That the Copy of the Petition of certain 
of the Clergy of North Wales, serving in the Arch- 
deaconry of Merioneth and Deanery of the Vale of 
Clwyd, and Diocese of Bangor, with reference to 
the measures which have recently passed the Legis- 
lature, or which are now pending before the House 
of Commons, affecting the Church, which was pre- 
sented upon the 12th day of April 1829, be re-printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of all Agreements for the Commutation of 
Tithes, which have been confirmed by the Tithe 
Commissioners, in the several Counties in England 
and Wales, from the ist day of July 1842 to the 
1st day of January 1843 ; 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 :—And, of all Awards for the Commu- 
tation of Tithes, which have been confirmed by the 
Tithe Commissioners, in the several Counties of 
England and Wales, from the 1st day of July 1842 
to the 1st day of January 1843 ; 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 Appropriators, Impropriators or 
Clerical Incumbents :—And also, of all Apportion- 
ments of Rent-charges which have been confirmed 
from the Ist day of July 1842 to the 1st day of 
January 1843, (in continuation of Parliamentary 
Paper, No. 565, of Session 1842.) 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Quantities of, and of the Amount of 
Duty received on, the several Articles liable to 
Excise Duty in the United Kingdom, during the 
Years ending the 5th day of January 1841, the 5th 
day of January 1842,and the 5th day of January 1843, 
distinguishing England, Scotland and Ireland. 

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer accordingly pre- 
sented the said Return. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Comparative Statement of the Consumption of Im- 
ported Commodities, and of the Receipt of Customs 
Duties thereon, within the United Kingdom, in the 
Three years ended the 5th day January 1841, 1842 
and 1843 respectively. 

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer accordingly 
presented the said Paper. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of a Letter from Vice Admiral Sir E. D. King, 
Commander in Chief at the Cape of Good Hope 
Station, to the Honourable Sidney Herbert, dated 
the 13th day of September 1842, reporting the loss 
of the Abercrombie Robinson Transport, and the 
Waterloo Convict Ship; with the two following In- 
closures to that Letter :—1. Letter from Captain Sir 
John Marshall, of Her Majesty’s Ship Isis, to Vice- 
Almiral Sir E. D. King, dated the 10th day of 
September 1842, reporting upon the Wreck of the 
Waterloo :—2. Copy of the Report of Mr. John 
Stevens, Carpenter of Her Majesty’s Ship Isis, of 
the state and condition of the Materials of which 
the Waterloo Convict Ship was formed, from a Sur- 
vey made of the Wreck on the Beach at Table Bay ; 
with Copy of the Opinion of the Captain and Master 
of Her Majesty’s Ship Jsis, attached to this Report: 
—Copy of a Letter from the Secretary of the Ad- 
miralty to Charles Graham, Esquire, the Secretary 





A. 1843. 


dated the 28th day of November 1842 :—Copies of 
Mr. Graham’s Reply, dated the 2d day of December 
1842, to the above Letter, and of the several Inclo- 
sures therein :—Copy of a Letter from the Secretary 
of the Admiralty to S. M. Phillipps, Esquire, dated 
the 5th day of December 1842, ye, the loss 
of the Waterloo and Abercrombie Robinson :—Ex- 
tracts from the Instructions to the Transport Officers 
at Deptford, relating to the Survey of Ships, 1810 : 
—And, Copy of the Regulations, dated the 22d day 
of December 1842, under which Transports, Con- 
vict Ships, Ships taken up for the conveyance of 
Troops, and Freight Ships engaged for the convey- 
ance of Stores exceeding One-half their Tonnage, 
are to be examined by the Master Attendant of 
Deptford Yard and the Inspector of Transport 
Shipping. 


Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of England, as 
published in the London Gazette, for the years 1841 
and 1842 :—And, of the Notes in circulation at the 
Bank of England, and other Banks of Issue in 
England and Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, and of 
the Bullion in the Bank of England in each month, 
since the 5th day of February 1842 to the present 
time, as published in the Gazettes (in continuation 
of Parliamentary Paper, No. 65, of Session 1842), 


chequer Bills for Public Works in England, Wales 
and Scotland : An Account of the Yearly Expenses 
of the Board of Commissioners for the Issue of 
Exchequer Bills for Public Works (in continuation 
of he Reteen dated the 25th day of March 1839, 
No. 160):—The Amounts allotted to the Commis- 
sioners for distribution under the several Acts of 
Parliament passed for that purpose; and the 
Amount remaining unappropriated on the 5th day 
of January 1843:— The Amounts advanced to 
Borrowers, and contracted to be advanced, the 
Dates of such Advances, and how to be repaid ; 
the Objects thereof; Rates of Interest ; Amounts 
of Interest paid ; of Principal repaid ; and of Prin- 
cipal remaining unpaid on the 5th day of January 
1843 :—An Abstract showing the Total of Principal 
and Interest received by the Commissioners on 
account of Loans advanced, and the Amount re- 
turned by them into the Account of Her Majesty’s 
Exchequer, to the 5th day of January 1843 :—And, 
a General Statement of the transactions of the 
Commissioners for the Issue of Exchequer Bills for 
Public Works, from their Appointment under the 
Act 57 Geo. 3, c. 34 (17 June 1817); showing the 
Total Amount of Exchequer Bills issued, with 
Interest thereon, calculated at the rate of £.3 
per cent. per annum; the Amount of Payments 
into the Exchequer, Interest thereon being calcu- 
lated at the same rate ; the Balances of Loans and 
Interest outstanding, and the estimated Profit, to 
the 5th day of January 1843. 


directions of an Act of Parliament,—A Copy of 
Treasury Minute granting a Special retired Allow- 
ance to J. Legg, First Clerk to the Solicitor of 
Excise. 

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


The House was moved, That so much of the 
Speech of the Lords Commissioners to both Houses 
of Parliament, at the opening of the Session, as re- 
lates to the Military Operations in Affghanistan, 
might be read; and the same was read, as fol- 
loweth ; 


“ Her Majesty is happy to inform you, that com- 
plete success has attended the recent Military Ope- 





uf Lloyd’s Register of British and Foreign Shipping, 


rations in Affghanistan. 


« Her 


Sir George Clerk presented, pursuant to Orders,— Bank of 
Accounts of the Quarterly Averages of the Weekly England, &amp;, 


A Return of the Names of the Commissioners Exchequer Bils 
png and now officiating for the Issue of Ex- (Public Works) 


Sir George Clerk also presented, pursuant to the Excise. 


Military | 
Operations in 
Affghanistan. 


Bils 
arks,) 


iS in 
tan. 


6 VicrorizZ. 


“ Her Majesty has the greatest satisfaction in re- 
cording Her high sense of the ability with which 
these operations have been directed, and of the con- 
stancy and valour which have been manifested by 
the European and Native Forces. 

“The superiority of Her Majesty’s arms has been 
established by decisive victories on the scenes of for- 
mer disaster; and the complete liberation of Her 
Majesty’s subjects who were held in captivity, and 
for whom Her Majesty felt the deepest interest, has 
been effected.” 


And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the thanks of this House be 
given to the Right honourable Lord Ellenborough, 
Governor-General of the British Possessions in the 
East Indies, for the ability and judgment with which 
the resources of the British Empire in India have 
been applied in the support of the Military Opera- 
tions in Affghanistan ; 

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 
“ consideration of the thanks of this House to the 
Right honourable Lord Ellenborough, Governor- 
General of India, be deferred until all the docu- 
ments (consisting of Letters to and from General 
Pollock and General Nott, and other persons) 
stated in Lord Ellenborough’s Letter of the 8th of 
July 1842, addressed to the Secret Committee of 
the East India Company,to have been withheld by 
his Lordship, shall be laid before this House, to 
enable it to judge why, after repeated and positive 
orders issued by Lord Ellenborough, and by Sir 
Jasper Nicholls, the Commander in Chief in Jn- 
dia, to General Pollock and General Wott, to with- 
draw all the forces under their command towards 
the Company’s Possessions, those Generals, in- 
stead of withdrawing, actually advanced their 
forces to Cabul, and by their gallant conduct and 
brilliant successes over the Affghans, the character 
and honour of the British arms were vindicated 
and supported in Affghanistan, on the scene of 
former disasters,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out, stand part of the Question :— 
[t was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Then the main Question being put ; 

Resolved, That the Thanks of this House be given 
to the Right honourable Lord Ellenborough, Go- 
vernor-General of the British Possessions in the 
East Indies, for the ability and judgment with which 
the resources of the British Empire in India have 
been applied in the support of the Military Opera- 
tions in Afghanistan. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks 
of this House be given to Major General Sir George 
Pollock, Knight Grand Cross of the Most honour- 
able Military Order of the Bath, to Major General 
Sir William Nott, c.c.B., to Major General Sir 
John M‘Cashill, x. c. B., to Major General Sir Ro- 
bert Henry Sale, a. c. B., to Major General Richard 
England, and the other Officers of the Army, both 
European and Native, for the intrepidity, skill and 
perseverance displayed by them in the Military 
Operations in Affghanistan, and for their indefati- 
gable zeal and exertions throughout the late Cam- 
paign. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House 
doth highly approve and acknowledge the valour 
and patient perseverance displayed by the Non- 
commissioned Officers and Private Soldiers, both 
European and Native, employed in Affghanistan, 
and that the same be signified to them by the Com- 
manders of the several Corps, who are desired to 
thank them for their gallant behaviour. 

Ordered, That the said Resolutions be transmitted 
by Mr. Speaker to the Governor-General of India, 
and that his Lordship be requested to communicate 


the same to the several Officers referred to therein. 
Von. 98. 


“ 
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20°—21" Februariz. 39 


The House, according to Oraer, esolved itself into Forged Exche- 
a Committee upon the , it Exchequer Bills Bill ; at Bills Bilt, 
and, after some time spent there, 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 Sudbury Disfranchisement Bill was, accord- Sudbury Dis- 
ing to Order, read a second time; and committed fanchisement 
to a Committee of the whole House, for Tuesday, 
the 28th day of this instant February. 


Mr. Greene reported the Transported Convicts Transported 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed Convicts 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 the Com- Supply. 
mittee of Supply ; 

Resolved, het this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Coroners’ Inquests Bill was, according to Coroners’ In- 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a quests Bill. 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Naturalization 
for enabling Her Majesty, under certain regulations, «Senge 
and with certain restrictions, to grant to Foreigners 
the Rights and Privileges of British Subjects: And 
that Mr. Hutt and Mr. Serjeant Stock do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to Coal Venders’ 
discontinue certain Actions under the provisions of Penaltics Bill. 
an Act of the second year of King William the 
Fourth, for regulating the Vend and Delivery of 
Coals in the Cities of London and Westminster, and 
in certain parts of the adjacent Counties: And that 
Sir George Clerk and Mr. Wiiliam Gladstone do 


prepare, and bring it in. 


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


Martis, 21° die Februarii, 1843: 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Labourers 
Copies of an original Letter addressed to Edwin Removal. 
Chadwick, Esquire, Secretary to the Poor Law 
Commission, by Robert Hyde Greg, Esquire, dated 
Manchester, September 17th 1834; and of an 
original Letter to Edwin Chadwick, Esquire, by 
Henry Ashworth, Esquire, dated Turton, near 
Bolton, Lancashire, 2d month, 13th day, 1835 :— 
And, of the Correspondence relating to, and a 
Return of the Number of Persons who were re- 
moved from their Parishes in the Agricultural Dis- 
tricts into the Manufacturing Districts, under the 
authority and sanction of the Poor Law Commis- 
sioners, with the Dates andl Mode of their Removal, 
the Names of the Parishes from which they were 
taken, and the Names and Residences of the Persons 
to whom they were assigned; with a particular 
Account of the Numbers, Sexes and Ages in each 
family, when they were removed, and also of the 
Number of Deaths, by accident or otherwise, which 
have since taken place among them; also, an 
Account of those who have been maimed in their 
employment, and a statement of the Amount of the 
Wages agreed upon when consigned, with the 
actual Wages they received; and also an Account 


of their present Residences, Employment and 
Wages. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Belper and 
A Copy of the Diet Table in use at the Belper Derby Union 
Union Workhouse, and at the Derby Union Work- es 
house, on the 31st day of January last. 


F4 Resolved, 














Factories. 


Law of Evidence 
Bill. 


No. 38. 


Reyistration of 
Voters Bill. 


No. 39. 


Coal Venders* 
Penalties Bill. 


No. 40. 


‘Turnpike-roads 
Bill. 


No.41. 


Children’s 
Employment. 


Factories. 


Prisons. 


Charities, 


40 


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 Conviction of the Firm of Seed 
and Company, upon the information of Mr. Robert 
Baker, \nspector of Factories, for having worked 
their mill hands on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 
the 23d, 24th and 25th days of December last, in 
violation of the Factories Act. 

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 Law of Evidence Bill was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Friday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Sir Jumes Graham presented a Bill to amend the 
Law for the Registration of Persons entitled to vote, 
and to define certain Rights of Voting, and to regu- 
late certain Proceedings in the Election of Members 
to serve in Parliament for England and Wales: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time upon Monday next; and to be 
printed. 


Sir George Clerk presented a Bill to discontinue 
certain Actions under the Provisions of an Act of 
the second year of King William the Fourth, for 
regulating the Vend and Delivery of Coals in the 
Cities of London and Westminster, and in certain 
parts of the adjacent Counties: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time this day; and to be printed. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented a Bill to continue 
Local Turnpike Acts, and to amend the Laws relat- 
ing to Turnpike-roads in England and Wales: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time upon Monday next; and to 
be printed. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,— Copy of the Second Report of the Chil- 
dren’s Employment Commissioners, with Appendix. 

Copy of Reports from the Inspectors of Factories, 
made to Her Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State 
for the Home Department. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to 
the directions of several Acts of Parliament,— Copies 
of all Reports and of Schedules (B.) transmitted to 
the Secretary of State respecting Prisons. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to 
an Address to Her Majesty, dated the 31st day of 
March 1840,—An Analytical Digest of the whole 
body of Reports made by the Commissioners for in- 
quiring into Charities, upon the plan adopted in a 
Digest relating to certain Counties in pursuance of an 
Order of this House made on the 27th day of March 
1835 :—A more particular Digest of all Schools 
and Charities for Education reported on by the said 
Commissioners, setting forth, as far as appears from 
the said Reports; 1. The Date and mode of Founda- 
tion; 2. To what Persons the Government is en- 
trusted ; 3. To whom the Patronage belongs; 4. 
Whether there is any special Visitor; 5. The quali- 
fications required in the Masters; 6. The Instruc- 
-ion prescribed; 7. Who are entitled to the free- 
com of the School; 8. Whether any exhibitions 
are attached to it, and whether they are made avail- 
able; 9. The Amount of the Income, distinguishing 
whether it is improvable or not; 10. The state of 
the school at the time of the inquiry, with the date 
thereof, as regards the Instruction afforded therein, 
and the Number of Free and other Scholars, with 
a note of such Observations as the Commissioners 
may have made on the case; and that such Digest 
may distinguish and classify such Schools and 
Charities in the following manner ; first, al] Schools 


20°—21° Februari. 





A. 1843. 


in which Greek or Latin required to be, or is, in fact, 
taught; secondly, all other Schools; thirdly, all 
Charities for the purposes of Education not limited 
to any particular Local Establishment :—A Return 
of all Charities for the Poor of any Parish or Dis 
trict, the Income whereof is or may be distributed 
in Money, Fuel or other Articles, with a note of 
such Observations as the Commissioners may have 
made on the case, distinguishing and classifying 
such Charities, as follow:—First, those given for 
the Poor, or the use or benefit of the Poor, without 
any directions, or reputed directions, by the donor 
as to the description of Poor Persons, or the mode 
of distribution :—Secondly, those as to which the 
donor has, or is reputed to have, limited the appli- 
cation only by describing the objects as “ Poor not 
receiving Parish Relief :”—-Thirdly, those in which 
the donor has, or is reputed to have, given some 
other directions as to the selection of the objects of 
the Charity, or as to the mode of distribution :— 
Also, an Alphabetical Index of the Charities in each 
County separately, referring to the volume and page 
of the Report, with a Statement of the object of 
each. 


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


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Mr. Fitz Mr. Fivz James, 
James, which was presented upon the 14th day of Ny, 42. 
this instant February, be printed. 


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


Martis, 21° die Februarii ; 


Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 





PRAYERS. 


PETITION of Trustees for executing the Leicester ant 
Acts for repairing the Road from the Borough Peterborough 
of Leicester to Peterborough, in the County of — 
Northampton, for leave to bring in a Bill for more 
effectually repairing the said Road, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Sub-Committee (No. 3.) 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 Littleton Inclosure Bill was read a second Littleton 
time ; and committed. Inclosure Bil 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Hull Water. 
gesses of the borough of Kingston-upon-Hull, for ¥°™* 
leave to bring in a Bill for better supplying with 
Water the said borough, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Bourn North Fen and Dyke Boum 
Fen Drainage Trustees, for executing the Act for P's 
the better Drainage of Lands in the said Fens, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for altering, amending and 
enlarging the Powers and Provisions of the said 
Act, and for other purposes concerning the Drainage 
of the same Lands, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the United General Gas Light Com- United Gener 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said 6s List © 
Company to raise a further sum of money, and to?” 
carry on, lay and extend their works, mains and 
pipes in and through any city, town or place within 

the 








6 Vicroriz. 21° Feb 


the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 
where the said Company may have already con- 
tracted, or shall hereafter contract for the supply of 
the public lights, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri~ 
vate Bills. 


Preston 
Waterworks. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of 
Preston, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, share- 
holders in the Company of Proprietors of the Pres- 
ton Waterworks, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable 
the said Company to raise a further sum or sums of 
money, to alter and amend the Act incorporating 
the said Company, and to extend and enlarge their 
powers, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Haddenham 
Inclosure. 


A Petition of the Earl of Hardwicke and of 
Proprietors of Estates in the parish of Haddenham, 
in the Isle of Ely,in the county of Cambridge, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for inclosing Lands in the 
said parish, was presented, and read; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


Petitions for 


titions f Ordered, That the Select Committee and the Sub- 
Private Bills, 


Committees on Petitions for Private Bills, have 
ames, Power to send for persons, papers and records. 


Northampton 
and Peterbo- 
rough Railway. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance 
with the Standing Orders in the case of the Peti- 
tion for the Northampton and Peterborough Rail- 
way Bill were referred ; That in the case of the 
Petition for the said Bill, the Standing Orders had 
not been complied with, inasmuch as the Notices 
having reference to the making of the intended Rail- 
way, stated the intention of incorporating a distinct 
and integral Company for that purpose, whereas 
the said Railway is by the said Bill intended to be 
made a Branch of the Zondon and Birmingham 
Railway, and is to be constructed by that Com- 
pany. 

7 That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


and 
ugh 


Bethnal Green 
Improvement 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 


for Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in 





ruarit. 41 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Han- charch of 
mer, praying that adequate measures may be taken England. 
without delay to remove the destitution of religious 
instruction, was presented, and read ; and ordered 

to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bristol ;—and, Plymouth; praying Dogs. 
the House to introduce a Bill for extending to all 
parts of the United Kingdom the provisions of the 
Metropolitan Police Act, prohibiting the use of 
Dogs as beasts of draught and burthen within fifteen 
miles of the metropolis, was presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses sudbury Dis- 
of the borough of Sudbury, in the county of Suffolk, franchisemeat 
praying that the Sudbury Disfranchisement Bill may 

not pass into a law, and that they may be heard, by 

counsel, against the allegation and enactment of the 

said Bill, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 

lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bath (Chairman of a Meeting) ;— Special 
and, Brighton (Chairman of a Meeting); praying Commission. 
the House to institute an inquiry into the proceed- 

ings of the late Special Commission,—were pre- 

sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Property Tax 
gesses of the borough of Beverley, praying for the Ac 
repeal of the Property Tax Act, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Corn Laws. 
gesses of the borough of Beverley, praying for the 
repeal of the Corn and Provision Laws, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Oxford Railway 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Bill. 
the Petition for the Oxford Railway Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Great Western 
Railway to the City of Oxford: And that Mr, Har- 
court and Lord Norreys do prepare, and bring it in. 





: Bill, 
ills, 


the case of the Petition for the Bethnal Green im- 
provement Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making further provision for paving, lighting, 
cleansing, regulating and improving the Streets and 
other Public Places in the parish of Saint Matthew, 
Bethnal Green, in the county of Middlesex: And 
that Sir William Clay and Colonel Fox do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


Bill, 


Cle 


Malt. Petitions from Pulborough;— and, Midhurst ; 


praying for the repeal of the duty on Malt,—-were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
‘Table. 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses, 


Petitions from Holywell ;— Liverpool (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Dursley ;—Anglesey ;—Dean and Chapter 
of Durham ;—Northop ;—Deanery of Hawkesbury ; 
—Llanddyfnan;— Llanasa ;—Stinchcombe ;— Rhiw- 
aedog ;—Hirnant ;— Pentrevoelas ;— Festiniog and 
Maentwrog ;—Llanfachreth ;—Llanfawr ;—Llanell- 
tyd ;— Talyllyn ;—Dolgellan ;—Kinnerley ;— Bedd- 
gelert ; —Llanyeil ;—Olocaenog ; —Cerrigdruidion ; 
— Llanfor ;— Llangower ;—Llanuwchllyn ;— Towypn ; 
Mallwyd;—Archdeaconry of Stafford;—Deanery— 


ener of Estimaner ;—and, Deanery of Ardudwy; pray- 


Com 


ing for the repeal of so much of the Act 6 &amp; 7 Will. 4, 
c. 77, as relates to the union of the sees of Saint 
Asaph and Bangor,— were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Vou. 98. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Norland Estate 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Improvement 
the Petition for the Morland Estate Improvement 8" 

Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the Improvement of the Norland Estate, in the 
parish of Saint Mary Abbotts, Kensington, in the 
county of Middlesex: And that Colonel Thomas 
Wood aud Colonel Wood do prepare, and bring 


it in. 








Mr. Séruti reported from the Select Committee Great Gransden 
lon Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of Inclosure Bill, 
| the Petition for the Great Gransden Inclosure Bill, 
ithe Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for inclosing Lands in the parish of Great Gransden, 
in the county of Huntingdon: And that Mr. 
Fellowes, Mr. Thornhill and Mr. Eliot Yorke do 


prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Nottingham 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Lighting Bill. 
the Petition for the Nottingham Lighting Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for lighting the Streets and Public Roads within 
the town and county of the town of Nottingham, 
and several parishes adjacent thereto, in the county 
| of Nottingham: And that Colonel Rolleston, Sir 
| John Hobhouse and Mr. Walter do prepare, and 
| bring it in. 





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Forth Naviga- 


tion Bill. 


Hull and Selby 


Railway Bill. 


Newcastle and 


Darlington 


Junction Rail- 


way Bill. 


Public Petitions 


(Fourth Re- 
port). 


Navy, Army 


and Ordnance. 


No. 43. 


School masters’ 


(Scotland.) 


Edinburgh and 


Canal. 


42 Q1° Februarii. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Forth Navigation Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for improving and regulating the Navigation of the 
River Forth, from Alloa to Stirling, and Works 
connected therewith, and for other purposes relating 
thereto: And that Lord Dalmeny and Mr. Forbes 
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 Hull and Selby Railway Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable the Hull and Selby Railway Company to 
raise a further sum of money, and to amend the 
Act relating to the said Railway: And that Sir 
Walter James, Siv John Hanmer and Mr. Broadley 


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 Wewcastle and Darlington Junc- 
tion Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
authorize certain Alterations in a portion of the line 
of the Great North of England Railway, and for 
vesting the same in the Newcastle and Darlington 
Junction Railway Company: And that Mr. Hodg- 
son Hinde, Mr. Liddell and Mr. Bowes do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- 
lect Committee on Public Petitions; Thatthey had 
examined the Petitions presented on the 15th, 16th 
and 17th 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. 


Notice being taken, that the Returns to an Order, 
dated the 3d day of this instant February, for 
Accounts of the Number of Men and Boys, in- 
cluding Royal Marines, voted for the Service of the 
Navy, in each year, from 1835-6 to 1842-3, both 
years inclusive :—And, of the Men voted for the 
Army in each of those years; distinguishing the 
Number serving in Jndia :—A similar Account for 
India :—An Account of the Number of Men actu- 
ally serving in the Navy, on the 5th day of April 
1840, 1841 and 1842 :—And, a like Account of the 
Army and Ordnance (so far as relates to the Royal 


Navy), which were presented upon the 13th day of 


this instant February, were imperfect ; 

Ordered, That the said Returns be withdrawn, 
and perfect Returns presented instead thereof. 

Mr. Sidney Herbert accordingly presented the 
said Returns. 


Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 


Table ; and be printed. 


A Petition of the Preses, Trustees and Contribu- 
Widows’ Fund tors of and to the Fund for the Relief of Widows 
and Children of Burgh and Parochial Schoolmasters 
in Scotland, under an Act of the 47th year of the 
reign of his late Majesty King George the Third, 
for leave to bring ina Bill for better raising and 


securing the said Fund, was presented, and read 


and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 


for Private Bills. 





A. 1843. 


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


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Acts for Glasgow and 
repairing several Roads leading into the City of Glas- Three-Mile- 
gow, for leave to bring in a Bill for more effectually House Road. 
maintaining, improving and repairing the Road 

leading from the south end of the New Bridge of 
Glasgow, by or near Parkhouse, to Three Mile House, 

in the county of Lanark, was presented, and read ; 

and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 

for Private Bills. — - 


A Petition of Ship-owners, Ship-masters and Mates Merchants’ 
of the Merchant Service at Brixham, Torbay, in Vessels’ Ofices 
the county of Devon, praying that the Bill for re- Bil! (1842). 
quiring and regulating the examination of Masters 

and Chief Mates of Merchant Vessels, which was 
introduced in the last Session of Parliament, may 

not pass into law, was presented, and read; and 

ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Vaughan, Hand-loom Wea- Wages. 
ver, Manchester, praying the House to pass a law 

to regulate the rate and payment of Wages, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Lord Granville Somerset, Sir George Grey, Baro- Controverted 
net, John Wilson Patten, Esquire, and Viscount Elections. 
Sandon, being four of the Members appointed by 

Mr. Speaker to serve on the General Committee of 
Elections, and not being objected to by the House, 
severally took the following oath : 


I do swear, that I will truly and faithfully 
perform 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. 


The House was moved, That the 30th section of 

the Act 4&amp; 5 Vic., c. 58, to amend the Law for the 

Trial of Controverted Elections, might be read ; and 

the same being read ; 

The Petitions severally complaining of undue Elec- 

tions and Returns for the following Places were re- 

ferred to the said Committee ; viz. 

The Petition of Edward Lynch and Patrick Kelly, Atuioue 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for Election. 
the Borough of Athlone, which was delivered in (Edward Lyne! 
upon the 14th day of June in the last Session of and Patrick 
Parliament. ; ay) 

The Petition of Patrick Kelly, complaining of an (Patrick Kells.) 
undue Election and Return for the said Borough 

which was delivered in upon the 24th day of June 

in the last Session of Parliament. 

The Petition of the Persons whose names are (Malachi Nola, 
thereunto subscribed, being Electors for the Borough, 4 others.) 
of Athlone, praying to be admitted Parties to defend 

the Return of Daniel Henry Ferrall, Esquire, which 

was delivered in upon the 22d day of July ia the 

last Session of Parliament. 

The Petition of the Persons whose names are (Thomas Glju, 
thereunto subscribed, being Electors for the Borough #n¢ others.) 
of Athlone, praying to be admitted Parties to defend 
the Return of Daniel Henry Ferrall, Esquire, which 
was delivered in upon the 20th day of July in the 
last Session of Parliament. 

The Petition of the Persons whose names are (Malachi Nola 
thereunto subscribed, being Electors for the Borough #4 othe) 
of Athlone, praying to be admitted Parties to defend 
&gt; |the Return of Daniel Henry Ferrall, Esquire, which 
was delivered in upon the 22d day of July in the 
last Session of Parliament. 

The Petition of the Persons whose names are (ThomesGlyi™ 














A Petition of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union } thereunto subscribed, being Electors for the Borough a4 ett) 
Glasgow Union Canal Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for |of Ath/one, praying to be admitted Parties to defend 
amending the Acts for making and maintaining the | the Return of Daniel Henry Ferrall, Esquire, which 
said Canal, and for conferring further Powers on the | was delivered in upon the 22d day of July in the 


Company of Proprietors thereof, was presented 


, | last Session of Parliament. 





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Nottingham The Petition of George Gill, of Nottingham Park, 
Town Election in the county of Nottingham, Commission Agent, 
George Gill and Samuel Bean, of the Town of Nottingham, Silk 





and Samuel = Merchant, complaining of an undue Election and 

Bean.) Return for the Town of Nottingham, which was 
delivered in upon the 9th day of August in the last 
Session of Parliament. 

(Joseph The Petition of the there-undersigned Electors of 

~~ and the Town of Nottingham, complaining of an undue 

others. 


Election and Return for the said Town, which was 
delivered in upon the 3d day of this instant Fe- 
bruary. 


The Order made upon Monday the 13th day of 
this instant February, for presenting to Her Ma- 
jesty an humble Address, that She would be gra- 
ciously pleased to give directions, that there be laid 
before this House, a Return of the Number of Pro- 
bates and Administrations granted in each Court in 
England and Wales having right to grant the same, 
for the year 1842; specifying the Amount of Assets 
respectively sworn in the same :—Also, the Total 
Number of such Grants of Probates and Adminis- 
trations under £.300 and above £.300, was read, 
and discharged. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Number of Probate and Administra- 
tion Stamps sold in England and Wales in the years 
1839, 1840 and 1841; distinguishing respectively 
the Number for Estates of the Value of £.20 and 
under £.100, under £.200, under £.300, under 
£.450, under £.600, under £.800, under £.1,000, 
and £.1,000 and upwards ; and distinguishing the 
Total Number for Estates under £.300, and the 
Total Number for Estates above £.300:—And, of 
the Total Number of Copies of Wills and Extracts 
of Administrations sent to the Legacy Duty Office 
in each of the same years. 


Probates and 
Administra- 
tions. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of any Orders given by the Governor-General 
of India for the Troops to escort the Gates of a 
Temple to Somnauth. 


Governor-Ge- 
neral of India. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That Petitions having been presented to this House 
complaining of the conduct of Lord Chief Baron 
Abinger, when presiding as Judge upon the execu- 
tion of the late Special Commission executed in the 
counties of Chester and Lancaster, this House do 
summon witnesses to the Bar, for the purpose of 
ascertaining the language used by the said Lord 
Chief Baron Abinger in charging the Grand Juries, 
and in summing up the cases to the Petty Juries 
who were impannelled under such Special Commis- 
sion, and also in passing sentences upon prisoners 
convicted under the same Commission ; 


Special 
Commission. 


Q1°—-92° Februariz. 


43 


Patten and Mr. George Wiliiam Wood do prepare 
and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, worjhouse 
Returns of the Number, Names and Ages of all Per- Offences. 
sons committed to any Prison in England or Wales, 

for any Offence in an Union Workhouse established 

under the Provisions of the Poor Law Amendment 

Act; stating the Nature of the Offence, the Period 

of Punishment, the Name of the Union, and the 
Number for each Union and for each year, from the 

25th day of March 1835 to the 25th day of March 

1842; with the Population of each Union, according 

to the last. Census :—And, similar Returns for Of- 

fences in Workhouses of Parishes and Unions go- 
verned by Guardians, Vestrymen or Parish Officers 

under Local Acts and 22d Geo. 3, c. 83, known as 
Gilbert’s Act, or not included in any Poor Law 
Union. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Poor Law 
Return of the Sum expended in every Poor Law Amendment 
Union in England and Wales, in each of the years 4“ 
ended Lady Day 1841 and 1842; specifying the 

Sum expended in Salaries and Establishment 
Charges, the Sum expended in In-door Relief, the 

Sum expended in Out-door Relief, and the Aggre- 

gate Amount of the same; also, the Number of 
Persons who received Inn-door Relief, and the Num- 

ber of Persons who received Out-door Relief in 

those years. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Revenue. 
Account of the Ordinary Revenues of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in each 
year, from 1802 to 1842 (after deducting the Repay- 
ments, Allowances, Discounts, Drawbacks and 
Bounties in the nature of Drawbacks); stating the 
Amount paid in each of the said years for Charges 
of Management, and other Payments thereout in 
the progress of the said Revenues to the Exchequer ; 
together with the Amount paid into the Exchequer. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Justices of 
to empower Justices of the Peace in Ireland to act Peace (Ireland) 
in certain cases relating to Rates to which they 
are chargeable: And that Lord Eliot and Sir James 
Graham do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Pawnbrokers 
to amend the Laws relating to Pawnbroking in (/reland) Bill, 
Ireland; And that Lord Eliot and Sir James Graham 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That the Petition from Townhill Colliery, Mines and 
near Dunfermline, praying for the repeal of the Collieries Act. 
Mines and Collieries Act, which was presented yes- 
terday, be printed. 








The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Shipwrecks. 
posed, That the following Members be the Select 


Tellers forthe f Mr. Thomas Duncombe, \ 73 Committee on Shipwrecks :—Mr. George Palmer, 
Yeas, \ Mr. Wallace: { "| Mr. William Gladstone, Captain Gordon, Mr. Henry 
Tellers for thef Sir Thomas Fremantle, 1} 298 Baring, Captain Fitzroy, Mr. Aaron Chapman, Mr. 
Noes, Mr. Henry Baring : f~"""| Lyall, Sir Howard Douglas, Admiral Dundas, Mr. 


So it passed in the Negative. 


And the House having continued to sit till after 


twelve of the clock on Wednesday morning ; 
Mercurii, 22° die Februarii, 1843: 


Lunatic Asy. 
jums Bill, 


Pauper and Criminal Lunatics in England, migh 
be read ; and the same being read ; 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
extend the Powers of the said Act, and to authorize 
the Inclosure and Appropriation of Waste Lands 
for the use of each Asylum: And that Mr. Wilson 


Vo . 98. 


The House was moved, That the Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 
40, to amend the Laws for the Erection and Regu- 
lation of County Lunatic Aylums, and more effec- 
tually to provide for the Care and Maintenance of 


Rice, Mr. Barclay, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ross, Mr. 
Rumbold and Sir Charles Napier :—And the said 
Motion was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Mr. Greene reported the Forged Exchequer Bills Forged Exche- 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 4¢* Bills Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


f| The ingrossed Bill to amend the Law affecting ‘Transported 
t| Transported Convicts, with respect to Pardons and Convicts Bill. 
Tickets of Leave 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. 

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Coroners’ In- 
quests Bill. 


— 


Coal Venders’ 
Penalties Bill. 


Coal Tax (Port 
of Cork.) 


Committee of 
Selection. 


























Lunatic Asy- 
Jums Bill. 


No, 44. 






































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i Excise. 
No. 45. 
Customs. 
No. 45. 




























Bank of 
England, &amp;c. 
No, 46. 





4] Exchequer Bills 
ih (Public W orks.) 
i No. 47. 
Pyisons. 

N oO. 48. 





































Aberdeen 
Harbour. 

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Huli and Selby 


Railway bull. 


44, 21°-—92° 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Coroners’ Inquests Bill ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene oo That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and di- 
rected him to report the same, without Amendment. | 

Ordered, That the Bill be ingrossed ; and read | 
the third time this day. 


The Coal Venders’ Penalties Bill was, according 
to Order, read a second time ; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of Correspondence between the Irish Go- 
vernment and the Corporation of Cork, relative to 
the future appropriation of the Tax on Coals now 
levied in the Port of Cork for the benefit of the 
Foundling Hospital. 


The House was moved, That the Standing Order 
(No. 4.), relative to the Appointment of Committees, 
might be read; anc the same was read, as fol- 
loweth ; 

“That a Committee be appointed at the com- 
mencement of every Session, consisting of the 
Chairman of the Select Committee on Standing 
Orders and of the Chairmen of the Committee and 
of the Sub-Comn.ittees on Petitions for Private 
Bills, of whom Three shall be a Quorum; and such 
Committee shall be denominated the Committee of 





A. 1843. 


Sum of Money, and to amend the Acts relating to 
the said Railway: And the same was read tie first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Februari. 


Colonel Thomas Wood presented a Bill for the Norland Estate 
Improvement of the Norland Estate, in the Parish Tenprovemen 
of Saint Mary Abbotts, Kensington, in the County ~ 
of Middlesex: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Hodgson Hinde presented a Bill to authorize Newcastle aud 
certain Alterations in a Portion of the Line of the a 
Great North of England Railway, and for vesting a 
the same in the Newcastle and Darlington Junction ~ 
Railway Company: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Colonel Rolleston presented a Bill for lighting Nottingham 
the Streets and Public Roads within the Town and Lighting Bill, 
County of the Town of Nottingham, and several 
Parishes adjacent thereto, in the County of Notting- 
ham: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the Faversham 
Act for improving the Navigation of Faversham Navigation. 
Creek, in the County of Kent, for leave to bring in 
a Bill to extend the Powers and Provisions of the 
said Act, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 





Selection.” 


Mr. Plumpire presented a Bill for inclosing Lands Great Gransden 


Ordered, That the Committee of Selection be | in the Parish of Great Gransden, in the County of Inclosure Bill 


appointed accordingly. 


Mr. Greene presented a Bill to extend the Powers 
of an Act of the ninth year of King George the 
Fourth, relating to County Lunatic Asylums in 
England, and to authorize the Inclosure and Appro- 
priation of Waste Lands for the use of each Asylum : 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time upon Friday next ; and to 
te printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Excise, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Customs, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to the Bank 
of England, &amp;c., which were presented yesterday, 
be printed. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Exchequer 
Bills (Public Works), which were presented yester- 
day, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Copies of Reports, and of 
Schedules (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 Wednesday morning, adjourned till 
this day. 





99° 


Mercurii, 22° die Februarii; 
Anno 6° Victoria Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 
PETITION of Trustees for executing the 
Act for the Improvement of the Harbour of 
Aberdeen, for leave to bring in a Bill for improving 
and maintaining the said Harbour, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Sir John Hanmer presented a Bill to enable the 


Hull and Selby Railway Company to raise a further | 


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


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Kentish Tow 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom Paving Bill. 
- Petition of Vestrymen of the parish of Saint 
| Pancras, complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders in the case of the Petition for the 
Kentish Town Paving Bill was referred ; That in the 
case of the Petition for the said Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
better paving, lighting and otherwise improving the 
hamlet of Kentish Town, and its vicinity, in the 
parish of Saint Pancras, in the county of Middlesex : 

And that Sir Benjamin Halland Sir Charles Napier 
do prepare, and bring it in. 





A Petition of Robert Cunningham, Esquire, of Saltcoats 
Auchinharvie, the Proprietor of the Harbour of Sal¢- H#'&gt;ou" 
coats, in the county of Ayr, and of Trustees of the said 
Harbour, acting under the authority of the Act for 
more effectually enlarging, deepening, improving 
and maintaining the Harbour of Salécoats, in the 
County of Ayr, for leave to bring in a Bill for fur- 
ther improving and maintaining the said Harbour, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 





A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for Spalding and 
repairing and maintaining the Roads leading from Deeping Roads 
Spalding High Bridge, through Littleworth, and by 
| Frognall, to James Deeping Stone Bridge, in the 

county of Lincoln, and thence to Maxey Outgang, 
in the county of Northampton, adjoining the High 
Road there, for leave to bring in a Bill for repairing 
and maintaining the Roads from Spalding High 
| Bridge, through Littleworth, to James Deeping 
Stone Bridge, and Aandley’s Bridge, in the county 











.| of Lincoln, and from Deeping Stone Bridge to Maxey 


_Outgang, in the county of Northampton, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Harcourt presented a Bill for making a Raile Oxford Railway 


| way from the Great Western Railway to the City Bill. 
\of Oxford: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 

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Bethnal Green Sir William Clay presented a Bill for making | 
Improvement 


Bill. further Provision for paving, lighting, cleansing, re- 
culating and improving the Streets and other Public | 
Places in the Parish of Saint Matthew, Bethnal 
Green, in the County of Middlesex : And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 
Corn Laws. A Petition of Workmen in the employ of Boulton 
Molineaux, Glue Size Manufacturer, Warrington, 
in the county of Lancaster, praying for the repeal of 
the Corn and Provision Laws, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Distress, A Petition of Samuel Kenyon, Minister, now re- 
siding at May Field Cottages, Manchester, in the 
county of Lancaster, praying for a hearing at the 
bar of the House on or before the fifteenth day of 
March One thousand eight hundred and Forty-three, 
for the purpose of laying down a remedy that will 


22° Februarie. 





instantly restore the whole community to its wonted 
comfort and happiness, without taking any undue 
advantage or expense to any part or party of society, 


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


Machinery. A Petition of Joseph Freestone, of Pond Lane, 
Sheffield, praying that a tax may be laid upon 
horses and steam, water and wind power machines, 
to equalize them with human labour, and that the 
House will institute an inquiry how China maintains 
its dense population without ships and colonies, 
which has a barren soil and less congenial climate 
than Great Britain, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Lunatic 


The Order for reading a second time upon Friday 
Asylums Bill. '. 


next, the Lunatic Asylums Bill, was read, and dis- 
charged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 8th day of March next. 


Milne’s Free 


move A Petition of the Most noble Charles Gordon 
chool, 


Duke of Richmond and Lennox, and of Alexander 
Marquis, Baron Bailie of the burgh of Fochabers, 
for leave to bring in a Bill to incorporate the Direc- 
tors of Milne’s Free School in the town of Fochabers, 
and for the better government thereof, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills, 





Birkenhead 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Cemetery Bill. 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Birkenhead Ceme- 
wes 4 Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for establishing a Cemetery in Birkenhead and 
Claughton-cum-Grange, or one of them, in the 
county of Chester: And that Sir Philip Egerton 
and Mr. Tollemache do prepare, and bring it in. 





bet and _ Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Mington 


Union Railway Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
Bill, the case of the Petition for the Warwick and Lea- 
mington Union Railway Bill, the Standing Orders 
had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
authorize certain Alterations in the Works of the 
Warwick and Leamington Union Railway, and to 
amend the Act relating thereto, and also to confer 
certain Powers on the London and Birmingham 
Railway Company: And that Sir Charles Douglas 
and Mr. Dugdale do prepare, and bring it in. 


Birkenhead 
Improvement 
Bill, 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Birkenhead Im- 


provement Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 





Vou. 98, 


45 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for extending the Powers of the Commissioners of 
the Township of Birkenhead, in the county of Ches- 
ter, and for including the Township of Claughton- 
cum-Grange, and part of the Township of Oxton, 
in the same county, within their jurisdiction: And 
that Sir Philip Egerton and Mr. Tollemache do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Cromford and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in ia 
the case of the Petition for the Cromford and High — 
Peak Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the Cromford and High Peak Railway 
Company to grant Mortgages for their Floating 
Debts, and for amending the Act relating to such 
Railway : And that Mr. George Cavendish and Mr. 

Evans do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Council- Property Tax 
lors of the borough of Kendal, in the county of Wes¢- Act- 
moreland, praying for the repeal of the Property Tax 
Act, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Mr. Gibson Craig presented a Bill for improving Forth Naviga- 
and regulating the Navigation of the River Forth, tion Bill. 
from Alloa to Stirling, and Works connected there- 
with ; and for other Purposes relating thereto: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Cam- Church of 
bridge, praying the House to extend the influence England. 
and increase the efficiency of the ancient parochial 
system of England, so that each parish shall contain 
only a manageable amount of population, duly pro- 
vided with a church, a clergyman and schools, was 


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


Lord Granville Somerset reported from the Ge- Controverted 
neral Committee of Elections, That they had ap- Elections. 
pointed Monday the 13th day of March next, at 
half past two o’clock, to choose from Panel No. 1. 
the Select Committees to try the matter of the Ath- 
lone Election Petitions ; and, the Nottingham Town 
Election Petitions. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Newspaper 
Return of the Number of Stamps issued to each pre ted 
Newspaper of the United Kingdom, and the Amount puty. 
of Advertisement Duty paid by each, for the Three + 
years ending the 5th day of January 1843 (in con- 
tinuation of the Returns laid on the Table of this 
House, in the Sessions of 1839 and 1841.) 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Personation of 

into a Committee upon the Personation of Voters Vs ®"' 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 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 Wednesday 
the 15th day of March next, again 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 ingrossed Bill to enable Her Majesty to in- Forged Exche- 
demnify the Holders of certain Forged Exchequer %"* Pills Bill 
Bills, was, according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass, 


G3 Ordered, 








Coroners’ 
Tnguests Bill. 


Poor Law 
Unions (Tree 
land.) 


Navy, Army, 


and Ordnance, 


No. 53, 


Dublin and 
Kingstown 
Railway, 


Probates and 


Administra- 
Lions, 





46 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to’ 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill for the more convenient hold- 
ing of Coroners’ Inquests, 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. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Expense of each Poor Law Union in 
Ireland, in each Half-year for which the Accounts 
have been audited ; distinguishing, in two columns, 
first, the Sums for Maintenance and Clothing, and 
secondly, those paid for the proportion of Establish- 
ment Charges, Repayment of Workhouse Loan, 
Collection, Burial and other Expenses. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 


Jovis, 28° die Februari ; 


Anno 6° Victoria Regine, 1843. 





PRAYERS. 


R. Law, from the Treasury, was called in; and 

at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,— 
Further Return to an Order, dated the 3d day of 
this instant February, for Accounts of the Number | 
of Men and Boys, including Royal Marines, voted | 
for the service of the Navy, in each year from 1835-6 
to 1842-3, both years inclusive :—And, of the Men 
voted for the Army in each of those years; distin- 
cuishing the Number serving in India :—A similar 
Account for the Ordnance:—An Account of the 


99°_-923° Februari. 


A. 1843. 


years 1839, 1840 and 1841 ; distinguishing respec- 
tively the Number for Estates of the Value of £.20, 
and under £.100, under £.200, under £.300, under 
£.450, under £.600, under £.800, under £.1,000, 
and £.1,000 and upwards; and distinguishing the 
Total Number for Estates under £.300, and the 
Total Number for Estates above £.300:—And, of 
the Total Number of Copies of Wills and Extracts 
of Administrations sent to the Legacy Duty Office 
in each of the same years. 


of several Acts of Parliament,—Copies of ail 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 14th 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 
Table; and that the Return to an Order relative 
to the Navy, Army and Ordnance be printed. 


and Quays, and for regulating Ferries in the Shire 
of Argyll, and for altering and repairing certain 
Military and other Roads, Bridges and Quays in 
the said Shire, and in the Parish of Arrochar, and 
Shire of Dumbarton, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making and maintaining Highways, Roads, Bridges 
and Quays, and for regulating Ferries in the Shire 
of Argyll, and for altering and repairing certain Mili- 
tary and other Roads, Bridges and Quays in the said 
Shire, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Strutt presented a Bili for enabling the Crom- Cromford and 











Number of Men actually serving in the Navy on the 
5th day of April 1840, 1841 and 1842 :—And, a | 


like Account of the Army and Ordnance (so far as | 
relates to the Army.) 


Copies of any Reports or Correspondence of | 
Commissioners of Public W orks in Jreland, relative 
tothe temporary or permanent Transfer of Tramways, 
Lands, Quarries or other Public Property, to the | 
Board of Directors of the Dublin and Kingstown 
Railway Company :—Of any Treasury Minute on 
the application of the Secretary to the Dublin and 
Kingstown Railway Company, for the temporary 
use of a Tramway, the Property of the Public, for 

urposes of Experiment :—Of any Communication, 
oy the direction of the Lord Lieutenant, of Lords 
Justices conveying his Excellency’s sanction to the 
permanent Transfer of Tramway, Quarry or other 
Property, by the Commissioners of Public Works 
(acting as Commissioners of Kingstown Harbour), 
to the Directors of the Kingstown Railway Company, 
for the purpose of constructing a Railway from 
Kingstown to Dalkey :—Of a Memorial of the In- 
habitants of Kingstown and its vicinity to the Lords 
Commissioners of the Admiralty, setting forth the 
irreparable injury that will accrue to the Royal Asy- 
jum Harbour of Kingstown if an Atmospheric Rail- 
way from Kingstown to Dalkey is yea to tra- 
verse the front of the Harbour:—Of the Reply of 
the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty :—Of a 
similar Memorial of the Inhabitants of Kingstown 
to the Master-General of the Ordnance :—Of an 
Reports made on the subject to the Master-General 
of the Ordnance by the Officers commanding the 
Royal Engineers and Royal Artillery at Dublin :— 
Of the Memorial of the Inhabitants of Kingstown 
and its vicinity, to the Lord Lieutenant, praying to 
be heard by Counsel against the transfer of Public 
Property to the Railway Company, as injurious to 
their Property and Public Interests :—And, of Re- 
ply of his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant. 


Returns of the Number of Probate and Adminis- 
tration Stamps sold in England and Wales in the 





Mr. Law also presented, pursuant to the directions Assessed Taxes, 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for Argyllshire 
making and maintaining Highways, Roads, Bridges %oads- 


ford and High Peak Railway Company to grant High Peak. 
Mortgages for their Floating Debts, and for amend- ““'“*Y ©" 


ing the Act relating to such Railway: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


A Petition of Proprietors of estates in the town- Sowerby and 
ships of Sowerby and Soyland, in the parish of agin In- 
Halifax, in the West Riding of the county of York, °°" 


for leave to bring in a Bill for inclosing Lands in 
the said townships, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Topsham, Topsham 


in the county of Devon, for leave to bring in a Improvement. 


Bill for better cleansing, sewering and draining 
the said Town, and for other purposes connected 
therewith, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 








gesses of the borough of Manchester, for leave to 
| bring ina Bill to amend an Act of the Fifty-third 
year of the reign of King George the Third, for the 
appointment of aStipendiary Magistrate to act within 
the townships of Manchester and Salford, and to 
confine the Jurisdiction of such Magistrate to the 
Borough of Manchester, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 





chester, tor leave to bring in a Bill for transferring to 
the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the borough 
of Manchester, certain powers and property now 
vested in the said Commissioners, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 











Society, called the Independent Society of Rechabites, 
f 


Society. 
rT 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Manchester 
Stipendiary 
Magistrate. 


A Petition of Commissioners for better cleansing, Manchester 
watching, lighting and regulating the town of Man- Corporate” 


A Petition of Members of a Temperance Friendly Temperance 


Friendly 





In 


6 VicTorRI@. 


for leave to bring in a Bill for establishing a Temper- 
ance Friendly Society, and for providing for the 
regulation thereof, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Grafton 


A Petition of Persons interested in divers open 
Inclosure. 


and common fields and other commonable and 
waste lands, within the manor and hamlet of Grafton, 
situate in that part of the parish of Langford which 
lies in the county of Oxford, for leave to bring in a 
Bill for inclosing certain of the said Lands, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Belfast 


A Petition of the Corporation for preserving and 
Harbour. 


improving the Port and Harbour of Belfast, for 
leave to bring in a Bill to amend two several Acts 
for improving the said Port and Harbour, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Liverpool 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the 
Watering. 


Acts for the better Paving and Sewerage of the Town 
of Liverpool, inthe County Palatine of Lancaster, 
and for settling the Boundaries between the said 
Town and the Township of Kirkdale,and Parts of 
the Townships of Everton and West Derby, for leave 
to bring in a Bill for enabling the said Commissioners 
more effectually to water the Streets of the Town of 
Liverpool, and to provide Water for extinguishing 
fires therein, was preseated, and read ; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


Walton-on-the- 


A Petition of John Shaw Leigh, of Childwall 
Hili Rectory. 


Hall, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, Esquire, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for the division of the 
Rectory of Walton-on-the-Hill,in the County Pala- 
tine of Lancaster, and for authorizing Sales and 
Conveyances in fee, or Leases for long terms of years, 
for building purposes, and other dispositions to be 
made of the Lands and Revenues belonging to the 
said Rectory, and to the Vicarage of Walton-on-the- 
Hill, for the endowment of such separate Rectories 
and the augmentation of such Vicarage, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Brandes Burton 


A Petition of Proprietors of estates in the parish 
Iuclosure. 


of Brandes Burton, in the county of York, and also 
of the Corporation of the poor of Emanuel Hospital, 
in or near Westminster, for leave to bring in a Bill 
forinclosing Lands in the said parish, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Imperial Con. 
tinental Gas. 


A Petition of Directors of the Imperial Conti- 
nental Gas Association, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for granting further powers to the said Association, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Northampton A Petition of Commissioners for paving, cleansing, 
Improvement, lighting and watching the town of Northampton, for 
leave to bring ina bill for better paving, lighting, 
cleansing and improving the said town and borough, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Hungerford A Petition of the Hungerford and Lambeth Sus- 
and Lambeth nsi Foot Brid Cc - for leav : : 
Suspension Pension Foot Bridge Company, for leave to bring in 


Foot Bridge. @ Bill to amend an Act relating to the building of the 


said Bridge, and for granting further powers to the 
said Company, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 


Bills. 

ee A Petition of Trustees for executing the Acts for 
Ss a 3 hl) . » 

on -sncieal laying a duty of Two Pennies Scots, or a Sixth part 


ment, of a Penny sterling, upon every Scots pint of Ale and 
Vou. 98. 























23° Februari. 47 


| Beer which shall be brewed for sale, broughi into, 


tapped or sold within the Town of Borrowstonness 
and Liberties thereof,in the County of Linlithgow, 
for repairing the Harbour of the said Town, for leave 
to bring in a Bill to provide for the Improvement of 
the Town and Harbour of Borrowstonness, in the 
— of Linlithgow, for paving, lighting and clean- 
sing the Streets of the said town, and for regulating 
the Police thereof, was presented, and read; and 


referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Sir Charles Douglas presented a Biil to authorize Warwick and 
certain Alterations in the Works of the Warwick and Leamington 
Leamington Union Railway, and to amend the Act Brien Railway 
relating thereto ; and also to confer certain Powers 
on the London and Birmingham Railway Company: 

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


Sir Benjamin Hall presented a Bill for better Kentish Town 
paving, lighting, and otherwise improving the Hamlet Paving Bill. 
of Kentish Town and its Vicinity, 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 Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Dublin, Leinster Lawn, 
for leave to bring in a Bill to incorporate several &amp;c. (Dublin) 
persons, Subscribers to a fund or capital stock sub- provement. 
scribed and to be subscribed for the purchase of the 
land called Leinster Lawn, and other premises in 
the city of Dublin, and to enable the Honourable 
Sidney Herbert, the Royal Dublin Society and all 
other necessary parties to sell and convey the same 
to such incorporated Subscribers upon the trusts, 
and for the. purposes of the said Royal Dublin So- 
ciety, and of the said Subscribers respectively, as 
therein declared, and to enable the said Royal Dublin 
Society and the said incorporated Subscribers re- 
spectively to erect on the said premises, museums, 

a grand hall and other buildings, and to regulate 
the same, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Commissioners for the Improvement Sunderland 
and Preservation of the River Wear, and Port and —" Hare 
Haven of Sunderland, in the county palatine of Dur- °°" 
ham, for leave to bring in a Bill for improving the 
said Port, by preserving a more uniform depth of 
water therein, and for constructing a tidal basin and 
other works for the better accommodation of the 
shipping resorting to the said Port, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Proprietors of estates in the town- Cliffe-cum- 
ship of Cliffe-cum-Lund, in the parish of Heming- Lund Inclosure. 
brough,in the East Riding of the county of York, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for inclosing Lands in the 
said township, was presented, and read ; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


Petitions from Llannefydd ;— Wrexham ;—Tryd- saint Asaph 
dyn ;—Archdeaconry of Essex ;—Deanery of Roch- and Bangor 
ford ; — Archdeaconry of Sarum; — Clergy and Dioceses. 


‘Laity of the Windsor and Eton Church Union ;— 


and, Llangefni and other places; praying for the 
repeal of so much of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, 
as relates to the union of the Sees of Saint Asaph 
and Bangor,—were presented, and read; and or 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee Standing 
on Standing Orders, a Resolution ; which was read, Orders; 
as followeth ; 

Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for Northampton 
the Northampton and Peterborough Railway Bill, — yee 
the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with j — J 

G4 an 





Mines and 
Collieries Act. 


Church of 
Scotland. 


Parochial 
Assessments 
Act. 


Jews. 


Property Tax 
Act. 


Northampton 
and Peterboe 
rough Railway 
Bill. 


London and 
Brighton 
Railway. 


Great North 

of England 
(Clarence aud 
Hartlepool 
Junction) Rail- 
way. 








48 23° Februarit. 


and that the Parties be permitted to proceed with - 
their Bill. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, | an Act of the second year of Her present Majesty’s 
was agreed to. ‘reign, for better lighting with Gas the Town of 
| Brighton, and the several Places therein mentioned, 
in the County of Susser, was presented, and read ; 
'and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A, 1843. 


Petitions from Grange Colliery ;—Linlithgow ;— 
and, Borrowstonness Colliery, Linlithgow ; praying 
the House so to modify the Mines and Collieries Act 
of the last Session, as to permit unmarried females 
to be employed in Mines and Collieries,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


- | Grange, or one of them, in the County of Chester: 
A Petition of Elders and Members of the Church | Je money, gr y 

of Scotland, within the parish of Dailly and pres- cg sh wre — Gest tone; set codesed 
bytery of Ayr, stating that they have observed with . 
alarm and anxiety, the serious collisions which have 
taken place between the civil and ecclesiastical 
courts of Scotland; and praying the House to take 
into consideration measures whereby peace may be 
restored, the appointment of ministers satisfactorily 
adjusted in accordance with the constitution of the 
church, and all members of the church courts, from 
the Kirk session upwards, to the General Assem- 
bly, effectually secured against interference by the 
civil courts while adjudicating on those matters 
which have relation to the moral and religious inter- 
ests of those committed to their oversight, and which 
shall preserve the Presbyterian establishment in the 
possession of its high and sacred privileges, and the 
people of Scotland in the enjoyment of their scrip- 
tural and christian liberties, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





ship of Birkenhead, in the County of Chester, 
| and for including the Township of Claughton-cum- 
Grange, and part of the Township of Oxton, in the 
same County, within their Jurisdiction: And the 
same was read the first time: and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


for the repeal or amendment of the Poor Relief 
(Ireland) Act, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 





the parish of South Ferriby, in the county of Lin- 
aie ; |coln, praying the House to pass a law limiting the 
BF sion of Been prong hag “ a time of daily labour in the manufacturing districts 
much of the Parochial Assessments pp affects xe a = es = Hons’ te coc hast 
the assessment upon Tithes and Tithe Rent Charge, | ¢. a og 9 patina f extr toil. and 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon ee 
the Table . ? Po” | for securing, especially to the young, sufficient time 

” for that moral and religious instruction, without 
which they cannot be expected to become either 
loyal subjects or any other than dissolute and dan- 
gerous members of society, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
gesses of the borough of Sunderland, in the county 
of Durham, praying the House to extend to Her 
Majesty’s subjects professing the Jewish religion, 
the same relief which has already been granted to 
Quakers and Moravians on their admission to cor- 
porate offices, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Samuel Gordon, of Aungier-street, 
Dublin, praying for the repeal of the restrictions on 
the importation of Corn and Food of all kinds, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 


Petitions from Sunderland ;— Plymouth ;—and, | Table. 
Saint James, Westminster; praying for the repeal 
of the Property Tax Act,— were presented, and 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inha- 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


bitants of the Tower Hamlets, praying for an inquiry 
into the proceedings of the late Special Commission, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Northampton and Peter- 
borough Railway Bill, which was this day made from 
the Select Committee on Standing Orders, might} Petitions from Pentrevoelas ;— Westbury ;—and, 
be read ; and the same being read ; Minsterley ; praying that the mining, manufacturing 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill | and commercial districts may be divided into smaller 
for making a Branch Railway from the Zondon and | parishes, each containing only a manageable amount 
Birmingham Railway to Northampton and Peter- of population, and duly provided with a church, a 
borough: And that Mr. Vernon Smith, Sir Robert clergyman and schools,—were presented, and read ; 
Heron and Mr. Stafford O’ Brien do prepare, and | and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
bring it in. | A Petition of the Archdeacon and Clergy of the 

= _ Archdeaconry of Essex, praying the House to adopt 
A Petition of the London and Brighton Railway | such measures as, through the extension of the pa- 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the | rochial system, may give the whole people free access 
said Company to raise a further Sum of Money, and } to public worship, and to religious attention at all 
for altering and amending the Act relating to such | times, was also presented, and read ; and ordered to 
Railway, was presented, and read ; and referred to | lie upon the Table. 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. | 

















| 
i | Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
A Petition of the Great North of England (Cla-| to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
vence and Hartlepool Junction) Railway Company, | to give directions, that there be laid before this 
for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said Com- | House, a Return of each Benefice within the re- 
pany to make a Branch Railway, and to explain | spective Dioceses of Saint Asaph and Bangor, with 


and amend the Acts relating to the said Railway, | the Name of the Incumbent, the Population accord- 
and for other purposes, was presented, and read ;! ing to tiie Census of 1841; the Number of Churches 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions | and Chapels, and the Services performed in each ; 
| specifying Morning and Evening Service ; tne shy 
er 


for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Brighton and Hove General Brighton ang 
Gas Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to amend Hove Gas. 


Mr. Tatton Egerton presented a Bill for establish- Birkenhead 
ing a Cemetery in Birkenhead and Claughton-cum- Cemetery Bill, 


Mr. Tatton Egerton presented a Bill for extend- Birkenhead 
ing the Powers of the Commissioners of the Town- oe 
lil. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Car- Poor Relief 
rickmacross, in. the county of Monaghan, praying (Ireland) Act. 


A Petition of Householders and Inhabitants of Factories. 


Corn Laws. 


Special 
Commission. 


Church of 
England. 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses. 





Oil! 


Mi 





Oil Seed Cakes. 


Mines (America 


and Russia.) 


Dublin Circular 


Road Trust. 


Legacy Duty. 


Poor Law, 





6 Vicroriz. 


forming the whole Duty of the Benefice, or Assistant ; 
and the Annual Income of each Benefice upon which 
the Incumbent is non-resident. 

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. 


ber of Curates ee specifying whether a 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of the Quantity of Oil Seed Cakes en- 
tered for Home Consumption in the United King- 
dom, in the Three last years, 1840, 1841 and 1842, 
with the Amount of Duty paid thereon; and distin- 
guishing also the Ports at which such Entries have 
been made. 


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 from the British Diplomatic and 
Consular Agents in the several Mining Countries of 
America and Russia, relative to the Precious Metals 
which have been of late years raised, coined, &amp;c., in 
those Countries (in continuation of Parliamentary 
Paper, No. 338, of Session 1832). 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Income of the Dublin Circular Road 
Trust, for each year, from the year 1831; Expendi- 
ture of same for same period, under following Heads: 
Repairs of Roads and Footways, Salaries to Gate 
Keepers, Building or Repairing Gate Houses, Secre- 
tary’s Salary, Toll Tickets, Stationery, Stamps and 
Advertisements, Board Room and other Miscel- 
laneous Charges, and Amount of Debt on Trust, 
if any, and Statement of nature of such Debts, Par- 
ticulars, and when incurred. 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 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 1843 :—An Abstract of the Total Amount, 
under each Rate, since 1797:—An Account, show- 
ing the Total Amount of Duties on Legacy Probates 
and Administrations received in Ireland in the year 
ending the 5th day of January 1848 :—Returns, for 
the year ending the 5th day of January 1843, show- 
ing 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 received in the United 
Kingdom, in the year ended the 5th day of January 
1843, for Stamp Duty on Legacies (distinguishing 


those on direct and on Reversionary Bequests, if 


possible), on Probates and Administration and 'Tes- 
tamentary Inventories ; distinguishing the Amount 
from England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland, 
with an Abstract of the whole Amount of Duty re- 
ceived since 1797 :—-And, of the Amount of Total 
Duty received in the United Kingdom since 1797 
to the 5th day of January 1843 (all in continuation 


of Parliamentary Paper, No. 144, of Session 1842), 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That in a Document, intituled, “ Measures 
submitted by the Poor Law Commissioners to his 
Majesty’s Ministers,” appear the following passages: 
—“That at any time after the passing of this Act, the 
Board of Control shall have power, by an order, 
with such exception as shall be thought necessary, 
to disallow the continuance of relief to the indigent, 
the aged and the impotent, in any other mode than 
in a workhouse, regulated in such manner as by the 
aforesaid Board of Control shall be determined :— 
The power of the Commissioners would be to reduce 
allowances, but not to enlarge them ;—After this 


Vou. 98. 


93°—94° Februarii. 





49 


has been accomplished, orders may be sent forth, 
directing, that after such a day all out-door relief 
shouid be given partly in kind ; after another period 
it should be wtasly in kind ; that after such another 
period it should be gradually diminished in quantity, 
until that mode of relief was extinguished ; from 
the first the relief should be altered in quality, coarse 
brown bread being substituted for fine white; and 
concurrently with these measures as to the out-door 
poor, a gradual reduction should be made in the diet 
of the in-door poor, and strict regulations enforced ;” 

And the previous Question being proposed, That 
that Question be now put :—The said previous Ques- 
tion and Motion were severally, with leave of the 
House, withdrawn. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 


That this House think it expedient to demand such 
a re-construction of the existing system of Poor 
Laws as shall make it conformable to Christianity, 


sound policy and the ancient constitution of the 
Realm ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the 


Mr. Walter, 1 58 

Yeas, Colonel Sibthorp : 7. ee 
Tellers for the f Sir Thomas Fremantle, 126 
Noes, Mr. Henry Baring: } . 


So it passed in the Negative. 


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


Veneris, 24° die Februarii, 1843: 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- North Americs 


posed, That this House will resolve itself into 7g 
tion, &amp;e. 


Committee to consider the great commercial, politi- 
cal, financial and other advantages which will accrue 
to the United Kingdom, and to the distressed portion 
of its population in particular, by the adoption of 
the safest and shortest instead of the present dan- 
gerous and circuitous Line of Packet Communication 
across the Atlantic Ocean; the urgent necessity of 
giving every due facility to the operation of the Slid- 
ing Scale, as enacted by the present Corn Laws, 
and of forthwith selecting the most commodious 
port on the Western Coast of Jreland as a Packet 
Station, to expedite the Post-office intercourse be- 
tween Worth America and Great Britain :—And the 
said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 





dom, of Persons charged with having committed ” 
Offences in other parts of Her Majesty’s Dominions ; 
and for the Apprehension, in other parts of Her 
Majesty’s Dominions, of Persons charged with hav- 
ing committed Offences in the United Kingdom, 
and in other parts of Her Majesty’s Dominions: 
And that Mr. Solicitor General, Mr. Attorney Ge- 
neral and Sir James Graham do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


may be awarded under the provisions of an Act of 
the fourth and fifth years of Her present Majesty, 
“ for taking away the Punishment of Death in certain 
cases,” for certain Offences therein specified: And 
that Mr. Solicitor General, Sir James Graham and 
Mr. Attorney General do prepare, and bring it in. 


Return taken from the Accounts rendered by every 
Person attached to the Superior Courts of Law to 
the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury, 
under or by virtue of the Acts 1 Will. 4, c. 58, and 
1 Vic., c. 30, showing the following Particulars, 
namely :—The Net Annual Value of each Office as 
ascertained and certified to the Lords of the Trea- 
sury 





H 





Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Apprehension 
to provide for the Apprehension, in the United King- of Offenders 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Punishment of 
for removing Doubts as to the Punishment which Det Bill 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Courts of Law. 


50 


sury under the authority of the said Acts:—The 
gross Amount of Fees and Emoluments received by 
each Officer in each of the Five years next preceding 
the 31st day of December 1842:—The gross Amount 
of Disbursements made by each Officer in each 
year :—The Net Amount of Fees and Emoluments 
remaining in each year, and accounted for by each 
Officer :—The Amount paid to each Officer in each 
year out of the Consolidated Fund, beyond the Net 
Amount of his Fees, to make up the Net Annual 
certified Value of his Office :—The Amount paid 
by each Officer in each year into the Consolidated 
Fund, as the Surplus beyond the Net Annual certi- 
fied Value of his Office :—And, a Return, showing 
the gross Amount of Fees received in the Office of 
the Masters of the Superior Courts of Law, under 
and -by virtue of the Act 1 Vic.,c. 30, from the Ist 
day of January 1838 to the 31st day of December 
1842; distinguishing each year and each Court; the 
Amount of Salaries and Expenses paid thereout, 
and the Amount of the Surplus Fees paid into the 
Consolidated Fund in each year. 


Coal Venders’ 


ende The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
Penalties Bill. 


into a Committee upon the Coal Venders’ Penalties 
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 this day. 


Answer to 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the 
Addresses. 


House, That their several Addresses of the 1i0th, 
13th, 14th, 16th and 17th days of this instant Fe- 
bruary (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. 


Liverpool 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to seve- 
Theatre. 


ral Addresses to Her Majesty,—Copies of any Me- 
morial or Petition from the Inhabitants of Liverpool 
to the Queen, praying Her Majesty to grant a second 
License for Theatrical Representations in that Town; 
together with all Correspondence that has passed 
between the Home Office, the Lord Chamberlain’s 
Office, the Mayor and Town Council of Liverpool, 
or any other person, since the commencement of the 
year 1841 up to the present time, upon that subject ; 
—Also, Copies of any Warrant issued, cancelled, 
or made out by order of the Lord Chamberlain, for 
a License for a second Theatre in Liverpool, within 
the same period. . 

A Copy of any Correspondence that has passed 
since the 1st day of August last, between the Secre- 
tary of State for the Home Department and other 
Persons, relative to the Treatment of William Mason, 
a Prisoner in Stafford Gaol. 

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


William Mason. 


Justices of 
Peace (Ire- 
land) Bill. 


No. 49. 


Lord Eliot presented a Bill to empower Justices 
of the Peace in Jreland to act in certain cases re- 
lating to Rates to which they are chargeable: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time this day ; and to be printed. 


Pawnbrokers 


The Order made upon ‘Tuesday last, That leave 
(Ireland. ) 


be given to bring in a Bill to amend the Laws re- 
lating to Pawnbroking in Ireland, was read, and 
discharged. 


Pawnbrokers’ 


Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
Trade (Ireland.) 


itself into a Committee to consider the Laws re- 
lating to Pawnbroking in Ireland. 


Naturalization 
of Foreigners 


Mr. Huté presented a Bill for enabling Her Ma- 
he jesty, under certain Regulations, and with certain 


No.50, Restrictions, to grant to Foreigners the Rights and 


93°—24° Februari. 





A. 1843. 


Privileges of British Subjects: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Wednesday the 8th day of March next; 
and to be printed. 


Mr. Solicitor General presented a Bill to provide Apprehension 
for the Apprehension, in the United Kingdom, of 9? fenders 
Persons charged with having committed Offencesin 
other Parts of Her Majesty’s Dominions; and for 
the Apprehension, in other Parts of Her Majesty’s 
Dominions, of Persons charged with having com- 
mitted Offences in the United Kingdom, and in 
other Parts of Her Majesty’s Dominions: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time upon Monday next ; and to be 
printed. ‘ 


No. 51. 


Mr. Solicitor General presented a Bill for remov- Punishment of 
ing Doubts as to the Punishment which may be Death Bill. 
awarded under the Provisions of an Act of the No.6% 
fourth and fifth years of Her present Majesty “ for 
taking away the Punishment of Death in certain 
cases,” for certain Offences therein specified: 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 Pierre Frederick Ingold, and of se- British Watch 
veral other Persons, being Proprietors of the British and Clock- 
Watch and Clock Making Company, for leave to skins Com 
bring in a Bill for forming and regulating the said" ~ 
Company, was presented, and read; and referred to 


the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


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








Veneris, 24° die Februarii ; 
Anno 6° Victoria Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


PETITION of Promoters of and Suitors for Hartlepool 

a Bill for making the Hartlepool West Dock a “ 
and Railway, for leave to bring in a Bill for making" ° 
and maintaining a Dock and Works at or near 
Hartlepool, with Approach by Railway thereto, from 
and out of the Stockton and Hartlepool Railway, all 
in the county of Durham, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Master, Wardens and Assistants Thames Lastage 
of the Guild, Fraternity or Brotherhood of the most 2"4 Ballastage. 
glorious and undivided Trinity, and of Saint Clement, 
in the parish of Deptford Strond, in the county of 
Kent, commonly called the Corporation of Trinity 
House of Deptford Strond, for leave to bring in a 
Bill for the regulation of Lastage and Ballastage in 
the River Thames, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Proprietors or Persons interested in Eglwysthos 
certain commons, commonable lands and waste ©» {nels 
grounds, heaths, open and common and other fields 
and waste lands, and other common lands and waste 
grounds, within the several parishes of Eglwysrhos, 
Llandudno and Llangwstenin, in the county of Car- 
narvon and inthe parish of Llandrillo, in the counties 
of Denbigh and Carnarvon, for leave to bring in a 
Bill 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 of the Harbour of Dundee, Dundee 
for leave to bring in a Bill for altering and amending "2"o™ 
the Dundee Harbour Acts, and for more effectually 
maintaining, improving and extending the said 
Harbour, and for other purposes connected — 

with 





Ford 
Incl 


Lee 
Gas. 


De: 
and 
Rail 


Sov 
Dra 


Saii 
W: 


Pie 





age 
gee 





6 Vicroriz. 


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


Fordington 


A Petition of Proprietors of land in the parishes 
Inclosure. 


of Fordington, in the county of Dorset, and the Holy 
Trinity,in Dorchester, for leave to bring ina Bill for 
dividing, inclosing and improving Lands in the 
manor of Fordington in the said parishes, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Leeds Gas Light Company, for 
leave to bring in a Bill to alter, amend and enlarge 
the powers and provisions of an Act, for lighting 
with Gas the Town and Neighbourhood of Leeds in 
the Borough of Leeds, in the West Riding of the 
County of York, was presented, and read, and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Leeds New Gas Company, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for amending some of the 
powers and provisions of the Act relating to the said 
Company, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Leeds Gas. 


Leeds New 
Gas. 


Dean Forest 
and Gloucester 
Railway. 


A Petition of the Forest of Dean Railway Com- 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill for authorizing the 
said Company to extend their Railway to or near 
to the city of Gloucester, and for amending the Acts 
relating to the said Company, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Edward Smith 
Stanley, Earl of Derby, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for draining certain Lands and Low Grounds, in the 
townships of Upper Rawcliffe with Tarnacre, Inskip 
with Sowerby and Wood Plumpton, in the parish of 
Saint Michaels, and in the township of Myerscough, 
in the parish of Lancaster, all in the county pala- 
tine of Lancaster, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of pro- 
perty and Inhabitants within the town of Saint 
Hielens or the neighbourhood thereof, in the county 
palatine of Lancaster, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
better supplying with Water the said town and 
several hamlets and places adjacent thereto, all in 


Sowerby, &amp;c., 
Drainage. 


Saint Helens 
Waterworks, 


Q4° Februari. 


31 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of a Railway, Basins, Drumpetier 
Wharfs, Loading-places and other Works to connect Railway. 
certain fields of coal and other minerals situate in 

the parishes of Old Monkland and Bothwell, in the 
county of Lanark, with the Monk/and Canal, for the 
purpose of more conveniently conveying the produce 
thereof along the said canal to the city of Glasgow, 

for leave to bring ina Bill for making a Railway, 

with other necessary Works, to connect the said . 
coal-fields, was presented, and read ; and referred to 

the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Ballochney Railway Company, paitochuey 
for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said Com- Railway. 
pany to make and maintain certain new Works, and 

in some respects to alter and amend the provisions 

of the Acts relating to the said Railway, was pre- 

sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 

mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Shareholders in the Undertaking Liskeard and 
for making and maintaining a Railway from Lamel- Caradon Rail- 
lion Bridge in the parish of Liskeard, to Tokenbury- “*: 
corner, in the parish of Linkinhorne, with a Branch 
Railway from Crow’s-nest to Cheesecoring, all in the 
county of Cornwall, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making the said Railway, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the Scarborough 
Acts for enlarging the Pier and Harbour of Scar- Harbour. 
borough, in the county of York, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for amending the several Acts relating to 
the said Harbour, and for improving the same, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners of property in the parish Deptford Poor 
of Saint Nicholas, Deptford, in the county of Kent, and Improve- 
for leave to bring in a Bill to amend two Acts for ™*™" 
the Relief and Employment of the Poor, and for re- 
pairing the Highways, and paving, cleansing, light- 
ing and watching the said Parish, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Proprietors of estates in the parish Chalgrove 





the parish of Prescot, in the county palatine of 
Lancaster, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of John Abel Smith, of Belgrave-square, 
in the county of Middlesex, Esquire, M.P., for 
leave to bring in a Bill for erecting and maintaining 
a Pier in Piel Harbour, in the parish of Dalton-in- 
Furness, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, was 


Piel Pier, 


presented, and read; and referred to the Select 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Monkland and 
Kirkintilloch 
ailway. 


A Petition of the Monkland and Kirkintilloch 
Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to 
make, complete, maintain and incorporate with the 
said Railway, Two improved or additional Lines of 
Railway, and to alter, amend, enlarge and repeal the 
Acts relating to the said Undertaking, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Inchbelly 
(Glasgow) 
Road, 


A Petiticn of Trustees for executing the Act for 
altering and enlarging the Terms and Powers of 


certain Acts, so far as the same relate to the Roads | 


from Inchbelly Bridge to Glasgow, and leading over 

Garngad Hill to Provan Mill, and other Roads 

branching therefrom or connected therewith, for 

leave to bring in a Bill to improve, repair and main- 

tain the said Road, and to make and maintain 

nec = Roads therefrom, was presented, and 
OL. 98. 





of Chalgrove, in the county of Oxford, for leave to Inclosure. 
bring in a Bill for inclosing Lands in the said parish, 

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


A Petition of Freeholders and Commissioners of sutherlana 
Supply of the county of Sutherland, and Trustees Roads. 
for making and maintaining the roads and bridges, 
and levying and applying the conversions for statute 
labour within the said county, for leave to bring in 
a Bill for more effectually repairing, improving and 
maintaining the Roads and Bridges in the county of 
Sutherland, and further regulating the statute labour 
in the said county, and for repairing, improving and 
maintaining a certain portion of Road in the county 
of Ross, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Heritors, Commissioners of Supply, Ross and Cro 
Deputy Lieutenants and Justices of the Peace of marty Head 
the counties of Ross aud Cromarty, and of that part pun ene 
‘or portion of the county of Nairn, or so much of diction. 
| the lands of Ferrintosh as formerly pertained to the 
county of Nairn, and locally situate in the county 
of Ross, for leave to bring in a Bill for appointing 
the Royal Burgh of Dingwall to be the Head Burgh 
of the shire of Ross, for giving cumulative jurisdic- 
tion over the whole sheriffdom to the Justices of 
the Peace of the combined counties of Ross and 
Cromarty, and that part of Nairn situate in Ross, 

H2 and 








ne IS SN RI 5 PN SES AT 





Berwick-upoue 
Tweed Corpu- 
ratiou. 


Clerkenwell 
improvement, 


Lough Foyle 
Drainage. 


Lough Foyle 
Drainage » +” 


(Lower Level.) 


Cork City 
Grand Jury 
Presentments, 
Ac 


Yarmouth 
and Norwich 
Railway and 
Drainage, 


Patent Wood- 
cytting Come 
pany. 


Mildenhall 
Drainage. 


52 Q4° Februariz. 


and for facilitating and improving the proceedings 
before them for the preservation of the peace, and 
other purposes relative thereto, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
cf the borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed, for leave 
to bring in a Bill for settling and establishing the 
~ of the resident Freemen and resident Widows 
of Freemen of the said borough, in the property 
vested in the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses there- 
of, and for other purposes, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the 
Acts for opening a Street to Clerkenwell Green, in 
the County of Middlesex, in continuation of the New 
Street from Farringdon-street in the City of London, 
for leave to bring in a Bill to continue and amend 
some of the provisions of the Acts relating to the 
said Street, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of John Robertson and Samuel Hem- 
ming, Esquires, Undertakers for executing the Act 
for draining and embanking certain Lands in Lough 
Swilly and Lough Foyle, in the Counties of Donegal 
and Londonderry, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
amending the said Act, so far as the same relates 
to the said Lands in Lough Foyle, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of John Robertson, Esquire, an Under- 
taker for executing the Act for draining and em- 
banking certain Lands in Lough Swilly and Lough 
Foyle, in the Counties of Donegal and Londonderry, 
for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the said Act, so 
far as the same relates to certain parts of the said 
Lands in Lough Foyle, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of Cork, for leave to bring in a Bill to provide for 
the removal of difficulties in respect of the assess- 
ment, applotment and levy of Money under Grand 
Jury Presentments in the county of the city of 
Cork, and for amending the Laws made for paving, 
cleansing, lighting and improving the borough of 
Cork, and for enabling the Commissioners for im- 
proving and preserving the Port, Harbour and River 
of Cork, to impose a rate or duty upon the importa- 
tion of Coals into the port of Cork, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Yarmouth and Norwich Railway 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the 
said Company to drain certain Lands adjoining the 
line of their Railway, and to grant further powers 
to the said Company, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Proprietors of the General Wood- 
cutting Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
forming and regulating the said Company, and to 
enable the said Company to purchase certain Letters 
Patent, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the 
Acts for draining and preserving certain Fen Lands 
and Low Grounds in the Jsle of Ely and Counties 
of Suffolk and Norfolk, between Mildenhall River, 
South Plant Lode and Brandon River North, bounded 
on the west by the River Ouse, and on the east by 





A. 1843. 


Winter Lode, Earswell Brooke and the hard Lands 
of Mildenhall, and for empowering the Governor, 
Bailiffs and Commonalty of the Company of Con- 
servators of the Great Level of the Fens, commonly 
called Bedford Level, to sell certain Fen Lands lying 
within the limits aforesaid, commonly called Invested 
Lands, for leave to bring in a Bill for amending and 
rendering more effectual the said Acts, so far as 
relates to the several Lands in the second district 
therein described, and for extending the Limits of 
the said second district, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners or Occupiers of lands or 
buildings situated on and near the intended line of 
Railway from the Eastern Counties Railway at 
Stratford-le-Bow, in the county of Essex, to com- 
municate with the River Thames, in the same county, 
and of Inhabitants residing near the intended line 
of Railway, and other Persons interested therein, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for making the said Railway, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Edward Goldsmid, the Chairman, 
and William Tite, the Deputy Chairman and Ma- 
naging Director, and of Directors of the Globe In- 
surance Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to 
enable the said Company to alter and amend some 
of the provisions of their Deed of Settlement, was 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Richard Wilson and Land-owners, 


Stratford 


(Eastern Coun. 
ties) and 


Thames Junc. 


tion Railway, 


Globe Insurance 
Company. 


Lancaster and 


Bankers, Merchants, Manufacturers and others re- Preston June- 


siding in Kendal and the neighbourhood, 
that the Lancaster and Preston Junction 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 Cornelius Nicholson, and Land- 
owners, Bankers, Merchants, Manufacturers and 
others resident in Kendal and the neighbourhood, 
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. 


raying — 


A Petition of John Strettell Brickwood, of the Tay Ferries. 
South Sea House, in the city of London, Esquire, 
ou of the Commissioners for executing the 

ic. 


Act 5 c. 9, and commonly cailed the ‘* Public 
Works Loan Commissioners,” for leave to bring in 
a Bill to extend the term and to alter and enlarge 
the powers and provisions of the Acts for erecting, 
improving, regulating and maintaining the Ferries 
and Passages across the River Tay, in the counties 
of Fife and Forfar, and for establishing a Floating 
Bridge or Bridges over the said River, with proper 
Landing-places and Approaches thereto, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Slamannan Railway Company, 
for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said Com- 
pany to make and maintain certain new Works, and 
in some respects to alter and amend the provisions 
of the Acts relating to the said Railway, was pre- 


| sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 


mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Northern and Eastern Railway 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the 
said Company to make an extension of their present 
Railway, and to alter and amend the Acts relating 

to 


Slamannan 


Railway. 


Northern and 
Eastern Rail- 
way (Newport 
Extension.) 








6 VicTorRiz. 


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


A Petition of Proprietors of certain fen lands and 
low grounds in the several parishes, hamlets, town- 
ships or places of Bardney, Southrow otherwise 
Southry, Fupholme, Bucknall, Horsington, Stixwould 
and Edlington and Thimbleby, in the county of 
Lincoln, for leave to bring in a Bill for draining, 
embanking and improving the said Fen Lands and 
Low Grounds, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of the Bristol and Gloucester Railway 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for amending 
the Acts relating to the said Railway, and for making 
a Branch Railway out of the same, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. ; 


Bardney, &amp;c., 
Drainage. 


Bristol and 
Gloucester 
Railway. 


South-Eastern 
Railway (Dovor 
Extension and 
Stations.) 


A Petition of the South Eastern Railway Com- 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said 
Company to extend the line of their Railway into 
the town of Dovor, and to confer other powers and 
privileges on the said Company, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


South-Eastern 
and London 
and Croydon 
Railways 
(Bricklayers’ 
Arms Extension 
and Station.) 


A Petition of the South Eastern and London and 
Croydon Railway Companies, for leave to bring in 
a Bill to enable the South Eastern Railway Company, 
in conjunction with the London and Croydon Rail- 
way Company, to make a Railway from the London 
and Croydon Railway to Swan-street, near the Brick- 
layers’ Arms, in the Old Kent-road, and to provide 
a new station there, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of General Commissioners of Police 
acting in execution of the Acts for extending the 
Royalty of the city of Glasgow over certain adjacent 
Lands, for paving, lighting and cleansing the Streets, 
for regulating the Police, and appointing Officers 
and Watchmen, for dividing the Gity into Wards, 
and appointing Commissioners, and for raising funds 
and giving certain powers to the Magistrates and 
Council and Town and Dean of Guild Courts, for 
the above and other purposes, and Inhabitant House- 
holders of Glasgow rated to the Police and Statute 
Labour assessments of the said city, for leave to 
bring in a Bill to consolidate, amend and extend 
the provisions of several Acts for the better paving, 
watching, lighting, cleansing and regulating the 
Police of the City of Glasgow and adjoining Districts, 
and the Statute Labour of the said City, and for 
other purposes in relation thereto, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Glasgow Police. 











Glasgow Marine 
Insurance 
Company. 


A Petition of Co-partners or Shareholders of the 
Company or Undertaking hereinafter mentioned, for 
leave to bring in a Bill to enable the Glasgow Marine 
Insurance Company to sue and be sued, and for 
other purposes relating to the said Company, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Halbonth and 
ochgell 
Railway. 


A Petition of several Persons, whose names are 
thereunto subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for making and maintaining a Railway in the county 
of Fife, to be called “The Halbeath and Lochgelly 
Railway,” was presented, and read ; and referred to 


the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


N orthampton 
end Peterbo- 
tough Railwa 
Bill, 


Mr. Vernon Smith presented a Bill for making a 


and 
ail- 
port 


the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 
VoL. 98. 








Q4° Februariz. 





53 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for Bermondsey, 
more effectually repairing, amending and improving Rotherhithe | 
certain Roads in the several Parishes of Saint Mary a 
Magdalen, Bermondsey, and Saint Mary at Rother- 
hithe, in the County of Surrey, and Saint Paul, 
Deptford, and Saint Nicholas, Deptford, in the 
County of Kent, for leave to bring in a Bill for more 
effectually repairing the said Roads, and for making 
several new Roads connected therewith, all in the 
counties of Surrey and Kent, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 


| 


titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property Wandle 
in the boroughs of Southwark and Lambeth, and Waterworks. 
parts of the metropolis south of the Thames, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for making and maintaining 
Reservoirs and Aqueducts for taking Water from 
the River Wandle, in order to afford a better supply 
of Water to the parts of the metropolis south of 
the Thames, and to the several other places in the 
county of Surrey, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- southampton 
gesses of the borough of Southampton, for leave to Cemetery. 
bring in a Bill to establish a Cemetery for the Inter- 
ment of the Dead, near the town and within the 
said borough, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of the Belfast and Cavehill Railway Belfast and 
Company and Subscribers for additional shares in Cavehill Rail- 
the said Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for "*™” 
maintaining the said Railway, and for reviving and 
extending some of the powers of the Acts relating 
thereto, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Commissioners of Police for the Gorhals Police. 

town or barony of Gorbals, in the county of Lanark, 
for leave to bring ina Bill for regulating the Police, 
and paving, cleansing and lighting the Streets of 
the said town and grounds adjacent, and for other 
purposes relating thereto, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town Paisley Muni- 

Council of the burgh of Paisley, for leave to bring “iP! Affairs. 
in a Bill for appointing Trustees for the Creditors 
(of the said burgh, and other purposes relating to 
the Financial Affairs of the said burgh,was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Bolton Water- 
Great and Little Bolton Waterworks, tor leave to We" 
bring in a Bill for more effectually supplying with 
Water the town of Bolton, and several townships 
adjacent thereto, in the county of Lancaster, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 








A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of certain Belmont 
estates, mills and works situate in the county of Meservoir. 
Lancaster, for leave to bring in a bill for more 
effectually maintaining, enlarging and supporting a 
| Reservoir, called “ Belmont Reservoir,” and other 
| Works connected therewith, in the parish of Bolton- 
'_le-Moors, in the county of Lancaster, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
| Petitions for Private Bills. 


} 





| &lt;A Petition of Owners of estates within the manor Charlwood 


Branch Railway from the London and Birmingham of Charlwood, in the county of Surrey, for leave to Inclosure. 
¥ Railway to Northampton and Peterborough : And | bring in a Bill for inclosing Lands in the said parish, 


was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
H 3 A Petition 


| 





sae ren arene een 


ps ae 








Burry, &amp;c., 
Navigation, 
and Liiaelly 
Harbour, 


Aerial Transit 
Company. 


Medical 
Charities 


(Ireland ) Bill. 


Poor Kelief 
(Ireland) Act. 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts Bill. 


Church of 
Scotland, 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses. 


Parochial 
Assessments 
Act 


54 24° Februarii. 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the 
Act for the Improvement of the Navigation of the 
Rivers Burry, Loughor and Lliedi, in the Counties 
of Carmarthen and Glamorgan, for leave to bring in 
a Bill to alter and amend the said Act, and to im- 
prove the Harbour of Lianelly, in the said county of 
Carmarthen, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 


Bills. 


A Petition of the several Persons whose names 
are thereunto subscribed, for leave to bring in a 
Bill to authorize the transfer to more than ‘Twelve 
persons of a certain Patent granted to William 
Samuel Henson, relating to Locomotive Apparatus 
and Machinery, and for the establishment of a Com- 
pany for carrying out the objects of the said Patent, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Bandon Union Board of Guar- 
dians, praying that the Medical Charities (Ireland) 
Bill may not pass into a law as it now stands, was 


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


Petitions from Moviddy ;—and, Bandon; praying 
for amendment of the Poor Relief (Jreland) Act,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

A Petition of Guardians of the Dunmanway Poor 
Law Union, praying the House to support the pro- 
visions of the said Act, was also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Solicitors residing in and near the 
county and diocese of Hereford ;—and, Attornies 
and Solicitors residing in the city of Chester ; pray- 
ing that the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill may not pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions of Solicitors of the city and diocese 
of Hereford ;—Proctors in the diocese of Norwich ; 
—Solicitors of the city of Norwich ;—and, Dean 
and Chapter of York; 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 of Proctors practising in the Eccle- 
siastical Courts of the diocese of Bath and Wells ; 
-——and, Charles Coode, one of the Proctors of the 
Archdeaconry Court of Cornwall; praying that the 
said Bill may not pass into a law, without providing 
an adequate compensation to the Petitioners for the 
loss of their respective offices,—were also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Congregation and Parishioners 
of Whitburn, Linlithgowshire, praying the House to 
pass such a Bui as may ward off the impending 
schism in the Church of Scotland, restore permanent 
peace to the Church and country, and prevent all 
future collision between the civil and ecclesiastical 
courts, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Walsall ;— Dyserth ;—Rural Dean- 
ery of West Andover ;—Archdeaconry of Orford ; 
—and, King’s College, London; praying for the 
repeal of so much of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, 
as relates to the union of the Sees of Saint Asaph 
and Banger,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Clergy of the archdeaconry of Lewes 
and diocese of Chichester, also of the peculiar juris- 
diction of the church of Canterbury ;—and, the Re- 
verend Robert Ridsdale, Rector of Tillington, in the 
county of Sussex ; praying for the repeal of the Pa- 
rochial Assessments Act, in so far as it affects the 


























A. 1843. 


assessment upon Tithe and Tithe rent charge,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Secretaries of the Church Missionary Governor-Ge. 
Society for Africa and the East, stating that the ®¢'! of India, 
Petitioners have learned with extreme pain and alarm 
that a Letter was addressed on the 16th of Novem- 
ber last, by the Right honourable the Governor-Ge- 
neral of India to ail the princes and Chiefs and people 
of India, in reference to the Gates of the Temple of 
Somnauth, brought from the tomb of Sultan Mah- 
moud of Ghuznee, by the British Army, on its return 
from Affghanistan, which cannot fail to be construed 
by the people of India to give a direct countenance 
to their idolatrous religion, and will consequently 
discourage the natives of India from embracing 
Christianity, and very seriously impede the labours 
of missionaries; and praying the House to adopt 
such measures as may be best calculated to counter- 
act the prejudicial influence of the Governor-Gene- 
ral’s letter, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon tlie Table. 


A Petition of Miners and Labourers of Wigan and Mines and 
its vicinity, praying for the repeal of so much of the Cvllieries Act, 
Mines and Collieries Act as prohibits the employ- 
ment of females in Mines and Collieries, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Parishioners of the parish of Ottery Poor Law 
Saint Mary, within the union of Honiton, in the Amendment 
county of Devon, praying for alteration of the Poor ““ 

Law Amendment Act, and for the adoption of some 
expedient for controlling the expenditure in unions, 


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


A Petition of the Most honourable the Marquis Merthyr Tidvil 
of Bute, and of Rate-payers and Inhabitants of the Stipendisty 
parish of Merthyr Tydvil, and its vicinity, for leave ™*8*™** 
to bring in a Bill to provide for the more effectual 
execution of the office of a Justice of the Peace 
within the parish of Merthyr Tydvil, and certain 
adjoiming parishes, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons interested in certain lands Leighton Bus- 
in the parish of Leighton Bussard, in the county of s@"4 Inclosure. 
Bedford, for leave to bring in a Bill for inclosing 
lands in the said parish, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Birmingham and Gloucester Birmingham 
Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to and Gloucester 
. . : Railway. 
enable the said Company to raise a further Sum of ’ 
Money, and for amending the Acts relating to the 
said Company, was presented, and read; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of the Birmingham and Gloucester Birmingham 
Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to and Gloucester 
enable the said Company to make Branch Railways —, 
to the city of Worcester, and to the Gloucester and Company. 
Berkeley Canal, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Liverpool Docks, Liverpool 
for leave to bring in a Bill to alter and amend cer- Docks. 
tain provisions of the Acts relating to the Docks 
and Harbour of Liverpool, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the Liverpool 


Acts for the better Paving and Sewerage of the — 
7. ” ee 
own 











6 Vicroriz. 


caster, and for settling the Boundaries between the 
said Town and the Township of Kirkdale, and parts 
of the Townships of Everton and West Derby, for 

"4 leave to bring in a Bill for granting further Powers 
to the said Commissioners, 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 the better Protection of Property in the said 
Borough from Fire, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Liverpool Fire 
Prevention. 


Petitions from Alnwick ;—Lambeth (Chairman of 
a Meeting) ;— Dumfries ;—and, Jabez Arnjou and 
family, Preston; praying for the repeal of the Corn 
and Provision Laws,— were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Church of Petitions from Walsall ;— Chetlon and G'lazeley 
Englund, and Deuxhill; — and, West Bromwich (two Peti- 
tions); praying the House to adopt measures for 
t rendering the ordinances of the Church, and the 
ministrations of her Clergy co-extensive with the 
wants of the people,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Health of A Petition of William Langford, of Wymondley 

Towns. House, near Stevenage, in the county of Herts, 
Gentleman, and Robert Vinall, of Beaufort-street, 
Chelsea, in the county of Middlesex, Gentleman, 
praying that the proposed Bill for the improvement 
of Health in Towns by removing the interment of 
the dead from their precincts, may not pass into 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Corn Laws. 





vil 


PublicPetitions Mr. Owen Stanley reported from the Select Com- 
(Fifth Report.) mittee on Public Petitions; That they had exa- 
mined the Petitions presented upon the 20th and 21st 
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. 


Opium Trade 


(Cae } A Petition of Native Merchants of Bombay, 
= na. 


praying the House to adopt measures to procure the 
immediate liquidation by Her Majesty’s Government 
to the Petitioners, of the full value of their Opium 
“employed in Her Majesty’s service, in March 1839, 
and delivered up to Her Majesty’s Representative 
in China, on the solemn and unconditional pledge 
of full indemnity to the Petitioners, was presented, 
- and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Saint 
George’s, Colegate, in the city of Norwich, praying 
for the repeal of the Property Tax Act, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Property Tax 
Act, , 


Lagan Naviga- 
tion, 


A Petition of Proprietors or Mortgagees in pos- 
session of the Lagan Navigation, or Proprietors and 
Holders of Stock and Debentures created under the 
Acts for making the River Lagan navigable, and 
opening a Passage by Water between Lough Neagh, 
and the Town of Belfast, in the County of Antrim, 
for leave to bring ina Bill to irfcorporate the Persons 
having Claims upon the Lagan Navigation in Jre- 
land, and to provide for the future Management and 


94° Februariz. («BS 


Town of Liverpool, in the County Palatine of Zan-| to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 


Bills. ; 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Iron, &amp;c. 
Accounts of the Quantity of Foreign Iron imported 
into and exported from the United Kingdom im the 
year 1842; distinguishing the several Sorts of Iron, 
and the Countries from which imported and to which 
exported :—Of the Quantity of British Iron, in- 
cluding unwrought Steel, exported in the year 1842; 
distinguishing the Countries to which exported :— 
And, of the Quantity of British Hardware and 
Cutlery exported in the year 1842; distinguishing 
the Countries to which the same were exported, and 
the declared Value thereof (in continuation of Par- 
liamentary Paper No. 217 of Session 1842). 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Foreign Wine. 
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 1843; 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 day of January 1848 ; 
distinguishing London from the Country. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an spirits. 
Account of the Number of Proof Gallons of Rum ; 
distinguishing West India, East India and Foreign; 
also, of Brandy, Geneva, and other Foreign, Colo- 
nial or Jersey Spirits imported; of the Quantities 
upon which Duty has been paid for Home Consump- 
tion, the Quantities exported and the Quantities 
shipped as Stores, and used by the Navy, for the 
year ended the 5th day of January 1843 ; together 
with the Quantities of each Sort remaining in Bond 
on the 5th day of January 1843; distinguishing Lon- 
don from the Country. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Convict Ships, 
Return of hired Convict Ships and Transports that &amp;c. 

have foundered at Sea, or have not been heard of, 

from the year 1816 to the present time, together 

with their Names and Tonnage, and the Number of 

Vessels soemployed each year : —And, a like Return 

of the Number of Ships of War and Government 

Packets, stated separately, with their Names and 

Tonnage ; likewise the Number of each so employed 

each year. 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the Leamington 
Act for paving or flagging, lighting, cleansing, watch- Priors Improve- 
ing, regulating and improving the Town of Lea- — 
mington Priors, in the County of Warwick and 
Inhabitants of the said Town, for leave to bring in a 
Bill for amending and enlarging the powers and 

rovisions of the said Act, and for establishing a 
Market in the said Town, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Duckworth Message from 

and Mr. Russell : the Lords, 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords request, that this House will be pleased West India 
to communicate to their Lordships, a Copy of a Colonies. 
Report from the Select Committee appointed by 
this House in the last Session of Parliament, to in- 


Improvement of the said Navigation, was presented,| quire into the state of the different West India 


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


Maryport A Petition of the Maryport and Carlisle Railway 


and Carlisle 


Colonies, in reference to the existing relations be- 
tween Employers and Labourers, the Rate of Wages, 
the Supply of Labour, the System and Expense of 
Cultivation, and the general state of their Rural 


Railway, Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for altering | and Agricultural Economy ; together with the Mi- 
and enlarging the Powers of the Act relating to the | nutes of Evidence taken before the said Committee, 


said Railway, was presented, and read ; and referred 
Vou. 98, 


and the Appendix and Index thereto: And also, 
Hn 4 The 
































56 


The Lords request, that this House will be pleased | 
to communicate to their Lordships, a Copy of a| 
Report from the Select Committee appointed by | 
this House in the last Session of Parliament, to in- | 
Y ne: into the state of the British Possessions on | 
the West Coast of Africa, more especially with | 
reference to their present relations with the neigh- 
bouring Native Tribes; together with the Minutes | 
. Sitiece taken before the said Committee: And | 
also, 

The Lords request, that this House will be pleased 
to communicate to their Lordships, a Copy of a 
Report from the Select Committee appointed by | 


West Coast 
of Africa, 


Payment of 
Wages. 


this House in the last Session of Parliament, to in- | 
quire into the operation of the Law which prohibits | 


the Payment of Wages in Goods or otherwise than 


in the current Coin of the Realm, and into the | 
alleged Violations and Defects of the existing | 


Enactments ; together with the Minutes of Evidence 
taken before the said Committee, and the Appendix 
and Index thereto; And also, 


Courtsof Law The Lords request, that this House will be pleased 


anc Equity. 

Report from the Select Committee appointed by 
this House in the last Session of Parliament, to con- 
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 
present Courts adjoining to Westminster Hall, with a 
view to the more speedy, convenient and effectual 
Administration of Justice ; together with the Minutes 
of Evidence taken before the said Committee, and 
the Appendix and Index 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. 


Supply ; 

Estimates, 
referred : 

Navy. 


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

Ordered, That the Navy Estimates for the year 
1843-44, be referred to the Committee. 

Ordered, That the Army Estimates for the year 
1843-44, be referred to the Committee. 


Army. 
Ordnance. 


Committee. 
Anda Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair ; 
An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 


the end of the Question, in order to add the words, 
“‘ there be laid before this House, a Copy of any 
Letter from the Commander in Chief at Ports- 


Mr. Hoskins. 


“ 


n 


‘ 


mouth, dated the 18th day of August 1831, ap- 
pointing Mr. Hoskins to officiate as 4 Judge 
Advocate at that port, together with a Letter con- 
taining the directions of the Lords Commissioners 
of the Admiralty referred to therein,” instead 
thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 


wn” 


‘ 


a 


‘ 


“~ 


‘ 


w~ 


‘ 


Q4°.—95° Februariz. 


| 


to communicate to their Lordships, a Copy of a 


Ordered, That the Estimates of the Office of 
Ordnance for the year 1843-44, be referred to the | 





A. 1843. 


which will come in course of sg during the 
year ending on the 31st day of March 1844, © 
To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 





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


Sabbati, 25° die Februarii, 1843: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had made Progress 
in the matter to them referred ; and that he was di- 
rected to move, That the Committee have leave to 
sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, 


= Monday 
next, again resolve itself into the said 


ommittee. 


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 Ecclesiastical 
reading of the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill; Courts Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Law of Evi. 
reading of the Law of Evidence Bill; dence Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday next. 





Mr. Greene reported the Coal Venders’ Penalties Coal Veuders’ 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to, Penalties Bil. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday 
next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Justices of 
reading of the Justices of Peace (Ireland) Bill; Peace (Ireland) 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Pawnbrokers” 
into a Committee, to consider the Laws relating to Lewy aad 
D ee ; aud, ) 
Pawnbroking in Ireland. 











(In the Committee.) 

Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move 
the House, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend the Laws relating to Pawnbroking in Ireland. 

Resolution to be reported. 





| Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Re- 
| solution. 

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





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Houses of 
| Account of the Total Amount voted for the Building Pam" 
of the New Houses of Parliament; stating the 
Dates of the several Votes, the Amount voted, and 
whether expended or not; together with an Esti- 


;mate of the further Sums that will be required to 





posed to be left out stand part of the Question :— | Complete the Buildings. 


t was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the | 


A Petition of Mill-owners and Tenants of Mills North Esk 


Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into | upon or adjacent to the river or stream called The Reservorr. 


the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


Seamen, 
Marines, &amp;c. 


| North Esk, or river or stream called The Esk, in the 
| county of Edinburgh, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
‘making and maintaining a Reservoir at Deerhope, 


1. Resolved, That Thirty-nine thousand Men be or Fairliehope, on the River North Esk, in the coun- 
employed for the Sea Service for Thirteen lunar ties of Edinburgh and Peebles, and for other pur- 


Months, to the 31st day of March 1844, including | poses relating thereto, was presented, and read ; 
Ten thousand five hundred Royal Marines and Two | and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 


thousand Boys. 
Wages to - d°. 





2. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding One mil- 
lion two hundred and fifty-nine thousand six hun- 
dred and ninety-seven pounds be granted to Her 
Majesty to defray the charge of Wages to Seamen 
and Marines, and to the Ordinary and Yard Craft, 


| for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Magistrates and Council and Com- Anderston 
missioners of Police for the burgh of Anderston, in ee 
the county of Lanark, and of Owners and Occupiers *" 
of lands lying adjacent to the said burgh, for leave 
to 















6 Vicroriz. 


to bring in a Bill for the Improvement of the said 
burgh, and for regulating the Police thereof, and 
Lands adjacent, and for other Purposes relating 
thereto, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Leeds (or Wort- 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for 
ley) Road. 


repairing and maintaining the Road from the Leeds 
and Halifax Turnpike-road, at Stanningley, to the 
Bridge over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, and 
making and maintaining a continuation of the same 
Road to Water-lane, in Leeds, and other Roads 
communicating therewith, all in the West Riding of 
the County of York, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
repairing and maintaining the Road from the Leeds 
and Halifax Turnpike-road, at Stanningley, to the 
Leeds and Homefield Lene End Turnpike-road, at 
the Bridge over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, in 
the Township of Wortley, and extending the same 
Road to Water-lane, in Leeds, and other Roads, all 
in the borough of Leeds, in the West Riding of the 
county of York, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


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. 


Ts 
ill, ; = ° oe 
Lune, 27° die Februari ; 


Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Austin, from the Office of the Poor Law 

. Commissioners, was called in; and at the 

bar presented, pursuant to Order,—A Return of the 
Number, Names and Ages of all Persons com- 
mitted to any Prison in England or Wales, for any 
Offence in an Union Workhouse established under 
the Provisions of the Poor Law Amendment Act; 
stating the Nature of the Offence, the Period of 
Punishment, the Name of the Union, and the Num- 
ber for each Union and for each Year, from the 25th 
day of March 1835 to the 25th day of March 1842; 
with the Population of each Union, according to 
the last Census: — And, similar Returns for Of- 
fences in Workhouses of Parishes and Unions go- 
verned by Guardians, Vestrymen or Parish Officers 
under Local Acts and 22d Geo. 3, c. 83, known as 
Gilbert’s Act, or not included in any Poor Law 
Union, with an Abstract :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
Table. 


Workhouse 


and) Offences. 


rs 


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57 


the Petition for the Portsea Improvement. Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for paving, lighting, cleansing, watering, regulating 
and otherwise improving the Town of Portsea, in 
the county of Southampton, and for removing and 
preventing Nuisances and Annoyances therein: And 
that Mr. Francis Baring and Sir George Staunton 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Saint Pancras 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Churches Bill. 
the Petition for the Saint Pancras Churches Bill, 

the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

for better regulating the Ecclesiastical Affairs of 

the parish of Saint Pancras, in the county of Mid- 

dlesex : And that Colonel Thomas Wood, Mr. At- 

torney General and Mr. Hardy do prepare, and 

bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Edinburgh 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Water Bill. 
the Petition for the Edinburgh Water Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 

to enable the Edinburgh Water Company to bring 

in an additional Supply of Water, and to alter and 

amend the Acts relating to the said Company: And 

that Mr. Gibson Craig and Mr. Macaulay do pre- 

pare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Newport 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of (Monmouth) 
the Petition for the Newport (Monmouth) Gas Bill, &amp;* Bill. 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

for better lighting with Gas the Town and Borough 

of Newport, in the county of Monmouth: And that 

Lord Granville Somerset, Mr. Blewitt and Mr. 

Octavius Morgan do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Newcastle and Dariington Junction Railway Newcastle and 
Bill was read a second time ; and committed. ea . 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- vay Bill “an 
: ; y Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Creuddyn, Llangwyst- Eglwysrhos 
enin, Llanrhoes and Llandudno, in the county of Car- lnclosure. 
narvon, and Llandrillo, in the county of Denbigh, 

taking notice of the application for leave to bring 

in the Eglwysrhos, &amp;c., Inclosure Bill, and praying 

that such Bill may not pass into law, was presented, 

and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Forth Navigation Bill was read a second Forth Naviga 








Court of 
Chancery. 


Mr. Parkinson, from the Office of the Account- 
ant General of the Court of Chancery, was called 
in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to the di- 
rections of an Act of Parliament,—A Return from 
the Accountant General of the High Court of Chan- 
cery ; showing the state of the several Funds in 
his Name, called the Suitors’ Fund and the Suitors’ 
Fee Fund, and the Charges upon the same respec- 
tively :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Warwickshire 
(Northem Di- 
vision) Writ. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Knight of the Shire to serve in 
this present Parliament for the Northern Division 
of the County of Warwick, in the room of Sir John 
Eardley Eardley Wilmot, Baronet, who, since his 
election for the said County, hath accepted the Office 
of Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen’s Land. 


Portsea Tine Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 


Provement Bill. on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 


time; and committed. tion Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Aull and Selby Railway Bill was read a se- Hull and Selby 
cond time; and committed. Railway Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 

mittee of Selection. 


The Oxford Railway Bill was read a second time ; 0 
and committed. B 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


xford Railway 
ill. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Staffordshire 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of rit se 
the Petition for the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Bill. 
Canal Bill, the Standing Orders had not been com- 
plied with, inasmuch as the Notices required by the 
Standing Orders were not given in due time ; Notices 
however, in proper form were given in the proper 
Newspapers in three successive weeks respectively, 
in January last, and February instant. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 











Vo. 98. 





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Cromford and 
High Peak 
Railway Bill. 


Poor Relief 
(Ireland) Act. 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses. 


Dogs. 


Church of 
England. 


Norland Estate 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Corn Laws. 


Theatrical 
Entertainments. 






















58 


The Cromford and High Peak Railway Bill was 
read a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Union 
of Kenmare, in the county of Kerry, praying for 
the amendment of the Poor Relief (Jreland) Act, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of Guar- 
dians of the union of Gort, in the county of Gal- 
way, praying for the repeal of the said Act, was 
also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Stamford ;—Llansilin ;—Aberha- 
fesp;—Llanarmon-in- Yale;--Llansaintffraid Glynn- 
ceiriog ;— Llanferres ; — Llanychan ;— Deanery of 
Brackley ; — Llanbedr ; — Llangynhafal ; — Llan- 
fairfechan ; —Gyffin; — Aber ; — Deanery of Da- 
ventry ;—Eglwys Rhos ;—Deanery of Rothwell ;— 
Deanery of Preston;— Deanery of Haddon (two 
Petitions) ;—Llangybi and Llanannon ;—Abererch ; 
— Llanwyddlean and Llanllugan ;—Llangwstenww ; 
—and, Deanery of Archelewedd; praying tor the re- 
peal of so much of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c.77, as 
relates to the union of the Sees of Saint Asaph and 
Bangor,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Clergymen and other Inhabitants 
of Brighton and neighbourhood, praying the House 
to permit the introduction of a Bill for extending to 
all parts of the United Kingdom the provisions of 
the Metropolitan Police Act, prohibiting the use of 
Dogs as Beasts of Draught and Burden within fif- 
teen miles of the Metropolis, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Marston Saint Laurence ;—and, 
Aberhafesp ; praying that the overgrown parishes 
of the kingdom, especially those in the manufac- 
turing, mining and commercial districts, may be di- 
vided into smaller parishes, each containing only a 
manageable amount of population, and duly previded 
with a church, a clergyman and schools,—were 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


The Norland Estate Improvement Bill was read 
a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, ‘Vhat the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of James Kilner and family, of Mold 
Green, in the county of York, praying for the repeal 
of the Corn and Provision Laws, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Richard Malone Raymond, late of 
the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London, stating that 
the Petitioner having appeared last April at the The- 
atre, called “The Liver Theatre,” in Liverpool, in 
his professional capacity, informations had been 
laid against him under the Act of the 10th of George 
the 2d, by William John Hammond, who for many 
years had been joint manager of the said Theatre 
with the Petitioner, and who during that period had 
resisted the penal statute himself; and praying that 
the House will be pleased to pass an Act to remove 
all such restrictions and penalties as comedians are 
at present subject to in the town of Liverpool or 
elsewhere in Great Briiain and Jreland, and that 
all Theatres at present not duly licensed, may become 
so, and be placed under the control of the Lord 
Chamberlain, or the Mayor or other Chief Magis- 
trate of the different towns for the time being, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


27° Februariz. 





A, 1843. 


on the General Committee of Elections, and not 
being objected to by the House, took the following 
oath : 


I do swear that I will truly and faithfully 
perform 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. 


for the repeal of the Mines and Collieries Act, but 
that Her Majesty’s Government will render its pro- 
visions duly eftective in Collieries generally,—were 


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


take into consideration the cases of those persons 
now contributing to the Income Tax, who have no 
votes for representatives in Parliament, and that the 
House will be pleased to promote such a law as 
shall enable them to exercise such right at the next 
dissolution of Parliament, and that they may con- 
tinue to exercise such privilege during their natural 
lives, although they be neither possessed of free- 
hold, leasehold, copyhold, nor any other property 
nor privilege now conferring the right to vote for 
Representatives in Parliament, by Act of Parlia- 
ment, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


praying that the Coal Venders’ Penalties Bill may 
not pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


a second time ; and commiited. 
Ordered, That the Bill be ‘referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Returns to show, in Columns, the Amount of Gold, 
Bank Notes, and other Valuables, contained in Let- 
ters which have been consigned to the Dead Letter 
Offices in London, Edinburgh and Dublin respec- 
tively, in each year since the last Return was made, 
and which had been opened, because the Parties to 
whom they were addressed had not been found ; the 
Return to show the application of the said Monies 
and Valuables in each year, and the Sum Total 
thereof since the last Return was made :—Of the 
Number and Amount of Money Orders issued and 
paid in Scotland and Ireland during each Quarter, 
from the Quarter ending the 5th day of April 1839 
to that ending the 5th day of January 1842, inclu- 
sive, and corresponding to the Return made for 
England and Wales, and for London, being No. 288, 
of the last Session :—And, showing, in columns, the 
Cost of Management of the Money Order Offices 
in London, Edinburgh and Dublin respectively, 
during each Quarter, from the Quarter ending the 
5th day of April 1839, to that ending the 5th day 
of April 1842, inclusive, with the Amount of the per- 
centage received in each of the above Quarters for 
Money Orders issued throughout Englund, Scotland 
and Ireland, as above, with the Application thereof, 
in paying the Costs of Management and otherwise. 


to each Railway Company for the Conveyance of 
the Mails, stating the Number of Miles, and the 
Rate per Mile paid to each Company, under each 
Contract, and the Total Amount paid to each of the 
said Companies. , 


























Ordered, 


The O’Conor Don and James Loch, Esquire, two Coutroverted 
other Members appointed by Mr. Speaker to serve Flections. 


Petitions from Leeds ;—and, Halifax ; praying Mines and 
that the House will not accede to the efforts made Collieries Act. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Ilfra- Elective 
combe, praying that the House will be pleased to Franchise. 


A Petition of William Grant, of Weston-street, Goal Venders’ 
Pentonville, in the county of Middlesex, Gentleman, Penalties Bill, 


The Bethnal Green Improvement Bill was read Bethnal Green 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Post-office. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Mai!s Con- 
Return of the Sums paid by the Postmaster General ¥¢y#°+ 


Rail 













Railway Mails, 


Railway Mails, 


Post-office. 


Mr. Hoskins. 





6 Victoriz. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return stating the Time at which the several Trains 
carrying Mails on each Railway start, and the Num- 
ber of Places on each Journey where Letters are 
delivered. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns, in columns, of the Sums paid annually 
for the Salary, Conveyance and other Charges of 
the Mail Guards upon each Railway in the United 
Kingdom ; and as follows, To state the Number and 
Names of the Mail Guards on each Line, with the 
Amount of the Salary paid him, and the Costs of 
his Conveyance, and other Sums charged to the 
Public for each respectively, with the Sum Total 
annually on each Line, for Guards and Expenses: 
—Showing the Names of those Railways, and the 
Length of each Line, and the Towns that Mail Bags 
are conveyed to without Post-office Mail Guards ; 
also the Number of Times which Mail Bags are 
sent daily along those Lines, with the Sum paid 
annually to the Railway Company for taking charge 
ofthe Mail Bags, and sending them by the Railway 
Companies’ Guards, so as to contrast the Cost of 
each mode of Conveyance :—And, to show the Loss 
of Mail Bags, or the detention of Mail Bags, from 
carelessness of the Post-office Mail Guards; and a 
similar Statement of Loss or Detention of Mail Bags 
on Railways where there are no Post-office Mail 
Guards, and where the Mail Bags are sent under 
the charge of the Railway Companies’ Guards; in 
addition to the Return ordered on the 26th day of 
July last, “of the Sums paid by the Postmaster 
General to each Railway Company, for the Convey- 
ance of the Mails; stating the Number of Miles, 
and the Rate per Mile paid toeach Company under 
each Contract, and the Total Amount paid to each 
of the said Companies.” 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns to show, in columns, the Salary, Fees and 
all other Emoluments which have been received in 
each year respectively, since the last similar Return, 
by Mr. Peacock, the Solicitor in London to the Ge- 
neral Post-office; distinguishing the Salary from 
the Fees, and these from other sources of Income : 
—Showing the Cost of Prosecutions at the instance 
of the Postmaster General in each year of the above 
period, for Offences against the Laws and Regula- 
tions for the safe conveyance of Letters and News- 
papers respectively, and for other Offences con- 
nected with the Post-office Department :—To state 
the Number of Crown Counsel employed in each 
Action in each of the above years respectively, in 
Prosecutions at the instance of the Postmaster 
General :—Also, the Amount paid in each of the 
above years to Solicitors in the Country, for Pro- 
secutions at the instance of the Postmaster General ; 
distinguishing Fees and Travelling Charges to Mr. 
Peacock from other Charges :—Also, the Number 
of Actions which had been raised in the above 
period, in each year respectively, for breach of the 
Post-office Laws and Regulations; and the Total 
Number of Actions, ana the Sum Total of the 
Charges therefor in all of the above periods :—And, 
also, to show the Names and Number of the Persons 
engaged in the Dead Letter Departinent of the Post- 
office of Great Britain and Ireland respectively, 
with the Amount of the Salaries, Fees, Emoluments 
and Perquisites of each, and the Total yearly Cost 
to the Public of the Dead Letter Department of the 
Post-office. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 





Copies of any Letter from the Commander-in-Chief 


at Portsmouth, dated the 18th day of August 1831, 
appointing Mr. Hoskins to officiate as Deputy Judge 
Advocate at that Port; together with Letter con- 
taining the directions of the Lords Commissioners 
of the Admiralty referred to therein :—Of Letter of 
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to Mr. Hos- 
kins, dated the 11th day of January 1832 ; together 


97° Februarie. 


59 


with a Copy of the Memorial to which such Letter 
was a Reply :—-Of Letter of the Admiralty to Mr. 
Hoskins, dismissing him from officiating as Deputy 
Judge Advocate at Portsmouth ; together with Copy 
of any Correspondence between the Admiralty and 
Mr. Hoskins relating thereto:—Of any Letter from 
the Admiralty to Mr. Greetham, or of any Letter 
from the Admiralty to the Commander-in-Chief at 
Portsmouth, and of any Letter from the Com- 
mander-in-Chief to Mr. Greetham, appointing him 
to succeed Mr. Hoskins in officiating as Deputy 
Judge Advocate at Portsmouth :—Of any Warrants 
under which Mr. Greetham has so officiated at any 
Courts Martial subsequent to such appointment :— 
And, of any subsequent Warrant or other Document 
appointing Mr. Greetham Deputy Judge Advocate 
at Portsmouth ; together with Copies of any Corre- 
spondence between the Admiralty, the Commander- 
in-Chief at Portsmouth, and Mr. Greetham, relating 
tosuch Appointment :—And, Statement of any Public 
Situation now held by Mr. Greetham, or of any 
Agency to the Solicitor of the Admiralty, to Soli- 
citor of the Ordnance, to Solicitor of the Customs, 
or to any other Public Department. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That the Printed Papers, 


Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House, had a Com- 
munication to make to the House :—~ 


Whereupon the Serjeant was called to the bar, 
and informed the House, that he and William Bel- 
lamy, a Messenger of this House, had received 
Writs of Summons at the suit of Thomas Burton 
Howard, by his attorney Thomas Howard, in ac- 
tious of trespass; as the nature of the trespass was 
not stated he thought it right to enter an appear- 
ance. On Saturday last he was served with a De- 
claration, which shows that the suit is in consequence 
of his having taken Thomas Burton Howard into 
custody; and that the suit against William Bellamy 
is for having taken Thomas Burton.Howard to the 
prison of Nenget. As both these acts were done 
by Order of this House, and under Mr. Speaker’s 
Warrant, he hoped they would have the protection 
of the House, and the directions of the House as to 
the course which they are to pursue :—And then he 
delivered in the said Writs and Declarations, which 
were read at the Table, as follow :— 


“ Writ of Summons. 


“ Victoria, by the Grace of God, of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, 
Defender of the Faith :—To Sir William Gosset, 
Knight, of No. 29, Pall Mall, Charing Cross, in 
the county of Middlesex, greeting :—We com- 
mand you as before We have commanded you, 
that within eight days after the service of this 
Writ on you, inclusive of the day of such service, 
you do cause an Appearance to be entered for 
you in Our Court of Queen’s Bench at West- 
minster, in an action of trespass, at the suit of 
Thomas Burton Howard. And take notice, that, 
in default of your so doing, the said Thomas 
Burton Howard may cause an Appearance to be 
entered for you and proceed therein to judgment 
and execution. Witness, Thomas Lord: Denman, 
at Westminster, the nineteenth day of December, 
in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hun- 
dred and forty-two. 

“N. B. This Writ is to be served within four ca- 


lendar months from the date thereof, including 
the day of such date, and not afterwards. 


(Indorsed) 
“ This Writ was issued in person by the Plaintiff 
within named, who resides at No. 7, Norfolk- 


street, Strand, in the parish of Saint Clement 
Danes, in the county of Middlesex. 





Voi. 98. 


“ The first Writ of Summons issued in this Ac- 
tion, was dated the 5th day of February 1842.” 


12 “In 

















60 27° Februariz. 


“ In the Queen’s Bench. | 


“The twenty-fourth day of February, in the 
year of our Lord One thousand eight 
hundred and forty-three. 

“ Middlesex, to wit: Thomas Burton Howard, the 
Plaintiff in this suit, by Thomas Howard, his | 
Attorney, complains of Sir William Gosset, | 
Knight, who has been summoned to answer the 
said Plaintiff in an action of trespass. For that | 
the Defendant, on the 6th day of ecy » in | 
the year of our Lord One thousand eight hun- | 
dred and forty, with force and arms, &amp;c., as- | 
saulted the Plaintiff, and then seized and laid | 
hold of him, and forced and compelled him to | 
go in and along a certain passage to a certain 
room, and afterwards in and along a certain 
other passage to a certain other room, and then 
imprisoned the Plaintiff for a long time, to wit, 
for the space of two hours then next following, 
and then forced and compelled him to return 
through and along the first-mentioned passage 
into the said first-mentioned room, and there 
kept and detained him for a further long space 
of time, to wit, for the space of two hours then 
next following, contrary to law, and against the 
will of the Plaintiff, whereby the Plaintiff was 
greatly exposed and injured in his credit and 
circumstances, and other wrongs to the Plaintiff 





A. 1843. 


Defendant, on the sixth day of Februrary, in 
the year of our Lord One thousand eight hun- 
dred and forty, with force and arms assaulted 
the Plaintiff, and then seized and laid hold of 
the Plaintiff, and then forced and compelled 
the Plaintiff to go, and caused him to be con- 
veyed in custody in and along divers public 
streets and highways, to a certain common 
gaol or prison called Newgate, and there wrong- 
fully imprisoned the Plaintiff, and kept and 
detained him in prison there, without any rea- 
sonable or probable cause whatsoever, for a 
long space of time, to wit, for the space of six- 
teen weeks then next following, contrary to 
law, and against the will of the Plaintiff, whereby 
the Plaintiff not only suffered great pain of 
mind and body, and was prevented from attend- 
ing to his lawful affairs and business as an At- 
torney and Solicitor, but was also thereby then 
greatly exposed and injured in credit, reputation 
and circumstances, and was subjected and put 
to divers charges and expenses, to wit, to the 
amount of Five hundred pounds, in order to 
obtain and in obtaining his discharge and libe- 
ration from the said imprisonment, and other 
wrongs to the Plaintiff then did, against the 
peace of our Lady the Queen, and to the dam- 
age of the Plaintiff of Ten thousand pounds, 





then did, against the peace of our Lady the 
now Queen, and to the damage of the Plaintiff 
of Two hundred pounds, and thereupon he 
brings suit, &amp;c.” 

(Indorsed) 
“ In the Queen’s Bench. 

“ The 24th day of February 1843. 

“ Howard against Gosset— Declaration. 
“ The Defendant is to plead hereto in four days, 


and therefore he brings his suit, &amp;c.” 
(Indorsed) 
“ In the Queen’s Bench. 
“ The 24th day of February 1843. 
“ Howard against Bellamy— Declaration. 


“‘ The Defendant is to plead hereto in four days, 
otherwise judgment; and the Plaintiff hereby 
demands a plea or judgment. 


“ Thomas Howard, 7 Norfolk-street, Strand, 





otherwise judgment; and the Plaintiff hereby 
demands a plea or judgment. 

“ Thomas Howard, 7 Norfolk-street, Strand, 

Plaintiff’s Attorney.” | 
“ Writ of Summons. 

“ Victoria, by the Grace of God, of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, 
Defender of the Faith :—To William Bellamy, of 
Wandsworth Hill, Wandsworth, in the county of 
Surrey, greeting :—We command you, that within 
eight days after the service of this Writ on you, 


Plaintiff’s Attorney.” 


Ordered, That the subject-matter of the said Com- 
munication be taken into consideration To-morrow. 


} 
| 


| of King William the Fourth, for regulating the Vend 


/and Delivery of Coals in the Cities of Zondon and 
| Westminster, and in certain Parts of the adjacent 
Counties, was, according to Order, read the third 
time ; and Amendments were made to the Bill. 


inclusive of the day of such service, you do cause | Resolved, That the Bill do pass. ' 
an Appearance to be entered for you in Our Court |, Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 


of Queen’s Bench at Westminster, in an action | 
of trespass, at the suit of Thomas Burton How- 
ard :—And take notice, that in default of your so 
doing, the said Thomas Burton Howard may cause 
an Appearance to be entered for you, and proceed 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration West India 
the Message from the Lords, of eege | last, wherein Colonies. 


their Lordships request that this House will be 


therein to judgment and execution. Witness, Pleased to communicate to their Lordships a Copy 


Thomas Lord Denman, at Westminster, the twen- 


of a Report from the Select Committee appointed 


ty-fifth day of January, in the year of our Lord | by this House in the last Session of Parliament, to 


ne thousand eight hundred and forty-three. 


“ N. B. This Writ is to be served within four 
calendar months from the date thereof, including 
the day of such date, and not afterwards. 


(Indorsed) 


‘“‘ This Writ was issued in person by the Plain- 
tiff within named, who resides at No. 7 Norfolk- 
street, Strand, in the parish of Saint Clement 
Dimes, in the county of Middlesex.” 


“ Tn the Queen’s Bench. 


“ The twenty-fourth day of February, in the 
year of Our Lord One thousand eight hun- 
dred and forty-three. 

“« Middlesex, to wit: Thomas Burton Howard, 
the Plaintiff in this suit, by Thomas Howard, 
his Attorney, complains of William Bellamy, 
who has been summoned to answer the said 
Plaintiff in an action of trespass. For that the 


‘Inquire into the state of the different West India 
| Colonies, in reference to the existing relations be- 
_ tween Employers and Labourers, the Rate of Wages, 
the Supply of Labour, the System and Expense of 
Cultivation, and the general state of their Rural and 


| Agricultural Economy ; together with the Minutes 


of Evidence taken before the said Committee, and 
the 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 Mr. Greene do deliver the 


same. 


wherein their Lordships request that this House will 
be pleased to communicate to their Lordships, a 
Copy of a Report from the Select Committee ap- 
pointed by this House in the last Session of Parlia- 
ment, to inquire into the state of the British Pos- 
sessions on the West Coast of Africa, more especi- 








ally 


The ingrossed Bill to discontinue certain Actions Coal Venders 
under the Provisions of an Act of the second year Peualties Bill. 


The House also proceeded to take into consider- West Coast of 
ation the Message from the Lords, of Friday last, Africe. 








Paym 
Wage 





Payment of 
Wages. 


Courts of Law 
and Equity. 


Message from 
the Lords, 


House of Lords 
Oaths Bill. 


House of Lords 
Oaths Bill, 


No. 32, 


Sopply ; 


Taxation, 


6 Vicroriz. 


ally with reference to their present relations with 
the neighbouring native tribes ; together with the 
Minutes of Evidence taken before the said Com- 
mittee. 

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. 


The House also proceeded to take into considera- 
tion 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 a Report from the Select Committee 
appointed by this House in the last Session of Par- 
liament, to inquire into the operation of the Law 
which prohibits the payment of Wages in Goods, or 
otherwise than in the current Coin of the Realm, 
and into the alleged violations and defects of the 
existing Enactments ; together with the Minutes of 
Evidence taken before the said Committee, and the 
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 Mr. Greene do deliver the 
same. 


The House also proceeded to take into considera- 
tion 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 a Report from the Select Committee ap- 
pointed by this House in the last Session of Parlia- 
ment, to consider the expediency of erecting a Build- 
ing in the neighbourhood of the Inns of Coutt, 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; together 
with the Minutes of Evidence taken before the said 
Committee, and the 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 Mr. Greene do deliver the 
same. 


A Message from the Lords, by Sir William Horne 

and Sir George Rose : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to alter the Hours within which certain Oaths and 
Declarations are to be made and subscribed in the 
House of Peers; to which the Lords desire the 


concurrence this House :—And then the Messengers 
withdrew. 


The House of Lords Oaths Bill was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


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

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
— proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 

hair ; 

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 
“at the present period of extended distress, it is 
the duty of this House to consider the means of 
lightening the pressure of Taxation on the People, 
by reducing, to the greatest practicable extent, 
the expenses of the Military as well as the Civil 
Establishments of the Country ; that, therefore, 
it is expedient that the voting of any Supplies 
should be postponed till the Estimates of the 
whole Expenditure, and the means to meet that 
Expenditure, be first furnished to the House,” 
instead thereof. 


Vou. 98. 


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61 


And the Question being put, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 
‘lhe House divided ; 
The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 
Tellers for thef Sir Thomas Fremantle, 


Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring: ” 
Tellers for theJ Mr. Sharman Crawford, - 
Noes, UMr. Hume : | vce 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 


Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Motion made, and Question proposed, That a Lend Forces, 


number of Land Forces, not exceeding One hundred 
thousand eight hundred and forty-six Men (exclu- 
sive of the Men employed in the Territorial Posses- 
sions of the East India Company), Commissioned 
and Non-commissioned Officers included, be main- 
tained for the Service of the United Kingdom of 
Great Britain and Ireland, from the 1st day of 
April 1843 to the 31st day of March 1844. 

Whereupon Motion made, and Question put, That 
a number of Land Forces, not exceeding Ninety 
thousand eight hundred and forty-six Men (exclusive 
of the Men employed in the Territorial Possessions 
of the East India Company), Commissioned and 
Non-commissioned Officers included, be maintained 
for the Service of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland, from the 1st day of April 1843 
to the 31st day of March 1844 ; 

The Committee divided : 


Tellers for they Mr. Hume, 1 20 
Yeas, Mr. William Williams: Jf ~* 
Tellers for the ¢ Sir Thomas Fremantle, L 06 
Noes, Mr. Henry Baring: gwen 


Original Question put, and agreed to. 


2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three Charge of - a°. 


millions six hundred and nineteen thousand three 
hundred and twenty-seven pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Land Forces, for service in the United King- 
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, and on Stations 
Abroad (excepting the Regiments employed in the 
Territorial Possessions of the Hast India Company), 
from the 1st day of April 1843 to the 31st day of 
March 1844, both days inclusive. 


3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One General Staff 
hundred and sixty-five thousand three hundred and Officers. 


one pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for defray- 
ing 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 Ire- 
land, and on Foreign Stations (excepting India), 
and of Her Majesty’s Garrison of the Tower of 
London, from the 1st day of April 1843, to the 31st 
day of March 1844, both days inclusive. 


4, Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eighty- Public Military 
eight thousand and seventy-five pounds, be granted Department. 


to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge of the 
Allowances of the Principal Officers of the several 
Public Military Departments in Great Britain, their 
Deputies, Clerks and Contingent Expenses, from 
the Ist day of April 1843 to the 31st day of March 
1844, both days inclusive. 


5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirteen Royal Military 
thousand six hundred and six pounds, be granted to Asylum, &amp;e. 


Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge of the Royal 
Military Asylum, and of the Hibernian Military 
School, from the 1st day of April 1843 to the 31st 
day of March 1844, both days inclusive. 


6. Motion made, and Question put, That a sum, yolunteer 
not exceeding One hundred and seventeen thousand Corps. 


seven hundred and eighty-seven pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge of Vo- 
lunteer Corps, from the Ist day of April 1843 to 
the 31st day of March 1844; 











13 The 








Services unpro- 
vided for. 


Rewards for 
distinguished? 
Services. 


Pay of General 
Onficers. 


Full Pay for 
Reduced 
Officers, 


Half Pay for d®, 


Half Pay to 
Foreign 
Officers. 


Widows’ 
Pensions. 


Compassionate 


List. 


Chelsea and 
Kilmainham 
Hospitals, &amp;c. 


Superannua- 
tions. 


62 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the { Sir Thomas Fremantle, 
Yeas, Mr, Henry Baring: J 
Tellers for the { Mr. William Williams, } ae. | 
Noes, U Mr. Hume : — 

7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One | 
thousand three hundred and seventy-three pounds, | 
be granted to Her Majesty, for defraying Expenses | 
incurred for unprovided Services of former years. 

8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four-| 
teen thousand four hundred and fifty-one pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge 
of Allowances as Rewards for distinguished Ser- 
vices, and of Allowances to Officers of Her Majesty’s 
Garrisons holding their appointments as Rewards 
for Military Service, in the United Kingdom of 
Great Britain and Ireland, and on Foreign Stations, | 
from the ist day of April 1843 to the 31st day of 
March 1844, both days inclusive. 

9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eighty- 
nine 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 ist day of April 1843 to the 
31st day of March 1844, both days inclusive. 

10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty- 
four thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
for defraying the Charge of Full Pay for Reduced 
and Retired Officers of Her Majesty’s Forces, from 
the Ist day of April 1843 to the 31st day of March 
1844, both days inclusive. 

11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four 
hundred and fifty-seven thousand pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge of Half 
Pay and Military Allowances to Reduced and Re- 
tired Officers of Her Majesty’s Land Forces, from 
the 1st day of April 1843 to the 31st day of March 
1844, both days inclusive. 

12. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifty- 


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97° Februariz. 


‘ments in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 


| 











five thousand nine hundred and twenty-five pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge | 
for 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 1845 to the 31st day of March | 
1844, both days inclusive. | 

13. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One | 
hundred and forty thousand seven hundred and | 
sixty pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for de- | 
fraying the Charge of Pensions to be paid to the | 


Widows of Officers of the Land Forces, from the 


1st day of April 1843 to the 31st day of March | 
1844, both days inclusive. 


' 
| 


A. 1843. 


Ireland, from the 1st day of April 1843 to the 31st 
day of March 1844, both days inclusive. 


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 Registration of Voters Bill was, according Registration of 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to Voters Bill, 
a Committee of the whole House, for Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Turnpike-roai; 
reading of the Turnpike-roads Bill ; = 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


The Apprehension of Offenders Bill was, accord- A pprehensiou 
ing to Order, read a second time; and committed — 
to a Committee ofthe whole House, for Wednesday js 
next. 


The Punishment of Death Bill was, according to Punishment of 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Death Bill, 
Committee of the whole House, for Wednesday next. 


The Justices of Peace (Jreland) Bill was, ac- Justices of 
cording to Order, read a second time; and com- a 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for ~ 
Wednesday next. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee to whom Pawnbrokers 
it was referred to consider the Laws relating to Trade (Irelas) 
Pawnbroking in Ireland, a Resolution; which was 
read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move 
the House, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend the Laws relating to Pawnbroking in Jre- 
land :—And he moved the House accordingly. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in the Bill : 
And that Lord Eliot and Sir James Graham do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Applotment of 
for the more equal Applotment of certain Rates in Rates (Dubl) 
the county of the city of Dublin and county of '” 


Dublin respectively : And that Lord Eliot and Sir 


14. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One | 
hundred and eighteen thousand pounds, be granted | 
to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge of Al-| ’ wiley 
lowances on the Compassionate List, of Allowances | Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Turupikerust 
as of Her Majesty’s Royal Bounty, and Pensions, | to continue the several Acts for regulating Turnpike- (Ireland) Bil 


Gratuities and Allowances to Officers for Wounds, | roads in Iredand: And that Lord Elioé and Sir 


James Graham do prepare, and bring it in. 


from the Ist day of April 1843 to the 31st day of | 
March 1844, both days inclusive. | 
15. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One mil- | 
lion two hundred and thirty-nine thousand four | 
hundred and ninety-eight pounds, be granted to | 
Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge of Chelsea | 
ind Kilmainkam Hospitals, of the In-pensioners of 
those Establishments, of the Out-Pensioners of 
Chelsea Hospital, of Pensions granted to discharged 
Negro Soldiers, and of Pensioners from Haaoverian 
Corps which served with the British Army in 1793, 
1794 and 1795, from the 1st day of April 1843 to 
the 31st day of March 1844, both days inclusive. 
16. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Forty- 
one thousand pounds, be granted. to Her Majesty, 
for defraying the Charge of Allowances, Compen- 
sations and Emojuments in the nature of Superan- 
nuation or Retired Allowances, to Persons formerly 
belonging to the several Military Public Depart- 





James Graham do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Order for reading a second time upon Friday Fcclesiastical 
next, the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill; was read, and Courts Bil 
discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


Lord Eliot presented a Bill for the more equal Applotment oh 
Applotment of certain Rates in the County of the Rates (Dubl 
City of Dublin and County of Dublin respectively: ” 
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. 

Lord 


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Pawnbrokers” Lord Eliot presented a Bill to amend the Laws 
Trade (Ireland) relating to Pawnbroking in Jreland: And the same 


Bill, was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
No. 54. second time upon Monday next ; and to be printed. 

Divisions of Ordered, That an Abstract of the Return relative 

the Housee tg Divisions of the House, which was laid upon the 
No.55- Table upon the 9th day of this instant February, 

be printed. 

Liverpool Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Liverpool 

Theatre. . Theatre, which was presented upon Thursday last, 
No. 56. 


be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to William 
Mason, which was presented upon Thursday last, 
be printed. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Probates 
and Administrations, which was presented upon 
Thursday last, be printed. 


William Mason. 
No. 57. 


Probates and 
Administra- 
uons. 

Ne. 58. 
a The Order made upon the 17th day of this instant 
— February, for printing the Copy of the Report of 
Mr. Horner, Inspector of Factories, for the half- 
yeat ending 3ist December 1842, was read, and 
discharged. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Mariis, 28° die Februarii ; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 18 43. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Austin, from the Office of the Poor Law 
Commissioners, was called in; and at the bar 
eg pursuant to Order,—A Copy of the Diet 
able in use at the Belper Union Workhouse, and 
at the Derby Union Workhouse, on the 31st day of 
January last: —And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table. 


Belper and 
Derby Union 
Workhouses. 


Bankruptey. Mr. Mackay, from the Court of Bankruptcy, was 


called m; and at the bar presented, pursuant to the 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—Returns of 
Official Assignees of the Court of Bankruptcy, 
showing the Total Amounts of their Receipts and 
Payments upon every Estate under their Charge, 
from the 1st January to the 31st December 1842, 
both days inclusive; also, the Balance standing to 
the credit of the Accountant in Bankruptcy, and of 
every such Estate in the Bank of England on the 
said 31st day of December ; and also, the Balances 
of every such Estate then in their hands, or under 
their control or power ; and lastly, the several Sums 
allowed to them for Remuneration and Petty Ex- 
penses, from the said 1st January to the 31st De- 
cember 1842 :—And then he withdrew. 


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


Committees on 
Private Bills, 


No, 59. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That the 
Clerk had caused to be prepared Sessional Lists of 
Members to serve on Committees upon Private Bills. 

Ordered, That the said Lists be printed. 

_ 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 Ashburton, in the 
room of William Jardine, Esquire, deceased. 


Northampton 
and Peterbo. 

5 : 

me Railway 


Petitions from Boston;— Thrapston ;—Northamp- 
ton ;— Wellingborough ;— Higham Ferrers ;—and, 
Peterborough ; praying that the Northampton and 
Peterborough Railway Bill may pass into a law,— 
were presented and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Petitions from Saint Ives (Huntingdon) ;—Ket- 
tering ;— Northampton ;—Stamford;— Huntingdon ; 
“a —* praymg that the said Bill 

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Februari. 63 
may not pass into a law,—were also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Northampton 
ye That the Northampton and Peterborough ™4 Peterbo- 

ailway Bill be now read a second time ; a Railway 

The Amendments following were proposed to be ~ 
made to the Question; viz. To leave out the word 
“ now” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words “ upon this day six months.” 

And the Question being put, That the word “now” 
stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. : 

Mr. Vernon Smith, } 

Tellers for the Yeas,{ Mr. Christopher : 94, 

Mr. Henry Fitzroy, 80 
Sir George Clerk : } ‘ 
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. 


Tellers for the Noes, 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee Standing 
on Standing Orders, a Resolution ; which was read, O'ders;. 
as followeth ; ‘ 

Resolved, That in the case. of the Petition for the Staffordshire 
Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Bill, the all aa 
Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with; and 
that the Parties be permitted to proceed with their 
Bill. 

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


Mr. Francis Baring presented a Bill for paving, Portsea Ime _ 
lighting, cleansing, watering, regulating and other- Provement Bill. 
wise improving the Town of Portsea, in the county 
of Southampton, and for removing and preventing 
Nuisances and Annoyances therein: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Cardigan | 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in “et Bi!l- 
the case of the Petition for the Cardigan Market 
‘Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for providing a Market-place, and for regulating the 
Markets in the town and borough of Cardigan, in 
the county of Cardigan: And that Colonel Powell, 

Mr. Pryse Pryse and Mr. Saunders Davies de pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 





Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Southampton 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That im Docks Bill. 
the case of the Petition for the Southampton Docks 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
convert the Shares in the Capital authorized to be 
raised by the Acts for making a Dock or Docks at 
Southampton into Stock, te raise a further Sum of 
Money, and to alter and amend some of the powers 
of the said Acts: And that Mr. George William 
Hope, Mr. Mildmay and Mr. Compton do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Glasgow 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 9s Bill. 
the case of the Petition for the Glasgow Gas Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the better supplying and lighting with Gas the 
City and Suburbs of Glasgow, and places adjacent, 
and for other purposes relating thereto: And that 
Mr. Oswald and Mr. Dennistoun do prepare, and 
bring it in. 








14 Sir 




















Trentham 
Roads Bill. 


Lancaster Lu- 
natic Asylum 
Bill. 


Ipswich Docks 
Bill. 


Liverpool Gas 
Bill. 


Newport 
(Monmouth) 
Gas Bill. 


Warwick and 
Leamington 


64 


28° Februariz. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Trentham Roads 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 


A. 1843. 


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 
1842 :—Of the Amount of Money received from 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill | Trustees of Savings Banks by the Commissioners 
for repairing and improving the Roads from Trent- | for the Reduction of the National Debt, since the 
ham to Meir, Lane End, Stone and Blythe Bridge, | 6th day of August 1817; the Amount of Money, 
all in the county of Stafford, and for making and | Principal and Interest, due by the Commissioners 
maintaining a new Road from Trentham Inn, to the | to the Trustees of Savings Banks, on the 20th da 
Newcastle-under-Lyme and Market Drayton Turn- | of November 1842; and the Value of the Govern- 
pike-road, in the ‘same county, and another new ment Securities standing in the Names of the Com- 
piece of Road, in the parish of Trentham aforesaid : | missioners, at the price of that day (stating such 
And that Mr. Watts Russell, Mr. Adderley and Mr. | price), to answer the Amount due to the Depositors, 
Edward Buller do prepare, and bring it in. for Principal and Interest, on that day :—And, 
showing the Difference between the Amount paid 
Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select; by the Public for Interest and Charges on the Sums 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in; due to the Trustees of Savings Banks and Friendly 
the case of the Petition for the Lancaster Lunatic | Societies, and the Amount received from Dividends 
Asylum Bill, -the Standing Orders had been com-| on Stock, or other Public Securities, in which the 
plied with. | said Sums have been invested by the Commissioners 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill | for the Reduction of the National Debt, from the 
for providing additional Grounds to the Lunatic | 6th day of August 1817 to the 20th day of Novem- 
Asylum of the county palatine of Lancaster: And | ber 1842 (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper 
that Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. Marton and Mr.| No. 280, of Session 1842). 
George William Wood do prepare, and bring it in. | 








Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in| 
the case of the Petition for the Ipswich Docks Bill 


»/P ses, fi ecei 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. | Purposes, from the Gross Amounts received by the 


; ; —— ..,| Customs, Excise, Stamps, Taxes, Post-office and 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a _ Bill every other Department of the Revenue :—-Also, 


to enlarge the Powers of the _ wae Dock Peo | Return of the Amounts received by the Army, Navy, 
missioners: And that Captain _ ladstone an "| Ordnance, Civil, and all other Departments of Ex- 
Lane Fox do prepare, and bring it in. penditure, from all sources, except Parliamentary 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select | a &lt;a — pe Pango ina bn Si 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in | Sines A the Returs, seta t ‘hea ol thi Hou - 
the case of the Petition for the Liverpool Gas Bill,| 1. i-th dav of me 1997 No 313.) oe Se, 
the Standing Orders had been complied age , ' y iat elton , 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend and enlarge the provisions of two several! Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Acts for lighting with Gas the Town of Liverpool, Returns of the Amount of Revenue received in the 
and certain Places adjacent thereto: And that Vis- | Island of Ceylon from the Sale or Export Duty on 
count Sandon and Sir Howard Douglas do prepare, | Cinnamon, each year from 1830 to 1843 inclusive : 
and bring it in. 








the Alterations that have been made in the Export 


Duty on Cinnamon in the Island of Ceylon, during 


Lord Granville Somerset presented a Bill for bet- L 
the same period. 


ter lighting with Gas the Town and Borough of 
Newport, in the County of Monmouth: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 





consideration the subject-matter of the Communi- 
cation of the Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House 


—Also, the Amount exported each year :—And, of 


The Warwick and Leamington Union Railway | 
Bill was read a second time ; and committed. 


made yesterday, in relation to certain actions of 
trespass brought against him and an Officer of the 





— Railway Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-| House, employed by him in the execution of the 
™ mittee of Selection. Orders of this House:—The House proceeded to 
take the subject-matter of the said Communication 

Nottingham The Nottingham Lighting Bill was read a second | into consideration. 
Lighting Bill. time ; and committed. The House was moved, That the Writ of Sum- 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- | mons and Declaration, in the action of trespass at 
mittee of Selection. the suit of Thomas Burton Howard, against Sir 
William Gosset, the Serjeant-at-Arms, attending 
Edinburgh Mr. Gibson Craig presented a Bill to enable the | this House, might be read; and the same being 

Water Bill, 


Public Petitions _ R 7 &amp; &lt; : 
(Sixth Report.) raittee on Public Petitions ; That they had examined 


Savings Panks, 


a&amp;c. 


Edinburgh Water Company to bring in an additional 
Supply of Water, and to alter and amend the Acts 
relating to the said Company: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


read ; 


And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That Sir William Gosset, Knight, the 
Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House, have leave 
to appear and defend the action brought against 
him by Thomas Burton Howard, for trespass : — 
And a Debate arising thereupon ; 

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


Mr. Owen Stanley reported from the Select Com- 


the Petitions presented upon the 22d, 23d and 24th 
days of this instant February; and had directed 
him to make a Report thereof to the House. 


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


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That an humble Address be presented to Her 
Majesty, praying that Her Majesty will be gra- 
ciously pleased to take into Her instant and serious 
consideration, the best means of diffusing the be- 
nefits and blessings of a moral and religious Edu- 
cation among the Working Classes of Her People a 

An 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of the Number of Depositors in Savings 
_ Banks, and the Number of Charitable Institutions 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Deduction 
_ Return of the Amounts not paid into the Exchequer, from Public 
but deducted for Costs of Collection, and all other Revenue &amp;. 


Cinnamon 
(Ceylon.) 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into printed Papets 


Education. 





leba 


Dog 


(ic 


fra! 


Bil 


Su 








apetie 


Lebanon. 


Dogs Bill. 


Bankrupts, &amp;c., 
(ireland) Bill. 


Sudbury Dis- 
franchisement 
Bill, 


Supply ; 


Seamen, 
Marines, &amp;c, 


Wages to d°, 


Land Forces. 


Charge of . do, 


6 Vicroriz. 


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


Mercurii, 1° die Martti, 1848: 


And the Question being put :—It was resolved in 
the Affirmative. 

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


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 be- 
tween the British and Turkish Governments, re- 
lative to the State of Lebanon, since the Re-esta- 
blishment of the Turkish Authority in Syria :— 
Also, Copies or Extracts of Correspondence with 
the Consul General, Colonel Rose :—Copies or Ex- 
tracts of Correspondence relative to the position of 
the Emir Bechir el Cassem, from the time of his 
assuming the Government till the day of his Arrest : 
—And, Copies or Extracts of Correspondence re- 
lative to the Losses of the Inhabitants of Lebanon 
during the Military Operations in that Country. 

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


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to prohibit the use of Dogs as Beasts of Draught 
or Burthen in England and Ireland: And that Mr. 
East and Sir Robert Harry Inglis do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the better Protection of Purchasers against Judg- 
ments, Crown Debts, Lis pendens and Commissions 
of Bankruptcy in Jreland, and for amending the 
Laws in Ireland respecting Bankrupts and Limita- 
tion of Actions: And that Sir James Graham and 
Lord Eliot do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Sudbury Disfranchisement Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
the 9th day of this instant March, resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee of Sup- 
ply, several Resolutions, which were read, as fol- 
low: 

1. Resolved, That Thirty-nine thousand Men be 
employed for the Sea Service, for Thirteen lunar 
months, to the 31st day of March 1844, including 
Ten thousand five hundred Royal Marines and Two 
thousand Boys. 

2. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding One mil- 
lion two hundred and fifty-nine thousand six hun- 
dred and ninety-seven pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, 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 1844, 

3. Resolved, That a number of Land Forces, not 
exceeding One hundred thousand eight hundred and 
forty-six Men (exclusive of the Men employed in 
the Territorial Possessions of the East India Com- 
pany), Commissioned and Non-commissioned Offi- 
cers included, be maintained for the Service of the 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 
from the 1st day of April 1843 to the 31st day of 
March 1844. 

4. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 
millions, six hundred and nineteen thousand three 
hundred and twenty-seven pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Land Forces, for Service in the United King- 
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, and on Stations 


Abroad (excepting the Regiments employed in the 
Vox. 98. 





28° Februari.—1° Martiz. 


65 


Territorial Possessions of the East India Company), 
from the 1st day of April 1843 to the 31st day of 
March 1844, both days inclusive. 

5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One General Staff 
hundred and sixty-five thousand three hundred and Officers, &amp;c. 
one pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for defray- 
ing the Charge of General Staff Officers and Offi- 
cers of the Hospitals, serving with Her Majesty’s 
Forces in the United Kingdom of Great Britain 
and Jreland, and on Foreign Stations (excepting 
India), and of Her Majesty’s Garrison of the Tower 
of London, from the 1st day of April 1843 to the 
31st day of March 1844, both days inclusive. 

6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eighty- Public Military 
eight thousand and seventy-five pounds, be granted Departments. 
to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge of the 
Allowances of the Principal Officers of the several 
Public Military Departments in Great Britain, 
their Deputies, Clerks and Contingent Expenses, 
from the 1st day of April 1843 to the 31st day of 
March 1844, both days inclusive. 

7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirteen Royal Military 
thousand six hundred and six pounds, be granted Asylum. 

to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge of the 

Royal Military Asylum, and of the Hibernian Mi- 

litary School, from the 1st day of April 1843 to the 

31st day of March 1844, both days inclusive. 

8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One volunteer 

















hundred and seventeen thousand seven hundred and Corps. 
eighty-seven pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 

for defraying the Charge of Volunteer Corps, from 

the 1st day of April 1843 to the 31st day of March 
1844, both days inclusive. 

9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One thou- Services unpro- 
sand three hundred and seventy-three pounds, be vided for. 
granted to Her Majesty, for defraying Expenses in- 
curred for unprovided Services of former years. 

10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fourteen Rewards for 
thousand four hundred and fifty-one pounds, be distinguished 
granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge S*"!** 
of Allowances as Rewards for distinguished Ser- 
vices, and of Allowances to Officers of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Garrisons holding their appointments as Re- 
wards for Military Service, in the United Kingdom 
of Great Britain and [reland, and on Foreign Sta- 
tions, from the 1st day of April 1843 to the 31st 
day of March 1844, both days inclusive. 

11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eighty- Pay of General 
nine thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, Officers. 
for defraying the Charge of the Pay of General 
Officers in Her Majesty’s Forces, not being Colonels 
of Regiments, from the 1st day of April 1843 to 
the 31st day of March 1844, both days inclusive. 

12. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty- Full Pay 
four thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for Reduced 
for defraying the Charge of Full Pay for Reduced — 
and Retired Officers of Her Majesty’s Forces, from 
the ist day of April 1843 to the 31st day of March 
1844, both days inclusive. 

13. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four Half Pay for d°. 
hundred and fifty-seven thousand pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge of Half 
Pay and Military Allowances to Reduced and Re- 
tired Officers of Her Majesty’s Land Forces, from 
the 1st day of April 1843 to the 31st day of March 
1844, both days inclusive. 

14. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifty-five Half Pay to 
thousand nine hundred and twenty-five pounds, be Fereisn Officers. 
granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge for 
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 1843 to the 31st day of March 1844, 
both days inclusive. 

15. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Widows’ 
hundred and forty thousand seven hundred and sixty Pensions. 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for defraying 
tie Charge of Pensions to be paid to the Widows 





of Officers of the Land Forces, from the ist day of 
kK April 








Compassionate 
List. 


Chelsea and 
Kilmainham 
Hospitals, &amp;c. 


Superannua- 
tions, 


Ways and 
Means. 


Mutiny Bill. 


Marine Mutiny 
Bill. 


jankrupts, &amp;c., 
(Ireland) Bill. 


No. 60. 


Chorch of 
Scotland. 


66 28° Februarit.—1° Marti. A. 1843. 


April 1843 to the 31st day of March 1844, both 
days inclusive. j 

16. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
hundred and eighteen thousand pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge of Allow- 
ances on the Compassionate List, of Allowances as 
of Her Majesty’s Royal Bounty, and Pensions, 
Gratuities and Allowances to Officers for Wounds, 
from the ist day of April 1843 to the 81st day of 
March 1844, both days inclusive. ; 

17. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
million two hundred and thirty-nine thousand four 
hundred and ninety-eight pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, for defraying the Charge of Chelsea and 
Kilmainham Hopitals, of the In-Pensioners of those 
Establishments, of the Out-Pensioners of Chelsea 
Hospital, of Pensions granted to discharged Negro 
Soldiers, and of Pensioners from Hanoverian Corps 
which served with the British Army in 1793, 1794 
and 1795, from the 1st day of April 1848 to the 31st 
day of March 1844, both days inclusive. 

18. Resolved; That a sum, not exceeding Forty- 
one thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
for defraying the Charge of Allowances, Compensa- 
tions and Emoluments, in the nature of Superannu- 
ation 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 1843 to the 31st 
day of March 1844, both days inclusive. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into a Committee to consider of Ways and 


Means for raising the Supply granted to Her Ma- 
Jesty. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for punishing Mutiny and Desertion, and for the 
better Payment of the Army and their Quarters : 
And that Sir Henry Hardinge and Mr. Nicholl do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the regulation of Her Majesty’s Royal Marine 
Forces while on Shore: And that Mr. Sidney Her- 
bert and Captain Gordon do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Sir James Graham presented a Bill for the better 
Protection of Purchasers against Judgments, Crown 
Debts, Lis pendens and Commissions of Bankruptcy 
in Ireland, and for amending the Laws in Ireland 
respecting Bankrupts and the Limitation of Actions: 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time upon Friday next; and 
to be printed, 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to several 
Addresses to Her Majesty,— Returns to several Ad- 
dresses to Her Majesty, dated the 9th and 10th days 
of February last, for a Copy of the Claim of Rights 
adopted by the General Assembly of the Church of 
Scotland in May 1842, and submitted to Her Ma- 
jesty’s Government by the Lord High Commis- 
sioner; also, of the Answer of the Secretary of 
State for the Home Department, dated January 
1843; also, of the Reply thereto by the Special Com- 
mission of the General Assembly, in the same month: 
—A Copy of an Address to Her Majesty, agreed to 
by the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, 
on the 30th day of May 1842, accompanying a 
certified Copy of the Claim of Rights, and trans- 
mitted by the Moderator of the General Assembly 
to the Lord High Commissioner :—Also, Copy of an 
Address to Her Majesty, agreed to by the General 
Assembly of the Church of Scot/and, on the 30th 
day of May 1842, and transmitted by the Moderator 
to the Lord High Commissioner, against Patronage : 





—Also, Copy of a Memorial from the Commission 
of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 
to the Right honourable Sir Robert Peel, Baronet, 
First Lord of the Treasury, and the other Members 
of Her Majesty’s Government, dated the 17th day 
of November 1842. 

A Return of the Number and Names of Persons Factories Act, 
summoned for Offences against the Factories Act, 
between the 1st day of January 1842 and the 1st 
day of January 1843; specifying the Date of the 
Conviction or Hearing, the Place of Hearing, by 
whom each Conviction was made, the Offence in 
each case ; and the manner in which the Penalties 
and Costs were appropriated. 

Returns of the Guantity of Sycee Silver and other Sycee Silver, 
Silver imported from China in Her Majesty’s Ship 
“ Conway” ; the Dates of the Delivery of the same 
at the Mint; the Dates of the Sales of the said 
Silver, and Amount of each Sale, with the Price sold 
at; the gross Charge for melting this Silver; the 
Weight of the Gold extracted therefrom, and the 
Expense of extracting the same, with an Account of 
what Commission or Charge is made by any Officer 
of the Mint for superintending the said operation ; 
the Amount which the said Gold produced, and the 
Dates of the Sales :—And, an Account of the Loss 
or Gain to the State by sending the Silver to the 
Mint, instead of selling it in the Market as it 
arrived. 


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


Mr. East presented a Bill to prohibit the use of Dogs Bill. 
Dogs as Beasts of Draught or Burthen, in England No, 61, 
and Ireland: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Wed- 


nesday the 8th day of this instant March; and to 
be printed. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- staffordshire 
spect of the Petition for the Staffordshire and Wor- and Worcester- 
cestershire Canal Bill, which was this day made ‘Mt Canal Ba, 
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 enable the Company of Proprietors of the Staf- 


fordshire and Worcestershire Canal Navigation to 


lend certain Sums of Money to the Commissioners 
for the Improvement of the Navigation of the River 
Severn, and to guarantee the repayment of the 
Amcunt of any Loans which any other persons or 
bodies shall make to such Commissioners, and to 
guarantee the performance of Contracts into which 
such Commissioners shall enter, and to borrow 
Money for such purposes: And that Colonel Anson, 
Mr. Thornely and Mr. Edward Buller do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Dublin Dublin and 
and Kingstown Railway, which was presented upon — 
rhursday last, be printed. No. 62. 

Ordered, That the Abstract of the Returns relative Workhouse 
to Workhouse Offences, which was presented yes- Offences. 
terday, be printed. No, 63. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Court of Court of 
Chancery, which was presented yesterday, be Chey: 
printed. No, 64. 


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. 











6 VictToriz. 


Mercurii, 1° die Martii ; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Montagu, the Accountant in Bankruptcy, 
was called in ; and at the bar presented, pur- 
suant to the directions of an Act of Parliament,—A 
Statement of the Amount transferred and paid out 
as Dividends :—Of the Amount paid by Orders of 
Court, and of the Judges, from 31st December 
1841 to 1st January 1843 ; also, showing the unap- 
propriated Balance existing on the following Ac- 
counts, and standing to the credit of Basil Montagu, 
Esquire, Accountant in Bankruptcy, on the 1st Ja- 
nuary 1843; viz. ist, the Bankruptcy Fund Ac- 
count ; 2d, the Interest arising from the Bankruptcy 
Fund Account; 3d, the Unclaimed Dividend Ac- 
count ; 4th, the Secretary of Bankrupts’ Account ; 
5th, the Secretary of Bankrupts’ Compensation Ac- 
count ; 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 Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


Bankruptcy. 


Lancaster Lue 


Mr. Marton presented a Bill for providing addi- 


= Asylum tional Grounds to the Lunatic Asylum of the County 
: Palatine of Lancaster: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 
Liverpool Gas = Sir Howard Douglas presented a Bill to amend 
; - and enlarge the Provisions of Two several Acts for 
lighting with Gas the Town of Liverpool, and certain 
Places adjacent thereto: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 
. Cardigan Colonel Powell presented a Bill for providing a 
Market Biil. 


ter Market-place, and for regulating the Markets in 
the Town and Borough of Cardigan, in the County 
of Cardigan: And the same was read tie first time ; 


and ordered to be read a second time. 


Southampton 


Colonel Powell presented a Bill to convert the 
Docks Bill. 


Shares in the Capital authorized to be raised by the 
Acts for making a Dock or Docks at Southampton 
into Stock, to raise a further Sum of Money, and 
to alter and amend some of the Powers of the said 
Acts: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 
Ipswich Docks | Captain Gladstone presented a Bill to enlarge the 
=. Powers of the Ipswich Dock Commissioners : And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to 
be read a second time. 


Mr. Watts Russell presented a Bill for repairing 
and improving the Roads from Trentham to Meir, 
Lane End, Stone and Blithe Bridge, all in the 
County of Stafford, and for making and maintaining 
a New Road from Trentham Inn to the Newcastle- 
under-Lyme and Market Drayton 'Trunpike-road, in 
the same County, and another New Piece of Road 
in the Parish of Trentham aforesaid: And the same 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Trentham 
Roads Bill, 


London 
Cemetery Bill, 


A Petition of the Vicar of the parish of Saint 
Pancras, in the county of Middlesex, praying that 
he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the London Cemetery 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. 


1° Marti. 


fechell ;— 
fairynghornwy and Llanbabo ; — Llantrisant and 


67 


Mr. Dennistoun presented a Bill for the better Glasgow Gas 
supplying and lighting with Gas the City and Sub- Bill. 

urbs of Glasgow, and Places adjacent, and for other 

Purposes relating thereto : And the same was read 

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


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Ecclesiastical 
of the county of the borough of Carmarthen, praying Courts Bill 
that the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill may not pass into 

a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 

upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bettws Caedewen ; — Llanllwch- Saint Asaph 
aiarn ; — Llansantffraid yn Mechan ;—Deanery of = Bangor 
Ceifeiliog and Mowddwy ;— Llandovery ;—Deanery *'°°*** 
of Alton ;—Deanery of Uttoxeter ;—Llanfacthler ;— 
Llanfistiolus and Cerrig Ceinwen ;— Rhodo-Ceidio 
and Gwredog ; — Llandrygarn and Bodwrog ; — 
Llanbadrig ;— Llanddensaint ;— Bodedern ;— Llan- 
Lianrhyddlad and Llanrhwydrys ;—Llan- 


Llechlynfarwy ; — Llanfarog ; — Llanfachratt ; — 
Holyhead ;— Rhosgolyn ;—and, Christ Church, Saint 
Pancras ; praying for the repeal of so much of the 
Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the union 
of the Sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Operative Bakers of New Ross, in Bakers 
the county of Weaford, praying the House to pass a (Ireland.) 
Bill to regulate the time and method of work of 
Bakers in Jreland, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Directors of the London Missionary Governor-Ge- 
Society, stating that the Petitioners have read with »er@! of Indio. 
the deepest regret and the most painful apprehen- 

sions, the proclamation of the Right honourable the 
Governor-General of India, addressed to the Hindoo 

chiefs and people, in which they are congratulated 

in the strongest terms on the victorious removal by 

the British and native army of the gates of an an- 

cient idol temple, from the tomb of a Mussulman 
conqueror at Ghuznee, accompanied by directions 

for the transmission of these trophies, with all honour, 

to the restored temple of Somnauth ; and praying the 

House to counteract the influence of these measures, 

was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 

the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Cirencester, in the Property Tax 
county of Gloucester, praying for the repeal of the Act- 
Property Tax Act, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Llanfihangel; — Llangynog ; — Church of 
Llanilwchaiarn;—and, Members of the Bath Church =sg'an¢. 
of England Lay Association ; praying that the ma- 
nufacturing, mining and commercial districts may 
be divided into smaller parishes, each containing 
only a manageable amount of population, and duly 
provided with a church, a clergyman and schools,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Ordered, That the Alphabetical List of Members Controverted 
to serve on Election Committees, be referred to the Elections. 
General Committee of Elections. 


Mr. Thornely presented a Bill to enable the Com- Staffordshire 
pany of Proprietors of the Staffordshire and Wor- and pe 
cestershire Canal Navigation to lend certain Sums chee Catal Be. 
of Money to the Commissioners for the Improvement 
of the Navigation of the River Severn, and to gua- 
rantee the Repayment of the Amount of any Loans 
which any other Persons or Bodies shall make to 
such Commissioners, and to guarantee the Perform- 
ance of Contracts into which such Commissioners 
shall enter, and to borrow Money for such Purposes : 

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





Vot. 98. 








K 2 Petitions 


Corn Laws. 


Oxford Railway 
Bill. 


Malt. 


Poor Laws 
(Scotland). 


Maynooth 
College, &amp;c. 


Poor Relief 
(Ireland) Act. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


Tsle of Man, 
&amp;c., Shipping. 


Colonial, &amp;c., 
Shipping. 





68 


Petitions from Robert Aspinal and family ;—and, 
Huddersfield (three Petitions) ; praying for the repeal 
of the Corn and Provision Laws,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of George Bowyer, of Radley, in the 
county of Berks, and the Middle'Temple, in the 
county of Middleser, Esquire, Barrister-at-Law, 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel 
or agent, against certain parts of the Oxford 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. 


Petitions of Farmers attending Reigate Market; 
—and, Chairman of the West Firle Farmers Club ; 
praying for the repeal of the duty on Malt,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inhabit- 
ants of the village of Zetham, in the parish of Dun- 
nechans, in the county of Forfar, praying the House 
so to revise the Poor Laws for Scotland, that the 
indigent poor may be properly found, and that able- 
bodied persons that fail to find employment, may 
receive due support, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the ‘Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Clare, 
in the county of Suffolk, praying the House to ap- 
point a Committee of inquiry for the purpose of in- 
stituting a sifting and impartial investigation into 
the state and studies of Maynooth College, and to 
adopt measures to enforce and carry into effect the 
protective and restrictive clauses of the Roman Ca- 
tholic Relief Act of the year 1829, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ovan and Cloonycornican ;—Mal- 
low Union ;—and, Kilshanick ; praying for the re- 
peal or amendment of the Poor Relief (Zreland) Act, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of Guar- 
dians of the Bicester Union, praying for alteration 
of the Poor Law Amendment Act, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Number and Tonnage of Sailing Ves- 
sels registered at each of the Ports of the Jsle of 
Man respectively ; distinguishing the Vessels under 
and those above Fifty Tons Register, on the 31st 
day of December 1841 :—A similar Return of Steam 
Vessels and their Tonnage :—A Return of the Num- 
ber and Tonnage of Vessels that entered and cleared 
at each of the Ports of the Jsle of Man, from and 
to the United Kingdom (including their repeated 
Voyages) ; distinguishing Steam Vessels from Sail- 
ing Vessels, from the 3ist day of December 1840, 
to and including the 31st day of December 1841: 
— The like Return from and to the Colonies : — 
And, the like Return from and to Foreign Ports ; 
distinguishing British, Colonial and Foreign Vessels 
(to complete the Return, No. 409 of the last Ses- 
slob). 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Number and Tonnage of Sailing Ves- 
sels registered at each of the Ports of the Colonies 
of the United Kingdom respectively ; distinguish- 
ing the Vessels under and those above Fifty Tons 
Register, on the 31st day of December 1841 :—A 
similar Return of Steam Vessels and their Tonnage : 
— A Return of the Number and Tonnage of Vessels 
that entered and cleared at each of the Ports of 


1° Marti. 





A. 1843. 


each Colony Coastwise, in the same Colony, or to 
Ports of other Colonies of the United Kingdom ; 
distinguishing Steam Vessels from Sailing Vessels ; 
and also distinguishing between British, Colonial 
and Foreign Vessels, from the 31st day of December 
1840, to and including the 31st day of December 
1841 :—The like Return from and to the United 
Kingdom, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man :— 
And, the like Return from and to Foreign Ports (to 
complete the Return, No. 409, of the last Session). 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Number of Vessels, and their 'Ton- 
nage, built and registered at each of the Ports of 
the British North American Colonies, in each year, 
from the year 1821 to and including the year 1841 : 
— Of the Number of Colonial-built Vessels, and 
their Tonnage, registered in each year, at each of 
the Ports of the United Kingdom, from the year 
1821 to and including the year 1841, distinguishing 
the Number and Tonnage of each Colony respec- 
tively :—And, of the Gross Number and Tonnage 
of Colonial-built Vessels registered at each of the 
Ports of the United Kingdom, on the 31st day of 
December in each of the years 1821, 1831 and 1841, 
distinguishing the Number and Tonnage of each 
Colony respectively. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return from Her Majesty’s Court of Queen’s 
Bench in Ireland of all Cases which have come 
before the said Court ; showing Complaints of Pro- 
ceedings under the 9th Geo. 4, c. 82, intituled, “ An 
Act to make Provision for the Lighting, Cleansin 
and Paving Towns in Ireland, in certain Cases” ; the 
Date of the said Complaint, the subject-matter of 
such Complaint, and the Decision thereon. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Number of Commissioned and Non- 
commissioned Officers and Men, distinguishing Ca- 
valry and Infantry employed in the Public Service 
in Great Britain and Ireland, and in the Colonies 
(exclusive of India), on the 1st day of January in 
each of the years 1792, 1822, 1828, 1830, 1835 and 
1842 :—Of the Total Number of Commissioned and 
Non-commissioned Officers and Men, distinguishing 
Cavalry and Infantry, in Great Britain, and distin- 
guishing the Number of Commissioned Officers from 
Non-commisssioned Officers, Rank and File, on the 
1st day of January in each of the years 1792, 1822, 
1828, 1830,1835 and 1842:—And, of the Total Num- 
ber of Commissioned and Non-commissioned Offi- 
cers and Men, distinguishing Cavalry and Infantry, 
in Ireland, on the 25th day of December in each of 
the years 1792, 1822, 1828, 1830, 1835 and 1842: 
—And, similar Returns of the Number of the Royal 
Artillery Force, and of Sappers and Miners, on the 
ist day of January in each of the years 1792, 1828, 
1830, 1835 and 1842, in Great Britain aud Ireland 
and the Colonies, and the Aggregate of the Force. 


the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, stat- 
ing that they are greatly alarmed on perceiving the 
uses which may be made of the Tenth Article of the 
Treaty of Washington, by the slave-holders of the 
United States for the recovery of fugitive slaves; 
and praying that in any measure the House may be 
called upon to pass to give effect to the said article 
of the Treaty, provision may be expressly made that 
in no case shall such slaves surrendered on the de- 
mand of the federal government of the United States 
for alleged criminal offences, be again subjected to 
the incidents of slavery, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


that all Marriages heretofore solemnized or which 
may be hereafter solemnized by a presbyterian or 





other 


Colonial 
Shipping. 


Lighting of 
Towns ( [reland) 
Act. 


Army. 


A Petition of the Secretary of the Committee of American 


reaty. 


Petitions from Donacloney ;—and, Belfast ; pray- Marriages 
ing the House to pass a measure expressly declaring Ireland.) 


Parochi 
Assesst 
Act. 


Medic 
Charit 
(Irela 


Bills | 
chang 









































Sheff 
Asht 
Lyn 
Man 
Rail 


















































Sup 









































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Bil 





















































































































































6 VicToriz. 


other dissenting minister or teacher in Ireland, 
between parties, one of whom is a member of the 
Established Church and the other a Protestant Dis- 
senter, be deemed, adjudged and taken to be good 
and valid, to all intents and purposes whatever, as 
if the same had been duly solemnized by a clergy- 
man of the Established Church of Great Britain 
and Jreland,--were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Parochial 
Assessments 
Act. 


A Petition of Clergymen, being Owners of rent- 
charge in the county of Susser, praying the House 
to provide that in Parochial Assessment, all pro- 
perty, as well other as their own, may be assessed 
upon the same uniform and equal basis of annual 
value, such as from the first and up to a recent 
period prevailed, or that the Assessment upon the 
property of the Petitioners in rent-charge, may be 
proportionably reduced, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Medical 
Charities 
(Ireland) Bill. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of the 
Governors of the county of Down Infirmary and 
Fever Hospital, praying that the Medical Charities 
(Ireland) Bill may not pass into a law, was pre- 


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


Rills of Exe 
change Act. 


A Petition of the Mayor of the borough of Llan- 
dovery, in the county of Carmarthen, praying the 
House not to allow the Act to exempt certain Bills 
of Exchange and Promissory Notes from the ope- 
ration of the Laws relating to Usury to be renewed, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Sheffield, 
Ashton-under- 
Lyne and 
Manchester 
Railway, 


A Petition of Henry Walter Parker, Esquire, 
Barrister-at-Law, and an Assistant Poor Law Com- 
missioner, of Waterloo-place, Southampton, taking 
notice of the application for leave to bring in 
the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester 
Railway Bill, and praying that such Bill may not 
pass into law, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Sepply. 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. 


Apprehension 


4 Onder The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


mittee on the Apprehension of Offenders Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, after the other 


Orders of the day, resolve itself into the said Com- 
mittee. 


Punishment of 


haa The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


mittee on the Punishment of Death Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, after the other 


Orders of the day, resolve itself into the said Com- 
mittee. 


Justices of 

Peace (Ireland) . ? Z 

Bill, into a Committee upon the Justices of Peace (Jre- 

land) 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. 


Ways and 
Means, 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 


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


of Off 
Bj euders 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
M, 


mittee on the Apprehension of Offenders Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 
Vot. 98, 


1°—9° Martii ‘ 


69 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Punishment of 
mittee on the Punishment of Death Bill ; Death Bill, 


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


A Motion was made, and the Question being Shipwrecks. 
put, That the Select Committee on Shipwrecks con 
sist of twenty-three Members ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for the { Mr. George Palmer, } 84 
Yeas, Sir Thomas Fremantle ; . 
Tellers for theJ Mr. Hume, 90 
Noes, Mr. Hawes: } . 
So it passed in the Negative. 


Ordered, That the Committee be nominated To- 
morrow. 





A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Hostilities in 
posed, That a Select Committee be appointed to in- Afghanistan. 
quire into the circumstances which led to the late 
Hostilities in Affyhanistan, to report the evidence, 
and their Observations thereon ; 


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


Jovis, 2° die Martii, 18438: 


And the Question being put ; 
The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 





The House, according to Order, resolved itself 


Tellers for thef Mr. Roebuck, "5 
Yeas, \ Mr. Hume: } ig 
Tellers for the] Sir Thomas Fremantle, \ 189 

Noes, . Mr. Tufnell: eens 


So it passed in the Negative. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Mansfield ana 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Worksop Road 
the Petition for the Mansfield and Worksop Road ®#". 

Bill, the Standmg Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for maintaining the Road from the town of Mans- 
field to the Worksop and Kelham Turnpike-road, 
at or near Worksop Brecks, all in the county of 
Nottingham: And that Mr. Gally Knight and Mr. 
Houldsworth do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee piymouth, &amp;c., 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Roads, Car- 
the Petition for the Plymouth, &amp;c., Roads, Carriages, — and ——y 
and Boats Regulation Bill, the Standing Orders had ee 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for regulating Hackney Coaches, and other Car- 
riages, Boats and Wherries, within the several pa- 
rishes of Saint Andrew, and Charles, in the borough 
of Plymouth, the parish of East Stonehouse, and the 
parish of Stoke Damerel, in the borough of Devon- 
port, and for amending two several Acts for repair- 
ing certain Roads leading from the Borough of Ply- 
mouth aforesaid, to Stonehouse Bridge and P/ymouth 
Dock, all in the County of Devon: And that Vis- 


count Ebrington, Sir George Grey and Mr. Gill do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. George William Hope presented, by Her Ma- Emigration 
jesty’s Command,—Papers relative to Emigration from Africa. 
from the West Coast of Africa to the West Indies. 


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


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Belper and Belper and 


Derby Union Workhouses, which was presented yes- Derby Union 
terday, be printed. Workhouses. 
No. 65. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Factories Factories Act. 
Act, which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 66. 


Ordered, That an Abstract of the Return to an Elections. 
Address to Her Majesty, dated the 8th day of July No. 67. 
last, for Accounts of Expenses incurred and made 





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70 


by the Returning or other Officer, at every Election 
for a Borough and City in England, during the 
months of June and July 1841, and charged to the 
Candidates, or to Electors who had nominated Can- 
didates, with the Items of the Charge; stating the 
Number and Names of the Candidates at each Elec- 
tion, the Number of Booths and 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, which 
Return was presented upon the 10th day of August, 
in the last Session of Parliament, be printed. 


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


Javis, 2° die Martii ; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 


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. 


Veneris, 3° die Martti ; 
Anno 6° Victoria Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Law, from the Treasury, was called in; 

and at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders, 
—Return to an Order, dated the 9th day of Febru- 
ary last, fora Return of the Amount of Duty charged 
and Drawback paid on each Description of Glass 
in England, distinguishing the Quantities for the 
year ending the 5th day of January 1843 :—A simi- 
lar Return for Scolland:—A similar Return for 
Treland :—Returns of the Quantities of Glass re- 
tained for Home Use in the United Kingdom during 
the same period, calculated on the principle of the 
Return of the 14th day of June 1841 :—Of the 
Amount of Drawback or Allowance on Glass used 
for Churches during the same period :—And, of 
the Quantities of each Kind of Glass retained 
for Home Use, and the Aggregate Net Revenue in 
each year, from the 5th day of January 1813 to the 
5th day of January 1843, noting the periods when 
any alteration of Duty took place, and the Rate of 
such alteration :—Accounts of the Quantities of each 
Description of Glass imported into the United King- 
dom during the year ending the 5th day of Januar 
1843 ; stating the Quantities and Weight, and the 
Countries from which imported :—Of Foreign Glass 
on which Duty was paid for Home Use during the 
same period ; stating the Quantities, Weight and 
Rate and Amount of Duty :—Of Foreign Glass ex- 
ported during the same period ; distinguishing the 
Quantities, Weight and Countries to which exported: 
—And, of Foreign Glass remaining in Bond on the 
5th day of January 1843 ; distinguishing the Quan- 
tities and Weight. 

A Return of the Sums paid by the Postmaster- 
General to each Railway Company for the convey- 
ance of the Mails, stating the Number of Miles, and 
the Rate per Mile paid to each Company, under 
each Contract, and the Total Amount paid to each 
of the said Companies. 


1°—2°.—-3° Marti. 


A. 1843. 


A Return, stating the Time at which the several Railway Maik, 


Trains carrying Mails on each Railway start, and 
the Number of Places on each Journey where Let- 
ters are delivered. 


Returns, showing, in columns, the Amount of Post-office, 


Gold, Bank Notes and other Valuables, contained 
in Letters which have been consigned to the Dead 
Letter Offices in London, Edinburgh and Dublin 
respectively, in each year since the last Return was 
made, and which had been opened, because the 
Parties to whom they were addressed had not 
been found; showing the Application of the said 
Monies and Valuables in each year, and the Sum 
Total thereof since the last Return was made: 
—Of the Number and Amount of Money Orders 
issued and paid in Scotland and Ireland during each 
Quarter, from the Quarter ending the 5th day of 
April 1839 to that ending the 5th day of January 1842, 
inclusive, and corresponding to the Return made for 
England and Wales, and for London, being No. 288 
of the last Session :—And, showing, in columns, 
the Cost of Management of the Money Order Offices 
in London, Edinburgh and Dublin respectively, 
during each Quarter, from the Quarter ending the 
5th day of April 1839 to that ending the 5th day of 
April 1842, inclusive, with the Amount of the per- 
centage received in each of the above Quarters for 
Money Orders issued throughout England, Scotland 
and Ireland, as above, with the Application thereof, 
in paying the Cost of Management and otherwise. 


Return to an Order, dated the 1st day of this in- Isle of Man, 
stant March, for a Return of the Number and Ton- &amp;¢.» Shipping. 


nage of Sailing Vessels registered at each of the 
Ports of the Isle of Man respectively; distinguishing 
the Vessels under and those above Fifty Tons Re- 
gister, on the 31st day of December 1841 :—A si- 
milar Return of Steam Vessels and their Tonnage : 
—A Return of the Number and Tonnage of Vessels 
that entered and cleared at each of the Ports of the 
Isle of Man, from and to the United Kingdom (in- 
cluding their repeated Voyages) ; distinguishing 
Steam Vessels from Sailing Vessels, from the 31st 
day of December 1840, to and including the 31st 
day of December 1841:—The like Return from and 
to the Colonies :—And, the like Return from and to 
Foreign Ports; distinguishing British, Colonial and 
Foreign Vessels (to complete the Return, No. 409, 
of the last Session). 


A Return of the Number and Tonnage of Sailing Colonial, &amp;c., 
Vessels registered at each of the Ports of the Colo- Shipping. 


nies of the United Kingdom respectively ; distin- 
guishing the Vessels under and those above Fifty 
Tons Register, on the 31st day of December 1841: 
—A similar Return of Steam Vessels and their Ton- 
nage :—A Return of the Number and Tonnage of 
Vessels that entered and cleared at each of the Ports 
of each Colony Coastwise, in the same Colony, or 
to Ports of other Colonies of the United Kingdom ; 
distinguishing Steam Vessels from Sailing Vessels ; 
and also distinguishing between British, Colonial 
and Foreign Vessels, from the 31st day of December 
1840 to and including the 31st day of December 
1841 :—The like Return from and to the United 
Kingdom, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man :— 
And, the like Return from and to Foreign Ports (to 
complete the Return, No. 409, of the last Session). 


Returns of the Number of Vessels and their Colonial 
Tonnage, built and registered at each of the Ports Shpr'"™ 


of the British North American Colonies, in each 
year, from the year 1821 to and including the year 
1841:—Of the Number of Colonial-built Vessels, 
and their Tonnage, registered in each year, at each 
of the Ports of the United Kingdom, from the year 
1821 to and including the year 1841, distinguish- 
ing the Number and Tonnage of each Colony re- 
spectively :—And, of the Gross Number and Ton- 
nage of Colonial-built Vessels registered at each of 
the Ports of the United Kingdom, on the 31st day 





jof December in each of the years 1821, 1831 and 


1841, 








ails, 


ng, 





Spirits 


(Ireland.) 


Shannon 
Navigation. 


Duchy of 
Lancaster, 


Duchy of 
Comwall. 


Ecclesiastical 
Duties and 
Revenues, 


Northern 
Lighthouses, 


Great North 
of England 
(Clarence and 
Hartiepool 


Junction) Rail- for the Great North of England (Clarence and 


Way, 


6 Victroriz. 


1841, distinguishing the Number and Tonnage of 
each Colony respectively. 

Returns of the Number of Gallons of Spirits 
taken out for Home Consumption in each Collection 
in Ireland, in each round, in each of the years end- 
ing respectively the 5th day of January 1841, 1842 
and 1843 :—Of the Detections and of the Number 
of Persons prosecuted for Offences in Ireland against 
the Laws for the Suppression of Illicit Distillation, 
in each Quarter in each of the years ending respec- 
tively the 5th day of January 1841, 1842 and 1843 ; 
distinguishing those convicted, those acquitted and 
the Cases remaining undecided :—And, of the Num- 
ber of Persons confined in each Gaol in Ireland for 
Offences against the Laws for the Suppression of II- 
licit Distillation, on the 5th day of January in each 
of the years 1841, 1842 and 1843:—And, an Account 
of Seizures and Detections made by the Revenue 
Police in Ireland, from the 11th day of October 
1841 to the 10th day of October 1842, and from 
thence to the latest period to which the same can 
be made up (this last being the continuation of an 
Account delivered in to the Committee on the 
Trade of Spirits in Jreland, of last Session, No. 338, 

. 43). 
. Mr. Zaw also presented, pursuant to the direc- 
tions of several Acts of Parliament,—A Copy of the 
Fourth Report of the Commissioners for the Im- 
provement of the Navigation of the River Shannon ; 
with an Appendix. 

An Account of the Gross and Net Revenues of 
the Duchy of Lancaster, for the year ending Mi- 
chaelmas 1842, 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. 

An Account of the Gross and Net Revenue of 
the Duchy of Cornwall, for the year ending Michael- 
mas 1842; showing the Amount of Revenue which 
became due; the Monies received and paid within 
the year, and the Arrears and Balances at the end 
of the preceding and current years ; with Appen- 
dixes :—And then he withdrew. 

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





Mr. Aston, from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, 
was called in; and at the bar presented, pursuant 
to Order,—An Account of all Monies received b 
the Commissioners appointed by the Act 6 &amp; 7 Will. 4, 
c. 77, and subsequent Act, to carry into effect, with 
Modifications, the Fourth Report of the Commis- 
sioners of Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues, stat- 
ing the several Sums received by the said Commis- 
sioners, and from what sources received, in each 
year since the passing of the Act; also, an Account 
of all Payments made by the said Commissioners in 
each year, stating to whom paid, and for what pur- 
pose to be applied, in each year, up to the 1st day of 
January 1843 :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. 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,—An Abstract of the Receipts and 
Payments on account of the Duties levied for the 
Northern Lighthouses, for the year 1841:— And 
then he withdrew. 

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


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Clarence Railway, complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 


Hartlepool Junction) Railway Bill, had not been com- 
plied with ; and praying that they may be heard, by 


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71 


their agents and witnesses, against the same, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, That they have Power to take the said Peti- 
tion into consideration.. 


A. Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for Northampton 
repairing and amending the Road from the City of and Peterbo- 
Peterborough, through Oundle and Thrapsion, to — anny 
Wellingborough, in the county of Northampton, and” * 
several other Roads near or adjoining thereto, pray- 

ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 

counsel or agents, against certain parts of the North- 

ampton and Peterborough 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. 


A Petition of Members of the Watch Committee Nottingham 
of the Town of Nottingham ;—and, Two Petitions Lighting Bill. 
of Directors and Trustees for executing the Acts for 
enlightening the Streets, Lanes and Passages within 

the Town and County of the Town of Nottingham, 

and other Inhabitants of the Town and County of 

the Town of Nottingham, praying that they may 

be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 

against certain parts of the Nottingham Lighting 
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. 


Colonel Thomas Wood presented a Bill for better Saint Pancras 
regulating the Ecclesiastical Affairs of the Parish Churches Bill. 
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 Petition of John Hackblock, of Bermondsey, gouth Eastern 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, and London 
in respect to the application for the South Eastern eae. ga 
and London and Croydon Railways ( Bricklayers’ (Brickiayers’ 
Arms Extension and Station) Bill had not been com- Arms Extension 
plied with; and praying that he may be heard, by *"¢ St#tion.) 
himself, his agent and witnesses, against the same, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of John Edward Redmond, of Fitz- wextora 
william-square, Dublin, complaining that the Stand- Harbour. 
ing Orders of the House, in respect to the appli- 
cation for the Wexford Harbour 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. 


A Petition of the Hartlepool Dock and Railway Hartlepool! 
Company, complaining that the Standing Orders West Dock and - 
of the House, in respect to the application for the B*!™*y- 
Hartlepool West Dock and Railway 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. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Clarence 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Railway Bill. 
the Petition for the Clarence Railway Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the Clarence Railway Company to 


make an Issue of new Shares, and for otherwise 
altering and amending, enlarging and extending 





Vor. 98. 





K 4 some 


Cockermouth 
Roads Bill. 


Boiton Gas 
Bill. 


Bercot and 
Oxford Navi- 
gation Bill. 


Chepstow 
Water Bill. 


Oxford Railway 
Bill. 


Royal Assent 
to Bills. 





72 


some of the provisions of the Acts relating to the 
said Railway: And that Mr. Bowes and Lord Harry 
Vane do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions fur Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Cockermouth Roads Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for more effectually repairing the Road from the 
town of Cockermouth to the town of Maryport, and 
other Roads therein mentioned, and for making a 
Branch Road connected therewith, all in the county 
of Cumberland: And that Mr. Jrton, Mr. Aglionby 
and Mr. Marshall do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Bolton Gas Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for more effectually lighting with Gas the Borough 
of Bolton, and certain places adjacent thereto, in the 
county of Zancaster: And that Mr. Ainsworth and 
Dr. Bowring do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Bercot and Oxford Navigation 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for authorizing the Sale and Application of certain 
Property vested in the Commissioners for making 
the River Thames navigable from Bercot, in the 
county of Oxford, to the University and City of Ox- 


ford: And that Mr. Maclean, Mr. Estcourt and Sir 


Robert Harry Inglis do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 


the Petition for the Chepstow Water Bill, the Stand- | 


ing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for better supplying the town and neighbourhood of 
Chepstow, inthe county of Monmouth, with Water : 
And that Lord Granville Somerset and Mr. Octavius 
Morgan do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
gesses of the city and borough of Oxford, praying 
that the Oxford Railway Bill may not pass into a 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Oxford, and the im- 
mediate neighbourhood thereof, praying that they 
may be heard, by their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the said Bill, was also presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Message, by Sir Augustus Clifford, Gentleman 
Usher of the Black Rod: 


Mr. Speaker, 

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


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A. 1843. 


several Public Bills therein mentioned; and that 
the Lords, thereby authorized, had declared the 
Royal Assent to the said Bills: Which Bills are as 
follow : 
An Act to enable Her Majesty to indemnify the Forged Exche. 
Holders of certain Forged Exchequer Bills: quer Bills Bil), 
An Act to discontinue certain Actions under the Coal Vendery 
Provisions of an Act of the second year of King Penulties Bil, 
William the Fourth, for regulating the Vend and 
Delivery of Coalsin the Cities of London and West- 
minster, and in certain Parts of the adjacent Coun- 
ties. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- Lancaster and 
bourhood of Preston, in the county palatine of Zan- Preston June. 
caster, praying that the Lancaster and Preston — 
Junction Railway Bill may not pass into a law, and 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against the same, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





anc 


Di 


Petitions of A. D. Warber, Agent for Charles Wandle 
Hallowel Carew, of Beddington Park, in the county Waterworks. 
of Surrey, Esquire, a Captain in the Royal Navy ; 
—and, William Simpson, of Mitcham, in the county 
of Surrey, Esquire ; complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House in respect to the application 
for the Wandle Waterworks Bill, had not been com- 
plied 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. 


Lord Viscount Ebrington presented a Bill for re- Plymouth, ke, 

gulating Hackney Coaches and other Carriages, Roads, Car- 
| Boats and Wherries within the several Parishes of a 
Saint Andrew and Charles, in the Borough of Ply- tion Bill. 
| mouth, the Parish of East Stonehouse, and the Parish 
| of Stoke Damerel, in the Borough of Devonport, 
|and for amending two several Acts for repairing 

certain Roads leading from the Borough of Ply- 
| mouth aforesaid to Stonehouse Bridge and Plymouth 

Dock, all in the County of Devon: And the same 

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


| 











A Petition of William Gee, of Bishop’s Stortford, Northern aud 
in the county of Hertford, Gentleman, complaining veel 
that the Standing Orders of the House in respect to ae ry 
the application for the Northern and Eastern Rail- 
way (Vewport Extension) 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. 





A Petition of Owners of property in the town of Topsham 
Topsham, in the county of Devon, complaining that }™preveme™ 
| the Standing Orders of the House in respect to the 
| application for the Topsham Improvement Bill, had 
not been complied with; and praying that such 
Bill may vot pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Rate-payers or Inhabitants of the Manchester 
borough of Manchester, complaining that the Stand- Corporation. 
jing Orders of the House, in respect to the applica- 
| tion for the Manchester Corporation Bill, had not 
been complied with; and praying that leave may not 
be given to bring in such Bill, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Duffield presented, pursuant to the direc- Thames. 
tions of an Act of Parliament,— An Account, in Nevigation 
Abstract, of the several Sums of Money received 
and disbursed by the Commissioners of the Thames 
Navigation, in the year 1842. 

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





Petitions 





Malt. 


Governor-Ge- 


neral of India. 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses, 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts Bill, 


Church of 
England. 


Medical 
Charities 
(Ireland. ) 


e 


Dogs Bill, 


Com Laws. 


SamuelGurdon. 


6 Victoria. 3° Martiz. 73 


Petitions from Littlehampton ;— Warningcamp ;—- | to Lord Plunkett by his secretary, regarding the 
Tontington ;—Ford ;—Leominster ;~-and, Arunde/ ; | Petitioner, be immediately laid before the House, 
praying for the repeal of the duty on Malt,—were was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the | the Table. 

ae A Petition of Spirit Grocers and Wholesale and Spirit Trade 

A Petition of Clergy and Laity resident in the | Retail Spirit-dealers of Belfast and its neighbour- ( reland. ) 
town of Rugby and its neighbourhood, stating that hood, in the county of Antrim, prayin the House 
the Petitioners have read, with great surprise and|so to modify and amend the laws relating to the 
regret, the proclamation recently issued by the Go-| wholesale and retail Spirit Trade in Ireland, as to 
vernor-General of India, respecting the gates of the | place those who have capital vested in it on a footing 
temple of Somnauth; and praying the House to ex-\of equality with Spirit Traders in England, was 
press their disapprobation of the said proclamation, | presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
and to take such measures as shall seem most likely | Table. 
to remove from the Indian Government the appear- ne 
ance of sympathizing with idolatry, was presented, A Petition of Joseph Forster, Rector of Emond- Parochial 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. byers, in the north division of the county of Durham, — 

being the owner of a rent-charge in the said county, - 
Petitions from the Archdeaconry of Sudbury ;— | PPeyms the House to provide that in Parochial As- 
Archdeaconry of Durham ;—- Meeford ;— Avchdea- sessment all property, as well other as his own, may 
conry of Craven ;— Rural Deanery of Dursley ;— be assessed on the same uniform and equal basis of 
Rotherhithe and other ‘places ;— Chirk ; — Arch- annual value, such as from the first and up to a re- 
deaconry of Wilts ;—Llansanffraid Glan Conway’; cent period prevailed, or that the assessment upon 
— Saint Martin’s, (Salop);-—— Ashbourn ; — New- the property of the petitioner in rent-charge may 
church with Ryde; — Llandulas; — Anglesey ;— be proportionably reduced, was oe read ; 
Deanery of Cirencester ;—and, Deanery - Nar-| 24 ordered to lie upon the Table. 
berths pravng fo the repeal of so sch of tel 4 ation of Jems Wiggins, Campin of the naignin 
the Sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor, — were pre- borough of Cheltenham, praying the House to inter- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the cede with the proper authorities, that he may have 
Table. a free fj in any of Her Majesty’s ships to the 
United States of America, where he believes by his 
og 2. Wi __Cyrljejo .| OWN industry he can earn a subsistence for himself 
_Retions rom Inui s_Wonchters Carole; fly as posnted, amd rend and ode 
cester ; praying that the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill to he upon the ‘Table. 
pene bho r a andread;) a Petition of Cadogan Williams, praying the Annuities. 
P ‘ ; House to take measures to communicate to the public 

Petitions of the President of the Society of| the advantage of the opportunity of purchasing an 
Attornies and Solicitors, called The Worcester and | unconditional deferred Annuity to be paid them 
Worcestershire Law Society ;—and, Attornies and| when they attain the age of sixty, through the in- 
Solicitors residing in the city of Worcester; praying | strumentality of the Savings Banks, was presented, 
that the said Bill may not pass into a law, as it now|and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
stands,—were also presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 








A Petition of the Chairman ofa Meeting of Inha- Manufacturing 
bitants of South Shields, praying the House to insti- Districts. 
tute a strict and scrutinizing inquiry into the real 
cause of the late outbreak in the Sceeudhatening 
Districts, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Parishioners of Chaséleton, in the 
county of Oxford, praying that the overgrown pa- 
rishes of the kingdom, especially those of the ma- 
nufacturing, mining and commercial districts, may 
be divided into smaller parishes, each containing a 
church and supporting a clergyman and schools,|_ A Petition of Inhabitants and Visitors of the Theatrical 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon | town and neighbourhood of Liverpool, in the county Entertainments. 
the Table. of Lancaster, stating that the Petitioners have heard 
with regret that informations have been laid against 
several performers of distinguished merit, now or 
lately in the pursuit of their profession as actors or 
actresses at the Royal Liver Theatre in Liverpool ; 
and praying that the House will be pleased to enact 











A Petition of Grand Jurors of the county of 
Monaghan, assembled at summer assizes 1842, 
praying the House to make such alterations in the 
law as may render the Medical Charities of Ireland 


efficient, and regulate their administration, and that | such laws as will remove all such restrictions and 
they shall not be subjected to the control or govern- 


clee penalties, as professors of the dramatic art are at 
ment of the Pour Law Commissioners, was pre-| present subject to in the said town, by the repeal of 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the|the Act 10 Geo. 2, “for the more effectual preventing 
Table. the Unlawful Playing of Interludes,” and that all 
a . ‘ minor theatres in the said town may be placed under 
A Petition of Magistrates, Clergymen, Bankers, | the control and subject to the power and license of 
Yeomen and others, Inhabitants of the counties of | the Lord Chamberlain or the Mayor of Liverpool 
Warwick and Leicester, praying that the Dogs Bill| for the time being, was presented, and read; and 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read; and | ordered to lie upon the Table. 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


a e: A Petition of Trustees and Creditors under the Turnpike Tolls. 

Pte sr Psa rsa —— Sewn seme Southmolton Turnpike Act, praying that mail coaches 
ndal ; — Haslingden (ei etitions) ; — Alden ; ing 1 = 

—Musbury ; — Batley ;— Huddersfield ;— Dalkeith: carrying passengers and luggage may not be ex 


d from th t of ‘Turnpike Toll 
—-Forside ;—and Hollinbank ; praying for the repeal eT ak lee ek Oe ek 


ted, and read; and ordered to li th 
of the Corn and Provision Laws,—were — Fable. . ms 7 oe ere 


and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


oa A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Laun- Poor Law 
A Petition of Samuel Gordon, of Aungier-street,| ceston Union, in the counties of Cornwall and Amendment 
7 gyeyins that a copy of the complaint made| Devon, praying for an alteration of the Poor Law ~ 
on. 98. L 


Amendment 














Amendment Act, with relation to cases of bastardy, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Public Petitions Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- 
(Seventh Re- Ject Committee oa Public Petitions; That they had 
ae examined the Petitions presented from the 27th 
day of February last to the 1st day of this instant 
March, 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. 


Church A Petition of Office-bearers and Members of 

(Seotlarss.) Saint Andrews Church, Kilmarnock, praying for the 
abolition of the law of Lay Patronage in Scotland, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Mines and 


Petitiors of Inhabitants of P/ean and other places ; 
—Coal Miners at Plean Colliery ;—and, Females 
now or lately employed at Plean Colliery ; pray- 
ing for the repeal of so much of the Mines and 
Collieries Act as prohibits adult female labour in 
Mines and Collieries ,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Collieries Act, 


Mendicancy 


A Petition of the Board of Guardians of the 
(Ireland.) 


Poor of the Kilkeel Union, praying the House to 
pass an Act for the Suppression of Mendicancy in 
freland, and the Punishment of all Vagrants who 
resort to begging, after being offered workhouse re- 
lief, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. » 


Bakers 


A Petition of Journeymen Bakers of the town of 
(Ireland.) 


Newry, praying the House to pass a Bill to regulate 
the working hours of Bakers in Jreland, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


National Debt. A Petition of the Reverend Edward Groves, pray- 


ing the House to take into consideration a plan de- 
vised by him for the liquidation of the National 
Debt, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 
Church Rates. A Petition of Inhabitants of Mewport, in the Isle 
of Wight, praying that the House will be pleased 
to adopt such measures as shall give real efficiency 
to the law respecting Church Rates, by providing 
a clear practical mode whereby it may be carried 
into effect, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Controverted 
Elections. 


Lord Granville Somerset reported from the Gene- 
ral Committee of Elections ; That they had selected 
the following six Members to be the Chairmen’s 
Panel, and to serve as Chairmen of Election Com- 
mittees for the present Session ; Lord Ashley, Charles 
Buller, Esquire, Benjamin Hawes, Esquire, Sir Wil- 
liam Heathcote, Baronet, James Weir Hogg, Esquire, 
Charles Wood, Esquire. 

Lord Granville Somerset also reported from the 
said Committee ; That they had divided the Lists 
referred to them, of Members to serve on Election 
Committees, 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 respectively drawn. 

Ordered, That the said Panels be printed. 


Pawnbrokers 


Talend) Lord Eliot presented, pursuant to the directions 
reiand. 


of an Act of Parliament,—Returns from the Marshal 
of the City of Dublin of the Pawnbrokers of [reland, 
for the year ending 31st December 1842. 

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





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A, 1843, 


Mr. George William Hope presented, pursuant Newfoundlana, 
to the directions of several Acts of Parliament,— 
Copies of the Supplementary Commission and ad- 
ditional Instructions to Major General Sir John 
Harvey, k.,c.,B., Governor of the Colony of New- 


foundland, dated 1st September 1842. 


Copy of an Act passed by the Legislature of Canads. 
the Province of Canada, in the sixth year of the reign 
of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, intituled, “ An Act 
to make Provision for the Management of the Tem- 
poralities of the United Church of England and 
Ireland, in the Diocese of Quebec, in this Province, 
and for other Purposes therein mentioned.” 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Army. 
Returns of the Number of Officers of each Rank in 
the Army upon Full Pay on the 1st day of January 
in each year from 1816 to 1843, inclusive :—And, 
of the Number of Officers of each Rank in the Army 
upon Half Pay, on the 1st day of January in each 
year from 1816 to 1843, inclusive. 


Ordered, That the adjourned Debate upon the Printed Papers, 
Question proposed upon Tuesday last, That Sir 
William Gosset, Knight, the Serjeant-at-Arms at- 
tending this House, have leave to appear and de- 
fend the action brought against him by Thomas 
Burton Howard, for trespass, be resumed upon 
Tuesday next. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Justices of Peace Justices of 
(Ireland) Bill be now received. Peace (Ireland) 
Mr. Greene accordingly reported the Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday 
next. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday , ous 
: : ‘ pprehension 
next, resolve itself into a Committee upon the Ap- of Offenders 
prehension of Offenders Bill. Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday ee 
next, resolve itself into a Committee upon the Pun- ,." Bil, 
ishment of Death Bill. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on Ship- g,; — 
wrecks be nominated upon Monday next. 

A Message from the Lords, by Sir William Horne presage 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 enable Her Majesty Forged Exche&gt; 

: fi ‘ &lt;% orged Lxche 
to indemnify the Holders of certain Forged Exche- quer Bills Bill. 
quer Bills: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to discontinue certain Coal Venders’ 
Actions under the Provisions of an Act of the second Penalties Bil. 
year of King William the Fourth, for regulating the 
Vend and Delivery of Coals in the Cities of London 
and Westminster, and in certain Parts of the adja- 
cent Counties: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, Transported 
An Act to amend the Law affecting Transported Convicts Bill. 
Convicts, with respect to Pardons and Tickets of 
Leave, 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 Jackson's 
to dissolve the Marriage of William Oliver Jackson, Pivor’*® en 
Esquire, with Georgiana Maria Jane Jackson 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 then the Messen-. 





gers withdrew. 
Jackson’s 


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75 





Jackson's Jackson’s Divorce Bill was read the first time ;| The Order of the day being read, for the second Turnpike-roads 
Divorce Bill. ond ordered to be read a second time. reading of the Turnpike-roads Bill ; Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
Adjournment. Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of | “PO? Friday next. 
the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. The Order of the day being read, for the second Bankrupts, &amp;e. 
; Z reading of the Bankrupts, &amp;c. (Ireland) Bill ; (Ireland) Bill. 
Supply ; The House, according to Order, resolved itself Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
into the Committee of Supply. Friday the 17th day of this instant March. 
in. See Commuting.) , : The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 
Victuals to 1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Six hun-| mittee of Ways and Means ; eans. 
— dred and twenty thousand one hundred and sixty-/ Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
; four pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
the Charge of Victuals to Seamen and Marines in 
Her Majesty’s Fleet, and the Ordinary and Yard| The Order for reading a second time upon Mon- Ecclesiastical 
Craft, to the 31st day of March 1844. day next, the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill, was read, Courts Bill. 
Admiralty 2. Motion made, and Question proposed, That | and discharged. 
om. a sum, not exceeding One hundred and twenty-five| Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
thousand four hundred and fifty-nime pounds, be | upon Friday next. 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Salaries of the 
Officers and the Contmgent Expenses of the Admi-| Lord Eliot presented a Bill to continue the several Turnpike-roads 
ralty Office, to the 31st day of March 1844 ; Acts for regulating Turnpike-roads in Ireland: And (relend) Bill. 
Whereupon Motion made, and Question put, | the same was read the first time ; and ordered tobe No.68. 
/ That a sum, not exceeding One hundred and twenty- | read a second time upon Monday next; and to be 
five thousand three hundred and fifty-nine pounds, | printed. 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Salaries of 
the Officers and the Contingent » Amie of the| A Petition of Inhabitants of West Ham and Stratford 
Admiralty Office, to the 31st day of March 1844; | others, Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of property a 
The Committee divided : through which the intended new line of Railway Thdmes Junc- 
Tellers for the { Mr. Tufnell, Las hereinafter mentioned is proposed to be made, and tion Railway. 
Yeas, Mr. Charles Wood : JS *°*| others, Parties whose property will be affected 
Tellers for the) Sir Thomas Fremanile, } 1904 thereby, complaining that the Standing Orders of 
) Noes, Mr. Pringle : ‘| the House, in respect to the application for the 
Original Question put, and agreed to. Stratford (Eastern Counties) and Zhames Junction 
Registry of 3. Resolved, Thata sum, not exceeding Two thou- a — had rr a ee eae Phos 
—" sand nine hundred and eighty pounds, be granted |'"8 rong re Sinan Biggin: ,, coecenagatas Se 0g 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Salaries of the Offi- a yer ee —. a es Page ies al 
cers and the Contingent Expenses of the Office for per ’ * P iti } ~ Private Bill «ip wit meal 
the Registry of Merchant Seamen, to the 31st day a es ae ee 
of March 1844. , , . Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Portugal Wine. 
Scientific 4. Resolved, That asum, not exceeding Thirty-six | Account of the Number of Gallons of Portugal 
whe Wars. thousand seven hundred and seventy-three pounds, | Wine upon which the Duties were paid in the United 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Salaries | Kingdom, in the several years ending the 5th day 
of the Officers and the Contingent Expenses of the | of January 1840, 1841, 1842 and 1843, with the 
: several Scientific Departments of the Navy, to the | Rate and Amount of Duty paid thereon, distinguish- 
31st day of March 1844. ing each year:—And, a similar Account of the 
Naval Esta- 5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One | Quantity exported for Drawback, during the same 
—— hundred and twenty-four thousand three hundted | periods, distinguishing the Rate and Amount of each 
: and fifty-three pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, | year, in the same manner. 
to defray the Salaries of the Officers and the Con- 
tingent Expenses of Her Majesty’s Naval Establish-| Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to seve- Plague. 
ments at Home, to the 31st day of March 1844. ral Addresses to Her Majesty,—Return to an Ad- 
Resolutions to be reported. dress to Her Majesty, dated the 13th day of Fe- 
fin BEAR bruary last, for a Return of any Persons employed 
And the House having continued to sit till after in the Lazzarets or Quarantine Establishments in 
twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; Great Britain and Ireland who have been attacked 
. : = by the Plague, from the period of the introduction 
Sabbati, 4° die Martii, 1843: of these Establishments down to the present time ; 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene also of such Persons who had died of the Plague ; 
reported, That the Committee had come to several | ‘istinguishing those who have been engaged in the 
Resolutions. opening or examination of Articles deemed suscep- 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- tible or infectious; giving also the date of the 
day next. attacks and the Names of the Parties. _ 
Mr, Greene also acquainted the House, That he A Return of the Name, Age and Designation of Bentonvlte 
was directed to move, That the Committee may | °V°TY Person at present confined in the New Prison *'0"- 
have leave to cit again: at Pentonville, the Place from whence such Pri- 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday | 80neT was removed, the Date of his removal, the 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. | Ctime of which he was convicted, when and where 
tried, and the Terms of the Sentence passed. 
a . ’ . A Return of the Name, Age and Designation of Penitentiar 
a om The Law of Evidence Bill was, according to Or- Persons who have been removed to the Milbank (Milbank.). 


der, read a second time; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Friday next. 


Registration of 
Voters Bill, 


mittee on the Registration of Voters Bill ; 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 


resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Von. 98. 





The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 





Penitentiary since the 1st day of August last to the 
present time, the Place from which each Prisoner 
was removed, the Crime of which he was convicted, 
when and where tried, and the Terms of the Sen- 
tence passed; together with a Return of the Name, 
Age and Disease of every Person who has died 
therein, with the Date of each Death, from the ist 

L2 day 


1 





























21 ee 





















Tithes Commu- 
dation. 


Sycee Silver. 


No. 69. 


East India, 





76 


day of January 1842 to the present time :—Also, a 
Return from the Milbank Penitentiary of the Name 
and Description of any Prisoner now entered in the 
Medical Journal or Surgeon’s Books as labouring 
under Idiotcy or Insanity :—Also, a Return of the 
Name, Age and Description of each Person who has 
been removed from the Milbank Penitentiary be- 
tween the 1st day of January 1842 and the present 
time, on the ground of Sickness or Insanity, stating 
the Place, whether Lunatic Asylum or Hospital, to 
which such Person was removed, how long he or 
she had been in confinement, and how much of each 
Sentence remained, at the Time of Removal, un- 
expired. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to 
Order,—Returns of all Agreements for the Commu- 
tation of Tithes, which have been confirmed by the 
Tithe Commissioners, in the several Counties in 
England and Wales, from the 1st day of July 1842 
tothe 1st day of January 1843 ; 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 Cle- 
rical Incumbents :—&lt;and, of all Awards for the Com- 
mutation of Tithes which have been confirmed by 
the Tithe Commissioners, in the several Counties of 
England and Wales, from the 1st day of July 1842 
to the 1st day of January 1843 ; 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 Appropriators, Impropriators or 
Clerical Incumbents :—And also, of all Apportion- 
ments of Rent-charges which have been confirmed, 
from the 1st day of July 1842 to the 1st day of 
January 1843 (in continuation of Parliamentary 
Paper, No. 565, of Session 1842). 

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






















Ordered, That the Return relative to Sycee Silver, 
which was presented upon Tuesday last, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till half an hour after twelve of the clock on 
Saturday morning, adjourned till Monday 
next. 











Lune, 0° die Marti ; 
Anno 6° Victoria Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of 

the East India Company, was called in; and 

at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,—An Ac- 
count of all Monies supplied from the Revenues of 
India, since the Return made to the Order of this 
House of the 5th day of October 1841, towards the 
Payment of Expenses in England chargeable on 
those Revenues, particularizing, as before, monthly 
and annually, First, the Amount of Bills drawn by 
the Court of Directors on the several Governments 
in India, in separate Accounts of each Presidency, 
for Monies paid into the London Treasury of the 
East India Company, with the Rates of Exchange 
at which such Bills were issued :—Second, the 
Amount of Remittances, in separate Accounts, made 
by the several Governments of India, and by the 
East India Company’s Agents in China, to the 
Court of Directors ; specifying the Dates of Remit- 
tances as advised in the Registers received from 
India, and the Dates when the same were received 
into the London Treasury; whether the Due Pay- 
ment of those Remittances was protected by the 
Hypothecation of Goods, or by any other Security, 
with the Rates of Exchange at which such Kemit- 
taanes were made :—And, Third, the Amount of 
Bills drawn by the East India Company’s Agents 
in China cn the several Governments of Jndia, with 
the Rates ef Exchange at which such Bills were 


$°—4°—6° Marti. 





A. 1843. 


issued at Cunton; also, an Account of Remittances 
from India or China in Silk, or any other Descrip- 
tion 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 re- 
ceived into the London Treasury of the East India 
Company, in repayment of Advances made in India 
on account of Her Majesty’s Government, and also 
made applicable towards the Payment of Expenses 
in England chargeable on the Revenues of India. 

A Copy of any Orders given by the Governor- Governor-Ge. 
General of India, for the Troops to escort the Gates "*! of India 
of a Temple to Somnauth :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Ordered, That the Committee on the London Ce- London _ 
metery Bill have leave to sit this day, till five of the ©*m*'*ty Bil. 
clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Ordered, That Sub-Committee No. 4, on Petitions a for 
for Private Bills, have leave to sit this day, till five "te Bills 
of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Mr. Irton presented a Bill for more effectually Cockermouth 
repairing the Road from the Town of Cockermouth ®4* Bill. 
to the Town of Maryport, and other Roads therein 
mentioned, and for making a Branch Road con- 
nected therewith, all in the County of Cumberland : 

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





| Mr. Gally Knight presented a Biil for maintaining Mansfeld 
_the Road from the Town of Mansfield to the Worksop a 
jand Kelham Turnpike-road, at or near Worksop 

| Brecks, all in the County of Nottingham: And the 

/same was read the first time; and ordered to be 

read a second time. 


Sir Robert Harry Inglis presented a Bill for au- Bercot and | 
thorizing the Sale and Application of certain Pro- Oxford Na+ 
| 5 ; i | Se ; gation Bill, 
| perty vested in the Commissioners for making the 
» River Thames navigable from Bercot, in the County 
of Oxford, to the University and City of Oxford: 


And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 


~ | to be read a second time. 


A Petition of John Hatt, and others, taking notice Chalgrove 
| of the application for leave to bring in the Chalgrove os 
| Inclosure Bill, and praying that such Bill may not 
| pass into law, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Mr. Hutt presented a Bill for enabling the Cla- Clarence | 
rence Railway Company to make an issue of New R#l4y is 
Shares, and for otherwise altering and amending, 
enlarging and extending some of the Provisions of 
the Acts relating to the said Railway: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read 
a second time. 


| 
| 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Preston, in the county a 
of Lancaster, praying that they may be heard, by Friction Rail- 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain way Bill. 
parts of the Lancaster and Preston 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 fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions from Whitby ;—York (two Petitions) ; Ecclesiastical 
— Nottingham ;— Pocklington ;— Ludlow ;— Barn- Courts Bill. 
staple (two Petitions) ;—Chester ;—and, Knaresbo- 
rough; praying that the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill 
may not pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition 


Corn | 


Amer 
Treat 


Sain 
and 


Car 


As 
Li 


yam Pee 


il- 


Corn Laws, 


American 
Treaty. 


Saint Asaph 


and Bangor 
Dioceses, 


Carmarthen 
Markets Bill, 


Sheffield, 
Ashton-under- 
Lyne, and 
Manchester 
Railway Bill. 


Anderton 


Carrying Com- 
pany Bill, 


6 Vicroriz. 


A Petition of Gentry, Clergy, Tradesmen, Bur- 
gesses, Householders and Inhabitants of the town 
and borough of Leominster, 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. ea ' 

A Petition of Proctors practising in the Ecclesi- 
astica) Court of the diocese of Hereford, praying 
that the said Bill may not pass into a law, without 
first awarding to the Petitioners that compensation 
to which they conceive they are in justice and equity 
entitled, was also presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Cleckheaton ;— Preston ( Lancaster) 
thirty-nine Petitions) ;—Sabden (sixteen Petitions) ; 
— Read ;— Sunderland; — and, Durham; praying 
for the repeal of the Corn and Provision Laws,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the borough of Sunderland, in the county palatine 
of Durham, praying the House to withhold their 
assent from any measure for the repeal of the present 
Corn Laws, and that the House will be pleased to 
secure protection to British Agriculture, British 
Shipping and British Commerce, by prohibiting free 
trade with foreign States without fair and reasonable 
reciprocity, was also presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Mem- 
bers of the Hibernian Anti-Slavery Society, praying 
the House that in any measure they may be called 
on to pass, to give effect to the tenth Article of the 
late Treaty made by Lord Ashburton with the 
American people, every care may be taken to pre- 
vent the surrender of any of their brethren who may 
have escaped from slavery, and whose surrender 
may be demanded for alleged criminal offences, and 
to declare that the British dominions in Canada 
shall be sacred to liberty, and that the negro who 
flees to them for safety shall never be again sub- 
jected to slavery, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Diocese of Carlisle;—-Llanwnda 
and Llanfaglen ;— Dovor ;—Falmouth ; —Deanery 
of Northampton ;—and, Deanery of Shaston; pray- 
ing for the repeal of so much of the Act 6 and 7 
Willi. 4, c. 77, as relates to the union of the Sees of 
Saint Asaph and Bangor,—- were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Carmarthen Markets Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for removing the present Markets held in the county 
of the borough of Carmarthen, and for providing 
other Market Places and regulating the Markets to 
be held therein: And that Mr. Morris, Mr. Rice 


Trevor and Mr. Saunders Davies 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 Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne 
and Manchester Railway Bill, the Standing Orders 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to increase the Capital of the Sheffield, Ashton- 
under-Lyne and Manchester Railway Company, and 
to alter and enlarge the Powers of the said Com- 
pany : And that Mr. Parker and Mr. Ward do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
Vox. 98. 


6° Martiz. 


77 


the Petition for the Anderton Carrying Company 
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 
Anderton Carrying Company: And that Viscount 
Sandon and Sir Howard Douglas do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Great Bromley 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Iclosure Bill, 
the Petition for the Great Bromley Inclosure Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring m a Bill 
for inclosing Lands in the parish of Geat Bromley, 
in the county of Essex: And that Sir John Tyrell, 

Mr. Charles Round and Sir Henry Smyth do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Cromford and 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of a Road 
the Petition for the Cromford and Belper Road Bill," ’ 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for more effectually repairing the Road from the 
town of Cromford to the town of Belper, and the 
branch Road from the main Road near the River 
Amber, to the Turnpike-road at Bull Bridge, all in 
the county of Derby: And that Mr. Mundy and 
Mr..Colvile do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Ainsworth presented a Bill for more effectually Bolton Gas 
lighting with Gas the Borough of Bolton, and cer- Bill. 
tain Places adjacent thereto, in the County of Lan- 
caster: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Lord Granville Somerset presented a Bill for better Chepstow 
supplying the Town and Neighbourhood of Chep- Water Bill. 
stow, in the County of Monmouth, with Water: 

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








Petitions of John Aubrey Whitcombe, of the Birmingham 
city of Gloucester, Gentleman ;—and, Owners and and Gloucester 
Occupiers of Lands on and adjoining the line of the pscasor ll 
proposed branch Railways thereinafter mentioned ; i 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Birmingham 
and Gloucester Railway Branches 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. 


A Petition of George Robert Wythen Baxter, of Poor Law 
Llanidloes, Esquire, stating that the Petitioner has (Property Tax.) 
heard that paupers receiving out-door relief, have 
in some unions had their pittance deducted from, 
on account of the Property Tax; and praying the 
House to cause this matter to be investigated, and 
to call for a return of the names of those Poor Law 
Unions in which the allowance of out-door paupers 
has been reduced on account of the said Tax, was 


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


A Petition of Hand-loom Weavers of the borough Machinery. 

of Leeds, and others connected with their interests, 
praying the House to afford them some protection 
from the power-loom, and give relief to the thou- 
sands of their peaceable, loyal and industrious fel- 
fellow subjects, now grovelling in poverty and 
wretchedness through the all-absorbing influence of 
that invention, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


The Edinburgh Water Bill was read a second Edinburgh 
time ; and committed. Water Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 





L3 A Petition 








Spirit Trade 
(Iretand. ) 


Legal and Ju- 
dicial Reform. 


Health of 
Towns Bill. 


No. 70. 


Church of 
Scotland. 


Niger Expedi- 


tion. 


Ships “ Aber- 


crombie Ro- 
binson” and 


“© Waterloo.” 


78 6° Martii. 


A Petition of Spirit Grocers and Spirit Retailers |—Copy of Letter from the Secretary of the Admi- 


of Newry, praying for the repeal of the clause in 
the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 38, relative to the Spirit 
Trade in Jreland, which prohibits grocers from 
selling Spirits in any quantity less than one pint, not 
to be consumed on the premises, and which also 
prohibits Spirit retailers from selling groceries, viz., 
tea, coffee, chocolate and pepper, on the same pre- 
mises with the Spirits, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Clark (now and during 
nearly sixteen years last past, a Prisoner in Her 
Majesty’s Prison of the Fleet, and by recent transfer 
in the Queen’s Prison), suggesting certain measures 
of Legal and Judicial reform; and praying the House 
to take into consideration the practicability of a com- 
plete revision and compilement of the laws relative 
to the Jurisprudence of the country, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Mackinnon presented a Bill for the Improve- 
ment of Health in Towns, by removing the Inter- 
ment of the Dead from their Precincts: And the 
same was read the first time ; and ordered to be read 
a second time upon Wednesday the 22d day of this 
instant March; and to be printed. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of the 
Friends of the Church of Scotland in Glasgow, 
praying the House to avert the disruption of the Esta- 
blished Church of Scotland, and all the evils both 
civil, moral and political which they consider must 


A. 1843. 


ralty to S. M. Phillipps, Esquire, dated the 5th day 
of December 1842, respecting the Loss of the 
Waterloo and Abercrombie Robinson : — Extracts 
from the Instructions to the Transport Officers at 
Deptford, relating to the Survey of Ships, 1810: 
'—And, Copy of the Regulations, dated the 22d day 
of December 1842, under which Transports, Convict 
Ships, Ships taken up for the Conveyance of Troops, 
and Freight Ships engaged for the Conveyance of 
Stores exceeding one-half their Tonnage, are to be 
examined by the Master Attendant of Deptford 
Yard and the Inspector of Transport Shipping. 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


any countenance heretofore given to the Roman 
Catholic College of Maynooth, either expressly or by 
implication, in any existing Acts of Parliament, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 








grown parishes of the kingdom, especially those in 
| the manufacturing, mining and commercial districts, 
/may be divided into smaller parishes, each contain- 


,ing only a manageable amount of population, and 
| duly provided with a church, a clergyman and 
schools, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 


lie upon the Table. 


inevitably result from the disruption of the most | 


valuable, useful and revered institution of their. 


country, by granting that measure of relief and 
redress of grievances so distinctly and frequently 
brought before the House, first, by the Petition of 
the General Assembly of 1842 in her claim of rights ; 
again, by upwards of Five hundred of her ministers 


at a convoeation held in Edinburgh in November 


1842, which was renewed by a special Commission of 
date the 31st January 1843, and lastly, by the convo- 
cation of Elders held in Edinburgh, on the 1st Fe- 
bruary 1843, and which has already been petitioned 
for by nearly nine-tenths of the Members of the 
Church of Scotland, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Sidney Herbert presented, pursuant to Orders, 
—A Return of the Mortality which occured on 
board the Ships sent to explore the Niger, specify- 
ing those who have died since the return of the 
Expedition from the effects of disease contracted 
during its progress. 


Copies of Letter from Vice Admiral Sir E. D- 


King, Commander-in-Chief at the Cape of Good 


Hope Station, to the Honourable Sidney Herbert, 
dated the 13th day of September 1842, reporting 
the Loss of the Abercrombie Robinson Transport, 
and the Waterloo Convict Ship; with the two 


| praying for the repeal of the Property Tax Act, was 


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


| 


journved Debate upon the Question proposed upon 
the 28th day of February last, That Sir William 
Gosset, Knight, the Serjeant-at-Arms attending this 
House, have leave to appear and defend the action 
brought against him by Thomas Burton Howard, 
for trespass, was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till Tuesday the 14th day of this instant March. 


Bill be printed. 


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 





following Inclosures to that Letter:--1. Letter “‘ Sums expended in Out-door Relief to the Poor, 


from Captain Sir John Marshall, of Her Majesty’s 
Ship Jsis, to Vice Admiral Sir E. D. King, dated 
the 10th day of September 1842, reporting upon 
the Wreck of the Waterloo: — 2. Copy of the 
Report of Mr. John Stevens, Carpenter of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Ship Jsis, of the state and condition of the 
Materials of which the Waterloo Convict Ship was 
formed, from a survey made of the Wreck on the 
Beach at Table Bay ; with a Copy of the Opinion 
of the Captain and Master of Her Majesty’s Ship 


“ during the years 1841 and 1842, and of the work 
“ performed for such Expenditure,” instead thereof. 

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

And the Question being again proposed, That the 
Order of the day for the Committee of Supply be 
now read; 

Ancther Amendment was proposed to be made 


Isis, attached to this Report :—Copy of a Letter |to the Question, by leaving out from the word 
from the Secretary of the Admiralty to Charles “That” to the end of the Question, in order to add 


Graham, Esquire, the Secretary of Lloyd’s Register 


of British and Foreign Shipping, dated the 28th | “ Commissioner, do attend at the bar of this House 
day of November 1842 :—Copies of Mr. Graham’s |“ upon Monday next,” instead thereof. 


Reply, dated the 2d day of December 1842, to the 


And the Question being put, That the words 


above Jetter, and of the several Inclosures therein: | proposed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 





The 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Yarmouth, in the Maynooti 
county of Norfolk, praying the House to withdraw College. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and bo- Church of 
rough of Great Yarmouth, praying that the over- England. 


A Petition of Inhabitant Householders within the Property Tax 
borough of Barnstaple, in the county of Devon, 4* 


The Order for resuming, To-morrow, the ad- Printed Papes, 


Ordered, That the Applotment of Rates (Dublin) — 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Supply; 


“ there be laid before this House, an Account of the Poor Relief. 


the words “ Mr. Clements, Assistant Poor Law Mr. Clement 








Messag 
the Lor 


Samwel 
Name ] 


Lady I 
wood’s 
Bill. 





Suppl, 







Naval 
blishm 
Abroa 







Wage 
Artifi 
at Ho 







D - 










Nay 
Ke, 









Do 

























peri, 


iil. 


nits. 





Message from 
the Lords. 


Samwell’s 
Name Bill. 


Lady Fleet- 
wood’s Nat. 
Bill. 


Supply ; 


Naval Esta- 
blishments 
Abroad, 


Wages of 
Artificers 
at Home. 


D° - Abroad, 


Naval Stores, 
&amp;e, 


Dock Yards, 


Medicines, 


6 Vicroriz. 





The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the f Sir Thomas Fremantle, 
Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring : 

Tellers for thef Mr. Ferrand, 
Noes, l Mr. Walter : 

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 


pass. 
j 


6. 





A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell 

and Mr. Wingfield : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to enable Thomas Fuller Drought, Esquire, and his 
issue male, to take the Surname and use the Arms 
of Samwell, pursuant to the Will of Sir Thomas 
Samwell, Baronet, deceased ; to which the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 


The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An 
Act for naturalizing Dame Virginie Mary Hesketh 
Fleetwood, the Wife of Sir Peter Hesketh Fleetwood, 
Baronet ; to which the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House :—And then the Messengers with- 
drew. 


Then the House resolved itself into the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- 
three thousand one hundred and thirty-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 1844. 

2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five hun- 
dred and ninety-one thousand nine hundred and 
fifty-one pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to pay 
the Wages of Artificers, Labourers and others em- 
poset in Her Majesty’s Naval Establishments at 

ome, to the 31st day of March 1844. 

3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- 
seven thousand four hundred and ninety pounds, a 
granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Wages of Arti- 
ficers, Labourers and others employed in Her Ma- 
jesty’s Naval Establishments Abroad, to the 31st 
day of March 1844. 

4, Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One mil- 
lion and fifty-five thousand six hundred and ninety- 
four 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 Ma- 
chinery, and for other Purposes connected therewith, 
to the 31st day of March 1844. 

5. Motion made, and Question proposed, That a 
sum, not exceeding Two hundred and thirty-four 
thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of 
New Works, Improvements and Repairs in the Na- 
val Yards, to the 31st day of March 1844. 

Whereupon Motion made, and Question put, 
That a sum, not exceeding Two hundred and twenty- 
four thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of 
New Works, Improvements and Repairs in the Na- 
val Yards, to the 31st day of March 1844: 

The Committee divided : 


Tellers for the (Mr. Hume, wen 
Yeas, Mr. William Williams; J ~*~ 

Tellers for the {Sir Thomas Fremantle, } 
Noes, Mr. Henry Baring: 


Uriginal Question put, and agreed to. 


6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- 
one thousand four hundred and thirty-four pounds, 


be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of 
Medicines and Medical Stores, to the 31st day of 


March 1844, 


6° Martiz. 


79 


7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty- Naval Miscel- 
one thousand and eleven pounds, be granted to Her — eats 
Majesty, to defray the Charge of divers Naval Mis- 
cellaneous Services, to the 31st day of March 1844. 

8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven Half Pay (Navy 
hundred and forty-six thousand one hundred and and Marines.) 
seven pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray 

the Charge of Half Pay to Officers of the Navy and 

of the Royal Marines, which will come in course of 

payment during the year ending on the 31st day of 

March 1844. 

9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four Military 
hundred and ninety-eight thousand seven hundred Fensions and 
and two pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to de-" °"""* 
fray the Charge of Military Pensions and Allowances 

which will come in course of payment during the 

year ending on the 31st day of March 1844. 

10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Civil - 4°. 
hundred and sixty-eight thousand two hundred and 

nine pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray 

the Charge of Civil Pensions and Allowances which 

will come in course of payment during the year end- 

ing on the 31st day of March 1844. 

11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two Transports, &amp;e. 
hundred and forty-five thousand four hundred and 
twenty-nine 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 Ord- 

nance Departments, which will come in course of 

payment during the year ending on the 31st day of 

March 1844, 

12. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Convicts (New 
hundred thousand three hundred and thirty-five ae 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the tens Land.) 
Expense of conveying Convicts to New South Wales 

and Van Diemen’s Land, which will come in course 

of payment during the year ending on the 31st day 

of March 1844. 

13. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four Packet Service. 
hundred and twenty-nine thousand two hundred and 

two pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray 

the Charge of the Packet Service for the conveyance 

of Mails, to the 31st day of March 1844. 

14. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Ordnance Civit 
hundred and twenty-four thousand eight hundred Establishments. 
and sixty-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 

Mail, at Woolwich, at the Out Stations in the United 

Kingdom, and at the Foreign Stations, for the year 

1843-44, 

15. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Royal 
hundred and ten thousand seven hundred and se- Engineers. 
venty-nine pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for 
defraying the Expense of the Corps of Royal Engi- 
neers and Sappers and Miners, for the year 1843-44. 

16. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three RoyaiRegiment 
hundred and forty-two thousand four hundred and of Attillery, &amp;e. 
sixty-seven pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for 
defraying the Expense of the Royal Regiment of 
Artillery, fora Detachment of Royal African Artil- 
lery Gunners at Jamaica, the Royal Horse Artillery, 

&amp;c., the Master Gunners, the Field Train ‘Depart- 
ment, the Medical Establishment and the Royal 
Military Academy, for the year 1843-44. 

17. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- Barrack 
nine thousand four hundred and sixty-five pounds, Masters. 
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 1843-44. 

18. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four Ordnance 
hundred and five thousand one hundred and nineteen aed ig 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for defraying ania 
the Charge for Ordnance Works and Repairs, and 

Pay of Clerks of Works, &amp;c., in the United King- 
dom and Colonies, for the year 1843-44. 

19. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Ordnance 
hundred and ninety-four thousand eight hundred rr wcll 
and six pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for de- ~°™en"*= 





Vou. 98. 


L4 fraying 


OP A at A RTS EG LEP OSE A TOGA AL IOALER 
































































Ordnance 
Stores. 


Superannuae 


tions. 


Commissariat. 


China. 


80 6°—7° Martiz. 


fraying the Expense of the Ordnance peer Mi- 
litary and Civil Contingencies and Army 

dinaries, transferred to the Ordnance, for the year 
1843-44. 


dred and sixty-nine 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 1843-44. 

21. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hun- 
dred and sixty-seven thousand eight hundred and 
fifty-two pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for 
idiving the Charge of the Office of Ordnance, on 
account of the Allowance to Superannuated, Retired 





A. 1843. 


Ordered, That the said Letter be entered in the 


xtraor- | Journals of this House. 


: The House of Lords Oaths Bill, was, according House of Lor, 
20. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two hun-| tg Order, read a second time ; and committed to a aths Bill 


Committee of the whole House for this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Pewnbroker 
reading of the Pawnbrokers’ Trade (Ireland) Bill; Ce 


Ordered, Vhat the Bill be read a second time upon 


Monday next. 


The ingrossed Bill to empower Justices of the Justices of 
and Half Pay Officers, Pensions for Good Services | Peace in Jreland to act in certain Cases relating to rece (Lreled 


and Wounds, for Pensions to Widows and Children | Rates to which they are chargeable, was, according 
of deceased Officers late belonging to the several | to Order, read the third time. 


Ordnance Military Corps ; also, Allowances, Com- 
pensations and Emoluments in the nature of Super- 
annuated or Retired Allowances, to Persons late be- 
longing to the Office of Ordnance and to the Barrack 
Department, in respect of their having held any 
Public Offices or Employments of a civil nature ; 
and also for the Charge of Widows’ Pensions, for 
the year 1843-44. 

22. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hun- 
dred and ninety-four thousand seven hundred and 
ninety-three pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
for defraying the Charge for Commissariat Supplies 
for the United Kingdom, for the year 1843-44. 

Resolutions to be reported. 





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


Martis, 7° die Martii, 1843: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Sir George 
Clerk reported, That the Committee had come to 
several Resolutions. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 

Sir George Clerk 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. 








Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That he had 
received from Commodore Sir Gordon Bremer, the 
following Letter, in return to the Thanks of this 
House, communicated to him by Mr. Speaker, in 
obedience to their commands of the 14th day of 
February last :— 


Sir, The Priory, Compton, Plymouth, March 3, 1843. 

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of 
your Letter of the 28th February, conveying to me 
the Resolutions of the House of Commons of the 14th, 
respecting the late Naval and Military Operations 
on the Coasts of China. 

I have to request you will be pleased to state to 
the House of Commons, that it is with sentiments 
of the deepest gratitude and respect that I receive 
this highly valued and honourable testimony of the 
approbation of the House. 

With pride and gratification I shall obey the 
commands of the * sani of Commons, by trans- 
mitting the Resolutions, together with your Letter, 
to the Officers who served under me. 

Permit me, Sir, to say, that the terms you have 
heen pleased to employ in conveying to me this 
high honour, demand my most sincere and grateful 
acknowledgments ; and, with sentiments of the 
highest respect, 

I have the honour to subscribe myself, 
Sir, 
Your most obedient and humble servant, 
J. Gordon Bremer, 
Late Commodore and Commander- 
in-Chief of H. M. Ships in China. 
To the Right honourable 
Charles Shaw Lefevre, &amp;c. &amp;c. &amp;c. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Sir Georye Clerk do carry the 
Bill to the Lords and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Apprehension 
of Offenders 
Bill. 


mittee on the Apprehension of Offenders Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Penishment 
&gt; of Death Bill, 


into a Committee upon the Punishment of Death 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Sir George Clerk reported, 
That the Committee had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendmeuts thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


the 16th day of February last, That a Select Com- 
mittee be appointed to inquire into the Shipwreck 
of British Vessels, and the means of preserving the 
Lives and Property of Shipwrecked Persons, might 
be read ; and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. George 
Palmer, Mr. William Gladstone, Captain Gordon, 
Mr. Henry Baring, Captain Fitzroy, Mr. Hodgson 
Hinde, Mr. Aaron Chapman, Mr. Lyall, Mr. Rice, 
Captain Plumridge, Sir Howard Douglas, Mr. 
Duncan, Mr. Ross, Admiral Dundas and Sir Charles 
Napier; with Power to send for persons, papers 
and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 

Ordered, That the Report which, upon the 15th 
day of August 1836, was made from the Select Com- 
mittee appointed to inquire into the causes of the 
increased number of Shipwrecks, with a view to 
ascertain whether such improvements might not be 
made in the construction, equipment and navigation 
of merchant vessels, as would greatly diminish the 
annual loss of life and property at sea, be referred 
to the Committee. 

Ordered, That the Report which, upon the 18th 
day of June 1839, was made from the Select Com- 
mittee appointed to inquire into Shipwrecks of Tim- 
ber Ships, and the loss of life attendant thereon ; 
and to report to the House whether any or what 
measure can be adopted to reduce the amcunt there- 
of in future, be referred to the Committee. 


Report from the Committee of Supply ; 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


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


Committee of the whole House, for Friday next. 





The House was moved, That the Order made upon Shipwrecks. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the suppty. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- ways and 
mittee of he and Means ; Means. 


The Turnpike-roads (Ireland) Bill was, according Tur 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to a (Ire 


Ordered, 


Malt. 


Quassia 


Probate 
Wills a 
ministre 


Mails ( 


Isle 
&amp;c. SI 





Colon 
Shipp’ 


Colon 
Shipp 


Spiri 
{Irel: 


Shan 


Navi 


Duel 
Lan 


Duc 
Cor 


Dat 
Re 


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and) 


and) 


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Malt. 


Quassia. 


Probates of 
Wills and Ad- 
ministrations. 


Mails Convey- 
ance. 


No. 72. 


Railwey Mails. 
No. 72. 


Post-office. 
No. 73. 


Isle of Man, 
&amp;c. Shipping. 


No. 74. 


Colonial, &amp;c., 
Shipping. 
No. 74. 


Colonial 
Shipping. 


No.74. 
Spirits 
(Ireland. ) 

No, 75. 


Shannon 
Navigation. 


No. 76. 


Duchy of 
Lancaster. 


No. 77. 


Duchy of 
Cornwall. 


No. 77. 


Ecclesiastical} 
Duties and 
Revenues, 
No. 78. 
Northern 
Lighthouses, 


No. 79. 
Tithes Commus 
tation, 


No.80, 


Private and 
@int Stock 
s. 


6 Vicrortz. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an | 
Account of the Quantity of Malt used in the Dis- | 
tilleries, during the years 1841 and 1842, separately. | 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Number of Barrels of Beer exported 
to Foreign Countries, distinguishing each Country, 
during the years 1841 and 1842, separately. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Quantity of Quassia imported in 
1841 and 1842, distinguishing each year. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Abstract of Return, No. 386 of Session 1838, showing 
a Statement of the Number of Wills and Administra- 
tions proved in 1834, 1835 and 1836, in the several 
Provincial, Diocesan and Archidiaconal Courts of 
England and Wales; distinguishing those proved 
under £. 20. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Mails Con- 
veyance, which was presented upon Friday last, be 
printed. 

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

Ordered, That the Return relative to the Post- 


office, which was presented upon Friday last, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Isle o 
Man, &amp;c., Shipping, which was presented upon Fri- 
day last, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Returns relative to Colonial, 
&amp;c., Shipping, which were presented upon Friday 
last, be printed. 

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

Ordered, That the Returns relative to Spirits 


(Ireland), which were presented upon Friday last, 
be printed. 


Ordered, That the Copy of the Fourth Annual 
Report of the Commissioners for the Improvement 
of the River Shannon, which was presented upon 
Friday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to the Duchy 


of Lancaster, which was presented upon Friday last, 
be printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to the Duchy 


of Cornwall, which was presented upon Friday last, 
be printed. 


_ Ordered, That the Return relative to Ecclesias- 
tical Duties and Revenues, which was presented 
upon Friday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Annual Account of the Com- 
missioners of Northern Lighthouses, which was 
presented upon Friday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Tithes Com- 


mutation, which was presented upon Friday last, be 
printed. 


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








Martis, 7° die Martii; 
Anno 6° Victoria Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Law, from the Treasury, was called in ; 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders, — 
Accounts of the Number of Private and Joint Stock 
Banks registered in each year, from 1820 to 1842, 


both inclusive :—And, of all the Joint Stock Banks 
Vo. 98, 


6°—7° Martit. 














81 


existing in England and Wales on the 1st day of 
January 1840; specifying their Names, the dates 
of their Establishment, the Places where they had 
Branches established, with the Number of Partners 
in each, on the 1st day of January 1840, the ist 
day of January 1841 and the 1st day of January 
1842; distinguishing between those Banks that 
issued, and those that did not issue Notes. 

Return to an Order, dated the 7th day of February China. 
last, for Accounts of the Quantities of Tea, Raw Silk 
and Nankeen Cloths, and all other Articles of Chinese 
Produce, imported into the United Kingdom, during 
each year, from 1830 down to 1842, both inclusive :— 
And, of the Number of Merchant Ships, specifying the 
Amount of their Tonnage, and the Number of their 
Crews, that have cleared out from the different Ports 
of the United Kingdom for China, during each of 
the last Ten Years :—And, a similar Account of the 
Vessels that have entered inwards from China (so far 
as regards Shipping.) 

Mr. Law also presented, pursuant to the direc- Assessed Taxes 
tions of an Act of Parliament,—Copies of Cases (Scotland.) 
which have been stated and signed by the Commis- 
sioners for executing the Assessed Tax Acts, and 


y | determined by the Judges in Scotland :—And then 


he withdrew. 


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


Mr. Courtenay, from the Court of Bankruptcy, Benkruptcy. 
was called in; and at the bar presented, pursuant 


»f | to Order,—Return to an Order dated the 14th day 


of February last, for a Return of the Annual In- 
come received by the London Official Assignees in 
Bankruptcy, during each of the last Three Years 
ending the 25th day of June 1842; distinguishing 
how much of such Income has arisen from a per- 
centage upon Assets received by such Assignees, or 
Monies passing officially through their hands, and 
how much from other and what other sources :— 
And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Gaches, from the Office of the Lord Warden pijotage. 

of the Cinque Ports, was called in; and at the bar 
resented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of 

Pudienent,—he Account of the “yrs and Ap- 
propriations of the Surplus Rates of Pilotage :— 
And then he withdrew. 

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


Ordered, That Sub-Committee No. 2, on Petitions Petitions for 
for Private Bills have leave to sit this day till five Private Bills. 
of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Bill Staffordshire 
was read a second time; and committed. and bo 3 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- ™ieCana! Bill- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Cardigan Market Bill was read a second Cardigan 
time ; and committed. Market Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken Oxford Railway 
before the Committees on the Oxford and Great ill. 
Western Railway Bills, in the Sessions of 1837 and 
1838, be referred to the Committee on the Oxford 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Bankers, Merchants, Manufacturers, Lancaster aad 
Traders and others, Inhabitants of the town of Pres- Preston Junc- 
ton, praying that the Lancaster and Preston Junc- (er Railway 
tion Railway Bill may = into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Rate-payers or Inhabitants of the Manchester 
borough of Manchester, complaining that the Stand- Stipendiary 
ing Orders of the House, in respect to the applica- »°8°""* 
tion for the Manchester Stipendiary Magistrate Bill, 

M had 








Public Petitions 


(Eighth Re- 
port.) 


Saint Pancras 
Churches Bill. 


London 


Cemetery Bill. 


Ipswich Docks 


Bill. 


Carmarthen 
Markets Bill. 


82 


had not been complied with; and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their agents and wit- | 
nesses, against the same, was presented, and read ; | 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


The Earl of Arundel and Surrey reported from 
the Select Committee on Public Petitions; That 
they had examined the Petitions presented upon 
the 3d 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. 


Ordered, That the Saint Pancras Churches Bill 
be read a second time upon Tuesday next. 


Sir Denham Norreys reported from the Committee 
on the London Cemetery Bill; and to whom a Pe- 
tition against the said Bill was referred; That they 
had heard counsel in support of the said Petition, 
and had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; and 
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 Ipswich Docks Bill was read a second time ; 
and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Morris presented a Bill for removing the 
present Markets held in the County of the Borough 
of Carmarthen, and for providing other Market- 
Places, and regulating the Markets to be held 
therein: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Oxford Railway The House was moved, That the Order of the 


Bill. 


Anderton 


Carrying Com- 


pany Biil, 


Liverpeol Gas 


Bil. 


Cambrian Tron 


and Spelter 


Company Bill. 


Littleton 


Committee of Selection, for referring the Oxford 
Railway Bill to the Ozford List, might be read; 
and the same being read ; 

And the House being informed, That the Line of 
Railway did not in any part pass within the county 
of Oxford ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That the said Order be discharged ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the { Mr. Blackstone, 7 
Yeas, Lord Granville Somerset : f{ - 

Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Estcourt, |, 
Noes, Mr. Strutt : aga 


So it passed in the Negative. 


Sir Howard Douglas presented a Bill for regulat- 
ing Legal Proceedings by or against the Anderton 
Carrying Company: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


The Liverpool Gas Bill was read a second time ; 
and committed. 


7° Marti. 





A, 1843. 


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. 


Lady Fleetwood’s Naturalization Bill was read Lady Flee. 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time. — Nat, 


the Town of Belper, and the Branch Road from the 
Main Road near the River Amber, to the Turnpike- 
road at Bull Bridge, all in the County of-Derby : 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


the burgh of Anderston, and lands adjacent thereto, 
praying that the Glasgow Gas Bill may pass into a 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


The Trentham Roads Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 








The Birkenhead Improvement Bill was read a 
second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Birkenhead Cemetery Bill was read a second 
time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 





A Petition of the Edinburgh Water Company, 
praying that age may be made in the £din- 
urgh Water Bill, to the effect that the rates and 
duties to be taken by the Company for the supply 
of water to private houses and other premises, shall 
be of such amount as the said Company shall fix, 
not exceeding one shilling per pound on four-fifths, 
or ten pence per pound on the whole of the real rent 
or annual value of the premises so supplied, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


stone, and of the South Eastern Railway Company, 
for leave to present a Petition for leave to bring in a 
Bill for making a Railway from the town of Maidstone 
to join the South Eastern Railway at or near Paddock 
Wood, in the parish of Brenchley, in the county of 
Kent, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in 
the case of the Petition for the United General Gas 
Light Company Bill, the Standing Orders had not 
been complied with, inasmuch as the application 
extends to Great Britain and Ireland, and that no 





Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- | notice of the application was inserted in the Edin- 


mittee of Selection. 


burgh Gazette, but it was stated to the Committee 
| that it was not the intention of the Company to ex- 


Dr. Bowring reported from the Committee on the | tend the operation of the Bill to Scotland, and that 


Cambrian \ron and Spelter Company Bill; That they were willing to substitute the words England 
they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and and Wales, for the words United Kingdom of Grreat 


found the same to be true; and had gone through | Britain and Ireland. 


the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto; and | 


the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, | 


be ingrossed. 


Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
i lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 


| 
| Coumnnitten on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 


Mr. East reported from the Committee on the | the case of the Petition for the Neath Harbour Bill, 
Inclosure Bill, Tt¢¢leton Inclosure Bill; That they had examined | the Standing Orders had been complied with. 


Ordered, 


Mr. Mundy presented a Bill for more effectually Cromford ag 
‘repairing the Road from the Town of Cromford to Belper Row 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and other Glasgow Gis 
Commissioners of Police and of Statute Labour for Bill. 


Trentham 


Roads Bill. 


Birkenhead 
Tmprovement 
Bill. 


Birkenhead 


Cemetery Bil, 


Edinburgh 
Water Bill, 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Maid- mason 
ailway. 


Sir William Heuthcote reported from the Select United General 


Gas Light 
Company- 


Neath 


Harbour ill 































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Corpor 








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Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for improving, maintaining and regulating the Port 
or Harbour of Neath, in the county of Glamorgan : 
And that Mr. John Henry Vivian and Viscount 
Adare do prepare, and bring it in. 


Manchester 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Corporation. 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Manchester Corpo- 
ration Bill, the Standing Orders had not been com- 
plied with, inasmuch as the Notices required were 
not given in the Newspapers until the month of 
December, instead of during the months of October 
or November. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Brighton and Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Hove Gas Bill. Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 
case of the Petition forthe Brighton and Hove Gas 

Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend an Act of the second year of Her _ 
Majesty’s reign, “ for better lighting with Gas the 
Town of Brighton, and the several Places therein 
mentioned, in the County of Sussex:” And that 
Captain Pechell and Lord Alfred Hervey do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


Temperance Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
ee an Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 


the case of the Petition for the Temperance Friendly 
Society Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for establishing a Temperance Friendly Society, and 
for providing for the regulation thereof : And that 
Mr. Brotherton and Viscount Duncan do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Preston Water- 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
works Bill. 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Preston 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 Preston 
Waterworks to raise a further Sum or Sums of Mo- 
ney, to alter and amend the Act incorporating the 
said Company, and to extend and enlarge their 
powers: And that Mr. Wilson Patten, Sir George 
Strickland and Mr. Buckley do prepare, and bring 
it in. 
Grafton 
Inclosure Bill, 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Grafton Inclosure 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for inclosing lands within the manor and hamlet of 
Grafton, situate in that part of the parish of Lang- 
ford which lies in the county of Oxford: And that 
Lord Norreys, Mr. Harcourt and Mr. Henley do 
‘prepare, and bring it in. 
rs any eae Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Bil, Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in 

the case of the Petition for the Imperial Continental 
—— Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for granting further Powers to the Imperial Conti- 
nental Gas Association: And that Mr. Masterman 
and Sir Matthew Wood do prepare, and bring it in. 


_— Drainage Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
: Committee on 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 altering, amending and enlarging the powers 


and provisions of an Act passed in Her present 
VoL. 98. 


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33 


_Majesty’s Reign, “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, 
and for other Purposes concerning the Drainage of 
| the same Lands”: And that Sir John Trollope, Mr. 
Christopher Turnor and Sir George Clerk do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


_ Sir William Heathcote reported from the Seiect London aud 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in mes 
the case of the Petition for the London and Brighton ice 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 

‘plied with. 

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

‘to enable the London and Brighton Railway Com- 

|pany to raise a further Sum of Money, and for 

altering and amending the Act relating to such 
Railway: And that Mr. Kemble and Captain Pechell 

do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Faversha 





Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Nevigation Bill. 
the case of the Petition for the Faversham Naviga- 

tion Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 

with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to extend the powers and provisions of an Act 
passed in the last Session of Parliament, intituled, 
An Act for improving the Navigation of Faversham 
Creek, in the County of Kent: And that Sir Ed- 
ward Knatchbull and Mr. Plumptre do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Ordered, That the Petition from Leeds, for pro- Machinery. 
tecting manual labour from the effects of Machinery, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Public Build- 
Return of the Names of all Public Buildings as- ims Publi.) 
sessed by Lineal and Square Measures, in the City 
of Dublin, and the Amount assessed on each 
Building. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Dublin 
Copy of the Contract entered into with the Com- Listting- 
missioners of Paving and Lighting, and the Hi- 
bernian Gas Company, for the lighting of the City 
of Dublin. 








Resolved, That am humble Address be presented Ionian Islands. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Copy or Extracts of Despatch No. 86, of 
the 7th day of June 1839, addressed to the Mar- 
quess of Normanby by Sir Howard Douglas, relat- 
ing to Jonian Finance, and the Military Contribu- 
tions; and likewise Copies or Extracts of the Des- 
patches referred to in the said Despatch, viz. that 
of the 5th day of January 1839, and the 25th day 
of April 1839, both addressed to the Marquess of 
Normanby. 

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 Staffurdshire 
Return of Copies of the several Affidavits filed in en. 
the Court of Queen’s Bench, on the Application 
made in Michaelmas Term last, at the instance of 
Arthur George O’ Neil, for a Criminal Information 
against Thomas Badger, Esquire, and the Reverend 





W. H. Cartwright, Magistrates for the County of 
Stafford; also, Copies of the several Affidavits in 
answer to such Application; with a Copy of the 
Judgment of the Court thereon, as read by the Lord 
Chief Justice. 


Ordered, That Mr. Greene have leave of absence Leave of 


for a fortnight, on account of the death of a near A&gt;sen¢* 
relation. 








M 2 Ordered, 








Committee of 
Selection. 


Education. 


Church of 
Scotland. 


Chareh of 
Scotland, 


Factories Bill. 


Saint Pancras 
Church. 





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Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee of Selection, during the temporary absence 
of the Chairman of the Committee of Ways and 
Means, to refer every unopposed Private Bill to the 
Chairman of the Select Committee on Standing 
Orders, together with the Members ordered to pre- 
pare and bring in the Bill. 


The Earl of Jermyn reported to the House, That 
their Address of the 28th day of February last, on 
the subject of Education, had been presented to 
Her Majesty, and that Her Majesty was pleased 
to receive the same very graciously; and to give the 
following Answer : 


[ have received your loyal and dutiful Address. 

The attention of My Government had been pre- 
viously directed to the important object of increas- 
ing the means of moral and religious Education 
among the working classes of My people. 

The assurance of your cordial co-operation in 
measures which I consider so necessary, confirms 
My hope that this blessing will be secured by legis- 
lative provisions. 


Petitions of Wesleyan Methodists resident in Lon- 
don ; —Minister, Elders, Heritors and other Inhabit- 
ants of the quoad sacra parish of Alexandria ;—and, 
Moderator and Clerk of the Presbytery of Annan; 
praying the House forthwith to take the case of the 
Church of Scotland into their serious consideration, 
and to adopt such legislative measures as will re- 
lieve it from its present embarrassments, — were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

A Petition of the Minister, Elders, Heritors and 


other Inhabitants of the quoad sacra parish of | 


Alexandria, praying the House to grant the sanction 
of civil law to all such parishes as have been erected 
quoad sacra by the authority of the Church of 
Scotland, as they are firmly convinced that such an 
enactment is necessary, not only to the efficiency 
but in present circumstances to the continued sta- 
bility, if not to the very existence of the Established 
Church, was also presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Moderator of the Presbytery 
of Linlithgow, praying the House to take such mea- 
sures as may avert the impending disruption in the 
Church of Scotland, put an end to all future col- 
lision between the civil and ecclesiastical courts, 
and restore permanent peace to the Church and 
country, was also presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 

osed, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into a Committee, to take into consideration 
the Petition of the Commission of the General As- 
sembly of the Church of Scotland, and the matters 
therein contained :-—And a Debate arising there- 
upon ; 

* Guihied, That the Debate be adjourned till To- 


morrow. 


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


Mercurii, 8° die Martti, 1843: 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for regulating the Employment of Children and 
Young Persons in Factories, and for the better Edu- 
cation of Children in Factory Districts: And that 
Sir James Graham and Mr. Manners Sutton do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of all Monies received by the Trustees 
appointed or acting under the Act 56 Geo, 3, 
c. 39, “for building a new Parish Church and a Pa- 











Martiz. 


A. 1843. 


rochial Chapel in the Parish of Saint Pancras, in 
the County of Middlesex, and for other Purposes re- 
lating thereto ;” and also another Act 1 and 2Geo. 4, 
c. 24, “ for repealing an Act of the thirty-second year 
of his late Majesty ‘ for providing an additional 
Burying Ground for the Parish of Saint Pancras, in 
the County of Middlesex, and for altering and en- 
larging the Powers of an Act of the fifty-sixth year 
of his late Majesty for Building a new Church and 
Chapel for the said Parish ;” stating the different 
heads under which such Monies were received, and 
the Dates of such Receipts :—And also, an Account 
showing the Annual Expenditure, under the different 
heads of Principal on account of Money borrowed ; 
Interest; Law Expenses; Salary to Clerks and 
Messengers ; Poundage to Collectors ; Gratuities, to 
whom paid; Stipends of Ministers; Salaries to 
Officers of the several Churches ; Printing and other 
Expenses; distinguishing the several Funds from 
which such Payments have been made, and the 
Amount of Money in hand; and any outstanding 
Charges to which such Amount may be liable. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Number of Troops or Corps or Re- 
giments of effective Yeomanry of Great Britain, 
including those serving gratuitously, according to 
the last Muster Roll or Return ; distinguishing the 
Number of Officers and Men in each Corps or Re- 
giment, and the Expense of each Corps in 1842 ; 
showing the manner in which the Sums voted for 
Great Britain and Ireland in that year were ex- 
pended, and distinguishing also the new Troops or 
Corps since January 1842. 


Sir George Clerk reported from the Committee of 
Supply, several Resolutions ; which were read, as 
follow : 

1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Six hun- 
dred and twenty thousand one hundred and sixty- 
four 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 1844. 

2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hun- 
dred and twenty-five thousand four hundred and 
fifty-nine pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
defray the Salaries of the Officers and the Contin- 
gent Expenses of the Admiralty Office, to the 31st 
day of March 1844. 

3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two thou- 
sand nine hundred and eighty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Salaries of the Offi- 
cers and the Contingent Expenses of the Office for 
the Registry of Merchant Seamen, to the 31st day 
of March 1844. 

4. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- 
six thousand seven hundred and seventy-three 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the 
Salaries of the Officers and the Contingent Expenses 
of the several Scientific Departments of the Navy, 
to the 31st day of March 1844. 

5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hun- 
dred and twenty-four thousand three hundred and 
fifty-three pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
detray the itiaien of the Officers and the Contin- 
gent Expenses of Her Majesty’s Naval Establish- 
ments at Home, to the 31st day of March 1844. 

6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- 
three thousand one hundred and thirty-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 1844. 

7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five 
hundred and ninety-one thousand nine hundred and 
fifty-one 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 1844. 

8. Resolved, 


Yeomanry, 


Supply ; 


Victuals to 
Seamen aud 
Marines, 


Admiralty 
Office. 


Registry of 
Merchant 
Seamen. 


Scientific 
Departments 
of the Navy. 


Naval Esta- 
blishments 
at Home. 


D° - Abroad. 


Wages of 
Artificers at 


Wat 
Abr 


Nai 
&amp;c. 


in 





id 


its 


6 VicTroriz. 


Wages of 
Artificers 


ne. granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Wages of Arti- 


ficers, Labourers and others employed in Her Ma- 

jesty’s Naval Establishments Abroad, to the 31st 

day of March 1844. 
Naval Stores, 9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One mil- 
ke. lion and fifty-five thousand six hundred and ninety- 
four 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 purposes connected there- 
with, to the 31st day of March 1844. 

10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two 
hundred and thirty-four thousand eight hundred and 
sixty-eight 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 1844. 

11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- 
one thousand four hundred and thirty-four pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge 
of Medicines and Medical Stores, to the 31st day 
of March 1844. 

Naval Miscellae 12. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty- 

neous Services+ one thousand and eleven pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to defray the Charge of divers Naval Mis- 
cellaneous Services, to the 31st day of March 1844. 

HalfPay(Navy 13, Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven 

and Marines) yndred and forty-six thousand one hundred and 
seven pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray 
the Charge of Half Pay to Officers of the Navy and 
of the Royal Marines, which will come in course of 
payment during the year ending on the 31st day of 
March 1844. 


Dock Yards. 


Medicines. 





Military 14. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four 
ya and hundred and ninety-eight thousand seven hundred 
owances. ss) 2 
and two pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to de- 
fray the Charge of Military Pensions and Allow- 
ances which will come in course of payment during 
the year ending on the 31st day of March 1844. 
Civil - ® 


15. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
hundred and sixty-eight thousand two hundred and 
nine pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray 
the Charge of Civil Pensions and Allowances which 
will come in course of payment during the year 
ending on the 31st day of March 1844. 

16. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two hun- 
dred and forty-five thousand four hundred and 
twenty-nine 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 1844, 

17. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
hundred thousand three hundred and _ thirty-five 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the 
Expense of conveying Convicts to New South Wales 
and Van Diemen’s Land, which will come in course 

of payment during the year ending on the 31st day 
of March 1844. 

18. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four 
hundred and twenty-nine thousand two hundred 
and two pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
defray the Charge of the Packet Service for the 


Conveyance of Mails, to the 31st day of March 
1844, 


Transports, &amp;c. 


Convicts (New 
South Wales 
and Van Die- 
men’s Land.) 


Packet Service. 


Ordnance Civil 


Establishments- hundred and twenty-four thousand eight hundred 


and sixty-one pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 


19. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 


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8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty-| defraying the Expense of the Corps of Royal En- 
seven thousand four hundred and ninety pounds, be| gineers and Sappers and Miners, for the year 


1843-44, 

21. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three Royal 
hundred and forty-two thousand four hundred and Regiment of 
sixty-seven pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for A™/ery- 
defraying the Expense of the Royal Regiment of 
Artillery, for a Detachment of Royal African Artil- 
lery Gunners at Jamaica, the Royal Horse Artillery, 

&amp;c., the Master Gunners, the Field Train Depart- 
ment, the Medical Establishment, and the Royal 
Military Academy, for the year 1843-44. 

22. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- Barrack 
nine thousand four hundred and sixty-five pounds, Masters. 
be granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the Sala- 
ries to Barrack Masters, &amp;c., in the United King- 
dom and at Foreign Stations, for the year 1843-44. 

23. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four Ordnance 
hundred and five thousand one hundred and nineteen Works and 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for defraying “P*™ 
the Charge for Ordnance Works and Repairs, and 
Pay of Clerks of Works, &amp;c., in the United King- 
dom and Colonies, for the year 1843-44. 

24. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Ordnance 
hundred and ninety-four thousand eight hundred Surveys and 
and six pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for de- Cmmsen'** 
fraying the Expense of the Ordnance Surveys, 
Military and Civil Contingencies and Army Extra- 
ordinaries, transferred to the Ordnance, for the year 
1843-44. 

25. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two Ordnance 
hundred and sixty-nine thousand pounds, be granted Stores. 
to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge for Stores, 

on account of Ordnance and Military Store Branch 
Services, for the year 1843-44. 

26. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Superannua- 
hundred and sixty-seven thousand eight hundred tions. 
and fifty-two pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for 
defraying the Charge of the Office of Ordnance, on 
account of the Allowance to Superannuated, Re- 

tired and Half Pay Officers, Pensions for good Ser 

vices and Wounds, for Pensions to Widows and 
Children of deceased Officers late belonging to the 

several Ordnance Military Corps; also, Allowances, 
Compensations and Emoluments in the nature of 
Superannuated ur Retired Allowances, to Persons 

late belonging to the Office of Ordnance and to the 
Barrack Department, in respect to their having held 

any Public Offices or Employments of a civil na- 

ture; and also for the Charge of Widows’ Pensions, 

for the year 1843-44. 

27. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Commissariat. 
hundred and ninety-four thousand seven hundred 

and ninety-three pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 

jesty, for defraying the Charge for Commissariat 
Supplies for the United Kingdom, for the year 
1843-44. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself House of Lords 

into a Committee upon the House of Lords Oaths Oaths Bill. 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Sir George Clerk 
reported, That the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and directed him to report the same, with- 
out Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bijl be read the third time 
this day. 


Mr. Manners Sutton reported the Punishment of punishment of 
Death Bill; and the Amendments were read, and Death Bill. 


for defraying the Salaries of the Civil Establish- agreed to. 


ments 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 1843-44, 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


Sir James Graham presented a Bill for regulating Factories Bill, 








Ro yal 
Engineers, 


20. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One| the Employment of Children and Young Persons 
hundred and ten thousand seven hundred and seven- | in Factories, and for the better Education of Chil- 


Ke be granted to Her Majesty, for | dren in Factory Districts: And the same was read 
OL. 98. 


No. 82. 


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86 


the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Friday the 1%th day of this instant March ; 
and to be printed. 
Railways. Mr. George William Hope presented, by Her Ma- 
jesty’s Command, —A Copy of Report of the Officers 
of the Railway Department to the Right honourable 
the Earl of Ripon, President of the Board of Trade, 
for the year 1842. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


Governor-Ge- 
neral of India. 


No. 8l. 


Niger Expedi- 
tion. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Governor- 
General of India, which was presented yesterday, 
be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Wiger 
Expedition, which was presented yesterday, be 














No. 83. printed. 
Ships “ Aber- Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Ships 
crombie Robin- « Abercrombie Robinson” and “ Waterloo,” which 
“ Waterloo.” Was presented yesterday, be printed. 
No. 84. 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, 8° die Martiz ; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 
Soane’s M R. Bailey, Curator of Sir John Soane’s Mu- 
Museum. I seum, was called in; and at the bar presented, 
pursuant to the directions of an Act of Parliament, 
—A Statement of the Funds of the Museum of the | 
late Sir John Soane, on the 5th January 1843 :— 
And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the’ 
Table. 
Petitions for 3 | 


Ordered, That Sub-Committee No. 38, on Peti- | 
tions for Private Bills, have leave to sit this day till | 
five of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Private Bills. 


Tavisteck Writ. 





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 Tavistock, in the 
County of Devon, in the room of John Rundle, Es- | 
quire, 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 


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A. 1843. 


County of Kent:” And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Henley presented a Bill for inclosing Lands Grafton 
within the Manor and Hamlet of Grafton, situate !nclosure Bil, 
in that part of the Parish of Langford which lies 
in the County of Oxford: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Sir John Trollope presented a Bill for altering, Bourn Drainage 

amending and ee the Powers and Provisions Bill. 

of an Act passed in Her present Majesty’s reign, 

“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, and for other Pur- 

poses concerning the Drainage of the same Lands :” 

And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 

to be read a second time. 


Mr. John Henry Vivian presented a Bill for im- Neath Harbour 
poe. maintaining and regulating the Port or Bill. 
arbour of Neath, in the County of Glamorgan: 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Thames Lastage 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in = Ballastage 
the case of the Petition for the Thames Lastage and ~ 
Ballastage Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the Regulation of Lastage and Ballastage in the 
River Thames: And that Mr. Aaron Chapman and 
Mr. William Gladstone do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Haddenham 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in Melosvre. 
the case of the Petition for the Haddenham Inclo- 
sure Bill, the Standing Orders had not been com- 
plied with, inasmuch as the Notices in the Gazettes 
were not published in the months of October or 
November: but it appeared that the same had been 
duly published in the month of December last. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Wexford _ 
ommittee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom Harbour Bill. 
a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders in the case of the Petition for the 

Wexford Harbour Bill was referred ; That the Stand- 

ing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 





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of Buck- | for improving, maintaining and regulating the Har- 
| bour of Wexford, in the county of Wexford: And 


ingham. 









































= ; : : a we: |that Sir Thomas Esmonde, Captain Hatton, Mr, 
Oxford Rail- A Petition of Inhabitants of the University and | Powe» and Captain Gore do prepare, and bring 
way Bill. City of Oxford, and the neighbourhood, praying | ;¢ jn. , - 
that the Oxford Railway Bill may pass into a law, | 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon! Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Southampton 
the Table. _Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Ce™*tery: 
{the case of the Petition for the Southampton Ce- 
Imperial Mr. Masterman presented a Bill for granting fur-| metery Bill, the Standing Orders had not been 
_. ther Powers to the Imperial Continental Gas Asso- | complied with. 
stilt ciation: And the same was read the first time; and; Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
ordered to be read a second time. | lect Committee on Standing Orders. 
Temperance Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill for establishing | Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Rochdale anc 
Fricnelyyi. &amp; ‘Temperance Friendly Society, and for providing | Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in ae 
’ for the Regulation thereof: And the same was read | the case of the Petition for the Rochdale and Man-~”* 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second | chester Roads Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
ime. | complied with. 
. : ; | Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
cag iA Samwell’s Name Bill was read the first time ; and | for more effectually repairing the Road from the 











ordered to be read a second time. 








New-wall on the Parade, in Casé¢/eton, in the parish 
of Rochdale, through Middleton, to the Mere Stone 
in Great Heaton, and to the town of Manchester, 
all in the county palatine of Zancaster ; And that 
Mr. Buckley, Mr. Grimsditch and Mr. Greenall 
do prepare, and bring it in. 








Faversham 
Navigation Bill. 


Mr. Plumptre presented a Bill to extend the 
Powers and Provisions of an Act passed in the last 
Session of Parliament, intituled, “ An Act for im- 
proving the Navigation of Faversham Creek, in the 


























Sir 





6 Vicroriz. 8° Marti. 87 
Stratford Sir John Yarde Buller — from the Select | pany to extend their Railway to or near to the city 
Eager Coune Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom | of Gloucester, and for amending the Acts relating to 
+ tab Junce @ Petition complaining of non-compliance with the | the said Company: And that Mr. Grantley Berke- 
tion Railway. Standing Orders in the case of the Petition for the | ley, Mr. Phillpotts and Mr. John Martin do prepare, 
ill Stratford (Eastern Counties) and Thames Junction | and bring it in, 
Railway Bill was referred; That the Standing Or- 
ders had not been complied with, inasmuch as the; The House was moved, That the Entry in the Littleton 
Ten per cent on the amount subscribed required to | Votes of the Proceedings of the House of yesterday, Inclosure Bill. 
be paid up previous to the presentation of the Peti- | in respect of the Littleton Inclosure Bill, might be 
tion, was not deposited with the Court of Chancery | read ; and the same was read. 
lage . till the following day; and also, inasmuch as inone| The House was also moved, That the Standing 
part of the contract deed it is not made binding on | Orders Nos. 111 and 113, might be read ; and the 
the Parties subscribing, their Heirs, executors and | same being read ; 
administrators, as required by the Standing Order| Ordered, That the Proceedings upon the Report 
(No. 34.), but only on the Parties subscribing, their | of the said Bill be null and void. 





Heirs, executors or administrators. Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. The House was moved, That the Entry in the London 


| Votes of the Proceedings of the House of yesterday, Cemetery Bill. 
Walton-on-the- Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select |in respect of the. London Cemetery Bill, might be 


" a Rectory Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in :read; and the same was read. 
; the case of the Petition for the Walton-on-the-Hill| The House was also moved, That the Standing 
Rectory Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- | Orders Nos. 111 and 113, might be read ; and the 
plied with. same being read ; 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill| Ordered, That the Proceedings upon the Report 
ge for the division of the Rectory of Walton-on-the- | of the said Bill be null and void. 
e Hill, in the county palatine of Lancaster, andfor| Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
authorizing Sales and Conveyances in Fee, or Leases 
for long terms of years for Building Purposes, and| The House was moved, That the Entry in the Cambrian Iron 





other Dispositions to be made of the Lands and | Votes of the Proceedings of the House of yesterday, and Spelter 
Revenues belonging to the said Rectory, and to the | in respect of the Cambrian Iron and Spelter Com- ©°™?*"Y Bil- 
Vicarage of Walton-on-the-Hill, for the Endow- | pany Bill, might be read ; and the same was read. 
ment of such separate Rectories, and the augmenta-| The House was also moved, That the Standing 
tion of such Vicarage: And that Viscount Sandon | Orders Nos. 111 and 113, might be read ; and the 
and Sir Howard Douglas do prepare, and bring it in. | same being read ; 
| Ordered, That the Proceedings upon the Report 
Liverpool Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select | of the said Bill be null and void. 
Watering Bille Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in| Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
the case of the Petition for the Liverpool Watering ‘ 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. | The House was moved, That the Order made Maidstone 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill | yesterday, for referring the Petition for leave to pre- Railway. 
for enabling the Commissioners for Paving and Sew- | sent a Petition for the Maidstone Railway Bill to 
ering the Town of Liverpool, more effectually to water | the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, 
the Streets of the said Town, and to provide Water | might be read; and the same was read. 
for extinguishing Fires there: And that Viscount! The House was also moved, That the Standing 
Sandon and Sir Howard Douglas do prepare, and ‘Order No. 46, might be read ; and the same being 
bring it in. lread ; 
Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 
Northen and Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select| Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
enay al Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom | the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 
Ma dro Bill) a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the | 
Standing Orders in the case of the Petition for the! Mr. Parker presented a Bill to increase the Shegicta, 
Northern and Eastern Railway (Newport Extension) | Capital of the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Ashton-under- 
Bill, was referred ; That the Standing Orders had | Manchester Railway Company, and to alter and {ne aed 
been complied with. jenlarge the Powers of the said Company: And the Railway Bill. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to | same was read the first time ; and ordered to be read 
enable the Northern and Eastern Railway Company | a second time. 
to make an extension of their present Railway, and | 
to alter and amend the Acts relating to the said} A Petition of William Bush, of Union-street, Lighthouses 
Railway: And that Mr. Bramston and Mr. Charles | Deptford, in the county of Kent, Civil Engineer, (Enelish Chan- 





Harbour Bill. 


Round do prepare, and bring it in. |was presented, and read; setting forth, That if per- "*") 
: |manent Lighthouses were erected upon the Goodwin 
Scarborough Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select pr on the coast of Kent, and either upon the 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in | ridge situate midway between Dungeness and Bou- 
the case of the Petition for the Scarborough Harbour | logne, or the Varne between Folkstone and Cape 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. | Grisnez, the many disastrous wrecks which annually 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill | take place in the English Channel would be avoided, 
for amending the several Acts relating to the Harbour | and the great sacrifice of life and the immense loss 
of Scarborough, in the North Riding of the county | of property would be in a great measure prevented ; 
of York, and for improving the said Harbour: And | that the Petitioner possesses a patent right for an 
that Sir John Johnstone and Sir Frederick Trench | invention under which permanent Lighthouses upon 
do prepare, and bring it in. ‘the dangerous sands and shoals above mentioned 
: could be erected, and which the Petitioner believes 
Dean Forest Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select | could not be effected by any other known method, 
Railway Bill. Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in | and that the same could be erected under the Pe- 
the case of the Petition for the Dean Forest and |titioner’s plan at a comparatively moderate cost ; 
Gloucester Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had | and praying the House to take his Petition into con- 
been complied with. | sideration. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill | A Petition of Merchants, Ship-owners and Traders 


7 e the Forest of Dean Railway Com- | interested in the navigation of the English Channel, 
on. 98. | M4 was 





























was also presented, and read ; setting forth, That 
the Petitioners belonging to the several places set 
against their respective names, have a great interest 
in the safe navigation of the English Channel, and 


which have taken place in the Channel during the 


situate midway between Dungeness and Boulogne, 


logne, and upon the Goodwin Sands upon the 
coast of Kent; that the Petitioners are apprized 
that Mr. William Bush, Civil Engineer, of Union- 
street, Deptford, is possessed of a patent right 
whereby such important works could be constructed 
at a small comparative cost, and although his efforts 
upon the Goodwin Sands during the last summer 
were frustrated by a variety of unfortunate disasters 
inseparable from new undertakings, and ultimately 
destroyed by a large ship called the Nancy having 


the Petitioners, notwithstanding such casualty, are 
ositively informed that the plan is good, and can 
be effected; and therefore suggest to the House 
the propriety of instituting an inquiry on the subject 
before a Select Committee of the House. 
Ordered, That the said Petitions be referred to 
the Select Committee on Shipwrecks. 











Harbouss of 
Refuge, 








A Petition of James Steward, of Dovor, in the 
county of Kent, Gentleman, stating that the Lords 
Commissioners of the Admiralty having directed 
certain Commissioners to visit the coast of England, 
between the mouth of the Thames and Selsea Bill, 
and to report on the most desirable situations within 
those limits for the making of Harbours of Refuge, 
the Petitioner being a resident at Dovor, and having 
acquired, through much attention to the subject, a 
knowledge of its peculiar localities, did furnish to 
the said Commission on South Eastern Harbours, a 

lan for converting Dovor Bay into a Harbour of 
ag by means of two extensive piers curving 
round from the shore, and inclosing the Bay, with 
the exception of an extensive entrance at about south 
east ; and praying that his Petition may be referred 

































































88 8° Martiz. 


represent to the House that the many disasters | 


past year, would in a great degree be avoided by the | 
erection of permanent Lighthouses upon the ridge | 


or the Varne, situate between Folkstone and Bou- | 


run in upon the Caissoon before it was completed, | 






A. 1843. 


Petitions from Wismell Moor ;— Sabden (twelve Pe- Com Laws, 
titions) ;— Cleckheaton (two Petitions) ;— Stewarton ; 
—J ohn Epps ;— Preston (two Petitions) ;—-Arbroath ; 
—Forfar ;— Waterford Rossendale ;— and, Rossen- 
dale ; praying for the repeal of the Corn and Pro- 
vision Laws,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Rural Deanery of East Andover ; Saint Asaph 
—Archdeacoury of Suffolk;—Saint James, West- and Bangor 
| minster ;—Dean and Chapter of Westminster ;—and, ?'***- 

the Reverend John Jordan; praying for the repeal 
of so much of the Act 6 &amp; 7 Will. 4, c.77,as relates 
to the union of the Sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor, 


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


| 


Petitions from Eastergate ; — Felpham ; — and, Mat. 
Arundel; praying for the repeal of the duty on 





ageing presented, and read; and ordered to 


lie upon the Table. 


| Petitions of Members of the Board of Congre- Governor-Ge. 
| gational Ministers, London ;—Members and Friends "*t*! of India, 
of the Weymouth Auxiliary to the London Mis- 

sionary Society ;—and, Independents of Tavistock ; 

stating that the Petitioners have read with regret 

| and apprehension the proclamation of the Right 
honourable the Governor-General of India, addressed 

| to the Hindoo Chiefs and people, in which they are 
congratulated in the strongest terms on the vic- 

| torious removal by the united British and Native 

-army of the gates of an ancient idol temple from 

| the tomb of a Mussulman conqueror at Dina, 
accompanied with directions for the transmission 

of these ‘trophies with ail honour to the restored 

temple at Somnauth; and praying the House to 

adopt some measures to counteract the influence of 

these proceedings, and to prevent the return of a 
connivance at idolatry,—were presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Governors and Governesses of the Medical 
county of Monaghan Infirmary, praying the House Chatities | 
to make such alteration in the law as may render “"'™" ) 
the Medical Charities of Jreland efficient, and re- 








to the Committee of the House now sitting to inquire | 
into the Shipwrecks of British Vessels, and the | 
means of preserving the lives and property of persons 
shipwrecked, in order that the said Committee may 
consider and report upon the desirableness of a Har- 
bour of Refuge at Dovor, for the prevention of the | 
loss of Vessels, and for other beneficial purposes, | 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select | 
Committee on Shipwrecks. 















































Pilots. 





A Petition of Edward Medley, a Lieutenant in | 
Her Majesty’s Navy, stating that through his em- 
ployment in the Coast Guard Service in various parts | 
of Great Britain, but more especially in that part | 
of Scotland adjacent to the Pentland Frith, he has | 
witnessed serious and lamentable loss of life and 
property by shipwreck ; that he is of opinion that 
the greater portion of this loss of life and property 
is attributable to the absence of some legislative 
enactment, ensuring efficient Pilots in protecting the 
interests of those employed in the dangercus navi- 
gation of the Frith; and praying the House to take 
into consideration a plan suggested by him as a! 
means of prevention, which, without violently dis-_ 
turbing the existing order of things, will in the. 
opinion of the Petitioner gradually reform, and ul- 
timately abolish the defects and evils of which he 
complains, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Shipwrecks. 


































































































Naturalization 
of Foreigners 
Bill. 





A Petition of Emma Sophia Gepp, of Ashborne, 
in the county of Derby, praying that the Naturaliza- 
tion of Foreigners Bill may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 
































' 








gulate their administration, and that they may not 
be subjected to the control or government of the 
Poor Law Commissioners, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Secretaries to the Committee of American 
the Preston Auxiliary to the British and Foreign '***- 
Anti-Slavery Society ;—Chairman of the Committee 
of the Ross Auxiliary British and Foreign Anti- 
Slavery Society ;—Chairman of the Committee of the 
Anti-Slavery Society of the city of Hereford and its 
vicinity ;—and, Inhabitants of Veath and its vicinity; 
stating that the Petitioners are greatly alarmed on 

erceiving the evil uses which may be made of the 

enth Article of the Treaty of Washington, by the 
slave-holders of the United States, for the recovery 
of fugitive slaves ; and praying that in any measure 
the House may be called upon to pass to give effect 
to the said article of the Treaty, provision may be 
expressly made that in no case shall fugitive slaves 
surrendered on the demand of the federal govern- 
ment of the United States for alleged criminal of- 
fences, be again subjected to the incidents of slavery, 


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


Petitions from Norwich ; — Carmarthen ;—and, Ecclesiastical: 
Winchester ; praying that the Ecclesiastical Courts Courts Bill 
Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Governors and Rate-payers of the Medical 
Innoshannon Dispensary District, in the county of ireland) Bill. 
Cork, praying that the Medical Charities (Ireland) ©" 

Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. 


No 
Im 
Bil 


TP wet et TD 


South Eastern 
and London 
and Croydon 
Railways 
(Bricklayers’ 


Arms Extension 


and Station) 
Bill. 


Northampton 
Improvement 
Bill. 


South Eastern 


Railway(Dovor on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 


Extension and 


Stations) Bill, 


Sunderland 
Floating Har- 
bour Bill. 


Maryport and 
Carlisle Rail- 
way, 


Liverpool 
ocks, 


6 Vicroriz. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition | 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing | 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the South | 
Eastern and London and Croydon Railways ( Brick- 
layers’ Arms Extension and Station) Bill, was re- 
ferred ; That the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. oo 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the South Eastern Railway Company in 
conjunction with the London and Croydon Railway 
Company, to make a Railway from the London and 
Croydon Railway to Swan-street, near the Brick- 
layers’ Arms, in the Old Kent Road, and to provide 
a new Station there: And that Mr. Kemble and Mr. 
Rice 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 Northampton Improvement Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for better paving, lighting, cleansing and improving 
the Town and Borough of Northampton: And that 
Mr. Vernon Smith and Mr. Raikes Currie do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Struté reported from the Select Committee 


8° Marti. 











the Petition for the South Eastern Railway (Dovor 
Extension and Stations) Bill, the Standing Orders 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the South Eastern Railway Company to 
extend the line of their Railway into the town of 
Dovor, and to confer other powers and privileges 
on the said Company: And that Mr. Rice and Mr. 
Elphinstone 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 Sunderland Floating Harbour 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for improving the Port of Sunderland, by preserving 





a more uniform Depth of Water therein, and for 
constructing a Tidal Basin and other Works for the 
better accommodation of the Shipping resorting to 
the said Port: And that Viscount Howick and Mr. 
Barclay 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 Maryport and Carlisle Railway 
Bill, the Standmg Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as the Company propose in their 
declaration, and mm the Bill, to raise a portion of the 








money required for the execution of the work by the 
issue of new Shares, but no Subscription Contract 
for such Shares has been deposited. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Liverpool Docks Bill, the Stand- 


ing Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch | 


as none of the Notices required by the Standing 
Orders had been given; but it appeared to the 


Committee that the object of the Bill, which is | 


of the third class, is to amend an old local Act re- 
lating to the admeasurement of Foreign Vessels in 
the Liverpool Docks, and evidence was offered to 
the Committee, that up to the early part of this year, 
it was not believed that this Act was in force, but 





that it was overruled by the general law regulating | 
the admeasurement of Vessels; but a doubt having | 
arisen upon the point, the opinion of the Solicitor | 
General was taken in February last, which was to, 

Vot. 98. | 


89 


the effect that the Local Act was still in force, and 
that it required to be amended in order to assimilate 
it to the general law. 


Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 


lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Cliffe-cum- 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Lund Inclosure 
the Petition for the Cliffe-cum-Lund Inclosure Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

for inclosing Lands in the township of Cliffe-cum- 
Lund, in the parish of Hemingbrough, in the East 
Riding of the county of York: And that Mr. John 
Stuart Wortley and Mr. Beckett Denison do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Brandes Burton 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Inclosure. 
the Petition for the Brandes Burton Inclosure Bill, 
the Standing Orders had not been complied with, 
inasmuch as none of the Notices required in the 
case of Inclosure Bills had been duly given. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select , 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Egiwysrhos, &amp;c. 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Inclosure Bill. 
the Petition for the Eglwysrhos, &amp;c., Inclosure Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for inclosing Lands in the several Parishes of 
Eglwysrhos, Llandudno and Llangwstenin, in the 
county of Carnarvon, and in the parish of Llandrillo, 
in the counties of Denbigh and Carnarvon, or either 
of them: And that Mr. Owen Stanley, Mr. Bulke- 


ley Hughes and Mr. Mainwaring do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr, Strutt reported from the Select Committee Liskeard and 

on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Caradon Rail- 
the Petition for the Liskeard and Caradon Railway “** 
Bill, the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as no proof was given of due appli- 
cation having been made to Thomas Hoblyn, one of 
the owners of property intended to be taken; and 
inasmuch as at the time the copy of the Subscription 
Contract was deposited in the Private Bill Office, 
the Subscriptions as appearing in such copy, did not 
amount to three-fourths of the amount of the esti- 
mate by £.275 or thereabouts, but it appeared that 
John Batten had subsequently, viz. on the 14th 
February, subscribed his name to the contract for 
£.500. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Sowerby 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of ee gM 
the Petition for the Sowerby and Soyland Inclosure , 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for inclosing Lands in Sowerby and Soyland, in the 
parish of Halifax, in the West Riding of the county 
of York: And that Mr. Beckett Denison and Mr. 
Lascelles do prepare, and bring it in. 


Petitions from Thatcham ;—and, Shefford ; pray- Property Tax 
ing for the repeal of the Property Tax Act,—were A‘ 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Romsey;—and, Bognor ; praying Dogs Bill. 
that the Dogs Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ossett-cum-Gawthorpe ;— Kilmar- Mives and 
nock Colliery ;— Morley ;— Thornhill Edge ;—Kirk- Collicries Act. 
heaton ;—Almondbury ;— Thornhill (two Petitions) ; 

— Barnsley ;— Flockton (two Petitions) ;— Dewsbury 
N 


(two 











90 


8°—9° Marti. 





A, 18483. 


(two Petitions) ;—Birstal ;— Huddersfield ; — Pol- | «6 now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 


hemmet Colliery ;— Halifax ;—and, Leeds ; praying 
that the Mines and Collieries Act may not be re- 


words “ upon this day six months.” 
And the Question being put, That the word “now” 


pealed,—were presented, and read; and ordered to | stand part of the Question :—It passed in the Ne- 


lie upon the Table. | 


gative. 
And the Question being put, That the words 


A Petition of the Town Council of the borough | « upon this day six months” be added at the end of 
of Plymouth, in the county of Devon, praying that | the Question :—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 


the Plymouth, &amp;c., Roads, Carriages and Boats Re- | 
gulation Bill may not pass into a law, as it now, 


Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 


stands, was presented, and read; and ordered to| upon this day six months. 

lie upon the Table. | 

The Dogs Bill was, according to Order, read a Dogs Bill. 
Petitions from Bridgewater ;—Crewkerne ;—and, | second time ; and committed to a Committee of the 
Shrivenham ; praying the House to take into imme- | whole House, for Wednesday next. 

diate consideration the spiritual destitution of the 
country, and to adopt measures for a speedy remedy| The Order of the day being read, for the Com- supply. 
of the existing deficiency, by such an enlargement | mittee of Supply ; 

of the church establishment as shall render the or-| Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
dinances of the church and the ministrations of her | resolve itself into the said Committee. 

clergy co-extensive with the wants of the people,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 





The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Waysand 
mittee of Ways and Means ; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
A Petition of Operative Bakers of the towns of | resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Strabane, Castledirgh, Lifford, Newtownstewart and 
Omagh, praying the House to pass a Bill toregulate| |The Order of the day being read, for resuming Church of 
the time and method of work of Bakers in Jre/and,|the adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed Scotland. 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon| yesterday, That this House will immediately resolve 
the Table. ‘itself into a Committee, to take into consideration 
| the Petition of the Commission of the General As- 
Resolved, That an humble Address be presented sembly of the Church of Scotland, and the matters 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased | therein contained ; 
to give directions, that there be laid before this) And the Question being again proposed :—The 
House, Copies of any Despatches from the Earl of ; House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 
Public B. Se eee | And the House having continued to sit till after 
ublic Bank in London ; together with all the Cor- ouiien aif tie slalom Tain uahines 
respondence between the Projectors of the said ““° © y! si 
Bank and the Boards of Trade and Control, and Jovis, 9° die Martii, 1843: 
the Honourable East India Company, relating to 
the projected Bank of Asia, from the period of its 
Projection to its Abandonment. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as 
are of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 





And the Question being put ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for they Mr. Fox Maule, , 
Yeas, Mr. Patrick Stewart : } ™ 

Tellers for the Sir Thomas Fremantle, } ‘ 
Noes, \ Mr. Henry Baring: cia 

So it passed in the Negative. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Amount of Duties levied on Imports 
into the Isle of Man, distinguishing British from 
Foreign, and specifying the various articles on which 
the said Duties have been raised for the years 1840, 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to alter House of Lords 
1841 and 1842. 


the Hours within which certain Oaths and Declara- 0s Bil 
‘tions are to be made and subscribed in the House of 

A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses | Peers, was, according to Order, read the third time. 
of the city of Coventry, praying that the late alter-|  /tesolved, That the Bill do pass. 
ations in the Bankrupt Laws may be repealed, and Ordered, That Sir George Clerk do carry the Bill 
that the Petitioners may again have the advantage | to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
of a local list for their city and neighbourhood, and hath agreed to the same, without Amendment. 
that the assignees chosen by the creditors may again | ' lis i ' 
have the collecting and management of the Bank- | The ingrossed Bill for removing Doubts as to the Punishment of 
rupts’ effects, as they were enabled to do previous to | Punishment which may be awarded under the Pro- Death Bill. 
the recent alterations, was presented, and read; and | VSions of an Act of the 4th and 5th years of Her pre- 
ordered to lie upon the Table. | sent Majesty, “ for taking away the Punishment of 
| Death in certain cases,” for certain Offences therein 
Petitions from Finchingfield ;—and, Stamborne ; | specified, was, according to Order, read the third time. 
praying the House to appoint a Committee of inquiry | Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 













for the purpose of instituting a sifting and impartial | 
investigation into the state and studies of Maynooth | 
College, and also to adopt such measures as may 


serve to enforce and carry into effect the protective | 


and restrictive Clauses of the Roman Catholic Re- 


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


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Naturalization of Foreigners 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 


| 











Ordered, That Sir George Clerk do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act to amend the Law affecting Trans- 
ported Convicts, with respect to Pardons and Tickets 
of Leave; and the same was read, as followeth : 

Pr. 3. 1. 10. Leave out “ England” and insert 
*« the United Kingdom.” 

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 





Proba 
Wills 
minis 


Lon 
Brig 
Rail 


Bri 
Ho 





































































Probates of 
Wills and Ad- 
ministrations. 


London and 
Brighton _ 
Railway Bill. 


Brighton and 
Hove Gas Bill. 


America, 


Topsham 
Improvement 
Bill, 


Huil and Selby 
Railway Bill. 


Private and 
Joint Stock 
Banks. 


No, 85. 


Metropolitan 
Police. 


Bankruptcy, 


6 Victoriz. 


House hath agreed to the Amendment made by 
their Lordships. 





8°—9° 


The Clerk laid upon the Table, pursuant to Order, 
—An Abstract of Return, No. 386, of 1838, show- 
ing a Statement of the Number of Wills and Ad- 
ministrations proved in 1834, 1835 and 1836, in 
the several Provincial, Diocesan and Archidiaconal 
Courts of England and Wales ; distinguishing those 
proved under £. 20. 


Captain Pechell presented a Bill to enable the 
London and Brighton Railway Company to raise a 
further Sum of Money, and for altering and amend- 
ing the Act relating to such Railway: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 


Marti. 





91 


Return to an Order, dated the 14th day of Fe- 
bruary last, for a Return of the Annual Income 
received by the London Official Assignees in Bank- 
ruptcy, during each of the last Three years, ending 
the 25th day of June 1842; distinguishing how 
much of such Income has arisen from a_per- 
centage upon Assets received by such Assignees or 
Monies passing officially through their hands, and 
how much from other, and what other sources :—And 
then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Aaron Chapman presented a Bill for the Re- Thames Lastage 
gulation of Lastage and Ballastage in the River and Ballastage 
Thames: And the same was read the first time ; and ®"- 





read a second time. 


Captain Pechell presented a Bill to amend an 
Act of the second year of Her present Majesty’s 
reign, for better lighting with Gas the Town of 
Brighton, and the several Places therein mentioned, 
in the County of Sussex: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Sir Robert Peel presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Papers relative to the Special Mission 
of Lord Ashburton to the United States of America, 
in 1842. 

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


ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Henry Berkeley presented a Bill for autho- Dean Forest 
rizing the Forest of Dean Railway Company to ex- and Gloucester 
tend their Railway to or near to the City of Glou- Bailway Bill. 
cester, and for amending the Acts relating to the 

said Company: And the same was read the first 

time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Sir John Johnstone presented a Bill for amending gearborou 
the several Acts relating to the Harbour of Scarbo- Harbour Bill. 
rough, in the North Riding of the County of York, 

and for improving the said Harbour: And the same 

was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 

second time. 





Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Topsham Improve- 
ment Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for better cleansing, sewering and draining the Town 
of Topsham, in the county of Devon, and for other 


purposes connected therewith: And that Viscount 
Courtenay and Mr. Divett do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


A Petition of John Gresham, of Hessle, in the 
county of York, Gentleman, praying that the Hull 
and Selby Railway 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 Account relative to Private 
and Joint Stock Banks, which was presented yester- 


day, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 


till two of the clock on Thursday morning 
adjourned till this day. 


Mr. Vernon Smith presented a Bill for better pav- Northampton 
ing, lighting, cleansing and improving the Town and Improvement 
Borough of Northampton: And the same was read Bill. 

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


Mr. Greenall presented a Bill for more effectually Rochdale and 
repairing the Road from the New Wall on the Pa- Manchester 
rade in Castleton, in the Parish of Rochdale, through eeiane 
Middleton, to the Mere Stone, in Great Heaton, and 

to the Town of Manchester, all in the County Pala- 

tine of Zancuster : And the same was read the first 

time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Thomas Waters, of the city of Wor- Birmingham 
cester, Gentleman, complaining that the Standing = 
Orders of the House in respect to the application for sata 
the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Branches 

Bill, had not been complied with ; and praying that 

he may be heard, by himself, his agent and wit- 

nesses, against the same, was presented, and read ; 

and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 

Private Bills. 


A Petition of Thomas Burns, Writer to the Signet, Slamannan 
Edinburgh, Alexander Campbell, George-square, ®#ilway. 
Edinburgh, and Alexander Wood, Rutland-square, 


b 





Jovis, 9° die Martii ; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


Edinburgh, and George Machillok, Glenfinlas-street, 
Edinburgh, Robert Ellis, Writer to the Signet, 
Edinburgh, and George Downie Cullen, of Leith, 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House 
in respect to the application for the Slamannan Rail- 
way Bill, had not been complied with ; and praying 


R. Golden, from the Office of the Commis- 

I sioners of the Metropolitan Police, was called 
in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to the direc- 
tions of several Acts of Parliament,—An Account 
of all Monies demanded, received and expended for 
the purposes of the Metropolitan Police, made up 
to the 31st day of December 1842. 
A Return of the Number of Men of each Rank and 
Class of the Metropolitan Police serving on the 1st 
day of January 1843 ; the Rate of Pay of each Class, 
and the Allowances :—And then he withdrew. 
- —— That the said Papers do lie upon the 
able. 


Mr. Paul, from the Court of Bankruptcy, was 
called in; and at the bar presented, — Further 


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. 


Petitions of John Richardson and John Cone Tay Ferries. 
nell, of Fludyer-street, Westminster, Parliamentary 
Agents ;— William Berry, of Tayfield, in the county 
of Fife ;—and, Trustees of the Harbour of Dundee ; 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House 
in respect to the application for the Tay Ferries 
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 








Vo. 98. 


Petitions for Private Bills. 
Mr. 


N 2 





Topsham 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Liverpool 
Watering Bill. 


Walton-on-the- 
Hill Rectory 
Bill. 


Northern and 
Eastern Rail- 
way (Newport 
Extension) Bill. 


South Eastern 


Railway (Dovor 


Extension and 
Stations) Bill. 


Ross and Cro- 
marty Head 
Burgh and 
Justices’ Juris- 
diction. 


Lancaster Lue 
natic Asylum 
Bill. 


Hungerford 
and Lambeth 
Suspension 
Fuot.bridge 
Bill. 


British Clock 
and Watch- 
making Com- 
pany Bill. 


92 


Mr. Divett presented a Bill for better cleansing, 
sewering and draining the Town of Topsham, in the 
County of Devon, and for other Purposes connected 
therewith: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Sir Howard Douglas presented a Bill for enabling 
the Commissioners for Paving and Sewering the 
Town of Liverpool more effectually to water the 
Streets of the said Town, and to provide Water for 
extinguishing Fires therein; And the same was read 
the first time ; and orderéd to be read a second time. 


Sir Howard Douglas presented a Bill for the di- 
vision of the Rectory of Walton-on-the-Hill, in the 
County Palatine of Lancaster, and for authorizing 
Sales and Conveyances in Fee, or Leases for Long 
Terms of Years for Building Purposes, and other 
Dispositions to be made of the Lands and Revenues 
belonging to the said Rectory and to the Vicarage 
of Walton-on-the- Hill, for the Endowment of such 
separate Rectories, and the Augmentation of such 
Vicarage: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Bramston presented a Bill to enable the 
Northern and Eastern Railway Company to make 
an Extension of their present Railway, and to alter 
and amend the Acts relating to the said Railway : 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Mr. Rice presented a Bill to enable the South 
Eastern Railway Company to extend the Line of 
their Railway into the Town of Dovor, and to confer 
other Powers and Privileges on the said Company : 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Petitions of Magistrates and Council of the burgh 
of Tain, and Heritors and Land-owners in the 
county of Ross ;—and, John Richardson and John 
Connell, of Fludyer-street, Westminster ; complaining 
that the Standing Orders of the House in respect 
to the application for the Ross and Cromarty Head 
Burgh and Justices’ Jurisdiction 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. 


The Lancaster Lunatic Asylum Bill was read a 
second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Hungerford and 
Lambeth Suspension Foot Bridge Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend an Act relating to the building of the Hun- 
gerford and Lambeth Suspension Foot Bridge, and 
for granting further powers to the Hungerford and 
Lambeth Suspension Foot Bridge Company: And 
that Mr. Hawes and Mr. Antrobus do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in 
the case of the Petition for the British Watch and 
Clock Making Company Bill, the Standing Orders 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for forming and regulating a Company, to be called 
“The British Watch and Clock Making Company :” 
And that Mr. Masterman and Mr. Ward do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


0° Martiz. 














A. 1843. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Standing 
Committee on Standing Orders, several Resolutions ; Orders ; 
which were read, as follow; 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for United Genera 
the United General Gas Light Company Bill, the _ Light 
Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with ; That atta 
the Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, 
on limiting the operation thereof to England, Wales 
and Jreland; 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 Manchester 
the Manchester Corporation Bill, the Standing Or- ©orporation, 
ders ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties 
be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

3. Resolved, That in the case of the Maidstone Maidstone 
Railway Petition for leave to present a Petition for R+ilway. 

a Bill, the Parties have leave given accordingly. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. ’ 

Mr. Beckett Denison presented a Bill for inclosing Sowerby and 
Lands in Sowerby and Soyland, in the Parish of pati 
Halifax, 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. Kemble presented a Bill to enable the South South Eastern 
Eastern Railway Company, in conjunction with the a — 
London and Croydon Railway C to make a Ruiwayy 

ondon and Croydon Railway Company, to make a Rainways 
Railway from the London and Croydon Railway to (Bricklayers’ 
Swan-street, near the Bricklayers’ Arms, in the Old ** jae 
Kent Road, and to provide a new Station there : gij), 

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 Manchester 


of the Petition for the Manchester Corporation Bill, Corporation 


which was this day made from the Select Com- ™ 
mittee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and the 
same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for transferring to the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
gesses of the Borough of Manchester, certain Powers 
and Property now vested in the Commissioners for 
better cleansing, lighting and regulating the Town 
of Manchester: And that Mr. Mark Philips, Mr. 
Milner Gibson and Mr. Brotherton do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Petitions from Aylesbury ;— Portsmouth ;—and, Dogs Bill. 
Reading ; praying that the Dogs Bill may pass into 
a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Southern Division of the Saint Asaph 
Deanery of Frome ;—Caerwys ;—County of Flint; eta 
— Norwich ;— Bagillt and Coleshill ;— Ysceifiog ;— 
Halkin;— Hope (Flint) ;— Llandyssil ;—and, Cwm; 
praying for the repeal of so much of the Act 6 &amp; 7 
Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the union of the Sees of 
Saint Asaph and Bangor,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Members of the Committee of the = 
Hull and East Riding Auxiliary of the London Mis-"**! *'"* 
sionary Society ;— Bodmin;— Southampton ;—Ilkes- 
ton ;-—Saint Columb ;—Secretary of the Committee 
of the Baptist Missionary Society ;— Birmingham ; 

— Bristol ;—Leeds (three Petitions) ;— Mevagissey, 
Grampound and Tregony ;—Falmouth ;—Truro;— 
Croydon ;— Oswestry ;— Batley (two Petitions) ; — 
Derby ;— Leicester ;— Leicestershire ;-— Stroud ;— 
Subscribers to the London Missionary Society ;— 
and, Sheffield; stating that the Petitioners have heard 
with great surprise and regret the proclamation re- 
cently issued by the Governor-General of India, 
respecting the gates of the temple of Somnauth; and 
praying the House to express their iacanininis!” 
to) 








Malt. 


Landlor&lt; 
and Ten 
(Ireland. 


Theatri 
Enterta 


Healt 
Town 


Chur 
Engl 


ati 





Malt. 


Landlord 
and Tenant 
(Ireland. ) 


Theatrical 
Entertainments. 


Health of 
Towns Bill. 


Church of 
England, 


Oath of Abjue 
ation, &amp;e, 


6 Victoriz. 


of the said proclamation, and to take such measures | 
as shall seem most likely to remove from the Indian | 
Government the appearance of sympathizing with 
idolatry,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Petworth ;—and, Houghton pray- 
ing for the repeal of the duty on Malt,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Kilmurry ;--- Grange Mockler ;— 
Gammondsfield;--Clonea ;-— Carrick-on-Suir ;—Car- 
rickbeg ;—Rathgormack ;—and, Newtown ; praying 
the House to take into consideration the laws now 
operating as between Landlord and Tenant in Ire- 
land, and repeal the same, and enact such legislative 
measures of relief in their stead, as would place the 
interests of the proprietors as well as the cultivators 
of the soil upon a broad, permanent and equitable 
basis, securing to the former all their equitably legal 
rights, and affording to the latter permanent pro- 
tection, and the necessary encouragement in the out- 
lay of their capital,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of William Robert Copeland, Manager of 
the Royal Liver Theatre, Liverpool ;—and, Frances 
Elizabeth Fitzwilliam, late ot the Theatres Royal 
Drury-lane, Covent-garden and Haymarket, Lon- 


9° Marti. 








don ; stating that the Petitioners have been recently 

roceeded against by the proprietors of the Theatre 

oyal, Liverpool, for performing dramatic pieces in | 
an unlicensed theatre, under the penal Act of 10 | 
Geo. 2, c. 28, and are thereby subjected to heavy 
pains and penalties ; and praying that the House 
will fully and maturely consider the state of the 
law as it at present stands with respect to theatres, 
and will repeal the said Act, and make such other 
regulations as may be necessary for placing the dra- 
matic art in such a position as to afford protection 





to its professors, without injury to the public good, 
and that the House will afford such privileges to 
the Royal Liver Theatre, as are extended to other 
well regulated minor theatres, either by placin 

it under the jurisdiction of the Lord Chamberlain 
for the time being, or the local authorities —were 


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


A Petition of Members of the church and con- 
gregation of Protestant Dissenters worshipping in 
Victoria-street Chapel, Derby, praying that the 
Health of Towns Bill may not pass into a law, was 


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


Petitions from Fenny Compton ;—Kinnarton and 
Great Alne ;— Ross ;— Watlington ;— Norwich ;— 
Bicester ;— Hampton Poyle ;—Banbury ;—Chester- 
ton ;— Buckwell;—Lewknor ;—Newton Purcell cum 
Shelswell ;— Ensham ;—- Tetsworth ;— Somerton ;— 
Reverend John Holland and others ;— Goddington; 
— Hirnant ;— and, Chalbury and other places ; 
praying the House to adopt measures for rendering 
the ordinances of the Church, and the ministrations 
of her clergy, co-extensive with the wants of the 
people,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Dublin Protestant 
Operative Association, stating that the Petitioners 
have lately learnt that the associations for the repeal 
of the legislative union have in different parts of the 
kingdom sent forward petitions to the legislature, 
praying for the abolition of the Oaths against Popery, 
taken by Protestant Members of Parliament and 
high functionaries of the state; and praying the 
House to maintain inviolate these Oaths; also to 











withdraw the grant from the Roman Cathol’c College 
Vo. 98. 


93 


of Maynooth ; and to abolish the existing system of 
National Education in Jreland, and to adopt one 
decidedly scriptural in its stead, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. John Stuart Wortley presented a Bill for in- cliffe-cum- 
closing Lands in the Township of Cliffe-cum-LZund, Lund Inclosure’ 


in the Parish of Hemingbrough, in the East Riding Bul, 


of the County of York: And the same was read 


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


A Petition of Out-pensioners of Chelsea Hospital Poor Law 
in Barnsley and its vicinity, stating that the Peti- Amendment 


tioners beg leave to call the attention of the House 
to the Poor Laws, as regards the payment of poor- 
rates by the out-pensioners of Chelsea Hospital ; 
that should any pensioner be so unfortunate as to 
require parochial relief for himself or family, or 
should he suffer his family to become chargeable to 
the parish, his pension will be payable to the parish 
officers, according to the provisions of the Acts 
59 Geo. 3,c. 12, and 6 Geo. 4,c. 27; and praying 
the House to pass a law for the purpose of relieving 
the Petitioners and their brother pensioners, either 
from the payment of poor rates, or to repeal the 
provisions of the said Acts, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Bankruptey 


Ct. 


of the borough of Leicester, praying the House to Act 


make such alterations in the administration of the 
Bankrupt Law by the Act passed in the last Session 
of Parliament, as may vee the same effectual for 
securing a ready, satisfactory and inexpensive dis- 
tribution of a bankrupt’s estate, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Elders and Members ot the Church Church of 
of Scotland, within the parish of Maybole and pres- Scotland. 


bytery of Ayr, stating that the petitioners have 
observed with alarm and anxiety the very serious 
collisions which have taken place between the Civil 
and Ecclesiastical Courts of Scotland; and praying 
the House to pass such a measure as will prevent 
the fearful consequences alluded to, which shall 
preserve the presbyterian establishment in the pos- 
session of its high and sacred privileges, and the 
people of Scotland in the enjoyment of their scrip- 
tural and christian liberties, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bromyard ;--and, Knutsford; pray- Ecclesiastical 
ing that the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill may not pass Courts Bill. 


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


A Petition of Richard Milton, Sail-maker and Richard Mitton. 


Flexible Canvass Manufacturer, of Heath-street Com- 
mercial-road East and Saint Ann’s Place, Limehouse, 
stating certain circumstances relative to the dissolu- 
tion of partnership hetween himself and his late 
partner, and of the award thereon; and praying the 
House to take his case into consideration, and to 
declare the said award to be wholly null and void, 
and to make such further order, and give such relief 
in the premises, to secure the Petitioner from the 
state of suffering he has been subjected to, or that 
the Petitioner may be allowed to sue in the ancient 
form allowed to those in such circumstances, was 


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


A Petition of the Presiding Chairman of the Board Registration of 
of Guardians of the Poor of the Hereford Union, Births, &amp;c., Act. 


praying for the repeal of the Registration of Births, 
Deaths and Marriages Act, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Paddock and Lang- Mines and 
roydbridge, in the county of York, praying that the Collierics Act. 


nN 3 Mines 





Sunderland 
Floating Har- 
bour Bill. 


Preston 
Waterworks 
Bill, 


Bannbridge 
Road Bill. 


Belmont 


Reservoir Bill. 


Chalgrove 
Tnclosure. 


Fordington 


Inclosure Bill. 


Liverpool 
Paving and 


Sewerage Biil. 





94. 9°—-10° Martiz. 


Mines ana Collieries Act may not be repealed, was | the Petition for the Liverpool Paving and Sewerage 
resented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the | Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 


A. 1843. 


Sudbury 
franchis 
Bill. 


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


; for granting further Powers to the Commissioners 
Mr. Barclay presented a Bill for improving the | for paving and sewering the Town of Liverpool: And 
Port of Sunderland, by preserving a more uniform | that Viscount Sandon and Sir Howard Douglas do 
Depth of Water therein, and for constructing a/| prepare, and bring it in. 

Tidal Basin and other Works for the better Accom- 
modation of the Shipping resorting to the said Port : 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Glasgow, 
to be read a second time. 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Paisley, and 
the Petition for the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Greer 


Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill to enable the 
Company of Proprietors of the Preston Waterworks 
to raise a further Sum or Sums of Money, to alter 
and amend the Act incorporating the said Company, 
and to extend and enlarge their Powers: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Mr. Struit reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Bannbridge Road Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
continue and amend two Acts for repairing the Road 
from Dundalk, in the county of Louth, to Bann- 
bridge, in the county of Down, so far as relates to 
the Northern Division of the said Road: And that 
the Earl of Hillsborough and Viscount Newry 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 Belmont Reservoir Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for more effectually maintaining, enlarging and sup- 


plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
/amend the Acts relating to the Glasgow, Paisley and 
| Greenock Railway Company, and to grant further 
| Powers to the said Company: And that Mr. Wallace 
| and Mr. Patrick Stewart do prepare, and bring it in. 











Petition for the Bolton Waterworks Bill, the Stand- 
|ing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
| for more effectually supplying with Water the town 
|of Bolton, and several townships adjacent thereto, 

in the county of Lancaster: And that Mr. Ains- 
| worth and Dr. Bowring do prepare, and bring it in. 


| 


| Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Piel Pier Bil, 


|on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
|the Petition for the Piel Pier Bill, the Standing 
| Orders had been complied with. 

| Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
| for erecting and maintaining a Pier in Piel Harbour, 
|in the parish of Dalton-in-Furness, in the county 
| palatine of Lancaster: And that Mr. Wilson Patten 


porting a Reservoir called “ Belmont Reservoir,” and | and Sir George Strickland do prepare, and bring 
other Works connected therewith, in the parish of | it mn. 


Bolton-le-Moors, in the county of Lancaster: And 
that Mr. Ainsworth and Dr. Bowring 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 Chalgrove Inclosure Bill, the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, inas- 
much as the Notices were not affixed for three suc- 
cessive Sundays upon the doors of the parish church 
of Chalgrove ; but it appeared to the Committee, 
that the Parties used every means in their power to 
affix the copy of the Notice on the church doors, 
and did affix a copy on each of the outer doors of 


the church, on Sunday the 13th November; but that | 


on Sunday the 20th November, and Sunday the 27th 
of November they were prevented, by force, from 
affixing the same upon the church doors, whereupon 
they did affix the copy upon the walls of the church, 
upon trees surrounding the church-yard, and also 
read the notice to the mob assembled in the church- 
yard, some of whom declared that they were paid for 
obstructing the affixing thereof. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Fordington Inclosure Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for dividing, inclosing and improving Lands in the 
Manor of Fordington, in the parishes of Fordington 
and the Holy Trinity, Maniete: in the county 
of Dorset: And that Mr. Bankes and the Earl of 
Lincoln do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Emigration. 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of any Report or Reports made since 
the last presented to this House by the Emigration 
Agents of Canada and New South Wales, to the 
Governors and Councils of those Colonies. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 








and important functions of the Governor-General 
of India, the mixed character of the native popula- 
tion, and the recent measures of the Court of Direc- 
tors for discontinuing any seeming sanction to Ido- 
latry in India, is of opinion, that the conduct of 
Lord Ellenborough, in issuing the General Orders of 
16th November 1842, and in addressing the Letter 
of the same date to all the Chiefs, Princes and 
People of India, respecting the restoration of the 
Gates of a Temple to Somnauth, is unwise, indeco- 
rous and reprehensible ; 





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


Veneris, 10° die Martii, 1843: 


And the Question being put ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for the { Mr. Tufnell, 
Yeas, Lord Marcus Hill: 
Tellers for the ¢ Sir Thomas Fremantle, 
Noes, Mr. Henry Baring: 
So it passed in the Negative. 


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ed 


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The 











Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- a 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee on Bolton Wate. 
| Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of the works Bill. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Governor-Ge- 
posed, That this House, having regard to the high neral of Indie 


Adjour 


Lancast 
Preston 
tion Ra 
Bill. 


Great G 


Inclosur 


Northar 
and Pet 
rough R 
Bill, 


Cocker 
Roads | 


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B Railwa 


Manch 
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Bit 


Weafor 


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9°—10°— 11° Martiz. 








95 


sudbury Diss | The Order of the day being read, for the Com-| was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 
franchisement yittee on the Sudbury Disfranchisement Bill ; second time. 
- Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve wens 
itself into the said Committee. A oo a 9 = Cromford — ee Cromford and 
: , ., | posed, That in the case of the Cromford and High High Peak 
And then “yp — wo — Reman * . Peak "Railway Bill, the Standing Order limiting the Railway Bill. 
till — Pye ee ea ee power to raise money on mortgage to one-third of 
Ee er oe their capital, be dispensed with :—It passed in the 
— ——— = | Negative. 
Veneris, 10° die Martii; The Chepstow Water Bill was read a second time ; Chepstow 
ee and committed. a 
Anno 6° Victoria Regine, 1843. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
PRAYERS. mittee of Selection. 
j i . ; d b j . “,* . . 
yam se rm pote ae tc snes, ana A Petition of Owners or Proprietors of Steam Forth Naviga- 
not Bos. to : "yet it being four of "ae clock, Mr. | Vessels plying on the River Forth, from Granton to "" _ 
Ds. 4 &gt; y aT. ; Sree x 
Speaker took the Chair, and again counted the Alloa, praying that the Forth Navigation Bill may 
ouse ; and Forty Members not being present :— not pass into a law, and that they may be heard, by 
The House was adjourned by Mr. Speaker, without counsel, against the same, was presented, and read ; 
a Question first put, till To-morrow. and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
= a sities Mr. Bankes presented a Bill for dividing, inclogs- Fordington 
Sebbast 10* die Masti ing and improving Lands in the Manor of Fording- closure Bill. 
b . ’ 


ton, in the Parishes of Fordington and the Holy 


Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. | Trinity, Dorchester, in the County of Dorset: And 
| the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 


PRAYERS. | read a second time. 


Lancaster and 


je 
dite 


Sk Andrew Leith Hay reported from the Com- 


fan Railway mittee on the Lancaster and Preston Junction; fy, Wallace presented a Bill to amend the Acts Glasgow, 
Bill, Railway Bill; and to whom several Petitions against 


Great Gransden 
Inclosure Bill. 


the said Bill were referred ; That no person appeared 
in support of the said Petitions ; that they had 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 allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

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


The Great Gransden Inclosure Bill was read a 
second time ; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


* mittee of Selection. 


Northampton 
and Peterbo- 
rough Railway 
Bill, 


Cockermouth 
Roads Bill. 


Clarence 


Railway Bill. 


Manchester 
Corporation 
Bill, 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Elton, in the county 
of Huntingdon, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Northampton and Peterborough Rail- 
way Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by 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 Cockermouth Roads Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Clarence Railway Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Mark Philips presented a Bill for transferring 
to the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Bo- 
rough of Manchester certain Powers and Property 
now vested in the Commissioners for better cleansing, 
lighting and regulating the Town of Manchester : 


_ And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 


Weaford 
Harbour Bill, 


to be read a second time. 


_ Sir Thomas Esmonde presented a Bill for improv- 
ing, maintaining and regulating the Harbour of 


Wexford, in the County of Wexford: And the same 
Vou. 98. 

















relating to the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Rail- Paisley, and 
way Company, and to grant further Powers to the Railway Bill. 
said Company: And the same was read the first 


time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Inhabitants and Payers of water Edinburgh 
and other rates in the city of Edinburgh, praying Ve" Bi"'- 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Edinburgh 
Water 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. 


Colonel Rushbrooke reported from the Committee Nottingham 
on the Nottingham Lighting Bill; and to whom se- Lighting Bill. 
veral Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; 
That they had heard counsel in support of two of the 
said Petitions; and that no person appeared on behalf 
of the other Petition; and that the Committee had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill for erecting Piel Pier Bill. 
and maintaining a Pier in Piel Harbour, in the Pa- 
rish of Dalton-in-Furness, in the County Palatine 
of Lancaster : And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill to continue Bannbridge 
and amend two Acts for repairing the Road from Bead Bil. 
Dundalk, in the County of Louth, to Bannbridge, 
in the County of Down, so far as relates to the 
Northern Division of the said Road: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Mr. Hawes presented a Bill to amend an Act re- Hungerford 
lating to the building of the Hungerford and Lam- _ ae 
beth Suspension Foot Bridge, and for granting fur- ianboidue 
ther Powers to the Hungerford and Lambeth Sus- Bitl. 
pension Foot Bridge Company: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


n4 Mr. 








96 11° Martz. A. 1843. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Committee on the 
Warwick and Leamington Union 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 appliéation ; 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 be printed. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Committee on the 
Hull and Selby Railway Bill; That they had in- 
quired 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 there- | 
unto. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the Report do lie upon the 
Table ; 

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 
proposed 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 to the 
former Committee. 





The Bercot and Oxford Navigation Bill was read 
a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Order made upon Wednesday last, That 
Mr. Owen Stanley, Mr. Bulkeley Hughes and Mr. 
Mainwaring, do prepare, and bring in the Eglwys- 
rhos, &amp;c. Inclosure Bill, was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That Colonel Pennant, Mr. Owen Stan- 


ley and Mr. Bulkeley Hughes, do prepare, and bring 
in the Bill. 


Mr. Ainsworth presented a Bill for more effec- 
tually supplying with Water the Town of Bolton, and 
several Townships adjacent thereto, in the County 
of Lancaster; And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Ainsworth presented a Bill fur more effectually 
maintaining, enlarging and supporting a Reser- 
voir, called ‘‘ Belmont Reservoir,” and other Works 
connected therewith, in the Parish of Bolton-le- 
Moors, in the County of Lancaster: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


The Bolton Gas Bill was read a second time ; and 
committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Petitions from Wells (Somerset) ;— Rural Deanery 
of Fordingbridge East ;— Aberffraw ;—County of 
Huntingdon ;— and, Birkenhead,; praying for the 
ye of so much of the Act 6 &amp; 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as 
relates to the Union of the Sees of Saint Asaph and 
Bangor ,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
Jie upon the Table. 








Petitions from Wigan ;— Birkenhead ; — Arch- Feclesiasticy Saint He 
deaconry of Taunton ;—Middlewich ;—and, Rural Cours Bil, or 
Deanery of Middlewich; praying that the Eccle- ail 
siastical Courts Bill may not pass into a law,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Burnley ;—and, Preston (Lancas- Corn Laws, 


| ter) (two Petitions); praying for the repeal of the 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; | or) (wo Fetiens); preying Pp 


Corn and Provision Laws,—-were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Young Women at Alloa Colliery ; Mines aud Bardney 
praying for the repeal or amendment of the Mines Collieties te. BP Drainag 
and Collieries Act, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Deanery of Pawlet ;— Deanery Church of 
of Ilchester ;—Deanery of Merston ;—Deanery of England. 
Frome ;—and, Deanery of Cary; praying the House 
to take into immediate consideration the spiritual 
destitution of the country, and to adopt such mea- 
sures as may be deemed expedient for a speedy 
remedy of the existing deficiency, by such an en- 
largement of our Church Establishment as shall 
render the ordinances of the church, and the minis- 
trations of her clergy, co-extensive with the increase  Leicht 
of the population, and adequate to the spiritual wants sard Ty 
of the people, were presented, and read ; and ordered Bill. 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Samuel Gordon, of Aungier-street, samuel Gorin, 
Dublin, praying the House to cause to be laid 
before it Copies of any complaints (in writing), 
made to the Secretary of State for the Home Depart- 
ment by the Petitioner, against certain Officers of 
the Court of Chancery in Ireland, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. — 
A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Heps- Maynooth 
worth, in the county of Suffolk, praying the House College. 
to withdraw every kind of public support from the 
Roman Catholic College of Maynooth, was pre- 


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


A Petition of Members of the Church and Con- Governor-Ge- 
gregation of Protestant Dissenters of the Independent »&lt;"#! of Inds 
order, assembling for the worship of Godin Wortley 
Chapel, Leeds, in the county of York ; stating that 
the Petitioners have read with deep sorrow and 
apprehension the proclamation recently issued by 
the Governor General of India, respecting the gates Lecd 
of the Temple of Somnauth; and praying the * oo 
to counteract the influence of these measures, and 
prevent the recurrence of similar proceedings, was 


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


Mr. Cripps reported from the Select Committee PublicPetitio 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the (Ninth Re 
Petitions presented upon the 6th and 7th days of pt) 
this instant March, and had directed him to make 
a Report thereof to the House. 

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


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Edinburgh #4 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Glasgee ee 
the case of the Petition for the Edinburgh and Glas- ©" 
gow Union Canal Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for amending the Acts for making and maintaining Pre 
the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal, and _ for 
conferring further powers on the Company of Pro- 

rietors thereof: And that Mr. Gibson Craig and 
Mr. Lockhart do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir 





don, 


Saint Helens 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Bardney, &amp;e., 
Drainage Bill. 


&gt; Leighton Bus- 


sard Inclosure 


&gt; Bill. 


| Mildenhall 
| Drainage Bill. 


6 Vicroriz. 
Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in | 


the case of the Petition for the Saint Helens Water- 
works 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 of Saint 
Helens, and several Hamlets and Places adjacent 
thereto, all in the parish of Prescot, in the county 
palatine of Lancaster: And that Mr. Wilson Patten, 
Mr. Grimsditch and Mr. Greenall do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Bardney, &amp;c., Drain- 
age Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for draining, embanking and improving the Fen 
Lands and Low Grounds within the parishes, ham- 
lets, townships or places of Bardney, Southrow, 
otherwise Southry, Tupholme, Bucknall, Horsington, 
Stixwould, Edlington, and Thimbleby, in the county 
of Lincoln: And that Mr. Christopher, Lord Worsley 
and Mr. Welby, do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on’ Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Leighton Bussard 


11° Martz. 


97 


| Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the better Protection of Property in the borough 
of Liverpool from Fire: And that Viscount Sandon 


and Sir Howard Douglas do prepare, and bring 
it in. . 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Glasgow and 





Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; 
the case of the Petition for the Glasgow and Three 
Mile House Road Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for more effectually maintaining, improving and re- 
pairing the Road leading from the south end of the 
New Bridge of Glasgow, by or near Parkhouse, to 
Three Mile House, in the county of Lanark: And 
that Mr. Lockhart and Mr. Oswald do prepare, and 
bring it in. 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Manchester 
an Account of all Sums of Money paid, under the Court of Re- 
authority of the Act 48 Geo. 3, c. 43, into the Court 1*** 


of Requests in Manchester by Debtors; all Sums 
received by Creditors, and the Sums remaining un- 
claimed, on the 31st day of December in each year, 
stating the Total Amount of such Funds in each 
year since 1833; stating, also, where the same is 
deposited, and in whose Names; also, the Toial 





Number of Causes tried, the Executions issued, and 
the Number of Persons imprisoned in each year (in 


Inclosure Bill, the Standing Orders had been com-| continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 272, of 


plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for inclosing Lands in the parish of Leighton Bussard, 
in the county of Bedford: And that Viscount Alford, 


! 
| 


| Session 1834.) 
Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Acts of 
Return of the Number of Acts of Parliament, Public Parliament. 


Mr. Astell and Mr. Hayter do prepare, and bring and Local and Personal, passed from the year 1834 


it in. 


| to the year 1842, both inclusive; distinguishing the 
| 


Public from the Local and Personal, and showing 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select the Number of each class passed in each year for 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in 

the case of the Petition for the Mildenhall Drainage 

Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 


| England, or England and 





ales, for Scotland, for 
Great Britain, for Great Britain and Ireland, and 
Ireland separately ; together with the Total Number 


| of each for the whole number of years (in continu- 


for amending and rendering more effectual several | ation of Parliamentary Paper, No, 411, of Session 


Acts for draining and preserving certain Fen Lands 
and Low Grounds in the Jsle of Ely and Counties 
of Norfolk and Suffolk, near Mildenhall River, so 


1834.) 


That in Three-Mile- 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Dublin Rating. 
Return from the Commissioners for paving, lighting 
district therein described, and for extending the’ and cleansing the City of Dublin, of the Number 
limits of the said second district: And that Colonel of Houses returned in arrear, by the Collectors of 


oF far as relates to the several Lands in the second 
dia, 


titions 


zh and 
Unioa 
ll. 


Leeds Gas Bill. 


Aberdeen 
Harbour Bill, 


Liverpool Fire 
fevention Bill, 


Rushbrooke, Mr. Waddington and Lord Charles 
Fitzroy do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Struté reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Leeds Gas 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 and pro- 
visions of an Act for lighting with Gas the Town and 
Neighbourhood of Leeds, in the borough of Leeds, 
in the West Riding of the county of York: And 
that Mr. Beckett Denison, Mr. Beckett and Mr. 
Aldam do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Aberdeen Harbour 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for improving and maintaining the Harbour of Aber- 
deen: And that Mr. Bannerman and Mr. Traill do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Liverpool Fire Pre- 
— Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 


Vo. £8. 


Rates for the above purposes, for the years ending 
the 4th day of January 1840, 1841, 1842 and 1843 
respectively ; the Value of said Houses as entered 
in the said Commissioners’ Valuation Books; the 
Amount of Rates yearly charged upon same; the 
Amount of Arrears due by same; and where any 
Remission or Abatement of Arrears or Rates may 
have taken place, the Reasons for, the Amount and 
Date of said Remission or Abatement :—A like Return 
from the Treasurers of Grand Jury and Wide Street 
Cesses, for the years ending Easter in said years 
respectively :—And, a like Return from the Trea- 
surer of the city of Dublin, for the years ending the 
23d day of June in said years respectively, with re- 
ference to the Pipe Water Rent. 


Copies of any Correspondence which may have 
taken place relative to Mr. Rowland Hill's appoint- 
ment to and removal from the situation recently filled 
by him in connexion with the Post-office. 


of Evidence Bill. 


next, resolve itself into a Committee upon the Re- 
gistration of Voters Bill. 
oO Ordered, 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, post-ofiice. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday Law of kvi- 
next, resolve itself into a Committee upon the Law dence Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday Registration 





Turnpike- roads 
Bill. 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts Bill. 


Apprehension 
of Offenders 
Bill. 


Turnpike-roads 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Supply. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Sudbury Dis- 
franchisement 
Bill, 


Printed Papers. 


Mail Coaches, 


Illegitimate 
Children. 


No. 86. 


East India. 
No. 87: 


Probates of 
Wills and Ad- 


ministrations. 


No. 88. 


East India, 


98 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill be read 
a second time upon Friday next ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out the words “ Friday next,” 
in order to add the words “ Friday the 7th day of 
“ April next,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
“ Friday next” stand part of the Question :—The 
said proposed Amendment and Motion were, seve- 
rally, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday the 10th day of April next. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into a Committee upon the Ap- 
prehension of Offenders Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into a Committee upon the Turnpike- 
roads (Ireland) Bill. 


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


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the Committee of Ways and 
Means. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into a Committee upon the Sud- 
bury Disfranchisement Bill. 


The Order for resuming upon Tuesday next, the 
adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed upon 
the 28th day of February last, That Sir William 
Gosset, Knight, the Serjeant-at-Arms attending this 
House, have leave to appear and defend the action 
brought against him by Thomas Burton Howard, 
for trespass, was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till Wednesday next. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Number of Stage Coaches or other 
Public Conveyances that have been used by the 
Post-office Authorities as Mails in England and 
Wales, not being so originally; together with the 
Dates of their being converted to this use, and also 
whether they are accompanied by Guards. 


Ordered, That an Abstract of the Return relative 
to Illegitimate Children, which was presented upon 
the 14th day of February last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Last 
dndia, which were presented upon Monday last, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Abstract of the Return, No.386, 
of 1838, relative to Probates of Wills and Admi- 
nistrations, which was laid upon the Table upon 
Wednesday last, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 


Lune, 138° die Martii ; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 


M R. Campbell, trom the Court of Directors of 
4 the East India Company, was called in; and 
at the bar presented, pursuant to an Order, dated 
the 3d day of August, in the last Session of Parlia- 
ment,—A Return of the Number of Appointments 
made by the Court of Directors of the East India 
Company in their Civil, Military, Marine, Medical 


11°—13° Martiz. 
Ordered, That the Turnpike-roads Bill be read a 


second time upon Monday next. 














A. 1843. 


and Ecclesiastical Services, to each of the Presiden- 
cies in India, the Eastern Settlements inclusive, for 
the eight following years, viz. 1834—35,1835-36, 
1836-37, 1837-38, 1838-39, 1839=40, 1840-41, 
1841 to the 30th day of June 1842, distinguishing 
the Number of Writers, Cadets, Midshipmen, Steam 
Engineers, Assistant Surgeons and Chaplains ap- 
pointed under each Presidency in each year, and of 
all Pensions and Retiring Allowances granted to each 
of those Services during the above years at each 
Presidency :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Sands, from the Trustees of the Liverpool Liverpool Por 

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 1841 to the 24th June 1842 :— 
And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Barlow, from the Court of Queen’s Bench, Staffordshire 
was called in; and at the bar presented,—Return to Magistrates 
an Order, dated the 7th day of this instant March, 
for Copies of the several Affidavits filed in the 
Court of Queen’s Bench, on the Application made 
in Michaelmas Term last, at the instance of Arthur 
George O’ Neil, for a criminal information against 
Thomas Badger, Esquire, and the Reverend W. H. 
Cartwright, Magistrates for the County of Stafford ; 
also, Copies of the several Affidavits in answer to 
such Application ; with a Copy of the Judgment of 
the Court thereon, as read by the Lord Chief Justice : 

—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 

Table. 


Mr. Christopher presented a Bill for draining, Bardney, &amp;e,, 
embanking, and improving the Fen Lands and Low Prine - 
Grounds within the Parishes, Hamlets, Townships 
or Places of Bardney, Southrow otherwise Southry, 
Tupholme, Bucknall, Horsington, Stixwould, Edling- 
ton, and Thimbleby, in the County of Lincoln: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Mr. Bannerman presented a Bill for improving Aberdeen | 
and maintaining the Harbour of Aberdeen: And Harbour Bil. 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Sir Charles Lemon reported from the Committee Oxford Ra 
on the Oxford Railway Bill; and to whom several *” °" 
Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; That 
they had heard counsel in support of one of the 
said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour of 
the Bill ;—That they had inquired into the several 
matters required by the Standing Orders on Rail- 
way Bills, so far as the same relate to the present 
application ; and that the Committee had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

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


The Carmarthen Markets Bill was read a second Carmarthen 
time ; and committed. _—— 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Petitions of Warehousemen, Shopkeepers, House- Glasgow G2 
holders and Inhabitants of the city and suburbs Bil: 
of Glasgow ;—and, Shopkeepers, Householders and 
Inhabitants in the barony of Gorbals, and adjoiming 
suburbs; praying that the Glasgow Gas Bill may 
pass into a law,—-were presented. and rcau; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The 





Glasgo' 
Bill. 


Saint F 
Waterv 


Bill. 


Eglwy: 
&amp;e., Ir 
Bill. 


Livery 
Preve! 


Graft 
Taclos 


Glasg 

Three 

House 
Bill, 


Impe 
Conti 


Gas | 


Unite 
Gas] 
pauy 


Car 
Mar 


Le 





hoo 
ill, 


en 
pill. 


Gas 


Ree opr cee itd Sea 


gras 3 epee as ee 


ants 


Glasgow Gas 
Bill. 


Saint Helens 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Eglwysthos, 
&amp;e., Inclosure 
Bill. 


Liverpool Fire 
Prevention Bill. 


Grafton 
Inclosure Bill. 


Glasgow and 

Three-Mile- 

House Road 
pill, 


Imperial 
Continental! 
Gas Bill. 


United General 
Gas Light Com- 
pauy Bill, 


Cardigan 
Market Bill. 


Leeds Gus Bill, 


6 Vicroriz. 


The Glasgow Gas Bill was read a second time; 
and committed. | 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- | 


mittee of Selection. | 


| 

Mr. Greenall presented a Bill for better supply- | 

ing with Water the Town of Saint Helens and | 

several Hamlets and Places adjacent thereto, all in 

the Parish of Prescot, in the County Palatine of 

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





| 

Mr. Bulkeley Hughes presented a Bill for inclo- | 
sing Lands in the several Parishes of Egdwysrhos, | 
Llandudno and Llangwestenin, in the County of | 
Carnarvon, and in the Parish of Llandrillo, in the 
Counties of Denbigh and Carnarvon, or either of 
them: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 





Sir Howard Douglas presented a Bill for the 
better Protection of Property in the Borough of 
Liverpool from Fire: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


The Grafton Inclosure Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 








Mr. Lockhart presented a Bill for more eftec- 
tually maintaining, improving and repairing the 
Road leading from the south end of the New Bridge 
of Glasgow, by or near Parkhouse, to Three Mile 


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99 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Cambrian Iron 
the Report on the Cambrian Iron and Spelter and Spelier 
Company Bill; and the Amendments were read, and ComPa"y Bill 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The Sheffield, Ashton-under- Lyne and Manchester shefietd, 
Railway Bill was read a second time; and com- Ashton-under- 

. Lyne, and 
mitted. ; . Manchester 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Railway Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


The Cromford and Belper Road Bill was read a Cromford and 
second time ; and committed. a Road 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-~"’ 
mittee of Selection. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Littleton 
the Report on the Littleton Inclosure Bill ; and the Inclosure Bill, 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Hull Water- 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in works Bill. 
the case of the Petition for the Hull 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 borough of 
Kingston-upon-Hull: And that. Sir John Hanmer 
and Sir Walter James do prepare, and bring it in. 





House, in the County of Lanark: And the same 


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


Sir. William Heathcote reported from the Select Birmingham 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in and Gloucester 
the case of the Petition for the Birmingham and a 
Gloucester Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had 


The Imperial Continental Gas Bill was read a | been complied with. 


second time; and committed. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the United General Gas Light 
Company Bill, which, upon Thursday 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 to 
enable the United General Gas Light Company to 
raise a further sum of Money, and to carry on, lay 
and extend their works, mains and pipes in and 
through any city, town or place within England, 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
jenable the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway 
| Company to raise a further Sum of Money, and for 
|amending the Acts relating to the said Company : 
| And that Mr. Dugdale, Sir John Mordaunt and Mr. 


| Muntz do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Mitue’s Free 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in School Bill. 
the case of the Petition for Milne’s Free School Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, ‘That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
incorporate the Directors of Milne’s Free School, in 
the town of Fochabers, and for the better Government 





Wales and Ireland, where the said Company may 


thereof: And that the Earl of March, Mr. Cumming 


have already contracted, or shall hereafter contract, | — Oe ERO or gery ee 
for the supply of the public lights: And that Mr.|~" 


Masterman and Mr. Lyall do prepare, and bring 


Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of pro- 
perty and Inhabitants within the borough of Car-| 
digan, and Frequenters of the Market held therein ; | 
—and, Owners of property within the borough of 
Cardigan; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts | 
of “% Cardigan Market Bill,—were presented, and | 
read. 


| 
it in. | 
| 
| 


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. Beckett presented a Bill to alter, amend and 
enlarge the Powers and Provisions of an Act for 
lighting with Gas the Town and Neighbourhood of 
Leeds, in the Borough of 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. 
VoL. 98. 





Lady Fleetwood’s Naturalization Bill was read a Lady Fleet- 
second time ; and committed. wood’s Nat, 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Samwell’s Name Bill was read a second time ; samwell’s 
and committed. Name Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Colonel Rushbrooke presented a Bill for amending mitdenhall 
and rendering more effectual several Acts for drain- Drainage Bill. 
ing and preserving certain Fen Lands and Low 
Grounds in the Isle of E/y, and Counties of Norfolk 
and Suffolk, near Mildenhall River, so far as relates 
to the several Lands in the Second District therein 
described, and tor extending the Limits of the said 
Second District: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Gibson Craig presented a Bill for amending Edinburgh and 
the Acts for making and maintaining the Edinburgh 


Glasgow Union 
and Glasgow Union Canal, and for conferring further 


Canal Bill. 





02 Powers 





106 13° Mariiz. 


Powers on the Company of Proprietors thereof: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Prighton and The Brighton and Hove Gas Bill was read a se- 
Hove Gas Bill. cond time ; and committed. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


London and The London and Brighton Railway Bill was read 

Brighton Raile a second time ; and committed. 

“gem. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

South Eastern A Petition of Charles Stevens, of Frederick-place, 

and London = in the Old Jewry, Gentleman, praying that he may 

| ote ta be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 

- : &amp; 

(Bricklayers’ certain parts of the South Eastern and London and 

Arms Extension Crgydon Railways (Bricklayers’ Arms Extension 

and Station) ‘and Station) Bill, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ecclesiastical 


Petitions from Portsmouth ;— Maryport (two Pe- 
Courts Bill. 


titions) ;— York ;—Lincoln (three Petitions) ;—Bre- 
con (two Petitions) ;— Gloucester ;—and, Lichfield ; 
praying that the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill may not 


pass into a a and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Saint Asaph Petitions from Birmingham ;—Archdeaconry of 
—— Coventry ;—Archdeaconry of Salop ;—Rural Dean- 
: ery of Weldon ;— Ventnor ; -- Archdeaconry of 
Northumberland ; — and, Heptonstall; praying for 

the repeal of so much of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, 

c. 77, as relates to the union of the Sees of Saint 


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


Dogs Bill. Petitions from Havant ;—Bath ;— Winchester ;— 
and, Members of the Committee of the Royal Society 
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; pray- 
ing that the Dogs Bill may pass into a law,—were 


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


Corn Laws. 


Petitions from Felling ;— Hawick ;—and, Roch- 
dale ; praying for the repeal of the Corn and Pro- 
vision Laws,-—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Registration of _ Petitions from the Isle of Thanet ;— Easingwold 
Births, Xc., Act. Union ;—Crickhowel Union ;—and, East Ashford 
Union ; praying for the repeal of the Registration 
of Births, Deaths and Marriages Act,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Poor Relief Petitions from Tybohan ;—Elphin;—and, Mal- 

(ireland) Act. ow Union (two Petitions); praying for the repeal or 
amendment of the Poor Relief (Zreland) Act, —were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

sentient Petitions from Artagh ;—and, Tybohan; praying 


(ireland) Bill that the Medical Charities (Jreland) Bill may pass 


into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to hie upon the Table. 


Newcastle and 
Darlington 


A Petition of William Coulson, of the city of Dur- 


A. 1843. 


|and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, stating that the 
| Petitioners are deeply apprehensive of the evil uses 
which may be made of the Tenth article of the 
Treaty of Washington by the slave-holders of the 
United States for the recovery of fugitive slaves ; 
and praying that in any measure the House may 
be called upon to pass to give effect to the said 
article of the Treaty, provision may be expressly 
made that no fugitive slave shall be given up, except 
to the Federal Government of the United States, 
and that when given up for alleged criminal offences 
such fugitive slave shall never again be subjected 


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








to revise and alter the Act 43 Geo. 3, c. 54, ‘ for 
making better Provision for the Parochial School- 
masters, and for making further Regulations for the 
better Government of the Parish Schools in Scot- 
land,” to such an extent and in such manner as may 
be deemed sufficient to restore the Burgh and Pa- 
rochial Schoolmasters of Scotland to their former 
rank in society, and to advance the objects of the 
national system of education in Scotland, was pre- 


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





reliance in the present guardians of the Bandon 
Union, and fully and cordially agree in the sentiments 
expressed in the Petition adopted by that board on 
the 28th of December 1842; and praying the House 
to direct inquiry to be made as to its contents,— 


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


market, London, stating that the Petitioner, by the 
recent proceedings under the Act 10 Geo. 2, is 
greatly obstructed and impeded in the free exercise 
of his profession of an actor, as well as in his vocation 
of a dramatic writer, to the great detriment of his 
pecuniary interests ; that he has had ruinous pro- 
ceedings commenced against him by the proprietors 
of the Theatre Royal Liverpool for performing in an 
unlicensed Theatre there (called the Royal Liver 
Theatre); and praying the House to take his case 
into consideration, and to repeal the said Act, and 
to place all theatres, whether patent or minor, under 
the jurisdiction and control of the Lord Chamberlain 
for the time being, or the local authorities of the 











different provinces, with a view to the free exercise 
of the dramatic art, as well as to the better pre- 
vention of immoral, irreligious, seditious or other 
improper performances of the stage, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Archdeaconry of Coventry ;— Church of 
and, Abdon; stating that the Petitioners have learned ™"s'*""- 


with much regret that many of their fellow-country- 
men are unable to attend the public worship of 
Almighty God, through the want of a sufficient 
number of churches and clergymen; and that the 
persons thus unable to attend divine service are for 
the most part also unprovided with the means of 


ar aed ham, Gentleman, praying that he may be heard, by |supplying their children with the elements of 


way Biile himself or his counsel, against certain parts of the 

Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 

the Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioner heard, 

by himself or his counsel, upon his Petition, if he 


| Christian education ; and praying the House to 
|supply their children with the elements of edu- 
|eation, according to the doctrine and discipline 
| of the Established Church, and to render the ordi- 
-nances of that church and the ministrations of her 
| clergy co-extensive with the wants of the people,— 


A Petition of Burgh and Parochial Schoolmasters Schoolmasters 
of the Presbytery of Wigtown, praying the House (Scotland.) 


Petitions from Desertmore;—and, Brinny ; stating Bandon Poor 
that the Petitioners place the fullest confidence and Law Union, 


A Petition of John Baldwin Buckstone, Comedian Theatrical 
and Dramatic Writer of the Theatre Royal Hay- Entertainments 


think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, | were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
against the said Petition. ‘the Table. 
| 


American A Petition of the Chairman and Secretary to the | 


Treaty, 


é ' j A Petition of Inhabitants of Birmingham and its Colonial il 
Committee of the Norwich Auxiliary to the British | neighbourhood, praying the House to make a special Bishor* a 


18 


ar ails. 
provision 


| 








Ripon 


Camt 
Buro 


Cor 
Inq 
(Ire 





hape 


Ripon Writ. 


Cambridge 


Borough Writ. 


Coroners’ 
Inquests 
(Ireland. ) 


Law Courts 
(Dublin. ) 


Rating of 
Teuements 
(Ireland, ) 


Excheque r 
ils, 


No. 89, 


6 VicToRiz. 


provision for chaplains to Bishops who are, or may 
be hereafter, appointed to Colonial Sees, who, sharing 
in such duties as their station in the church will 
permit, may very considerably lighten the burthen 
that must ever press upon the diocesan, and thus 
render his superintendence and other labours the 
more effective and useful, and that such provision 
should be first made for a chaplain to the Bishop 
of the newly formed See of Tasmania, whose claims 
upon the mother country are, from the nature of 
the population of that island, perhaps stronger than 
those of any part of our colonial empire, was pre- 


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


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Borough of Ripon, in the room 
of Thomas Pemberton, Esquire, who, since his elec- 
tion 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 
to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Borough of Cambridge, in the 
room of Sir Alexander Cray Grant, Baronet, who, 
since his election for the said Borough, hath accepted 
the office of Steward of Her Majesty’s Manor of 
Poynings, in the County of Sussex. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Number of Inquests held by the 
several Coroners of the Counties and Counties of 
Cities in Ireland, from the 1st day of January 1842 
to the ist day of January 1843; specifying the 
Date, Place, Name of Deceased, and of Coroner 
before whom held, and finding of each Inquiry, and 
the Names of each Person committed under Coro- 
ner’s Warrant, and the Indictment, if any, found 
by the Grand Jury on each; also, the Sums paid 
to Coroners and Medical Gentlemen for attending 
each Inquest, durmg said period; the Names of 
Coroners and Doctors indicted and convicted within 


the last Two years, for having defrauded the Rate- 
payers. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Number of Judgments entered in the 
Three Law Courts, Dublin, from the 1st day of June 
1841 to the Ist day of June 1842, for recovery of 
Debts under £.20, and the Amount of Debt and 
Costs separately ; of the Sums paid as Salary to the 
Judges’ Registrars in Ireland, from the 1st day of 
June 1841 to the 1st day of June 1842 :— Also, the 
Number of Records issued during said period, and 
the Amount of Stamp or Law Fund Duty received 
thereon: also, the Expense of ingrossing each of 
said Records ; and of the Sums paid by each Sub- 
Sheriff in Jreland, from the 1st day of June 1841 
to the 1st day of June 1842, to the Judges’ Criers 


on Circuit, and under what Act of Parliament same 
was paid. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return from the Clerks of the several Unions 
declared in Ireland, of the Number of Tenements 
valued under £.5, arranged according to Provinces; 
the Amount of Rates assessed on same; the Amount 
received ; the arrears due in each year respectively, 
since the Union has been declared open; the Num- 
ber of Tenements in each Union valued at £.5, £.6, 
£.7, £.8, £.9 and £.10; with the like Returns from 


each several Union, arranged according to Pro- 
vinces, 


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101 


rized to be raised, charged upon the Aids or Supplies 
of 1843, unprovided for. 


Sir George Clerk accordingly presented the said 
Account. 

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


Sir George Clerk presented, pursuant to Orders,— Cor. 


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, from the 5th day of January 1841 to the 
5th day of January 1842, and from the 5th day of 
January 1842 to the 5th day of January 1843 (in 


continuation of Parliamentary Paper No. 435, of 
Session 1841). 


A Return, showing, in columns, the Salary, Fees Post-office 


and all other Emoluments which have been received 
in each year respectively, since the last similar Re- 
turn, by Mr. Peacock, the Solicitor in London to the 
General Post-office ; distinguishing the Salary from 
the Fees, and these from other sources of Income : 
—Showing the cost of Prosecutions at the instance 
of the Postmaster General in each year of the above 
period, for Offences against the Laws and Regula- 
tions for the safe Conveyance of Letters and News- 
papers respectively, and for other Offences connected 
with the Post-office Department :—Stating the Num- 
ber of Crown Counsel employed in each Action in 
each of the above years respectively, in Prosecutions 
at the instance of the Postmaster General :—Also, 
the Amount paid in each of the above years to So- 
licitors in the Country, for Prosecutions at the in- 
stance of the Postmaster General ; distinguishing 
Fees and Travelling Charges to Mr. Peacock from 
other Charges :—Also, the Number of Actions which 
had been raised in the above period, in each year 
respectively, for breach of the Post-office Laws and 
Regulations, and the Total Number of Actions, 
and the Sum Total of the Charges therefor in all of 
the above periods :—And, showing the Names and 
the Number of Persons engaged in the Dead Letter 
Department of the Post-oftice of Great Britain 
and Ireland respectively, with the Amount of the 
Salaries, Fees, Emoluments and Perquisities of each, 
and the Total yearly cost to the Public of the Dead 
Letter Department of the Post-office. 


Return to an Order dated the 7th day of Febru- Hops. 


ary last, for Accounts of the Total Number of Acres 
of Land in Great Britain under the cultivation of 
Hops, in the year 1842; distinguishing the Number 
of Acres in each Parish :—Of the Duty on Hops of 
the growth of the year 1842; 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 
1842 to the 5th day of January 1843 ; 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 1842 to the 5th day of January 1843; dis- 
tinguishing the Ports where imported, and the Coun- 


tries from whence exported, (so far as relates to 
Great Britain). 


An Account of the Total Number of Quarters of mat. 


Malt made between the 10th day of October 1840 
and the 10th day of October 1842, in the United 
Kingdom ; distinguishing each year ending the 10th 
day of October, and 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 Brewers, &amp;c. 


the several Collections in the United Kingdom li- 
censed, as Brewers, Victuallers, to sell Beer to be 


drunk on the Premises, and, to sell Beer not to be 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, | drunk on the Premises ; stating the Number of each 
An Account of all Exchequer Bills raised or autho- | Class who brew their own Beer, and the Quantity 


Yor. 98, 


o 3 of 





Newspaper 
Stamps and 
Advertisement 
Duty. 


Railway Mails. 


Sheriffs’ Prison 
Dublin.) 


North American 
Boundary. 


Canadian 
Wheat. 


Loan Societies. 


Ways and 
Means. 


102 


of Malt consumed by them, particularizing each | 


Class in each Collection, from the 10th day of Oc-| 
tober 1841 to the 10th day of October 1842. | 

Returns toan Order dated the 16th day of Febru- | 
ary last, for Returns of the Number of Stamps 
issued to, and the Amount of Advertisement Duty 
_ by, each of the Newspapers of the United | 





Kingdom, for the quarters ending September 30th | 
and December 31st 1842, in continuation of and in 
the same form as the last Returns laid on the Table 
of the House. 

Return to an Order dated the 13th day of this 
instant March, fora Return, in columns, of the Sums | 
paid annually for the Salary, Conveyance and other | 
Charges of the Mail Guards upon each Railway in 
the United Kingdom; and as follows ; to state the 
Number and Names of the Mail Guards on each 
Line, withthe Amount of the Salary paid him, and 
the Cost of his Conveyance, and other Sums charged 
to the Public for each respectively, with the Sum 
Total annually on each Line, for Guards and Ex- 
penses :—Showing the Names of those Railways, 
and the length of each Line, and the Towns that 
Mail Bags are conveyed to without Post-office Mail 
Guards; also the Number of Times which Mail 
Bags are sent daily along those Lines, with the Sum 
paid annually to the Railway Company for taking 
charge of the Mail Bags, and sending them by the 
Railway Companies’ Guards, so as to contrast the 
Cost of each mode of Conveyance :—And, to show 
the loss of Mail Bags, or the detention of Mail 
Bags, from carelessness of the Post-office Mail 
Guards; and a similar Statement of Loss or deten- 
tion of Mail Bags on Railways where there are no 
Post-office Mail Guards, and where the Mail Bags 
are sent under the charge of the Railway Companies’ 
Guards; in addition to the Return ordered on the 
26th day of July last, “of the Sums paid by the 
Postmaster General to each Railway Company, for 
the Conveyance of the Mails; stating the Number | 
of Miles, and the Rate per Mile paid to each Com- 
pany under each Contract, and the Total Amount 
paid to each of the said Companies.” 

Sir George Clerk also presented, pursuant to the 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—A Copy of 
Treasury Warrant granting Compensation to Offi- 
cers and Servants of the Sheriffs’ Prison, Dublin, 
on the abolition of their Situations. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the | 


Table. 


Sir Robert Peel presented, by Her Majesty’s | 
Command,—Copy of Correspondence relating to | 
the Boundary between the British Possessions in 
North America, and the United States of America, 
under the Treaty of 1783 (in continuation of Papers | 
presented to Parliament in Session 1840). | 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Average Rates of Duty paid upon 
all Canadian Wheat imported into Great Britain, 
in each year, from 1838 to 1842 inclusive ; with the | 
Average Rate of Duty paid upon the same during 
the Five years ending January 1843. 





Mr. Tidd Pratt, the Barrister appointed to cer- 
tify the Rules of Savings Banks, was called in; and 
at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of 
an Act of Parliament,—An Abstract of Accounts | 
of Loan Societies in England and Wales, to the 31st | 
December 1842 :—And then he withdrew. 


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





The Order of the day being read, for the Com-| 
mittee of Ways and Means ; | 

And a Motion being made, and the Question | 
being proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the | 
Chair ; 


13° Martiz. 





A. 1843. 


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, 
ce 
“ Guardians of the Halifax Union who assembled 
at the Board on Wednesday the 1st dayof March 
instant ; specifying the ex-officio Guardians from 
the elected Guardians :—Also, a List of the Guar- 
dians who were not present, specifying the ex- 
officio Guardians from the elected Guardians :— 
Also, the Name of the Assistant Poor Law Com- 
missioner who attended the Board :—Also, a Copy 
of their Minutes and Proceedings, as well as of 
the Resolutions adopted by the Board :—Also, a 
Copy of all Notices given at any preceding meet- 
ing of the Board, relating to any Proceeding or 
Resolution adopted by the Board on the 1st day 
of March,” instead thereof. 

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


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee. 


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(In the Committee.) 


fesolved, That towards making good the Supply Consolidated 
granted to Her Majesty, the sum of Eight millions Fund. 


be granted out of the Consolidated Fund of the 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 


Resolution to be reported. 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Sir George 
Clerk reported, That the Committee had come to a 
Resolution. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 

Sir George Clerk 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 House, according to Order, resolved itself Registration 
into a Committee upon the Registration of Voters of Voters Bill 


Bill. 
(In the Committee.) 


Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 


Preamble postponed. 

CiavuseE, N° 1, agreed to. 

CravseE, N° 2, amended, and agreed to. 
Crauses N° 3 and N° 4, agreed to. 


_Cravuse, N° 5, (Overseers to prepare Lists of 
Claimants)——-read. 


Amendment proposed in P. 3.1.11: After the 
word “ objected,” to insert the words “ with the 
*« ground of the objection.” 


Question put, That those words be there in- 
serted ; 


The Committee divided : 


Tellers forthe f Mr. Thomas Duncombe, 
‘Yeas, L Mr. Hume : } aa 
Tellers for the J Sir Thomas Fremantle, } , 
Noes, L Mr. Pringle: oie 


CLaAvsE, amended, and agreed to. 
Cravsg, N° 6, agreed to. 


CriavusE, N° 7, (Any person on the List of Voters 
may object to any other person named in the List 
as not entitled to be on the List) read. 

Amendment proposed in P, 4, 1. 2.: After the 
word “ objecting”, to insert the words “ and every 
“ Overseer so objecting.” 

Question put, That those words be there in- 
serted ; 





The 





there be laid before this House, a List of the Halifax Union, 


Pawnbrokers’ 


T 
Bill e(Ireland) cording to Order, read 


6 Vicroriz. 
The Committee divided : 


Tellers for thef Mr. Tuffnell, 


38. 


} 91. 


Yeas, Mr. Cowper : 
Tellers for thef Sir Thomas Fremantle, 
Noes, u Mr. Henry Baring: 


CLavss amended, and agreed to. 
Cuause, N° 8, amended, and agreed to. 
Crause, N° 9, agreed to. 

Crause, N° 10, amended, and agreed to. 


Crause, N° 11, (Overseers to give public notice 
as to the payment of Rates and Taxes by occupiers 
of premises of the yearly value of Ten pounds) 





13°—-14° Martiz. 


103 


| to a Committee of the whole House, for Monday the 
27th day of this instant March. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Law of Evi- 


mittee on the Law of Evidence Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being 
reading of the Turnpike-roads Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 





read. 
Several Amendments made. 


Question put, That the Clause, as amended, stand 
part of the Bill; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the { Sir Thomas Fremantle, 118 
Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring : } : 
Tellers for the § Mr. Elphinstone, 58 
Noes, Mr. Ewart : } i 
Cuiause, N° 12, agreed to. 
20, amended, and agreed 


Cxiauses, N° 13 to N° 
to. 


Crauses, N° 21 to N° 25, agreed to, 

CxiauseE, N° 26, amended, and agreed to. 
Cuiauses, N° 27 and N° 28, agreed to. 

Cravse, N° 29, amended, and agreed to. 
Cuiauses, N° 30 and N° 31, agreed to. 

Cuauses, N° 32 to N° 34, amended, and agreed 'to. 
Criause, N° 35, agreed to. 

Cuiavuse, N° 36, amended, and agreed to. 
Cuause, N° 37, agreed to. 


Cuauses, N° 38 and N° 39, amended, and agreed 
to. 


Crause, N° 40, agreed to. 


mittee on the Apprehension of Offenders Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


mittee of Supply; 


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


Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Childers reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 














Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 


dence Bill. 


read, for the second Turnpike-roads 


Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Apprehension 


of Offenders 
Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- supply. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Sudbury Dis 


a Committee upon the Sudbury Disfranchisement — 
Ile 


Municipal 


for dissolving certain Corporations, and regulating Corperations 


certain Municipal Corporations in England; And 
that Lord John Russell and Mr. Francis Baring do 


prepare, and bring it in. 


Return of the Number of the several Classes of 
Artificers employed in each of the Dock-yards of 
the United Kingdom, to show the whole Establish- 





Curavuse, N° 41, amended, and agreed to. 

Crauses, N° 42 to N° 44, agreed to. 

Crause, N° 45, (Power to Barrister to give costs 
in certain cases to parties claiming or objecting) —— 
read. 

P. 19. 1. 14. Proposed to fill the blank with 
twenty shillings.” 
Afterwards proposed to fill the blank with “ five 
ounds.” 
Subsequently proposed to fill the blank with 
three pounds.” 
Question put, That the blank be filled with 
twenty shillings ;” 
The Committee divided : 
\isa. 
} 34. 


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n 


Tellers for the { Sir Thomas Fremanile, 
Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring: 
Tellers for the { Colonel Sibthorp, 

Noes, L Mr. Christopher : 
Cuause, amended, and agreed to. 
Cuiausss, N° 46 and N° 47, agreed to. 
Crause, N° 48, amended, and agreed to. 
To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 


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


Martis, 14° die Martii, 1843: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Sir George 
Clerk 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 Friday next, 
again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


’ 


The Pawnbrokers’ Trade (Jreland) Bill was, ac- 


a second time; and committed 


ment for the years 1840 and 1842, in columns, ex- 
hibiting, as far as possible, in classes, the several 
Trades and various Services in which they are en- 
gaged ; and distinguishing those who are employed 
in particular Constructions or Manufactures from 
those employed in the general Business of the 
Dock-yards ; showing also, the Number of Hours 
daily employed, and the Wages, Allowances and 
Perquisites of each Class, and whether paid by 
Yearly Salary or Wages, or whether by Time or 
Piece Work :—A Return also, in columns, of the 
Comparative Rates of Wages by the Day, Week, 
Month and Year of the several Classes of Workmen 
as above, in the years 1835, 1840 and 1842. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Amount of Monies levied and paid 
annually by each Railroad Company, under the 
head of Taxes or Duties on Passengers, made up to 
the latest period. 








to give directions that there be laid before this House, 
;a Return of the Offices, with the Fees and Emolu- 


| ments annexed to each, in the Schedules (A.), (B.), 


aud (C.), in the Bill to regulate the Ecclesiastical 


| Courts. 


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


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable Her Majesty to provide for the Govern- 
ment of Her Settlements on the Coast of Africa and 
in the Falkland Islands: And that Mr. George Wii- 
liam Hope, Lord Staniey and Mr. Solicitor General 
\do prepare, and bring it in. 


\ o 4 Sir 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Dock Yards. 


Railway Taxes. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Ecclesiastical 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Co's. 


Coast of Africa, 
&amp;e., Bill. 





Matiny Bill. 


“farine Mutiny 
bill. 


Emigration. 


No. 90. 


Van Diemen’s 
Land. 


New South 
Wales. 


Western 
Australia. 


New Zealand, 


Trentham 
Roads Bill. 


Birmingham 
and Gloucester 


Railway Bill, 


Leighton Bus- 
sard Inclosure 


Bill. 


104 


Sir Henry Hardinge 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 this day. 


Mr. Sidney Herbert presented a Bill for the Re- 
gulation of Her Majesty’s Royal Marine Forces 
while cn Shore: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time this day. 


Mr. George William Hope presented, pursuant to 
an Address to Her Majesty,—A Return of the 
Number of Emigrants who have embarked from the 
various Ports of the United Kingdom during the 
year 1842; showing to what parts of the World 
they have emigrated :—Also, a Return of the Num- 
ber who have been assisted to emigrate by Funds 
derived from Poor Rate, the Number who have been 
assisted to emigrate by the Commissioners of Land 
and Emigration, and from what Funds such Assist- 
ance has been derived; the Amvuunt of Land sold 
by the Commissioners, the Price obtained, and the 
Purposes to which the Proceeds have been applied; 
the Number who have been enabled to emigrate by 
means of Bounties payable in the Colonies ; distin- 
guishing in the above Returns, so far as is practica- 
ble, the Number of Emigrants of each Sex, and the 
Number of Adults from the Number of Children, 
and the Colony or portion thereof to which such 
Returns refer. 

Mr. George William Hope aiso presented, pursu- 
ant to the directions of several Acts of Parliament, 
—Copies of the Laws and Ordinances passed by the 
Governor and Council of the Colony of Van Diemen’s 
and, 1840-41. 

Copies of the Laws and Ordinances passed by 
the Governor and Council of the Colony of ew 
South Wales, 1841-42. 

Copies of the Laws and Ordinances passed by the 
Governor and Council of the Colony of Western 
Australia, 1841. 

Copies of the Laws and Ordinances passed by 
the Governor and Council of the Colony of New 
Zealand, 1841-42. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table ; and that the Return relating to Emigration 
be printed. 


A Petition of George Leeke Baker, Solicitor, 
praying that he may be heard, by himself or his 
counsel, against certain parts of the Trentham Roads 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself or his counsel, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


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, i4° die Martii ; 
Anno 6° Victoria Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 


Ms Dugdale presented a Bill to enable the 
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Com- 
pany to raise a further Sum of Money, and for 


amending the Acts relating to the said Company: | 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered | 


to be read a second time. 


Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill for inclosing 
Lands in the Parish of Leighton Bussard, in the 
County of Bedford: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


138°—14° Martie. 


A. 1843. 


Petitions of Inhabitants and Renters of pews and 
| sittings in the church and several parochial chapels 
of the parish of Saint Pancras, in the county of 
Middlesex ; — and, Inhabitants of the hamlet of 
Kentish Town, in the parish of Saint Pancras and 
its vicinity, Subscribers to a fund called the Kentish 
Town Church Extension Fund; praying that the 
Saint Pancras Churches Bill may pass into a law, 


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


to Order, read a second time ; and committed. 


Ordered, Tinat the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


United General Gas Light Company to raise a fur- 
ther Sum of Money, and to carry on, lay and extend 
their Works, Mains and Pipes in and through any 
City, Town or Place within England, Wales and 
Ireland, where the said Company may have already 
contracted, or shall hereafter contract, for the Sup- 
ply of the Public Lights: And the same was read 


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











Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance 
with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Peti- 
tion for the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway 
Branches Bill, were referred; That the Standing 
Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch as 
the point stated in writing on the Section to which 
the datum horizontal line is referred, is not a fixed 
point; and inasmuch as no subscription contract 
has been entered into, but a declaration has been 
substituted in lieu thereof, although the work is not 
to be made by means or out of money to be raised 
upon the security of present or future surplus re- 
venue. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 








Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
the Petition of the Proprietors of the Clarence Rail- 


the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for 
the Great North of England (Clarence and Hartle- 
pool Junction) Railway Bill, was referred; That the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, inas- 
much as the promoters of the Bill propose to take 
powers to cross the Clarence Railway according to 
Plans and Sections other than those referred to in 
their Notices; and inasmuch as no estimate of the 
expense of such crossing nor declaration relating 
thereto has been deposited ; but it was proved to 
the Committee that the Plans and Sections so re- 
| ferred to in their Notices, (and which were duly de- 
posited on or before the 30th November last) were 
exact copies of those other Plans referred to in the 
Clause enabling the Company so to cross the Cla- 
rence Railway ; and it was also proved to the Com- 
mittee that the whole expense of constructing the 
Railway across the Clarence Railway would not 
exceed twenty pounds, while the Company had an 
unexpended capital of upwards of seven thousand 
pounds, (after the completion of the whole of their 
_ works applicable to such purpose). 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 














Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; 
‘the case of the Petition for the Globe Insurance 
Company Bill, the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with. 

' Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Su 


Saint Pancras 
Churches Bilj, 


The Saint Pancras Churches Bill was, according Saint Pancras 
Churches Bill, 


Mr. Masterman presented a Bill to enable the Goins General 
as Light 
Company Bill, 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Birmingham 
and Gloucester 


Railw ay 
Branches, 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Great Mest 
of Englan 
(Clarence and 


ns : Uli Hartlepool 
way Company, complaining of non-compliance with Junction) Rail 


way. 


Globe 


That in Insurance 


Company- 








Burry, &amp; 
Navigat 
and Lia! 
Harbour 


Charly 
Taclos 


Edin 
Wat 








Leeds New 
Gas. 


Burry, &amp; Ces 
Navigation, 
and Lianelly 
Harbour. 


Charlwood 
Inclosure Bill. 


Edinburgh 
Water Bill, 


Dundee 
Harbour Bill. 


Berwick-upon- 
Tweed Corpo- 
tation Bill. 


Leicester and 
Peterborough 
Bill. 





6 Victoriz. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Leeds New Gas Bill, 
the Standing Orders had not been complied with; 
inasmuch as the requisite Notices were not duly given 
within the period limited by the Standing Orders ; 
but it appeared to the Committee that the Notices 
had been given three times in the London Gazette, 
and in three of the Leeds Newspapers in the months 
of November and December last. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 





Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Burry, &amp;c., Navigation 
and Lilanelly Harbour Bill, the Standing Orders had 
not been complied with; inasmuch as power to 
make a lateral deviation from the line of the pro- 
posed works is included in the Bill, and that no 
limits of such deviation are laid down upon the 
Plan ; but it was stated to the Committee that it is 
not the intention of the promoters of the Bill to 
deviate from the line laid down; that the Clause 
was inserted inadvertently, and that they are willing 
to withdraw it from the Bi. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Charlwood 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 parish of 
Charlwood, in the county of Surrey: And that 
Mr. Kemble and Mr. Antrobus do prepare, and bring 
it in. 

Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for additional Provision in 
the Edinburgh Water Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill, that they have power to make 
Provision therein, pursuant to the prayer of the 
said Petition. 

Ordered, That the Petition for additional Provi- 
sion, together with the said Report, be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Dundee Harbour 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for altering and amending the Dundee Harbour Acts, 
and for more effectually maintaining, improving and 
extending the Harbour of Dundee, and for other 
Purposes connected therewith: And that Mr. Dun- 
can and Lord Gordon Hallyburton do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Commiltee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Berwich-upon- Tweed 
Corporation Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for settling and establishing the Rights of the Re- 
sident Freemen and Resident Widows of Freemen, 
of the borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed, in the Pro- 
perty vested in the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of that borough, and for other purposes: And that 
Mr. Richard Hodgson and Mr. Forster do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Leicester and Peter- 
Vot. 98, 


14° Martit. 





105 


borough Road Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for more effectually repairing the Road from the 
borough of Leicester, to the city of Peterborough : 
And that Mr. Halford, Mr. Dawnay and Mr. 
Maunsell do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Belfast and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in Cavehill Rail- 
the case of the Petition for the Belfast and Cavehill “*Y Bil. 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 

plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

for maintaining the Railway called The Belfast and 

Cavehill Railway, and for reviving and extending 

some of the Powers of the Acts relating thereto : 

And that Mr. Ross and Colonel Verner do prepare, 

and bring it in. 


The Bourn Drainage Bill was read a second time ; Bourn Drainage 
and committed. Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 

mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Thomas Atkinson, of Peterborough, Northampton 
in the county of Northampton, praying that he may and Peterbo- 
be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against — Reliway 
certain parts of the Northampton and Peterborough ° 
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 of the Provost, Magistrates and other Glasgow Gas 
Commissioners of Police and of Statute Labour for Bill. 
the burgh of Calton, and lands of Mile End, pray- 
ing that the Glasgow Gas Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions of Churchwardens and Chairmen of Saint Pancras 
a Meeting of the parishioners of Saint Pancras, in Churches Bill, 
the county of Middlesex ;—Vestrymen of the parish 
of Saint Pancras, in the county of Middlesex ;— 
and, Rate-payers in the parish of Saint Pancras, 
in the county of Middlesex; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Saint Pancras Churches 
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. 


A Petition of the Dean and Chapter of the ca- Clarence 
thedral church of Durham, praying that they may Railway Bill, 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Clarence 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 fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Mr. Strutt 9 from the Select Committee Wandle 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom the Petitions Waterworks. 
of H. D. Warber ; and, William Simpson, severally 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standin 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Wan 
Waterworks Bill, were referred ; That the Standing 
Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch as the 
name of the parish of Streatham is omitted in the 
Notices from the list of the parishes through which 
the aqueduct is intended to be carried, and inasmuch 








P as 


Hartlepool 





106 14° Marti. A. 1843. 


as a wooden building used as a stable in the hamlet 
of Wallington, within the limits of deviation, is not 
laid down on the Plans, or on any additional Plan 
on an enlarged scale, nor is the said building referred 
to in the Books of Reference ; and inasmuch asa cer- 
tain property described in the Plans as No. 7, in the 
parish of Beddington, and hamlet of Wallington, is 
referred to in the Book of Reference deposited with 
the Clerk of the Peace, as pasture belonging to 





Watney, Esquire, in the occupation of 
Thomas Shippey, and in the Book of Reference de- 
posited in the Private Bill Office, the same is referred 
to as being pasture belonging to Wilson, 
and in the occupancy of the said Thomas Shippey ; 
whereas, in point of fact, the said property consists 
of a field and four gardens, which gardens are not 
described on the Plans, nor is there any additional 
Plan of such gardens laid down on a scale of not 
less than a quarter of an inch to 100 feet, nor are 
the names of William Goring, Thomas Bishop and 
Andrew Mac Rae, who were the occupiers of three 
of the said gardens under the said Thomas Shippey, 
at the time of the preparation of the said Books of 
Reference, inserted therein, nor has any application 
been made to them, or to the said Thomas Shippey, 
in respect thereof, although the said gardens are 
situate within the limits of deviation from the line 
of works defined on the said Plans; and inasmuch 
as an intended tunnel as shown on the Plans is much 
shorter thereon than the same tunnel as laid down 
on the Sections, nor is the same shown to commence 
and terminate at the same points on the said Plans 
and Sections respectively, inasmuch as the said tun- 
nel is shown on the said Plans to terminate at a 
point about twelve chains from a road, called Lodge- 
road, and to commence at a point about six chains 
north of the road from Mitcham to Streatham, 
whereas, on the Sections, the said tunnel is shown 
to terminate at a point nearly 50 yards from the 
said point of termination shown on the said Plans, 
and to commence at a point upwards of 60 yards 
from the said point of commencement on the said 
Plans ; and inasmuch as in the transverse Section 
of the aqueduct, the width of the aqueduct at bottom 
is stated to be 30 feet, whereas, by admeasurement, 
the same appears to be only 20 feet, and inasmuch 
as the Plans do not correctly exhibit the height of 
the several intended embankments (the dotted line 
representing the surface of the ground having been 
measured from the bottom of the aqueduct); and 
imasmuch as the christian names have been omitted 
from the Book of Reference in the case of the owners 
of the properties numbered 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10, 
in the hamlet of Wallington, 6, 16 and 46, in the 
parish of Mitcham, 1, 1*, 7 and 20, in the parish of 
Streatham, 1, in the parish of Tooting, 7 and 10 in 
the parish of Clapham, and 1, in the parish of Bat- 
tersea ; and inasmuch as the properties numbered 
1 to 10 in Beddington, and 1, 7, 8 and 9 in Mitcham, 
are erroneously stated to be the properties of Sir 


Carew Holywell, Baronet, the real owner being Cap- | 


tain Holywell Carew. ss 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 


West Dock and on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom the Petition 


Railway. 


of the Hartlepool Dock and Railway Company, 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Hartlepool 
West Dock and Railway Bill, was referred ; That 
the Standing Orders had not been complied with, 
inasmuch as the Section of the Railway deposited 
in the Private Bill Office is not a copy of that de- 
posited with the Clerk of the Peace; inasmuch as 
the arches intended to be made through the em- 
bankment approaching the intended dock, are de- 
scribed in the Section deposited with the Clerk of 
the Peace as of the width of 22 yards, and in the 
Section deposited in the Private Bill Office one of 








such arches is described as being of the width of 
66 yards ; and inasmuch as the Book of Reference 
deposited in the Private Bill Office is not a copy of 
that deposited with the Clerk of the Peace, inasmuch 
as in the Book of Reference deposited with the 
Clerk of the Peace, certain lands or hereditaments 
in the parish of Stanton (marked No 6, on the Plan 
to which it refers), are described as belonging to 
the Crown or the Admiralty, or Lord Brougham and 
Vaux, Thomas Metcalfe and Gerard Blissen Whar- 
ton (Trustees of the Will of the late Duke of Cleve- 
land, deceased), or Frederick Aclam Milbanke, or Gorbals 
the Bishop of Durham, or Hartlepool Dock and 
Railway Company, and in the Book of Reference 
deposited in the Private Bill Office, such lands and 
hereditaments are described as belonging to the 
Crown, or the Admiralty, or Lord Brougham and 


Vaux, Thomas Metcalfe and Gerard Blissen Wharton Monkla 
(Trustees of the Will of the late Duke of Cleveland, oe 
deceased), or Frederick Aclam Milbanke, or the ’ 


Bishop of Durham, or Stockton and Hartlepool 
Railway Company; and inasmuch as the datum 
horizontal line is not sufficiently designated on the 
Section of the Railway, and is not referred to a 


sufficiently defined fixed point ; the fixed point being Inchbel 
“ zero of the guage, near the entrance of the Vic- (Gases 
toria Dock, Hartlepool,” and there being two such _ 


guages, one of which is moveable. 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select saitcoats Paisley 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in Harbour Bill Manic 
the case of the Petition for the Saltcoats Harbour _ 


Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for further improving and maintaining the Harbour 
of Saltcoats, in the county of Ayr: And that Lord 
James Stuart and Viscount Kelburne do prepare, North 
and bring it in. Baser 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select sutherland 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Roads Bill. 
the case of the Petition for the Sutherland Roads 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
more effectually repairing, improving and maintain- 
ing the Roads and Bridges in the county of Suther- 
land, and further regulating the Statute Labour in 
the said county, and for repairing, improving and 


maintaining a certain portion of Road, in the county Caml 
of Ross: And that Mr. David Dundas and Mr. = 
. 2 om 
Loch do prepare, and bring it in. 
Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Borrowstoun. 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 7¢ss Harbour 
the case of the Petition for the Borrowstounness 4 php" 
Harbour and Improvement Bill, the Standing Orders 
had been complied with. Sein 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill oe 
to provide for the Improvement of the ‘Town and 
Harbour of Borrowstounness, in the county of Lin- 
lithgow, for paving, lighting and cleansing the Streets 
of the said Town, and for regulating the Police 
thereof: And that Mr. Charles Hope and Mr. Gib- 
son Craig do prepare, and bring it in. 7 
Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Schoounasters’ ( 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in bhaerss 8 
the case of the Petition for the Schoolmasters’ Wi- °°" 
dows Fund (Scotland) Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for better raising and securing the Fund for the Re- 
lief of Widows and Children of Burgh and Parochial 
Schoolmasters in Scotland: And that Mr. Macaulay 
and Mr. Gibson Craig do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Builer reported from the Select Tay Ferries 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
several 








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several Petitions complainmg of non-compliance 
with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition 
for the Tay Ferries Bill, were referred ; That the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, inas- 
much as the Notices do not mention the intention 
to levy new Rates on persons or goods conveyed in 
Boats not the property of the Trustees, and going 
to the intended new landing-place at Craighead. 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 
Gorbals Police. Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Gorbals Police Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 


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107 


| securing tranquillity, prosperity and peace to society 
at large, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inha- Property Tax 
bitant Householders of the parish of Saint Leonard, Act. 
Shoreditch, Middlesex, praying for the repeal of the 
Property Tax Act, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Farmers attending Dorking Mar- Malt. 
ket, in the county of Surrey, praying for the repeal 
of the duty on Malt, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from Beverley;—and, Lewes; praying Ecclesiastical 
that the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill may not pass Courts Bill. 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 


to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Municipal 


Burgesses of Dublin, praying for the amendment Corporations: 
of the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act, was 1"®) Act 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

Table. 


A Petition of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and publin 
Burgesses of Dublin, praying that the House will, Locat Taxation. 
without further delay, proceed to enact a law whereby 
the several Acts relating to the Local Taxation of the 
city of Dublin may be repealed; and that inasmuch 
as the corporation of Dublin, as now constituted, 
represents the rate-payers for whose benefit the same 
is to be expended and who are to pay these taxes, 
the powers now exercised by these authorities in 
whom the same is at present placed, be transferred 
and intrusted to the Corporation or to a representa- 
tive body to be elected by or from the citizens of 
t| Dublin, such Corporation, or such representative 
body, in the exercise of the powers to be conferred 
-|on them, to be subject to the control of the Lord 
Lieutenant in council, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Monkland and = Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Kirkintilloch Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
ities the case of the Petition for the Monkland and Kirk- 
intilloch Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been 

complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 

Inchbelly Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 

(Glasgow) Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in 

_ the case of the Petition for the Inchbelly (Glasgow) 
Road Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 

Paisley Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 

Municipal Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 

—— the case of the Petition for the Paisley Municipal 
Affairs Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 

North Esk Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Selec 

Reservoir Bill. Com*ittee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in 
the case of the Petition for the North Esk Re 
servoir Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making and maintaining a Reservoir at Deerhope or 
Fairliehope, on the River North Esk, in the counties 
of Edinburgh and Peebles, and for other purposes 
relating thereto: And that Mr. Pringle and Mr. 
Charles Hope do prepare, and bring it in. 

Cambrion Iron An ingrossed Bill for regulating Legal Proceed- 

quselter ings by or against the Cambrian Iron and Spelter 

ompany Bill. Company, and for granting certain Powers thereto, 
was 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. 
Saint Asaph Petitions from Llanllechid ;— Maidstone ;— Llan- 
hr gl drog;— County of Carnarvon ;— Saint Leonard, 
‘ Shoreditch ;—and, Archdeaconry of Lewes ; praying 
for the repeal of so much of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, 
c. 77, as relates to the union of the Sees of Saint 
Asaph and Bangor,—were presented, and read; and 

ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Landlord A Petition of Landholders, Farmers and [nhabit- 
- (intend). ants of the parish of Callan, in the county of Kil- 


ill. 








kenny, praying the House to take the condition of 
the Petitioners, as cultivators of the soil, into imme- 


The House was moved, That the Standing Order Inclosure Bills. 


of the House, No. 89, might be read; and the same 
was read, as followeth : 


“ That in every Bill for inclosing Lands pro- 
vision be made for leaving an open space in the 
most appropriate situation, sufficient for pur- 
poses of exercise and recreation of the neigh- 
bouring population ; and that the Committee 
on the Bill have before them the number of 
acres proposed to be inclosed, as also of the 
population in the parishes or places in which 
the land to be inclosed is situate; and also do 
see that provision is made for the efficient fenc- 
ing of the allotment, for the investment of the 
same in the churchwardens and overseers of the 
parish in which such open space is reserved, 
and for the efficient making and permanent 
maihtenance of the fences by such parish ; and 
that in any case where the information here- 
by required is not given, and the required 
provisions are not made in the Bill, the Com- 
mittee on the same do report specially to the 
House the reasons for not complying with such 
Order.” 


And a Motion being made, and the Question 





diate consideration, and that the laws now operating 
as between landlord and tenant in Ireland, may be 
repealed, and such legislative measures of relief 
enacted in their stead, as will place the interest of 
the proprietors, as well as the cultivators, upon a 
broad, permanent and equitable basis, securing to 
the former all their equitably legal rights, and afford- 
ing to the latter permanent protection, and the 
necessary encouragement in the outlay of their capi- 


tal, and in the exercise of their industry, thereby 
Vou. 98. 


being proposed, That the said Standing Order be 
repealed :—And a Debate arising thereupon ;—-— 


Lord Granville Somerset reported from the Gene- Nottingham 
ral Committee of Elections, the names of the Mem- Town Election, 
bers of the Select Committee appointed to try and 
determine the matter of the Petitions complaining 
of an undue Election and Return for the Town of 
Nottingham, to which they had annexed the Peti- 
tions referred to them by the House relating thereto, 











P2 and 


Bab nih SS 








; 
t 
f 


Athlone 
Election. 


Inclosure Bills. 


Littleton 
Inclosure Bill, 


Milne’s Free 
Schoo! Bill. 


Sunderland 
Floating Har- 
bour Bill. 


108 14° Marizz. 


and the List of Voters which had been delivered to 
them by the Petitioners, complaining of the said 
Election and Return :—And the names of the Com- 
mittee were read, as follow : 

Sir Charles Lemon, Baronet, Benjamin Disraeli, 
Esquire, William Villiers Stuart, Esquire, Alexander 
Cochrane, Esquire, Sir Robert Alexander Ferguson, 
Baronet, Beriah Botfield, Esquire ; Chairman, 
James Weir Hogg, Esquire. 

Whereupon the names of the said seven Mem- 
bers were called over; and being come to the Table, 
they were sworn by the Clerk. 

Ordered, That the Petitions and List relative to 
the Electionand Return for the Town of Vottingham, 
be referred to the Select Committee appointed to try 
and determine the matter of the Petitions complain- 
ing of an undue Election and Return for that Town. 

Ordered, That the said Committee do meet To- 
morrow, in one of the Committee Rooms of the 
House, at Eleven of the clock in the forenoon. 


Lord Granville Somerset reported from the Gene- 
ral Committee of Elections, the names of the Mem- 
bers of the Select Committee appointed to try and 
determine the matter of the Petitions complaining 
of an undue Election and Return for the Borough 
of Athlone, and also the Petitions of Electors, pray- 
ing to be admitted Parties to defend the Return, to 
which they had annexed the Petitions referred to 
them by the House relating thereto, and the Lists 
of Voters which had been delivered to them by 
either Party:—And the names of the Committee 
were read, as follow : 

Edward Henry A’ Court, Esquire, William Mar- 
shall, Esquire, Lancelot Rolleston, Esquire, John 
Henry Vivian, Esquire, John Trotter, Esquire, Lord 
Worsley ; Chairman, Charles Buller, Esquire. 

Whereupon the names of the said seven Members 
were called over ; 

And Lancelot Rolleston, Esquire, not appearing 
within one hour after the meeting of the House ; 

The House was moved, That the 64th section of 
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 ; 

Ordered, That Lancelot Rolleston, Esquire, Mem- 
ber for the Southern Division of the county of Wot- 
tingham, having been appointed to serve as one of 
the Members of the Select Committee to try and 
determine the matter of the Petitions complaining 
of the Election and Return for the Borough of Ath- 
lone, and not having attended in his place within one 
hour after the meeting of the House this day, being 
the day appointed for the swearing of the said Com- 
mittee, be taken into the custody of the Serjeant-at- 
Arms attending this House. 


And the Question being again proposed, That the 
said Standing Order be repealed :—The House re- 
sumed the Debate :—And the said Motion was, with 
leave of the House, withdrawn. 


An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Lands in the Parish 
of Littleton, in the County of Southampton, was read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. East do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Duncan presented a Bill to incorporate the 
Directors of Milne’s Free School, in the Town of 
Fochabers, and for the better Government thereof: 
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 Sunderland, praying that 
the Sunderland Floating Harbour Bill may not pass 


-into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and 


read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A. 1843. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Warwick ay 
the Report on the Warwick and Leamington Union Leamington 
Railway Bill; and the Amendments were read, and gin. Railay 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee Stand 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions; which Orders; 
were read, as follow: 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for Haddenham 
the Haddenham Inclosure Bill, the Standing Orders !¢losue. 
ought to be dispensed with :—That the Parties be 
permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for Stratford 
the Stratford (Eastern Counties) and Thames Junc- oo 
tion Railway Bill, the Standing Orders ought to be Tham’) 
dispensed with :—That the Parties be permitted to tion Railway, 
proceed with their Bill. 

3. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for Maryport 
the Maryport and Carlisle Railway Bill, the Stand- 94 Cate 
‘ : : ailway. 
ing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 

4. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for Liverpool 
the Liverpool Docks Bill, the Standing Orders ought Dork. 
to be dispensed with:—That the Parties be per- 
mitted to proceed with their Bill, on inserting forth- 
with for three successive weeks, the Notices in the 
county newspaper and in the London Gazette; 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. 

5. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for Brandes Burm 
the Brandes Burton Inclosure Bill, the Standing osur. 
Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 

6. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for Liskeard and 
the Liskeard and Caradon Railway Bill, the Parties Caadon Rai- 
be permitted to proceed with their Bill. _ 

The First, Second, Fourth and Sixth Resolutions, 
being read a second time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Liverpool 
of the Petition for the Liverpool Docks Bill, which Pvc Sil. 
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 ina Bill 
to alter and amend certain Provisions of the Acts 
relating to the Docks and Harbour of Liverpool: 

And that Viscount Sandon and Sir Howard Douglas 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Committee on the Newcastle and 
Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway Bill See 
That they had inquired into the several matters re- way Bill. 
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 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. 


Sir George Clerk presented, by Her Majesty’s Estimates of 
Command,--Statement of the Estimates for Public ae 
Works and Buildings for 1843-44 ; compared with L. 
the Estimates for the like Services for 1841-42 and No.9. 
1842-43. Comparative 
Statement. 

An Estimate of the Amount that will probably be ieee ites 
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 the 1st of April 1843 to the 31st of 
March 1844, ea 











may 


#2 


+ 


Burton 


and 


e and 
nm 


Rail- 


i. 


tive 


Bits 





6 Vicroriz. 


An Estimate of the probable Sum that will be 
required to defray the Expense of ag ms 
porary Accommodation for the Houses of Parlia- 
ment, Committee Rooms, Offices, and Temporary 
Official Residences for the Speaker of the House 
of Commons, and other Officers of the House, &amp;c., 
for the year ending the 31st of March 1844. 

An Estimate of the tans Sum that will be 


Houses of 
Parliament. 


New Houses of 





Parliament. required to defray the Expenses of the Works for 
the New Houses of Parliament, for the year ending 
the 31st of March 1844, beyond what has already 
been provided for by Votes by Parliament. 

Trafalgar- An Estimate of the Amount required to be voted 

square. in the year 1843-44, on account of Trafalgar- 
square. 

Holyhead Estimate of the Sums required for the Services of 

Harbour, &amp;e. the Holyhead Harbour, and Shrewsbury and Holy- 
head Roads, in the year ending the 31st of March 
1844. 

Public Build- An Estimate of the probable Expense of main- 

ings, &amp;c., taining and repairing the several Public Buildings 

(Ireland.) in the Department of the Commissioners of Public 
Works in Ireland; also of the Expense of Inland 
Navigation and other Services under the direction 
of the Commissioners, for the year ending 31st 
March 1844. 

Kingstown An Estimate of the Amount required to be voted 

Hashosr. for Works and Repairs to Kingstown Harbour, from 
Ist April 1843 to 31st March 1844. 

I. Statement of the Estimates for Salaries and Ex- 
No.91- —_penses of Public Departments, for 1843-44, com- 
Comparative pared with the Estimates for the like Services for 


Statement. 


1841-42 and 1842- 43. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted, in 
the year 1843, to defray the Charge for Salaries and 
Expenses of the Two Houses of Parliament, and of 
Allowances to Retired Officers of the Two Houses, 
for the year ending 31st March 1844. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required in 
the year from 1st April 1843 to 31st March 1844, 
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 the year from 1st April 1843 to 31st March 1844, 


Houses of 
Parliament. 


Treasury. 


Home Office. 


14° Martiz. 





109 


of the State Paper Office, for one year, from 1st 
April 1848 to 31st March 1844. 


An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be Ecclesiastical 


required to defray Salaries and Expenses incurred Commission, 
by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England, 
from the 1st of April 1843 to the 31st of March 


1844. 
An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in Poor Law 


the year 1843, to defray the Charge of Salaries and Commission. 


Expenses of the Commissioners appointed to carry 
into execution the Act 4 &amp; 5 Will. 4, c. 76, for the 
Amendment and better Administration of the Laws 
relating to the Poor in England and Wales, and the 
Act 1 &amp; 2 Vic. c. 56, for the more effectual Relief 
of the Destitute Poor in Ireland. 

An Estimate of the Amount required to defray Mint. 
the Expenditure for the several Branches of the 
Mint, for the year ending 31st March 1844. 

An Estimate of the Sum 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 
1st April 1843 to 31st March 1844; also, to pay 
Compensations granted to Keepers of Records, and 
others whose Offices have been abolished. 

Estimate of the Sum which will be required to Inspectors, &amp;., 
defray the Salaries and Expenses of the Inspectors of Factories. 
and Superintendents of Factories, from 1st April 
1843 to 31st March 1844. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be oficers, &amp;., 
required to pay the Salaries of certain Officers in (Scotland). 
Scotland, and other Charges formerly paid from the 
Hereditary Revenue, for the year from ist April 
1843 to 31st March 1844. 

An Estimate of the Sums required to defray the Household 
Charge of Salaries for the Officers and Attendants of Lord Lieu- 
of the Household of the Lord Lieutenant of Jre- land.) - 
land, for one year to 31st March 1844. : 

An Estimate of the Sums required to pay the Sa- Chief Secretary 
laries and Expenses of the Chief Secretary to the to the Lord 
Lord Lieutenant of Zreland, in Dublin and London, Clealond, fo.) 
and the Privy Council Office in Ireland, for one ; 
year to 3ist March 1844. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to Paymaster of 
defray the Charge of the Paymaster of Civil Ser- Civil Services 








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 
pay the Salaries and other Expenses in the Depart- 
ment of Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for Fo- 
reign Affairs; also of the Queen’s Messengers and 
Extra Couriers attached to the Department, for the 
year ending 31st March 1844, 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required to 
pay the Salaries and other Expenses in the Depart- 
ment of Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for the 
Colonies, for the year ending #1st March 1844. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required, 
in the year from 1st April 1843 to 31st March 1844, 
to pay the Salaries and Expenses in the Depart- 
ments of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy 
Council, and Committee of Privy Council for Trade. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be 
required to pay the Selary of the Lord Privy Seal, 
from the 1st April 1843 to the 31st March 1844, 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to 
defray the Charge of the Office of Her Majesty’s 
Paymaster General, established pursuant to the Act 

5 &amp; 6 Will.4, c. 35, from the 1st April 1843 to the 

31st March 1844, 
Gempirolier. An Estimate of the Sum that will be required, in 
Exchequer, &amp;e, the year from 1st April 1843 to 31st March 1844, 
’" 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. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to 


defray the Charge of the Salaries and other Expenses 
Vor. 98. 


Foreign Office. 


Colonial Office. 


Privy Council 
Office, &amp;c. 


Lord Privy Seal. 


Paymaster Ge- 
neral’s Office. 


State Pa 
Office. ™ 


vices Office, in Jreland, for the year ending 31st ('eland.) 
March 1844. 

An Estimate of the Sum which will be required Commissioners 
to pay the Salaries of the Commissioners of Public of Public Works 
Works in Ireland, for the year from 1st April 1843 (Ieland-) 
to 31st March 1844. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required in Secret Services. 
the year from 1st April 1843 to 31st March 1844, 
to defray the Charge of Her Majesty’s Foreign and 
other Secret Services. 

An Estimate of the Expense of providing Station- Stationery, &amp;c. 
ery, Printing and Binding for the several Depart- 
ments of Government in England, Scotland, Ireland 
and the Colonies, and for providing Stationery, 

Binding, Printing and Paper for Printing for the 
Two Houses of Parliament, and including also the 
Expense of the Establishment of the Statione 
Office, from the Ist April 1843 to the 31st Mare 
1844, 

An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be Queen's 
required for Printing, &amp;c., to be executed by the (Iseleed.) 
Queen’s Printers, Jreland, for the year ending 31st ; 
March 1844, 














III. 


Statement of the Estimates for Law and Justice, No. 91. 
for 1843-44, compared with the Estimates for the —— 
like Services for 1841-42 and 1842-43. , 


An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to Law Charges. 
defray the Expenses of Law Charges, and of the 
Salaries, Allowances and incidental Expenses in the 
Office of the Solicitor for the Affairs of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Treasury. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be Mint. 
required to pay Expenses connected with the Pro- 
secution 








cast eR arse 











. “ exstiemeeteanestisiort secveieshernintpbencemecicnsaiett ne 
ec ERIN ec LE ASTI eee ese: 
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County Rates. 


Sheriffs’ 
Expenses, &amp;c. 


Insolvent 
Debtors Court. 


Parkhurst 
Prison. 


Pentonville 
Prison. 


Penitentiary 
(Milbank.) 


Criminal 
Lunatics. 


Inspectors of 
Prisons, &amp;c. 


Law Expenses 
(Scotland. ) 


Criminal 
Prosecutions 


(Treland.) 


Dublin Poiice. 


Convict Deps:, 
&amp;c., (Dublin.) 


Convict Esta- 
blishment. 


Convicts (New 
South Wales 
and Van Die- 
men’s Land.) 


IV. 
No. 91. 


Comparative 
Statement. 


110 


secution of Offenders against the Laws relating to 
Gold and Silver Coin, between the 1st April 1843 
and the 31st March 1844. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in 
the year 1843, to defray certain Charges hitherto 
paid out of the County Rates. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required in 
the year, from 1st April 1843 to 31st March 1844, to 
defray the Expenses incurred by Sheriffs, formerly 
paid from Civil Contingencies ; also, of the Amount 
required to make good the Deficiency of the Fees 
in the Office of the Queen’s Remembrancer in the 
Exchequer, 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 ; also, to pay the extra Expense 
to be incurred for a Winter Circuit of the Judges. 


An Estimate of the Sum which may be required 
to defray the Charge of the Salaries of the Com- 
missioners of the Insolvent Debtors’ Court, of their 











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Clerks, and the Contingent Expenses of the Court 
and Office, for one year, from 1st April 1843 to 31st | 
March 1844; also, of the Expenses attendant upon | 
the Circuit. | 

Estimate of the Sum required to complete the | 
Prison for Juvenile Offenders at Parkhurst, in the | 
Isle of Wight, and to defray the Expenses of the | 
Prison, for the year 1843, ending 31st March | 
1844, 

Estimate of Expenses of the Pentonville Prison, | 
for the year, from ist April 1843 to 31st March | 
1844. 

Estimate of the Sum that will be required to de- 
fray the Expenses of the General Penitentiary, 
Milbank, for the year from 1st April 1843 to 31st 
March 1844. 

Estimate of the probable Expense of confining 
and maintaining Criminal Lunatics in the Buildings 
attached to Bethlem Hospital, for the year 1843, 
ending 31st March 1844. 


Estimate of the Sum which will be required to 
defray the Salaries and Expenses of the Inspectors 





of Prisons, appointed under the Act 5 and 6 Will. 4, 
c. 38; also, the Salary of the Secretary to the Pri- 
son Board in Scotland, per Act 2 &amp; 3 Vic. c. 42; 
from 1st April 1843 to 31st March 1844. 


An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be 
required to defray Law Expenses in Scotland, from 
Ist April 1843 to 31st March 1844. 


An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to 
defray the Expense of Criminal Prosecutions and 
other Law Charges in Jreland, from 1st April 1848 
to 31st March 1844. 


Estimate of the Income and Expenditure of the 
Public Offices and Metropolitan Police of Dublin, 
including the District of Black Rock and Kingstown, 
and of the Sum which will be required from Parlia- 
ment in aid of these Departments, for the year com- 
mencing 1st April 1843 and ending 31st March 
1844. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be 
required to defray the Charge of converting Smith- 
field Penitentiary, Dublin, into a Convict Depot, 
and for Works and Repairs to the Constabulary 
Barrack in Dublin. 


Estimate of the probable Expense of providing 
for the Convict Establishment at Home, at Bermuda, 
and at Gibraltar, for the year 1843, ending 31st 
March 1844, 

An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be 
— in the year ending 31st March 1844, to 
defray the Charge of the Diioteomne, Custody, 
Superintendence and Management of Convicts at 
New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land. 


Statement of the Estimates for Education, Science 
and Art, for 1843-44, compared with the Estimates 
for the like Services for 1841-42 and 1842-43. 


A. 1843. 


An Estimate of the Amount required to be voted Education 
in the year 1843, for Public Education in Great (Great Britain) 
Britain. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to enable the Education 
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to issue Money for the (Ireland.) 
Advancement of Education, from 1st April 1843 to 
31st March 1844. 

An Estimate of the Sum which will be required Schools of 
to defray the Expenses of the School of Design, Design. 
for the year ending 31st March 1844, and for Aid 
to Provincial Schools. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required, in Professors 
the year from ist April 1843 to 31st March 1844, (Oxfrd and 
to defray the Charge of the Salaries and Allowances ge) 
eranted to certain Professors in the Universities of 
Oxford and Cambridge. 

Estimate of the Expenses of the University Of University of 
London, from 1st April 1843 to 31st March 1844, London, 


An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be Miscellaneous 
required to pay Grants to Scottish Universities for- ro ol 
merly defrayed from the Hereditary Revenues of es 
Crown, and not provided for on Her Majesty’s Civil 
List, nor on the Consolidated Fund ; from ist April 
1843 to 31st March 1844. 

An Estimate of the Charge of the Roman Catho- Roman Catholic 
lic College, for the Financial year ending 31st College. 
March 1844. 

Estimate of the probable Expenditure, Income Roya) trish 
and Sum required for the Royal Irish Academy, Academy. 
from 1st April 1843 to 31st March 1844. 

An Estimate of the probable Expenditure and Royal 
Income of the Royal Hibernian Academy, for the Hibernian 
year commencing the 1st April 1843 and ending 31st 4cs¢eny- 
March 1844. 

Estimate of the Sum that will be required for Royal Dublin 
defraying the Expenses of the Royal Dublin So- Society. 
ciety, for the year commencing 1st April 1843 and 
ending 3ist March 1844. 

Estimate of the Expenditure of the Royal Belfast Royal Belfast 
Academical Institution, for the year commencing 1st Academical 
April 1843 and ending 31st March 1844, as far as {stitution. 
the same is chargeable on the Public Funds. 


Estimate of the Amount that will probably be pyitish Museum 
required at the British Museum, exclusive of the (New Build- 
ordinary and necessary Works, for the Maintenance i"8°-) 
of the Building, provided for in the Estimate for 
Public Buildings, &amp;c., for the year ending 31st 
March 1844. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted to British Museum 
enable the Trustees of the British Museum to pur- (New Par- 
chase for the Museum the there-under-mentioned **) 
Collections. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in National 
the year 1843 for the Purchase of Pictures for the Gallery. 
National Gallery, and for Expenses of the National 
Gallery. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required for Museum of 
Services connected with the Museum of Economic Economic 
Geology, Craig’s Court, within the year ending the &amp;*°2 
31st March 1844. 

An Estimate of the Amount that will probably magnetic 
be required in the year ending 31st March 1844, to Observatories, 
defray the Expense of Magnetic Observatories at © 
Toronto, Saint Helena and the Cape of Good Hope ; 
also, for Observations and Services carrying on 
under the direction of the Astronomer Royal; and 
other Scientific Works and Publications. 


¥. 
Statement of the Estimates for Colonial and no, 91. 


Consular Services, for 1843-44, compared with the comparative 
Estimates for the like Services for 1841-42 and Statement. 
1842-43. 

Estimate of the Charge of defraying the Civil Es- Bahama 
tablishment of the Bahama Islands, from the 1st 1!"4* 
day of April 1843 to the 31st day of March 1844. 

Estimate of the Charge of defraying the Civil Es- Bermudas. 
tablishment of the Bermudas, in America, from the 


1st day of April 1843 to the 3ist day of March 
1844, 





Estimate 





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Sable Is 


Western 
of Afric 


Saint H 


Wester 
Austral 


Port E 


Falkla: 
Island 


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Helig 


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Prince Ede Estimate of the Charge of defraying the Civil Es- 

vard’s Island. tablishment of Prince Edward’s Island, in America, 
from the 1st day of April 1843 to the 31st day of 
March 1844. 

sable Island. Estimate of the Amount required to defray the 


Expense of the Establishment at Sable Island, for 
the Relief of Shipwrecked Persons, from the 1st day 
of April 1843 to the 31st day of March 1844. 


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 
1843 to the 31st day of March 1844. 


Estimate of the Sum which will be required 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 Eotablichenant in that Island, from 
ist April 1843 to 31st March 1844. 


Estimate of the Charge of defraying the Expense 
of the Setttlement of Western Australia, from the 
ist April 1843 to the 31st of March 1844. 


An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in 
the year 1843, in aid of the Charge of the Settlement 
at Port Essington. 


Western Coast 
of Africa. 


Saint Helena. 


Western 
Australia. 


Port Essington. 





Falkland Estimate of the Sum which will be required for 

Islands. maintaining the Government of the Falkland Islands, 
during the Twelve months ending on 31st March 
1844, 

New Zealand. An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to 
be voted in the year 1843, to defray the Charge of 
the Colony of New Zealand. 

Heligolaud. Estimate of the Sum which will be required to 


defray the Expense of the Civil Establishment of 
Heligoland, from the 1st of April 1843 to the 31st 
of March 1844. 


An Estimate of the Amount that will be required 


Governors, &amp;c. 


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111 


dental Expenses for Commissions established on the 
ae of Her Majesty, under the Treaties with Foreign 

owers for suppressing the Traffic in Slaves, and in 
pursuance of Acts of the Legislature for carrying 
those Treaties into effect. 


An Estimate of the Sum which will be required to Consuls. 
provide for the Expense of the Consular Establish- 
ment Abroad, for the year ending the 31st March 
1844. 


Statement of the Estimates for Superannuation VI. 
and Retired Allowances and Gratuities for Charitable _ No- 91. 
and other purposes, for 1843-44, compared with ene 
the Estimates for the like Services for 1841-42 and *"™°"* 
1842-43. 

An Estimate of the Sum which will be required to Seperannua- 
defray the Charge of Allowances, or Compensations “”"” 
granted as Superannuation or Retired Allowances, 
to Persons formerly employed in the Public Offices 
or Departments, or in the Public Service, according 
to the provisions of the Acts 50 Geo. 3, c. 117, 3 Geo. 

4,c. 113, and 4 and 5 Will. 4, c. 24, &amp;c., for the 
year from 1st April 1843 to 31st March 1844. 


An Estimate of the Sum that may be required in Toulonese 

the year, from 1st April 1843 to 31st March 1844, Pmigrants, &amp;e- 
to enable Her Majesty to grant Relief to Toulonese 

and Corsican Emigrants, Dutch Naval Officers’ Wi- 

dows, 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 spe- 

cial claims on Her Majesty’s justice and liberality. 


An Estimate of the Sum required to defray the Vaccine 
Expense of the National Vaccine Institution for the !stitution, 
year 1843. 

An Estimate of the Sum required in aid of the Refuge for the 
Institution called “‘ The Refuge for the Destitute,” Destitute. 
for the year 1843. 


An Estimate of the Sum that may be required Polish Refugees 
for the Payment of the Subsistence of the Polish and Distressed 
Refugees, and Allowances to Distressed Spaniards, 5P™*"4* 
for the year from 1st April 1843 to 31st March 
1844. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required im Protestant 
the year from ist April 1843 to 3ist March 1844, Dissenting 
to pay the usual Allowances to Protestant Dissenting Minister &amp;« 
Ministers in England, Poor French Protestant Re- 
fugee Clergy, Poor French Refugee Laity, and other 
Charges formerly defrayed from the Civil List, the 
Hereditary Revenues, &amp;c., for which no permanent 
provision has been made by Parliament. 


An Estimate of the Sum that will probably 
required in the year from 1st April 1843 to 31st 
March 1844, to pay Charities, Bounties and other 
Charges in Scotland formerly defrayed from the 
Hereditary Revenue. 


An Estimate of the probable Expense of the Foundling 
Foundling Hospital, Dublin, for the year from Ist (Deblin.) 
April 1843 to 31st March 1844. vines 


Estimate of the Expense of supporting the House House of 
of Industry in Dublin; viz. the Two Lunatic De- lusty ) 
partments, the Four General Hospitals, and eon 
Dispensary attached; for one year, from the Ist 
day of April 1843 to the 31st day of March 1844, 
inclusive. 

Estimate of the Expense of the Female Orphan Female Orphan 
House, Circular-road, Dublin, for one year, from Mouse(Dublin.) 


be Charities and 
Bounties 


(Scotland.) 





(WestIndia from the ist of April 1843 to the 31st of March 

Colonies.) 1844, to defray the Charge of the Salaries of the 
Governors, Lieutenant Governors, and others, in 
Her Majesty’s West India Colonies. 

Ecclesiastical Estimate of the Charge of defraying the Expenses 

ee of the Ecclesiastical Establishment of the British 

rica, Se.) North American Provinces and New Zealand, from 
the ist day of April 1843 to the 31st day of March 
1844. 

Indian Estimate of the probable Expenditure of the Zn- 

ao dian Department in Canada for its Establishment 
and Pensions, from the 1st day of April 1843 to 
the 31st day of March 1844. 

Emigration. An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted to 
defray the Charge of the Colonial Land and Emi- 
gration Board, and the Salaries of the Agents for 
Emigration at the different Ports of this Kingdom ; 
also to defray Expenses in Canada, connected with 
Emigration from this country, for the year from 
1st April 1843 to 31st March 1844. 

“saga An Estimate of the Sum which will be required 

(Slavery Aboe from the 1st April 1843 to the 31st March 1844, to 

iin Act.) defray the Charge of Salaries and Allowances, and 
Contingencies of the Stipendiary Justices in the 
West Indies, Mauritius and Cape of Good Hope. 

ee An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in 

‘the year 1843, to enable Her Majesty to defray such 

Expenses as Her Majesty may incur in aiding the 

Local Legislatures in providing for the Religious 

and Moral Instruction of the Emancipated Negro 
Population. 

—. An Estimate of the Sum that may be required in 

“C+ the year from 1st April 1843 to 31st March 1844, 

to defray Expenses incurred for the Support of Cap- 

tured Negroes and Liberated Africans, under the 

: Acts for the Abolition of the Slave Trade. 

adhe An Estimate of the Sum which may be wanted 


for Twelve months, from the 1st of April 1843 to 
the 31st of March 1844, to 
Vou. 98, 


pay Salaries and Inci- 





the ist of April 1845 to the 31st of March 1844, 
for 160 Children. 


| Estimate of the Sum required for the Westmoreland Westmoreland 
Lock Hospital (for 125 Patients), for the year ending ed —- 
31st March 1844. (Dublin.) 


Estimate for the Lying-in-Hospital, Dublin, for Lying-in Hos- 
the year ending 31st March 1844. pital (Babli) 


Estimate of the probable Expense of Dr. Steeven’s Dr. Steevens? 
Hospital, Dublin, from the 1st April 1843 to 31st Hospi! 
March 1844. (Dublin. ) 





Pp 4 Estimate 


112 


Estimate of the probable Expense of the House 


House of Re- 


Foren Hospi - of Recovery and Fever Hospital, Cork-street, Dublin, 

(Dablin.) for one year, commencing 1st April 1843 and ending 
31st March 1844. 

Hospital for An Estimate of the probable Expenses of the 

(Dublin) Hospital for Incurables, for one year, from 1st April 

: 1843 to 31st March 1844. 

Commissioners An Estimate of the Sum necessary for defraying 

ae the Expenses of the Board of Commissioners of 

(Ireland.) — Charitable Donations and Bequests in Ireland, from 
the 1st day of April 1843 to the 31st day of March 
1844, 

Protestant Estimate of the Sum that will be necessary to 

Dissenting defray the Expense of Non-conforming, Seceding 

(reland.) and Protestant Dissenting Ministers in Ireland, for 
one year, ending 31st March 1844. 

Charitable An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted to 


Allowances, 


&amp;o., (Ireland) PY Charitable Allowances charged on the Concor- 


datum Fund in Jreland, and other Allowances and 
Bounties hitherto defrayed from the Grants for the 
Lord Lieutenant’s Household, Civil Contingencies, 
&amp;c., for the year ending 31st March 1844, 


vil. Statement of the Estimates for Special and Tem- 
No.91. porary Objects, for 1843-44, compared with the 
Comparative Seaseies for the like Services for 1841-42 and 

Statement, 1842-43. 

Revising An Estimate of the Sum that may be required in 

Barristers. the year from the 1st April 1843 to the 31st March 
1844, to pay the Allowances and Expenses of the 
Barristers employed in revising Lists of Voters, &amp;c. 
under the Act 2 Will. 4, c. 35. 

Mines. Estimate of the probable Sum which will be re- 
quired to defray the Expense of a Special Inquiry 
into the Condition of Persons employed in Mines, 
in the Counties of Warwick, Worcester, Stafford and 
Salop. 

‘Townland as Estimate of the Sum that will be required in 

(rela a.) the year from the 1st April 1843 to the 31st March 

. 1844, to defray the Expense of the Towaland Sur- 
vey of Ireland. 

Shannon An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to 

Navigation, 


defray the Expenses of the Shannon Commissioners, 
per Act 2 &amp; 3 Vic. c. 61, from the 1st April 1843 
to the 31st March 1844. 

Ambassador's An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in 
House at Paris. the year 1843-44, to defray the Charge of Works 


and Repairs to the British Ambassador’s House at 
Paris. 
D° - at Con- An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be re- 
stantinople. © quired in the year from the 1st April 1843, to the 
31st March 1844, towards defraymg the Expense 
of rebuilding the British Ambassador’s House at 
Constantinople. 
Steam Com- An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted 
(ede) towards defraying the Expense of Steam Communi- 


cation to India by way of the ted Sea, for one year, 
to the 31st March 1844. 


Commissariat. 


Estimate of Sums required for the Pay, Allow- 
No. 92. 


ances and Contingent Expenses of the Commis- 
sariat Department at Home and Abroad, and for 
Land and Inland Water Transport, Freight of Specie 
and Miscellaneous Purchases provided by the Com- 
missariat Abroad, for the year ending the 3ist March 
1844; with a Statement of the Amount required for 
similar Services, in the year ending the 31st March 
1843. 

Estimate of Sums required for the Half Pay of 
Commissariat Officers, and for Retired Full Pay, 
Compensation and Superannuation Allowances ; 
also for the Pensions of Widows of Commissariat 
Officers, and Compassionate Allowances to their 
Children, for one year, from the 1st April 1843 to 
the 31st March 1844. 


Civil Contin- 
gencies. 


No. 93. 


An Account of the Sum expended under the head 
of Civil Contingences in the year 1842; and an 
Estimate of the Amount required for 1843. 

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


14° Maréii. 














A, 1843. 


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

a Return, made up to the latest Date, showing the 
Quantity of Copper Ore upon which Duty has been 
paid since the 9th day of July 1842; showing also 
the Countries whence the same was imported, and 
the per-centage Quantity of Metallic Copper con- 
tained in each Parcel of Ore upon which Duty has 
been paid, together with the Rate and Amount of 
Duty received thereon. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, London (City) 
Returns of the Establishment of the City of London Police. 
Police Force, as it existed on the 31st day of De- 
cember 1842; 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 Contin- 
gencies of the rest of the Establishments, stating 
the Number and Locality of the Stations and Re- 
ceiving Houses, with the Rent and Taxes, and other 
Expenses for the same; with a Summary of the 
Total Receipt and Expenditure of the entire Esta- 
blishment, from the 1st day of January to the 31st 
day of December 1842 (in the same form as the 
Metropolitan Police Return, Parliamentary Paper, 
No. 172, of Session 1841) :—And, of the Number 
and Locality 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, (as entered in the Parliamentary Paper, 
No. 172, of Session 1841). 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented, by Opium, 
Her Majesty's Command,—Copy of Correspon- 
dence relative to the Actual Value of the Opium 
delivered up to the Chinese Authorities in 1839. 

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


Mr. Cripps reported from the Select Committee Public Petitios 
on Public Petitions That they had examined the (Tenth Report.) 
Petitions presented upon the sth, 9th and 11th 
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. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Landed 
posed, That a Select Committee be appointed, to Interest 
inquire whether there are any peculiar burthens 
specially affecting the Landed Interest of this 
Country, or any peculiar exemptions enjoyed by 
that Interest, and to ascertain their nature and ex- 
tent :—And a Debate arising thereupon ;— 


The House was moved, That the 65th Section of Athlone 
the Act 4 &amp; 5 Vic. c. 58, to amend the Law for Election. 
the Trial of Controverted Elections, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

And Lancelot Rolleston, Esquire, not having been 
brought into the House within three hours after the 
meeting of the House, the swearing of the Com- 
mittee to try and determine the matter of the Peti- 
tions complaining of an undue Election and Return 
for the Borough of Athlone, was adjourned till To- 
morrow, at four of the clock. 


And the Question being again proposed, That a Landed 
Select Committee be appointed, to inquire whether Istere+ 
there are any peculiar burthens specially affecting 
the Landed Interest of this Country, or any peculiar 
exemptions enjoyed by that Interest, and to ascer- 
tain their nature and extent :—The House resumed 
the Debate. 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Associations. 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ it is expedient, as a remedy for a state of anxiety 

“ embarrassing 





Savings Banks. 


6 VicTorizR. 


“ embarrassing and unfair to the agriculturists, and 


injurious to commerce, that the attention of this 
House be directed to the continued existence of 
Associations, which, in matters affecting agricul- 
ture and commerce, pretend to influence the de- 
liberations of the Legislature, and which, by their 
combination and by their proceedings, are at 
once dangerous to the public peace and incon- 
sistent with the spirit of the constitution,” instead 
thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question : 
—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 


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


Mereurii, 15° die Martii, 18438: 


And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the Debate be now adjourned : 
—The said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question: 
—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 


14°—15° Martiz. 113 


1842 :—And, of all Classes of the Ships of the Royal 
Navy in Commission on the 1st day of December 
1842, with a Return of the Number of Officers and 
Men aliowed in each Class in the Complements of 
the Ships. 


The House was moved, That the Act 10 Geo. 2, players of 


c. 28, “to explain and amend so much of an Act Interludes Bill. 


made in the twelfth year of the reign of Queen Anne, 
intituled, An Act for reducing the Laws relating 
to Rogues, Vagabonds, Sturdy Beggars and Va- 
grants into one Act of Parliament, and for the more 
effectual punishing such Rogues, Vagabonds, Sturdy 
Beggars and Vagrants, and sending them whither 
they ought to be sent, as relates to Common Players 
of Interludes,” might be read; and the same being 
read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
repeal part of the said Act, and to make other pro- 
visions in lieu thereof: And that Mr. Thomas Dun- 
combe, Mr. Ewart and Captain Polhill do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


A Motion being made, That this House will, this Registration 
day, resolve itself into a Committee, to consider of of Voters 





Then the main Question being put, That a Select 
Committee be appointed, to inquire whether there 
are any peculiar burthens specially affecting the | 
Landed Interest of this Country, or any peculiar 
exemptions enjoyed by that Interest, and to ascer- 
tain their nature and extent ; 





authorizing the Payment out of the Consolidated Scam) . 


Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Ireland, of the Salaries and Expenses of Revising 
Barristers, also of the Judges of the Court of Appeal 
and their Clerks and Officers, who may be appointed 


Th of pices | under the provisions of an Act of the present Session, 
e House divided : 


The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Ward, } 33 
Yeas, Mr. Milner Gibson : 

Tellersfor the f Sir Thomas Fremantle, hose 
Noes, UMr. Henry Baring : - 

So it passed in the Negative. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Rate of Interest paid to the Depositors 
in each of the Savings Banks in the United King- 
dom, showing the Number of Depositors, and the 


- amend the Law for the Registration of Persons 


entitled to vote at the Election of Members to serve 
,in Parliament for England and Wales ; 

Sir James Graham, by Her Majesty’s Command, 
acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, having been 
informed of the subject-matter of this Motion, re- 
commends it to the consideration of the House. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


as followeth : 





lowest Amount of Deposit on which Interest is al- 
lowed ; the Periods at which Interest is made up 
and credited to the Depositors; the Amount of dif- 
ference of Interest between that received half-yearly 
from the National Debt Commissioners, and that 
paid to the Depositors ; the Amount of Expenses 
of Management under separate heads, and the Net 
Surplus Profit (if any) in each Savings Bank, in the 
year ended the 20th day of November 1842 :—Ac- 
counts of the Amount of Exchequer Bills in the 
hands of the Commissioners for Savings Banks, on 
the 21st day of June 1839; also, the Amount of 
Exchequer Bills purchased on each Day since that 
time, and the Daily Prices at which these Bills 
were severally purchased :— Of the Amount of 
Exchequer Bills converted or exchanged into 3 per 
cent. or other Stock, since the 21st day of June 
1839, stating the Rate at which the Stocks were 
severally converted, the Dates of such Conversion, 
stating also the Amount of Exchequer Bills re- 
maining in the hands of the Commissioners at the 
date of the Return to this Order (in continuation of 
Parliamentary Paper, No. 470, of Session 1839) :— 
And, of all Exchequer Bills issued under the Au- 
thority of the Act 5 Vic., Sess. 2, c. 8, stating seve- 
rally the Dates of Issuing, and to whom, and the 
Dates and Amounts of Re-payment, or of funding 
the same ; stating also, the Rate of Interest paid 
on the Bills so issued, and the Total Amount of In- 
terest paid for the samé up to this time, and also 


the Amount of the Exchequer Bills (if any) yet out- 
standing. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Ships of the Royal Navy, of all 
Classes, in Ordinary, on the 1st day of December 


Sir George Clerk reported from the Committee of Ways and 
Ways and Means, a Resolution; which was read, Means. 


Resolved, That towards making good the Supply Consolidated 


granted to Her Majesty, the sum of Eight millions, Fund. 


be granted out of the Consolidated Fund of the 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 
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 George Clerk and Mr. 


Chancellor of the Exchequer do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


second time ; and committed to a Committee of the 
whole House, for Friday next. 


of the whole House, for Friday next. 


Majesty and the King of the French, for the Mutual 
Surrender, in certain cases, of Persons fugitive from 
Justice. 


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


mand,—Papers relative to the Earthquake in the 
West Indies. 


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


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of Her Settlements on the Coast of Africa and in 





Vox. 98. 


Q the 


The Mutiny Bill was, according to Order, read a Mutiny Bill, 


The Marine Mutiny Bill was, according to Order, Marine Mutiny 
read a second time ; and committed to a Committee Bill. 


Sir Robert Peel presented, by Her Majesty’s Fugitives fom 
Command,—Copy of a Convention between Her Justice. 


Lord Stanley presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- West Indies. 


Mr. George William Hope presented a Bill to Coast of Africa, 
enable Her Majesty to provide for the Government &amp;» Bill. 


No. 94. 


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Offices in the 
Colonies. 


Yeomanry. 


Liverpool Gas 
Bill. 


East India. 
No. 95. 

Staffordshire 

Magistrates, 


No. 96. 


Corn, 

No. 97. 
Newspaper 
Stamps and 


Advertisement 
Daty. 


No, 98. 
Railway Mails. 
No. 72. 
Loan Societies. 


No. 99, 


Pentonville 
Prison. 


No. 100. 


Penitentiary 
(Milbank. ) 


No. 100. 


114, 


the Falkland Islands: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Friday next; and to be printed. 


Mr. George William Hope presented, pursuant to 
the directions of an Act of Parliament,—A Return 
of all Persons holding Offices in the Colonies who 
have been appointed thereto subsequent to the pass- 
ing of an Act of Parliament of the 54th year of his 
late Majesty King George the 3d, c. 61, and who 
are not at present in the execution of the Duties of 
their respective Offices, (so far as the same relates 
to the Department of the Secretary of State for the 
Colonies.) 

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


Sir Henry Hardinge presented, pursuant to Order, 
—A Return of the Number of Troops or Corps, or 
Regiments of effective Yeomanry of Great Britain, 
schaliing those serving gratuitously, according to 
the last Muster Roll or Return ; distinguishing the 
Number of Officers and Men in each Corps or Re- 
giment, and the Expense of each Corps in 1842; 
showing the manner in which the Sums voted for 
Great Britain and Ireland in that year were ex- 
pended, and distinguishing also the new Troops or 
Corps since January 1842. 

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


A Petition of Consumers of Gas, in the town of 
Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, 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. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to East India, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Staffordshire 
Magistrates, which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Corn, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Newspaper 
Stamps and Advertisement Duty, which was pre- 
sented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Railway 
Mails, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Abstract of Accounts of Loan 
Societies in England and Wales, which was presented 
yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That an Abstract of the Return relative 
to Pentonville Prison, which was presented upon 
the 3d day of this instant March, be printed. 


Ordered, That an Abstract of the Return relative 
to the Penitentiary (Milbank), which was presented 
upon the 3d day of this instant March, be printed. 


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


14°—15° Marti. 





A. 1843. 


Mercurii, 15° die Martii; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


M R. Mitchell, from the General Penitentiary at Penitentiary 
a Milbank, was called in; and at the bar pre- (Milbank,) 
sented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of Par- 
liament,—Report of the Superintending Committee 
of the General Penitentiary at Milbank, for the 
Reception of Convicts ; specifying the state of the 
Building ; the Conduct of the Officers; the Treat- 
ment and Condition of the Prisoners ; the Amount 
of their Earnings, and the Expense of the Esta- 
blishment, during the year 1842 :—And then he with- 
drew. 

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


The Northern and Eastern Railway (Newport Northem aa 
Extension) Bill was read a second time ; and com- i 
mitted. Extension) Bil 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Plymouth, &amp;c., Roads, Carriages and Boats Plymouth, &amp;,, 
Regulation Bill was read a second time ; and com- Reads, Car. 
mitted. Regulation Bi 

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Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 

mittee of Selection. 


Sir John Hanmer presented a Bill for better sup- Hull Wate. 
plying with Water the Borough of Kingston-upon- works Bill, 
Hull: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Nottingham 
the Report on the Nottingham Lighting Bill; and Lighting Bil. 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Petition of the Most noble Charles Sackville, Northampton 
Duke of Dorset, the Right honourable William aud Peterbo- 
Wentworth Earl Fitzwilliam, the Right honourable S12" Balm 
Thomas Atherton Lord Lilford, the Right honour- ~ 
able Henry James Lord Montagu, and of Owners of 
property on the line and in the neighbourhood of 
the proposed Railway from the London and Bir- 
mingham Railway, near Blisworth, by Northamp- 
ton, to Peterborough, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Northampton and Peterborough 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the Market Town 
of Holbeach, in the county of Lincoln, and the ad- 
jacent neighbourhood, praying that the said Bill may 
pass into a law, was also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Faversham Navigation Bill was read a second Faversham a 
time; and committed. Navigation Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Duncan presented a Bill for altering and Denies Hae 
amending the Dundee Harbour Acts, and for more &gt;" *" 
effectually maintaining, improving and extending 
the Harbour of Dundee; and for other Purposes 
connected therewith: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- Gorbals Potiee 
Bill, Bill. 

Com- 

mittee 


spect of the Petition for the Gorbals Police 
which was yesterday made from the Select 








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Monkland and 
Kirkintilloch 
Railway Bill. 


Inchbelly 
(Glasgow) 
Road Bill. 


Paisley 
Municipal 
Affairs Bill. 


Liverpool 
Docks Bill, 


Belfast and 
Cavehill 
Railway Bill. 


Athlone 
Election, 


Wexford 
Harbour Bill. 


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mittee on Petitions for Private Bills, might be read ; ' 
and the same being read ; 


15° Marti. 115 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Lancaster and ' 


the Report on the Lancaster and Preston Junction Preston Junc- 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Railway Bill; and the Amendments were read, and pu" 
for regulating the Police, and paving, cleansing and agreed to. 


lighting the Streets of the town or barony of Gor-| 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


bals, in the county of Lanark, and grounds adjacent, ' be ingrossed. 


and for other purposes relating thereto: And that | 
Mr. Dennistoun and Mr. Oswald do prepare, and | 
bring it in. 


The Neath Harbour Bill was read a second time ; Neath Harbour 


and committed. Bill. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- | mittee of Selection. 


spect of the Petition for the Monkland and Kirkin- | 
tilloch Railway Bill, which was yesterday made | 


Mr. Gibson Craig presented a Bill for better Schoolmasters’ 


from the Select Committee on Petitions for Private | raising and securing the Fund for the Relief of Wi- Widows’ Fund 


Bills, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
make, complete, maintain and incorporate with the 
Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway, two improved 
or additional Lines of Railway, and to alter, amend, 
enlarge and repeal the Acts relating to the said 
Undertaking: And that Mr. Lockhart and Mr. 
Forbes do prepare, and bring it in. 





The House was moved, That the Report in re-| 
spect of the Petition for the Inchbelly (Glasgow) 
Road Bill, which was yesterday made from the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
improve, repair and maintain the Road from Inch- 
belly Bridge to Glasgow, and to make and maintain 
certain Branch Roads therefrom: And that Mr. 
Lockhart, Mr. Forbes and Mr. Smollett do prepare, 
and bring it in. 





The House was moved, That the Report in re- 
spect of the Petition for the Paisley Municipal 
Affairs Bill, which was yesterday made from the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, might 
be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for appointing Trustees for the Creditors of the 
burgh of Paisley, and other purposes relating to the 
Financial Affairs of the said burgh: And that Mr. 
Hastie and Mr. Forbes do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir Howard Douglas presented a Bill to alter and 
amend certain Provisions of the Acts relating to the 
Docks and Harbour of Liverpool: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Mr. Ross presented a Bill for maintaining the 
Railway called the Belfast and Cavehill Railway, 
and for reviving and extending some of the Powers 
of the Acts relating thereto: And the same was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


The Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House, in- 
formed the House, That he had taken Lancelot Rol- 
leston, Esquire, into his custody. 

Whereupon Mr. Henry Baring stated, that he, on 
the part of Colonel Rolleston, had to express his 
deep regret at his not having been in his place when 
the Members for the Athlone Election Committee 
were called upon to be sworn; that he left London 
on Saturday to attend to public business at Notting- 
ham, without having adverted to his name being on 
the Panel from which the Committee was to be 
selected ; and also to express his sorrow for the in- 
convenience he had caused to the Members of the 
Committee and the Parties. 

Ordered, That Lancelot Rolleston, Esquire, be dis- 
charged out of the custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms 
attending this House, upon payment of his fees. 


The Wexford Harbour Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


dows and Children of Burgh and Parochial School- S°t*"*) Bi! 
masters in Scotland: And the same was read the 


first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Gibson Craig presented a Bill to provide Borrowstoun- 


for the Improvement of the Town and Harbour of ness Harbour 


Borrowstounness, in the County of Linlithgow, for and Improve- 
‘ . : i ei ment Bill. 
paving, lighting and cleansing the Streets of the 


said ‘Town; and for regulating the Police thereof 


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


The Names of the Members of the Select Com- Athlone 


‘mittee appointed to try and determine the matter Flection. 


of the Petitions complaining of an undue Election 
and Return for the ae of Athlone; and also, 
the Petitions of Electors, praying to be admitted 
Parties to defend the Return, were called over, as 
follow : 

Edward Henry A’Court, Esquire, William Mar- 
shall, Esquire, Lancelot Rolleston, Esquire, John 
Henry Vivian, Esquire, John Trotter, Esquire, Lord 
Worsley; Chairman, Charles Buller, Esquire. 

And being come to the Table, they were sworn 

by the Clerk. 
Ordered, That the Petitions complaining of an 
undue Election and Return for the Borough of 
Athlone, and the Petitions of Electors, praying to 
be admitted Parties to defend the Return, and the 
Lists of Voters delivered in by either Party respec- 
tively, be referred to the Select Committee appointed 
to try and determine the matter of the Petitions 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for 
that Borough. 

Ordered, That the said Committee do meet To- 
morrow, in one of the Committee Rooms of the 
House, at eleven of the clock in the forenoon. 


Mr. Richard Hodgson presented a Bill for settling Berwick-upon-. 
and establishing the Rights of the Resident Freemen Tweed Corpo- 
and Resident Widows of Freemen of the Borough ™"™" ae. 
of Berwich-upon-Tweed, in the Property vested in 
the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of that Bo- 
rough, and for other Purposes: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


A Petition of the Vice President of the Bristol Dean Forest 
Chamber of Commerce, Trade and Manufactures, pe ag 
praying that the Dean Forest and Gloucester Rail- “*""*) ®". 
way Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Glasgow Police 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Bill. 
the Petition for the Glasgow Police Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to consolidate, amend and extend the Provisions of 
several Acjs for the better paving, watching, light- 
ing, cleansing and regulating the Police of the city 
of Glasgow, and adjoining districts, and the Statute 
Labour of the said city, and for other purposes in 
relation thereto: And that Mr. Oswald and Mr. 





Vor. 98. 


Dennistoun do prepare, and bring it in. 
2 Mr. 


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Sowerby, &amp;c., 
Drainage Bill. 


G — Ma- 
rine [Insurance 


Company Bill. 


Leinster Lawn, 
&amp;c., (Dublin) 
Improvement. 


Bermondsey, 
Rotherhithe 
and Deptford 
Roads Bill. 


Merthyr Tydvil 
Stipendiary 
Magistrate Bill. 


Drumpeller 
Railway Bill. 


American 
Treaty. 


116 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 


on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Sowerby, &amp;c. Drainage Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for draining certain Lands and Low Grounds in the 
townships of Upper Rawcliffe-with-Tarnacre, In- 
skip-with-Sowerby and Wood Plumpton, in the pa- 
rish of Saint Michaels, and in the township of 
Myerscough, in the parish of Lancaster, all in the 
county palatine of Lancaster: And that Mr. Wil- 
son Patten and Mr. Bootle Wilbraham do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Glasgow 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 Glasgow Marine Insurance Company 
to sue and be sued, and for other purposes relating 
to the said Company: And that Mr. Oswald and 
Mr. Dennistoun do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Leinster Lawn, &amp;c. (Dublin) 
Improvement Bill, the Standing Orders had not 
been complied with; inasmuch as the Notices given 
in the newspapers and on the church-doors do not 
specify the mtention of applying for compulsory 
powers to take land for the purposes of the intended 
Act, (such powers, though not sought for in the Pe- 
tition, being included in the Bill annexed). 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Aglionby hem from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Bermondsey, Rotherhithe and 
Deptford Roads Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for more effectually repairing certain Roads in the 
parishes of Bermondsey, Rotherhithe and Saint Paul 
and Saint Nicholas, Deptford, and for making se- 
veral new Roads connected therewith, all in the 
counties of Surrey and Kent: And that Mr. Kemble 
and Mr. Antrobus do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Merthyr Tydvil Stipendiary 
Magistrate Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to provide for the more effectual execution of the 
office of a Justice of the Peace within the parish 
of Merthyr Tydvil, and certain adjoining parishes : 
And that Lord James Stuart and Sir John Guest do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Drumpeller Railway Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway with other necessary Works, 
to connect certain Coal Fields in the parishes of O/d 
Monkland and Bothwell, in the county of Lanark, 
with the Monkland Canal: And that Mr. Forbes 
and Mr. Dennistoun do prepare, and bring it in. 


Petitions of the Chairman and Secretary of the 
Colchester Auxiliary of the British and Foreign Anti- 
Slavery Society ;—Secretary of the Committee of 
the Hitchin Auxiliary Anti-Slavery Society ;— 
and, Chairman of the Committee of the Southampton 
Auxiliary to the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery 


15° Marti. 





A. 1843. 


Society ; stating that the Petitioners are greatly 
alarmed on perceiving the evil uses which may be 
made of the Tenth Article of the Treaty of Washing- 
ton, by the slave-holders of the United States for 
the recovery of a slaves; and praying that in 
any measure the House may be called upon to pass 
to give effect to the said Article of the Treaty, pro- 
vision may be expressly made that in no case shall 
fugitive slaves surrendered on the demand of the 
federal government of the United States, for alleged 
criminal offences, be again subjected to the incidents 
of slavery,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Hundred of Hinckford, (Essex ;) saint Asaph 
—Deanery of Harlow ;—Deanery of Bridgwater ; and Bangor 
— Carnarvon ; — Deanery of Marchia; — Llan- Dioceses, 


rhaiadr yn Mochnant;— Yelverley ;—-Llanystindwy ; 
—Llan y Blodwel ;—Criccieth and other places ;— 
Llanenddwyn and Llanddwywe;—Llandaniog and 
Lianfair ;—and, Rural Deanery of South East Drox- 
ford; praying for the repeal of so much of the Act 
6 and 7 Will. 4, c.77, as relates to the union of the 
Sees uf Saint Asaph and Bangor, —were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Stee- Maynooth 
ple Bumpsted and Toppesfield, in the county of Essex, College, &amp;, 


praying the House to appoint a Committee of Inquiry 
for the purpose of instituting a sifting and impartial 
investigation into the state and studies of Maynooth 
College, and also that the House will adopt -such 
measures as may serve to enforce and carry into 
effect the protective and restrictive Clauses of the 
Roman Catholic Relief Act of the year 1829, was 


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


Petitions from Chepping Wycombe ;—and, G'eorge Property Tax 
Stonier, of Ducie-street, Manchester; praying for 4“ 


the repeal of the Property Tax Act,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Lord Mayor of the city of Dub- Dublin Loal 
lin, praying the House to take into consideration Taxation 


the grievances which the Petitioner conceives arise 
from the excessive amount as well as from the partial 
and oppressive system of taxation of the city of Dub- 
lin, caused for the most part from the unsound and 
unequal basis upon which the several assessments are 
made, together with the costly and inconvenient man- 
ner in which the various taxes are collected, in order 
to remedy which, the Petitioner would beg leave to 
suggest that a more equitable mode of valuation 
may be provided, and that the consolidation of the 
assessment and collection ef the several municipal 
taxes be adopted as measures that would in a great 
degree remedy the difficulties complained of, and 
be also a great public convenience, as well as the 
means of lessening the enormous expense now in- 
curred by the taxing boards of the city of Dublin, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Reverend John William Butt, Poor Law 
m. A., Clerk, Vicar of Kings Langley, in the county 4 


of Hertford, praying that when the Poor Law again 
comes under the consideration of the House, a 
Clause may be inserted which shall make it op- 
tional for the sick, the aged and the infirm within 
or without the bounds of the union, either to go into 
the workhouse, or receive relief in their own dwell- 
ings, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the President and Secretary of the poe 
arities 
(Ireland) Bill 


Medical Association of Jreland, praying that the 
Medical Charities (Ireland) Bill may pass into a 
law, with modifications, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





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A Petition of the Medical Attendant and Sub- 
scribers to the Ballygar Charitable Dispensary, in the 
county of Galway, praying that the said Bill may 
pass into a law, was also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


15° Martie. 117 


A Petition of Sailors and Ship-owners of Mary- yferchant Seas 
port, stating that the Petitioners having taken into men’s Fund. 
their consideration the defective state of the Act of 
Parliament, for regulating the Merchant Seamen’s 
Fund, pray the sai to carry into effect the 
alterations in the law recommended by a Committee 





Poor Relief Petitions from Limerick ;—Killfree ;—and, Tub- 
(Ireland) Act’ Babrien; praying for the repeal or amendment of 
the Poor Relref (Ireland) Act,—were presented, and 


of the House in their Report, ordered by the House 
to be printed 10th August 1840, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


RomanCatholic A Petition of Inhabitants of Hubberton, praying 

Relief Act. for the repeal of the Roman Catholic Relief Act, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Ecclesiastical Petitions from the President and Honorary Secre- 

Courts Bill. tary of the Manchester Law Association ;—North 
Meois ;—Penrith (two Petitions) ;—Saint David's ; 
— Wigton ;—Cambridge ;— and, Tenbury ; praying 
that the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill may not pass 
iato a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 














Reform of A Petition of the Chairman of the Committee of 

Parliament Act. the Westminster Reform Society, praying the House 
to repeal that part of the twenty-seventh clause of 
the Reform Act, which makes the payment of cer- 
tain rates on or before a particular day, a condition 
of the elective franchise, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mines and A Petition of Male and Female Workers at 

Collieries Act. Cygigend Colliery, in the parish of Muiravonside, and 

county of Stirling, praymg for the amendment of 

the Mines and Collieries Act, by allowing unmarried 

females and widows to work in mines and collieries 

ax in Scotland, was presented, and read; and ordered 


A Petition of Jonathan Brown and others, stating Jonathan Brown 
that the Petitioners were tried at the Quarter Ses- and others. 
sions holden in the Shire Hall, cn the 17th of Octo- 
ber last, on a charge of riotously and tumultuously 
assembling, and were sentenced to six months’ im- 
prisonment, and to be kept to hard labour, which 
ay they are now undergoing in Southwell 

ouse of correction ; and praying the House to take 
steps to commute the remaining part of their punish- 
ment, and restore them to their suffering wives and 
families, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Coal-miners of Gartlee Colliery, Coal Miners. 
parish of New Monkland, Lanarkshire, praying the 

House to grant a law by the working of which the 

Miners will have the weights by which the employer 

weighs their labour, placed at the pit bottom or some 
convenient place near the bottom, was presented, 

and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Climping ;—and, Barnham ; pray- Malt. 
ing for the repeal of the duty on Malt,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Aldborough ;—Boroughbridge ;— Church of 
Minship ;— Roecliffe ;—and, Lower and Upper Duns- England. 
forth; praying that the overgrown parishes of the 
kingdom, especially those in the manufacturing, 

























































mining and commercial districts, may be divided 
into smaller parishes, each containing only a manage- 


Warwick and An ingrossed Bill to authorize certain Alterations | able amount of population, and duly provided with 


nme in the Works of the Warwick and Leamington Union | — pep em fs papa Table resented, 
al Bi "99 Railway, and to amend the Act relating thereto ; | ’ peetitiaieintt in cauae ™ 


and —s to a ate on the —_— Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Goldand Silver. 
es a a tam Railway Company, was read the | Return of the Amount of Gold and Silver Bullion 
? , or Coin exported from Great Britain from 1837 to 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the | po n P’ . . 
Title be, An Act to authorize certain alterations in Tae, Cans Meetaive, ne ten te Se Pela pened oF 


the Works of the Warwick and Leamington Union | 1848 ; distinguishing the Countries to which such 


: exportation has taken place, and distinguishing 
Railway, and to contirm the purchase thereof by | pos: .7 from Foreign Coin. 


the London and Birmingham Railway Company, and 


to enable that Company to raise a further sum of : . . , 
Money, and to convert their Shares into Stock. Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Marine 


: Returns of the Names of Marine Engine Makers Engines. 
on wo Rosen Se ia 1 retinal: 4 the with whom the Admiralty have made Contracts for 
’ Engines, from the year 1839 to 1843 inclusive; with 
the Amount of Horse Power ordered from each of i 
such Engine Makers in each year :—Of the original i 
Cost of the Engines of Her Majesty’s Steam Ves- i 
|sels, Alecto, Devastation, Geyser, Cyclops, Prome- ts 
| seers, Polyphemus, Vesuvius and Stromboli; speci- I 
fying any extra charge beyond Contract Price, and 4 
A Petition of Members of the Church and Con-| if such Engines were fitted with an Indicator :—Of k 
| gregation of Protestant Dissenters ofthe Independ-| Repairs, and the Cost of such Repairs, and the 
ent ent order, assembling for the worship of God in East, Number of Days and Hours any of said Vessels 
Parade Chapel, Leeds, stating that the Petitioners | were incapable of performing their work, in conse- \ 
have read with regret and apprehension the procla-| quence of such Repairs:—And, of the Names of i 
mation of the Right honourable the Governor-Ge-! the Makers of each of the Engines of said Vessels. i 
neral of India, addressed to the Hindoo Chiefs and | i 
people, in which they are congratulated in the; Mr. William Gladstone presented, by Her Ma- German Cus- i 
strongest terms on the victorious removal by the j jesty’s Command,—Copies and Extracts of De- toms’ Union. 
united British and native army of the gates of an} spatches from Her Majesty’s Ministers Abroad, 
ancient idol temple, accompanied with directions for | having reference to the recent modifications in the | 
the transmission of these trophies with all honour to | Tariff of the German Customs Union. ti 
| the restored Temple of Somnauth; and praying the| Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
House to adopt some measures to counteract the | Table. 
influence of these proceedings, and to prevent the 
return of a connivance at idolatry, was presented,| Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an British 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. | Account of the Income and Expenditure of the Muscum. 
Vou. 98. | Q3 British 





to lie upon the Table. 


Rochdale and The Rochdale and Manchester Road Bill was read 
Manchester 


Rood Bill a second time ; and committed. 
, Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 














Governor.Ge- 
neral of India. 








S 
1) Bill 








Medical 
Charities 
(Ireland) Bill, 


Personation of 
Voters Bill. 


Dogs Bill. 


Printed Papers. 


118 


British Museum for the year 1842; of the estimated 
Charges and Expenses for the year ending the 25th 
day of March 1844, and of the Sum necessary to 
discharge the same; and also, an Account of the 
Number of Persons admitted to visit the Museum 
from Christmas 1836 to Christmas 1842; together 
with a Statement of progress in the arrangement 
of the Collections; and an Account of Objects 
added to them in the year 1842. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Medical Charities (Jreland) Bill; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the Order for committing the Bill toa 
Committee of the whole House, be discharged :— 
And the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 


the 3d day of May next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Personation of Voters Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon this day 
six months, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Dogs Bill ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question be- 
ing proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ this House will, upon this day six months, resolve 
“ itself into the said Committee,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being 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, 

Yeas, \Sir Robert Harry Inglis : 

Tellers for thef Mr. Barclay, 

Noes, Mr. Hume: 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee ; and, after some time spent therein, 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Sir Charles 
Douglas reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


_ 
i) 
© 


i) 
or 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed 
upon the 28th day of February last, That Sir Wii- 
liam Gosset, Knight, the Serjeant-at-Arms attend- 
ing this House, have leave to appear and defend the 
action brought against him by Thomas Burton 
Howard, for trespass ; 

The House was moved, That the Entry in the 
Journals, of the Resolution of the House of the 30th 
day of May 1837, on the Publication of Printed 
Papers, might be read; and the same was read, as 
followeth : 

“ Resolved, That by the law and privilege 
of Parliament, this House has the sole and 
exclusive jurisdiction to determine upon the 
existence and extent of its privileges, and that 
the institution or prosecution of any action, suit 
or other proceeding, for the purpose of bringing 
them into discussion or decision before any 
court or tribunal elsewhere than in Parliament, 
is a high breach of such privilege, and renders 
all parties concerned therein amenable to its 
just displeasure, and to the punishment conse- 
quent thereon.” 

And the Question being again 


roposed :—The 
House resumed the said adjourned 


ebate. 


15°—16° Marti. 








A. 1843. 


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 
“ Thomas Burton Howard do attend at the bar of 
“ this House To-morrow,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the 


words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question ; 


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


Jovis, 16° die Martti, 1843: 


And the Question being put ; 
The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the { Sir Thomas Fremantle, 
Yeas, \ Mr. Henry Baring : gist. 
Tellers for the f Mr. Tufnell, 
Noes, Lord Marcus Hill: } os. 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Then the main Question being put, That Sir Wil- 
liam Gosset, Knight, the Serjeant-at-Arms attend- 
ing this House, have leave to appear and defend the 


action brought against him by Thomas Burton 
Howard, for trespass ; 


The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the fSir Thomas Fremantle, 135 
Yeas, Mr, Henry Baring: } ri 

Tellers for thef Mr. Tufnell, i 
Noes, (Lord Marcus Hill: | Sian 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That William Bellamy, a Messenger of 
this House, have leave to appear and defend the 
action brought against him by Thomas Burton 
Howard for trespass. 

Ordered, That Her Majesty’s Attorney General 
be directed to defend Sir William Gosset against 
the said action. 

Ordered, That Her Majesty’s Attorney General 
be directed to defend William Bellamy, against the 
said action. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 


mittee of Ways and Means; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


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

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


The Order of the da¥ being read, for receiving Sudbury Dis- 
the Report on the Sudbury Disfranchisement Bill ;  franchisemen 


Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Registration 
of Voters 
[Salaries and 


into a Committee, to consider of authorizing the 
Payment out of the Consolidated Fund of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, of the Sa- 
laries and Expenses of Revising Barristers, also of 
the Judges of the Court of Appeal and their Clerks 
and Officers, who may be appointed under the pro- 
visions of an Act of the present Session, to amend 
the Law for the Registration of Persons entitled to 
vote at the Election of Members to serve in Parlia- 
ment for England and Wales. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That provision be made out of the Con- 
solidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland, for the payment of the Salaries 
and Expenses of Revising Barristers, also of the 
Judges of the Court of Appeal and the Clerks and 
Officers who may be appointed in pursuance of an 
Act of the present Session, to amend the Law for 
the Registration of Persons entitled to vote at the 

Election 


Meaus. 


Supply. 


Expenses.] 








Drainé 
Lands 


Silver 
(Chin 


Alien 


Hali 


































6 Vicroriz. 


Election of Members to serve m Parliament for 
England and Wales. 
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 this day. 


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

Lands Bill. tg facilitate the Drainage of Lands in England and 
Wales: And that Mr. Pusey, Lord Worsley and Sir 
John Trollope do prepare, and bring it in. 


Silver Bullion Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 

(China. ) Copies of the Orders sent out by the Treasury, or 
by any other Department of the Government, to 
the Authorities in China, since the Convention of 
Canton, respecting the Transmission of Silver Bullion 
from thence :—And, of Copy or Statement of any 
Representations made by Merchants of the City of 
London to the Treasury, respecting the Transmission 
of Silver Bullion from China :—And, a Return of 
the Amount paid for Freight of the Silver Bullion, 
by Her Majesty’s Ship Conway, from China, stating 
how the same Charge for Freight has been appor- 
tioned, and the Amount paid to each Party sharing 
the same. 


Aliens. Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed 
to inquire into the state of the Laws affecting Aliens, 
and others resident in this country, not being native- 
born subjects of the British Crown ; with a view to 
ascertain whether it may be expedient to make any 
and what alterations therein, for the purpose of faci- 
litating the admission of Foreigners into the rights 
and privileges of. British subjects, excepting the 
disability to be of the Privy Council, or a Member 
of either House of Parliament, as limited by the Act 
12 and 13 Will. 3, c. 2. 


Halifax Union. A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That there be laid before this House, a List 
of the Guardians of the Halifax Union who assem- 
bled at the Board on Wednesday the 1st day of this 
instant March ; distinguishing the ex-officio Guar- 
dians from the elected Guardians :—Also, a List of 
the Guardians who were not present, distinguishing 
the ex-officio Guardians from the elected Guardians : 
—Also, the Name of the Assistant Poor Law Com- 
missioner who attended the Board :—Also, a Copy 
of their Minutes and Proceedings, as well as of the 
Resolutions adopted by the Board, so far as they 
relate to the Administration of the New Poor Law 
within the said Union :—Also, a Copy of all Notices 
given at any preceding Meeting of the Board, relat- 
mg to any Proceeding or Resolution connected with 


the Administration of the New Poor Law, which 
was adopted by the Board on the 1st day of this 
instant March :—And the said Motion was, with 


leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Halifax Union. | A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of the Minutes and Proceedings, as well as of the 
Resolutions adopted by the Board of the Halifax 
Union, on the 1st day of March, so far as they relate 
to the Administration of the New Poor Law within 
the said Union ; likewise, Copy of any Resolution 
for the erection of a Mill within the Workhouse on 


the day aforesaid, or on any other day ; 


15°—16° Martiz. 


‘The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the f Mr. Ferrand, } 1 

Yeas, Mr. Borthwick : 1 

Tellers for thefSir Thomas Fremantle, } 58 
Noes, Mr. Henry Baring : : 

So it passed in the Negative. 

Then the main Question being put ; 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 

a Copy of the Minutes and Proceedings, as well as 

of the Resolutions adopted by the Board of the Ha- 

lifax Union, on the 1st day of March, so far as they 

relate to the Administration of the New Poor Law 

within the said Union ; likewise, Copy of any Re- 

solution for the Erection of a Mill within the Work- 

house on the day aforesaid, or on any other day. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Railroads. 
posed, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of all Railroads in the United Kingdom autho- 
rized by Act of Parliament; stating the Date of 
passing each Act; the Amount of Capital authorized 
to be raised, and the Actual Amount raised and ex- 
pended for each Railroad, up to the 1st day of Ja- 
nuary 1843; distinguishing the Amount raised by 
Shares, and the Amount borrowed by Loans for eac 
Railroad ; and stating the Amount of Dividends 
paid on each Railroad, and the Dates of Payment 
severally, since the passing of the Act ; and whether 
such Dividends were paid from Profits, or from the 
Capital :—And the said Motion was, with leave of 
the House, withdrawn. 


The House was moved, That the Copy of Treaty Slave Trade 
between Her Majesty and the Republic of Bolivia, =. 
for the abolition of the Traffic in Slaves, signed at “°!""* 
Sucre, September 25, 1840, which was presented Bolivia. 
upon the 2d day of May, in the last Session of Par- 
liament, might be read ; and the same was read. 
The House was also moved, That the Copy of Uruguay. 
Treaty between Her Majesty and the Oriental Re- 
public of the Uruguay, for the abolition of the Traffic 
in Slaves, signed at Monte Video, July 13, 1839, 
which was presented upon the 10th day of June, in 
the last Session of Parliament, might be read ; and 
the same was read. 
The House was also moved, That the Copy of Texas. 
Treaty between Her Majesty and the Republic of 
Texas, for the Suppression of the African Slave 
Trade, signed at London, November 16th, 1840, 
which was presented upon the 30th day of June, in 
the last Session of Parliament, might be read ; and 
the same being read ; 
And a Motion being made, That this House will, 
upon Friday next, resolve itself into a Committee, to 
consider uf authorizing the Payment of Bounties on 
the Capture of Slaves, made under the said Treaties ; 
Lord Stanley, by Her Majesty’s Command, ac- 
quainted the House, That Her Majesty, having been 
informed of the subject-matter of this Motion, re- 
commends it to the consideration of the House. 

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


out of the Consolidated Fund to the Service of the Fund 
year One thousand eight hundred and Forty-three : 5; 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time this day. 


An Amendment was proposed to be made to the | age of Lands in England and Wales: And the same 4s il. 


Question, by adding at the end thereof the words 
“ also, a Copy of all Notices given at any preceding 
“ meeting of the Board, relating to any Proceeding 
‘“* or Resolution connected with the Administration 


cond time upon W ednesday next ; and to be printed. 


“ of the New Poor Law, which was adopted by the | of an Act of Parliament,—A Return from the Mar-(Ireland. ) 


“ Board on the 1st day of this instant March.” 





shal of the City of Dublin, of the Sales of Forfeited 


And the Question being put, That those words Pledges by the Four Divisional Auctioneers, for the 
be there be added ; 


year ending the 31st December 1842. 





Vou. 98. 








Q 4 Ordered, 





Sir George Clerk presented a Bill to apply a Sum Consolidated 
£. 8,000,000.) 
Bill. 


Mr. Pusey presented a Bill to facilitate the Drain- Drainage of 


was read the first time ; and ordered to be readase- No. 101. 


Lord Eliot presented, pursuant to the directions Pawnbrokers 











Answer to 
Addresses. 


Factories. 


Committals 


(Ireland. ) 


Ecclesiastical 
Commission. 


Yeomanry. 


No. 102, 


British 
Museum. 


Bolton Gas 
Bill. 


Maryport and 
Carlisle Rail- 
way (No. 2.) 


| 
; 
| 


120 


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


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the | 
House, That their several Addresses of the 20th and 
23d days of February last, and the 7th, 8th, 9th and 
13th days of this instant March (that Her Majesty 
would be graciously pleased to give directions that 
the Papers therein mentioned might be laid before 
this House), had been presented to Her Majesty ; 
and that Her Majesty had commanded him to ac- 
quaint this House, that She will give directions ac- 
cordingly. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to an 
Address to Her Majesty,—A Copy of the Conviction 
of the Firm of Seed and Company, upon the In- 
formation of Mr. Robert Baker, Superintendent of 


Factories, for having worked their Mill-hands on! P 


Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the 23d, 24th and 
25th days of December last, in violation of the Fac- 
tories Act. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to 
the directions of several Acts of Parliament,—Re- 
turns from the Clerks of the Crown and Clerks of 
the Peace of the several Counties, &amp;c., in Ireland, 
of the Number of Persons committed to the different 
Gaols thereof for Trial in the year 1842. 

Copies of Orders of Her Majesty in Council, issued 
in the year 1842, approving Schemes of the Eccle- 
siastical Commissioners for England. 


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


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Yeo- 
manry, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


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





Jovis, 16° die Martii ; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Cowtan, from the Trustees of the British 
Museum, was called in ; and at the bar pre- 
sented, pursuant to Order,— An Account of the 
Income and Expenditure of the British Museum 
for the year 1842; of the estimated Charges and 
Expenses for the year ending the 25th day of March 
1844, and of the Sum necessary to discharge the 
same; and also, an Account of the Number of Per- 
sons admitted to visit the Museum from Christmas 
1836 toChristmas 1842; together with a Statement 
of progress in the arrangement of the Collections; 
and an Account of Objects added to them in the 
year 1842 :—And then he withdrew. 


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


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen, Councillors 
and other Inhabitants, and Owners and Occupiers 
of property in the borough of Bolton, in the county 
‘ary of Lancaster, praying that they may be 
1eard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Bolton Gas Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, | 
vy 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 Maryport and Carlisle Railway 
Company, for leave to present a Petition for leave 
to bring in a Bill to extend the time and enlarge the 
— of the Act for making and maintaining a 

ailway, with all proper Works and Conveniences 


15°—16° Martiz. 





connected therewith, from the town and port of 


A. 1843. 


Maryport, to the borough of Carlisle, to be called 
the Maryport and Carlisle Railway, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Standing Orders. 


Mr. Dennistoun presented a Bill for regulating Gorbals Polic 
the Police, and paving, cleansing and lighting the Bil. 
Streets of the Town or Barony of Gorbals, in the 
County of Lanark, and Grounds adjacent, and for 
other Purposes relating thereto: And the same was 


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


Petitions of the Incorporation of Cordiners in Glasgow Gs 
Glasgow ;--and, Owners and Occupiers of cotton Bil. 
and other factories in the city and suburbs of 
Glasgow ; praying that the Glasgow Gas Bill may 
ass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend the Acts relating to Lancaster ani 
the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway, was Preston June. 
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. 


Mr. Antrobus presented a Bill for more effectually Bermondsey, 
repairing certain Roads in the Parishes of Bermond- a ; 
sey, Rotherhithe and Saint Paul and Saint Nicholas, Roads bil, 
Deptford, and for making several New Roads con- 
nected therewith, all in the Counties of Surrey and 
Kent: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Lockhart presented a Bill to make, complete, Monkland ani 
maintain and incorporate with the Monkland and Firkintlect 
Kirkintilloch Railway, Two improved or additional wi i i 
Lines of Railway, and to alter, amend, enlarge and 
repeal the Acts relating to the said Undertaking : 

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


Mr. Lockhart presented a Bill to improve, repair inchbell; 
and maintain the Road from Jnchbelly Bridge to (Glasgow) 
Glasgow, and to make and maintain certain Branch ®°*4 
Roads therefrom: 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 Glasgow Gas 
Glasgow Waterworks, praying that they may be Bill. 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Glasgow Gas 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. Halford presented a Bill for more effectually Leicester at 
repairing the Road from the Borough of Leicester Pt "si" 
to the City of Peterborough: And the same was 


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


The Sunderland Floating Harbour Bill was read Sunderianl 
a second time; and committed. ae 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Greene, Chairman of the Committee on Un- Norland Est 
opposed Private Bills, informed the House, That in prev’ 
the case of the Norland Estate Improvement Bill, 
when the Parties appeared before him, previous to 
the meeting of the Committee, they proposed to in- 
sert many new Clauses, which did not appear in the 
Copy of the Bill annexed to the Petition for Leave ; 
that he submitted to the House whether, in such 

case, 





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Norland Estate 
Improvement 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


American 
Treaty. 


Church of 
England. 


Sowerby, &amp;c., 
Drainage Bill. 


Drampeller 
Railway Bill. 


Paisley 
Municipal 
Affairs Bill. 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses, 


Turnpike-road 
Bill. roads 


6 Vicroriz. 





case, the Parties ought not to withdraw their Bill, 
and present another Bill in the amended form. 
Ordered, That the Order made upon the 27th day 


of February last, for committing the said Bill, be |: 


discharged. 
Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Norland Estate Improvement 
Bill, which, upon the 21st 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 the Improvement of the Norland Estate, in the 
parish of Saint Mary Abbotts, Kensington, in the 
county of Middlesex: And that Colonel Thomas 
Wood and Colonel Wood do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


Petitions from Eveter ;—and, Chairman of the 
Committee of the Birmingham British and Foreign 
Anti-slavery Society; stating that the Petitioners 
perceiving the evil uses which may be made of the 
tenth article of the Treaty of Washington, for the 
recovery of slaves who may escape from the United 
States of America, pray that in any measure the 
House may be called upon to pass to give effect to 
the said article of the Treaty, provision may be made 
that in no case shall fugitive slaves surrendered to 
the Government of the United States for alleged 
criminal offences, be again subjected to slavery,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 





Petitions from Ruyton-in-the-Eleven- Towns i— 
Bolton ;— Colwyn ;— Great Ouseburn ;— Kirk Ham- 
merton ;—- Marton cum Grafton ;—Staveley ;—Llan- 
gollen ;—Kirby Hill ;— Whiley ;— Green Hammer- 
ton ;—Ouseburn ;— and, Arkendale; praying that 
the overgrown parishes in the kingdom, especially 


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121 


Turnpike-roads 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 Foreman of the Grand Jury of Poor Relief 
the county of Roscommon, praying that a full, (Ireland) Act. 
searching and immediate inquiry into the working 
of the Poor Relief (Zreland) Act may be instituted, 
and such alterations made in it as such inquiry may 
prove requisite, was presented, and read~ and or- 
dered to lie upon the ‘T'able. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Committee on the Hul! and Selby 
Hull and Selby Railway (re-committed) Bill; and B#llway Bill. 
to whom a Petition against the said Bill was re- 
ferred ; That they had ccnsidered the said Petition, 
and had made other Amendments to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Spald- Northampton 
ing, and its vicinity, praying that the orthampton *™4 — : 
and Peterborough Railway Bill may pass into a law, pie 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

A Petition of the Mayor and Members of the 
Town Council of the borough of Northampton, 
praying that the Members for the borough of Worth- 
ampton may be added to the Committee on the said 
Bill, was also presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


An ingrossed Bill for lighting the Streets and Nottingham 
Public Roads within the Town and County of the Lighting Bill. 
Town of Nottingham, and several Parishes adjacent 
thereto, in the County of Nottingham, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for lighting the Streets and Public 
Roads within the Town and County of the Town of 
Nottingham. 





those in the manufacturing, mining and commercial 


Ordered, That Mr. Gally Knight do carry the 


districts, may be divided into smaller parishes, each | Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
\ 


containing only a manageable amount of popula- 


tion, and duly provided with a church, a clergyman | 


and schools,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill for draining 
certain Lands and Low Grounds in the Townships 
of Upper Rawcliffe-with-Tarnacre, Inskip-with-Sow- 
erby and Wood Plumpton, in the Parish of Saint 
Michael's, and in the Township of Myerscough, in 
the Parish of Lancaster, all in the County Palatine 
of Lancaster: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Forbes presented a Bill for making a Rail- | 


way, with other necessary Works, to connect certain 
Coal Fields, in the Parishes of Old Monkland and 
Bothwell, in the County of Lanark, with the Monk- 
land Canal: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Smollett presented a Bill for appointing Trus- 
tees for the Creditors of the Burgh of Paisley, and 


other Purposes relating to the Financial Affairs of 


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


Petitions from Llanfihangel-y-Pennant ;— Llan- 
drinis ;—Rural Deanery of Weston ;— Oswestry ;— 
Penmorfa and Dolbenmaen ; —Llangollen; —and, 
Colwyn ; praying for the repeal of so much of the Act 
6 &amp; 7 Will. 4, c.77, as relates to the union of the 
Sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Vou. 98. 





A Petition of the Boroughreeve, Constables and 
Burgesses of the town of Salford, praying that the 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- Liskeard and 
spect of the Petition for the Liskeard and Caradon Caradon Rail~ 
Railway Bill, which, upon Tuesday last, was made “*) Bi 
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 Railway from Lamellion Bridge, in the 
parish of Liskeard, to Tokenbury Corner, in the pa- 
rish of Linkinhorne, with a Branch Railway from 
Crow’s-nest to Cheesewring, all in the county of 
Cornwall: And that Lord Eliot, Sir Charles Lemon 
and Mr. Charles Buller do prepare, and bring it in. 


| A Petition of George Walter, late Resident Direc- South-Eastern 
tor of the London and Greenwich Railway Company, -— Lenten 

; . nd Croydon 
praying that the South-Eastern and London and Railways 
Croydon Railways ( Bricklayers’ Arms Extension and (Bricklayers’ 
Station) Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 4™s Extension 


: as ? and Stati 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. Bill. 7 


| Petitions from Witton;—and, Members of the Ecclesiastica 
Lincolnshire Law Society ; praying that the Eccle- Courts Bill. 
siastical Courts Bill may not pass into a law,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Petitions from Saltcoats; — Stevenston and Ar- Corn Laws. 
drossan ;— Girvan (two Petitions) ;— Sabden ;—and, 
Cairney Hill; praying for the repeal of the Corn 
and Provision Laws,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of the Chairman and Secretary of the Reform of 
Council of the Paisley Complete Suffrage Associa- Parliament. 
tion, praying the House to enact as a law of these 

R realms 


Health of 
Towns Bill. 


Poor Law 
(Gilbert’s 
Unions. ) 


Health of 
Towns. 


Factories. 


Wool, 


Belfast Royal 
Academical 
Institutien, 


Fire Insurance. 


122 


realms the Suffrage Bill to be moved by Sharman 
Crawford, Esquire, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Clerkenwell, in the 
county of Middlesex, praying that the Health of 
Towns Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Visitor and Guardians of the 
Barwick-in-Elmet Union, in the West Riding of the 
county of York, praying the House not to compel 
the dissolution of their union, in order that they 
may be remodelled upon the system of the New 
Poor Law, by which a great additional expense 
would be incurred without any corresponding ad- 
vantages, and that before such a measure be adopted 
they may be allowed the opportunity of stating 
before a Committee of the House the claims of their 
long established union, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of 
Southwark, in the county of Surrey, stating that the 
Petitioners feel deeply impressed with a sense of 
the paramount importance of further sanatory regu- 
lations, not only for the greater safety and welfare 
of the Inhabitants of certain localities of that por- 
tion of the Metropolis, but as a guarantee for the 
health of the public generally; and praying the 
House to further,in every possible manner, the efforts 
of Her Majesty’s Government to obtain the most 
effectual and comprehensive remedial measures ap- 
plicable to these evils of the great towns of the 
realm, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Householders and Inhabitants of 
the parish of Camberwell, in the county of Surrey, 
praying the House to pass a Bill limiting the hours 
of labour of young persons in Factories to ten hours 
in the day, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Total Quantities of Foreign Sheep 
and Lambs’ Wool imported, exported and retained 
for Home Consumption, in each year since 1825; 
distinguishing the Quantity that paid, in each year, 
a Duty of Sixpence per pound, of One penny per 
pound, and of One halfpenny per pound ; together 
with the Total Amount of Revenue received in each 
year, distinguishing the Amount so received under 
each separate Rate of Duty:—And, of the Total 
Quantities of Sheep and Lambs’ Wool, the produce 
of British Possessions Abroad, imported, exported 
and retained for Home Consumption, in each year 
of the same period. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of all Orders, Rules, Regulations or Bye- 
laws, or amendment, alteration or repeal thereof, 
made since the Act of Incorporation by the Pro- 
prietors of the Belfast Royal Academical Institution, 
with the Dates when the same severally passed, the 
Dates of their transmission to the Privy Council in 
freland; and also stating the Total Number of Pro- 
prietors present at each Court or Meeting, on these 
dates respectively. 


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 Jreland on Insurance from Fire, for the Quarters 
ending severally the 25th day of March, 24th day of 
June, 29th day of September, and 25thdayof Decem- 
ber 1842; distinguishing the Amount of Allowance 
made to each Office tor collecting the same, in the 
country, London, Edinburgh and Dublin, respectively 
with the dates of such Payments: —And, of the 


16°-—17° Martiz. 


A. 1843. 


Sums insured by each Office on Farming Stock 
exempt from Duty, for the quarters ending severally 
on the 25th day of March, 24th a of June, 29th 
day of September and 25th day of December 1842 ; 
distinguishing the Amount of each Office in the 
country, London, Edinburyh and Dublin respec- 
tively (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper 
No. 202, of Session 1842.) 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Peniten- Penitentiary 
tiary (Milbank), which was presented yesterday, be (Milbank. 
printed. No. 108. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Eccle- ey 
siastical Commission, which was presented yester- “OU™s™ 
day, be printed. No. 104, 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Commit- perery 
tals (Zreland), which were presented yesterday, be ‘'""*) 

- No. 105, 
printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Wheat. 
Return of the Duties payable on the importation of 
Foreign Wheat, when the price of Wheat in this 
Country has been at 505s.,55s., 60s., 65s.,705., 75s., 
80s. and 85s., under the various Acts which have 
been passed from the reign of Charles the Second to 
the present time. 


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, 17° die Marti; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 

PRAYERS. 

R. Johnson, from the Lord Chancellor’s Prin- Court of 

cipal Secretary’s Office, was called in ; and Exchequer. 
at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of an 
Act of Parliament,—Further Return of Compensa- 
tions granted to Officers on the Equity Side of the 
Court of Exchequer, pursuant to the Act 5 Vic. c. 5, 
and chargeable upon the Suitors’ Fund of the High 


Court of Chancery :—And then he withdrew. 


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


The Thames Lastage and Ballastage Bill was read Thames 
a second time ; and committed. Lastage —* 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- eae stents 
mittee of Selection. 


The Scarborough Harbour Bill was read a second Scarborough 
time ; and committed. Harbour Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Ipswich Docks 


A Petition of the General Steam Navigation Com- ~ 
il. 


pany, praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the I[ps- 
wich Docks Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That. the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Lord James Stuart presented a Bill to provide for Merthyr Tsdvil 
the more effectual Execution of the Office of a Jus- Stipe Bill 
tice of the Peace within the Parish of Merthyr Tid- ” 

vil, and certain adjcining Parishes: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


A Petition of Proprietors of manufactories in the Rolton Gas 
town of Bolton, in the county of Lancaster, praying Bi". 











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6 Vicroriz. 


that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Bolton 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 fa- 
vour of the Bill against the said Petition. 


Staffordshire Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
und Worcester- Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Bill; That 
shire Canal Bill they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 
found the same to be true; and had gone through 

the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Birkenhead Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 

Cemetery Bill. Birkenhead Cemetery 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. 


Liverpool Gas Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 

Bill. Liverpool Gas Bill; That they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Birkenhead Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 

_— Birkenhead Improvement Bill; That they had ex- 

amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


North Esk Mr. Pringle presented a Bill for making and 

Reservoir Bill. maintaining a Reservoir at Deerhope or Fairliehope, 
on the River North Esk, in the Counties of Edin- 
burgh and Peebles, and for other Purposes relating 
thereto: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


17° Marti. 123 


ing that the said Bill may pass into a law, was also 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Wisbeach ;—and, Oundle ; aying Northampton 
that the Northampton and Peterborough Raitwe = h a 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and read; pill. sad 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Preston Waterworks Bill was read a second Preston Water 
time ; and committed. works Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 

mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Loch presented, pursuant to the directions of Highland Roads 
an Act of Parliament,—The Twenty-ninth Report and Bridges, 
of the Commissioners of Highland Roads and 
Bridges in Scotland. 

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


Petitions of sg and Occupiers of land in en 
the parish of Waresley, in the county of Huntingdon ; * + nal 
—teishinelp of Beineede.— Pettin flaked Bit si 
Neots ;—and, Baldock ; praying that the Vorthamp~ 
ton and Peterborough Railway Bill may not pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Archdeacon and Clergy of the Saint Asaph 
archdeaconry of Chichester, praying for the repeal ——— 
of so much of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as re- ‘ 
lates to the union of the Sees of Saint Asaph and 
Bangor, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Archdeacon and Clergy of the Manchester 
archdeaconry of Chichester, praying that a Bishopric Bishopric: 
may be speedily founded in the vast and important 
town of Manchester, without suppressing or despoil- 
ing the revenues either of the Sees of Bangor or 
Saint Asaph, or any other of the Sees now existing, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 





Glasgow Police 


= Mr. Pringle presented a Bill to consolidate, amend 


be read a second time. 


and extend the Provisions of several Acts for the 
better paving, watching, lighting, cleansing and re- 
gulating the Police of the City of Glasgow and ad- 
joining Districts, and the Statute Labour of the said 
City, and for other Purposes in relation thereto: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Committee of American 
the Anti-Slavery Society of the borough of Mewcustle- Treety- 
upon-Tyne, stating that the Petitioner is greatly 
alarmed on perceiving the evil uses which may be 

made of the tenth article of the Treaty of Washington, 

by the slave-holders of the United States; and pray- 

ing the House, that in any measure they may be 

called upon to pass to give effect to the said article 


GlasgowMarine Mr. Pringle presented a Bill to enable the Glas- of the Treaty, provision may be expressly made, that 


Tnsurance 
Company Bill. 7 : 
pay ‘and for other Purposes relating to the said Company 


gow Marine Insurance Company to sue and be sued, | 20 case shall fugitive slaves surrendered on the 


demand of the Federal Government of the United 


And the same was read the first time ; and ordered States, for alleged criminal offences, be again sub- 


to be read a second time. 


cuties for 
rwate Bills. tions for Private Bills, have leave to sit this day 


till five of the clock, during the sitting of the House 


Glasgow Gas 
Bill. 


gow and suburbs, and Archibald Campbell, Esquire 


Ordered, That Sub-Committee No. 4, on Peti- 


jected to the incidents of slavery, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


,»|__ Petitions from Chard Union ;—and, Ellesmere Registration of 
.| Union ; praying for the repeal of the Registration of Births.&amp;e., Act. 
Births, Deaths and Marriages Act,—were presented, 


Petitions of Proprietors of houses and tenements | and read ; and ordered to lie upon the ‘Table. 
fronting the streets and lanes of the city of Glas- 


,| A Petition of Henry Barrett, of Harp-lane, City, Harbours. 


of Blythswood ;—Proprietors of houses and tene-| stating that he has for many years devoted much 
ments fronting the streets and lanes of the city| time to the subject of bars and bar Harbours in 
of Glasgow and suburbs (five Petitions) ; — John | various parts of the world, with a view of ascertain- 


Robertson Reid and Patrick Robertson Reid, Pro 


-| ing the cause of bars, and the best means to remove 


prietors of the Argyll Arcade, Glasgow ;—and, the | them, or to prevent their accumulation in the attempts 
Glasgow Gas Light Company; praying that they|to improve existing Harbours, or in forming new 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, | Harbours; and praying that the House will be 
against certain parts of the Glasgow Gas Bill,— | pleased to give instructions to any Committee of the 


were presented, and read. 


House relating to Harbours or Shipwrecks, that is 


And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred | or may be appointed during the present Session of 


to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner, 


s | Parliament, to examine the Petitioner or such other 


heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon | person or persons as may be deemed expedient, in 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, | order to obtain evidence of the injurious effects of 


in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


sluicing or scouring waters, was presented ,and read; 








A Petition of the Trades House of Glasgow, pray- | and reterred to the Select Committee on Shipwrecks. 


Vor. 98. 


rn 2 Petitions 








q 


Corn Laws. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
(Ireland) Act. 


Norland Estate 
Improvement 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


Education 
(ITreland.) 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts Bill. 


Committees on 
Private Bills, 


Northampton 
and Peterbo- 
rough Railway 
Bill. 


Charlwood 
fuclosure Bili, 


Leeds (or 
Wortley) 
Road Bill, 


124 


Petitions from Manchester ; — and, Aimondbury, 
(two Petitions); praying for the repeal of the Corn 
and Provision Laws,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Foreman and Members of the 
Grand Jury of the city of Limerick, at Spring As- 
sizes 1843, statirig that the ancient city of Limerick 
had heretofore, for ages, a separate court of quarter 
sessions of the peace and court of record, which 
were of the greatest advantage to the said city, and 
conferred great benefit upon the mercantile, shipping 
and trading interest therein; that by the Municipal 
Corporations (Ireland) Act these courts have been 
abolished ; that the loss of these courts is most se- 
verely felt by the mercantile, shipping and trading 
interests of the said city, and that in so great 
a city as Limerick, with a population of 60,000 per- 
sons an efficient resident Recorder is indispensable ; 
and praying the House to pass an Act to enable the 
Lord Lieutenant of dreland to appoint un efficient 
resident Recorder in the said city, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Colonel Thomas Wood presented a Bill for the 
Improvement of the Norland Estate, in the Parish 
of Saint Mary Abbotts, Kensington, in the County 
of Middlesex: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Bun- 
bury, in the county of Chester, praying that the an- 
nual grant for National Education in Jreland may 
be henceforth discontinued, was presented, an 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Pickering and Kirbymoorside ;— 
—Foreman of the Grand Jury of Cardigan; — 
Louth ;— Alford ;—and, Stamford ;— praying that 
the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill may not pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the Members for Northampton Town 
be added to the North Morthampton List :—And 
the said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That the Members for Northampton Town be added 
to the Committee on the Northampton and Peter- 
borough Railway Bill ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the f Lord Worsley, H 


: \ 
Yeas, \ Sir Charles Douglas : foes 
Tellers for the { Mr. Estcourt, a6. | 
Noes, USir George Clerk: 4 


So it passed in the Negative. 
Mr. Kemble presented a Bill for inclosing Lands 
in the Manor and Parish of Charlwood, in the 


first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Leeds (or Wortley) 


17° Martiz. 


A. 1845. 


on Standing Orders, several Resolutions; which 
were read, as follow: 


Southampton Cemetery Bill, the Standing Orders 
ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be 
allowed to proceed with their Bill, upon the following 
conditions ;—1st. That Notices and Applications si- 
milar to those required by the Standing Orders, and 
‘at similar intervals, be forthwith given, affixed and 
|made, and that no progress be made in the said 
Bill after the first readimg thereof, until this con- 
dition shall have been fully satisfied. 2d. That 
those provisions of the Bill shall be abandoned 
whereby any interest in the surplus (if any) to arise 
upon the Cemetery Account is given to the said 
Parties in respect of their Borough Fund, and that 
the said surplus shall be applied to the purposes of 
the said Cemetery, and the improvement and en- 
largement thereof, or to the reduction of the Charges 
for Burials. 





Junction) Railway Bill, the Standing Orders ought 





| powers given thereby to cross the Clarence Railway, 
| be made to bear reference to the Plans deposited in 
November last. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee Standing 


rders ; 


1. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for the Southampton 
Cemetery, 


2. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for the Great North 
Great North of England (Clarence and Hartlepool of England 


Clarence and 


( 
: : : . Hartlepool 
to be dispensed with ; That the Parties be permitted Junction) 


to proceed with their Bill, upon condition that the Railway. 


| 3. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for the Burry, &amp;., 


| Burry, &amp;c., Navigation and Zlanelly Harbour Bill, 

the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with 
| That the Parties be permitted to proceed with their 
| Bill, upon condition that all the powers of deviation 
be abandoned: And, 

That the Committees on this and the two pre- 
ceding Bills, do examine, in the first place, how far 
such Orders have been complied with; and do report 
the same to the House on the Report of the Bill. 





to be dispensed with ; That the Parties be permitted 
‘to proceed with their Bill. 
| 5, Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for the 


the Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 


ought not to be dispensed with, 





Leeds New Gas Bill, the Standing Orders ought 
| not to be dispensed with. 

|  §. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for the 
| Hartlepool West Dock and Railway Bill, the Stand- 
| ing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 

The First, Second, Third and Fourth Resolutions, 
| being read a second time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Navigation, 
~ and Lianelly 
? Harbour. 


4. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for the Chalgrove 
Chalgrove Inclosure Bill, the Standing Orders ought Inclosure. 


Birmingham 


Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Branches Bill, 204 Gloucester 


ailway 
Branches. 


6. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for the Giobe Insurance 
Globe Insurance Company Bill, the Standing Orders Company. 


7. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for the Leeds NewGas. 


Hartlepool 


West Dock and 


Railway. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Bun- Maynooth 
County of Surrey: And the same was read the! bury, in the county of Chester, praying the House les. 


to withdraw every kind of public support from the 
'Roman Catholic College of Maynvoth, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Road Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied | 
with. Stating that the Petitioners have served regular ap- 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill prenticeships to their respective trades, but are, in 
for repairing and maintaining the Road from the | consequence of certain privileges conferred on In- 
Leeds and Halifax Turnpike-road at Stanningley, to | corporated Trades, prevented from following their 
the Leeds and Homefield-lane-end Turnpike-road | regular employment, unless employed by a master 
at the Bridge over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, | who isa member of the Incorporation ; and praying 
in the township of Wortley, and extending the same | the House to pass a law founded on the report of 
Road to Water-lane, in Leeds, and other Roads all | the Royal Commission of 1833, directly and com- 
in the borough of Leeds, in the West Riding of the pletely abolishing the exclusive privileges enjoyed 
county of York: And that Mr. Beckett Denison | by Incorporated ‘Trades in Scotland, thereby afford- 
and Mr. Lascelles do prepare, and bring it in. |ing to every man the natural right of supporting 
himself 


A Petition of Journeymen Tradesmen in Forfar, Incorporated 
Trades 
(Scotland.) 





Medic: 
Charit 
(Irelas 


Liskee 
Carad 
way E 


Great 
of En; 
(Clar 
Hartl 
Junct 
Railw 


Distee 
{Pais 


Poor 
(Irels 





Medical 
Charities 
(Ireland. ) 


Liskeard and 
Caradon Rail- 
way Bill. 


Great North 
of England 
(Clarence and 
Hartlepool 
Junction) 


Railway Bill. 


Distress 
(Paisley. ) 


Poor Relief 
{{reland. } 


6 Vicroriz. 


himself by his own industry, without let or hindrance 
to any party whatever, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the President and Members of the 
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, praying that 
the Medical Charities (Ireland) Bill may, with cer- 
tain modifications, pass into a law, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Charles Buller presented a Bill for making a 
Railway from Lamellion Bridge, in the Parish of 
Liskeard, to Tokenbury Corner, in the Parish of 
Linkinhorne, with a Branch Railway from Crow’s 
nest to Cheesewring, all in the County of Cornwall: 
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 Great North of England 
(Clarence and Hartlepool Junction) Railway Bill, | 
which 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 
to enable the Great North of England (Clarence | 
and Hartlepoc? Fvuction) Railway Company to make | 
a Branch Railway, and to explain and amend the | 
Acts relating to the said Railway, and for other pur-| 
poses: And that Mr. Bowes and Lord Harry Vane 
do prepare, and bring it in. 





Ordered, That the Select Committee on Distress 
(Paisley), have power to report their Observations 
thereupon to the House; together with the Minutes 
of the Evidence taken before them. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Copy of the Estimates for erecting each of the 
Poorhouses now open in Jreland, approved of by 
the Poor Law Commissioners, and a Return of the 
whole of the Monies laid out upon each Building ; 
stating also, the present Condition of each Poor- 
house, and whether any further Outlay is required 
for the Completion, Alteration or Repair of such 
House ; together with Copies of any Complaints 
addressed to the Commissioners by the Guardians 
of any Union, relative to the execution of Contracts 
or Works, or to the Condition of the Poorhouse :— 
Returns of all Expenses incurred for Furniture, 
Clothing or otherwise, as Outfit, in every Poorhouse : 
—And, of the Number of Paupers in each Poorhouse 
in the first week of every month since the opening of 
such Poorhouse ; distinguishing the Sexes, and the 
Adult from the Infant Paupers; and stating the 
Number that received Instruction in the first week 
of every month, and the Number that may have 
been in the Hospital or Infirmary in each month : 


—Copies of any Instructions, relating to the Edu- | 


cation of Paupers, issued by the Commissioners ; 
and Copies of any Correspondence upon that sub- 
ject with any Board of Guardians :—Returns of the 
Paid Officers belonging to each Poorhouse, and the 
Salaries received by each of them; showing also, 
the Payment or Allowances made to any Valuator, 
Collector or other Person employed by the Union: 
—Of the whole Expenditure of each Poorhouse up 
to the present time; distinguishing the Cost of 
maintaining the Paupers from other Expenses; 
showing the Amount of Monies paid, and of Debt 
due by each Union:—And, of the Rates voted by the 
Guardians of the various Unions; showing the 
Amount collected, and the Arrears due by Collect- 
ors or Rate-payers in each Union :--Copies of any 
Resolutions of a Board of Guardians for a Rate to 
be levied hereafter, or stating Reasons for refusing 
or postponing any further Rate:—Of any Resolu- 
tions of a Board of Guardians directing a Rate to 
be levied in different Sums on different Electoral 
Divisions, in accordance with the Sixty-second Sec- 
Vou. 98. 


17° Martiz. 


1925 


tion of the Jrish Poor Law Act; and Copies of any 
Schedules which may have been made to show the 
past Expenditure chargeable upon, and Amount of 
Rate to be levied in the different Electoral Divisions 
of any Union:—And, of any Application for in- 
creased Military or Constabulary Force, to enforce 
the Levy of the Poor Rate. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Assay Offices. 
| Return showing the Places in England, Scotland 


and Ireland, at which Offices are established for 
assaying Gold and Silver Plate, with the Amount 
of Duty paid by each, in the Six years ending the 
5th day of January 1843 (in continuation of Par- 
liamentary Paper, No. 249, of Session 1837). 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Port Essington. 


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 Establishment of a Settlement at 
Port Essington. 

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 Commissariat. 


Account of Receipts and Expenditure for Commis- 
sariat Services for the year ended the 31st day of 
March 1842. 

Sir George Clerk accordingly presented the said 
Account. 

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


Sir George Clerk presented, pursuant to Orders, Legacy Duty. 
| —Return to an Order dated the 23d day of February 


last, for a Return, showing the Amount of Capital on 
which the several Ratesof Legacy Duty have been paid 
in Great Britain, in the year ending the 5th day of 
January 1843 :—An Abstract of the Total Amount, 
under each Rate, since 1797:—An Account, show- 
ing the Total Amount of Duties on Legacy Probates 
and Administrations received in Jreland in the year 
ending the 5th day of January 1843 :—Returns, for 


| the year ending the 5th day of January 1843, show- 
|ing 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 received in the United 
_ Kingdom, in the year ended the 5th day of January 
| 1843, for Stamp Duty on Legacies (distinguishing 
those on direct and on Reversionary Bequests, if 
| possible), on Probates and Administration and Tes- 
_tamentary Inventories; distinguishing the Amount 
from England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland, 


| with an Abstract of the whole Amount of Duty re- 
ceived since 1797 :--And, of the Amount of Total 
| Duty received in the United Kingdom since 1797 to 
| the 5th day of January 1843 (all in continuation of 


Parliamentary Paper, No. 144, of Session 1842). 


A Return of the Amount of Gold and Silver Bul- Gog ana Silver. 


lion or Com exported from Great Britain from 1837 
| to 1842 both inclusive, and up to the latest possible 
| period of 184%; distinguishing the Countries to 
which such exportation has taken place, and dis- 
tinguishing British from Foreign Coin. 

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


from the Committee on the Hull and Selby Railway 
Bill, be printed. 


ceived upon Wednesday next. 


to whom it was referred to consider of authorizing 
the Payment out of the Consolidated Fund of the 
R 3 United 








No. 107. 


Ordered, That the Reports which, upon the 11th Hull and Selby 
and 16th days of this instant March, were made Railway Bill. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Dogs Bill be re- Dogs Bill. 


Ordered, That the Report from the Committee Registration of 
Voters [Salaries 
and Expenses. ] 


































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S neg Cuauses, N° 50 to N° 55, agreed to. — 
titled to vote at the Election of Members to serve | c i on iad eiaknnetiiaiindi 
in Parliament. for England and Wales, be now re-|  VEAUSP: \ 99, amended, and agr , 
ceived, | Curause, N° 57, agreed to. 
Sir George Clerk accordingly reported a Resolu-| Cxravsx, N° 58, disagreed to. 
tion; which was read, as followeth : | Cravens. N° 59 to N° 74, postponed 
Resolved, That provision be made out of the Con- | C Ne 7 . 2 jutting 
solidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great; CAUSE, N” 75, agreed to. 
Britain and Ireland, for the payment of the Sala- CuiausE, N° 76, amended, and agreed to. 
ries and Expenses of Revising Barristers, also, of Cravusss, N° 77 to N° 83, agreed to. cu 
the Judges of the Court of Appeal and the Clerks | C ee 
and Officers who may be appointed in pursuance of | ~iiahie akcter , 
an Act of the present Session, to amend the Law for| Causes, N° 85 to N° 89, agreed to. 
the Registration of Persons entitled to vote at the Cravussg, N° 90, amended, and agreed to. — 
Election of Members to serve in Parliament for); QO, ,ysp. Ne 91 postponed. 
England and Wales. | Pace Ne a aN d 
The said Resolution, being read a second time, | LAUSES, N’ 92an 93, agreed to. 
was agreed to. | Scnepuces (A.), (B.), (C.), agreed to. Supply 
Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- | Postponed Clauses disagreed to. 
mittee on the Registration of Voters Bill, That they | , 
: : wate . nat ||  CLAUSE(And whereas, by the said first-recited 
have Power to make provision therein, pursuant aos th in Seeeael “Shek 0 il del 
to the said Resolution. | ti et, r ” = » that the po 7 —o — 
tions for counties may remain open during the space 
. ° i . s : Sudb 
Message from A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Lynch and | of two days; and whereas it is expedient to repeal rose 
the Lords. Sir George Rose: » ' that part of the said Act which allows the poll so to Bill 
Mr. Speaker, | continue open during the space of two days; be it 
Sette ol The Lords have agreed to the Biil, intituled, An therefore Enacted, That such part of the said Act as 
Peace (Ireland) Act to empower Justices of the Peace in Ireland to | allows the poll to continue open during two days shall 
Bill. act in certain cases relating to Rates to which they be and the same is hereby repealed)——brought up, 
are chargeable, without any Amendment: And | and read the first time. 
also, ( Question put, That the Clause oe now read a 
Attornies and The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act | second time 3 i a 
Solicitors Bill, foy consolidating and amending several of the Laws| The Committee divided : Boum 
relating to Attornies and Solicitors practising in} Te!lers for thef Mr. Cowper, } 66 
England and Wales; to which the Lords desire the | Yeas, Mr. Elphinstone : ‘ 
concurrence of this House: And also, | Tellers for the f Sir Thomas Fremantle, h 43 
Earl of Leices- The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act | Noes, &lt; Mr. Pringle : ° 
ter's Estate Bill. for ne a Ls “Yon &lt;a — | Several Clauses added. 
made by the the Right honourable Thomas William | 
Earl of Leicester, of Holkham, in the County of | Preamble reed, and agreed to. 
Norfolk, during his Minority, out of certain entailed Bill, as amended, to be reported. 
Estates in the County of Norfolk, in favour of | aS eee 
Juliana Whitbread, Spinster, in contemplation of | Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene 
their Marriage ; to which the Lords desire the con- | reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
currence of this House; And also, | Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Caswall’s The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act | Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
tly to enable Henry Caswall, Clerk, to exercise his | day the 27th day of this instant March. 
Removal Bill. Office of a Priest, and to hold any Benefice or Pre-| : 
ferment in the United Church of England and Ire- | The Order of the day being read, for the second Baskraps, te, 
land; to which the Lords desire the concurren f reading of the Bankrupts, &amp;c., (Ireland) Bill ; 
this House :—And then the Wheaten withdres Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
st S© - | upon Friday the 31st day of this instant March. 
Consolidated Ordered, That the Consolidated Fund Billbenow| The Order of the day being read, for the second Factories Bill. 
ie wis read a second time :—The Bill was accordingly read | reading of the Factories Bill ; 
Bill, | &amp; second time; and committed to a Committee of; | Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
the whole House for Monday next. Friday next. 
Attoruies and The Attornies and Solicitors Bill was read the first | _. "he Order ba the day being reed, for the Com-2 
Solicitors Bill, time; and ordered to be read a second time upon | mittee on the lurnpike-roads (Lreland) Bill ; 
No.108. Monday next | Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
Dvdevad That the Bill be printed | next, resolve itself into the said Committee. In 
; &gt; 
' Tr. TR — , ' The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Bari of Tice, : ee Earl of Leicester’s Estate Bill was read the | mittee on the Law of Evidence Bill; 
nn Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
C oe ter ~ i r pire a _ siarig ng the Select | resolve itself into the said Committee. 
y ee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
. eo The Order of the day being read, for the second Turnpike-rosds 
Caswall’s Caswall’s Disability Removal Bill was read the | reading of the Turnpike-roads Bill ; 
somes firsttime. Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon r 
ca Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select Monday next. ’ 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Adjournment. 





126 


17° Marti. A. 1843. 


United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, of| The House, according to Order, resolved itself Registration 

the Salaries and Expenses of Revising Barristers, | into a Committee upon the Registration of Voters ° Voters Bil, 
also of the Judges of the Court of Appeal, and their | Bill. 

Clerks and Officers, who may be appointed under | 

the provisions of an Act of the present Session, to 

amend the Law for the Registration of Persons en- | 


(In the Committee.) 
CrauseE, N° 49, amended, and agreed to. 








The House, according to Order, resolved itself Mutiny Bil. 
into a Committee upon the Mutiny Bill; and, after 
some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair ; 


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











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ments thereunto. 


Mar tii. 127 


Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That the Com- | not been complied with; and praying that he may 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend-| be heard, by himself, his agent and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read; and. 


Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon-| referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 


day next. 


Marine Mutiny The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 


Private Bills. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to the Convicts. 


Bill. a Committee upon the Marine Mutiny Bill; and, | directions of an Act of Parliament,—Two Reports 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed | of John Henry Capper, Esquire, Superintendent of 
the Chair ; and Mr. Greene reported, That the Com- | Ships and Vessels employed for the confinement of 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- | Offenders under sentence of Transportation. 


ments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- | j 


day next. 


Mr. Manners Sution also presented, by Her Ma- Prisons. 
esty Command,—Copy of the Fourth Report of 


the General Board of Directors of Prisons in Scot- 


| land, of their Proceedings under the Act 2 and 3 
Coast of Africa, The Coast of Africa, &amp;c., Bill, was, according | Vic.c. 42. 


Sc. Bill. to Order, read a second time; and committed to 


Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 


a Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. | Table. 


Ways and The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
a. mittee of Ways and Means; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Supply. The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 





Sudbury Dis- Mr. Greene reported the Sudbury Disfranchise- 
franchisement 


Bill ment 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 upon Monday 
next. 


Slave Trade The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
[Paymentof a Committee, to consider of authorizing the Payment 
Bounties.] of Bounties on the Capture of Slaves, made under 
Treaties with the Republics of Bolivia, Uruguay 
and Texas. 
(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That a Bounty of Five pounds shall 
be paid, out of the Consolidated Fund of the Uni- 
ted Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for 
every Slave on board any Vessel captured under the 
Provisions of the Treaties with the Republics of 
Bolivia, Uruguay and the Texas, for the abolition of 
the Slave Trade; and that the Commissioners of 


Mr. George William Hope presented, pursuant Emigration. 


to an Address to Her Majesty,—A Copy of any No, 109. 


Report or Reports made since the last presented to 
this House by the Emigration Agents of Canada 
and New South Wales, to the Governors and Coun- 
cils of those Colonies. 

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


The Clerk laid upon the Table, pursuant to Order, Acts of Parlia- 
—A Return of the Number of Acts of Parliament, ment. 
Public and Local and Personal, passed from the 
year 1834 to the year 1842, both inclusive; distin- 
guishing the Public from the Local and Personal, 
and showing the Number of each Class passed 
in each year for England, or England and Wales, 
for Scotland, for Great Britain, for Great Britain 
and Ireland, and Ireland separately ; together with 
the Total Number of each for the whole Number of 
years, (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, 
No. 411, of Session 1834.) 


Sir George Clerk presented a Bill to indemnify Indemnity Bill, 

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 
respectively, and for the Relief of Clerks to At- 
tornies and Solicitors in certain cases: And the 
same was read the first time ; and ordered to be read 
a second time upon Monday next. 








Her Majesty’s Treasury be authorized to direct the 

payment, out of the said Consolidated Fund, of the 

costs or damages payable by any officer on the 

seizure or detention of vessels under the said Trea- 
ie, ties. 

“ 2. Resolved, That the captors of any vessel en- 
gaged in the illicit traffic in Slaves, in violation of 
the said Treaties, shall receive the portion of such 

1 vessel to which Her Majesty is entitled. 

Resolutions to be reported. 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 

us Resolutions. 
Lhe 
day next. 
Indemnity Bill Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to indemnify such Persons in the United Kingdom 
as have omitted to qualify themselves for Offices and 
Employments, and to extend the time limited for 


those purposes respectively, und for the Relief of 


Clerks to Attornies and Solicitors in certain cases : 
i: And that Sir George Clerk and Sir Thomas Fre- 
mantle do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That the Report he received upon Mon-| 


Mr. Brotherton reported from the Select Com- Public 
mittee on Public Petitions; That they had exa- in 
mined the Petitions presented upon the 13th and 14th Capek: ‘ 
days of this instant March; and had directed him 
to make a Report thereof to the House. 

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


Ordered, That the Account relative to the British British 


Museum, which was presented yesterday, be printed. Museum. 


, ‘ . No.106. 
And then the House, having continued to sit 


till after Twelve of the clock on Saturday 
morning, adjourned till Monday next. 





Lune, 20° die Marti; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 
M R. Hart, from the Court of Bankruptcy, was Bankruptey. 
. called in; and at the bar presented,— Further 
Return to an Order, dated the 14th day of February 
last, for a Return of the Annual Income received by 
the London Official Assignees in Bankruptcy, during 
each of the last Three years ending the 25th day of 





Aeylshire A Petition of Frederick William Caldwell, Esquire, | June 1842 ; distinguishing how much of such In- 


wb. of Mishmish, in the county of Argyli, complaining 
i. that the Standing Orders of the House in respect to 
oe for the Argyllshire Roads Bill had 

You. 98. 





come has arisen from a per-centage upon Assets 
received by such Assignees, or Monies passing offi- 
cially through their hands, and how much from 
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128 20° Marti. 


other and what other sources :—And then he with- 
drew. 

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


Earl of Leices- 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
ter’s Estate Bill. 


on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of the 
Earl of Leicester's Estate Bill, no Standing Orders 
were applicable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Leeds Gas Bill. The Leeds Gas Bill was read a second time; and 
committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Great Bromley Mr. Charles Round presented a Bill for inclosing 





Inclosure Bill. 


Lands in the Parish of Great Bromley, in the County 
of Essex: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Hull and Selby 
Railway Bill. 


and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 


A, 1843. 


that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of the Thames Lastage 
and Ballastage 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 Saint Helens Waterworks Bill was read a Saint Hele, 
second time ; and committed. Waterworks 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


The Glasgow and Three-Mile-House Road Bill Glasgow ang 
was read a second time; and committed. Thsee-Mile 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- py” ®# 
mittee of Selection. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Manchester 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom Stipendiary 


The House proceeded to take into consideration | a Petition, complaining of non-compliance with the M*s#. 
the Report on the Hull and Selby Railway Bill ;} Standing Orders in the case of the Petition for the 
| Manchester Stipendiary Magistrate Bill, was referred ; 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be | That the Standing Orders had not been complied 


ingrossed. 
Petitions of the Deacon and Masters of the In-| 
corporation of Masons in Glasgow ;— Deacon of the 
Incorporation of Bakers in Glasgow ;—Bread and | 
Biscuit Bakers of the city aud suburbs of Glas-| 
gow ;—-Warehousemen and others of Bridgeton, | 
Calton, Westmuir and other suburbs of Glasgow ;— | 
Anderston, Cowcaddens, Maryhill and suburbs of | 
Glasgow ;— and, Deacon and Master Court of the 
Incorporation of Hammermen, of Glasgow ; praying | 
that the Glasgow Gas Bill may pass into a law,— | 


Glasgow Gas 
Bill. 


} 
| 


with, but the Act 53 Geo. 3, c,72, for the amend- 
ment of which it is sought to introduce the present 
Bill, is printed among the public Statutes; and it 
was stated to the Committee, that the Parties were 
misled thereby into a belief that they might proceed 
by Public instead of Private Bill, and that they did 
not discover their mistake in time to give the No- 
tices. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon | ae Sere Seeteee segues Sam the Sion 
the Table | Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
—— | the case of the Petition for the Belfast Harbour Bill, 
ry ° ~ . . | i 1 ; = 
Glasgow, The Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway Bill fave a f - a3 wees _— with 
Paisley and = was read a second time; and committed. Ipenserage sige eit &lt;P -dhernrupeee Sproat diatom sem 
Greenock ‘ . a ‘ . ‘once in the Dublin Gazette, and in the requisite 
Railway Bill Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- re . _— 
ae eg = Peete local Newspapers within the time limited by the 
: : Standing Orders, and inasmuch as no Lists of the 
Chalgrove The House was moved, That the Report in respect | Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of lands, &amp;c., for the 
Inclosure Bill. of the Petition for the Chalgrove Inclosure Bill, | taking of which an extension of time is sought, have 
which, upon Friday last, was made from the Select | been made. - 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read; and | Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
the same being read ; | lect Committee on Standing Orders. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for | oo 
inclosing Lands in the parish of Chalgrove, in the | Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
county of Oxford: And that Lord Norreys and | Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
Mr. Henley do prepare, and bring it in. | several Petitions complaining of non-compliance 
: | with the Standing Orders in the case of the Petition 
The House was moved, That the Report in respect | for the Slamannan Railway Bill, were severally re- 
of the Petition for the Haddenham Inclosure Bill, | ferred ; That the Standing Orders had not been 
which, upon Tuesday last, was made from the Select | complied with, inasmuch as the promoters had in 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read; and | their Notices declared their intention of forming a 
the same being read; — | Separate financial department, with respect to the 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill | 2¢W works, distinct from the existing line, with a 
for inclosing Lands in the parish of Haddenham, in \ Special application of the capital and revenues be- 


Haddenham 
Inclosure Bill. 


Belfast 
Harbour. 


Slamanne 
Railway. 


the Isle of Ely, in the county of Cambridge: And 


that Mr. Eliot Yorke, Mr. Eaton and Mr. Allix do | 


prepare, and bring it in. 


Stratford The House was moved, ‘That the Report in respect | 
a of the Petition for the Stratford (Eastern Counties) | 
$s i ; 


longing thereto ; but in their Bill proposed to enact 
that the new shares should be merged in the original 
capital ; and inasmuch as they proposed by their 
Bill to take powers to deviate and enlarge with re- 
spect to the existing line, but had not deposited any 
Plans, Sections, Lists of Owners, &amp;c., Books of Re- 


Thames Junc. *0d Thames Junction Railway Bill, which, upon | ference, Estimate or Subscription Contract with re- 
tion Railway ‘Tuesday last, was made from the Select Committee | spect to such deviation. 


Bill. on Standing Orders, might be read; and the same 


being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill | 
for making a Branch Railway or Tram-Road from | 
the Eastern Counties Railway at Stratford-le-Bow, | 


to communicate with the River Thames, in the county | 


of Essex: And that Mr. Bramston and Mr. Charles 
Round do prepare, and bring it in. 


Thames Lastage A Petition of Lewis Glenton, of Charlton, in the 
= Ballastage county of Kent, Proprietor of chalk works, praying 





Ordered, That the geport be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Ballochney 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Railway 5+ 


the case of the Petition for the Ballochney Railway 

Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Biil to 
enable the Ballochney Railway Company to make 
and maintain certain new Works, and in some re- 
spects to alter and amend the provisions of the Acts 
relating 





Yarmout 
Norwich 
way an 

age Bill. 


Anders 
Improv 


and Po 


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id 


- 


6 VictTori2z. 


relating to the said Railway: And that Mr. Lock- 
hart and Mr. Forbes do prepare, and bring it in. 


hand. Se William Heathcote reported from the Select 

Norwich Rail Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 

vayand Draite the case of the Petition for the Yarmouth and Nor- 

age Bill wich Railway and Drainage Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Yarmouthand Norwich Railway Com- 
pany to drain certain Lands adjoining the line of 
their Railway, and to grant further powers to the 
said Company: And that Mr. Wilshere and Mr. 
Rumbold do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aylionby reported from the Select Committee 


Anderston =n Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
Improvement 





nd Police Bill. the Petition for the Anderston Improvement and 
Police Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the Improvement of the burgh of Anderston, for 
regulating the Police thereof and Lands adjacent, 
and for other purposes relating thereto: And that 
Mr. Lockhart and Mr. Dennistoun do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. Greene, the Chairman of the Committee of 

— _ Ways and Means; having stated to the House, that 

tum Bill, * he had a personal interest in the Lancaster Lunatic 
Asylum Bill ; 

The House was moved, That the Standing Order 
of the House, No. 5, might be read ; and the same 
was read, as followeth : 

“ That the Committee on every Opposed 
Private Bill, not being a Divorce Bill, shall 
consist of the Members on the Speaker’s List 
of that county or that division of a county to 
which the Bill specially relates, and of such 
number of Selected Members not locally inter- 
ested in the Bill in progress, and in such pro- 
portion, as the circumstances of each case shall 
in the judgment of the Committee of Selection 


Northampton 


j ; 
—* second time; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the. Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
and Glave The Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal Bill 
Union Canal © Was read a second time ; and committed. 
Bill, Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection, 
ates The Hungerford and Lambeth Suspension Foot 
mbeth ; ss ‘ 
Suspension Bridge Bill was read a second time; and com- 
Fect-bridge mitted. 
- Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Poor Kelief 


(Ireland) Act. th 


require, of which Committee Five (including 

the Quorum of Selected Members) shall be a 
Quorum.” 
Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee of Selection, to commit the said Bill, if un- 
opposed, to the Chairman of the Select Committee 


on Standing Orders, instead of the Chairman of the | P'Y 


Committee of Ways and Means, together with the 
Members ordered to prepare, and bring in the Bill. 


The Northampton Improvement Bill was read a 


e Board of Guardians of the Ballinasloe Union ; 


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Petitions of Female Workers recently employed Mines and 
in Halbeath Coal Mines ;—and, Clackmannan Col- “*llieries Act. 
liery ; praying for the repeal or amendment of the 

Mines and Collieries Act, — were presented, and 

read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Beckett Denison presented a Bill for repair- Leeds (or 
ing and maintaining the Road from the Leeds and Wortley) Road 
Halifax Turnpike-road at Stanningley, to the Leeds ®"" 

and Homefield Lane-end Turnpike-road, at the 

Bridge over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, in the 

Township of Wortley, and extending the same Road 

to Water-lane in Leeds, and other Roads, all in the 

Borough of 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. 


Petitions from Liverpool ;—Sabden Fould (nine- Cor Laws. 
teen Petitions) ;—and, Thomas Hartley and family ; 

raying for the repeal of the Corn and Provision 
aws,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 

lie upon the Table. 


The Newport Gas Bill was read a second time ; Newport Gas 
and committed. Biil. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 

mittee of Selection. 


Petitions of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Edinburgh 
Council of the city of Edinburgh ;—and, Owners Water Bill. 
and Occupiers of paper mills and paper manu- 
factories at different paper mills upon the river 
called The Water of Leith; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Edinburgh Water 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. 

A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and 
Council of the city of Edinburgh, praymg that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against the introduction of any additional provision in 
the said Bill, to the effect of authorizing the Com- 
pany to levy increased rates and duties for the sup- 
ly of Water, 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 Clergy, Churchwardens and Pa- Vestries 
rishioners of the parish of Saint Michans, in the(Ireland.) 
city of Dublin, praying the House to adopt mea- 

sures for the abolition of Parochial Vestries in Ire- 

land, either for assessment or applotment, was pre- 

sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

Table. 


Petitions from the Deanery of Crewkerne ;—Royal Saint Asaph 
Peculiar of Wolverhampton ;—Isle of Man ;—and, 2"4 Bangor 
Shenstone; praying for the repeal of so much of the P°°*** 
Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c.'77, as relates to the union of 


Petitions from the Union of Tuam ;—Chairman of | the Sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor,—were pre 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


—Valentia ;—and, Grand Jurors of the county of Table. 


Galway ; praying for the repeal or amendment of 
the Poor Relief (Jreland) Act,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts Bill, 


Petitions from Grand Jurors of the county of 
Carmarthen ; — Grantham ;— Holbeach and Long 
Sutton ; — and, Kirton-in-Lindsey; praying that 
the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill may not pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 








Vou. 98. 





A Petition of Inhabitants of Mewton-upon- Trent, Maynooth 


in the county of Lincoln, praying the House to with- College. 
draw every kind of public support from the Roman 
Catholic College of Maynooth, was presented, and 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Society of Attornies, Solicitors, Courts of Law. 


Pioctors and others, not being Barristers, practising 
in the Courts of Law and Equity of the United 
s Kingdom, 


| ; 
| 
i 
i 
| 


Emigration 
from Africa, 


James Hodder 
Forbes. 


Bankruptcy 
Act. 


Burry, &amp;c., 
Navigation, 
and Llanelly 
Harbour Bill. 


Sunderland 
Floating Har- 
bour Bill. 


130 


Kingdom, stating that the Petitioners find it proved 
by facts, and by the opinions of the highest judicial 
officers, and other persons of great eminence and 
experience in the law, that the distance of the 
Westminster Courts from the law offices and from 
the chambers of the barristers and solicitors, causes 
much delay in the administration of justice, and is 
thereby productive of great inconvenience to all 
classes of the profession, and of great loss to the 
suitors of the Courts; that a considerable outlay for 
providing accommodation for the Courts and the 
Chancery Offices has become unavoidable, and the 
Petitioners submit that a remarkable variety of cir- 
camstances has combined to suggest the manner in 
which that outlay should be expended, namely, in 
an union of the Law and Equity Courts, and of the 
Masters’, Accountant General’s, Registrars’ and 
other Chancery Offices upon the same spot, in the 
vicinity of the Inns of Court; and praying the House 
to take the subject into consideration, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Kendal Anti-Slavery 
Society, stating that the Petitioners have observed 
with alarm the project under the sanction of Go- 
vernment to promote the Emigration of the natives 
of Africa, as labourers, to the British colonies ; and 
praying the House not to sanction but to oppose 
this and every other measure for promoting the 
Emigration of the natives of Africa to the British 
colonies, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Charlotte Agnes Forbes, of Queen- 
street, Brompton, Wife of James Hodder Forbes, 
Lieutenant of the Royal Navy, now an inmate of 
the Lunatic Asylum Haslar, stating that the insanity 
under which the Petitioner’s husband labours, was 
produced from the severe service to which he had 
been exposed on the coast of North America, and 
in the operations against Wew Orleans in the winter 
of 1815, and that her husband went into Haslar 
Royal Lunatic Asylum in the year 1826, where he 
still continues, and that up to 1831 a moiety of his 
half-pay was deducted by the Admiralty for his sup- 
port ; and praying that the House will provide that 
he may be supported for the future free of expense, 
and that restitution may be made to her of the 
amount deducted from his half-pay for that purpose, 
from the year 1826 to the present time, was pre- 


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


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Coun- 
cillors of the borough of Northampton, praying for 
amendment of the Bankruptcy Act, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- 
spect of the Petition for the Burry, &amp;c., Navigation 
and Llanelly Harbour 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 
to alter and amend an Act for the Improvement of 
the Navigation of the Rivers Burry, Loughor and 
Lliedi, in the counties of Carmarthen and Glamor- 
gan, and to improve the Harbour of Llanelly, in the 
said county of Carmarthen: And that Colonel Rice 
Trevor and Mr. Saunders Davies do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Petitions of Christopher Thomas Potts, of Sunder- 
land, in the county of Durham, Gentleman ;— Wil- 
liam Potts, of Sunderland, in the county of Durham, 
Ship-builder;—and, Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the borough of Sunderland; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agent ;, 
against certain parts of the Sunderland Floating 
Harbour Bill,—were presented, and read. 


20° Maria. 





A. 1843. 


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 Inhabitants of Whittlesey, in the Northampiy 
Isle of Ely, and county of Cambridge, and the ad- 2"4 Peterty. 
joining districts, praying that the Northampton and Be Rainy 
Peterborough Railway Bill may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Import Dut 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
Copy of a Letter addressed to Lord Palmerston by 
Dr. Bowring, and dated Berlin, 28th August 1839, 
and referred to by him in his Evidence given before 
the Import Duties Committee, on the 15th July 
1840, Appendix to Report on the Prussian Com- 
mercial Union, p. 286. 

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. 


Salted 
Provisio 


Ordered, That the Return from the Commissioners Paubiic Supply 
of Audit, stating the date of the last Account of Accounts 
each Department audited by them, and the Reasons No. 110, 
why delay, if any, has taken place in the Audit of 

the several Accounts in arrear, which was presented 

upon the 13th day of July in the last Session of 
Parliament, be printed. 


Account 
Estimat 
referre 


Excheq 
Bills. 


Civil C 
Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Coolies. _ 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of the Regulations made, and Orders 
issued, by the Government of Bengal for the pro- 
tection of Coolies, Labourers, proceeding to and 
from the Mauritius, or any other place. 
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. 


Commi 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Poor Relief. 
Return showing the Number of In-door and Out- 
door Paupers relieved in each Union in England 
and Wales, during the Quarter ended Lady-day 
1842; distinguishing the Adult Able-bodied from all 
other classes, including Children. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Spitits 
Accounts of the Total Gallons of Proof Spirits dis- 
tilled in England, Scotland and Ireland respectively ; 
distinguishing the Quantities produced from Malt, 
and from a Mixture of Malt and unmalted Grain, or 
from any other ingredient ; showing also the Total 
Quantity of each Sort in the United Kingdom, for 
the year ending the 5th day of January 1843 :—Of 
the a of Gallons of Proof Spirits (distinguish- 
ng the Sorts) on which Duty was paid for Home 
Consumption in each of the Three Kingdoms, with 
the Rate per Gallon, and Amount of such Duty ; 
also, the Total of Gallons and Duty in the United 
Kingdom, for the year ending the 5th day of January 
1843 :—Showing, under separate heads, the Number 
of Gallons of Proof Spirits (distinguishing the Ma- 
terials from which made) imported into each King- 
dom from each of the others respectively, and in- 
cluding, in the cases of England and Scotland, those 
conveyed either by Land or Sea; stating also the 
Rate of Duty per Gallon, and 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 1843: 
—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 


Britis 
Muse 


Mis 





Brandy 








6 VicToriz. 


Brandy and Spirits of Wine permitted out from 
Rectifiers’ Stocks in England, for the year ending the 
5th day of January 1843 ; also the Stocks remaining 
in the hands of English Distillers on the 5th day of 
January 1843 :—And, of the Total Number of Proof 
Gallons of Rum, Brandy, Geneva, and all other 
Spirits, that paid Duty in each Kingdom, from the 
5th day of January 1842 to the 5th day of January 
1843 ; Rate of Duty per Gallon, and Amount thereof; 
Total Number of Gallons of each kind, and Total 
Duty thereon; Total Number of Gallons of all kinds, 
and Total Duty thereon, for the United Kingdom ; 
showing the Total Number of Proof Gallons of all 
kinds that paid Duty, and Total Amount thereof, in 
each kingdom; and Total Number of Gallons and 
Total Duty thereon in the whole of the United 
Kingdom, from the 5th day of January 1842 to the 
5th day of January 1843. 





Salted Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Provisions. Copy of any Letter from the Treasury to the Board 
of Customs on the 6th day of this instant March, 
relating to the admission of Salted Provisions at the 
Colonial Duty. 
Supply s The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 
Accounts and Ordered, That the Account of all Exchequer Bills 
Eximates, raised or authorized to be raised, charged upon the 
referred: Aids or Supplies of 1843, unprovided for, which was 
— presented upon Monday last, be referred to the Com- 
mittee. 
Civil Contine Ordered, That the Account of the Sum expended 
gencies. under the head of Civil Contingencies in the year 


1842; and the Estimate of the Amount required for 
1843, which was presented upon Tuesday last, be 
referred to the Committee. 

Ordered, That the Estimates 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 pro- 
vided by the Commissariat Abroad, for the year 
ending the 31st March 1844; with a Statement of 
the Amount required for similar Services, in the year 
ending the 31st March 1843 ; and of Sums required 
for the Half Pay of Commissariat Officers, and for 
Retired Full Pay, Compensation and Superannuation 
Allowances; alsofor the Pensions of Widows of Com- 
missariat Officers, and Compassionate Allowances to 
their Children, for one year, from the 1st April 1843 
to the 31st March 1844, which were presented upon 
Tuesday last, be referred to the Committee. 

Ordered, That the Account of the Income and 
Expenditure of the British Museum for the year 
1842; of the Estimated Charges and Expenses for 
the year ending the 25th day of March 1844, and 
of the Sum necessary to discharge the same; and 
also, the Account of the Number of Persons admitted 
to view the Museum from Christmas 1836 to Christ- 
mas 1842; together with a Statement of progress 
in the arrangement of the Collections ; and an Ac- 
count of Objects added to them in the year 1842, 
which was presented upon Thursday last, be referred 
to the Committee. 

Ordered, That the several Estimates for Miscella- 
neous Services, for the year 1843-44, be referred to 
the Committee. 


Then the House resolved itself into the Committee. 


Commissariat. 


British 
Museum, 


Miscellaneous 
TVices, 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eighteen 


mateguer 
millions, one hundred and eighty-two thousand and 


one hundred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 


to pay off and discharge Exchequer Bills charged 
on the Aids of 1843 unprovided for. 

2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
hundred and ninety-one thousand and forty-five 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the 
Vor. 98, 


Commissariat. 


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131 


Charge of the Commissariat Department, to the 31st 

day of March 1844. 

3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Forty- Half Pay, &amp;c. 
seven thousand nine hundred and forty-five pounds, 

be _ to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge 

of Half Pay, Pensions and Allowances, in the Com 

missariat Department, to the 31st day of March 

1844, 

4. Motion made, and Question proposed, That a Civil Contin- 
sum, not exceeding One hundred and ten thousand gencies. 
pounds be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the 

Charge of Civil Contingencies, for the year 1843 ; 
Whereupon Motion made, and Question, That 

the Chairman do report Progress, put, and agreed to. 


To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
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 
sit again. 

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


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Consolidated 
into a Committee upon the Consolidated Fund Bill ; Fund 

and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- cali 
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 To-morrow. 


Mr. Greene 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. Greene reported the Marine Mutiny Bill; Marine Mutiny 
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 Indemnity Bill was, according to Order, read Indemnity Bill. 
a second time; and committed to a Committee of 
the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways ana 
mittee of Ways and Means ; Means, 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 

next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Coast of Africa, 
a Committee upon the Coast of Africa, &amp;c., Bill ; ** 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. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee towhom Slave Trade 
it was referred to consider of authorizing the Pay- [P wsten) ad 
ment of Bounties on the Capture of Slaves, made °" 
under Treaties with the Republics of Bolivia, Uru- 
guay and Texas, several Resolutions ; which were 
read, as follow: 

1. Resolved, That a Bounty of Five Pounds shall 
be paid out of the Consolidated Fund of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for every 
Slave on board any vessel captured under the pro- 
visions of the Treaties with the Republics of Boli- 
via, Uruguay and the Texas, for the abolition of the 
Slave Trade ; and that the Commissioners of Her 
Majesty’s Treasury be authorized to direct the pay- 
ment out of the said Consolidated Fund, of the 
costs or damages payable by any officer on the 
seizure or detention of vessels under the said Treaties. 

2. Resolved, That the captors of any vessel en- 
gaged in the illicit traffic in Slaves, in violation of 
the said Treaties, shall receive the portion of such 
vessel to which Her Majesty is entitled. 

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The 


— 














Sudbury Dis- 
franchisement 
Bill. 


Apprehension 
of Offenders 
Bill. 


Attornies and 


Solicitors Bill. 


Turnpike-roads 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Turnpike-roads 
Bill. 


Public 
Accounts, 


Aliens. 


Coinage. 


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The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. mG 

Ordered, That a Bill or Bills be brought in upon 
the said Resolutions: And that Sir George Clerk 
and Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer do prepare, 
and bring in the same. 


The ingrossed Bill to exclude the Borough of 
Sudbury Sen sending Burgesses to serve in Parlia- 
ment, was, according to Order, read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Tufnell do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Apprehension of Offenders 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 Attornies and Solicitors Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Turnpike-roads (Jreland) Bill ; 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Turnpike-roads Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of the Treasury Minute, allowing Francis S. 
Larpent, Esquire, Chairman of the Commissioners 
for auditing Public Accounts, to retire; stating the 
Date of Mr. Larpent’s Appointment to that Board, 
and Length of Service, the Cause of his Retirement, 
his Age and the Amount of Superannuation or Re- 
tiring Allowance granted to Mr. Larpent :—And, 
of the Treasury Minute oy Ne Sir Alexander 
Cray Grant, Baronet, late M. P., a Commissioner 
of the Board for Auditing Public Accounts. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
the 15th day of this instant March, That a Select 
Committee be appointed to inquire into the state of 
the Laws affecting Aliens, and others resident in this 
country, not being native-born subjects of the British 
Crown, with a view to ascertain whether it may be 
expedient to make any and what alterations therein, 
for the purpose of facilitating the admission of Fo- 
reigners into the rights and privileges of British 
subjects, excepting the disability to be of the Privy 
Council, or a Member of either House of Parliament, 
as limited by the Act 12 and 13 Will. 2, c. 2, might 
be read; and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Hutt, Mr. 
Nicholl, Mr. Serjeant Stock, Mr. Smythe, Lord 
Harry Vane, Viscount Mahon, Mr. Ewart, Sir John 
Hanmer, Sir Edward Colebrooke, Mr. Cripps, Mr. 
Aglionby, Mr. Darby, Sir George Grey, Mr. Gaskell 
and Lord Alfred Hervey, with Power to send for 
persons, papers and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That there be laid before this House, an Ac- 
count, in detail, under separate and distinct heads, 


of the manner in which the sum of £.32,200 sterling, | 


= 


20° Marti. 


A. 1843. 


ments during the same period ; and stating also the 
Charge for each Assay, and the Aggregate Amount 
received at the Mint for Assays within the year; 
also, the Charge for Melting, and the Aggregate 
Amount received in the year for Melting ; and stat- 
ing the Portion of these Charges brought to the 
account of Government, and the Portion paid to the 
Officers of the Mint, and the Amount to each ; 


An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ Govern- 
“ ment” to the words “ and stating.” 


And the Question being put, That the words 





proposed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the f Mr. Hume, 15 
Yeas, (Dr. Bowring : } ' 
Tellers for the (Sir Thomas Fremantle, L 39 
Noes, Mr. Henry Baring: ao 


So it passed in the Negative. 


Then the main Question, so amended, being put; 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account, in detail, under separate and distinct heads, 
of the manner in which the sum of £.32,200 sterling, 
voted in the Miscellaneous Estimate (No. 6.), for 
the year ending the 31st day of March 1843, was 
expended ; stating the Amount paid to each salaried 
Officer for the year, and showing the Total Charge 
for the Mint Establishment for the year; also, the 
Amount received by each of the Officers from the 
Government ; and stating also the Charge for each 
Assay, and the Aggregate Amount received at the 
Mint for Assays within the year; also, the Charge 
for Melting, and the Aggregate Amount received in 
the year for Melting; and stating the Portion of 
these Charges brought to the account of Govern- 
ment, and the Portion paid to the Officers of the 
Mint, and the Amount to each. 





sioners in England and Wales to Her Majesty’s Prin- 
cipal Secretary of State for the Home Department. 


an Address to Her Majesty,—A Return of the 
Name and Designation of every Person convicted 
at the last York Summer Assizes, or before the Spe- 
cial Commissions which sat at Stafford, Chester 
and Liverpool in October last; together with the 
Nature of the Charge and Offence, and where com- 
mitted, the Date of each Committal or Imprisonment, 
whether bailed before Trial or not, the Amount of 
Bail required, and the Sentence passed in each Case: 
—And, a similar Return from the Quarter Sessions 
of the Counties of Lancaster and Nottingham, be- 
tween the months of August and January last, in- 
clusive. 


Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 











Table. 


Sir George Clerk presented, pursuant to Order, Portugal Wine 


—An Account of the Number of Gallons of Por- 
tugal Wine upon which the Duties were paid in 
the United Kingdom, in the several years ending 
ithe 5th day of January 1840, 1841, 1842 and 1843, 
with the Rate and Amount of Duty paid thereon, 
distinguishing each year :—-And, a similar Account 
of the Quantity exported for Drawback, during the 


voted in the Miscellaneous Estimate (No. 6.), for | os — distinguishing the Rate and Amount 


the year ending the 31st day of March 1843 was 
expended ; stating the Amount paid to each salaried 
Officer for the year, and showing the Total Charge 
for the Mint Establishment for the year; also, the 
Amount received by each of the Officers from the 
Government, and from Individuals, for Duty per- 
formed by those Officers in their various Depart- 


of each year, in the same manner. 


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





The Order for reading a second time, upon Wed- Healthof To 


nesday next, the Health of Towns Bill, was read, 8 
and discharged. 


Ordered, 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, by Her Majesty’s Tit 
Command,—Copy of Report of the Tithe Commis- 


Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to Convictions 


ill, 


ithes Commu. 





DM. 


Wine. 


f Towns 





Legacy Duty. 
No. 111. 


Gold and Silver. 
No, 112. 


Convictse 
No. 1138. 


Acts of 
Parliament. 


No. 114. 


Posteoffice. 


Bridlington 
Piers and 
Harbour. 


Chalgrove 
Inclosure Bill. 


Caswall’s 
Disability 
Removal Bill. 


Sse of 
tes (Dublin 
Bill Yon 


Deptford Poor 


and Improve- 
ment Bill, 


Lough Foyle 


Drainage Bill. 





6 Vicroriz. 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 5th day of April next. 


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


Ordered, That the Account relative to Gold and 
Silver, which was presented upon Friday last, be 
printed. 


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


Ordered, That the Return relative to Acts of Par- 
liament, which was laid upon the Table upon Friday 
last, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Martis, 21° die Marti ; 
Anno 6° Victoria Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Law, from the Treasury, was calledin; and 
at the bar presented, pursuant to Order,— 
Copies of any Correspondence which may have 
taken place relative to Mr. Rowland Hill’s Appoint- 
ment to, and Removal from, the Situation recently 
filled by him in connexion with the Post-office : — 
And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Kelly, from the Commissioners of Brid- 
lington Piers and Harbour, was called in; and at 
the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of an 
Act of Parliament,—Abstract of the General An- 
nual Account of tiie Commissioners of Bridlington 
Piers and Harbour, from the 26th day of July 1841 
- the 26th day of July 1842 :—And then he with- 

rew. 

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


Lord Norreys presented a Bill for inclosing Lands 
in the Parish of Chalgrove, ii the County of Oz- 
ford: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in 
the case of Caswall’s Disability Removal Bill, no 
Standing Orders were applicable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Applotment of Rates (Dublin) Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders relative to Bills of the third class had 
not been complied with. 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 


the Petition for the Deptford Poor and Improve- 


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133 


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 amending an Act passed in the second year of 
the reign of Her present Majesty, for draining and 
embanking certain Lands in Lough Swilly and Lough 
Foyle, in the counties of Donegal and Londonderry, 
so far as the same relates to the said Lands in Lough 
Foyle: And that Mr. Brotherton and Mr. Patrick 
Stewart do prepare, and bring it in. 


the Petition for the Lough Foyle Drainage (Lower {, 
Level) Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for amending an Act passed in the second year of 
the reign of ‘Her present Majesty, for draining and 
embanking certain Lands in Lough Swilly and Lough 
Foyle, in the counties of Donegal and Londonderry, 
so far as the same relates to certain parts of the 
said Lands in Lough Foyle: And that Mr. Brother- 
ton and Mr. Patrick Stewart do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for amending the Acts relating to the Bristol and 
Gloucester Railway, and for making a Branch Rail- 
way out of the same: And that Mr. Philip Miles 
and Mr. Henry Berkeley do prepare, and bring it in. 


the Petition for the Halheath and Lochgelly Rail- 
way Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making and maintaining a Railway in the county 
of Fife, to be called the Halbeath and Lochgelly 
Railway: And that Lord Dalmeny and Mr. Gibson 
Craig do prepare, and bring it in. 


Petition of Edward Lynch and Patrick Kelly, and 
also of the Petition of Patrick Kelly, severally com- 
plaining of an undue Election and Return for the 
Borough of Athlone, and to defend which Return 
Malachy Nolan and others, Electors, and also Tho- 
mas Gilynne and others, Electors, were admitted Par- 
ties, informed the House, That the Committee had 
determined, 

That Daniel Henry Ferrall, Esquire, was not duly 
elected a Burgess to serve in this present Parlia- 
ment for the Borough of Athlone. 

That the last Election of a Burgess to serve in 
Parliament for the said Borough, was a void Elec- 
tion. 

And the said Determinations were ordered to be 
entered in the Journals of this House. 


Mr. Charles Buller also informed the House, 
That the Committee had come to the following Re- 








— Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend two Acts for the Relief and Employment 
of the Poor, and for repairing the Highways, and 
paving, cleansing, lighting and watching the parish 
of Saint Nicholas, Deptford, in the county of Kent : 
And that Sir Edmund Filmer and Viscount Mar- 
sham do prepare, and bring it in. 





solutions; which they had directed him to report to 
the House : 

That Daniel Henry Ferrall, Esquire, was, by him- 
self and his agent, Henry French, guilty of treating 
at the last Election for the Borough of Athlone. 

That in the course of the proceedings of the Com- 
mittee, an objection was raised to the validity of the 
last Election for the Borough of Athlone, on the 
ground of four clear days not having elapsed be- 











Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
Vor. 98. 


tween the day of Election and the day of the Notice 
required by law; that the Committee are of opinion 
that a Notice of four clear days is required by the 

$3 Act 





Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Lough Foyle 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Drainage 
a Level) 
Mile 


_ Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Coramittee Bristol and 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Gloucester — 
the Petition for the Bristol and Gloucester Railway ®*!wsy ™. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Halbeath and 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of —— 


ailway Bill. 


Mr. Charles Buller, from the Select Committee Athlone 
appointed to try and determine the matter of the Election. 





Athlone Writ. 


Staffordshire 
and Worcester- 
shire Canal Bill, 


Anderston 
Improvement 
and Police Bill. 


Stratford (East- 
ern Counties) 
and Thames 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


British Watch 
and Clock- 
making Com- 
pany Bill. 


South-Eastern 
and London 
and Croydon 
Railways 
(Bricklayers’ 
Arms Extension 
and Station) 
Bill. 


Trentham 


Roads Bill. 


Milne’s Free 


School Bill. 
Yarmeuth 
and Norwich 


Railway and 
Drainage Bill. 


Standing 
Orders ; 


Wandle 
Waterworks 


134 
Act 1 Geo. 4, c. 11, the Act by which Elections in| 
Ireland are regulated; and that such Notice was | 
not given in this case ; but the Committee have no | 
reason to believe that the result of the Election was | 
affected by such irregularity ; that it appears to the 
Committee, that the law with respect to the period 
of Notice being different in Jreland from that which 
the Act 3 &amp; 4 Vic. c. 81, has established with re- 
spect to England, it is advisable that the provisions 
of that Act should be extended to Ireland. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
to the Clerk of the Crown in Ireland, to make out 
a new Writ for the electing of a Burgess to serve in 
this present Parliament for the Borough of Athlone, 
in the room of Daniel Henry Ferrall, Esquire, 


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whose Election has been determined to be void. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire 
Canali 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. 


Mr. Duncan presented a Bill for the Improvement 
of the Burgh of Anderston, for regulating the Police 
thereof and Lands adjacent, and for other Purposes 
relating thereto: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Bramston presented a Bill for making a 
Branch Railway or Tram-road from the Eastern 
Counties Railway at Stratford-le- Bow, to communi- 
cate with the River Thames in the County of Essex : 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Mr. Masterman presented a Bill for forming and 
regulating a Company to be called The British 
Watch and Clock Making Company: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


A Petition of Shareholders of the Zondon and 
Greenwich Railway, praying that the South Eastern 
and London and Croydon Railways ( Bricklayers’ 
Arms Extension and Station) Bill, may not pass into 
a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Ralph Sneyd, of Keel, in the county 
of Stafford, Esquire, praying that he may be heard, 
by his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
Trentham Roads 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. 


Milne’s Free School Bill was read a second time ; 
and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Wilshere presented a Bill to enable the Yar- 
mouth and Norwich Railway Company to drain cer- 
tai. Lands adjoming the Line of their Railway, and 
to grant further Powers to the said Company: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a, second time. 


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 Wandle Waterworks Bill, the Standing Orders 
ought not to be dispensed with. 





A. 1843. 


2. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for Tay Ferries, 
the Tay Ferries Bill, the Standing Orders ought to 


be dispensed with ; That the Parties be permitted to 


proceed with their Bill. 

3. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for Leinster Lawn, 
the Leinster Lawn, &amp;c. (Dublin) Improvement Bill, a — 
the Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. ‘ 

4, Resolved, That in the case of the Maryport Maryport 
and Carlisle Railway Petition, for leave to present — 
a Petition for a Bill, the Parties be permitted to pre- sci 
sent a Petition accordingly. 

The second and fourth Resolutions, being read a 
second time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of John Edward Redmond, of Wexford ; Wexford 
—and, Merchants, Traders and Ship-owners of Wex- Harbour Bill. 
ford; praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Wex- 
ford Harbour 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. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon Trentham 
the 13th day of this instant March, for referring to Roads Bill 
the Committee on the Trentham Roads Bill, the 
Petition of George Leeke Baker, Solicitor, praying 
that he may be heard, by himself or his counsel, 
against certain parts of the said Bill, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

And the House being informed by a Member of 
the Committee, That the said Petition was the Peti- 
tion of the said George Leeke Baker, in the character 
of Solicitor of Sir William Pilkington and of Dame 
Mary Milborne Swinnerton Pilkington, against cer- 
tain provisions of the said Bill ; 

_ The House was moved, That the said Petition 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

And it appearing that the said Petition was not 
the Petition of Parties complaining of the provisions 
of the Bill on their own behalf, and signed by them- 
selves, but of a person stating himself to be the 
Solicitor of such Parties on their behalf ; 

Ordered, That the Order for referring the said 
Petition to the Committee on the said Bill, be dis- 
charged. 


A Petition of the Deacon, Collector and Master Glasgow Gas. 
Court of the incorporation of Tailors of Glasgow, 
praying that the Glasgow Gas Bill may pass into a 
law, was presented, and,read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Hull and Selby Hull and Selby 
Railway Company to raise a further Sum of Money, B#!"*y = 
and to amend the Acts relating to the said Railway, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Walter James do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 














The House proceeded to take into consideration Liverpool Gas 
the Report on the Liverpool Gas Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Mr. Oswald presented a Bil! to enable the Bal- Bellochues 
lochney Railway Company to make and maintain #!"*y - 
certain new Works, and in some respects to alter 
and amend the Provisions of the Acts relating to 
the said Railway : And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 





Petitions of Owners, Occupiers and Inhabitants Northampton 
of Yelling ;—Eltisley ;—Crozton;—and, Inhabitants "4 es 
of Gamlingay ; praying that the Northampton and ji; 


Peterborough 





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dic 


Tel 


Bil 


Mz 


Te 


Cc 





Ross and Cro- 
marty Juris- 
diction. 


Leighton Bus- 
sard Inclosure 
Bill. 


Malt. 


Rating of 
Tenements. 


Corn Laws. 


Corn, &amp;c. 


Distress 
(Paisley. ) 


No. 115. 


actories Bill. 


Poor Relief 


(Ireland) Act, 


Wine Duties, 


6 VicToriz. 


Peterborough Railway Bill may not pass into a law, | 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Heritors and Justices of the Peace 
in the sheriffdom or combined counties of Ross and 
Cromarty, for leave to present a Petition for leave 
to bring in a Bill for appointing a Head Burgh for 
the combined counties of Ross and Cromarty, and 
for giving cumulative jurisdiction to the Justices of 
the Peace of the said combined counties, and other 
purposes relative thereto, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Standing 
Orders. 


The Leighton Bussard Inclosure Bill was read a 
second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Farmers and Inhabitants of Tenter- 
den, praying for the repeal of the duty on Malt, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Epsom 
Union, in the county of Surrey, praying the House 
to pass an Act for the purpose of rating the owners 
of small tenements to the relief of the poor instead 
of the occupiers, and that in such Act power may 
be introduced for levying such rate upon the goods 
and chattels, estate and effects of such owners, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Beaminster ;— Billington (fourteen 
Petitions) ; — Liverpool ; — Langholm; — Sabden 
(eleven Petitions) ;—Darlington (two Petitions) ;— 
Agnes M‘Cale ;— Trowbridge (two Petitions) ; — 
Burnley ;—Highhouses ;— and, Slabeford; praying 
for the repeal of the Corn and Provision Laws,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Mew Lanark, pray- 
ing for the repeal of the duties on Corn, Sugar, 
Tea and Coffee, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Lord Robert Grosvenor reported from the Select 
Committee appointed to inquire into the treatment 
of the unemployed and destitute Inhabitants of Pais- 
ley, between the month of May 1841 and the present 
time ; and who were empowered to report their Ob- 


servations thereupon, together with the Minutes of 


the Evidence taken before them, to the House ; That 
they had considered the matters to them referred, 
and had directed him to make a Report thereof to 


21° Martiz. 135 


may take place, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Leigh (Lancaster) ;— Horncastle ;— Ecclesiastical 
and, Burton; praying that the Ecclesiastical Courts Courts Bill. 
Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, and 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Roscommon ; — Tyrohine ; —and, Medical 
County of Carlow; praying that the Medical Cha- Chutities | 
rities (Jreland) Bill may pass into a law,—were "*!*" — 
ee. and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Turnpike-road from Turnpike-roads 
Hulme to Eccles, in the county of Lancaster, praying Bill. 

that the Turnpike-roads Bill may not pass into a 

law, but that the same may be referred to a Select 

Committee of the House, before whom the Peti- 

tioners may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 

against such of the provisions thereof as affect their 

interests, and those of the mortgagees of the road 

of which they are trustees, was presented, and 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitant Householders of Ilfra- Property Tax 
combe, in the county of Devon, praying for the repeal Ac 

of the Property Tax Act, was presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- Public 

lect Committee on Public Petitions; That they had Pane R 
examined the Petitions presented on the 15th, 16th ea a" 
and 17th days of this instant March; and had di- 

rected him to make a Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 

and be printed. 


Captain Boldero presented,—Return to an Or- Deductions 

der dated the 28th day of February last, for footy 

Return of the Amounts not paid into the Exche- bi 

quer, but deducted for Costs of Collection, and 

all other purposes, from the Gross Amounts re- 

ceived by the Customs, Excise, Stamps, Taxes, 

Post-office, and every other Department of the Re- 

venue :—Also, Return of the Amounts received by 

the Army, Navy, Ordnance, Civil and all other De- 

— of Expenditure, from all sources, except 
arliamentary Grants or Issues from the Exchequer, 

in the year ending the 5th day of January 1843, (in 

the same form as the Return printed by Order of this 

House 17th day of May 1837, No. 313), so far as 

relates to the Ordnance. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 

Table. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Southampton 
of the Petition for the Southampton Cemetery Bill, Cemetery Bill 
which, upon Friday last, was made from the Select 


the House, together with the Minutes of the Evidence | Committee on Standing Orders, might be read ; 


taken before them. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 


and be printed. 


A Petition of Roman Catholic Clergymen resi- 
dent in Manchester, and the neighbourhood, praying 
that the Factories Bill may not pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Samuel Gordon;—Strabane Union ; 
—Donaghmore ;— Nenagh Union ;-—and, Limerick ; 
praying for the repeal or amendment of the Poor 
Relief (Ireland) Act,— were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


_ A Petition of Inhabitants of Lincoln, Traders 
in Foreign Wines, praying the House to grant to 
the dealers in Wine such a drawback upon their 
duty paid stock on Portuguese Wine, as may be 
—s with any reduction of the duties which 

OL. JS. 


and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to establish a Cemetery for the Interment of the 
Dead near the Town and within the borough of 
Southampton: And that Mr. Mildmay and Mr. 
George William Hope do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Tay Ferries 
of the Petition for the Tay Ferries Bill, which was 8" 
this day made from the Select Committee on Stand- 
ing Orders, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to extend the term and to alter and enlarge the 
Powers and Provisions of the Acts for erecting, imn- 
— regulating and maintaining the Ferries and 

assages across the River Tay, in the counties of 
Fife and Forfar, and for establishing a Floating 
Bridge or Bridges over the said River, with proper 
Landing-places and Approaches thereto: And that 
Sir George Clerk and Mr. Pringle do prepare, and 
bring it in. 





8s 4 A Petition 






























































Church of 
Scotland. 


Landlord 
and Tenant 
(Ireland. ) 


Roman Catholic 
Relief Act. 


Emigration 
from Africa. 


Maynooth 
College. 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses. 


136 


A Petition of the Mechanics’ Whale Fishing 
Company, at Saint John, in the province of New 
Brunswick, stating that the Ships of the Petition- 
ers were fitted out and ieeaiied to the Pacific 
Ocean some time previously to the enactment of a 
new scale of duties in Great Britain, now about to 
come into operation, by which foreign Oil will be 
admitted to compete with the product of the British 
Fisheries; and praying the House to restrain the 
operation of the new scale of duties until such time 
as the ships of the Petitioners shall have time to 
return from their present voyages, a period of about 
two years from the present date, and that they may 
be allowed to snes Oil to England from foreign 

orts in British vessels, under consular certificates, 
and that whenever expedient to do so, their ships 
may be permitted to proceed direct to England 
from the fishing ground, without being subjected to 
the present enormous and useless expense and delay 
in returning to that port to land and re-ship their 
cargoes before proceeding to England therewith, 


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


A Petition of Members of the Church of Scotland, 
in the united parish of Borrowstounness and Kinneil, 
praying the * sm to devise measures to avert the 
disruption of the Established Church of Scot/and, to 
maintain her spiritual independence in her Church 
courts, and prevent all the evils civil, moral and re- 
ligious, which must inevitably result from the rend- 
ing asunder of that most valuable, useful and revered 
institution, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Landholders, Farmers and other 
Inhabitants of the parish of Donofill, in the county 
of Tipperary, praying the House to take into consi- 
deration the laws now operating as between land- 
lord and tenant in Jre/and, and repeal the same, and 
enact such legislative measures of relief in their 
stead, as would place the interests of the proprietors 
as well as the cultivators of the soil, upon a broad, 
permanent and equitable basis, securing to the for- 
mer all their equitably legal rights, and affording to 
the latter permanent protection, and the necessary 
encouragement in the outlay of their capital, and in 
the exercise of their industry, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Aldborough in Holder- 
ness, praying forthe repeal of the Roman Catholic 
Relief Act, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Secretary of the Committee of the 
Hitchin Auxiliary Anti-Slavery Society, stating that 
the Petitioners cannot contemplate the proposed im- 
portation of negroes from Africa into our West 
India Colonies, without serious apprehension that 
such a measure would be fraught with physical and 
moral evils of the most oppressive and afflicting na- 
ture ; and praying the House not to give its sanction 
to any measure which may be submitted to its 
approval for giving it effect, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Poslingford and Denston ;—and, 
Aldborough in Holderness; praying the House to 
withdraw every kind of public support from the 
Roman Catholic College of Maynooth,—were pre- 


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


Petitions from Llanfaes and Penmon ;—-and, Saint 


Bees, Cumberland; praying for the repeal of so much 
of the Act 6 &amp; 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the 
union of the Sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor,— 


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


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A. 1843. 


A Petition of Stephen Dickson Brazill, of Janes- Limerick 
borough, in the liberties of Limerick, Esquire, stating “***"°"- 
that the lands of Janesborough, within one mile or 
thereabouts of the city of Limerick, belonging to 
the Petitioner, were included within the boundary 
next the city of Limerick, and that a levy of four 
thousand and sixty-five pounds, eighteen shillings 
and two-pence, or thereabouts, being for Grand 
Jury Cess, was sought to be levied on the lands 
within the new or limited bounds, leaving the lands 
that had been formerly liable to their portion thereof 
altogether free therefrom, and leaving Petitioner’s 
land, and the other land within the limited boun- 
daries, liable to an assessment for one-half year, 
amounting to near the rent or value as rent of said 
lands ; and praying that in any future legislation, 
the lands within the said limited boundaries may 
not be taxed at an unreasonable rate, and that the 
lands outside said boundary and within the ancient 
liberty shall be rendered liable to a fair portion 
thereof, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Newcastle and 
the Report on the Newcastle and Darlington Junc- Darlington — 
tion Railway Bill; and the Amendments were read, Junction Bail 
and agreed to. _aen 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Oxford Railway 
the Report on the Ozford Railway Bill; and the Bill. 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Woollen Rags 
Return of the Quantity of Woollen Rags imported 
yearly since 1828 ; and, so far as can be stated, its 


Proportional Application to Manufacture and Agri- 
culture. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Post-office, 

Copy of the Minutes of the Lords of the Treasury, 
dated the 13th and 27th days of August 1841, re- 
lating to the Post-office Distribution in the Rural 
Districts of the United Kingdom, and the Letter of 
the Postmaster General, dated the 18th day of Au- 
gust 1841, on the same subject :—And, a Return of 
any Arrangements which have been made by the 
Post-office, in conformity with such Minutes. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Public 
Copy of any Treasury Minutes, or Minutes of the Departments. 
Boards of Customs, Excise, Stamps, Taxes and 
Audit, as to the Qualification and Age of Persons 
to be admitted to the Public Service of these or of 
any other Public Department of the Government. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Stipendiary 
Account of the manner in which £.52,850, voted in aa ) 
1842, for Salaries and Allowances of Stipendiary ‘ “ane 
Justices in the Colonies, was expended ; stating the 
Name of each Justice, the Date of his Appointment, 
the Salary and Allowances he received from the 
Public Grant, and whether any are paid by the 
Colonies :—Also, an Account of the Amount of 


Contingent Charges for each Colony, and the Nature 
of those Charges. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Education 
Account, in detail, of the manner in which £.24,000, (Colonies) 
voted in 1842, for the Education of the Emancipated 
Negro Population in the Colonies, was expended ; 
stating the Number of Schools and Schoolmasters, 
the Salaries and Contingencies in each Colony :— 

And, a Copy of any Report of the Number of Scho- 
lars, progress of Education; and Copies of the 
Rules made by Government for the management of 
those Schools in the past year, and whether any 
Provision is made by the Government or by the 
Colony for the Education of Children of White 


People 


Skiptor 
Workh 








6 VicTorizZ. 


People in those Colonies where Education for the 
Negro Population is provided. 


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

Workhouse. Copy of Report of Mr. Clements to the Poor Law 
Commissioners, upon Inmates of the Skipton Work- 
house sent toa Factory, dated the 6th day of March 
1843. 

Manicipal Lord John Russell presented a Bill for dissolving 

Corporations ~ ¢ertain Corporations, and regulating certain Muni- 

2 va cipal Corporations, in England: And the same was 

0. e 


read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Wednesday the 29th day of this instant 
March ; and to be printed. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Senior and 
Mr. Lynch : 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Punishment of 

Death Bill. 
which may be awarded under the Provisions of an 
Act of the 4th and 5th years of Her present Majesty, 
“ for taking away the Punishment of Death in cer- 
tain cases,” for certain Offences therein specified, 
with Amendments ; to which Amendments the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House :—And 
then the Messengers withdrew. 


Treaty of 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
Washington. 


osed, That an humble Address be presented to Her 
Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to 
give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
Copies or Extracts of all Communications between 
Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 
and Lord Ashburton, with reference to the Treaty 
signed at Washington, the 9th day of August 1842, 
and to the Negociations which led to that Treaty : 
—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Wednesday morning ; 
Mercurii, 22° die Martii, 1843: 
Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till this 
day. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
(Ireland) Bill. 


The House was moved, That the Act 3 and 4 Vic. 
c. 108, for the Regulation of Municipal Corporations 
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 Lord Eliot and 
Sir James Graham do prepare, and bring it in. 


Consolidated 
Fund 


(£.8,000,000.) 
Bill, 


Mr. Greene reported the Consolidated Fund Bill ; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 
Mutiny Bill. The ingrossed Bill for punishing Mutiny and De- 
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. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


a Matiny The ingrossed Bill for the Regulation of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Royal Marine Forces while on Shore, 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. 

hdennity Bill. The House, according to Order, resolved itself 

into a Committee upon the Indemnity 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 this day. 
Vox. 98. 


21°—22° Martie. 


Act for removing Doubts as to the Punishment 




















137 


Mr. Greene reported the Coast of Africa, &amp;c., Coast of Aftica, 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. e+, 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- Apprehension 
mittee on the Apprehension of Offenders Bill ; of Offenders 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve ®"" 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Attornies and 
reading of the Attornies and Solicitors Bill ; Solicitors Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday next. 


The Order made upon the 20th day of this instant Coolies. 
March, 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 Copy of the Regulations made and Orders issued 
ry the Government of Bengal, for the Protection of 

oolies, Labourers, proceeding to and from the 
Mauritius, or any other place, was read, and dis- 
charged. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Copy of the Regulations made and Orders issued 
by the Government of Bengal, for the Protection of 
Coolies, Labourers, proceeding to and from the Mau- 
ritius or any other place. 


A Petition of Members of various Christian Con- Governor-Ge- 
gregations in the town of Whitehaven, stating that neral of India. 
the Petitioners have read with regret and apprehen- 
sion the Proclamation of the Right honourable the 
Governor-General of India, respecting the gates of 
the temple of Somnauth; and praying the House to 
adopt some measures to counteract the influence of 
these proceedings, and to prevent the return of a 
connivance at Idolatry, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Twenty-ninth Report of the Highlund Roads 
Commissioners of Highland Roads and Bridges, and Bridges. 
which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. No. 117. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Portugal Portugal Wine. 
Wine, which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 118. 


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





Mercurii, 22° die Martii ; 


Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


ETITIONS from Hastingsand Saint Leonards; south-Eastern 
—and, Croydon ; praying that the South Eastern 2nd London 
and London and Croydon Railways ( Bricklayers’ Reilways “a 
Arms Extension and Station) Bill may pass into a (Bricklayers’ 
law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie Arms Extension 
upon the Table. ——— 
Mr. Loch presented a Bill for more effectually Sutherland 
repairing, improving and maintaining the Roads and Reads Bill. 
Bridges in the County of Sutherland, and further 
regulating the Statute Labour in the said County, 
and for repairing, improving and maintaining a cer- 
tain Portion of Road in the County of Ross: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Petitions of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Glasgow Gas 
Common Council of the city of Glasgow ;—Ma- i! 
gistrates and Commissioners of Police for the ba- 
rony of Gorbals, in the county of Lanark ;—and, 

Board of General Commissioners of Police for the 

city of Glasgow, and certain lands adjacent; pray- 

ing that the Glasgow Gas Bill may pass into a law, 
T 


—were 



























































Staffordshire 
and Worcester- 
shire Cana) Bill, 


Deptford Poor 
and Improve- 
ment Bill. 


Cardigan 
Market Bill. 


Newcastle and 
Darlington 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill, 


Caswall’s 
Disability 
Removal Bill. 


Liverpool Gas 
Bill. 


Tay Ferries 
Bill. 


Halbeath and 
Lochgelly 
Railway Bill. 


Burry, &amp;e., 
Navigation, 
and Llanelly 
Harbour Bill, 


138 22° Martii. 


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


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Company of 
Proprietors of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire 
Canal Navigation to lend certain Sums of Money 
to the Commissioners for the Improvement of the 
Navigation of the River Severn, and to guarantee 
the Repayment of the Amount of any Loans which 
any other Persons or Bodies shall make to such 
Commissioners, and to guarantee the Performance 
of Contracts into which such Commissioners shall 
enter, and to borrow Money for such Purposes, was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Thornely do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 





Viscount Marsham presented a Bill to amend 
two Acts for the Relief and Employment of the 
Poor, and for repairing the Highways, and paving, 
cleansing, lighting and watching the Parish of Saint 
Nicholas, Deptford, in the County of Kent: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Mr. Henry Fitzroy reported from the Committee 








on the Cardigan Market Bill; and to whom several 
Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; That 
they had heard counsel in support of the said Peti- 
tions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; and had examined the allegations contained 
in the Preamble of the Bill; but that the same had 
not been proved to their satisfaction. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill to authorize certain Alterations 
in a Portion of the Line of the Great North of 
England Railway, and for vesting the same in the 
Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway Com- 
pany, was read the third time. 





An ingrossed Clause was offered (Certain Works 
to be constructed in connection with Quarries in the 
Parish of Merrington): And the said Clause was 
brought up, and thrice read; and agreed to, to be 
made part of the Bill, by way of Rider. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bowes do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That Caswall’s Disability Removal Bill 


be read a second time upon Monday next. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend and enlarge the Pro- 
visions of two several Acts for lighting with Gas 
the Town of Liverpool, and certain Places adjacent 
thereto, was read the third time. . 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Howard Douglas do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Pringle presented a Bill to extend the Term, 
and to alter an enlarge the Powers and Provisions 
of the Acts for erecting, improving, regulating and 
maintaining the Ferries and Passages across the 
River Tay, in the Counties of Fife and Forfar, and 
for establishing a Floating Bridge or Bridges over 
the said River, with proper Landing Places and Ap- 
proaches thereto: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Pringle presented a Bill for making and 
maintaining a Railway in the County of Fife, to be 
called The Halbeath and Lochgelly Railway: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to 
be read a second time. 


Mr. Rice Trevor presented a Bill to alter and 
amend an Act for the Improvement of the Naviga- 
tion of the Rivers Burry, Loughor and Lliedi, in 
the Counties of Carmarthen and Glamorgan, and 






























A. 1843. 


to improve the Harbour of Lianelly, in the said Dogs | 
County of Carmarthen: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Lord James Stuart presented a Bill for further Saitcoats 
improving and maintaining the Harbour of Saltcoats, Harbour Bi, JB pank 
in the County of Ayr: And the same was read the Act. 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Plymouth, §., 
of the borough of Devonport, praying that the Ply- Roads, Cw. 
mouth, &amp;c., Roads, Carriages and Boats Regulation tre 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was Poot 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Committee (rel 
on the Bill. 


A Petition of Merchants, Traders, Ship and Barge- Wexford 
owners of the town of Enniscorthy, in the county Harbour Bil, 
of Wexford, praying that they may be heard, by 
their counsel, against certain parts of the Werford 
Harbour 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. 


Par 


Ch 


A Petition of John Packer, of Albion-place, in the gouth-Eastem 
parish of Saint Mary, Newington, county of Surrey, and London 
praying that the South Eastern and London and — Sain 
Croydon Railways ( Bricklayers’ Arms Extension and (Bricklayers 
Station) Bill, may not pass into a law, was presented, ArmsExtensin 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. —— 


Petitions from Preston (Lancaster) ;—Prescot (two Corn Laws. 
Petitions) ;— Higham (fourteen Petitions);— Billing- 
ton ;—.Burnley ;—Levens ;— Helsington;—Casterton; 
— Barbon;— Middleton ( Westmoreland) ;— Preston 
Richard ;—Farleton ;— Hutton Roof ;—Hincaster ; 
--Underbarrow and Bradleyfield ;--Nethergraveship ; 
— Killington ; — Lambrigg ; — Docker ; — Hawks- 
head ;— Natland ;— Old Hutton and Holmscales ; 
-- New Hutton; — Scalthwaite-rigg and Hution- 
? th’ Hay ;—Crook ; —Claife ;-—Bowness ; — Under- 
millbeck ;—and, Grayrigg ; praying for the repeal 
of the Corn and Provision Laws,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Committee of American 
the Bath Anti-Slavery Society, stating that the Treaty- 
Petitioners are greatly alarmed on perceiving the 
evil uses which may be made of the tenth article 
of the Treaty of Washington, by the slaveholders of 
the United States, for the recovery of fugitive slaves ; 
and praying the House to revise the said article, 
so that the full and legal freedom which every man 
obtains upon reaching the British dominions, be 
scrupulously secured, under all circumstances, to 
every fugitive from slavery, and that thus one of the 
most noble and beneficent provisions of British law 
be vindicated and upheld, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Bath Church of Church Rates 
England Lay Association, praying the House to 
resist all attempts to deprive the Established Church 
of the full benefit and amount of Church Rates, 
and that should any alteration in the mode of collec- 
tion or enforcing their payment take place, the same 
may not in any degree weaken the sound principles 
of right and justice on which they are founded, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
‘Table. 








Petitions from Tenterden;— Archdeaconry of Saint Angh 
Berks ;—-Rural Deanery of Godstone ;—Rural Dean- aot 
ery of North Droxford; —and, Archdeaconry of 
Rochester; praying for the repeal of so much of the 
Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the union 
of the Sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
A Petition \ 











ts 
Bill, 


uth, &amp; 
, Car.” 
atid Bog 
ition Bil, 


rd 
ur Bill, 


“Eastern 
ondon 
roydon 
ys 
layers’ 
Ex tension 
ation) 


Laws. 


ican 


sh Rates. 


_ Asaph 
Bangor 
PSeS. 





Dogs Bill. 


§ VicToRIZ. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and parish 
of Aylesbury, in the county of an praying 
that the Dogs Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor of the borough of Llan- 
dovery, in the county of Carmarthen, praying for an 
inquiry into the operation of the Bankruptcy Act, 
passed in the last Session of Parliament, and of the 
rules made thereunder, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Bankruptcy 
Act. ° 


Poor Relief Petitions from Ennis Union ;—Lower Creggan ; 


29° Marti. 





139 


the Baptist denomination assembling in Mare-street 
Chapel, Hackney, in the county of Middlesex, pray- 
ing that the Factories Bill may not pass into a law; 
and that the House will not sanction any plan of 
national education by which the religious peculi- 
arities of the church of England, or of any sect, 
shall be taught at the public expense, or in which 
the controlling power shall be chiefly vested in the 
members of any one religious community, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. \ 


A Petition of Clergy of the Archdeaconry of Parochial 


&gt; 





(Ireland) Act. __and, Innoshannon Electoral Division of the Bandon 


Union ; praying for the repeal or amendment of the 
Poor Relief (reland) Act,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Parliament. A Petition of Samuel Gordon, of Aungier-street, 
Dublin, praying that the House will present an ad- 
dress to Her Majesty, that She will summon the 
next meeting of Parliament to be held in Dublin, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of the Chancellor, Masters and Scho- 
lars of the University of Oxford, praying the House 
to direct their early and serious attention to the 
spiritual destitution of England and Wales, in order 
to take the most prompt and effectual measures for 
its relief, to secure the country, under Divine Pro- 
vidence, from the fatal effects of vice, anarchy and 
irreligion, and seek His favour, by whom alone 


Church of 
England. 


princes reign and kingdoms are preserved, was pre- 


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


Petitions from the Deanery of Axbridge ;—and, 
Deanery of Dunster; praying the “House to adopt 
measures for rendering the ordinances of the Church 
and the ministrations of her clergy co-extensive 
with the wants of the people,—were also presented, 


and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Aliens. 


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, to 
request, that their Lordships will be pleased to give 


Lewes and Diocese of Chichester, praying for al- Assessments 
teration of so much of the Parochial Assessments 4“ 

Act as affects the assessment upon tithes and tithe 
rent-charge, was presented, and read ; and ordered 

to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Committee on the Lancaster Lu- 
Lancaster Lunatic Asylum Bill; That they had natic Asylum 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 5" 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Magistrates, Gentry, Clergy, Trentham 
Bankers, Manufacturers, Traders and other Inha- Roads Bill. 
bitants of the town of Longton, in the Staffordshire 
Potteries, praying that the Trentham Roads Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, spirits, 
Accounts of the Total Number of Gallons of Proof 
Spirits distilled in England, Scotland and Ireland 
respectively; distinguishing the Quantities produced 
from Malt, and from a Mixture of Malt and Un- 
malted Grain, or from any other ingredient ; showing 
also the Total Quantity of each Sort in the United 
Kingdom, for each of the quarters of the years end- 
ing the 5th day of January 1842 and 1843 :—Of 
the Number of Gallons of Proof Spirits (distin- 
guishing the Sorts) on which Duty was paid for 








leave to the Right honourable the Lord Brougham 
and Vaux to attend, in order to his being examined as 
a witness before the Select Committee appointed by 
this House to inquire into the state of the laws 
affecting Aliens and others resident in this country, 
with a view to ascertain whether it may be expedient 
to make any and what alterations therein, for the 


purpose of facilitating the admission of foreigners 
into the rights and privileges of British subjects, 
excepting the disability to be of the Privy Council, 
or a Member of either House of Parliament, as li- 
mited by the Act 12 and 13 Will. 3, c.2: And that 
Mr. Hutt do carry the said Message. 


Haddenham 


Mr. Stuart Wortley presented a Bill for inclosing 
Inclosure Bill. 


Lands in the Parish of Haddenham, in the Isle of 
Ely, in the County of Cambridge: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Petitions from the Tower Hamlets;—and, the 
space bounded by Goswell-street, Bunhill-row, Bar- 
bican and Old-street, in the city of London ; praying 
that the Health of Towns Bill may pass into a law, 
—-were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Healthof Towns 
Bill. 


Waterloo, &amp;c. 
Bridges, 








A Petition of Merchants and others of the north 
district of the borough of Lambeth, praying the | 
House to adopt measures for redeeming and extin- | 
guishing the Tolls upon Waterloo, Southwark and | 
Vauxhall Bridges, was presented, and read; and | 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Teachers of the Mare-street and 
Ann’s-place Sunday Schools in connection with the 
church and congregation of Protestant Dissenters of 


Vou. 98. 


Factories Bill 
&amp;ec, : 





Home Consumption, in each of the three Kingdoms, 
with the Rate per Gallon, and Amount of such 
Duty; also the Total Number of Gallons and Duty 
in the United Kingdom, for each of the quarters of 
the years ending the 5th day of January 1842 and 
1843 :—Showing, under separate heads, the Num- 
ber 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 by 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 each of the quarters of the years 
ending the 5th day of January 1842 and 1843. 


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

Returns of the Number of Sailing Vessels employed 
in the Coasting Trade, with their Tonnage; specify- 
ing the Number of Mates, Servants, Seamen and 
Apprentices, separately :—Also, of Steam Vessels, 
with their Tonnage; specifying the Number of 
Mates, Servants, Seamen, Apprentices, Engineers, 
Stokers and their Apprentices :—-and, the same Re- 
turn for the Foreign and Colonial Trade. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Waste Lands. 
Return of the true or estimated Quantity, in Statute 
measure, of all Common or Waste Lands, not being 
held in severalty, in every Parish or Tithe Commu- 
tation District, so far as the same can be ascertained 
from the Schedules to the Agreements or Awards, or 
from the Apportionments received by the Tithe 
Commissioners for England and Wales, up to the 

ist day of March 1843. 

T 2 Ordered. 





Isle of Man. 


Post-office. 


No. 119. ' 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts Bill. 


Drainage of 
Londs Bill. 


Dogs Bill, 


Supply. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Turnpike-roads 
(Ireland) Bill. 





140 29°.93° Martiz. A. 1843. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Isle 
of Man, for the years 1840, 1841 and 1842, exhibit- 
ing the various sources whence derived, and the 
various purposes to which applied; also, showing 
the appropriation of the surplus Revenues, and the 
authority upon which that appropriation has been 
made, distinguishing Ecclesiastical from Civil Reve- 
nues. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Post- 
office, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


A Petition of Solicitors residing at Gainsborough, 
in the county of Lincoln, praying that the Eccle- 
siastical Courts Bill may not pass into a law, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Drainage of Lands Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
the Report on the Dogs Bill ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Report be now brought up; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question ; viz. To leave out the word 
“now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words “upon this day six months.” 

And the Question being put, That the word “ now” 
stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the Yeas, 








Lord Arthur Lennox, 00 
Sir George Sieanton:} " 
Tellers for the Noes,{ Mr —* } 54. | 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the Report be now brought up. 

Mr. Greene accordingly reported the Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the Bill be read the third time To-mor- 
row ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out the word “To-morrow” in 
order to add the words “ upon Monday the 24th day 
“ of April next,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the word “To- 
“ morrow,” stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the om Robert Harry Inglis, \ 9, 

Yeas, Lord Arthur Lennoz: | ies 

Tellers for — Hume, 1 aa 

Noes, Mr. Barclay : | aia 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

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 Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means; 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Turnpike-roads (Ireland) Bill; 

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





The Order of the day being read, for resuming Treaty of 
the adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed Washingtea, 
yesterday, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Copies or Extracts of all Communications 
between Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for Foreign 
Affairs and Lord Ashburton, with reference to the 
Treaty signed at Washington the 9th day of August 
1842, and to the Negotiations which led to that 
Treaty ; 


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


And Notice being taken, that Forty Members 
were not present:—The House was told by Mr. 
Speaker, and Forty Members not being present; 
and it being then after four of the clock :—The House 
was adjourned by Mr. Speaker, without a Question 
first put, till To-morrow. 





Jovis, 23° die Martii; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 


M R. Crafer, from the Treasury, was called in ; Public Income 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to the di- 24 Expenii. 
rections of several Acts of Parliament,—An Account 
of the Ordinary Revenues and Extraordinary Re- No 120. 
sources constituting the Public Income of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for the year 
ended 5th January 1843. 

An Account of the Ordinary Revenues and Extra- 
ordinary Resources constituting the Public Income 
of Great Britain, for the year ended 5th January 
1843. 

An Account of the Ordinary Revenues and Extra- 
ordinary Resources constituting the Public Income 
of Ireland, for the year ended 5th January 1843. 


An Account of the Total Income of the Revenue 
of Great Britain and Ireland, in the year ended 
5th January 1843, after deducting the Repayments, 
Allowances, Discounts, Drawbacks and Bounties in 
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 1843, 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. 

An Account of the Balances of Public Money 
remaining in the Exchequer on the 5th January 
1842 ; the Amount of Money raised by the additions 
to the Funded or Unfunded Debt in the year ended 
5th January 1843 ; the Money applied towards the 
Redemption of the Funded Debt or paying off Un- 
funded Debt; the Total Amount of Advances and 
Repayments on account of Local Works, &amp;c., with 
the Difference accruing thereon, and the Balances 
in the Exchequer on 5th January 1843. 


An Account of the Income of the Consolidated Consolidated 
Fund arising in the United Kingdom, in the year Fun. 
ended 5th January 1843 ; and also of.the actual 
Payments, on account of the Consolidated Fund, 
within the same period. 

An Account of the Money applicable to the pay- 
ment of the Consolidated Fund of the United King- 
dom, in the year ending 5th January 1843, and of 
the several Charges which have become due thereon 
in the same year; including the Amount of Ex- 


chequer Bills charged upon the said Fund, at the 


commencement 














Funded Debt. 


Unfunded Debt. 


Disposition of 
Grants. 


Arrears and 
Balances 
(Customs. ) 


Excise. 


Stamps. 


Taxes, 


Post-office. 





6 VicToriz. 


23° Martiz. 


141 


commencement and at the termination of the year; of Arrears due by Deputy Postmasters, &amp;c., in 


with Appendices. 

An Account of the actual Receipt and Expendi- 
ture of the Sums placed in the hands of the Com- | 
missioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, | 
year ending 5th J —. 1843. 

An Account of the Total Amount of the Unre- 
deemed Funded Debt, and the Charge thereof, at | 





Scotland, on 5th January 1843. 


An Account of Balances and Arrears due from 


mee od Postmasters and Agents in Great Britain 
an 


the Colonies ; also, of Balances in the hands 


of the Receiver-General, in the years 1841 and 1842. 


An Account of Arrears due by dismissed, deceased 


and resigned Postmasters and Letter-carriers in 


the sth January 1842; of the Debt and Charge  Jreland, on the 5th January 1843. 


é | 
thereof created in the year ended 5th January 1843; | 


An Account of Balances and Arrears due by De- 


of the Debt and Charge thereof, reduced in the | puty Postmasters and others in the Post-office, 
course of that year; and the Total Amount of the | /7e/and, in the years ended 5th January 1842 and 


Unredeemed Debt and Charge, as it stood on 5th | 
January 1843. 

An Account of the state of the Public Funded 
Debt of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Charge 
thereupon, at 5th January 1843; with an Abstract. 


An Account of the Unfunded Debt of Great Bri- 
tain and Ireiand, and of the Demands outstanding, 
on 5th January 1843; distinguishing Exchequer | 
Bills; Sums remaining unpaid, charged upon the 
Aids granted by Parliament; and Exchequer Bills | 
to be issued out of the Consolidated Fund; and | 
distinguishing also such part of the Unfunded Debt | 
and Demands as has been provided for by Parlia- | 
ment ; together with an Account of the Ways and , 
Means remaining in the Exchequer, or to be received | 
on the 5th January 1843, 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 Jreland, for the year 1842, have been disposed 
of, distinguished under their several heads, to 5th | 
January 1843. 

Customs; Out-Ports, England, Scotland, Ireland: 
—aAn 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 1843. 

An Account of the Total Amount of the Arrears 
and Current Balances due on the 5th January 1843, | 
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 1843, 
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 tie Arrears and 
Current Balances due on 5th January 1843, from 
the Officers of Excise in Ireland, from 5th January 
1774. 

An Account of the Total Amount of Arrears due, 
on 5th January 1843, 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 1842 and 5th January 1843, 
respectively. 

Stamps, Ireland:—An Account of Arrears and 
Balances due from former and present Distributors, 
&amp;c., of the Stamp Department in Ireland, on 5th 
January 1843. 

Taxes, Great Britain :—An Account of the Total 
Amount of the Arrears and Current Balances due, 
on the 5th January 1843, from the Receiving Offi- 
cers of the Land and Assessed Taxes in Great 
Britain, from 5th January 1799, so far as the same 
can be made up. 

Taxes, Ireland:—An Account of deceased and 
dismissed Tax Collectors’ Balances on 5th January 
1843. 

Taxes, Ireland :—An Account of a Balance due 
by a deceased Revenue Collector, on account of 
Taxes, on the 5th January 1843. 


An Account of Arrears due from late Postmasters 
in England, on 5th January 1843 ; and an Account 








5th January 1843. 


Auditors of the Land Revenue :—An Account of Land Revenue. 


the Total Amount of the Arrears and Current Ba- 


lances due on the 5th January 1843, from the 
several Persons employed in receiving or collecting 
the Land Revenue of the Crown. 


Accounts of the Trade and Navigation of the Trade and 
United Kingdom, for Three years, ending 5th Ja- Navigation. 


nuary 1843. 


No. 120. 


Accounts of every Increase and Diminution which Increase and 


has taken place within the year 1842, in the Number 
of Persons employed, or in the Salaries, Emolu- 
ments, Allowances or Expenses in all Public Offices 
or Departments. 


Diminution of 
Salaries. 


No. 122. 


Ar Account of all Allowances or Compensations Superannua- 


granted as Retired Allowances or Superannuations, 
in all Public Offices or Departments which remained 
payable on the ist January 1842; the Annual 
Amount which was granted in the year 1842; the 
Annual Amount which ceased within the year ; 
and the Total Amount remaining payable on the 
31st of December 1842. 


tions, 


No. 123. 


An Account of all Additions which have been Public Debt. 


made to the Annual Charge of the Public Debt by 
the Interest of any Loan that hath been made or 
Annuities created in the last Ten years; and also 
showing how the Charge incurred in respect of the 
same has been provided for. 


No. 124. 


Copy of Treasury Minute dated 29th March 1842, Master 


sanctioning the Grant of a Special Allowance to 
Mr. E. Fairfax, formerly Master Attendant of Ha- 
lifax Yard. 


Attendant 
t Halifax. 


Mr. Crafer also presented, pursuant to Orders,— Houses of 
An Account of the Total Amount voted for the Parliament. 


Building of the New Houses of Parliament ; stating 
the Dates of the several Votes, the Amount voted, 
and whether expended or not; together with an 
Estimate of the further Sums that will be required 
to complete the Buildings. 


February last, for Accounts of the Total Number 
of Acres of Land in Great Britain under the Cul- 
tivation of Hops, in the year 1842; distinguishing 
the Number of Acres in each Parish :—Of the Duty 
on Hops of the growth of the year 1842; distin- 
guishing the Districts, and the Old from the New 
Duty :—Of the Quantity of Hops — from 
Great Britain to Foreign Countries, from the 5th 
day of January 1842 to the 5th day of January 
1848 ; distinguishing the Countries to which the 
same have been exported, and also the Quantities to 
each Country ; also British from Foreign Growths, 
and the Dates of the years in which the British 
Hops were grown :—And, of the emg of Fo- 
reign Hops imported into the United Kingdom, 
from the 5th day of January 1842 to the 5th day 
of January 1843 ; distinguishing the Ports where im- 
ported, and the Countries from whence exported 
(so far as relates to Foreign Hops):—And then he 
withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Accounts and Papers do 
lie upon the Table ; and that the Accounts respect- 
ing Public Income and Expenditure; Trade and Na- 
vigation ; Superannuations ; Public Debt ; Houses 
of Parliament; and, an Abstract of the Account 
relative to Increase and Diminution of Salaries, be 
printed. 





Vot. 98. 


T 3 Ordered, 





No. 125. 


Further Return to an Order dated the 7th day of Hops. 


Nettingham 
Town Election, 


Oxford Railway 
Bill. 


Trentham 
Roads Bill. 


South-Eastern 
and London 
and Croydon 
Railways 

( Bricklayers’ 
Arms Extension 
and Station) 
Bill. 


Preston Water. 
works Bill. 


South-Eastern 
and London and 
Croydon Rail- 
ways (Biick- 
layers’ Arms 
Extension and 
Station) Bill. 


Inclosure Bills, 


142 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on the Not- 
tingham Town Election Petitions have leave to sit 
this day till five of the clock, during the sitting of 
the House. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from the 
Great Western Railway to the City of Oxford, was 
read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered (Charges not to 
exceed the amount taken on the Great Western 
Railway): 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. Harcourt do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Sir William Pilkington, Baronet, 
and Dame Mary Milborne Swinnerton Pilkington, 
his Wife, the tenant for life of an estate late be- 
longing to Thomas Swinnerton, Esquire, situate at 
Butterton, in the county of Stafford, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Trentham Roads 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions from Wye ;— Ashford ;— Reigate ;— 
Old Kent Road ;— Walworth ;— Dovor ;—Canter- 
bury ;— Romney ;— Hythe ;— Newington ;—Folke- 
stone ;— Maidstone ;— {Inhabitants of the counties 
of Kent and Surrey resident near the a sag line ; 
— Edenbridge ;— Brighton ;—and, Shoreham; pray- 
ing that the South Eastern and London and Croy- 
don Railways ( Bricklayers’ Arms Extension and 
Station) Bill, may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Master, Fellows and Scholars 
of the college of Saint John-the-Evangelist, in the 
University of Cambridge, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Preston Waterworks Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


The South Eastern and London and Croydon Rail- 
ways (Bricklayers’ Arms Extension and Station) 
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 Standing Order 
of the House, No. 89, might be read ; and the same 
was read, as followeth : 

« That in every Biil for inclosing Lands pro- 
vision be made for leaving an open space in the 
most appropriate situation, sufficient for pur- 
poses of exercise and recreation of the neigh- 
bouring population ; and that the Committee 
on the Bill have before them the number of 
acres proposed to be inclosed, as also of the 
population in the parishes or places in which 
tne land to be inclosed is situate; and also do 
see that provision is made for the efficient fenc- 
ing of the allotment, for the investment of the 
same in the churchwardens and overseers of the 
parish in which such open space is reserved, 
and for the efficient making and permanent 
maintenance of the fences by such parish; and 
that in any case where the information here- 
ty required is not given, and the required 


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A. 1843. 


provisions are not made in the Bill, the Com- 
mittee on the same do report specially to the 
House the reasons for not complying with such 
Order.” 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the said Standing Order be repealed : — 
And the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 





Mr. Mildmay presented a Bill to establish a Ce- Southampton 
metery for the Interment of the Dead near the Town Cemetery Bill, 


and within the Borough of Southampton: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Sir Howard Douglas presented a Bill for grant- Liverpool 


ing further Powers to the Commissioners for paving 
and sewering the Town of Liverpool: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Paving and 
Sewerage Bill, 


A Petition of Robert Cox, Writer to the Signet, Edinburgh 
residing in Edinburgh, one of the Proprietors of the Water Bill. 


lands and mill of Gorgie Mill, in the parish-of Saint 
Cuthberts, and county of Edinburgh, and of Robina 
Cox, residing in Edinburgh, also another of such 
Proprietors, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Edinburgh Water 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 Birkenhead 


the Report on the Birkenhead Improvement Bill ; tmp 


and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

A Clause was offered to be added to the Bill 
(Publicans prohibited from supplying Liquors to 
persons under sixteen years of age): 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. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Clause, and made an Amendment thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene accordingly reported the Clause; and 
the Amendment was read, and agreed to; and the 
said Clause was agreed to, to be made part of the 
Bill. 

Another Clause was offered to be added to the 
Bill (Public Houses to be shut on the mornings of 
Sundays, &amp;c.): And the said Clause was brought 
up, and twice read, with a blank ; and committed to 
a Committee of the whole House :—The House ac- 
cordingly resolved itself into the Committee; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That the 
Committee had gone through the Clause, and made 
an Amendment thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene accordingly reported the Clause ; and 
the Amendment was read, and agreed to; and the 
said Clause was agreed to, to be made part of the 
Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


1 


rovement 


The Manchester Corporation Bill was read a se- Manchester 


cond time; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Corporation 
Biil. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee Standing 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions ; which Orders 


were read, as follow : 


1. Resolved, 








Manchester 
Stipendiary 
Magistrate. 


Belfast 
Harbour. 


Applotment of 
Rates (Dublin) 
Bill. 


Slamannan 


Railway. 


Ross and 
Cromarty 
Jurisdiction. 


Northampton 
and Peterbo- 
rough Railway 
Bill. 


Northampton 
and Peterbo- 
rough Railway 
Bill. 


Leeds Gas Bill. 


Bristol and 
Gloucester 
Railway Bill. 


Argyllshire 
Roads Bill. 


Patent Wood- 


cutting Com- 
pany Bill. 





6 VictToriz. 


1. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for 
the Manchester Stipendiary Magistrate Bill, the 
Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with, 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for 
the Belfast Harbour Bill, the Standing Orders 
ought to be dispensed with ; That the Parties be 
permitted to proceed with their Bill, on depositing 
forthwith in the Private Bill Office, the Lists of 
Owners, Lessees and Occupiers. 

3. Resolved, That in the case of the Applotment 
of Rates (Dublin) Bill, the Standing ro ought 
to be dispensed with ; That the Parties be permitted 
to proceed with their Bill, on giving forthwith the 
Notices for three successive weeks in the Dublin 
Gazette and in the county newspaper. 

That the Committees on this and the preceding 
Bill, do examine, in the first place, how far such 
Order has been complied with; and do report the 
same to the House, on the Report of the Bill. 

4. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for 
the Slamannan Railway Bill, the Standing Orders 
ought not to be dispensed with. 

5. Resolved, That in the case of the Ross and 
Cromarty Jurisdiction Petition for leave to present 
a Petition for a Bill, the Parties be permitted to 
present a Petition accordingly. 

The Second, Third and Fifth Resolutions, being 
read a second time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


23° Martiz. 


143 
chase certain Letters Patent: And that Dr. Bow- 
ring and Mr. Scholefield do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Clerkenwell 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Improvement 
the Petition for the Clerkenwell Improvement Bill, 2! 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
continue and amend some of the Provisions of the 
Acts relating to the Street to Clerkenwell Green, in 
the county of Middlesex: And that Mr. Wakley 
and Mr. Thomas Duncombe do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Belfast Har- 
of the Petition for the Belfast Harbour Bill, which °™* Bill. 
was this day made from the Select Committee on 
i i Orders, might be read; and the same being 
read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend two several Acts for improving the Port 
and Harbour of Belfast: And that Mr. Emerson 
Tennent and Mr. Ross do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select spalding and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in DeepingRoads 
the case of the Petition for the Spalding and Deeping ®""- 

Roads Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 


with. 





Ordered, That Major General Pasley do attend 
this House, To-morrow. 


A Petition of Owners, Occupiers and Inhabitants, 
in the parish of Sutton, in the county of Bedford, 
raying that the Northampton and Peterborough 
ea Bill may not pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions of John Darton Luccock, of Leeds, in the 
county of York, Merchant ;—and, the Leeds New 


Gas Company; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Leeds 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. Brotherton presented a Bill for amending 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for yay ee maintaining the Roads from Spald- 
ing High Bridge, through Littleworth, to James 
Deeping Stone Bridge and Handley’s Bridge, in 
the county of Lincoln, and from Deeping Stone 
Bridge to Maxey Outgang, in the county of Nor- 
thampton : And that Sir John Trollope and Mr. 
Christopher Turnor do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Leamington 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Priors Improve- 
the case of the Petition for the Leamington Priors yey 2 ain, 
Improvement and Market Bill, the Standing Orders 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for amending and enlarging the powers and provi- 
sions of an Act for paving or flagging, lighting 
cleansing, watching, regulating and improving the 
town of Leamington Priors, in the couaty of War- 
wick, and for establishing a Market therein: And 
that Sir John Mordaunt and Mr. Evelyn John Shir- 
ley do prepare, and bring it in. 





, 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Lagan Naviga- 


the Acts relating to the Bristol and Gloucester 
Railway, and for making a Branch Railway out of 
the same: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders in the case of the Petition for the Argyll- 
shire Roads Bill, was referred; That the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making and maintainmg Highways, Roads, 
Bridges and Quays, and for regulating Ferries in 
the Shire of Argyll, and for altering and repairing 
certain Military aud other Roads, Bridges and 
Quays, in the said Shire: And that Mr. Alexander 
Campbell and Mr. Thomas Mackenzie do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Patent Wood-cutting Company 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
forming and regulating the General Wood-cutting 
Company, and to enable the said Company to pur- 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in tion Bill. 

the case of the Petition for the Lagan Navigation 

Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Billto 

incorporate the persons having claims upon the 

Lagan Navigation in Ireland, and to provide for 

the future Management and Improvement of the said 

Navigation: And that Mr. Wicholl, Mr. Young and 

Mr. Ross do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Trustees of the River Lea Navigation, Northern and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, Eastern Rail- 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Eeyeusion Bi 
Northern and Eastern Railway (Vewport Extension) 

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 there be laid before this House, an Belfast Royal 
Account, in detail, of the whole Income and Expen- Academical 
diture of the Belfast Royal Academical Institution, it 
for each year, from the 1st day of January 1835 to 
the Ist day of January 1843, inclusive. 








Vot. 98. 





T4 Resolved, 





Ecclesiastical 


Courts Bill. 


144 


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 Titles and Dates of the seve- 
ral Acts which have passed for regulating the Im- 
portation and Exportation of Corn in the United 
Kingdom ; with Summaries of the Duties or Prohi- 
bitions, &amp;c., imposed by them, since the year 1660: 
—Acts relating to Importation :—Acts relating to 
Exportation :— Annual Average Price of Wheat, 
per Imperial Quarter, at Eton and Oxford, from 
1646 to 1770 :—Annual Average Price of each kind 
of Grain, in England and Wales, from 1771 to 1842: 
—Decennial Fluctuations in the Price of Wheat, as 
shown in the two preceding Accounts, from 1646 
to 1815; ‘from 1816 to 1828; and from 1829 to 
1842; exhibiting the Highest and the Lowest An- 
nual Average in each Decennial Period, and the 
per-centage Amount of difference :—Weekly Ave- 
rage Price of Wheat, the Duty Average and the 
Rate of Duty; also, the Quantities charged with 
Duty, and the Amount of Duty received thereon, 
distinguishing Foreign from Colonial, in each week, 
from July 1828 to the 5th day of January 1843 :— 
Quantities of each kind of Grain, distinguishing 
Foreign from Colonial, imported, paid Duty and re- 
maining in Warehouse, in each month, together 
with the Average Monthly Price of Wheat in Eng- 
land and Wales, from July 1828 to December 1842 : 
—Septennial Prices of each kind of Grain, as pre- 
pared for the purposes of the Tithe Commission, in 
each year, from 1835 to 1842:— Fiar Prices of 
Wheat in each County of Scotland, from 1828 to 
1841 :—Annual Average Prices of Wheat in Dublin, 
in each year, from 1828 to 1842 :—Annual Average 
Prices of Wheat in Guernsey and Jersey, with the 
Quantities imported and exported in each year, from 
1820 to 1842 :—Quantities of Wheat returned as 
sold in England and Wales by the Corn Inspectors, 
in each week and each year, from the 11th day of 
July 1828 to the 31st day of December 1842 :— 
Total Quantities of Wheat and Wheat Flour im- 
ported into and exported from Great Britain, in 
each year, from 1697 to 1842 :—Quantities of the 
several kinds of Grain and Meal imported from each 
Country, and likewise of the Quantities re-exported 
from the Warehouse to each Country, in each year, 
from 1828 to 1841 :—Total Amount and Average 
Rate of Duty received on each kind of Grain, dis- 
tinguishing Foreign and Colonial, in each year, from 
July 1828 to the 5th day of January 1843 :—Quan- 
tities of each kind of Grain which paid the several 
Rates of Duty during the whole period of the con- 
tinuance of the Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 60, from the 15th 
day of July 1828 to the 29th day of April 1842 ; 
also, a similar Account from the passing of the Act 
5 Vic. Sess. 2, c. 14 (29th April 1842) to the 5th 
day of January 1843 :—Total Quantities of each 
kind of Grain, Foreign and Colonial, with the Total 
Amount of Duty paid upon each kind, and the Ave- 
rage Rate thereof, during the whole period of the 
continuance of the Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 60, from the 
15th day of July 1828 to the 29th day of April 
1842 ; also, a similar Account from the passing of 
the Act 5 Vic. Sess. 2, c. 14 (29th April 1842) to 
the 5th day of January 1843 :—Quantities of each 
kind of Grain and of Malt imported into Great Bri- 
tain from Ireland, in each year, from 1800 to 1842: 
—And, Quantities of Grain of each kind, distin- 
guishing British, Scotch, Irish and Foreign, im- 
ported into the Port of London, in each year, from 
1820 to 1841. 

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


A Petition of Inhabitants of Bunbury, in the 
county of Chester, praying that the Ecclesiastical 
Courts Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


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A. 1843. 


Koutsfo 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Roscommon House 0 
Copy of any Communication from Mr Hancock, mee Work- Correctiq 
one of the Assistant Poor Law Commissioners in No. 


Ireland, to the Clerk of the Roscommon Union, for 
the purpose of inducing such Clerk to take off the 
Contractor’s hands the Union Workhouse, in oppo- 
sition to a decision of the Board of Guardians. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, British 
an Account of the Expenditure in each year, since a 
1815, for the British Ambassador’s House at Paris, . 
and the aggregate for those years :—And, a similar 
Account for the British Ambassador’s House at 
Constantinople. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Steam Naviga- 
Return of the Total Amount expended for Steam tion to India. 
Navigation to India, by way of the Red Sea, in each 
of the last four years, towards which Parliament 
has granted £.50,000 yearly; stating the Number 
and Power of the several Steam Vessels employed ; 
and, Copy of the Regulations passed for the same ; 


stating the periods and places fixed for such Com- 
munication. 





The Order of the day being read, for the third Dogs Bill. 
reading of the Dogs Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time To- 


morrow. 


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


Mr. George William Hope presented,—Return to west India 
an Address to Her Majesty, dated the 6th day of Colonies. 
February last, for Returns of the Number of Immi- 
grants into the British West India Colonies and 
British Guiana, from the 1st day of August 1834 
to the latest period the same can be made up; and 
for all Votes of Money for purposes of Immigra- 
tion, and Annual Expenditure of the same, for the 
like period (so far as the same can at present be 
furnished by the Colonial Department). 

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


Ordered, That the ingrossed Bill to apply a Sum Consolidated 
out of the Consolidated Fund to the Service of the Fen4 


year One thousand eight hundred and Forty-three, enrenenn 
be now read the third time :—The Bill was accord- 
ingly read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the x 


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-three. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Indemnity Bill Indemnity Bill. 
be now received. 

Mr. Greene 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 To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the ingrossed Bill to enable Her Coast of Africa, 
Majesty to provide for the Government of Her Set- &amp;¢» Bill. 
tlements on the Coast of Africa, and in the Falk- 
land Islands, be now read the third time :—The Bill 
was accordingly 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. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- Apprehension 


solve itselfinto a Committee upon the Apprehension of Offenders 
of Offenders Bill. Bill. 


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Sir James Graham presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Copy of the Report of the Inspector of 
Prisons for the Northern District, on an Inquiry 
into the Treatment of Prisoners in the House of Cor- 
rection at Knutsford ; with the Appendix thereto. 

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


Mr. Hogg, from the Select Committee appointed 
to trv and determine the matter of the Petition of 
George Gill and Samuel Bean, Electors; and also, 
the Petition of Joseph Frearson and others, Electors, 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for 
the Town of Nottingham, informed the House, That 
the Committee had determined, 

That John Walter, Esquire, was not duly elected 
a Burgess to serve in this present Parliament for 
the Town of Nottingham : 

That the last Election for the said Town was a 
void Election. 

And the said Determinations were ordered to be 
entered in the Journals of this House. 


Mr. Hogg, from the said Committee, further in- 
formed the House, That the Committee had come 
to the following Resolutions : 


That John Walter, Esquire, was, through his 


agents, guilty of bribery and treating at the last 
Election for the Town of Nottingham. 


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That it was proved before the Committee, that 
William Spurr was bribed by 16s.; William Wright 
by 10s.; William Milner by 12s. 6d.; John Upton 
by 10s.; Edward Flinders by 31.; Wilhkam Mid- 
dap by 21s. ; James Rayner by 21.; William Beards- 
all by 11.; Matthew Daniel by 7s. 6 d.; James Wil- 
hinson by 15s.; William Jarvis by 15s.; Henry 
German by 15s.; Isaac Newton by 15s.; Richard 
Roberts by 10s.; Charles Birkin by 10s.; James 
Ash by 11. %s. 6d.; Thomas Johnson by 11. 18s.; 
Charles Clarke by a promise of 51., of which he re- 
ceived 10s.; William Hart by 11.; Samuel Culley 
by a sum not stated, given to his wife; Francis 
Beastall by a promise of 51. of which he received 11.; 
Thomas Beastall by a promise of 51., of which he 


received 11.; John Day by 11. 51., paid to himself 


and wife; John Kirkham by 11.; William Middle- 
ton by 20s.; John Emerson by 11. 


That it was not proved that such bribery was 


committed with the knowledge or consent of the| P 


aforesaid John Walter, Esquire. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Minutes of the Proceedings 
of the Committee and of the Evidence taken before 


them, be laid before this House. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That Mr. Speaker do not issue his Warrant 
to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Town of Nottingham, in the room 
lection has been 


of John Walter, Esquire, whose 
determined to be void, before Thursday the 6th da 
of April next:—-And the said Motion was, wit 
leave of the House, withdrawn. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
Speaker do issue his Warrant 

to the Clerk of the saa to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Town of Nottingham, in the room 
of John Walter, Esquire, whose Election has been 


posed, That Mr. 


determined to be void ; 


An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “do” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
not issue his Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, 
to make out a new Writ for the electing of a 
Burgess to serve in this present Parliament for 
the Town of Nottingham, in the room of John 
Walter, Esquire, whose Election has been deter- 


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mined to be void, before Thursday next,” instead 


thereof. 


And the Question being put, That the words pro- 


posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 


The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for thef Mr. Hume, 1 
Yeas, Mr. Aglionby : J - 
Tellers for thef Sir Thomas Fremantle 
Noes, \UMr. Henry Baring : } ™ 
So it passed in the Negative. 


And the Question being put, That the words “ not 
issue his Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to 
make out a new Writ for the electing of a Bur- 
ess to serve in this present Parliament for the 
own of Nottingham, in the room of John Walter, 
Esquire, whose Election has been determined to 
“ be void, before Thursday next,” be added instead 
thereof :—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do not issue his War- 
rant 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 Town of Nottingham, in 
the room of John Walter, Esquire, whose Election 
has been determined to be void, before Thursday 
next. 


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Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Royal Palaces, 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased &amp;e- 
to give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
an Account of the Public Money expended on each 
of the Royal Palaces, Gardens and Parks, and the 
Appurtenances thereof; stating the Amount of Ex- 
penditure from Parliamentary Grants, Crown Reve- 
nues surrendered to the Public by Civil List Acts, 
and other sources; and also, the Amount of the 
Salaries or other Emoluments received by the 
Rangers and Deputy Rangers, in each year, from 
1888 to 1843, inclusive :—Also, an Account, in de- 








tail, of the same services for 1842. 

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


osed, That an humble Address be presented to 
Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to 
give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
A Copy of the Commercial Treaty made and signed 
by John M‘Gregor, Esquire, in the year 1840, with 
the Neapolitan Government, on behalf of Great 
Britain, but not ratified by the British Government, 
as required in January 1841 :—And the said Motion 
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, an Account of the Charge for Sir Woodbine 
Parish’s Commission to Naples; stating the Names 
of the Persons employed, the Salaries and Allow- 
ances to each, the Total Expense in each year, and 
distinguishing the Charge for Contingencies. 
Ordered, That the said Address be ones to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Inquire into the manner in which the Act 1 and 2 
Vic. c. 56, for the Relief of the Poor in Ireland, has 
been carried into operation; and also, as to the 
results of that measure upon the condition of the 
Poor, and of society at large in Ireland, with Power 
to report their Opinion to the House, in reference to 
any modifications of the Poor Law which may ap- 
pear to them desirable ; 

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


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Naples. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- poor Relief 
posed, That a Select Committee be appointed, to (Ireland.) 


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


Veneris, 24° die Martii, 1843: 


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. William O’Brien, ,, 
Yeas, Mr. French : —— 

Tellers for the § Sir Thomas Fremantle, } 108 
Noes, Mr. Henry Baring: ; 


So it passed in the Negative. 


The House was moved, That the Act 1 and 2 
Will. 4, c. 60, for the better Regulation of Vestries, 
and for the Appointment of Auditors of Accounts in 
certain Pasties in England and Wales, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend the Laws relating to the Regulation of Ves- 
tries, and the Appointment of Auditors of Accounts : 
—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 forthef Mr. Thomas Duncombe, o 

Yeas, Sir Benjamin Hall: ’ 

Tellers for thef Sir John Walsh, 

Noes, l Mr. Cripps: 

So it passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being again proposed, That 
leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the Laws 
relating to the Regulation of Vestries, and the Ap- 
pointment of Auditors of Accounts ; 

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. 


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Tellers for thef Mr. Brotherton, \ 7 
Yeas, \ Mr. Thomas Duncombe : : 
Tellers for the f Sir John Walsh, 58 
Noes, Mr. Cripps: }s ; 


So it passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being again proposed, That 
leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the Laws 
relating to the Regulation of Vestries, and the Ap- 
pointment of Auditors of Accounts :—And a Debate 
arising thereupon ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the Debate be now adjourned :—And 
the said Motion and original Question were, seve- 
rally, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Turnpike-roads (Jreland) 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene a That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Sir George Clerk presented a Bill for carrying 
into effect a Treaty between Her Majesty and the 
Republic of Bolivia, for the Abolition of the Slave 
Trade: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time this day ; and to 
be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of the Number and Tonnage of Vessels 
built in the Isle of Man, in each year, from 1833 to 
1842, both inclusive. 

Mr. William Gladstone accordingly presented the 
said Account. 

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





Sir George Clerk presented a Bill for carrying Slave Trade 
into effect a Treaty between Her Majesty and the Abvlition 


Oriental Republic of the Uruguay, for the Abolition ‘7%8"Y) Bit 


of the Slave Trade: And the same was read the “Y® 128, 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time 
this day ; and to be printed. 


Sir George Clerk presented a Bill for carrying Slave Trade 
into effect the Treaty between Her Majesty and the Suppression 
Republic of Tezas, for the Suppression of the African (*¢***) Bill 
Slave Trade: And the same was read the first time; °-129. 
and ordered to be read a second time this day ; and 
to he printed. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to the Ecclesiastical 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—Copy of the a 
Report of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for Ire- “"@"™*) 
land, for the year ending 1st August 1842. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to Coal Tax 


Order, —Copies of Correspondence between the (Port of Cor) 


Irish Government and the Corporation of Cork, re- 

lative to the future Appropriation of the Tax on 

Coals now levied in the Port of Cork, for the benefit 

of the Foundling Hospital. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Deputy Judge. 


Return of the Warrants by which Mr. Binsteed and — at 
Mr. Moses Greetham were appointed Deputy Judge *°""’"™ 


-| Advocate at Portsmouth. 


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


Veneris, 24° die Martii ; 


Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 





R. Austin, from the Office of the Poor Law Halifax Union 


Commissioners, was called in; and at the 
bar presented, pursuant to Orders,—A Copy of the 
Minutes and Proceedings, as well as of the Reso- 
lutions adopted by the Board of the Halifax Union, 
on the 1st day of March, so far as they relate to 
the Administration of the New Poor Law within 
the said Union ; likewise, Copy of any Resolution 
for the Erection of a Mill within the Workhouse 
on the day aforesaid, or on any other days. 

A Return showing the Number of In-door and Poor Relief. 
Out-door Paupers relieved in each Union in Eng- 
land and Wales, during the Quarter ended Lady- 
day 1842; distinguishing the Adult Able-bodied 
from all other classes, including Children. 

A Copy of the Report of Mr. Clements to the Poor Skipton 
Law Commissioners, upon Inmates of the Skipton Workhouse. 
Workhouse sent to a Factory, dated the 6th day of 
March 1845 :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Soady, from the Audit Office, was called in ; Public 


and at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions Accountants. 


of several Acts of Parliament,—List of Officers and 
Departments whose Accounts are audited by the 
Commissioners for auditing the Public Accounts. 

An Account of the Arrears and Balances due to 
and from all Public Accountants on the 5th day of 
January 1848, arising upon Accounts which have 
been stated or declared, completed to the 5th day 
of January 1843. 

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 1843 :—And then 
he withdrew. 

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

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Nottingham Mr. Chalmers, one of the Clerks attending Com- 
Town Election. yittees of this House, presented, pursuant to Order, 
No. 130. —The Minutes of the Proceedings of the Select 
Committee on the ae Town Election, and 
of the Evidence taken before them. 
Ordered, That the said Minutes do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 


Inclosure Bill. Gyafton Inclosure 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. 

Chepstow Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 

Water Bill. — Chepstow Water 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. 

Sheffield, Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 

peeeeate- Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Rail- 

\neveater way Bill; That they had inquired into the several 

Railway Bill. 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. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 
Imperial Con- Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
tvental Gas Imperial Continental Gas 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. 
Bercot and _ Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Dior. -Bercot and Oxford Navigation 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 verbal Amendments thereunto; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 
Lady Fleet- Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on 
—_— Lady Fleetwood’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 had directed him to report the same, without 
Amendment. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
—_ Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on 
ame Dill. 


Samvwell’s Name Bill; That they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and had di- 
rected him to report the same, without Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The Earl of ZLeicester’s Estate Bill was read a 
second time ; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Earl of Leices- 
ter’s Estate 
ill, 


Leamington Sir John Mordaunt presented a Bill for amending 
fc gaa and enlarging the Powers and Provisions of an Act 


for paving or flagging, lighting, cleansing, watching, 
regulating and improving the Town of Leamington 
Priors, in the County of Warwick, and for esta- 
blishing a Market therein: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Market Bill. 


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147 


The Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Bill was Birmingham 
read a second time; and committed. and Gloucester 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Play Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Maryport and 
of the Petition for leave to present a Petition for the Carlisle Rail- 
Maryport and Carlisle Railway Bill, which, upon “*Y &amp;° *) 
Tuesday last, was made from the Select Committee 

on Standing Orders, might be read ; and the same 

being read ; 

A Petition of the Maryport and Carlisle Rail- 

way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for alter- 

ing and enlarging the powers of the Act relating to 

the said Railway, was accordingly presented, and 

read; and referred to the Select Committee on 

Petitions for Private Bills. 

The Great Bromley Inclosure Bill was read a Great Bromley 
second time ; and committed. Iuclosure Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 

mittee of Selection. 


Sir John Trollope presented a Bill for repairing Spalding — 
and maintaining the Roads from Spalding High ey 
Bridge, through Littleworth, to James Deeping “°° ~'" 
Stone Bridge and Handley’s Bridge, in the County 

of Lincoln, and from Deeping Stone Bridge to 

Maxey Outgang, in the County of Northampton : 

And the same was read the first time; and ordered 

to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land, Nortiern and 
Maltsters and others, in the neighbourhood of Saw- ay al : 
bridgeworth, praying that the Northern and Eastern Exveision) Bill 
Railway (JVewport Extension) Bill, may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 
Petitions of Inhabitants of the town of Bishops 
Stortford, in the county of Hertford ;—and, Owners 
and Occupiers of land on or adjoining to the line 
of a projected extension of the Northern and East- 
ern Railway ; 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. 


Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill for amending an Lough Foyle 
Act passed in the second year of the reign of Her Drainage 
present Majesty, for draining and embanking certain (Lower Level) 
Lands in Lough Swilly aad Lough Foyle, in the ~ 
Counties of Donegal and Londonderry, so far as the 
same relates to certain Parts of the said Lands in 
Lough Foyle: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill for amending an Lough Foyle 
Act passed in the second year of the reign of Her Drainage Bill. 
present Majesty, for draining and embanking cer- 
tain Lands in Lough Swilly and Lough Foyle, in the 
Counties of Donegal and Londonderry, so far as the 
same relates to the said Lands in Lough Foyle : 

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


Ordered, That the Committee on the Glasgow Glasgow Gas 
Gas Bill have leave to sit this day, till five of the Bill. 
clock, during the sitting of the House. 


A Petition of Directors of the Poor of the parish Saint Pancras 
of Saint Pancras, in the county of Middlesex, pray- Churches Bill. 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Saint 
Pancras Churches Bili, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 





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Norland Estate 
Tinprovement 
(No, 2.) Bill. 


Ipswich Docks 
Bill. 


Lagan Navi- 
gation Bill, 


Aerial Transit 
Company Bill. 


Edinburgh 
Water Bill. 


Northampton 
and Peterbo- 
rough Railway 
Bill. 


Charlwood 
Inclosure Bill. 


Aerial Transit 
Company Bill. 


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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 Norland Estate Improvement (No. 2.) Bill 
was read a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Gally Knight reported from the Committee 
on the Ipswich Docks Bill; and to whom a Petition 
against the said Bill was referred ; That they had 
considered the said Petition, and had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Young presented a Bill to ———- the 
Persons having claims upon the Lagan Navigation 
in Ireland, and to provide for the future Manage- 
ment and Improvement of the said Navigation: 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 Aerial Transit Company Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
authorize the Transfer to more than twelve persons 
of a certain Patent, granted to William Samuel Hen- 
son, relating to Locomotive Apparatus and Machinery, 
and for the establishment of a Company for carrying 
out the objects of the said Patent: And that Mr. 
Roebuck and Mr. Thomas Duncombe do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


Petitions of the Convener and Commissioners of 
the Eight Southern Districts of the city of Edin- 
burgh ;—and, Company of Merchants of the city of 
Edinburgh ; praying that the Edinburgh Water 
Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions of the Provost, Magistrates and Council 
of the town of Leith ;—and, Inhabitants of the town 
of Leith ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the said Bill,—were also presented, and a 

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 of the Provost, Magistrates and Council 
of the town of Leith ;—and, Inhabitants and Houge- 
holders of the town of Leith; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against the introduction of any additional provision 
in the said Bill, to the effect of authorizing the 
Company to levy increased rates and duties for the 
supply of Water,—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. 


The House being informed, That Major General 
Pasley had attended the Committee on the Nor- 
thampton and Peterborough Railway Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Order for his attendance this 
day, be discharged. 


The Charlwood Inclosure Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Roebuck presented a Bill to authorize the 
Transfer to more than Twelve Persons of a certain 





A. 1843. 


Patent granted to William Samuel Henson, relating 
to Locomotive Apparatus and Machinery, and for 
the establishment of a Company for carrying out the 
Objects of the said Patent: And the same was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Trustees for inclosing commons and Bolton Gas 
waste grounds in, and improving the town of Great Bill. 
Bolton, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Bolton Gas Bill, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Thomas Duncombe presented a Bill to continue Clerkenwelt 
and amend some of the Provisions of the Acts re- Improvement 
lating to the Street to Clerkenwell Green, in the ®*". 
County of Middlesex: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be-read a second time. 


Mr. T’homas Duncombe presented a Bill to repeal Players of 
part of an Act of the tenth year of King George the Interludes Bil, 
Second, “ to explain and amend so much ofan Act No. 131. 
made in the twelfth year of the reign of Queen Anze, 
intituled, An Act for reducing the Laws relating 
to Rogues, Vagabonds, Sturdy Beggars and Va- 
grants, intoone Act of Parliament, and for the more 
effectual punishing such Rogues, Vagabonds, Sturdy 
Beggars and Vagrants, and sending them whither 
they ought to be sent, as relates to common Players 
of Interludes,” and to make other Provisions in lieu 
thereof: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Wednesday 
the 5th day of April next; and to he printed. 


Dr. Bowring presented a Bill for forming and Patent Wood- 
regulating the General Wood-cutting Company, cutting Con 
and to enable the said Company to purchase certain ?*"9 Bi 
Letters Patent: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Kemble reported from the Committee on the Bolton Gas 
Bolton Gas Bill; and to whom a Petition against Bill. 
the said Bill was referred ; That no person appeared 
in support of the said Petition; and that the Com- 
mittee had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 
found the same to be true; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Leeds, Leeds Gas Bill. 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Leeds 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 fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Mr. Bowes presented a Bill to enable the Great Great North 
North of England (Clarence and Hartlepool Junc- _——— 4 
. . e arence ali 

tion) Railway Company to make a Branch Railway, Hartlepool 
and to explain and amend the Acts relating to the Junction) Rail- 
said Railway, and for other Purposes: And the same **9 Bilt 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 

second time. 


Petitions of James Loch, of Albemarle-street, in Glasgow, 
the county of Middlesex, Esquire, m. Pp. ;—Sir James —— 
Campbell, Knight, Lord Provost of the city of Glas- Reilway Bill. 
gow, and the other Parliamentary Trustees for the 
improvement of the navigation of the River Clyde, 
and enlarging the Harbour of Glasgow; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Glasgow, Paisley 
and Greenock Railway Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

A Petition 














6 Vicroriz. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Lancashire Cen- | 
tral Short-time Committee, praying the House not | 
to relinquish those Clauses of the Factories Bill, | 
which provide for the education of children and 
young persons employed in mills and factories ; and 
to introduce a Clause to prohibit all persons under 
twenty-one years of age from being worked in such 
mills and factories more than ten hours a day for 
five days in the week, and eight on the Saturday, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Petitions from Milsted;— Banbury (two Petitions); 
Wareham ;— Derby (three Petitions) ;— Radford 
Union ;—1/fracombe(two Petitions) ;— Kendal (three 
Petitions) ;—Chairman of the Newcastle and Gates- 
head Religious Freedom Society ;—Tutors and Divi- 
nity Students of Airedale College ;— Manchester 
(five Petitions) ;— Portsmouth ;— Halifax (eleven 
Petitions) ;—Hyde ;—Chairman of the Committee 
of the Protestant Society for the Protection of 
Religious Liberty ;— Huddersfield (eight Petitions) ; 
—Walsall (two Petitions); — Pen-y-boyn, Llan- 
gollen and others ; — Diss ;—Glan-yr-avon Lan- 
gollen; — Lindley (two Petitions); — Leeds ; — 
Chairman of the Wesleyan Committee ;— Norwich 

two Petitions);—LZeek (three Petitions) ;— Stoke 
Holy Cross ;—West Bromwich (four Petitions) ;— 
Gloucester ;--Great Bridge ;--Protestant Dissenters 
of the three denominations, Presbyterian, Inde- 
pendent and Baptist, in and within twelve miles of 
London, appointed to protect their civil rights ;— 





Factories Bill. 


| 


ill. 


24° Marti. 





149 


Petitions from Manchester ;—Great Yarmouth ; Corn Laws. 
—Jedburgh ;— Ancrum ;—Clerkenwell;—and, Pa- 
diham(twenty-four Petitions) ; praying for the repeal 
of the Corn and Provision Laws,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Secretary and the Correspondent American 
to the Parent Society of the Maldon Committee of Tte#ty- 
the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, stat- 
ing that they view with alarm the evil uses which - 
may be made of the tenth article of the Treaty of 
Washington, by the slaveholders of the United 
States ; and praying the House that in any measure 
they may be called upon to pass to give effect to 
the said article of the Treaty, provision may be ex- 
pressly made, that in no case shall fugitive slaves 
surrendered on the demand of the Federal Govern- 
ment of the United States, be again subjected to 
the incidents of slavery, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mgr ~~ — eer ;— Usheane Landlord 
and Eolish;—Loughmore ;—Newport ( Tipperary) ; 4 Tenant 
-Lower Ormond a Ki Laer: and ‘Seanhdahe eens 
praying the House to take into consideration the 

aws now operating as between landlord and tenant 

in Ireland, and repeal the same, aud enact such 
legislative measures of relief in their stead, as would 

place the interests of the proprietors as well as the 
cultivators of the soil, upon a broad, permanent and 
equitable basis, securing to the former all their 





Lowestoft ;—Secretaries of the Committee of the 
Baptist Union, representing more than eight hun- 
dred Churches of that denomination in Great Bri- 
tain and Jreland ;—Officers and Members of the 
Committee of the Sunday School Union ;-—Chairman 
of a Meeting of Protestant Dissenters of Liverpool ; 
—and, Sittingbourne ; praying that the said Bill may 
not pass into a law,—were also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


d- 


Petitions from Henfynyn ;—Deanery of Dyffryn 
Clwydd;— Deaneries of Framlandand East Goscote ; 
— Deanery of Framland;—and, Rural Deane 
Stoke; praying for the repeal of so much of the Act 
6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the union of the 
Sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses. 


Bill. 
Rating of ) , 
Tenement: Union, n the county of Kent, praying the House 
to pass a law to assess the owners instead of the 


occupiers of small tenements, to the payment of the 


poor rates, or that such an alteration may be made 
in the law as will ensure a more easy and effectual 
method of collecting those rates, was presented, and 


read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ecclesiastical 


C Bill. 
ad ourts Bi 


ail and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


of 


A Petition of the Board of Guardians of the Dovor 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of 
Radnor, praying that the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 





equitably legal rights, and affording to the latter, 
permanent protection and the necessary encourage- 
ment in the outlay of their capital,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Samuel Crowther ;—James Arthur ; Magistracy 
— William Wildgoose;— John Allinson ; — John (Manufacturing 
West ;—John Skevington ;— George White ;—James ee 
Leach ;— Robert Brook ;—and, Samuel Robinson; 
a of the conduct of the Magistracy during 
the late disturbances in the manufacturing districts, 
and praying for inquiry,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Inhabitants of the Royal Town of Dogs Bill. 
Sutton Coldfield, and neighbourhood, in the county 
of Warwick, praying that the Dogs Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Public 
Select Committee on Public Petitions; That the Petitions. 
Committee is of opinion, That the Petition of the 
there-undersigned Jonathan Brown and others, tried 
at the quarter sessions holden in the Shire Hall on 
the 17th of October last, on a charge of riotously 
and tumultuously assembling, and sentenced to six 
months’ imprisonment, and to be kept to hard labour, 
which punishment they are nowundergoing in South- 
well House of Correction, and praying the House 
to commute the remaining part of their punishment, 








Lord’s Day. A Petition of Gentry, Clergy and other Inhabitants 
of the borough of Wigan, stating that the Peti- 
tioners view with alarm the increased and increasing 
profanation of the Lord’s Day, as exhibited by traffic 
on canals and railways; and praying the House to 
institute, without delay, a general inquiry as to the 
causes of the desecration of that Day, and to make 
such provisions as shall appear best calculated com- 
pletely to check the evils complained of in accord- 
ance with Her Majesty’s proclamation against vice, 
profaneness and immorality, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


7 
A Petition of Churchwardens and Inhabitants of 
the town and parish of Ware, and its vicinity, in the 
county of Hertford, praying for the repeal of the 
Property Tax Act, was presented, and read; and 


Property Tax 
Act. 


which was presented upon the 15th day of this in- 
stant March, is a Petition which ought to be printed 
for the use of Members only, and that a Special 
Report be made to this effect. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Jonathan Brown Jonathan 
and others, Prisoners in Southwell House of Cor- Brown, and 
rection, under sentence for riotously and tumultu- 
ously assembling, for commutation of their sentence, 
which was presented upon the 15th day of this in- 
stant March, be printed for the use of Members 
only. 


Mr. Smollett presented a Bill for making and Argyllshire 
maintaining Highways, Roads, Bridges and Quays, Bo#4s Bill. 
and for regulating Ferries, in the Shire of Argyll; 





ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Vor. 98. 








and for sing | and repairing certain er and 
other Roads, Bridges and Quays, in the said Shire : 
U3 And 





150 94° Marti. 


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


Public Petitions Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- 
Thirteenth lect Committee on Public Petitions ; That they had 
_ examined the Petitions presented upon the 20th and 
21st 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. 
a A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Tun- 
a cs bridge, and its vicinity, praying that the South- 
— al and London a panies Railways ( Brick- 
(Bricklayers’ Jqyers’ Arms Extension and Station) Bill, may pass 
lade into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
Bill. lie upon the Table. 


Literary and A Petition of Members of the Chichester Mecha- 
see ll nics’ Institution, praying the House to relieve Insti- 
tutions for adult instruction, from all rates and taxes, 


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


Health of A Petition of a Congregation of Protestant Dis- 

Towns Bill. —_ senters, of Unitarian sentiments, assembling in the 
Presbyterian Chapel, Friargate, Derby, praying 
that the Health of Towns Bill may not pass into 
a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Metropolis 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Wigan, 
Police Act, 


and its vicinity, praying the House to extend the 
provisions of the 42d, 43d and 49th sections of the 
Act 2 and 3 Vic., for further improving the Police 
in and near the Metropolis, to the trading and rural 
districts, or other provisions of a similar tendency, 


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


Education. 


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 Sums expended for Educa- 
tion in each County of England and Wales. 

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


Cured Provi- 
sions. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Quantities of Cured Provisions of 
all kinds imported into the United Kingdom from 
Foreign Countries, and from the Colonies, from the 
5th day of January 1842 to the 5th day of January 
1843; specifying the different kinds, the Countries 


whence sent, the Quantities of each kind entered | 
for Home Consumption, and the Amount of Duty | 


paid on same respectively; also, the Quantities of 
each kind re-exported, and whether taken for the 
use of the Ship or for Merchandize, the place to 
which same were exported, and the Number of Bonds 
passed with regard to the same. 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts. 


No. 132. 


Ordered, That Copies of the Special and Ge- 
neral Reports made to his Majesty by the Commis- 
sioners appointed to inquire into the Practice and 
Jurisdiction of the Ecclesiastical Courts in England 
and Wales, dated respectively the 25th January 1831 
and the 15th February 1832, with Appendix (A.), 
(B), (C.) which were presented upon the 27th day 
of February 1832, be re-printed. 

Admiralty Ordered, That the Report which, upon the 15th 
— Comms: day of August 1833, was made from the Select 
“|, Committee appointed to inquire into the Office and 
No. 133. Duties, the Appointment, Salary and Emoluments 
of the Judges of the Prerogative Court, and of the 
High Court of Admiralty, of the Dean of the Arches, 


and of the Judge of the Consistory Court of Zon- 
don, be re-printed. 


A. 1843. 


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, to Feclesiasticat 
request that their Lordships will be pleased to com- Coutts. 
municate to this House, a Copy of the Report of 
the Select Committee appointed by their Lordships 
in 1836 to consider the Petitions respecting the Bill, 
intituled, “ An Act to consolidate the Jurisdiction 
of the several Ecclesiastical Courts in England and 
Wales into one Court ; and to enlarge the Powers 
and Authorities of such Court, and toalter and amend 
the Law in certain matters Ecclesiastical,” and to 
report thereon to the House; and to whom were re- 
ferred the Reports made to his Majesty by the Com- 
missioners appointed to inquire into the Practice and 
Jurisdiction of the Ecclesiastical Courts in England 
and Wales, together with the Appendix thereto: And 
that Mr. Bramston do carry the said Message. 


Sir George Clerk presented, pursuant to Orders, Imports (Isle 
—A Return of the Amount of Duties levied on Im- of M-) 
ports into the Isle of Man, distinguishing British 
from Foreign, and specifying the various Articles on 
which the said Duties have been raised for the years 
1840, 1841 and 1842. 

Return to an Order, dated the 15th day of this Silver Bullion 

instant March, for a Copy of the Orders sent out by (China.) 
the Treasury, or by any other Department of the 
Government, to the Authorities in China, since the 
Convention of Canton, respecting the Transmission 
of Silver Bullion from thence :—Copy or Statement, 
of any Representations made by Merchants of the 
City of London to the Treasury, respecting the 
Transmission of Silver Bullion from China :—And, 
a Return of the Amount paid for Freight of the 
Silver Bullion, by Her Majesty’s Ship Conway, from 
China, stating how the same Charge for Freight has 
been apportioned, and the Amount paid to each 
Party sharing the same. 

Copy of Letter from the Treasury to the Board Salted Provi- 
of Customs on the 6th of this instant March, *!"*- 
relating to the admission of Salted Provisions at the 
Colonial Duty. 

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


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Saint Kitts. 





to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of Correspondence relative to the 
conduct of the Lieutenant Governor of Saint Kitt’s. 
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, Opium Trade 
Copies of all Memorials to Her Majesty’s Govern- (Chine) 
ment from the Claimants of Compensation for the 
Opium surrendered at the Requisition of the Chief 
Superintendent of British Trade in China, for the 
Service of Her Majesty’s Government, in March 
1839, including any Memorials to the Governor-Ge- 
neral of India, which may have been communicated 
to Her Majesty’s Government, on the same subject. 


Sir James Graham reported to the House, That Answer to 
their several Addresses of the 17th, 20th and 23d Addresses. 
days of this instant March, (that Her Majesty would 
be graciously pleased to give directions, that the 
Papers therein mentioned might be laid before this 
House) had been presented to Her Majesty ; and 
that Her Majesty had commanded him to acquaint 


this House, that She will give directions accord- 
ingly. 


Mr.*George William Hope presented, —— to New Zealand. 
an Address to Her Majesty,—Copies or Extracts of No, 134. 
any Correspondence relative to the New Zealand 
Estimates. 


Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 





Table ; and be printed. 


Resolved, 


Adjod 











Bill. 


Law 
den¢ 


Atte 
Soli 


Sup 


Me 





Ad jjournment. 


Factories Bill. 


Tarnpike-roads 
Bill. 


Law of Evi- 
dence Bill. 


Attornies and 
Solicitors Bill. 


Supply. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Dogs Bill. 





6 VicToriz. 94°__9.5° 


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


The Factories Bill was, according to Order, read 
a second time; and committed to a Committee of 
the whole House, for Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Turnpike-roads Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Law of Evidence Bill; 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Attornies and Solicitors Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply 5 

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. 





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


Sabbati, 25° die Martit, 1843: 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the ingrossed Bill to prohibit the use of 
Dogs as Beasts of Draught or Burthen in England 
and Ireland ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the Bill be now read the third 
time :—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 





Marti. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That the Bill do pass; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


151 


Tellers for thef Sir Robert Harry Inglis 

Yeas, 1 teed Arthur aman ; } 50. 
Tellers for theJ Mr. Hume, 

Noes, Mr. Robert Scott : } =. 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That Mr. East do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill to indemnify such Persons in Indemnity Bill. 
the United Kingdom as have omitted to qualify 
themselves for Offices and Employments, and to 
extend the Time limited for those Purposes respec- 
tively, 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-four, and for the Relief 
of Clerks to Attornies and Solicitors in certain 
Cases. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. . 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Apprehension 
mittee on the Apprehension of Offenders Bill; — 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday ~ 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Greene reported the Turnpike-roads (Zreland) Tumpike-roads 
Bill ; and the Amendments were read, and agreed (Ireland) Bill. 
to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday 
next. 





A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the Debate be now adjourned :—And 
the said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 

And the Question being 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 { Lord Arthur Lennoz, 66 

Yeas, Sir Robert Harry Inglis: } ‘ 

Tellers for the { Mr. Hume, 43 

Noes, Mr. Hutt : ° 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative :—The Bill 
was accordingly read the third time. 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 


Bill, in Pr. 1. 1. 21., by leaving out the word 
“ United.” 


And the Question being put, That the word 
“ United” stand part of the Bill: —It was resolved 


in the Affirmative. 


Another Amendment was proposed to be made to 
leaving out from the 


the Bill, in Pr. 3.1. 14., by 
word “ same” to the word “ And,” in Pr. 4. 1. 2. 


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 forthef Sir Robert Harry Inglis, } 30 
Yeas, \ Lord Arthur Lennox : 4 
Tellers fortheJ Mr. Robert Scott, } 57 
Noes, Mr. Hume: . 
So it passed in the Negative. 


Then another Amendment was made to the Bill. 
Vou. 98. 





The Slave Trade Abolition ( Bolivia) Bill was, ac- Slave Trade 
cording to Order, read a second time; and committed ara a 
to a Committee of the whole House, for Monday (Bolivia) Bill. 
next. 


The Slave Trade Abolition (Uruguay) Bill was, Slave Trade 
according to Order, read a second time ; and com- Abviition . 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for Mon- (Uruguay) Bill. 
day next. 


The Slave Trade Suppression (Texas) Bill was, Slave Trade 
according to Order, read a second time; and com- Teees) Bill 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for Mon- ‘ 
day next. 





Ordered, That the Journal of this House, from the Journal. 
end of the last Session of Parliament to the end of 
the present Session, with an Index to the Ninety- 
eighth Volume, be printed. 

Ordered, That One thousand two hundred and 
fifty Copies of the said Journal and Index be printed, 
by the appointment and under the direction of John 
Henry Ley, Esquire, the 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. 


Mr. Stansfield reported from the Committee on Glasgow Gas 
the Glasgow Gas Bill, That the Parties opposing the Bill. 
Bill had stated to the Committee, that the Evidence 
of James Thomson, James Clark and John Mitchell, 
was essential to enable them to establish their case 
before the Committee. 

Mr. Stansfield further reported, That it having 
been proved to the satisfaction of the a 

u 4 that 











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Bourn Drainage 
Bill. 


Belfast 
Harbour Bill. 


Grand Jury 
Presentmeuts, 


Hops. 
No. 135. 


Malt. 
No. 135. 


Brewers, &amp;c. 


No. 135. 


West India 
Colonies. 


No. 136, 
Shippin 
(Isle of Man.) 
No. 121. 


Ecclesiastical 
Commission 


Ireland.) 
No. 137. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


152 


that the Parties had used the best means in their 
power to procure the attendance of the aforesaid per- 
sons as witnesses, and that they had refused to attend, 
he had been instructed by the Committee to apply 
to the House to order the said James Thomson, James 
Clark and John Mitchell, to attend and give Evi- 
dence before them. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday next. 


A Petition of Commissioners for draining and 
improving certain low marsh and fen lands lying 
between Boston Haven and Bourn, in the Parts of 
Kesteven and Holland, in the county of Lincoln, and 
for improving the navigation sca | the said lands, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or — against certain parts of the 
Bourn Drainage 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. Ross presented a Bill to amend two several 
Acts for improving the Port and Harbour of Belfast : 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to the 
directions of an Act of Parliament, — Accounts 
of Présentments made by the Grand Juries of the 
several Counties, Cities and Towns in Jreland, in 
the year 1842. 

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


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Hops, 
which were presented upon the 13th day of this in- 
stant March and yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Malt, which 


was presented upon the 13th day of this instant 
March, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Brewers, 


&amp;c., which was presented upon the 13th day of this 
instant March, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the West 
India Colonies, which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Shipping 


(Isle of Man), which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Ecclesi- 
astical Commission (Ireland), which was presented 
yesterday, be printed. 


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





Lune, 27° die Martii ; 
Anno 6° Victoria Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Austin, from the Office of the Poor Law 
Commissioners, was called in; and at the bar 
presented, pursuant to Order,—A Return of the 
Sum expended in every Poor Law Union in England 
and Wales, in each of the years ended Lady Day 
1841 and 1842; specifying the Sum expended in 


Salaries and Establishment Charges, the Sum ex- | 


pended in In-door Relief, the Sum expended in Out- 
door Relief, and the Aggregate Amount of the same ; 
also, the Number of Persons who received In-door 
Relief, and the Number of Persons who received 
_— Reliefin those years :—And then he with- 
rew. 
Ordered, That the said Return do lie u 


th 
Table. — 


Q4°—95°--97° Martiz. 


A. 1843. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Durham City 
to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ Writ. 
for the electing of a Citizen to serve in this present 
Parliament for the City of Durham, in the room of 
Captain Robert Fitzroy, who, since his Election for 
the said City, hath accepted the Office of Governor 
of New Zealand. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Caswali’s 
reading of Caswall’s Disability Removal Bill ; ate 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time ““™°™ Bil. 
upon Thursday next. 


The Temperance Friendly Society Bill was read Temperence 
a second time ; and committed. Friendly — 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Sty Bil. Gias 
mittee of Selection. Bill. 








gation 


The Hull Waterworks Bill was read a second Hull Water. 
time ; and committed. works Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town Ballochney 
Council of the burgh of Airdrie, praying that the Bellway Bil. 
Ballochney Railway Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 


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


The Liverpool Docks Bill was read a second time ; Liverpoo! rati 


and committed. Docks Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Anderton Carrying Company Bill was read Anderton 
a second time ; and committed. ee — 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-?°9 ~" 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Cockermouth : 
Cockermouth Roads Bill; That they had examined 24s Bil. 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true ; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
verbal Amendments thereunto; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The Aberdeen Harbour Bill was read a second Aberdeen 
time ; and committed. Herbour Bal. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Bankers and others, Inhabitants of Northern end 
the town of Saffron Walden, praying that the North- wang as 
ern and Eastern Railway iecmet Extension) Bill, Exxension) Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Turnpike-road lead- Northampton 
ing from the town of Northampton to Cold Bray- and Peterbo- 
field, in the county of Buckingham, praying that the fone Balwsy 

Northampton and Peterborough Railway Bill may ~ 
not pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Lancaster 
the Report on the Lancaster Lunatic Asylum Bill ; — Bill 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. pion 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for na- Lady Fieet- 





turalizing Dame Virginie Mary Hesketh Fleetwood, i om 
the Wife of Sir Peter Hesketh Fleetwood, Baronet, * 
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 ~ 
hath agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to enable Samwell’s 
Thomas Fuller Drought, Esquire, and his Issue Male, N° Bi" 
to take the Surname and use the Arms of Samvell, 
pursuant to the Will of Sir Thomas Samwell, Ba- 
ronet, deceased, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 





Ordered, 








Bercot and : 
Oxford Navi- 
gation Bill. 


Glasgow Gas 
Bill. 


Berwick-upone 
Tweed Corpo- 
ration Bill. 


Clarence 
Railway Bill. 


Edinburgh 
Water Bill, 





6 Victroriz. 





Ordered, That Mr. Wilson Patten do carry the | 
Bill tothe Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House | 
hath agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


An ingrossed Bill for authorizing the Sale and | 
Application of certain Property vested in the Com- | 
missioners for making the River Thames navigable | 
from Bercot, in the County of Ozford, to the Uni- 
versity and City of Oxford, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Robert Harry Inglis do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
into consideration the Special Report, which, upon 
Friday last, was made from the Committee on the 
Glasgow Gas Bill ; 

Ordered, That James Thompson do attend and 
give Evidence before the Committee on the Bill for 
better supplying and lighting with Gas the City and 
Suburbs of Glasgow, and Places adjacent, and for 
other Purposes relating thereto, upon Friday next. 


The Berwick-upon-Tweed Corporation Bill was 
read a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

A Petition of Ancient Freemen and Widows of 
Freemen of the borough of Berwick-upon- Tweed, 
praying that the said Bill may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 








A Petition of Original Share-holders in a certain 
Railway Company called The Clarence Railway, in 
the county of Durham, resident at Guisbrough, in 
the county of York, praying that the Clarence Rail- 
way Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill. 


Petitions of Owners or Occupiers of mills upon 
or adjacent to the river or stream called The 
North Esk, in the county of Edinburgh ;— John 
Inglis, Esquire, of Redhall, in the parish of Colin- 
ton, and county of Midlothian, Proprietor of the 

aper manufactory called Katesmiil, upon the river 
called The Water of Leith; — Alexander Cowan, 
Paper Manufacturer, Lessee and Occupier of the 
paper manufactory of Balemo, upon the river called 


The Water of Leith;—Inhabitants of the city of 


Edinburgh (two Petitions) ;—John Hall Maxwell, 


Esquire, Advocate, one of the Commissioners of 


Police of the city of Edinburgh, and Chairman 
of a Committee of the said Commissioners; — 
Chairman of Managers of the Edinburgh Charity 
Workhouse ;—and, Inhabitants of the town of Leith ; 


praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 


Edinburgh Water 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 of the Chairman of the Managers of the 
Edinburgh Charity Workhouse ;—and, Inhabitants 
of the city of Edinburgh; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against the introduction into the said Bill of any 
additional provision, to the effect of authorizing the 
Company to levy increased rates and duties for the 


supply of Water,—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. 
Vou. 98. 


27° Marti. 


153 


Mr. Stuart Wortley reported from the Committee Trentham 
on the Trentham Roads Bill; That they had exa- Reads Bill. 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Residents of Harmony Hall, near Home Colonies. 
Stockbridge, in the county of Hanis, stating that 
the Petitioners are engaged in an experiment in- 
tended to exhibit to the Government and the country 
the practicability of forming Home Colonies, and 
their adequacy not only to relieve the population 
from the difficulties and distress under which it is 
now labouring, but to produce a superabundance of 
all that is required for the happiness of man; and 
praying the House to institute an inquiry into all 
their plans and proceedings, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Newbury (two Petitions) ;—Man- Factories Bill. 
chester (four Petitions) ;—Holme Mill ;— Welford ; 
-—and, Tattenhall; praying that the Factories Bill 
may not pass into a law,——were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Lostock ;— Rumworth ; — Ains- Corn Laws. 

worth ;— Tong ;— Heaton ;—Sharples ;— Horwich ; 
— Edgworth ;— Sabden (thirteen Petitions) ;—Hig- 
ham (five Petitions) ;— Barrowford ;— Burnley (four 
Petitions) ;—Preston (Lancaster) (six Petitions) ;— 
Whittingham ;— Whittingham Preston (two Peti- 
tions) ; — Broughton ;— Ingol ; —Little Hulton ;-— 
Breightmet ;--and, Cottom ; praying for the repeal 
of the Corn and Provision Laws,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from ZLlanddeniolen ;— and, Hartfield, saint Asaph 
and other places ; praying for the repeal of so much and Bangor 
of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the Diocese 
union of the Sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor,—were 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. . 


Petitions of the Chairman of the Committee of the American 
Bridgewater Auxiliary to the British and Foreign Tey. 
Anti-Slavery Society ;—and, Stratford-upon-Avon ; 
stating that the Petitioners are greatly alarmed on 
perceiving the evil uses which may be made of the 
tenth article of the Treaty of Washington, by the 
slave-holders of the United States, for the recovery 
of fugitive slaves ; and praying that in any measure 
the House may be called upon to pass to give effect 
to the said article of the Treaty, provision may be 
expressly made, that in no case shall fugitive slaves 
surrendered on the demand of the Federal Govern- 
ment of the United States for alleged criminal of- 
fences, be again subjected to the incidents of slavery, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Richard Harcourt and Henry Pawnbrokers’ 
Collins, Pawnbrokers, residing in the town of Newry, og ee) 
praying that the Pawnbrokers’ Trade (Ireland) Bill * 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 











Petitions of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- Magistracy 
habitants of Nottingham ;—John Oldham ;—James we ga 
Mitchell ;—and, George Julian Harney ; complain- weenie 
ing of the conduct of the Magistracy during the 
late disturbances in the manufacturing districts ; 
and praying for inquiry,—-were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Wainfleet (two Petitions) ;— Wake- Ecclesiastical 
field ;— Preston (Lancaster) ;— Oldham ;—and, Bed- Coutts Bill. 
ford; praying that the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill 
may not pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Individuals, Carpet Weavers of Bishop Payment of 
Auckland, in the county of Durham, stating that ¥*s*- 
x a system 





Medical 
Charities 
(Ireland.) 


Machinery. 


Magistracy 
(Manufacturing 
Districts.) 


Belmont 
Reservoir Bill. 


Bolton Water- 
works Bill, 


Schoolmasters’ 
Widows Fund 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Borrowstoune 
ness Harbour 
and Improve. 
ment Bill. 


Berwick-upon- 
Tweed Corpo- 
ration Bill. 


Brewers’ Drays. 


154 37° Martz. d. 1843. 


a system of fraud denominated the truck system - 
carried on toa great extent in that district of Her 
Majesty’s empire ; and praying the House to take 
the subject into consideration, and to put an effec- 
tual check to the practice of such an unprincipled 


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


A Petition of the President and Members of the 
Royal College of Surgeons in Jreland, praying the 
House to appoint a Select Committee for the pur- 
pose of inquiring into the state of the Medical 
Charities in Ireland, with a view to the introduction 
of a measure for their better regulation, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Residents of the village of Letham, 
parish of Dunnechand, and county of Fife, stating 
that the rapid increase of machinery which super- 
sedes manual labour, is an evil of such magnitude 
as to strike at the actual existence of the working 
classes at no distant period ; and praying the House 
to take their case into consideration, and afford them 
protection, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Petitions of George White ; 
John West; John Skevington; Robert Brook; Samuel 
Robinson; James Arthur; John Allinson; James 
Leach; and, Samuel Crowther, complaining of the 
conduct of the Magistracy, during the late disturb- 
ances in the manufacturing districts, and praying for 
inquiry, which were presented upon Friday last, be 
printed. 


The Belmont Reservoir Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Bolton Waterworks Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Schoolmasters’ Widows Fund (Scotland) Bill 
was read asecond time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Borrowstounness Harbour and Improvement 
Bill was read a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Freemen and Widows of Freemen 
of the borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed, praying 
that the Berwich-upon- Tweed Corporation Bill may 
not pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Committee on the 


Bill. 


Petitions of Stephen Lewis and Everit Allenby, 
of Leamington, inthe county of Warwick, Common 
Brewers and Co-partners;— and, Merchants and 
others, of Coventry, Warwick and Leamington ; stat- 
ing that the Petitioners use in their trade or bu- 
siness certain vans or drays on four wheels with 
metallic springs drawn by one or two horses, which 
vans or drays have seats in front, and upon which 
seats, is sufficient room for two persons, and the 
said vans or drays are generally painted of a dark 
colour, with the owners’ names painted on the off 
side thereof; that the surveyor of the district has 
charged such vans or drays, and the horses employed 
in drawing the same, with the duties imposed on 
pleasure carriages and horses; and praying that so 
much of the Acts 48 Geo. 3, c. 55, 52 Geo. 3, c. 93, 
and 5 Will. 4, c. 35, as imposes the said duties upon 
such drays, vans or other venicles and horses used 





and employed in and for the purposes of trade only, 
may be altered or repealed,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of London, Mines ana 
praying that the Mines and Collieries Act may not “ollieries Act, 
be repealed, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Cam- Property Ta 
bridge, praying for the repeal of the Property Tax Act. 
Act, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Birkenhead 
the Report on the Birkenhead Cemetery Bill; and Cemetery Bill, 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 

A Petition of Charles Edmund Buck Keene, of 
Swyncombe House, in the county of Oxford, Clerk, 
praying that the said Bill may not pass into a law, 


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


Petitions from Scarcliffe;—and, Bolsover ; pray- Church of 
ing that the overgrown parishes of the kingdom, England. 
especially those in the manufacturing, mining and 
commercial districts may be divided into smaller pa- 
rishes, each containing only a manageable amount of 
population, and duly provided with a church, a 
clergyman and schools—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Limerick Union, Poor Relief 
praying for amendment of the Poor Relief (Zreland) (Ireland) Act. 
Act, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented North America, 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of the Map of the North-Western 
Boundary of the United States and of the British 
North American Provinces, as agreed upon at the 
Treaty of Washington on the 9th day of August 
1842, having four distinct lines traced thereon in 
different colours, viz. 1st, the Boundary claimed by 
tne British Government ; 2d, the Boundary claimed 
by the United States ; 3d, the line as traced in the 
Award of the King of Holland ; and 4th, the Boun- 
dary agreed upon and settled by the Treaty of 
Washington. 

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 Vaccine 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Istitution. 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of the last Report of the Members 
of the National Vaccine Board, to Her Majesty’s 
Principal Secretary of State for the Home Depart- 
ment. 

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 for reading a second time upon Wed- Municipal 
nesday next, the Municipal Corporations Bill, was operations 
read, and discharged. = 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 5th day of April next. 


Sir George Clerk presented, pursuant to an Ad- Naples. 
dress to Her Majesty,—An Account of the Charge 
for Sir Woodbine Parish’s Commission to Naples ; 
stating the Names of the Persons employed, the 
Salaries and Allowances to each, the Total Expense 
in 








Work! 
(Irela 


Wor 
(Irel 


Soy 


Ci 











ill, 


Table. 


Workhouses 


(ieland-) = Copy of a Letter from Mr. Wilkinson to the Poor 
Law Commissioners, dated Dublin, the 25th day of 
March 1843, in reference to the Return ordered by 
this House on the 13th day of February 1843, upon 
the subject of Workhouses in Jreland. 


Paper. 


Table. 


Workhouses 


(Ireland.) —A Return, specifying the Number, Name and 
Local Situation of each Union Workhouse in Jre- 
land which has not within itself any supply, or an 
insufficient supply, of Spring Water; and also, spe- 
cifying those from which there is none or an insuf- 
ficient Sewerage. 


Table. 


Supply; 


into the Committee of Supply. 


Civil Contin- 


gencies. sum, not exceeding One hundred and ten thousand 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the 
Charge of Civil Contingencies for the year 1843 ; 


That a sum, not exceeding One hundred and nine 
thousand three hundred and ninety-seven pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of 
Civil Contingencies for the year 1843 ; 


Public Build- 
ings, &amp;c. 


Houses of Lords 


and Commons. ¢housand five hundred and ninety pounds, be granted 


New Houses of 
Parliament. 


Trafalgar 
Square, 


Holyhead 
Harbour, &amp;c. 


6 Vicroriz. 


in each year, and distinguishing the Charge for 
Contingencies. 


27°—28° 


Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 


Sir James Graham accordingly presented the said 


Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 


Sir James Graham presented, pursuant to Order, 


Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 


(In the Committee.) 
1. Motion made, and Question proposed, That a 


Whereupon, Motion made, and Question put, 


The Committee divided : 

Tellers for a | Captain Bernal, 37 
Yeas, Mr. Hume: \ : 

Tellers for thef Sir Thomas Fremantle, 112 
Noes, LMr. Henry Baring : } ~ 

Original Question put, and agreed to. 





Martiz. 155 


7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- Public Works 


five thousand three hundred and seventy-six —— (Ireland.) 


be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense 

of maintaining and repairing the several Public 
Buildings ir the Department of the Commissioners 

of Public Works in Ireland; also the Expense of 

Inland Navigation and other Services, under the 
direction of the said Commissioners, to the 31st 

day of March 1844. 

8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ten Kingstown 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to Harbour. 
defray the Expense of Works and Repairs at the 
Harbour of Kingstown, to the 31st day of March 

1844, 

9. Motion made, and Question proposed, That a Salaries and 
sum, not exceeding Sixty-seven thousand three hun- Expenses of 
dred and fifty pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, poues 
to pay the Salaries and Expenses of the Two Houses 

of Parliament, and Allowances to Retired Officers 

of the Two Houses, to the 31st day of March 1844 ; 
Whereupon, Motion made, and Question put, 

That a sum, not exceeding Forty-three thousand 

seven hundred and fifty pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to pay the Salaries and Expenses of the 

Two Houses of Parliament, and Allowances to Re- 

tired Officers of the Two Houses, to the 31st day of 

March 1844; 

The Committee dividec:: 


Tellers for thef Mr. Hime, } 4” 
Yeas, Mr. William Williams : : 

Tellers for they Sir Thomas Fremantle, 135 
Noes, Mr. Henry Baring: ’ pa 


Original Question put, and agreed to. 

10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifty- pe - (Trea- 
four thousand and seven hundred pounds, be granted sury.) 

to Her Majesty, to defray the Salaries and Expenses 

of the Department of Her Majesty’s Treasury, to 

the 31st day of March 1844. 

11. Resolved, That asum, not exceeding Eighteen po - (Home 
thousand and eight hundred pounds, be granted to Office.) 
Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and Expenses of 

the Office of Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for 

the Home Department, to the 31st day of March 

1844, 

12. Resolved, Thata sum, not exceeding Seventy- De - (Foreign 





2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
hundred and five thousand six hundred and thirty- 
six pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray, 
to the 31st day of March 1844, the Expense of 
Works and Repairs of Public Buildings ; for Fur- 
niture, &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, formerly charged upon the Civil 
List. 


eight thousand nine hundred and _ seventy-three Office.) 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to pay the 
Salaries and Expenses in the Department of Her 
Majesty’s Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 

and also of the Queen’s Messengers and extra Cou- 

riers attached to that Department, to the 31st day 

of March 1844. 

13. Reselved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- po - (Colonial 
two thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven pounds, Office.) 
be granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and 
Expenses in the Department of Her Majesty’s 
Secretary of State for the Colonies, to the 31st day 


3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Nine of March 1844. 


14. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- po. (Privy 


to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of pro- two thousand and eight hundred pounds, be granted Council Office. 


viding Temporary Accommodation for the Houses to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and Expenses 
of Parliament, Committee-rooms, Offices and Tem- |!" the Departments of Her Majesty’s Most honour- 


porary Official Residences for the Speaker of the 


able Privy Council, and Committee of Privy Council 


House of Commons and other Officers of that House, | for Trade, to the 81st day of March 1844. 


to the 31st day of March 1844. 


4. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hun- 
dred and forty thousand pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to defray, to the 31st day of March 1844, 
the Expense of the Works at the New Houses of 


Parliament. 


15. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two pp - (Lord 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to Privy Seal.) 
pay the Salary of the Lord Privy Seal, to the 31st 
day of March 1844. 

16. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- D° - (Paymas- 
five thousand four hundred and ninety-three pounds, ter General’s 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of aang 


5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twelve | the Office of Her Majesty’s Paymaster General, to 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, on | the 31st day of March 1844. 


account of the Works and Improvements in Zra-| 17. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding Sixteen D° - (Comp- 


falgar-square. 


6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four |granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and 
thousand one hundred and sixty-nine pounds, be | Expenses in the Departments of the Comptroller 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expenses |General of the Exchequer, the Paymasters of Ex- 
of Holyhead Harbour, and the Shrewsbury and | chequer Bills, and the Paymaster of Civil Services, 
Holyhead Road, to the 31st day of March 1844, 


thousand four hundred and thirteen pounds, be troller General 
of the Exche- 


quer, &amp;c,) 


to the 31st day of March 1844. 





Vou. 98. 


x2 18. Resolved, 





State Paper 
Office. 


Ecclesiastica! 
Commission. 


Poor Law 
Commission. 


Registration 
of Voters Bill. 


No. 138. 


Metropolis 
Improvement. 


No. 139. 


Pawnbrokers’ 
Trade (Irelaud) 
Bill. 


Turnpike-roads 
Bill. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Apprehension 
ot Offenders 
Bill. 


156 


18. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two 
thousand five hundred and fifty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaties and other Ex- 
— of the State Paper Office, to the 31st day of 

arch 1844. ° 

19. Motion made, and Question put, That a sum, 
not exceeding Three thousand and two hundred 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Sa- 


27°—28° Martii. 


A. 1843. 


The ingrossed Bill to continue the several Acts Turnpike-roags 
for regulating Turnpike-roads in Jreland, was, ac- (1teland) Bil, 
cording 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- 
four, and to the end of the then Session of Parlia- 
ment, the several Acts for regulating Turnpike-roads 


laries and Expenses of the Ecclesiastical Commis-| in Jreland. 


sioners for England, to the 31st day of March 1844 ; 
The Committee divided : 


Tellers for thefSir Thomas Fremantle, } 140. | 
Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring: { | 

Tellers for theJ Mr. Edward Ellice, 7 33. | 
Noes, Mr. Elphinstone : f 


and eight pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
pay the Salaries and Expenses of the Commissioners 
for carrying into execution the Act for the Amend- 
ment of the Laws relating tothe Poor in England 
and Wales, and the Act for the Reliefof the Desti- 
tute Poor in Jreland, to the 31st day of March 1844. 
Toreport Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 





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


Martis, 28° die Martii, 1843: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had made Progress 
in the matter to them referred; and that he was 
directed to move, That the Committee may have 
leave to sit again. 

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


Sir James Graham reported the Registration of 
Voters Bill; and the Bill was re-committed to a 
Committee of the whole House:—The House im- 
mediately resolved itself into the said Committee ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further 
consideration on Monday next; and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 


Sir Robert Peel presented, by Her , Majesty’s 
Command,—A Copy of the Commission for inquir- 
ing into and considering the most effectual means 
of improving the Metropolis, and of providing in- 
creased facilities of Communication within the same. 

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 Pawnbrokers’ Trade (Jreland) Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
the 10th day of April next, resolve itself into the 
said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Turnpike-roads Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Waysand Means ; 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Apprehension of Offenders Bill ; 

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








Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Slave Trade 
into a Committee upon the Slave Trade Abolition Abolition 


‘| (Bolivia) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, (Bolivia) Bill 
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a) 
sum, not exceeding Fifty-six thousand five hundred | 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene re- 
ported, 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 slave Trade 
into a Committee upon the Slave Trade Abolition Abolition 
(Uruguay) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, (Uruguay) Bill, 
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 this day. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself slave Trade 
into a Committee upon the Slave Trade Suppression Suppression 
(Texas) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, (Texas) Bill 
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 this day. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Charlotte Agnes James Hodder 
Forbes, Wife of James Hodder Forbes, Lieutenant Forbes. 
of the Royal Navy, now an inmate of the Lunatic 
Asylum, Haslar, complaining of a moiety of his 
Half-pay being deducted for his support in that Es- 
tablishment, which was presented upon Monday 
last, be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a yJetropolitan 
Copy of Report of a Committee of the Mary-le-bone Police (Mary- 
Vestry on the Expenses of the Metropolitan Police, !e-bone Paris.) 
borne by that Parish since its Establishment. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Poor Law 
Returns of the Number of Able-bodied Persons and Amendment 
their Families (not being Sick), for whom or by whom ““ 
Application for Relief has been made to the Board 
of Guardians of any Union in the Counties of Dorset, 

Wiits, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and 
Bedfordshire, in which the Prohibitory Order as to 
Out-door Relief is in force, for six months, ending 
the 25th day of March 1843 :— Of the Number of 
such Persons to whom Relief has been refused :— 
Of the Number of such Persons to whom Relief has 
been offered in the Workhouse :—Of the Number 
of such Persons who have taken Orders to go into 
the Workhouse :—And, of the Number of such Per- 
sons who have gone into the Workhouse. 


Captain Boldero presented,—Returns to an Or- Army. 
der, dated the ist day of this instant March, for No.140. 
Returns of the Number of Commissioned and Non- 
commissioned Officers and Men, distinguishing Ca- 
valry and Infantry, employed in the Public Service 
in Great Britain and Ireland, and in the Colonies 
(exclusive of India), on the 1st day of January in 
each of the years 1792, 1822, 1828, 1830, 1835 and 
1842 :—Of the Total Number of Commissioned and 
Non-commissioned Officers and Men, distinguishing 
Cavalry and Infantry, in Great Britain, and distin- 
guishing the Number of Commissioned Officers from 
Non-commissioned Officers, Rank and File, on the 
1st day of January in each of the years 1792, 1822, 
1828, 1830, 1835 and 1842 :—Of the Total Number 
of Commissioned and Non-commissioned ee 

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Convict Esti- 
mates. 


Answer to 
Addresses. 


Port Essington. 


No. 141. 


Saint Kitt’s. 
No, 142. 


Halifax Union. 


No. 143. 


Poor Relief, 
No, 144. 

Skipton 

Workhouse, 


No. 143. 


Imports 
(Isle of Man.) 


No. 145. 


Grand Jury 
Presentments 
(Ireland) 


No. 146. 


East India. 


Coolies. 


6 Vicroriz. Q7°—-9§° 


and Men, distinguishing Cavalry and Infantry, in 
Freland, on the 25th day of December in each of 
the years 1792, 1822, 1828, 1830, 1835 and 1842: 
—And, similar Returns of the Number of the Royal 
Artillery Force, and of Sappers and Miners, on the 
1st day of January in each of the years 1792, 1828, 
1830, 1835 and 1842, in Great Britain and Ireland 
and the Colonies, and the Aggregate of the Force 
(so far as relates to the Office of Ordnance.) 

Ordered, That the said Returns 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, Copies or Extracts of Correspondence rela- 
tive to the Convict Estimates. 

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 James Graham reported to the House, That 
their several Addresses of the 24th day of this instant 
March (That Her Majesty would be graciously 
pleased to give directions, that the Papers therein 
mentioned, might be laid before this House), had 
been presented to Her Majesty ; and that Her Ma- 
jesty had commanded him to acquaint this House, 
that She will give directions accordingly. 


Mr. George William Hope presented, pursuant to 
several Addresses to Her Majesty,—Copies or Ex- 
tracts of any Correspondence relative to the Esta- 
blishment of a Settlement at Port Essington. 


A Copy of Correspondence relative to the Conduct 
of the Lieutenant Governor of Saint Kitts. 

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


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


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


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


Ordered, That the Return relative to Imports 
(Isle of Man), which was presented upon Friday 
last, be printed. 


Ordered, That an Abstract of the Accounts relative 
to Grand Jury Presentments (Jreland), which were 
presented upon Friday last, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour ectene one of the 
clock on Tuesday morning, adjourned till 
this day. 








Martis, 28° die Martii ; 
Anno 6° Victoria Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


M the East India Company, was called in ; and 
at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions 
of an Act of Parliament,—A Copy of Acts passed 
by the Right honourable the Governor-General of 
India in Council, on the 20th December 1841, for 
amending the Provisions of the Bengal Code, touch- 
ing Criminal Appeals, and the Revision of Sentences 
and Orders of Criminal Courts. 


Mr. Campbell also presented, pursuant to Order, 
—A Copy of the Regulations made, and Orders is- 
sued, by the Government of Bengal for the Protec- 
tion of Coolies, Labourers, proceeding to and from 


R. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of 





Martz. 157 


the Mauritius, or any other place :—And then he 
withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 


Table. 


Mr. Law, from the Treasury, was called in; and Cor-laden 
at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,— A Return Ships. 
of the Number of Ships laden with Foreign Corn 
entered Inwards at the Ports of the United King- 
dom, between the 5th day of January 1842 and the 
5th day of January 1848; specifying the Kinds and 
Quantities of Corn, the Ports of Lading and the 
Ports of Discharge, and whether in Ships of the 
United Kingdom or any other Nation, and to what 
Nation they belonged (in continuation of Parlia- 
mentary Paper, No. 167 of Session 1842). 
A Return by the Queen’s Remembrancer of the County 
Exchequer Court in Scotland, of Copies of all County Accounts 
Accounts lodged in the Exchequer for the year (Setland.) 
ending with the term of Whitsunday 1842, accord- 
ing to the Act 2 &amp; 3 Vic. c. 65, s. 5. 
A Return of the Amount of Monies levied and Railway Taxes. 
paid annually by each Railroad Company in England 
and Wales, under the head of Duty on Passengers, 
made up to the 5th day of January 1843. 
Accounts of the Total Number of Gallons of Spirits. 
Proof Spirits distilled in England, Scotland and 
Ireland respectively ; distinguishing the Quantities 
produced from Malt, and from a Mixture of Malt 
and Unmalted Grain, or from any other Ingredient ; 
showing also the Total Quantity of each Sort in the 
United Kingdom, for each of the Quarters of the 
years ending the 5th day of January 1842 and 1843: 
—And, 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 Duty ; also the Total Number of Gallons and 
Duty in the United Kingdom, for each of the Quar- 
ters of the years ending the 5th day of January 
1842 and 1843 :—-And, an Account, showing, under 
separate Heads, the 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 by 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 Re- 
moval of the Spirits from Bond, and what after their 
Arrival at the Place of Destination, for each of the 
Quarters of the years ending the 5th day of January 
1842 and 1843 :—And then he withdrew. 

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


The Dundee Harbour Bill was read a second Dundee Uar- 
time; and committed. bour Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 

mittee of Selection. 


An ingrossed Bill for more effectually repairing Cockermouth 
the Road from the Town of Cockermouth to the Roads Bill, 
Town of Maryport, and other Roads therein men- 
tioned, and for making a Branch Road connected 
therewith, all in the County of Cumberland, was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Irton do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions of Inhabitants of Somersham ;—War- Northampton 
boys;—and, Ramsey; praying that the Northampton and Peterbo- 
and Peterborough Railway Bill may not pass into —_ Railway 
a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 


lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for providing Additional Grounds Lancaster 
to the Lunatic Asylum of the County Palatine of “mg Asy- 
: ‘ um Bill. 
Lancaster, was read the third time. 





Vou. 98. 





Resolved, 


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158 28° Martiz. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Wilson Patten do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Piel Pier Bill. © The Piel Pier Bill was read a second time ; and 
committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Birkenhead A Petition of the Reverend Joseph Gate, Incum- 
Cemetery ; 


TR). Dent of the parish of Bidston, in the county palatine 
head Improve- Of Chester, praying that the Birkenhead Cemetery ; 


ment Bills. and, Birkenhead Improvement Bills, may not pass 
into law, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

Birkenhead 


A Petition of Inhabitants and Land-owners of 
Improvement the parish of Bidston, in the county palatine of 
Bill. : ‘ 

Chester, praying that the Birkenhead Improvement 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


— Docks The House proceeded to take into consideration 
ul. 


the Report on the Jpswich Docks Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

A Clause was offered to be added to the Bill 
(Drawback to be allowed on Coals re-shipped and 


not consumed within the Town of Jpswich) :—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 se- 
verally, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


be ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday 
next. 


Grafton The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Inclosure Bill. the Report on the Grafton Inclosure Bill ; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


South-Easten = The South Eastern Railway (Dovor Extension 
Railway (Dovor 


Extenspn and. Zid Stations) Bill was read a second time ; and com- 
Stations) Bill. mitted. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Carmarthen 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Markets Bill. 


Jarmarthen Markets Bill; That they had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
verbal Amendments thereunto; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Chepstow The House proceeded to take into consideration 


Water Bill. the Report on the Chepstow Water Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to; and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 

Inchbelly The Inchbelly (Glasgow) Road Bill was read a se- 

ar cond time ; and committed. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
nvittee of Selection. 


Benkland ant The Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway Bill 
Kirkintilloch 


' was read a second time; and committed. 
Railway Bill, 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Edinburgh 


A Petition of William Johnston, Esquire, of Lath- 
Water Bill. 


risk and Bavelaw, praying that he may be heard, by 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
Edinburgh Water Bill, was presented, and read. 


A, 1843. 


| 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 Proprietors and Occupiers of pro- Sunderland 
perty adjoining the River Wear, in the county of seat Har. 
Durham, praying that they may be heard, by them- °°" ®! 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Sunderland Floating Harbour 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. 








A Petition of Ship-owners of Ulverston and the Piel Pier Bill, 
neighbourhood, in the district of Furness, in the 
county of Lancaster, praying that the Piel Pier 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 Ship-owners, Merchants and Un- 
derwriters of the town of Liverpool, 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 favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Norther and 
of the borough of Saffron Walden, in the county of Eastern Rail- 
Essex, praying that the Northern and Eastern Rail- EaessionY Bil 
way (Newport Extension) Bill may pass into a law, 


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


mittee on Public Petitions : That they had examined (Fourteenth 
the Petitions presented upon the 22d, 23d and 24th B¢P sits 
days of this instant March, and had directed him to 

make a Report thereof to the House. 


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


Petitions from Sutton-in-Craven ; — Manchester Factories Bill. 
(three Petitions) ;— Wigan (five Petitions) ;— Not- 
tingham (four Petitions) ;— Kendal (two Petitions) ; 
Skipton (two Petitions); — Bingley ;—and, Hale 
Green; praying that the Factories Bill may not 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

















A Petition of Inhabitants of Whitehaven, stating American 
‘that the Petitioners view with alarm the evil uses Treaty: 
fom may be made of the tenth article of the 
Treaty of Washington, by the slave-holders of the 
| United States, for the recovery of fugitive slaves ; 
| and praying the House that in any measure they may 

be called upon to pass for giving effect to the said 
| article of the Treaty, provision may be expressly 
| made, that in no case shall fugitive slaves surren- 
| dered on the demand of the Federal Government of 
the United States, for alleged criminal offences, be 
again subjected to the incidents of slavery, was pre- 
sented,and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 








| 


| _ Petitions from Leigh (Lancaster) ;— Tyldesley;— Corn Laws. 
| Lowton ;—Golborne ;—Royal Burgh of Annan ;— 
| Cleckheaton (six Petitions) ;— Sabden (two Peti- 
| tions) ;—James B. Scott and Family ;— Enoch Bow- 
ker ;—-Thomas Dover and Family ;— Provost of 
Hamilton ;—and, Lauderdale; praying for the repeal 
of the Corn and Provision Laws,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
A Petition 


Mr. Villiers Stuart reported from the Select Com- PublicPetitions . 





Opium 7 
(China. ; 


Chure 
Engla' 


Mine 
Colli 


Reg 
Vot 













Opium Trade 
(China. ) 


Church of 
England. 


Mines and 
Collieries Act. 


Registration of 


6 Vicroriz. 


A Petition of the Chairman ofa Public Meeting 
held in the Royal Exchange, Dublin, stating that 
a large annual revenue is derived by the East India 
Company from the growth of Opium in Hindostan, 
which is smuggled into China, contrary to the laws 
and regulations of that country; and praying that 
the House will take measures to remedy this great 
evil, as the Petitioner is convinced that it is the main 
cause of the hostility displayed by China towards 
Great Britain, and that it is subversive to a vast 
extent of a fair and legitimate trade which would 
otherwise be carried ‘on between the two countries, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Middlesmoor ;—Copt Newick and 
Bridge Newich ;— Sharon ;— Hutton Conyers ; — 
Ramsgill;— Markington ;— Beverley ;—and, Bishop 
Thornton; praying that the overgrown parishes of 
the kingdom, especially those in the manufacturing, 
mining and commercial districts, may be divided into 
smaller parishes, each containing only a manageable 
amount of population, and duly provided with a 
church, a clergyman and schools,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 








Petitions from Oxenford Colliery ;—and, the De- 
von Iron Company’s Collieries in Clackmannanshire ; 
praying for the repeal or amendment of the Mines 
and Collieries Act,--were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of A. E. Saunders, of Orange-grove, 


Voters (Bath.) Bath, stating that in the last year the Petitioner was 


ll, 


as 


Poor Relief 


(Ireland) Act, 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts Bill, 


Bakers 
(Ireland.) 





objected to on the list of voters for Members of Par- 
liament, aud business calling him from Bath upon 
the day his name was called in the Revising Bar- 
rister’s Court, one of his sons attended to defend his 
vote ; the Barrister informed him, that if the Peti- 
tioner could himself attend the court in two days, he 
would defer the hearing; a letter was despatched by 
the next post requesting the Petitioner’s personal 
attendance, but this letter, by the neglect of the 
Post-oftice, was mis-sent to Melksham, instead of 
Lavington, and consequently the attendance of the 
Petitioner was rendered impossible, and although | 
one of his sons again attended to defend the vote, 
the Barristers refused to re-consider the case, and 
the name of the Petitioner was thus expunged from 
the list of voters for the city of Bath; and praying 
the House to give him some redress, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from Croom ;— Adare ;—and, Union of 
Rathkeale ; praying for the repeal or amendment of 
the Poor Relief (Jreland) Act,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Board of Guardians of the Hay 
Union, in the counties of Hereford, Brecon and 
Radnor, praying that when the Poor Law Amend- 
ment Act shall be brought under the consideration 
of the House, a Clause may be introduced autho- 
rizing the appointment of one or more paid collectors 
of poor rates within each Union, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Trecastle;— Builth (two Petitions) ; 
—and, Talgarth; praying that the Ecclesiastical 
Courts Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Masters and Journeymen Bakers, | 


Clergymen and Inhabitants of the city of London- 
derry, stating that the Petitioners feel severely the 
evil influences on health and deprivation of domestic 
privileges, from the pernicious system compelling 
Journeymen Bakers to execute a large portion of 
their severest labour during the unseasonable hours 
of the night; and praying the House to adopt mea- 
Vor. 98. 


28° Martiz. 








159 


sures for their relief, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Shefiield, 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 


Particulars of the Charge of £.7,680. 8s. 11d. in 
the Estimates of Civil Contingencies in 1842, voted 


under the head “ Constantinople,” with the Names 
and Salaries of the Dragomans, Students and At- 
tachés. 


hton-under- 


the Report on the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and os 
Manchester Railway Bill; and the Amendments jj, 
were read, and agreed to. 


ne and 
anchester 
Railway Bill. 


Constantinople. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Valuation 
a Return of the several Counties, Counties of Cities (Ireland) 


and Counties of Towns in Ireland, of which the Valu- 
ation 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 Valua- 
tion thereof ; stating also, the Sum ordered to be 
levied by the Grand Jury Warrant of Spring Assizes 
1842, for each such Barony or Half Barony, and 
the rate per centum which each such Sum bears to 
the Valuation ; also the Sum ordered to be levied 
by the Grand Jury Warrant of Summer Assizes of 
1842, 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 
Contents of each such County, County of a City 
and County of a Town, the Annual Value thereof 
according to the Valuation under that 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 
(being in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, 
No. 224, of Session 1842). 


Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken Leeds Gas Bill. 


before the Committee on the Leeds Gas Bill, in 
Session 1835, be referred to the Committee on the 
Leeds Gas Bill of the present Session. 


Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to 
| give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
/an Account of all Work done in the Royal Mint, in 
| the year 1842, by the Public Servants (except in 
the Engraving Department), on account of Private 
Individuals, or of Public Bodies, other than the 
| Government, wherein the Machinery or Utensils of 
the Crown may have been employed; stating the 
Rates of Charge, the Amount of Money received in 
the year, the Parties to whom it has been paid, and 
the Amount paid to each:—Also, Copy of any 
Order, Contract or other Document authorizing the 
use of the Machinery and Utensils of the Mint for 
; such Work; and the Amount of any Fee or other 
| Allowance made to the Government for such use, 
| in the last year. 
Ordered, That the said Address ke 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. Duckworth 
and Mr. Russell: 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 


ton: 


the Town of Nottingham : 
A Bill, intituled, An Act for regulating Lega! 
Proceedings by or against the Cambrian Iron and 
' Spelter 





Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to Mint. 


Message from 
the Lords. 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for inclosing Lands in Littleton 
the Parish of Littleton, in the County of Southamp- lnclosure Bill. 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for lighting the Streets Nottingham 
and Public Roads within the Town and County of Lighting Bill. 


Cambrian Iron 
and Spelter 
Company Bill. 





Coroners’ — 
inquests Bill. 


Magistracy 


(Manufacturing 


Districts.) 


Turnpike-roads 
Bill. 


Slave Trade 
Abolition 
(Bolivia) Bill. 


Slave Trade 
Abolition 
(Uruguay) Bill. 


Slave Trade 
Suppression 


(Texas) Bill. 


James Hodder 
Forbes, 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


No. 144. 


160 
Spelter Company, and for granting certain Powers 
thereto: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for the more convenient holding of Coroners’ 
Inquests, with Amendments ; to which Amendments 


the Lords desire the concurrence of this House :— 
And then the Messengers withdrew. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That a Select Committee be appointed, to 
inquire into the grievances complained of and the 
allegations contained in the Petitions of George 
White, of Birmingham ;—Robert Brook, of Tod- 
morden;:—J ames Leach, of Manchester ;—J. G. Har- 
ney, of Sheffield ;—Jonathan Brown and nine others, 
Prisoners in Southwell House of Correction ;—R. T. 
Morrison, Chairman of a public meeting at LVot- 
tingham; —John Shevington, of Loughborough ;— 
James Arthur, of Carlisle ;—John Allinson, of Stock- 
port ;— Samuel Robinson, of Stoke-upon-Trent ;— 
James Mitchell, of Southport ;—Samuel Crowther, 
of Halifax ;—William Gilpillan, Chairman of a 
public meeting at South Shields ;—The Committee 
to report their Opinion, with the Evidence, to the 
House ; 


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


Mercurii, 29° die Martii, 1843: 

And the Question being put ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the fMr. Thomas Duncombe, } 32 

Yeas, General Johnson : oe 

Tellers for theJ Sir Thomas Fremanile, } 196 

. JO. 
Noes, Mr. Henry Baring : 

So it passed in the Negative. 

The Turnpike-roads Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time; and committed to a Select 
Committee. 

Mr. Greene reported the Slave Trade Abolition 
( Bolivia) 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. Greene reported the Slave Trade Abolition 
(Uruguay) 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. Greene reported the Slave Trade Suppression 
(Texas) 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 made yesterday, That the Petition of 
Charlotte Agnes Forbes, Wife of James Hodder 
Forbes, Lieutenant of the Royal Navy, now an in- 
mate of the Lunatic Asylum, Haslar, complaining 
of a moiety of his Half-pay being deducted for his 
support in that establishment, be printed, was read, 
and discharged. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Poor Law 


Amendment 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. 


28°—29°—-30° Martiz. 





A. 1843. 


Mercurii, 29° die Martii ; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 
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. 





Jovis, 30° die Martii ; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 
M R. Scadding, from the Church Trustees of the Saint Pancras 


Parish of Saint Pancras, was called in; and at Church. 
the bar presented, pursuant to Order,—A Return of 
all Monies received by the Trustees appointed or act- 
ing under the Act 56 Geo. 3, c. 39, for building a New 
Parish Church and a Parochial Chapel in the Parish 
of Saint Pancras, in the County of Middlesex, and 
for other;purposes relating thereto; and also another 
Act 1 and 2 Geo. 4, c. 24, for repealing an Act of 
the thirty-second year of his late Majesty, for pro- 
viding an additional Burying Ground for the Parish of 
Saint Pancras, in the County of Middlesex, and for 
altering and enlarging the Powers of an Act of the 
fifty-sixth year of his late Majesty, for building a 
New Church and Chapel for the said Parish ; stating 
the different heads under which such Monies were 
received, and the Dates of such Receipts :—Also, 
an Account showing the Annual Expenditure, under 
the different heads of Principal on account of Money 
borrowed; Interest ; Law Expenses; Salary to 
Clerks and Messengers ; Poundage to Collectors ; 
Gratuities to whom paid ; Stipends of Ministers ; 
Salaries to Officers of the several Churches ; Print- 
ing and other Expenses ; distinguishing the several 
Funds from which such Payments have been made, 
and the Amount of Money in hand ; and any out- 
standing Charges to which such Amount may be 
liable :—And then he withdrew. 

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


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Maidstone 
of the Petition for leave to present a Petition for the Railway. 
Maidstone Railway Bill, which, upon the 9th day of 
this instant March, was made from the Select Com- 
mittee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and the 
same being read ; 

A Petition of the South Eastern Railway Com- 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said 
Company to make a branch Railway to the town of 
Maidstone, was accordingly presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


An ingrossed Bill for establishing a Cemetery in Birkenhead _ 
Birkenhead and Claughton-cum-Grange, or one of Cemetery Bill. 
them, in the County of Chester, was read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Tollemache do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for extending the Powers of the Birkenhead 
Commissioners of the Township of Birkenhead, in Improvement 
the County of Chester, and for including the Town- 
ship of Claughton-cum-Grange, and part of the 
Township of Oxton, in the same County, within 


their Jurisdiction, was read the third time. _ 

An ingrossed Clause was offered (As to application 
of money arising from sale of surplus lands): And 
the said Clause was brought up, and thrice read ; 





and 





Imperial 
tinental € 
Bill. 


Norther 
Eastern 
way (N 
Extensi 


Grafto 
Inclos 


Rail 


ee 





Imperial Con- 
tinental Gas 
Bill. 


Northern and 
Eastern Rail- 
way (Newport 
Easasien) Bill. 


Grafton 
Inclosure Bill, 


Clarence 
Railway Bill. 


Thanes Lastage 
allast 
_ 








6 Vicroriz£. 30° Martiz. 161 


and agreed to, to be made part of the Bill, by way 


of rider. 

Another ingrossed Clause was offered (Saving 
rights of incumbents, &amp;c., of Bidston and Wood 
Church): And the said Clause was brought up, and 
thrice read ; and agreed to, to be made part.of the 
Bill, by way of rider. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Tollemache do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Imperial Continental Gas Bill; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Ord reported from the Committee on the 
Northern and Eastern Railway ( Newport Extension) 
Bill; and to whom several Petitions against the 
said Bill were referred ; That they had heard counsel 
in support of the said Petitions, and had also heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; That they had in- 
quired into the several matters required by the Stand- 
ing Orders on Railway Bills, so far as the same re- 
late 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 inade Amendments thereunto. 

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


An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Lands within the 
Manor and Hamlet of Grafton, situate in that part 
of the Parish of Langford which lies in the County 
of Oxford, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Henley do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions of Members of the Committee acting in 
execution of several Acts relating to the West Dur- 
ham Railway, in the county of Durham ;—Directors 
of the Northern Coal Mining Association ;—West 
Durham Railway Company ; — Coal-owners and 
others using the line of the Clarence Railway ;— 
Hartlepool Dock and Railway Company om the 
Great North of England (Clarence and Hartlepool 
Junction) Railway Company ;—Owners and Occu- 
piers of lands adjoining the Clarence Railway, in the 
county of Durham (two Petitions) ;—and, Bond- 
holders or other Mortgagees and Creditors of the 
Clarence Railway Company; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Clarence Railway Bill,— 
were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Coal and Corn Factors, Ship-owners 
and Merchants ;—John Green, and others ;— Sir 
Henry Wheatley, of Saint James’s Palace, in the 
county of Middleser, Knight ;— Robert Prioleau 
Roupell, of Lincoln’s Inn, in the county of Middlesex, 
Esquire ;—and, John Tilden, of Greenhithe, in the 
county of Kent, Gentleman ; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Thames Lastage and 
Ballastage 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, 
Von. 98. 














A Petition of John Davies Paine, Architect, of South Eastern 
Lincoln’s-Inn-Fields, praying that he may produce *"4 London 
before the Committee on the South Eastern and Railwa 
London and Croydon Railways (Bricklayers? Arms (Bricklayers? 
Extension and Station) Bill, the plans, sections and 4tms Extension 


‘estimates of a certain Railway, designated the West- ji) — 


. 7 . . . Bill 
minster and Greenwich Railway, the line of which 


was surveyed and laid down by him in the year 1836, 
and be examined thereon, and that the proposed 
Bricklayers’ Arms Line may not pass into a law, and 
that he may be heard, by kimself or his counsel, 
against the Bill now pending, was presented, and 
read. 

Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of property on 
the line or in the neighbourhood of the London and 
Croydon Railway, and Persons in the habit of tra- 
velling by such Railway ;—and, the London and 
Greenwich Railway Company ; 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. 


An ingrossed Bill for removing the present Mar- Carmarthen 


kets held in the County of the Borough of Carmar- Markets Bill. 


then, and for providing other Market-places, and re- 
gulating the Markets to be held therein, was read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Morris do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing several South-Eastern 
Acts for paving, lighting, watching and improving Railway (Dovor 
the town of Dovor, praying that they may be heard, Stations) Bill 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the South Eastern Railway (Dovor 
Extension and Stations) 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. 


An ingrossed Bill to increase the Capital of the Sheffield, 
Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Rail- ge ae 
yne, and 
way Company, and to alter and enlarge the Powers Nanchester 
of the said Company, was read the third time. Railway Bill. 
An ingrossed Clause was offered (Money raised 
by mortgage for completing the Railway, not to be 
applied to payment of dividends): And the said 
Clause was brought up, and read the first and second 
time. 
A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the said Clause be now read the third 
time :— And the said Motion and Clause were, seve- 
rally, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. John Parker do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions of John Michael Williams, of Scorrier, Neath Harbour 
near Truro, in the county of Cornwall, Esquire ;— ®i!!. 
and, William Llewellyn, of Aberdulais, near Neath, 
in the county of Glamorgan, Tin-plate Manufac- 
turer; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Neath Harbour Pill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themse!ves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. ‘ 

¥ n 











Chepstow 
Water Bill. 


Caswall’s 
Disability 
Removal Bill. 


Glasgow, 
Paisley, and 
Greenock 
Railway Bill. 


Birmingham 
and Gloucester 
Railway Bill. 


Bolton Gas 
Bill. 


Preston Water- 
works Bill, 


Northern and 
Eastern Rail- 
way (Newport 
Extension) Bill. 





162 


An ingrossed Bill for better supplying the Town 
and Neighbourhood of Chepstow, in the County of 
Monmouth, with Water, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for better supplying with Water 
the Town and Parish of Chepstow, and the Parish 
of Saint Arvans adjoining thereto, all in the County 
of Monmouth. 

Ordered, That Lord Granville Somerset do carry 
the Bill to the Lords and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of Caswall’s Disability Removal Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Thursday next. 


A Petition of the Provost and Magistrates of the 
burgh of Port Glasgow, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the city of Worcester, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Birmingham and Gloucester 
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. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Bolton Gas Bill; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 

A Clause was offered (Appointment of Auditor) : 
And the said Clause was brought up, and twice 
read ; and agreed to, to be made part of the Bill. 

Another Clause was offered (Duty of Auditor): 
And the said Clause was brought up, and twice 
read ; and agreed to, to be made part of the Bill. 

Another Clause was offered (Powers of Auditor): 
And the said Clause was brought up, and twice 
read ; and agreed to, to be made part of the Bill. 

Another Clause was offered (Delivery of Balance 
Sheet, &amp;c., by Committee to Auditor): And the said 
Clause was brought up, and twice read ; and agreed 
to, to be made part of the Bill. 

Another Clause was offered (Remuneration of 
Auditor): And the said Clause was brought up, and 
twice read ; and agreed to, to be made part of the 
Bill. 

Another Clause was offered (Company to provide 
a Light for Great and Little Bolton): And the said 
Clause was brought up, and twice read; and agreed 
to, to be made part of the Bill. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


A Petition of Charles Buck, of the town of Lan- 
caster, Gentleman, praying that he may be heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the Preston Waterworks 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 Inhabitants of the parish of Haver- 
hill and its vicinity, praying that the Northern and 
Eastern Railway (Newport Extension) Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


380° Marti. 


A, 1843. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Duckworth Message fro, 
and Mr. Russell : the Lords, 


Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 
A Bill, intituled, An Act for punishing Mutiny Mutiny pip, 
and Desertion, and for the better Payment of the 
Army and their Quarters : 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for the Regulation of Marine Mutiny 
Her Majesty’s Royal Marine Forces while on Bil 
Shore: 


A Bill, intituled, An Act to apply the Sum of Consolidate 
Eight Millions out of the Consolidated Fund, to the Fun¢ 
Service of the year One thousand eight hundred and penne) 
Forty-three : And also, 


The Lords communicate a Copy of the Report Ecclesiastica 
of the Select Committee appointed in 1836 to con- Courts Cons 
sider the Petitions respecting the Bill, intituled, “ An ‘tio Bil. 
Act to consolidate the Jurisdiction of the several Ec- 
clesiastical Courts in England and Wales into one 
Court; and to enlarge the Powers and Authorities 
of such Court, and to alter and amend the Law in 
certain matters Ecclesiastical,’ and to report there- 
on to the House; and to whom were referred the 
Reports made to his Majesty by the Commissioners 
appointed to inquire into the practice and jurisdic- 
tion of the Ecclesiastical Courts in England and 
Wales, together with the Appendix thereto, pursuant 
_to the Message of this House, of Friday last :--And 
| then the Messengers withdrew. 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Bishop of 
_ Return of the Expenses of the Passage of the Bishop Jerusalem 
\of Jerusalem and Suite to Jaffa, in Her Majesty’s 
| Steam Vessel “ Devastation.” 
Sir George Clerk accordingly presented the said 
Return. 


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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Army. 
Abstracts of the Commissaries’ Accounts of the 
Receipts and Payments from the several Commis- 
sariat Chests, during the period from the 1st day of 
April 1840 to the 31st day of March 1842. 

Sir George Clerk accordingly presented the said 
Abstracts. 


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


Sir George Clerk presented, pursuant to Order,— Assay Offices 
A Return showing the places in England, Scotland 
and Ireland, at which Offices are established for 
assaying Gold and Silver Plate, with the Amount 
of Duty paid by each, in the six years ending the 
5th day of January 1843 (in continuation of Par- 
liamentary Paper, No. 249, of Session 1837). 


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


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Coolies, which Coolies. 
was presented upon Tuesday last, be printed. No. 148. 


The Order made upon the 7th day of February Criminal 
last, That there be laid before this House, a Return, (reland.) 
under distinct heads, of the application of the sum 
of £.90,000 voted for the Expense and Arrears of 
Criminal Prosecutions and other Law Charges in 
Ireland, in 1842; stating the Total Expense of each 
Trial defrayed at the Public Charge, and the Total 
Sums respectively applied in each case for the Ex- 
pense of Witnesses, Fees of Counsel and Solicitors’ 
Costs, was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return, under distinct heads, of the application of 
the Sum of £.99,000, voted for the Expense and 
Arrears of Criminal Prosecutions, and other Law 
Charges, in Zreland, in 1842 ; stating the Total Ex- 
pense of each Trial defrayed at the Public ao, 

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No. 


Dr 


Su 


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6 VicrorizZ. 30°—31° 


and the Total Sums respectively applied in each case 





| from 
ls, 


aid for procuring Information, and those paid to 
nformers before and after Trial; also, the Fees of 
Counsel and Solicitors’ Costs. 
vs Ecclesiastical Ordered, 'Yhat there be laid before this House, a 
Courts Bill. © Comparative Statement of the Salaries proposed by 
No. 147. the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill to be my to the 
luting Judge of Her Majesty’s Court of Arches, and to 
the Judges, Registrars and other Officers enumerated 
in Schedules (A.), (B.), (C.), and of the Annual 
ated Emoluments received by the Judge of the Arches 
and Prerogative Courts of Canterbury, and by the 
Judges, Deputy Judges, Registrars and Deputy 
Registrars of the Courts mentioned in Schedules (A.), 
tical (B.) and (C.), and by the Officers holding, in the 
OSs Prerogative Court of Canierbury, Offices equivalent 
ill to those enumerated in Schedule (A.), and specify- 
ing any Office in Schedule (A.) to which there is no 
existing analogous Office in the Prerogative Court 
of Canterbury :—Also, a Statement of the Annual 
Emoluments of the Judges, Deputy Judges, Regis- 
trars and Deputy Registrars, of the several other 
Courts proposed to be abolished :--The above State- 
ment to be compiled from the Schedules annexed to 
the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill, from the Tables in 
the Appendix to the Ecclesiastical Courts Commis- 
sioners’ Reports, and from Parliamentary Papers, of 
Session 1828, No. 421, Session 1829, No. 271, Ses- 
sion 1834, No. 236, and Session 1835, No. 224. 
Mr. Nicholl accordingly presented the said 
Paper. 
. Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 


000.) 


Drainage of Ordered, That the Drainage of Lands Bill be read 
lands Bill.  g second time To-morrow. 


Supply. Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow re- 
solve itself into the Committee of Supply. 


Ways and Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
Means. solve itself into the Committee of Ways and Means. 


Nottingham A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
Town Write ~~ nosed, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ 
for the electing ofa Burgess to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Town of Nottingham, in the 
room of John Walter, Esquire, whose Election has 
—_ been determined to be void :—And a Debate arising 
thereupon ; 
A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the Debate be now adjourned :—And 
the said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 
Then the main Question being put ; 
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 Town of Nottingham, in the room 
18. of John Walter, Esquire, whose Election has been 
determined to be void. 


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

Allotment Bill. t 9 compel the Allotment of Waste Land in England: 
And that Mr. Ferrand and Lord John Manners do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Oaths, The House was moved, That the Oath of Fidelity, 
the Oath of Supremacy and the Oath of Abjura- 
tion, now taken by Members of Parliament upon 
taking their Seats, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to re- 
peal and abolish all the Oaths now taken by Mem- 
bers of Parliament, on taking their Seats, except 
the Oath of Allegiance ; 


Marti. 163 


And the House, having continued to sit till after 


for the Expense of Witnesses, distinguishing those | twelve of the clock on Friday morning ; 


Veneris, 31° die Martii, 1843: 


And the Question being put ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for the Sir Valentine Blake, 
Yeas, { Mr. Sharman Crawford: } a 
Tellers for the f Sir Thomas Fremantle, 
Noes, { Mr. Pringle ; pros. 
So it passed in the Negative. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being Marriages and 
put, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for esta- Divorces Bill. 
blishing a Court for Marriages and Divorces ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Elphinstone, 4 
Yeas, Captain Pechell : } i 
Tellers for the { Sir Robert Harry Inglis, a7 
Noes, Mr. William Mackenzie: } , 
And the Numbers being equal, Mr. Speaker de- 
clared himself with the Yeas. 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That Mr. Elphinstone and Mr. Aglionby 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


The ingrossed Bill for carrying into effect a Treaty save Trade 
between Her Majesty and the Republic of Bolivia, Abolition _ 
for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, was, according (Bolivia) Bill. 
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. 


The ingrossed Bill for carrying into effect a Treaty give Trade 
between Her Majesty and the Oriental Republic of Abolition 


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. 


The ingrossed Bill for carrying into effect the g),, 
Treaty “se Her Majesty ae Fs Republic of aie 
Texas, for the Suppression of the African Slave (Texas) Bill. 
Trade, 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. 


Sir James Graham presented, by Her Majesty’s Criminal Law, 
Command,—Copy of the Seventh Report of Her 
Majesty’s Commissioners on Criminal Law. 

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


Mr. Elphinstone presented a Bill for establishing Marriages and 
a Court for Marriages and Divorces: And the same Divorces Bill. 
was read the first time; and ordered to be reada No.149. 
second time upon Wednesday the 3d day of May 
next; and to be printed. 


Sir James Graham reported to the House, That Answer to 
their several Addresses of the 27th and 28th days Addresses. 
of this instant March (that Her Majesty would be 
graciously pleased to give directions, that the Papers 
therein mentioned might be laid before this House), 
had been presented to 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 Vaccine 
Address to Her Majesty,—A Copy of the last Re- Institution. 
port of the Members of the National Vaccine Board, 
to Her Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for 
the Home Department. 

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





Vou. 98. 





x2 Ordered, 


rip Enna ee 


the Uruguay, for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, (Ureguay) Bill. 


Be ig REND 25 ators 
ne ee Past ee eet 


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me 












- 


Aliens, 


Corn-laden 
Ships. 


No. 150. 


Railway Taxes, 
No. 151. 


Saint Pancras 
Churches Bill, 


Rochdale and 
Manchester 
Road Bill. 


Imperial Con- 
tinental Gas 
Bill. 


Paisle 
cipal 
Bill. 


Muni- 
ffairs 


South-Eastern 
Railway (Dovor 
Extension and 
Stations) Bill, 


164 


Ordered, That a Message be sent tc the Lords, to 
request, That their Lordships will be pleased to give 
leave to Lord Ashburton to attend and give evidence 
before the Select Committee appointed by this House 
“ to inquire into the state of the Laws affecting Aliens 
and others resident in this Country, not being native- 
born subjects of the British Crown; with a view 
to ascertain whether it may be expedient to make 
any and what alterations therein, for the purpose of 
facilitating the admission of foreigners into the 
rights and privileges of British subjects, excepting 
the disability to be of the Privy Council, or a Mem- 
ber of either House of Parliament, as limited by the 
Act 12 and 13 Will. 3, c. 2”: And that Mr. Hutt 
do carry the said Message. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Corn-laden 
Ships, which was presented upon Tuesday last, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Railway 
Taxes, which were presented upon Tuesday last, 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, 31° die Marti; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


RDERED, That the Committee on the Saint 

Pancras Churches Bill have leave to sit this 
day till five of the clock, during the sitting of the 
House. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Road from the new 
wall on the parade in Caséleton, in the parish of 
Rochdale, through Middleton, to the Mere Stone, 
in Great Heaton, and to the town of Manchester, 
all in the county palatine of Lancaster, praying that 
provision may be made in the Rochdale and Man- 
chester Road Bill, for giving the Trustees appointed 
in the said Bill power to construct a diversion or 
branch road from and out of the main road, com- 
mencing at or near Sparth toll-bar, in the township 
of Castleton, in the parish of Rochdale, and termi- 
nating at or near Blue Pitts Bridge, in the said 
township of Castleton, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


An ingrossed Bill for granting further Powers to 
the Imperial Continental Gas Association, was read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Masterman do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Paisley Municipal Affairs Bill was read a 
second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Petitions of the Lord Warden and Assistants of 
the harbour of Dovor, in the county of Kent ;—and, 
Creditors on the rates and duties payable in respect 
of the harbour of Folkstone, in the county of Kent ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the South 
Eastern Railway (Dovor Extension and Stations) 
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. 


30°—31° Marti. 












A. 1843. 


Petitions of Trustees of the Liverpool Docks ;—- Piel Pier Bill, 
and, Trustees and Commissioners of the port of Zan- 
caster, appointed under an Act for improving the 
navigation of the River Loyne, otherwise called Lune, 
and for building a quay or wharf near the town of 
Lancaster, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Piel Pier Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





Ordered, That the Maidstone Railway Bill be not Maidstone 
read the first time after Wednesday the 12th day of Railway Bil, 
April next. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Brighton ana 
Brighton and Hows Gas Bill; That they had exa- Hove Gas Bit, 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same 
to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and 


made Amendments thereunto. Bolt 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. - 
Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Hungerford 

Hungerford and Lambeth Suspension Foot Bridge gn¢ Lambeth 

Bill; That they had examined the allegations of the Foot Brig, 

Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone Bill. “ 

through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. Gre 

of ] 

Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of Adjournment. Sa 

the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. os 


wa 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Bourn Drainage 7 
osed, That the Committee on the Bourn Drainage Bill. 

Bill have leave to sit To-morrow, notwithstanding 

the adjournment of the House :--And the said Mo- 

tion was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 
Ordered, That the Committee on the said Bill have 

leave to sit, and proceed, upon Monday next. 


Me 
the 


The Liskeard and Caradon Railway Bill was Liskeard and 
read a second time ; and committed. Caradon Rail- 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- “*9 Bi! 

mittee of Selection. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Trentham 
the Report on the Trentham Roads Bill; and the Roads Bill. 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The Merthyr Tydvil Stipendiary Magistrate Bill Merthyr Tydvil 
was read a second time ; and committed. See put 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-"“8°"*° "™ 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of James Hall Grieve, one of the Free- Berwick-upon- 
men of the borough of Berwick-upon- Tweed, praying Tweed Curpe- 
that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or ‘ 
agent, against certain parts of the Berwick-upon- 

Tweed Corporation 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 of Persons connected with the Watch British Watch 
and Clock Trade, present at a Meeting held at the an¢ “ny 
Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand, on Tuesday, pany Bill. 
March, 28th, 1843 ;—and, Watchmakers of the city 
of Coventry; praying that the British Watch and 
Clock-making Company Bill may not pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


British Watch 
aud Clock- 
making Com- 

pany Bill. 
he 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the British Watch and Clock-making 
Company Bill be now read a second time ; 








6 Vicroriz. 


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 f Mr. Ward, 1 a 

Yeas, Mr. Charles Buller : i] P 

Tellers for thef Mr. Thomas Duncombe, } 154 

Noes, U Mr. William Williams : , 

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. 


Bolton Gas An ingrossed Bill for more effectually lighting 
Bill. with Gas the Borough of Bolton, and certain Places 
adjacent thereto, in the County of Lancaster, was 
read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Ainsworth do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
Great North The Great North of England (Clarence and Har- 
of England 


tlepool Junction) Railway Bill was read a second 
(Clarence and |. : 

Hartlepool time ; and committed. 

Junction) Rail- Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
way Bill. mittee of Selection. 


Message from § A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Duckworth 
the Lords. == and Mr. Russell: 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, 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-four, and 
for the Relief of Clerks to Attornies and Solicitors 

in certain cases : 
Staffordshire 


A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the Company 
a of Proprietors of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire 
* Canal Navigation to lend certain Sums of Money to 
the Commissioners for the Improvement of the Na- 
vigation of the River Severn, and to guarantee the 
Repayment of the Amount of any Loans which any 
other Persons or Bodies shall make to such Com- 
missioners, and to guarantee the Performance of 
Contracts into which such Commissioners shall 

enter, and to borrow Money for such Purposes : 
Warwick and A Bill, intituled, An Act to authorize certain Al- 
eae ol terations in the Works of the Warwick and Lea- 
Bill. 7 mington Union Railway, and to confirm the Purchase 
thereof by the London and Birmingham Railway 
Company, and to enable that Company to raise a 
further Sum of Money, and to convert their Shares 

into Stock : 

see and ~—s A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend the Acts re- 
tim Railway ating to the Lancaster and Preston Junction Rail- 


Indemnity Bill. 


Bill, way :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 
= wg Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
mons, &amp;c, 


Statement, in columns, of the Number of Unions in 
England and Wales, and the Average Number of 
Paupers relieved ; distinguishing the In-door from 
the Out-door Recipients of Relief ; showing, also, 
the Amount of Expenditure for Maintenance, and 
for Out-door Assistance, as well as the Total Expen- 
diture for the separate years ending at Lady-day, 
from 1837 to 1843, 
Vor. 98. 








31° Martiz. 165 


_ The House, according to Order, resolved itself supply ; 
into the Committee of Supply. 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Motion made, and Question proposed, That a Poor Law 
sum, not exceeding Fifty-six thousand five hundred Commission. 
and eight pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
pay the Salaries and Expenses of the Commissioners 
for carrying into execution the Act for the Amend- 
ment 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 1844; 

Whereupon, Motion made, and Question put, That 
a sum, not exceeding Twenty thousand three hun- 
dred and eighty-five pounds seven shillings and six- 
pence, be granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Sala- 
ries and Expenses of the Commissioners for carrying 
into execution the Act for the Amendment of the 
Laws relating to the Poor in England and Wales, 
and the Act for the Relief of the Destitute Poor in 
Ireland, to the 31st day of March 1844 ; 

The Committee divided : 


Tellers for thefColonel Sibthorp, 14 
Yeas, Captain Pechell : } ; 
Tellers for thefSir Thomas Fremantle, 93 
Noes, Mr. Henry Baring: fl 


Original Question put, and agreed to. 


2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eleven Public 
thousand seven hundred and seventy-five pounds, Records. 
be granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries of 
Persons employed in the care and arrangement of 
the Public Records, to the 31st day of March 1844, 
and the Compensations to Keepers of Records and 
others whose Offices have been abolished. 


3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eight Inspectors, &amp;c. 
thousand and eight hundred pounds, be granted to of Factories, 
Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and Expenses of 
the Inspectors and Superintendents of Factories, to 
the 31st day of March 1844. 


4. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One thou- Miscellaneous 
sand eight hundred and fifteen pounds, be granted Charges 
to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries of certain Offi- (Seotand.) 
cers in Scotland, and other Charges formerly paid 
from the Hereditary Revenue, to the 31st day of 
March 1844. 


5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Six thou- Household 
sand four hundred and sixty-four pounds, be granted of Lord Lieute~ 
to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries of the Officers ™™* of Melund- 
and Attendants of the Household of the Lord Lieu- 
tenant of Ireland, to the 31st day of March 1844. 


6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- Chief Secretary 

one thousand three hundred and seventy-six pounds, {9 the Lord 
e : a 5 ieutenant, &amp;c. 

be granted to Her Majesty, 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 Ire- 
land, to the 31st day of March 1844. 


7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four Paymaster of 
thousand nine hundred and thirty-seven pounds, be Civi! Services. 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of the 
Office of the Paymaster of Civil Services in Ireland, 
to the 31st day of March 1844. 


8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two thou- Public Works 
sand and four hundred pounds, be granted to Her (Ireland.) 
Majesty, to pay the Salaries of the Commissioners of 
Public Works in Ireland, to the 31st day of March 
1844. 

9. Motion made, and Question proposed, That Secret Services. 
a sum, not exceeding Thirty-nine thousand and two 
hundred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to de- 
fray the Charge of Her Majesty’s Foreign and other 
Secret Services, to the 31st day of March 1844; 

Whereupon, Motion made, and Question put, 

That a sum, not exceeding Nineteen thousand and 
two hundred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
defray the Charge of Her Majesty’s Foreign and 
other Secret Services, to the 31st day of March 
1844; 

¥8 The 


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) 
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Stationery, &amp;c. 


Queen’s 
Printers 
(Ireland. ) 


Lew Charges, 


Gold and 
Silver Coin. 


County Rates. 


Sheriffs’ 
Expenses, &amp;c. 


Insolvent 
Debtors’ Court. 


Parkhurst 
Prison. 


Pentonville 
Prison. 


Penitentiary 


( Milbank. ) 


166 


The Committee divided : 
Tellers for thef Mr. William Williams, 
Yeas, Dr. Bowring : 
Tellers for theJ Sir Thomas Fremantle, 
Noes, Mr. Henry Baring : 
Original Question put, and agreed to. 
10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two hun- 
dred and thirty-two thousand five hundred and 
thirty-three pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to} 


13. 


ee 


defray the Expenses of providing Stationery, Print- | 


31° Marti.—1° Aprils. 





A, 1843. 


And the House having continued to sit till after 


| twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 1° die Aprilis, 1843: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 

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

Mr, Greene also acquainted the House, That he 


ing and Binding, for the several Departments of| was directed to move, That the Committee may 


Government in England, Scotland, Ireland and the 
Colonies, and for providing Stationery, Binding, 
Printing, and Paper for Printing for the Two Houses 
of Parliament, including the Expenses of the Sta- 
tionery Office, to the 3ist day of March 1844. 

11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four 
thousand nine hundred and fifty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge for Printing, 
&amp;c., executed by the Queen’s Printers in Jreland, to 
the 31st day of March 1844. 

Motion made, and Question proposed, That a 
sum, not exceeding Thirty-eight thousand pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expenses 
of Law Charges, and the Salaries, Allowances and 
incidental Expenses in the Office of the Solicitor for 
the Affairs of Her Majesty’s Treasury, to the 31st 
day of March 1844; 

Whereupon, Motion made, and Question put, That 
the said Vote be postponed ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for thes Mr. Thomas Duncombe, 


1 


Yeas, Captain Pechell : s «3. 
Tellers forthe f Sir Thomas Fremantle, 115 
Noes, { Mr. Henry Baring : ws 


Original Question again proposed, and, by leave, 
withdrawn. 














12. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eleven 
thousand and three hundred pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, to pay Expenses connected with the 
Prosecution of Offenders against the Laws relating 
to Gold and Silver Coin, to the 31st day of March 
1844, 

13. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hun- 
dred and thirty thousand pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to defray, in the year 1843, certain Charges 
hitherto paid out of the County Rates. 

14. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixteen 
thousand and eight hundred pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, to defray, to the 31st day of March 
1844, the Expenses incurred by Sherifis, to make 
good the Deficiency of the Fees in the Office of the 
Queen’s Remembrancer in the Exchequer, to pay 
the Salaries and ancient Allowances of certain Offi- 
cers of the Court of Exchequer, and the extra Ex- 
— to be incurred for a Winter Circuit of the 

udges. 

15. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twelve 





thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, to defray the Salaries of the Com- 
missioners of the Insolvent Debtors’ Court, of their 
Clerks, and the Contingent Expenses of the Court 
and Office, to the 3ist day of March 1844; also, 
the Expenses attendant upon the Circuit. 

16. Resolved, That asum, not exceeding Twenty- 
three thousand eight hundred and fifteen pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expenses 
of the Prison for Juvenile Offenders at Parkhurst, 
in the Isle of Wight, to the 31st day of March 1844, 

17. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- 
five thousand eight hundred and fifty pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expenses of 
the Pentonville Prison, to the 31st day of March 
1844. 

18. Resolved, That asum, not exceeding Nineteen 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
defray the Expenses of the General Penitentiary, 
Milbank, to the 31st day of March 1844, 

Nesolutions to be reported. 














have leave to sit again. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Bankrupts, &amp;c. (Jreland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


Bankrupts, 
(Lreland) ir 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Factories Bill, 
mittee on the Factories 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- Law of Evi- 
mittee on the Law of Evidence Bill; dence Bill, 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Attornies and Solicitors Bill was, according Attornies and 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to a Solicitors Bill. 
Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Apprehension 
mittee on the Apprehension of Offenders Bill ; cay 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the second Drainage of 
reading of the Drainage of Lands Bill; Sands Se. 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the Bill be now read a second time ; 
The House divided : . 
The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the { Mr. Pusey, | oe 
Yeas, L Mr. Robert Palmer: ;™. 

Tellers for the { Colonel Sibthorp, 1 
Noes, Mr. William Mackenzie: S * 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative :—The Bill 
was accordingly read a seeond time; and committed 
to a Select Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means ; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Gold Bullion 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased *"4 ©°™ 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Returns of the Amount of Gold Bullion 
and Gold Coin received at the Mint from the Bank 
of England and from Private Individuals to be 
coined ; stating the Amount from each, the dates of 
Receipt, and the Amount received in each week, 
from the 24th day of June 1842 to the present time : 
—And, of the Gold Coin delivered to the Bank 
of England by the Mint in each year, from the 
23d day of July 1842 to the present date; stating 
the dates of Delivery and the Amount delivered at 
each time ; showing also, the Amount of Gold Bul- 
lion and of Coin remaining in the Mint on the 1st 
day of each month. 

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 Sycee Silver. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to 














6 Vicroriz. 


to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of the Correspondence between the 
Treasury and the Mint, respecting the Sycee Silver 
and the Charges to be paid by Government for 
assaying and melting the same; and Copy of the 
Agreement made by the Chancellor of the Exche- 
quer with the Mint; and stating the date of the 
arrival in England of the Silver from Canton. 
Ordered, ‘That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this ea as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 





Mint. Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
a Return of all the Work done by the Refinery in 
the Mint for the Public Service in each of the last 
Four years, and an Estimate of the Amount of Ex- 
pense for the same at the usual Charge :—And, an 
Account of the Sum paid by the Refiner to the 
Government as Fees for all Work done within the 
Mint on account of Private Individuals, in each of 
the last Four 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. 


31° Martiz.—1° Aprils. 


167 


Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
— agreed to the Amendments made by their Lord- 
ships. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Cape of Good 
Return of the manner in which £.3,313 was ex- Hope. 
pended at the Cape of Good Hope, for Refugees 
from the Comoro Islands; and Copies or Extracts 
of any Correspondence relating thereto, explaining 
the same. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Distress 
an Account of the manner in which £.3,036. 16 s, (Ireland.) 
was expended for the Relief of the Distress, and in 
what Parts, of the Western Districts of Zreland, in 
1842; together with Copies or Extracts of the Cor- 
respondence relating thereto. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Colonial 
an Account, in detail, of the manner in which Bishops. 
£.577. 13s. 4d. was expended, for creating the 
Bishoprics of Barbadoes, Antigua, Guiana, Gib- 
raltar and Tasmania; stating to whom paid. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Clergy 
Return of the manner in which £.1,200, paid from (Scotland) 
the Civil Contingencies in 1842 to Episcopalian 





Clarence 
Railway Bill. ton, in the county of Durham, Gentleman ;—and, 
Mortgagees, Bondholders, Creditors or Shareholders | 
of and in acertain Company called the Company of | 
Proprietors of the Clarence Railway ; praying that | 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or | 
agents, against certain parts of the Clarence Rail- 
way 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 Motion being made, That leave be given to 
bring in a Bill to enable Her Majesty to acquire 
Lands for the Enlargement of Her Majesty’s Dock- 
yards, and for other Naval Purposes ; 

Sir Robert Peel, 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. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in the Bill : 
And that Mr. Sidney Herbert and Captain Gordon 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Admiralty 
Lands Bill. 


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 Falkland Islands, since the Papers 
laid before this House upon the 27th day of August 


Falkland 
Islands. 


Petitions of Joseph Radcliffe Wilson, of Nor- | 


Clergy in Scotland, was distributed; stating by 
whom the Distribution is made, and the Amount 
_paid by each; and a Copy of the Orders or Regu- 
_ lations under which that Distribution is made. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Public Walks. 
a Return of the manner in which £.10,000, voted 
for Public Walks in 1840, was expended. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Marshal of the 
an Account of the Receipts of the Marshal of the Queen’s Bench 
Queen’s Bench Prison, in each of the years 1841 “"*°™ 

and 1842: showing the Amount received by him in 

Fees, and the Amount received from Civil Contin- 

gencies in each year, and the Authority for the Pay- 

ment of the same. 


Mr. Sidney Herbert presented a Bill to enable Admiralty 
Her Majesty to acquire Lands for the Enlargement "4s Bill. 
of Her Majesty’s Dock-yards, and for other Naval No. 152. 
Purposes: 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 Alexander Henderson Macdougall, Anderton 

of Parliament-street, Westminster, Gentleman, pray- ae 
ing that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel ? “"" 

or agent, against certain parts of the Anderton Car- 

rying Company Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 

by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 

if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 

Bill, against the said Petition. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, by Her Majesty’s Pentonville 
Command,—Copy of Report of the Commissioners Prison. 
for the Government of the Pentonville Prison. 





1841. 

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


a The House proceeded to take into consideration 
of Death Bill. the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for removing Doubts as to the Pu- 
nishment which may be awarded under the Provi- 
sions of an Act of the fourth and fifth years of Her 
present Majesty, “ For taking away the Punishment 
of Death in certain cases,” for certain Offences 
therein specified; and the same were read, as 
follow : 
Pr, 1. 1. 8. Leave out “and” and insert “ used.” 
Pr. 2.1. 9. Leave out “and” and insert “used.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to Law Courts 
Order,—Returns of the Number of Judgments en- (Dublin), &amp;e. 
tered in the Three Law Courts, Dublin, from the 1st 
day of June 1841 to the 1st day of June 1842, for 
Recovery of Debts under 20/., and the Amount of 
Debt and Costs separately; of the Sums paid as 
Salary to the Judges’ Registrars in Ireland, from 
the Ist day of June 1841 to the 1st day of June 
1842 :—Also, the Number of Records issued during 
said period, and the Amount of Stamp or Law 
Fund Duty received thereon ; also, the Expense of 
ingrossing each of said Records; and of the Sums 
paid by each Sub-Sheriff in Ireland, from the 1st 
day of June 1841 to the 1st day of June 1842, to 
the Judges’ Criers on Circuit, and under what Act 
of Parliament same was paid. 

Ordered, That the aia Papers do lie upon the 





VoL. 98. 





Table. 
y 4 Sir 























Army. 


Colonization. 


Public Petition 
(Fifteenth 
Report.) 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts Con- 
solidation Bill. 


No. 153. 


Bishop of 
Jerusalem. 


No. 154. 


Army. 
No. 155. 


Assay Offices. 
No. 156. 


Vaccine 
Institution. 


No. 157. 


Northampton 
and Peterbo- 
rough Railway 
Bill. 


Glasgow Marine 
Insurance 


Company Bill. 


Gorbals Police 


Bill. 


Wexilord 
Harbour Bill. 


168 


Sir Henry Hardinge presented, pursuant to the 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—A Return of 
Officers who have been allowed to receive their 
Half Pay since the 1st April 1842, under the Pro- 
visions of the Act 3 &amp; 4 Vic. c. 112, s. 21. 


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


A Petition of Merchants and others residing in 
London, praying the House to devise such measures 
as may appear best calculated to promote systematic 
Colonization, by means of the voluntary, well regu- 
lated and sufficient influx into established colonies, 
of those amongst Her Majesty’s subjects who ma 
require a field for the employment either of their 
capital or their labour, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


s Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- 
lect Committee on Public Petitions; That they had 
examined the Petitions presented from the 27th to 
the 31st days of this instant March, both inclusive ; 
and had directed him to make a Report thereof to 
the House. 


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


Ordered, That the Copy of the Report from the 
Select Committee on the Petitions, touching the 
Ecclesiastical Courts Consolidation Bill, which was 
communicated from the Lords yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Bishop 
of Jerusalem, which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 

Ordered, That the Abstracts of Commissaries’ Ac- 
counts, which were presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Assay Of- 
fices, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Copy of the last Report of the 
National Vaccine Institution, which was presented 
yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House, having contmued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour before one of the 


clock on Saturday morning, adjourned till 
Monday next. 








Lune, 3° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 


O RDERED,That the Committee on the Worth- 
ampton and Peterborough Railway Bill have 


leave to sit this day till five of the clock, during the 
sitting of the House. 


The Glasgow Marine Insurance Company Bill 
was read a second time ; and committed. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Gorbals Police was read a second time ; and 
committed. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


_A Petition of Inhabitants of Wezford, and its 
vicinity, praying that the Wexford Harbour Bill 
may not pass into law, as it now stands, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Committee on 
the Bill. 

A Petition of Merchants, Traders, Ship and 
Barge-owners and Land-holders at the landing-place 
of Cornwall and Deeps, situate on the River Slaney, 
in the county of Wexford, and who are interested in 


31° Martitz.— 1°—S° Aprilis. 


A, 1843. 


the trade thereof, praying that they may be heard, 
by their counsel, against certain parts of the said 
Bill, was also presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel, upon their Petition, if they think 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


The Ballochney Railway Bill was read a second Ballochney 
time ; and committed. Railway Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Haddenham Inclosure Bill was read a second Haddenham 
time ; and committed. Tuclosure Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Stratford (Eastern Counties) and Thames Stratford 
Junction Railway Bill was read a second time ; and (Eastern Coune 


, 8) and 
committed. Thames Junc. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- tion Railway 
mittee of Selection. Bill. 


A Petition of Clergy of the diocese of Peterbo- Northampton 
rough, and county of Northampton, resident in pa- and Fererbo- 
rishes through or near which it is intended that the pit ad 
proposed Railway from the London and Birmingham 
Railway at Blisworth to Peterborough shall pass, 
praying that the Northampton and Peterborough 
Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for repairing and improving Trentham 
the Roads from Trentham to Meir Lane End, Stone ®04s Bill. 
and Blithe Bridge, all in the County of Stafford, 
and for making and maintaining a new Road from 
Trentham Inn to the Newcastle-under-Lyme and 
Market Drayton Turnpike-road, in the same County, 
and another new Piece of Road in the Parish of 
Trentham aforesaid, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for repairmg and improving certain 
Roads in the neighbourhood of Trentham and Stone, 
in the County of Stafford, and for making and 
maintaining a new Road from Trentham Inn to the 
Newcastle-under-Lyme and Market Drayton Turn- 
o—— in the same County, and another new 

iece of Road, in the Parish of Trentham aforesaid. 
Ordered, That Viscount Ingestre do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Message, by Mr. Pulman, Yeoman Usher of Royal Assen: 
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 + att do desire 
the immediate attendance of this Honourable House 
in the House of Peers, to hear the Commission read. 
Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went 
up to the House of Peers :—And being returned ; 

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the 
desire of the Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Commission, had been at the House of Peers, 
where a Commission under the Great Seal was read, 
giving, declaring and notifying the Royal Assent to 
the several Public and Private Bills therein men- 
tioned ; and that the Lords, thereby authorized, had 
declared the Royal Assent to the said Bills: Which 
Bills are as follow : 


An Act to apply the Sum of Eight Millions, out of Consolidated 
the Consolidated Fund, to the Service of the year oy 0,000.) 
One thousand eight hundred and Forty-three: _ seni 


An Act to alter the Hours within which certain House of Lords 
Oaths and Declarations are to be made and sub- Oaths Bill. 
scribed in the House of Peers: 





An 





Mativy 4 


Marine 4 
Bill. 


Jndemnit 


Transpo 
Convicts 


Justices 
Peace (i 
Bill. 





Warwic 
Leaming 
Union I 
Bill. 


Presto! 
tion R 
Bill. 

Staffor 
and V 
tershit 
Bill. 











6 Vicroriz. 


3° Aprilis. 169 














Mutiny Bill. An Act for punishing Mutiny and Desertion, and A Petition of Merchants, Ship-owners, Traders Wexford 
for the better Payment of the Army and their | and Inhabitants generally, of the town and vicinity Harbour Bill. 
Quarters : of Wexford, in public meeting assembled, praying 
Marine Mutiny An Act for the Regulation of Her Majesty’s Royal | that the Wexford Harbour Bill may pass into a law, 
Bill. Marine Forces while on Shore : ~ es and read ; and ordered to lie upon | 
emnityBil. An Act to indemnify such Persons in the United | the table. 
Indemnity tinetian on ben on a d to qualify themselves for . Petition of Members of the Wexford Chamber | 
Offices and Employments, and to extend the time of Commerce, praying that the said Bill may “sie | 
limited for those purposes respectively until the | to a law, without any alterations, except those . 
twenty-fifth day of March One thousand eight hun- en on at a ee meeting held in Wesford, on ; 
dred and Forty-four, and for the Relief of Clerks to the 23d day of March last, was also presented, and 
Attornies and Solicitors in certain cases : read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. q 
Tramaportee’ An Act to amend the Law affecting Transported} Mr, Bulkeley Hughes reported from the Com- Leeds Gas Bill. i 
Convicts Convicts, with respect to Pardons and Tickets of | mittee on the Leeds Sina Bill ; and to whom several a 
Leave : Petitions against the said Bill, and the Minutes of 
Justices of An Act to empower Justices of the Peace in Ire-| the Evidence taken before the Committee on the . 
mn ies land, to act in certain cases relating to Rates to | Leeds Gas Bill in Session 1835, were referred; That i 
: which they are chargeable : the Committee had considered the said Petitions, ; 
Warwick and An Act to authorize certain Alterations in the and had heard counsel in favour of the Bill; and 
ay ae Works ofthe Warwick and Leamington Union Rail- | had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 7 
Bill. way, and to confirm the Purchase thereof by the] the same to be true; and had gone through the # 
London and Birmingham Railway Company, and Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. i 
to enable that Company to raise a further Sum of Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. tt 
Money, and to convert their Shares into Stock : } 
a wa An Act to amend the Acts relating to the Zan-| Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the GreatGransden i 
ae tdiony caster and Preston Junction Railway : Great Gransden Inclosure Bill; That they had exa~ Inclosure Bill. i 
Bill. mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the iW 
tafordshire An Act to enable the Company of Proprietors of | S@me to be true; and that the Parties concerned q 
Se Gal the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Naviga- had given their consent to the Bill, to the satisfac- i 
Bill. tion to lend certain Sums of Money to the Commis- | tion of the Committee &gt; and that the Committee | 
sioners for the Improvement of the Navigation of | had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments i 
the River Severn, and to guarantee the Re-payment thereunto. : i 
of the Amount of any Loans which any other Per-| | 07dered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. i 
sons or Bodies shall make to such Commissioners, ay . Hl 
and to guarantee the performance of Contracts into] A Petition of Coal-owners and others, in the Clarence i 
which such Commissioners shall enter, and to bor- | County of Durham, using the Clarence and West Railway Bill ii 
row Money for such purposes : ag i any gt. — ey be — i 
, aa ; , emselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- i 
tie, Bill. An Act for lighting the Streets and Public Roads nS parts of the Clarence Railway Bill, was pre- ; 


,within the Town and County of the Town of Wot- 


sented, and read. 


il] 
tingham: . ™ 
: . . Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
—, near dg? i fing Lagel Fvocesdings by or Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, | 
Congeny Bi, *8ainst the Cambrian Iron and Spelter Company, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their i 
and for granting certain Powers thereto : Pegg Gn ; ’ ; 
: P ‘ ‘ . .. | Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
Littleton An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Lit- | ¢, your of the Bill, against the said Petition 
g " 


Inclosure Bill. 


tleton, in the County of Southampton: 







Samwell’s An Act to enable Thomas Fuller Drought, Esquire,| The Cliffe-cum-Land Inclosure Bill was read a Cliffe-cum- H 
Name Bill. and his Issue male, to take the Surname, and use | second time ; and committed. —— Iuclosure i 
_ the Arms of Samwell, pursuant to the Will of Sir Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 2! | 

Thomas Samwell, Baronet, deceased : mittee of Selection. i 

Lady Fleet- An Act for naturalizing Dame Virginie Marie os ‘ ; 
wat'sNat. Hesketh Fleetwood, the Wife of Sir Peter Hesketh | A Petition of Freemen and Widows of Freemen Berwit-upon- | 
™ 4 of the borough of Berwick-upon-Tweed, praying Tweed Corpo. } 
Fleetwood, Baronet. , ed | 

that the Berwich-upon- Tweed Corporation Bill may Ht 

; : = not pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, i 
National Debt. Mr. Peck, trom the Office of the Commissioners | and read; and referred to the Committee on the 





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 Mo- 
ney paid to the Commissioners for the Reduction 
of the National Debt; and the Gross Amount of 
Annuities for Lives and for Terms of Years which 
have been granted for the same, under the Provi- 
sions of the Acts 10 Geo. 4, c. 24, and 3 Will. 4, 
c. 14, within the year ending 5th January 1843 :— 
An Account of the Gross Amount of all Sums re- 
ceived and paid by the Commissioners for the Re- 
duction 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 1842, in- 
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. 
Voi. 98. 


Bill. 


Order, read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered to be added to 
the Bill (Drawback to be allowed on Coals re- 
shipped and not consumed within the town of Jps- 
wich): 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 se- 
cond time ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the f Mr. Matthias Attwood, } 71 

Yeas, Mr. Hodgson Hinde : : 

Tellers for the { Captain Gladstone, } 90 

Noes, Mr. Lane Fox: , 

So it passed in the Negative. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Captain Gladstone do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 





Z The 


The ingrossed Bill to enlarge the Powers of the Ipswich Docks 
Ipswich Dock Commissioners, was, according to Bill. 











Walton-on-the- 
Hill Rectory 
Bill. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


Parliamentary 
Papers, 


Ecclesiastical 
Commission 


(Ireland. ) 


Fines and 
Penalties Act 
Ireland.) 


Special 
Commission, 


Bannbridge 
Road Bill. 


Bannbridge 
Road (No, 2.) 
Bill. 


170 3° Aprilis. 


The Walton-on-the- Hill Rectory Bill was read a 
second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Copy of Instructions of the Poor Law Commis- 
sioners to their Assistant Commissioners, to inquire 
into the state of the Gilbert’s Act Incorporation, 
dated the 23d day of December 1842, and Reports 
of the Assistant Commissioners made in pursuance 
of those Instructions. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Total Expense incurred for Paper 
and for Printing the 588 Papers for the House of 
Commons in the Session 1842 (the Charge for print- 
ing Bills excluded) ; stating the Title of each Paper, 
the Name of the Member moving the Paper, the 
Number of Copies printed, the Number of Sheets 
of each Paper, and the Charge for the same ; with 
the Aggregate Amount for the whole Papers in the 
year :—A similar Return of the Charge for Bills in- 
cluded in the 588 Papers printed for the House of 
Commons:—A similar Return of the Charge for 
Reports and Papers printed under the Superinten- 
dence of the Stationery Office :—And, a similar Re- 
turn of the Charge for Papers presented by Com- 
mand of Her Majesty, and not included in the 
foregoing. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the manner in which the Sum of 
£.6,313. 13s. expended as Salaries to Commissioners 
and Officers of the Ecclesiastical Commission of 
Ireland, in the yéar ended the ist day of August 
1842, was expended; stating the Names of the 


Commissioners, and the Amount paid as Salary to | 


each of them, and to each of the Officers of the 
Commission. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of any Communications from the Paymaster 
of Civil Services in Jreland, to the Lords Commis- 
sioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury, on the subject 
of the Fines and Penalties Act (1 &amp; 2 Vie. c. 99), 
in the years 1839, 1840 and 1841; together with 
Copies of any Letters in reply to the same from the 
Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 
to the Paymaster of Civil Services, and of any Mi- 
nutes of their Lordships relating to the Act of the 
ist and 2d Vic. c. 99, during the same period :— 


And, of Report of the Progress which has been | 


made in auditing the Accounts of Fines and Pe- 
nalties under the Act 1 &amp; 2 Vic. c. 99, in the Office 
of the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of 
Ireland, or otherwise, during the years 1839, 1840, 
1841, 1842 and 1843, and by whom such Audit is 
conducted, the Expense of the same, and from what 


Funds paid. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Statement of Expenses incurred during the late 
Special Commission, for which the Sum of £.15,000 
is estimated to be required in the Miscellaneous 
Estimates, No. 3; distinguishing the Amount in- 
curred at Stafford, Chester and Liverpool, for the 
Expenses of Judges, Fees to Counsel and Fees to 
Solicitors, with the Expenses of Witnesses, and the 
Number of Days the Judges sat at each Place. 


The Order made upon the 11th day of March last, 
for reading a second time the Bannbridge Road Bill, 
was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Bannbridge Road Bill, which, 


upon the 9th day of March 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 repairing the Road from Dundalk, in the county 





A. 1843. 


'of Louth, to Bannbridge, in the county of Down, 
'so far as relates to the Northern Division of the 
said Road: And that the Earl of Hillsborough and 
Viscount Newry do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Gladstone presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- school of 
mand,—Copy of the Report of the Council of the Desiga, 
School of Design, for the year 1842-43. 


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


Sir Robert Peel presented, pursuant to an Address North Amerie. 
to Her Majesty,—Copy of a Map to illustrate the 
Boundary between New Brunswick and Canada, 
and the United States of America. 


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


Ordered, That Colonel Butler have leave of ab- Leave of 
sence for two months, on account of ill health. Absence, 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Registration of 
further consideration the Report on the Registra- Voters Bill. 
tion of Voters 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. 

Cravusez, N° 1, agreed to. 

Ciausg, N° 2, amended, and agreed to. 

Crausgs, N° 3 to N° 39, agreed to. 

CrauseE, N° 40, amended, and agreed to. 

Causes, N° 41 to N° 43, agreed to. 

Cravse, N° 44, (Power to Barrister to give costs, 
in 7 cases, to parties claiming or objecting) 

read. 

P. 20.1.14:—Provided always, that the said sum 
so ordered to be paid by way of costs, shall not in 
any case exceed the sum of twenty shillings. 


Amendment proposed: To leave out “ twenty,” 
and insert “ forty.” 


Question put, That “ twenty” stand part of the 
Clause ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the { Sir Thomas Fremantle, ha 3 





Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring: 
Tellers for the { Mr. Gally Kniyhi, } 30 
Noes, Mr. Edmund Turner : , 





Clause, amended, and agreed to. 
| Cuiavuses, N° 45 to N° 57, agreed to. 


| Cxrause, N°58, (Appeals to be heard by the Court 
‘of Common Pleas) read. 
| Question put, That the Clause stand part of the 
Bill; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the f Sir Thomas Fremantle, } 
Yeas, \. Mr. Henry Baring : _ 
Tellers for the { Mr. Tufnell, : 
Noes, Mr. Charles Buller : } _ 

Cravuses, N° 59 to N° 72, agreed to. 

Cratse, N° 73, (Right of voting in Boroughs by 
{occupiers of houses of the annual value of Ten 
| pounds)——read. 
| Amendment proposed: P. 31. 1. 10. After the 
words “in any year,” to insert the following words : 
|“ And whereas doubts have arisen as to the mean- 
'“ ing and construction of the words ‘ other build- 
ing,’ Be it therefore declared and enacted, that 
no person who shall occupy, within such city or 
borough, any building, not being a house, ware- 
house, counting-house or shop, jointly with any 
land, shall be entitled to vote in the Election of 
a Member or Members to serve in Parliament for 
such city or borough, in respect of the occupation 
of such premises, unless such building when taken 
separately from such land, shall be of the clear 
yearly value of not less than five pounds.” 

Question 














| 
| 6é 
“ 











Supply ; 


Exch 
aad 


Commissariat. 


Half Pay, &amp;c. 


Civil Contin- 
geuicies, 


Public Build- 
ings, &amp;e, 


6 Victroriz. 


Question put, That those words be there in- 
serted ; 


The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the { Mr. Horsman, 
Yeas, Mr. Tufnell : 
Tellers for the { Sir Thomas Fremantle, 
Noes, Mr. Henry Baring : 
Clause agreed to. 
Crauses, N° 74 to N° 76, agreed to. 


Cxiause, N* 77, (Register to be conclusive evi- 
dence of the Voter’s retaining the same Qualifica- 
tion)——read. 

P. 33. 1. 8. At the end of the Clause proposed 
to add the following Proviso: “ Provided always, 
“ that no Scot and Lot Voter (whose name is in- 
“ serted in the Register of Voters then in force) 
‘ shall be prevented from voting at any Election, 
by reason of his not having paid any Rates 
demanded of him previous to the day of such 
Election.” 


Question put, That the Proviso be there added ; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for thes Mr. Elphinstone, 
Yeas, \ Mr. Hume: 
Tellers for thef Sir Thomas Fremantle, 
Noes, Mr. Henry Baring : 
Clause, agreed to. 
Ciauses, N° 78 to N° 95, agreed to. 
Cravuse, N° 96, amended, and agreed to. 
Crausez, N° 97, agreed to. 
Schedule (A.), N° 1 to N° 4, agreed to. 
N° 5, amended, and agreed to. 
N° 6, agreed to. 
Schedule (B.), N° 1 to N° 13, agreed to. 
Schedule (C.), N° 1 to N° 6, agreed to. 
Schedule (D.), N° 1 and N° 2, agreed to. 
Preamble read, and agreed to. 
Bill as amended, to be reported. 


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


Martis, 4° die Aprilis, 1843: 


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 Thurs- 
day next. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee of Sup- 
ply, several Resolutions; which were read, as follow : 

1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eighteen 
millions ong hundred and eighty-two thousand one 
hundred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to pay 
off and discharge Exchequer Bills charged on the 
Aids of 1843, unprovided for. 

2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
hundred and ninety-one thousand and _ forty-five 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the 
Charge of the Commissariat Department, to the 
31st day of March 1844. 

3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Forty- 
seven thousand nine hundred and forty-five pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of 
Half-pay, Pensions and Allowances, in the Commis- 
sariat Department, to the 31st day of March 1844. 

4. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hun- 
dred and ten thousand pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to defray the Charge of Civil Contingen- 
cies, for the year 1843. 

5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hun- 
dred and five thousand six hundred and thirty-six 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray to the 
31st day of March 1844, the Expense of Works 
and Repairs of Public Buildings; for Furniture, 
&amp;c., for various Public Departments, and for certain 

Von. 98. 


$°.4° Aprilis. 





17] 


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. 

6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Nine Houses of Lords 
thousand five hundred and ninety pounds, be granted "4 Commons. 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of providing 
temporary accommodation for the Houses of Par- 
liament, Committee Rooms, Offices and Temporary 
Official Residences for the Speaker of the House of 
Commons and other Officers of that House, to the 
31st day of March 1844. 

7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hun- New Houses of 
dred and forty thousand pounds, be granted to Her Parliament. 
Majesty, to defray, to the 31st day of March 1844, 
the Expense of the Works at the New Houses of 
Parliament. 

8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twelve Trafalgar 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, on Square. 
account of the Works and Improvements in 77rafal- 
gar-square. 

9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four Holyhead 
thousand one hundred and sixty-nine pounds, be Harbour, &amp;c. 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expenses of 
Holyhead Harbour and the Shrewsbury and Holy- 
head Road, to the 31st day of March 1844. 

10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- Public Works 
five thousand three hundred and seventy-six pounds, (Ireland. ) 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense 
of maintaining and repairing the several Public 
Buildings in the Department of the Commissioners 
of Public Works in Jreland ; also, the Expense of 
Inland Navigation and other Services, under the di- 
rection of the said Commissioners, to the 31st day 
of March 1844. 

11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ten Kingstown 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to Harbour. 
defray the Expense of Works and Repairs at the 
Harbour of Kingstown, to the 31st day of March 
1844. 

12. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty- Salaries and 
seven thousand three hundred and fifty pounds, be anual 
granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and patisment. 
Expenses of the two Houses of Parliament, and Al- 
lowances to Retired Officers of the two Houses, to 
the 31st day of March 1844. 

13, Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifty- D° - (Trea- 
four thousand and seven hundred pounds, be granted 8""Y:) 
to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and Expenses of 
the Department of Her Majesty’s Treasury, to the 
31st day of March 1844. 

14. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eighteen b° - (Home 
thousand and eight hundred pounds, be granted to Office:) 
Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and Expenses of the 
Office of Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for the 
Home Department, to the 31st day of March 1844. 

15. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seventy- D° - (Foreign 
eight thousand nine hundred and seventy-three Ofice.) 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Sa- 
laries and Expenses in the Department of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and 
also of the Queen’s Messengers and extra Couriers 
attached to that Department, to the 31st day of 
March 1844. 

16. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- D® - (Coloniat 
two thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven pounds, Office.) 
be granted to Her Majesty, 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 1844. 

17. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- D° - (Privy 
two thousand and eight hundred pounds, be granted Council Office. } 
to Her Majesty, to 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 1844. 

18. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two D° - (Lord 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to pay Ptvy Se!) 
the Salary of the Lord Privy Seal, to the 31st day 
of March 1844. 


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Salaries aud 19. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- 

ome five thousand four hundred and ninety-three pounds, 

Gemrral’s be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of 

Office. ) the Office of Her Majesty’s Paymaster General, to 
the 31st day of March 1844. 

D° - (Comp- 20. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixteen 

troller-General 


of the Exche. tousand four hundred and thirteen pounds, be 


quer, &amp;c.) — to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and 
xpenses in the Departments of the Comptroller 
General of the Exchequer, the Paymasters of Ex- 
chequer Bills, and the Paymaster of Civil Services, 
to the 31st day of March 1844. 
anew 21. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two 


thousand five hundred and fifty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and other Ex- 
nses of the State Paper Office, to the 31st day of 

arch 1844. 

22. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 
thousand and two hundred pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and Expenses of 
the Ecclesiastical Chesasiaciannin for England, to 
the 31st day of March 1844. 

23. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifty-six 
thousand five hundred and eight pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to pay 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 Jreland, to the 
31st dav of March 1844. 

24. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eleven 
thousand seven hundred and seventy-five pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries of 
Persons employed in the care and arrangement of 
the Public Records, to the 31st day of March 1844, 
and the Compensations to Keepers of Records and 
others whose Offices have been abolished. 

25. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eight 
thousand and eight hundred pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and Expenses of 
the Inspectors and Superintendents of Factories, to 
the 31st day of March 1844. 

26. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
thousand eight hundred and fifteen pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries of cer- 
tain Officers in Scotland, and other Charges for- 
merly paid from the Hereditary Revenue, to the 
3ist day of March 1844. 

27. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Six 


Ecclesiastical 
Commission. 


Poor Law 
Commission. 


Public 
Records, 


Inspectors, &amp;c., 
of Factories. 


Miscellaneous 
Charges 
(Scotland.) 


Household of 


Lord Lieute- thousand four hundred and sixty-four pounds, be 

_ granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries of the 
Officers and Attendants of the Household of the 
Lord Lieutenant of Jreland, to the 31st day of 
March 1844. 

Chief Secretary 28. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- 

tothe Lord =~ one thousand three hundred and seventy-six pounds, 

Lieutenant, 


be granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and 
Expenses of the Departments of the Chief Secre- 
tary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in Dublin 
and London, and of Her Majesty’s Privy Council 
in Ireland, to the 31st day of March 1844. 

29. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four 
thousand nine hundred and thirty-seven pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of the 
Office of the Paymaster of Civil Services in [reland, 
to the 31st day of March 1844. 

30. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two 
thousand and four hundred pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries of the Commis- 
sioners of Public Works in Ireland, to the 31st day 
of March 1844. 

31. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- 
nine thousand and two hundred pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Foreign and other Secret Services, to the 
31st day of March 1844. 

32. Tenleak That a sum, not exceeding Two 
hundred and thirty-two thousand five hundred and 
thirty-three pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
defiay the Expenses of providing Stationery, Print- 


Paymaster of 
Civil Services. 


Public Works 
(Ireland. ) 


Secret Services, 


Stationery, &amp;c. 


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A. 1843, 


ing and Binding, for the several Departments of 
Government in England, Scotland, Ireland and the 
Colonies, and for providing Stationery, Binding, 
Printing and Paper for ae for the two Houses 
of Parliament, including the Expenses of the Sta- 
tionery Office, to the 31st day of March 1844. 

33. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four Queen's 
thousand nine hundred and fifty pounds, be granted (eelens ) 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge for Printing, ; 
&amp;c., executed by the Queen’s Printers in Jreland, 
to the 31st day of March 1844. 

34. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eleven Gold and Sire 
thousand and three hundred pounds, be granted to ©™ Ce 
Her Majesty, to pay Expenses connected with the ” 
Prosecution of Offenders against the Laws relating : 
to Gold and Silver Coin, to the 31st day of March 
1844. 

35. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One hun- County Rates, 
dred and thirty thousand pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to defray, in the year 1843, certain Charges 
hitherto paid out of the County Rates. 

36. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixteen Sheriff 
thousand and eight hundred pounds, be granted to Expenses, &amp;, 
Her Majesty, to defray, to the 31st day of March 
1844, the Expenses incurred by Sheriffs, to make 

ood the Deficiency of the Fees in the Office of the 
Sheen's Remembrancer in the Exchequer, to pay 
the Salaries and ancient Allowances of certain Offi- 
cers of the Court of Exchequer, and the extra Ex- 
penses to be incurred for a Winter Circuit of the 
Judges. 

37. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twelve Insolvent 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Debtors’ Court, 
Her Majesty, to defray the Salaries of the Commis- 
sioners of the Insolvent Debtors’ Court, of their 
Clerks, and the Contingent Expenses of the Court 
and Office, to the 31st day of March 1844; also, 
the Expenses attendant upon the Circuit. 

38. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- Parkhurst 
three thousand eight hundred and fifteen pounds, Pris». 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expenses 
of the Prison for Juvenile Offenders at Parkhurst, 
in the Isle of Wight, to the 31st day of March 1844. 

39. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- Pentonville 
five thousand eight hundred and fifty pounds, be Pts 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expenses of 
the Pentonville Prison, to the 31st day of March 
1844, 

40. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Nine- Penitentiary 
teen thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, (Milbank.) 
to defray the Expenses of the General Penitentiary, 

Milbank, to the 31st day of March 1844. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 

were agreed to. 


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Rate: 
Bill. 


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

Resolved, That this House will, Témorrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Attomies _— 
mittee on the Attornies and Solicitors Bill; Solicitors Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday 
the 11th day of this instant April, resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- a 
mittee on the Apprehension of Offenders 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- gg 
mittee of Ways and Means ; — 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Admiralty 


The Order of the day being read, for the second pee 


reading of the Admiralty Lands Bill ; ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 


morrow. 





Ordered, 








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Applotment of 
on (Dublin) 
Bill. 


Answer to 
Addresses. 


Convict 
Discipline. 


No. 158. 


Convict Disci- 
pline; and, Con- 
vict Estimates. 


No, 159. 


Falkland 
Islands. 


No. 160. 


Coroners’ 
Tnguests Bill. 


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Ordered, That the Applotment of Rates (Dublin) 
Bill be read a second time upon Friday next. 


Sir James Graham reported to the House, That 
their several Addresses of the 31st day of March 
last (that Her Majesty would be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that the Papers therein mentioned 
might be laid before this House), had been presented 
to _ Majesty ; and that Her Majesty had com- 
manded him to acquaint this House, that She will 
give directions accordingly. 


Mr. George William Hope presented, pursuant to 
several Addresses to Her Majesty,—Return to an 
Address to Her Majesty, dated the 16th day of Fe- 
bruary last, for Copies or Extracts of any Correspond- 
ence between the Secretary of State and the Gover- 
nor of Van Diemen’s Land, on the subject of Convict | 
Discipline—- Part I. 

Return to several Addresses to Her Majesty, dated 
the 16th day of February and the 27th day of March | 
last, for Copies or Extracts of any Correspondence 
between the Secretary of State and the Governor of 
Van Diemen’s Land, on the subject of Convict Dis- 
cipline ; and, for Copies or Extracts of Correspond- 
ence relative to the Convict Estimates. 

Copies or Extracts of any Correspondence relative | 
to the Falkland Islands, since the Papers laid before | 
this House upon the 27th day of August 1841. 

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





The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for the more convenient holding of 
Coroners’ Inquests; and the same were read, as 
follow ; 

L. 13. Leave out from “ that” to “ Coroner,” in 
]. 14., and insert “ the,” and in 1. 14., after “‘ Coro- 
“* ner,” insert “ only.” 

L. 15. Leave out “ his” and insert “ whose,” 
and, in the same line, leave out “ to hold Inquest on.” 

L. 18. Leave out “in any place where such 
“ body.” 

L. 19. After “ dead ” insert “ shall hold the In- 

‘* quest.” 

L. 25. After “ canal” insert “ within the flowing 

“ of the sea where there shall be no Deputy Coroner 
“ for the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England,” 

and, in the same line, after “ holden” insert “ only.” 

L. 27. Leave out “ it,” and insert “ the body,” 
after “ land” insert Clauses (A.), (B.) and (C.) 
Crause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That for the 

“ purpose of holding Coroners’ Inquests, every de- 

“ tached part of a county, riding or division shall 
be deemed to be within that county, riding or di- 
vision by which it is wholly surrounded, or where 
it is partly surrounded by two or more counties, 
ridings or divisions, within that one with which it 
“ has the longest common boundary.” 

Cuause (B.) “ And be it declared and Enacted, 
“ That if a verdict of murder or manslaughter, or 
“ as accessary before the fact to any murder, shall 
“ be found by the Jury at any such Inquest, against 
“ any persons or persons, the Coroner holding the 
“ said Inquest, and the Justices of Oyer and Ter- 
“ miner and Gaol Delivery for the county, city, dis- 
“ trict or place inwhich such Inquest shall be holden, 
and all other persons, shall have the same powers 
respectively for the commitment, trial and execu- 
tion of the sentence of the person or persons so 
charged as they now by law possess with regard 
“ to the commitment, trial and execution of the 
sentence upon any person or persons committed 
and tried within the jurisdiction where the death 
happened.” 

Cuiause (C.) “ And be it declared and Enacted, 
“« That if a verdict of accidental death shall be found 
“ by the Jury at any such Inquest, the Coroner and 
“ Jury, and the Sheriff and Court of Exchequer, 

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and all other persons whomsoever, shall have the 
same powers respectively with regard to the find- 
ing, returning and levying of deodands as they 
now possess in cases where the death and the 
cause of death happened within the same juris- 
* diction.” 
The Amendments, as far as Clause (C.), being 

read a second time, were agreed to. 

Cause (C.) The last Amendment, being read a 
second time; 

An Amendment was made thereunto in fo. 1. 1. 6., 
by leaving out the word “ whomsoever,” and insert- 
ing the word “ whosoever,” instead thereof. 


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And the said Amendment, so amended, was 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, 
with an Amendment; to which Amendment this 
House doth desire the concurrence of their Lord- 
ships. 


A Petition of the Clerk to the Board for the repair Norland Estate 


of Highways, in the parish of Saint Mary Abbotts, improvement 


Kensington, inthe county of Middlesex, praying that 
the Norland Estate Improvement (No. 2.) Bill may 
not pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 


and read; and referred to the Committee on the 
Bill. 


Mr. Sidney Herbert presented,— Return to an Convict Ships 
&amp;e. 


Order, dated the 24th day of February last, for 
a Return of hired Convict Ships and ‘emigete 
that have foundered at Sea, or have not been heard 
of, from the year 1816 to the present time, together 
with their Names and Tonnage, and the Number of 
Vessels so employed each year :—And, a like Re- 
turn of the Number of Ships of War and Govern- 
ment Packets, stated separately, with their Names 
and Tonnage ; likewise, the Number of each so em- 
ployed each year. 


Returns to several Orders, dated the 27th day of Mr. Hoskins ; 


February and 23d days of March last, for Copies of ® 
any Letter from the Commander in Chief at Ports- 
mouth, dated the 18th day of August 1831, appoint- 
ing Mr. Hoskins to officiate as Deputy Judge Ad- 
vocate at that Port ; together with the Letter con- 
taining the Directions of the Lords Commissioners 
of the Admiralty referred to therein :—Of Letter of 
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to Mr. Hos- 
kins, dated the 11th day of January 1832, together 
with a Copy of the Memorial to which such Letter 
was a Reply :—Of Letter of the Admiralty to Mr. 
Hoskins, dismissing him from officiating as Deputy 
Judge Advocate at Portsmouth ; together with Copy 
of any Correspondence between the Admiralty and 
Mr. Hoskins relating thereto :—Of any Letter from 
the Admiralty to Mr. Greetham, or of any Letter 
from the Admiralty to the Commander in Chief at 
Portsmouth ; and of any Letter from the Comman- 
der in Chief to Mr. Greetham, appointing him to 
succeed Mr. Hoskins in officiating as Deputy Judge 
Advocate at Portsmouth :—Of any Warrants under 
which Mr. Greetham has so officiated at any Courts 
Martial subsequent to such Appointment :—And, of 
any subsequent Warrant or other Document appoint- 
ing Mr. Greetham Deputy Judge Advocate at Ports- 
mouth ; together with Copies of any Correspondence 
between the Admiralty, the Commander in Chief at 
Portsmouth, and Mr. Greetham, relating to such 
Appointment :—And, a Statement of any Public Si- 
tuation now held by Mr. Greetham, or of any Agency 
to the Solicitor of the Admiralty, to Solicitor of the 
Ordnance, to Solicitor of the Customs, or to any 
other’ Public Department :—And, fora Return of 
the Warrants by which Mr. Binsteed and Mr. Moses 
Greetham were appointed Deputy Judge Advocate 
at Portsmouth. 

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











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Judge Advocate 
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Ordered, That an Abstract of the Returns relative 
to Law Courts (Dublin), which were presented upon 
Friday last, be printed. 


Law Courts 
(Dublin. ) 


No. 161. 


Army. - Ordered, That the Return relative to the Army, 
.No. 162. which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. 


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








Martis, 4° die Apriiis ; 


Anno 6° Victoria Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


PETITION of Sir Robert Alexander Fer- 

guson, for leave to present a Petition for leave 
to bring in a Bill to amend several Acts for re- 
building or repairing the Bridge across the River 
Foyle or Lough Foyle, at Londonderry, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Standing Orders. 


Londonderry 
Bridge. 


Sutherland 


The Sutherland Roads Bill was read a second 
Roads Bill. 


time; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Salen The Saltcoats Harbour Bill was read a second 
Harbour Bill. time ; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Leamington A Petition of Commissioners, Gentlemen and 
Priors a others, Inhabitants of the town of Leamington 
Market Bill. Priors, in the county of Warwick, praying that the 
Leamington Priors {mprovement and Market Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was pre- 


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


Brighton and The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Hove Gas Bill. the Report on the Brighton and Hove Gas Bill; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


South-Easten | A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Ten- 
and Londonand ¢erden,in the county of Kent, praying that the South 
seen Briel Eastern and London and Croydon Railways (Brick- 
layers’ Arms ayers’ Arms Extension and Station) Bill may pass 
Extension and into a law, was presented and read ; and ordered 
ER ts lie upon the Table. 


London and Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Brighton 


op ., London and Brighton Railway Bill; That they had 
ailway Bill. - s . : . . 
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. 


Edinburgh 


Mr. Acland reported from the Committee on the 
Water Bill. 


Edinburgh Water Bill; That the Parties opposing 
the Bill had stated to the Committee, that the evi- 
dence of Thomas Grainger, Civil Engineer, was es- 
sential to enable them to establish their case before 
the Committee. 

Mr. Acland further reported, That it having been 
proved to the satisfaction of the Committee, that 
the Parties had used the best means in their power 
to procure the attendance of the said Thomas 
Grainger as a witness, and that he had refused to 
attend, he had been instructed by the Committee to 
apply to the House, to order the said Thomas Grain- 
ger to attend and give evidence before them. 


Aprilis. A. 1843. 


Ordered, That Thomas Grainger, Civil Engineer, 
do attend and give evidence before the Committee 
to whom the Bill to enable the Edinburgh Water 
Company to bring in an additional supply of Water, 
and to alter and amend the Acts relating to the 
said Company, is committed, To-morrow, at Twelve 
o’clock. 


Petitions of the Chairman of a Meeting of Turnpike-roags 
Trustees for paving, cleansing, lighting and watch- Bill. 
ing the Streets of the borough and town of Wey- 
mouth and Melcombe Regis, in the county of Dorset; 
—and, Commissioners for executing several Acts 
for better paving, repairing, cleansing, lighting and 
improving the city and suburbs of Winchester, in 
the county of Southampton ; praying that the Turn- 
pike-roads Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands,—were presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on the Bill. 


Petitions from Stourbridge (Chairman of a Meet- Distress. 
ing) ;— Leeds ;—and, Montrose ; praying the House 
to devise some effectual measures for relieving the 
distressed condition of the working classes,—were 


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


Mr. Shaw reported from the Committee on the Northampton 
Northampton and Peterborough Railway Bill; and and Peterbo- 
to whom several Petitions against the said Bill were hue) 
referred ; That they had heard counsel in support 
of several of the said Petitions, and had considered 
the other Petitions ; and had also heard counsel in 
favour of the Bill; That they had inquired into the 
several matters required by the Standing Orders on 
Railway Bills; and that the Committee had exa- 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

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


Petitions from Yapton ;— Clapham (Sussex) ;— Malt. 
Patching ;—and, Angmering; praying for the repeal 
of the duty on Malt,—were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kings-stanley ;—Sitroud (two Pe- Factories Bill. 
titions) ;—Rodborough ;— Wakefield ;— Addingham 
(two Petitions) ;— Derby (three Petitions) ;-—Or- 
rell ;— Bury Saint Edmund’s (two Petitions) ;— 
Horton and Craven ;— Chapel Fold ; — Lytchett 
Minster ;— Bingley ; — Newcastle-under- Lyne ; — 
Cowling Hill, in Craven ;— Pendleton ;— Manchester 
and Sa/ford ;—Chairman and Secretary of the Sun- 
day School Union of Salford ;—Ubberley ;—Mac- 
clesfield ;--Accrington ;— Marton-in- Holderness ;— 
Manchester (five Petitions) ;-—Rusholme ;— Batley 
(three Petitions) ;-— Bath; - Alverthorpe ;— Elley ; 
—Bassingbourn ;— Gloucester (two Petitions) ; — 
Aldmondbury ; — Framlingham ; — Barrow-upon- 
Soar ;—Islington (two Petitions) ;—Zewes ;— Colne 
( Lancaster) ;—Chairman and Secretary of General 
Body of Protestant Dissenting Ministers of the three 
denominations in and around the cities of London 
and Westminster ; — Walworth ; — Mountsorrel ; — 
Kirkburton ;— Kegworth ;—Settle ;— Stockport ;— 





Diseworth ;— Leeds (two hundred and twenty-four 
Petitions) ;— Burslem ;—Lane-end (two Petitions) ; 
—Tavistock (three Petitions) ;—Ashton-under- Lyne 
(two Petitions) ;— Droylsden ;-- Furnace Hill, Duck- 
infield ;—Wigan (three Petitions) ;— Fenton ;— Beer- 
ferris ; —Denton ; —Huddersfteld ; -—Idle ; — Tale ; 
— Newton Abbot and Newton Bushell ;— Shipley 
(nineteen Petitions) ;—Kildwick (four Petitions) ;— 
Edmund Lincoln and Emma Lincoln ;—Amos Shaw 
and Mary Shaw ;—John Shelly and Ann Shelly ;— 
Daniel Haigh and Nancy Haigh ;— William Bald- 
win and Sarah Baldwin ;—Jeremiah Dunnill and 
Mary Ann Dunnill ;—Joshua Rushworth and Han- 





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4° Aprilis. 


nah Rushworth ;—Edmund Huddart and Jane Hud- 
dart ;—Thomas Deplidge and Sarah Deplidge ;— 
William Deplidge and Sarah Deplidge ;—Enoch 
Harrison and Emma Harrison ;—James Baxendall ; 
—Thomas Hodgson and Sarah Ann Hodgson ;— 
George Barlow and Catherine Barlow ;— Samuel 


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


A Petition of Rate-payers of the parish of East Poor Law 
Budleigh, within the Union of Saint Thomas, in the Amendment 
county of Devon, praying for an alteration of the 4“ 


Bakers 
(Ireland. } 


Education 
(Ireland.) 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses. 


Parochial 
Assessments 
Act. 


Church of 
England. 


Property ‘T'ax 
Act. , 


Registration of 
Births, &amp;c. Act. 


Stafford and Sarah Stafford ;—Henry Roberts and 
Elizabeth Roberts ;—James Spawforth and Anne 
Spawforth ;—Martha Watson ;—Joseph Town and 
J.D. Town;—Jehn Nicholls and Elizabeth Nicholls; 
—John Waterhouse and Maria Waterhouse ;— Maria 
Catherine Davidson and John Best Davidson;--J. B. 
Bilbrough and S. Bilbrough ;—John Mathers and 
Margaret Mathers ;— Joseph Goodhall and Alice 
Goodhall ;—John Heaton and Rachael Heaton ;— 
John Wylde ;— Walter White and Martha White ;— 
William Waller and Sarah Waller ;—and, David 
Abercrombie and Elizabeth Abercrombie; praying 
that the Factories Bill may not pass into a law,— 


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


A Petition of Operative Bakers of the parishes 
of Enniscorthy and Templeshannon, in the county of 
Wexford, praying the House to put an end to the 
system of night work on the part of the Bakers of 
Ireland, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Eglwyswrw, Meline 
and Whitchurch, in the county of Pembroke, pray- 
ing that the annual grant for National Education 
in Ireland may be henceforth discontinued, was 


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


Petitions from the Archdeaconry of Derby ;— 
Deanery of Cricklade;—Dean and Chapter of Sa- 
lisbury ;— Grantham ;— Donnington ; — Ellesmere ; 
—Archdeaconry of Salop ;—and, Whitchurch (Sa- 
lop) ; praying for the repeal of so much of the Act 
6 &amp; 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the Union of the 
Sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Clergymen, being owners of rent- 
charge in the county of Wilts, in the deanery of 
Cricklade and diocese of Gloucester, praying the 
House to provide that in Parochial Assessments, all 
property as well other as their own, may be assessed 
on the same uniform and equal basis of annual 
value, such as from the first and up to a recent pe- 
riod prevailed, or that the assessment upon the pro- 
perty of the Petitioners in rent-charge, may be pro- 
portionably reduced, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Clergy of the Deanery of Crick- 
lade, in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol, pray- 
ing that the overgrown parishes of the kingdom, 
especially those in the manufacturing, mining and 
commercial districts, may be divided into smaller 
parishes, each containing only a manageable amount 
of population, and duly provided with a church, a 
clergyman and schools, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Traders, Farmers, Graziers and 
other Inhabitants of the parish of Holbeach, and 
its neighbourhood, in the county of Lincoln, pray- 
ing for the repeal of the Property Tax Act, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. ; 


Petitions of Guardians of the Poor of the Hast- 
ings Union, in the county of Sussex ;—and, Chair- 
man of the Board of Guardians of the Poor of the 
Llandovery Union, in the county of Carmarthen; 


praying for the repeal of the Registration of Uirths, 
Vox. 98. 

















Poor Law Amendment Act, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Ilfra- Apprentices. 


combe, in the county of .Devon, stating that the Pe- 
titioners feel grievously oppressed by the system of 
apprenticing poor children which is acted on in the 
magisterial division of the county in which they re- 
side ; that they believe that servitude voluntary on 
both sides, and which would not affect legal settle- 
ments, may by law be substituted for compulsory 
apprenticeships, which they pray may be abolished, 


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


Petitions of the Chairman of the Committee of American 
the Torquay Auxiliary to the British and Foreign T*#S- 


Anti-Slavery Society ;—Inhabitants of Taunton ;— 
Chairman of the Committee of the Glasgow Eman- 
cipation Society ;— and, Chairman and Secretary 
of the Committee of the Wellingborough Auxiliary 
Anti-Slavery Society; stating that the Petitioners 
are greatly alarmed on perceiving the evil uses 
which may be made of the tenth article of the 
Treaty of Washington, by the slave-holders of the 
United States, for the recovery of fugitive slaves ; 
and praying that in any measure the House may 
be called upon to pass to give effect to the said 
article of the Treaty, provision may be expressly 
made, that in no case shall fugitive slaves, sur- 
rendered on the demand of the Federal Government 
of the United States for alleged criminal offences, 
be again subjected to the incidents of slavery,— 


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


Petitions of the Honorary Secretary to the Com- Merchant Sea- 
mittee appointed at a public meeting of sea-going men’s Fund. 


Owners, Masters, Mates and Seamen in the port 
of London ;—and, Masters, Mates and Seamen of 
the port of Montrose; praying the House to take 
into consideration the necessity of a speedy re- 
vision of the Act authorizing the Merchant Seamen’s 
Fund, with a view to its alteration, so far as to fit it 
more properly for the benevolent objects it has in 
view, and for distributing more equal justice to all 
in all its provisions,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Patrick O’ Malley, complaining of Distress _ 
the distressed condition of the labouring population (Ireland.) 


in Ireland ; suggesting measures of relief, and pray- 
ing the House to take into consideration the matter 
of his Petition, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Samuel Gordon, of Aungier-street, Hugh Boye. 


Dublin, praying that the House will order that all 
bills of costs paid out of the estate of Hugh Boyd, 
Esquire, a lunatic, (previous to the 27th of March 
or the 15th of April), to the attorney who is still 
attorney to the estate of Hugh Boyd, shall be lodged 
in the offices of the High Court of Chancery in Jre- 
land, and that the Petitioner shall have access to 
them, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Macclesfield ;— Bury (Lancaster) ; Ecclesiastical 
— Pershore ;—Society of Attornies, Solicitors, Proc- Courts Bill. 


tors and others; — Bury Saint Edmund’s ;—and, 
Huddersfield; praying that the Ecclesiastical Courts 
Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


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176 A° Aprilis. 


A Petition of Thomas Whitmore, of Apley Park, 
in the county of Salop, Esquire, praying that the 
House will not include the royal peculiar or deanery 
of Bridgnorth, in the fourth section of the said Bill ; 
and that in case the House should determine to abo- 
lish the said peculiar, that a clause may be inserted 
in the Bill to give the Petitioner and the several 
officers connected with the court of the same pecu- 
liar, full compensation for the loss they will sustain 
by being deprived of their vested rights, was also 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


Hungerford The House proceeded to take into consideration 
= — the Report on the Hungerford and Lambeth Suspen- 
Foat-bridge sion Foot Bridge Bill; and the Amendments were 
Bill. read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 

ingrossed. 
mag &amp;e., A Petition of Traders, Householders and Inha- 
ridges. 


bitants of the Newington District of the borough of 
Lambeth, and its environs, praying the House to 
adopt measures for redeeming and extinguishing the 
Tolls upon Waterloo, Southwark and Vauzrhall 
Bridges, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Suffolk (Eastern Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
ivision) Writ. +5 the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Knight of the Shire to serve in 
this present Parliament for the Eastern Division of 
the County of Suffolk, in the room of Sir Charles 

Broke Vere, deceased. 


Children’s 
Employment 
Commission. 


A Petition of Zsaac Ironside, of Sheffield, in the 
county of York, complaining of certam statements 
in the Report of the Commissioners of the Children’s 
Employment Commission, in reference to the pre- 
valence of Socialism in Sheffield ; and praying that 
the House will either refer the said Report back to 
the Commissioners to be amended and corrected, or 
that the Petitioner may be heard at the bar of the 
House in support of the allegations contained in his 
Petition, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Maynooth 


Petitions from Brailsford;— and, Eglwyswrw, 
College. 


Meline and Whitchurch; praying the House to 
withdraw every kind of public support from the 
Roman Catholic College of Maynooth,—were pre- 


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


Mines and 


A Petition of Coal-miners employed at Thanker- 
Collieries Act, 7 


ton Colliery, Middle Ward of Lanarkshire, praying 
that the Mines and Collieries Act may not be re- 
pealed, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

A Petition of Female Labourers in Edmonstone 
Colliery, in the county of Midlothian, praying for 
the repeal of so much of the said Act as prevents 
females above eighteen years of age from working 
in Mines and Collieries, was also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Corn Laws. Petitions from Sedburgh;— Bolton (tour Peti- 


tions); — Bermondsey (two Petitions) ;-—Ashton (two 
Petitions) ;— Bolton-le-Moors ;--Ainsworth ;—Little 
Lever ;— Darcy Lever ;— Harwood ;— Halliwell 
(three Petitions) ;— Haulgh ;— Edgworth ;— Know 
Mill ;-— Bradshaw ;— Quarlton Vale ;—Workpeople 
of Messrs. Knowles and Son ;—Dalmellington ;— 
and, Stranraer ; praying for the repeal of the Corn 
and Provision Laws,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Universal Petitions of the there-undersigned People of Lre- 


Suffrage, &amp;es Jand ;—and, Kendal; praying the House to pass 








A. 1843. 


into a law the document entitled The People’s Char- 
ter, which embraces the Representation of Male 
Adults, Vote by Ballot, Annual Parliaments, no 
Property Qualification, Payment of Members, and 
equal Electoral Districts, —were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Electors and Non-electors of the 
borough of Cambridge, stating that the Petitioners 
view with great satisfaction, that a Bill is about to 
be introduced by Mr. Sharman Crawford, providing 
for the full, fair and free representation of the people, 
on the principles of extending the Elective Fran- 
chise to every male citizen of twenty-one years of 
age; and praying the House to pass the same into 
a law, was also presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Most noble Walter Francis Piel Pier Bil, 
Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, K.G.; praying 
that the Piel Pier Bill may not pass into a law, as it 
now stands, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Committee on the Bill. 


Mr. Emerson Tennent presented a Bill for repair- Bannbridge 
ing the Road from Dundalk, in the County of Louth, Road (No. 2.) 
to Bannbridge, in the County of Down, so far as _ 
relates to the Northern Division of the said Road: 

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


Mr. Hope Johnstone reported from the Select Rochdale and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in —_—— 
the case of the Petition for additional provision in ®°*¢ BM 
the Rochdale and Manchester Road Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders relating to Bills of the Second Class had 
not been complied with; but it appeared to the 
Committee that the Plans, Sections and Books of 
Reference have been recently deposited, showing the 
line of the proposed deviation, and that all the 
Owners and Occupiers have assented thereto, and 
that an Estimate, Declaration, and Lists of Owners 
and Occupiers have been deposited in the Private 
Bill Office. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Saint Pan- Saint Pancras 
cras Churches, which was presented upon Thursday Churches Bill. 
last, be referred to the Committee on the Saint Pan- 
cras Churches Bill. 


A Petition of Thomas Starkey, Labourer, Liver- Magistracy _ 
pool-road, Stoke-on-Trent Potteries, Staffordshire, — 
complaining of the conduct of the Magistracy during ; 
the late disturbances in the manufacturing districts ; 
and praying for inquiry, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Board of Guardians of the South Poor Relief 
Dublin Union, suggesting certain alterations in the (ireland) Act 
Poor Relief (Ireland) Act; and praying the House to 
take the same into consideration, was presented, 


|and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Pawnbrokers’ “ 
Burgesses of Dublin ;—and, Pawnbrokers of Kin- — : 
sale; praying that the Pawnbrokers’ Trade (Jre-  ~ 
land) Bill may not pass into a law,—were pre- 

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


A Petition of Trustees and Creditors under the TumpikeTolls. 
Barnstaple Turnpike Act, praying that coaches con- 
verted into mail coaches by the Postmaster General, 
and carrying passengers and luggage, may not be 
exempted from the payment of Turnpike Tolls, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on the Turnpike-roads Bill. - 
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Custom 
of Lon 


Muni 
Corpe 
Bill. 


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East 
way 

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Customs (Port 
of London.) 


Municipal 
Corporations 
Bill. 


Northern and 
Eastern Rail- 
way (Newport 
Extension) Bill. 


Opium Trade 
(China. ) 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Bercot and 
Oxford Navi- 
gation Bill. 


Hall and Selby 
Railway Bill. 


Coast of Africa, 
&amp;c., Bill. 


Newcastle and 
Darlington 
Junction Rail. 
way Bill. 


Sudbury 
Witnesses’ 
Indemnity Bill. 


Aliens, 


6 VicToriz. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
the 16th day of February last, That there be laid 
before this House, Copies of all Orders made by the 
Commissioners of Customs, affecting or regulating 
the Trade of the Port of London, between the 1st 
day of January 1840 and the present time, might 
be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That a Return to the said Order be laid 
before this House forthwith. 


The Order for reading a second time To-morrow, 
the Municipal Corporations Bill, was read, and dis- 
charged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 26th day of this instant April. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Northern and Eastern Railway 
(Newport Extension) 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 Leeds ;—Chairman of the Com- 
mittee of the Wesleyan Missionary Society ;— Se- 
tary of the Committee of the Baptist Missionary 
Society ;—and, Chairman, Deputy Chairman, Se- 
cretary and Home Secretary to the Directors of the 
London Missionary Society; praying the House to 
adopt measures for preventing the introduction of 
Opium to China from any part of the British do- 
minions,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Message from the Lords, by Sir Giffin Wilson 

and Sir William Horne : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for authorizing the Sale 
and Application of certain Property vested in the 
Commissioners for making the River Thames navi- 
gable from Bercot, in the County of Oxford, to the 
University and City of Oxford: 


A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the Hull and 
Selby Railway Company to raise a further Sum of 
Money, and to amend the Act relating to the said 
Railway: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act to enable Her Majesty to provide for the 
Government of Her Settlements on the Coast of 
Africa, and in the Falkland Islands, with Amend- 
ments ; to which Amendments the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to authorize certain Alterations in a Portion of 
the Line of the Great North of England Railway, 
and for vesting the same in the Newcastle and Dar- 
lington Junction Railway Company, 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 
to indemnify Witnesses who may give Evidence be- 
fore the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, on a Bill to 
exclude the Borough of Sudbury from sending Bur- 
gesses to serve in Parliament; to which the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 


The Lords give leave to the Lord Ashburton to 
attend and give evidence before the Select Com~- 
mittee appointed by this House “to inquire into the 
state of the Laws affecting Aliens and others resident 
in this Country, not being Native-born Subjects of 
the British Crown ; with a view to ascertain whether 
it may be expedient to make any and what altera- 
tions therein, for the purpose of facilitating the ad- 
mission of foreigners into the rights and privileges 
of British subjects, excepting the disability to be 

Vo. 98. 


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177 


of the Privy Council, or a Member of either House 
of Parliament, as limited by the Act 12 &amp;13 Will. 3, 
c. 2”, pursuant to the Message of this House of the 
30th day of March last :—And then the Messengers 
withdrew. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Opium Trade. 
posed, That it is the Opinion of this House, that the 
continuance of the Trade in Opium, and the mono- 
poly of its growth in the territories of British India, 
is destructive of all relations of amity between Eng- 
land and China, injurious to the manufacturing m- 
terests of the country, by the very serious diminution 
of legitimate commerce, and utterly inconsistent 
with the honour and duties of a Christian kingdom ; 
and that steps be taken, as soon as possible, with 
due regard to the rights of Governments and indivi- 
duals, to abolish the evil ; 

And the previous Question being proposed, That 
that Question be now put :—And a Debate arising 
thereupon ; 


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


Mercurii, 5° die Aprilis, 1843: 


And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being put, That the Debate be now adjourned ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the (Mr. Hindley, L o¢ 
Yeas, Dr. Bowring : iain 
Tellers for the {Sir Thomas Fremantle, } 118 
Noes, Mr. Pringle: : 


So it passed in the Negative. 

Then the previous being again proposed, That the 
first proposed Question be now put :—The said pre- 
vious Question and Motion were severally, with 
leave of the House, withdrawn. 


A Motion being made, That leave be given to bring Saint James’ 
in a Bill to empower the Commissioners of Her Ma~ (Westminster) 
jesty’s Woods to appropriate to Building Purposes p:Proveme™* 
the Area of Thatched House-court,and to widenand ° 
improve Little Saint James’s-street, in the parish of 
Saint James, Westminster ; 

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 the Earl of Lincoln and Sir Thomas Fre- 
mantle do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Testimony in 
to authorize the Legislatures of certain of Her Ma- the Colonies 
jesty’s Colonies to pass Laws for the admission, in ~" 
certain cases, of Unsworn Testimony in Civil and 
Criminal Proceedings: And that Lord Stanley, Mr. 

Attorney General and Mr. Solicitor General do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


The Earl of Lincoln presented a Bill to empower Saint James’ 
the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Woods to ap- Nanscanareneg 
propriate to Building Purposes the Area of Thatched y;)°""""™™" 
House-court, and to widen and improve Little Saint wo 463 
James’s-street, in the Parish of Saint James, West- se 
minster: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Monday next; 
and to be printed. 


Lord Stanley presented a Bill to authorize the Testimony in 
Legislatures of certain of Her Majesty’s Colonies to ee 
pass Laws for the admission, in certain cases, of N 104 
Unsworn Testimony in Civil and Criminal Proceed- “° “* 
ings: And the same was read the first time; and 

AA ordered 











178 


Navy. Mr. Sidney Herbert presented, pursuant to Order, 
—Returns of the Ships of the Royal Navy, of all 
Classes, in Ordinary, on the 1st day of December 
1842 :—And, of all Classes of the Ships of the Royal 
Navy in Commission on the 1st day of December 
1842; with a Return of the Number of Officers and 
Men allowed in each Class in the Complements of 
the Ships. 


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


Sudbury The Sudbury Witnesses’ Indemnity Bill was read 
be ane ., the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
ndemnity Bill. tion 
Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second 
time :—The Bill was accordingly read a second time ; 
and committed to a Committee of the whole House, 
for this day. 


National Debt. 
No. 165. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to the Na- 
tional Debt, which were presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Convict 


Convict Ships, 


ce. _ Ships, &amp;c., which was presented yesterday, be 
No. 166. printed. 

Salted Provi- Ordered, That the Paper relative to Salted Pro- 

oom, visions, which was presented upon the 24th day of 
No. 167. March last, be printed. 

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

Mercurii, 5° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 6° Victoria Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 
Brighton and N ingrossed Billto amend an Act of the second 
Hove Gas Bill. 


year of Her present Majesty’s reign, for better 
lighting with Gas the Town of Brighton, and the 
several Places therein mentioned, in the County of 
Sussex, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Lord Alfred Hervey do carry the 
Bill tothe Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Bourn Drainage 


. Mr. Broadwood reported from the Committee on 
sill, 


the Bourn Drainage 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; and 
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. 


Forth Naviga- 


Mr. Gibson Craig reported from the Committee 
tion Bill. 


on the Forth Navigation 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. 

O-dered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ecclesiastical 


Petitions from M. D. Bell ;— Exeter ;—Mayor 


Courts Bill. of Cardigan ;— Blackburn ;—and, Hereford ; pray- 
ing that the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill may not pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Corn Laws. 


Petitions from Simmanstone and Read ;—New 
Church ;—Pendle Forest (twenty-one Petitions) ;— 


Queensferry ;— Whalley (three Petitions) ;—Liver- 


4°—5° Aprilis. 


ordered to be read a second time upon Friday next ; 
and to be printed. 








A. 1843. 


pool (two Petitions) ;— Burnley (five Petitions) ;— 
Leigh (Lancaster) ; -- Fleetwood-on-Wyre ; -— Sab- 
den ;— Pendle District (three Petitions) ; — Billington 
(eight Petitions) ;—and, Kairney ; praying for the 
repeal of the Corn and Provision Laws,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Littleborough ;— Hockton ;— War- Factories Biil, 
dle ;— Heywood (three Petitions) ; —-Waterbarn ;— 
Bamford (two Petitions) ;— Newchurch ;—Rossen- 
dale (four Petitions) ;—Lowerfolde ;—Calderbrook ; 
— Lumb ;—Milnrow ;— Bacup (two Petitions) ;— 
Small Bridge (three Petitions) ;— Oldham (two Pe- 
titions) ;—Moor Street ;—Derplay;— James Brown 
and others ;—Shaw (two Petitions) ;—Pilsworth ;— 
Bowers Row ;—Pitsworth ;—Lower-place ;—Stock- 
ton-upon-Tees (three Petitions) ;— Trowbridge (five 
Petitions) ;—Hereford ;—Parrac Nook (three Pe- 
titions);—— Wigan (two Petitions); — Binntire ; — 
Winscombe ;—— Wilton ; — Avetongifford and Ring- 
more ;— Mansfield;— Kettering ;— Saint Mary, New- 
— ;— Thame; — Flockton (four Petitions);— 

odbury ;— Newton Abbot ;— Gloucester ; —Bezley 
Heath ; — Kirkdale ; — Potterspury ;— Milton and 
Sittingbourne ; — Newport (Essex) ; — Smalley ;— 
West Kent Sunday School Union ;— Bromley ;— 
Spotland ;— Rochdale (seven Petitions );— Ogden ; 
-— Bagslate ;—-and, Milkstone ; praying that the Fac- 
tories Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Registration of 
Westbury Union, in the county of Gloucester, pray- Births, &amp;c. Act 
ing for the repeal of the Registration of Births, 

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


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city and county Health of 
of Bristol, praying that the Health of Towns Bill Towns Bil. 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Dissenters from the several Congre- 
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, 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 Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Bankruptcy 
of the town of WVottingham, praying for amendment Act. 
of the Bankruptcy Act, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Newcastle aud 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, Darlington _ 
intituled, An Act to authorize certain Alterations in og _ 
a portion of the Line of the Great North of England“ ” 
Railway, and for vesting the same in the Newcastle 
and Darlington Junction Railway Company ; and 
the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 10. 1. 34. After “ Chilton” insert “ Aycliffe.” 
Pr. 11. 1. 4. Leave out ‘“ Great.” 

Pr. 11. 1.14, After “ of” insert “ Aycliffe.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 31. Leave out “ Great.” 

Pr. 13. 1. 9. After “ Chilton” insert “ Aycliffe.” 
Pr. 24. 1. 28. After “ required” insert Clause (A.) 
Ciavse (A.) “ And whereas by the said first- 
recited Act it is Enacted, That when it shall be 
necessary to refer any question of disputed com- 
pensation to the determination of a jury, by rea- 
son of any difference between the parties, then, one 
month at the least before issuing their warrant for 
summoning a jury as thereinbefore provided, the 
Company shall give notice in writing to the party 
with whom such difference shall arise, of their in- 
tention to cause such jury to be summoned, and in 
such notice the Company shall state what sum of 
money they are willing to give such party for his 
interest in such lands, and for the damage to be 





sustained by him by the execution of the Rail- 
way ; 





Pawi 
Trad 
Bill. 


Ma 


Bil 








Pawnbrokers’ 
Trade( Ireland) 
Bill. 


Manchester 
Corporation 
Bill. 


Hungerford 
and Lambeth 
Suspension 
Foot-bridge 
Bill. 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses. 


Payment of 
Wages. 


Waterloo, &amp;c., 
Bridges. 


Health of 
Towns Bill. 


Poor Relief 


(Ireland) Act. 


Maynooth 
College. 


Education 
(Treland.) 





6 VicTrori2. 


“ way; Be it Enacted, That the said provision shall 
“ be and the same is hereby repealed.” 

Pr. 25. 1.35. Leave out “ the same” and insert 
“ any costs to be hereafter incurred.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hodgson Hinde do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 
House hath agreed to the-Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


Petitions from the Chairman and Secretary of 
a Meeting of Pawnbrokers of the borough of Li- 
merick ;— and, Bandon; praying that the Pawn- 
brokers’ Trade (Zre/and) Bill may not pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Manchester Corporation 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. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend an Act relating to the 
Building of the Hungerford and Lambeth Suspension 
Foot Bridge, and for granting further Powers to the 
Hungerford and Lambeth Suspension Foot Bridge 
Company, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hawes do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 

A Petition of Clergy of the archdeaconry of Suf- 
folk, praying for the repeal of so much of the Act 
6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the union of the 
Sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Tradesmen, Shop-keepers and other 


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179 


schools in connection with the Church Education 
Society for Ireland, was presented, and read; and + 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Ballina- Lighting of 

sloe, stating that a Bill was introduced into the House !°“"s Bill 
in the last Session of Parliament, to alter and amend —— 
an Act of the 9th year of King George the Fourth, 
for the lighting, cleansing and watching of Cities, 
Towns Corporate and Market Towns in Jreland, 
and praying the House to pass the full substance of 
such Bill into law, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Lay Impropriators of five parishes Tithe Compo- 
in the counties of Cork and Waterford, praying for sitions; and, 
amendment of the Tithe Compositions; and, Poor (Ireland) Acts 
Relief ( Zreland) Acts, and the adoption of legislative 
measures for the prompt distribution of the sum of 
100,0007. (portion of the million loan), long since 
granted by Parliament to their necessities, but which 
still remains undistributed, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Players of Interludes Bill was, according to Players of 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Interludes Bill. 
Committee of the whole House, for Wednesday the 
26th 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 Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means ; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 

resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Admiralty Lands Bill was, according to Or- Admiralty 





Inhabitants of the borough of Oldham, stating that 
the Petitioners have great cause to complain of the 
frequent violation of the laws relating to the Pay- 
ment of Wages by many manufacturers in that bo- 
rough, who, either by direct or indirect means, com- 
pel their work-people to accept as wages, provisions, 
articles of clothing and other commodities, in lieu of 
the current coin of the realm, and often at prices most 
exorbitantly high; and praying the House to take 
these circumstances into consideration, and to adopt 
measures for remedying the grievance, was present- 
ed, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the North Eastern District of the 
borough of Lambeth ;—and, North Western District 
of the borough of 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. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 


reading of the Health of Towns Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 


Wednesday the 26th day of this instant April. 


praying for amendment of the Poor Relief (Zreland) 
Act, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Whittington ;—and, Bandon; pray- 
ing the House to institute an inquiry into the class 
books and standards of instruction used in the Ro- 
man Catholic College of Maynooth,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Protestant Inhabitants of the town 
of Bandon, praying the House to devise means for 
affording encouragement and assistance to the 


A Petition of Shop-keepers, Rate-payers and 


der, read a second time ; and committed to a Com- Lands Bill. 
mittee of the whole House, for Monday the 1st day 
of May next. 


A Petition of the there-undersigned Electors of cambridge 
the Borough of Cambridge, was delivered in, and Borough 
read ; setting forth, That at the last Election of q Election. — 
Member to serve in Parliament for the said Borough Petition of 
of Cambridge, the Petitioners had a right to vote, Plects. 
and did vote at the said Election ; that, at the said 
Election, Fitzroy Kelly and Richard Foster were 

the Candidates to represent the said Borough in 
Parliament ; that the said Fitzroy Kelly was, by 

the Mayor and Returning Officer of the said Bo- 

rough, declared duly elected as a Member 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, during and after 

the said Election, the said Fitzroy Kelly did, by 
himself, his agents, friends, managers, partisans and 

others on his behalf, by divers ways and means, di- 

rectly and indirectly give, present and allow to per- 

sons having votes at such Election, money, meat, 

drink, entertainment and rewards, and promises, 
agreements, obligations and engagements to give 

and allow money, meat, drink, entertainments and 


others, resident in and near the town of Bandon, rewards to and for such persons, in order that he the 


said Fitzroy Kelly might be elected, and, being 
elected, might serve in this present Parliament for 
the Borough of Cambridge; that the said Fitzroy 
Kelly, by himself, his agents, friends, managers, 
partisans and others on his behalf, was guilty of 
extensive and systematic bribery, treating and cor- 
rupt practices, in order to procure persons having 
or claiming to have a right to vote at the said Elec- 
tion to vote for the said Fitzroy Kelly, or to forbear 
to give their votes for the said Richard Foster; and 
that such bribery and corrupt practices were open 
and notorious in the said Borough, and were well 
known to the electors thereof; that the Return of 





Vox. 98. 





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Sudbury 
Witnesses 
Indemnity Bill. 


Navy. 
No. 168. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act, 


Glass, 


180 


the said Fitzroy Kelly was procured by the said 
several corrupt and unlawful practices, by reason 
whereof the said Election and Return of the said 
Fitzroy Kelly was and is wholly null and void ; and 
praying, that the House will take the premises into 
their consideration, and will declare the Election 
and Return of the said Fitzroy Kelly null and void, 
or that the House will afford such other relief in the 
premises as to the House may seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
General 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 
on the hearing of the matter of the said Petition. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Sudbury Witnesses’ In- 
demnity 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 directed him to report the same, with- 
out Amendment. 

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. Tufnell do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


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


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 











Jovis, 6° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 6° Victories Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


’R. Austin, from the Office of the Poor Law 
Commissioners, was called in; and at the bar 
presented, pursuant to Order,—A Copy of Instruc- 
tions of the Poor Law Commissioners to their As- 
sistant Commissioners, to inquire into the state of 
the Gilbert’s Act Incorporations, dated the 23d day 
of December 1842, and Reports of the Assistant 
Commissioners made in pursuance of those Instruc- 
tions :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Law, from the Treasury, was called in; and 
at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,— Further 
Return to an Order, dated the 9th day of February 
last, for a Return of the Amount of Duty charged 
and Drawback paid on each Description of Glass 
in England, distinguishing the Quantities for the 
year ending the 5th day of January 1843:—A simi- 
lar Return for Scotland :—A similar Return for 
Ireland :—A Return of the Quantities of Glass re- 
tained for Home Use in the United Kingdom during 
the same period, calculated on the principle of the 
Return of the 14th day of June 1841 :—Of the 
Amount of Drawback or Allowance on Glass used 
for Churches during the same period :—And, a Re- 
turn of the Quantities of each kind of Glass retained 
for Home Use, and the Aggregate Net Revenue in 
each yea*, from the 5th day of January 1813 to the 
5th day of January 1843, noting the periods when 
any alteration of Duty took place, and the Rate of 
such alteration :—Accounts of the Quantities of each 
Description of Glass imported into the United King- 
dom during the year ending the 5th day of January 
1843 ; stating the Quantities and Weight, and the 
Countries from which imported :—Of Foreign Glass 
on which Duty was paid for Home Use during the 
same period; stating the Quantities, Weight and 


5°-—6° Aprilis. 






A. 1845. 


Rate and Amount of Duty :—Of Foreign Glass ex- 
ported an the same period ; distinguishing the 
Quantities, Weight and Countries to which exported : 
—And, of Foreign Glass remaining in Bond on the 
5th day of January 1843 ; distinguishing the Quan- 
tities and Weight (so far as relates to Foreign 
Glass.)- 

Returns to an Order, dated the 22d day of Fe- Newspape: 
bruary last, for a Return of the Number of Stamps ym os 
issued to each Newspaper of the United Kingdom, py 


uty. 
and the Amount of Advertisement Duty paid b ws ot 
each, for the three years ending the 5th day of Ja- ties) and 
nuary 1843 (in continuation of the Returns laid on a se 
the Table of this House in the Sessions of 1839 and _" 


1841.) ‘ 

An Account of the Quantity of Malt used in the Malt. 
Distilleries, during the years 1841 and 1842, sepa- 
rately. 

An Account of the Number of Barrels of Beer Beer. 
exported to Foreign Countries, distinguishing each 
Country, during the years 1841 and 1842, sepa- 
rately. 

An Account of the Quantity of Quassia imported Quassia. 
in 1841 and 1842, distinguishing each year. 

A Return of the Average Rates of Duty paid upon Canadian 
all Canadian Wheat imported into Great Britain, Wheat. 
in each year, from 1838 to 1842, inclusive; with 
the Average Rate of Duty paid upon the same dur- 
ing the five years ending 5th January 1843. 

Copies of the Treasury Minute allowing Francis Public 

S. Larpent, Esquire, Chairman of the Commission- Accounts. 
ers for auditing Public Accounts, to retire ; stating 
the Date of Mr. Larpent’s Appointment to that 
Board, and Length of Service, the Cause of his Re- 
tirement, his Age, andthe Amount of Superannuation 
or Retiring Allowance granted to Mr. Larpent :— 
And, of the Treasury Minute appointing Sir Alez- 
ander Cray Grant, Baronet, late m. p., a Commis- 
sioner of the Board for Auditing Public Accounts : 
—And then he withdrew. 


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


Northern 
Eastern 
way (Ne 
Extensio 


Mr. Sotheron reported from the Committee on saint Pancras 
the Saint Pancras Churches Bill; and to whom se- Churches Bill. 
veral Petitions against the said Bill, and the Account 
of Receipt and Expenditure of the Trustees of Saint 
Pancras Churches, were severally referred ; That 
they had heard counsel in support of the said Peti- 
tions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; and had examined the allegations, and amended 
the Preamble of the Bill, and were informed by the 
Promoters that they declined to proceed further with 
the Bill, in consequence of such Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Caswall’s 
reading of Caswall’s Disability Removal Bill ; Disability 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon a. 
Friday the 28th day of this instant April. 


Petitions of the Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway Monkland and 

Company ;— William Dixon, of Govan Colliery, in Kirkintilloch 
the county of Lanark, Esquire, and Robert Baird ; — 
—John Hamilton Colt, Esquire, of Gartsherrie ;— 
and, Robert Baird, Coal and Iron Master ; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Monkland and 
Kirkintilloch Railway Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred i 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners a 
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 of William Dixon, of Govan Colliery, Baliochney 
in the county of Lanark, Esquire, and Robert Railway Bill 
Baird ;—and, Robert Baird, Coal and Iron Master ; 





praying 





Siratford 
(Eastern Coun- 
ties) and 
Thames Junc- 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


Northern and 
Eastern Rail- 
way (Newport 
Extension) Bill. 


Birmingham 
tnd Gloucester 
Railway Bill, 


6 Vicrorrz. 


praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Bal- 
lochney Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Trustees of the Middlesex and Essex 
Turnpike-roads ;—Owners, Proprietors, Lessees and 
Occupiers of certain lands, tenements and heredita- 
ments heretofore. parcel of the possessions of the 
Monastery or Abbey of Stratford Langshorne, in 
the county of Essex ;—Feoffees and Trustees of 
the estate and national school situate at Stratford, 
in the parish of Westham, and county of Essex ;— 
Chuychwardens of the parish of Westham, in the 
county of Esser ;--and, Members of the Board 
for repair of the Highways of the parish of Wesé- 
ham, in the county of Essex, appointed under an 
Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relating 
to Highways, in that part of Great Britain called 
England; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Stratford (Eastern Counties) and 
Thames Junction Railway Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the ingrossed Bill to enable the Northern 
and Eastern Railway Company to make an Exten- 
sion of their present Railway, and to alter and amend 
the Acts relating to 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 this day six months.” 

And the Question being proposed, That the 
word “ now” stand part of the Question :—The said 
proposed Amendment was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third time: 
—The Bill was accordingly read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered (Penalty on fail- 
ing to construct the works): 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 Com- 
mittee; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Clause, and made an Amendment thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene accordingly reported the Clause ; and 
the Amendment was read, and agreed to; and the 
said Clause was read the third time, and agreed to; 
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 Mr. Bramston do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of the Great Western Railway Com- 
pany, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Birmingham and Gloucester 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. 

Vor. 98. 


6° Aprilis. 








181 


A Petition of the Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway Inchbelly 
Company, praying that they may be heard, by them- nae, a 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Inchbelly (Glasgow) Road Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Earl of Leices- 
Earl of Leicester’s Estate Bill; That they had exa- te’sEstate Bill. 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and that the Parties concerned 
had given their consent to the Bill, to the satisfac- 
tion of the Committee; and that the Committee 
had gone through the Bill, and directed him to re- 

ort the same, without Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time To- 

morrow. 


The House was moved, That the Order made Manchester 
yesterday, That the Report on the Manchester Cor- Cvrporation 
poration Bill do lie upon the Table, might be read ; ®" 
and the same being read ; 

And the House being informed, That the Amend- 
ments made by the Committee to the Bill were 
merely verbal ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 

Then the said Amendments, being read a second 
time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Petitions from J. E. Miall, and others ;—Postern factories Bill, 
(two Petitions);— Falmouth ;—Scarborough ;—New- 
castle-upon-Tyne (five Petitions) ;—- Hunmanby ;— 
Bolton (two Petitions) ;— Rotherham ;—Stonehouse ; 
— Stroud (two Petitions) ;—TZring ;—Newton Ab- 
bott (two Petitions) ;—— Neatishead ;—Leeds (two 
Petitions) ;— Kislingbury ; — Overton ;— Allerton ; 
— Manchester ; — Oundle ;— New Wolverton ; — 
Salford ;—Stony Stratford ;—Tydd Saint Giles ;— 
Morpeth ; — Hackney ; — Sutton Saint James ; — 
Gomersal; — Highbury College; — Painswick ; — 
Ruscombe ; — Nailsworth (two Petitions) ; — East- 
combs ; — Minchinhampton ; — Shortwood ; — Chal- 
ford (two Petitions);—and, Thomas Trueman, and 
others; praying that the Factories Bill may not pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Condover ;—and, Purton; praying Church of 
that the overgrown parishes of the kingdom, espe- England. 
cially those in the manufacturing, mining and com- 
mercial districts, may be divided into smaller pa- 
rishes, each containing only a manageable amount 
of population, and duly provided with a church, a 
clergyman and schools,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Torrington Union ;— Highworth Registration of 
and Swindon Union ;—and, Market Harborough Births, &amp;c., Act. 
Union; praying for the repeal of the Registration 
of Births, Deaths and Marriages Act,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the East gate of Beer 
Ashford Union, in the county of Kent, praying for Act. 
the repeal of the Sale of Beer Act, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Thornton ;—Bagworth ;— Amber- Maynooth 
ley ; — Minchinhampton ;— Dunkirk ;— Horsley ;— College. 
Otten Belchamp, Borley, Belchamp Walters and 
Belchamp Saint Paul ;—Munslor ;—and, Bradford 
(York); praying the House to withdraw every = 

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182 6° Aprilis. 


of public support from the Roman Catholic College 
of Maynooth,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Education A Petition of Inhabitants of Bier/ey, in the parish 

(Ireland. ) of Bradford, in the county of York, praying that 
the annual grant for national Education in Ireland 
may be henceforth discontinued, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Samuel Gordon, of Aungier-street, 
Dublin; praying that the House will place the 
largest portion of the funds granted for Education in 
Ireland at the disposal of the Protestant Clergy, 
separate and distinct from any interference beyond 
that of an audit of accounts on the part of what 
is called the National Board of Education, was 
also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Roman Catholic A Petition of Inhabitants of Bierley, in the parish 
Relief Act. of Bradford, and county of York, praying for the 
repeal of the Roman Catholic Relief Act, was 


resented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Ecclesiastical Petitions from Denbigh ;—Dean and Chapter of 
Courts Bil. = Norwich ;—and, Alford; praying that the Eccle- 
siastical Courts Bill may not pass into a law,— were 


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


Education. A Petition of Henry Schultes, of Gloucester-place, 
Kentish Town, in the county of Middlesex, Gentle- 
man, stating that the Petitioner has constructed an 
Analysis of Phraseology, and conceiving that its use 
as an academical instrument, would greatly facili- 
tate the exertions of masters, and promote the ob- 
jects of public tuition in the national schools, prays 
that his Analysis may be permitted to be offered 
for examination, and adopted as one of the instru- 
ments of instruction in any system of school disci- 
pline which may be established by the legislature, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Colonization, Petitions from Port Glasgow ;— Renfrew ;— Green- 
ock (Provost) ;— Saxe Bannister, formerly Attorney 
General of New South Wales;—and, Edinburgh 
(two Petitions) ; praying the House to take the sub- 
ject of Colonization on a large scale into considera- 
tion, with the view of ascertaining in what manner 
the best practical results may be attained for the 
relief of the unemployed poor,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Emigration. Petitions from Glasgow and Lanarkshire ;—and, 
Members of the united Emigration Societies of 
Paisley and Renfrewshire; praying that the House 
will grant them a free passage to Canada, and pro- 
vision for their support during the voyage,—were 


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


Com Laws. Petitions from Kettering ;— Higham (Lancaster) ; 
—and, Liverpool (two Petitions); praying for the 
repeal of the Corn and Provision Laws,—were pre- 


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


Turnpike-roads A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Rate- 
Bill. payers resident in the township of Huns/et, in the 
borough of Leeds, praying that the Turnpike-roads 
Bill may not pass into a law as it now stands, was 


presented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on the Bill. 


Parochial A Petition of Tithe-owners and Owners of Rent- 
en charges in lieu of Tithes, residing in the neighbour- 


hood of Spilsby, in the county of Lincoln, praying 








A. 1843. 


for the repeal of so much of the Parochial Assess- Spirits 
ments Act as affects the assessment upon Tithes ({reland.) 
and Tithe Rent-charge, was presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from New Craighall Colliery ;— Sheriff Mines ana 
hall Colliery ;—and, Larbert and Bothkennar ; pray- Collieties Ag, 
ing for the repeal of the Mines and Collieries Act, 


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


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- Sugar. 
habitants of Liverpool, praying that the differential 
duties on foreign Sugar and Molasses may be im- 
mediately abolished, and that the duties on all 
Sugars may be reduced toa reasonable rate, was 


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


A Petition of Magistrates, Landed Proprietors, Municipal 
Burgesses and Householders of the town and bo- Corporations 
rough of Tenby, in the county of Pembroke, praying 4“ 
for amendment of the Municipal Corporations Act, 
was presented and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Sir Robert Peel presented, by Her Majesty’s American 
Command,—Copy of Correspondence between Great Treaty, 
Britain and the United States, relative to the Treaty 
lately concluded at Washington, including Instruc- 
tions from the Earl of Aberdeen to Lord Ashburton, 

1842, 1843. 


Copy of Treaty between Her Majesty and the Slave Trade 
Republic of Chile, for the Abolition of the Traffic (Chile) 
in eves; signed at Santiago, January 19, 1839. 

Copy of Additional and Explanatory Convention 
between Her Majesty and the Republic of Chile, 
for the Abolition of the Traffic in Slaves, signed 
at Santiago, August 7, 1841. 


Sir Robert Peel also presented,—Returns to an Lebanon. 

Address to Her Majesty, dated the 28th day of 
February last, for Copies or Extracts of Correspond- Co 
ence between the British and Turkish Governments, 
relative to the state of Lebanon, since the Re-esta- 
blishment of the Turkish Authority in Syria :— 
Also, Copies or Extracts of Correspondence with 
the Consul General, Colonel Rose :—Copies or Ex- 
tracts of Correspondence relative to the position of 
the Emir Bechir el Cassem, from the time of his 
assuming the Government till the day of his Arrest : 
—And, Copies or Extracts of Correspondence re- 
lative to the Losses of the Inhabitants of Lebanon, 
during the Military Operations in that Country— 
Part I. Part II. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Ps 
Returns of all Expenses appertaining to the Sema-40neen 
phore from kote to FM for the three enemas 
years — the 5th day of April 1842, including 
the Pay of Officers and Men :—Of the Number of 
Hours in the Day appointed by the Admiralty for 
the ordinary working of the same :—And, of the 
Number of Days during such period of three years 
when the Semaphore was not available, by reason 
of the state of the atmosphere. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Import ae 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased (I of ™™ 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Copies of any Correspondence between the 
Board of Trade and Inhabitants of the Isle of Man, 
from the year 1837 to the present time, on the Re- 
gulation of the Import Duties in that Island. 

” 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, 











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6 Vicroriz. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Number of Gallons of Proof Spirits, 
(distinguishing the Quantities produced from Malt, 
and from a Mixture of Malt and Unmalted Grain) 
on which Duty was paid for Home Consumption in 
Treland, in each of the ten years ending the 5th day 
of January 1843 :—A similar Return for the Quarter 
ending the 5th day of April 1843:—A Return of 
the Number of Detections, and the Number of Per- 
sons prosecuted for Offences in Ireland, against 
the Laws for the Suppression of Illicit Distillation, 
in each of the ten years ending the 5th day of Ja- 
nuary 1848, distinguishing those convicted :—A si- 
milar Return for the Quarter ending the 5th day of 
April 1843 :—Returns of the Number of Persons 
confined in each Gaol in Ireland, for Offences against 
the Laws for the Suppression of Illicit Distillation, 
on the 5th day of April in each of the ten years 
ending the 5th day of April 1843 :—And, of the 
Number of Seizures and Detections made by the 
Revenue Police Force in Ireland, during each of the 
ten years ending the 5th day of January 1843 :— 
A similar Return from the 5th day of January to the 
5th day of April 1843 :—Returns of the Number of 
Officers, with the Amount of their Annual Salaries, 
employed in Jreland, under the Commissioners of 
Excise, on the 5th day of April 1841, 1842 and 
1843 :—And, of the Number of Revenue Police in 
Freland, with the Amount of their Annual Rate of 
Pay on the 5th day of April 1841, 1842 and 1843: 
—Accounts of the Charges of Collection of the 
Excise Revenue in Ireland, in each of the Quarters 
ending respectively on the 5th day of April 1841, 
1842 and 1843; specifying the whole Cost of the 
“ Warrior’ Steamer during that period :—And, of 
the Number of Gallons of Spirits brought to charge 
during each Quarter, in the years ending the 5th 
day of January 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 and 1843, 
in Ireland, and the Rate and Amount of Duty paid 
thereon ; distinguishing the Amount charged on the 

Stock in hand, under the Act 5 &amp; 6 Vic. ec. 15. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That an humble Address be presented to Her 
Majesty, praying that She will take into Her most 
gracious consideration the means by which extensive 
and systematic Colonization may be most effectually 


6°—7° Aprilis. 


183 


politan Districts, and to presi for the Drainage 
thereof: And that the Earl of Lincoln and Sir James 
Graham do prepare, and bring it in. 


Report on the Registration of Voters Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


tuled, An Act to enable Her Majesty to provide for 
the Government of Her Settlements on the Coast 
of Africa, and in the Falkland Islands; and the 
same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 1.1.26. After “ officers” insert “ and to make 
such provisions and regulations for the proceedings 
in such courts, and for the administration of jus- 
tice.” 

Pr.1.1. penult. After “them ” insert “any Law, 
Statute or usage to the contrary in anywise not- 
withstanding.” 

Pr. 2.1. 38. Leave out from “ respectively” to 
And” in Pr. 3.1. 6. 

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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ment Bill, was read, and discharged. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, that they do examine whether the Standing 
Orders have been complied with, as in the case of 
a Petition for a Private Bill, and under the same 
rules and regulations. 


veral Addresses to Her Majesty,—A Return, show- 
ing, in separate Lists, the Names of all Persons 
killed or wounded in affray with Poachers in the 


years 1841 and 1842; the Counties in which such 





rendered available for augmenting the resources of 
Her Majesty’s Empire, giving additional employ- 
ment to capitai and labour, both in the United 
Kingdom and in the Colonies, and thereby bettering 
the condition of Her People ; 


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 


if fully brought into action, are adequate to afford 


n 


” 


and support of the people,” instead thereof. 


And the Question being proposed, That the words 


proposed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after 


twelve of the clock on Friday morning ; 


Veneris, 7° die Aprilis, 1843: 


The said proposed Amendment and Motion, were 


severally, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Ordered, That \eave be given to bring in a Bil 
Vou. 98. 





the resources derivable from the lands, manu- 
factures and commerce of the United Kingdom, 


the means of giving employment and supplying 
food to the whole population ; and that, therefore, 
before any measures be adopted for removing to 
foreign lands any portion of that population, it is 
the first duty of this House to ae into con- 
sideration the measures necessary for the better 
application of these resources to the employment 


for the better regulating the Buildings of the Metro- 


affrays have taken place, and Convictions arising 
thereout. 


Returns of the Titles and Dates of the several Corn. 


Acts which have passed for regulating the Im- 
portation and Exportation of Corn im the United 
Kingdom ; with Summaries of the Duties or Prohi- 
bitions, &amp;c., imposed by them, since the year 1660: 
—Acts relating to Importation :—Acts relating to 
Exportation : — Annual Average Price of Wheat, 
per Imperial Quarter, at Eton and Ozford, from 
1646 to 1770 :-—Annual Average Price of each kind 
of Grain, in England and Wales, from 1771 to 1842: 
—Decennial Fluctuations in the Price of Wheat, as 
shown in the two preceding Accounts, from 1646 
to 1815; from 1816 to 1828; and from 1829 to 
1842; exhibiting the Highest and the Lowest An- 
nual Average in each Decennial Period, and the 
per-centage Amount of Difference :—Weekly Ave- 
rage Price of Wheat, the Duty Average and the 
Rate of Duty; also, the Quantities charged with 
Duty, and the Amount of Duty received thereon, 
distinguishing Foreign from Colonial, in each week, 
from July 1828 to the 5th day of January 1843 :— 
Quantities of each kind of Grain, distinguishing 
Foreign from Colonial, imported, paid Duty and re- 
maining in Warehouse, in each month, together 
with the Average Monthly Price of Wheat in Eitg- 
land and Wales, from July 1828 to December 1842: 


—Septennial Prices of each kind of Grain, as pre- 
pared for the purposes of the Tithe Commission, in 
each year, from 1835 to 1842 :— Fiar Prices of 
Wheat in each County of Scotland, from 1828 to 
1841 :— 


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The Order of the day being read, for receiving the Registration of 
Voters Bill. 


jThe House proceeded to take into consideration the Coast of Africa, 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, inti- &amp;-. Bill. 


The Order for reading a second time, upon Mon- Saint James? 


day next, the Saint James’ (Westminster) Improve- cries) 
mproveme nt 


Bill. 


Mr. Manners Sutton _ pursuant to se- Poachers, 


eee 


—— 


Education. 


Bank of Asia. 


Ejectments 
({reland.) 





184 


1841 :—Annual Average Prices of Wheat in Dublin, 
in each year, from 1828 to 1842 :—Annual Average 
Prices of Wheat in Guernsey and Jersey, with the 
Quantities imported and exported in each year, from 
1820 to 1842 :— Quantities of Wheat returned as 
sold in England and Wales by the Corn Inspectors, 
in each week and each year, from the 11th day of 
July 1828 to the 31st day of December 1842 :— 
Total Quantities of Wheat and Wheat Flour im- 
ported into and exported from Great Britain, in 
each year, from 1697 to 1842 :—Quantities of the 
several kinds of Grain and Meal imported from each 
Country, and likewise of the Quantities re-exported 
from the Warehouse to each Country, in each year, 
from 1828 to 1841:—Total Amount and Average 
Rate of Duty received on each kind of Grain, dis- 
tinguishing Foreign and Colonial,in each year, from 
July 1828 to the 5th day of January 1843 :-—Quan- 
tities of each kind of Grain which paid the several 
Rates of Duty during the whole period of the con- 
tinuance of the Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 60, from the 15th 
day of July 1828 to the 29th day of April 1842 ; 
also, a similar Account from the passing of the Act 
5 Vic. Sess. 2, c. 14 (29th April 1842) to the 5th 
day of January 1843 :— Total Quantities of each 
kind of Grain, Foreign and Colonial, with the Totai 
Amount of Duty paid upon each kind, and the Ave- 
rage Rate thereof, during the whole period of the 
continuance of the Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 60, from the 
15th day of July 1828 to the 29th day of April 
1842; also, a similar Account from the passing of 
the Act 5 Vic. Sess. 2, c. 14 (29th April 1842) to 
the 5th day of January 1843 :—Quantities of each 
kind of Grain and of Malt imported into Great Bri- 
tain from Ireland, in each year, from 1800 to 1842: 
—And, Quantities of Grain of each kind, distin- 
guishing British, Scotch, Irish and Foreign, im- 
ported into the Port of London, in each year, from 
1820 to 1841. 


A Return of the Sums expended for Education 
in each Couuty of England and Wales. 


Return to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the 
8th day of March last, for Copies of any Despatches 
from the Earl of Auckland, in 1841, relative to the 
Incorporation of a Public Bank in London ; together 
with all the Correspondence between the Projectors 
of the said Bank and the Boards of Trade and Con- 
trol, and the Honourable East India Company, re- 
lating to the projected Bank of Asia, from the pe- 
riod of its Projection to its Abandonment.- 


Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to 
Order,—A Return of the Number of Cases of Eject- 
ment entered for Trial, and of the Number actually 
tried at Quarter Sessions before the Assistant Bar- 
risters of the several Counties in Jreland, and before 
the Chairman of the Sessions for the County and 
the Recorder of the City of Dublin, or in any other 
Local Courts which possess Jurisdiction in Actions 
of Ejectment, during each of the last five years, 
distinguishing the Number in which Judgment 
ae for the Plaintiff, and the Number in which 

udgment passed for the Defendant :— Also, a simi- 
lar Return from the Superior Courts in Ireland, 
distinguishing the Number of Ejectments tried at 
the Assizes held in the several Counties of Ireland 
respectively ; with a Summary of the foregoing Re- 
turns for the whole of Ireland for each year. 

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


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour Before one of the 
clock on Friday morning, adjourned till this 

. day. 


6°—7° Aprils. 














A, 1845. 


Veneris, 7° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 6° Victoria Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Austin, from the Office of the Poor Law Poor Lay 
Commissioners, was called in; and at the bar Amendment 

presented,—Return to an Order dated the 9th day “™ 
of tangent | last, for a Return of the Name of each 
Union in England and Wales, formed in pursuance 

of the Poor Law Amendment Act, according to the 
Districts of the Assistant Commissioners, with the 
name of each Assistant Commissioner; the Number 

of Parishes in each Union; the Area in Statute 
Acres (excepting the Welsh Unions); the Popula 
tion of each Union; the Weekly Average Number 

of Paupers relieved in the Workhouse during the 
year ; the Number of Medical Officers employed in 
each Union ; the Aggregate Amount of Money paid 

to them; the Rate per head of Medical Expenses 
on the Population of each Union; and any aug- 
mentation of the Salaries of Medical Officers since 
the 25th day of March 1842, so far as the same 
can be ascertained from Documents in the Office :— 
And then he withdrew. 

. — That the said Return do lie upon the 

able. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property Stratford 
on the line and in the neighbourhood of the Branch sce ag 
Railway from the Eastern Counties Railway at Thames Junc 
Stratford-le-Bow, to communicate with the River tion Railway 
Thames, in the county of Essex, praying that they ®!- 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Stratford (Eastern 
Counties) and Thames Junction Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by 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 Inhabitants of the town of Chatteris, a 
in the Isle of Ely;—and, Governor, Bailiffs and °° 9° 
Commonalty ve the Great Level of the Fens called — — 
Bedford Level ; praying that the Northampton and 
Peterborough Railway Bill may not pass into a law, 

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


A Petition of Miss Mary Hamilton, of Holmhead, !chbelly 
Sir William Alexander Maxwell, of Calderwood, G's") 
Baronet, William Lockhart, of Milton Lockhart, and 
John Campbell Colquhoun, of Killermont, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the Inchbelly 
(Glasgow) 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 House proceeded to take into consideration pon iene 
the Report on the Great Gransden Inclosure Bill a 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


The Liverpool Watering Bill was read a second Liverpool | 
time ; and committed. Watering Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Tatton Egerton reported from the Select Com- Saint a .) 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the ane 
case of the Saint James’ (Westminster) Improvement Bill. 

Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The 





Drompe 
Railway 








Glasgov 
Bill. 


Chal 
Incl 











mpeller 
oan Bill. 


Anderston 
Improvement 
and Police Bill, 


Glasgow Gas 
Bill. 


Leeds Gas Bill. 


Chalgrove 
Inclosure Bill. 


Bermondsey, 
Rotherhithe 
and Deptford 
Roads Bill, 


London 
Cemetery Bill. 


Standing 
Orders ; 


Londonderry 
Bridge. 


Rochdale and 
Manchester 
Road. 


Liverpool 
Docks Bill. 


Norland Estate 
Improvement 


(No, 2.) Bill. 





6 Victoriz. 


The Drumpeller Railway Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Anderston Improvement and Police Bill was 
read a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Stansfield reported from the Committee on 
the Glasgow Gas Bill; and to whom several Peti- 
tions against the said Bill were referred ; That they 
had considered the said Petitions, and had heard 
counsel in support of some of them, and that they 
had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; and 
that they had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to be true; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Leeds Gas Bill ; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The Chalgrove Inclosure Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 





The Bermondsey, Rotherhitheand Deptford Roads 
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 Report on the London Cemetery Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


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 
leave to present a Petition for the Londonderry 
Bridge Bill, the Parties be permitted to present 
such Petition accordingly. 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for 
additional Provision in the Rochdale and Manchester 
Road Bill, the Parties be permitted to introduce such 
additional Provision, on giving forthwith the Notices 
in the London Gazette and County Newspapers for 
three successive weeks, provided that the Com- 
mittee on the Bill shall not hold its first sitting 
previous to the 12th day of May; and provided 
that the Notices shall state that the Committee on 
the Bill will not sit previous to such day ; 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 tc. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Liverpool Docks Bill; That the Order of the House 
of the 14th day of March last had been complied 


with; and that the Committee had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 


Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


7° Aprils. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Norland Estate Improvement (No. 2.) Bill; and to 
whom a Petition against the said Bill was referred ; 
That they had considered the said Petition ; and 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 


185 


the same to be true; and had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Charlwood 
Charlwood Inclosure Bill; That they had examined !nclosure Bill. 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 

be true; and that the Parties concerned had given 

their consent to the Bill, to the satisfaction of the 
Committee; and that the Committee had gone 

through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for con- Earl of Leices- 
firming a Settlement and Jointure Provision made tet’s Estate Bill. 
by the Right honourable Thomus William Earl of 

Leicester, of Holkham, in the County of Norfolk, 

during his Minority, out of certain entailed Estates 

in the County of Norfolk, in favour of Juliana 
Whitbread, Spinster, in contemplation of their Mar- 

riage, 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 acquaint them, that this House 

hath agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


Southampton 


The Southampton Docks Bill was read a second Desks Ben. 


time ; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com 
mittee of Selection. 


Petitions from Wetherby ; — Manchester (two Factories Bill. 
Petitions) ;— Leeds (thirty-three Petitions) ;—Wort- 
ley (three Petitions) ;— Morley (four Petitions) ;— 
Holbeck (two Petitions) ;—Potternewton ;— Hunslet 
(two Petitions); — Churwell ;— Huddersfield ; — 
Wigan (three Petitions);—Dawley Green ;—Car- 
marthen ;—Armley (four Petitions) ;—Cowling ;— 
Francis Watts and others ;—Middleton Cheney ;— 
Hunslet Carr (two Petitions); — Folly ; — Sed- 
bergh ;— Selby ;— Bank ( York) ;— Kirkstall;—Ab- 
ingdon (three Petitions) ;—Sutton (Berks); — Cathill 
and Fyfield(two Petitions) ;—Bideford ;— Failsworth 
and Newton Heath ;—West Haddon ;— North Wal- 
sham (two Petitions) ;— Dorking ;—Jelling ;—Eger- 
ton ; — Whittlesea ;—- Wisbeach (two Petitions) ;— 
Members of the Religious Society of Friends;— 
Chairman of the Committee of the British and Foreign 
School Society ;—and, Gloucester ; praying that the 
Factories Bill may not pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and on wee to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Birmingham ;—Chelsea ;—Middle- Factories. 
sex (two Petitions) ;—-Emberton ;— Egham ;—Chert- 
sey ; — Thornton ;— Thorpe ; — Leamington Priors; 
— Buttershaw ;-—Horton ; — Mary-le-bone ;— Saint 
Luke, Chelsea ; — Dublin; — Steep ; — Kilburn ;— 
Staines ; — Reading; —- Saint John’s Wood (two 
Petitions); -- Bishops Hatfield ;-- Saint George’s, 
Hanover-square ; and, Newchurch-with-Ryde; pray- 
ing the House to pass an Act limiting the hours of 
labour of young persons employed in Factories to 
ten hours per day for five days in the week, and eight 
hours on Saturdays,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Hoarstones ;— Higham (forty-two Cor Laws. 

Petitions); — Pendlebottom ;— Samuel Atkinson 
and family ;— West Close ;—Habergham Eaves (six 
Petitions) ;— New Church, Pendle (two Petitions) ; 
—Salford ;—Milnathort ;—and, Hereford; praying 
for the repeal of the Corn and Provision Laws,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Pontefract ;—and, Leicester ; pray- Ecclesiastical 
ing that the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill may not pass Courts Bill 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

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Medical A Petition of the President and Fellows of the 

(ireland) King and Queens’ College of Physicians in Ireland, 
praying that the Medical Charities of Ireland may 
not in any way be placed under the control of the 
Poor Law Commissioners, but that in the present 
Session of Parliament some satisfactory enactment 
on this subject may be passed, under the auspices 
or with the assent of Her Majesty’s Government, 
for the superintendence, maintenance and extension 
of the said Medical Charities, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Bankruptcy A Petition of Solicitors and Attornies practising 
- in the city of Hereford, praying that the operation 
of the late Bankruptcy Act, and of the rules made 
thereunder, may be inquired into, and such altera- 
tions made therein as the House may think fit, was 
resented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


Malt. Petitions from Brede;—Burwash ;—and, West- 
field ; praying for the repeal of the duty on Malt, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Municipal A Petition of Free Burgesses of the ancient bo- 

Corporations rough of Queenborough, praying that the Municipal 

‘ Corporations Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Agricultural A Petition of Benjamin Wills, of Camberwell, 

Labourers. = Surrey, praying the House to institute an inquiry 
into his plan for the employment of Agricultural 
Labourers, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


MublicPetitions Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- 
Reset) _ lect. Committee on Public Petitions; That they had 
examined the Petitions presented upon the ath 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. 


Mail Coaches A Petition of Artisans and Workmen employed 

(Ireland-) in the Royal Mail Coach Factories of Peter Purcell 
and Edward Bourne, of the cityof Dublin, Esquires, 
stating that the Petitioners have learned with un- 
feigned sorrow that the accustomed contract for the 
Mail Coaches of Jreland has been transferred to 
Scotland ; that they are alarmed at the prospect 
that awaits them, thus thrown out of employment, 
with no probable resource, save the degrading one 
of a resort to the poor-house for themselves, and 
their families ; and praying that this portion of the 
Irish trade may not be withdrawn from Ireland, but 
that it may be reserved to the Petitioners as a 
market for their labour, and a resource for the support 
of them and their dependents, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Property Tax A Petition of Inhabitants of Blandford Forum, 
— and its neighbourhood, in the county of Dorset, pray- 
ing for the repeal of the Property Tax Act, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mines and Petitions from West Cramlington ; — Newcastle- 

Collieries Act. oy. Tyne (two Petitions) ;— East Cramlington ;—Bo- 
tnewell ;— Thornhill ;— Silkston ; Lanarkshire ;— 
Moderator of the Presbytery: of Glasgow ;—and, 
Beeston; praying that the Mines and Collieries Act 
_ not be repealed,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Newspaper Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Stamps and = a Return of the Stamps issued and Advertisement 
Advertisement . : T ° 
Duty. Duty paid by the various Newspapers of Great Bri- 


tain and Ireland, for the three first months of the 
present year, in continuation of the last Return 
(No. 98) of the present Session. 








Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Public Works 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased (Canada.) 


to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of the Act of the Parliament of 
Canada in 1841, appropriating Colonial Monies for 
the Improvement of the Navigation of the River 
Saint Lawrence, and for other Public Works in the 
Canadas :—Copies or Extracts of all Correspond- 
ence between the Colonial Office and the Governors 
of Canada, respecting the Improvement of the River 
Saint Lawrence and other Public Works, under the 
Provincial Government, in the years 1840 to 1843, 
both inclusive :—Copy or Extracts of any Reports 
made to the Government of Canada, since January 
1840, respecting the Lachine, Beauharnois, Cornwall, 
Rapid Plat, eg and Welland Canals; show- 
ing the Estimates, if any, prepared for each of those 
Works: — Accounts of the Amounts already ex- 
pended upon these Canals and Public Works ; stat- 
ing the Amount expended upon each Work in each 
year, together with an Abstract of the Amount of 
the remaining Estimates for the said Works :—Of 
all Monies borrowed for Public Works by the Ca- 
nadian Government during the years 1840 to 1843, 
both inclusive, stating the Rates of Interest to be 
paid; and what Arrangements have been made for 
Repayment of Principal Sums and Interest thereon : 
—Of the Terms on which the Loan (sanctioned by 
the British Parliament in 1842, for the Service of 
Canada) has been made in England; stating the date 
of the Contract, the Amounts of the Loan paid up, 
the Dates of such Payment, and how the same has 
been appropriated :—And, of all Monies received as 
Tolls on the Lachine, Ottawa, Rideau and Welland 
Canals, in each of the years 1840 to 1842, both in- 
clusive ; distinguishing the Amount from each Canal 
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. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the New- Registration of 
bury Union, in the county of Berks, praying for the Births,&amp;e., Act. 


repeal of the Registration of Births, Deaths and 
Marriages Act, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Saint Austell ;—and, Mewcastle- Opium Trade 
upon-Tyne and Gateshead; praying the House to (China. ) 


adopt measures to suppress the compulsory growth 
and preparation of Opium in British India, and to 
discourage the conveyance of the same to China 
by British subjects,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Watford, Rickmansworth, Abbott's Parochial 
Langley, Sarrat, &amp;c. &amp;c., within the Archdeaconry Assessments 


of Saint Alban, and diocese of London ;—and, the 
Honourable and Reverend William Capel, Vicar of 
Watford, in the County of Hertford, and Rector of 
Rayne, in the County of Essex, and Diocese of Lon- 
don; praying for the repeal of so much of the Pa- 
rochial Assessments Act as affects the assessment 
upon tithes and tithe rent-charge,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman ofa Meeting of Colliers Colliers. 


of Yorkshire, assembled at Wakefield, stating that 
they have for many years laboured under very great 
and accumulating evils, by a reduction of their wages, 
and other causes ; and praying the House to appoint 
a committee of inquiry, to investigate into their 
grievances, and to apply the necessary remedy that 
will alleviate their present condition, and protect 
them against further encroachment on the part of 
their masters, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of James Haughton, of Eccles-street, Intoxicating 
Dublin, praying that the House will be pleased to 
pass a law declaring that from henceforward no 
revenue for the support of the British Empire, 

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Factories Bill, 


Law of Evi- 
dence Bill. 


Special i 
Cummission. 


No. 169. 


Adjournment. 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Slave Trade 
Abolition 
(Bolivia) Bill. 


Slave Trade 
Abolition 
(Uruguay) Bill. 


Slave Trade 
Suppression 


(Texas) Bill. 


Lancaster Lu- 
natic Asylum 
Bill. 


Chepstow 
Water Bill. 


Sheffield, 
Ashton-under- 
Lyne, and 
Manchester 
Railway Bill. 
Birkenhead 


Improvement 
Bill, 


Coroners’ [n- 
quests Bill. 


Carmarthen 
Markets Bill. 


Cockermouth 
Roads Bill, 


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be derived trom Intoxicating Drinks, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Factories Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
the 1st day of May next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Law of Evidence Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday the 
1st day of May next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to Order, 
—A Statement of Expenses incurred during the 
late Special Commission, for which the sum of 
£. 15,000 is estimated to be required in the Miscel- 
laneous Estimates, No.3; distinguishing the Amount 
incurred at Stafford, Chester and Liverpool, for the 
Expenses of Judges, Fees to Counsel and Fees to 
Solicitors, with the Expenses of Witnesses, and the 
Number of Days the Judges sat at each place. 

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


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


A Message from the Lords, by Sir Giffin Wilson 

and Mr. Lynch: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills follow- 
ing, without Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for carrying into effect 
a Treaty between Her Majesty and the Republic of 
Bolivia, for the Abolition of the Slave Trade: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for carrying into effect 
the Treaty between Her Majesty and the Oriental 
Republic of the Uruguay, for the Abolition of the 
Slave Trade: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for carrying into effect 
the Treaty between Her Majesty and the Republic 
of Texas, for the Suppression of the African Slave 
Trade: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for providing additional 
Grounds to the Lunatic Asylum of the County 
Palatine of Lancaster : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for better supplying with 
Water the Town and Parish of Chepstow, and the 
Parish of Saint Arvans adjoining thereto, all in the 
county of Monmouth : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to increase the Capital 
of the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester 
Railway Company, and to alter and enlarge the 
Powers of the said Company : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for extending the Powers 
of the Commissioners of the Township of Birken- 
head, in the county of Chester, and for including the 
Township of Claughton-cum-Grange, and Part of the 
Township of Oxton, in the same County, within 
their Jurisdiction: 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 
convenient holding of Coroners’ Inquests, without 
any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for removing the present Markets held in the 
County of the Borough of Carmarthen, and for 
providing other Market-places, and regulating the 
Markets to be held therein, with an Amendment ; 
to which Amendment the Lords desire the con- 
currence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for more effectually repairing the Road from 
the Town of Cockermouth to the Town of Maryport, 
and other Roads therein mentioned, and for making 
a Branch Road connected therewith, all in the 

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County of Cumberland, with Amendments ; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Oxford Railway 
Act for making a Railway from the Great Western Bi!!- 
Railway to the City of Oxford, with Amendments ; 
to which Amendments the Lords desire the con- 
currence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Pound Breach 
to amend the Law relating to Pound Breach and }ij Rescue 
Rescue, in certain cases ; to which the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House :—And then the 
Messengers withdrew. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Supply; 
into the Committee of Supply. 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That asum, notexceeding Four thou- Criminal 
sand one hundred and twenty-two pounds, be granted Lunatics. 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Expenses of confining 
and maintaining Criminal Lunatics in Bethlem Hos- 
pital, to the 31st day of March 1844. 


2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Six thou- Inspectors of 
sand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Her Prisons, &amp;c. 
Majesty, to pay the Salaries and Expenses of the 
Inspectors of Prisons ; also, the Salary of the Secre- 
tary to the Prison Board in Scotland, to the 31st 
day of March 1844. 

3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty- Law Expenses 
four thousand five hundred and thirty-tive pounds, (Scotland. ) 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray Law Expenses 
in Scotland, to the 31st day of March 1844. 


4, Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty- Criminal 
one thousand four hundred and forty-nine pounds, ee 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expenses ("*" *) 
of Criminal Prosecutions and other Law Charges in 


Ireland, to the 31st day of March 1844. 


5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- Police 
one thousand and four hundred pounds, be granted Dublin.) 
to Her Majesty, towards defraying the Charge of the 
Public Offices and Metropolitan Police of Dublin, 
to the 31st day of March 1844. 

6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five Smithfield 
thousand five hundred and ninety-six pounds, be Penitentiary 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of a, 
converting Smithfield Penitentiary, Dublin, nto a 
Convict Depét, and for Works and Repairs to the 
Constabulary Barrack in Dublin. 

7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eighty- Convicts. 
three thousand nine hundred and fifty-four pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expenses 
of the Convict Establishment at Home, at Bermuda 
and at Gibraltar, to the 31st day of March 1844, 

8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 
hundred thousand pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
jesty, to defray the Charge of the Maintenance, 
Custody, Superintendence and Management of Con- 
victs at New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land, 
to the 31st day of March 1844. 


9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifty Education. 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for 
Public Education in Great Britain, in the year 
1843. 

10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifty 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty to 
enable the Lord Lieutenant of Jreland to issue Mo- 
ney for the Advancement of Education in Ireland, 
to the 31st day of March 1844. 

11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two Professors 
thousand and six pounds, be granted to Her Ma- er and 
: . ambridge. ) 
jesty, to pay the Salaries and Allowances granted 
to certain Professors in the Universities of Oxford 
and Cambridge, to the 31st day of March 1844. 


12. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four University of 
thousand five hundred and forty-eight pounds, be London. 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expenses of 
the University of London, to the 31st day of March 
1844. 








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Miscellaneous 
Charges 


(Scotland.) thousand three hundred and eighty pounds, be 


granted to Her Majesty, to pay, to the 31st day of 
March 1844, Grants to Scottish Universities, for- 
merly defrayed from the Hereditary Revenues of 
the tiene. 


RomanCatholic 14. Motion made, and Question put, That a sum, 


College. not exceeding Eight thousand nine hundred and 
twenty-eight pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
towards defraying the Charge of the Roman Catholic 
College in Ireland, to the 31st day of March 1844; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for _ Sir Thomas Fremantle, } 120 
Yeas, Mr. Gaskell : . 

Tellers for the { Mr. Plumptre, } ae 
Noes, Mr. Cochrane : : 

Royal Irish 15. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 

Academy. hundred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- 
wards © were the Expenses of the Royal Lrish 
Academy, to the 31st day of March 1844. 

Royal 16. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 

Hibernian hundred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- 

Academy. = wards iubosion the Expenses of the Royal Hiber- 
nian Academy, to the 31st day of March 1844. 

Regal Dublin 17. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five 

ocietyv, 


thousand and six hundred pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, towards defraying the Expenses of the 
Royal Dublin Society, to the 31st day of March 
1844. 

18. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
thousand nine hundred and fifty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, towards defraying the Salaries and 
Expenses of the Royal Belfast Academical Insti- 
tution, to the 31st day of March 1844. 

19. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- 
two thousand five hundred and seventy-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 1844. 

20. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- 
seven thousand four hundred and eighty-five pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expenses 
of New Buildings and Fittings at the British Mu- 
seum, to the 31st day of March 1844. 

21. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five 
thousand two hundred and seventy-five pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to enable the Trustees of 
the British Museum to purchase certain Collections 
for that Institution. 

22. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
thousand and six hundred pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, for the Purchase of a Picture for the 
National Gallery, and for Expenses of the Gallery 
in the year 1843. 

23. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two 
thousand and eight pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
jesty, to defray the Expenses of the Museum of 
Economic Geology, to the 31st day of March 1844. 

24. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four 
Observatories. thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 

defray the Expense of Magnetic Observatories at 
Toronto, Saint Helena and the Cape of Good Hope ; 
also, for Observations and Services carrying on 
under the direction of the Astronomer Royal, and 
for other Scientific Works and Publications, to the 
31st day of March 1844. 
Resolutions to be reported. 


Royal Belfast 
Academical 
Institution. 


British 
Museum, 


National 
Gallery. 


Museum of 
Economic 


Geology. 


Magnetic 





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


Sabbati, 8° die Aprilis, 1843: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 

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

Mr. Greene also acquainted the House, That he 
was directed to move, That the Committee may have 
leave to sit again. 


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13. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven ' 








A. 1843. 


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


Mr. Greene reported the Registration of Voters Registration of 
Bill ; and the Amendments were read, and agreed Voters Bill, 
to; and Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed; and read the third time upon Monday 
next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Bankrupts, &amp;, 
reading of the Bankrupts, &amp;c., (Jreland) Bill; (Ireland) bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday the Ist day of May next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Apprehension 
mittee on the Apprehension of Offenders Bill ; of Offenders 

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


The Applotment of Rates (Dublin) Bill was, ac- Applotment of 
cording to Order, read a second time; and com- Rétes (Dubin) 
mitted. ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


mittee of Selection. 


The Testimony in the Colonies Bill was, according Testimony in 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to a os Colonies 
Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. : 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means ; am, 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Charitable 
for the better application of certain Charitable 1's! Bill 
Trusts for the purposes of Education: And that Sir 
George Grey and Lord John Russell do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Act 1 and 2 Vic. Poor Relief 
c. 56, for the more effectual Relief of the Destitute (!relanc) Bill, 
Poor 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 Lord Eliot and 
Mr. Attorney General for Zreland do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Preston Water- 
Preston Waterworks Bill; and to whom several Pe- works Bill. 
titions against the said Bill were referred ; That no 
Parties appeared in support of the said Petitions ; 
and that they had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Cockermouth 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Roads Bill. 
tituled, An Act for more effectually repairing the 
Road from the Town of Cockermouth to the Town 
of Maryport, and other Roads therein mentioned, 
and for making a Branch Road connected therewith, 
all in the County of Cumberland; and the same 
were read, as follow : 

Pr. 2. 1. 33. Leave out “ first day of May,” and 
insert “ second Tuesday.” 

Pr. 22. 1. 38. Leave out from “ the ” to “ next ” 
in |, penult., and insert “ second Tuesday.” 

Pr. 23. 1. 1. Leave out “ thirty” and insert 
“ twenty.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were disagreed to. 

Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to draw 
up Reasons, to be offered to the Lords at a Confer- 
ence, for disagreeing to the said Amendments :— 
And a Committee was appointed of Mr. Aglionby, 
Mr. Hume, Sir Robert Ferguson, Mr. Greene, Mr. 

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Wawn, Mr. George William Wood and Mr. Brother- | 


ton :—And they are to withdraw immediately. 
Ordered, That Three be the Quorum. 


Saint James’ Ordered, That the Saint James’ ( Westminster) 
(Westminster) Improvement Bill be read a second time upon Mon- 
Improvement 
Bill. day next. 
Criminal Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
Lunatics. Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to 
give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Number of Criminal Lunatics now 
under Confinement; specifying the Name, Age and 
Sex of each Person, the Place of Confinement, the 
Nature of Offence committed, and the Period at 
which such Confinement commenced. 
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. 
Municipal Lord Eliot presented a Bill to amend an Act of 
Corton) Bill the third and fourth years of Her present Majesty, 
ae 0 for the Regulation of Municipal Corporations in 
No.170.  Teland: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Monday the 
ist day of May next ; and to be printed. 
Convict Mr. Manners Sutton presented,—Further Return 
oo to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the 16th day 
Noe’"* — of February last, for Copies or Extracts of any Cor- 
respondence between the Secretary of State and the 
Governor of Van Diemen’s Land, on the subject of 
Convict Discipline. 
Constabulary 


Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to 
Force(Ireland.) the directions of several Acts of Parliament,—A 

Statement of the Amount of Constabulary Force in 
each County of a City and County of a Town in 
Ireland, on the 1st of January 1843. 


Friendly Returns of Sickness and Mortality experienced 
Societies. by Friendly Societies. 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table; and that the Return relative to Convict 
Discipline be printed. 
Poor _ Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Poor Law 
— Amendment Act, which was presented yesterday, be 
No. 172, Printed. 
Glass. Ordered, That the Returns relative to Glass, 
No.173. which were presented upon the 3d day of March 
last, and yesterday, be printed. 
sy oe Ordered, That the Return relative to Newspaper 
Advertisement Stamps and Advertisement Duty, which was pre- 
Duty, sented yesterday, be printed. 
No. 174. 
Malt. Ordered, That the Return relative to Malt, which 
No.175. was presented yesterday, be printed. 
Beer. Ordered, That the Return relative to Beer, which 
No.175. was presented yesterday, be printed. 
Quassin, Ordered, That the Return relative to Quassia, 
No.175. which was presented yesterday, be printed. 

— Ordered, That the Account relative to Canadian 
No.176, Wheat, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 
Corn, Ordered, That the Returns relative to Corn, which 

No.177. were presented yesterday, be printed. 
&lt;&lt; Ordered, That the Return relative to Education, 
0.178. which was presented yesterday, be printed. 
oo Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Bank of 


Asia, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


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


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189 
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Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Austin, from the Office of the Poor Law Poor Law 

Commissioners, was called in ; and at the bar — (Ire- 

—* ursuant to Orders,—A Return of the” 2 
xpense of each Poor Law Union in Jreiand, in 

each half year for which the Accounts have been 

audited; distinguishing, in two columns, first, the 

Sums for Maintenance and Clothing, and secondly, 

those paid for the proportion of Establishment 

Charges, Re-payment of Workhouse Loan, Collec- 

tion, Burial and other Expenses. 

A Copy of any Communication from Mr. Hancock, Roscommon 
one of the Assistant Poor Law Commissioners in a Work- 
Ireland, to the Clerk of the Roscommon Union, for ° 
the purpose of inducing such Clerk to take off the 
Contractor’s hands the Union Workhouse, in oppo- 
sition to a Decision of the Board of Guardians :— 

And then he withdrew. 


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


Ordered, That the Committee on the Edinburgh rainvurgh 
Water Bill have leave to sit this day, till five of the Water Bill, 
clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Thames Thames Lastage 
Lastage and Ballastage Bill have leave to sit this and Ballastage 


day, till five of the clock, during the sitting of the 8! 
House. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Wexford Wexford _ 
Harbour Bill have leave to sit this day, till five of Harbour Bill 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Carmarthen 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Markets Bill. 
tituled, An Act for removing the present Markets 
held in the County of the Borough of Carmarthen, 
and for providing other Market-places, and regulat- 
ing the Markets to be held therein; and the same 
was read, as followeth : 

Pr. 69. 1. 18. After “sale” insert “ or purchase.” 

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

Ordered, That Mr. Morris do carry the Bill to the 
Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendment made by their Lordships. 


The Glasgow Police Bill was read a second time ; Glasgow Police 
and committed. Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

An ingrossed Bill for transferring to the Mayor, Manchester 
Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Man- $crperation 
chester, certain Powers and Property now vested in ~ 
the Commissioners for better cleansing, lighting and 
regulating the Town of Manchester, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for transferring to the Mayor, Al- 
dermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Manches- 
ter, certain Powers and Property now vested in the 
Commissioners for cleansing, lighting, watching and 
regulating the Town of Manchester. 

Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Bourn Drainage 
the Report on the Bourn Drainage Bill; and the Bill. 
Amendments were read, and agreed to; and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Oxford Railway 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- }i!!. 


tituled, 


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190 10° Aprilis. A. 1843. 


tituled, An Act for making a Railway from the 
Great Western Railway to the City of Oxford; and 
the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 169. 1. 32. After “ Company” insert “ or for 
“‘ any person with whom they shall have such dis- 
“ pute.” 

Pr. 198. 1. 9. Leave out “ Vice Chancellor” and 
insert “ Vicegerent.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Harcourt do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


Great Gransden An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Lands in the Pa- 
Inclosure Bill. yish of Great Gransden, in the County of Hunting- 
don, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Fellowes do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Portsea Im- The Portsea Improvement Bill was read a second 
provement Bill. time ; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Maidstone Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 

Railway Bill. oy Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Maidstone Railway Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
to enable the South Eastern Railway Company to 
make a Branch Railway to the town of Maidstone : 
And that Mr. Alexander Hope and Mr. Dodd do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Maryport and Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 

Carlisle Railway gn Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 

(No. 2-) Billy the Petition for the Maryport and Carlisle Railway 
(No. 2.) Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for altering and enlarging the powers of the Act re- 
lating to the Maryport and Carlisle Railway: And 
that Mr. Jrton, Mr. Aglionby and Mr. Horsman do 


prepare, and bring it in. 


Bristol and The Bristol and Gloucester Railway Bill was read 
oe eg a second time ; and committed. 
i i Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
London and The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Brighton = the Report on the London and Brighton Railway 
Railway Bill Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed 
to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 
London An ingrossed Bill for amending the Act establish- 
Cemetery Bill. ing the London Cemetery Company, 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. 
Bermondsey, A Petition of the Southwark Water Company, 
Rotherhithe praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
Tre cpt their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Bermondsey, Rotherhithe and Deptford Roads Bill, 
was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
Tay Ferries The Tay Ferries Bill was read a second time; and 
Bill. committed. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 














A Petition of Proprietors of estates in the parish Chalgrove 
of Chalgrove, in the county of Ozford, and other !closure Bill. 
Persons interested therein, praying that provision 
may be made in the Chalgrove Inclosure Bill, to 
the effect of including a small parcel of common 
pasture called Lewknor Mead, containing about 
fourteen acres, for the purpose of being thereb 
divided, allotted and inclosed, and that further 
provision may be made in the said Bill, for ef- 
fectuating the discharge of all rights of common 
to which the Chalgrove Proprietors are entitled over 
another small piece of commonable land called 
Golder Mead, containing about seven acres, adjoin- 
ing the said Lewknor Mead, but locally situate in 
the said liberty of Golder, in the said county, was en 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select Por 


: = ; : Popu 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


An ingrossed Bill to alter, amend and enlarge the Leeds Gas Bill, 
Powers and Provisions of an Act for lighting with 
Gas the Town and Neighbourhood of Leeds, in the 
Borough of Leeds, in the West Riding of the County 
of York, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Beckett do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Belfast and Cavehill Railway Bill was read Belfast and 
a second time; and committed. — Med 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-"" ~ Pro 
mittee of Selection. 


Sir George Grey presented a Bill for the better Charitable 
Application of certain Charitable Trusts for purposes Tsts Bill. 
of Education : And the same was read the first time; No.180. 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Wed- 
nesday the 3d day of May next ; and to be printed. 


Petitions from Malpas ;— Deanery of Middle- Saint Asaph ps 
wich ; and, Rural Deanery of Cheadle; praying 24 Bangor 
for the repeal of so much of the Act 6 &amp; 7 Will. 4, Pi 
c.77, as relates to the union of the Sees of Saint He 
Asaph and Bangor,—were presented, and read ; and ™ 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Moderator of the Synod of the Lord’s Day. 
Presbyterian Church in England, in connection with ™ 
the Church of Scotland, stating that the Synod 
deeply regret that sabbath desecration should still 
be continued in the running of the common mail, 
and that it should be so much on the increase by 
means of railways, canals and steam-boats, in all of 
which great injury is done to the cause of God and 
the best interests of these lands ; and praying the 
House to adopt measures for securing the due ob- 
servance of the Day of rest, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Rowland Hill, of Bayswater, in Post-office. 

the county of Middlesex, Gentleman, praying the 
House to institute an inquiry into the state of the 
Post-office, with the view of adopting such mea- 
sures as to the House may seem best for fully and 
fairly carrying into effect the Petitioner’s plan of 
Post-office improvement, was presented, —_ read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Carmarthen ; — Burley ;— Wey- Factories Bill. 
mouth ;—Rawden ;—Idle and Thackley ;—Pennel ; 
— Heckmondwike (two Petitions) ;— Wortley ; — 
Bramley ;—Clayton ;— Wibsey ;— Bradford (York) 
(seven Petitions) ;— Staindrop (four Petitions) ;— 
Sherborne; — Cranfield ; —Milborne Port (two Pe- 
titions) ; — Stanningley ;— Slack Lane ;—Clapham 
(Surrey) (two Petitions) ;— Bolton (three Petitions) ; 
—Stourbridge ;—Joseph Sharp and Rachel Sharp ; 
— Haworth (twenty-six Petitions) ;—Crawcrook ;— 
Wigan; — Liverpool; — Ellesmere ; — Lewes ; — 
Kingsbridge and Dodbrooke ;— Kettering ; —Hud- 
dersfield ;— Dorchester ; —Brewood a ; 

—Bury 








Menufactaring 
Population. 


Medical 
Profession. 


Mines and 
Collieries Act. 


Health of 
Towns Bill. 


Corn Laws, 


6 VicToriz. 


— Bury (Lancaster) ;— Leicester (two Petitions) ;— 
William Trother and others ;—William Trotter and 
others ;— Richard Kennedy and Martha Kennedy; 
—Francis Hopkinson and Mary Hopkinson ;— Hen- 
ley-in- Arden ;—Long Preston ;—Muinisters and De- 
legates from the Churches of the Congregational 
Union, in the County of Lancaster ;— Manchester 
(three Petitions);— Whitstable (Kent);—Manchester 
and Salford ;— Lincoln ;— Liskeard ; — Stockton- 
upon-Tees ; — and, Sedgley (four Petitions) ; pray- 
ing that the Factories Bill may not pass into a law, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Householders and Inhabitants of 
the parish of Chobham, in the county of Surrey, 
praying the House to pass a law for limiting the 
time of daily labour of the Manufacturing Popula- 
tion to a period not exceeding ten hours, together 
with such other regulations as the House shall see 
best for relieving the heavy pressure of extreme 
toil, and for securing, especially to the young, suffi- 
cient time for that moral and religious instruction 
without which they cannot be expected to become 
either loyal subjects, or any other than dissolute and 
dangerous members of society, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Practitioners of Medicine, Surgery 
and Midwifery, or, as they are usually denominated, 
General Practitioners of Medicine, residing in the 
county of Surrey, praying for an inquiry into the 
present state of the Medical Profession, and more 
especially in reference to that of the general prac- 
titioners, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Dunfermline ;—Shott ;—and, Well- 
wood; praying for amendment of the Mines and 
Collieries Act,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Inhabitants of Portugal-street, Lin- 
coln’s-Inn Fields, and neighbourhood, praying that the 
Health of Towns Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Josias Foster and others ;— Tho- 
mas Hargraves and others; — Edward Duxbury 
and others ;— James Whaley and others ;— Thomas 
Whalmslow and others ;—John Pomfret and others ; 
— Samphert Bolton and others ;—George Butler 
and others ;— William Cluff and others ;— Charles 
Nuttell and others; — Richard Wadington and 
others ;—George Dobson and others ;—James Lan- 
caster and others ;— George Pilkington and others ; 
—Peter Pickup and others ;—Richard Hitchon and 
others ;—James Davies and others ;—Joseph Board- 
man and others ;—John Taylor and others ;—Samuel 
Wilkinson and others ;—John Parker and others ; 
—William Parker and others ;—John Burtwell and 
others ;—Samuel Celley and others ;—John Smith 
and others ;— William Wade and others ;—Robert 
Hitching and others ;— William Sager and others ; 
— Thomas Sager and others;— John Sager and 
others ;— George Hargrave and others ; — James 
Whittaker and others; — George Wilkingson and 
others ;— John Wilkingson and others ;— Thomas 
Sutcliffe and others ;— William Hawarth and others ; 
— Thomas Thompson and others; — James Har- 
greaves and others ;—- William Knowles and others ; 
—Richard Taylor and others ;— William Robinson 
and others ;—John Lancaster and others ;—Elisha 

Whittaker and others ; — Charles Galligan and 
others ;— William Robinson and others ;— Thomas 
Oddie and others ;—Alice Birtwell and others ;— 
John Hudson and vthers ;—John Hope and others ; 


—Thomas Pollard and others ;— David Hargreave 


and others ;— Thomas Cluff and others ;— William 
France and others ;—John Pickup and others ;-- 
William ee and others; — John Wade and 
others ;—Alen 

Vot. 98. 





10° Aprilis. 


iethor and others ;—Henry Cluff | 


191 


and others ;—John Estwood and others ;— James 
Howarth and others ;—Peter Whitehead and others ; 
—John Whitehead and others;--Thomas Wiethor 
and others;—- John Smith and others ;—- James 
Parker and others ;— John Dean and others ;-— 
James Hingham and others ;—John Whittiham and 
others ; — Andrew Green and others;—- Richard 
Riley and others ;--John Barker and others ;-— 
Robert Riiley and others ;-- John Cockshot and 
others ;— Richard Butterworth and others ;— Wil- 
liam Proctor and others ;— William Slatter and 
others ; —Padiham ;—-Cargill ;-Beith ;— Godley ; 
— Leicester ;—-Halybridge ;— Blandford Forum ;— 
Hyde (Chester) ;—Currie ;— Colinton ;—and, Liver- 


pool; praying for the repeal of the Corn and Provi- 


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





Petitions from London, Westminster and South- Bankruptcy 


wark ;— Warrington ;—and, Leek; praying for an 
inquiry into the operation of the late Bankrupt Act, 
and of the rules made thereunder,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Act. 


Petitions from Rickmansworth and Sarraté ;— Church 


Malpas ;-—and, Biddulph; praying that the over- 
grown parishes of the kingdom, especially those in 
the manufacturing, mining and commercial districts, 
may be divided into smaller parishes, each contain- 
ing a manageable amount of population, and duly 
provided with a church, a clergyman and schools,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


bitants of Finsbury, praying the House to institute 
such inquiry, and order such evidence to be brought 
before the bar of the House, as may enable the House 
to take measures for the establishment of Home 
Colonies throughout the country, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Lieutenant in the Royal Navy ; that her husband is 

a patient in the Royal Naval Lunatic Asylum at 

Haslar, where he has been confined since 1821, in 

consequence of illness, contracted while serving as 

first Lieutenant in the Orpheus, a 42 gun frigate, 
in the Rio de la Plata; that from the time of his 
confinement up to 1831, one half of his half-pay 
was deducted for his maintenance ; that in 1825 a 
pension of five shillings a day was granted him, 
because his illness had been contracted in the course 
of his duty in the naval service, but from the time 
of this pension being granted, up to 1831 one-half 
of it also, as well as the half of his half-pay, as be- 
fore, was deducted for his maintenance at Haslar ; 
that since 1831 the deduction for this purpose has 
been one shilling and six-pence per day, although, 
by the regulations then made, no deduction was to 
be made in the cases of those officers whose illness 
was contracted in the service; and praying the 
House, considering her husband’s services, and that 
his illness was contracted while doing his duty in 
the service of his country, will direct a restoration 
to be made of some portion of the moieties of both 
half-pay and pension, deducted during the periods 
above named, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Matthew Phillips, of the Cot and 
Plot, ina recess of the New Forest, Hants, Geo- 
graphical and Civil Engineer, praying that the House 
will let the labourers become plottagers, that is, to 
have a little land at a fair rental, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 








England. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inha- Home Colonies. 


A Petition of Elizabeth Ann Purches, stating James Uzuld 
that she is the wife of James Uzuld Purches, a Purches. 


Land Allot- 


ments. 


Ross and Cro- 


of the Petition, for leave to present a Petition for marty Juris 
the Ross and Cromarty Jurisdiction Bill, which, 
BB4 


diction. 


upon 





Belfast and 
Cavehill Rail. 
way Bill. 


Cromford and 
High Peak 
Railway Bill. 


American 
Treaty. 


Queen’s Prison 
Act. 


Slave Trade. 


imports (Sierra 
Leone and the 


Gambia.) 


192 10° Aprils. A. 1843. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a wheat, 
Return of the Average Prices of Wheat in the 
months of June and July respectively, as compared 
with those in the months of August and September, 
in each year, from 1774 to 1793. 


upon the 23d day of March last, was made from 
the Select Committee on Standing Orders, might 
be read ; and the same being read ; 

A Petition of Heritors and Justices of the Peace 
in the sheriffdom or combined counties of Ross and 
Cromarty, for leave to bring in a Bill for appointing 
the royal burgh of Dingwall to be the head burgh 
of the shire of Ross, and for giving Cumulative 
Jurisdiction to the Justices of the _ wel of the coun- 
ties of Ross and Cromarty, was accordingly pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Sir Josiah John Guest, of Spring 
Gardens, in the county of Middlesex, Baronet, one 
of the Members of the House, praying that he may 
be heard, by his counsel or agent, 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 Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Committee on the 
Cromford and High Peak 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. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Secretaries of 
the Committee of the Darlington Auxiliary British 
and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society; stating that the 
Petitioners are greatly alarmed on perceiving the evil 
uses which may be made of the tenth article of the 
Treaty of Washington, by the slave-holders of the 
United States, for the recovery of fugitive slaves ; 
and praying that in any measure the House may be 
called upon to pass to give effect to the said article 
of the Treaty, provision may be expressly made 
that in no case shall fugitive slaves surrendered on 
the demand of the Federal Government of the United 
States for alleged criminal offences, be again sub- 
jected to the incidents of slavery, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Prisoners confined within the liberty 
of the rules of the Queen’s Prison ;—and, Prisoners 
for debt in the Queen’s Prison; praying for the re- 
peal of the Queen’s Prison Act,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Number of Ships of War of all 
Classes employed for the Suppression of the Slave 
Trade in the year 1842; stating the Number of 
Guns and of Men, and an Estimate of the Charge 
to the Public for that service in that year. 


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 Rate of Duty on Imports 
at Sierra Leone and the Gambia, and by what Au- 
thority charged ; stating the Amount received in 
each of the years 1839, 1840 and 1841, on the prin- 
cipal Articles of Import, and the Aygregate Amount 
of Receipts of Customs in each of those years ; 
together with an Account of the Expenditure of the 
same. 

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, Londonderry, 
Copies or Extracts of any Correspondence between &amp;c., Work. 
the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ire- '°™* 
land and the Commissioners of Public Works, re- 
lative to the Workhouses at Londonderry, Strabane 
and Castlederg :—-Also, Copies of any Reports made 
by Jacob Owen, Esquire, Architect to the Board of 
Public Works, on the state of these Buildings, and 
on the Cost of their Erection. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Fees on 

to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased &gt; sean | 
to give directions, that there be laid before this ~‘*™“™"™ 
House, a Statement, in detail, of Fees payable to 
the Clerks of Assize, and other Officers of the Court, 
in the several Circuits in England and Wales, on 
the Prosecution of Persons for Criminal Offences, 
stating the different Charges in cases of Conviction 
and Sentence, Acquittal, and no True Bill being 
found by the trea Jury; whether such Fees are 

ayable by the Prosecutors, Prisoners, or by the 
reasurers of the respective Counties, and by what 
Authority such Fees are demanded :—And, an Ac- 
count of the Amount received by such Clerks of 
Assize or other Officers, in each Circuit (stating the 
Amount paid by the Treasury of each County therein 
respectively), in the years 1841 and 1842. 

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 Ordnance Sur. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased vey (Scotland.) 
to give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the year in which the Ordnance Survey 
of Scotland was commenced; the Number of Offi- 
cers and of all other Parties at present. employed, 
or to be employed, in the Survey during the current 
year ; the Instructions from the Board of Ordnance 
to the Officers conducting the Survey, in reference 
to the scale on which it is to be laid down, and the 
precise Description of Survey determined upon as 
regards the delineation of Fields, Fences, Roads 
and the like:—Also, a Statement of the exact State 
and Progress made in the Survey up to this date, 
and whether any and what Portion of the topogra- 
phical part of it has been executed, or laid down to 
a Scale ; and, as nearly as possible, the Time when 
the whole may be expected to be completed. 

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. Aglionby reported from the Committee ap- Cockermouth 
ointed to draw up Reasons to be offered to the Roads Bill. 

beds at a Conference for disagreeing to the Amend- 

ments made by their Lordships to the Bill, inti- 

tuled, An Act for more effectually repairing the 

Road from the Town of Cockermouth to the Town 

of Maryport, and other Roads therein mentioned, 

and for making a Branch Road connected therewith, 

all in the County of Cumberland; That the Com- 

mittee had drawn up Reasons accordingly, which 

they had directed him to report ; and the same were 

read, as follow : 

The Commons disagree to the Amendments in 
Pr. 2. 1. 33., being to leave out “ first day of May” 
and insert “ second Tuesday,” and in Pr. 22. 1. 38., 
being tc leave out from “ the” to “next,” in line 
penult., and insert “ second Tuesday,” for the fol- 
lowing Reason ; ; 

Because they consider it more desirable to 
have a day fixed for the commencement of the 
Act, than a day depending upon the passing of 
the Act. 


And 








Mes 
the 


Bo 
Bil 


In 





6 Victoria. 10°—11° Aprilis. 193 
And also to the Amendment in Pr. 23. 1. 1., being | certain Rights of voting, and to regulate certain 
to leave out “ thirty” and insert “ twenty,” for the | Proceedings in the Election of Members to serve in 
following Reason ; | Parliament for England and Wales, was, according 
Because in the Acts for making and main-| to Order, read the third time. 

taining Turnpike-roads, which have lately 
passed, a term of thirty-one years has been al- | 
lowed for the continuance of such Acts, that 
there may not be a necessity of applying to 
Parliament for the renewal of the same at an 


An ingrossed Clause was offered to be added to 
the Bill, by way of rider (To obviate all doubts as to 
the meaning of the words “ of the clear yearly value 
of not less than ten pounds,” 6 and 7 Will. 4):— 
_And the said Clause was brought up, and read the 


early period. 

The Commons decline to offer any other Reasons, 
hoping that these may be sufficient to induce your 
Lordships not to insist on the said Amendments. 

The said Reasons, being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 





Ordered, That a Conference be desired with the 
Lords, upon the subject-matter of the Amendments 
made by their Lordships to the said Bill: And that 





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 
severally, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Another ingrossed Clause was offered (That in 
case the vote of any such person so protested against 
for personation, shall have been received, and any 


Mr. Aglionby do go to the Lords, and desire the other person shall afterwards tender his vote in re- 
said Conference. spect of the same qualification, stating at the same 
time the name or names of the Candidate or Candi- 
Message from A Message from the Lords, by Sir Giffin Wilson dates for whom he tendered such vote, the Returnine 
the Lords. and Mr. Lynch : Officer or his deputy shall enter upon the poll-book 
Mr. Speaker, every vote so tendered, distinguishing the same from 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- the votes admitted and allowed at such Election) : 
lowing, without Amendment; viz. And the said Clause was brought up, and thrice 
Bolton Gas A Bill, intituled, An Act for more effectually |'®@4; and agreed to, to be made part of the Bill, 
-. lighting with Gas the Borough of Bolton, and cer- by way of rider. : 
tain Places adjacent thereto, in the County of Lan- Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 
caster : Another Amendment was proposed to be made to 
Grafton A Bill, intituled, An Act for inclosing Lands | the Bill, in Pr. 43. 1. 4., by leaving out from the 
Inclosure Bill. Within the Manor and Hamlet of Grafton, situate | word “ settled” to the word “ And,” in Pr.45. 1.1. 
in that part of the Parish of Zangford which liesin| And the Question being put, That the words 
the County of Oxford :—And then the Messengers | proposed to be left out stand part of the Bill; 
withdrew. he House divided : 
The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
nag Mr. Aglionby reported, That having been with| The Noes to the new Lobby. 


the Lords to desire a Conference on the subject- 


Tellers for the Sir Thomas Fremantle, 102 
matter of the Amendments made by their Lordships Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring : . 
to the Bill, intituled, An Act for more effectually re-| Tellers for thef Sir Thomas Wilde, 26 
pairing the Road from the Town of Cockermouth to Noes, Lord Marcus Hill ; } mits 


the Town of Maryport, and other Roads therein 
mentioned, and for making a Branch Road con- 
nected therewith, all in the County of Cumberland ; 
the Lords do agree to a Conference, and appoint the 
same immediately in the Committee-room, No. 5. 
Ordered, That the Committee who were appointed 
to draw up Reasons to be offered to the Lords at a 





Conference, for disagreeing to the said Amendments, 
do manage the Conference :-—-And the names of 
Lord Granviile Somerset, Mr. Bernal, Mr. Elphin- 
stone, Mr. Hardy, Mr. Strutt, Mr. Henley, Mr. 
Hodgson Hinde, Mr. Stansfield, Mr. Ord, Mr. 
Kemble and Mr. Gibson Craig were added to them. 

Then the names of the Managers were called 
over; and they went to the Conference :—And being 





returned ; 
Mr. Aglionby reported, That the Managers had | 
been at the Conference, which was managed on the | 
part of the Lords, by the Duke of Buccleuch ; and | 
that they had delivered the Reasons for disagreeing | 
to the said Amendments; and had left the Bill, and 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 


Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions from Durham ;— William Harris ;— feclesiastical 
Berwick-upon- Tweed ; — Newent ; — Lincoln (two Courts Bill. 


Petitions) ;— William Abbott and others ;—Easing- 
wold ;-—- Llanddewy Ystradenny ; — Lancaster ; — 
Nettleham ; — Christchurch (Hants) ; -— Rhayader 
(two Petitions) ;-——Liverpool Law Society (President) ; 
—— Nantwich ;-—Middleham (two Petitions) ;—-Rich- 
mond ( York) ;— Newcastle and Gateshead ; —Wad- 
dington ;— Canterbury ;— Norfolk ;—.Dovor ;--Glou- 
cester ; — Chester ; — Evesham ; — Mitcheldean ; —. 
Harefield ;-- Norfolk ;--Ipswich ;—and, Manchester ; 
praying that the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill may not 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Amendments, with their Lordships. The Order of the day being read, for the second feclesiastical 


‘reading of the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill ; Courts Bill. 


: o ‘ds Sir Gi --,,| And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
ae age ee ae | proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time; 
Mr. Speaker, | hae a ae ner = — to - 
The Lords have commanded us to acquaint this /"@°¢ Co She a ae eee, eee eee 
House, That the Lords do not insist upon the Amend- | pg __ and, ap og oe oo to add the 
ments made by their Lordships to the Bill, intituled, | WOTCS ~ Upon this Cay six monShs., 
An Act for more effectually repairing the Road from | And the Question being proposed, That the word 
the Town of Cockermouth to the Town of Maryport, |“ 10w stand part of the Question :—And a Debate 
and other Roads therein mentioned, and for making | arising thereupon ; 
a Branch Road connected therewith, all in the) And the House, having continued to sit till after 
County of Cumberland ; to which this House hath | 


: twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 
disagreed :—And then the Messengers withdrew. . , 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Cockermouth 
Roads Bill, 


Martis, 11° die Aprilis, 1843: 


The ingrossed Bill to amend the Law for the Re- And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
gistration of Persons entitled to vote, and to define put, That the Debate be now adjourned ; 
VoL. 98. cc 


Registration of 
Voters Bill. 


The 








Ways end 
Means ; 


Exchequer 
Bills. 


Supply; 


Criminal 
Lunatics. 


Inspectors of 
Prisons, &amp;c. 


Law Expenses 
(Scotland. ) 


Criminal 
Prosecutions 
(Ireland. ) 
Police 

( Dublin.) 
Smithfield 
Penitentiary 
(Dublin. ) 
Convicts. 


Educutien. 





194. 


The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for the f Mr. Brotherton, 
Yeas, \Sir Henry Winston Barron: 
Tellers for the j Mr. Cochrane, V os 
Noes, LLord John Mauners : J ’ 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. = 
Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till this day. 


} 136. 


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 Nine millions 
and fifty thousand pounds be raised by Exchequer 
Bills, for the Service of the year 1843. 

Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Re- 
solution. 

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, upon Monday 
the 24th day of this instant April, again resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee of Sup- 
ply, several Resolutions ; which were read, as follow : 


10°—11° 





Aprilis. A, 1843. 


land, to the 31st day of March 1844. 


jesty, to pay the Salaries and Allowances granted to 
certain Professors in the Universities of Ozford and 
Cambridge, to the 31st day of March 1844. 

12. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four 
thousand five hundred and forty-eight pounds, be 


the University of 
1844. 

13. Resolved, Thata sum, not exceeding Seven 
thousand three hundred and eighty pounds, be 


March 1844, Grants to Scottish Universities for- 
merly defrayed from the Hereditary Revenues of the 
Crown. 

14. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eight 
thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, towards defraying the 
Charge of the Roman Catholic College in Ireland, 
tothe 31st day of March 1844. 

15. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 
hundred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- 
wards defraying the Expenses of the Royal Irish 
Academy, to the 31st day of March 1844. 

16. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 
hundred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- 
wards defraying the Expenses of the Royal Hiber- 
nian Academy, to the 31st day of March 1844, 

17. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five 








11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two Professors 
thousand and six pounds, be granted to Her Ma-~ 


granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expenses of 
ondon, to the 31st day of March 


enable the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to issue 
Money for the Advancement of Education in Ire- 


Supp! 


(Oxford and 
Cambridge, 


University of 

London. 
Appr4 
of Off 
Bill. 


Miscellaneous 
Charges 


granted to Her Majesty, to pay, to the 31st day of (Scotland.) 


Bill. 


Roman Catholic 
College. 


Royal Irish 
Academy. 


Royal 
Hibernian 
Academy. 


Royal Dublin 


1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four} thousand and six hundred pounds, be granted to Society. 


thousand one hundred and twenty-two —- be | Her Majesty, towards defraying the Expenses of 


granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expenses of 
confining and maintaining Criminal Lunatics in 
Bethlem Hospital, to the 31st day of March 1844. 

2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Six thou- 
sand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to pay the Salaries and Expenses of the 
Inspectors of Prisons; also, the Salary of the Se- 
cretary to the Prison Board in Scotland, to the 31st 
day of March 1844. 

3. Resolved, That asum, not exceeding Sixty-four 
thousand five hundred and thirty-five pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray Law Saamnes 
Scotland, to the 31st day of March 1844. 

4. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty- 
one thousand four hundred and forty-nine pounds, 


the Royal Dublin Society, to the 31st day of March 
1844, 

18. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
thousand nine hundred and fifty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, towards defraying the Salaries and 
Expenses, of the Royal Belfast Academical Insti- 
tution, to the 31st day of March 1844, 

19. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- 
two thousand five hundred and seventy-six pounds, 


the British Museum, for the year ending on the 
25th day of March 1844. 

20. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- 
seven thousand four hundred and eighty-five pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expenses 











Royal Belfast 
Academical 
Institution, 


British 
Museum, 


be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of 


be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expenses |of New Buildings and Fittings at the British Mu- 


of Criminal Prosecutions and other Law Charges in 
Ireland, to the 31st day of March 1844. 


Dublin, to the 31st day of March 1844. 


seum, to the 31st day of March 1844. 


| 21. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five 
5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- | thousand two hundred and seventy-five pounds, be 
one thousand and four hundred pounds, be granted | granted to Her Majesty, to enable the ‘Trustees of 
to Her Majesty, towards defraying the Charge of | the British Museum to purchase certain Collections 
the Public Offices and Metropolitan Police of) for that Institution. 


| 
| 


22. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 


National 


6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five thou-; thousand and six hundred pounds, be granted to Gallery. 
sand five hundred and ninety-six pounds, be granted , Her Majesty, for the Purchase of a Picture for the 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of converting National Gallery, and for Expenses of the Gallery, 


Smithfield Penitentiary, Dublin, mto a Convict 
Depot, and for Works and Repairs to the Consta- 
bulary Barrack in Dublin. 


in the year 1843. 
| 23. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two 
| thousand and eight pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 


Museum of 
Economic 


7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eighty-| jesty, to defray the Expenses of the Museum of Geology. 


three thousand nine hundred and fifty-four pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expenses 
of the Convict Establishment at Home, at Bermuda, 
and at Gibraltar, to the 31st day of March 1844. 

8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 
hundred thousand pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
jesty, to defray the Charge of the Maintenance, 
Custody, Superintendence and Management of Con- 
victs at New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land, 
to the 31st day of March 1844. 

9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifty 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for 
Public Education in Great Britain, in the year 1843. 

10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifty 


Economic Geology, to the 31st day of March 
1844, z 

24. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
defray the Expense of Magnetic Observatories at 
Toronto, Saint Helena and the Cape of Good Hope ; 
also, for Observations and Services carrying on 
under the direction of the Astronomer Royal; and 
other Scientific Works and Publications, to the 31st 
day of March 1844. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 








The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


Magnetic 
Observatories. 


Pawnbrokers’ 


thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to | mittee on the Pawnbrokers’ Trade (Zreland) Bill; a 
Resolved, 


ll 





Supply. 


Apprehension 
of Offenders 
Bill. 


Testimony in 
the Cuionies 
Bill. 


Saint James’ 
(Westminster) 
Improvement 


Bill. 


Attornies and 
Solicitors Bill. 


Fines, &amp;c., 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Turnpike 
Trusts. 


6 VicrortizZ. 


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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply 5 

Resolred, That this House will, upon Monday the 
24th day of this instant April, resolve itself into the 
said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Apprehension of Offenders Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday the 
24th day of this instant April, resolve itself into the 
said Committee. 





The House, according to Order, resolved itself 


into a Committee upon the Testimony in the Colonies 
Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 
Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 
Preamble postponed. 
Cavs, agreed to. 
Clause added. 
Preamble 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 this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Saint James’ (Westminster) Im- 
provement Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
this day. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a 
Committee, this day, upon the Attornies and Soli- 
citors Bill, was read, and discharged. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
the 26th day of this instant April, resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 


10°—11° Aprilis. 





for the better Collection of Fines, Penalties and 
Forfeited Recognizances, and the Appropriation 
thereof, in Zreland: And that Mr. Attorney General | 
for Ireland and Lord Eliot do prepare, and bring | 
it in. | 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 


195 
tees of the said Trusts, as required by the Act 
&amp; Geo. 4, c. 126, s. 47:—And, of any Loss which 
may have been incurred by reason of the defal- 
cation of any Mortgagee or his Agent in Posses- 
sion :—Abstract of the Income, Expenditure and 
Debts of the several Turnpike Trusts in England 
and Wales; together with the Amount of Statute 
Labour, and of aid granted by the Parishes to the 
said Trusts, from 1834 to 1840, both inclusive :— 
A Return of the Names of Turnpike Trusts having 
no Bonded Debt in 1840 ; together with their In- 
come and Expenditure during that year:—Also, of 
the Names of Turnpike Trusts in England and Wales 
whose Revenue during the year 1840 was insufli- 
cient to pay £.5 per cent. on the Total Amount of 
their Bonded Debt; together with the Amount of 
the Bonded Debt of each such Trust; stating the 
Rate of Interest which such Bonded Debts bear re- 
spectively :—Also, of the Names of Turnpike Trusts 
in England and Wales whose Revenue during the 
year 1840 was insufficient te pay £.5 per cent. on 
the Total Amount of their Bonded Debt, and on 
the arrears of Interest for Six years; together with 
the Amounts of such Bonded Debts, and of such 
Arrears of Interest, and the Rate of Interest which 
such Bonded Debts bear respectively :—Also, of the 
Names of Turnpike Trusts in England and Wales 
whose Revenue during the year 1840 was insufficient 
to pay £.5 per cent. on the Total Amount of their 
Bonded Debt, and on the whole Arrears of Interest, 
together with the Amounts of such Bonded Debts, 
and of such Arrears of Interest, and the Rate of 
Interest which such Debts bear respectively :—Also, 
of the Names of Turnpike Trusts in England and 
Wales having Arrears of Interest not exceeding Six 
years; stating the Amount of Arrears of Interest 
due by each such Trust respectively :—Also, of the 
Names of Turnpike Trusts in England and Wales 
having Arrears of Interest exceeding Six years; 
stating the Amount of Arrears of Interest due by 
each such Trust respectively :--An Account of all 
Floating Debt, Arrears of Interest and other Monies 
aoseae | advanced, which have been added to the 

onded Debt within the last Six years, specifying the 
dates at which such Debts were incurred, such Arrears 
became due, and such Monies were advanced, to- 
gether with the dates at which they were added to 
the Bonded Debt:—And, also, of all Sums of Money 
borrowed on Mortgage of the Tolls by Turnpike 


Trusts in England and Wales for making new Roads, 


since the year 1836, with the Names of the Trusts, 

and their respective Income in the year 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. 


The Earl of Zincoln presented a Bill for the better Metropolitan 
regulating the Buildings of the Metropolitan Dis- Buildings Bill. 
tricts, and to provide for the Drainage thereof: And No. 181. 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time upon Monday the 24th day of 
this instant April; and to be printed. 


to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Names of all Turnpike 
Trusts in England and Wales of which the Tolls, 
&amp;c., are now in Possession of Mortgagees or their 
Agents; stating the date of the ‘Transfer of the 
Mortgages to such Mortgagees, upon which they 
have so obtained Possession; the date when pro- 
ceedings were commenced, and such Possession was 
obtained ; the Amount of the Bonded Debt due by 
the Trust to such Mortgagees (distinguishing the 
Amount of the Mortgages upon which Possession 
has been obtained, the Total Amount of the Bonded 
Debt, and the Annual Income of each such Trust 
respectively) :—A Return of the Names of all Turn- 
pike Trusts where any proceedings have been 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Poor Law Poor Law 
Amendment Act, which was presented upon Friday ——— 
last, be printed. No. 182. 

Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Consta- Constabulary 
bulary Force (Jreland), which was presented upon Ferce (Ireland.) 
Friday last, be printed. No. 183. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 


adopted since the year 1833 by Mortgagees to ob- 
tain Possession of Tolls, &amp;c.; together with Ac- 
counts of the means adopted to stay such proceed- 


till a quarter of an hour before one of the 


clock on Tuesday morning, adjourned till 
this day. 


ings, and the Expense thereof:—Of all Monies 

arising from the Tolls, &amp;c., of Turnpike Trusts 

which have been received by Mortgagees in Pos- 

session, or their Agents; together with the date at 

which such Accounts were delivered to the Trus- 
Vor. 98. 








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East India. 


Assessed Taxes. 


No.184, 


Woollen Rags. 
No. 1858. 


Cinnamon 
(Ceylon. ) 


No. 186. 


Sheep and 
Lambs’ Wool. 


Spirits. 


196 


Martis, 11° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


M* Campbell, from the Court of Directors of 
the East India Company, was called in; 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to the direc- 
tions of several Acts of Parliament,—Resolutions 
of the Court of Directors of the East India Com- 
pany, being the Warrants or Instruments granting 
a | Salary or Gratuity. 

esolutions of the Court of Directors of the East 
India Company, being the Warrants or Instruments 
granting any Pension. 

List, No. 120, specifying the Particulars of the 
Compensation proposed to be granted to the Widow 
and Family of a Person who belonged to the late 
Maritime Service of the East India Company, under 
an arrangement sanctioned by the Board of Com- 
missioners for the Affairs of Zndia, 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. 


Mr. Crafer, from the Treasury, was called in; 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,—A 
Return of the Total Number of Compositions for As- 
sessed Taxes, renewed under the Act 5 and 6 Vic., 
c. 37; and of the Amount of the same; also, of 
the Number of Notices for a discontinuance of 
Compositions, and of their Amount, under the pro- 
visions of the said Act. 

A Return of the Quantity of Woollen Rags im- 
ported yearly since 1828; and, so far as can be 
stated, its proportional application to Manufacture 
and Agriculture. 

Returns of the Amount of Revenue received in 
the Island of Ceylon from the Sale or Export Duty 
on Cinnamon, each year from 1830 to 1843 inclu- 
sive:—Also, the Amount exported each year :— 
And, of the Alterations that have been made in the | 
Export Duty on Cinnamon in the Island of Ceylon, 
during the same period. 


11° Aprilis. 





A. 1843. 


ending the 5th day of January 1843 :—Showing, 

under separate Heads, the 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 

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 7 
year ending the 5th day of January 1843: — sc 
Of the Total Number of Gallons of Proof Spirits 

permitted out from Distillers’ Stocks in England, 

and the Total Number of Gallons Proof of British 

Brandy and Spirits of Wine permitted out from 

Rectifiers’ Stocks in England, for the year ending 

the 5th day of January 1843; also, the Stocks 

remaining in the hands of English Distillers on the 

5th day of January 1843 :—Of the Total Number 

of Proof Gallons of Rum, Brandy, Geneva and all 

other Spirits that paid Duty in each Kingdom, from Royal A 
the 5th day of January 1842 to the 5th day of w0 Bills. 
January 1843; Rate of Duty per Gallon, and 

Amount thereof; Total Number of Gallons of each 

kind, and Total Duty thereon; Total Number of 

Gallons of all kinds, and Total Duty thereon, for 

the United Kingdom, showing the Total Number 

of Proof Gallons of all kinds that paid Duty, and 

Total Amount thereof, in each Kingdom; and 

Total Number of Gallons, and Total Duty thereon, 

in the whole of the United Kingdom, from the 

5th day of January 1842 to the 5th day of January 

1843. 

A Return of the manner in which £. 10,000, voted Public Walks. 
for Public Walks, 1840, was expended :—-And then No, 187. 
he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
Table ; and that the Returns relative to Assessed 
Taxes ; Woollen Rags; Cinnamon (Ceylon); and, 

Public Walks, be printed. 


. ; ‘ . is 
An ingrossed Bill for altering, amending and en- Bourn Drainage a 

larging the Powers and Provisions of an Act passed Bill. 

in Her present Majesty’s reign, for the better 





Return to an Order, dated the 6th day of Fe- | 
bruary last, for an Account of the Quantity of| 
Sheep and Lambs’ Wool imported into the United | 











Drainage of Lands in Bourn North Fen and Dyke 
Fen, in the Manor and Parish of Bourn, in the 
County of Lincoln, and for other Purposes concern- 


‘ . Coas 
Kingdom, in the year 1842, specifying the Coun- | a, oe oF is ee eee, ea ie sae 
tries from which it came, the Quantity that paid | - we . 
; |  dtesolved, That the Bill do pass. : 
a duty of One penny per pound, and the Quantity “ae : Slav 
: ; Ordered, That Mr. Christopher Turnor do carry Abo! 
that paid a duty of One halfpenny per pound ; of | due: Mh ae the Canis. end Gestee teed Bol 
the Quantity of Foreign Wool re-exported during | ee ee ee ee ee eT ” 
the same period, and the Countries to which it was| Mr. Cochrane reported from the Committee on South-Eastern Slav 
sent, and the Quantity remaining warehoused under | the South Eastern and London and Croydon Rail- _ ceed us 
bond, on the 5th day of January 1843 :—Of the | ways (Bricklayers’ Arms Extension and Station) eens . 
Quantity of British Sheep and Lambs’ Wool, and | Bill; and to whom several Petitions against the (Bricklayers’ Sla 
Woollen Yarn, exported from the United Kingdom | said Bill were referred ; That they had heard coun- ee su 
in the year 1842, specifying the Countries to which | sel in support of some of the said Petitions ; and gi) 
they were sent: — And, of the Quantity and de- | had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That “ 
clared Value of British Woollen Manufactures | they had inquired into the several matters required : 
exported from the United Kingdom in the year | by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills, so far as = 
1842, specifying the Countries to which they were | the same relate to the present —— ; and that . 
sent (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper | the Committee had examined the allegations of the 
No.237, Sess. 1842); so far as the same can be fur- | Bill, and found the same to be true ; and had gone 
nished by the Customs. through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. : 
Return to an Order, dated the 20th day of March | Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
last, for an Account of the Total Gallons of Proof | and be printed. . 
Spirits disti Sc g a . 
Spirits distilled in England, cotland and Ireland The House being informed, That the Burry, &amp;c., Burry, &amp;c., D 
respectively, distinguishing the Quantities produced p ateee 5 Eile Weak Bill t Navigation, J 
from Malt, and from a Mixture of Malt, and un- |~ i ah si d ee ee: Sey ee ee a " 
malted Grain, or from any other ingredient, showing Pe a gg ; in en oe 
also, the Total Quantity of each sort in the United The Onder made spon the 234 day of Mars : 
Kingdom, for the year ending the 5th day of Ja last, for reading the said Billa second time, was t 
Se dene 7 oe oe : ¢| read, and discharged. 
nuary 1843:—Of the Number of Gallons of Proof | ** - a , 
Spirits (distinguishing the sorts) on which Duty Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. , 
was paid for Home Consumption in each of the| The House was moved, That the Report in re- ee &amp;e., ” ; 
Three Kingdoms, with the Rate per Gallon, and | spect of the Petition for the Burry, &amp;c., Naviga-; Ven 
Amount of such Duty; also the Total of Gallons | tion, and Zlanelly Harbour Biil, which, upon the bour (No. 2.) 
and Duty in the United Kingdom, for the year | 17th day of March last, was made from the Select Bill. ‘ 
Committee 

























6 VicToriz. 


Committee on Standing Orders, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to alter and amend an Act for the Improvement of 
the Navigation of the Rivers Burry, Loughor and 
Lliedi, in the counties of Carmarthen and Glamor- 
gan, and to improve the Harbour of Lilanelly, in the 
said county of Carmarthen: And that Mr. Saunders 
Davies, Colonel Powell and Mr. Morris do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Wexford Mr. Cowper reported from the Committee on the 
arbour Bille Wexford Harbour Bill ; “and to whom several Peti- 
tions 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 favour of the Bill; 
and had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 
found the same to be true; and had gone through 

the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Royal Assent A Message, by Sir Augustus Clifford, Gentleman 
to Bills 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 de- 
sire of the Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Commission, had been at the House of 
Peers, where a Commission under the Great Seal 
was read, giving, declaring and notifying the Royal 
Assent to the several Public and Private Bills there- 
in mentioned ; and that the Lords, thereby autho- 
rized, had declared the Royal Assent to the said 
Bills: Which Bills are as follow : 

Puxishment of An Act for removing Doubts as to the Punish- 

Death Bill, © ment which may be awarded under the Provisions 
of an Act of the Fourth and Fifth years of Her 
present Majesty, “ for taking away the Punishment 
of Death in certain Cases” for certain Offences there- 
in specified : 

Coast of Afnea, An Act to enable Her Majesty to provide for the 


&amp;e,, Bill, Government of Her Settlements on the Coast of 
Africa, andin the Falkland Islands : 
Slave Trade An Act for carrying into effect a Treaty between 


Abolition = Her Majesty and the Republic of Bolivia, for the 
(bolivia) Bill. Abolition of the Slave Trade : 

Slave Trade An Act for carrying into effect the Treaty between 
Abolition Her Majesty and the Oriental Republic of the 
(Uruguay) Bill. Tequay, for the Abolition of the Slave Trade : 

Slave Trade An Act for carrying into effect the Treaty between 
Suppression Her Majesty and the Republic of Texas, for the 
(Texas) Bil. Suppression of the African Slave Trade : 


Coroners’ An Act for the more convenient holding of Co- 
Inquests Bill. yoners’ Inquests . 

Sudbury An Act to indemnify Witnesses who may give 
Witnesses’ ., Evidence before the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, 
ndemnity Bill, 


ona Bill to exclude the Borough of Sudbury from 

sending Burgesses to serve in Parliament: 

Hull and Selby An Act to enable the Hull and Selby Railway 

Railway Bill. Company to raise a further Sum of Money, and to 
amend the Act relating to the said Railway : 

Newcastle and An Act to authorize certain Alterations in a por- 

Dirlington tion of the Line of the Great North of England 


Junction Rail- 


way Bill, Railway, and for vesting the same in the Wewcastle 

and Darlington Junction Railway Company : 
ae , An Act to increase the Capital of the Sheffield, 
sitoh-under- 


Ligee, and Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway Com- 
Manchester pany, and to alter and enlarge the Powers of the 
Railway Bill. said Company : 

Oxford Railway An Act for making a Railway from the Great 
Bill, Western Railway to the City of Oxford: 


Bercot and An Act for authorizing the Sale and Application 
Oxtord Navi- of certain Property vested in the Commissioners for 
a VoL. 98 


11° Aprilts. 197 


making the River Thames navigable from Bercot, 
in the County of Oxford, to the University and 
City of Oxford: 

An Act for better supplying with Water the Town Chepstow 
and Parish of Chepstow, and the Parish of Saint Water Bill. 
Arvans, adjoining thereto, all in the County of 
Monmouth: 

An Act for removing the present Markets in the Carmartien 
County of the Borough of Carmarthen, and for Markets Bill. 
providing other Market-places, and regulating the 
Markets to be held therein : 

An Act for extending the Powers of the Commis- Birkenhead 
sioners of the Township of Birkenhead, in the County Improvement 
of Chester, and for including the Township of _ 
Claughton-cum-Grange, and part of the Township 
of Oxton, in the same County, within their Juris- 
diction : 

An Act for more effectually lighting with Gas the Bolton Gas 
Borough of Bolton, and certain Places adjacent Bill. 
thereto, in the County of Lancaster : 

An Act for providing additional Grounds to the Lancaster Lu- 
Lunatic Asylum of the County Palatine of Lan- — Asylum 
caster: : 

An Act for more effectually repairing the Road Cockermouth 
from the Town of Cockermouth to the Town of Roads Bill. 
Maryport, and other Roads therein mentioned, and 

for making a Branch Road connected therewith, all 

in the County of Cumberland: 

An Act for confirming a Settlement and Jointure Earl of Leices- 
Provision made by the Right honourable Thomas ‘t's Estate Bill. 
William, Earl of Leicester, of Holkham, in the 

County of Norfolk, during his minority, out of 

certain Entailed Estates in the County of Norfolk, 

in favour of Juliana Whitbread, Spinster, in con- 
templation of their Marriage : 

An Act for inclosing Lands within the Manor and Grafton 
Hamlet of Grafton, situate in that part of the Pa- Inclosure Bill. 
rish of Langford which lies in the County of Oz- 
ford. 


A Petition of Thomas Hollins Smith, of the Town Nottingham 
and County of the Town of Nottingham, Gentleman, Town Election. 








an Elector of the Town of Nottingham, was delivered Petition of 
in, and read; setting forth, That the Petitioner oo — 
claims to have had and had a right to vote,anddid =~ 
vote at the last Election of a Member to serve in 
Parliament for the Town of Nottingham ; that at 
the said Election Thomas Gisborne, the younger, 
Esquire, and John Walter, the younger, Esquire, 
were Candidates to represent the said Town in Par- 
liament; that Jonathan Reckless, Gentleman, acted 
as the Returning Officer at the said Election, and 
that the poll at such Election was taken on the sixth 
day of April One thousand eight hundred and forty- 
three, and at the close thereof, the said Thomas 
Gisborne, the younger, was declared to be elected, 
and was returned accordingly, by the said Returning 
Officer; 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 
Thomas Gisborne, the younger, did, by himself, his 
friends, agents, managers, partisans and supporters, 
and by divers other persons, regardless of the law, 
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, provi- 
sion and reward, and did make presents, gifts, re- 
wards, and promises, agreements, obligations, and 
engagements to give and allow money, meat, drink, 
provision, presents, reward and entertainment to 
and for persons having votes as aforesaid, and to 
and for the use, advantage, benefit, employment, 
profit and preferment of such persons, in order that 
the said Thomas Gisborne, the younger, might be 
elected, and for being elected to serve in Parliament 
for the said Town of Nottingham at the said Elec- 
tion ; that before and during the said Election, as 
well the said Thomas Gisborne, the younger, by 
himself, his agents, managers, friends and partisans, 





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Petition of 
William Han- 
nay. 


198 11° Aprilis. 


as by divers other persons, regardless of the law, 
was guilty of gross, extensive, systematic and noto- 
rious bribery, and before 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 divers persons having or claiming to have 
votes at such Election, to give their votes in favour 
of the said Thomas Gisborne, the younger, or to 
forbear to give them in favour of the said John 
Walter, the younger ; that the said Thomas Gisborne, 
the younger, by the said corrupt and illegal prac- 
tices, was and is wholly disabled and incapacitated 
and ineligible to serve in this present Parliament 
for the said Town of Nottingham, and the Return 
of the said Thomas Gisborne, the younger, 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 Thomas 
Gisborne, the younger, to be wholly null and void, 
and to grant to the Petitioner such further and 
other relief in the premises as to the House shall 
seem meet. 

A Petition of William Hannay, of Park Hill, in 
the parish of tg we in the county of Nottingham, 
Gentleman, an Elector of the Town of Nottingham, 
was also delivered in, and read ; setting forth, That 
the Petitioner claims to have had and had a right 
to vote, and did vote at the last Election of a Mem- 
ber to serve in Parliament for the Town of Notting- 
ham ; that, at the said Election, Thomas Gisborne, 
the younger, Esquire, and John Walter, the younger, 
Esquire, were Candidates ; that Jonathan Reckless, 
Gentleman, acted as the Returning Officer at the 
said Election, and that the poll being taken on the 
sixth day of April One thousand eight hundred and 
forty-three, the said T’homas Gisborne, the younger, 
was declared to have had a majority of votes at the 
said Election, and was accordingly returned as duly 
chosen to serve for the said Town in this present 
Parliament ; that the majority for the said Thomas 
Gisborne, the younger, was apparent and colourable 
only, inasmuch as many persons were admitted to 
vote and did vote at the said Election for the said 
Thomas Gisborne, the younger, who were not enti- 
tled to vote thereat, and whose names ought there- 
fore to be struck off the poll; that many persons 
were admitted to vote and did vote at the said Elec- 
tion for the said Thomas Gisborne, the younger, 
whose names appeared on the Register of Voters 
for the said Town as occupiers of houses, warehouses, 
counting-houses, shops and other buildings, together 
with land in the said Town, and who, at the time of 
their so voting, had not the same qualification for 
which their names were originally inserted in the 
said Register, inasmuch as since the time of their 
respective registry, and previous tothe time of their 
so voting at the said Election, they had ceased to 
occupy the premises in right of the occupation of 
which they had been so severally registered as afore- 
said ; that many persons were admitted to vote and 
did vote at the said Election for the said T’homas 
Gisborne, the younger, whose names appear upon 
the Register of Voters for the said Town 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, 
inasmuch as since the time of their respective regis- 
try, and previous to the time of their so voting at 
the said Election, they had ceased to occupy some 
part of the said premises, and did not, in fact, at 
the time of their so voting as aforesaid, continue to 
occupy the whole thereof ; that many persons were 
admitted to vote and did vote at the said Election 
for the said Thomas Gisborne, the younger, who 
were not entitled to vote thereat, inasmuch as at the 
Election, or previous to such Election, they had 
ceased to be resident within the said Town, or within 
seven statute miles thereof, or within seven statute 





A. 1843. 


miles of the place where the poll of the said Town 
was taken, and were thereby disqualified and inca- 
pacitated from voting thereat; that many persons 
were admitted to vote and did vote at the said Elec- 
tion for the said Thomas Gisborne, the younger, 
whose names appear upon the Register of Voters 
for the said Town as freeholders, who, at the time 
of their so voting, had not the qualification in respect 
of which their names were originally inserted in the 
said Register of Voters for the said Town in force 
at the time of the said Election, having ceased to 
possess, 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 
qualification in respect of which their names were 
originally inserted in the said Register ; 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 Town, but who 
personated 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 
Thomas Gisborne, the younger; that divers persons 
who, on the tender of their votes at the said Elec- 
tion, 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 Thomas Gisborne, the 
younger ; that many persons were admitted to vote 
and did vote at the said Election for the said Thomas 
Gisborne, the younger, who were disqualified and 
disabled from voting, inasmuch as they were at the 
said Election, or within twelve months previously 
thereto, or within two months previously, concerned 
or employed in the charging, collecting, levying or 
managing duties of excise, or the duties on houses 
and windows, or as post-masters or their deputies, 
or persons employed by or under them, in receiving, 
collecting or managing the Revenue of the Post- 
office, or some part thereof, or other Duties or Re- 
venues, or in some other disabling office or employ- 
ment; that many persons were admitted to vote and 
did vote at the said Election for the said Thomas 
Gisborne, the younger, who, since the time of their 
registry, and previous to the time of their voting, 
had become bankrupts or insolvents, and many 
others who were aliens, or who had received parish 
relief, or other disqualifying alms, and had thereby 
lost their qualifications, and become disqualified 
from voting at the said Election; that many persons 
were admitted to vote and did vote at the said Elec- 
tion for the said Thomas Gisborne, the younger, who 
were disqualified and incapable of voting thereat, as 
they were respectively, either during the said Elec- 
tion, or within six months previous to the said Elec- 
tion, or within fourteen days after’it was completed, 
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 Thomas Gisborne, the younger, or 
from some other person or persons, in consideration 
of, or with reference to such employment, sums of 
money, retaining fees, offices, places or employ- 
ments, or the promise of or some security for the 
same; that many persons were admitted to vote 
and did vote at the said Election for the said T’homas 
Gisborne, the younger, who had been unduly regis- 
tered as Burgesses of the said Town, 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 Town, or 
within seven statute miles thereof, and because such 
of them as were Burgesses were not duly elected, 
made and admitted Burgesses ; that many persons 
were admitted to vote and did vote at the said Elec- 
tion for the said Thomas Gisborne, the younger, who 
had been unduly registered in respect of freehold 
qualifications, because at the time of their said re- 











gistry 














6 VicroRizZ. 


gistry they had not the qualification required by 
law in that behalf; that many persons were admitted 
to vote and did vote at the said Election for the said 
Thomas Gisdorne, the younger, who had been unduly 
registered as the occupiers of premises within the 
said Town, inasmuch as the premises in respect of 
which they were so respectively registered were not 
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 oc- 
cupied 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, paid all the poor rates 
and assessed taxes which had become payable by 
them respectively in respect of such premises pre- 
viously to the sixth day of April next preceding the 
said registry ; that many persons were admitted to 
vote and did vote at the said Election for the said 
Thomas Gisborne, the younger, who were errone- 
ously, informally and incorrectly registered, in de- 
fiance of the provisions of the laws in being in that 
behalf, and were thereby disqualified and incapaci- 
tated from voting thereat ; that many persons were 
admitted to vote and did vote at the said Election 
for the said Thomas Gisborne, the younger, who 
have asked, received or taken 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 Thomas 
Gisborne, the younger, and 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 Thomas Gis- 
borne, the younger, who had given or offered bribes, 
meat, drink or entertainment to other persons claim- 
ing to be electors of the said Town, to induce and 
procure the said last-mentioned persons to give their 
votes to the said Thomas Gisborne, the younger, or 
to forbear to give them to the said John Walter, the 
younger, and who were thereby incapacitated and 
disabled from voting at the said Election ; that di- 
vers other persons were admitted to vote and did 
vote at the said Election for the said Thomas Gis- 
borne, the younger, who were, for various reasons, 
different from those hereinbefore mentioned, incapa- 
ble of voting, and who laboured under personal dis- 
abilities to vote other and different from those which 
have been hereinbefore mentioned, and who were 
thereby disabled and incapacitated from voting 
thereat; that by reason of.the premises the said 
Thomas Gisborne, the younger, obtained an apparent 
and colourable majority of votes over the said John 
Walter, the younger, whereas a majority of legal 
electors and votes were in favour of the said John 
Walter, the younger, who ought to have been re- 
turned as Member duly elected to serve in this 
present Parliament for the said Town ; that the said 
Thomas Gisborne, the younger, and divers other per- 
sons, regardless of the laws of the realm, and of 
the privileges of the House, did, before the said 
Election, unlawfully conspire, confederate together, 
and devise the means, as well by corrupt and iilegal 
promises aud expectations, agreements, undertak- 
ings and engagements, as by fraud and misrepre- 
sentation, to prevent a free, lawful and uncorrupt 
Election of a Member to serve in Parliament. for 
the Town of Nottingham, and to induce and procure 
divers electors to absent themselves from, and re- 
frain 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 divers 
other persons, regardless of the law, did, before and 
during the said Election, unlawfully conspire, con- 
federate together and devise the means to procure 
and suborn divers fictitious and pretended electors 


falsely and corruptly to represent themselves to be 
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199 


real electors, and to assume the names, description, 
appearance and qualification of real electors; that 
as well the said Thomas Gisborne, the younger, by 
himself, his agents, managers, friends and partisans, 
previous to and during the said Election, was guilty 
of gross, extensive, systematic and notorious bri- 
bery, and previous to and during the said Election, 
did, by money, gifts, presents and rewards and by 
promises, agreements and securities for money, 
gifts, presents and rewards, and by other undue in- 
fluence, corruption, illegal and improper practices, 
acts and means, corrupt, procure and compel divers 
persons, 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 to the said Thomas Gisborne, the younger, and 
to refuse and forbear to give their votes to the said 
John Walter, the younger; that before and during 
the said Election the said Thomas Gisborne, the 
younger, by himself, his agents, managers, friends 
and partisans, by divers ways and means, on his 
behalf, directly and indirectly, did give, present and 
allow to divers persons having votes at the said 
Election money, meat, drink, lodging, entertain- 
ment, provision and reward, and did make presents, 
gifts, rewards and entertainments, and did make 
promises, engagements, obligations and agreements 
to give and allow meat, drink, lodging, 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, in order that he the said Thomas Gisborne, 
the younger, might be elected, and for being elected 
to serve in Parliament for the said Town; that after 
the said Election the said Thomas Gisborne, the 
younger, by himself, his agents, managers, friends, 
and partisans, in pursuance of divers offers, pro- 
mises, agreements and expectations by them or 
some or one of them made, entered into or held out, 
before or during the said Election, with divers per- 
sons having or claiming to have the right to vote at 
the said Election, and voting thereat for the said 
Thomas Gisborne, the younger, did give to the said 
persons so voting money, meat, drink, lodging, en- 
tertainment and provision, and did make presents, 
gifts, rewards and entertainments ; and praying the 
House to take the premises into consideration, and 
to declare that the said Thomas Gisborne, the 
younger, was not duly elected, and ought not to 
have been returned, and that the Election of the 
said Thomas Gisborne, the younger, is wholly 
null and void, and that the said John Walter, the 
younger, was duly elected, and ought to have been 
returned as Member duly elected to serve in this 
present Parliament for the said Town of Notting- 
ham, and that the name of the said Thomas Gisborne, 
the younger, be erased from the Return of the said 
Town, and the name of the said John Walter, the 
younger, be substituted therein, in the place and 
stead of the said Thomas Gisborne, the younger, 
and that the House will grant to the Petitioner 
such other and further relief in the premises as to 
the House shall seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petitions be referred to 
the General 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 
on the hearing of the matter of the said Petitions. 


The Belfast Harbour Bill was read a second time; 
and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Petitions of John Octavius Glover ;—and, Belfast Belfast and_ 
Water Commissioners appointed under an Act for Cavebiill Rail- 


the better supplying with Water the Town and Bo- 
cc4 rough 





Maidstone 
Railway Bill, 


Forth Navigae 
tion Bill. 


Aberdeen 
Harbour Bill. 


Schoolmasters’ 
Widows’ Fund 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Thames Lastage 
and Ballastage 
Bill. 


London and 
Brighton 
Railway Bill. 


Faversham 
Navigation 
Bill. 


Bermondsey, 
Rotherhithe 
and Deptford 
Roads Bill, 


200 


rough of Belfast; 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 the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel 


heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Peti- 
tions. 


Mr. Dodd presented a Bill to enable the South- 
Eastern Railway Company to make a Branch Rail- 
way to the Town of Maidstone: And the same was 


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


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Forth Navigation Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to ; and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Aberdeen 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. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Schoolmasters’ Widows’ Fund (Scotland) 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. 


Lord Worsley reported from the Committee on 
the Thames Lastage and Ballastage Bill; and to 
whom several Petitions against the said Bill were 
referred ; That they had heard counsel in support 
of such Petitions, and had also heard coun- 
sel in favour of the Bill; and had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the London and 
Brighton Railway Company to raise a further Sum 
of Meney, and for altering and amending the Act 
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. 


A Petition of Wharf Owners and Occupiers, 
Owners and Masters of Vessels, Proprietors of Es- 
tates, Mariners, Merchants, Traders and others re- 
sident in Faversham and the neighbourhood, in the | 
county of Kent, and connected with the Navigation 
of Faversham Creek there, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Faversham 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 Eleanor Knapp, Widow, and Eleanor 
Sarah Ram, Widow, both of Gloucester-place, in the 
parish of Mary-le-bone, in the county of Middlesex, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Bermondsey, Rotherhithe and Deptford Roads Bill, 


was presented, and read. 


11° Apriiis. 


| the Counties of Carmarthen and Glamorgan, and to Bill. 

















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. 1843. 


A Petition of the Wewcastle and Darlington Junc- Great North 
tion Railway Company, praying that they may be ronan 
heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain Matted 
parts of the Great North of England (Clarence and Junction) Rai. 
Hartlepool Junction) Railway Bill, was presented, “*9 Bill 
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 Thomas Smallwood Richards, of Southampton 
Bishopsgate-street, in the city of London, Merchant, Decks Bil 
a Shareholder in the Southampton Dock Company, 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his coun- 
sel or agent, against certain parts of the South- 
ampton Docks 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 Magistrates and Town Council of Paisley Mui. 
the burgh of Paisley, praying that additional pro- bn Affairs 
ge : : nage bs ill, 

vision may be made in the Paisley Municipal Affairs 

Bill, for removing doubts which have arisen as to 

the mutual claims of the corporation of Paisley upon 

the trustees for the navigation of the River Cart, and 

of the other creditors of the said navigation trust, 

upon the said navigation trust and upon the said cor- 
poration, was presented, and read ; and referred to 

the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Edward Slade, of Easton, in the Bristol and 
parish of Saint Philip and Jacob, late in the county Gloucester | 
of Gloucester, but now in the city and county of B*lwsy Bil. 
Bristol, Gentleman, James Davis, of Stapleton-road, 
in the same parish, Japanner, and William Jones, of 
Froom Bridge, in the said parish, Currier, Three of 
the Board for the Repair of the Highways in the said 
parish of Saint Philip and Jacob, actmg under an 
Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to 
Highways, in that part of Great Britain called 
England, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Bristol and Gloucester 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. 


Mr. Saunders Davies presented a Bill to alter and Burry, &amp;c., 
amend an Act for the Improvement of the Naviga- oy 
tion of the Rivers Burry, Loughor and Lliedi, in bour (No. 2.) 
improve the Harbour of Llanelly, in the said County 
of Carmarthen: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


The Saint James’ (Westminster) Improvement Bill saint James’ 
was, according to Order, read a second time ; and (Westminster) 
committed to the Earl of Lincoln, Sir Thomas Fre- ~ cc 
mantle, Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Mr. Loch, Sir 
Matthew Wood, Captain Rous, Mr. Leader, Colonel 
Thomas Wood, Mr. Pringle, Mr. Dick and such 


| five Members as shall be added by the Committee 


of Selection.’ 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 

Ordered, That the Committee have leave to sit, 
and proceed, upon Tuesday the 25th day of this in- 
stant April. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a United Genel 


' Copy of the Charter of the United General Gas Light a" _ 


Company. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Norland — 
the Report on the Norland Estate Improvement ao sagige” 
(No. 2.) 


(No. 2.) Bill. 





Fact 


th 


and 


Rail. 


ni~ 


id 


Factories Bill. 


Schoolmasters 
(Scotland. ) 


6 Victroriz. 


11° Aprils. 


201 


(No. 2.) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and | teachers are inadequately remunerated for their im- 


agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Petitions from Stafford ;— Shelton (two Petitions) ; 
— Greenwich ; — Upper Hanley; — Thomas Barker 
and Ann Barker ;—William Barker Bewdley and 
Sarah Ann Bewdley; — Thomas Woodhouse and 
Mary Woodhouse ;— William Wainwright and Mar- 
tha Wainwright ;—Samuel Woodhead and Hannah 
Woodhead ; -- James Bull and Fanny Bull ;—John 
Wright and Margaret Wright ;— John and Ann 
Fearnley ;—William Cawthra and Mary Cawthra ; 
— William Smith and Sarah Smith ;—Jonas Lumb 
and Leah Lumb ;—Jonathan and Sarah Barston ;— 
John Sagar and Hannah Sagar ;—James Bamford 
and Hannah Bamford ;—Thomas Liversedge and 
Hannah Liversedge;—Robert Harrowby and Ellen 
Harrowby ;— David Sugden and Elizabeth Sugden ; 
—Samuel King and Hannah King ;— John and 
Sarah Hanson ;— John Kacy and Betty Kacy ;— 
Benjamin Hey and Mary Hey ;—Ruth Hey and 
Ambrose Hey ;—John and Mary Ceraven ;—Joseph 
Collingwood and Mary Collingwood ;— Nathan and 
Alice Buckley ;— William Liversedge and Margaret 
Liversedge ;—John Roe and Juliana Roe ;--Jona- 
than Craven and Martha Craven;— Joseph and 
Mary Galloway ;—John Hanson and Phebe Han- 
son ;— Robert Bailey and Mary Bailey ;— Isaac 
Head and Sarah Head ;--Joseph and Mary Ellis ; 
— Thomas Newboult and Ann Newboult ;— William 
and Elizabeth Rushton ;— Matthew Gabtonty ; ~- 
Luke Lumb and Ellen Lumb ;—Richard Robinson 
and Maria Robinson ;—Isaac Hodgson and Mary 
Hodgson ;—John and Sarah Barstall;—James and 
Elizabeth Sykes ;—Joseph —— and Martha 
Balmforth ;—Samuel and Mary Priestley ;—Saffron 
Walden ;— Bath (two Petitions) ;—Manchester (two 
Petitions) ;— Yealand ;— Leicester (four Petitions) ; 
— Todmorden (two Petitions); — Lees; — Wolver- 
hampton ;— Ashbourne ;—Southwark ;--Masham ;— 
Southport ; —Wigan ; —Bedale ; — Milford (South- 
ampton) ;—Allerton ;—Bradford (York) (five Peti- 
tions); — Burnley (six Petitions); — Brecon; — 
Marsden ;—Knaresbro’ ;— Honiton (two Petitions ;) 
— Needham Market ;— Eythorne ;--Cambridge ; — 
West Bromwich (four Petitions) ;— Melbourn (Cam- 
bridge) ;— Chatteris (two Petitions) ;— Chichester ;— 
Wilsden ( York) ;—Whetstone and FinchleyCommon ; 
— Diss (two Petitions) ;— Wecton (three Petitions) ;-- 
Bovey Tracey ;— Stone (two Petitions) ;— Warmin- 
ster ;—Chairman of the Ruiton Day and Sunday 
Schvols ;— Neath ;-—-Buckingham( two Petitions) ;-- 
Stamford ;—Handcross ; — Bolton (four Petitions) ; 
-—Sutton Veney ;— Horsham (four Petitions) ;— Win- 
laton ;-— Sutton (Pembroke) ; —Fishguard ; --Cam- 
rose ; —-Jabez ; —Sedgeley; — Dukinfield; — Swaff- 
ham (four Petitions); Chesham ;— Olney ;—---Seaton 
and Been ;—Eccleshill ;—Saint George's Road ;— 
Braunstone ; —Framlington ; —Dittisham ;— Step- 
ney and Camberwell Dissenting Colleges ;—Moor- 
gate (London);— Thornhill Edge (two Petitions) ;— 
March ;— Grange Moor ;-- Naunton and Guiting 
Power ;—Botesdale ;— Keynsham (two Petitions) ;-— 
Wednesbury ; — Deal; — Soothill ; -- Cheshunt ; —- 
Jane Brenna and others;— Richard Watson and 
Elizabeth Watson;—Andrew and Sarah Womers- 
ley ;— William Kendall Akam and Elizabeth Akam ; 
— William Hawthorp and Susy Hawthorp ;—James 
Ingleden and Hannah Ingleden;— James Mellor 
and Ann Mellor ;——Kerswell;— Honiton ;—James 
Steward and Mary Steward ;—and, Thomas Holds- 
worth and Mary Holdsworth; praying that the Fac- 
tories Bill may not 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 the royal burgh of Nairn, stating that 
whilst the parochial schools form one of the most 
useful and valuable of Scottish Institutions, their 

Vou. 98. 





portant services, and their standing in society and 
personal comforts are consequently much under 
their acknowledged deserts ; and praying for redress, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Shiffnal;—Archdeaconry of Eze- Saint Asaph 
ter ;-- Llandysilio and Llandrinio ;—and, Sutton am Bangor 
Coldfield; praying for the repeal of so much of the ~ °°" 
Act 6 &amp; 7 Will. 4, c.'77, as relates to the union of 
the Sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the President, Treasurer, Honorary Literary and 
Secretary and Members of the Committee of the So- Scientific 
ciety of Arts in Birmingham, praying that the House 1*t*tions. 
will be pleased to exempt the buildings belonging to 
the said Society from the payment of general and 
local taxes and rates, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- Public Petitions 
lect Committee on Public Petitions ; That they had — 
examined the Petitions presented upon the 5th, 6th me 
and 7th days of this instant April; and had di- 
rected him to make a Report thereof to the House 

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


Petitions of the Chairman of a Meeting of Pawn- Pawnbrokers’ 
brokers of Ennis ;—and, Pawnbrokers of the city Trade (Ireland) 
of Cork; praying that the Pawnbrokers’ Trade Bi 
(Zreland) 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 Parishioners of Saint Mary, Saint Ministers’ 
Nicholas and Saint Munchin, in the city of Limerick, oo 
praying for the abolition of the tax called Ministers’ "°* 
Money in Jreland, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


y 
nd.) 


Petitions from Colinton ;---Bermondsey ;-—J ames Corn Laws. 
Spencer and Family ;— Leicester (Mayor) ;— Currie 
(two Petitions) ;-— Bishops Stortford ;—Blandford 
Forum;-- Godley ;— Hyde ( Chester) ;-—Stalybridge ; 
—-and, Bolton ; praying for the repeal of the Corn 
and Provision Laws,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Resident Householders of the Strand Health of 
and Savoy, praying that the Health of Towns Bill Tews Bill. 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Chichesteg ; — Ormskirk ; — and, Ecclesiastical 
the Reverend Alexander Cotton; praying that the Courts Bill. 
Ecclesiastical Courts Bill may not pass into a law, 


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


A Petition of Sea-going Owners, Masters, Mates Merchant 
and Seamen of the United Kingdom of Great Bri- Seamen’s Fund. 
tain and Ireland, in the port of London, praying 
that the House will take into its consideration the 
injustice done to seamen in the merchant navy, in 
appropriating any portion of the ane of the 
Merchant Seamen’s Fund towards the relief of the 
general poor rate, and that immediate steps may be 
taken to facilitate the introduction of such a measure 
as will enable them to obtain efficient relief under 
any emergency in Great Britain and Ireland and 
in any British colony, from sources similar to 
those supplied to British consuls, and that they 
may be enabled in future to ascertain in the fullest 
manner possible, the actual receipts and outlay of 
the Institution, through a distribution of the annual 
returns in the various out-ports, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- Education 
bourhood of Whitchurch, in the county of Salop, (Ireland.) 
praying that the annual grant for National Education 
in Ireland may be henceforth discontinued, was 

DD presented 








Municipal 
Corporations 
(Ireland) Act. 


Medical 
Charities 
(Ireland) Bill 
1842. 


American 
Treaty. 


Church of 
England. 


William Jones. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
Bill. 


Marriages 
(Scotland.) 


202 


resented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of Bankers, Merchants, Traders and 
other Inhabitants of the city and borough of Lime- 
rick, praying for amendment of the Municipal Cor- 
porations (/reland) Act, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Governors and Subscribers to the 
Bandon Dispensary and Fever Hospital, praying 
that the Medical Charities (Zreland) Bill, of the last 
Session of Parliament, be not made the law of the 
land, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kingsbridge ;—and, Members of 
the Committee of the Spilsby and Alford Auxiliary 
Anti-Slavery Society, stating that the Petitioners 
view with alarm the evil uses which may be made 
of the tenth article of the late Treaty of Washington 
by the slaveholders of the United States, for the 
recoveryof ~— slaves ; and praying that in any 
measure the House may be called upon to pass to 
give effect to the said article of the Treaty, provision 
may be expressly made that in no case shall fugitive 
slaves surrendered on the demand of the Federal 
Government of the United States, for alleged cri- 
minal offences, be again subjected to the incidents 
of slavery,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Clergy of the deanery of Taunton, 
in the diocese of Bath and Wells, praying the House 
to adopt measures for rendering the ordinances of 
the Church and the ministrations of her clergy co- 
extensive with the wants of the people, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Jones, late of Liverpool, 
stating that he is now a prisoner in the borough 
gaol of Leicester, to which place of confinement he 
was sentenced for six months at the last assizes ; and 
praying for the immediate attention of the House to 

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

A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitants of Leicester, praying that the House will 
take measures for securing to William Jones a new 
and legal trial, or will at least take into their imme- 
diate consideration the propriety of his relief, was 
also presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor and Burgesses of the 
borough of Hartlepool, praying that the borough of 
Hartlepool may be erased from the list of Boroughs 
in Schedule (E.) of the Municipal Corporations Bill, 


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


A Petition of the Moderator of the synod of the 
Presbyterian Church in England, in connection with 
the Church of Scotland in synod assembled, stating 
that along the Scottish and English border, within 
the counties of Berwick, Roxburgh and Dumfries, 
particularly near the boundaries of Berwick-upon- 
Tweed, and at Gretna, numerous parties ate married 
in an irregular way, without proclamation of banns 
or public registration, and in contempt of religious 
obligations ; that marriages so celebrated have in 
most cases been formed rashly, and in disregard of 
parental authority, often originate amid scenes of 
drunkenness and disorder, are frequently the causes 
or concomitants of crime, become the causes of much 
sin and misery, and prove injurious to religion and 
oe morals; that the English counties on the 

order suffer in largest measure from the practice 
complained of, a practice which has on several oc- 
casions facilitated the commission of bigamy, entailed 
misery on respectable families, and brought down 
on the guilty parties all the evils of an ill-assorted 
union ; that the Petitioners deem it in the highest 


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A. 1843. 


degree desirable that the performance of the nuptial 
ceremony should be restricted to the ministers of 
religion in Scotland, whereby it is to be presumed 
the best results will arise; and praying the House 
to take the premises into consideration, and to 
modify or alter the laws relative to marriage in Scot- 
land, in such a way as will effectually put an end 
to the grievance complained of, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Sarah Easter Ricketts, stating that Lieutenant 
the Petitioner is legal representative of the late John Bevan. 
Lieutenant John Bevan, r. N., who died a lunatic in 
Haslar Hospital, August the 1st, 1831; and com- 
plaining of the deduction of a moiety of his half-pay 
for his maintenance in the said Asylum ; and praying 
that the balance due to the said Lieutenant John 
Bevan, at the time of his decease, may be os to 
her, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- Maynooth 
bourhood of Whitchurch, in the county of Salop, “lee. 
praying the House to withdraw 7 kind of public 
support from the Roman Catholic College of May- 
nooth, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town peritable 
Council of the royal burgh of Nairn, stating that Property 
in the opinion of the Petitioners the title deeds of (Stle¢.) 
Heritable Property in Scotland are over numerous, 

and are_framed on principles unnecessarily artificial 

and intricate; and prayimg the House to take the 

subject into consideration, and to grant relief as re- 

gards Heritable Property within burgh, was pre- 

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


The Mildenhall Drainage Bill was read a second Mildenhall 
time ; and committed. Drainage Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of houses, Bolton Water- 
mills and manufactories in the borough of Bolton, werks Bill. 
in the county of Lancaster, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Bolton Waterworks Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of Adjournment. 
the House this day, adjourn till Monday the 24th 
day of this instant April. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Inclosure Acts. 
Return of all Acts passed since the year 1800, for 
the Inclosure of Commons or Waste Lands in Eng- 
land and Wales, not being held in severalty; dis- 
tinguishing the Parishes and Counties in which the 
same were situated, together with the estimated 
Number of Acres in each; distinguishing the Num- 
ber of Acts passed from 1800 to 1810, from 1810 
to 1820, from 1820 to 1830, and from 1830 to 1840. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Import Duties.. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return, showing, in a tabular form, the 
Import Duties chargeable on each of the principal 
Articles imported from the different under-mentioned 
Countries ; and also the Duties, rendered into Eng- 
lish Weights, Measures and Monies, chargeable in 
those Countries upon the principal Articles of Eng- 
lish Produce and Manufactures imported into the 
same :—France, Austria, Prussia, German Union 
(Zollverain), Russia, United States, Holland, Bel- 
gium, Denmark, Spain, Portugul, Turkey, Brazils, 
British India, British West Indies, British North 
American Colonies, and Australia. 


Ordered, 








Marriages- 


Bankrupts. 


Court of Session 
(Scotland.) 


Coals, 


Pound Breach 
and Rescue 
Bill. 


No. 188. 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Oxnam’s 
Estate Bill. 


6 Vicroriz. 


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


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Returns of the Number of Places of Reli- 
gious Worship in England, registered for the cele- 
bration of Marriages, under the provisions of the 
Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 85, up to the 30th day of 
June 1842; distinguishing therein the Number of 
such places registered in each County by each Reli- 
gious Denomination; and specifying the Number 
m each Column, and the aggregate of the same :— 
And, of the Number of Marriages celebrated yearly in 
each County in England, from the 1st day of July 
1838 to the 30th day of June 1841, inclusive; dis- 
tinguishing the Marriages celebrated according to 
the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church 
from those celebrated otherwise than according to 
such Rites and Ceremonies, under the Provisions 
of the aforesaid Act; specifying also, the Number 
of Marriages celebrated in the Office of the Super- 
intendent Registrar ; specifying also the Number in 
each column, and the aggregate of the same :— 
And, a similar Return for each Superintendent Re- 
gistrar’s District within the limits of the Metropolis, 
as defined in the Weekly Table of Mortality issued 
by the Registrar General of Births, Deaths and 
Marriages, in England, from the 1st day of July 
1838 to the 30th day of June 1841 inclusive. 

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


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 different Prisoners in Lon- 
don and Middlesex, and in the Counties of York 
and Lincoln, committed by Commissioners of Bank- 
rupts, according to the following Table:—Name of 
Prisoner; Date of Commitment; Cause of Com- 
mitment ; Name of Commissioner by whom com- 
mitted, andif now alive. 

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 in what manner £.1,200, charged 
in the Miscellaneous Estimates for Expenses and 
Disbursements of the Agent before the Court of 
Session in Scotland, has been expended, specifying 
the Causes in which such Expenses have been in- 
curred. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Quantity of Coals exported in each 
of the quarters of the years 1841 and 1842, and in 
the quarter ending the 5thday of April 1843, from 
the Ports of Newcastle, Sunderland and Stockton 
respectively ; distinguishing the Coals shipped to 
British Possessions from those shipped to Foreign 
parts. 


The Pound Breach and Rescue Bill was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Friday the 28th day of this instant April. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


A Message from the Lords, by Sir Giffin Wilson 

and Mr. Lynch: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
for authorizing Leases and Setts to be granted of 
and in an Estate in the Parish of Wewlyn, in the 
County of Cornwall, devised by the Will of John 
Oxnam, deceased, to John Oxnam, for his life, with 
divers Remainders over; to which the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House:—And then the 
Messengers withdrew. 

Vor. 98. 


11° Aprils. 


203 


Oxnam’s Estate Bill was read the first time; and Oxnam’s 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Estate Bill. 
Private Bills. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming Ecclesiastical 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which Courts Bill, 
was yesterday proposed to be made to the Question, 

That the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill be now read a 
second time ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till Friday the 28th day of this instant Apmil. 


Mr. Gladstone presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- Commercial 
mand,—Copy of Commercial Tariffs and Regula- Tariffs. 
tions of the several States of Europe and America, 
together with the Commercial Treaties between 
England and Foreign Countries, Part VII., Italian 
States, including Gibraltar, Malta and Ionian 
Islands. 

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


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to an Saint Asaph 
Address to Her Majesty,—A Return of each Bene- 2nd Bangor 
fice within the respective Dioceses of Saint Asaph Pieces 
and Bangor, with the Name of the Incumbent, the He. SOR 
Population according to the Census of 1841, the 
Number of Churches and Chapels, and the Services 
performed in each, specifying Morning and Evening 
Service ; the Number of Curates employed, speci- 
fying whether performing the whole Duty of the 








Benefice, or Assistant; and the Annual Income of 
each Benefice upon which the Incumbent is Non- 
resident. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to Dublin 
Orders,—A Copy of the Contract entered into with Lighting. 
the Commissioners of paving and lighting, and the 
Hibernian Gas Company, for the lighting of the 
City of Dublin. 

Copies of all Orders, Rules, Regulations or Bye- Belfast Royal 
laws, or Amendment, Alteration or Repeal thereof, Academical 
made since the Act of Incorporation by the Pro- !sttution- 
prietors of the Belfast Royal Academical Institu- 
tion, with the Dates when the same severally passed, 
| the Dates of their Transmission to the Privy Council 
|in Ireland; and also stating the Total Number of 
| Proprietors present at each Court or Meeting, on 
these Dates respectively. 

An Account, in detail, under separate and distinct Coinage. 

heads, of the manner in which the Sum of £.32,200 No, 190. 
sterling, voted in the Miscellaneous Estimate (No. 
VI.) for the year ending the 31st day of March 
1843, was expended; stating the Amount paid to 
each salaried Officer for the year, and showing the 
Total Charge for the Mint Establishment for the 
year; also, the Amount received by each of the 
| Officers from the Government ; and stating also the 
| Charge for each Assay, and the Aggregate Amount 
‘received at the Mint for Assays within the year ; 
also the Charge for Melting, and the Aggregate 
Amount received in the year for Melting; and stat- 
ing the portion of these Charges brought to the ac- 
count of Government, and the portion paid to the 
Officers of the Mint, and the Amount to each. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table; and that the Papers relative to Saint Asaph 
and Bangor Dioceses ; and, Coinage, be printed. 











Ordered, That the Paper relative to County Ac- County Accounts 
counts (Scotland), which was presented upon the (Scotland.) 
28th day of March last, be printed. No. 191. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Mr. Hos- Mr.Hoskins and 
kins and the Deputy Judge Advocate at Portsmouth, Depury Judge- 
: + vocate at 
which were presented upon the 3d day of this instant portsmouth. 


April, be printed. No. 192. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Poor Law Poor Law 
Unions (Ireland), which was presented yesterday, Unions 
be printed. (Lreland. ) 
No. 193. 





The House was moved, That the Act 1 and 2 Will. icansitieien 
4, c. 60, for the better Regulation of Vestries, and **"" *°"’* 
DD2 for 








Bishop of 
Jerusalem. 


Labouring 
Poor (Land 
Allotments). 


United General 
Gas Light 
Company. 


Saint Helen's 
Waterworks 
Bill, 


Newport 
Gas Bill. 


Neath Harbour 
Bill. 


Bolton Water- 
works Bill, 


Liverpvol 
Docks Bill. 


204. 


for the Appointment of Auditors of Accounts in cer- 
tain Parishes of England and Wales, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend the said Act:—And the said Motion was, 
with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was 

sed, That an humble Address be presented to Her 
Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to give 
directions that there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of the Correspondence of the British Govern- 
ment with the Porte on the subject of the Bishop 
of Jerusalem :—And the said Motion was, with leave 
of the House, withdrawn. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed 
to inquire into the results of the Allotment system, 
and into the propriety of setting apart a portion of 
all Waste Lands which shall be inclosed by Act of 
Parliament, or ofany Lands which under any Inclo- 
sure Act shall have been appropriated to the benefit 
of the Poor, to be let out in small Allotments to the 
labouring Poor of the district, and also into the best 
mode of effecting the same. 


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 ad- 
journed by Mr. — without a Question first 
put, till Monday the 24th day of this instant April. 








Lune, 24° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


Me: Gregory, from the United General Gas 
Light Company, was called in; and at the 
bar presented, pursuant to Order,—A Copy of the 
Charter of the United General Gas Light Company : 
—And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Saint Helen’s Waterworks Bill; That they had ex- 
amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true ; and had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Newport Gas Bill; That they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Neath 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. 


Petitions of Trustees for improving the township 
of Little Bolton, in the county palatine of Lancaster ; 
—and, Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the 
borough of Bolton, in the county of Lancaster ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Bolton Waterworks Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Liverpool Docks Bill; and the 


11°—24° Aprils. 











A. 1843. 


Amendments were read, and agreed to ; and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Petitions of Adam John Macrory, of Duncairn, 
near Belfast, in the county of Antrim, Solicitor ;— 
and, Corporation for preserving and improving the 
port and harbour of Belfast; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Belfast and Cavehill 
Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Pe- 
titions. 


A Petition of the Corporation for preserving and 
improving the port and harbour of Belfast, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Lagan Navi- 
gation Bill, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Schoolmasters’ Widows’ Fund 
(Scotland) Bill; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Petitions of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and 
Town Council of the city of Glasgow ;—and, Trus- 
tees acting in execution of the Acts for regulating 
the Conversion of the Statute Labour within the 
Barony of Gorbals, in the City of Glasgow, and County 
of Lanark, and of Andrew Mitchell, Writer, in Glas- 
gow, Clerk and Assessor to the said Trustees, and of 
Proprietors and Inhabitants within the said barony of 
Gorbals; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the Gorbals Police Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tions 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 Lord Provost, Magistrates and 
Town Council of the city of Glasgow, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Glasgow Police 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by 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 Lord Provost, Magistrates and 
Town Council of the city of Glasyow, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Anderston Im- 
provement and Police 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 Provost, Magistrates and 
Council of the royal burgh of Tain, and of Heri- 
tors and Justices of the Peace in the counties of 
Ross and Cromarty, complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House in respect to the application 
for the Ross and Cromarty Jurisdiction Bill, had not 
been complied with ; and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
the same, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private — 

he 


Belfast and 
Cavehill Rail-. 


way Bill. 


Lagan Navi- 
gation Bill, 


Schoolmasters’ 
Widows’ Fund 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Gorbals Police 
Bill. 


Glasgow Police 
Bill. 


Anderston 
Improvement 
and Police Bill, 


Ross and Cro- 
marty Juris- 
diction, 


Pawnbroket 
rade (Irel 
Bill. 











Factories B 








Preston Water- 
works Bill. 


Pawnbrokers’ 
Tade (Ireland) 
Bill. 


factories Bill. 


6 VictToriz. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Preston Waterworks Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Petition of Pawnbrokers of the borough of 
Wexford, praying that the Pawnbrokers’ Trade (Ire- 
land) Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Loughborough ;— Cranbrook ;— 
St. Columb ;—Bath (two Petitions) ;— Horwich (two 
Petitions) ;- -Coven (two Petitions) ;--Stratton Town; 
— Rochdale; —Bilston (three Petitions) ; — Black- 
burn ;— Newcastle-upon-Tyne (four Petitions) ;— Tit- 
tenhall Wood ;—Billingshurst ;—.Brewood ; — Win- 
wick ; — Littleborough (two Petitions); — Sedgley 
(three Petitions) ;— William Cunningham ;— Burton 
Extra, Burton-on-Trent (two Petitions) ;— Wigton 
(Cumberland) ;—Tean ;— Morpeth (two Petitions) ; 
— Cresswell and Cheadle ;— Rawden (two Petitions); 
— Benjamin Bower ;—Llanrhaidr yr Mochnant ;— 
Chairman of the Committee of the Chelmsford and 
West Essex Sunday School Union ;—Secretary of the 
Committee of the Charlbury British School Society, 
Oxfordshire ;— Cambridge (three Petitions) ;—_Ram- 
sey (Huntingdonshire) (two Petitions) ;— Tredustan 
and Brechfa ;—Towersey ; — Wolverhampton (three 
Petitions) ;— Preston (Dorset) ;— Weymouth (five Pe- 
titions) ;—Isle of Portland (three Petitions);— Bury 
(Lancashire) ;—Melcombe Regis ;—Marham Church; 
—Cheslyn Hay ;—Guisley (four Petitions) ;— Hud- 
dersfield ;— Uttoxeter ;— Bridlington ;— Wisbech ;— 
Herne Bay ;—Leicester ;— Durham ;—Alton (Staf- 
fordshire) (two Petitions) ;— Welburn ; — Penybont- 
fawr ;— Chichester ;— Harston;— Duxford ;—Charl- 
ton (Wilts) ;—Bulwell (two Petitions) ;— Liverpool ; 
— Childwall ; — Pickering ; —Hathersage ; — High- 
bickington ;— Poole (two Petitions) ;—Maidstone(two 
Petitions) ; Garstang ; — South Hill; — Ditcheat 
(two Petitions); — Street ; —Ludlow ;-—Chesterton ; 


24° Aprilis. 205 


| West Pennard ;— Peckham ;— Rotherhithe ;—Sud- 
_ bury (four Petitions) ;—Market Weighton;— Haver- 
fordwest ;— Diss ;—Northallerton ;—Limehouse ;— 
Tabor (Pembroke) ;— Newport (Pembroke) ;—Sawley 
| (three Petitions) ; — Lancaster ; — Stoke Newingion 
| (two Petitions) ;—Quarndon ;— Bedlington ;—Lanes- 
| field (two Petitions);— Winfrith ;— Ayton ;— Brooke; 
—- Hutton ;— Rudby ;— Bude ;— Easby ;— Bradford; 
— Yarm (two Petitions) ;— Wimeswold ;— Horsforth ; 
— Whitby ;—Garsting ;—East Leake ;— Wigton ;— 
Ellingham ;— Haverhill;—James Piper and others ; 
— Leigh-on- Mendip ‘three Petitions) ;—-Gisbrough ; 
— Thame ;— Dean ;— Batcombe ; —Oakhill ; —Gur- 
ney Slade ;—Stohe Lane ;— Castle Cary (two Peti- 
tions) ;—and, Pilton ; praying that the Factories Bill 
—_ not pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


and Gateshead ;— Crieff ;—Sanquhar ;—Paisley ;— 
Forton ;-——Benjamin Bower ;—and, Chorley ; pray- 
ing for the repeal of the Corn and Provision Laws, 


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


bitants of the borough of Kingston-upon-Hull ;— 
and, Chairman of a Meeting of Inhabitants of Sué- 
ton-in- Ashfield ; praying for an inquiry into the 
circumstances attending the trial of William Jones, 
at the spring assizes for Leicester,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of George De la Poer Beresford, of 
Harley-street, in the county of Middlesex, Esquire, 
was delivered in, and read ; setting forth, That the 
last Election of a Member to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Borough of Athlone, in the coun- 
ties of Roscommon and Westmeath, was held on the 
thirty-first day of March last, by and before George 
Augustus Boyd, Esquire, Sheriff of the said county 





— Kirkham ; — Gildersome ; —Stalbridge and Hen- | of Westmeath, who acted as Returning Officer there- 
stridge ;— Cleckheaton ;— Salisbury (four Petitions) ;| at, and that at the said Election John Collett, Es- 
— Preston ( Lancaster) ;—Shrewton ;— Fisherton An- | quire, and the Petitioner, were the only Candidates ; 
ger ;— Wilton ; —Alderbury (two Petitions);— Down- | that a poll having been demanded, the same was 
ton (six Petitions) ; —Fordingbridge ;— Whiteparish | commenced on the thirty-first day of March, and 
(two Petitions) ;— Amesbury (two Petitions) ;— Wood- | continued until the fourth day of April instant, 
green (two Petitions) ;—Pi/ton (Somerset) (two Pe-| when the same was finally closed, and the said 
titions) ;— Newton ( Wilts);— Whitechapel ( Wilts) ;— | John Collett was declared to have been duly elected, 
Ford ; — Ford and Hurd ; — Idminstone ; — Netton|as having the majority of votes given at the said 
(two Petitions) ;—Farsley ;—Grassington ;— Kirk- | Election over the Petitioner, and was accordingly 
ham ;— York (two Petitions) ;—Bingley (two Peti-| returned as having been elected and chosen a Bur- 
tions) ;— Haydon Bridge ; —Wysall ; — Committee | gess to serve in this present Parliament for the said 
and Subscribers to the Stoke Newington Lancasterian | Borough ; that at the close of said poll the number 
Schools ;-—Ipswich ;— Kilburn ;—Staithes;— Hutton | of voters stated by the Returning Officer for the 
Rudby ;—Potts and Swainby ;—Carlton (York) ;— | said Borough to have voted for the said John Collett 


Marton ;—Brotten ;— Stokesly (two Petitions) ; — 


Eston ;— Shelton ; —Wiltone ; —Loftus ;— Bethlem | tioner one hundred and eight, making an apparent 


and Salem (Pembroke) ;— Frampton-upon-Severn ;— 


Hope ; —Roade ;— Northampton ;— Shelfanger ; — | tioner of six votes, but said majority is an apparent 
Chester field ; —Barnwell ;— Glemsford ;— Gwyddel- | and colourable majority, and said Return an illegal 
wern ; — Ashley and Great Gidding ;—Wilbarston ; | Return; that the Petitioner charges that he had a 
—Long Melford ;—Bethesda (Monmouth) ;— Poul- | majority of legal and valid votes over the said John 
ton-le- Fylde ; Gloucester (two Petitions) ;—Ather- | Collett, and should have been returned as the Mem- 
ington ; — Anmore ; — Forton (two Petitions) ; — | ber duly elected, and that a number of persons have 
Little Alie-street (Middlesex); — Hartlepool; — | been reckoned in favour of the said John Collett 
Roborough ;— Heselton;--Churchover ;— Hales Owen | at the said Election who were not entitled to be re- 
(two Petitions) ;— Southwark (two Petitions) ;— | gistered as voters thereat, and who were not qualified 
High and Low Harrogate ;—Corwen ;—Stangham | to vote at the said Election, and who did not at the 
and Moorsholme ;—Evercreech (two Petitions) ;— | time of their registration hold and occupy within 
Culmington ;—Marske and Upleatham ;—Llansans- | the said Borough, as tenant or occupier thereof, any 
ffraid ;— Bilsdale ;— Shepton Mallett (three Peti- | houses, warehouses, counting-houses or shops, which 
tions) ;—Clevedon ;— Llanrhaiardr Mochnant Shel- | either separately or jointly with any land within the 
faryer ; — Wickford ;—- Leicester ; —Wisbeach ;—| said Borough, occupied by them respectively as 
Earith (two Petitions) ;— Waterbeach ;—Haverhill; | tenants under the same landlord, or occupied by 
-—Alconbury ;-- Lantry ; —Somersham ;—Hilton ;— | them respectively as owners, were of the bond fide 
Raveley ;— Upwood ;— Fenstanton;— Needingworth ; | clear yearly value of ten pounds respectively, but, 
—Old Sampford;— Coleford (two Petitions);— Dry- | on the contrary, were below the clear yearly value 
drayton ; -—-Temple Coombe and South Cheriton ; —| of ten pounds, and who were therefore improperly 


Vat. 98. 





DD3 registered, 





was one hundred and fourteen, and for the Peti- 


majority for the said John Collett over the Peti- 


Petitions from Bingley ;— Newcastle-upon-Tyne Corn Laws. 


Petitions of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inha- William Jones, 


Athlone 
Election. 


































206 Q4° Aprils. 


registered, and whose votes ought to be taken off 
the poll of the said sitting Member, and declared 
bad and illegal votes; that the Petitioner charges 
that several persons voted at said Election for the 
said John Collett, and their votes were allowed for 
him, who were not qualified to be registered or to 
vote at said Election, inasmuch as the property or 
qualifications in respect of which such persons re- 
gistered and voted were held jointly by them with 
others, and accordingly these votes were bad, and 
should be struck off the poll, and that many others 
were not qualified to be registered or to vote at said 
Election, inasmuch as the qualification prescribed 
by the statute, and possessed by the voter, who was 
permitted by the Registering Barrister to add to the 
value thereof certain other concerns and premises, 
and matter and things which do not cqnfer the fran- 
chise, and ought not to confer the same ; that the 
votes of many other persons have been reckoned 
on the poll at the said Election in favour of the said 
John Collett, whose houses had been pulled down 
and altogether destroyed between the time of their 
being registered and the time of the said Election, 
and who had quitted the houses or tenements in 
respect of which they had so respectively registered, 
and in respect of which registry they claimed a 
right to vote, or had ceased to occupy the whole 
thereof, whereby they had lost their right of voting ; 
and the votes cf many other persons have been 
reckoned on the poll at the said Election in favour 
of the said John Collett, whose houses or other te- 
nements, in respect of which they were registered, 
became after the registering, and before the said last 
Election, of insufficient value to entitle said persons 
to vote at said Election; that many persons have 
been reckoned on the said poll at the said Election 
in favour of the said John Collett who were bribed 
or treated, or who asked for or gave or offered bribes 
at the Election, or were compelled to vote or offer 
their votes thereat by menaces and violence, or who 
were paid agents, or disqualified as being employed 
in the collection or management of the duties of 
revenues of the Excise, Customs and Post-office, or 
by the receipt of disqualifying alms, or by having 
become since their registry, and before said Election, 
declared bankrupts within the true intent and mean- 
ing of the several statutes in that case made and 
provided, or by having obtained the benefit of some 
of the Acts made and in force in Ireland for the re- 
lief of Insolvent Debtors, whereby their houses or 
tenements in respect of which they so registered 
became the property of their assignee respectively, 
or by having ceased to reside within the distance of 
the said Borough prescribed by law, and who were 
illegally received as voters for the said Borough ; 
and that the votes of many other persons have been 
reckoned on the poll in favour of the said John 
Collett who were not entitled to vote at the said 
Election ; and that the votes of many persons have 
been rejected whose votes ought to have been 
reckoned in favour of the Petitioner ; that the said 
John Collett, by himself, his agents, friends, ma- 
nagers, and others in his behalf, before, at, and 
during the said Election, and before, at, and during 
the said poll, was guilty of bribery and other corrupt 
and improper practices, in order that he might be 
elected to serve in Parliament for the said Borough, 
and did by money, gifts and rewards, and by pro- 
mises, offers, agreements and securities for money 
and rewards, and other illegal and corrupt prac- 
tices, corrupt and procure divers persons having or 
claiming to have a right to vote at the said Election 
to give or offer their votes at the said Election in 
favour of the said John Collett, or to refuse or for- 
bear to give their votes in favour of the Petitioner, 
and that systematic bribery and corruption was 
carried on before, down to and at and during the 
said Election, by persons desirous to procure the 
Return of the said John Collett, and that the Return 
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and brought about; that many other persons were 
permitted to poll for the said John Collett, who had 
registered as householders, but whose qualifications 
as such registered voters had, prior to the said 
Election, ceased to exist, and others were permitted 
to vote, and did vote for said John Collett, who were 
not duly registered as voters for said Borough, by 
reason of their not having made the affidavit neces- 
sary to enable them tu be registered or put on the 
list of registered voters for said Borough, and that 
many other persons were permitted to vote for the 
said John Collett who had not the qualification en- 
titling them to vote as required by the Act 2&amp;3 
Will. 4, c. 88, as falsely and untruly stated and set 
forth in the affidavits of the said alleged voters ; 
that the votes of various other persons were received 
who were not qualified or entitled by law to vote, 
but who had personated other registered electors, 
the said last-mentioned electors being either dead 
or not having voted, or having abandoned the re- 
gistered premises, or quitted the said Borough, and 
ceased to reside therein; and that at the time of 
the said Election divers persons were permitted to 
vote, and did vote for the said John Collett who were 
not duly registered as electors for said Borough, 
and who were not entitled to be registered as voters 
for the said Borough, or to vote at the said Election, 
and divers other persons were admitted to vote, and 
did vote at the said Election for the said John Col- 
lett, who had not, at the time of their voting thereat, 
the same qualification for which they were originally 
registered, they, at the time of such Election, having 
ceased to possess and occupy the whole or part of 
the qualifymg premises, or having otherwise ceased, 
at the time of said Election, to have the qualifica- 
tion for which they were originally registered, or had 
otherwise ceased to be entitled to vote at the said 
Election ; that divers persons were admitted to vote 
and did vote at the said Election in favour of the 
said John Collett, 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 or 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 John Col- 
lett, or from some other person, for or in considera- 
tion of or with reference to such employment, a sum 
or sums of money, 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 ought to be struck from the poll &gt; 
that the votes of divers persons have been counted 
up on the poll of the said John Collett who had no 
sufficient affidavits or certificates of registry entitling 
them to be registered as voters for said Borough, 
or to vote at the Election ; that divers other persons 
were admitted to vote and did vote at the said Elec- 
tion in favour of the said John Collett, who were 
for various reasons different from those hereinbefore 
mentioned incapable of voting thereat, and who la- 
boured under personal disabilities to vote thereat, 
different from those which have been hereinbefore 
mentioned, and whose votes ought to have been 
struck off the poll; that before, at, and during such 
Election, numerous electors in the interest of Peti- 
tioner were forcibly and violently seized and carried 
away by persons in the interest of said John Col- 
lett, 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 Petitioner, 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 in the said Bo- 
rough, by means of which the electors in the interest 
of Petitioner were greatly interrupted, insulted and 
assaulted, as well in going to as returning from the 
said polling place, and were severely beaten, ill 

treated, 





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own Election. 


6 Vicroriz. 


treated, bruised and wounded, and divers of the said 
electors who would otherwise have voted for Peti- 
tioner were, in consequence thereof, deterred and 
prevented from so doing, and others were influenced 
by fear, threats and violence, to vote for the said 
John Collett; that the said riots were countenanced 
and encouraged by the partizans and friends of the 
said John Collett, and by divers persons in their in- 
terest, for the purpose of intimidating electors from 
voting for Petitioner, or of compelling them to vote 
for the said John Collett, and that during such riots, 
tumults and excesses, divers electors in the interest 
of Petitioner were prevented gaining access to the 

oll when free access was allowed to voters in the 
interest of the said John Collett; that others the 
votes of divers persons have been counted on the 
poll for said John Collett, who had no sufficient 
affidavits of registry, and who were unable to read 
or write, or to execute or sign any affidavit, instru- 
ment or writing, in any other manner than by af- 
fixing their respective marks thereto, and could not 
identify themselves with the respective affidavits of 
registry or certificates produced to them, nor were 
they respectively able to show they were the same 
persons who appeared before the Registering Bar- 
rister 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 or 
their knowledge of the person making the affidavit, 
and that he or they had truly read their respective 
affidavits to them respectively; others whose affi- 
davits had no certificates or memorandum of being 
read to the said marks-men, and others who had voted 
out of premises which were falsely described, or so 
described in their respective affidavits as to render it 
impossibie to ascertain whether they were legal voters 
or not, or where their respective premises were situ- 
ate; that the said John Collett did at the said Elec- 
tion, by himself, his friends or his agents, or by some 
person or persons employed by him or them, or act- 
mg on the behalf of him or them, employ a greater 
number of barristers, conducting agents, inspectors 
and clerks than is by law allowed, and did by himself, 
his friends or his agents, or by some person or per- 
sons employed by him or them, or acting on the 
behalf of him or them, give or promise to the bar- 
risters, agents, inspectors and clerks, or to some or 
one of them, for matters relating to such Election, 
a greater remuneration than is by law allowed, 
whereby the said John Collett is, as the Petitioner 
humbly submits to the House, by law incapacitated 
and disabled from sitting in Parliament upon the 
said Election for the said Borough; and praying 
the House to take the premises into consideration, 
and declare that the said John Collett was not duly 
elected, and ought not to have been returned at the 
said Election for the said Borough, but that the 
Petitioner was duly elected to serve in this present 
Parliament for the said Borough, and ought to have 
been returned at such Election, and that the Return 
may be amended accordingly, or that the said last 
Election and Return for the said Borough may be 
declared wholly null and void, and that the same 
may be set aside and cancelled, and that the House 
will grant to the Petitioner such further and other 
relief in the premises as to the House may seem 
meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
General 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 
on the hearing of the matter of the said Petition. 


A Petition of John Whyatt, of Pelham-street, in 
the Town and County of the Town of Nottingham, 
Brazier, an Elector of the Town of Nottingham, was 
delivered in, and read ; setting forth, That the Pe- 
titioner claims to have had and had a right to vote, 

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207 


and did vote at the last Election of a Member to 
serve in Parliament for the Town of Nottingham ; 
that at the said Election Thomas Gisborne, the 

ounger, Esquire, and John Walter, the younger, 

isquire, were Candidates to represent the said Town 
in Parliament ; that Jonathan Reckless, Gentleman, 
acted as the Returning Officer at the said Election, 
and that the poll at such Election was taken on the 
sixth day of April One thousand eight hundred and 
forty-three, and at the close thereof the said Thomas 
Gisborne, the younger, was declared to be elected, 
and was returned accordingly, by the said Returning 
Officer ; that before and after the teste and issuin 
out of the Writ for holding the said Election, an 
at and during and after the said Election, the said 
Thomas Gisborne, the younger, did by himself, his 
friends, agents, managers, partisans and supporters, 
and by divers other persons, regardless of the law, 
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, mo- 
ney, meat, drink, lodging, entertainment, provision 
and reward, and did make presents, gifts, rewards 
and promises, agreements, obligations and engage- 
ments to give and allow money, meat, drink, provi- 
sion, presents, reward and entertainment to and for 
persons having votes as aforesaid, and to and for 
the use, advantage, benefit, employment, profit and 
preferment of such persons, in order that he the said 
Thomas Gisborne, the younger, might be elected, 
and for being elected, to serve in Parliament for the 
said Town of Nottingham at the said Election ; that 
before and during the said Election, as well the said 
Thomas Gisborne, the younger, by himself, his 
agents, managers, friends and partisans, as by divers 
other persons, regardless of the law, was guilty of 
gross, extensive, systematic and notorious bribery, 
and before and during the said Election, did, by 
money, gifts, presents and rewards, and by promises, 
agreements and securities for money, gifts, presents 
and rewards, corrupt and procure divers persons 
having or claiming to have votes at such Election, 
to give their votes in favour of the said Thomas Gis- 
borne, the younger, or to forbear to give them in fa- 
vour of the said John Waller, the younger; that 
the said Thomas Gisborne, the younger, 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 Town of Not- 
tingham, and the Return of the said Thomas Gis- 
borne, the younger, 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 Thomas Gisborne, the younger, 
to be wholly null and void, and to grant to the Peti- 
tioner such further and other relief in the premises 
as to the House shall seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
General 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 
on the hearing of the matter of the said Petition. 


A Petition of the President and Fellows of the Medical 
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, praying Profession. 


the House to pass a Bill enacting that an uniform 
system of education and examination be required of 
every candidate for the license of general practition- 
er, the possession of which license should qualify 
for practice in every part of Her Majesty’s do- 
minions, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Resident Householders and Inha- Health of 
arts adjacent, praying Towns Bill. 


bitants of Fleet-street, and 
that the Health of Towns Bill ma 
was presented, and read; and an 
the Table, 


pass into a law, 
ered to lie upon 


pDp4 A Petition 














208 


pe ens A Petition of Clergy and other Inhabitants of the 
we anger ~—s county of Chester, praying for the repeal of so much 
a of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the 
union of the Sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor, was 
= and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 
ana A Petition of Land-owners and Tenants of farms 
Me 


and other property in the parish of Ashton-under- 
Lyne, and the townships of Denton and Haughton, 
in the county of Lancaster, praying the House to 
introduce such clauses into the Turnpike-roads Bill, 
as will compel the Trustees of all ‘Turnpike-roads 
to repair the whole of such roads, whether the same 
be liable to repair ratione tenure or not, or to apply 
the funds at their command, in a fair and an im- 
partial manner, in the repair of the whole line, so far 
as such funds will extend, and that any deficiency 
may be supplied by contributions from the parishes, 
townships or places through which such roads re- 
spectively go, and that in all cases where the roads 
are not Turnpike-roads, but are public highways, 
and used by all parties who may think proper to 
travel on them, the same may be repaired at the 
general expense of the parish, township or place 
in which such roads are respectively situate, by rates 
to be laid upon the inhabitants at large, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on the Bill. 


Property Tax Petitions from Cossey ;—and, Norwich; praying 


Act. for the repeal of the Property Tax Act,—were 

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

Cambridge Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That he 

—_ received, on the 17th instant, a Report from the 
Examiner of Recognizances, stating that the Surety 
to the Petition of Zsaac Ibberson and Charles Asby, 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for 
the Borough of Cambridge (being one Surety in the 
sum of £.1,000), is unobjectionable. 

Nottingham Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he 


Town Election. yeceived, on the 22d instant, a Report from the 


Examinerof Recognizances, stating that the Sureties 
to the Petition of William Hannay, complaining of 
an undue Election and Return for the Town of JVot- 
tingham (being two Sureties in the sum of £.500 
each), are unobjectionable. 

Mr. Speaker also acquainted the House, That he 
received, on the 22d instant, a Report from the 
Examiner of Recognizances, stating that the Sure- 
ties to the Petition of Thomas Hollins Smith, com- 
—— of an undue Election and Return for the 

own of Nottingham (being two Sureties in the sum 
of £.500 each), are unobjectionable. 


Milne’s Free Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on 
School Bill. = _Milne’s Free School 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. 
a Estate An ingrossed Bill for the Improvement of the 
(No.2.) Bil, Vorland Estate, in the Parish of Saint Mary Ab- 
botts, Kensington, in the County of Middlesex, was 
read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Thesiger do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
Maidstone | The Maidstone Railway Bill was read a second 
Railway Bill. time; and committed. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Bethnal Green 


Improvement 
Bill. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
East London Waterworks, praying that they may 


24° Aprilis. 


be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Bethnal Green Improve- 








A. 1843, 





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. 


Petitions of the Wearmouth Dock Company ;— Sunderlang 
and, Sir Hedworth Williamson, of Whitburn Hall, Floating Ha. 
in the county of Durham, Baronet; praying that °°" Bil. 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Sunderland Float- 

ing Harbour 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. 


A Petition of Rate-payers of the Kinsale Elec- Poor Relief 
toral Division of the Kinsale Union, praying for (!eland) Aq, 
amendment of the Poor Relief (Ireland) Act, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Charlwood_ 
the Report on the Charlwood Inclosure Bill ; and !¢lsure Bil. 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 

be ingrossed. 


Petitions of Owners, Occupiers and others in- Bermondsey, 
Rotherhithe 


terested in land and houses in and near the Lower anq Deptford 
Deptford-road and Roads adjacent, in the counties Roads Bill. 
of Surrey and Kent;— Owners, Occupiers and 

others interested in land and houses in Deptford, in 

the county of Kent ;—Eleanor Knapp, Widow, and 
Eleanor Sarah Ram, Owners of, and others, Owners 

or Occupiers of or interested in land and houses in 

or near the Lower Deptford-road, and Roads ad- 
jacent, in the counties of Surrey and Kent ;—and, 
Company of Proprietors of the Grand Surrey Canal ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 

their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Bermondsey, Rotherhithe and Deptford Roads Bill, 
—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 

ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 

tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 

upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel 

heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Peti- 

tions. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Municipal 
of Cork, praying for amendment of the Municipal Crdand) Act 
Corporations (Zreland) Act, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ecclesiastical 


Petitions from Crickhowell;—Hay (two Peti- ; 
Courts Bill. 


tions);—and, Huggate; praying that the Eccle- 
siastical Courts Bill may not pass into a law,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Bankruptcy 
of the borough of Bridgewater, praying that the Act. 
operation of the late Bankruptcy law, and of the 
rules made thereunder, may be inquired into, and 
such amendments made in the law as may remedy 
its defects, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 










A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Sal¢- eno 


ash, in the county of Cornwall, praying that the oo 











Municipal 








— — 





ict, 





6 Vicroriz. 


Municipal Corporations Bill may pass into a law, 


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209 


9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four Falkland 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon| thousand three hundred and fifty pounds, be granted Islands, 


the Table. 


to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of the Govern- 
ment of the Falkland Islands, to the 31st day of 


Coals. Ordered, That there be laid before this House, | March 1844. 


an Account of the Quantities of Coal exported to 


10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty- New Zealand. 


Foreign Countries, in each quarter of the year 1842 | one thousand and ninety-three pounds, be granted 
and the first quarter of the year 1843; distinguish-| to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of the Colony 


ing Round 
Amount of Duty received. 


Ways and 
Means 5 of Ways and Means be now received. 


oals from Small, and showing the| of New Zealand. 


11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Heligoland. 


thousand and twenty-three pounds, be granted to 
Ordered, That the Report from the Committee | Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of the Civil 
Establishment of Heligoland, to the 31st day of 


Mr. Greene accordingly reported from the Com-| March 1844. 


mittee, a Resolution ; which was read, as followeth : 
Exchequer 


12. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eighteen Governors, &amp;c., 


Resolved, That towards making good the Supply thousand six hundred and sixty-seven pounds, be (West India 
Bills. granted to Her Majesty, the sum of Nine millions | granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge o 


f Colonies.) 


and fifty thousand pounds be raised by Exchequer the Salaries of the Governors, Lieutenant Gover- 


Bills, for the Service of the year 1843. 


nors, and others, in Her Majesty’s West India 


The said Resolution, being read a second time, | Colonies, to the 31st day of March 1844. 


was agreed to. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the said 
Resolution: And that Mr. Chancellor of the Ex- 
chequer and Sir George Clerk do prepare, and bring 


13. Motion made, and Question proposed, That Ecclesiastical 
a sum, not exceeding Twelve thousand one hundred — 
and ninety pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to \ erica and 


defray the Charge of the Ecclesiastical Establish- New Zealand.) 


it in. ment of the British North American Provinces and 


Testimony in _ Ordered, That the Report on the Testimony in 
ii __ the Colonies Bill be now received. 
Mr. Greene 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 To-morrow. 
Supply 5 The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into the Committee of Supply. 


(In the Committee.) 


Bahama 1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 
aaah. thousand four hundred and ten pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of the Civil 
Establishment of the Bahama Islands, to the 31st 
day of March 1844, and of the Lighthouses there. 


Bermudas. 2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four 


New Zealand, to the 31st day of March 1844; 
Whereupon Motion made, and Question, That 
a sum, not exceeding Six hundred pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of 
the Ecclesiastical Establishment of the British 
North American Provinces and New Zealand, to the 
31st day of March 1844, put, and negatived. 
Original Question put, and agreed to. 


14, Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eighteen Indian 
thousand eight hundred and ninety-five pounds, be ao 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of 
the Indian Department in Canada, to the 31st day 
of March 1844. 

15. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eleven Colonial Land 
thousand two hundred and eighty-six pounds, be «nd Emigration 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray, to the 31st day Bow“ 
of March 1844, the Charge of the Colonial Land 
and Emigration Board, and other Expenses con- 
nected with Emigration from this country. 





thousand and forty-nine pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to defray the Charge of the Civil Esta- 
blishment of the Bermudas, to the 31st day of March 
1844. 

3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 
thousand and seventy pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to defray the Charge of the Civil Esta- 
blishment of Prince Edward’s Island, to the 31st 
day of March 1844, 


4. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four hun- 
dred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray 
the Expense of the Establishment at Sable Island, 
Nova Scotia, for the Relief of Shipwrecked Persons, 
to the 31st day of March 1844. 


5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirteen 
thousand six hundred and eighty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Charges of the Civil 
Establishments on the Western Coast of Africa, to 
the 31st day of March 1844, 


6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eleven 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to 


Prince Edward’s 
Island. 


Sable Island. 


Western Coast 
of Africa. 


Saint Helena. _ 


Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of the Civil Esta- 
blishment of 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 1844. 
Western 
Australia. 


granted to Her Majesty, to detray the 


16. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Forty-nine Stipendiary 
thousand and seven hundred pounds, be granted to 7 “ 
Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of the Salaries, ce eens 
Allowances, and Contingencies of the Stipen- 
diary Justices in the West Indies, Mauritius and 


Cape of Good Hope, to the 31st day of March 1844, 


17. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eighteen Negro 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to Education. 
defray such Expenses as Her Majesty may incur, in 

the year 1843, in aiding Local Legislatures in pro- 

viding for the Religious and Moral Instruction of the 
Emancipated Negro Population. 

18. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- Captured 
five thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, Negroes, &amp;c. 
to defray Expenses incurred for the Support of Cap- 
tured Negroes and Liberated Africans, under the 
Acts for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, to the 31st 
day of March 1844. 

19. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- Slave Trade 
three thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, Commission. 
to pay, to the 31st day of March 1844, the Salaries 
and Incidental Expenses of the Commissions esta- 
blished on the part of Her Majesty, under the Trea- 
ties with Foreign Powers for suppressing the Traffic 
in Slaves. 

20. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Consuls, &amp;c. 














7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven | hundred and four thousand seven hundred and se- 
thousand seven hundred and eighty-five — be | venty pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray, 
xpense of | to the 31st day of March 1844, the Charge of the 


the Setttlement of Western Australia, to the 31st | Salaries of Her Majesty’s Consuls General, Consuls 


day of March 1844. 


Port Essington. 


and Vice Consuls Abroad ; also the Contingent Ex- 


8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One | penses of such Consuls General, Consuls and Vice 


thousand four hundred and sixty-eight pounds, be | Consuls. 


granted to Her Majesty, towards defraying the 


Charge of the Settlement at Port Essington. 
Vou. 98. 





21. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eighty- Superaunua- 
one thousand and three hundred pounds, be granted tions. ; 
EE to 








— ee 


ees —— 





210 24° Aprilis. 


to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of Superan- 
nuation Allowances and Compensations to Persons 
formerly employed in the Public Offices or Depart- 
ments, or in the Public Service, to the 31st day of 
March 1844. 
22. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Six 


Toulonese 
and Corsican ¢housand and seven hundred pounds, be granted to 


Emigrants, &amp;c. 


Her Majesty, to enable Her Majesty to grant Relief, 
to the 31st day of March 1844, 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. 
Vaccine 23. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
Institution. thousand eight hundred and fifty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of the Na- 
tional Vaccine Institution, for the year 1843. 

24. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 

thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- 
wards the support of “ The Refuge for the Desti- 
tute,” for the year 1843. 
Polish 25. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twelve 
Refugees, &amp;c. thousand and six hundred pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, for Payment of the Subsistence of the 
Polish Refugees, and Allowances to Distressed 
Spaniards, to the 31st day of March 1844. 

26. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four 
thousand eight hundred and forty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to pay, to the 31st day of March 


Refuge for the 
Destitute. 


Protestant 
Dissenting 
Ministers, &amp;ce 








A. 1843. 


36. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven Commissioners 
hundred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to + her senpe 
defray the Salaries and Expenses of the Commis- Bequests, - 
sioners of Charitable Donations and Bequests in 
Ireland, to the 31st day of March 1844. 

37. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- Protestant 
five thousand six hundred and thirty pounds, be Dissenting 


granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of Geman 
Non-conforming, Seceding and Protestant Dis- 
senting Ministers in Jreland, to the 31st day of ay il 
March 1844. a 


38. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven Charitable 
thousand four hundred and seventy-five pounds, be inoeat 
granted to Her Majesty, to pay, to the 31st day of » 





March 1844, Charitable Allowances charged on the Normal s 
Concordatum Fund, and other Allowances and Sarthe 
Bounties in Ireland. 


39. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Six hun- Mines, 
dred and fifty pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
to defray the Expense of a Special Inquiry into the 
condition of Persons employed in Mines, in the 
Counties of Warwick, Worcester, Stafford and Salop. 

40. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five Townland 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to FB ; 
defray the Expense of the Yownland Survey of ee 
Ireland, to the 31st day of March 1844. 

41. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three Shannon 
thousand four hundred and twenty-one pounds, be N@vigation. 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Salaries and _ 
Expenses of the Commissioners for the Improve- 


ment of the River Shannon, to the 31st day of March 
1844, 





1844, the usual Allowances to Protestant Dissenting 
Ministers in England, Poor French Protestant Re- 
tugee Clergy, Poor French Refugee Laity, and other 
Charges formerly defrayed from the Civil List, the 
Hereditary Revenue, &amp;c. 

27. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two 
thousand one hundred and fifty-four pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to pay, to the 31st day of 
March 1844, Charities, Bounties and other Charges 
in Scotland formerly defrayed from the Hereditary 
Revenue. 


Charities, &amp;c., 
( Scotland.) 


Foundling 28. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven | 

pon ro thousand five hundred and ninety-seven pounds, be | 

— granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of 
the Foundling Hospital, Dublin, to the 31st day of 
March 1844. 

House of 29. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirteen 

oe thousand nine hundred and seventy-three pounds, 

— be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense 
of the House of Industry, Dublin, to the 31st day of 
March 1844. 

Female Orphan 30. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 


House(Dublin.) ¢housand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- 
wards defraying the Expense of the Female Orphan 
House, Dublin, to the 31st day of March 1844. 


Westmoreland 31, Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two 


Lock Hospital. thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, towards defraying the Expense of the 
Westmoreland Lock Hospital, to the 31st day of 
March 1844. 

Lying-in Hos- 


32. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- 
wards defraying the Expense of the Lying-in-Hos- 
pital, Dublin, to the 31st day of March 1844. 

33. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 


pita! (Dublin) 


Dr. Steeven’s 


(Deblin.) thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Her 

( ; Majesty, towards defraying the Expense of Dr. Stee- 
ven's Hospital, Dublin, to the 81st day of March 
1844. 

House of 34. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 


Recovery and thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- 
Fever Hospital wards defraying the Expense of the House of Reco- 


Dublin. - ; 

— very and Fever Hospital, Cork-street, Dublin, to the 
31st day of March 1844. 

Hospital for 35. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five 

Incurables. 


hundred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- 
wards defraying the Expense of the Hospital for 
Incurables, to the 31st day of March 1844. 








42. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three British 
thousand eight hundred and ninety-two pounds, be ee 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of 
Works and Repairs to the British Ambassador’s 
House at Paris. 

43. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ten D® - at Con- 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- st@ntinople. 
wards defraying the Expense of rebuilding the 
British Ambassador’s House at Constantinople. 

44. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifty Steam Com- 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- pupicston © 
wards defraying the Expenses of Steam Communi- 
cation to India by way of the Red Sea, to the 31st 
day of March 1844, 

45. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four Schools of 
thousand four hundred and eleven pounds, be granted ?°'2™ 
to Her Majesty to defray the Expenses of the School 
of Design, and for Aid to Provincial Schools, to 
the 31st day of March 1844. 

46. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifty Mint. 
thousand nine hundred and fifty-eight pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expenditure 
of the Mint, to the 31st day of March 1844, 

47. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- Law Charges. 
eight thousand * amen be granted to Her Majesty, 
to defray the Expenses of Law Charges, and the 
Salaries, Allowances, and Incidental Expenses in the 
Office of the Solicitor for the Affairs of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Treasury, to the 31st day of March 1844. 

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- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means ; cane 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Apprehension 

a Committee upon the Apprehension of Offenders —— 
Bill ; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker N 
resumed 


NO. 194. 





Metropolitan 
Buildings Bill. 


Normal School 
(Borough- 
road.) 


Pest-office. 


Poor Relief 
(Ireland) Bill. 


No. 195. 


Monies in the 


6 Victroriz. 


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 
consideration upon Friday next; and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Metropolitan Buildings Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday 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, Copies or Extracts of Correspondence from 
the 1st day of August 1839 to the present time, 
between the Committee of Council on au and 
the Committee of the British and Foreign School 
Society, relative to the Grant of £.5,000 to the 
Normal School in the Borough-road, and the question 
of School Inspection. 

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, showing the Number of Inland Letters, the 
Gross Amount of Revenue derived therefrom, in- 
cluding Payment for Official Postage and Receipts 
from the Money Order Office; the Expense of 
Management, including that of the Money Order 
Office, and Maintenance of Packets on Home 
Stations; the Amount of Postage on Dead and 
Returned Letters, and the Net Revenue for the year 
ended the 5th day of January 1843 :—And, a similar 
Return of the Number of Foreign and Colonial 
Letters; the Gross Amount of Revenue derived 
therefrom, including Payments for Official Postage ; 
the Expense of Management, including Mainte- 
nance of Packets on Foreign Stations ; the Amount 
of Postage on Dead and Returned Letters, and the 
Deficiency to the Revenue for the year ended the 
5th day of January 1843. 

Sir George Clerk accordingly presented the said 
Returns. 

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


Lord Eliot presented a Bill for the further Amend- 
ment of an Act for the more effectual Relief of the 
Destitute Poor in Ireland: And the same was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Friday the 5th day of May next; and to be 
printed. 


Sir George Clerk presented, pursuant to the 


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Q11 


liament, for a Return of every Church Rate, or Rate 
for the purpose of Church Rate, within the last two 
years, in every Parish, District Parish and Extra- 
parochial Place ; distinguishing the year in which 
it was made, the Gross Amount of the Rate, and 
the Rate per pound on the Property assessed ; the 
Amount collected, and the Amount spent in repair- 
ing the Fabric of the Church; the Amount derived 
from all Funds other than Church Rates applied in 
aid thereof; in what cases Vestries called to con- 
sider a Church Rate have refused, or by any Form 
of Proceeding declined to grant it:—And, a Re- 
turn of the Value at which the Property has been 
assessed to the Church Rate in each Parish, Dis- 
trict Parish and Extra-parochial Place, within the 
Two last years. 


Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to Queen’s Prison. 


the directions of an Act of Parliament,—Copy of 
Rules for the Government of the Queen’s Prison 
in pursuance of an Act for consolidating the Queen’s 
Bench, Fleet and Marshalsea Prisons, and for re- 
gulating the Queen’s Prison. 


Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to Registration 


Orders,—A Return of the Total Number of Par- of Electors 
(Treland.) 


liamentary Electors appearing, by the Lists or Books 
of the Clerks of the Peace, registered for each 
County, City, ‘Town and Borough in Jre/and, on 
the 1st day of February in each of the following 
ears, viz. 1835, 1837 and 1843 ; including in the 
eturn for 1843 those only who had been registered 
subsequently to the 1st day of February 1835 ; 
distinguishing, in separate columns, the Number 
registered under different qualifications; and show- 
ing the increase or decrease exhibited by the Num- 
bers so appearing registered on the 1st day of Fe- 
bruary 1843, compared with those appearing re- 
gistered at each of the said previous periods (in 
continuation of Parliamentary Paper No. 240, of 
Session 1841.) 


Return to an Order dated the 1st day of March Lighting of 
last, for a Return from Her Majesty’s Court — 


Queen’s Bench in Jreland of all Cases which have 
come before the said Court; showing complaints 
of Proceedings under the 9th Geo. 4, c. $2, inti- 
tuled, An Act to make provision for the lighting, 
cleansing and paving Towns in Jreland, in certain 
cases; the date of the said Complaint, the subject- 
matter of such Complaint, and the decision thereon. 


A Return of the manner in which the sum of Ecclesiastical 
Commission 
(Ireland. ) 


£.6,3138. 13s. expended as Salaries to Commis- 
sioners and Officers of the Ecclesiastical Commis- 
sion of Ireland, in the year ended the Ist day of 
August 1842, was expended; stating the Names of 
the Commissioners, and the Amount paid as Salary 
to each of them, and to each of the Officers of the 
Commission. 

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





Exchequer, directions of an Act of Parliament,—An Account| Mr. Attorney General for Zreland presented a Fines and 
showing the Amount of all Monies received during | Bill for the better Collection of Fines, Penalties, mers Bill 
the year ending 5th April 1843 to the Account of |Issues, Deodands, Amerciaments, and Forfeited ¢ gy cg 
Her Majesty’s Exchequer, at the Bank of England | Recognizances in Ireland, and for the Appropria- No. 196. 
and of Ireland, under the respective heads of Public |tion thereof: And the same was read the first time ; 

Revenue, the Amount of all Royal Orders and |and ordered to be read a second time upon Monday 
Treasury Warrants received, and of _ Credits and |next; and to be printed. 
Transfers made by the Comptroller General of the : ;, 
Exchequer, the Payments by the Bank of England, And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 
and the Balance remaining to the Account of the |—— pa 
Exchequer at each Bank on the 5th of April 1843. ; } - 
Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the Martis, 25° die Aprilis ; 
Table. Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 
eel Mr. Manners Sutton presented, by Her Majesty’s | PRAYERS. 
iscip ine, 


Church Rates, 


Command,—Copy of Report relative to the system 
of Prison Discipline, &amp;c., by the Inspectors of Pri- 
sons. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented,—Returns to 
several Addresses to Her Majesty, dated the 4th 
and 8th days of August in the last Session of Par- 

Vot, 98. 








R. Law, from the Treasury, was called in; and Corn. 
at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,— 
A Return of the Quantity of Corn imported from 
the United States, from Egypt, from Sicily, and 
from the Ports in the Black Sea, since the passing 
of the new Corn Law Bill; specifying the Date of 
EE2 Sailing 











Shipping. 


Colonial 
Shipping. 


Customs (Port 
of London, ) 


Revenue. 


Sheep and 
Lambs’ Wool, 
&amp;e. 


212 


Sailing of the Corn Vessels, the Duty ruling on 
such Date; also, the Date of Arrival in a British 
Port, and the Ruling Duty. 

Returns of the Number and Tonnage of Sailing 
Vessels registered at each of the Ports of Great 
Britain and Ireland, including the Isle of Man and 
Channel Islands ; distinguishing those under and 
those above Fifty Tons Register, on the 31st day 
of December 1842:—Similar Returns of Steam 
Vessels and their Tonnage :—Also, Returns of the 
Number and Tonnage of Vessels that entered and 
cleared Coastwise at each of the Ports of Great 
Britain and Ireland, Isle of Man and Channel Is- 
lands (including their repeated Voyages), with the 
Number of their Crews, distinguishing Steam from 
Sailing Vessels, between the 31st day of December 
1841 and 31st day of December 1842 :—Like Re- 
turns from and to the Colonies; further distinguish- 
ing British from Foreign Vessels :—Like Returns 
from and to Foreign Ports ; also, distinguishing 
British from Foreign Vessels (in continuation of Par- 
liamentary Paper, No. 409, of Session 1842) :—And, 
Returns of the Number and Tonnage of Colonial 
Built Vessels registered at each of the Ports of 
Great Britain and Ireland, Isle of Man and Channel 
Islands, on the 31st day of December 1842; dis- 
tinguishing the Number and Tonnage of each Co- 
lony respectively (in continuation of Return ordered 
the 25th day of July 1842). 


Returns to an Order, dated the 10th day of Fe- 
bruary last, for Returns of the Number and Tonnage 
of Sailing Vessels registered at each of the Ports 
of the Colonies of the United Kingdom respectively ; 
distinguishing those under and those above Fifty 
Tons Register, on the 31st day of December 1842: 
—Similar Returns of Steam Vessels and Tonnage : 
—Returns of the Number and Tonnage of Vessels 
that entered and cleared at each of the Ports of 
each Colony Coastwise, in the same Colony, or to 
Ports of other Colonies of the United Kingdom, 
distinguishing Steam from Sailing Vessels ; and also 
distinguishing between British, Colonial and Fo- 
reign Vessels, from the 31st day of December 1841 
to and including the 31st day of December 1842 :— 
Like Returns from and to the United Kingdom, 
Channel Islands and the Isle of Man:—And, like 
Returns from and to Foreign Ports (to complete 
Returns ordered 20th July 1842). 


Copies of all Orders made by the Commissioners 
of Customs, affecting or regulating the Trade of the 
Port of London, between the 1st day of January 
1840 and the present time. 

An Account of the Ordinary Revenues of the 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in 
each year, from 1802 to 1842 (after deducting the 
Repayments, Allowances, Discounts, Drawbacks 
a ounties in the nature of Drawbacks); stating 
the Amount paid in each of he said years for 
Charges of Management, and other Payments there- 
out in the progress of the said Revenues to the Ex- 
chequer ; together with the Amount paid into the 
Exchequer. 

Further Return to an Order, dated the 6th day 
of February last, for Accounts of the Quantity of 
Sheep and Lambs’ Wool imported into the United 
Kingdom in the year 1842 ; 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 half-penny per pound ; of the 
Quaniity of Foreign Wool re-exported during the 
same period, and the Countries to which it was 
sent ; and the Quantity remaining warehoused under 
Bond, on the 5th day of January 1843 :—Of the 
Quantity of British Sheep and Lambs’ Wool and 
Woollen Yarn, exported from the United Kingdom 
in the year 1842, specifying the Countries to which 
they were sent :—And, of the Quantity and Declared 
Value of British Woollen Manufactures exported 
from the United Kingdom in the year 1842; spe- 





25° Aprilis. 











A. 1843. 


cifying the Countries to which they were sent (m 
continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 237, of 
Session 1842.) 


Returns of the Total Quantities of Foreign Sheep Wool, 


and Lambs’ Wool imported, exported and retained 
for Home Consumption, in ak oes since 1825; 
distinguishing the Quantity that paid, in each year, 
a Duty of Sixpence per pound, of One penny per 
pound, and of One half-penny per pound ; together 
with the Total Amount of Revenue received in each 
year, distinguishing the Amount so received under 
each separate Rate of Duty :—And, of the Total 
Quantities of Sheep and Lambs’ Wool, the Produce 
of British Possessions Abroad, imported, exported 
and retained for Home Consumption, in each year 
of the same period. 


A Return of the Duties payable on the Importa- Wheat. 


tion of Foreign Wheat, when the Price of Wheat in 
this Country has been at 505., 55s., 605s., 655., 705., 
75s., 80s. and 85s., under the various Acts which 
have been passed from the reign of Charles the Se- 
cond to the present time. 


Copies of all Memorials to Her Majesty’s Go- Opium Trade 
vernment from the Claimants of Compensation for (Chin) 


the Opium surrendered at the Requisition of the 
Chief Superintendent of British Trade in China, for 
the Service of Her Majesty’s Government in March 
1839, including any enunish to the Governor- 
General of India, which may have been communi- 
cated to Her Majesty’s Government, on the same 
subject. 


An Account, in detail, of the manner in which Colonial 
£.577. 13s. 4d. was expended, for creating the Bi- Bishops. 


shoprics of Barbadoes, Antigua, Guiana, Gibraltar 
and Tasmania, stating to whom paid. 


A Return of the manner in which £.1,200, paid Clergy 
from the Civil Contingencies in 1842 to Episcopalian (Seetland.) 


Clergy in Scotland, was distributed; stating by 
whom the Distribution is made, and the Amount 
paid by each ; and a Copy of the Orders or Regu- 
lations under which that Distribution is made. 


An Account of the Receipts of the Marshal of Marshal of the 


the Queen’s Bench Prison, in each of the years 1841 2 
and 1842; showing the Amount received by him in 
Fees, and the Amount received from Civil Contin- 
gencies in each year, and the Authority for the Pay- 
ment of the same. 


Return to an Order dated the 31st day of March Cape of Good 
last, for a Return of the manner in which £.3,313 Hope. 


was expended at the Cape of Good Hope, for Re- 
fugees from the Comoro Islands; and Copies or 
Extracts of any Correspondence relating thereto, 
explaining the same. 


An Account, showing in what manner £.1,200, Court of Session 
charged in the Miscellaneous Estimates for Expenses (Scotland.) 


and Disbursements of the Agent before the Court 
of Session in Scotland, has been expended, speci- 
fying the Causes in which such Expenses have been 
incurred. 


Accounts of all Sums paid into the Stamp Office Fire Insurance. 


for Duty by each Insurance Office in Great Britain 
and Ire/and on Insurance from Fire, for the Quar- 
ters ending severally the 25th day of March, 24th 
day of June, 29th day of September and 25th day 
of December 1842; aistinguishing the Amount of 
Allowance made to each Office for collecting the 
same, in the Country, London, Edinburgh and Dub- 
lin respectively, with the Dates of such Payments : 
—And, of the Sums insured by each Office on Farm- 
ing Stock exempt from Duty, for the Quarters end- 
ing severally on the 25th day of March, 24th day 
of June, 29th day of September and 25th day of 
December 1842; distinguishing the Amount of each 
Office in the Country, London, Edinburgh and Dub- 
lin respectively (in continuation of Parliamentary 
Paper No. 202, of Session 1842):—And then he 
withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 
Mr. 





Bankrupt 





Gorbals | 
Bill. 


South I 


and Cr 
Railwa 
(Brick 
Arms | 
and St 
Bill, 


Bell 
Cav 
way 


om mam 





6 Victroriz. 


Mr. Edwards, from the Court of Bankruptcy, 
was called in; and at the bar presented,—Further 
Returns to an Order, dated the 14th day of Febru- 
ary last, for a Return of the Annual Income re- 
ceived by the London Official Assignees in Bank- 
ruptcy, during each of the last Three years ending 
the 25th day of June 1842; distinguishing how 
much of such Income has arisen from a per-centage 
upon Assets received by such Assignees, or Monies 
passing officially through their hands, and how 
much from other and what other sources :—And 
then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
‘Table. 


Bankruptcy. 


Gorbals Police 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of Premises 
Bill. 


in the barony of Gorbals, and neighbourhood there- 
of, praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Gorbals Police Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 


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213 


An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Lands in the Manor Charlwood 
and Parish of Charlwood, in the County of Surrey, Inclosure Bill. 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Antrobus do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions from Allendale ;—Kentish Town (two Factories Bill. 
Petitions) ;— Leighton ;—Rawden (two Petitions) ; 
— Etruria ;—— Henley-on-Thames (two Petitions) ;— 
Milverton ;--Morton (two Petitions) ;—Harden ;— 
Ellesmere ; — Woodstock ; —- Heachem ; — Castle 
Camps;— Great Marlow ;—-Doddington ;— Members 
of the Committee of the Thame Royal British School 
Society ;--Pennel ;--Newchurch ;--Ledbury ;-— King- 
ton (two Petitions);—Hatherton and Hunsterson; 
—Bingley ; — Bradford (Wilts) ;--Old Swan near 
Liverpool ;—Fisherton ;-- Warrington ;-—Quainton ; 
— Wilsden ; — Ormskirk ; — Coalbrookdale ;—Wat- 
lington and Tetsworth ;--Aylsham ;— Burnham ; —- 











--Cullingworth ;-- Holcombe(two Petitions) ;--Shepton 


| Wollaston ;-- Netherton (two Petitions) ;--Langattock; 


by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their | Mallet (two Petitions) ;~ Oakhill ;— Beaminster ;—- 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in | Hook ;—Cupar Fife ;-—Mildenhall ;-—-Denholme ;— 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. | Waddesdon ;—Stamford ; —Hilperton ; -—-Bodmin ; 
| Ramsbury (two Petitions); — Lumley (two Peti- 

Petitions from Persons interested in being con- | tions) ;--Chester-le-Street ;—Pilton Fell (two Pe- 
veyed along the London and Croydon and London | tions) ;— Lancaster (three Petitions) ; Eaton ;— 
and Greenwich Railways, to and from London March ; -— Bulkeley ; — Fordham ; — Southwick 
Bridge ;—- Persons residing in or near Charing, in- | (Wilts) ;—North Bradley ;— President of the United 
terested in being conveyed along the South Eastern, |Committees of Ministers and Gentlemen for pro- 
London and Croydon and London and Greenwich tection of the Civil and Religious Privileges of the 
Railways, to and from London Bridge; — New | Wesleyan Methodists ; — Brecon Hill (two Peti- 
Cross ; — Maidstone ; — Sydenham ;— Croydon ;— | tions) ; — Hetton-le-Hole and Easington-lane — 
Tunbridge ; --Lenkam ;--Ashford ; — Penshurst ;-- | Ravensmoor 3 — Sacer wston ;-— Stockport (two Peti- 
John Robinson and others ;— Thomas Evans and bos ;~-Butleigh ;-—Little Town (two Petitions) ; 
others ;—and Thomas Evans, junior, and others ; | Witton Gilbert ;—Sherburn Hill (two Petitions) ;-— 
praying that the South Eastern and Zondon and | Clayton West 3-— Burley ; — Dewsbury ; -—- Wookey ; 
Croydon Railways (Bricklayers? Arms Extension | Shanington ; — Faddiley ;— Waldridge 3-—Dartford 
and Station) Bill may not pass into a law,—were (three Petitions);— Wrenbury-cum-Frith ; — Over 
resented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the | Lane;—Ketton ; -- Gravel-lane ;—Brown Knowl ; 

Vable. | — Wells (Somerset) (two Petitions) ;--Barton Mills; 
| Longton (five Petitions) ; — Croscombe ; —- Stohe- 

Belfast and A Petition of Trustees of certain Turnpike-roads er Trent (five Petitions) ;— Fenton (two Petitions) ; 
Cavehill Rail- leading from Belfast to Antrim, and from Belfast |— Caverswall;— Trowbridge; — Golden Hill (two 
wey Bill to the Copeland Water, in the county of Antrim, | Petitions) ;—Lyme Regis (two Petitions) ;— Hanley 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, (two Petitions) ;—- Stafford ;— Corston ;— Mellor ; 

their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Arnold ;—Shelton (three Petitions) ;—- Scoreton- 


South Eastern 
and London 

and Croydon 
Railways 
(Bricklayers’ 
Arms Extension 
and Station) 
Bill, 








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 themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Sunderland Petitions of Freemen and Stallingers of the 
Floating Har- ancient borough of Sunderland, in the county of Dur- 
_— ham ;--and, Durham and Sunderland Railway Com- 
pany ; praying that the Sunderland Floating Har- 
ur Bill may pass into a law,--were presented, and 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Tey Ferries A Petition of the Company carrying on business 

Ul, 


as Bankers in Dundee, under the firm of the Dundee 
Banking Company, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Zay Ferries 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 thei 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

A Petition of Merchants, Ship-owners and others, 
resident in the town of Dundee and its neighbour- 
hood, praying that the said Bill may pass into a law, 
was also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Vor. 98. 


_in- Wyresdale ;—Harriseahead (three Petitions) ;— 
Wedgwood-place (two Petitions) ;——Darlington ; — 
Bolam, Heighingtonand Redworth ;--Blythe Marsh; 
—Trent Vale;--Bradford Moor ;— Greenwich ;— 
Countisthorpe ;— Theddingworth ;—New-road, near 
Talk-oth-Hill ; -- Boundary ; ~ Bradford (York) 
(five Petitions) ; -- Horsington; —- Tavistock ; — 
Broadwoodwidger ; — Wolverhampton ; — Tean ; — 
Ramsor Circuit (two Petitions) ;--Uttoxeter ;-— 
Upper Tean ;—Bilston ; — Coseley ;—Malmesbury ; 
——Salisbury ;—Gravesend (three Petitions) ;— Muns- 
low ;-— Woolston-cum-Martinscroft ;— Chatham (four 
Petitions) ;— Cirencester ;— Southport ;— Doncaster ; 
—Slindon ; — Lyncombe and Widcombe ; — North 
Tamerton ;—Blackbrooke ; -— Thirsk ;—Portishead ; 
— Great Harwood ; — Reading ;--Chatham and Ro- 
chester ;— Calverley ;— Dudley Hill (two Petitions) ; 
— Woodhall Hiils;— Farsley; — Mowcop ;— End 
Moor ;— Sandy Lane and Norton-in-the-Moors ;— 
Llanpumsaint and Llanllawddog ;—Wheat Sheaf ;— 
Sutton-at-Hone (two Petitions) ; — Knutsford ; — 
Normanton; — Chester ;— Donington and Swines- 
head ;— Dudley (Chairman of a Meeting) ;— Hunger- 
ford ; -- Hyson Green ; — Cubberley ; -- Whetstone 
(Leicester) (two Petitions) ;—Hugglescote ;—-Iwerne 
Minster ;—Sneyd Green (two Petitions) ;-—Wednes- 
field ;— Thurmastone ;— Newbury ;—Leeds ;— Rad- 
stock (two Petitions) ;—Greenhithe (two Petitions) ; 
—Rothley ;— Orkensham (two Petitions) ;—Ender- 
by ;—-Kendal (two Petitions) ;— Rochester, Chatham 
and Strood (two Petitions) ;—Kidsgrove ;— Bamp ; 
— Harthill ;-—-Gotham ;—Tunstall (three Petitions) ; 
EE3 — Worksop ; 

















Salisbury Writ. 


Corn Laws. 





214 


— Worksop ;— Pelynt ;-= Sions Hill; —\sland of 
Portland ;—Walesby ;— Cheltenham (Chairman of a 
Meeting) ; — Edwinstowe (two Petitions) ;— Maze 
Pond; — Enfield, near Blackburn ;— Saint Mary 
Cray ;— Tunley ;— Barnard Castle and Lartington ; 
—Burslem (five Petitions) ;— Kimberley ;-—— Long- 
port (two Petitions) ;— Chapney Marsh; — Mow 
Cop ;—Hall Green ;— Uttoxeter ;—Toxteth Park ; 
— Wrexham; — Sandy Lane and Norton-in-the- 
Moors ;— Haytons Bent ;—Sandhutton ;—Maunby ; 
— Borrowby ; — Sinderby ; — Carlton Miniott ;— 
Thirsk (four Petitions) ;-—Kirby-wiske ;—Skipton ; 
—Sowerby ;— Gainford ;— Caynham ;— Bromyard ; 
— Bath (nine Petitions) ; — Larkhall ;-- English- 
combe ;-— Colerne ;— Paulton;—Dunkerton;—Monckh- 
ton Combe ;—Limpley Stoke ;—Acton Turville ;— 
Falkland ;— Norton Saint Philip ; — Tiverton (two 
Petitions) ;— Abram ;—Husbands Bosworth (three 
Petitions) ;--Wrington ;— Sadberge and Haughton- 
le-Sherne ;—Southwark ,—Amlwch (two Petitions) ; 
— Ludlow ;-- Fordham ; —- Hartley Wintney ;— 
Shackerstone ;— Tilstoneand Stretton ;— Lubbenham ; 
— Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Gateshead ;-—Hindley ; 
— Barton and Melsonby ;—Cotherstone ;—Elmswell ; 
—New Radford (two Petitions);-—Old Lenton; 
— Bethnal Green ;—Wettenhall ;—New Basford ;-- 
High Coniscliffe and Piercebridge;—Rush Hill ;—- 
Wellow and Eakring (two Petitions) ;— Carlton-in- 
Lindrick ; — Bramcote (two Petitions); — Beeston 
(two Petitions) ;— Kimberley ;— Sedgefield, Morden 
and Bradbury ;-— Milton (Stafford) (two Petitions) ; 
—Old Lenton ;-—Hurworth ;— Blackburn (three Pe- 
titions) ;—Middleton Tyas and Cowten ;—Norman- 
ton; — Anston (two Petitions); — Hinckley (three 
Petitions); — Bardon Park ;— Market Bosworth 
(two Petitions) ;—Vewbold Verdon ;—Leicester ;-- 
Blaby ; — Thurlaston ; — Barton-in-the-Beans ; — 
Nuneaton;— Huncote ;— Great Harwood ;— Arnold ; 
—WNorton (Notts) (two Petitions) ;-- Bloxham ;— 
Brandon ;—Aston ;—Worksop ;—Ibstock (three Pe- 
titions) ;—_Daventry ;—Stretton-under- Fosse ;— Mid- 


ford ; — Caton ; — Chorley ; -- Nantwich ;— South 


Petherton (two Petitions) ;—Astbury ;—Mount Ta- 
bor (Stafford) ;—Stockton-upon- Tees ;—Barlestone ; 
— Wrightinton;—Arnsby ;— Gotham ;— Dinnington ; 
— Burneside ;— Thurnham ;— Rotherfield ;— Clee 
Hill ;-— Highgate ;— Ratcliffe ;-— Bowling ;—Sum- 
merhill ; — Congerstone ;-~ Penkhill, Boothen and 
Stoke-upon-Trent ;— Lutterworth ;— Boston ;-- Cole- 
orton ;—Narborough ;— Conwil-in- Elvet ;—Coseley ; 
——Trent Vale ;—Darwen (two Petitions) ;— Thorn- 
ton and Bagworth ;— Bingley ;—— Selby ;-—Bristol 
(two Petitions); -— Sedgley ;——- Market Weighton, 
Sancton, &amp;c. ;-—— Cheltenham ;— Coalville ;-—— Portis- 
head ;—-Usk ;— Blackwood ;-—Pontesbury and Wrent- 
nall ;— Bacup ;-- Harpole ;— Mansfield ;— Clough 
Fold ;— Congleton (two Petitions) ;—Bridlington ;— 
and, Bridgnorth (two Petitions); praying that the 
Factories Bill may not pass into a law-,—were pre- 


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


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Borough of Salisbury in the 
room of William Bird Brodie, Esquire, who, since 
his Election for the said Borough, hath accepted the 
O'tice of Steward or Bailiff of Her Majesty’s three 
Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough and Bonen- 
ham, in the County of Buckingham. 


Petitions from Saint George’ s-in-the- East ;—New- 
townards ;— Etruria ;—Lochee ;— Dundee ;—Black- 
wall (three Petitions) ;—Stepney (two Petitions) ;— 
Bermondsey ; — Ratcliffe ; — Whitechapel-road ; — 
Lambeth ; — Shadwell (two Petitions) ; — Persons 

assing over Westminster Bridge ; — and, Saint 
Luke's (Middlesex) ; praying for the repeal of the 


25° Aprilis. 





A. 1843. 


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


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Public 
Select Committee on Public Petitions; That they Petitions, 
had come to a Resolution, which they had directed 
him to report to the House ; and the same was read 
as followeth : 


Resolved, That the Petition of William Jones, 
late of Liverpool, now a Prisoner in the Borough 
Gaol of Leicester, to which place of confinement he 
was sentenced for six months, on a charge of utter- 
ing a seditious speech, complaining of the conduct 
of Baron Gurney, the Judge before whom he was 
tried, and praying for the immediate attention of the 
House to his case, which was presented upon the 
11th day of this instant April:—Also, that the 
Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inhabi- 
tants of Leicester, praying the House to take mea- 
sures for securing to the said William Jones a new 
and legal trial, or adopt other measures for his 
relief, which was presented upon the 11th day of 
this instant April, are Petitions which ought to be 
printed for the use of Members only, and that a 
Special Report be made to this effect. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Petitions of William Jones ;-— William Joues, 
and, of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inhabitants of 
Leicester, relative to the trial of the said William 
Jones, which were presented upon the 11th day of 
this instant April, be printed for the use of Members 
only. 


Mr. George Wiiliam Wood reported from the Select Public Petitiois 
Committee on Public Petitions; That they had ex- (Eighteenth 
amined the Petitions presented upon the 10th and ““?°™’ 
11th 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. 


Petitions from Dundalk ;— Lismore ;—Kells ;— Mail Coaches 
Strabane ; — Carrickmacross ; -— Ballyshannon ; —— (elans.) 
Clonmel ;-- The Royal Oak;-- and, Youghal; 
stating that the Petitioners have heard with deep 
regret and alarm, that the manufacture of Mail 
Coaches intended for Her Majesty’s service in 
Ireland, which has hitherto been executed in that 
country, is about to be removed from Ireland, and 
transferred to Scotland; and praying the House to 
adopt measures for retaining the manufacture of 
Mail Coaches for the Jrish service in Ireland,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Traders, Farmers, Gra- Property Tax 
ziers and other Inhabitants of the borough and A**- 
parish of Boston and its neighbourhood, in the 
county of Lincoln, praying for the repeal of the 
Property Tax Act, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Scarborough ;--and, Gravesend and Saint Asaph 
Milton ; praying for the repeal of so much of the = mange 
Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the Union” ““™ 
of the Sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Aylesbury ;--and, Scarborough ; Ecclesiastical 
praying that the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill may not Courts Bill. 
pass into a law,—-were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Resident Householders and Inha- Health a 
bitants of Saint Martin-in-the-Fields, Drury-lane Towns Bull. 
and 





Marype 
Carlisle 
way 


Bill. 


Cromfo 
High P 
Rail wa 


School 
Widow 
(Scotlé 


Wate 


Med 
Prof 


Fac 


6 VicToriz. 


and Saint Mary-le-Sirand, praying that the Health 
of Towns Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Saint Mary-le-Bow, Saint Pancras, 
Soper-lane, and Allhallows, Honey-lane, in the city 
of London ;—and, Kingston-upon- Hull, 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. 





Maryportand =©Mr, Aglionby presented a Bill for altering and | 
Carlisle Rail’ enlarging the Powers of the Act relating to the | 
Bib (N°%) Maryport and Carlisle Railway: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a/| 
second time. | 
Cromford and he House proceeded to take into consideration | 
High Peak = the Report on the Cromford and High Peak Rail- | 
Railway ""* way Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 





Schoolmasters’ An ingrossed Bill for better raising and securing 
a the Fund for the Relief of Widows and Children of 
— Burgh and Parochial Schoolmasters in Scotland, 
was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. George William Wood do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 





Water. A Petition of William Henry Stuckey, late of 
Saint Petersburgh, inthe empire of Russia, but now 
of Guildford-street, Russell-square, in the county of 
Middlesex, Merchant, praying for an inquiry into a 
plan suggested by him for effectually filtering the 
Water for all great.towns, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Medical 
Profession. 


A Petition of Practitioners of Medicine, Surgery 


25° Aprilis. 





and Midwifery, or, as they are usually denominated, 

‘General Practitioners of Medicine, residing in the 
city of Chester, praying for inquiry into the present 
state of the Medical Profession, and more especially 
in reference to that of the Medical Practitioners, in 
number ten or twelve thousand, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Factories Bill, Petitions of the Chairman and Secretary of the 

Central Short Time Committee of the West Riding 

of the county of York ;—Chairman of a Meeting of 

the Sunday School Teachers of Low Moor Church, 

in the West Riding of the county of York ;—Chair- 

man of a Meeting of Sunday School Teachers of 

Christ Church, Bradford, in the West Riding of the | 
county of York ;—and, Inhabitants of Bradford | 
(York); praying the House to make provision in | 
the Factories Bill for limiting the hours of labour 
of young persons employed in Factories to fifty- 
eight hours in the week,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Medical 
Charities 
(Ireland) Bill. 


A Petition of the President and Secretary of the 
Midland Medical Union of Ireland, praying that 
the Medical Charities (Jreland) Bill, with certain 
modifications, may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


South Eastern 
and London 
and Croydon 
Railways 
(Bricklayers 
Arms Extension 
and Station) 
Bill, 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the South Eastern and London and 
Croydon Railways ( Bricklayers’ Arms Extension and 
Station) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

A Clause was offered (For securing the Convey- 
ance of Passengers to and from the London Bridge 


Station): And the said Clause was brought up, and 
read the first time. 
Vou. 98. 











215 


And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the said Clause be now read a second 
time :—The said Motion and Clause were, severally, 
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 Yeas, ns } 16. 


Tellers for the Noes,{ Mr. Kemble, hh 33. 


Mr. Cochrane : 

So it passed in the Negative. 

Another Clause was offered (Reference in case 
of dispute between other Companies or Parties) : 
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 se- 


cond time :—It passed in the Negative. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, rlection 
an Account of Expenses incurred by the Returning Expenses 
Officer at every Election for a County, or City, or Creland.) 
Borough in Jreland, during the months of June and 
July 1841, and charged to the Candidates, or to 
Electors who had nominated Candidates, with the 
Items of Charge; stating the Number and Names 
of the Candidates at each Election, the Number of 
Booths and Polling Places, and the Amount paid 
or payable by each Candidate to the Returning 
Officer, in respect of such Election; also, the Num- 
ber of Electors on the Register, and the Number 
who polled at such Election. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Wheat and 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Flour. 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Prices of Wheat and Flour 
at the different British Ports in North America, for 
the latest Five years now in possession of the Colonial 
Office. 
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 Colonies. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Income, Expenditure and 
Debt, for the last Two years, of each of the British 
West India Colonies, British Guiana and Mauri- 
tius; specifying the sources of Income, Heads of 

xpenditure and Balances in the hands of the Trea- 
surers, or other Officers holding the same, of the 
said Colonies ; showing also, the Debt due to Great 
Britain, on account of Loans, and the Date and 
Amount of all Loans and Grants of Money advanced 


‘to each Colony respectively :—And, Copies of the 
| Tariffs in operation in the British West Indies, Bri- 


tish Guiana and Mauritius in 1832-3, previous to 
the passing of the Abolition Act, and those recently 
passed by the said Colonies to come into operation 
during the present year; together with Copies or 
Extracts of any Despatches relating to the same. 
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, Nemine Contradicente, That an humble puke of Sussex. 

Address be presented to Her Majesty, to express 
the deep concern of this House, at the Loss which 
Her Majesty has sustained by the death of his Royal 
Highness the Duke of Susser, and to condole with 
Her Majesty on this melancholy occasion ; and to 
assure Her Majesty that this House will ever par- 
ticipate with the most affectionate and dutiful at- 

EE4 tachment 





Birth ofa 
Princess. 


Import Duties. 


Factories. 


No. 197. 


Property Tax, 
&amp;c. 





216 25°—26° Aprilis. A. 1843. 


tachment in whatever may concern the feelings and 


including, together, that on Land, Mines, Qu arries, 


interests of Her Majesty and Her illustrious House. Fisheries, Manorial and other Profits assessed with 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to | Landed a Dwelling-houses and other Build- 


Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are | ings, and al 


of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That an humble | 1843 :—Also, the 


other Property, as Canals, Railways, 
and the Total Annual Value of Real Property as- 
sessed to the Property Tax for the year ended April 

Veblen of Real Property of 


Address be presented to Her Majesty, to congratu- |each Parish on which the Land Tax is assessed, in 
late Her Majesty on the Birth of another Princess ; | sterling money :—Also, the Valuation of Real Pro- 
and to assure Her Majesty, that every addition to | perty of each Parish on which the County Rate was 
Her Majesty’s domestic happiness affords the high- | assessed in 1842:— Also, the Amount of Teind 
est satisfaction to Her Majesty’s faithful Commons. | Tithe on Minister’s Stipend assessed on Real Pro- 

Ordered, That the said Address be — to | perty in each Parish, on the average of Five years 


Her Majesty by such Members of this 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


ouse as are | ending 1842 :—Also, the Amount of Schoolmaster’s 


Stipend or Salary assessed on Real Property in each 
Parish, on the average of Five years, ending 1842; 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, |also, the Rate per pound at which any Church, 


That an humble Address be presented to Her Ma- 


Poor and other Rate has been assessed on Real 


jesty, respectfully expressing the Opinion of this | Property, on the average of Five years, ended 1842 ; 
House, that it is not expedient that any contem- | And also, an Abstract of Returns under each of the 
plated remission of Import Duties be postponed, |above heads in each County in Scotland, and the 
with the view of making such remission a basis of | Totals of each, and stating the Rate per £.100 ster- 


Commercial Negociations with Foreign Countries ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 7 
Teilers for ther Mr. Ricardo, 


~~ v 61. 
Yeas, Mr. Villiers : sf 


ling at which the Land Tax is assessed on the valued 
Rental of each County; also the Rate per pound 
at which the County Rate and Highway Rate on 
Rogue and Statute Labour Money has been as- 
sessed in each County, and on what Valuation the 
assessment was made; distinguishing the Total 


Tellers for the¢ Sir Thomas Fremantle, } 135, | Amount assessed on Real Property, and the Total 


Noes, Mr. Henry Baring: 
So it passed in the Negative. 


Amount assessed on Householders and other Per- 
sons, and at what Rate per pound the assessment 


. , ie was made on Householders, and at what Rate on 
And the House having continued to sit till after ‘ 


twelve of the clock on Wednesday morning ; 


Mercurii, 26° die Aprilis, 1843: 


other Persons. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Queen’s Bench 


ishi i j Offices Bill, 
Ordered, That the Petition of Master Spinners | {Pr Goenieg, certain. Sfices on te ee 
and Manufacturers of the West Riding of the county |e oe ee eens aoa ne ee ae 


of York, praying the House to pass an Act to limit 


Crown Office: And that Mr. Chancellor of the 


the hours of labour of young persons employed in seg and Sir George Clerk do prepare, and 
Factories, which was presented upon the 10th day of |°""S ** 1 


May, in the last Session of Parliament, be reprinted. 


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


. . for rerulating the County Courts of England: And Bill. 
Ordered, That there be laid before this House . 5 y I 
a Return showing Svan Welles of Mak ten. that Sir James Graham and Mr. Manners Sutton 


perty in each Parish of each County in England do poopase, and being # i. 


and Wales assessed to the Property and [ncome 


Tax, for the year ending April 1843, including, to-| _|Mr. Greene reported from the Committee of Sup- Supply: 
gether, that on Land, Mines, Quarries, Tithes, | ply, several Resolutions ; which were read, as fol- 
Fisheries, Manorial and other Profits assessed with | low : ; 

Landed Property, Dwelling-houses and other Build-| 1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three Bahamo 
ings, and all other Property, as Canals, Railways thousand four hundred and ten pounds, be granted Islands. 
and the Total Annual Value of Real Property as-|to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of the Civil 


sessed for the year ending April 1843 :——Also, the 


Establishment of the Bahama Islands, to the 31st 


Quota of Land Tax assessed on each Parish for the | day of March 1844, and of the Lighthouses there. 


year 1798, under the Act 38 Geo. 3, c. 5; also, the 
Total Value of Tithe assessed in each Parish to the 
Property Tax for the year ended April 1843 :— 
Also, the Total Annual Value of Real Property of 


2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four Bermudas. 
thousand and forty-nine pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to defray the Charge of the Civil Esta- 
blishment of the Bermudas, to the 3ist day of March 


each Parish on which the Poor Rate, County Rate | 1844. 


3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three Prince Ed- 
thousand and seventy pounds, be granted to Her ward’s Island. 
Majesty, to defray the Charge of the Civil Esta- 
blishment of Prince Edward’s Island, to the 31st 
day of March 1844, 

4. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four Sable Island. 
ranted to Her Majesty, to de- 
the Establishment at Sable 
Island, Nova Scotia, for the Relief of Shipwrecked 
Persons, to the 31st day of March 1844. 

5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirteen Western Coast 


and Highway Rate was assessed in the year ended 
January 1842 :—Also, the Rate in the pound on 
the Rateable Valuation of Real Property, at which 
the Church Rate has been assessed in each Parish, 
on the average of Five years, ending 1842 :—Also, 
the Rate in the pound on the Rateable Valuation 
of Real Property at which the Poor Rate has been 
assessed in each Parish, on the average of Five 
vears, ending 1842:—Also, to state at what Rate 
the County Rate and the Highway Rate, respec- 
tively, has been assessed in each County in England 
and Wales for the year ended 1842 :--And, also, an 


hundred pounds, be 
fray the Expense o 


Abstract of Returns, under each of the above heads, 
with the Total Amount of Church Rate, Poor Rate, 


thousand six hundred and eighty pounds, be granted of Africa. 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Charges of the Civil 
Establishments on the Western Coast of Africa, to 


County Rate and Highway Rate assessed on Pro-| the 31st day of March 1844. 


— each County in England and Wales, and 
the Totals of the whole :-~And, a Return showing 


the Annual Value of Real Property in each Parish 
in each County in Scotland assessed to the Property 


6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eleven Saint Helens- 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of the Civil Esta- 
blishment of Saint Helena, and of Pensions and 








and Income Tax, for the year ending April 1843,/ Allowances to the Civil and Military Officers — 
ast 





Western 
Australia. 


Port Essi 


Falkland 
Islands. 


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Heligole 


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(West. 
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East India Company’s late Establishment in that | 
Island, to the 31st day of March 1844. 

Western 7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven 

Autrali@e thousand seven hundred and eighty-five pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of 
the Settlement of Western Australia, to the 31st 
day of March 1844. 

port Essingto. 8, Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
thousand four hundred and sixty-eight pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, towards defraying the 
Charge of the Settlement at Port Essington. 

Falkland 9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four 

Islands. thousand three hundred and fifty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of the Govern- 
ment of the Falkland Islands, to the 31st day of 
March 1844. 

New Zealand. 10, Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Sixty- 
one thousand and ninety-three pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of the Colony 
of New Zealand. 

Heligoland. 11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
thousand and twenty-three pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of the Civil 
Establishment of Heligoland, to the 31st day of 
March 1844. 

Governors, ke. 12. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eighteen 

— thousand six hundred and sixty-seven pounds, be 

: granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of 
the Salaries of the Governors, Lieutenant-Governors 


Expenses of such Consuls General, Consuls and 
Vice Consuls. 

21. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eighty- Superannua- 
one thousand and three hundred pounds, be granted ti"s- 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of Superannu- 
ation Allowances and Compensations to Persons 
formerly employed in the Public Offices or Depart- 
ments, or in the Public Service, to the 31st day of 
March 1844. 

22. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Six thou- Toulonese 
sand and seven hundred pounds, be granted to Her ama 

: : . grants, &amp;c. 

Majesty, to enable Her Majesty to grant Relief, to 
the 31st day of March 1844, to Toulonese and Cor- 
sican 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 liber- 
ality. 

23. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Vaccine 
thousand eight hundred and fifty pounds, be granted !stitution. 
to Her Majesty, to defray the | alee of the Na- 
tional Vaccine Institution, for the year 1843. 

24. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three Refuge for the 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- Destitute. 
wards the support of “ The Refuge for the Desti- 
tute,” for the year 1843. \ 

25. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twelve Polish 





and others, in Her Majesty’s West India Colonies, 
to the 31st day of March 1844. 


Foclesiastical 13, Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twelve 
arene thousand one hundred and ninety pounds, be granted 
and New to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of the Eccle- 


Zealand.) siastical Establishment of the British North Ameri- 


thousand and six hundred pounds, be granted to Refugees, &amp;e. 
Her Majesty, for Payment of the Subsistence of 

the Polish Rhee, and Allowances to Distressed 
Spaniards, to the 31st day of March 1844. 

26. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four Protestant 
thousand eight hundred and forty pounds, be granted Dissenting 


: ° Mi i ? &amp; . 
can Provinces and New Zealand, to the 31st day of | Her Majesty, to pay, to the 31st day of March © '™**" ** 


March 1844. 
Indian 14. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eighteen 
—_ thousand eight hundred and ninety-five pounds, be 
the Indian Department in Canada, to the 31st day 
March 1844. 


Colonial Land = 15. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding Eleven 
and Emigration 


1844, the usual Allowances to Protestant Dissenting 
Ministers in England, Poor French Protestant Re- 
fugee Clergy, Poor French Refugee Laity, and other 


granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of Charges formerly defrayed from the Civil List, the 


Hereditary Revenue, &amp;c. ' 
27. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two Charities, &amp;c., 
thousand one hundred and fifty-four pounds, be (Scotland.) 


. . cal granted to Her Majesty, to pay, to the 31st day of 
Sead. sore yay premarpeaty , pee agp ey March 1844, Charities, Bounties and other Charges 


of March 1844, the Charge of the Colonial Land 


in Scotland, formerly defrayed from the Hereditary 


and Emigration Board, and other Expenses con- Revenue. 


nected with Emigration from this Country. 


Stipendiary 16. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Forty- 


Justices 


(West Indies nine thousand and seven hundred pounds, be granted 
kc.) * to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of the Salaries, 
Allowances and Contingencies of the Stipendiary 
Justices in the West Indies, Mauritius and Cape of 


Good Hope, to the 31st day of March 1844. 


28. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven fFoundling 
thousand five hundred and ninety-seven — be Hospital 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of (Publin.) 
the Foundling Hospital, Dublin, to the 31st day of 
March 1844. 

29. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirteen pyouse of 
thousand nine hundred and seventy-three pounds, Industry 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense (D»blin.) 


Negro 17. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eighteen | of the House of Industry, Dublin, to the 31st day 


Education. 


. ; : wards defraying the Expense of the Female Orphan 
Emancipated Negro Population. House, Dublin, to the 31st day of March 1844. 

Captured 18. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty-| 31. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Two Westmoreland 
Negroes, &amp;e. five thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, | thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Her Lock Hospital. 
to defray Expenses incurred for the Support of Cap-| Majesty, towards defraying the Expense of the 
tured Negroes and Liberated Africans, under the | Westmoreland Lock Hospital, to the 31st day of 

Acts for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, to the | March 1844. 

31st day of March 1844. 32. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Lying-in Hos- 
an Trade 19. Resolved, That asum, not exceeding Twenty- | thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- pital (Dublin.) 
omMMiIssions, 


thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to de-| of March 1844. 
fray such Expenses as Her Majesty may incur, in 
the year 1843, in aiding Local Legislatures in pro- 
viding for the Religious and Moral Instruction of the 


30. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Female Orphan 


three thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, | wards defraying the Expense of the Lying-in-Hos- 


to pay, to the 31st day of March 1844, the Salaries | pital, Dublin, to the 31st day of March 1844. 

and Incidental Expenses of the Commissions esta- 33. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Dr. Steeven’s 
blished on the part of Her Majesty under the Trea- | thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Hespitat 
ties with Foreign Powers for suppressing the Traffic | Her Majesty, towards defraying the Expense of (Dublin, ) 


in Slaves. 


Doctor Steeven’s Hospital, Dublin, to the 31st day of 


Consuls ,&amp;c, 20. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One! March 1844. 


hundred and four thousand seven hundred and se 


- 34. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three House of Re- 


venty pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray, | thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- covery and 


to the 31st day of March 1844, the Charge of the| wards defraying the Expense of the House of Reco- *¢ves Hospital 
Salaries of Her Majesty’s Consu!s General, Consuls | very and Fever Hospital, Cork-street, Dublin, to the 


(Dublia.) 


and Vice Consuls Abroad; also, the Contingent| 31st day of March 1844, 


Vox. 98. 





FF 35. Resolved, 


ga a ne Sa ee a arse A 


thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- House(Dublin.) 









































































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Hospital for 
Incurables, 


Commissioners 
of Charitable 
Donations and 
Bequests. 


Protestant 
Dissenting 
Ministers, &amp;c., 
(Treland.) 


Charitable 
Allowances 
(Ireland.) 


Mines. 


Townland 
Survey 
(Ireland.) 


Shannon 
Navigation. 


British 
Ambassador’s 
House at Paris, 


De - at Con- 
stantinople. 


Steam Com- 
munication to 
India. 


Schools of 
Design. 


Mint. 


Law Charges. 


Testimony in 
the Colonies 
Bill. 


218 


35. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five 
hundred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- 
wards defraying the Expense of the Hospital for In- 
curables, to the 31st day of March 1844. 

36. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven 
hundred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to de- 
fray the Salaries and Expenses of the Commission- 
ers of Charitable Donations and Bequests in Ireland, 
to the 31st day of March 1844. 

37. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding Thirty- 
five thousand six hundred and thirty pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of 
Non-conforming, Seceding and Protestant Dissent- 
ing Ministers in Ireland, to the 31st day of March 
1844. 


38. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven 


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thousand four hundred and seventy-five pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to pay, to the 31st day 
of March 1844, Charitable Allowances charged on 
the Concordatum Fund, and other Allowances and 
Bounties in Ireland. 

39. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Six 
hundred and fifty pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
jesty, to defray the Expense of a Special Inquiry 
into the condition of Persons employed in Mines, 
in the Counties of Warwick, Worcester, Stafford 
and Salop. 

40. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
defray the Expense of the Townland Survey of Jre- 
land, to the 31st day of March 1844. 

41. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 
thousand four hundred and twenty-one pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Salaries and 
Expenses of the Commissioners for the Improve- 
ment of the River Shannon, to the 31st day of March 
1844. 

42. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 
thousand eight hundred and ninety-two pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of 
Works and Repairs to the British Ambassador’s 
House at Paris. 

3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Ten 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- 
wards defraying the Expense of Rebuilding the 
British Ambassadov’s House at Constantinople. 

44. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifty 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty to- 
wards defraying the Expenses of Steam Communi- 
cation to India by way of the Red Sea, to the 31st 
day of March 1844. 

45. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four 
thousand four hundred and eleven pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Semcon of 
the School of Design, and for Aid to Provincial 
Schools, to the 31st day of March 1844. 

46. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Fifty 
thousand nine hundred and fifty-eight pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expenditure 
of the Mint, to the 31st day of March 1844. 

47. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Thirty- 
eight thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 





to defray the Expenses of Law Charges, and the 
Salaries, Allowances and Incidental Expenses in | 
the Office of the Solicitor for the Affairs of Her | 





A. 1843. 


Sir James Graham presented a Bill for regulating County Courts 
the County Courts of Exgland: And the same was ®!!. 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second No. 198, 


time upon Friday the 5th day of May next; and 
to be printed. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bill Queen’s Bench 
for abolishing certain Offices on the Crown Side of Offices Bil, 
the Court of Queen’s Bench, and for regulating the No, 199, 
Crown Office: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Friday next; and to be printed. 


Sir George Clerk presented a Bill for raising a Bxchequer Bil, 
Sum by Exchequer Bills for the Service of the year (£-9,050,000) 
One thousand eight hundred and Forty-three: And Bil 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time this day. 


Sir James Graham presented, by Her Majesty’s Education 
Command,—Copy of the Ninth Report of the Com- (eland.) 
missioners of National Education in Jreland, for 
the year 1842. 


Copy of Reports relating to Parkhurst Prison, Parkhurst 
1843. Prison, 


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


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to seve- Gold Bullion 
ral Addresses to Her Majesty,—A Return of the 4 “civ. 
Amount of Gold Bullion and Gold Coin received 
at the Mint from the Bank of England and from 
Private Individuals tobe coined; stating the Amount 
from each, the Dates of Receipt, and the Amount 
received in each week, from the 24th day of June 
1842 to the present time :—Also, A Return of the 
Gold Coin delivered to the Bank of England by the 
Mint in each year, from the 23d day of July 1842 
to the present date; stating the Dates of Delivery 
and the Amount delivered at each time; showing, 
also, the Amount of Gold Bullion and of Com 
remaining in the Mint on the 1st day of each 
month. 

A Copy of the Correspondence between the Trea- Sycee Silver. 
sury and the Mint, respecting the Sycee Silver, and 
the Charges to be paid by Government for assaying 
and melting the same ; and Copy of the Agreement 
made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer with the 
Mint; and stating the date of the arrival in England 
of the Silver from Canton. 

A Return of all the Work done by the Refinery Refinery in the 
in the Mint for the Public Service m each of the Mint. 
last Four years, and an Estimate of the Amount of 
Expense for the same at the usual Charge :—-And, 
an Account of the Sum paid by the Refiner to the 
Government as Fees for all Work done within the 


Mint on account of Private Individuals, in each of 
the last Four years. 


Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to Londonderry, 
Order,— Copies or Extracts of any Correspondence &amp;¢. Work- 
between the Chief Secretary to ‘the Lord Lieute- ""™ 
nant of Ireland and the Commissioners of Public 


' Works, relative to the Workhouses at Londonderry, 


Strabane and Castlederg : -- Also, Copies of any 
Reports made by Jacob Owen, Esquire, Architect 


Majesty’s Treasury, to the 31st day of March |to the Board of Public Works, on the state of these 
1844, ; | Buildings, and on the Cost of their Erection. 
The first forty-six Resolutions, being read a se- | 


cond time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the last of the said Resolutions be 
taken into further consideration upon Friday next. 

The ingrossed Bill to authorize the Legislatures | 
of certain of Her Majesty’s Colonies to pass Laws | 
for the admission, in certain cases, of unsworn Tes-| 
timony in Civil and Criminal Proceedings, was, | 
according to Order, read the third time. | 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. | 


Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to! the Exchequer, which was presented yesterday, 
| printed. 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


\ 


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


Ordered, That the Return relative to Poachers, Poachers. 


|which was presented upon the 6th day of this in- No. 200. 


stant April, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to the Post- Post-office. 
office, which were presented yesterday, be printed. No. 201. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Monies in Moniesin the 
be Exchequer. 


No. 202. 
Ordered, 





jstratio 
of Electors 
{lreland.) 
No. 20% 


Foclesiastic 
Commissio! 
({reland.) 

No. 20 


Saint Hel 
Waterwo 
Bill. 


Northan 
and Pet 
rough R 
Bill. 


Cromfo’ 
High P 
Railwa 


Facto 













































































istration 
ts Peiectors 
J N 0. 203 . 


Ecclesiastical 
Commission 
(Ireland.) 

h No. 204. 


Ils 


Saint Helen’s 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Northampton 
and Peterbo- 
rough Railway 
Bill. 


Cromford and 
High Peak 
Railway Bill. 


Factories Bill. 





6 Vicroriz. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Registration 
of Electors (Ireland), which was presented yester- 
day, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Eccle- 
siastical Commission (Zreland), 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 Aprilis ; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


T HE House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Saint Helen’s Waterworks 
Bill ; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the county of Cam- 
bridge, praying that the Northampton and Peter- 
borough Railway Bill may not pass into a law, was 


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


An ingrossed Bill for enabling the Cromford and 
High Peak Railway Company to grant Mortgages 
for their Floating Debts, and for amending the Act 
relating to such Railway, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for enabling the Cromford and 
High Peak Railway Company to grant Mortgages 
for part of their Floating Debts, and for amending 
the Act relating to such Railway. 

Ordered, That Mr. Evans do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, aad desire their concurrence. 


Petitions from Oakham ;—Crich (three Petitions) ; 

— Middleton (two Petitions) ;— Darley ;—Wirks- 
worth (three Petitions) ;—Wensley and Winster ;— 
Lea (two Petitions) ;—Wessington and Brackenfield ; 
—-Matlock Bridge (two Petitions) ;- Wensley ;-— Wes- 
sington ;— Cromford ;~~ Wheatcroft ;— Aldwark ;— 
Winster ;— Ashover ;— Northallerton ;— Berrow ;— 
Sandford ;—Cradley ;—Bilston (two Petitions) ;— 
Liverpool ;— Twerton (three Petitions) ;— Chitterne; 
— Marlborough (three Petitions) ;—- Warminster ;— 
Shalbourn ; — South Wingfield ; — Northleach ; — 
Winchcomb ;—Boddington and Chipping Warden ; 
— Chacombe ;—Oxhill ;—Hanwell and Horley ;— 
Naylor ;— Gerrance ;—Saint Mawes ;— Wardington 
and Cropredy ;— Bloxham ;—Shotteswell ;—Tenter- 
den ;— Headcorn ;—Chorley ;— Lavenham ;—Wood- 
church ; — Rolvenden ; — Bethersden ; — Orlestone 
(two Petitions) ;— Deddington ;— Wroxton ;— Mars- 
ton ;— Kineton ;— Padbury ;— Cheltenham (two Pe- 
titions) ;— Oxford ;— Northend ;— Banbury (two 
Petitions) ;—Fenny Compton ;— Batolph Claydon ; 
— Warmington (two Petitions) ;— Wedmore ;— Tans- 
ley (two Petitions) ;— Great Bedwin ;— Warminster ; 
— Westbury (two Petitions) ;—Lympsham ;—-Mark; 
~- Weston-super- Mare;~—Shipham ;— Beeralstone ;— 
Gunnislake ;— King’s Sutton ;—Cornbrook ;—Cal- 
stock ; — Bilston ;— Eccles ;— Horton Heath; —- 
Monkton ;-—Colehill and Broomhill ;— Morden ;— 
Crondle ;— Binegar ;-— Woodlands ;-~Crow ;--Corfe 
Castle ;—Lytchet Matravers ;— Holt Wood ;-—Gus- 
sage ;— Ringwood ;— Poole (four Petitions) ;—Long- 
ham ; — Cranborne ; — Wimborne ; — Swanage ;— 
Wimborne Minster ;—Clitheroe (seven Petitions) ;— 
Newton-in- Bolland ;--- Bedford ;—- Chipping Camden; 
--Bolton-by-Bowlund ;-- Downham (two Petitions) ;—- 
Edinburgh (two Petitions) ;--Whaily (two Petitions); 
—-Gisburn ;--Chairman and Secretary of the Scot- 
tish Central Board of Dissenters ;--Sawley (two Pe- 
Vou. 98. 


25°—26° Aprilis. 219 


titions) ;—Bashall Eaves (two Petitions) ;—LZang- 
cliffe ;—Shelf ;-- Slack Side ;—Clayton Heights (two 
Petitions) ;— Wibsey (two Petitions) ;— Thornton 
(four Petitions) ;-—-Clayton (two Petitions) ;— A ller- 
ton (two Petitions) ;—~ Woodstock ;--Iffley ;—Tack- 
ley ;—Islip and Charlton ;-— Wootten ;--Oxford and 
Headington ;-—Stubbin (two Petitions) ;-- Laugton 
and Bampton ;--Brampton ;--Melton ;—Sheffield ; 
—Masbrough (three Petitions) ;--Greasbrough ;-- 
Rawmarsh ;--Gargrave ;— Boston ;-— Long Preston; 
——Pudsey ;—- Lancaster ;--Walsham ;-—— Norton ;-- 
Kingston-upon- Hull (six Petitions) ;— Manningham, 
Lillycroft and Heaton ;--Clayton West (two Peti- 
tions) ;-- Hessle ;--Anlaby ;-- Rawdon (two Petitions); 
--Ingleton (two Petitions) ;—- Wigglesworth (two 
Petitions) ;—Giggleswick ;---Burton-in-Consdale ;-— 
Skipton ;—— Tovil ;--Silkstone ;-— King Cross ;— Mel- 
tham;—-Greetland ;—Malham ;—-Shipley ;--Friendly ; 
—— Penistone ;--Esholt ;— Baildon (two Petitions) ; 
—-Mill Bank (York) ;-- Newland ;-—-Middleham ;-- 
Brierley ;—Frodsham ;—— Calverley ;— Wakefield ;-- 
Bradley Mill ;—West End ;— Shawforth ;—East- 
moor ;-—Salford (two Petitions) ;—Settle ;— Heald 
(two Petitions) ;— Handsworth Woodhouse ;-- Gil- 
dersome ;—Leigh (six Petitions) ;— Thorpe ;-— High- 
town ; —Great Horton (two Petitions) ;— Bacup ;-- 
Newchurch ;—Rawstenstall (two Petitions) ;— Rake- 
foot ;—Slaidburn (two Petitions) ;-—Salisbury (two 
Petitions) ;-- _Drypool ;— Newchurch ;—Aheley ;— 
Falmouth (two Petitions) ;— Withington ;—Steeple 
Claydon;— Hull ;— Lowton ;—Sandwich ;— Bedford 
(Lancaster) ;--Hindley (four Petitions) ;-—Downton 
(two Petitions) ;— Cork ;—Ambleside ;--Tysoe (two 
Petitions) ; — Boddicott ; — Winchcombe ; — Cadis- 
head ; — Cheltenham (three Petitions) ;—~ Knares- 
borough (four Petitions) ;—Hawling ;—Eatington ; 
— Batheaston;— Golden Valley ;— Gretton ;— Eccles ; 
—Bath (three Petitions) ;— Wilmcote ;--Low Moor 
(two Petitions )— Wellow ;— Otley ;——Batley (four 
Petitions) ;— Birkenshaw ;-—Summerbridge ;— Faulk- 
lank ;— Morley ;--Gildersome ;--West Gate Hill ; 
—Driglington ;— Heathfield ;— Conontry ;— Green- 
wich (two Petitions) ; — Deptford ;— Langum ;-- 
Hertford ;-—Beccles (three Petitions) ;-—Marloes ;-- 
Hill Mountain ;— Dale ;--Spittal ;—Dunster (two 
Petitions) ;--Cutcombe Carhampton ;—- Fakenham ; 
—-Watchet (two Petitions) ;-—Saint Decumans (two 
Petitions) ;--Llangloffin ;—Flint ;— Gayle (two Pe- 
titions) ;-—_Dent ;— Sedbergh ;--Cautley ;-— Grisedale 
and Lunds Garsdale ; -- Kirbylonsdale ; -—- Ravens- 
worth ;-- Gilling ; —- Gunnerside ; — Arkengathdale 
(two Petitions) ;-—Marrick (two Petitions) ;-—Zow 
Row ; -- Hunton ;-- Muker ; -- Healeagh ; -— Ald- 
borough ;—Reeth ; -- Thornborough ;— Lichfield ;— 
Buckingham (two Petitions) ;—Wickham Brook ;-— 
Ambleside ; -— Lavenham ; — Clare ; —Silsden (two 








Petitions) ; — Addingham (three Petitions) ;—-Ick- 
ornshaw (two Petitions) ;—Jlkley ;-—-Draughton ;-- 
Crosshills (two Petitions) a ;--Beamsley ; 
—Finborough ;— Stowmarket ;-- Wetheringsett ;-- 
Weatherden ;-—Bradford (York) (eight Petitions) ;— 
Stansfield ;— Weymouth ;---Naseby ;—Crowland ;— 
Ludford (two Petitions) ;—- Lissington ;-— Market 
Rasen (two Petitions) ;--Falkingham ;—Osgodby ; 
—Torrington and Legsby ;-- Binbrook ;-— Billing - 
borough ; — Tealby (two Petitions) ; -— Pointon ; —- 
Rippingale ; — Middle Rasen ; — Bourn ;-——-Market 
Deeping ;—Normanby and Glentham ;—South and 
North Kelseys ;— Langtoft ; —- Binbrook ;-—Pont- 
newynydd ;-—Froston ;-— Batcombe ;—- Stourpain ;~- 
East Stower ;-— Beccles ;--Lowestoft ;-—North Cove ; 
— Lahkenheath ;—- Cheadle (two Petitions) ;-- Bradley ; 
-- Barton-under-Needwood; — Tipton (two Peti- 
tions) ;-— Wednesbury ;--Alrewas ;— Horninglow ;-- 
Hill Top ; -- Burton-upon- Trent ; — Darlaston ;-- 
Blundeston ;-- West Bromwich ;-- Pickering (two 
Petitions) ;—Linnington and Ebaston ;—Hetton-le- 
Hole (two Petitions) ;-—Bransdale, Farndale and 
Rosedale ;—Nawton and Wombleton ;—Wilton and 
Allerston ;-- Appleton, Lastingham and Cropton ;-- 

FF2 Marton 


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220 26° Aprilis. A, 1848. 


Marton and Normanby ;—-Kirbymoorside ;--Idle ;—— | (five Petitions) ;—New Mills (three Petitions) ;—~ 


Greengates ;-- Hade-Edge(two Petitions) ;--Sowerby | Thornset ;--Marple Bridge ;—Alfreton ;—Charles- 


Bridge ; — Stainland ; — Norland ; -- Shipley ; — 


Huley ;-—- Middleham ;— Windhill (two Petitions) ;-- 
Ripponden;-- Owlerton ;-- Wadsley Bridge;--Thurs- 
tonland ;-- Wickhamgate ; -— Emley ;—Kettlesing ;— 
Sowerby ;--Horbury ;—Stopper-lane ;— Wensley ;— 


worth ;— Ridgeway and Hackenthorpe (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Watchill and Rathall ;—Dronfield (three 
Petitions) ;— Holymoorside ;—Eckington and Mos- 
borough (two Petitions) ;--Pleasley (two Petitions) ; 
——Hucknall-under-Huthwaite ;— Newbold and Whit- 





Monkbretton ;-——-Saint Pancras (two Petitions) ;— | tington (two Petitions) ;—Brampton (two Petitions) ; 
Pottery ;—Merlin’s Bridge ;--Great Yarmouth ;— |-—Staveley and Brimington (two Petitions) ;--Buz- 
Horeb ;~-Lancaster ;-—Greescoch ;-- Honeyborough ; | ton;-- Holymoor, Watchilland Pratt Hall;—Huck- 


—~ Carsalem ;—Mbolleston —Narbeth :-- Beaulah ;-— | nall ;--Bolsover and Clown ;--Chapel-en-le-Frith ; 


Penuel ;--Blaeullyn ; — —— ; — Letterstone ;— | —Ticknall (two Petitions) ;— Hartshorne (two Peti- 


Broad Haven ; -- Rhydwillim ; — Astley ;-- Bury | tions) ;-- Packington ;-- Appleby (Derbyshire) ; — 
Saint Edmunds (two Petitions) ;—Buckingham ;— | Ravenstone ;--Swadlincote (two Petitions) ;—Oak- 
Adstock ;—Tingewick ;—Southampton ;—Emley ;-- | thorpe (two Petitions) ;—Measham (two Petitions) ; 
Holmfirth ; -- Menston ;— Hepworth ;— Knightcote ; | — Chelsea (three Petitions) ;-—Islington ;— Holloway 
—Alderton ;--Inworth ;—Higherbooths ;—Corston ; | (two Petitions) ;-— Linton ;— Paul’s Cray ;-— Ald- 
—Charterhouse Hinton ;—Beamsley ;--Water (two | borough ;— Baldock ;— Orpington (three Petitions) ; 





Petitions) ;—Weston ;—Midford and South Stoke ; 
-- Otley (two Petitions) ;--Norton Saint Phillips ; 
— Morley ;— Gomersal ;-—Scoles ;-—Smelthouse, Wil- 
sill, &amp;c. ;— Hitchin (two Petitions) ;—Roch ;—West- 
leigh (two Petitions) :— Stacksteads ;-——-Batley ;— 
Bacup ;--Keighley (three Petitions) ;--Adderbury 
(two Petitions) ;-— Windsor, Salford (Lancashire) ;-— 
Rawtenstall ;— Cadishead ;—Salisbury ;-- Downton; 
——Dunfermline;--Aston Cantlow ;—Stratford-upon- 


—- Rawden ;-- Crewkerne (three Petitions) ;—Ful- 
ham ; — Brandon ; -— Knightsbridge ;— Hawes ; — 
Burgley ;—Langattock ;--Liverpool ;-—Foot’s Cray ; 
— Lewes (four Petitions) ;-- Haselbury ;-—- Brandon ; 
--Henley-on- Thames ;-- Upper Dicker ;--Uckfield; 
—Ditchling ;-— Eastbourne;— Waldron (two Peti- 
tions) ;-— Shortbridge ;-- Plumpton ;-- Saint Mary 
Cray (two Petitions) ;-- West Coker (two Petitions) ; 
—Yeovil (two Petitions) ;-—-East Chinnock ;—Col- 








Avon (two Petitions) ;--Shawforth ;-- Box ;—Did- | lumpton ;— Gomersal ;— Tadley ;— Feltwell ;-- Run- 
brook ;-—Nerthend ;— Devonport ;-——- Cheltenham (two | corn ; -— Berwick-upon-Tweed (two Petitions) ; — 
Petitions) ;-—Banwell ;--Wattisham ; -- Preston-in-| Hampstead (three Petitions) ;— Northwich ;-- Ry- 
Holderness ;—Sunk Island ;—Snaith ;— Newington ; | hope ; — Ballast Hills ;— Deptford (Durham) ;— 
——Hemsworth ;—Wakefield (two Petitions) ;-—-Shaf- | Cleadon ;—- Hylton Ferry ;— Bouthewich ;— Sunder- 
ton ;-=Tollerton ;-—Stillington ;--Sproatley ;-—New- | land (seven Petitions) ;— Whitburn ;— Huddersfield 


ton ;— Netherthong (two Petitions) ;—— Holmfirth ;— | 


Ottringham ;—— Menstone; -- Sheriff Hutton (two 
Petitions) ;--Scarborough ;--Preston ( Yorkshire) ;-- 
Horsehouse and Carlton ;-— Netherton ;-- Honley ;— 
Darley ;-— Coweliffe ;— Marsden ;--Naseby (ten Pe- 
titions) ;-—-Porlock ;-—Dent ;— Husthwaite ;--Ough- 
tibridg ; -- Howden ;-- Bramhope ;-- Crigglestone ;— 
Sheffield (two Petitions) ;—- Wakefield ;—-_Barnsley ;-— 
Kirkhamgate;— Lindley ;— Houses(two Petitions) ;-- 


Longwood ;— Lepton ;— Kirkburton ;-- Outlane (two | 


Petitions) ;—Linthwaite (four Petitions) ;—S/aith- 
waite (four Petitions) ;-- Deadmanstone;--Sheepridge ; 
—- Crossland ;-— Upper Heaton ;----Staincross ;— Land- 
holm ;—Spaldington ; -- Rigton ;-- Hooke ;— Denby- 
dale;—- Raskelf ;-- Horbury ;-- East Witton ;-— Thur- 
goland ;-—Mettham ;— Roystone ;—Aldborough (two 
Petitions) ;— Cudworth ;— Brandshurton (two Peti- 
tions); —Worsborough Bridge ;-—Alwick and Bush- 
olme ;—Aldbrough-in- Holderness ;—Arnine ;—South 
Shirlaw ;— Blacktoft :-— Hooke ;— Barmby-on-the- 
Marsh;--Darlington, Hurworth, Piercebridge, Gain- 
ford, Summerhouse, Sedgefield, Bolam and Redworth; 
— Mildenhall (three Petitions) ;-- Woodbridge ; — 
Shitton ;— Kirton ;— Tattingthone;— Newmarket ;-- 


Ipswich ;—Ticehurst ;— Yoxford ;—Shotley Bridge ; | 


— Shiney Row ;—— Hetton;-— Colliery Dykes, Tautoby, 
Kiphill and Annfield Plain ;—Keenly ;--Hilton ;— 


(nine Petitions) ;—Monkwearmouth ;— Bishopwear- 
mouth (four Petitions) ;—Seaham Harbour ;—Sharn- 
ley Green ;— Guildford (three Petitions) ;—Shelley ; 
— Dalton ;— West Boldon ;— Driglington ;—High- 
town ;—Birstall (three Petitions) ;— Westgate Hill; 
— Wreaks; — Pateley Bridge (two Petitions) ; — 
Churwell ;— Lofthouse ; — Middlesmoor ; — Green- 
howhill;— Ramsgill ;— Rothwell;— Howden;--New- 
| port ( York) (two Petitions) ;—Eastrington (two Peti- 





| tions) ;—— Wethernwick (two Petitions) ;— Yokefleet ;— 
Bradfield ;— Hepworth ;— Mappleson-with-Rowlston 
and Hatfield ;—Bubwith (two Petitions) ;— Hornsea 
(two Petitions); — Skelton ;—- Ellerton (two Peti- 
tions) ; — Holme-upon-Spalding Moor (three Peti- 
tions);—Seatonand Catwick ;— Broomftleet ;--Storrs; 
—South Shkirlaugh ;— Foggathorpe ;— Blachtoft ;— 
Rothwell ;— Leven (two Petitions) ; — Barnsley ;— 
Sandholme; —Golcar ; —Lingards ;— Deadmanstone ; 
Mold Green (two Petitions) ;— Lindley ;— Longwood ; 
— Howden ;— Nassington and Yarwell ;— Buxton ;— 
Shillington;—Shefford;— Paulerspurry ;— Cranfield 
and Aspley ;—- Peterborough ;-- Greens Norton ;—- Tod- 
dington ; —Chalgrave ;— Dunstable ;—Syresham ;— 
Towcester ;— Brackley ; —Shutlanger ; —Hartwell ; 
—Slapton ; — Hockliffe ;—Almondbury (two Peti- 
tions) ; — Coweliffe ;——- Honley ; — Kirkburton ; — 
Marsden ; --Sheepridge;—Cowms (two Petitions) ; 





| 





Elton ;--Towcester and Green’s Norton ;— Warling- | —Berwich, Saint John’s (two Petitions) ;-—West- 
ham (two Petitions) ;— Croydon (two Petitions) ;— | bury ;—Hall and Necton ;—Mutford ;—Sherborne ; 
Mitcham (two Petitions) ;-- Tooting ;— Chipstead ; ,— Brandon(two Petitions) ;—Kessingland ;—Laken- 


— Battersea ;— Bletchingley ;-- Epsom ;-- Biggles- 
wade ;—Wittington ;—Fownhope ;-- P eterchurch ;— 
Hereford (two Petitions) ;~- Madley ;— Middleton 
(three Petitions) ;-- Billingham ;-—Stainton (two Pe- 
titions) ; — Norton (two Petitions) ;-- Stockton-on- 
Tees (three Petitions) ; -—- Hartlepool ; -—- Burton 
Wood ;--Etwall ;— Ormskirk ;-- Bispham (two Peti- 
tions) ;-- Warrington (three Petitions) ;— Southport 


(three Petitions) ;— Doveridge ;—-North Meols ;— | 


Tarleton ;—Padgate ;— Willington ;—Colliery Row, 
Watergate ;— Rhodes (two Petitions) ;— Elchester, 
Medomsley, Iverton and Lanchester :— Prudhoe ;-- 
Boylstone ; — Bretherton ; — Tarleton ; — Colliery 
Row ;--Tautoby and Colliery Dykes ;-—Repton ;-- 
Darlington (three Petitions) ;-- Beahill ;-—Battle ; 
— Hastings (two Petitions) ; — Ninfield; — Saint 
Leonard's, Sussex (two Petitions); — Chesterfield 


heath ;— Lowestoft ;—East Orchard ;—Ashmore ;— 
Hulver ;—Stalbridge;—Motcombe;— Bridport (two 
Petitions) ;— Shaftesbury ; —Ashmore ;— Sotterley ; 
—Southwold (two Petitions) ;— Fontmell ;— North- 
wold (two Petitions) ;—Litcham ;—Attleburgh ;— 
Swaffham (two Petitions) ;— Hockwold-cum- Wilton 
— Walsingham ;—Ashin ;—Hempnal ;—Mundford ; 
—Methwold (two Petitions) ;— Thetford ;--—Sporle ; 
—New Buchenham ;--Dereham ; — Winfarthing ; 
| —Wymondham ;—Crozton ;--Litile Franshaw ;-- 
| Pudham Market ; --Hindringham ; ——Aslactan ; — 
Saham ;--Castleacre ;— Long Stratton ; -—Bridg- 
ham ;--Fakenham ; -— Hethersett ; — Feltwell (two 
| Petitions) ;— Pembroke Dock (two Petitions) ; -- 
Bronington ; — Shefford ; — Bistree ; -- Newbury 
(three Petitions) ;—- Kintbury (two Petitions) ;-— 
Monmouth ;-- Knighton ; ——Abersychan ; — Ponty- 
Pool ;-— 








6 Victoriz. 26° Aprilis. 921 


Pool ;--Saint Athans, and other places ;-- Pres- 
teign ;— Clydack ;-- Pembroke;——-Hamstead Norris ; 
—Varteg and Grandiffergh ;--Thatcham (two Peti- 
tions) ; — Chepstow ;-- Farringdon ;— Blaenafen ;-- 
Wantage ;—Childney ;— Chievely ;--Hungerford ;-— | 
Inkpen (two Petitions) ;-—-Brightwaltham ;-——Box- | 
ford ; --Gladestry ;--Allendale (five Petitions) ;— | 
Middle Herrington ; —Philadelphia ;-- Watergate ; | 
— Silverstone ;-- Ryton ; -- Blanchland; —- and, 

Houghton-le-Spring (two Petitions); praying that | 
the Factories Bill may not pass into a law,—were | 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the | 
Table. 


A Petition of Manufacturing Operatives of Kendal | 
and its vicinity, in the county of Westmoreland, | 
stating that the Petitioners are dependent for their 
support upon the Mills in that neighbourhood, and | 
which are worked entirely by water-power ; that the | 








and 1842, in Great Britain and Ireland and the 

Colonies, and the Aggregate of the Force. 

. Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
able. 


Petitions from Laugharne;— Henley-upon-Thames; Municipal 
—and, Wokingham; praying that the Municipal Corporations 
Corporations Bill may not pass into a law,—were Bil 
= and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 

A Petition of Burgesses and Inhabitants of the 
borough of Malmesbury, in the county of Wilts, 
praying that the said Bill, with certain modifications, 
may pass into a law, was also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of Land, and Wheat, &amp;. 
of others residing near the parish of Bepton, in the (Canada-) 


earnings of the Petitioners are seriously lessened by | county of Sussex, stating that the Petitioners have 
the frequent interruptions occasioned to the Mills | heard with great alarm that Corn is to be allowed 


by flood, and more especially by a short supply of 
water during periods of drought; that they also 
sustain loss from their employers being frequently 
unable to undertake orders which require punctu- 
ality in their execution, on account of these irregu- 
larities in the supply of Water; that in order to 
prevent waste of water at the time when it is most 
valuable, it is quite needful to run a part of the 
machinery in Mills during the day and the other 
part during the night; and praying that no altera- 
tions may be made in the regulations at present 
existing, relating to the recovery of lost time, was 
also presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Corn Laws, &amp;c, A Petition of the High Sheriff of the county of 


Corn Laws. 


Army. 


Bucks, complaining that the agricultural, manu- 
facturing and the other industrious classes of the 
United Kingdom do not now receive that protection 
to their industry to which they are justly entitled, 
and that they have already been grievously injured 
by the effects of the new Corn Law and of the new 
Tariff; and praying that all the industrious classes 
in the United Kingdom may be fully and effectually 


protected in the home market from the competition of | °* amendment of the Poor 


foreigners, who being far less burthened by taxes, 
are able to undersell them, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


| to be sent from any part of the world into Canada, 
| by paying a duty of three shillings per quarter, which 
_they consider would have the effect of reducing the 
price of Corn in Britain, cause great breadths to be 
thrown out of cultivation, and so create great dis- 
tress with the agricultural population; and praying 
that if Corn is to be sent to Canada almost duty 
free, the House will, at the same time reduce the 
expenses attending the growth of Corn at home to 
a level with the countries we are to compete with, 
so as to allow the British farmer some remuneration 
for his labour, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Protestant Inhabitants of the pa- Education 
tish of Derrillossary ; praying the House to adopt {“eland.) 
measures for giving encouragement and support to 
the schools in connection with the Church Educa- 
tion Society for Ireland,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Rate-payers under the Poor Law Poor Relief 
Act, of the electoral division of Delgany, in the (reland) Act. 
Rathdown Union, in Ireland, praying tor the repeal 

Relef (Ireland) Act, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Chippenham ;-—-and, Shrewsbury ; Saint Asaph 
praying for the repeal of so much of the Act 6 &amp; 7 and Bangor 


A Petition of Members of the Congregation of | W ill. 4, c. 77, as relates to the union of the Sees of ean 
Baptists, meeting in a Chapel at Cradley, Worcester- | Saint Asaph and Bangor, — were presented, and 
shire, praying for the repeal of the Corn and Pro-| read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


vision Laws, was presented, and read; and ordered 


to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of William Johnston, Esquire, of Edinburgh 
Lathrisk, praying that he may be heard, by his ¥*e" Bill. 


Sir Henry Hardinge presented,—Further Re- counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Edin- 
turns to an Order, dated the 1st day of March burgh Water Bill, was presented, and read. 
last, for Returns of the Number of Commis- Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 


sioned and Non-commissioned Officers and Men 


Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
? 


Sattmteentaliel war Infant loved in| by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
eg: ney away “4 pe "Britain oun yates think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
and in the Colonies (exclusive of India), on the 1st | *82!™st the said Petition. 


day of January in each of the years 1792, 1822 


? 


’ A Petiti f the Grand Jury of the county of Belfast and 

1828, 1830, 1835 and 1842:—Of the Total Number | 470 rn ane Gi Agowes 1843, praving cavehill 
of Commissioned and Non-commissioned Officers _— € P 4 1 hey prey &amp; Railway Bill. 
and Men, distinguishing Cavalry and Infantry, in | *24t they may be heard, by themselves, their counse 

ae 2, Menard y&gt; or agents, against certain parts of the Belfast and 
Great Britain, and distinguishing the Number of a. : P 

ae y = _ eee Cavehill Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 
Commissioned Officers from Non-commissioned Of- Ordered, Thai the we d Petition be ‘aiiies itn lie 

; : ; 

fomm, Tah anh Tee, oe Oe tak Shy = ery Committee on the Bill: and the Petitioners heard, 
each of the years 1792, 1822, 1828, 1830, 1835 and 


1842 :—And, of the Total Number of Commissioned by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 


and Non-commissioned Officers and Men, distin- 


guishing Cavalry and ——- in Ireland, on th 
25th day of December in eac 


n of the years 1792, 


Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 


| favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


1822, 1828, 1830, 1835 and 1842 :—And, Similar A Petition of the Grand Jury of the county of Lagan Naviga- 
Returns of the Number of the Royal Artillery Force, | Antrim, assembled at Spring Assizes 1843, praying !™ Bill. 
and of Sappers and Miners, on the 1st day of Ja-| that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 


nuary in each of the years 1792, 1828, 1830, 183 
Von. 98. 





5|sel or agents, against certain parts of the Lagan 
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Sunderland 
Floating Har- 
bour Bill. 


Mail Coaches 
(Ireland. ) 


Turnpike-roads 
Bill. 


Theatrical 
Entertainments, 


Universal 
Suffrage, &amp;c. 


Knutsford 
House of Cor- 
rection. 


Medical 
Profession. 


Health of 
Towns Bill. 


222 


Navigation Bill, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Ship-owners of the borough of 
Sunderland, in the county of Durham, praying that 
the Sunderland Floating Harbour 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 Owners of Lime Works, Lime Mer- 
chants and Lime-burners of the port of Sunderland, 
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. 


Petitions from Fermoy ;—and, Dungarvan ; stat- 
ing that the Petitioners have heard with great regret 
and alarm that the manufacture of Mail Coaches 
intended for Her Majesty’s service in Ireland, which 
has been hitherto executed in that country, is to be 
transferred to Scotland; and praying the House to 
adopt such measures as will retain the manufacture 
of Mail Coaches for the Jrish service in Ireland,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of Trustees acting in execution of an 
Act for making and maintaining certain Roads from 
the town of Stroud, and several other places therein 
mentioned, all in the county of Gloucester, praying 
that the Turnpike-roads Bill may not pass into a 
law, as it now stands, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of George Egerton, praying the House 
to alter the Act of Parliament now in force regula- 
ting entertainments of the Stage, and to protect re- 
spectable Theatres, Actors and Managers, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of 
Inhabitants of Lasswade, Bonnyrigg and Loanhead, 
in the county of Edinburgh, praying for the adop- 
tion of Universal Suffrage, Vote by Ballot, Annual 
Parliaments, Electoral Districts, no Property Qua- 
lification, and Payment of Members, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Reverend William Browne, 
Master of Arts, praying the House to institute an 
inquiry into the state of the House of Correction at 
Knutsford, in the county of Chester, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


A Petition of Members of the Medical Profession 
residing in Hitchin and its vicinity, in Hertford- 
shire, praying the House to cause inquiry to be made 
into the present state of the Medical Profession, 
delaying any legislative measure which may lead to 
the granting of new charters to the Colleges of 
Physicians and Surgeons, until the whole subject of 
medical regulation and reform has been well and 
thoroughly investigated by a Committee of the 
House, and has undergone adequate discussion in 


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


A Petition of Cyrus Redding, of Mary-le-bone, in 
the county of Middlesex, praying that the Health of 
Towns Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


26° Aprilis. 








A. 1843. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Health of 
reading of the Health of Towns Bill ; Towns Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday the 10th day of May next. 





The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Players of 
mittee on the Players of Interludes Bill ; Interludes Bill, 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
the 10th day of May next, resolve itself into the 
said Committee. 


Ordered, That Sir John Easthope have leave of Leave of 
absence for three weeks, on urgent business ;—and, Absence. 


orn. 
Mr. Morrison six weeks, on urgent business. an 
Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Limerick ShipP 
Copy of all Applications made to the Treasury or Harbour. N 
Board of Works, in the years 1840, 1841 and 1842, Colo 
for an Advance of Money by Loan, to complete the Ship 
Harbour of Limerick agreeably to the original Plan N 
and Specification, with the respective Replies of the Cus 
Board of Works and Treasury to such Applications. of L 
DN 

The Order of the day being read, for the second Municipal 
reading of the Municipal Corporations Bill ; oo Ret 
And a Motion bemg made, and the Question -_ ! 
being proposed, That the Bill be now read a second she 
time ; La 
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 W 


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 ; F 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the f Mr. Tufnell, lL 46 ( 
Yeas, \ Lord Marcus Hill: as ; 
Tellers for the { Sir Thomas Fremantle, 99 
Noes, Mr. Henry Baring : } , 


So it passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
“ upon this day six months” be added at the end of 
the Question ; 

It was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon this day six months. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Attornies and 
a Committee upon the Attornies and Solicitors Bill ; Solicitors Bill. 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker No. 205, 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly ; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Wednesday next; and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 


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

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Exchequer Bills Bill was, according to ExchequerBills 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a (£.9,050.00%) 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. ‘ 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed Medical 
to inquire into the state of the Medical Charities in 
Ireland, and to report what alterations appear ne- 
cessary for the purpose of improving the “em 

under 


Charities 
(Ireland.) 





Corn. 


No. 206. 


Shipping. 
No. 207. 


Colonial 
Shipping. 

No. 207. 
Customs (Port 
of London. ) 

No. 208. 


Revenue. 


No. 209, 


Sheep and 
Lambs’ Wool. 


No. 210. 


Wool. 
No. 210. 


Wheat. 
No, 211. 


Fire Insurance. 

No. 212. 
Gold Bullion 
and Coin. 


No. 218. 


Sycee Silver. 


No. 213. 


Refinery in the 
Mint. 


No. 213. 


Belfast and 
Cavehill Rail- 
way Bill. 


Saint Helen’s 


Waterworks 
Bill. 


Kentish Town 
Paving Bill. 


6 Victoriz. 


under which they are conducted, and for extending 
their advantages more generally amongst the people: 
—And a Committee was appointed of Mr. French, 
Lord Eliot, Mr. Attorney General for Jreland, Mr. 
George Hamilton, Viscount Jocelyn, Tord Court- 
enay, Mr. Young, Colonel Acton, Mr. Villiers Stuart, 
Mr. Gregory, Mr. William O’ Brien, Dr. Boyd, Cap- 
tain Archdall, Captain Taylor, and Sir William 
Somerville ; with Power to send for persons, papers 
and records. 
Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Corn, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Shipping, 
which were presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Colonial 
Shipping, which were presented yesterday, be 
printed. 

Ordered, That the Paper relative to Customs, 
(Port of London), which was presented yesterday, 
be printed. 

Ordered, That the Account relative to Revenue, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Sheep and 
Lambs’ Wool, which were presented upon the 11th 
day of this instant April, and yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Wool, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Wheat, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Fire In- 
surance, which were presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Gold Bul- 
lion and Coin, which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Sycee Silvers 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Refinery in 
the Mint, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ana then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





Jovis, 27° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


ETITIONS of Andrew Mulholland, of Mount 

Collier, in the county of Antrim, Esquire ;-- 
and, Robert Thomson, of Jenny Mount, in the county 
of Antrim, Esquire; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Belfast and Cavehill 
Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


An ingrossed Bill for better supplying with Water 
the Town of Saint Helen’s and several Hamlets and 
Places adjacent thereto, all in the Parish of Prescot, 
in the County Palatine of Lancaster, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Kentish Town Paving Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

Vox. 98. 


26°—27° Aprilis. 


293 


A Petition of Rate-payers and Owners of pro- 
perty situate in the hamlet of Kentish Town, and 
its vicinity, within the scope of the Kentish Town 
Paving Bill, 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. 


counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Sun- 
derland Floating Harbour 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. 


tions) ;— Poundstock ; — Exeter (two Petitions) ;-- 
Fryling Dales ;—Silsden (three Petitions) ;—Bing- 
ley ;— Kentisbeer ;--Chagford ;-- Dawlish (two Pe- 
titions) ;— Honiton ;— Collumpton ;— Great Torring- 
ton(four Petitions) ;—- Point-in- View Charity, Devon; 
— Kingsdown ;—Freeland Buildings ;—Shirehamp- 
ton ;—-Hotwells ;— Compton (Gloucester) ; — Bristol 
(eight Petitions) ; —- Otley ; — There-undersigned 
(twenty-nine Petitions) ;—Sheffield (five Petitions) ; 
— Rotherham ;— Barkway ; — Cloebury Mortimer ; 
— Harpenden ;— Wendron ;—Mawnan ;— Edgcome ; 
— Falmouth (three Petitions) ;— Treverva ;—Poole 
(three Petitions) ;—Saint Clears (two Petitions) ;— 
Pembrey (three Petitions);—- Laugharne;— Kidwelly ; 
—Llanstephan ;— Mynidd-bach ;— Llanon ;—Llan- 
gennech ; — Llandarog ; — Caersalem ; — Soar ; — 
Llanedy ;—Howe ;— Holton ; — Norton-sub-Hamb- 
don ;—Drayton ; — Harborough Circuit ; — Great 
Easton ;—Market Harborough (two Petitions) ;— 
Drayton ;— Burton ;— Bridgwater ;— Wincanton ; 
— Donhead, Saint Mary ;— Chorley ;-— Burton 
Bradstock and Bridport Harbour ;—East Orchard ; 
—Clutton (two Petitions) ;-~Timsbury (two Peti- 
tions) :—Branscombe and Feniton ;—Burton Brad- 
stock, Bridport Harbour and Shipton ;— West Chin- 
nock ;— Bishops Sutton ;--East Stower ;—Radstock 
(two Petitions);— High Littleton ; — Farrington 
(two Petitions) ;—Marksbury ;—Shepton Beauchamp 
(two Petitions) ;— Gillingham ;-—Doncaster ;—Lyme 
Regis ;— Beaminster (two Petitions) ;— Okehampton 
(two Petitions) ;—Sherborne ;—Branscombe;—Mid- 
somer Norton ;— Lyme ; — Mevagissey ; — Charles- 
town ;—— Carlingcott ; — Loders (two Petitions) ;— 
Gillingham ; —Sturminster ;--Clandown ; — G'ram- 
pound ;-— Broadley Downs ;--Saint Austell ;-—Paul- 
ton (three Petitions) ;-—-Stoke-sub-Hambdon ; —- Il- 
minster ;—— Birmingham (two Petitions) ;-—Charles 
Hill Roe ;— Camerton ;-—— Burton ;-—Hoton ;-—Guild- 
ers Hall ;— Wimeswould (two Petitions) ;-—Charley; 
——Milford (two Petitions) ;—South Normanton ;— 
Codnor (two Petitions) ;-—Ripley (four Petitions) ; 
— Belper (two Petitions) ;-—--Denby (two Petitions) ; 
— Duffield (two Petitions); -—- Heanor (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Alfreton (two Petitions);—Heage (three 
Petitions) ;--Shottle (two Petitions) ;—Ambergate ; 
— Iwanwick ; — Normanton-upon-Soar ; — Sutton 
Bonnington (two Petitions) ;—Aston and Weston- 
_on- Trent ;-— Belton (two Petitions) ;-—Sawley ; — 
| Sheepshed (two Petitions) ;-— Willoughby (two Peti- 
| tions) ;— Loughborough (two Petitions) ;-— Bala (two 
| Petitions) ;--Llanwchllyn (two Petitions) ;--Taly- 
bont (two Petitions) ;—— Lefndwygraig ; — Llanfawr 
(two Petitions) ;-—— Treflynlas; -- Capel Celyn ;— 
| Dimel ;-—-Pant Glas ; -- Llanyceil ; ——Llidiarde ;— 
| Cynwyd (two Petitions); -- Llhwyneinion ; — Exe- 


i 














- (six Petitions) ;-- Great Torrington (two Pe- 


FR4 titions) ;— 


A Petition of Partners in the Hetton Coal Com- Sunderland 


pany, praying that they may be heard, by their Flesting. Hane 
our Dil. 


Petitions from Jacobstow ;—- Skipton (two Peti- Factories Bill. 








Q24. 27° Aprilis. 


titions) ; —- Dunsford ; -- Crediton: -- Pinhoe and 
Broadclist ; —Cheriton ; —- Lympstone ; —- Budleigh 
Salterton ;—Alphington ;-- Tonge ;—Melbourne (two 
Petitions) ;— Diseworth (two Petitions) ;— Kegworth 
(two Petitions) ; —— Wilson ; — Castle Donnington 
(three Petitions) ;—— East Leake (two Petitions) ;-- 
Hatham ;— Breedon (two Petitions) ; -- Barrow- 
upon-Soar (two Petitions) ;—- Woodhouse (three Pe- 
titions) ; — Costock ;—Dolhendre ; —Llangower ;— 
Glyn (two Petitions) ; — Llangwer ; —— Llanyeil ; — 
Park (two Petitions) ; -— Cwmtirmyneck ; — Llanfi- 
hangel Glynymyfyr ; — Campenanner ; — Llangwm ; 
—Cofin Brith ; —Bettws Gwerfil Gock ;— Llawr y 
Bettws ; — Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog ; — Cerrig- 
druidion ; — Bod Cymfel ; — Quorndon (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Swithland ;—Mountsorrel (two Petitions) ; 
— Dyehouse ; — Wearshead ; — Benton-square ; — 


Horsley ; — Brecon Hill; — Lumley ; — Sheriff 


Hill ; — Westgate; — Colliery-row ; — Blyth (two 
Petitions) ;— Heworth-lane ; — West Moor ; —Saint 
Peter’s Quay ; — Easington-lane ; — Corbridge; — 
Wolsingham; — Frosterley; — Howden; — Snaith’s- 
buildings ;—Carville ;— Morpeth ;--Stanton ;—Swan- 
wich (two Petitions) ;—Brampton Moor ;— Dronfield; 
— Wadshelf;--Hexham(three Petitions) ;-- Winlaton; 
--Acomb ;-- Percy Main ;—-Fellingshore ;-- Willington 
Quay ;—Allendale ;— Hartley ;—Dean Row ;-—kb- 
chester ;— Benton ;— Whickham ;-- Swalwell ;— Bal- 
last Hills ;— Exmouth (three Petitions) ; Chudleigh ; 
—-Llandderfel;—- Ashford ;--Elton;--Stony Middleton 
(two Petitions) ;— Eyam ;—Grindleford ;—Pilsley ; 
— Youlgreave ; — Bakewell ; — Baslow (two Peti- 
tions) ;-— Taddington ;— Bolsover ; —Brimington ;-— 
Brampton (two Petitions) ;—Kilbourne (three Pe- 
titions) ;— Hazlewood ;--Wheldrake ;— Naburn ;-- 
Stillingfleet ;--Stamford Bridge ;— Gate Fulford;— 
Dunnington ;-——Amber Gate ;-- Woodhouse ;— Belper 
(two Petitions) ;-—Buckland Holton ;-——-Holbrook ;-- 
Shirland ;— Pinxton ;— Riddings (five Petitions) ;-- 
Benenden (two Petitions) ;--— Burton Latimer ; — 
Daventry ;— Bolton (four Petitions) ;—Sharples ;— 
Alton ;—Bolton-le- Moors (two Petitions) ;—Guild- 
fordand Alton ;— Guildford ;— Farncomb ;— Guild- 
fordand Godalming ;— Aberqwilly ;— Westhoughton ; 
— Worplesdon ;— East Haddon ;— Northampton (two 
Petitions) ;— Rivington (two Petitions) ;—Chowbent ; 
— Walmsley Turton ;--— Maesteg ; — Wollaston ; — 
Wibson ; -—- Marshall-street, Golden-square, and 
George-yard, Crown-street, Westminster ;—Fording- 
bridge ;— North Cave ;—Green Hammerton ;-— Hor- 
ton-lane ;—Little Horton ;-—Marshall-street, West- 
minster (two Petitions) ;—Alternan ;—Southpether- 
win ;— Turton ;— Hawleigh ;-- Cripplestyle ;—Row- 
land’s Castle (two Petitions) ;—Howdon Pans ;— 
Witney (two Petitions) ;-- Freeland ;—Stonesfield ;— 
Northleigh ;—Handborough ;—Finstock ;—Busford : 
--Charlbury (two Petitions) ;— Stowmarket (three 
Petitions) ;— York (three Petitions) ;— Ouseburn ;-- 
New Pye-street, &amp;c., Westminster ;— Tharston, Bun- 
well and Silfield ;--Norwich (seventeen Petitions) ; 
— Felthorpe ;-- Woodton ;— Hevingham ;-— Over (two 
Petitions) ;— Weaver ;--Bury Saint Edmund's ;-- 
Chester ;-—-Eaton Bray ;--Ipswich (five Petitions) ; 
—Padfield ; — Claydon; — Leighton Buzzard (six 
Petitions) ;— Luton ;— Houghton ;— Deptford (four 
Petitions) ;— Heath and Reach ;— Bromley and 
Keston ; — Houghton-le-Spring ;— Lewisham and 
Blackheath ;--Tintwistle (two Petitions) :—Stand- 
bridge ; — Beverley (three Petitions) ; — Chilvers 
Coton ;— Catharine-street, Saint George-in-the- East ; 
— Stepney ; — Chester-le-street :— Northallerton ; — 
Brinscnle;— Henfwlch ;—Llandebie;——Cutthorpe ;— 
Hasland;— Whittington ;—H. orsley-on- Tyne ;--New- 
castle-upon- Tyne (fourteen Petitions) ;— Chesterfield 
(four Petitions) ;— Scarborough ;— Preston (two Pe- 
titions) ;— Whitington ;— Sharpston ;—Leyland(three 
Petitions) ;— Freckleton ;— Roch Bridge ;— Horle;— 
Kirkham ; —- Huntingdon (two Petitions) ;— God- 
manchester ;— Hadfield (two Petitions) ;-— Brompton 
{ York) (two Petitions) ;—Hachney (three Petitions) ; 

















—- Spitalfields ;— Twig Folly ; — Commercial-road, 
(London) ;— Hathersage; — Trebullet ; -— Eliscott ;— 
Egloskerry ;— Launceston (three Petitions );— Lewan- 
nich ;— Homerton-row ;— Northill;-- Witney (two Pe- 
titions) ; — Newcastle-upon- Tyne and Gateshead ; — 
Iden ;-— Tregare ; — Wittersham ;—New Romney ;— 
Lydd;— Brooklands ;— Peasmarsh ;— Winchelsea ;— 
Beckley; — Saint George’s-in-the-East (four Peti- 
tions) ;— Topsham ;— Wellington ( Salop );— Bewdley. 
(four Petitions);— Cwrnaman ;— Forge;— Heaton ;— 
Birmingham two Petitions) ;--Polesworth ;--Erding- 
ton(two Petitions) ;—- Wrockwardine Wood ;--Deritend 
(two Petitions) ;—Kidderminster (three Petitions) ;— 
Stourport (two Petitions) ;—Cookley;— Cannington; 
— Sheffield (two Petitions) ;—Attercliffe ;— Healey ; 
—Woodhouse ; — Grimesthorpe ;—Broseley ;--Saw- 
bridgeworth (two Petitions) ;—Melksham ;— Tyne- 
mouth and South Shields ;—Bristol (two Petitions) ; 
Pill:—Thorne (two Petitions) ;— Broadmead ; -- 
Axminster ; — Stapleton ; — Mareham ; — Colyton 
(two Petitions) ;— Marehum-le-Fen ;— Allerton ;— 
Bradley (two Petitions) ;-- Hawsker ;— Western 
College ; — Birstal ; — Sandsend ;— Shadwell (two 
Petitions) ;—Llangathen and Hernyn ;-- Bradford 
(York) ; — Royston (two Petitions) ;—~- Pontefract 
(two Petitions) ;-—Ackworth ;—Methley (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Knottingley (two Petitions) ;— Castleford 
(two Petitions) ;-—Ferrybridge and Brotherton ;— 
Brotherton ;— Glass Houghton ;— Norton and South 
Elmsalt ;—Dairington ;-- Badsworth ;— Ackworth 
and Parston Jackling ;—Purston ;—South Elmsall ; 
— Beal ;— Norton ;— South Kirkby ;—Thorp Aud- 
lin; —Kirk Smeaton ;— Ferrybridge ;— Fairburn ;— 
Robin Hood’s Bay ;--Weston ;— Westwood ;— Trow- 
bridge (two Petitions) ;— Bradford (Wilts) (two Pe- 
titions) ;—-Easington Lane ;— Warton ;—Appleby ; 
— Shirley-street (Warwick) ; — King’s Norton ; — 
King’s Heath ;—Wythall Heath ;— Aldridge and 
Great Barr ;—-Pelsall (two Petitions) ;—Bloxwich 
(three Petitions) ;— Lryup ;— Danby End ;—Cas- 
tleton (two Petitions) ;—Briggsworth ;— West Ash- 
ton ;—-Harrold ;— Cardington ;-- Ampthill (two Pe- 


titions) ;— Radwell (two Petitions) ;—Wilshamstead 


(two Petitions) ;— Kempston (two Petitions) ; — 
Alvechurch ;— Walsall (three Petitions) ;— Sheffield 
and Walsall ;--Rushall and Daw End ;—Lothers- 
dale ;— Skipton-in-Craven ; — Newcastle-upon- Tyne 
and Gateshead ;—Austrey ;— Collumpton ;— Glaze- 
dale (two Petitions) ;—Llanddarog ;—Stevenage ;-- 
Grassington (two Petitions); -- Walkern ; — Leal- 
holm ;-—Hawsher ;—Kersley Moor ;— Belmont (two 
Petitions) ;— Halliwell (two Petitions) ; -— Birtin- 
shaw ;— Edgworth (two Petitions) ;— Horwich ;— 
Hawkshaw ;—.Liverpool (sixteen Petitions) ;— Ho- 
mer-street ;— Tranmere ;-—J ordan-street ;— Windsor ; 
— Benns Garden ;-- Woolton (three Petitions) ;—Sea- 
combe ; — Aigburtt ; Wavertree ;—Old Swan ; — 
Clapham (two Petitions) ;— Milton ;—Stophill (two 
Petitions) ;—Bridgmont (two Petitions) ;—-Hawnes 
(two Petitions) ;—Cardington ; —Houghton ;— Tur- 
vey ;-— New-road ; — Blenheim-street ;-— Bulman’s- 
village ;— Bigge’s Main ;—Carville ;-- Saint An- 
thony ;— West Moor ;— Byher Hill (two Petitions) ; 
— Saint Lawrence ;—Farnworth (two Petitions) ;— 
Hawkshaw-lane ; -- Bolton (seven Petitions) ; — 
Breightmet;— Harwood (two Petitions) ;— Horwich ; 
— Dean ;— Water Side (two Petitions) ;—Hawthorn 
Hill (two Petitions) ;— Chapel Hill; —Haven Bank ; 
— Kirkstead (two Petitions) ;— Coningsby (three Pe- 
titions) ;--Vew York (Lincoln) (two Petitions) ; — 


Caistor (three Petitions) ;-— Nettleton ;— Humsber-- 


stone ;—Stallingbrough ;— Tumby (two Petitions) ;— 
Tattershall (two Petitions) ;-- Moor Side ;—West- 
bury ;—Baptist Mills ;— Killingworth;—Hazlerigg ; 
— Gosforth ;--Windy Nook ;— Catton ;— Corbridge; 
— Alston (three Petitions); — Allotment School, 
(Northumberland) ;— West Moor ;— Gateshead Fell ; 
—Percy Main; — Felling ;— Ayton Banks ; — 
Hebburn ; — Haydon Bridge ;— Walker (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Blyth ; — Scotswood ;-— Hartley ; — Halt- 

whistle ; 


A. 1843. 


Saint A 
and Ba 
Diocese 


Ameri 
Treaty 


Ro 








Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses. 


American 
Treaty. 


Roman Catholic 
Relief Act, 


Church of 
England. 


Wheat, &amp;c. 
(Canada.) 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts Bill. 


Post-office, 





6 VicTorizZ. 


whistle ; — Revesby (two Petitions) ;-— Moorby ; — 
Coning-by-Moor Side ;— Tattershall Thorpe; — 
Lyth (four Petitions); — Steeple Ashton (two 
Petitions) ;—- Abergwilyand ; — Llanegward ;— Arl- 
sey;— Liddington (two Petitions); Marston (two 
Petitions) ;— Whitby (fourteen Petitions) ;— Fyling 
Dales (three Petitions) ; -- Cleckheaton ; —-- South- 
wick (two Petitions) ;—- Staverton (two Petitions); 
—Hilperton (two Petitions) ;— Winsley ; — Hebden 
(two Petitions); — Danby (three Petitions); — 
Sharpston ; — West Derby ; — Fordingbridge ;— 
Hitchin ;— East Budleigh ;—and, Tower Hamlets ; 
praying that the Factories Bill may not pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Members of the Collegiate Chapter 
and Parochial Clergy of the parish of Manchester, 
praying that the said Bill, with certain modifications, 
may pass into a law, was also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Pennal ;— Llangelynin ;—Wrezx- 
ham ;——Chancellor of the Diocese of Ely and Clergy 
of the Isle of Ely ;-- Corwen ;—and, Liverpool; 
praying for the repeal of so much of the Act 
6 and 7 Will. 4. c. 77, as relates to the union of the 
Sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor,—-were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Secretary of the Committee of the 
British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, stating 
that they are greatly alarmed on perceiving the 
evil uses which may be made of the tenth article of 
the Treaty of Washington by the slaveholders of the 
United States for the recovery of fugitive slaves ; 
and praying that in any measure the House may be 
called upon to pass to give effect to the tenth 
article of the said Treaty, provision may be ex- 
pressly made, that in no case shall fugitive slaves 
surrendered on the demand of, the Federal Govern- 
ment of the United States, for alleged criminal 
offences, be again subjected to the incidents of 


slavery, was presented, and read; and ordered to | 


lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the Parishes of 
Eglwyswrw, Meline and Whitechurch, praying for 
the repeal of the Roman Catholic Relief Act, was 


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


A Petition of Members of the Lichfield Diocesan 
Church Extension Society, praying the House to 
adopt measures for rendering the ordinances of the 
Church and the ministrations of her clergy, co-ex- 
tensive with the wants of the people, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Harting, Trotton, Terwick and Ro- 
gate; —— Milchbourn ;--and, Eaton Socon ; praying 
that any measure having for its object the admission 
of Foreign Wheat, when converted into Flour, from 
Canada, duty free, may not receive the sanction of 
the House,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ampthill ;--and Howden ; praying 
that the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill may not pass into 
a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the London Mercantile 
Committee on Postage, praying that the House will 
be pleased to institute an inquiry into the state of 
the Post-office, with the view of adopting such 
measures as to the House may seem best, for forth- 
with carrying into complete operation Mr. Rowland 
Hiil’s plan of Post-Office Improvement, and of 
discovering the causes which prevent the attain- 

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225 


ment of that important object, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Blackburn;-- Upper Thong ;-— Com Laws. 
Mellor ;— Billington ; — Rishton ; — Bretherton ;— 
Clayton-le-Moors ;-— Lower Darwen; — Salisbury 
(Lancaster) ;-—- Great Harwood ;-— Clayton Lee-Dale ; 
—Pleasington ; — Dinckley ; — Croston ;— Balder- 
ston ;— Osbaldeston ;—Wilpshire ; — Livesey ; — Os- 
waldtwistle; — Ramsgrove;— and, Ulnes-Watton ; 
praying for the repeal of the Corn and Provision 
laws,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Newark Union ;—and, Festiniog Registration of 
Union ; praying for the repeal of the Registration of Bitths.&amp;c., Act. 
Births, Deaths and Marriages Act,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Solicitors and Attornies practising Bankruptcy 
at Whitby, in the West Riding of the county of York, Act. 
praying for an inquiry into the operation of the late 
Bankruptcy Act, and of the rules made thereunder, 


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


A Petition of Members of the Medical Profession Medical 
residing in the county of Worcester, praying the Profession. 
House to institute an Inquiry into the present state 
of the Medical Profession, delaying any legislative 
measure which might lead to the granting of new 
charters to the Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons 
until the whole subject of medical regulation and 
reform has been well and thoroughly investigated by 
a Committee of the House, and has undergone ade- 
quate discussion in Parliament, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Torksey-cum-Membris, Maynooth 
in the county of Lincoln, praying the House to with- College. 
draw every kind of public support from the College 
of Maynooth, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town Dundee 
Council of the royal burgh of Dundee, praying that Harbour Bill. 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Dundee Harbour 
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 the Provost, Magistrates and Town Tay Ferries 
Council of the royal burgh of Dundee ;--William Bill. 
Berry, of Tayfield ;—and, Trustees of the harbour 
of Dundee; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Tay Ferries Buill,-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 John Whitehead, of Barnjet, in the Maidstone _ 
parish of West Barming, in the county of Kent, Railway Bill. 
Esquire, praying that he may be heard, by him- 
self, his counsel or agent, against certain parts of 
the Maidstone 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. 


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226 


Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of divers 
rge cotton factories, mills, works and other pro- 
perty ;—and, Benjamin Rawson, of Nidd Hall, in 
the county of York, and Tilney-street, London, Es- 
quire, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of “~ Belmont Reservoir 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. 


Relmont 
Reservoir Bill, la 


Bolton Watere 


A Petition of James Loch, Esquire, Trustee and 
works Bill, 


Superintendent of the Estates of the Most noble 
Francis, late Duke of Bridgwater, deceased, praying 
that he may be heard, by his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Bolton Waterworks 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. 


Scarborough A Petition of the Chairman of the Committee 

Harbour Bill. of the Ship-owners’ Society of the port of Sunder- 
land, in the county of Durham, praying that the 
Scarborough Harbour Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


General Lord Granville Somerset reported from the Gene- 
Epmmittee of yal Committee of Elections; That they had ap- 
. pointed Monday the 15th day of May next, at a 
quarter before three o’clock, to choose from Panel 
No. 2., the Select Committeee to try the matter of 
the Cambridge Borough Election Petition. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Municipal 


; A Petition of the Mayor, Burgesses and Assistants 
—_—— of the borough of Lostwithiel, in the county of Corn- 
: wall, praying that the Municipal Corporations Bill 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


South-Eastern An ingrossed Bill to enable the South Eastern 


and London ~~ Railway Company, in conjunction with the London 
and Croydon , : 
Railways and Croydon Railway Company, to make a Railway 


( Bricklayers’ 


from the London and Croydon Railway to Swan- 
Arms Extension 


street, near the Bricklayers’ Arms, in the Old Kent- 
and Station) : 

Bill. road, and to provide a new Station there, was read 
the third time; and an Amendment was made to 
the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Kemble do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 

Bermondsey, 


A Petition of William John Evelyn, of Wotton, in 


Rotherhithe . 
the county of Surrey, Esquire, and of Mary Jane 
d Deptford 2 ? 
Thends BU Evelyn, and the Honourable and Reverend John 


Evelyn Boscawen, of the same place, his testamen- 
tary Guardians, and of Robert Stewart, of Great 
Russell-street, in the county of Middlesex, Surveyor, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Ber- 
mondsey, Rotherhithe and Deptford Roads Bill, 
was presented, and read. 
Crdered, 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. 

Bethnal Green A Petition of the Imperial Gas Light and Coke 

— Company, praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Bethnal Green Improvement Bill, was presented, 
and read. 


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Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


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

Return of the Valuations of every Union in Jreland, (Ireland.) 
under the following heads :—Total Number of Per- 
sons rated in the last Rate ; Total Number of such 
Persons whose Valuation was not greater than £.1 ; 
Total Number of such Persons whose Valuation was 
greater than £.1, and not greater than £.2; Total 
Number of such Persons whose Valuation was 
greater than £.2, and not greater than £.3 ; Total 
Number of such Persons whose Valuation was 
greater than £.3, and not greater than £.4; Total 
Number of such Persons whose Valuation was 
greater than £.4, and not greater than £.5; Total 
under the last five heads; Total of the Net Annual 
Value of the Property rated in the Union ; Amount 
of any Sums due from Persons whose Valuation is 
not greater than £.5, remaining uncollected from 
any previous Rate. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Grand Jutots, 
Returns of the Number of Days appointed by the &amp;¢-(Ireland.) 
Sheriff for transacting the Fiscal arte in each 
County, County of a City and County of a Town in 
Ireland ; with the Number of Grand Jurors sworn 
at each Assizes since the passing of the Act 3 and 4 
Will. 4, c. 78, for the same period ; of the Date and 
Length of Sitting of the several Road Sessions in 
each County, County of a City and County of a 
Town in Jreland, and of the Number of qualified 
Persons attending at them, distinguishing Magis- 
trates from Cess-payers; and of the Date of the 
Publication of the Grand Warrant in each County, 

County of a City and County of a Town, during the 
same period. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, County 
an Account in Charge and Discharge of the Fees Treasurers 
received by the Registrar of Treasurers’ Accounts in ‘!!4) 
Ireland, under the Act 1 Vic. c. 54, and the Ap- 
propriation thereof, for the year ending the 25th day 
of March 1843. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Fines (Ireland.) 

Account in Charge and Discharge of all Fines re- 
ceived under the Act 1 and 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 the Expenditure out of it, in which the 
Salaries and Expenses of the Office are distinguished 
from Extraordinary Expenses (in continuation of 
Parliamentary Paper, No. 112, of Session 1842). 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Senior 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 repairing and improv- Trentham 
ing certain Roads in the neighbourhood of Trentham Roads Bill. 
and Stone, in the County of Stafford, and for 
making and maintaining anew Road from Trentham 
Inn to the Mewcastle-under-Lyne and Market Dray- 
ton Turnpike-road, in the same County, and another 
new piece of Road in the Parish of Trentham afore- 
said : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to enlarge the Powers Ip 
of the Zpswich Dock Commissioners : = 
A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend an Act relating pry ea 
to the Building of the Hungerford and Lambeth §\.,ension Foot 
Suspension Foot Bridge, and for granting further Bridge Bill. 

Powers to the Hungerford and Lambeth Suspension 
Foot Bridge Company : 


swich Docks 
ll. 


A Bill, 











Harbow 
Lighthe 





6 Victoria. 
A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend an Act of the 


Brighton and 

Hove Gas Bill. second year of Her present Majesty’s reign for 
better lighting with Gas the Town of Brighton, and 
the several Places therein mentioned, in the County 
of Sussex: And also, 


bd 


Imperial The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 

Continental Act for granting further Powers to the Imperial 

Ges Bill Continental Gas Association, with Amendments ; to 
which Amendments the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House;—And then the Messengers 
withdrew. 

Harbours and) A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 

Lighthouses» 


posed, That a Select Committee be appointed to 
ascertain the Revenue, Expenditure and Condition 
of the Harbours and Lighthouses on the Coast, from 
the Mouth of the Thames to Portsmouth ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out the words “ the Mouth of 
“ the Thames’ in order to insert the words “ Land- 
“ guard Fort,” instead thereof. 

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

Then the main Question being put ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the § Mr. Mackinnon, 

Yeas, Mr. Curteis : 

Tellersfor the { Sir Thomas Fremantle, 

Noes, Mr. Henry Baring : 


So it passed in the Negative. 


34. 


} 79. 


Petty Sessions, Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
ke. to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this House, 
a Return from the Clerk of each Petty Session in 
England and Wales of the Amount of Fees received 
by him during each of the last Three years, ending 
the 31st day of December 1842; also, a Return for 
each of the same years of the Number of Convic- 
tions; specifying in each case, separately, the 
Amount of the Fine or Penalty, and also the Amount 
of the Costs, and, if paid, to what purpose the Fine 
or Penalty was applied ; if not paid, the Time of 
Imprisonment awarded, and the Expense of sending 
the Offender to Prison:—And, a Return from the 
Keeper of each Gaol and House of Correction in 
England and Wales of the Number of Persons 
committed on Conviction by any Justice or Justices 
during each of the Three last years, ending on the 
31st day of December 1842, for non-payment of any 
Fine, Penalty and Costs; stating, in each case, sepa- 
rately, the Amount of such Fine or Penalty, as also 
the A mount of the Costs ; also the Time each Part 
so committed remained in custody, and whether the 
Fine or Penalty and Costs were paid. 
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. 


Superior Courts © Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
(CommonLaw) for altering and improving the Proceedings in the 
Superior Courts of Common Law, as to certain 
Actions for the Recovery of Debts or Damages not 
exceeding Twenty Pounds, and as to other Actions 
in certain cases: And that Mr. Jervis and Mr. 

Watson do prepare, and bring it in. 


Shipping, 
No. 216. 


Ordered, That the Return to an Order dated the 
6th day of June last, for a Return of the Number 
and Tonnage of Sailing Vessels registered at each 
of the Ports of Great Britain and Ireland, includ- 
ing the Channel Islands; distinguishing those under 
from those above Fifty Tons Register, on the 31st 
day of December 1841 :-—A similar Return of Steam 
Vessels and Tonnage:—A Return of the Number 

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and Tonnage of Vessels that entered and cleared 
coastwise at each of the Ports of Great Britain and 
Ireland and Channel Islands (including their re- 
peated Voyages), with the Number of their Crews ; 
distinguishing Steam from Sailing Vessels, between 
the 31st day of December 1840 and the 31st day 
of December 1841:—The like Return from and to 
the Colonies :—And, the like Return from and to 
Foreign Ports ; distinguishing British from Foreign 
Vessels, which was presented upon the 5th day of 
July, in the last Session of Parliament, be reprinted. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Arms (Ireland) 
to amend and continue the Laws in Jreland relative Bill. 
to the registering of Arms, and the Importation, 
Manufacture and Sale of Arms, Gunpowder and 
Ammunition: And that Lord Eliot and Mr. At- 


torney General for Jreland do prepare, and bring 
it m. 


_ The House, according to Order, resolved itself Exchequer Bills 
into a Committee upon the Exchequer Bills Bill ; (£-9,050,000.) 
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. 


Mr. Jervis presented a Bill for altering and im- superior Coarts 
proving the Proceedings in the Superior Courts of (Common Law) 
Common Law as to certain Actions for the Reco- ¥!- 
very of Debts or Damages not exceeding Twenty No. 214. 
Pounds, and as to other Actions in certain cases : 

And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time upon Friday the 5th day 
of May next; and to be printed. 


The Earl of Lincoln reported from the Select Com- Saint James’ 
mittee onthe Saint James’( Westminster) Improvement (Westminster) 
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 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


Lord Eliot presented a Bill to amend and con- Arms (Ireland) 
tinue the Laws in Jreland relative to the registering Bil. 
of Arms, and the Importation, Manufacture and No. 215. 
Sale of Arms, Gunpowder and Ammunition: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 


read a second time upon Monday next; and to be 
printed. 


Mr. Sidney Herbert presented, pursuant to Orders, Navy. 
—A Return of all Civil Appointments in the Naval 


Y| Service, from the 1st day of January 1842 to the 


1st day of January 1843, stating the length of time 
the Individuals have been in active Service, and 
from what Situations they have been taken. 

Further Return to an Order dated the 24th day Convict Ships, 
of February last, for a Return of hired Convict 
Ships and Transports that have foundered at sea, 
or have not been heard of, from the year 1816 to 
the present time, together with their Names and 
Tonnage, and the Number of Vessels so employed 
each year :—And, a like Return of the Number of 
Ships of War and Government Packets, stated se- 
parately, with their Names and Tonnage; likewise 
the Number of each so employed each year. 


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


Ordered, That the Returns relative to the Army, Army. 
which were presented yesterday, be printed. No. 140. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





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Leamington 
Priors Improve- 
ment and 


Market Bill. 


Leamington 
Priors Improve- 
ment and 
Market Bill. 


Caswall’s 
Disability 
Removal Bill. 


Ross and Cro- 
marty Jurisdic- 
tion Bill. 


Paisley 
Municipal 
Affairs Bill. 


Chalgrove 
Inclosure Bill, 


Oxnam’s 
Estate Bill. 


Imperial 
Continental 
Gas Bil). 


Veneris, 28° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


ETITIONS of Landholders, Householders, 

Commissioners and other Inhabitants of the 
parish of Leamington Priors, in the county of War- 
wick ;—and, William Kerslake, of Hamilton-terrace, 
in the parish of Leamington Priors, in the county of | 
Warwick, Gentleman ; praying that the Leamington 
Priors Improvement and Market Bill may not pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


The Leamington Priors Improvement and Market 
Bill was read a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Caswall’s Disability Removal Bill was, according 
to Order, read a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee on 


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on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition, | 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing | 
Orders in the case of the Petition for the Ross and 
Cromarty Jurisdiction Bill, was referred ; That no_ 
Standing Orders were applicable. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for | 
appointing the Royal Burgh of Dingwall to be the | 
Head Burgh of the Shire of Ross, and for giving! 
Cumulative Jurisdiction to the Justices of the Peace | 
of the Counties of Ross and Cromarty: And that | 
Mr. Thomas Mackenzie and Mr. Henry Baillie 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 additional provision in the Paisley 
Municipal Affairs Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill, that they have power to make 
provision therein, pursuant to the prayer of the 
Petition. 

Ordered, That the Petition for additional Pro- 
vision, together with the said Report, be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of the 
Petition for additional Provision in the Chalgrove 
Inclosure Bill, the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 





Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
Ozxnam’s Estate Bill, no Standing Orders were 
applicable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act for granting further Powers to 
the Imperial Continental Gas Association: And 
the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 13. 1.18. Leave out “ eighty” and insert 
“* one hundred and thirty.” 


, Pr. 13. 1. 23. After “ mentioned” insert Clause 
(A) 


CiausE (A.) “ Provided always, and be it 
“ Enacted, That no greater amount than the sum 
“ of Thirty thousand pounds, on account or in part 
“‘ of the said sum of One hundred and thirty 








A. 1843. 


thousand pounds, shall be so raised while any 
part of the sum of Fifty thousand pounds, autho- 
rized by the said first-recited Act to be borrowed 

“ upon Debentures, shall remain due and owing 
from the said Company; and that it shall not 
“ be lawful for the said Company to raise any 
“ further part of the said sum of One hundred and 
“ thirty thousand pounds, beyond the said sum of 
‘ Thirty thousand pounds, except so much thereof 
as may be necessary to pay off the said sum of 
Fifty thousand pounds so due on Debentures as 
‘ aforesaid, and the interest thereof, until the said 
sum of Fifty thousand pounds shall have been 
“ paid off.” 

Pr. 14. 1.15. After “ shall” insert “ except as 
hereinafter provided to the contrary.” 

Pr. 14.1, 34. Leave out “all” and insert “ the.” 

Pr, 14. 1. 36. Leave out “ shall” and insert 
and any bonds which shall be issued under the 
powers of this Act, for the purpose of paying off 
any money authorized to be borrowed as afore- 
said, under the said first-recited Act, shall part 
“ passu.” 

Pr. 14.1. 37. Leave out “ the” and insert “ all 
other. ” 

Pr. 14.1. 39. Leave out “ executed” and in- 
sert “ issued.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Masterman 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 Bankers, Merchants, Traders and 
other Inhabitants of the city of Worcester, praying 
that the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Committee on 
the Bill. 

A Petition of the Cheltenham and Great Western 
Union Railway Company, praying that they may 
be heard, by their counsel or agents, against cer- 
eon parts of the said Bill, was also presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Birmingham 
and Gloucester 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Patrick Forbes, of Saint Catherine’s, Argylishire 
in the county of Argyll, Esquire, praying that he Roads Bill. 


may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Argyllshire Roads Bill, 


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


Mr. Broadley reported from the Committee on Berwick-upon- 
the Berwich-upon-Tweed Corporation Bill, and to Tweed Corpo- 
whom several Petitions against the said Bill were '" 3i!' 


referred ; That no person appeared in support of the 
said Petitions; and that they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Middlesex and Essex Betta! Green 
Turnpike-roads, praying that the Bethnal-green — 


Improvement Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 


Petitions of Creditors, Subscribers to the Tay Tay Fercies 
Ferries ;—and, Trustees for carrying into execution Bill. 


the several Acts of Parliament relating to the Tay 
Ferries, in the counties of Fife and Forfar; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 


or 





Factorie 









factories Bill, 





6 Vicroriz. 


or agents, against certain parts of the Tay Ferries 
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 Bull, against the said 
Petitions. 

Petitions from Newport, Craighead and Ferry 
Port-on-Craig ;—and, Cupar ; praying that the said 
Bill may pass into a law,—were also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Brentwood ; ~ Devonshire-square 
(London) ;— Mitchell-street, Saint Luke’s ; — Dews- 
bury ; — Haslington, Grane and other places ; — 
Barnard Castle ;— Alston (two Petitions) ;—Prud- 
hoe (two Petitions) ;— Tynehead (two Petitions) ;— 
Appleby ;—Shotley Bridge ;— Allendale (six Peti- 
tions) ; — Alnmouth ; — Nantsbury ; — Stublick ; — 
Doddington ;— Great Barford ;—Saint Luke, Chel- 
sea ; — Whittington ; — Aspul (two Petitions) ; — 
Crougton;—Matfen ;— Southampton ;—Littlebourn ; 
— Wingham ;— Keynsham ;—Dringhouse ;-— Hessay ; 
— Rufforth ;— Stublick Mortimer ; — Stagyford ; — 
Calton; — Alnwick ;—- Brough ;-- Coalcleugh ;--Flatt ; 
— Garrigill ; — Leadgate ;— Nentsbury (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Tynehead ;—Nenthead (two Petitions) ;— 
Alston ;— Greenside ;—Dorchester ;— Tolpuddle ;— 
Netherbay ;—Okeford ;—Winkleigh ;— Ottery Saint 
Mary (Devon) ;—Fontmell ;—Sturminster ;— Bland- 


ford ;— Bromyard ;— Newport (Monmouth) ;— Eaton 


Bishop ; — Maesygroes ;— Pontrobert ;— Llanfair ; 
— Farrington ; — Woolkoop ; — Eastnor ; — Bridg- 
end ; — Horseman’s Green; — Donington ; — Mid- 
dle Rasen ; — Surfleet ;—— Eathcote Green; — Nor- 
ton and Brington:— West Haddon ;—Fozxton ;— 
Waterbeach ;— Barnwell , — Duddington ;—Cotten- 
ham ;—Raunds ;— Flecknoe ;— Brington ;—Daven- 
try ;— Wisbeach (two Petitions) ;—Higham Fer- 
rers ;— Histon ;— Orwell ;— Doddington ;— Whittle- 
bury and Silverstone ;— Poppleton ; — Alcaster ; — 
Gate Helmsley ;— Acomb;— Bishopthorp ;— Moor 
Monkton ; — Ash; — Wingham ;— Littlebourn ; — 
Rainford ;—Liverpool (twenty-nine Petitions) ; — 
Whiston ; — Toxteth ;— Kirkdale ;— Wavertree ;— 
Liskeard ;—Shadforth;— Wiveliscombe ;—Ashby-de- 
la-Zouch (two Petitions) ;—Moira (two Petitions) ;— 
Wooden Box (two Petitions) ;— Worthington ;— 
Osgathorpe;—Thringston (two Petitions) ;—Whit- 
wick (two Petitions) ;—Normanton ;—Blackfordby ; 
— Heathend ;—Hugglescote ;—Giffydam (two Peti- 
tions) ; — Derby; — Ashbourne ; — Cauldwell ; — 
Hurstperpoint (two Petitions); — Worthing (two 
Petitions) ;— Horsham ;—New Shoreham ;— Bir- 
mingham (eight Petitions); — Aston; — King’s 
Norton ;—Curdworth ;—Gosberton (two Petitions) ; 
—Swineshead (two Petitions) ;—Long Sutton (two 
Petitions) ;—Holbeach Hurn (two Petitions) ;—Hol- 
beach (two Petitions) ;—Spalding (two Petitions) ; 
— Quadring ;—Pinchbeck ;—Linwood and Lissing- 
ton ;—Holbeach Drove ;— Moulton (two Petitions) ; 
— Weston (two Petitions) ;— Tydd Saint Mary’s ;— 
Faldingworth ;—Holbeach, Saint John’s ;— Bilston ; 
—Hemyoch ;— Oswestry (two Petitions) ;—Bitton ; 
— Felton ; — Bishop Auckland ;— Chorley ;— Cop- 
manthorpe ; — Castleton Moor ;— Chew Stoke ;— 
Coseley ;— Danby Wiske;—Swindon, Wallheath, &amp;c.; 
— Wardle (two Petitions) ;— Dudley ;— Bedale ;— 
Osmotherley ;—— Temple (two Petitions) ; — Little- 


» borough ;—Broad-lane (two Petitions) ;— Highworth ; 


Srailbeach ; — Elham;— Ringwould ; — Deal (two 
Petitions) ; — Dymchurch ; — Barham ;— Wickham- 
breux ;— Herne ;— Boughton (two Petitions) ;—.Dod- 
dington(two Petitions) ;— Greenstreet (two Petitions) ; 
—Sturry ;—Shottenden ;—Chilham ;—Frinsted ;— 
Trowley ;— Faversham (four Petitions) ;— Healey 
Stones (two Petitions) ;— Lower Place ; — Rake- 
wood ;— Broseley ;—Heage and Fritchley ;—Belper 
(six Petitions) ;— Milford ;— Rochdale (five Peti- 
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tions) ;—Pucklechurch ;—Goose Green (two Peti- 
tions) ; — Addington (two Petitions); — Blackrod 
(two Petitions) ;—Saint Helen’s (Lancaster) (four 
Petitions) ; — Hindley ;— Margate (four Petitions) ; 
—Ramsgate (four Petitions) ; — Birchington ; — 
Saint Lawrence, kc. (two Petitions) ;—Saint Peter’s ; 
— Garlinge ;— Westmarsh and Marshside ;— Saint 
Nicholas, &amp;c. (two Petitions) ;—JIsle of Sheppy ;— 
Sheerness (seven Petitions) ; — Minster ; — Queen- 
borough ;—Sandwich (two Petitions) ;—Alkham ;— 
Eastry (two Petitions) ; — Woodnesborough and 
Word ;— Tilmanstone ;— _Blean;— Waltham ;—Stout- 
ing ;— Whitstable (two Petitions) ;— Canterbury (two 
Petitions) ; — Lyminge ;— Guston;— Gravel Hole 
(two Petitions) ;—Kingston-upon-Hull (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Hull (two Petitions);—Ripon ;— Madeley ; 
— Brompton (two Petitions) ;—Preston ;—Ashton- 
in-Macelesfield ;— Stella ;— Poole ;— Tipton (two 
Petitions) ;— Nailsea ;—Heywood (two Petitions) ; 
—Littleborough ;—Bamford (two Petitions) —Bag- 
slate (two Petitions) ;— Lower Place ;—Milnrow(two 
Petitions) ;— Bath ; —Ellesmere ;— Castleton Moor ; 
— Rakewood ;—Liverpool ;— Rugby (two Petitions) ; 
—Crabs Cross (two Petitions) Redditch (two Pe- 
titions) ;— Studley ;—Isham ; — Stourton (Warwick) 
(three Petitions) ;—Headless Cross ;— Weldmore ;— 
Beeley ;—Redmarley ; — Hillmorton ;— Alcester ;— 
Fechenham ; — Bournheath ; — Hanbury ; — Stoke 
Prior ;— Tamworth ;— Rowney Green ;—Bidford 
(two Petitions) ;—Broomsgrove (two Petitions) ;— 
Bozeat ; — Finedon ; — Pendloch ; — Lamford ; — 
Dunnington ; —Irchester ; —Downton; —Studley ;— 
Wigan (six Petitions); — Tontine ; — Lamberhead 
Green ;— Rusham ;—Southwark (two Petitions) ;— 
Stanton ;— Outwell ;— Whitfield ;— Clawton ;— Lyng ; 
— Weedon ;— Histon ;— Hellidon ;— Higham Ferrers; 
— Foxton ;—Stanwich ;—Steeple Morden ;— Willing- 
ham ; — Oundle ;— Hargrave ;— Parson Drove ;— 
Wollaston ; — Finedon ; — Raunds ; —Hartwell ;— 
Braunston ; — Irthlingborough and Little Adding- 
ton;— Thrapston ;— Broughton ;—-Hexton ;— Whittle- 
bury ;— Waterbeach ;—Lilbourne ;--J ewin-street ( Lon- 
don); — Lancaster (two Petitions); — Wyersdale;— 
Caton ;— Wray ;— Heysham ;— Tewitfield ;-— Holme 
( Westmoreland)(two Petitions) ;—- Galgate ;-- Warton; 
—Appleton ; — Wiske ;-—- Brompton ( Yorkshire) ;— 
Crakehall, Fingall and Well ;— Snape ;—Slaith ;— 
Middlesbro’ (three Petitions) ;— Redcar ;—Easing- 
wold; — Scarbro’ (three Petitions) , —- Pickering ;— 
Langport ;— Kingston-upon- Thames (two Petitions) ; 
— Chatteris (two Petitions) ;— Bedford ;— Hawes ; 
Wilburton ; — Gray’s Thurrock; — Charlbury; — 
Atherstone (two Petitions); — Road (Somerset) ; 
— Louth; — Llanfyllin (two Petitions) ; — Cam- 
bridge (four Petitions);— Knighton, Preston and 
Harcombe ;—-Llanfihangel ;— Lofthouse ;-—Elstead ; 
— Witley and others ;—Greenhithe (two Petitions) ; 
— Sidmouth ;—George Thomas and family ;— Nether 
Ham ;— Croydon ; — Hascombe ;— Chiddingfold ;— 
Wakefield ;— Wistanswick ;—Astwood ;—Longload ; 
— Tower Hamlets ;— Mansfield ;—North Crawley ; 
—Lewisham (two Petitions) ;— Torquay (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Stamford (three Petitions) ;-— Wollerton ;— 


(two Petitions) ;-— Tadcaster ;— Sidmouth ;—Apple- 
by Circuit;— Fulbourn ;— Gravesend (two Petitions) ; 
— Dereham (West) ; — Westgate-in-Weardale ; — 
Chudleigh ;— Walton ;— Whitchurch (two Petitions) ; 
— Hadleigh (Suffolk);— Holcar ;— Warrington (three 
Petitions) ;— Purton ;— Wootton Bassett ;—Brink- 
worth ; — Broadtown; — Baldock; — Motcombe 
(three Petitions) ;-—— Sidbury ;—- Langport ;—Mans- 
field ;—- Witley and Chiddingfold ;— Wakefield (three 
Petitions) ;— North Dalton ;--Sandal Magna;--Fry- 
stone ;-—Keswick ( Yorkshire) ; — Wafferton ;--Ham- 
bleton;--Fortonand Wansford;—- Woodlesford;— Bil- 
brough ;-— Wighill;—Healaugh ;— West Auckland ;— 
Darlington (three Petitions) ;—A ldborough ;-- Bishop 
Auckland (two Petitions) ;—Yarm (two Petitions) ; 
—Sadberge ;—Sheldon (two Petitions);—Hurworth ; 





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—Cockherton ;— Barmingham ;-—- Bowes ;--Cleasby ; | Norton ;—Fritwell ; — Bicester ;—Calcott ;—Upper 


— Woodlands ;— Middleton ;---Newbiggin ;— Cocher- 
mouth (five Petitions) ;—Pardshaw ;—Collingham ; 
— Wistow ;— Appleton Roebuck ; — Ottley ;—Drif- 
field ;— Rawcliffe ;— Milburn ;—Sherburn ;—Lock- 
ington and Cranswick; — Ardsley ; — Bailby and 
Osgoldby ;—Frodingham and Brigham ;—Ryhill;— 
Cawood ;—Brayton ;—North Dalton ;—Driffield ; 
— Ambleton ; — Alne ;— Ulleshelf ;— Tadcaster (two 
Petitions) ;— Wistow ;—Ripher and Oscardike ; — 
Hemingbrough;—Kelfield ;— Fenton;—Lofthouse;— 
Foxham ;—Melksham (two Petitions) ;—Keevil ;— 
Calne ;— Bulkington ;—- Chippenham ;-- Earl Stower ; 
— Hinton Saint Mary ;—Barking (two Petitions) ; 
— Melbury ; — Donhead (two Petitions) ; — Mere 
(two Petitions) ;— Gillingham ; — Compton Abbas ; 
—Sutton ;—Sibthorpe and South Dalton ;— Wether- 
by ;—Dran ;— Beeford ;— Keswick ;— West Witton ; 
—Garton ;— Tadcaster ;— Monkfrystone ;--Redmore 
and Bolton ; — Cawood ;— Ulleshelf ; — Westwang ; 
— Nafferton ;—Leybourne ; —Edington ; —Studley ; 
— Lancaster ; — Saint Ives (Cornwall) ;— Gilling- 
ham ;--Barking (two Petitions) ;—Enmore Green ;— 
Chatteris ;—Shaftesbury (six Petitions) ;—Kington 
Magna (two Petitions) ;— Tisbury ;—Stower Row ; 
— Teals;— Hinton Saint Mary; — Hinton; — 
Gilgal, Capel Ucha, Sion Utica and Glanyrafon (two 
Petitions) ; — Hackney-road ; — Llangendeirne ; — 
Bluntisham;— Hedingham;— Barton Saint David ;— 
Lymington ;— Woodbridge(two Petitions) ;— Wookey; 
-- Thaxted(three Petitions) ;--Melbourne ;-- Waltham 
Abbey ;— Wandsworth;— Yeovil Marsh ;— Hartland 
Town ;— Woolfardisworthy ;—Bradworthy ;—Park- 
ham ;—Morton;— Wellingborough (five Petitions) ; 
— Maestwrog ;-——Commercial-road (Middlesex) ; — 
Fontmire ; — Ruthin (two Petitions) ; — Oswestry ; 
— Coggleshall ;— Bradford ( Wilts) (six Petitions) ; 
— Paslingden ; — Clay ; — Huntingdon ; — Calne ; 
— Saint Brides ; — Llantrisant ; — Lantwitvardra ; 
— Tongwyrddlas ; — Pentyrch ;— Four Elms ; — 
Treforest ; — Romford; — Castleacre ; — Stratton 
Saint Margaret ;—Sandy Lane ;—Matfield Green ; 
—Swan Village ;—Frome ;—Rowde ;—Southwick ; 
—Dunk’s Green ;— Edington and Finhead ;—Stan- 
ningley ;— Kingston ;—Stanton Saint Bernard and 
Woodborough ; — Chittoe ;— Seven Oaks ;— Tun- 
bridge; — Mile End Road; — Halsted ; — Bury 
Saint Edmund’s ; — Bluntisham-cum-Earith ; — 
Chelmsford ;— Waltham Abbey ;— Saint Florence ; 
— Lymington ;— Coleshill ; —Naseby ;—Maindy ;— 
Tunbridge ; — Llanarmon-in- Yale ; — Burgedin ; — 
Leamington ;— Tydd Saint Mary ;— Rendham ;— 
Norwood ;— Swanage ;— Newton Abbott ;—Broad- 
chalk ;—Gorpley Hall ;—Great Coggeshall ;—She- 
ringham ;—East Harptree ;—Crewkerne (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Westonzoyland (two Petitions) ;— Bitton ; 
— Calcot ;— Old Westonand Leighton ;— Montacute; 
—North Petherton ;—South Petherton ;—Spazton ; 
— Pawlett ;— Bradney ; — Chisselborough ;— Ped- 
well ;— Kimbolton ; — Ilton ;— Longwells Green ; — 
Walton; — Stow-on-the-Wold; — Stoke sub Hamp- 
don ; — Kingsbury Episcopi ;— Chard ; — Welford ; 
— Bridgwater (two Petitions) ; — Farnborough ; 
— Whiteway;—Scavington Saint Mary ;—Hackford; 
—Reepham ;— Norwich (three Petitions) ;—Grim- 
stone ;—Horsham Saint Faith's ;—King’s Lynn ;— 
Cawston ; —Emneth ; —Grayton ; —Brinton ;—Up- 
well;— Stibbard;— Beeston ;— Ringland and Weston; 
— Bawdeswell ; —Newton ;— Tilney All Saints ;— 
Wijgenhall Saint German’s and Saint Mary's ;— 
Wa'singham ;— Peasenhall ; —Holbrook ; —Wood- 
bridge ;—Chisworth (two Petitions); — New York 
(Derby) ;— Glossop (four Petitions) ;— Overhaddon ; 
— Whitfield (two Petitions) ;—_Bakewell;— Colne ;— 
— Chapel-en-le-Frith ; —Stoke Goldington ;— Tan- 
field; —West Tanfield ; —Grewelthorpe ; —Easing- 
wold ;— Brill ;— Whalley (two Petitions) ;— Thatch- 
am;— Barrowford ;— Bacup (two Petitions);— Great 














Heyford(two Petitions) ;— Wescott Barton ;— Market 
Drayton ;—Scorton;—-Sileby;--Barkby;—Draycott; 
—Montford Bridge ;—West Bromwich (three Peti- 
tions) ;—Flintham ;— Thurmaston ;— Market Street; 
— Ashwell (two Petitions); — Hemel Hempstead ; 
— Baldock ;— Marston ;— Kington ;—Mount Plea- 
sant ; — Upton Bishop ; — Tilstoch; — Ledbury ;— 
Greenwich (two Petitions) ;— Woolwich (three Peti- 
tions) ; — Eltham ; — Chislehurst ; — Ulverstone ; — 
Blackpool ; — Garstang ; — Great Eccleston ;— 
Fleetwood ;— Marsden (two Petitions ;—Colne (two 
Petitions) ;—Church Town ;—Goosnargh ;— Wood- 
plumpton ;—Poulton-en-le-Fylde ; — Bilsborrow ;— 
Northwich ; — Ross ;— Wycollar ;— Runcorn (five 
Petitions) ;— Bollington ;— Wilmslow ; — Alderley ; 
— Rainow ;— Mobberley ; — Snelson ;— Cleckheaton 
(two Petitions); — Horton ; — Embsay (two Peti- 
tions); — Cullingworth ; — Skipton; — Swanton ;— 
Buxton ;—Halesworth ;— Framlingham (two Peti- 
tions); — Emneth ; — Harleston ; — Hindolveston ; 
— Kimbolton ;—Shipdham ;— Cottishall ;— Watton ; 
—Great Wilchingham ;—Thorpe;—North Wal- 
shaw ; — Bungay; — Cougham and Hillington ; 
—Barford and Barnham Broom ; — Gresham ;— 
Ipswich ; — Salthouse ; —Ryburg ;— Wenhaston ;— 
Earl; — Dennington ; — Clenchwarton ; -— Dawley 
(four Petitions) ;— Madeley (six Petitions) ;—Bridg- 
north (two Petitions) ;—Madeley Wood ;—Broseley 
(four Petitions) ;—Little Dawley ;—Astley Abbotts ; 
—Lawley Bank ; — Horsehay; — Chattisham; — 
Aylsham ;—Kerrington Saint John;—Chelmondis- 
ton and Butley ;—Horsford ;—Lower Sherringham ; 
—North Walsham ;—Terrington Saint Clements ; 
— Norwich ; — Gunthorpe ; — Cromer ; — Briston ; 
— Wenhaston ; — Blakeney ; — Tamworth ; — Hol- 
linswood ;— Brackley ;—Newhall ;— Coalpit Bank 
(two Petitions) ;— Whitchurch ;— Uttoxeter ;— High 
Leigh ;— Newhall;— Barnton;— Weaverham ;—Shif- 
nal(two Petitions) ;—Ketley ;—Nahill ;— Leftwich ; 
—Nassington and Yarwell ; —Alrewas ;—Alton ;— 
Shenstone ;— Rocester ;— Middlewich ;— Clunn ;— 
Strichley ;--Dersinghamand West Newton;-- Kendal; 
— Bath;— Petersfield ;— Dudley ;— Wolverhampton ; 
— Denbigh ;— Bedford ;—Llanfair and Llanelidan ; 
—HysonGreen ;— Old Basford (two Petitions) ;— 
Bledworth (two Petitions); — Burton-on-Trent ;— 
Blakenall; — Providence ; — Llanerfyl; — Pentar- 
dulais ;— Llangunnider, Crickhowell and Llanelly ; 
—Llanbister ;— Meifod ;— Goostree ;— Newbridge ; 
— Welshpool ; — Nantyglo, Penycae and Blaenan ; 
— Middletown ;— Montgomery ;—Llanfyllin ;—Aber- 
ystwith (two Petitions) ; — Manavon ; — Rhayader 
(two Petitions) ;— Wingrave; — Conistone; — Hod- 
desdon (two Petitions) ;—Kirby Malzeard ;—Win- 
wick ; — Ambleside; — Bower Chalk; — Houghton 
Regis ;— Ripon ;— Totnes Union ;— Great Dunmow ; 
— Wigtown ;— Tiptree ;— Tuxford ;— James Hum- 
phrys;— Lanharan and Lampeter ;— Castleacre ;— 
Lantwit Major ;— Ridgwell ;— Thorfield and Kel- 
shall ; — Swavesey ; — Llantrisant ; — Taihirion ; — 
Saint Bride’s (Glamorganshire) ;— Brixton ;— Clive 
and Hadnall ;— Chesham ;— Norwood;— Cranbrook ; 
—Thomas Bird, Sarah Bird and Richard Dore ; 
— Raunds ;— Newington ;— Newcastle-under-Lyme ; 
— Lamberhurst ;— Borough Green; — Walworth ; 
— Soho ;— Nunney ; — London (three Petitions) ; 
—Lambeth (five Petitions) ;— Clapham, Wandsworth, 
Battersea, Tooting and Stockwell ;—Littlemoor ;— 
Cheverel; —Bishops Cannings ;— Mechfont ;— Wes- 
ton Green ;— Stanningley ;—Saint Peters ;—Harl- 
ston ;—Princes End ;— Farsley a ;—Len- 
ham and Newnham ; — Bracknell, Binfield and 
Winkfield ;—- Towcester ;— Lowestoft ;---Paulerspury 
(two Petitions) ;-- Southwark ;— Glastonbury ; — 
Gibraltar ;— Staplehurst ;— Hatherleigh ;— Marden ; 
--Farnham ;-- Tenby ;-- Crigglestone ;--Barnsley (two 
Petitions) ;— _Bridwell ;— Eastcott ; South Ocken- 


Linford ; — Beaconsfield ; — North Crawley ; —\donand Aveley ; -- Blakeney ; —Attworthy ;--Edi- 
Masham ;—Newport Pagnell ,—Heath ;—Chipping | stone ;--Kirkhampton ;-- Bishopstone ;--Latchingdon ; 


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—Dovor ; 








6 Victoriz. 


—-Dovor ;—- Thornage ;--Maldon ;—Sussex ;--Hawk- 
church ; — Merthyr Cyriog ;-— Coggleshall ;—Land- 
beach ;—Pulham ; --Charles Dering and others ; — 
Waltham Abbey ;—Saint Asaph (Flintshire) ;-— Diss ; 
— Milton ;-- Hanslope ;--Little Shelford ;—- Gosport ; 
—Loughwood ;-- Littleton Drew ;--Llanelidan ; — 
Thaxted ;-— Prickwillow ;—Lyme ;--Llansturn ; — 
Earl Shilton ; -— Croesypark ; —Freshwater (Isle of 
Wight) (two Petitions) ;-— Tiptree;— Tutties Village; 
—Upminster ;— Holt ;-— Ravensthorpe;—Stambourn ; 
-—Llanovan Vawr ;--Barton Saint David’s ;-- Mattis- 
hall Circuit ;--Hadnall Circuit ; —Sundon ;—Bru- 
ton ;—Goat Acre ; -- Welshpool ; -- Feckenham ; — 
Ollerton ; ~— Corton ; -- Burford ; -- Bideford ; -— 
Shrewsbury (four Petitions) ;-—Jsleham (three Peti- 
tions) ;—— Waterford ;— Market Drayton ; —-Clip- 
stone ;--_Bethos ;—Broadchalk ; -— Llantwitwardre ; 
— Swavesey ;—Brompton Ralph and Fitzhead ;— 
Robin Hood’s Bay ;-- Polesworth and Baddesley 
Ensor ;—Lowestoft (two Petitions) ;—East Dray- 
ton ;-- East Retford (three Petitions); -— Laneham 
(two Petitions) ;— Hayton ;-- South Leverton ;— 
Normanton ; — Wheatley ; —Gringleyin ; --Matter- 
sea ;—Sturton; --Askham and Rockley ;-- Ramp- 
ton ;— Tuxford ; —Everton ;-— Dunham ; — Clay- 
worth ;-—-Eqgmanton ;—East Markham ;--Upton ;— 
Blyth ;—Lound ;--Gringley ;-—North Leverton and 





Hablesthorpe; — Dariton ; -— Bilton (seven Peti- 
tions);—— Stapleton (two Petitions); — Two Mile 
Hill ;--Saint George (Gloucester) ; — Stow-on-the- 
Wold ; --Kingswood ; —Soundwell ;— Hannam ; — 
Whiteway ; -- Crew’s Hole ;—-Thurcaston, Desford 
and Rothley;— Sutton; -- Cropwell Butler and 
Cropwell Bishop ;—Newark-upon- Trent ; —-Leices- 
ter ;-- Birkenshaw ; — Gospel-Oaks, Bathley and 
Muskham ; —- Barrowford ; — Stapleford ; -— Peel ; 
-——- New Brinsley ;— East Cottingwith ;-— Wake- 
Jield ; --Marston ; — Grantley ; --Sawley and Dal- 
lowgill ; — Full Sutton ; — Holderness ; — Grass- 
ington ; — Bolton ;-—— Dalton ;-- Hocker Hill; — 
Pontesbury ;-- Leicester (two Petitions) ;-—Stanton ; 
—Bonner Heath ; -—Humberstone ;~- Wednesbury ; 
—Kench ;--Great Glen ;-- Great Bridge ;--Sileby ; 
—Orston ;-—Darlaston ;-—Carcolstone and Screve- 
ton;—Ansty (two Petitions) ;-—-Hinchley ;---Newark; 
—-Knighton;-- Whitchurch ;--Coddington ;-- Pilling; 
— Lipton ;—Stapleford ;— Thornton ;—Farndon ;— 
Bradley ;—Whaplode Wash Way (two Petitions) ;— 
Fiskerton ; — Syston ; — Natt ; — Belgrave and 
Rearsby ;— Eastwood ;— Kingstock and Soudley ;— 
Newstone ;—Lichfield ;— Whatton and Scarrington ; 
—Danebridge ;—Gratton (two Petitions) ;—Greas- 
ley ;—Flaxton ;—Heworth ;—Shipton ;—Strensall ; 
— Huntington ;— Warthill ;— Claxton ;—Stockton ; 
— Dishforth ; — Goodmanham ; —Delton, Topcliffe 
and Rawton ;—Rothwell (three Petitions) ;—Swan- 
ton Abbot ;—Sancton ;—Shipton ; — Brobridge ; — 
Ripon ;— Carlton ;— Huggate ;— Catworth ;--Llmins- 
ter ;—Leekh (five Petitions) ;— Hartington ;—Endon; 
—Gradbach ; — Bridgford ;— Burton-upon-Trent ; 
—Rushton (two Petitions) ; —Newhouse ; —Flash 
(two Petitions) ;—Batterton ;—Longnor (two Peti- 
tions) ; —Cheddleton ;—Ipstones ; — Welton ;—Up- 
perhulme ;— Cheadle ; — Fazeley ; —Alstonefield ;— 
Whiston ; — Kingsley ; — Newstone; — Elston ; — 
Wetley Rocks ;—Onecote ;— Ivinghoe ;—Debenham 
{two Petitions) ;— Doncaster ;— Holt ; — Rishan- 
gles ;— Kirbymoorside ;— Nether Compton ;—Crans- 
ford ; — Emsworth ; — Northlew; — Deverill ; — 
Framlingham ; — Warboys; — Beaworthy ; — Buck- 
land Newton; — Newbridge Llangre; — Farnham ; 
— Llanchaiadr ;— Great Steeping ;— Scotter ; — 
Waddingham ; -— Scremby ; — Fulstow; — Holton ; 
—West Skeal ;—Hundlebu ;—Hibaldstow ;—Salt- 
fleet ;—Braker Woodside ;=-Scamblesby (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Horncastle (two Petitior.s) ;—Haltham ;— 
Bardney ; — Mereham-le-Hill ; — Southrow (three 
Petitions) ;—Minsiny (two Petitions) ;—Apley ;— 
Greetham;— Tetford;— Hatton ;— Mareham-on-the- 
i . * oe, ;—Thimbleby ;—Barkwith ; 
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— Toynton;—Edlington ;— Wood Enderby ;—Hem- 
ingby ;—Hop-lane ;— Great Enston ;—Breachwood 

reen ;—Somerton ; —Pentavan ; —Nelling ;—Sut- 
combe ;—Fenley ;—Flynon ;—Chadlington ;—East 
Parley ;—Loughwood;—North Tawton (six Peti- 
tions) ;—Mevagissey ;—Saint Ives (Huntingdon) ;— 
Gloucester ; —.Brixham ;—Exeter ;—Boswenger ;— 
Sandford ; — Hatch Beauchamp ; —Prettlewell ; — 
West Malling ;—Grinton ;—Black Torrington ;— 
Barney ;--Long Sutton;--Staplehurst ;--Guiltcross ; 
— Michelstow ;—Doncaster ;—Port Loe;— Deben- 
ham ;-- Chadlington ;-- Hindley ;--Saint Ewe ;-Bre- 
con ;—Sharnbrooke ;—Bratton Clovelly (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Avetongifford and Churlstow ;--Camelford ; 
— Great Chesterford; —Brixton Hill ;— Hinckley, 
Beaford and Iddesleigh ;-- Bradley ;--Ulley ;-- Whit- 
church ;— Maiden Newton ;— Throwley ;—Shebbear 
(two Petitions) ;—Clayton-in-the- West ;—_Hoyland- 
swaine ; — Mapplewell;— Low Swithen ;— Crane 
Moor Bottom ;— Barnsley (two Petitions) ;—Ards- 
ley ; -- Warminster ; — Appledore (two Petitions) ; 
— Howden (two Petitions); — Dainshill ; — Wal- 
worth; — Haslingden ; — King’s Lynn; — York- 
shire ; — Kennington ; — Axminster ;— Kenton ; — 
Newton ; — Teignmouth ; — Chudleigh ;— Ipplepen 
(two Petitions); — Lostwithiel (two Petitions) ,— 
Bideford (two Petitions);—Great Torrington ;— 
Clovelly ;—Northam;—Monkleigh ;—Parkham ;— 
Alwington ; — Saint Giles-in-the-Wood ; — Luton; 
—Stotfold (two Petitions) ;— Harlington ;—Hough- 
ton Regis ;—Dean ;—Riseley ;— Coddington ;— Yel- 
don and Wymington ;—Sandon ;—East Garston ;— 
Hungerford ;—A bingdon ; — Wantage ;— —_ ing 
Lambourn ;—Ilsley ;—Eastbury ;—Eaton ;— ad 
ham ; — Chester ; — Antrobus ; — Kettleshulme ; — 
Frodsham ; — Dunham and Elton ;— Tarporley ; — 
Duddon ;— Bunbury (two Petitions) ;-- Dodsgreen ;—- 
Norbury ; —Kelsall ; —Oswald ; —Ellesmore Port ; 
— Duckhington and Norman’s-heath ; — Appleton ; 
—Ousty ; — Penrith; — Great Salkeld; — Gam- 
blesby ; — Melmerly ; — Culgaith ; — Penruddock ; 
— Grithian; — Hutton End; — Kirkoswald ; — 
Hunsonby ; —Lavonby ; —Skirwith ; —Morland ;— 
Temple Sowerby ;— Ruskinaton ; — Caythorpe ; — 
Scredington ;— Dunston ;— Timberland ;— Ni avenby ; 
—Spilsby ;—Scotter ;—Miningsby (two Petitions) ; 
— Hundleby ;—Holbeach ;—Lincoln ;— Hibaldstow ; 
— Brandy Wharf ;—Legbourne ;— Covenham ;—As- 
wardby ; —Spilsby ; — Grimoldby ; —East Kirkby ; 
—Sutterby ;—Grenddwr and Crichadarn ; — Bad- 
desley Ensor ;— Takely ;— Beulah ;—Saint Pancras 
(three Petitions) ; Paddington ;—Saint Mary-le- 
bone (four Petitions) ;—Saint Ann’s, Westminster ;— 
Saint James, Westminster ;—Bayswater ;— Billing- 
hay ;— Walcott ;— Broughton ;— Martin ;— Tanbats; 
—Leadenham ; — Normanby ;— Welbourne ;— Slea- 
ford (two Petitions) ;—Heckington ;—Scopwich ;— 
Willingham ; — Bonchurch (two Petitions) ;— Bog 
Mines ; —Matlock ;— Thaxted ;—Solva (two Peti- 
tions);— Chelmsford ;— _Deal;— Paulerspury ;--Rye- 
croft (two Petitions) ;— Fishguard ; — Jersey ; — 
Sutton Valence ;— Huntingdon ;—Lifton ;— Marden; 
—Smarden;— Maidstone (seven Petitions) ;—--Shrews- 
bury ; — Lenham ; — Bethersden ; — Pembroke (two 
Petitions) ; — Braughing and Standon ; — Sutton- 
upon- Trent ;— Boston ;—Hoxton ;— Crick (two Pe- 
titions); —Colnbrook (two Petitions) ; — Winewall 
(three Petitions) ;— Prescot ;—Rhayader (four Pe- 
titions) ; — Earby ; — Davyhulme ; — Barton-upon- 
Irwell;—Croston and Eccleston ;—Swynnerton ;— 
Great Chishill,; — Deal; — Great Gonerby; — 
Llanlligan; — Great Shelford; — Trowbridge; — 
Burton; — Markington and Bishops Monkton ; — 
Helperby ;—Arkendale and Ferrensby (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Bugthorpe; — Grafton ; — Stannington; 
—Stanley ; — Topceliffe ; —Chiff ;—A me ;—Colne 
(fourteen Petitions) ;— Brentford ; — Wheatley ;— 
Barroford ;—Blacko ;—Hulme (two Petitions) ;— 
Eccles (two Petitions);—Davy Hulme ;—Barton- 
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(three Petitions); — Llanayndairn; — Carmarthen ; 
—Saint Clears; —Rama;—Velin;—Red Hill; — 
Killinghall ; — Sheffield ;—Winksley and Galphay ; 
—Reddish Green ; — Holwell ;—Charlton (two Pe- 
titions) ; — Axbridge ;— Blackford (two Petitions) ; 
— Milborne Port (two Petitions) ; — Wendover; 
— Southwark (four Petitions); — Bermondsey (two 
Petitions) ;— Devonport (three Petitions) ;—Port- 
sea (two Petitions) ; —Maker ;— Kingsteignton ;— 
Kingsand ;— Bishops Stortford ;—Newport Pagnell 
(three Petitions); — Landport (two Petitions) ;— 
Southsea ;— East Antony (two Petitions) ;— Olney ; 
— Tuxford ;— Holsworthy ;— Bideford ;--Ingham;— 
Chapel Wrawby ;— Heapham;— Willingham ;— Cad- 
ney ;—Upton ; — Sturton ;— Wrawby ; —Stowe ;— 
Ross (five Petitions) ;— Weston-under-Penyard ;— 
Walford;—Upton Bishop ;— Brading ;—Kiffick ;— 
Hay (two Petitions) ;——- Ashby-de-la-Zouch ;——Chel- 
tenham ;-- Whitchurch ;-— Linton;— Appleby ;-— Ryde 
(two Petitions); -- Guisbrough ; — Settle;—— Eccles- 
hall;-- Great Eversden ;-—Geecross ; —Broseley ;— 
Newton ; — Hyde-lane ; — Pritham ; — Batley two 
Petitions) ;—Sandysike ;— Bervie ;-—Uxbridge (three 
Petitions) ;— Ringwood ;—Great Driffield; — Pud- 


sey (four Petitions) ;— Llanelly (two Petitions) ;— | 
Carmarthen (five Petitions) ; — T'relech-ar-bettws ; | 


— Llandilio (two Petitions) ; —Scyborwen Cayo ; 
—New Inn ;— Curinfor ;— Pontbrenaraeth Llan- 
dilofawr (two Petitions); — Mothvey ;— Cilycwm ; 
— Llandovery (three Petitions); — Peniel; — 
Pauttey ; — Llandybie ; — Sittim ;— Pontybevem, 
Lianon and Llanelly ;—Cuwmwysk ;— Flynnon ;— 
Llanddewy ; — Kidwelly ; — Soar ;— Llanginin ;— 
Cumsamddu ; — Llanboidy ; — Tabor ; — Cana ; — 
Abernant ;— Crediton ; — Bideford ; — Hindley ; — 
Llansaint ;— Manningtree ;— Kingston, Brixton and 
Manton Deverills ;—Long Crendon (two Petitions) ; 
— Camberwell(two Petitions) ;— Mirfield ;— Brough- 
ton Gifford ;— Avebury ;— Hampton ;— Bramley ; 


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Petitions) ;— Bishops Hull (two Petitions) ;— Rings- 
ton (two Petitions) ;— North Petherton ;—North 
Curry (four Petitions) ;—Hatch Beauchamp ;—Cur- 
land ;— Wellington (seven Petitions) ;— Woodlaving- 
ton;— Churchstanton ;—Frithelstock ;-- Christchurch 
(two Petitions) ;— Winchmore Hill ;— Tenterden and 
Biddenden ;—Langtree (two Petitions) ;—Lanfair-, 
Ivelchester ;—Clawton ;—Sutton Valence ;—Sessing- 
ham ;— West Putford ;— Caxton ;— Hickling ;— 
Bridgerule :—Buckland Brewer (two Petitions) ;— 
Milton ;— Charmouth ;— Ingham ;—Bishop’s Castle; 
—Markham Church ;—Happisburyh ; — Bulkwor- 
thy ;— Catfield ; — Cumpton Dundon ; — Fowey ;— 
Dunstable ;— Thrapstone (three Petitions) ; —Saint 
Blazey ; — Aberffraw ; — Rhosymeirck ;— Berwn- 
chof; — Glynfraian ; — Gaedwenn ; —Llanfihangel 
Esgeifiog ; —Llanchylchedd ; — Peumqugad ;— Llan- 
geinwen ; —Bodern ;— Bodedern; — Waddington ;— 
Potter Hanworth; — Fiskerton; — Saxilby;— 
Maltley ;—Fillingham ;—Swindertry ;— _Dunholme ; 
—Nettleham ;—Glentworth ; —Spalford ;— Heigh- 
ington ; — Burton; — Scampton ;— Louth ; — Nor- 
ton; — South Cliflon; — Hykeham; — Llener- 
chymedd (two Petitions) ;— Amlwch ;— Gaerwen ; 
— Llangefri ; — Llanfwrog ;— Peny Crewe; — 
Llangollen ;— Llanenghenadle ;— Cana Cerrig Cein- 
weny ;— Clechylched ;— Heathfield (two Petitions) ;-- 
Devizes ;— Petworth ;— Henfield (two Petitions) ;— 
Newhaven ;— Wivelsfield (two Petitions) ; — Pem- 
bury ;—Shoreham ;— Caistor ;— Girton ;— Bramsten 
Fen ;— North Carlton ;— Thorpe-on-the- Hill ;—Sta- 
pleford ; — Harmston ; — Shellingthorpe ; — South 
Scarle ; — Carlton-le- Moorland ;— Harby ; — Au- 
bourn ;— North Clifton ;— South Carlton ;—Bas- 
singham ;— Hardwick ;—.Eagle ;— Havant ;—Dun- 
dry ;—Penynorth and Beniah Talybont ;—Brecon ; 
— Dunstable and Tattenhoe ;—Bythorn ;—Aldwinc- 
kle (two Petitions) ;—Ringstead ;—Saint David's ; 
— Buckingham ;—Paulton;— Marlborough ;— Black 


— Swindon ;—Stroud (four Petitions) ;— Eastington; | Torrington ;— Aber ; — Rockland Circuit ;— Tod- 
— Cirencester; — Castle Coombe; — Corsham ; — | dington ;—Saint Teath ;— Glastonbury ;—Shinceliffe 
Lowestoft ; — Stockwell ; — Calverley ; — Wands- | (two Petitions) ;—Coxhoe (two Petitions) ;—New 
worth-road ;—Paington ;— Pudsey ;—Tenterden ;— | Skelloe ;— Haswell (two Petitions) ;—Framwellgate 
Braintree ;— Ashford ;— Spratton ;— Bassingbourn; | Moor ;-- Whitwell;-- Quarrington Hill Top ;-- Thorn- 
—Castle Hedingham ; — Ashford (two Petitions) ;— ley; — New Durham ;— Croxdale ;— Clapath (two 
Lyme Regis ;— Gosport ;— Manningtree ;—Northall | Petitions) ;—Old Elvet ;—Denbigh ;— Bury Saint 
Green ;— Gorsfloyd ;— Old Lampford;—Lancaroan; | Edmunds ;— Groes ;— Shottin Colliery (three Peti- 
— Weytown, Porstock and Salway Ash ;— Clay ;— | tions) ;—-Kelloe;--Durham (two Petitions) ;--Ezeter; 
Great Dunmow (two Petitions) ;—Sherborne;—Long —Longdown ;— Wellow ;— Fawley ;— Crowdhill;— 
Buckby ;—Stambourne ; —Upminster ;— Brecon ;— | Shirley ;—Bramshaw (two Petitions) ;— Romsey ;— 
Brecknock;— Bucknall (two Petitions);—Belchford; | Durham;— Hutton ;—Henry, and other places ;— 
— Baumber ;-- West Ashby ;-- Woodhall ;—-Roughton; | Bristow ;—Staines ;— Tywardreath (two Petitions); 
—Horsington ;— Shirby-super-Bane ;—Tetford ;— | —Woodford (Northampton) (two Petitions) ;—Mil- 
Wragby ;—Walkerith ;— Wrawby (two Petitions) ; | ton Damerel ;—Marlborough ;—Askett ; —Chester 
— Willoughton ;—Melton ;—Grasby ;— Scotton ;— | (Chairmanofa Meeting ofthe English Presbyterians) ; 
Waddington (two Petitions) ;— Laughton ;—Ashby ; | — Darlaston; — Bangor ;— Barley ; — Walmer ; — 


— Gainsborough (three Petitions) ;—~Skirton ;-- Beck- 
ingham (two Petitions) ;— Stowe ;— Barnetby ;— 
Melsingham ;— West Stockwith (two Petitions) ;— 
East Stockwith ;— Nettleham ;— Brumby ;—Sam- 
thorpe;— Broughton ;—Scrawby (three Petitions) ;-- 
Misterton ;— Hemswell ; — Sturton ;—Susworth ;— 
Torksey ;— Housham ;— Welton ;—Searby ;—Scotton 
(two Petitions) ;— Worlaby (two Petitions) ;— Wal- 
heringham ;— Messingham ;—Marton ;— Blyton ;— 
Uppottery ; — Somerton ;— Hemyock; — Bath- 
pool ;— Dudley ; — Brighton (eight Petitions) ; — 
Steyning (three Petitions) ;— Rottingdean ;—Cuckh- 
field (two Petitions); — New Shoreham ; — Bed- 
ford; — Bognor (three Petitions); — Chichester 
(four Petitions) ;-— Little Hampton (two Petitions) ;-- 
Siddlesham ;— Westwittering ;— Lagness ;— Bosham ; 
—Earnley ; —Selsea ; — Midhurst ; —Lindfield (two 
Petitions); — Broad Oak ; — Natbourn :— Hails- 
ham ;— Wadhurst ;-- Tonbridge Wells ;—Scotter (two 
Petitions) ;— Elsham ;— Hagworthingham ;— Thed- 
dlethorpe ;— South Cockerington ;—Scartho ;—Man- 
by ;—Partney ;—Utterby ;— Barrow-upon- Humber ; 
—Sleaford ;—Marsh ;—North Coles ;— Lusby ;— 
Ashby (two Petitions) ;— Coombs ;— Taunton (eleven 








Matlock Bank (two Petitions) ;— Gillingham and 
Stour ;— Walworth ;—Southminster ;— Brixton (two 
Petitions); — Milstead ;— Woodford ; — Moorwin- 
stow ;— Sittingbourne ;—Clovel ;—Gold’s Green ;— 
Cromford (two Petitions) ;— Christchurch ;— Yeovil 
(three Petitions) ;—Middlestown ; —Sherborne ;— 
Polesworth ;—Stafford (two Petitions) ;—Barford; 
~-Swainton Norers;—-Hyde;-- P entndygwyn and Cef- 
marthan ;--Henllan (two Petitions) ;--Carmarthen; 
— Llangannor ; — Llanfarrarybrin ; — Cavan ;— 
Gwinfe ;—Conwil Caio (two Petitions) ;—Abergor- 
lech ; — Capelern and Llanfair ; —Esgerdawe ;— 
Llanyorweysand Conwil Caio ;—Llanelly (two Peti- 
tions) ;-- Llansawel;—- Llandovery ;--Llangadockh (two 
Petitions) ; — Llandelo ; —Twynllanan ; — Camden 
Town and Kentish Town ;—Hackney ;— Manning- 
tree ;— Newington ;— Beaumont ;—Little Clacton ; 
— Bromley (two Petitions) ;—Leeds (two Petitions); 
—Little Bentley ; — Kirby-le-Soken ; — Kirton-in- 
Lindsey ;— Red Hill;--Northwood 3—Gochill (three 
Petitions) ;-—Langworth ;--Skinners ;—-Killingholm; 
— Burton ;— West Cowes ;—Hale Common ;— Wash- 
ingborough ;—East Halton (two Petitions) ;— Win- 
teringham ;—Hasxey ;—Ferriby ;— Bouby ;— Ryde; 


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6 VicTorRIiz. 


— Winterton ;—Ulceby ; —Haven-street ;— Wooton; 
— Kumington; — Killingholm-upon-Humber ; — 
North Scarle;—Besthorpe ;—Epworth ;—Barrow ; 
— West Butterwick ; — Barton-on-Humber (two 
Petitions) ;— Winterton ;— Branston ;— Bembridge ; 
— Reepham ;—Wooton (Hants) ;—Alkborough ;— 
Elsworth ; — Crawshaw ; — Cliff ;— Claughton 
Garth ;— Pudsey ;--Farnley ;-- Albion Mill ;— Bris- 
tol ; — Eastington; — Flushing (two Petitions) ;— 
Saint Maw’s (two Petitions) ;—Gerran’s (two Peti- 
tions) ;--Saint Just (two Petitions) ;---Saint Anthony; 
— Southampton (two Petitions) ;—Pen Nebo ;— Wa- 
terloo(two Petitions) ;--Failsworth (two Petitions) ;-- 
Curst Brook;--Ashton-under-Lyne(two Petitions) ;-- 
Openshaw (two Petitions) ;—Hyde (two Petitions) ; 
Dukinfield Hall ;—Mosley (two Petitions) ;—Made- 
ley ;—Red Hall (two Petitions) ;— Hooley Hill (two 
Petitions) ;—Duhkinfield (four Petitions) ;—Highen 
Hurst (two Petitions) ;— Ripon ;— Hitchin (two Pe- 
titions) ;—Great Yarmouth (two Petitions) ;—Mar- 
tham ;—Gorleston and Hopton ;—Mickhampton ;— 
Caistor ;—Ludham ;—Flegg Burgh ;—Stokesby ;— 
Runham ;—Ormesby ;—Clipserby and Heyburgh ;— 
Leamington (three Petitions) ; — Snitterfield; — 
Wellesbourne; — Cubbington; — Kenilworth; — 
Old Town; — Morton ; — Barford ; — Elham ;— 
Lyminge ; — Wednesbury ; — Broadwall ; — Aber- 
gele ; — Stelling Minnis ;—Southampton ; —Rosen- 
dale ; — Whiston (two Petitions) ;— Haydock (two 
Petitions) ;— Prescott (two Petitions) ;— Sutton ; 
— Mitgrove ; — Lougham ; — Wolland ; — Bitton ; 
— Chiseldon ; — Bath ; — Chorlton-upon-Medlock 
(two Petitions) ;—Birmingham (three Petitions) ;— 
Sedgley ;—Chorley (two Petitions) ;—Bedminster ; 
—Frampton ; — Cotterell ;— Brighton, Lewes and 
Chichester ;—Manchester (nine Petitions) ;—Black- 
dey (two Petitions) ;—Crumpsall (two Petitions) ;— 
Newton Heath (two Petitions) ;— Prestwich (two 
Petitions) ;—Harpurhey (two Petitions) ;— South- 
ville ;— Manchester New College ;—Hulme;—Strat- 
ford-upon-Avon (two Petitions) ;—Shotteryand Wilm- 
cote ;— Wix ;— Rotherhithe ;— Easott ;— Barking 
{two Petitions); — Tendring ; — Leyton ; — Ard- 
leigh ; — Bradfield ; — Hollingbourne ;— Harwich 
(two Petitions); — Romford; — Deverell-street, 


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Grinstead ;— Wilton ;—Faccombe ;—Ashfordhill ;— 
Swindon ;—Speldhurst ;— Feltham ;—Knockholt ;— 
Milton ;—Shoreham ;—Sevenoaks (two Petitions) ; 
— Tunbridge Wells ;—Stretham (three Petitions) ;— 
March;—Newport Pagnell (two Petitions) ;—Hans- 
lope and Castle Thorpe ;— Wichen;—Sutton (two Pe- 
titions) ;—Long Clenden;—Soham ;— Ely (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Littleport (two Petitions) ;— Chatteris (two 
Petitions) ;— Manea (two Petitions) ;— Wimbling- 
ton; — Haddenham (two Petitions) ; — Crenden ; 
— Eastcott ; — Banbury ; — Whitwick (two Peti- 
tions) ; — Hathern ; — Sutterworth ; — Woodhouse 
Eaves ;--Ashton-in-Macker field ;--Billinger ;-- Ded- 
dington ;— Lymm (two Petitions) ;— Buckland ;— 
Gornal Wood (two Petitions) ;— Tipton (four Peti- 
tions) ;—Sedgley (two Petitions) ;—Upper Gornal ; 
—-Saint Osythe ;—Thorrington ;--A bberton ;-- Great 
Bentley ;-- Brightlingsea ;-- Bromley (Essex) ;—Cog- 
geshall ;— Bergholt ;—Elmstead ;— West Mersea ;— 
Huddersfield (five Petitions); — Highburton (two 
Petitions) ;—Slaithwaite ; — Linthwaite;—Golcar ; 
— Holmfirth ; —Woodroyd ; —Almondbury ;—Hon- 
ley;—Mirfield ;—Kirkburton ;— Marsden ;—Stock- 
port (two Petitions) ;— Knutsford ;—Snelson ;— Bit- 
tern ;—Nursling ; —Winchester ;—Brooms ;—Clif- 
ton (Bristol) ;—Tanyfron; —Fishponds ; —Ridge- 
hill ;—Llanrhaiadr-in-Cui-merch ;— Week ;—Shken- 
dleby ; — York ; —Fawley ; —Newcastle-upon- Tyne 
(three Petitions) ;— Westmoor ;— Gosforth ;—Glam 

ford Briggs (four Petitions); —Keal Cotes (two 
Petitions) ; — Caistor ; — Horsington ; — Toynton 
All Saints ;— Churchill ;— Combmartin ;— Frem- 
ington ;—Layhore ;—Braunton (two Petitions) ;— 
Ilfracombe (two Petitions) ;—Hatcliffe ;—Laceby ; 
— Little Steeping; — Barnoldby ; — Totney (two 
Petitions) ; — Spilsby ; — Halton Holegate ; — Fo- 
therby; — Cleathorpe; — Horncastle (four Peti- 
tions) ;— Louth ; — Bolingbroke ; — Sausthorpe ; — 
Raithby ;— Leicester ;— Hatfield ;— Bures ;— Ox- 
endon ;— Foxton ;— Sheepstead (two Petitions) ;— 
| Loughborough (five, Petitions) ;—Szleby (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Normanton ; — Thorpe Acre ; — Norwich 
| (eleven Petitions) ;—Flordon ;— Thorpe (two Peti- 
: tions); — Braybrook ; — Market Harborough ; — 
| Edenfield (two Petitions) ;—Hasslingden Grane ;— 





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Dover-road;— Manningtree ;—Southwark ;— Thurn- | Ramsbottom ;— Haslingden (two Petitions) ;—Ac- 


ham; — Harrow (two Petitions) ;— Hackney ; — 
Pinner (two Petitions) ;—Bredgar (two Petitions) ; 
—Fast Malling (two Petitions) ;—Great Clacton; 


—Gainsford ;—Sandhurst ;— Wrackness ;—Sitting- 


lerington (two Petitions) ; — Baxenden ; — Church 
| (two Petitions) ;—M usbury ;— Carlton ;—Pembroke; 
|— Middle Mill; — Carmel; — Snitterby ; — Bag 
| Enderby ;— Coventry (three Petitions) ;— Chapel 


bourne (two Petitions) ; — Hawkhurst ;— Welches| Lumley; — Deptford (two Petitions); — Ayres 
Dam ;—Edlesborough ;—Soham (two Petitions) ;— | Quay ; Bollington; — Dovor (three Petitions) ; — 


Benwick ;— Burwell ;— Fenny ;—Stratford ;—Bar- 
row-upon-Umber ;—Saint Helen’s;— Alford ;-—Saint 


Pancras ;--Malmsbury ;-- City-road ;—-Rye;-- Castle 


Donington (two Petitions); —Jslington (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Northiam ;— Hackney ;--Shadwell;-—Ches- 


ter (six Petitions) ;—Handbridge (two Petitions) ;— 


Great Boughton (two Petitions) ; —Christleton ; — 


Malpas ;— Allington ;— Sutton ;—Wem;—Old Ford 
and Stratford Marsh ;—-Bow ;-—Kingston-upon-Hull 
(six Petitions) ;— Hurstmonceux ; — Lincoln’s-Inn- 
Fields (three Petitions); Handsworth ; —Weston- 
super-Mare;—Shortwood ;— Buckden;—Saint Neots 
(Huntingdonshire) (two Petitions) ; — Tempsford 
{two Petitions) ;— Great Barford; — Potton ;— 


Great Paxton; — Eltisley ; — Gravely and Pose- 


land ;—Great Staughton ;—Bourn ;—Gamlingay ; 
—Newport (Isle of Wight) ;— Sandown ;— Gun- 
ville ; — Godshill ; — Delphend ; — Heneglwys ; — 
Spring Head ;—Chew Stoke ;—Cloedenog and Der- 
wen ;—NShrewsbury (two Petitions) ;— Diperth ;— 


Frindsbury (two Petitions) ;—Hoo ;—Rochester ; 
— Dalkeith ;— Halling ;—Llanrhaiadr ;—Hallen ; 


—Bristol (five Petitions) ;— Broadmead ; — Bed- 


minster ; — Rhuddlan ; — Whiteshill ; — Fartown ; 

—Long Ashton ;— Woodthorpe;— Keynsham ; — 

Kinsclere (two Petitions);—Ramsbury (two Peti- 

tions) ;— Highworth ;— Broughton ;— Wroughton ;— 

Winterstowe (two Petitions) ;— Winterbourne ; — 
VoL. 98. 


Saffron Walden; — Chelmsford ;— Bocking, Leigh 
and Hatfield (two Petitions); — Pangbourn; — 
Didsbury (two Petitions); — Aspinal Smithy ;— 
Alderley ;—Heaton Mersey ;—Rainow ;— Mobber- 
ley ; — Ulverston ; — Bucklebury ; — Dangerous 
Corner ; — Caversham ; — Heckmondwike ; — Tile- 
hurst ;— Sonning ; — Hurst ;— Chorley ;— Warford 
and Linda End ;— Rochford ;—Munden ;—South- 
end ;— Leigh ; — Stansted ; — Llanfihangel T. B. 
Llandyfrydog and Llanallga ; — Llanddyfrvan ; — 
Chatham (two Petitions) ;—New Brompton (three 
Petitions);— Lower Rainham;— Rainham ;—Bromp- 
ton( Kent) ;— Gillingham (two Petitions) ;— Halston; 
— New House-within-Goosnagh-with-Newsham ;— 
Maidenhead ;—Bristol (twenty-four Petitions) ;— 
Pill ;— Bristol, South Circuit ;—Trewalchmai ;— 
Llandeffan ;— Dwyran ;—Powyn ;—Abergele (three 
Petitions) ;— Crookham ;--Sandbach ;— Ruan Lang- 
horn; — Kendal; — Exeter (three Petitions) ; — 
Rochester ; — Thornley ; — Stanton Drew ;— Bod- 
fary ; — Minsterley and Pontesbury ; — Ponsnett 
(two Petitions); — Bloomfield (two Petitions) ; — 
Sedgley (two Petitions) ;— Tividale (two Petitions) ; 
— Amlwch ; — Llangrenwen and other places ;— 
Aberffraw ; — Trefdraeth ; — Beven ; — Garreglefn 
Llanbabrig ;—Llandrygarn ;— Bodedern ;— Bangor ; 
—Llangefri ; —Holyhead ;—Llangristiolus ;—Man- 
gotsfield ; — Wheelton; — Derby ; — Ashley (two 

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Petitions) ;—Sale (two Petitions) ;—Partington ;— | 
Ashton-upon-Mersey (two Petitions) ;— Timperley 
(two Petitions) ;— Boothbank ;—Millington ;—Al- 
trincham ;— Mansfield ;— Compstall (two Petitions) ; 
— Beard ;—Chew Magna (two Petitions) ;—Llan- 
ddona ; — Worsop ;— Marple ;— Killingworth ; — 
Hazlerigge; — Bigge’s Main; — Newcastle-upon- 
Tyne ;—Saint Anthony's (Durham);—Newcastle ;— 
Penryn (two Petitions) ;— Bishport ;— Preston (four 
Petitions) ;— Penwortham (two Petitions) ;—Cuer- 
then ; —Longton ;— Whittle-le- Woods ;—Euxton ;— 
Llandyrnog and Llangwyfen ;— Gorleston ;— Trewar- 
tha (two Petitions) ;—Saint Anthony ;—Port Hol- 
land ;-- Ruan Langhorne (two Petitions) ;— Treworlas; 
— Trewithian ;—Lemon ;—Llansannan ;— Burnett’ s- 
lane ; —Chichester ;—Nantglyo (two Petitions) ; — 
Bedminster ;— Mayfield ;— Westerleigh ;—Upton ;— 
Marchfield ; —Walker ; —Carville; — Bulman ;— 
Frampton Cotterell ; — Eccleston; — Wednesfield 
Heath ;— Wednesfield ;-- Codsall ;-- Wolverhampton; 
— Leyland (two Petitions);— Brinscall ;— Wesley ;— 
Milton Abbott ;--Mary Tavy (two Petitions) ;-- Tavis- 
tock (two Petitions) ;— Portsea ; — Coventry; — 
Sawley Bank ;—Barkwell ; — Barnard Castle ; — 
Stockton-upon-Tees (two Petitions) ; — Scargill ; 
— Newbiggin; — Dewsbury ; —Darlington Circuit ; 
—Lewes (two Petitions); —Stalybridge (two Peti- 
tions) ; —Ebbsborn ;— Oswestry ; —Repton ; —Sad- 


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dleworth; — Leicester ; — Waldingfield ; — Chester 
(seven Petitions) ;— Hualey ;— Tarvin ;— Willington; 
— Oscroft ;—Sanghall ;—Handbridge ;—Petertavy ; 
— Horrabridge ; — Tintwistle (two Petitions) ; — 
Ashampstead ; — Aberdeen ;— Cane End ;— Wood- 
side ;— Pound Green ;— Theale ;— Woodley ;—Bin- 
field Heath ;—Wargrave ;—Caereinion Castle (two 
Petitions) ; — Goring ;— Llangyniew ; — Reading 
(eleven Petitions); — Anutsford;— Bradfield ; — 
Silchester and Morton ;—Beenham ;—Burghfield ;— 
Penegos (three Petitions);—Sandiacre (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Cotmanhay (two Petitions) ;—Jlheston ;— 
Stanley ;— Hatton ;—Long Eaton ;—Thurvaston ;— 
Stanton-by-Dale ;—Ashover ;—Stanley ;—Common ; 
— Mapperley ;—Sunderland (two Petitions) ;—Hyl- 
ton Ferry ;— Bishopwearmouth (two Petitions) ;— 
Monkwearmouth ;—College Green;—Spring Head ; 
—Great Grimsby ;—Ashton-under-Lyne (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Llangefelach ;—Brigg ;—Llandilo Taly- 
bont ;— Newport (four Petitions) ;—Princes Risbo- 
rough ;—Aylesbury ; —Shrewsbury ; — Stowmarket ; 
— Bolingbroke ; — Tavistock ;— West Auckland ;— 
Knaresborough ;— Hainworth ; — Bingley ;— Den- 
holme ; — Wilsden ; — Wallingford ; — Keighley (six 
Petitions) ;— Morton ;— Morton Upper Mill ;—Cul- | 
lingworth ;— Kilwick Bingley ; — Harden ; —Led- 
diswell ;— Ware ;— Bishop Stortford (two Petitions) ; 
— Branghim ; — Berden ;— Albury and Farnham; 
—Brickwall; — Newtown; — North Meols;—Cros- 
sens ; — Chowbent ; — Bag-lane ; — Ipswich (five 
Petitions) ;—Sonning ; — Llanfauir Caerlinion (five 
Petitions) ;— Upper Llanfair Caerlinion ;— West 
Keal ;— Welton ;—Great Limber ;—Great Grimsby 
(three Petitions); — Keelly ;—Yarboro’ ;— Lincoln 
(three Petitions) ;—Dexthorpe ;—Mavis Enderby ; 
— Waltham ;—East Kirkby ; —Cadney ;—Toynton 
Saint Peters;--Ryecroft;--Bishop Norton;—Lusby; 
— Holton ; —Helpringham ; — Lichfield; — Nettle- 
ton; — Aswardby ; — Montacute ; — Scunthorp ;— 
Welton;— Great Steeping ;—Landilo;— Talybont ;— 
Gayton-le-Marsh ; — Blackburn (two Petitions);— 
Thoresby ; — Raithby ; — Coventry ; — Partney ; — 
Hagg ; — Alverthorpe ;— Torquay ;—Long Sutton ; 
—York (five Petitions) ; — Cromford ;—Winwick; 
— Penistone ; — Clapham ; — Delph ; — Crediton ; 








— East Grinstead (two Petitions) ; —Domgay ;— 





A. 1843. 


(two Petitions); — Kirkby (two Petitions); — 
Oxton (two Petitions) ;—Whaley;—Calverton (two 
Petitions) ;— Woodborough (two Petitions) ;—Mans- 


field ; — Annesley Woodhouse (two Petitions) ; — 


Edingley (two Petitions) ;—Halam ;— Marple ;— 
Sedgeley ;—Chale ;—Llysfaen, Llanelian and Llan- 
dulas ; — Pensford;— Henllan; — Lees ; — Long- 
ridge ;—Bryn Llwyni ;—Everingham ;—Yarm ;— 
Llandeyfan ;—Morcombelake, Fishpond and Mar- 
shalsea ;— Nottingham;— Blandford (two Petitions) ; 
— Breaston ; — Morcombelake (two Petitions) ; — 
Minpnett ; — Cleckheaton ; — Yarmouth (Isle of 
Wight); — Dudley ; — Trewalchmai (three Peti- 
tions) ; — Abergele; — Poulner; — Dothan; — 
New Shoreham ;— Knutsford ; — Witney ;—Church- 
town, North Meols (two Petitions) ;— Walton; — 
Whittle;— Oakham ;—Uppingham ;—Braunston ;— 
Preston ;— Wing ;— Manton ; —Hambleton ;—Lid- 
dington (two Petitions);—Altrincham;--Partington; 
—Amlwch (two Petitions) ; —Llangoed ; — Beau- 
maris (three Petitions) ;—Pensarn;—Glossop (two 
Petitions) ;— Burton-on-Trent ; — Metheringham ; 
— Redfield ;— Winford ; — Llandrillo-in-Rhos ; — 
Corfe Mullen; — New Lanark ;— Llandudno ;— 
Worthing ; —Llansantffraid ; —Rhuddlan ; —Saint 
Asaph (two Petitions) ; — Pontnewyd ;—Breaston ; 
— Weston-super-Mare ;—Pensford ; —Pill ;— War- 
sop and Chepstow ; — Efferstone ; — Noke Common 
(Lsle of Wight) ;— Disley ; —Windlehurst; —and, 
Sea View (Isle of Wight); praying that the Factories 
Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Stanley-cum-Wrenthorpe ; — Idle 
(Chairman of a Meeting) ;— Barnsley ; — Pudsey 
(Chairman of a Meeting) ;—7 hornes ; —Bradford 
(York) (two Petitions); — Clayton West ; — and, 
Wakefield (two Petitions); praying that provision 
may be made in the said Bill further restricting the 
hours of labour of young persons employed in Fac- 
tories,——were also presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from the county of Huntingdon ;—Bol- 
lington-in- Prestbury ;— Ossett ;— Bradford (York) 
(two Petitions) ;— Wakefield; — and, Gawthorpe ; 
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 Owners and Occupiers of Mills 
worked by water-power in Kendal, and its vicinity, 
in the county of Westmoreland, praying the House 
to continue to Mills or Factories turned by water- 
power only the provisions for the proper working in 
seasons of drought or flood, which are provided for 
Mills or Factories worked wholly or in part by water- 
power, in the 5th Clause of the Act 3 &amp; 4 Will. 4, 
c. 103, for the Regulation of the Labour of Children 
and Young Persons in the Mills and Factories of 
the United Kingdom, was also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Proctors practising in the Ecclesi- Ecclesiastical 
astical Courts of the Diocese of Hereford, praying Coutts Bill. 
that the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill may not pass 
into a law, without that compensation being awarded 
to them, to which they conceive they are in justice 
and equity entitled, was presented, and read ; and 


| ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Manchester and Salford ;—King- 
ston-upon-Hull ; — Selby ; — Oldham ;— Richmond 
(York) ;--Henry Ingledew ;—and, Thirsk ; suggest- 
ing certain alterations in the said Bill; and praying 
for their adoption,—were also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Bolton-le-Moors ; -—— Newcastle- 


Bridgnorth ;—Synod of Glasgow and Ayr;—Joseph | upon-T: yne and Gateshead ;— and, Ripon ; praying 
and Mary Miline and Children ;— Nantwich ;— | that the said Bill may not pass into a law,-—were 


Lilanehaiadr ; — Hayfield; — Brookbottom ; — | 
Wheelton ; — Preston ;— Waterside (two Petitions) ; | 
— Sutton-in-Ashfield (two Petitions); — Mans- | 
field and Woodhouse (two Petitions) ;—Sowdham | 


| 


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


A Petition of Solicitors practising in the town of 
Oswestry, in the county of Salop, praying that _ 
sal 





Acte 





Sunderla 
Floating 
pour Bill 


Newpo! 
Gas Bi 


Milne 
Schoo! 


Strat 
(Eas 
ties) 
That 
tion 


Bill. 





Bankruptcy 
Acte 


Sunderland 
Floating Har- 
pour Bill. 


Newport 
Gas Bill. 


Milne’s Free 
School Bill. 


Stratford 
(Eastern Couni- 
ties) and 
Thames Junc- 
tion Railway 
Bill, 


Com Laws, 


Poor Law 


Amendment 
Act. 


Maynooth 
College. 





6 Vicroriz. 28° Aprilis. 235 


said Bill may pass into a law, was also presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors practising 
at Kingston-upon-Hull, praying that the operation 
of the late Bankrupt Law, and of the rules made 
under it, may be inquired into, and such amendments 
made in the law as may remedy its defects, and pro- 
vide for the local administration of the law in or 
near the place where the main creditors reside, as 
heretofore, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table, 


A Petition of Ship-owners of the port of Adber- 
deen, praying that the Sunderland Floating Har- 
bour Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Newport Gas Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on Milne’s Free School Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Petitions of Inhabitants of the parish of West 
Ham,and Owners and Occupiers of property through 
which the intended new line of Railway hereinafter 
mentioned is proposed to be made, and others, 
Parties whose property is affected thereby ;—and, 
the Northern and Eastern Railway Company ; pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Stratford (Eastern Counties) and Thames Junction 
Railway Bill,— were presented, and read. 

Aid 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 Pateley Bridge ;—Persons passing 
over Blackfriars Bridge ;—Saint Pancras (Middle- 
sex) (four Petitions) ;—Brompton (Middlesex) ;— 
Smithfield ;~ Pentonville ;—Mary-le-bone (two Peti- 
tions) ; —Bishopsgate ;— Radcliffe ;— Battersea ;— 
Hoxton Old Town ;— Whitechapel ;—Cork ;— Step- 
ney and Whitechapel ;— Hampstead-road ;—Fins- 
bury ; — Clerkenwell (three Petitions) ; —Shadwell ; 
— Somers Town (three Petitions) ;—Saint Andrew, 
Holborn ;— Spitalfields ;— Old Ford, Bow ;—Isling- 
ton (two Petitions) ;— Limehouse;— Poplar and Shad- 
well;— Bermondsey ;—Saint Paul's, Covent Garden; 
—Birley (sixty-one Petitions); — Aldbury ;— Pas- 
sengers over London Bridge (three Petitions) ;— 
Foremen and Labourers at Custom House and Wool 
Quays, Lower Thames-street, London ;— Chelsea, 
Pimlico and Little Chelsea ;— Alloa; —Auchter- 
muchty ; — East Chinnock ;— Saint Luke’s (Mid- 
dlesex) (two Petitions) ; — and, Toddington; pray- 
ing for the repeal of the Corn and Provision Laws, 


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


Petitions from Woodbury ;— Westbourne and Ems- 
worth ;—and, Otterton; praying for alteration of the 
Poor Law Amendment Act,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Sid- 
mouth, in the county of Devon, praying the House 


to withdraw every kind of public support from the 
Vot, 98. 


Roman Catholic College of Maynooth, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Archdeacon and Clergy of the Saint Asaph 
county of Buckingham ;—Heneglwys and Frewalch- 4 Bangor 
mar ;— Llanwrnllwyfo ;—Seend ;— Melksham ;—and, P!°*s** 
Lacock; praying for te repeal of so much of the 
Act 6&amp;7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the union of 
the Sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor, — were 


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


A Petition of Members of the Medical Profes- Medical 
sion, residing in the town of Aylesbury, praying that Prfssion- 
the House would cause inquiry to be made into the 
present state of the Medical Profession, delaying 
any legislative measure which might lead to the 
granting of new charters to the Colleges of Physicians 
and Surgeons, until the whole subject of medical 
regulation and reform has been well and thoroughly 
investigated by a Committee of the House, and has 
undergone ample discussion in Parliament, 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 grant during the present Session of Parliament 
such a legislative measure as will secure uniformity 
of education, uniformity in the conditions of granting 
medical and surgical qualifications, and uniformity 
of privileges among the professors of such qualifi- 
cations, from whatever division of the kingdom these 
may have been received, was also presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Cripps reported from the Select Committee PublicPetitions 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the cont 
Petitions presented upon the 24th and 25th days of “P°"" 
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 Members of the Saint Thomas Lana Avot 
District Labourers’ Friend Society, in the county of ments. 
Devon, praying the House to give its support to 
such measures as may contribute to extend and en- 
courage the system of granting allotments to the 
poorer classes, and by making provision for that 
purpose out of inclosures of uncultivated or waste 
lands, to confer a lasting benefit on the labouring 
portion of their fellow countrymen, who will thereby 
be raised from their present condition,and be enabled 
to support themselves and their families on their 
own independent exertion, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing an Act for Turnpike-roads 

lighting, watching and otherwise improving the Bill. 

Town of Stalybridge, in the counties palatine of 

Lancaster and Chester, and for regulating the Police 

thereof, and for establishing and regulating a Market, 

and erecting a Market-place within the said town, 

praying that the Turnpike-roads Bill may not pass 

into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and read ; 

and referred to the Select Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Edward William Garbett, of London- Metropolitan 
street, Fitzroy-square, Architect, suggesting certain Buildings Bill, 
alterations in the Metropolitan Buildings Bill, and 
praying for their adoption, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Kendal Anti-Slavery American 
Committee, stating that they view with alarm the Trty: 
evil uses which may be made of the tenth article 
of the Treaty of Washington, by the slave-holders 
of the United States for the recovery of fugitive 
slaves and praying that in any measure the House 

HH 2 may 








Mail Coaches 
(Ireland. ) 


Vagrancy 
(Lreland.) 


Poor Relief 
(ireland) Bill. 


Schoolmasters 
(Scotland. ) 


Mines and 
Collieries Act. 


Merthyr Tidvil 
Stipendiary 
Magistrate Bill. 


Message from 
the Lords, 


Townshend 
Peerage Bill. 


236 


may be called upon to pass to give effect to the said 
article of the Treaty, provision may be expressly 
made that in no case shall fugitive slaves sur- 
rendered on the demand of the Federal Govern- 
ment of the United States for alleged criminal 
offences, be again subjected to the incidents of 
slavery, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Virginia; — Rathdrum ;— Abbey- 
leix ;— Athy ;— Naas ;— Ballina ;— Callan ;— Tul- 
low ;— Cavan ;— Tallaght ;—Monaghan ;—London- 
derry ;—Armagh; — Caher;--Royal Garter (Dub- 
lin) ;— Kells ;— Enniskillen ;— Blessington ;—Augna- 
cloy; —Castledermott ; — Trim ; —Ennis ; — Castle- 
blaney ;— Templemore ;—Stradbally ;— Lisburne ;— 
Hillsborough ; — Banbridge; — and, Kilcullen and 
Gormanstown ; praying that the contract for the 
Mail Coaches for the Irish service may not be trans- 
ferred to Scotland,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Banbridge 
Union, praying the House to pass an Act for the 
suppression of Vagrancy in Jreland, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of Guar- 
dians ofthe Banbridge Union, praying the House to 

ass an Act, by way of rider on the Poor Relief 
(Ireland) Bill, to define the pauper’s settlement, 
as ground for claim for relief, and to give power to 
the guardians to transmit paupers and vagrants 
having claims for relief on other unions to those 
unions, from workhouse to workhouse, until they 
arrive at their proper destination, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Burgh and Parochial School- 
masters of the presbytery of Saint Andrews, and 
county of Fife, praying the House to grant an ad- 
dition to the present salary of the Burgh and Pa- 
rochial Schoolmasters of Scotland, and such other 
Amendments of the Act 43 Geo. 3, c. 54, for mak- 
ing better Provision for the Parochial Schoolmasters, 
and for making further Regulations for the better 
Government of the Parish Schools in Scotland, as 
may be deemed sufficient to restore them to their 
former rank in society, and to advance the objects 
of the national system of education in Scotland, 


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


A Petition of Inhabitants of Wakefield, in the 
county of York, praying that the Mines and Col- 
lieries Act may not be repealed, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Rate-payers of Aberdare, in the 
county of Glamorgan, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Merthyr Tydvil Stipendiary 
Magistrate 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 Message from the Lords, by Mr. Senior and 
Mi. Lynch: 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords request that this House will be pleased 
to give leave to John Henry Ley, Esquire, the Clerk 
of this House, to attend their Lordships, to be sworn 
to give Evidence at the bar of their Lordships’ House, 
on Tuesday the 2d day of May next, upon the se- 
cond reading of the Bill, intituled, An Act to declare 
the Illegitimacy of certain Persons alleged or claim- 


28°—29° Aprilis. 








A. 1843. 


ing to be Children of the Most honourable George 
Ferrars Marquis Townshend, and to produce the 
Test and Qualification Rolls of the Members of the 
present House of Commons :—And then the Mes- 
sengers 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. 


Supply 








Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Ship “Bar. ee 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased badoes Bill. 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Copies or Extracts of Communications to or 
from the Office of the Secretary of State for the 

Solonies, in reference to the Emigrant Ship “ Bar- ™ 
badoes.” (Wi 

Ordered, That the said Address be aw to Im 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are Bill 


of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


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


The Order cf the day being read, for resuming Ecclesiastical 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, Coutts Bill, A 
upon the 10th day of this instant April, was proposed 
to be made to the Question, That the Ecclesiastical 
Courts 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 Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 29° die Aprilis, 1843: 


And the Question being put ; : 
The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the { Sir Thomas Fremantle, 186 
Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring : } . 
Tellers for the f Mr. Jervis, 104 
Noes, Sir Robert Harry Inglis : } . 


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 next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Pound Breach 
reading of the Pound Breach and Rescue Bill; and Revue 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 17th day of May next. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take Apprehension 
into further consideration the Report on the Appre- of Otfenders 
hension of Offenders Bill; and the Amendments 2! 
were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday 
next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into supply 
further consideration the last of the Resolutions [25 April.J 
which, upon Tuesday last, were reported from the 
Committee of Supply ; 

Ordered, That the said Resolution be taken into 
further consideration upon Monday next. 


The Queen’s Bench Offices Bill was, according Queen’s Bench 
to Order, read a second time ; and committed to a Offices Bill- 
Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


The 








Supply: 


Ways and 
Means. 


Exchequer Bills 
(£.9,050,000.) 
Bill. 


Saint James’ 
(Westminster ) 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Answer to 
Addresses. 


Population 
(Ireland.) 


Processes 
(Scotland.) 


Marriages, 


6 Victorrz. 28°—29° Aprilis. 237 


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

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means; 

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


Mr. Greene reported the Exchequer Bills 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. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Saint James’ (Westminster) 
Improvement Bill; and, after sometime 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 upon Mon- 
day next. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer reported to the 
House, That their several Addresses of the 6th, 7th, 
10th, 11th, 24th, 25th and 27th 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 com- 
manded him to acquaint this House, that She will 
give directions accordingly. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Copy of Abstract of the Census of 
Ireland, for the year 1841. 


Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to 
several Addresses to Her Majesty,—A Return by the 
Sheriff Clerks in each County and Stewartry, and 
the Districts respectively thereof, in Scotland, nade 
up from the Transmission Books of Processes, as 
directed to be kept by the Statute 1 and 2 Vic., 
c. 119, s. 16, and this from the 1st day of January 
1842 to the 1st day of January 1843, and as fol- 
lows :—1st. The dates of every Transmission of Pro- 
cesses to the Sheriff, with the Number of Processes 
transmitted at each date (but without the Names), 
and the Gross Number transmitted during the said 
period :—2d. The Dates of any Return of Processes 
from the Sheriff, and the Number returned at every 
such date, and the Gross Number as aforesaid :— 
3d. Similar Return, as Nos. 1 and 2, as respects 
the Processes transmitted by each Sheriff Substitute 
in each County, Stewartry and District thereof, in 
Scotland :—Also, the Number of Cases at Avizan- 
dum at said last-mentioned date, with any Sheriff 
Stewart and Substitute, and the respective dates of 
the transmission of these :—And 4th. The longest 
period during the year that any Process was in the 
possession of any Sheriff Stewart or Substitute 
respectively, in Scotland. 


Returns of the Number of Places of Religious 
Worship in England registered for the celebration of 
Marriages, under the provisions of the Act 6 and 7 
Will. 4, c. 85, up to the 30th day of June 1842 ; dis- 
tinguishing therein the Number of such Places re- 
gistered in each County by each Religious denomi- 
nation ; and specifying the Number in each column, 
and the aggregate of the same :—And, of the Num- 
ber of Marriages celebrated yearly in each Count 
in England, from the 1st day of July 1838 to the 
30th day of June 1841, inclusive; distinguishing 
the Marriages celebrated according to the Rites and 


Ceremonies of the Established Church from those 
Vot. 98. 


celebrated otherwise than according to such Rites 
and Ceremonies, under the provisions of the afore- 
said Act; specifying also the Number of Mar- 
riages celebrated in the Office of the Superinten- 
dent Registrar; specifying also the Number in each 
column, and the Aggregate of the same :— And, 
a similar Return for each Superintendent Re- 
gistrar’s District within the limits of the Metropolis, 
as defined in the Weekly Table of Mortality issued 
by the Registrar General of Births, Deaths and 
Marriages in England, from the 1st day of July 
1838 to the 30th day of June 1841, inclusive. 

Copies or Extracts of Correspondence, from the Normal School 
1st day of August 1839 to the present time, between (Borough 
the Committee of Council on Education and the ®**) 
Committee of the British and Foreign School So- No. 217. 
ciety, relative to the Grant of £.5,000 to the Normal 
School in the Borough Road, and the question of 
School Inspection. 

A Return of the Names of all Public Buildings Public Build- 
assessed by lineal and square measures, in the ings (Dublin.) 
City of Dublin, and the Amount assessed on each 
Building. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to Fisheries 
the directions of an Act of Parliament,—Copy of Ireland.) 
the First Annual Report of the Commissioners of 
Fisheries (Ireland). 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table; and that the Paper relative to the Normal 
School (Borough-road) be printed. 


Mr. George William Hope presented,—Further Wheat 
Return to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the (Canada) 























9th day of February last, for Copies or Extracts of No- 218. 
any Communications which have taken place be- 
tween Her Majesty’s Government and the Autho- 
rities of Canada, respecting the Duties levied on 
Wheat imported from the United States into Ca- 
nada, or from Canada into the United Kingdom, 
since the 1st day of January 1842. 
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of ware- southampton 
houses and other waterside premises abutiing upon Docks Bill. 
the shores of the River Jéchen, in the parishes of 
Saint Mary and Saint Mary Extra, in the town 
and county of the town of Southampton, and in the 
county of Hants, stating that there is on both shores 
of the River Jtchen, at or near its point of discharge 
in the Southampton Water, a considerable extent of 
flat mud land situate between high and low water, 
the soil of which is vested in the Petitioners and 
others as the owners and occupiers of the adjoining 
properties above high-water mark, and for a very 
long course of years the adjoining owners have been 
accustomed to enclose and embank such mud land, 
to a greater or less extent, for their private use and 
for the improvement of their respective estates ; that 
of late years owing to the increasing commerce of 
the port of Southampton and the corresponding 
growth in the value and utility of property situate 
on the shores of the said river at and near its mouth, 
the Petitioners and others have at very considerable 
expense made embankments of a like nature for the 
purpose of forming wharfs and other conveniences 
to meet the exigencies of the public, and the Peti- 
tioners believe that great accommodation has re- 
sulted therefrom, unaccompanied by any injury to 
the said river or the navigation thereof; that the 
Petitioners who together represent the owners and 
occupiers of by far the greater extent and value of 
waterside property on the shores of the said river, 
at and near its mouth, have at length been able to 


y | settle through mutual concession with the directors 


of the said Dock Company, the principle on which 
a line shall be drawn along each shore of the said 
river, between the high and low-water marks there- 
of, beyond or below which line no embankment or 


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G38 28°-—29° Aprilis.—1° Mair. 


projection shall be made or permitted to remain, 
and the same has been agreed upon after careful in- 
vestigation by eminent engineers; that there is no 
local or other jurisdiction invested with, or com- 
petent to undertake the conservancy of the said 
river, and it would very greatly promote the interests 
of all parties concerned and of the public at large, 
that the said line should receive the sanction of 
Parliament, and that adequate declaration and pro- 
vision in its favour and for its observance should be 
made by Parliament ; and the Petitioners, with the 
consent of the said Dock Company, have caused to 
be prepared certain clauses, a copy whereof is there- 
unto annexed, which they propose should be added 
to a Bill now pending in the House, for amending 
the Acts relating to the said Docks; and praying 
that provision may be made in the Southampton 
Docks Bill for effecting the purposes aforesaid, was 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


GoodwinSands. A Petition of William Bush, Civil Engineer, of 
Deptford, in the county of Kent, suggesting the 
propriety of erecting a Harbour of Refuge on the | 
Goodwin Sands; and praying that his Petition, to- 
gether with the map thereunto annexed, may be 
referred to a Select Committee, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Ship- 
wrecks. 


Comnittals. Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, an Abstract of the Number of Committals 
from the Clerks of the Crown and Clerks of the 
Peace of the several Counties and Places in Jreland, 
of the Number of Persons committed to the dif- 
ferent Gaols thereof for Trial in the year 1842; 
stating the Number convicted and acquitted, in the 
same form as the Abstracts for England, for each 
of the last Ten 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. 





Queen's Bench 


A Motion being made, That this House will, | 
Offices. 


upon Monday next, resolve itself into a Committee 
to consider of authorizing the Payment, out of the 
Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland, of the Salaries and necessary | 
Expenses, according to the Provisions of an Act of | 
the present Session, for abolishing certain Offices on | 
the Crown Side of the Court of Queen’s Bench, and | 
for regulating the Crown Office; 

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, by Her Ma- 
jesty’s Command, acquainted the House, That Her | 
Majesty, having been informed of the subject-mat- | 
ter of this Motion, recommends it to the consider- | 
ation of the House. 

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





And then the House, having continued to sit | 
till half an hour after twelve of the clock on 
Saturday morning, adjourned till Monday 
next. 


Lune, 1° die Maii ; 
Anno 6° Victoria Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS, 
Coals. N R. Law, from the Treasury, was called in; 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders, 
—An Account of the Quantity of Coals exported 


izeach of the quarters of the years 1841 and 1842, 
and in the quarter ending the sth day of April 






A. 1843. 


18438, from the Ports of Newcastle, Sunderland, and 
Stockton, respectively; distinguishing the Coals 
shipped to British Possessions from those shipped 
to Foreign Parts. 

An Account of the Quantities of Sugar of the Sugar. 
several Sorts imported into the United Kingdom, 
and the Quantities retained for Home Consumption ; 
together with the Rates of Duty charged on the 
Home Consumption, the Net Revenue accruin 
therefrom in each year, from 1840 to 1842, both in- 
clusive ; followed by a Comparative Statement of 
the Average Prices of British Plantation and Fo- 
reign Sugars,.for the same years (in continuation of 
Parliamentary Paper No. 290, of Session 1841.) 

Mr. Law also presented, pursuant to the direc- Court of 
tions of an Act of Parliament,—The Certificate of Exchequer. 
the Lord Chief Baron and Barons of the Court. of 
Exchequer, respecting the resignation of Stephen 
Richards, Esquire, one of the Masters of that Court : 
—And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Johnson, from the Court of Bankruptcy, was Bankruptcy. 
called in; and at the bar presented,—Further Re- 
turn to an Order dated the 14th day of February 
last, for a Return of the Annual Income received 
by the London Official Assignees in Bankruptcy, 
during each of the last Three years ending the 25th 
day of June 1842; distinguishing how much ofsuch 
Income has arisen from a per-centage upon Assets 
received by such Assignees, or Monies passing offi- 
cially through their hands, and how much from 
other and what other sources :—And then he with- 
drew. 

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


The Burry, &amp;c., Navigation, and Llanelly Har- Burry, &amp;c., 
bour (No. 2.) Bill was read a second time; and a 
committed. ao” 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- (No. 2.) Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- Londonderry 
spect of the Petition for leave to present a Peti- Bridge. 
tion for the Londonderry Bridge Bill, which, upon 
the 7th day of April last, was made from the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and 
the same being read ; 

A Petition of Trustees for executing several Acts 
for Building a Bridge over the River Lough Foyle, 
at the City of Londonderry and the Suburbs thereof, 
and for certain regulations relative to the said City, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for amending several 
Acts relating to Londonderry Bridge, was accord- 
ingly presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Five of the Di- Bermondsey, 
rectors of the Commercial Dock Company, praying er sane ad 4 
that the Bermondsey, Rotherhithe and Deptford Seats Bi, 
Roads Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 


read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Ship-owners, Coal- Scarborough 
owners, &amp;e., of the Port of Newcastle-upon- Tyne, He _ 
praying that the Scarborough Harbour Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


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Mr. Barry Baldwin presented a Bill for appointing Ross and Cro- 
the Royal Burgh of Dingwall to be the Head Burgh matty J = 
of the Shire of Ross, and for giving Cumulative Gaten Be. 
Jurisdiction to the Justices of the Peace of the 
Counties of Ross and Cromarty: And the same was 





read 


Anderst 
Improv 
and Po 





Glasgt 
Bill. 


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


239 


was mana, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


Ordered, That the Copy of the Charter of the a ene 
United General Gas Light Company, which was ti 
presented upon the 24th day of April last, be printed. No. 219. 


Anderston 
Improvement 
and Police Bill. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of houses 
and other premises in the burgh of Anderston, in 
the county of Lanark and neighbourhood thereof, 


praying that they may be heard, by themselves,| petitions from Lymm ; — Tunbridge Wells ; — Factories Bill. 


Glasgow Police 
Bill, 


_ favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Anderston Improvement and Police Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 





Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of houses 
and other premises in the city of Glasgow, and 
neighbourhood, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Glasgow Police Bill, was presented, and 
read. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 





Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 





Glossop;— Swaffham ; — Market-street (three Peti- 
tions) ;— Ramsgate (three Petitions) ; — Harwich ; 
— Wye; — Charing ; — Brenchley ; — Blakeney ; 
— Dunstable; — Borough Green; — Mildenhall ; 
— Bredgar and Newington; — Walsingham ; — 
Kensington (five Petitions) ;—Jsleworth (two Peti- 
tions) ; — Pembury ;— Leigh ;— Piddle ; — Monk- 
ton; — Cerne Abbas (three Petitions); ——- White- 
church ;— Bere Regis (two Petitions) ;—Shouldham; 
— Hilgay ;—Marlinstown ;—Little Gressingham;— 
Kingstone (two Petitions) ;— Dorchester ; — Stoke 
Ferry ;— Middleton ;— Downham ; — Dereham ;— 
Brinton; — Baconsthorpe ; — Deulish ; — Hindol- 
veston ; — Houghton and Strickland ;— Blandford ; 
Barnstaple ; — Piddle Trenthide; — Donhead ; — 
Marhamchurch ; — Torquay ;— Saint Agnes (seven 
Petitions) ;—Stration (two Petitions) ;—Hinton ;— 
Brandiscorner ;— Sticklepath and Teal ;— Bodmin 
(two Petitions) ;—Roche (two Petitions) ;—Coombe 
Banwell ;—Pyworthy ;—Moorwinston ;—Launcells; 
— Woodacott;— Kilkhampton ;— Holdsworthy (two 


os . i . Petitions) ;— Lana ; — Crowan ; — Feniton ; — Sid- 
a. A Petition of Henry Greenhill, William Wick- sei i — Chilsworthy :— Axminster 
Gg he, Coen a en Gre, eng he wegen Un an) 
Thames Junc- 5 ace .-, | Aberdeen (three Petitions) ;—Knossington and Ows- 
tion Railway and by the last will and testament and codicil | io, ;— Wolverhampton ;—Pytchley ;—Wymondham ; 
- thereto, 4 ni sage Greenhill, ig deceased, | Broughton; —Pattingham ;—Handsworth ;— Edge- 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel | ley ;—Offerton ;—Styal (two Petitions) ;— Witney ; 
or agents, against certain parts of the Stratford _* pip siow -—— Darley ;—Laugharne ;—Tugby and 
(Eastern Counties) and Thames Junction Railway jopton aan Sowe ;— Worcester (three Petitions) ;— 
or br gare gece ae — ee 1 | Tenbury ;--Newsmithy ;--Cheadle Hulme;--Cheadle; 
WEITER, SHS TRE Coen Settee OS HunNTEN 00 The | —Hazel Grove ;—Cottingham and Gretton ;—Chin- 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, \ ley ; — Stoke Albany ; — Sibbertoft ;— Desborough 

by their sel or agents their ition, if) ;7.” v4: he ae 
ee whey a Poe pe heard ig banger | (two Petitions) ;—Heather (two Petitions) ;— Wey- 
Bil : he said Petiti card, I favour oF the mouth (five Petitions) ;— Wheatley ;— Hoxne (two 
ul, against the said Petition. Petitions) ;—Newport (Monmouth) (nine Petitions); 
|—Lyme Regis ;— Somerby ; — Bedworth (two Pe- 
Maidstone . Petitions of the Right honourable Charles Noel , titions) ;— Lregaron ; —Daventry ;—Rhymney tron 

allway Dill. 


Earl of Gainsborough ;—Edward Mason, of Maid- | Works ;— Blaenavon ; — Mynyddislwyn ; — Coate ; 
stone, in the county of Kent, Hoyman, and William | —Fawdon ; — Saul ; — Slimbridge ; — Tetbury ;— 
Smythe, of the same place, Timber Merchant ;—and, | Mitcheldean ; — Littledean ; — Woollastone (two 
Company of Proprietors of the Navigation of the | Petitions) ;— Arlingham ; — Eastington ; — Crom- 
River Medway; praying that they may be heard, | hall ;—Thornbury (three Petitions) ;—Dursley (six 


Bethnal Green 
Improvement 
Bill, 


Dean Forest 
and Gloucester 
Railway Bill. 


by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Maidstone Railway Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel 


heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Peti- 
tions. 





A Petition ofthe Churchwarden, Overseers, Vestry- 
men, Governors and Inhabitant Householders, being 
also Members of the several Boards thereinafter 
named, of and in the parish of Saint Matthew, | 
Bethnal Green, in the county of Middlesex, praying | 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- | 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the Bethnal 
Green Improvement Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Masters and Owners of vessels, 








and other Persons interested in the navigation of 
the River Severn, praying that the Dean Forest and | 


Petitions) ; — Berkeley ; — Houghton (two Pe- 
titions) ;— Upton ;— Ravenstonedale ; — West Mall- 
ing ;—Saint Mary, Somerset (London) ;—Rhesycae; 
—Flint (four Petitions) ;—Halkin (four Petitions) ; 
— Conway (two Petitions) ;— Greenfield ;— Mancott ; 
— Whitford (five Petitions) ;—Pennant ;—Mostyn ; 
— Caerwys ;— Llansantfread ;— Bonterwyd ;—Tri- 
saurt ;—Aberyffrwd ;—Lledrod isaf;—Llanavan ;— 
Uley (two Petitions) ;—Cam ;—Leonard ;—Cilcam 

—Buckhley ;—Bangor (two Petitions) ;— Holywell 
(fourteen Petitions); — Ysceifiog (four Petitions) ; 
Nannerch ;—Barsby;— Melbourne (two Petitions) ; 
— Derby (five Petitions) ;— Wirksworth ; — Belper 
(two Petitions) ;—Milford;— Hemington ;—Sawley ; 
— Wilne; — Llanasa (two Petitions) ;— Rhyl ;— 
Rhyddlan ;— Kynoulton ;—Kettleby ;— Ransby ;— 
Long Clawson ; — Henstrington ; — Saint Mime ;— 
Kew ;— High Wycombe;—Sydenham (two Petitions) ; 
— Norton ;— Dunchurch;— Rotherfield ; — Wade- 
bridge ;—Gloucester ;— Fairford ;— Redruth (five 
Petitions) ;—Gwennap ;— Twyford (two Petitions) ; 
— Hungerton ; — Hoby (two Petitions) ;—Wysall 
(two Petitions) ;— Waltham ;— Great Dalby (two 
Petitions) ; — Hickling (five Petitions) ; — Frisby 
(two Petitions) ;— Keitleby ; — Freeby ; — Melton 
Mowbray (two Petitions) ;—Stonesby ;—Asfordby; 
—Old Dalby ;— Thorp Satchwille ; — Holwell ;— 
Harby ;— Long Clawson;—Scalford (two Petitions) ; 


Gloucester Railway Bill may not pass into a law,! —Thrussington ;—South Croxton ;—Tabor ;—Car- 


Vot. 98. 


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narvon ;—Frith ;— Hope ;—Caergwrle ; —Whitford ; 
—Saint Asaph ;—Caerwys (two Petitions) ;—Skei- 
riog ;—Flint ;— Llanarmon-in- Yale ; — Northop;— 
Bagillt (two Petitions) ; — Holywell; — Newmar- 
het (three Petitions); — T'relogan ; — Bream ; — 
Mitcheldean and Little London ;—Nether Brough- 
ton (two Petitions) ;—Burton Lazars ;—Hasley ;— 
Gadsby ; — Asfordby ; — King-street (Derby) ; — 
Sutcombe ; — Milton ;— Week Orchard ; — Upcot ; 
—Bassaleg ;— Cwm Celym and Blaina (four Pe- 


titions) ; — Cwnbran ; — Llanelli ; — Chepstow ; — | 


Hermon ;—Calvary ;— Bethel ;— Berea (three Pe- 
titions) ; — Llanarth ; — Beaufort ; — Llanelly ; — 
Gellygroes ; — Nanty Glo ;— Blaina Givent (three 
Petitions); — Wheal Rose (two Petitions) ; — Ald- 
gate ; — Carntrie ; — Voguebeloth ; — Gwennap ; — 
Welchpool ; — Kerris ;—Gulval (four Petitions) ;— 


Trezelah ;— Boswarthen ;—Madron (six Petitions) ; | 


—Kerris ; — Geer ;— Paul (five Petitions) ;—Por- 
kellis;—Pool;—Tllogan (ten Petitions) ;— Burrowes ; 
—Crelly ;—Stithians ;— Saint Lawrence ; — Sedg- 
hill ;— Laughton ;— Burton-upon-Trent (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Creaton ;— Blachfriars-road ;—Camborne 
(fourteen Petitions) ; — Lelant (three Petitions) ;— 
Saint Ives (six Petitions) ;— Towednack ;—Zennor ; 
— Penzance (eight Petitions) ;—Saint Just (four Pe- 
titions) ; — Sennen ; — Trewellard ;— Tancreed ;— 
Saint Levan; — Buryan;— Campden; — Peb- 
worth ; — Ilmington ; — Bugbrook ; — Gosforth; 
— Rotherfield Peppard ; — Wilmslow ; — Kidmore 
End ;—Kibworth Harcourt ;—Husbands Bosworth 
(three Petitions); — Earls Barton; — Michleton; 
— Hartley ;— Blyth (three Petitions) ; — Berwich- 
upon-Tweed (eight Petitions) ;— Crediton (four 
Petitions); — Chinnor (four Petitions); — Hen- 
don; — London (three Petitions) ; — Ponteland ; 
—Allestree ; —Attleborough ; — Rugby (three Peti- 
tions) ;—Long Benton ;— Northumberland ;—Rush- 
den; — Potters Bar ;—Tweedmouth ; — Wolvey ;— 
Aston ; —Poole ;—Litchborough ; — Stockport (six 
Petitions) ;—Sedghill and Seaton Delaval ;—Eves- 
ham (eight Petitions) ;— Broadway ( Worcester) (three 
Petitions) ;— Newquay ;—Llanbadarnfawr ;—Aber- 
deen ; — Kibworth ; — Hazelgrove ; — Kingston ;— 
Wyre Piddle ;— Badsey ;—Cropthorne ; — Weston 
Subedge;—Honeyborn ;-- Kettering ;--Stuartfield ;— 
North Newington ;— Glossop (two Petitions) ;— 
Culsamond ; —Daventry ; —Walgrave ; —Moulton ; 
— Harton ;—South Shields (twelve Petitions);— 
Jarrow (four Petitions);—Hebburn;—New Mills ; 
— Sibbertoft ;— Dudley ;— Ormskirk ;— Caergwill ; 
— Pennel (three Petitions) ; — Caergele; — Bed- 
worth ; — Knyton ; —Nuneaton ; — Bulkington ;— 
Hexham (four Petitions) ; — Salford (nine Peti- 
tions) ;—Charlstown (two Petitions) ;— Winton ;— 
Rattlesden (three Petitions) ; — Llandrillo (three 
Petitions) ; —Hadlow ; — Goudhurst ;— Pendleton 
(three Petitions) ; — Hulme ;—Higher Broughton ; 
——Chart ; —Aylesford ; — East Peckham; —Stocks 
Green ;— Cranbrook (two Petitions) ;—Seasalter ;— 
Banbury (four Petitions) ;— Ozford (six Petitions) ; 
—Mickleby ;—Bodmin (three Petitions) ;—Park- 
street ;—Bedmont ; — Hemel Hempstead ;— May- 


field ;—Enfield;— Hoxton (eight Petitions) ;—Aurst- 


green ; — Kensworth ;—Leith ; — Bethnal Green 
(twenty-two Petitions) ;— Limehouse (nine Petitions) ; 
— Whitechapel (ten Petitions) ;—Wellclose-square ; 
—Aldgate (three Petitions) ; — Hackney-road ;— 
Middlesex ; — Shadwell (three Petitions) ;— Brods- 
woi th;—Misson ;— Tickhill (two Petitions) ;— Went- 
worth (three Petitions) ;—Awkley and Cantley ;— 
Sykchouseand Fenwick ;— Bamboro;—Gargrave;— 
Lilley ; —Stepney (eighteen Petitions) ;—Brede ;— 
Tottenham ;— Harpenden (three Petitions) ;—Park- 
street ;— Hammersmith (eleven Petitions) ;—Bur- 
wash ; — Long Sutton; — Edmonton (three Peti- 
tions) ;—Brentford (three Petitions) ; — Putney — 
Wadhurst ;—Watford (three Petitions) ; — Rich- 
mond (three Petitions) ;— Bovingdon ;—Great Oak- 
ley; — Wandsworth; — Robertsbridge; — Redburn 





A, 1843. 


(three Petitions);— Wheathampstead ; —Feltham ;— 
Rotherhithe ; — Twickenham (three Petitions) ; — 
Northiam ;—Shenley ;—Baldock ;—Nash Mills ;— 
Rotherfield ;— Barstable ;— Barking ;— Boarshead ; 
—Saint Alban’s (four Petitions) ;—Leeds (thirty- 
four Petitions) ;— New Park Gate ;—Seacroft ;— 
Selby (two Petitions) ;— Harewood (two Petitions) ; 
— Dalton; — Members of Wesleyan Methodist 
Association ;—Hastings (three Petitions) ;— Wick- 
ersley ; Newsom Green ; —Doncaster ;—Garforth 
| (two Petitions) ;— Boston ;—Rawmarsh (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Heckmondwike (two Petitions) ;—Kippaz ; 
— Armley ;—Whithirk (two Petitions) ; —Kimber- 
worth ;— Hoyland ;— Tadcaster ;—Dorchester (two 
Petitions) ;— Poultry (London) (two Petitions) ;— 
New-court, Old Bailey ; — Aldermanbury ; — Mac- 
_clesfield-street ; — Silver-street, Falcon-square ; — 
New North-road ;—Kingsland-road ;—Spa Fields ; 
—Spencer-place and Featherstone-street ; — Salters 
Hall; —Aldersgate ;—Bunhill-row ;—Cumberland- 
street and Willow Walk ;—Holywell Mount ;—City- 
road ; — Jewin-street ;—Farringdon-street;— Tyne- 
mouth (eight Petitions) ;—Wallsend (three Petitions) ; 
—Earsdon (three Petitions) ;— North Shields (four 
Petitions); — Whitley (two Petitions) ; — Hartley 
(two Petitions); — Howdon;— Willington ;—Long 
Benton ;—Trawsfynydd (three Petitions);—Aber- 
ayron (two Petitions) ;—Llandysil;— Llanwyddelan 
(two Petitions); — Oxford-street ; — Rezare; — 
Shavington ; —Boyton ;—Camelford ;—Rudham ;— 
Trawsfymydd (two Petitions) ; — Trefeglwys (six 
Petitions); — Saint Harmon; — Llangerrigg (six 
Petitions) ;— Llanwnog (two Petitions) ;—Llanid- 
loes (five Petitions) ; —Llanddwywe ; —North Lon- 
don Auxiliary Sunday School Union (two Peti- 
tions); — Penrhyndeudraeth; — Weedonbeck; — 
Commercial-road;— Nantwich ;— Wootton Bassett ; 
— Shere;—City-road ;— Mile End (five Petitions) ;— 
Newton Burgoland ;—Poplar (seven Petitions) ;— 
Bulford ; — Clerkenwell; — Goodman’s Fields (two 
Petitions) ;— Newington ;— Chudleigh ;—Horndon- 
on-the-Hill ;—Lelant ;— West Wratting ;—Doning- 











ton ; — Launceston ; — Fairford ; — Arlington ; — 
Bromley;— Wakefield ; —Hartlepool ; —Shoreditch 
(four Petitions);—Kirkby Stephen ;— Ware (two Pe- 
titions) ; — Merton; — Stokesley; — Finsbury (five 
Petitions) ; — Overton ; — Wiveliscombe ; — West 
Cowes ; — Tring ;— King’s Langley ;—Kingsland ; 
— Cow Cross, Smithfield; — Chelsea ; — Ebber- 
vale ;— Meviod ;—Llanbrynmaire (two Petitions) ;— 
Redditch ;— Keighley (two Petitions) ;—Redruth ; 
— Pennant ;—Mallwyd ;—Pelynt ;—Glossop (two 
Petitions) ;— Dyffyn;— Llanfair ;—Llanwyddyn ;— 
Myford ; — Llanfihenel ; — Lansallos ; — Dyffryn 
Ardudwy ; — Llan Fair Caer Fenion; — Bethania 
Festiniog (three Petitions) ; — Norham ; — Llanfi- 
hangell (two Petitions) ;— Bethsaida ;— Burring- 
ton ;—Llanddrelas ;— Milton ; —Westbromwich ; — 
Lifracombe (two Petitions) ; —Welchpool ; —Lower 
Tooting ; — Milton-next-Sittingbourne (three Peti- 
tions) ;—H _— ; —Heath; —Whitchurch ;—Cud- 
dington ; — Langtree ; —Meiford ; — Summertown ; 
—Welchpool ; — Hanwell ; — Downend (three Pe- 
titions) ; — Cheadle (three Petitions) ; — Bassing- 
bourn ; — Over ; — Kislingbury ; — Wellow ; — 
Tawstock ; — Llanelian ; — Chapel Meiford ; — 
Brockenhurst ;—Woburn (five Petitions) ;—Bland- 
ford Forum ;—Lymington ;—Battle Bridge (three 
Petitions) ; —Beaulieu Rails; — Warsash ; — Fes- 
tiniog ;—Damerham and Martin ;—Great Totham ; 
—Lower Tooting ;—Much Dewchurch ; —Frithel- 
stock ; — Montgomery ; — Darlaston ; —Bethel ; — 








Weasenham ;— Dinas ;— Hayes (three Petitions) ;— 
Edgware;—Stratford-on-Avon;—Hounslow Heath; 
— Woodbridge ; — Stohefleming ; —Marsh_ Gibbon- 
cum-Blackthorn ; — Haddenham ; — Walton-on- 
Thames ;— Titchfield (three Petitions) ; — Warsash ; 
—Llanddulos ;— Yarmouth ;—_Bawdeswell ;—-Kings- 
nympton ; — Llanelian; — Greenham; — Hatfield 
Heath ; —Yelvertoft ;—Over and Swavesy ;— Wal- 








lingford ;— 








6 VicToRtiz. 


lingford ; —Southwark ;— Rotherhithe ; —Twicken- 
ham ;—Aldenham and Elstree ;— Hayes ;—Harber- 
tonford ;— Burgh ;— Hingham ;— Thame ; — White- 
haven (four Petitions) ;—Amersham ; —Shoreditch ; 
—East London Auxiliary Sunday School Union ;— 
Southwark (nine Petitions) ;—Surrey;— Newington ; 
— Moorgate ;— Walworth (seven Petitions) ;—Cam- 
berwell (twelve Petitions) ;- Peckham (two Petitions;) 
— Trevena ;—Fort Isaac; —Erith ;—Bromley ; — 
Duloe ; — Bideford ; —Llan-bryn-mair ; — Wells ;— 
Polruan ;—Earl-street, Southwark ;—Ambleston ;— 
Brompton ; — Woolwich ; — Frodsham ; — Aberys- 
truth ;—Penbryn;--Llanfair ;—Llanarth ;—Ystrad- 
Gynlais ; — Llangynwyd ; — Newcastle Emlyn ;— 
Llandyfoil;—Llanbadarn;— Mary-le-bone ;—Strat- 
ford ;—Saint Teath ;—Saint Sudg ;—Vale of Trood- 
yane ;—Adpar ;—Cemaes ;— Lostwythial ;—Dinas ; 
— Emlyn ;— Ebbwvale ;—Cevan Crilbon ;— Llawha- 
den ; — Lalestone ; — Trevine ; — Michaelstone ; — 
Bridgend ; — Puncheston ; — Harlech ;— Highway ; 
—Camelford ; —Polperro; —Saint Blazey ;—Ros- 
castle ;—Saint Austell;—Radnor-street, Saint Luke’s 
(two Petitions) ;— Wilderness-row, Clerkenwell (two 
Petitions); — West Hackney (two Petitions); — 
Leigh ;—Hayle;— Bylchygreves; -- Launceston; — 
Germoe; — Haycastle; — Tinlagal; — Boscastle ;— 
Lanlivery;—Blisland ;— Darley ;— Trevean ;— Tre- 
nale;— Tuching Mill; — Falmouth ;— Rotherfield 
Peppard ;—Tottenham ;— Aberdeen ; — Fetter-lane, 
(London) ;— Soho (two Petitions); — Hampshire 
Association ;—Cefn Brith ;—Firley ;— Eldersfield ; 
— Devynnock ; — Kennerton ; — Bridge-street ; — 
Brecon ;—Overbury ;— Glynarthen ;—Bengegon ;— 
Condurrow ; — Salop ; — Deerhurst ;— Kingston- 
upon-Hull (thirty-one Petitions) ;— Chepping Wy- 
combe (seven Petitions) ; — Loddon ; — Gloucester ; 
— Penywain; — Warlestone ; — Heyford ;— Great 
Marlow ; — Eye (two Petitions) ;—Great Hucklow ; 
— Dunchurch ; — Syderstone; — West Lynn;— 
Rougham ; — Heacham ; — Aston ; — Redwith ; — 
Trenchard ;— Wooburn ;— Halstead ;— Alcester (two 
Petitions) ;—Robertown ;—Scholes ;— Cleckheaton ; 
— Heckmondwike (two Petitions); — Keighley ; 
— Bradford (York) (ten Petitions) ; — Shelf; — 
Haworth (three Petitions) ;— Bingley ; — Castle- 
street (Yorkshire) ; —Royton ; — Luddenden Foot; 


— Hollingwood ;— Maker (two Petitions) ;—Devon- 
port (four Petitions) ;— Wilcove;— East Stone- 
house (two Petitions); — Causand; — Synod of 
the Presbyterian Church in England; — Holy- 
well Mount ;— Aylesbury ;— Homerton ; — Shackle- 
well;— Halifax (twenty-eight Petitions) ; — Roch- 


dale (ten Petitions) ;— Todmorden (ten Petitions) ; 


— Heptonstall; — Oldham (thirteen Petitions) ; — 
Cornholme ; — Middleton (two Petitions) ; — Fails- 

worth (two Petitions) ;— Luddenden ;—Lumbutts ;— 
Workington ;—LEast Antony (Cornwall) ;— Stone- 

house ;— Stafford ;— Harlock ; — Kelsby ; — Castle- 
street (Middlesex) ; — Hollingworth ;— Northwich 
(two Petitions) ;— Kingsley ;—Norley ;— Mottram ; 
— Gosport ; —Whitehaven ; — Yatton ; — Syke ; — 
Wick ;—President and Secretary of Wesleyan Metho- 

dist Association ;—Stockton ;-- Lynn ;--Michaelstow 
(two Petitions) ;— Meifod ;-- Redditch ;— Bodmin;— 

Harlech ; — Frampton Cotterel ;—Uey ;— Winter- 

bourne (three Petitions) ;— Wotton-under- Edge (nine 

Petitions) ;— Hillsley ;—- Corfe Castle (two Peti- 

tions) ;— ve ;—Berkeley (four Petitions) ;— 

aint Mary, Newington;—Leeds (eleven 

Petitions) ;— Kippax ;— Barwich-in-Elmet (two Pe- 
titions) ; Roundhay ;— Penuel and other places ;— 
Thorner (two Petitions); — Woodhouse Carr ;— 
Woodhouse (three Petitions) ;—Leylands ;— Bram- 
ley (five Petitions) ;—Kirkstall (three Petitions) ;— 
Bentley ;— Maltby (two Petitions) ;—Stainforth (two 


Croydon ;— 


Petitions) ;—Styrrup ;— Blaxton;—Barnby Dunn 


—Conisbrough ;—Shkellow and Adwick ; — Skipton- 
in-Craven ; — Braithwell; — Wadworth;— Wood- 


house and Hatfield;—Askern Moss and Campsall 


—Undercliffe ;—Eccleshill ;—Elsecar and Heming- 


Vor. 98. 


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Jield (two Petitions) ;— Whiston and Aughton;— 


Whiston ;— Thorne (two Petitions) ;— Doncaster 
(two Petitions) ;— Bawtry ;— Embsay and Eastby ;— 
Billingley and Woomwell ;— Mexbrough (two Peti- 
tions)) ;— Tockwith ;—Ackhworth ;—Leigh (Worces- 
ter) ;— South Molton (five Petitions) ;—Kempsey 
(two Petitions) ;—Great Malvern ;—Norton (Wor- 
cester) (two Petitions) ;—.Droitwich (two Petitions) ; 
—Upton-on-Severn ;—St. Heliers ;—Over Darwen 
(two Petitions) ;—orton (Suffolk) ;— Newark (two 
Petitions) ;—Crockerton ;— Burnley ;— Worksop ;— 
Ilminster ;—Bala (three Petitions) ;— Cambridge ; 
— Wisbech ;— Fenlake ;— Middle Lambrooke ;—Hol- 
beach ;— Goldington (two Petitions) ;—Jewin-street, 
London ;— Sandy ;—Elstow ;— Harrold (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Worth Beds;— Bedford (six Petitions) ; 
—Roxton ; — Turvey ; — Presteigne ;— Potton ; — 
Blunham ; — Shillington ; — Kempston (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Ampthill and Maulden (two Petitions) ; 
—Maulden and Ampthill; — Little Houghton ; — 
Welden ; — Wootton ; — Carlton ;—Risely ; — Big- 
gleswade ;— Bishop Wearmouth ;—Seaham ;— Whit- 
burn ;—Southwick (Durham) ; — Felton ;— United 
Associate Presbytery of Coldstream and Berwick 
(Moderator) ; — Monkwearmouth (six Petitions) ;— 
Overton; — Rothbury ; — Netherton; — Deptford 
(Durham) ;— Branton (two Petitions) ;—Branton 
and Glanton; — Seacombe (two Petitions); — Bir- 
henhead (two Petitions) ;— Buglawton ;— Bedworth ; 
— Castletown (two Petitions); — Trevethin (two 
Petitions); — Blaenavon; — Goitrey; — New Inn, 
Panteague ;—Abergavenny ; —Monmouth (five Pe- 
titions) ;—Ponty Pool (three Petitions) ;— Capel- 
yryngs Cereny-crib ;— Sardis (two Petitions) ; — 
Cwmbran; — Twyn Gwyn; — Uske ; — Llanhithel 
(two Petitions) ;— Trosnant ;—Pontrhydyran ;—Pe- 
terstone; — Silo (two Petitions); — Llanvihangel 
Yesternlewern ;— Coleford ;— Lower Trosnant ;— 
Penuel ;—Tilney Saint Lawrence ; — Ceforwnen ;— 
New Walsoken (two Petitions) ;— Walpole ;—Sutton 
Saint Edmunds ; — Mumby-cum-Chapel ; — Rhydy- 
main ;— Stugness ;— Hogsthorpe;— Brithdir ;—Dol- 
gelly (four Petitions) ;— Tynybuarth ; — Soar ;— 
Ingoldmells ; — Elm; — Llanettlyd ; — Wakefield ; 
—Lutterworth ;— Graig ;—Marrow and Tholomas 
Drove ; —Tunstall ; —Redbourn ; — Pershore (two 
Petitions) ;— Droitwich ;—Tunbridge Wells ;—Seg- 
hill, Cramlington and Seaton Delaval ;—Wighton ; 
— Warham ;— Holt (Norfolk) (three Petitions) ;— 
Snettisham (two Petitions) ;—Sedgeford (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Great Snoring ;— Massingham ;— Docking ; 
— Creake ;— Wells( Norfolk) (two Petitions) ;— Wat- 
lington ;—Barsham ;— Burnham ;— Ringstead (two 
Petitions) ;—Thornham ;— Dorking ;— Burnham ;— 
King’s Lynn ;— Ruan; — Tregathenan ; — Rinsey ; 
— Roswick ;— Mullion; — Ashton; — Trewennack 
and Mawgan;— Gunwalloe; — Sunderland (three 
Petitions) ;—Liverpool (ten Petitions) ;— Birming- 
ham (twenty-six Petitions) ;—Harborne (three Pe- 
titions) ; — Smethwick (three Petitions) ;— Ashted 
(two Petitions); — Carter-lane (two Petitions) ; — 
Langley Green (two Petitions) ;—Beech-lane ;—.Do- 
nington Wood; — Ministers and Delegates of the 
Worcestershire Association of Independent Churches 
and their Pastors ;—Marrick ;—Low Row (two Pe- 
titions) ;— Whaw ; — Healaugh ; — Arkingarthdale 
(two Petitions) ;—Keld ;— Hunton ; — Catterick ;— 
—Richmond (York); — Reeth; — Aldborough ; — 
Gunnerside ;— Hylton Ferry ;—Sunderland (eleven 
Petitions) ;—A/nwick ; — Nuneaton ;— Willoughby ; 
—Louth ; — Tipton ;—Irwell Vale (two Petitions) ; 
— Killingholme; — North Cockerington; — Pad- 
dington ;—Tathwell ;— Hampstead ;—Cricklade ;— 
King’s Lynn ;—Ludborough ; —Radcliffe Briege ; 
— Trepwell ; — Crediton ;— Bagslate ;— Halifax ;— 
Oldham ; —Lincholme ;—Castle-street (Yorkshire) ; 
— Lumbutts; — Shore; — Cornholme ; — Frome; 
— Heyworth-shore ; — Hartlepool ; — Stockton ; — 
Rowley ; — Gateshead (six Petitions) ;— Washington 
(three Petitions) ;—Ryton (two Petitions) ;—Ches- 
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ter-le-street (two Petitions) ;--Whickham ;--Heworth 
(three Petitions ;) — Chapmanslade ; — Brentford ; 
— Ramsbottom ;— Brough ;— Haltwhistle; — Wy- 
mondham; — Wichlewood; — Worsted (two Pe- 
titions); —North Walsham;—East Dereham; — 
Brixton (two Petitions) ; — Sazlingham Thorpe ;— 
Burnham Market (two Petitions) ; — Wortwell ;— 
Ludham ;— Guestwick ; — Cossey ;— Oulton ;—Yar- 
mouth; — Long Stratton ; — Llandyssil ; — Frome 





1° Maiz. 





A. 1843. 


clwyd; — Whissonsett (three Petitions) ;— Wirks- 
worth;—Chipping Ongar ;—Langley ;—Fishering- 
ton ; — Adlington ; — Latah 3; — Newmarket ;— 
Middleton ;—Alderton and other places ;—Saffron 
Walden ;—Brereton Green ;—Congleton (four Peti- 
tions) ;—Sutton Lane Ends ;— Maryport ;—Ems- 
worth ; —Westbourne ;— Ruthin ;— Four Elmes ;— 
Okehampton ;— Bollington Cross (two Petitions) ;— 
Macclesfield (nine Petitions);—Prestbury ;—Hurds- 


Selwood ;—Egryn;—Puzxton ;—Llanarth ;—Llasy- | field ;—Sherborne ;— Middlesbrough ;—Foulsham ;— 
fran;-Satsarnan;--Llanartyd;--West Buckland ;— | Harlow ;-— Dinas ;-—Lynn ;—- Clapham(two Petitions) ; 
Bishopsnympton ;—Chumleigh;—Brayford (two Pe- | —Leamington Priors (three Petitions) ;— Inward- 
titions) ;—-North Molton (two Petitions) ;—Owston ; | leigh ;— Great Elm ;—Bridgend ; — Blisworth ;— 
— Great Ayton ;—Salem ;—York Catholic Sunday | Mells (three Petitions); — Darlaston ; — Coggles- 
Schools ;— York and its neighbourhood ;—Stanning- | hall; — Little Elm; — Bocking ; — Cranfield; — 
ley (three Petitions) ;— Preston (three Petitions);— | Hockliffe; — Prees (two Petitions); — Chipping 
Bramley ;—-Farsley (three Petitions) ;-Llangeler ;— | Sodbury; — Stradbrook; — Halstendin; — Stony 
Staley Bridge ;-— Neath ;— Mackhlesfield ;--Pembrey; | Stratford ; — Shaldon; — Diss; — Newham Saint 
—Costhorne ;—Barmouth ;— Worle (two Petitions) ; | Neot’s ;—Fordforge ;—Great Wakering ;—Ruthin 
— Henfynyw;— Wiston;--Aberayvon;—Trallong ;-— | (two Petitions); — Hensbridge; — Middlesbro ; — 
Llangamarsh ;—Devynnoch ; — Egremont ; —Peny- | Southend ;—Ipplepen ; —Lime Greers ;—Cynwyd ; 
bout ; — Llanfan-Caer Cinion; — Llansadwrn ;— | —Northlew ;— Witham ;— Danbury ; —Cowbridge ; 
Edinburgh ;— Aber ; — Congresbury ; — Doncaster | —Loughton ; —Little Baddow ;— Little Waltham ; 
(two Petitions) ;—Meltham ;— Westbury (two Peti- | —ZLacock ;—Pendline ;—Leek ;—Colyton ;—Finch- 
tions );—Longney ;— Huddersfield coer (forty- | ingfield (two Petitions) ;—Tamworth (two Petitions) ; 
five Petitions); — Lockwood ; — Foleshill ;— Ged- | —Soham ;— Bromsgrove ;— Essex ;—Castle Cary ;— 
dington; — Betchworth (two Petitions); — Gos- | Aylsham ;—Street ;— Brackley ;— Harlow ;—South- 
well-street, Saint Luke’s;— Reigate ;—Charlwood ;— | hill;—_Bocking ;—Stebbing (two Petitions) ;—Pattis- 
Leather-lane, Holborn ; — Enfield ; — Llanspydelyd | hall and Eastcote ;—Longbuckley ;— Wincanton ;— 
(two Petitions) ;— Liywell;—Saint Michael Cwmdu; | Blisworth ;—Cookbury ;— Newport ;— Whitstone ;— 
— Broughton ;—Haughton Drayton ;—Talybont ;— | Saint Arlow ;—Westowing ;—Bocking ; —Brill ;— 
Ramsgate (three Petitions) ;— Bwlch;— Staines \ Colwyn (three Petitions) ;—Zanganna and Treves; 
(three Petitions); — Earls Colne; — Raleigh ; —\— Saffron Walden; — Lantrisant ;— Lisoane; — 
Chelmsford ;— Chelsea ;—Llanfihangelwantbran ;— | Southwold ; — Bruton; — Warnstrow ; — Talgarth ; 
Highgate; — Great Missenden ;— Bourton-on-the- | —Lanwanno ;—Llangorse ; — Lamerton ;— Epping ; 
Water ;— Bolton ; — Stotfold ;—Holmer Green ;— | — Southgate ; — rng — Fenstanton ;— Pen- 
Dudley (four Petitions) ;— Haymarket ;— City-road ; | nark ;— Bradninch ; — Little Maplestead ; — Prit- 
— Stalybridge (five Petitions) ;— Warrington (two | tlewell ; — Stoke ; — Middleton-by-Wirksworth ; — 
Petitions) ; — Hyde (two Petitions ;) — Duchinfield | Sculthorpe ;— Frome ;—Cymogdon ;— Castle Cary ; 
(five Petitions) ;—Hyde and Newton ;—Haughton ; | — Towcester ; — Lantrisant ; — Lancanan ; — Bon- 
— Mossley ;—Denton (two Petitions) ;—Hooley Hill | wilstone ; — Caychurch; — Clawddcoch; — Ter- 
(two Petitions) ;— Tipton (two Petitions) ;--Oldbury | ling ;—Abbotts Roothing ; — Shefford ;—Road ;— 
(two Petitions) ;— Woodside; — Darby-hand (two | Seek;—Woodham Ferris ;— Ely ; — Clavering ; — 
Petitions) ;—Monah ;— Builth;—Oswestry ;—Teign- | Brotten Cross ;—Henbury ;— Macclesfield (two Peti- 
mouth ; — Faversham ;— Saint Alban’s (thee Peti- | tions) ;—Upton Noble aud other places ;—Chorley 

tions) ;— Tremadoc ;— Brecon (three Petitions) ;— | —Zpplepen;—Wem (five Petitions) ;—Wirksworth ; 
Trevecca College ; — Talgarth;— Llanfihangel Tal-|—Great Driffield;— Cynwyd; — West Bromwich 
y-llyn ; — Gee-street ; — Holloway ; — There-under- | (two Petitions) ;—- Woodehouse End; — Wethers- 
signed Parents, &amp;c.;— Islington (eight Petitions) ; | field ; — Ashby ; — Newbridge ; — Mereclough ; — 
— Barbican; — Tiverton (seven Petitions); — | Cheapside; — Pendle Bottom ;— Chelienham (two 
Culmstock (three Petitions); — Halberton (two | Petitions) ;—Mainclochy;—Middlesex ;— Hereford ; 
Petitions); — Sampford Peverell (two Petitions) ;|—Haugh (two Petitions) ;—Hooknorton ;—Hoober 
— Collumpton (two Petitions) ; — Witheridge (two | (two Petitions) ;— Royston ; —Finsbury-square ;— 
Petitions) ; — Bradninch; — Cadeleigh; — Dul-\ Malton (three Petitions) ;— Hereford ;— Wellington; 
verton and Kingsbrompton ;— Willington ;—Bamp- |—James Sherman, Minister of Surrey Chapel ;— 
ton ;— Hemyock ;—Uffculme ; — Little Kingshill ;— | Bolton (two Petitions) ; —Daggleby ; —Southwark 
Great Missenden ;—Groes-Lloyd ;—Stocksbridge ; | (three Petitions) ; — Wintringham ; — Hovingham ; 
— Rawleigh ;— Builth ;— Wimbledon ; —Wilsden ;— | —Keeston ;— Broadway ; — Warrington ; — Haver- 
Saddleworth;—Stogumber ;— Minehead ;—Chiswick; | fordwest (seven Petitions); — Porthyrhyd ; — 
— Gretton;— Watchett ;— Wells; — Stiffkey ;— | Pisgah ;— Dale ;—Saint Ishmaels; — Students of 
Gamlingay ;—Kelveden;—Atch Lench;—Wallop;— | Narbeith Academy ; — Brynberian ; — Fishguard ; 
Leintwardine ; — Ashwell ;— Dwyayfylchi ;— Tower | — Caerphilly (two Petitions) ; — Pentyrch ; — 
Hamilets(three Petitions) ; --East London ;--Upton;—| Ystrad Mynach ; — Rhydris ; — Bedwas ; — Il- 
Hackney (four Petitions) ;— West Ham ;—Parents of | minster; — Broadway ;— Narberth ; —Caerfarchell ; 
the Children attending Dissenting and other Sunday —Sabden Bridge ;—Higham (two Petitions) ;— 
Schools ;—Commercial-road East (two Petitions ;}— | Wheatley-lane ;—Padiham (two Petitions);—Mors- 
Witham (two Petitions) ;—Gilligate;—Old Gravel-\ thorn ;— Burnley (two Petitions) ;—Sabden Hall ;— 
lane ;— Bow (three Petitions) ;—Saint George (Den- | Maltby ;—Auderby ;—Brenkhill ;—Alford ;—Hag- 














bigh);—County of Hereford ;—Shadwell ;— Totham; 
— Bishopsgate ;— Saint Dominick (Cornwall) ;— 
Guinear ;—Saint Erth ;—Botusfleming ;—Calling- | 
ton;—Saint Stephen’s ;— Goldsithney ;—Mynard ;— 
Crowlas ;—Landrake; — Germoe ;—Marazion (two 
Petitions) ;—Saint German’s ;—Littleport ;— Black- 
torrington ; — Landhurst ;— Chipping Norton (two 
Petitions) ;—— Saint Prees ;— Maulden ;— Strad- | 
brook ;—Haslingden ;— Bromsgrove ; — Towcester ; | 


naby ; —Cumberworth ;—Whitton ; — Gainsborough 


_ (two Petitions) ;—Swaby ;—Hagnaby-cum- Hannah; 
| —Sutton-le-Marsh ; —Trusthorp ;— Fleet ;—Brych- 


goed ;— Ocby (two Petitions) ;—Pinchbeck ;—Croft; 
—Aby;— Withern ; — Sutton ; — bar = ;— 
Burgh and Monksthorp ;—Amcotts ;—Strubby ;— 
Armley (two Petitions) ;—Farnley (two Petitions) ; 


_—Wortley (two Petitions) ;— Pudsey (two Petitions) ; 


—Stanningley (two Petitions) ;—Horsforth (three 


— Maryport ;— Buckland Dinham ;—Kingswood ;—' Petitions) ;—Rodley (two Petitions) ;— Gibraltar 
Kendal ; — Uppingham ; — Chesham ;— Brington ; (two Petitions) ; — Woodside ;— Kirkstall ;—Low- 
— Fakenham (two Petitions) ;— Llanfair-dyfnyn-| town ; —Witbern ;— Bilsby ; —Sloothby ; — Brecon 


(two 














6 Vicroriz. 


(two Petitions) ;—Ulceby ;—Great Driffield (two 
Petitions) ;—TZrusthorpe and Mablethorpe ;— Glam- 
ford Briggs ;—Huttoft (two Petitions) ;—Portma- 
doc (three Petitions) ;—Penmorfu (two Petitions) ;— 
Ynyscynhacarn ;— Battle ;— Buntingford (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Turnham Green ;— Hollingworth (two Pe- 
titions) ; — Wells ;— Earls Colne; — Chiswick ; — 
Ashwell; — Stotfold; — Week Saint Mary; — 
Warwick ;— Tyldesley ;—Warrington ;— Brompton ; 
—Salem (two Petitions) ;— Fairfield (three Peti- 
tions) ; — Ludlow ; — Llanfihangel Abergwesin ; — 
Saint Alban’s ;—Lowestoft;—Saddleworth;—Selby ; 
—Merthyr Cynog ;—Ashton-under-Lyne (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Great Missenden ; — Wrenbury ; — Nant- 
wich ;—Acton ;—Port Isaac ;— Ynys Pietiuisinn ; 
— Tremadoc ;—Saint Blazey ; — Landulph ;—Fri- 
maton ;—Mynard ;—Ludgvan ;—Saint Columb ;— 








Saint German’s ;—Camelford ;—Yardly Hastings ; 
— Spondon ;—Ashbourne ;—Otley (two Petitions) ; 
— Dewsbury ;— Wyaston ;— Weston Underwood ;— 
Quarndon ;— Barrow ; —Scales ; —Weobly ;—New- 
ton Saint Petrock (two Petitions) ; — Inskip-cum- 
Sowerby ; — Honiton ; —Little Eaton ; —Draycott ; 
— Findern ; — Barrow (two Petitions) ; — Saint 
Erth ; — Gwinear ; — Lostwithiel ; — Charlestown ; 
— Germoe ; — Bolusfleming ; — Phillack ; — Stoke 
Climsland ; — Saint Perranuthnoe ; — Grafthole ; 
—Saltash ;—Callington ;—Crowan ;— Trowse New- 
ton ;— Mattishall (two Petitions) ;—East Dereham 
(two Petitions); — Toxthorpe (two Petitions) ; — 
Saint Gorvan ; — Fulwood; —Norton Fitzwarren ; 
— Cowper-street ;— Totnes ; —Dydeard ; —Morley ; 
— Repton (two Petitions) ; —Chard; —Ashbourne ; 
—Linton ;—Dale Abbey ;--Newington, Edinboro’ ; 
— Blackfriars-road (two Petitions) ;— Barnet (three 
Petitions) ; —Harrogate (three Petitions) ;— Mara- 
zion ; — Brentford ; — Stewarton ; — Prescott ; — 
Dunfermline ; —Lutterworth ; —Bishop’s Castle ;— 
Merriott;— Roos ;—Patrington ;—East Rudley ;— 
Malton ;— Burstwich;— Portsmouth (two Petitions) ; 
—Alloa ;—Festiniog ;—Enfield Highway (two Pe- 
titions) ;—Ponders End (four Petitions) ;—Welling ; 
—Spitalfields (five Petitions) ; —Cowes ; —Purton ; 
— Alford ; — Balsham ; — Merton ; — Eaking ; — 
Retford ;—Winster ;— Bridport (seven Petitions) ; 
— Worksop ; — Eynsford ; — Caunton ; — Willing- 


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wick; — Fleetwood ; — Inglewhite;— Preesall; — 
Cuerden ;—Calforth ;— Hesketh and Longton ;— 
Croston ;—Bretterton ;—Old Kent-road ;—Cother- 
stone ; — Egglestone ; — Barnard Castle ;— Truro 
Circuit ;—.Enao ; — Truro (five Petitions) ; —Pad- 
stow (two Petitions) ;—Saint Dennis ;—Saint Erme; 
— Kea; — Kenwyn ; — Berranzabuloe ; — Mevagis- 
sey ; — Cubert ;— Grampound ;— London ; — Lewes ; 
— Beverley; — Sutterton; — Tewkesbury (two 
Petitions) ;— Spalding ;— Bishop Burton ;— South 
Cave ;— Llandovery ;— Hulland ;—Llanarthney ;— 
Kidwelly ;— Pentwyn ;—Llanedy (two Petitions) ;— 
Laugharne ;— Penboyr ;—Llangeler (two Petitions) ; 
— Convil ;— _Blaenycoed ;— Llanfihangel-y-Crooddin; 
— Llanilar ; — Chappel ;— Wigs ;— Blaenplwy and 
Elim ;—Guwynfil and Llangeitho ;—Llandilofawr ;— 
Llansantffread ;—Llanrhistyd ;— Peterwell ;—Peny- 
graig ; — Llanstephan and Llangain ; — Mydrim; 
— Llanarthney and Cappeldewy ; — Llandowror ; 
— Stamford- street, Surrey; — Saint George's 
East (thirteen Petitions) ;— Westham (two Peti- 
tions); — Ratcliff Highway (three Petitions) ; — 
Llanrwst (four Petitions);— Llaniddan;— Blaenau 
Llangernyw ;— Holyhead ;—Llangerniw (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Yspytty ;—Llanrhaiadr ;—Yspytty Ifan ; 
—Eglwys-fach (three Petitions) ;— Tynllidiard ;— 
Glanrafon; — Wawnfawr ; — Llandudno ; — Con- 
way ; — Capel Curig (two Petitions) ;— T'refriw ;— 
Twllaren ; — Trefriw and Llanrychwyn ;—Blaeno 
Ffestiniog ; — Bettws-y-Coed (three Petitions) ; 
— Dolwyddelen ;— Caerham, Llanbedr and Llan- 
gelynin; — Tan-y-grisian and Rhiwbryfdir ; — 
Pentrevoclas ; — Caerhun and Lianbedr ; — Llanr- 
haiadr-in-Kinmerch ; — Tyndonen; — Bryncwes; — 
Langian ;—Chairman and Secretary of the Board 
of Particular Baptist Ministers in and about Zon- 
don and Westminster ;—Salcombe ;— Dorset ;—Lud- 
low (two Petitions) ;—Llanuchlyn ;—Mayor of Brid- 
port ;—Aveton Gifford ;—Burgate ;—Llanuwchllyn ; 
—Harsforth ;— Holbeach Bank (two Petitions) ;— 
Holbeach ;—Moulton Seas End (two Petitions) ;— 
Whaplode; — Gorefield Green ;— Dorford ;—Irth- 
lingborough ;— Darby ;— Royston ;— Wortham ; — 
Wellington (Somerset) ;— Kingsbury ;—Kingsbridge ; 
—Sible Hedingham;—Aberdeen;-—Holcombe Rogers ; 
—Market Weighton ;— Penysingrig ; — Steventon ; 











ham Green ; — Rochdale ; — Pontefract ;— Mans- 
field ; —Tewhesbury (five Petitions) ;—Keyingham ; 
— Oakham ; — Merriott ; — Greys Thurrock ; — 
Main and Meifod;— Portsea (six Petitions) ; — 
Spalding ; — Earington (two Petitions) ; — Croy- 
don (two Petitions) ;— Rothwell ;—Saint Andrew’s, 
Holborn ;— Nantwich ; — Alton ; — Haddenham ; 
— Lower Northjleet; — Burton Pidsea ;— Crew- 
herne; — Royston (two Petitions) ; — Sandon ; — 
Middleton (three Petitions) ;—Ulverston ;—Fowyn ; 
— Romsey ; — Occold ; — Sutton (two Petitions) ; 
— Stoke Ash ; —Horham ;—Aldringham (two Pe- 
titions) ;— Samsbury ; — Hadieigh Heath ; — Ald- 
borough (two Petitions) ;— Hadleigh ;— Walton ; 
— Bildestone ; — Litile Stonham ;— Earl Soham ; 
— Leigh ;—Cambridgeshire Sunday School Union ; 
— Bolton Low Houses ;— Welton ;—Abbey Holme ; 
— Caldbech ;— Haskel New Market ;— Bothell ; 
— Keswick ;— Wigton (two Petitions) ; — Bozted ; 
— Ely; — Penrith (two Petitions) ; — Clitheroe ; 
— Welton ; —Cottingham ; —Beverley ;— Westmins- 


ter (fourteen Petitions) ;— Chelmsford ; — Market- | 


street, May Fair ;—Robert-street, Grosvenor-square ; 
— Oxford-street ;— Lockerley;— North Newbald; 
— Montrose (two Petitions) ;— Basingstoke (three 
Petitions) ; — Morpeth ; —Bedlington (three Peti- 
tions); — Cockle Park; — Newton ; — Fritling- 
ton ; — Whalton ;— Norwood ; — Wighton ;— Woot- 
ton Saint Lawrence ; — Uxbridge; — Odiham ; — 
Stannington (two Petitions) ;—Brampton ;— Walk- 
ington ;— Cherry Burton; — North Newbald ;— 
Beverley ; — Scarness ; — Ticton;—— Leyland Lane 
(two Petitions); — Preston (seven Petitions); — 


Leeming-street ; — Fox-street ;— Garstang ;— Els- 


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—Cotton End ;—Tregony ;— Truro ;—Saint Allen ; 
— Roche; — Norwich (eight Petitions); — East 
Dereham ;—Lucullion;—Fareham and other places ; 
— Small Bridge (two Petitions); — Lowerfold ; 
— Fareham ;— Wickham (Hants) ;—Landport and 
Fratton ;— Wickham, Fareham and vicinities ; — 
Bowers Row; — Heady Hiil;— Rochdale (eleven 
Petitions) ;—Littleborough ;— Ogden (two Petitions); 
—Lowerplace ;— Heywood (two Petitions) ;— Whit- 
worth and other places; —Emsworth ;—Landport 
(two Petitions) ;— Bacup ;—Pottery (Lancaster) ;— 
Newchurch (Lancaster) ;—Cwmamman ;— Mothvey ; 
— Llanelly ; — Hendre ;— Chippenham (two Peti- 
tions) ; — Stockley and Nether-street ; — Kington 
Langley ; — Llandilo ; — Smyrna ; — Bettws ; — 
Parton; — Egremont (two Petitions) ; — Cleator ; 
— Whitehaven (ten Petitions) ; — Cistington ; — 
Harrington (two Petitions) ;—Santon;—Melksham ; 
— Gunhouse ; — Thetford (four Petitions) ; — Wear 
Gifford ;— Flaunden ;— Bideford ;—Chipping (two 
Petitions); — Pontfein ; — Milnethorpe ;— .Barn- 
staple ; — Luton ; — Southmolton ; — Eatonbray ; 
|'— Dunstable ; — Farringdon (two Petitions) ; — 
Dudley ; — Chivelstone ; — Othery ; — Landogo ; 
— Fettcott ; — Launcells ; — Fovant ; — Working 
Men’s Church ;— Ledbury ;— Waltham Abbey ;— 
Tawstock ;—Hinham ;—South Creak ; — Cookhill ; 
— Cefn Canol ; — Ford ; — Braunton ; — Bent- 
worth ;— Ford ; — Chatteris ; — Pyworthy; — Bur- 
ord ;— Donnington ;—Somersham ;-- Walsingham ;— 
Brill ;— Cowbridge ; — Willenhall ; — Hackney ; — 
Maryport ; — Chigwell Row ; —Hasketon ; — North 
Tawton ;— Middle Marwood ; — Boching (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Feltham ;— Okehampton (two Petitions) — 





112 Dunstable 











244, 1° Maii. 


Dunstable (two Petitions) ;—Gyffyligg ; — Olney; — 
Forest of Dean (three Petitions) ;—Little Dean; 
— Oswestry ; — Wantage ; — Dittisham ; — Moor- 
linch ; — dion ;— Redruth (three Petitions) ; — 
Saffron Walden ; — Loughton ; —Bethany ;— Broad 

indsor ; — Eggington ; — Bromsgrove ; — Milton 
Abbot ; — Braintree ; — High Ham ; — Knowl ;— 
Pentyrch;— Carneddan ;— West Hackney ;—Lang- 
ham ;—Cottesmore and Whissendine ; — Wellingore ; 
— Wrangle; — Wainfleet Bank ; — Easingwold ; — 
Wainfleet (two Petitions) ;—Hazxton and Flixton ;— 
Doddington ; — Foxholes ; — Walton ; — Slamer ;— 
Rhudstone ; — Burley ; — Prestatyn cg | — 
Cefn Meiriadog ;—Sherburn and Brompton ;-- Wake- 
field ;—Liverton;— Bramston ;—Flangynog ;—Saint 
Mary, Newington ;—Southport ; —Tutbury ;—Ches- 
ham (two Petitions) ;—Great Harwood ;—Friskney 
Fen ;— Ayton (York) ; — Gristhorp ; — Skipsed ; — 
Harewood ;—New Leake ;—Shipley ;—Laverton ;— 
Scarborough ;--West Burton and other places ;—-Fet- 
ter-lane, London (three Petitions) ;-- Caerphilly (three 
Petitions) ;— Cripplegate; — Saint Owen ; — Llanfi- 
hangel; — Eglwys Chair ; — Machan; — Cerrig-y- 
Drudion ; — Thurleigh ; — Keysoe ;— Llangwm ; — 
Corwen ;—Bettws Giverfol Gock ; — Tenterden ; — 
Llandderfel;— Turton ;— Tockholes ;--New Windsor ; 
— Datchet ; —Rhye (three Petitions) ;— Rehoboth 
(two Petitions) ; — Gweedogiraf ;— Newton-le-Wil- 
lows (three Petitions) ;— Chester (three Petitions) ;— 
Saint Asaph ;—Denbigh (four Petitions) ;—Nergquis 
and Zryddyn;—Northop (four Petitions) ;— Mold 
(fourteen ?etitions) ; — Brighton ; — Carnarvon 
(three Petitions) ;— Harting (three Petitions) ;— 
Leeswood (four Petitions); — Hutton Bushell; — 


Hunmanby ; —Coleby ;—Grindale ;— Balderton and | 


Claypole ;—Keighton ;— Burgh (three Petitions) ;— 
Castle Bytham ;— New Leake (three Petitions) ;— 
Leyburn ;— Friskney (three Petitions) ;—Barnols- 
wick ; — Bempton ; —Delph ;—Stainburn ;— Wold- 
newton ;— Wetherby ;— Thwing ;—Learke ;—Filey ; 
—Langtoft ;—Thurlby ;—Bambridge and Mareett ; 
— High Catton; — Osbornby ; — Thorpe ;— Flam- 
brough ;—Leake ; — Wheelock ;— Tattenhall ;— Bar- 
ton ;—Sandbach ;—Llanwuda;— Bangor ;— Moulton 
and Davenham ;—Llanllyfruin ;—Ysgoldy Drws-y- 

‘oed ;— Allhallows-on-the- Wall;— Kent ;— Newing- 
ton ;— Ratcliffe (three Petitions) ;—Ruston Parva ; 
—North Burton ;— mia, sa (three Petitions) ;— 
Kilham ; — Bridlington Quay (four Petitions) ; — 
Bennington; — Otley; — Roale; — Llandwrog 
(three Petitions) ; — Pwllheli ; — Llanarmon (three 
Petitions) ; — Dinorurg ;— Silvans (two Petitions) ; 
— Tan-y-Maes ; — Soughton ;— Nerquis ; — Salem ; 
— Rhuddlan; — Accrington; — Rhosesmore (four 
Petitions); — Wawn Fawr ; — Gwernymynydd ; — 
Tarporley (three Petitions) ; — Beddgelert ; — Lla- 
narmon in Yale;— Buckley ;—Llanllyfin ;—Llanberis; 
— Llyn-y-Pandy ; — Llanddeincolers ; — Pentr 
Moach ; —Lloug ; —Llanwndof ; —Bryn Gloch ;— 
Haslington ;— Beddgelert ;— Llanddeiniol ;— Mal- 
don ;— Ruardean ; — Coleford ; —Blakeney ;— Ted- 
bury ; —Corseley ;—Little Baddow ;— Harwich ;— 
Barton-in-the-Clay ; — Cam ; — Belton ;— Graves- 
end; — Luton; — Berkeley; — Stansted Mount 
Fitchet ; — Oxford-street; — Whitam; — Pem- 
broke Dock ;—New Inn Yard and other places ;— 
Lodge; — Tawstock and Frimington ; — Bourton; 











A. 1843. 


Fish-street Hill, London (six Petitions) ; — Foleshill 
(seven Petitions) ;— Balsall Common ; — Fillongley ; 
— Aston ;— Cowick ;—Cemmes ;— Bicester ;—Rhyd- 
fawr Partney ;—Almondsbury (three Petitions) ;— 
— Thornbury ;— Iron Acton (three Petitions) ;— 
Rangeworthy ;— Olvestone (three Petitions) ;—Al- 
veston ;— Milbury Heath ; — Newcastle-under-Lyme 
(ten Petitions) ;--Awdley (five Petitions) ;— Wolstan- 
ton (tive Petitions) ;—Etruria, Madeley and Aston ; 
— Hill Chorlton ;-- Bowers Shortwood, Cranbury and 
Ashley ;— Keel (three Petitions) ;—Halmerend (three 
Petitions) ;—Shildon (three Petitions) ;— Knutton 
Heath ;— Chesterton ;—Shrewsbury (ten Petitions) ; 
— Toft Hill ;--Bishop’s Auckland (five Petitions) ;-- 
West Auckland (two Petitions) ;— 7rawden ;—Pen- 
heth ;—Trinch ;—Mountford Bridge ;—New Chil- 
don ;—Markfield ;— Tollerton ;— Counden ;~- Vulcan 
Foundry ;— Barrowfield ;—Antrobus ;— Kneesal and 
Caunton Bingham ;—Newbottle (two Petitions) ;— 
New Shildon ;—Middle Herrington ;— Burbage ;— 
Ormskirk ;—Ketley ;— Merrington ;— Barwell ; — 
Catteral; — Evenwood; — Upton; — Bridford 
and Gunthorpe ;—Sapcote;—Lutterworth;— Ather- 
stone ;— Alnwick ;— Bingham ;— Hinckley ; — Nor- 
well and Woodhouse ;—Shilton ;— Brough and Win- 
thorpe ;—Sharnford ; — Collingham ; — Kelsall ;— 
Escomb;— Blackburn (fifteen Petitions); —Walms- 
ley, Turton and Bolton ;—Scorton ;— Towyn (eleven 
Petitions) ;—Llanegryn (five Petitions) ;—Aberdo- 
very (six Petitions) ;—Kelynin (three Petitions) ;— 
Maithton (two Petitions) ;—Llwygwiel (two Peti- 
tions) ; — Wellington ; — Lytham ; — Ulverston ; — 
Hayscastle ;— Putney ;— Preston (three Petitions) ; 
— Glasgow ;—Saltash ;— Blackpool;— Sheffield ; — 
Llanberis ; — Edern; — Abererch ; — Bilston ; — 
Aberdeen ;— Sunderland ;—West Auckland ;—New 
Shildon ;— Wolsingham (two Petitions) ;—Mardale; 
— Mickleton ; —Westgate ; — Stanhope ;—Romald- 
kirk ; — Thringarth ; — Egglestone ; — Barnard 
Castle (four Petitions) ;— Winstone ; — Staindross ; 
— Arbroath ;— Weardale;— West Ham (Essex) ; 
— Bath ; — Kingston-upon-Hull (two Petitions) ; 
— Albany Sunday School; — Paddington (two 
Petitions) ; — Lincoln (two Petitions) ; — Cowick 
(three Petitions) ;— Portwood ;— Harpurhey;—Aber- 
corris and Aberllefeny ;—Clynnog ;—Talywern ;— 
Abergele ;—Pottlebank ;—Aber ;— Llanfihangel-y- 
pennant (two Petitions) ;—Cwrt ;—Mabe ;—Hal- 
vossa ;— Falmouth ;— Allerton (two Petitions) ;— 
South Brent ; — Highbridge; — Axbridge (three 
Petitions) ;—Huntspill;—- Westbury ;—Folkstoneand 
Sandgate ;— Watford (three Petitions) ;—Rickmans- 
worth ;— Bushey ;— Bristol (nine Petitions) ;-- Wick- 
war ;—Clifton ; — Nailsea ; — Saint George’s, near 
Bristol ;—Libsey ;— Boston (two Petitions) ;—Kir- 
ton ;—Freeston ;— Trowse Newton ;—East Dereham; 
—Elmham ;— Lakenham ;— Cobridge, and other 


'y | places ;—Longton ;— Belton ;—Late Brook ;—Tun- 
| stall ;— Abercorris ;— Pennal ;—Sarney ;—Clynng ; 


—Llanrug ;— Darowen ;— Honley ;— Machynlleth 
(two Petitions); — John Elstone ; — Bicester ; ~— 
Llanllyfni ;— Reading ; — Twyford ; — Hatherlow, 
and other places ; — Chepstow ; — Christchurch ;— 
—Caerwent ; — Hythe (four Petitions) ; — Folke- 
stone (five Petitions) ; — Kent; — Goodshaw ; — 








Llanrug ; — Llandudno ; — Wood-royd-Honley; — 
Huch-y-garreg; — Machynlleth (three Petitions); 


—North Devon ;—Belston ; —Tolcend ;— Bideford | — Llanwrin; — Stockport; — Aspinal Smithy; — 
(fuur Petitions) ;—Henham;— Barnstaple (four Peti- | Mary-le-bone ; — Levenshulme ; — Carnarvon ; — 


tions) ; —Sytham ; —A/ford ; — Amersham ; —Cad- 
dington ;—Soham ; — Braningtree (three Petitions) ; 
— Bridgwater (four Petitions) ;—Blackhills Skene; 
—Northwich ; — Chesham; —Stoke Newington ; — 
Finchley ;— Newent ;— East Dean ;—Newnham and 
other places ;— Wetherell ;— Bridport ;— Accrington 
(three Petitions) ;— Knowl Green;— Over Barwen ;— 
Pickup Bank ;— Wiswell;— United Associate Pres- 
bytery of Lancashire; — Edgworth; — Stanhill ;— 
Penegos and Dorowen ;—Pennail (three Petitions) ; 
—Newton-le- Willows ;—Alice Miller ;— Turton; — 





| Lucas-street, Commercial-road ; — Sabden (three 
Petitions) ;— Tyldesley with Shackerley;— Blochley; 


— Faversham ;—Carnarvon, Bownewydo and Ebene- 
zer ;—Talysarn, Penygwes and Fisga ;— Carnarvon, 
Bont, Saron, Wawnfaur, Bethel, Siloh, Se. ; — 
Perth ;—Amlwch ; — Llanarmon ; — Llangian ; — 
Llanwcullwyfo ;—Cefn-y-Waun ;—Llanrug ;— Mo- 
esyneuadd ;— Llandevrog ;— Llanyslyndwg ;—Llith- 


faen ;—Tymawr ;— Llaningan ;—Garndolbrumaen ; 


—Llangybi (two Petitions) ;—Llanstymdwy ;—Sar- 
dis ; — Holyhead ; — Tydweiliog ; — Lanbeblig ; — 
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1° Mazi. 945 


Pwilheli (two Petitions) ;—Llanbedrog ;—Haurug ;; tions) ;—Members of the Board of Congregational 


—Llanaelhacarn ;— Llanstymdwy ;— Four Crosses 
(two Petitions) ;— Denis ; — Bryneroes ; — Betws 
Garmon ; — Llanddeiniolen ; — Manchester (forty- 
five Petitions) ;—Blakeley ;— Stocks ;—Cheetwood ; 
— Cottingham ; — Key Green ; — Kingswood ; — 
Congleton Edge (three Petitions);— Leonard Stanley ; 
— Horsley ;—Kingscote; —Slimbridge; — Lydney ; 
— Newingham ;— Sandbach Heath ; — Sandbach 
(four Petitions); — Buglawton (four Petitions) ; 
— Wootton-under- Edge (three Petitions); — 
Halmore ; — Withington (three Petitions) ; — 
Bosley ; — Dane-in-Shaw ; — Baker Bridge ;— 
Hassall ; — Biddulph; — Rode; — Astbury ; — 
—Smallwood ; — Gillowshaw Brook ;— Lewes ; — 
Bere Regis ;— Westhoughton ;— Bungay ;—Denton; 
— Spalding (four Petitions) ;—Middleton ;—Pilk- 
ington (four Petitions) ;—Llansaintffraid Glynl- 
cetriog ; —Prestwich ;-- Woodbridge;— Westby-with- 
Plumpton ;—Wheaton Aston;— Brewood ;— Long- 
birch ; — Ingatestone ; — Chelmsford ; — Totham;— 
Boching ;— Maldon ;-- Bilston ;—Cadnam ;— Daven- 
port (four Petitions) ;-— Wellington (Salop;)—-Bungay ; 
— Lionshill ;— Trefgarn;— Pembroke County ;— 
Goldhanger ;— Romsey ;— Haverfordwest (two. Pe- 
titions) ;—Llandilo ;— Penygroves ;—Nebo ;— Llaw- 
haden;-- Braishfield ;—Addingham (three Petitions) ; 
—Romsey Infra (Hants) ;—Torpoint (three Peti- 
tions) ; — Maldon ; — Pilkington ; — Friston ; — 


Ministers of I.ondon ;— Philadelphia —Soaledaee 
(two Petitions) ; -- Bury ; — Mickleover ; — Clut- 
ton ;—Gosberton (two Petitions) ;— Abbots Brom- 
ley ; — Hadlow; — Highbridge; — Sutton-in-Ash- 
field; — Ukley;—Dane End;— Clayton ; — Olney ; 
— Hertford; — Hucknall; — Drayton ;— Newport 
two Petitions) ; — Pittshill ;— Accrington ; — Mil- 
ton ;—Enstone ;— Arundel ; — Horningsham;— Es- 
singdon ;— Perth ;—Keyworth; — Blakeney ;— Gog- 
nian; — Street ;—Osgodby ;— Mevagissey ;—Coles- 
hill ;—Keadby ;— Newark ;— Mansfield ;— Notting- 
ham (twelve Petitions); —— Old Radford (three Pe- 
titions) ; — Lenton ; — Beeston (three Petitions) ;— 
Seaham Harbour ; — Arnold; — Dunfermline; — 
| Carlton ; —Shelford;— Bulwell (three Petitions) ;— 
New Basford;--Bradmore ;--Gotham ;--Sandiacre ; 
— Ruddington ; — Crosswell-Butler ;— Oxton ;— 
Newthorpe ;--Affetside ;--Ambaston ;-- Benniworth ; 
— Londonderry ; — Clifford and others; — Pitts 
Hill;— New Bolingbroke ;—Leatherhead ;— Apple- 
ton ;—South Keston ;—Brown Edge ;—Stapleford ; 
— Dartmouth (four Petitions) ;—Newcastle-on-Tyne 
(eleven Petitions); — Hexham (four Petitions) ; — 
Corbridge ; — Isle of Wight; — Stafford; — Corn- 
worthy ;—Cambridge;— Donington; — South Brent 
(three Petitions) ;—Alvingham; —Frome (ten Peti- 
tions) ; — Middlesex ; — Littleover ; — Tresswell ; — 
Sheerness ;— Keyworth ;— Hyson Green (four Peti- 








Laxfield ;—Grundisburgh ;—Falkenham ;— Ashby- | tions) ;—Arnold ;— Woodbrough; — New Basford ; 
de-la-Zouch ;—Pilkington ;— Hindley;—Pendlebury | — Boston ; — Stafford ;— Middle Rainton ;—Col- 


(three Petitions) ;—- Hillcliff ;--Crumpsall ;-- Moston ; 





liers-row ; — Drayton ;— Lincoln ; — Barton-upon- 


— Downham ;— Cheadle Mosely ;— Chelsea ;—South- | Humber ; — East Brent ;— Shelton ;— Wedmore ;— 
port; — Lindsley ; — Worseley (three Petitions) ;— | Coningsby ; — Arundel ; — North Summercotes ;— 
Marton ; — Bosley ; — Kingswood; — Alcumlow ;— | Tunstall ; — Atherstone ; — Oxburgh ; — Wescott 


Chorlton-upon-Medlock (four Petitions); — The 


| Barton; — Burton; — Brentford; — Hatton ; — 


Rookery ;—The Hurst, Stafford ;—The Havannah, | —Alvaston ;--Hayham;--Brigstock ;-- Ramsbottom ; 


Chester ;—Eaton ;—InglestoneCommon (three Peti- 


tions) ;— Coaley ;— Hassal Green ;— Primrose Vale; 
— Thornbury ; — Cromhall ;— Congleton Moss; — 





— Milton ;—Wick ;— Kirkwall ;—Clutton ;— Row- 
| berrow ;— Draycott ; —Hill Top ;—Foster, French 
and others; — Rickmansworth; — Brading; — Sea 


Seddington ; — Withington ; — Lawton (three Peti- | View ;—Somers Town;— New Bolingbroke;— White- 


tions) ;— Smallwood ;— Norwich (three Petitions) ; 


haven ;— Hertford ;— Highworth ; — Yealmpton ;—- 


— Congleton (six :Petitions);— Altrincham and | Knackersknowle; — Saint Andrew’s (Devon); — 
Bucklow Hill;--Coatfield (three Petitions) ;--Ipswich | Stonehouse ;— Devonport ; — Ivy-bridge ;— South 
(three Petitions) ;— Tuddenham ;— Somersham ;— | Tawton;—Sampford Courtenay ;—Sticklepath ; — 
Newton and Failsworth ;—Ezra Casson, and others ; | Belstone;—East Portlemouth ;— Kingsbridge (three 
— Coningsby ; — Deptford (five Petitions) ;— Hey- | Petitions);—Newton Abbot;—Summerseat ;—Staf- 
wood ; — Paddington ; — Cocking; — Fulham ; — | ford;—Bradley Green ;—Cannock(three Petitions) ; 


Market Rasen;—Camden Town ;--Londonderry (two 








— Penkridge;—Milwick ;-- Rochdale;--Saint Mary- 


Petitions); — Strabane (two Petitions); — Lambeth | le-bone; — Ilmington; — Alford; — Blackwater ;— 
(twelve Petitions) ;— Kimbolton ;— Thetford ;— Wil- | Highbridge;— Barton-upon-Humber ; — Heywood; 
lingham ;—Shipham (two Petitions) ;—Cheddar ;— | — Stockton-upon- Tees (two Petitions) ; — Shelton ; 
Bleadon ;—Greenwich (four Petitions) ;— Welling- | —Lewisham ;— Park Warmsley ;—Stonyhurst Col- 
borough ;— Bonham ; — Blachauton ;— Keniton ;— | lege ;—Canterbury (eleven Petitions);— Maryport ; 
Baltonsbrough ;— Westpenard ;— Glastonbury (four | —Grainthorpe ;— Wokingham ;— Radcliff ; —Sum- 
Petitions) ; — Parbrook ;— Charlton ; — Babcary ; | merseat ; — Bury (sixteen Petitions) ; — Plymouth 
— Somerton (two Petitions) ;— Lydford ; — Bre- | (six Petitions) ;—Brentford ;—Oreston (three Peti- 
wood ;— Radcliffe Bridge (three Petitions) ;—Rams- | tions) ; — Tamerton Folliott;—— Tamerton;— Heap 


bottom (two Petitions) ;— Poolfold ;— Ealing ;—En- | Bridge ;— Castle Croft (two Petitions); — Turn- - 


field ;— Pitts-o’-th’-Moor ;— Walshaw-lane ;— Uns- | chapel ;— Ridgeway ;— Down Thomas ;— Morley ; 
worth ;— Tottington ;— Moulding ;— Walmersley ;— | —Biddulph Moor ;— West Cowes ;-- Nottingham ;— 
Brooksbottom ; — Frome Selwood ;— Gateshead ; — | Houghton-le-Spring ;—Chipperfield;— Hogsthorpe; 
— Fulletby; — Embsay-with-Eastby; — Wakefield |—Anthony Addington Watts ;— United Associate 
(four Petitions) ;—Bawtry ;— Paddington ;— Pits- | Presbytery of Wigtown (Moderator and Clerk) ;— 
ford (two Petitions) ;—Brixworth ;— Collingtree ; | Churchill ;— Blackauton ; — Chiney-row ; — Kild- 
— Thetford ; —Stickney ;—Llamestyn ; — Wold ;— \ wick; — Bradford ; — Huntshill ;—Hope ;—Zion ; 
Harpole ; — Kislingbury ;— Boughton ;—Camolin ; | —Boston (three Petitions) ;— Thame ;-- Ockbrook ;— 
— Winscomb ; — Street ; — Trudoxhill;— Youlleby; | Crickham ; —Saltfleetby ; — Stafford ; —Aston ; — 
—North Trodingham ;— South Sumcotes ;—Tonis- | Kelsterne ; — Whitby; — Tunstall ; — Lenton ; — 
holme ;—Thame ;—Lympsham ;—Instone ;— Maiden | Chipping Norton; — Middlewick ; — Stradbrook;— 
Bradley ;--Weston-super-Mare;-- Rugely ;— Brough- | Perth;—Luddington ;—Salhampstead ;— Bradford 
zon ; — Hook Norton (two Petitions) ;— Corsley ;— | Moor;— Southwell ;— Radford ;—Warsop ;— Cal- 
Lullington ;— West Bromwich ;— Totnes;— Cheddar ; | verton ; — Hanley and Shelton (four Petitions) ; — 
— Lawrencehirk ; —Covenham ; — Frome ; —Eden- | Wokingham;— Weston-super-Mare;—Lask Edge; — 
field ; — There-undersigned (twelve Petitions) ;— | Shepton Mallet ;— Rochdale ;—Saint Mary-le-bone ; 
Chapmanslade ; — Stoke-upon-Trent ; — Dunferm- | —Heywood;—Lincoln ; — Beckington ; — Minster- 
line ;— Old-street, Saint Luke’ s;—Loscoe;—Shelton | acres ; — Clerkenwell ; — Cockermouth ; — Car/ton- 
(two Petitions) ;— Thornton ;—Sway ;—New Lamb- | le-Moorland ; — Skipton ; — Midhurst (two Peti- 
ton ;— Hetton-le-Hole;— Bleadon ;— Lewes ;—Pim- | tions); — Southampton (five Petitions) ; — Mynyd- 
dico ;— Hanley (five Petitions) ;— Burslem (six Peti- | dislwyn;--Ewelme;-- Dover (four Petitions) ;--Bever- 


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ley (seven Petitions);— Fledon ;—Edenfield ;—Hey- 
wood ;— Dyserth;— Mitcham ;— Thornbury ;—-Great 
Gransden ; — Middlewich ;— Kennington ;— Stick- 
ford; — Wraysbury ; — Stickney ; — Lowestoft ; — 
Chesterfield ;—Saltash ;— Hutton ;— Cranswich ;— 
Kettering ;—Hardingstone ;— Holcot ;—Ecton (two 
Petitions) ;—Cooknal ;—Moulton (two Petitions) ; 
— Houghton ;— Northampton (thirteen Petitions) ;— 
Brixworth;— Breage (three Petitions) ;— Wendron ; 
—Regent’s Park (two Petitions) ;—Kennington ;— 
Tonbridge (four Petitions) ;—Pitlington (two Peti- 
tions) ;— West Painton (two Petitions) ;—Belmont ; 
— Grange;—Longford ;—Froome;--Beccles ;— Lud- 
low ; — Heywood ; — Eliogan ; — Englesea Brook ; 
— Wednesbury;— Margate (two Petitions) ;—Stick- 
ford ;—Brirham; —Gunthorpe ; —Shepherd’s Mar- 
ket ;—Nottingham (four Petitions) ;— Keyworth;— 
Old Basford; —Blyth; —Newark ;—Gargrave ;— 
Laverton;—Arncott ;—North Berwick ; — Ipswich ; 
—WNorth Collingham ;— Chellaston ; — Broadsall ; 
—Pancras ; — Crowle; — Wokingham; — Dundee ; 
— Stockport; — Tymawr ; — Ceidio; — Llwyndyrns ; 
—Pencalnewydd ; — Rhoscolyn ;— Rhoshirwen ;— 
Nevin; — Chivilog; — Pencoes; — Pig-street; — 
Llannor ;—Penycaeran ; — Bodream;— Glanymor ; 
— Cwmcoryn ;— Pontfechan ; — Llanaelhaiarn ; — 
Llandwrog ;— Hen Gapel ;— Edern ;—Llanfillin ; 
— Abererch; — Whittington; — Llanengan; — 
Uwch-y-Mynydd ; — Rhydydafdy (two Petitions) ; 
— Llanrhwydrys;— Penlan ; — Caeathw ; — Llan- 
iestyn ; — Llansantffraid Glan Conway ; — Nevin ; 
— Llysfaen; — Llanwyddyn (two Petitions); — 
Morton Common; — Llithfaen; — Brithdir (two 
Petitions) ;— Penygraig ;— Penrhos ;— Pwllheli ;— 
Glanrafon ; — Garndolbenmaen ; — Llangefni; — 
Rhydios ; — Tregaian; — Garn Fadryn ; — Maesy- 
neuadd ; — Caernarvon ; —Tyddyn Shén ; — Llan- 
iestyn ;—Llanystymdwy ;—Efail Newydd ;— Gwer- 
nabrenin ;—Llandwrog ;—Cana ;—Llanerchymedad ; 
—Llanfechell ; — Llanfair ;— Llandegfan ; — Pen- 
mynydd (two Petitions) ; — Llanfairpwll-gwyngyll 
(two Petitions) ;—- Llanfachraeth ;--Llanbadrig (three 
Petitions) ;—Menai Bridge ;—Gosen ;—Paradwys 
(two Petitions) ;—Llandysilio ;—Llanfachraeth ;— 
Llanallgo;— Llanfechell;— Holyhead ;—Aberffraw ; 
— Llanfwrog and other places ; — Llanddcusant ;— 
Penucheldre ; — Caergeiliog ;—Pentraeth (four Pe- 
titions) ;—Llanbadrig ; — Paran ; —Glasinfryn ;— 
Penygarnedd ;— Mallbraeth ;— Hermon ;— Holyhead 
and ianies ; — Llanrhyddlad (three Petitions) ; 
— Rheoboth ;—Bryndon ;— Llandensant ; — Llang- 
ristiolus ; —Gad ; — Tyn-y-Maen ;— Rhoscolyn ;— 
Styal ;— Hufodlas ;— Trifdraete ;— Bettws ;—Llan- 
faethlu (two Petitions) ; — Creckryst ; — Llanfach- 
raeth ; — Llanfairmathafarn-eithaf (two Petitions) ; 
—Cemaes (two Petitions) ; — Llandansant (two Pe- 
titions) ;—Llansadwrn ;—Sardis;—Llanerchymedd ; 
— Llanfaelog; — and, Blackwood; praying that 
the Factories Bill may not pass into a law,—were 


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


Petitions from Middleton ;—Golcar ;— Armitage 
Bridge ; — Lepton ; — Potovens ; — Linthwaite ; — 
Liverpool;— Burslem ;— Preston ;— Birmingham ;— 
Almondbury ;—Deanery of Ripon ;—Eglingham ;— 
Wigan ;—and, Biggleswade ; 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 the parishes of 
Tywardreath and Saint Blazey, in the eastern divi- 
sion of the county of Cornwall, praying the House 
to adopt measures for ascertaining the manner in 
which numerous signatures have within the last week 
been obtained to Petitions from inhabitants of the 
parishes of Tywardreath and Saint Blazey against the 
educational clauses ofthe said Bill, wasalso presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Little Bolton ;— Alcester ;— Bowl- 
ing ;— Sunderland ;— Bury ( Lancaster) ;—Buxton;— 


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A. 1843. 


W. Dealtry and others ;— Marsh;— and, Ossett ; 
praying the House to pass an Act for further limiting 
the hours of labour of young persons employed in 
Factories,—were also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Clogheen Union ;—and, Tipperary Poor Relief 
Electoral Division of the Poor Law Union; praying (elend) Act, 
for the repeal or amendment of the Poor Relief 
(Ireland) Act,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of working Bakers of the town of —— 
Tipperary, praying the House to pass a Bill to “"™4) 
prevent the employment of journeymen Bakers at 
night, and to restrict their labour to twelve or four- 
teen hours per diem, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Clergymen and Tithe Impropriators, Parochial 
being Owners of rent-charge in the hundred of Wir- 4Ss™=ms 
ral, in the county of Chester, praying the House to ~ 
provide that in Parochial Assessments all property, 
as well other as their own, may be assessed on the 
same uniform and equal basis of annual value, such 
as from the first and up to a recent period pre- 
vailed, or that the assessment upon the property of 
the Petitioners in rent-charge, may be proportionably 
reduced, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Monifieth;—Western District of Corn Laws. 
Perth; — Auchterarder ; — Stow (Edinburgh) ; — 
Queensferry ;— Leith (two Petitions) ;— Tewkesbury 
(five Petitions) ;—Langwith ;—Kirkby Lonsdale ;— 
Wetherslack ; — Crossthwaite and Lyth ;— Tower 
(Lancashire) ;—Ambleside ;— Hugill ;— Kirkby Ire- 
leth;—Ulverstone;— Dalton-in- Furness ;— Dronfield; 
—Llandudno ;-- Cuckney ;-- Easting ton ;-- Dunstable; 
— Blackburn ;— Eaton Bray ;— Beckhington;—Mary- 
le-bone ;— Warrington ;— Turton ;— Ramsbottom ;— 
Fenton ;—Bradford (York) (two Petitions) ;—and, 
Walmersley ; praying for the repeal of the Corn and 
Provision Laws,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Ashford-in-the- Corn Laws wd 


Water and its neighbourhood, in the county of S¥s* Duty: 
Derby, praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws, 
and a reduction of the duty on foreign Sugars, was 


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


A Petition of Inhabitants of Castle Donington, Maynooth 
praying the House to withdraw every kind of public Collese- 
support from the College of Maynooth, was pre- 


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


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Milton Sale of Beer 
Union, in the county of Kent, praying for the repeal ““ 
of the Sale of Beer Act, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Townshend 

the Message from the Lords of Friday last, wherein Pe*"*s° - 
their Lordships request that this House will be 
pleased to give leave to John Henry Ley, Esquire, 
the Clerk of this House, to attend their Lordships, 
to be sworn to give evidence at the bar of their 
Lordships’ House on Tuesday the 2d day of May, 
upon the second reading of the Bill, intituled, 
“An Act to declare the Illegitimacy of certain 
Persons alleged or claiming to be Children of the 
Most honourable George Ferrars Marquis Towns- 
hend,” and to produce the Test and Qualification 
Rolls of the Members of the present House of 
Commons. 


Resolved, 


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Resolved, That John Henry Ley, Esquire, have 
leave to go to the House of Lords, as desired by 
their Lordships: And that Mr. Greene do carry the 
said Message. 


Bannbridge The Bannbridge Road (No. 2.) Bill was read a 
— (No 2) second time; and committed. 
uly 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
A Petition of the Great Western Railway Com- 
pany, praying that they may be heard, by their 
Bristol and = Counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Bristol 
Rualway Bill and Gloucester Railway Bill, was presented, and 


read. 


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QAT 


the Town of Haverfordwest, and the adjoining Town- 
ships or Villages of Prendergast and Cartlett, in the 
Parishes of Prendergast and Uzmaston,in the Count 
of Pembroke; praying that the Turnpike-roads Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on the Bull. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Town Union with 
Council of the borough of Cork, praying the House !eln¢. 
to recognize and adopt the principle of a domestic 
legislature for Ireland, was presented, and read ; and 

ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Municipal 
of the borough of Waterford, stating that the Peti- Corporations 





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 of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inha- 
bitant Householdersand Rate-payers of the town and 
ora county of the town of Southampton ;—and, Chair- 
man of a Meeting of Inhabitant Householders of the 
parish of Saint Mary, in the town and county of the 
town of Southampton; praying that the Southampton 
Cemetery Bill may not pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Wholesale and Retail 


Waterloo, &amp;c., 
eal the central district of the borough of Southwark, 


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. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Dublin, 
praying the House to pass an Act for the more 
equal applotment of certain rates raised within the 
city of Dublin, under divers Acts of Parliament, for 
purposes of paving, lighting and cleansing, and for 
the supply of pipe-water, and for widening and im- 
proving the streets of the same city, and for Grand 
Jury and Police purposes, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Dublin 
Taxation. 


A Petition of Robert Kinahan, Alderman, of 
Merrion Ward, in the borough of Dublin, praying 
the House to adopt measures to prevent personation 
of Voters at Municipal Elections in Ireland, was 


remotes, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Municipal 
Elections 
(Ireland. ) 


Municipal Core 4 Petition of the Officers of the late Dublin 
porations, &amp;e.. Guilds, stating that the Petitioners were the several 
(Ireland) Acts. clerks and beadles of the late ancient Corporation 
guilds orfraternities in Dublin, appointed respectively 
by royal charter, and connected with and forming 
a part of the late corporation in that borough ; 
that by the operation of the Municipal Corpora- 
tions (Ireland) Act their offices were abolished, 
and they became deprived of their salaries, fees and 
emoluments ; and praying the House to pass an 
enactment declaring that the Clauses 206 in the 
said Act, and 11 m the Boundary Act, be con- 
strued to apply to the clerks and beadles of the late 
several guilds or fraternities of Dublin, as persons 
entitled to compensation, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Commissioners for executing an Act 
for paving, lighting, watching, cleansing, regulating 
and improving the Town of Stroud, in the county of 
Gloucester ;—and, Commissioners for executing an 
Act for paving, cleansing and otherwise improving 


Turnpike-roads 
Bill. 


Traders and other residents of and in the vicinity of 


tioners have seen in the ‘Bill now before the House “"™™"” ®™ 
for the amendment of the Municipal Corporation 
(Ireland) Act a clause by which it is intended to be 
enacted, that compensation shall be given to re- 
corders of boroughs who shall not be appointed 
within a certain time ; and praying the House not 
to pass a clause for compensating the late recorder 
of the said borough out of a fund inadequate to meet 
such a charge, or by a borough-rate on the already 
too-heavily taxed burgesses, the more especially 
since the Petitioners conceive there is just cause for 
the burgesses not to be subject to such a charge, 


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


Petitions of William Vassall, m.p. £. »., Member ae 
of the Royal College of Surgeons, London, resid-*‘""™ 
ing at Ashley-place, in the parish of Saint Paul's, 
Bristol;—and, Warrington ; praying for an inquiry 

into the present state of the Medical Profession,— 


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


A Petition of the Churchwardens of Saint Mary’s (relents) 
Parish, Dublin, stating that the Petitioners have ; 


learned with feelings of pain and alarm, that the 


contract for building and supplymg Mail Coaches 
in that country, is about being given to a contractor, 
not only not resident in it, but who intends to im- 
port ready-made all the Mail Coaches intended for 
Her Majesty’s service in Jreland ; and praying the 
House to continue the contract with Messrs. Pur- 
cell, Bourne and Hartley, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petitionof Members ofthe Redruth Anti-Slavery American 
Societies, and Friends of the Negro race, stating 1°": 
that they view with alarm the evil uses which may be 

made of the tenth article of the Treaty of Washington, 

by the slaveholders of the United States, for the reco- 

very of fugitive slaves; and praying the House that 

in any measure they may be called upon to pass to 

give effect to the said article of the Treaty, provision 

may be expressly made, that in no case shall fugi- 

tive slaves, surrendered on the demand of the Fede- 

ral Government of the United States, for alleged 
criminal offences, be again subjected to the incidents 

of slavery, was presented, and read ; and ordered 

to lie upon the Table. 


Dublin, praying the House to appoint a committee 
of inquiry into the subject of an attachment issued 
against him by the Court of Chancery of Ireland, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Fins- Mines and 
bury, in the county of Middlesex, praying that the Collieries Act. 
Mines and Collieries Act may not be repealed, was 


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





Vot. 98. 


114 


Petitions 


A Petition of Samuel Gordon, of Aungier-street, Samuel Gordon, 





248 


Saint Asaph Petitions from the Deanery of Winchcomb ;—and, 
eer Saint Matthew, Bethnal Green; praying for the 


repeal of so much of the Act 6 &amp; 7 Will. 4, c. 77, 
as relates to the union of the Sees of Saint Asaph 
and Bangor,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Ecclesiastical 


t A Petition of Inhabitants of Chorley, in the county 
Courts Bill. 


Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Bankers, Merchants, Solicitors, 
Tradesmen and others of the borough of Beverley, 
in the county of York, praying that such alteration 


Bankruptcy 
Act. 


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, eset | according to Order, read a second time; and com- 
of Lancaster, praying that the Ecclesiastical Courts | mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for Mon- (Ireland) Bin, 


| day the 15th day of this instant May. 






A. 1843. 


Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Monday the 22d day 
of this instant May. 





The Municipal Corporations (Zreland) Bill was, Municipat 


| Corporations 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take supply 


into further consideration the last of the Resolutions (25th April.) 
| which, upon bay the 25th day of April last, were 
| reported from the 


ommittee of Supply; and the 


may be made in the law of Bankruptcy, by increasing | same was read a second time, and agreed to. 


the number of Commissioners, or otherwise, as will 
give to the town of Hull the advantage it has hitherto 
enjoyed, and confer upon the Petitioners and other 
parties residing within the East Riding of Yorkshire 
and the North parts of the county of Lincoln, the 
facility of having their Bankruptcy business trans- 
acted somuch nearer their own homes presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon he Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid beforeSthis House, 
Accounts of the Total Quantity of Cotton Wool 
entered for Home Consumption in the United King- 
dom, in the quarter ending 5th April 1842 :—And, 
of the Total Quantity of Cotton Wool entered for 
Home Consumption in the United Kingdom, in the 
quarter ending 5th April 1843. 


Cotton Wool. 


Wheat and 


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


Accounts of all Wheat and Wheat Flour imported 
into the United Kingdom from the British Colonies 
in North America, from the year 1800 to the 5th 
day of January 1843, distinguishing the Quantities 
of Wheat and Wheat Flour respectively ; and also, 
the Sum Total, in Quarters, imported in each year ; 
together with an Account of the Rate of Duty to 
which Wheat and Wheat Flour, the produce of the 
North American Colonies, were liable in such years: 
—And, of Rates of Duty payable on the importa- 
tation of Wheat and Wheat Flour into the Canadas, 
from 1800 to 1843. 


Severn Bridge. | Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 


Copy of Mr. Rendell’s Report to the Board of Ad- 
miralty relative to the Bridge proposed to be thrown 
over the Severn by the Promoters of the Dean Fo- 
rest and Gloucester Railway. 


Outrages 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
(Ireland. ) 


Return of Outrages reported by the Constabulary 
in Ireland during the years 1837, 1838, 1839, 1840 
and 1841; a like Return of Outrages during each 
month of the year 1842; and for the months of 
January, February and March 1843. 


Exchequer Bilis The ingrossed Bill for raising a Sum by Exche- 
Coreen quer Bills for the Service of the year One thousand 
se eight hundred and Forty-three, was, according to 
Order, read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for raising the Sum of Nine mil- 
lions and fifty thousand pounds by Exchequer Bills 
for the Service of the year One thousand eight hun- 
dred and Forty-three. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


factories Bill. 

No. 220, into a Committee upon the Factories 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. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Queen’s Bench 
| into a Committee, to consider of authorizing the Offices [Salaries 
Payment, out of the Consolidated Fund of the nis 
United «Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, of 
the Salaries and necessary Expenses, according to 
the Provisions of an Act of the present Session, for 
abolishing certain Offices on the Crown Side of the 


Court of Queen’s Bench, and for regulating the 
Crown Office. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That the Commissioners of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Treasury be authorized to direct payment, 
out of the Consolidated Fund of the United King- 
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, of all such sums 
of money as may be required to pay the Salaries of 
the Officers, Clerks ond Messengers of the Crown 
Office, and the necessary Expenses of the said 
Office, in the event of the Fees receivable therein 
being insufficient to defray the said Salaries and 
necessary Expenses. 


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 Order of the day being read, for the Com- Queen’s Bench 
mittee on the Queen’s Bench Offices Bill; Offices Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The ingrossed Bill to provide for the Apprehen- Apprehension 
sion, inthe United Kingdom, of Persons charged acs 
with having committed Offences in other Parts of ~ 
Her Majesty’s Dominions; and for the Apprehen- 
sion, in other parts of Her Majesty’s Dominions, 
of Persons charged with having committed Offences 
in the United Kingdom, and in other Parts of Her 
Majesty’s Dominions, 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. 





The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Admiralty 
mittee on the Admiralty Lands Bill; Lands Bul. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 





The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Law of Evi- 
| mittee on the Law of Evidence Bill ; deuce Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Bex’ resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Bankrupts, &amp;e, 
reading of the Bankrupts, &amp;c., (Zreland) Bill; (freland) Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
|upon Monday, the 15th day of this instant Te 
ne 





Fines 





Arms 
Bill. 


Eccl 
Cou 


Sup 





Pawnbrokers’ 


qrade({reland) mittee on the Pawnbrokers’ Trade (Ireland) Bill ; 


Bill. 


Metropolitan 
Buildings Bill. 


Fines and 
Penalties 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Arms (Ireland) 


Bill. 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts Bill. 


Supply. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Saint James’ 
(Westminster) 


Improvement 
Bill. 


Grand Jury 
Presentments 
(Ireland) Bil. 


Shipwrecks, 


Clerks of 
Assize, &amp;c. 


Navy. 
No. 221. 


Convict Ships, 
&amp;c. 


No, 222, 





6 Vicroriz. 1°—2° Mai. * 949 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday, the 
15th day of this instant May, resolve itself into the 
said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Metropolitan Buildings Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday, the 12th day of this instant May. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Fines and Penalties (Ireland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday, the 12th day of this instant May. 





The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Arms (Ireland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday, the 12th day of this instant May. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday, the 
12th day of this instant May, 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 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. 


Mr. Greene reported the Saint James’, West- 
minster, Improvement Bill ; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The House was moved, That the Act 5 &amp; 6 Vic. 
¢. 77, to enable Grand Juries at the ensuing Summer 
and Spring Assizes to make certain Presentments 
in Counties of Cities and Towns in Ireland, and to 
remove Doubts as to the Jurisdiction of Justices of 
the Peace in Places recently annexed to Counties at 
large 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. Serjeant 


Murphy, Mr. Watson and Mr. Callaghan do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Ordered, That Captain Pechell be added to the 
Select Committee on Shipwrecks. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of all Fees taken or demanded from 
Defendants by Clerks of Assize and Clerks of the 
Peace, in the several Counties of England and Wales, 
at the last two Assizes, and the four last Sessions of 
the Peace, as well as at any Special Commissions 
held within the last or present 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. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Navy, 
which was presented upon Thursday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Convict Ships, 


&amp;c., which was presented upon Thursday last, be 
printed. 


Vou. 98. . 





Ordered, That the Returns relative to Marriages, Marriages. 
which were presented upon Friday last, be printed. No. 225. 


Ordered, That the Copy of the First Report of Fisheries 
the Commissioners of Fisheries (Ireland), which was (Treland.) 
presented upon Friday last, be printed. No, 224. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Martis, 2° die Maii: 
Anno 6° Victoria Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


RDERED, That the Committee on the Cla- Clarence 
rence Railway Bill have leave to sit this day, Railway Bill. 


till five of the clock, during the sitting of the 
House. 


Petitions of the Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Dean Forest 
Canal Company ; —Gloucester and .Berkeley Canal ~ no hes 
Company ;— Gloucester Chamber of Commerce ;— onal 
Proprietors of Collieries and Iron Mines in the 
Forest of Dean, as well as Traders and Inhabitants 
of the neighbourhood ;—Free Miners and working 
Colliers and other Miners and Workmen of the 
Forest of Dean ;—Inhabitants of the city of Glou- 
cester ;—Inhabitants of Cheltenham and its neigh- 
bourhood ;—and, Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of Gloucester ; praying that the Dean Forest and 
Gloucester Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
lable. 

Petitions of Shareholders in the Forest of Dean 
Railway Company ;—Masters and Owners of ves- 
sels and other Persons interested in the navigation 
of the River Severn (four Petitions) ;:—Merchants, 
Carriers and other Traders carrying on business in 
the borough of Birmingham ; —Mayor, Aldermen 
and Burgesses of the borough of Kidderminster, in 
the county of Worcester ;—Company of Proprietors 
of the Stourbridge Canal Navigation ;—Mayor, Al- 
dermen and Burgesses of Bewdley, in the county of 
Worcester ;—Commissioners for improving the Navi- 
gation of the River Severn ;—Mayor, Aldermen and 

urgesses of the city of Worcester ;—Company of 
Proprietors of the Birmingham Canal Navigations ; 
—Inhabitants of the city of Worcester ;—John Hig- 
ford, Esquire, of Newark-house, in the county of 
Gloucester, and John Pauncefoot Hawkins, a Lieu- 
tenant-Colonel in Her Majesty’s Army, of Minster- 
worth, in the said county of Gloucester ;—Sir Tho- 
mas Crawley Boevey, of Flaxley Abbey, in the county 
of Gloucester, and the Reverend Edward Jones, Clerk, 
of Hay Hill, in the parish of Newnham, in the said 
county ; —Proprietors of the Comb Hill Canal Na- 
vigation ;—Coalbrookdale Company, Coalbroohdale, 
Shropshire ;—Company of Proprietors of the Dud- 
ley Canal Navigation ;—Inhabitants and others re- 
sident in Wolverhampton, in the county of Stafford, 
and places adjacent thereto, interested in the navi- 
gation of the River Severn ;—Coal and Iron Masters, 

erchants, Manufacturers, Traders and other Inha- 
bitants ofthe parishes of Tipton and Westbromwich, 
and the neighbourhood thereof, in the county of 
Stafford ;—President, Vice President and Directors 
of the Worcester Chamber of Commerce ;—Com 
missioners for executing an Act for improving the 
Navigation of the River Severn;—Merchants, Manu- 
facturers, Traders and other Inhabitants of the bo- 
rough or Foreign of Kidderminster, in the parish of 
Kidderminster, in the county of Worcester ;—Com- 
pany of Proprietors of the Birmingham and Wor- 
cester Canal Navigation ;—and, Merchants, Manu- 
facturers, Traders and other Inhabitants of the town 
and parish of Dudley, in the county of Worcester ; 
praying that the said Bill may not pass into a law,— 
were also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


KK A Petition 








Glasgow 
Police Bill 


Gorbals 
Police Bill, 


Anderston 
Improvement 
and Police Bill. 


Belmont 
Reservoir Bill. 


Scarborough 
Harbour Bill. 


Dean Forest 
and Gloucester 
Railway Bill. 





250 2° Mair. A. 1843. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Committee of 
Her Majesty’s Justices of the Peace for Lanark- 
shire, appointed at a General Quarter Sessions of 
the Peace, praying that he may be heard, by his 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Glasgow 
Police Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he think 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Committee of 
Her Majesty’s Justices of the Peace for Lanark- 
shire, appointed at a General Quarter Sessions of 
the Peace, praying that he may be heard, by his 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Gorbals 
Police Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Committee of 
Her Majesty’s Justices of the Peace for Lanark- 
shire, appointed at a General Quarter Sessions of the 
Peace, praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Ander- 
ston Improvement and Police 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 Inhabitant Rate-payers of the town- 
ship of Longworth, in the county of Lancaster, pray- 
ing that the Belmont Reservoir Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


Petitions of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the borough of Scarborough, in the county of 
York ;—and, Inhabitants of the borough of Scar- 
borough ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Scarborough Harbour 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 Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors 
of the borough of Gateshead, praying that the said 
Bill may pass into a law, was also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
SS hat the Dean Forest and Gloucester Railway 

ill be now read a second time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question ; viz. To leave out the word 
‘* now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words ‘upon this day six months.” 

And the Question being put, That the word “ now” 
stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

‘The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the f Mr. Grantley Berkeley, , 

Yeas, \ Captain Berkeley : } —. 

Tellers for the { Mr. Pakington, 

Noes, | Sir Thomas Wilde : } se 


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. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Southampton 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Docks Bill, 
the case of the Petition for additional Provision in 
the Southampton Docks Bill, the Standing Orders 
relative to Bills of the third class had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the 
Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for better lighting with Gas the Newport 
Town and Borough of Newport, in the County of &amp;* Bill. 
Monmouth, was read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered (Company, if re- 
quired by Justices, to produce their Books, &amp;c.): 
And the said Clause was brought up, and thrice 
read; and agreed to; to be made part of the Bill, by 
way of Rider. 

Another ingrossed Clause was offered (Penalty on 
Company failing to lay Acccunts before Justices or 
to produce Evidence): And the said Clause was 
brought up, and twice read, with a blank ; and com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House :—The 
House accordingly resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee; and after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Clause, and made an Amendment thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene accordingly reported the Clause; 
and the Amendment was read, and agreed to; 
and the said Clause was read the third time, and 
agreed to; to be made part of the Bill, by way of 
Rider. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Lord Granville Somerset do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Sowerby and Soyland Inclosure Bill was read Sowerby 
a second time; and committed. at ag 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-- 
mittee of Selection. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Glasgow Gas 
the Report on the Glasgow Gas Bill; and the Amend- Bill. 
ments were read, and agreed to. 

A Clause was offered (Annual Account to be 
lodged with the Sheriff): And the said Clause was 
brought up, and twice read; and agreed to; to be 
made part of the Bill. 

Another Clause was offered (Books of Accounts, 
&amp;c., to be produced to the Sheriff if required): And 
the said Clause was brought up, and twice read ; 
and agreed to; to be made part of the Bill. 

Another Clause was offered (Company to pay 
penalty on failure): And the said Clause was brought 
up, and twice read, with a blank ; and committed to 
a Committee of the whole House :—The House ac- 
cordingly resolved itself into the Committee ; and 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Manners Sutton reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Clause, and 
made an Amendment thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Manners Sutton accordingly reported the 
Clause ; and the Amendment was read, and agreed 
to; and the said Clause was agreed to; to be made 
part of the Bill. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Oxnam’s Estate Bill was read a second time; and -soarag 
committed. Estate Bill. 


Ordered, 


Ne 
Ha 


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Neath 
Harbour Bill. 


Wexford 
Harbour Bill. 


Anderton 
Carrying Com- 
pany Biil. 


Drumpeller 
Railway Bill. 


Stratford 
(Eastern Coun- 
ties) and 
Thames Junc- 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


Standing 
Orders; 


Chalgrove 
Inclosure. 


Maryport and 
Carlisle Rail- 


way (No. 2.) 
Bill. 


6 VicrorizZ. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Neath Harbour Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to ; and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Wexford Harbour Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to; and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Viscount Mahon reported from the Committee on 
the Anderton Carrying Company Bill, and to whom 
a Petition against the said Bill was referred ; That 
no person appeared in support of the said Petition ; 
and that they had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true; and had 
gone through the Bill,and made Amendments there- 
unto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Colonel Henry Du Vernet Grosett 
Muirhead, Bredisholm, in the county of Lanark, 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel 
or agent, against certain parts of the Drumpeller 
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 of Trustees for more effectually re- 
pairing and improving the several Roads called the 
Cannon-street Roads, the Commercial Road, the 
Horse-ferry Branch of Road, the East-India-Dock 
Road, the Barking Road and the Shadwell and Mile- 
end Branch of Road, in the counties of Middlesex and 
Essex, and for laying down a Stone-way on the said 
Commercial, East-India-Docks and Barking Roads, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 


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251 


corrected by the addition of certain words in manu- 
script on the margin ; and that the said Bill differed 
from the Bill annexed to the Petition ; 

Ordered, That the Order for reading the said Bill 
a second time be discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 

Notice being also taken that the printed Bill 
annexed to the Petition had not been prepared con- 
— to the Standing Order No. 101, which re- 
quires that the proposed amount of all rates, tolls 
and other matters heretofore left blank in any Private 
Bill, when presented to this House, be inserted in 
italics in the printed Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Parties have leave to present 
another Petition, with a Bill annexed, prepared 
according to the said Standing Order. 


The ingrossed Bill to empower the Commissioners Saint James’ 
of Her Majesty’s Woods to appropriate to Building (Westminster) 
Purposes the Area of Thatched-house-court, and to mg — 
widen and improve Little Saint James’-street,in the 

Parish of Saint James’, Westminster, was, according 

to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That the Earl of Lincoln do carry the 

Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Duckworth Message from 

and Mr. Russell : the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker, 

_ The Lords have agreed to the several Bills follow- 

ing, without Amendment; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for transferring to the Manchester 

Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Corporation 

Manchester certain Powers and Property now vested ~’ 

in the Commissioners for cleansing, lighting, watch- 

ing and regulating the Town of Munchester : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for inclosing Lands in Charlwood 

the Manor and Parish of Charlwood, in the County Iaclosure Bill. 

of Surrey: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An gchootmasters’ 

Act for better raising and securing the Fund for the Widows’ Fund 


rochial Schoolmasters in Scotland, with Amendments; 
to which Amendments the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Birkenhead 
Act for establishing a Cemetery in Birkenhead and Cemetery Bill. 
Claughton-cum-Grange, or one of them, in the 


their counsel or agents, against certain parts of} County of Chester, with Amendments; to which 


the Stratford (Eastern Counties) and Thames Junc- 
tion 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. 


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 
additional Provision in the Chalgrove Inclosure Bill, 


Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Belmont Betmont 
Reservoir Bill be revived :—And that they have Reservoir Bill. 
leave to sit, and proceed, upon Tuesday the 16th 
day of this instant May. 


Petitions from Chilwell; — Kingwood ; — Nerth Factories Bill. 
Nibley (two Petitions);— Wareham (three Petitions) ; 
—Arnold ;— Nottingham (eleven Petitions) ;—New 
Basford (two Petitions) ;— Stapleford (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Bulwell ;— New Radford (two Petitions) ; 


the Parties be permitted to introduce such additional | _ Radford ; — Yearsley-cum-Whaley ; — Rowarth 


Provision on giving forthwith the Notices in the 


(two Petitions) ;—G/ossop;— Mellor (four Petitions) ; 


London Gazette, and in the County Newspaper, for| — Kirkby Woodhouse ; — Babbington; — Carlton 
three successive weeks, and on affixing the Notices | ( Nottingham) (two Petitions) ;—New Lenton (two 


on the doors of the parish churches of Pyrton, 


Petitions) ;—Birchwood ;—Silstone (two Petitions) ; 


Lewhnor and Chalgrove for three successive Sundays: | — Hadleigh (two Petitions) ; — Old Radford (two 


And that the Committee on the Bill do examine, in 


Petitions) ;— Nayland (two Petitions) ; — Ratcliffe ; 


the first place, how far such Order has been com-} — Norwich (two Petitions) ;—Leicester :—Old Bas- 
plied with ; and do report the same to the House, on ford ;—Wrentham;— Ipswich ;— Hayfield (two Peti- 


the Report of the Bill. 


tions );— Offton ;—Sneinton ;— Nacton ;— Riddings; 


The said Resolution, being read a second time, | — Willoughby ;—Middleton and Smerril ;—Curry 


was agreed to, 


Notice being taken that the printed Maryport and 


Rivell ;— Wisbech ;— Totnes (five Petitions) ;— Wat- 
tesfield ;—Summercotes ;— Southwell ;— Stepney ;— 
Welshampton ;—New Mills ;—Chester ;— Beeston ; 


Carlisle Railway (No. 2.) Bill, which was presented | — Cotgrave (two Petitions) ;— Hanmer ;— Mans- 





to the House upon the 25th of April last, had been | field ;— Woolwich (four Petitions) ;— Eltham; — 


Voi. 98, 


KK 2 and, 


Relief of Widows and Children of Burgh and Pa- (Scotland) Bill. 

































































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American 
Treaty. 


Turnpike-roads 
Bill. 


Smuggling of 
Tobacco (New 
Ross). 


Southwark 
Court of Re- 
quests. 


Merchant 
Seamen, 


252 2° Maii. A. 1843. 


and, Carrington; praying that the Factories Bill 
may not pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Hereford 
and its neighbourhood, praying that a clause may be 
inserted in the said Bill, providing that no young 
person under the age of eighteen years shall be em- 
ployed in any Mill or Factory for a greater number 
of hours than twelve per day, meal times included, 


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


A Petition of Secretaries and Chairman of the 
Committee of the North Shields Anti-Slavery 
Society, stating that they are greatly alarmed on 
perceiving the eyil uses which may be made of the 
tenth article of the late Treaty of Washington by the 
slave-holders of the United States, for the recovery of 
fugitive slaves; and praying that in any measure 
the House may be called upon to pass to give effect 
to the said article of the Treaty, provision may be 
expressly made that in no case shall fugitive slaves, 
surrendered on the demand of the Federal Govern- 
ment of the United States, be again subjected to the 
incidents of slavery, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Rate-payers resident in the township 
of Bilton, with Harrogate, in the West Riding of the 
county of York, praying that the Turnpike-roads 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on the Bill. 


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 Masters, 
Owners, Crews and Ships belonging to New Ross, 
that have been prosecuted for smuggling Tobacco 
within the last Three years :—Also, the Names of 
the Magistrates who heard the different cases, and 
their decisions on the evidence, whether Conviction 
or Acquittal, and if the latter, the grounds for such 
Acquittal. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return, from the Court of Requests for the Bo- 
rough of Southwark, and the Eastern Half Hundred 
of Brixton, of the Salaries or Stipends and Fees of 
the High Bailiff and of each of the Chief and Subor- 
dinate Clerks and Executive Officers of the Court, 
on an average of the last Seven years, to the last 
Audit of Accounts, stating the Source or Sources 
from whence such Salaries, Fees or Stipends are 
derived ; also, the Number of Days of Attendance 
of each of the Chief Clerks in each of those years, 
the Authority on which they from time to time de- 
legate their Office Duties to the Sub-Clerks, with the 
Aggregate Amount of Unclaimed Suitors’ Cash or 
Stock at the last Audit, with an Account of the 
Total Amount of Debts recovered during the said 
period, distinguishing the Amount under Forty 
Shillings, Ten Shillings and Five Shillings respec- 
tively ; and stating the Aggregate Amount of Costs 
incurred thereon, on Debts recovered under Forty 
Shillings, Ten Shillings and Five Shillings respec- 
tively. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Names of the Outports at which Trus- 
tees are appointed for the Relief of Seamen in the 
Merchant Service ; the Names, Residences and Oc- 
cupations of such Trustees, and of their Receiver 
and Secretary :—A separate Return for each whole 
year, since the passing of the Act 4 and 5 Will. 4, 




















c. 52, of the following Particulars; viz—An Ac- 
count of the Income and Expenditure of the Pre- 
sident and Governors of the Corporation for Relief 
of Seamen in the Merchant Service, their Widows 
and Children, at the Port of Zondon, and the various 
Outports under their management :—And, an Ac- 
count of the Income and Expenditure of the above- 
mentioned Trustees at the Outports, which Accounts 
are to be arranged in the form in which they have 
been usually returned, except that the Amounts 
given to Men, Widows and Children by way of 
Pension, are to be distinguished, and it is to be 
shown of what particulars the Expenses of Collec- 
tion and Management consist The following sepa- 
rate Returns in respect of each whole year since the 
passing of the Act 4 and 5 Will. 4, c. 52, in respect 
of each Outport under the management of Trustees, 
and in respect of the Port of London, and in respect 
of each Outport under the management of the Cor- 
poration (that is to say); (A.) The respective Num- 
ber of Men, Women and Children to whom Pensions 
have been paid:—(B.) The several Rates of Pension: 
—(C.) The Number of Men, Women and Children 
respectively, who have received each Rate of Pen- 
sion :—(D.) The Average Rate of Pension paid :— 
Also, but only as respects the year 1842, (E.) The 
Number of Men, of each Age, who received Pen- 
sions in the year 1842 :—(F.) And the Number of 
Applications rejected, and the grounds of each re- 
jection, in the year 1242. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Carnarvon 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Gaol. 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of the Report and Evidence taken 
before Mr. Russell, Inspector of Prisons, on the late 
Inquiry instituted into the conduct of Mr. George, 
Governor of the County Gaol of Carnarvon. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- paptic petitions 
lect Committee on Public Petitions ; That they had (Twentieth 
examined the Petitions presented upon the 26th and Repert-) 
27th days of April last; and had directed him to 
make a Report thereof to the House. 

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


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Treaty of 
posed, That this House, looking to the long-pro- Washington 
tracted and unsuccessful Negociations for the settle- — we 
ment of the North-eastern Boundary between the saat 
United States of America and the British North 
American Provinces; and, taking into consideration 
the great importance of removing the grounds of 
irritation between the inhabitants of the Frontiers, 
is of Opinion that the Treaty of Washington, by 
which that Boundary has been defined and settled, 
is alike honourable and advantageous; and that 
Lord Ashburton, who conducted the Negociations 
which led to that Treaty, deserves, for that service, 
the Thanks of this House ; 

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


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


Mercurii, 3° die Maiti, 1843: 


And the Question being put ; 
The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the Yeas, { Captain Berkel i 4105. 


Tellers for the Noes,{ _ Poel , 240. 


So it passed in the Negative. 
Then 








Survey 
Metroy 


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Secu! 
(Seo 











6 Victroriz. 


Then the Question being put, That this House, 
looking to the smregmlinsens 5 and unsuccessful Ne- 
gociations for the settlement of the North-eastern 
Boundary between the United States of America and 
the British North American Provinces ; and, taking 
into consideration the great importance of removing 
the grounds of irritation between the inhabitants of 
the Frontiers, is of Opinion that the Treaty of Wash- 
ington, by which that Boundary has been defined 
and settled, is alike honourable and advantageous ; 
and that Lord Ashburton, who conducted the Nego- 
ciations which led to that Treaty, deserves, for that 
service, the Thanks of this House ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the Yeas, f Mr. Hume, 

| Dr. ity 
, Sir Charles Napier, 

Tellers for the Noes, { Captain Berke ‘s y: 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


96. 


Survey of the The House was moved, That the Act 4 and 5 Vic. 
Metropolis Bill. c. 30, to authorize and facilitate the completion of 
a Survey of Great Britain, Berwick-upon-Tweed 
and the Isle of Man, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to extend and render more effectual the said Act: 
And that Sir Robert Peel, the Earl of Lincoln and 
Captain Boldero do prepare, and bring it in. 


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

Securities to facilitate the Constitution, Transmission and Ex- 

(Scotland) Bill. tinction of Heritable Securities in Scotland: And 
that Mr. Rutherfurd and Mr. Fox Maule do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 

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


Punishments 


,, to amend the Law of Scotland as to Capital Punish- 
(Scotland) Bill. ents: And that Mr. Rutherfurd and Mr. Gibson 
Craig do prepare, and bring it in. 


Maynooth 


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


Return of the Number of Students in the Roman 
Catholic College at Maynooth, during the years 
1840, 1841 and 1842; also the Number of Pro- 
fessors at present employed therein, with their re- 
spective Salaries and Emoluments. 


Queen’s Bench 
Offices [Salaries 
and Allows 
ances, | 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee, to whom 
it was referred to consider of authorizing the Pay- 
ment, out of the Consolidated Fund of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Jreland, of tie Sa- 
laries and necessary Expenses, according to the Pro- 
visions of an Act of the present Session, for abo- 
lishing certain Offices on the Crown Side of the 
Court cf Queen’s Bench, and for regulating the 
Crown Office, a Resolution ; and the same was read, 
as followeth ; 

Resolved, That the Commissioners of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Treasury be authorized to direct Payment, 
out of the Consolidated Fund of the United King- 
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, of all such Sums 
of Money as may be required to pay the Salaries 
of the Officers, Clerks and Messengers of the Crown 
Office, and the necessary Expenses of the said Office, 
in the event of the Fees receivable therein being 
insufficient to defray the said Salaries and necessary 
Expenses. 

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

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Queen’s Bench Offices Bill, that they 
have Power to make provision therein, pursuant to 
the said Resolution. 


Prisons 


Mr. Manners Sutton 
(Ireland. ) 


Command,—A Copy o 
Vo. 98. ” 


resented, by Her Majesty’s 
f the Twenty-first Report of 


2"—3° Matt. 


253 


| the Inspectors-General on the General State of the 
Prisons in Ireland, 1842, with Appendices. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to Outrages 

Order,—A Return of Outrages reported by the Con- (Ireland.). 
stabulary in Jreland during the years 1837, 1838, 
1839, 1840 and 1841; a hke Return of Outrages 
during ‘each month of the year 1842; and for the 
months of January, February and March 1843. 

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


Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, Church 
resolve itself into a Committee to consider of the Endowment. 
means of providing Endowment for additional Mi- 
nisters of the Established Church in certain popu- 
lous Districts. 





Sir Robert Peel presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- Post-cffice 
mand,—A Copy of Convention between 
jesty and the King of the French, regulating the 
Communications by Post between the British and 
French Dominions, signed at London, April 3, 1843. 

Ordered, That the said Paperdo lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Coals, Coals. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 225. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Sugar, Sugar. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 226, 





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


Aercurii, 3° die Maii ; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 








PRAYERS. 


R. Austin, from the Office of the Poor Law Labourers’ 

Commissioners, was called in ; and at the bar ®°™°v*" 
presented,—Return to an Order, dated the 20th day 
of February last, for Copies of an original Letter 
addressed to Edwin Chadwick, Esquire, Secretary to 
the Poor Law Commission, by Robert Hyde Greg, 
Esquire,dated Manchester,September 17th, 1834,and 
ofan original Letter to Edwin Chadwick, Esquire, by 
Henry Ashworth, Esquire, dated Turton, near Bol- 
ton, Lancashire, 24 month, 13th day, 1835 :—And, 
of the Correspondence relating to, and a Return of 
the Number of Persons who were removed from 
their Parishes in the Agricultural Districts into the 
Manufacturing Districts, under the Authority and 
Sanction of the Poor Law Commissioners ; with the 
Dates and Mode of their Removal, the Names of 
the Parishes from which they were taken, and the 
Names and Residences of the Persons to whom they 
were assigned ; with a Particular Account of the 
Numbers, Sexes and Ages in each Family, when 
they were removed; and also of the Number of 
; Deaths, by Accident, or otherwise, which have since 
| taken place among them; also, an Account of those 
who have been maimed in their Employment, and a 
Statement of the Amount of the Wages agreed upon 
when consigned, with the actual Wages they re- 
ceived; and also an Account of their present Resi- 
dences, Employment and Wages. 

Further Return to an Order, dated the 22d day oo Law 
of February last, for a Return of the Expense of (ledient.) 
each Poor Law Union in Jreland, in each half year ~ 
for which the Accounts have been audited ; distin- 
guishing, in two columns, first, the Sums for Main- 
tenance and Clothing, and secondly, those paid for 
the Proportion of Establishment Charges, Repay- 
ment of Workhouse Loan, Collection, Burial and 
other Expenses. 

Return to an Order, dated the 27th day of April Valuations 
last, for a Return of the Valuations of every Union (*!#"¢) 
in Ireland, under the following heads :—Total Num- 
ber of Persons rated in the last Rate ; Total Num- 
ber of such Persons whose Valuation was not greater 

KK3 than 





er Ma- Communication, 











O54 3° Mai. 


than £.1; Total Number of such Persons whose 
Valuation was greater than £.1, and not greater 
than £.2; Total Number of such Persons whose 
Valuation was greater than £.2, and not greater 
than £.3; Total Number of such Persons whose 
Valuation was greater than £.3, and not greater 
than £.4; Total Number of such Persons whose 
Valuation was greater than £.4, and not greater than 
£.5; Total under the last tive heads; Total of the 
Net Annual Value of the Property rated in the 
Union; Amount of any Sums due from Persons 
whose Valuation is not greater than £.5, remaining 
uncollected from any previous Rate :—And then he 
withdrew. 

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

Bethnal Green ©The House was moved, That the Petition of the 
a Churchwarden, Overseers, Vestrymen, Governors 
; and Inhabitant Householders, being all Members of 
the several Boards thereinafter named, of and in the 

parish of Saint Matthew, Bethnal Green, in the 

county of Middlesex, which was presented upon 

Monday last, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 

— of the Bethnal Green Improvement Bill, might 

e read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill, that they have Power to hear 
the Parties in support of the Petition, notwithstand- 
ing the same was not presented three clear days 
before the day appointed for the first meeting of 
the Committee. 


Clarence _ Ordered, That the Committee on the Clarence 
Railway Bill. ~~ Railway Bill, have leave to make a special Report. 


Belfast and A Petition of Elizabeth May, of Belfast, praying 
Cavehill Rail- : 2 ‘ 
way Bill. that she may be heard, by herself, her counsel or 


agent, against certain parts of the Belfast and Cave- 
hill Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by herself, her counsel or agent, upon her Petition, 
if she think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Lagan Naviga- 


ag A Petition of the Belfast Water Commissioners, 
tion Bill. : 


praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Lagan 
Navigation Bill, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Scarborough 


A Petition of William Tindall, James Tindall 
Harbour Bill. 


and Robert Tindall, of Scarborough, in the county 
of York, Ship-builders, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Scarborough Harbour 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. 


Public Petitions 
(Twenty-first 
Report.) 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the 
Select Committee on Public Petitions; That they 
had examined the Petitions presented upon the 
28th day of April last; and had directed him to 
make a Report thereof to the House. 

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


Birmingham A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Worcester, 

and Gloucester praying that provision may be made in the Bir- 

Railway Biil. . 1 3 *. , Pg 
mingham and Gloucester Railway Bill, for requiring 
the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Company to 


make application to Parliament, in a future Session, 














A. 1843. 


for an Act to construct a Branch Railway, to con- 
nect the city of Worcester with the main line of 
the said Birmingham and Gloucester Railway, with 
such point of junction and terminus as may be 
determined by the Lords of the Committee of Her 
Majesty’s Privy Council for Trade, and also requiring 
them to make and execute such Branch in case the 
said Act shall be obtained, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Partners in the Hetton Coal Com- Sunderland 
pany, praying that they may be heard, by their a Har. 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Sun-"" ™ 
derland Floating Harbour 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 
Biil, against the said Petition. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- Southampton 
spect of the Petition for additional provision in Docks Bull 
the Southampton Docks Bill, which was yesterday 
made from the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills, might be read ; and the same being 
read ; 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill, that they have power to make 
Provision therein, pursuant to the prayer of the 
said Petition. 


Petitions from Nottingham ;— Norwich ;—Louth ; Bankruptey 
--and, Mayor of Carlisle; praying for inquiry into 4“ 
the operation of the Bankruptcy Act, and of the 
rules made thereunder,—were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Pennant ;— Barnstaple ;—Bryn- Factories Bil. 
Engan ;—Ynyscynhaiarn and Treflys ;—Penmorfa 
and Llafihangel-y-pennant ; — Penmorfa ; — Bryn- 
melin ;— Garn ;—Plymton ;—Plymouth (eight Pe- 
titions) ;— Marlborough ;— Pembroke ;— Milford ;— 
South Shields (eight Petitions) ;— Tynemouth (two 
Petitions) ;— Gloucester (two Petitions) ;— North- 
leach ;— Bradford (three Petitions) ;— Hardew ;— 
Sutton Craven ; — Queenshead ;— Halifax ;—Ban- 
bury ;—Devizes (four Petitions) ;—Chichester ;~ 
Helburn ;— Holywell Colliery ;—Chester-le-Street ; 
—Galloping Green ;—Jarrow ;— Milford ;— Beer- 
sheba Chapel ;—Lymington ; — Manchester-square, 
London ; — Guilsborough ; — Danycastle ;— Crick- 
howell ;—Kentish Town ; —- Clydach Iron Work; 
Camden Town ; — Kensington ; — Llamapley ; — 
Stratford (four Petitions) ;—Cavendish ;—Cardiff ; 
— Kettering ;— Sale (two Petitions) ;—Urmiston ; 
— Warrington ;— Saint Mary-le-bone (three Peti- 


tions) ; — Fulberston ; — Bradley-in-Craven ; — 
Spitalfields ;—Pentrefelin ;— Bugenbo ;—Bercham ; 
— Newcastle-on-Tyne ; — Westbury-upon-Severn ; 


— Caedhoeth ; — Edinburgh ; — Collingbourne ; 
— Uxbridge; — Pentrer Bwich; — Andover ; — 
Wem (two Petitions) ;—Pentne ;—Bowling Bank ; 
—Llandegla ;— Hartshorn ;— Acknall ;— Ickford ; 
— Brecon (two Petitions) ;— Wigton (two Petitions) ; 
—Chumleigh (two Petitions) ;—Swansea ;— Halsall; 
—Aylesbury ;— Wintaley ;— Chester (two Petitions) ; 
—Callaly ; — Isle of Wight ; — Rhos-y-medre ; — 
Thruxton ;— Risley ;—Crabtreegreen ;—Chawleigh 
(two Petitions) ;—Upper Clapton ; — Penisaf ; — 
Bradley-in-Craven; — Greenwich; — Sheffield (six 
Petitions) ;— Merthyr Tydvil, §c.;— Cadoxnon, 
§c.; — East Retford (two Petitions) ; — Mary- 
port (two Petitions); — Bromsgrove ; — Amer- 
sham ;—Chepping Wycombe ;— Marchiel ;— Swansea 
(three Petitions) ;— York County (two Petitions) ; 
—Vrondeg ;—Newark-upon- Trent ;—Wimborne ;— 
Formby ;—Lancaster County ;— Weybridge ;— Tot- 

tenham 





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tenham Court-road ;— Whitwell, §c. ;— Cumberland 
County ;— Wigan ;— Exeter (two Petitions) ;—Con- 
gleton ;—East Grinstead ;—Bontripont (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Brecon Coury ;— Middlesex ;-- Ecclesfield ; 
— Eikington ;—Machynlleth;— Macclesfield ;—-Sing- 
field ;—Cambridge (two Petitions) ;—Ruanton ;— 
Merthyr ;—Marsh Green ;— Newton Poppleford ; 
—West Down ;— Cleaton ;— Hassop ;— Sheffield 
(four Petitions) ;— York County ;—Bermondsey ;— 
Pilton ;—Southwark (thirteen Petitions) ; — Mor- 
green ;—Soulbury ;—Buckingham County ;— Mar- 
gam, §c.;— Wimborne ;—Scaleby Hill ;—Uckfield ; 
— Aberdirfyn ; — Stourbridge ; — Northumberland 
County ;—Ottery, Saint Mary ;— Kensington ; — 
Lapford ;—Ensham ;— Wellington ;— Truro ;—Ha- 
hin ;—Carlisle (ten Petitions) ;—Wooburn ;—Not- 
tingham ;— Royston ;—Eckington ;— Penn ;—Hax- 
ham ;— Exmouth ;—Ovington ;—Great Crosby ;— 
East Rainton ;—Kea ;— Ruabon (seven Petitions) ; 
— Workington ;— Swansea ;—Warwick Bridge ;— 
Ebbw Vale (nine Petitions) ;—Pen-y-cae ;—Nevyn ; 
— Merthyr Tydfil (nineteen Petitions);— Barlestowe ; 
— Onell ;—Eittiley ;— Macclesfield ; — Abberffraw ; 
—Sution-cum-Lound ;— Denbigh (four Petitions) ; 
— Whitestone ;— Leeds ;— Timsbury ;— Wemworth ; 
— Copthorne ;— Dalton ;—Luton ;— West Retford ; 
— Stewkley ; — Ivinghoe ; — Pendleton ; — Roch- 
dale ;— Haverhill ;— Manchester (sixteen Petitions) ; 
—Eccles ; — Hulme; — Longsight ; — Patricroft 
(two Petitions) ;—Little Leigh (four Petitions) ;— 
Wigtoun;— Copthorne;—Halwell ;— Workington ;— 
Bloswick ; —Neath ; — Whitehaven ;— Bermondsey ; 
— Barnsley ;— Cramlington ;— Winchester (three Pe- 
titions) ;— Andover (three Petitions) ;—King Som- 
borne ;—Stewkley ;—Swarrearton ;— Hartpury ;— 
Easton ;— Stockbridge ;— Whitchurch (eight Peti- 
tions) ;—Alresford ;— New Alresford ;—Lyndhurst ; 
—Vernham ;—Saint Mary Bourne ;— North Wal- 
tham ;—J ames Jackson, and others ;—Longparish ; 
—Rusholme ;— Brentford ;— New Hall Hill; — 
There-undersigned (ten Petitions) ;—Hampshire ;— 
Bishops Stortford ;— Cirencester ;— Bisley (two Pe- 
titions) ;— Randwick ;— Littleworth ; — Brinscombe 
(two Petitions) ;—TZarlton (two Petitions) ;—Chal- 
ford (two Petitions) ;--Oakbridge ;— Stroud (two 
Petitions) ;— Randwick ;—Littleworth ;— Milford ; 
— Rhosymedre ;— Newburn ;— Cutsdean ;— South- 
aumpton (two Petitions) ;—-Ealing (two Petitions) ;— 
Headingley (three Petitions) ;— Mitcheldever ; — 
Clochrair Tent ;— Brecon ;—Llangannider ;—Llan- 
aiangelnantbrane ; — Hull ; — Pentonville ;— Tun- 
bridge Wells ;—South Islington ;—South Shields ;— 
Harewood ;—Llandigla ;— Glyndyfrdwy (four Peti- 
tions) ;— Rhos Llannerchrugog (six Petitions) ;— 
Llangollen (six Petitions) ;—Tainant ;—Worksop ; 
— Kettering ;— Bangor ;— Hope ; — Gresford ; — 
Minera ;—Holt ;—Llay ;— Walbottle ;— Brereton ; 
— Topsham (three Petitions) ;— Warwick ;— Lan- 
caster ; — Feock (three Petitions) ; — Pontneddfe- 
chan ;— Cramlington ;—Teachers in Independents, 
Baptists, Secession and New Connexion Methodists 
and Friends’ Sabbath Schools; —Midhurst;— Work- 
inyton ;—East Bergholt ; — Southdmpton ;— Cefn- 
mawr ;— Spalding ; — Foxhole ; — Rhoselanner ; — 
Clerugog ;—Cefn ;— Pentre ;—Bettws-yn-Rhos ;— 
Wrexham (fourteen Petitions) ;— Glanyravon ; — 
Trevor ;—Bangor Bank ;—Winkleigh (two Peti- 
tions) ; — Hayes ; — Combmartin ; — Penybryn ; — 
Whitehaven ; — Holothorpe ;— Workington ;— Bir- 
henhead ;— Bells Close ; — Newburn ; — Orrell ;— 
Mitcheldean;—Barton Stacey ;—Derby (three Pe- 
titions) ;—Perranwell ;— Cheldon ;—Swinton (two 
Petitions) ;— Twelveheads ; —Tideswell (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Bishops Castle ;—Upper Clapton ;—Shkip- 
ton ;— Tibberton and Churcham ;—Kyng’s Lynn ;— 
Rhosedyllen ;— Tisbury ;— Torquay ;— East Ret- 
ford ;—Chichester ;—Salford ;—Marlpool ;—Lang- 
ley ;—Saint Day ;—Congregationalists, Devon ;— 
North Brierley ;— Tynemouth ;— Beaminster ; — 
Clayton ;—Kirkheaton (five Petitions) ;—Farnley;— 
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255 
Liverpool;— Brynegtwys ;— Portsea (five Petitions); 
— Portsmouth (two Petitions) ;— Broomley;—North- 
ington;— Overton ;—Llandegla ;— Perranwothall;— 

ewcastle-upon- Tyne (two Petitions) ;— Llanybrees-- 
Bethnal Green (two Petitions) ;—Brymbo ;—Saint 
Dunstan, Stepney ;—Moss ;— Edinburgh (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Eling ;—Aclw-y-Clwdd ; —Auston ;—An- 
dover ; — Llandysilo ; — Caedpaeth ; — Huntley ; — 
Saint Mary’s | Bourne ;—Morfield ;—Raistrick ;— 
Lucas-street, Saint George’s-in-the- East ;—London ; 
-—Thorncliffe;-- Blaenafon (two Petitions) ;—-Sirhowy 
(two Petitions) ;—Llanelly ;—Standground ;— Oak- 
shaw ;— Park ;—Islington ;—Llanvihangel Crucar- 
ney ;--Milford;--Blaina;-- Tredegar (three Petitions) ; 
--Ynysfach;--Llanvrynach ;--Fisher-street, Red Lion- 
square ;—Eagle-street, Red Lion-square;— Chipping 
Norton ;— Appleton ; — Chorley ;— Bedwelty (two 
Petitions) ;— Hull (three Petitions) ;— Soar (two 
Petitions) ; — Brecon ; — Silver-street ; — Keppele 
street (two Petitions) ;— Walsall (two Petitions) ; 
—Cradley (four Petitions) ;—Halesowen ;—Clent ; 
— Brettel-lane ; — Stanber Mill; — Kidderminster 
(two Petitions) ;—Shipton-on-Stour ;—Fisbury ;— 
Kingswinford (four Petitions) ;— Yredegar (four 
Petitions) ;—Abergavenny (five Petitions) ;—New- 
lyn ;— Probus ;—Mitchell ;—Saint Clement ;—Ea- 
dock;— Holyhead ;— Birmingham ;— Ware ;—Stour- 
bridge (eight Petitions) ;—Brierley Hill (seven Pe- 
titions) ;— Wombourn ;— Old Hill (four Petitions) ; 
— Ravensitch ; — Coalbournbrook (four Petitions) ; 
—Lye Waste (four Petitions) ;—Brockmoor (two 
Petitions) ;— Bromley (two Petitions) ;—Oldbury ; 
— Woodside ; — Wordsley ; — Neitherton ; — Shutt 
End ;— Hales Owen (two Petitions) ;—Gornal ;= 
Dudley ;—Cradley Heath ;—Kates Hill ;—Amer- 
sham (three Petitions) ;—Bird Bush ;—Llawenatt 
Chapel ;— Oakongar ; — Congleton; — Hinckley ; 
— Newport ; — Brunswich-square ; — Bellingham ; 
— Bishop Thornton ; —Woodhouse; — Prestbury ; 
— Heeley ; — Ecclesfield; — Thorneliffe; — Stoke 
Gabriel ;— Ottery Saint Mary (two Petitions) ;— 
Redruth ; — Worthing ; — r? hy — Bersham; — 

‘ombmartin and West Down ;—Poole and Upton; 
— Whitwick ;— Whiteley Green ;— Nottingham ;— 
Gawsworth ;—Broken Cross ;— Wildboarclough ;— 
Prestbury (two Petitions);—Macelesfield ;— Bosley ; 
— Gosport ;—Ly Mawr ;— Chester ;— Dinas Col- 
liery ;—Nantyglo ;— Darlington ;—A bergavenny ;— 
Lanwonno ; — Sandbach (two Petitions) ;—James 
and Ann Beaumont ;—Josiah and Elizabeth Ward; 
—William and Alles Burton ;—Anthony and Maria 
Cavalier ;— Benjamin and Elizabeth Driver ;—Ed- 
wardand Francis May ;— William and Ann Russel ; 
—Henry and Hannah Hill;—Luke and Ann Wal- 
her ;— Thomas and Mary Skelton ;—John and Mary 
Shipman ;—Samueland Harriet Rawson ;—Princes 
Risborough (three Petitions) ;—Macclesfield ;— Ro- 
bert Webster ;—Thomas and Ann Dawson ;—Eliza- 
beth Marshall;—Joseph and Harriet Dronfield ;— 
Richard and Martha Keeling ;— William and Mary 
Kay ;—Joseph and Jane Attwood ;—Thomas and 
Ann Plant ;—James and Elizabeth Cornthwaite ;— 
John and Mary Ann Westbrook ;— William and 
Mary Rogers;—Kibworth Harcourt and Kibworth 
Beauchamp ; — Brighthelmston ; — Dudley ; — Al- 


friston; — Wakefield; — Hengoed ; — Birmingham 


(three Petitions) ; — Cymmar ; — Tonyrevail ; — 
Zoar; — Hawaen and Aberdare ; — Lantwit ; — 
Saint Mellon’s (two Petitions) ;— Cadoxton-juxta- 
Barry ;—Cardiff ; — Trehill ;— Llanthewy ;— Ry- 
therch ;—West Wycombe ;— Wycombe ;— Foxhole 
(two Petitions) ;— Aberdare (three Petitions) ;— 
Abernont-y-Groes (two Petitions) ;— Mountanash 
(two Petitions) ;— Tabor ;— Mary Thistlethwaite, 
and others ;—John Sunter ;—Llandysiliogogo (two 
Petitions) ; — Brisveal ;—Cwmystwyth ;—Rhydfen- 
digaid ;— Blaenpenal ; — Ysbytty-ystwyth ;— Llan- 
saint ffraid ;—London ;— Middlesex ;— Edward Bai- 
ley, and others ;—Llantrisant ;— Ramsey (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Swansea (nine Petitions) ;—Burkworth ;— 

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256 3° Maiz. 


— Neath; —Jewin-crescent, London ; —Gloucester ; 
— Gwennap (eight Petitions); — Carharrack; — 
Aberavon;—- Neath Abbey;—Loughor (two Peti- 
tions); — Llangofelach (tour Petitions); — Lan- 
samlet (three Petitions); — Samuel Gwladis and 
others ; —Leeds (five Petitions); —Carr Gate ;— 
Dover (two Petitions) ;—Berwich ;—Berry Brow 
(two Petitions) ;—Lockhwood ;— Holbeck ;— Ponsa- 
nooth (two Petitions) ;—Gear ;— Neath Abbey fron 
and Coal Works ;—Frogpool ;— Richard and Mar- 
garet Sugden ;—James and Grace Munfield ;—Wil- 
liam and Mary Rice ;— William and Grace Acroyd ; 
—Inverury ; — Rossendale; — Kniver ; — Andover ; 
—Ramsgrove ;—Mile End Old Town;— Oulton 
(two .Petitions);— Tower Hamlets British School 
Society ;— Blackburn ;—Little Bolton ;— Warwick 
(six Petitions); — Stock; — Kington; — Emscote 
(two Petitions); —Harbury (two Petitions) ;—Jo- 
nathan and Jane Tomkins;—Charles and Eliza- 
beth Noble ;—Benjamin and Sarah Meller ;—Wil- 
liam and Hannah Clough;—Joseph and Martha 
Hodgson ;— David Putchett and others ;—John and 
Elizabeth Hill ;—Jeremiah and Frances Noble ;— 
John Stead ;— Edward and Lydia Chapman ;—Lei- 
cester (eleven Petitions) ;— Rothley ;— Enderby ;— 
Ansty ;— Oadby ;— Newbold ;— Billesdon ;— Bur- 
bage ;— Hallaton ;— Carlton ; — Desford ;— Bag- 
worth ; — Peckelton; — Pailton ; — Sutton-in-the- 
Elms ;— Tower Hamlets ;— Broughton ;—Salney ;— 
Illston ;— Burton Overy ;—Saffron Walden ;— Hose ; 
—Melton Mowbray ;— Harborough (two Petitions) ; 
— Cussdean ;— Newtown (two Petitions) ;—Caersws; 
— Bodfarry ;—Tatsamaw ;—Llaneledan ;— Ruthin ; 
—Llanenddwyn ;--Dy iprye ;--Denbigh;-- Chepstow ; 
—Saint Davids ;— Abbey ;—Edithweston ;—Mach- 
ynlleth ;— Risca; — Barmouth (two Petitions) ;— 
Saint Asaph ;— Tholthorpe ;—Lea Barley (two Pe- 
titions) ;—Glewstone and Weston ;—Empingham ;— 
Llandyssil ;— Blackwood ;— Pontypool ;— Hereford ; 
— Talsarnan ;— Pellywently ; — Swansea (eleven 
Petitions) ;— Neath (three Petitions) ;— Morriston 
(four Petitions) ;— Landore ;— Tunbridge Wells ;— 
Bures ;— White Colne ;— Bathby ;— Warwick ;— 
Hillmorton ;— Aberdare (two Petitions) ;—Dowlais 
(two Petitions) ;— Troedyrhyn; — Kerwain (two 
Petitions) ;— Nant-y-Glo ;— Radyr ;— Cardiff (two 
Petitions) ;—Eglwysilan (two Petitions) ;—Egleys 
Elian (three Petitions) ;— Pentrych ;— Llandyfo- 
dog ; — Castletown ;— Lantwit Vardre Newbridge; 
—Lantwit Vardre ;—Cadoxton ;— Saint Fagan’s ; 
—Lanedarn ;— Whitecross ;—Wenvoe ;—Saint An- 
drew’s ;—and, Kenilworth (two Petitions) ; praying 
that the Factories Bill may not pass into a law,— 


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


Petitions from Shelf ;—and, Maningham; pray- 
ing that the said Bill may pass into a law,—were 
also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

A Petition of Conductors and Teachers of the 
Stockport National Sunday School, praying that the 
said Bill, with certain modifications, may pass into a 
law, was also presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Tabie. 

Petitions from Lindley (Chairman of a Meeting); 
— Alford ;— Deighton (Chairman of a Meeting) ;— 
and, Dewsbury (Chairman of a Meeting) ; praying 
that a clause may be inserted in the said Bill to 
limit the labour of all persons who work in Fac- 
tories, and who are above thirteen years of age, and 
under twenty-one, io 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. 


Petitions from Islington ;— Chorley ;—Lye Waste; 
—Saint George’s-in-the-East (Middlesex) (two Pe- 
titions) ;— Stepney (two Petitions);—Mile End- 
road ;—Lower Forest Green ;—Upper Forest Green; 






A. 1843. 


—Shadwell (two Petitions) ;—Shoreditch ;— Clerk- 
enwell;—Old Ford, Globe Fields, and vicinity ;— 
Matlock ;—Saint Helen’s, and adjacent townships ; 
—Sirhowy Iron Works ;—Thomas Hunt ;—Glou- 
cester ;—Darley-en-le-Dale ;— Nottingham ;—Farn- 
worth ;—Dudley ;— Birkenhead ;—Rhos Llanerch- 
rugog ;—Shepton Mallet ;—Glastonbury ;—Middle- 
ton ( Lancaster) ;— Tredegar Iron Works ;—Barrow- 
ford (thirty-nine Petitions) ;—Barierfield ;—Brier- 
field Marsden ;—and, Reediford; praying for the 
repeal of the Corn and Provision Laws, — were 


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


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


the Health of Towns Bill may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
lable. 

A Petition of the Chairman of the Committee of 
the Newcastle and Gateshead Religious Freedom 
Society, praying that the said Bill may not pass 
into a law, was also presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 





hill, London, Publisher, stating that Dr. Pelletan 
has invented a mode of producing a light, pure, 
powerful and innocuous, which may be made by any 
domestic servant at pleasure, out of a material ex- 
tremely cheap, and which when generated and un- 
confined to a tube is not explosive, effecting these 
great objects, superior economy, safety and bril- 
liancy; that the said Dr. Pelletan has obtained 
Royal Letters Patent for England, and the Colonies, 
Scotland and Ireland; that the Petitioner, with 
others, purchased from the said Dr. Pelletan the said. 
Patents, and that the Petitioner is empowered by his 
partners to act on their behalf; that the light called 
the Pelletan Light, would not cost one-sixth of the 
present expense, and be much more conspicuous than 








ys | the present lights, and that the persons in charge 


_ of lighthouses could manufacture it with the greatest 
| ease, and apply it night by night as might be re- 
'quisite ; and the Petitioner offers a license to all 

the keepers of lighthouses, free of expense, to use 
that invention; and praying that the House will be 
| pleased to inquire into these allegations, to accept 
| the offer hereby made, and to take such other steps 
|as may appear expedient, was presented, and read ; 
| and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


' 


| A Petition of the Chairman of the Committee of Church Rates. 


the Newcastle and Gateshead Religious Freedom 
Society, praying for the abolition of Church Rates, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Portsea, 
in the county of Southampton, complaining of the 
state of the law in the matter of Church Rates ; 
and praying that the House will be pleased to 
adopt such measures as shall give efficiency to the 
law, by providing a clear practical mode whereby 
it may be carried into effect, was also presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





| towhom a Petitionagainst the said Bill was referred ; 
That no person appeared in support of the said Peti- 
tion; 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 ae 
n 





A Petition of William John Vernon, praying that Marriages ana 
the Marriages and Divorces Bill may pass into a law, Divorces Bill, 


A Petition of Resident Householders and Inha- Health of 
bitants of Saint Bride’s, Fleet-street, praying that Towns Bill, 


A Petition of Joseph Thomas, of Finch-lane, Corn- Pelletan Light, 


Mr. James Stuart Wortley reported from the Faversham 
| Committee on the Faversham Navigation Bill; and Navigation Bil. 


Presto 
Watery 
Bill. 


Mail ¢ 
( Irelat 





Turny 
Bill. 


Me 
Pro 


wa ee 








6 VicToriz. 


Preston 
Waterworks 


Mail Coaches 
(Ireland. ) 


Turnpike-roads 
Bill. 


Medical 
Professions 


Literary and 
Scientific 
Institutions. 


Pawnbrokers’ 


Trade (Ireland) 


Bill. 


Municipal 
Corporations 


(ireland) Bill. 


Whaat, &amp;c. 
(Canada.) 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Company of Pro- 
rietors of the Preston Waterworks to raise a further 
es or Sums of Money, to alter and amend the 
Act incorporating the said Company, and to extend 
and enlarge their Powers, was read the third time ; 
and Amendments were made to the Bill. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions from Arklow ; — Enniscorthy ;-—and, 
Baltinglass ; praying the House to adopt such mea- 
sures as will retain the manufacture of Mail Coaches 
for the Irish service in Jreland,-—-were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bristol ;-- Trowbridge ; -- and, 
Trustees for executing an Act for repairing and im- 
proving the Trowbridge Roads, in the counties of 
Wilts and Somerset; praying that the Turnpike- 
roads Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 
—-were presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on the Bill. 


Petitions of the Royal College of Surgeons in 
Edinburgh ;—and, Senatus Academicus of the Uni- 
versity of Edinburgh ; praying the House to grant, 
during the present Session of Parliament, such a 


legislative remedy as will introduce uniformity of 


3° Maz. | 257 


Petitions from Alveston ;—Sambourn ;—Birming- Matt. 
ham ;—Eatington, —Brandon and Bretford ;—Ast- 
ley;—Tanworth Heath Side ;— Stoneleigh ; —Mil- 
verton ;—Stratford-on-Avon ;— Warwick (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Wootton Wawn, Henley-in-Arden and Ul- 
lenhall ;— Claverdon and ino ;— Widdington and 
Wilncote ;—Burmington and Cherington ;—Stretton 
Basherville ;— Burton Hastings ;—Radford Semele ; 
—Chilvers Coton ;—Wolston and Marston ;—Hal- 
ford ;—Pillerton Hersey ;— Bourton and Draycote ; 
— Grandborough ;— Ryton-upon- Dunsmore;— Thur- 
laston ; — Warmington ; —Wormleighton ;—Anesley ; 
— Charlecote ; —Barford ;—Leek Wootton ;— Aps- 
ley ; —Fillongley ; —Solihull; —Wills Pasture and 
Wolfhampcote ; —Berkeswell ;—Long Compton ;— 
Brailes ; —Sutton Coldfield ;—Easenhall and Har- 
borough Magna ;—Long Itchington ;—Shustoke ;— 
Monks Kirby and other places ;—Bickenhill ;—Elm- 
don ;— Combfields ;— Tamworth Clay Side;— Binley ; 
— Ansty ; — Shilton ; —Seckington ; —Caldecote ; — 
Shuttington;— Wappenbury ;— Princethorpe;— Rat- 
ley and Upton ;—Farnborough (Warwick) ;—Shot- 
teswell;—Avon Dassett ;—Burton Dassett ;—Priors 
Hardwick ;—Arlescote ;—Mollington ;—Lighthorne ; 
— Erdington; — Saltley and Washwood ;— Aston 
Manor ;—Little Bromwich ; — Witton ; —Bearley ; 
— Kenilworth ; —Southam ; —Chadshunt and Gay- 
don; — Offchurch ; — Marton ; — Chesterton and 
Kingston ;— Priors Marston ;— Baddesley Clinton ; 





education, uniformity in the conditions of granting 
medical and surgical qualifications, and uniformity 


of privileges among the possessors of such quali- 
fications, from whatever division of the kingdom 
they may have been received,—were presented, and 


read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


— Hampton Lucy;—Preston Baggott ;— Beaudesert ; 
— Rowington, Taennel and Pinley ;—Combrooke ; 
—Compton Wyniates;—Whichford and Ascote ;— 
pete lg 0 at and Willington ;— Great 
Wolford ; —Stretton-upon-Fosse and Ditchford ;— 
Little Wolford ;—Barton-on-the-Heath;—Honning- 
ton; —FPillerton Priors ;—Whatcote ; —Idlicote ;— 
Lapworth and Kingswood ;—Weston-under-Wether- 
ley ;— Illmington and Compton Scorpion ;—Whit- 


A Petition of the President and Chairman of the | church (Warwick) ;—Brinklow ;—Moreton Morrell; 
Committee of the Bristol Institution for the ad-} — Butlers Marston ;—Curdworth and Minworth ;-— 
vancement of Science, Literature and the Fine Arts, Kingsbury, Hurley and Dosthill ;— Coleshill ;—Lea 
praying the House to exempt by law Literary and| Marston;—Water Orton ;—Middleton (Warwick) ; 

i 


Philosophical Institutions estab 


shed on the liberal | —Mazxtoke ;—Castle Bromwich ;—Nether Whitacre 


principle of the Bristol Institution, from all rates| and Over Whitacre; — Wishaw and Moxhull; — 
and taxes, was presented, and read ; and ordered to Corley ;— Willesbourne Mountford ;— Bubbenhall ;— 


lie upon the Table. 








Luddington and other places ;— Haseley ;— Hatton 
and Shrewley; — Bishops Teachbrooke;— Teach- 


A Petition of Joseph W. Byrne, of Capel-street,| 2rooke Mallory SF egeag oo 3— Witnash ;— Bagin- 


in the city of Dublin, praying that if the Pawn- 
brokers’ Trade (Zreland) Bill is to become law in its 
present form, the House will be pleased to award to 
the Petitioner, as one of the divisional auctioneers 
of that city, such compensation as they may con- 
sider him entitled to for the loss of his situation, and 
of the capital which he was induced to invest upon 
the faith of an appointment made by the Govern- 
ment in pursuance of the existing law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of George Holmes, of Lower Baggot- 
street, in the city of Dublin, one of the Deputy 
Weigh-masters of the late corporation of Dublin, 
praying the House to introduce such a clause into the 

{unicipal Corporations (Jreland) Bill as will entitle 
the Petitioner to adequate compensation for the 
loss of his situation (which he had enjoyed for 
twenty-one years), was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Spalding ;—Carmarthen ;—Stam- 
ford; —Borough Green ; —Stechworth ; —Dulling- 
ham ;—Ashley-cum-Silverley ;— Chippenham ;—and, 
Bourn; praying that the House will not authorize 
the free importation of Foreign Corn or Flour through 
Canada, or on payment of any duty short of one that 


ton and Stivichall ;— Upper Radbourn ; — Upper 
Shuckburgh ;— Chapel Ascote ;—Lower Shuckburgh ; 
—Watergall and Lower Radbourn ;—Birdingbury ; 
— Stretton-upon-Dunsmore ; —Copson ; —Arley ; — 
Little Packington ;—Withybrooke and Hopsford ;— 
Great Packington ;—Allesley ;—Pailton ;— Wibtoft; 
— Wolvey ;— Willey ;—Ashow ;—Eathorpe ;— Oczhill 
and Rodway ;— Weethley ;—Spernal ;—Tutnal and 
Cobley ; — Oversley ; —Grafton ;—Great Alne and 
Kinwarton ;—Aston Cantlow ;—Binton ;—Alcester ; 
— Billesley ;—Haselor ;—Bickmarsh and Bidford; 
—Exhall ; — Frankton ; —Fulbrook ; —Sherbourne ; 
— Lillington ; --Napton-on-the- Hill ; —Hillmorton ; 
—Long —— and Little Lawford ;—Leamington 
Priors ;—Clifton-on-Dunsmore ;— Bilton ;— Newton 
and Biggin ; —Newbold-upon-Avon ; —Cosford ; — 
Honiley and Wroxhall ;—Foleshill ;—Bishops Itch- 
ington ;—Kings Newnham ;—Brownsover ; — Dun- 
church ;— Wixford ;—Church Over ;— Wasperton ;— 
Norton Lindsey ;—Beausall ;—Church Lawford ;— 
Hampton-in-Arden ; — Wellesbourne, Hastings and 
Walton ;—Budbrook pg ;—Ufton;—Sheldon; 
—Honningham;—Newbold Pacey and Ashorne ;— 
Harbury ;—and, Barston; praying for the repeal of 
the duty on Malt,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from East Lockinge ;— Long Witten- church of 
hamand Little Wittenham ;— West Challow ;—Dud- England, 


will afford adequate protection to the British Corn-| cote ;—Aldermaston ;— Binfield ;— Hurst ;—Burgh- 
grower,—were presented, and read; and ordered to | field ;—Avington ; — Upton ;—Appleton ;—Hunger- 


lie upon the Table. 


























Vou. 98, 


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Poor Relief 
(Ireland) Act. 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts Bill. 


Registration of 
Births, &amp;c., Act. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


Parochial 
Assessments 
Acte 


Queen of Tahiti. 


Limerick 
Taxation. 





258 3° Maii. A. 1843. 


Chipping Lambourn ; — Sparsholt and_ Kingston 
Lisle ; — Peasemore ; — Denchworth ;— Boxford ;— 
Chaddleworth ; — Wytham;— South Moreton; — 
Chiltern ;—East Hendred;—West Isley ;— Theale 
and Tilehurst ;—Farnborough, Fawley and Bright- 
woltham ;—Sulhamstead ;— Bradfield ;—Ruscombe ; 
— Shinfield ;— Arborfield ;— Thatcham, Greenham 
and Midgham;—Chieveley;— New Windsor ;—Chil- 
drey;— Mareham, Trilford and Garford;—and, 
Winslow and other places; praying the House to 
adopt measures for rendering the ordinances of the 
Church, and the ministrations of her clergy, co-ex- 
tensive with the wants of the people,—were pre- 


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


Petitions from Castlebar Umon ;—and, Castle- |G 


derg Union (Vice Chairman); praying for the re- 
peal or amendment of the Poor Relief (Zreland) 
Act,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Surrogates residing in Tyndale 
Ward, in the county of Northumberland, praying 
that the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill may not pass 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of Hough- 
ton-le- Spring Union, in the county of Durham, pray- 
ing for the repeal of the Registration of Births, 
Deaths and Marriages Act, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the 
Houghton-le-Spring Union, in the county of Dur- 
ham, praying for alteration of the Poor Law Amend- 
ment Act, so far as relates to cases of Bastardy, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Parochial Clergy of the diocese of 
Canterbury, praying for the repeal of so much of 
the Parochial Assessments Act, as affects the assess- 
ment upon Tithes and Tithe Rent-charge, was pre- 


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


A Petition of Friends of the London Missionary 
Society, resident in Brighton, praying the House to 
employ all appropriate and pacific means in their 
power to restore to the Queen of Tahiti, and to her 
unoflending people their rightful independence, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

A Petition of Directors of the London Missionary 
Society, praying that the House will be pleased to 
adopt measures for securing the independence of 
the Queen of Tahiti, affording protection and unin- 
terrupted freedom in the re seen of the sacred 
duties of their office to the Missionaries residing in 
those islands, and for preserving the people of other 
islands in which British Missionaries are residing, 
from aggression, was also presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land in 
that part of the county of Limerick and county of 
Clare lately forming the liberties of Limerick; stat- 
ing that the liberties of Limerick were, by the ope- 
ration of the Act 3 and 4 Vic. c. 109, separated from 
the borough of Limerick, and those parts which were 
formerly in the county of Limerick re-annexed 
thereto, and that part which was formerly in the 
county of Clare, formed into a boundary of the 
county of Limerick, the whole being thus, for the 
purposes of local taxation, placed under the admi- 
nistration of the County Limerick Grand Jury, 














whereby the Petitioners obtained an equitable as- 
sessment to the public burthens, and a security in 
their properties, to which they had been long stran- 
gers ; that the Petitioners have reason to apprehend 
that an attempt will be made by the inhabitants of 
the borough of Limerick to induce the Legislature 
to repeal the aforesaid Act, and again to place the 
lands of the Petitioners under the power of the City 
Grand Juries; and praying that such a proposition 
may be rejected by the House, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Burgh and Parochial Schoolmasters Schoolmasters 
of the presbytery of Garioch ;— and, Parochial (Scotland.) 
Schoolmasters of the presbytery of Strathbogie ; 
praying the House to revise and alter the Act 43 
eo. 3, c. 54, * for making better Provision for the 
Parochial Schoolmasters, and for making further 
Regulations for the better government of the Parish 
Schools in Scotland,” to such an extent, and in such 
manner, as may be deemed sufficient to restore the 
Burgh and Parochial Schoolmasters of Scotland 
to their former rank in society, and to advance the 
objects of the national system of education in Scot- 
land,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Nottingham, and its Distress. 
vicinity, praying the House to adopt measures forth- 
with for raising the working classes of this nation 
from their present condition, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Ford, Yeoman, formerly of Thomas Ford. 

Rayleigh, and late of Howfield House, near Ongar, 
in the county of Essex, but now a Prisoner in cus- 
tody of the Marshal of the Queen’s Prison, in the 
county of Surrey, complaining of certain proceed- 
ings in the Court of Exchequer relative to his case ; 
and praying for inquiry, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Eton ;—and, Rhuabon ; praying Saint Asaph 
for the repeal of so much of the Act 6 and 7 Will, and Bangor 
4, c. 77, as relates to the union of the Sees of Saint Pieces 
Asaph and Bangor,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Home Colonies. 

Members of the Branch 63, of the Rational Society, 
and Inhabitants of Whitechapel, praying the House 
to adopt measures for the establishment of Home 
Colonies, to give employment and education to all 
who require them, and under such arrangements 
as will enable the colonists to produce much more 
than they will desire to consume, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Sir Francis Walker Drummond, of Anderston 
Hawthornden, Baronet, and Archibald Campbell, of oe eae 
Blythswood, Esquire, praying that they may be ™ . 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Anderston Improvement and 
Police 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 Royal Incorporation of Hutche- Gorbals Police 
son’s Hospital, in the city of Glasgow, Proprietors Bi!!. 
of lands in the barony of Gorbals, praying that they 
may be heard, by their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Gorbals Police Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners a. 

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Record 


Luna 
Asyl 
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Chari table 
Trusts Bill. 


Recorders. 


Lunatic 
Asylums 
(Ireland. y 


Valuations 


(Ireland, ) 





6 Victroriz. 


by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Charitable Trusts Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday the 24th day of this instant May. 


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 Salaries paid to the Recorders 
of all Corporate Towns in aad and Wales which 
have a separate Quarter Sessions of the Peace, with 
the Names of such Recorders. 

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 Expense of each District Lunatic 
Asylum in Ireland, for the year ending the 31st day 
of March 1843; showing the Total Annual Expense, 
the Annual Average 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 
1842; the Number admitted; the Number dis- 
charged, distinguishing those discharged as cured, 
as relieved, as Harmless and Incurable, and the 
Number transferred to Workhouses, the Number 
who have died, and the Total discharged and died ; 
the Number in each on the 31st day of March 1843, 
the Number to whom Admission was refused, and 
the Average Number in each Asylum in each year: 
—Of the Total Expenditure in each Asylum in the 
year; the Total Cost per head per annum; the Ex- 
penditure in Furniture, Bedding and Linen ; the Ex- 
penditure in Fixtures, Additions and Alterations, 
Workmen’s Bills, &amp;c.; the Total Expenditure in 
Clothing ; the Expenditure per head per annum in 
Clothing ; the Total Expenditure in Salaries and 





3° Mai. 


donderry, 





259 
Cork, le. Dublin, Kilkenny, Limerick, Lon- 


ligo and Waterford, or any part of those 
Boroughs, are respectively situated ; and a State- 
ment of the Proportion which the Sums inserted in 
the Columns bear to the Net Annual Value, where 
the Valuator has adopted a per-centage in order to 
ascertain the Sums to be entered in such Columns : 
—And, a Return of the Rates (if any) in each of 
the above-named Unions which have been appealed 
against, or quashed on account of Omissions or 
Mistakes in filling such Columns. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a public Works 
General Statement of the Transactions of the Com-(Ireland.) 
missioners of Public Works (Jreland), from their 
Appointment under the Act 1 &amp; 2 Will. 4, c. 33; 
showing the Total Amount of Exchequer Bills issued 
to them, with Interest thereon calculated at the Rate 
of 3/. per cent. per annum; the Amount of Pay- 
ments into the Exchequer, Interest thereon being 
calculated at the same Rate; the Balances of Loans 
and Interest outstanding, and the estimated Profit, 
to the 5th day of January 1843. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Turnpike 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Tsts- 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Names of Turnpike Trusts 
in England and Wales, which are able (taking the 
surplus Revenue of the year 1840 as an estimated 
Annual Surplus) to discharge their entire Debts 
within Thirty years; stating the Total Amount of 
Debts, the Net Income, the Net Expenditure, and 
the Surplus Revenue for the year 1840; also the 
Number of years required to pay off the said Debts 
on each such Trust respectively. 

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


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





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 for Food only; the Cost per head per week 
for Food only ; the Cost per head per day for Food 
only ; all calculated from the Average Number of 
Patients for the year :—Of the Particulars of each 
Salary and Servant’s Wages, and the Total Amount of 
the same for the year :—And, of the Number admitted 
into each Asylum between the opening and the 31st 
day of March 1843 ; the Number discharged as Re- 
covered ; the Number discharged or taken away by 
their Friends as Relieved, or Harmless and Incurable; 
or transferred to Workhouses within that period ; 
the Number of Relapsed Cases ; and the Number 
who have died within that period; and the Total 
Number remaining in each Asylum, on the 31st day 
of March 1843 :—Similar Returns from the Cork 
Lunatic Asylum :—Also, a Return of the Number of 
Insane in each Workhouse in Jreland, on the 31st 
day of March 1843, with the estimated Annual Ex- 
pense of each Insane Person in each Workhouse ; 
and showing the Total under care in Public Lunatic 
Asylums and Workhouses in Ireland. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of any Instructions given in reference to the 
mode of filling up the following Columns, as re- 

uired 
df the Destitute Poor in Ireland, viz. Landlord’s 
Rates, Tenant’s Rates, Landlord’s Taxes and other 
Public Charges, Tenant’s Taxes and other Public 
Charges, Landlord’s Repairs and Insurance, Tenant’s 
Repairs and Insurance, Landlord’s other Expenses, 
Tenant’s other Expenses, by the Guardians, or any 
Committee of that Body, to the Valuators in the 
Unions in which the Boroughs of Belfast, Clonmel, 
Vot. 98. 





by the 65th Section of the Act for the Relief 


Resolved, That Notices for the sitting of Com- Committees on 
mittees on Private Bills given for To-morrow be Private Bills. 
transferred to Friday. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Flour (Canada.) 

an Account of all Duties charged or chargeable per 
hundred weight on Flour, the produce or manufac- 
ture of Canada, imported into the Ports of London 
or Liverpool in British or Canadian Shipping, and 
entered for Home Consumption, stated monthly, 
from the 25th day of May 1842 to the 24th day of 
April 1848, inclusive. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Medical 
mittee on the Medical Charities (Ireland) Bill; — Chatities (Ire- 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday aaa 
the 17th day of this instant May, resolve itself into 

the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Marriages and 
reading of the Marriages and Divorces Bill ; Shee Em. 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
— the Bill be now read a second time ; 
he Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question ; viz. To leave out the word 
“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words “‘ upon this day six months.” 
And the Question being put, That the word “now” 
stand part of the Question ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the { Mr. Elphinstone, 1 
Yeas, Mr. Ewart: sj +. 

Tellers for the ¢ Sir Thomas Fremantle, 
Noes, { Mr. Henry Baring: ye. 


So it passed in the Negative. 
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Attornies and 
Solicitors Bill, 


Supply. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Semaphore 
(London to 
Portsmouth.) 


Severn Bridge. 


Greenwich 
Hospital 
Schools. 


Workhouses 
(Treland.) 


No. 227. 


Lead, 


Copper. 


260 3°—5° Mazz. 


And the Question being put, That the words 
“ upon this day six months” be added at the end of 
the Question :—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon this day six months. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report on the Attornies 
and Solicitors Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Friday the 12th day of this in- 
stant May. 


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

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 

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


Mr. Sidney Herbert presented, pursuant to Or- 
ders,— Return to an Order dated the 6th day of 
April last, for Returns of all Expenses appertaining 
to the Semaphore from London to Portsmouth, for 
the Three years ending the 5th day of April 1842, 
including the Pay of Officers and Men :—Of the 
Number of Hours in the Day appointed by the Ad- 
miralty for the ordinary working of the same :— 
And, of the Number of Days during such period of 
Three years when the Semaphore was not available 
by reason of the state of the Atmosphere. 

A Copy of Mr. Rendell’s Report to the Board of 
Admiralty, relative to the Bridge proposed to be 
thrown over the Severn by the Promoters of the 
Dean Forest and Gloucester Railway. 


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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of Professor Mosely’s Reports of inspection 
of the Greenwich Hospital Schools. 

Mr. Sidney Herbert accordingly presented the said 
Paper. 


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


Ordered, That the Return relative to Workhouses 
in Ireland, which have not any supply or an insuffi- 
cient supply of Water, which was presented upon 
the 27th day of March last, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till Friday next. 








Veneris, 5° die Maii ; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


N R. Law, from the Treasury, was called in ; 

and at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders, 
—An Account of the Imports and Exports of Lead 
and Lead Ore, for the year ending the 5th day of 
January 1843 (in continuation of Parliamentary 
Paper, No, 217, of Session 1842). 

Accounts of all Copper imported into the United 
Kingdom, in the year ending the 5th day of Ja- 
nuary 1843; 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 1843 ; distinguishing each sort, from what 
Port sent, and to what Country exported :—Of the 
Quantities of Copper exported from the Port of 









A. 1843. 


London, in the year ending the 5th day of January 
1843 ; distinguishing each sort, and to what Coun- 
try exported :—Of the Quantities exported from 
the Port of Liverpool, in the year ending the 5th 
day of January 1843; distinguishing each sort, 
and to what Country exported :—And, of all Copper 
Ore that has been imported without Payment of 
Duty, for the purpose of exportation, in the year 
ending the 5th day of January 1843. 


Accounts of all Tin imported into the United Tia. 


Kingdom, in the year ending the 5th day of January 
1843; distinguishing from what Countries imported : 
—And, of all Tin exported from the United King- 
dom, in the year ending the 5th day of January 
1843 ; distinguishing to what Countries exported. 


Accounts of the Quantity of Foreign Iron im- Iron, &amp;. 


ported into and exported from the United Kingdom 
mn the year 1842; distinguishing the several sorts 
of Iron, and the Countries from which imported 
and to which exported :--Of the Quantity of Bri- 
tish Iron, including unwrought Steel, exported in 
the year 1842; distinguishing the Countries to 
which exported :—And, of the Quantity of British 
Hardware and Cutlery exported in the year 1842 ; 
distinguishing the Countries to which the same were 
exported, and the declared Value thereof (in con- 
tinuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 217, of Ses- 
sion 1842). 

An Account of the Quantity of Oil Seed Cakes, 
entered for Home Consumption in the United King- 
dom, in the Three last years, 1840, 1841 and 1842, 
with the Amount of Duty paid thereon; and dis- 
tinguishing, also, the Ports at which such Entries 
have been made. 


A Copy of the Minutes of the Lords of the Trea- Post-office, 


sury, dated the 13th and 27th days of August 1841, 
relating to the Post-office Distribution in the Rural 
Districts of the United Kingdom, and the Letter of 
the Postmaster General, dated the 18th day of 
August 1841, on the same subject :—And, a Return 
of any Arrangements which have been made by the 
Post-office, in conformity with such Minutes. 


A Return of the Number of Gallons of Proof Spirits 


Spirits (distinguishing the Quantities produced from 


Malt, and from a Mixture of Malt and unmalted No.229. 


Grain) on which Duty was paid for Home Consump- 
tion in Leland, in each of the Ten years ending the 
5th day of January 1843 :—A similar Return for the 
quarter ending the 5th day of April 1843:—A Re- 
turn of the Number of Detections, and the Number 
of Persons prosecuted for Offences in Jreland, 
against the Laws for the Suppression of Illicit Dis- 
tillation, in each of the Ten years ending the 5th 
day of January 1843, distinguishing those con- 
victed :—A similar Return for the quarter ending 
the 5th day of April 1843 :—Returns of the Num- 
ber of Persons confined in each Gaol in Jreland, 
for Offences against the Laws for the Suppression 
of Illicit Distillation, on the 5th day of April in each 
of the Ten years ending the 5th day of April 1843: 
—And, of the Number of Seizures and Detections 
made by the Revenue Police Force in Ireland, 
during each of the Ten years ending the 5th day of 
January 1843 :—A similar Return from the 5th day 
of January to the 5th day of April 1843 :—Returns 
of the Number of Officers, with the Amount of 
their Annual Salaries, employed in Ireland, under 
the Commissioners of Excise, on the 5th day of 
April 1841, 1842 and 1843 :—And, of the Num- 
ber of Revenue Police in Jreland, with the Amount 
of their Annual Rate of Pay, on the 5th day of 
April 1841, 1842 and 1843:—Accounts of the 
Charges of Collection of the Excise Revenue in 
Ireland, in each of the Quarters ending respec- 
tively on the 5th day of April 1841, 1842 and 1843; 
specifying the whole Cost of the “ Warrior” Steamer 
during that period :—And, of the Number of Gallons 
of Spirits brought to charge during each quarter in 
the years ending the 5th day of January 1839, 

1840, 


Cotton 


Wheat a 
Wheat | 


Court 


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Coals. 
No. 228. 


Cotton Wool. 


Wheat and 
Wheat Flour. 


Court of 
Chancery 
(Ireland. ) 


Merchant 
Seamen, 


Merthyr Tidvil 


Stipendiary 


Magistrate Bill, 


Sout hampton 








6 Vicroriz. 


1840, 1841, 1842 and 1843, in Zreland, and the 
Rate and Amount of Duty paid thereon; distin- 
guishing the Amount charged on the Stock in hand, 
under the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 15. 


An Account of the Quantities of Coal exported 
to Foreign Countries in each quarter of the year 
1842 and the first quarter of the year 1843; dis- 
tinguishing Round Coals from Small, and showing 
the Amount of Duty received. 


Accounts of the Total Quantity of Cotton Wool 
entered for Home Consumption in the United King- 
dom, in the quarter ending 5th April 1842 :—And, 
of the Total Quantity of Cotton Wool entered for 
Home Consumption in the United Kingdom, in the 
quarter ending 5th April 1843. 


Accounts ofall Wheat and Wheat Flour imported 
intothe United Kingdom from the British Colonies 
in North America, from the year 1800 to the 5th 
day of January 1843, distinguishing the Quantities 
of Wheat and Wheat Flour respectively ; and also, 
the Sum Total, in Quarters, imported in each year ; 
together with an Account of the Rate of Duty to 
which Wheat and Wheat Flour, the Produce of the 
North American Colonies, were liable in such years : 
—And, of Rates of Duty payable on the importa- 
tion of Wheat and Wheat Flour into the Canadas, 
from 1800 to 1843. 


Mr. Law also presented, pursuant to the direc- 
tions of an Act of Parliament,—Copy of Warrant 
authorizing the Payment of £.152. 15s. 11d. to 
Thomas Fenton, Esquire, one of the Chief Exami- 
ners in the Court of Chancery in Jreland :—And 
then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table; and that the Accounts relative to Spirits 
(Ireland) ; and, Coals, be printed. 





Mr. Watson, from the Corporation for the Relief 
of Seamen in the Merchant Service, was called 
in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to the direc-- 
tions of several Acts of Parliament,—An Account 
of the Income and Expenditure of the President 
and Governors of the Corporation for Relief of 
Seamen in the Merchant Service, their Widows and 
Children, at the Port of Zondon, and the various 
Outports under their management, from 1st January 
1842 to 31st December 1842, inclusive. 

An Account of the Income and Expenditure of 
the Trustees for the Relief of Seamen in the Mer- 
chant Service, their Widows and Children, appointed 
at the therein-mentioned Outports of the United 
Kingdom, from 1st January to 31st December 1842 : 
—And then he withdrew. 

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


A Petition of Rate-payers of the parish of Mer- 
thyr Tidvil, in the county of Glamorgan, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Merthyr Tid- 
vil Stipendiary Magistrate 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 it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the said Bill, That they have Power to 
entertain the said Petition, notwithstanding that it 
was not (in consequence of the House not having 
met yesterday) presented three clear days before the 


day appointed for the first meeting of the said Com- 


mittee. 


; Petitions of Clergy, Inhabitants and Rate-payers of 
Cemetery Bill, Southampton ;—and, Minister, Churchwardens and 
others of Saint Michael’s, in the borough of Seuth- 


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261 


ampton; praying that the Southampton Cemetery 


Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 


read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Southampton Cemetery Bill was read a se- Southampton 
cond time; and committed. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Thomas Elliott and others, Inha- Leamington 
bitant Rate-payers of the town of Leamington Priors, 
in the county of Warwick, praying that the Leam- 
ington Priors Improvement and Market Bill may 


not pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions of William Whiddor and others, Inha- 
bitants, Rate-payers of the town of Leamington 
Priors, in the county of Warwick ;—and, William 
Kerslake, of Hamilton-terrace, in the parish of Lea- 
mington Priors, in the county of Warwick, Gentle- 
man; 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 re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Peti- 
tions. 


The Argyllshire Roads Bill was read a second Argyllshire 
Roads Bill. 


time; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred tothe Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


regulating the Port or Harbour of Meath, in the i. 
County of Glamorgan, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. John Henry Vivian do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


tituled, An Act for establishing a Cemetery in Bir- 
henhead and Claughton-cum-Grange, or one of them, 
in the county of Chester; and the same were read, 
as follow : 

Pr, 4. 1. 21. After “ them” insert Clauses (A.), 
(B.), (C.) and (D.) 

Cuause (A.) “ And whereas it is proposed that 
the said Cemetery shall abut on three sides of 
the land attached to the residence-house belong- 
ing to the benefice of Bidston, in the county of 
Chester, and whereon the same is built ; and it is 
therefore expedient that a new residence-house 
and premises should be provided for the incum- 
bent thereof: BE it therefore Enacted, That in 
the event of difference between the parties inter- 
ested as to the value of the said land, the said 
Commissioners shall and they are hereby required, 
at their own costs and charges, within six calendar 
months after request in writing of the ordinary 
and patron of the said benefice, to cause the site 
of the said house and premises and the said land 
attached thereto (exclusive of the buildings there- 
on), to be valued by two able practical surveyors, 
one to be nominated by the ordinary for the time 
being and the other by the said Commissioners, 
or, on their neglect or refusal, by the Chairman of 
the Quarter Sessions for the county of Chester ; 
and if such two surveyors cannot agree in the va- 
luation, then by such third surveyor as such two 
surveyors shall for that purpose nominate before 
proceeding in their reference, and which they are 
hereby required to do; and the amount at which 
the same shall be valued, shall within one calen- 
dar month after such value shall have been so 
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Cemetery Bill. 


Priors Improve- 
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Market Bill, 


An ingrossed Bill for improving, maintaining and Neath Harbour 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Bitkenhead 
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chequer Bills, which shall be renewed by him 
from time to time, until a convenient site for the 
residence hereinafter mentioned shall be provided, 
when such Exchequer Bills shall be sold, and the 
produce thereof or so much thereof as shall be 
necessary, shall be applied in or towards provid- 
ing such site for a new residence-house and pre- 
mises for the use of the incumbent for the time 
being of the said benefice, and the surplus if ae 
of the produce of the said Exchequer Bills shall 
be applied for the benefit of the said benefice, in 
such manner as the said ordinary shall think 
fit; Provided always, that until a convenient 
site for the residence hereinafter mentioned shall 
be provided, the interest accruing on the said 
Exchequer Bills shall be paid to the said Com- 


missioners.” 


Criause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That the said 
Commissioners shall at their own cost and charges, 
within twelve calendar months after receiving no- 
tice from the said ordinary that a piece of land 
has been so provided for the purposes aforesaid, 
build thereon a residence-house and premises with 
suitable fixtures, equally good in all respects as 
the residence-house and premises now occupied 
by the said incumbent, and the same shall be 
made and completed within the period aforesaid, 
suitable in every respect for the purposes of ha- 
bitation, and such house shall from thenceforth 
be deemed and taken to be the house of resi- 
dence of such benefice, for all purposes what- 
soever. 


Cuiause (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That the said 
residence-house and premises so to be erected 
shall be completed in a state fit for occupation 
before the said incumbent shall be required to 
vacate the residence-house now occupied by him ; 
and the said Commissioners before requiring the 
said incumbent to remove from the said residence- 
house now occupied by him, shall pay to such 
incumbent the sum of one hundred pounds, as and 
for compensation for all loss, damage, expense or 
inconvenience to which he may be put by reason 
of such removal; Provided always, that previously 
to the erection of the said vi ty a and 
premises by the said Commissioners, and within 
one month after being required so to do by the 
said ordinary, (if the land for the purpose of the 
said intended residence house and premises shall 
have been then obtained), they shall submit to 
the said ordinary the plan and specification ac- 
cording to which they propose to erect and finish 
the same, and if any difference shall arise as to 
whether the said intended house be equally good 
in all respects as compared with the house and 
premises now occupied by the said incumbent, or 
otherwise in relation to the said plan and specifi- 
cation or the mode in which the same shall have 
been carried into effect, or as to the fitness of the 
said house for the occupation of the said incum- 
bent, the same shall be referred to arbitration in 
“ like manner as the value of the land to be paid 
for by the said Commissioners, as hereinbefore 
mentioned,” 


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aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the said incumbent 
and for the said ordinary and patron, and they are 
hereby respectively authorized and required to 
convey and assure the present residence-house, 


said benefice, unto and to the use of the said 
Commissioners in whom the same shall thence- 
forth vest for the purposes of the said-recited Acts 
and this Act.” 


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A. 1843. 


Ordered, That Mr. John Tollemache 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 the Company of Proprietors of the Great North 
Clarence Railway, praying that they may be heard, ‘cea 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain Hartlepool 
parts of the Great North of England (Clarence and Junction) Ra), 
Hartlepool Junction) Railway Bill, was presented, ¥*y Bill, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Rate-payers of the borough of South- Southampton 
ampton :—and, Guardians of the Poor within the ©&amp;™*'ry Bil. 
town and county of the town of Southampton ; pray- 
ing that the Southampton Cemetery Bill may not 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of the Dean of Guild and Directors of Glesgow 
the Merchants’ House of Glasgow ;—James Donald-*°!'” Bill. 
son, Cotton Broker and Merchant in Glasgow ;— 
Proprietors of heritable subjects within the city and 
parliamentary boundaries of Glasgow ;—and, Trus- 
tees upon the Statute Labour Roads, Highways, 
Bridges, Fords and Ferries, in the county of Lanark ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Glas- 
gow Police Bill,—were presented, and read. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


An ingrossed Bill for the better supplying and Glasgow Gas 
lighting with Gas the City and Suburbs of Glasgow, ®'" 
and Places adjacent, and for other Purposes relating 
thereto, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Dennistoun do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Liverpool 
Liverpool and Harrington Waterworks, praying that Wering Bill 
they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Liverpool Watering 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 Trustees for the Improvement of the Giasgow, 
Navigation of the River Clyde, and enlarging the Pais'ey, a 
Harbour of Glasgow, praying that they may be ao Bill. 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock 
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. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the said Bill, That they have Power to 
entertain the said Petition, notwithstanding that it 
was not (in consequence of the House not having 
met yesterday) presented three clear days before the 
day appointed for the first meeting of the said Com- 
mittee. 











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Clarenc 
Railway 








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Clarence 
Railway Bill, 


Bolton Water 
orks Bil le 


United General 
Gas Light 
Company Bill. 


Milue’s Free 
School Bill. 


Ballochney 
Railway Bill. 


Edinburgh 
aud Glasgow 
Union Canal 
Bill, 


Monkland and 
Kirkintilloch 
Railway Bill. 


6 VicToriz. 


Mr. Villiers Stuart reported from the Committee 
on the Clarence Railway 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 several of them, and had also 
heard coment bx 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 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, together with the Minutes of the 
Evidence taken before the Committee on the said 
Bill. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Great and Little Bolton Waterworks, praying that 
provision may be made in the Bolton Waterworks 
Bill for enabling the Petitioners to enlarge and main- 
tain a certain Reservoir, called Belmont Reservoir, 
in the parish of Bolton-le-Moors, in the county of 
Lancaster, formed by the Petitioners under the au- 
thority of an existing Act of Parliament, and also 
to make additional works connected therewith, in 
order that a larger supply of Water may be im- 
pounded therein, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


A Petition of Commissioners of the town and bo- 
rough of Plymouth, in the county of Devon, praying 
that they may be heard, by counsel, against certain 
parts of the United General Gas Light Company 
Bill, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill to incorporate the Directors of 
Miilne’s Free School, in the Town of Fochabers, and 
for the better Government thereof, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Duncan do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions of Robert Baird, Coal and Iron Master ; 
—and, Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway Company ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Ballochney Railway Bill,— were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


Petitions of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway 
Company ;— Merchants and Traders in the city of 
Glasgow ;—Company of Owners of the “ Modern 
Athens” Steamer, of Dundee ;—-Merchants and Tra- 
ders in the city of Edinburgh, and the port of Leith ; 
—and, Merchants, Manufacturers and Traders in 
the town of Dundee; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union 
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. 


A Petition of Robert Baird, Coal and Iron Mas- 
ter, praying that he may be heard, by his counsel 


or agent, against certain parts of the Monkland and 
Vot. 98, 


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263 


ene Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of William Stark Dougall, Esquire, of Ph Ferries 
ui 


Scottscraig, praying that he may be heard, by him- ® 
self, his counsel or agent, against certain parts of 
the Tay Ferries 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 of Owners and Occupiers of property in Gorbals Police 
the barony of Gorbals, and in the district included Bill- 


within the parliamentary limits of the city of Glas- 
gow, lying on the south side of the River Clyde ;— 
Polloc and Govan Railway Company ;—and, Gilas- 
gow, Paisley and Greenock Railway Company ; 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Gorbals Police 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions from Applethwaite; — Troutbeck ; — Com Laws. 


Rydal and Loughrigg ;— Grasmere ;—Patton ;— 
Long Sleddale ;—Skelsmergh ;—Whinfell ;— Dilli- 
car ;—Euxton ;—Leyland (three Petitions) ;—Clay- 
ton ;— Whittle ;— Rivington ;— Heath ;— Charnock ; 
— Duxbury ;— Charnock, Rich, and Coppull;— 
Tewkesbury ; — Shelley ;— Quarmby and Lindley ; 
— Huddersfield (forty Petitions) ;—Kirkheaton ;— 
Honley (two Petitions) ;— Idle ;— Lingards ;— 
Deighton (two Petitions);— Newsome (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Jackroyd ;—Slaithwaite (four Petitions) ; 
— Quarmby ; — Milnes Bridge; — Clough House 
Mills, near Huddersfield ;—~ Clayton West ;—South 
Crosland; — Moldgreen (two Petitions); — Low 
Westwood (two Petitions) ;— Golcar (two Petitions) ; 
— Skelmanthorpe ; -— Longwood ; —— Almondbury ; —- 
Lepton ;—Meltham ;—Ashby ;—Birch’s Mill, near 
Huddersfield; — Colne Bridge; — Linthwaite ; — 
Longroyd Bridge ; — Scammonden ; — Armitage 
Bridge ;—Netherton ;—Dalton (four Petitions) ;— 
Lockwood ;—Farnley ;— Manchester (two hundred 
Petitions) ;— Dukinfield ;— Maesleg ;—Langonoyd ; 
—Kirkfieldbank ; — Clitheroe ; — Stanley ; —Perth 
(Lord Provost) ;—.Dunkeld ;— Dunning and New- 
town of Pitcairns ;—Muchtergrave ;— Edinburgh ; 
— Marsden (seventy-one Petitions) ;—Howgill ;— 
Lungdale ; — Firbank ; —— Gretna ; -- Forfar ; —In- 
verness ;— Aisgarth ;—Yealand Conyers ;—Holme ; 
— Limehouse ;—Saint Mary Cray ;—Stockport (two 
Petitions) ; —Mansfield ; —Over Darwen ; —Hazel 
Grove ; —Truro ; —Walworth; — and, Passengers 
over Westminster Bridge; praying for the repeal 
of the Corn and Provision 0 eda presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Barkston ;—Bottesford (two Peti- Factories Bill. 


tions) ;—Foston (two Petitions) ;— Eaton (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Stathern (two Petitions); —Londonthorpe 
(two Petitions ;) — Colsterworth (two Petitions) ;— 
Gonerby ; — Woolsthorpe , — Shillington ; — South 
Witham (two Petitions) ;—Sewstern (two Petitions); 
— Granby (two Petitions) ;—Muston (two Petitions) ; 
Easton ;—Harlaxton ;—Barrowby (two Petitions) ; 
— Marston ;— Carlton ;— Ropsley (two Petitions) ;— 
Denton;— Welby ;— Sudbrook ;— Ponton ;— Great 
Gonerby ;—Croxton ;— Sproxton ;— Culverthorpe ; 

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—Saltby ;—Grantham (four Petitions) ;— Plunger 
(two Petitions) ;—- Layer Bretton (two Petitions) ; 
— Langavelach ; —- Wivenhoe (two Petitions); — 
Horkesley ;— Fordham ;-—Colchester (ten Petitions) ; 
— Bentley ;--Dedham (two Petitions) ; — Halstead 
(two Petitions) ;—Brightlingsea (two Petitions) ;— 
Harwich ;— Mersea (three Petitions) ; — Tollesbury 
(two Petitions) ;— Tiptree ;— Manningtree ;— Kelve- 
don; — Thorpe-le-Soken ; — Boxted ; — Coventry 
(three Petitions) ;-——- Winchester ;—Saint Ives (Hun- 
tingdon) (four Petitions) ;—Llanrhidianhighur (two 
Petitions) ; —Penclawdd (two Petitions) ;— Cwm- 
Ulynfell; — Mumbles ; — Bishopstone Gower ; — 
Newton (Glamorganshire) ;—Lansamlet (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Neath ;—-Felindre ;--Clydach ;-- Lanquike; 
— Gower ;—Llangyfelach (six Petitions) ;— Pen- 
maen ; —Alltwen ; — Cymearglynceiriog ; —Ystrad ; 
—Ustradgunlais ;— Pentre-£strill ;— Cardiff (two 
Petitions) ;— Edinburgh (three Petitions) ;— Ferny- 
halgh ;—--Laugharne ; —Stowmarket ;—Bury Saint 
Edmund's (two Petitions); — Pitton; — Melin- 
court ;— Godrenthos ; —Chapel-en-le-frith ;— Lang- 
ham; — Saint Osyth; — Stisted ;—Ardleigh ; — 
Thorrington ; — Michaelstone Lower; — Coxbench 
(two Petitions); —- Bakewell (three Petitions) ; —- 
Cressbrook ;—Ikeston ;— Derby ;--Mastage ;-- Coy- 
church ;—Aberavon ;—Coity ;— Bridgend ;-- Cefen 
Creburn ;—Penuel ;—— Bryn-y-menyn ;—Cawthorne ; 
— Marston ;— Neck (two Petitions) ;-— Hallam ;-- 
Biggin ; — Cudworth ;— Earby (two Petitions) ; — 
Hillam ;— Balne ; — Easington ;— North Duffield 
(two Petitions) ;— Rawcliffe ;— Barlow ;— Snaith ; 
—Worsbro’ Bridge ;-— Askrigg ;-- Newchurch ; — 
Ainsworth ; — Dover; — Shelmanthorpe (two Pe- 
titions) ; — Woolwich (two Petitions) ;—Brynsien- 
cyn;— Rhydbach; — Hugh Hughes ;— Langdan ; 
— Capel Gwyn ;—Manchester (seven Petitions); 
— Chorlton-upon-Medlock ; — Aylesbury ; — Hor- 
ton ;— Kendal ; — Staveley (two Petitions) ;—Oz- 
wich ; — Alltygryg ; — Otley ; — Walsham-le-Wil- 
lows ;— Framsden ;— Witnesham ;— Clare ( Suffolk) ; 
— Charsfield ;— Buckland, Saint Mary ;—Ports- 
mouth ;— Thirsk ; — Hawkshead ;— East Coker ;— 
Ashby-de-la-Zouch ; —Grace Dieu ;— Barrow and 
Sileby ;—Sheepshead ;— Loughborough ;—Devaston; 
— Great Horwood ;— Swanbourn ;— Hale Leys ;— 
Wigan ;—Rusholme ;— Boxford (two Petitions) ;— 
Rochford (two Petitions) ; — Whitewell (two Peti- 
tions) ;—East Budley ;— Thornborough’; — Cardiff 
(five Petitions); — Twynyrodyn ; -—- Libanus ; — 
Lantwit ; — Cross Park; — Elland; — Sayland;— 
Northgate ; -— Halifax (four Petitions) ; — Ovenden 
{two Petitions); — Booth Town ; — Birmingham 
(three Petitions) ;— Whitby (two Petitions) ;— Bow 
Brickhill (two Petitions); — Fenny Stratford; — 
Canewdon ; — Hockley ; — Winslow ; — Ruyton; — 
March ;-- Hackney-road;--Keighley (two Petitions) ; 
— Great Horwood; — Nash (two Petitions); — 
Measham ;— Swinton (two Petitions) ;— Worsley ; — 
Hulme ;—Gomersal ;— Dewsbury (two Petitions) ; 
— Staindrop ;— Woolhampton ;— Belfast ;— Buch- 
land ;—Lamborne ;— Middlestown;— Abersychan ;— 
Ossett (three Petitions) ;— Haggeston ;—Mursley ; 
— Netherseal ; — Kidderminster (two Petitions) ; — 
Long Acre (two Petitions) ;—East Cowes ;—Roch- 
ford ;—Streatford;— Hockton;— Bridge-house Gate; 
— Ossett-street Side;—Batley Carr ;— Tingley ;— 
Chichenley (two Petitions) ;— Netherton ;—Thorn- 
hill Lees ;— Thornhill ;—Esh Lande ; — Devonport; 
— Portsea ;— Earlsheaton ; — Mirfield (two Peti- 
ions); — Briestfield;—Walkden Moor (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Irlams-o’ th- Height ;—Swinefleet (two Peti- 
tions); — Newton-upon- Derwent ; — Barnsley ; — 
Reedness (two Petitions) ;— Warter ;— Warwick ;— 
Barnby Moor ;— South Milford ;— Dodworth ;— 
Egborough ;-—Grenoside ;— Middleham ; — Hedon ; 
— Brierley ;— Bishop Wilton ;— Shafton ; — West 






































| rnin | ;— Sheffield (two Petitions);— Pockling- 


ton ;— Goole (three Petitions) ;—South Duffield ;— 
Thorganby and Skipwith ; — Kirkburton ; — Roy- 
stone ;— Haddlesey (two Petitions); — Almondbury 
(two Petitions); — Bramham (two Petitions); — 
Fridaythorpe; — Sandal Magna ;— Whitley (three 
Petitions) ;—Selby ;— Patrington ; —Crooks ;— Hen- 
sall ;— Riceall ;— Melbourne ;—Pollington (two Pe- 
titions) ; — Rothwell ;—Camblesford ; — Wadsley ;— 
Darfield ; —Keyingham ;— Staincross ;— Drax ;— 
Wilberfoss ;— Uppermill;— Robert-town ;—Shelf ;— 
Wooldale ;— Hemsworth ;— Ipplepen ;—Fenton ;— 
Aberford ;— Sherburn ; — Barnoldswick ;-—Sazton ; 
— Peterborough ; — Hadhamford ;— Hertford (two 
Petitions) ;—Carnarvon (two Petitions) ;— Talsaron; 
— Rhyd-ddu ; — Bryn-yr-odyn ;— Llandwrog (two 
Petitions) ;— Bwlch-derwen ; — Carneddi (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Bangor (two Petitions) ; — Llanfoir ; — 
Bwlan ;—Pentir (two Petitions);— Bethlehem, Car- 
narvonshire (two Petitions) ;— Bethesda (Carnarvon- 
shire) (two Petitions) ;—Llanllechid (two Petitions) ; 
—Jerusalem (Carnarvonshire) (two Petitions) ;— 
Graig (two Petitions) ;—-A ber ;—- Pen-y-groes (two Pe- 
titions) ;— A belbeth Maca (two Petitions) ;—Clynnog 
(two Petitions);— Caertwn ;— Carmel (two Petitions); 
— Coed-y-pare ;— Bethania ; — Tynemaes ; — Gate- 
house (two Petitions) ;— Caeathraw ;— Bishopwear- 
mouth ;— Great Yarmouth (eight Petitions) ;— Hemes- 
by ;— Stoke Gabriel;— Tough ;— Forfar (two Peti- 
tions) ;-- Plym;-- Great Berkhamstead (six Petitions) ; 
—Aberdeen;—North Church ;—Frithsden;— Pyle: 
well ;— Inverness (two Petitions) ;—Montrose ;—Bi- 
shops Stortford ; — Southowram (two Petitions) ;— 
Halifax (seven Petitions) ;— Elland ;—Caddy Field; 
— Booth Town;—Mount Tabor (two Petitions) ;— 
Illingworth ;—Elland Upper Edge ;— Plymouth ;— 
Alston ; — Garrigill ; —Penrith ; — Ashburton (six 
Petitions); — Buckfastleigh (six Petitions); — 
Poundsgate ;-~-Dunstone ;— Widdicombe ;—Harber- 
ton; — Bovey Tracey (two Petitions) ;— Wolston 
Green (two Petitions) ;—Hennock ;— Denholme (two 
Petitions) ;— Willenhall (two Petitions) ;— Wolver- 
hampton (three Petitions) ;—Saint Austell (six Pe- 
titions) ; — Lostwithiel (two Petitions); — Saint 
Keyne ;—Carradon ;—Saint Cleer;—Liskeard (four 
Petitions) ;— Love, Polperro and Polruan;—Cal- 
lington;—Pelynt and Lameath ;—Saint Neot (Corn- 
wall); — Dobwalls and Travelmond ;— Lerrin and 
Highway; — Menheniot; — Ardwick (three Peti- 
tions);—Manchester and Salford (two Petitions) ;— 
Pontefract (four Petitions) ;—Perth ; —Hainton ; 
—Morice Town, Devonport (two Petitions) ;— West- 
minster ; — Knottingley (three Petitions); — Clay- 
ton;— Borough Bridge (Somersetshire) ;—Chorley ; 
Saint Luke’s (Middlesex); — Stokesley; — Wade- 
bridge ;—Finall ;—Towyn ;—Islington (three Peti- 


tions) ;—New Denham (two Petitions) ;—Hozton; . 


— Rugeley ; — Tamworth ;—Capel-coch ; — Broad- 
hempston ;—Manaton ;— Bickington ;—South Brent 
(two Petitions) ;—— Stockport (three Petitions) ; — 
Machynlleth (two Petitions) ;—Bicester ;— Bicester 
and Gainston ;— Kelso (four Petitions) ;— Clitheroe; 
— Tunley ;—Liverpool ;— Beeston ;— Woodhurst ;— 
Smalley ;—Cheltenham (three Petitions) ;—Gother- 
ington ;—TIkeston (eight Petitions) ;—Chedworth ;— 
Cowlinge (two Petitions) ;— Newtown ;—Alston ;— 
Smithey-place ;—Hayring ;—Long Eaton ;—Bont 
Newydd ;— Hebron ; —Llan-nefydd ;— Brotherton ; 
— Coseley;— Saint Luke's ;— Dundee (five Peti- 
tions) ;—Hazlewood ;—Chorley ;— Withybrook ;— 
Potter’s Green (two Petitions); — Coventry (ten 
Petitions) ;— West Orchard ;—Stretton ;—Leeds ;— 
and, Driglington; praying that the Factories Bill 
may not pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
oe | ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Dalton ;—Kirkburton ;—Honley ; 
—AHopton ;— Elland ; — Fixby ; — Stockport (two 


fi addlesey ;—Camblesworth ;— Delph ;— Hensall ;— | Petitions) ;—Slaithwaite ;— Dodworth ;--Kirkhea- 
Brightomlee ; — Saddleworth (two Petitions) ;—| ton (two Petitions) ;— Whitley ;— Thorton ;—Clay- 
Temple Hirst ;—Elvington;— Monk Bretton ;— \ton ;—Bradford (York) ;—Almondbury ;— Wigan ; 


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— Huddersfield;— Kirksmeaton ;— Halifax ;— Ever- 
ton ;— Owston ;— Thorne ; —Wath-upon- Dearne ;— 
Barton-upon-Humber ;— Barnsley ;—and, Beadwell ; 
praying that the said Bill may pass into a law,— 
were also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Horbury ;— Yeaden (two Petitions) ; 
—Newport (Isle of Wight) ;—Gawthorp ;— Brig- 
house (two Petitions) ; — Brighton ; —Ormskirk ;— 
Outwood ; —Greetland ; — Leeds (three Petitions) ; 
—Fixby ;—Birstal ;— Lindley ;— Osset ;— Elland ; 
— Wakefield ;— Tong ;— Otley ;— Daw Green ; — 
Lofthouse ;—and, Lancaster ; praying that provision 
may be made in the said Bill for further limiting the 
hours of labour of young persons employed in Fac- 
tories,—were also presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Maynooth A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Tash- 

College. inny, in the county of Longford, praying the House 
to withdraw every kind of public support from the 
Roman Catholic College of Maynooth, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Literary and A Petition of Members of the Council of the 

Scientific Yorkshire Philosophical Society, praying the House 

Insututionss “to pass Bills to exempt from taxes and rates all 
land and buildings occupied by Scientific and Lite- 
rary Societies, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Poor Relief Petitions from the Belfast Union (Chairman) ;— 

(Ireland) Act. K7llaught ;—County of Meath ;—Kinsale Union ; 


—Castlerea Union ;—and, county of Roscommon ; 
wraying for the repeal or amendment of the Poor 
Relief (Ireland) Act,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the ‘Table. 


Healthof Towns A Petition of Resident Householders and Inha- 


- bitants of the neighbourhood of Spa Fields, Clerken- 
well, praying that the Health of Towns Bill may 
pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

Wheat, &amp;c., Petitions from Owners and Occupiers of lands 

(Canada. ) 


and others attending Chichester Market ;— Wickhen ; 
—Horseheath ;—-West Wickham ;— Woodditton ;— 
Kirtling ;—Cheveley ;— Burwell ;—Soham ;—Ford- 
ham; —Sidlesham ; —Pagham ; —Westhampnett ;— 
West Wittering ;— East Dean;—and, Boxgrove; 
praying the House to refuse their sanction to any 
measure having for its object the importation of 
Wheat or Wheat Flour through Canada into this 
country, at a low rate of duty,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Bakers and Flour Dealers of London 
and its vicinity, stating that the Petitioners have 
sustained considerable losses by foreign flour being 
imported in barrels deficient of weight; and praying 
that provision may be made inthe intended Canadian 
Flour Bill, that the weight of the empty barrel as 
well as the flour shall be separately branded on 
each barrel, also the name of the manufacturer and 
his place of residence, and that power may be 
granted to Her Majesty’s Customs at the shipping 
ports in Canada, to ascertain if the full weight, 
viz. 196/bs. net of flour is deposited therein previous 
to such flour being put on board, and in case of 
deficiency that such flour shall be forfeited, or a fine 
levied on each deficient barrel, and that such defi- 
ciency shall be branded on each and every barrel, 
was also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Mail Coaches 
(lreland. ) 


Petitions from Tipperary; — Galway (two Peti- 
tions) ; —Carrickmacross ; — Parsonstown ;— Lime- 
rick ;—New Ross ;— Kildare and Raheny ;—Slane ; 
—Kilmurry and Kilquade ;—Dunleer ;—Fermoy ;— 


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Ballinasloe ;— Navan ;—Thomas Town ;—Moate ;— 
Enfield and Rutoath ; — Loughrea ; —Leizlip ;— 
Drogheda ;—Kilbeggan ;— Boyle;— Newry ;—.Dub- 
lin (two Petitions) ;— Gorey ;—Castlecomer ;—Ark- 
low ; —Wicklow ; —Cashel ; —Waterford ;—Kinne- 
gad ;— Ballitore ;— Athboy ; —Linaskea ;—Kings- 
town and Blackrock ; —Roscrea ; —Mullingar and 
Garristown ;—Sligo ;—Ashford ;—Curahoe ;— Ash- 
bourne ;— Athlone ;—Parsonstown ;—and, Longford ; 
praying that the contract of Mail Coaches for the 
Lrish service may not be transferred to Scotland,— 


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


Petitions of Henry Clarke ;— Members of the Medical 
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ;—and, Senate Profession. 
of the University of Glasgow ; praying for a reform 

of the Medical Profession,—were presented, and 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Henry Clarke, praying for altera- Poor Law 
tion of the Poor Law Amendment Act, with refer- a 
ence to medical attendants, was presented, and ~ 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Sheriff of the county of Nor- Property Tax 
thumberland, praying for the repeal of the Property Ac“ 
Tax Act, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Rural Deanery of Southampton; Saint Asaph 
— Macclesfield (two Petitions) ;— Rural Deanery ——_ 
of Mitcheldever ;— Hatfield, Hertingfordbury, Sta- ; 
pleford, Braumhill, Sacombe and Idcombe Saint An- 
drew’s ; — Archdeaconry of Worcester ; —Gwannys- 
cor ;—Holt ;—and, Newmarket (Flint) ; praying for 
the repeal of so much of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, 
c. 77, as relates to the union of the Sees of Saint 
Asaph and Bangor,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of the Chairman of Trustees appointed Turnpike-roads 
under and by virtue of an Act for repairing and im- Bill. 
proving the Roads from the town of Stockbridge to 
the city of Winchester, and from the said city of 
Winchester to the top of Stephen’s Castle Down, near 
the town of Bishops Waltham, in the county of 
Southampton, and from the said city of Winchester, 
through Otterbourne, to Bargate, in the town and 
county of the town of Southampton, and certain 
Roads adjoining thereto ;—and, Trustees for execut- 
ing an Act for repairing, maintaining and improving 
the line of the Road from Leeds to Otley, in the 
West Riding of the county of York, and of other 
Persons, Mortgagees of the Tolls of the said Road ; 
praying that the Turnpike Roads Bill may not pass 
mto a law, as it now stands,—were presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on the 
Bill. 

A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of lands, 
tenements and hereditaments, in the township of 
Hunslet, in the parish of Leeds, in the West Riding 
of the county of York, praying that the said Bill 
may pass into a law, was also presented, and read ; 
and referred to the said Select Committee. 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- Public Petitions 
lect Committee on Public Petitions; That they had (Twenty-second 
examined the Petitions presented upon the 1st and 2d Reror-) 
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. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Charles, Farl Maidstone 
of Romney, praying that he may be heard, by his Railway Bill. 
counsel, against certain parts of the Maidstone 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 





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Bankruptcy 
Act. 


Banking 
System. 


Waterloo, &amp;c. 


Bridges. 


Coffee and 
Cocoa, 


American 
Treaty. 


Oxnam’s 
Estate Bill. 


Sunderland 
FJuating Hare 
bour Bill. 


Merchant 
Seamen. 


Nunicipal 
Corporations 


({reland) Bill. 


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by his counsel, upon his Petition, if he think fit ; 
and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the 
said Petition. 


Petitions of the President of the Birmingham Law 
Society ;—and, Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of 
the borough of Stamford; praying for inquiry into 
the operation of the Bankruptcy Act, and of the 
rules made under it,—were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Charles George Allhusen, of the 
borough of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Merchant, pray- 
ing that the House will be pleased to institute an 
inquiry into the state of the present paper money 
Banking System, with a view of adopting such mea- 
sures as to the House may seem best, for gradually 
carrying into effect a plan of currency improvement 
forming this great country by degrees into a solid 
money country, and the Legislature in the progress 
of time into a solid money government, was pre- 


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


A Petition of Wholesale and Retail Salesmen, 
Traders and Inhabitants of and in the vicinity of 
the southern district of the borough of Southwark, 
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. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inha- 
bitants of Liverpool, praying the House to equalize 
the duties on Foreign and Colonial Coffee and Cocoa, 
irrespective of any commercial negociations with 
foreign countries, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the President of the Liverpool Anti- 
Slavery Committee, praying that the House will in- 
sert some needful stipulations in any Act to be 
passed confirming the tenth article of the Treaty of 
Washington, which will prevent the unconditional 
surrender of an accused slave, and provide for the 
freedom of all persons who shall be surrendered 
under the Treaty, and who shall either on trial be 
acquitted, or after conviction to a terminable im- 
prisonment, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Carne, of Saint Agnes, near 
Truro, in the county of Cornwall, Esquire, praying 
that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of Oxnam’s Estate 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 Gentry, Bankers, Merchants, Ship- 
owners, Manufacturers, Owners of property, Trades- 
men and other Inhabitants of the borough of Sun- 
derland, in the county palatine of Durham, praying 
that the Sunderland Floating Harbour Bill may 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Mas- 
ter Mariners and Seamen of Sunderland, praying 
the House to pass an Act making the wages of 
Seamen due for labour performed, although the 
voyage should not be completed, owing to the loss 


of the vessel, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Shipwrecks. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Clerk to the 
Commissioners of Police for the town of Belfast, 





A. 1843. 


raying that the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) 
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 Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the borough of Londonderry, praying that pro- 
vision may be made in the said Bill to the effect that 
no Recorder in any borough in Jreland should be 
entitled to compensation cn any other than the 
salary paid by the previously existing municipal 
body, and the fees of office, was also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Buttevant ;—and, William Meade, Education 
Clerk, and others, praying the House to devise (Ireland. 


meaures for affording encouragement to the schools 
in connection with the Church Education Society 
for Ireland,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Vicar, Churchwardens, Over- Admiral 
seers of the Poor and Governors and Directors of Lands Bill. 


the parish of Greenwich, in the county of Kent, 
acting under the authority of the parishioners in 
vestry assembled, praying that the Admiralty Lands 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 


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


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers and In- East India 
habitants of the town and county of the town of Produce. 


Nottingham, praying for a reduction of the duties 
on the importation of East India Produce, was 


resented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors practising Ecclesiastical 
in the town and neighbourhood of Leeds, praying Courts Bill. 


that the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill may not pass 


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


A Petition of Inhabitants of Hunmanby, and its Small Debrs. 


neighbourhood, in the East Riding of the county of 
York, praying for the adoption of a general measure 
for the establishment of local courts throughout the 
couutry for the more easy recovery of Small Debts, 


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


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Duckworth Message from 


and Mr. Russell: 
Mr. Speaker, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Great Gransden 
Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Great closure Bill. 


Gransden, in the County of Huntingdon, without 
any Amendment: And also, 


The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Balfour’s 
for vesting the entailed Estates of Wester Fairnie, ¥st*te Bill- 


and others, in the County of Fife, belonging to 
Francis Balfour, Esquire, in Trustees, to sell the 
same, or such part thereof as may be necessary, and 
to apply the Price arising therefrom in the Payment 
of the Debts affecting or that may be made to 
affect the said Estates; to which the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House : And also, 


The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Kendall’s_ 
to dissolve the Marriage of Nicholas Kendall, Es- Divorce Bill. 


quire, with Mary Anne 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 then the Messengers 
withdrew. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Public Income 
Account of the net Public Income of the United an Expendi- 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in the year “ 
ended the sth day of April 1843, after abating the 

Expenditure 





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Whea 
Flour. 


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End 








Leave of 
Absence. 


Wheat and 
Flour. 


No. 231. 


Church 
Endowment. 


Adjournment. 


Poor Relief 
(Ireland) Bill. 


County Courts 
Bill. 


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Expenditure thereout defrayed by the several Re- | 


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267 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Superior Courts 


venue Departments, and of the actual Issues or | reading of the Superior Courts (Common Law) Bill ; (Common Law) 


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 | 
Repayments for Local Works, &amp;c. 
ir George Clerk accordingly presented the said 

Account. | 

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


Ordered, That Major Bryan have leave of absence 
for three months, on account of ill health. 


Mr. George William Hope presented, pursuant 
to an Address to Her Majesty,—A. Return of the 
Prices of Wheat and Flour at the different British 
Ports in Worth America, for the latest Five years 
now in possession of the Colonial Office. 

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


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee, to consider of the means of pro- 
viding Endowment for additional Ministers of the 
Established Church in certain populous Districts. 


(In the Committee.) 

Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move 
the House, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
make better provision for the Spiritual Care of po- 
pulous Parishes. 


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 now received. 

Mr. Greene accordingly reported, a Resolution ; 
and the same was read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move 
the House, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
make better provision for the Spiritual Care of po- 
pulous Parishes :—And he moved the House accord- 
ingly, 

ed That leave be given to bring in the Bill : 
And that Sir Robert Peel, Sir James Graham and 
Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


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





The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Poor Relief (Jreland) Bill ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question; viz. To leave out the word 
“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words ‘ upon this day six months.” 

And the Question being proposed, That the word 
“now” stand part of the Question ; 


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


Sabbati, 6° die Maiti, 1843: 


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 Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the County Courts Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 

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Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon _ 
Monday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Queen’s Bench 
a Committee upon the Queen’s Bench Offices Bill ; Offices 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 upon Mon- 
day next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved jitself Admiralty 
into a Committee upon the Admiralty Lands Bill ; Lands Bill. 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had made Progress in the Bill; 
and that he was directed to move, That the Com- 
mittee may have leave to sit again. 

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- 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 ; 

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


Means. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Arms and 
Returns of Arms delivered up to the Government Yeomanry 
by the Yeomanry in Ireland, on being disbanded : (e!#n¢.) 
—Of the Number of Yeomanry disbanded, from 
1815 to 1830 :—And, of Arms not delivered up by 
the Yeomanry ; stating their Description, and the 
Corps to which said Arms belonged. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Millbank Prison 
for better regulating the Prison at Millbank: And Bil 
that Sir James Graham and Mr. Manners Sutton 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Small Debts 
for the more easy Recovery of Small Debts and De- ®#!- 
mands: And that Mr. Jervis and Mr. Watson do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Post-oftice. 
Returns, showing the Number of Applications, by 
Letter or otherwise, which have been made at the 
General Post-office in London, for Letters stated to 
be missing, during the months of October and No- 
vember 1839 and 1842; also, for the two months 
immediately following after the date of this Return ; 
distinguishing such Letters as were stated to contain 
Inclosures of Value, and stating how many of the 
above were found, distinguished as before mentioned : 
—For the same periods, showing the Number of 
Applications as to Delay of Letters, so far as can, 
for the months of October and November 1839 and 
1842, be given from the Register of Papers kept in 
the Post-office :—Showing the Number of Letters 
delivered in the United Kingdom in a week in the 
months of November 1839 and 1842, and April and 
May 1843 :—Showing the Number of Persons em- 
ployed under the Post-office in the United Kingdom 
in October 1839, October 1842, and at the present 
time :—And, showing the Number of Applications 
made to the Postmaster-General, or Secretary to 
the Postmaster-General, or Surveyors, ty Postmas- 
ters, and others in the United Kingdom, distin- 
guished, in classes, as far as may be possible, for 
increased Salary, Wages or Allowances, or increased 
Assistance, during the years 1838 and 1842, stating 
“ many out of each class have been complied 
with, 


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Wheat, &amp;c., The House was moved, That the Act 5 and 6 
(Canada) = Vic. c. 14, to amend the Laws for the Importation 
of Corn, might be read ; and the same being read ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday the 
15th day of this instant May, resolve itself into a 
Committee to consider so much of the said Act as 
relates to the Duties chargeable on the Importation 
into the United Kingdom of Wheat and Wheat 
Flour from Canada. 
Small Debts Mr. Jervis presented a Bill for the more easy Re- 
Bill. covery of Small Debts and Demands: And the 
No. 232. 


same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time upon Wednesday the 17th day 
of this instant May ;° and to be printed. 


Millbank Prison 


Sir James Graham presented a Bill for regulating 
Bill. 


the Prison at Millbank: And the same was read 





No. 233. the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Monday next; and to be printed. 
Wheat. Mr. Gladstone presented, pursuant to Order,—A 
No. 234. Return of the Average Prices of Wheat in the months 
of June and July respectively, as compared with 
those in the months of August and September, in 
each year, from 1774 to 1793. 
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 
Valuations Ordered, That the Keturn relative to Valuations 
(Ireland.) (Ireland), which was presented upon Wednesday 
No.235. last, be printed. 
Semaphore Ordered, That the Return relative to the Sema- 
_ \» | Pphore from London to Portsmouth, which was pre- 
say sented upon Wednesday last, 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, 8° die Mai; 
Anno 6° Victoria Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 
san. Tidvil RDERED, That the Committee on the Mer- 
Mepistrate Bill thyr Tidvil Stipendiary Magistrate Bill have 


leave to sit this day, till five of the clock, during the 
sitting of the House. 


Nottingham Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That he re- 

Town Election. ceived on the 5th day of this instant May, a Re- 
port from the Examiner of Recognizances, stating 
that the Sureties to the Petition of John Whyatt, 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for 
the Town of Nottingham (being two Sureties in the 
sum of £.500 each), are unobjectionable. 


Portsea Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
— Portsea Improvement Bill; That they had examined 


the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true ; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Liskeard and 
Caradon Rail- 
way Bill. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Liskeard and Caradon 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 Com- 
mittee had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 
found the same to be true; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 


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


Cliffe-cum- 
Lund Incl 
Bill, 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
osure Cliffe-cum-Lund Inclosure Bill; That they had exa- 


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A, 1843. 


mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and that the Parties concerned 
had given their consent to the Bill, to the satisfac- 
tion of the Committee; and that the Committee 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 





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Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Walton-on-the. 
Walton-on-the- Hill Rectory Bill; That they had Hill Rectory 
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 Glasgow Glasgow and 
and Three-Mile-House Road Bill be revived : — Three-Mile- 
And that they have leave to sit, and proceed, To- —" Road 
morrow. 


Petitions of Proprietors and Occupiers of grounds Halbeath and 
in the county of Fife ;—Trustees of the laté Right ig 
honourable Thomas Earl of Elgin and Kincardine ; ®**y Bill. 
—Brown, Gordon and Company, Coalmasters at 
Halbeath ;— Robert Wemyss, Esquire, of Cuttlehill, 
in the county of York ;—and, Admiral Sir Philip 
C. Henderson Durham, of Fordel and Palton; 
praying that the Halbeath and Lochgelly Railway 
Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


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Carry 
pany 


Deal 
end | 


A Petition of the Most honourable George Au- Belfast Har- 
gustus Marquis of Donegall, and the Right honour- bour Bill, 
able George Hamilton Baron of Ennishowen and 
Baron of Carrickfergus, commonly called Earl of 
Belfast, eldest Son and Heir apparent of the said 
Marquis of Donegall, praying that they may be 
heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Belfast Harbour 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 Iron-masters, Coal-masters and Monkland and 
other Traders on the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Kikiniloen 
Railway, praying that they may be heard, by them- "7 ""~ 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Monkland and Kirkintilloch 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. 


Petitions of Iron-masters, Coal-masters and other 
Traders on the Ballochney Railway ;—Trustees on 
the Turnpike-road commonly called the North and 
South Line of Lanarkshire Roads ;—and, Creditors 
on the Turnpike-road commonly called the North 
and South Line of Lanarkshire Roads; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Ballochney 
Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Ballochuey 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Burgesses, Proprietors, Rate-payers Anderston 
and others interested in the proposed Police Bill 
for the burgh of Anderston, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Anderston Improve- 
ment and Police Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, 


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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. 


South Eastern 
Railway (Dovor 
Extension and 
Stations) Bill. 


Sir Robert Ferguson reported from the Committee 
on the South Eastern Railway (Dovor Extension 
and Stations) Bill; and to whom several Petitions 
against the said Bill were referred; That they had 
heard counsel in support of the said Petitions, and 
had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That 
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. 


Anderton 
Carrying Com- 
pany Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Anderton Carrying Company 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Dean Forest 
and Gloucester 
Railway Bill. 


Petitions of Share-holders in the Forest of Dean 
Railway Company ;—Owners of lands in the parish 
of Westbury-upon-Severn,in the county of Gloucester ; 
—Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the city of 
Bristol; — Merchants, Manufacturers, Traders and 
other Inhabitants of the town and parish of Dudley, 
in the county of Worcester ;—Merchants, Manu- 
facturers, Traders and other Inhabitants of the Bo- 
rough and Foreign of Kidderminster, in the parish 
of Kidderminster, in the county of Worcester ;— 
John Higford, Esquire, of Newark-house, in the 
county of Gloucester, and John Pauncefoot Haw- 
kins, a Lieutenant-Colonel in Her Majesty’s Army, 
of Minsterworth, in the said county of Gloucester ; 
—Commissioners for improving the Navigation of 
the River Severn ;—Severn and Wye Railway and 
Canal Company;—Sir Thomas Crawley Boevey, 
Baronet, of Flaxley Abbey, in the county of Glou- 
cester, and the Reverend Edward Jones, Clerk, of 
Hayhill, in the parish of Newnham, in the said 
county ;—and, Philip Henry Howard, of Corby 
Castle, in the county of Cumberland, Esquire ; pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Dean 
Forest and Gloucester Railway Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Tay Ferries 


Tay Petitions of Merchants, Traders and others, In- 
ul. 


habitants in and of the royal burgh of Dundee ;— 
and, Owners of land, Farmers, Merchants, Traders 
and others, Inhabitants in and of the counties of 
Fife and Forfar ; praying that the Tay Ferries Bill, 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were 


presented, and read; and referred to the Committee 
on the Bill. 


Bristol and 
Gloucester 
Railway Bill. 


Mr. Colquhoun reported from the Committee on 
the Bristol and Gloucester Railway Bill; and to 
whom several Petitions against the said Bill were 
referred; That they had considered the said Peti- 
tions;—That they had inquired into the several 
matters required by the Standing Orders on Rail- 
way Bills, so far as the same relate to the present 
application ; and that the Committee had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same 

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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 Proprietors and Occupants, or Par- Glasgow 
ties interested in public stores or warehouses in Police Bill. 
Glasgow, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of ‘ Glasgow Police Bill, was presented, and 
read. : 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by 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 Berwick-upon- 
the Report on the Berwich-upon- Tweed Corporation Tweed Corpo- 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. seeeuene 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Kendall's Divorce Bill was read the first time ; Kendall's _ 
and ordered to be read a second time. Divorce Bill. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Bermondsey, 
Kent Waterworks, praying that they may be heard, poe ae a 
by their counsel or agents, against certain parts of Roads Bill. 
the Bermondsey, Rotherhithe and Deptford Roads 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. ? 


Petitions of Governors of the county of West- Medical 
meath Infirmary ;—and, High Sheriff and Members (Ireland) 
of the Grand Jury of the county of Westmeath ; 
praying that the control of the Medical Charities 
of Ireland may not be transferred to the Poor Law 
Commissioners, — were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Spotland ;—Manchester (thirty- Corn Laws. 
four Petitions) ;—Joseph Peate and others ;—Ros- 
sendale (four Petitions) ;— Ogden ;— Healey ;— Miln- 
row ; — Birtle-cum-Bamford ; — Gravel Hole ; — 
Buersil ;— Water Barn and Tunstead Mill ;—Low- 
er-place ;—Swaffham ; — Derby (Mayor) ;—Broad- 
ley (two Petitions); — Smithy Nook ;— Wardle; — 
Sleighty ;—Lowershore ;-—Waterfoot ;—Lower fold ; 
—Moss Mill ;—Clothall ;—Ambler-thorn ; — Stone 
Chair ;—-Exeter ;— Calverley ;— Over and Middle 
Hulton ;—- Queen’s-head (three Petitions) ;--Gawker ; 
— Kilmarnock ;—- Westhoughton ;-- Clitheroe ;--Sand- 
beds; — Workmen employed at Messrs. John and 
Archibald Reid’s Power-loom Factory ;—Lambeth 
(four Petitions) ;— Walworth ; — Brixton-road ; — 
Greenwich ;— Southwark ;— Birch ;—Brothfold ;— 
Facit ;— Bridge Mill; —Whitworth ; — Newby ;— 
Cheesden ;—Catley-lane Head ; — Chawclough ; — 
Hallifold ;— Butterworth Hall ;— Higher Shore ;— 
Heatherstall;— Middleton (two Petitions) ;— Bag- 
slate ;— Newton-upon-Ayr ;—Glasgow (twelve Peti- 
tions) ;-Bainbridge ;--Conlig ;-- Wallacetown-upon- 
Ayr ;—Rawtenstall ;— Long Holme ;— Maybole ;— 
Barrowford (twenty-seven Petitions) ;—Calton ;— 
Lancefield Mills (two Petitions); — Hanley (four 
Petitions) ;— Hanley and Shelton (six Petitions) ;— 
Shelton (five Petitions) ;—Cobridge (two Petitions); 
—Accrington ;— Longton ;— Worsbrough ;— Sum- 
mit ;— Broadley Mill ;— Green Booth ;— Shaw- 


Johnstone ;—Maybole (two Petitions) ;— Weilston ; 
—Cambuslang ;—Nursay Mills ;—Kippen ;—Kirk- 
intilloch ;—Larkhall;— Rochdale (fifteen Petitions) ; 
— Hareholme ;— Edgeside ;— Hamer ;— Rakewood ; 
— Bleachley ;—Ashton-under-Lyne ;—Alverthorpe ; 

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—South Shields;—Saint Columb Major ;—Askrigg ; 
— Bath ;—Greenock (two Petitions) ;—Kincardine; 
— Kilwinning ; — Oldham ; — Goven Colliery ; — 
Keighley ;—Irvine and Halfway ;--Monk Bretton ; 
elt ; — Ardsley ; — Mapplewell ; — Dart- 
mouth ;—Kennettles ; — Padanarum ;— Charleston ; 
—Kingsmuir ;—G lammiss ;— For far (six Petitions) ; 
—Murthell;— Tannadice;—Lunan ;—Inverarity ;— 
Lanark ; — Montrose ;— Barton-on- Humber (three 
Petitions) ;— West Chinnock ;— Tarbolton ;—Bolton 
(five Petitions) ;—Stoke-upon- Trent ;— Clayton :— 
Begrington ;—Idle (fourteen Petitions) ;— Yeadon ; 
—Eccleshill ;—Otley ;— Little Govan ;— Rowley ;-- 
Westminster (seventeen Petitions) ;--Stratford, Bow; 
—Carter-lane ;— Rotherhithe;— Hoxton ;--Quaker- 
street, North — ;— West Lavington ;—Mar- 
ket Lavington ;— Tradeston ;— Anderston (two Pe- 
titions) ;—Bishop-street Factory ;— Bromielaw ;— 
Hyde Park Ropework ;— Robert Barclay and Co.’s 
Ship-building-yard ;— and, Clyde Bank (two Peti- 
ions ; praying for the repeal of the Corn and Pro- 
vision Laws,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Paignton ;—Dodbrook (two Pe- 
titions); —- South Milton; — West Alvington; — 
Moreleigh ;—Holbeton ;—Torquay (two Petitions) ; 
—Sherford ;— Orange-street, Leicester-square (two 
Petitions) ; — Southwark ;—Warrington ;--Minister 
and Members of the Congregation of the United 
Brethren or Moravians ; — Melrose ;— Irvine ; — 
Tutbury ;-—Stalybridge ;— Doughton-street (two Pe- 
titions) ;— Wyke ;-- Horton ; — Tichborne ; — Pen- 
rith ;-—Llanbrynmair (three Petitions) ;—Forfar ;— 
Cairneghill ;-— Allan M‘Fadyen ;— Cambuslang ;— 
Felton ;— Fulneck (two Petitions) ;— Brindle ; — 
Newburgh ; — Saint Peter’s ;— Portsea ;-—Cather- 
ington (two Petitions) ;—— Clemdfield; — Dock-row ; 
— Yeovil; -— Grosvenor-street ; — New Malton ; -- 
Sheffield ;— Lightwood (two Petitions) ;— Longton 
(two Petitions) ;— Zion (two Petitions) ;——Patmos 
( Todmorden) ;—- Ecclesfield ;—Shrewsbury ;— Dunbar ; 
— Boarhunt (two Petitions) ;--South Leith ;--Shiels ; 
— Weston (two Petitions) ;—Mirfield ;—Southamp- 
ton ; — Chorlton-upon-Medlock (two Petitions) ; 
Blairgowrie ;— Southsea ; -- Semmes ; — Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne (two Petitions) ;—Criccieth (two Peti- 
tions) ;-- Market Rasen;—-Edinburgh(three Petitions) ; 
—Poplar ;—Horncastle ;—Glamford Briggs ;-—Isle 
of Wight ;— New Malton ; —Wroot ;— Lincoln’s- 
Inn- Fields ;-- Oakington ;-— Warrington;— Barnoak 
(two Petitions) ;—Bitton ;— Lamberhurst ;— Fare- 
ham ;--Charlton ;--Carratt ;-- Ewhurst ;--Saint Ives 
(two Petitions) ;—Epsom ;— Christchurch ;— Warm- 
ley ;— Wenhaston ;— Rickmansworth ;— Hampstead; 
—Swaffham ; — Barton ;-—Easton ;— Biggleswade ; 
—Steeple Morden ; — Empringham ; — Gosport ; — 
Langford ;— Watlington ;-— Whittlesea ;— Horsham; 
—Market-street ; — Mangotsfield (two Petitions) ;— 
Prizford (two Petitions) ;—Swinbridge (four Peti- 
tions) ;—Landkey (two Petitions) ;— Cobbaton ;— 
Downside ; — Dundee (two Petitions); — East and 
West Horrington ;-- Acton ;— King’s Lynn ;--Cal- 
ton ;——Dolgelley ;—Cork ;--_ Honiton ; — Southamp- 
ton ;— Ramsey ;—--Downend;— Hulme ;— West Hack- 
ney ;— Whitby ;-— Llanerfil ; — Landport ; — Brad- 
ford ; -— Chorlton-cum-Hardy ; — Manchester (four 
Petitions) ; Openshaw ; -—— Droylsden ; — Withing- 
ton ;— Botley (two Petitions) ;--Llangadaw Garth- 
beibio ;— Woodside (two Petitions) ;— Dudley (five 
Petitions) ;-- Oldbury (four Petitions) ;— Danby ;— 
Audlem ;-—— Trandem ;-—Cholmondeston ;— Nantwich 
(two Petitions) ; — Shavington ; -- Hanketon ; — 
Stapleford ;—Wheelork (two Petitions) ;—Alsager ; 
— Buerton ;— Over ; — Pool ;— Barnoldswick ; — 
Benton-square ;— Ardrossan ; — Glasgow ; — Berk- 
hampstead ;--West Ham ;--Crediton ;-- Ellastone ; 
— Hersham ;— Wybunbury ;— Scottswood ; — West- 
moor ;——Mirfield ;—Carno ; — Kingston (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Faddiley ;— and, Beverley; praying that 


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the Factories Bill may not pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented,and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Gentry, Clergy and other Inhabit- 
ants of Ellesmere, and the neighbourhood, in the 
rural deanery of Wess, in the county of Salop, pray- 
ing that the said Bill may pass into a law, was also 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Petitions from Hordley ;—North Sunderland ;— 
Vice President, Chairman, Treasurer and Secretaries 
of the Dublin Protestant Operative Association and 
Reformation Society ;— Hurst ; — Ashton-under- 
Lyne (three Petitions) ;— Radcliffe ;—and, Auden- 
shaw; praying that the said Bill, with certain mo- 
difications, may pass into a law,—were also pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Ashton-under-Lyne ;—and, War- 
bro Common, near Barnsley ; praying that provision 
may be made in the said Bill for further limiting 
the hours of labour of young persons employed in 
Factories,—were also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Newcastle-upon- Tyne; — and, Pest-oftice, 
Kingston-upon-Hull ; praying the House to a 
measures for carrying into effect the plans of Mr. 
Rowland Hill, for increased security and speed in 
the delivery of letters, greater facilities for their dis- 
patch, and simplification in the operations of the 
Post-office, with the object of reducing the cost of 
the establishment,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of Guar- Poor Relies 
dians of the Sligo Poor Law Union, praying that the (!reland) Bill 
Poor Relief (Jredand) Bill may not pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Petitions from Limerick Union ;—and, London- 
derry Union (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. 


Petitions of the High Sheriff and Grand Jury of the Poor Relief 
county of Westmeath ;—and, Guardians of the Cork (Ireland) Act. 
Union Workhouse ; praying for the repeal or amend- 
ment of the Poor Relief (Jreland) Act,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Isle Sale of Beer 
of Thanet Union, in the county of Kent, praying for A“ 
the repeal of the Sale of Beer Acts, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the County of Anglesey;—Saint Saint Asaph 
Asaph ;—and County of Montgomery; praying for 2°4 Bangor 
the repeal of so much of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, Pivcss* 
c. 77, as relates to the union of the Sees of Saint 
Asaph and Bangor,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kirby Lonsdale ;—Kirton-in-Lind- Ecclesiastical 
sey ;—and, Glamford Briggs; praying that the Ec- Courts Bill. 
clesiastical Courts Bill may not pass into a law,— 


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


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Twy- Roman Catholic 
ning, in the county of Gloucester, praying for the Relief Act. 
repeal of the Roman Catholic Relief Act, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Twy- Maynooth 
ning, in the county of Gloucester, praying the House ©*!!cee- 
to withdraw every kind of public support from the 
Roman Catholic College of Maynooth, was presented, 


and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Petitions of Members of the Bath Church of 
England Lay Association, established for the pur- 
pose 


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pose of supporting the rights, privileges and pro- 
perty of the United Church of England and Ireland, 
as well as her union with the State;—and, Great 
Yeldham and Little Yeldham; praying for inquiry 
into the system of education used at the Roman Ca- 
tholic College of Maynooth,—were also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Education 


: A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Twy- 
(Ireland. 


ning, in the county of Gloucester, praying that the 
annual grant for National Education in Ireland may 
be discontinued, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Spilsby ;— Horncastle ;—and, Win- 
terton and the adjoining townships; praying the 
House torefuse their sanction to any measure having 
for its object the admission of foreign Wheat at a 
low fixed duty into the Canadas, and admitted as 
Flour into this country at a nominal duty,—were 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Malt. A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land, and 
others interested therein, in the town and neighbour- 
hood of Horncastle, in the county of Lincoln, praying 
for the repeal of the duty on Malt, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


W heat, &amp;e,, 
(Canada. ) 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Town 
Councillors of the borough of Shaftesbury, in the 
county of Dorset, praying for the repeal of the 
Property Tax Act, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Property Tax 
Act. 


fumpike-roads Petitions from Winchester ;—and, Southampton ; 
Bill. praying that the Turnpike-roads Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on the 


Bill. 


A Petition of County Rate-payers of the united 
parishes of Creag and Tullow, and Guardians of the 
Skibbereen Union, in the county of Cork, praying 
the House to make such alterations in the Grand 
Jury Laws of Ireland as will render the county rates 
less oppressive to the payers, and more equitable in 
the manner of levying them, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Grand Jury 
Laws (Ireland.) 


Ross and Cro- 
marty Juris- 
siction Bill. 


The Ross and Cromarty Jurisdiction Bill was read 
a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Danish Claims. A Petition of John Haywood and Cuthbert Mar- 
shall, of the parish of Stepney, late Ship-masters and 
Owners, stating that the Petitioner John Haywood, 
was master and half-owner of the Ship called the 
“ John and Elizabeth,” of Scarborough, and the Peti- 
tioner Cuthbert Marshall, was master and sole owner 
of the Ship, called the “ Linnen Hall,” both of which 
vessels were seized by the Danes in 1807 ; and pray- 
ing the House to take their case, and that of the 
other claimants for losses by the Danes, into consi- 
deration, and to grant them relief, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
tees Petitions from Boston ;—and, Lincoln; praying 
that the operation of the late Bankruptcy Act, and 
of the rules made thereunder, may be inquired into 
by the House, and such amendments made in the 
law as may remedy its defects,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Vagrancy 


wwe A A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of London- 
(reland. 


derry, praying the House to pass a law, punishing 
Vagrancy in Ireland with the same penalties as in 
England, and establish a law of residence as it 
exists in England, was presented, and read; and 
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A Petition of Managers of the city of London Literary and 
Literary and Scientific Institution, praying the House Palette 
to exempt Literary and Scientific Institutions from 

the payment of rates and taxes for such parts of 

their buildings as are used for literary and scientific 

purposes, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 

lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from High and Low Bishopside;—and, Waste Land 
Pateley Bridge Union; praying that the Waste Alletmest Bill. 
Land Allotment bill may pass into a law,—were 


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


A Petition of the President of the Armagh Medical Medical 
Association, praying for inquiry into the present state P*f#sion- 
of the Medical Profession, was presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Edward Gill Flight and Thomas Prescription 
Flight, of Bridport, in the county of Dorset, Gen- 4*+ 
tlemen, praying for amendment of the Prescription 

Act, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 

upon the Table. 


» A Petition of Inhabitants of Rochdale, in the County Courts 
county of Lancaster, praying that the County Courts Bi!!- 

Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the President and Honorary Secre- 

tary of the Manchester Law Association, praying 

that the said Bill, with certain modifications, may 

pass into a law, was also presented, and read; and 

ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Ten- Registration of 
dring Union, in the county of Essex, praying for the Births, Xc., Act. 
repeal of the Registration of Births, Deaths and 

Marriages Act, was presented, and read; and or- 

dered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Wheat, &amp;c. 
Accounts of all Wheat delivered from the Ware- 
house or Vessel, Duty free, under the Act 5 and 6 
Vic. c. 92, from the passing of that Act to the 24th 
day of April 1843 inclusive, distinguishing the Place 
and Dates of Delivery :—Of all Flour and Biscuit 
substituted for Wheat, delivered as above described, 
distinguishing the Quality of the Flour and Biscuit 
so substituted, and when and where deposited :— 
Of the Delivery of all Flour and Biscuit so sub- 
stituted, showing when and where delivered (and in 
the case of Flour, whether for Export or Home Con- 
sumption), the Quantity remaining in Warehouse, 
and where deposited :—And, of all Forfeitures under 
the Act. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Small Livings. 
Return of the Number of Small Livings augmented 
from Funds at the disposal of the Ecclesiastical 
Commissioners in England and Wales ; specifying 
the Name, Locality and Diocese of each Living, the 
original Value, and the Amount of Augmentation. 


Ordered, That Viscount Acheson have leave of Leave of 
absence for a fortnight, on account of a domestic Absence. 
affliction. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Steam Vessels, 
Returns of the Steam Vessels employed by the &amp;¢» (India.) 
East India Company in the Mail Packet Service 
between Suez and India; to be made up to the 
latest possible period; with the Names of such 
Vessels :—Of the Cost and Outfit of such Steamers, 
and of the Annual Disbursements of each, under 
the separate heads of Coals, Wages, Provisions, 
Engineering, Expenses of Coal Depots and Ex- 
penses in Egypt:—And, of Amount of Postage 
received by Her Majesty’s Government for Letters 
to and from India for the year 1842; distinguishing 





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2972 


the Amount from outward and homeward Corre- 
spondence. 


— aon The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
eans ; ‘ 

mittee of Ways and Means; 
foes ~. ne, Ordered, That the Account of the Unfunded Debt 
refered. Of Great Britain and Ireland, and of the Demands 


outstanding on 5th January 1843 ; distinguishing | 
Exchequer Bills; Sums remaining unpaid, charged | 
upon the Aids granted by Parliament; and Exche- 
uer Bills to be issued out of the Consolidated 
Fund ; and distinguishing also such part of the Un- 
funded Debt and Demands as has been provided 
for by Parliament ; together with the Account of the 
Ways and Means remaining in the Exchequer, or 
to be received on the 5th January 1843, to defray 
such part of the Unfunded Debt, and Demands 
outstanding, as have been provided, for with Ap- 
pendices, which was presented upon the 23d day 
of March last, be referred to the Committee. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee. 

(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That towards making good the Supply 
granted to Her Majesty, there be issued and applied 
to the Service of the year 1843, the sum of Forty- 
seven thousand nine hundred and _ninety-four 
pounds twelve shillmgs and three-pence, being the 
Surplus of Ways and Means granted for the Service 
of preceding years. 


Resolution to be reported. 


Surplus Ways 
and Means, 





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

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. 


County Courts 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Bill, 


reading of the County Courts Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


Law of Evi- 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
dence Bill. 


mittee on the Law of Evidence Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Poor Relief. The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
(Ireland) Bill. mittee on the Poor Relief (Ireland) Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Superior Courts 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
(Common Pes 


Law) Bill reading of the Superior Courts (Common Law) 
aw . Bil ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 
Queen's "es Mr. Greene reported the Queen’s Bench Offices 
ces Bil. Bill ; and the Amendments were read, and agreed 
to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 
Supply. The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


mittee of Supply ; 


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


Milbank Prison 


Mi The Millbank Prison Bill was, according to Or- 
il, 


der, read a second time; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Friday next. 


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A. 1843, 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, by Her Majesty’s Knutsford 
Command,—Copy of further Papers with reference — = 
to the Inquiry respecting the Treatment of Prisoners - 
in the House of Correction at Knutsford. 

Copy of Correspondence and Report relating to Northleach 
the Northleach House of Correction. _— of 

orrection, 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to Import Duties 
several Addresses to Her Majesty, — Copies of (Ile of Man) 
Correspondence between the Board of Trade and 
Inhabitants of the Isle of Man, from the year 1837 
to the present time, on the Regulation of the Import 
Duties in that Island. 

A Return of the year in which the Ordnance Ordnance Sur. 

Survey of Scotland was commenced ; the Number ¥¢Y (Scotland,) 
of Officers and of all other Parties at present em- 
ployed, or to be employed, in the Survey during the 
current year; the Instructions from the Board of 
Ordnance to the Officers conducting the Survey in 
reference to the Scale on which it is to be laid down, 
and the precise description of Survey determined 
upon as regards the delineation of Fields, Fences, 
Roads and the like:— Also, a Statement of the 
exact state and progress made in the Survey up to 
this date, and whether any and what portion of the 
Topographical Part of it has been executed, or laid 
down toa Scale ; and, as nearly as possible, the Time 
when the whole may be expected to be completed. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to DublinCircular. 
Orders,—A Return of the Income of the Dublin '@4 Trust. 
Circular-road Trust, for each year, from the year 
1831 ; Expenditure of same for same period, under 
following Repairs of Roads and Footways, 

Salaries to Gate Keepers, Building or Repairing 
Gate Houses, Secretary’s Salary, Toll Tickets, Sta- 
tionery, Stamps and Advertisements, Board Room 
and other Miscellaneous Charges; and Amount of 
Debt on Trust, and Statement of nature of such 
Debts, Particulars, and when incurred. . 

A Return from the Commissioners for paving, Dublin Rating. | 
lighting and cleansing the City of Dublin, of the 
Number of Houses returned in Arrear by the Col- 
lectors of Rates for the above purposes, for the 
years ending the 4th day of January 1840, 1841, 

1842 and 1843 respectively; the Value of said 
Houses as entered in the said Commissioners’ Valua- 
tion Books; the Amount of Rates yearly charged 
upon same; the Amount of Arrears due by same ; 
and where any Remission or Abatement of Arrears 
or Rates may have taken place, the Reasons for, 
the Amount and Date of said Remission or Abate- 
ment :—A like Return from the Treasurers of Grand 
Jury and Wide Street Cesses, for the years ending 
Easter in said years respectively :—And, a like Re- 
turn from the Treasurer of the City of Dublin, for 
the years ending the 23d day of June in said years 
respectively, with reference to the Pipe Water Rent. 

An Account, in detail, of the whole Income and Belfast Royal 
Expenditure of the Belfast Royal Academical In- — 
stitution, for each year, from the 1st day of January 
1835 to the 1st day of January 1843 inclusive. 


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











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Ordered, That the Account relative to Lead, Lead. 
which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. — No. 237. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Copper, Copper. 
which were presented upon Friday last, be printed. No. 237. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Tin, which Tin. 
were presented upon Friday last, be printed. No. 237. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Iron, &amp;c., Iron, &amp;c. 
which were presented upon Friday last, be printed. No. 237. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Oil Seed Oil Seed Cakes. 


Cakes, which was presented upon Friday last, be No, 238. 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Cotton Cotton Wool. 
Wool, which was presented upon Friday last, be No. 239. 
printed. 





Ordered, 





Wheat and 
Wheat Flour. 


No, 240. 


Merchant 
Seamen. 
No. 241. 


Post-office. 
No. 242. 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Exchequer Bills 
(£.9,050,000. ) 
Bill. 


Saint Helen’s 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Cromford and 
High Peak 
Railway Bill. 


London and 
Brighton 
Railway Bill. 


Northern and 
Eastern Rail- 
way (Newport 
Extension) Bill. 


London 
Cemetery Bill. 


Leeds Gas Bill. 


Glasgow, 
Paisley and 
Greenock 
Railway Bill. 


Paisley 
Municipal 
Affairs Bill. 


6 VictToriz. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Wheat 
and Wheat Flour, imported from Worth America 
from 1800 to 1843, which were presented upon Fri- 
day last, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Merchant 
Seamen, which were presented upon Friday last, be 
printed. 

Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Post- 
office, which was presented upon Friday last, be 
printed. 


And then the’ House adjourned till To-morrow. 











Martis, 9° die Maii ; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


MESSAGE from the Lords, by Sir William 
Horne and Sir George Rose: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills follow- 
ing, without Amendment; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for raising the Sum of 
Nine millions and fifty thousand Pounds by Ex- 
chequer Bills, for the Service of the year One thou- 
sand eight hundred and Forty-three : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for better supplying with 
Water the Town of Saint Helen’s, and several Ham- 
lets and Places adjacent thereto, all in the Parish 
of Prescot, in the County Palatine of Lancaster : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for enabling the Crom- 


ford and High Peak Railway —— to grant 


Mortgages for part of their Floating Debts, and for 
amending the Act relating to such Railway: And 
also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to enable the London and Brighton Railway 
Company to raise a further Sum of Money, and for 
altermg and amending the Act relating to such 
Railway, with an Amendment; to which Amendment 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House : 
And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to enable the Northern and Eastern Railway 
Company to make an Extension of their present 
Railway, and to alter and amend the Acts relating 
to the said 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 
Act for amending the Act establishing the London 
Cemetery Company, with an Amendment ; to which 
Amendment the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to alter, amend and enlarge the Powers and 
Provisions of an Act for lighting with Gas the Town 
and Neighbourhood of Leeds, in the Borough of 
Leeds, in the West Riding of the County of York, 
with Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House :—And then 
the Messengers withdrew. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Glasgow, 
Paisley and Greenock Railway Bill have leave to 
sit this day, till five of the clock, during the sitting 
of the House. 


Mr. Greene reported trom the Committee on the 
Paisley Municipal Affairs Bill ; and to whom a Pe- 
tition for additional Provision, and the Report of 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills 
thereupon, were referred ; and who were instructed 
to make Provision therein pursuant to the said Re- 
port; That they had examined the allegations of 
the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had 
made Provision therein pursuant to the said Report ; 

VoL. 98. 


8°—9° Maii. 273 


and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


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

Mr. Speaker, 

The iaohe, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty’s 
Commission, for declaring Her Royal Assent to se- 
veral Acts agreed upon by both Houses, do desire 
the immediate attendance of this Honourable House 
in the House of Peers, to hear the Commission read. 

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went 
up to the House of Peers :—And being returned ; : 

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the de- 
sire of the Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Commission, had been at the House of Peers, 
where a Commission under the Great Seal was read, 
giving, declaring and notifying the Royal Assent to 
the several Public and Private Bills therein men- 
tioned ; and that the Lords, thereby authorized, had 
declared the Royal Assent to the said Bills: Which 
Bills are as follow : 

An Act for raising the Sum of Nine millions and Exchequer Bills 
fifty thousand Pounds by Exchequer Bills, for the (960 /000-) 
Service of the year One thousand eight hundred ~"’ 
and Forty-three : 

An Act for transferring to the Mayor, Aldermen Manchester 
and Burgesses of the Borough of Manchester, cer- a 
tain Powers and Property now vested in the Com- 
missioners for cleansing, lighting, watching and re- 
gulating the Town of Manchester : 

An Act for enabling the Cromford and High Peak Cromford and 
Railway Company to grant Mortgages for part of a ~~, 
their Floating Debts, and for amending the Act re- °° ©" 
lating to such Railway : 

An Act to amend an Act relating to the building Hungerford 
of the Hungerford and Lambeth Suspension Foot an¢ Lambeth 
Bridge, and for granting further Powers to the Foct Bridge 
Hungerford and Lambeth Suspension Foot Bridge Bill. 
Company: 

An Act to enlarge the Powers of the Ipswich Ipswich Docks 
Dock Commissioners : Bill. 


An Act to amend an Act of the second year of Brighton and 
Her present Majesty’s reign for better lighting with Hove Gas Bill. 
Gas the Town of Brighton, and the several Places 
therein mentioned, in the County of Susser : 


An Act for granting further Powers to the Im- Imperial 


: ° eae Continental 
perial Continental Gas Association : Gas Bill, 


An Act for better supplying with Water the Town Saint Helen’s 
of Saint Helen’s, and several Hamlets and Places Waterworks 
adjacent thereto, all in the Parish of Prescot, in the BH 
County Palatine of Lancaster : 

An Act for establishing a Cemetery in Birkenhead Birkenhead 
and Claughton-cum-Grange, or one of them, in the Cemetery Bill. 
County of Chester : 

An Act for better raising and securing the Fund gchoolmasters’ 
for the Relief of Widows and Children of Burgh Widows Fund 
and Parochial Schoolmasters in Scotland : 


An Act for repairing and improving certain Roads Trentham 
in the Neighbourhood of Trentham and Stone, in Roads Bill. 
the County of Stafford, and for making and main- 
taining a new Road from Trentham Inn, to the New- 
castle-under-Lyme and Market Drayton Turnpike- 
road, in the same County, and another new piece of 
Road in the Parish of Trentham aforesaid : 
An Act for inclosing Lands in the Manor and Pa- Charlwood 
rish of Charlwood, in the County of Surrey: Inclosure Bill. 
An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Great Great Gransden 
Gransden, in the County of Huntingdon. Inclosure Bill. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That he had athlone 
this day received a Report from the Examiner of Electiov. 
Recognizances, stating that the Surety to the Peti- 
tion of George de la Poer Beresford, complaining of 
an undue Election and Return for theBorough of 
Athlone (being one Surety in the sum of £.1,000), 
is unobjectionable. 





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Bardney, &amp;c, 
Drainage Bill, 


Halbeath and 
Lochgelly 
Railway Bill. 


Berwick-upon- 
Tweed Corpo- 
ration Bill. 


Northampton 
and Peterbo- 
rough Railway 
Bill. 


Bethnal Green 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Faversham 
Navigation Bill. 


Bolton Water- 
works Bill, 


274 


The Bardney, &amp;c., Drainage Bill was read a se- 
cond time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

A Petition of General Commissioners for Drain- 
age by the River Witham;—and, Commissioners 
for executing the Acts for draining and improving 
certain Low Marsh and Fen Lands lying between 
Boston Haven and Bourn, in the parts of Kesteven 
and Holland, in the county of Lincoln; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the said 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. 


Notice being taken, That the printed Halbeath 
and Lochgelly Railway Bill, which was presented to 
the House on the 22d day of March last, was not 
prepared conformably to the Standing Order, No. 101, 
which requires that the proposed amount ofall rates, 
tolls and other matters heretofore left blank in any 
Private Bill, when presented to this House, be in- 
serted in Italics in the printed Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Order for the second reading 
of the said Bill be discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 

Notice also being taken, That the printed Bill 
annexed to the Petition had not been prepared con- 
formably to the said Standing Order ; 

Ordered, That the Parties have leave to present 
another Petition, with a Bill annexed, prepared ac- 
cording to the said Standing Order. 


An ingrossed Bill for settling and establishing the 
Rights of the Resident Freemen and Resident 
Widows of Freemen, of the Borough of Berwick- 
upon- Tweed, in the Property vested in the Mayor, 
Aldermen and Burgesses of that Borough, and for 
other Purposes, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Richard Hodgson do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions of Inhabitants of Cambridge; — and, 
Land-owners, Farmers, Graziers and Salesmen, in the 
neighbourhood of Market Harborough; praying that 
the Northampton and Peterborough Railway Bill 
may not pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Great Yarmouth ; — County of 
Norfolk ;— Oundle ;—and, Norwich; praying that 
the said Bill may pass into a law,—were also pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Colonel Pennant reported fromthe Committee on 
the Bethnal Green Improvement 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 examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Faversham Navigation 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. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of divers 
large cotton factories, mills, works and other pro- 
perty, praying that they may be heard, by their 


9° Maiz. 









A. 1843. 


counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Bol- 
ton Waterworks 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. Acland reported from the Committee on the Edinburgh 
Edinburgh Water Bill; That at the expiration of one Water Bill. 
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 Com- 
mittee until twelve of the clock ‘To-morrow. 

Ordered, That the Committee have leave to pro- 
ceed with Two Selected Members. 


An ingrossed Bill for regulating Legal Proceed- Anderton 
ings by or against the Anderton Carrying Company, + Bi 
was read the third time. eee 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Howard Douglas do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Deptford Poor and Improve- Deptford Poor 


ment Bill be read a second time upon Monday "4 Improve- 
next. ment Bill. 


A Petition of the Maryport and Carlisle Railway Maryport and 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for altering Carlisle Rail 
and enlarging the Powers of the Act relating to the “*9 (X° 3) 
said Railway, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


The Lagan Navigation Bill was read a second Lagan Naviga- 
time ; and committed. tion Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Birmingham 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case ean gd 
of the Petition for additional provision in the Bir- cuss 
mingham and Gloucester Railway Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill, that they have Power to make 
Provision therein, pursuant to the prayer of the said 
Petition. 

Ordered, That the said Petition, with the Clauses 
annexed thereto, be referred to the said Committee, 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Bolton Water- 
on Petitions for Private Bills; ‘That in the case of o's Bill. 
the Petition for additional Provision in the Bolton 
Waterworks Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with, in so far as such Provision is carried 
out by the Provisions of Clauses 133 and 134, of 
the Belmont Reservoir Bill, now pending before the 
House, and by Schedule (F.) annexed to such Bill. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill, that they have Power to insert 
therein the Provisions contained in the 133d and 
134th Clauses of the Belmont Reservoir Bill, now 
depending in this House, and of Schedule (F.) an- 
nexed to such Bill. 


Petitions of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Liverpool 
of the borough of Liverpool ;—and, Merchants, Watering Bill. 
Bankers, Brokers and Inhabitants of Liverpool; 
praying that the Liverpool Watering Bill may pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Public Petitions 
(Twenty-third 
Report.) 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- 
lect Committee on Public Petitions; That they had 
examined the Petitions presented upon the 3d and 
5th days of this instant May; and had directed him 
to make a Report thereof to the House. 


Ordered, 














Com Laws. 


6 Vicroriz. 


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


Petitions from Castleton ;—Bristol (forty-five Pe- 
titions) ;— Manchester (three hundred and thirty- 
one Petitions) ;—Reading (fifty-two Petitions) ;— 
Lancaster ;— Bedminster ;—Whitwell and Selside ; 
—Over Stavely ;— Beetham ;— Nether Stavely ;— 
Macclesfield ; Norwich ; — Leeds ; — Glasgow ; — 
Derby ;—Saint Martin-in-the-Fields (twenty-three 
Petitions) ;— Strand (three Petitions) ;— York ;— 
Melbourne ;—John Elliott and others ; — Frith- 
street, Soho-square ;— Scoonie ;— Smithy-place ;— 
Batley (ninety-six Petitions) ;— Dawley-green ;— 
Grinton-in-Swaledale ; — Selkirk ; — Milford ;— 
Pain’s-lane and other places ;— Heston ;— Coal- 
brookdale ;— Dailey ;— Bridgenorth (two Petitions) ; 
— Girvan ;— Belper ;—Chelsea ;—Somerstown (six 
Petitions) ;—-Bury ;—Lancaster (five Petitions) ;— 
Saint Giles ;— Goring ;—North Bradley (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Trowbridge (fifteen Petitions) ;—Colne ;— 
Falkirk ;—Cumberworth Half and Cumberworth ;— 
Hechmondwike ; — Lochwinnoch ; — Holmfirth (two 
Petitions) ; — Holme ;—Cartwortle ;— Wooldale ;— 
Scholes ;—Thongsbridge ;—Austonley ; — Thurston- 
land ;—Hinchliff Mill ;— Nantwich ;—Shipley (two 
Petitions) ;—Dewsbury ;— Denbigh ;—Carmarthen ; 
— Tiverton ;—City-road (two Petitions) ;—Staines ; 
— Buxton ;—Shadwell (two Petitions) ;— Linlith- 
gow ;— Broseley ;—Alnmouth ;— Belper ;— Peni- 
stone ; — Ingbrickworth ;— Saint Austell ;— Coal- 
port ;— Wray ; — Dunbar ;—Stirling ;— Plymouth ; 
—Lillieslief ;— Falkirk ;— Saint Clement Danes ; 
—Whitwick ;— Coarille ;— Ibstock ;— Belgrave ;— 
Market Bosworth ;— Rothley ; — Ullesthorpe ; — 
Huncote ; — Leicester (two Petitions) ; — Brettell- 
lane ;— Walsall ;— Wakefield ;— Kilby ;— Enderby ; 
—Illston-on-the-Hill and other places ;—Huggles- 
cote; — Whetstone ; — Birstal; — John William 
Shipwright and others ; — Relief Presbytery of 
Glasgow (Moderator and Clerk) ;— Dundas Hill ; 
—Port Dundas ;—Saint Rollox ;— Calton ;—Sal- 
ford (four Petitions) ;-- Madeley Wood ;—Ironbridge ; 
— Hepworth ; — Netherthong ; — Upperthong ; — 
Coventry ; — Westbury ; — Wigston ;— Narborough ; 
--Mary-le-bone (two Petitions) ;-- Vauxhall-road and 
other places;--Camberwell (four Petitions) ;-Lambeth 
(twelve Petitions) ;—Kennington-common ;—Union- 
street, Borough ;-—— Clapham (three Petitions) ; — 
Stepney (two Petitions) ;--Shildon ;— Bosley ;— Saint 
Pancras ;-- Tooley-street ;-- Thornbury ;-- Stockport ;-- 
Inverkheithing ;— Westerhirk ;— Bermondsey ;— Saint 
George’s, Hanover-square (two Petitions) ;—Bridg- 
water ; — Charles-street, Covent-garden ; — Saint 
Anne, Westminster ;—Saint Paul's, Covent-garden 
(three Petitions) ;- Saint James, Westminster (two 
Petitions) ;— Westminster (four Petitions) ;— White- 
chapel (three Petitions) ; Plymouth ;— Leek ; — 
Darlington ;— Lyme ;—Llanelly ;— Wigan ;— Bat- 
tersea-fields ;—Saint Mary, Newington ;—Saffron- 
hill ;— Bethnal-green (two Petitions) ; — Hackney 
(two Petitions) ;— Bishopsgate ; —Whitefriars ; — 
Kingsland ;— Biggar ;—Great Yarmouth ;—Dum- 
fries ;—Talsarm er ;-— Canubie ;—Stewar- 
ton ; — Galashiels ; — Shipley ; — Llanberis Slate 
Works ;—Leslie;—Stoke-upon- Trent (six Petitions) ; 
— Burslem ; — Wigtown; — Much Wenlock; — 
Padiham (two Petitions) ;—Fulstone ;— Yarmouth ; 
—Sabden (twenty-one Petitions) ;— Read ;—Lan- 
cashire ;—Dean ;— Llanberis ;— Edinburgh (two Pe- 
titions) ;— Witney ;— Dunfermline (two Petitions) ; 
— Horsehay ; — Crayford; — Broseley Wood ; — 
Wilmslow ; — Catton; — South Leith; — Amport ; 
—Callendar and Bantaskine Collieries ;—Dogken- 
nel (four Petitions) ;— Lower Houses (eight Peti- 
tions) ; — Longley ; — Berrybrow ;—Castle Houses 
{eight Petitions) ;— Yorkshire (three Petitions) ; — 
Huddersfield (eight Petitions) ;— Mirfield ;— Dalton 
(four Petitions) ;—Ashinhurst ;—Lowerpark (three 
Petitions) ;—Kirkheaton (two Petitions) ;—- Upper 


9° Maiz. 75 


Park (two Petitions) ;—Coldhill (two Petitions) ; 
— Hallbower ;— Godley ;—Sunderland ;— Brighton ; 
— Saddleworth ;—Birch Mill Hyde ;— Dukinfield ; 
—Samuel Seel ;—Godley (two Petitions) ;—Hyde ; 
— Warrington ; — Almondbury Bank (three Peti- 
tions) ;— Almondbury (three Petitions) ;—Hudders- 
field ;— Moldgreen (forty-four Petitions) ; —- Sterly 
Hill ;—Castle Hill sa, or ;— Huntingdon and 
Godmanchester ; — Whitchurch Canonicorum ; — 
Wigton ;— Wincham ;—Leftwich ; — Northwich ;— 
Wadworth ;—Tickhill ;— Epworth ;—Campsal and 
Norton ;—Cantley and Armthorpe ;— Bentley and 
Arksey ;—Bawtry ;— Barnby, Dunn and Sandall ; 
—Conisbro ;— Paisley (two Petitions) ;—Annan ;— 
pe mnt — Chideock ; — Colne ; — Cumnock; — 
Bridport ; — Chepping ; — Greysouthen ; — Little 
Marsden ;— Ottery ;— Totnes ;— New Malton ; — 
Bothenhampton ; — Allington ; — Abbotsbury ; — 
Punchnole ; — Great Marsden ; — Stainforth and 
Fishlake ;—Balby and other places ;— Thorne ;— 
Hatfield and Hatfield Woodhouse ;—Trimingly and 
Austerfield ; — Clitheroe ; — Brighouse ; — Little 
Dawley ;— Evrington (four Petitions) ;— Wadsworth 
(two Petitions) ;—Sowerby (two Petitions) ;—Hali- 


fax (five Petitions) ;—Heptonstall (two Petitions) ; 


—Hebble End ;—Mytholmroyd ; — Cragg Mill ;— 
Belford ; — Bramston ; — Ashton-under-Lyne ; — 
Doncaster ; — Mauchline ; — Spitalfields ; — Roch- 
dale;— Merthyr Tydfil ;— Cambridge ;— Dowlais ;—- 
Bridport ;—Chalford and Brinscombe;—Stonehouse 
(Gloucester) ; — Horsley ; — Ebley ; — Hampton 
(Gloucester) ; — King and Leonard Stanleys ; — 
Avening ;—Stroud (two Petitions) ;— Witton (three 
Petitions) ; — Winnington ; — Anderton; — Castle 
Northwich ;—Burnley (three Petitions) ;—London 
(seventeen Petitions) ;— Church Bank ;— Newbridge 
(six Petitions) ;—Cannalbridge ;—Symondsbury ;— 
Bradpole ; — Glossop ; — Whitechapel (four Peti- 
tions) ;—Persons passing over Southwark Bridge ;-- 
Herwain ;—Sanquhar ;— Ashburton ; — Domock ;— 
Heversham ;— Queen-square ;— Smithfield Bars ;— 
Fetter-lane ; — Spitalfields ; — Chelsea; — Hoxton 
(two Petitions) ;—Stepney (two Petitions) ;—Tooley- 
street ; — Saint Luke’s, Middlesex (two Petitions) ; 
— Peckham Rye ;— Newington (three Petitions) ; 
— Westminster-road ;—Persons passing over Lon- 
don Bridge ; — Pimlico ; — Bishopsgate (five Pe- 
titions) ; — Eastcheap ; — Clerkenwell (four Peti- 
tions) ;— Warner-street ;— Lambeth-walk ;— Church 
Coniston ;—.Dudley ; — Bilston (two Petitions) ;— 
Netherton (three Petitions) ;-- Kelso (two Petitions) ; 
— Brighouse (two Petitions) ;—Louth ;—Madeley ; 
— Whitby ;—Swanage and Langton Maltravers ;— 
Newburgh ; — Chichester ; — Whithorn ;— Dawley 
Bank ;—Soothill ;— Fenwick ;— Midcalder (two Pe- 
titions) ; — Mile-end Old Town ; — Charlbury ; — 
Cotherston ; — Selkirk ; — Barnard Castle (three 
Petitions) ;— Denbigh ;—Calverley-with- Farsley ;— 
Silkstone ; — Ossett-cum-Gawthorp ;— Pudsey ; — 
Barnsley ;— Knowlwood ;—Mankinholes ;—Clough- 
foot ; — Merthyr Tydfil ;— Todmorden (six Peti- 
tions) ;— Shore ;—-Stansfield (four Petitions) ;— Pits; 
—Langfield (fifteen Petitions) ;— Todmorden and 
Walsden ;-— Thornesgrace ;— James Spowers and 
others ;—Eastwood ;— Corn Holme ;—Lumbutts ;— 
Mellwood ; — Moffat ;— Walditch ; — 0 a os 
Pontefract ;—Loder ;— Papcastle ;— Brigham ; — 
Cockermouth ;—Old Hill ;—Kates Hill ;— Darby 
Hand ;—Hiil Top ;—Pensnett ;—Gornal Wood ;— 
Gornal ;— Tulloch ;—Almond Bank ; —Cromwell 
Park ; — Leith (Dean of Guildry Incorporation) ; 
—Carnoustie ;— Cupar Angus ;— Bendochy ;—Stir- 
ling ;— Greenwich ;—Islington ;— Old Kent-road ;— 
Wood-street, Cripplegate ;—South Hackney ;—Cow- 
brook ;— Hurst ;—West Linton; — Burton Brad- 
stock ;—Longtown ;--Duntocher, Faifleyand vicinity ; 
— Whalley ;— New Kent-road ;--Wooldale ;-- Forfar ; 
—Arbroath (two Petitions) ;-—Mile End-road (three 
Petitions) ;— Moorfields ;— Goswell-street ;— Kings- 
land-road ;--Shipton Gorge ;-—Ilfracombe;--Barrow- 





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Factories Bill, 


Corn Laws; 
aud, Property 
Tax, 


Wheat, &amp;c., 
(Canada.) 


Corn and 
Sugar. 


Factories Bill. 


William Jones, 


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276 9° Mair. 


ford Booth ;— Congleton ;— Swyre ;— Hawick ;— 

Greenham ;— Lanesham Bridge ;— Askerswell ;— 
Darlaston ;—Southwark ; — Shoreditch (two Peti- 
tions) ;—and, William Russell ; praying for the repeal 
of the Corn and Provision Laws,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Wrexham ;— Walthamstow (three 
Petitions) ;—Great and Little Bointon ;— Wood- 
ford ;—Skemington and Hornton, and Balscot ;— 
Combe Down ;—Salehouse ;—Norwich (seven Pe- 
titions) ;—Clanton ;— Bath ;—Kington Langley ;— 
Weston (Somersetshire);—- Nantwich (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Great Ellingham ;— Tiers’ Cross ;—Crun- 
dal;— Middle Hill Chapel, near Haverfordwest 
(two Petitions) ;—Milford ; -- Walsall (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Stirling ;—Hill Top (two Petitions) ;-—- 
Worcester ;— New Shildon ;— Tividale; — Kate’s 
Hill ;—Gornal Wood ;—Old Hill; — Five Ways, 
Cradley (two Petitions) ;— West Bromwich ;--Gor- 
nal ;— Milner ;— Halkin ;— Rotherham (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Thorpe (Yorkshire); — Greasbrough ; — 
Swinton and Kilnhurst ; — Swinton; — Mortimer 
Common ;— Waendymarch ;— Holywell-street, Flint ; 
— Dunfermline (two Petitions); — Greenfield and 
other places ;— Saint Asaph (two Petitions) ;— 
Leystonstone ;-— Duntocher and Craigs ;—Calton ;— 
Rosemarket ;-- Nottingham ;—Lanark ;— Dorset ;— 
Barton-upon-Irwell and other places ;— Blanenffoes; 
—Linlithgow ;—Avening (two Petitions) ;—South- 
fields, Frogmarsh and Dye House Mills ;— Wilmslow; 
— London ;--Lancashire ;--Ridgemount ;-- Christow ; 
— Burnley ; —Spagsden ; — a (Lancashire) 
(two Petitions) ; — Alnwick ;—Walsham Lane ;— 
Unsworth ;—Bury (Lancashire) ;-—-Summerseat ;— 
Belmont Charples ;— Tottington ;—and, Moulding ; 
raying that the Factories Bill may not pass into a 
Sdtete presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Incorporated Trades 
of Calton, Edinburgh, praying that the House will 
take into their consideration the propriety of imme- 
diately and totally abolishing the Corn Laws and all 
restrictions on trade, and at the same time repeal 
the Property Tax, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Binstead ;—Oving ;—Rumbolds- 
wyh ;—East Wittering ;—Birdham ;--North Mund- 
ham ;—Aldingbourne ;-- New Fishbourne ;— Walber- 
ton ;—Darmington ;—Earnley ;— Tangmere ;- Felp- 
ham ;— East Lavant ;— West Itchenor ;—Singleton ; 
— Eartham ;—-West Stoke ;— West Wratting ;— 
Saffron Walden ;—Bromham ;—Swaffham Bulbeck ; 
—and, Potton; praying that the proposed measure 
for admitting into this country American and other 
foreign Corn ground into Flour in Canada, may not 
receive the sanction of the House,—-were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Congregational 
Church in Banff, and others, praying the House to 
repeal the present laws affecting the importation of 
Corn and Sugar, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Silk Throwsters of the West of 
England ; —Dewsbury ; — Bradley ;—and, Clifton 
(York); praying the House to make provision in the 
Factories Bill for further limiting the hours of labour 
of young persons employed in Factories,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Petitions from Deighton ;—and, Stainland ; pray- 
ing 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 Chairman of a Public Meeting 
held at Sheffield, praying for inquiry into the cireum- 











A. 1843. 


stances attending the trial of William Jones, at the 
late assizes for the county of Leicester, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Kingston-upon. 
Kingston-upon-Hull, stating that they assembled in Hull Meeting, 
the public market-place on Wednesday, April 12th, 
to petition the House in reference to the case of 
William Jones, who was tried at the Lent Assizes at 
Leicester, and that such meeting was dispersed by 
a large body of police ; and praying the House to 
institute an inquiry into the allegations of their Pe- 
tition, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kendal ; — Durham ;—Leeds ;— Payment of 
Barnard Castle ;— Shipley ; —Ashton-under-Lyne Wages. 
and Staleybridge ;—Bingley ;—and, Hyde; stating 
that the operatives have great cause to complain of 
the violation of the Truck Act, many pbs yrsotae 
paying their pg hc in goods instead of money ; 
and praying the House to take the matter into con- 
sideration, with a view of adopting some remedial 
measure,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Friockheim ; — Carmyllie;—and, Machinery. 
Knaresborough ; stating that the rapid increase of 
Machinery which supersedes manual labour, is an 
evil of such magnitude as to strike at the actual 
existence of the working classes at no distant period ; 
and praying the House to take their case into con- 
sideration, and afford them protection,—were pre- 


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


A Petition of James Oakes Bridge, the acting Players of 
Trustee of the Theatre Royal in the town of Liver- Interludes Bill. 
pool, praying that the Players of Interludes Bill 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 

a ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Proprietors of the Theatre Royal 
in the town of Liverpool, praying that the said Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands, and that 
they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against the same, was also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Freeholders and other Inhabitants gaint Asaph 
of the city and parish of Saint Asaph, praying for and Bangor 
the sonia of so much of the Act 6 &amp; 7 Will. 4, c. 77, Dioceses. 
as relates to the union of the Sees of Saint Asaph 
and Bangor, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Council of the borough of Property Tax 
Hastings, praying for the repeal of the Property 4‘ 
Tax Act, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Wholesale and Retail Grocers in the Coffee and 
town of Alnwick, in the county of Northumberland, Sugar. 
praying the House to reduce and more nearly equal- 
ize the duties on Brazilian and foreign Coffee and 
Sugar, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bishport ;—Deanery of Bath ;— Church ot 
and, Deanery of Bedminster ; praying the House to England. 
adopt measures for rendering the ordinances of the 
Church and the ministrations of her clergy co-ex- 
tensive with the wants of the people,—were pre- 


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


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parishes of Great Maynvoth 
Yeldham and Little Yeldham, praying the House to ©lleee: 
appoint a Committee for the purpose of instituting 
a strict and impartial investigation into the state an 
studies of Maynooth College, and adopt such mea- 
sures as may serve to enforce and carry into effect 


the protective and restrictive clauses of the Roman 
Catholic Relief Act of the year 1829, was pre- 
sented, 


6 Vicroriz. 


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


A Petition of the Town Council of the borough 
of Plymouth, in the county of Devon, praying that 
they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, | 
against certain parts of the Plymouth, &amp;c., Roads, 
Carriages and Boats Regulation 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. 


Plymouth, &amp;c., 
Roads, Car- 

riages and Boats 
Regulation Bill. 


Northampton A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
Improvement. habitants of the borough of Morthampton, praying 
_ that the Morthampton Improvement Bill may pass 


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into a law, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Committee on the Bill. 


Edinburgh and 
Glasgow Union 
Canal Bill. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town 
Council of the royal burgh of Linlithgow, praying 
that the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Northampton 
and Peterbo- 
rough Railway 
Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Northampton and Peterborough | 
Railway 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 ‘ Report be taken into further consideration | 
** upon this day six months,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- | 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the f Mr. Vernon Smith, 


bigs. 


Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring : 
Tellers for the § Mr. Astel/, } 164 
Noes, Sir George Clerk: ° 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the 
Committee to the Bill be now read a second time : 
—The said Amendments were accordingly read a 
second time, and agreed to; and Amendments were 
made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Leave of Ordered, That Colonel Westenra have leave of 

Absence. absence for two months, on account of illness in his 
family. 

Life Boats, 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the different Life Boats kept on the 
Coasts of Great Britain and Ireland; specifying 
their Stations, under whose Charge and at whose 
Expense maintained, the Number of Oars they re- 
spectively require, and the Principal Dimensions of 
each Boat. 


Corn Importa- 


A Motion was made, and the Question being 
100, 


proposed, That this House will resolve itself into a 
Committee, for the purpose of considering the Duties 
affecting the Importation of Foreign Corn, with the 
view to their immediate abolition :—And a Debate 
arising thereupon ; 


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


Mercurii, 10° die Maii, 1843: 


Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till this 
day. 





VoL. 98. 


277 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Schools (Saint 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased s#Ph and 
to give directions, that there be laid before this oe ai 
House, a Return of the Number of Parochial Sunday 
and other Charity Schools, in connection with the 
Established Church, within the Dioceses of Saint 
Asaph and Bangor, the Number of Children of either 
Sex educated therein, and the source from whence 
they are severally maintained. 

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


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Episcopal 

to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased govtisnd.. 
to give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the several Bishops and Ministers of the 
Episcopal Church in Scotland, the Number of 
Chavelies within the Jurisdiction of each Bishop, 
the Emoluments derived by the Ministers of the 
several Churches, whether any of the said Ministers 
likewise hold Preferment in England, specifying the 
Value and Locality of such Preferment. 

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, Port of 

a Return of the Revenue received by the Commis- Su4erand- 
sioners appointed under the Act 11 Geo. 4, c. 49, 
intituled, ‘ An Act for the Improvement and Preser- 
vation of the River Wear, and Port and Haven of 
Sunderland, in the County Palatine of Durham,’ in 
each year since the passing of that Act, stating un- 
der separate heads the Amounts received as Duties 
upon Coals shipped, and the Amount for Tonnage 
Duty; stating also, under distinct and separate 
raven the manner in which the same has been ap- 
propriated in each year:—A List of the Commis- 
sioners now acting and qualified under that Act, 
stating their Names and Places of Residence ; also, 
the Number of Meetings of the Board, and the 
Names of the Commissioners who have attended the 
Meetings of the Board in each of the Two past years : 
—An Account of the Debt owing by the Commis- 
sioners, the Dates of contracting the same, and the 
Rate of Interest paid :—Returns of the Number of 
Ships that have entered the Port of Sunderland in 
each of the past Two years, and stating the Amounts 
of their Tonnage :—And, of the Number of Ships 
built in the Port of Sunderland, and the Amounts 
of their Tonnage, in each of the last Five years. 


The House was moved, That the Order made Labouring Poor 
upon the 11th day of April last, That a Select Com- (Allotments of 
mittee be appointed to inquire into the results of the » 
Allotment system, and into the propriety of setting 
apart a portion of all Waste Lands which shall be 
inclosed by Act of Parliament, or of any Lands 
which, under any Inclosure Act, shall have been 
appropriated to the Benefit of the Poor, to be let 
out in small allotments to the labouring poor of the 
district, and also into the best mode of effecting the 
same, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Cowper, Mr. 

John Stuart Wortley, Mr. Stanton, Mr. Estcourt, 

Mr. Escott, Lord Worsley, Lord Ashley, Lord Ro- 

bert Grosvenor, Mr. Wyse, Lord John Manners, Mr. 

Ferrand, Mr. Stansfield and Mr. Childers, with 

Power to send for persons, papers and records. 
Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee of Ways Ways and 
and Means, a Kesolution; which was read, as fol- Meaus ; 
loweth ; 

Resolved, That towards making good the Supply Surplus Ways 
granted to Her Majesty, there be issued and applied #"4 Means. 
to the Service of the year 1843, the sum of Forty- 
seven thousand nine hundred and ninety-four pounds 
twelve shillings and three-pence, being the surplus of 

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278 
Ways and Means granted for the service of preced- 


ing years. 
"The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 4 
Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the said 
Resolution: And that Mr. Chancellor of the Ex- 
chequer and Sir George Clerk do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Queen’s Bench 


The ingrossed Bill for abolishing certain Offices 
Offices Bill, 


on the Crown Side of the Court of Queen’s Bench, 
and for regulating the Crown Office, 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. 


East Preston 
Gilbert’s Incor- 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Copy of Report made by H. W. Par- 


eee ker, Esquire, Assistant Poor Law Commissioner, re- 
lative to the East Preston Gilbert’s Incorporation. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 
Knutsford Ordered, That the Papers relative to the Knutsford 
House of Cor- House of Correction, which were presented yester- 


No. 243. day, be printed. 


Northleach Ordered, That the Papers relative to the North- 
House of Cor- Jeach House of Correction, which were presented 
se yesterday, be printed. 

No, 244, : 


Import Duties 
(Isle of Man. ) 


No. 245. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Import Du- 
ties (Isle of Man,) which was presented yesterday, 
be printed. 

Ordnance Sur- 
vey (Scotland.) 
No. 246. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Ordnance 


Survey (Scotland), 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, 10° die Mairi; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Austin, from the Office of the Poor Law 
a Commissioners, was called in; and at the bar 
presented,—Returns to an Order dated the 31st day 
of March last, for a Statement, in columns, of the 
Number of Unions in England and Wales, and the 
Average Number of Paupers relieved ; distinguish- 
ing the In-door from the Out-door Recipients of 
Relief; showing also, the Amount of Expenditure 
for Maintenance, and for Out-door Assistance, as 
well as the Total Expenditure for the separate years, 
ending at Lady-day, from 1837 to 1842. 

Return to an Order dated the 17th day of March 
last, for a Copy of the Estimates for erecting each 
of the Poorhouses now open in Ireland, approved of 
by the Poor Law Commissioners, and a Return of 
the whole of the Monies laid out upon each Build- 
ing; stating also the present condition of each 
Poorhouse, and whether any further Outlay is re- 
quired for the Completion, Alteration or Repair of 
such House; together with Copies of any Com- 
plaints addressed to the Commissioners by the 
Guardians of any Union, relative to the Execution 
of Contracts or Works, or to the condition of the 
Poorhouse :—Returns of all Expenses incurred for 
Furniture, Clothing or otherwise, as Outfit, in every 
Poorhouse :—And, of the Number of Paupers in 
each Poorhouse, in the first week of every month 
since the opening of such Poorhouse ; distinguishing 
the Sexes, and the Adult from the Infant Paupers ; 
and stating the Number that received Instruction in 
the first week of every month, and the Number that 
may have been in the Hospital or Infirmary in each 


Poor Law 
Unions, &amp;e. 


Poor Relief 
(Treland.) 


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A. 1843. 


month :—Copies of any Instructions, relating to the 
Education of Paupers, issued by the Commissioners ; 
and Copies of any Correspondence upon that sub- 


ject with any Board of Guardians :—Returns of the 


aid Officers belonging to each Poorhouse, and the 
Ridlasien received by each of them; showing also, 
the Payment or Po Memon made to any Valuator, 
Collector or other Person employed by the Union : 
—Of the whole Expenditure of each Poorhouse up 
to the present time; distinguishing the Cost of 
maintaining the Paupers from other Expenses ; 
showing the Amount of Monies paid, and of Debt 
due by each Union :—And, of the Rates voted by 
the Guardians of the various Unions ; showing the 
Amount collected, and the Arrears due by Collectors 
or Rate-payers in each Union ae of any Re- 
solutions of a Board of Guardians for a Rate to be 
levied hereafter, or stating Reasons for refusing or 
postponing any further Rate :—Of any Resolutions 
of a Board of Guardians directing a Rate to be 
levied in different Sums, on different Electoral Di- 
visions, in accordance with the Sixty-second Section 
of the Irish Poor Law Act; and Copies of any 
Schedules which may have been made to show the 
ow Expenditure chargeable upon, and Amount of 

ate to be levied in the different Electoral Divisions 
of any Union: —And, of any — for in- 
creased Military or Constabulary Force, to enforce 
the levy of the Poor Rate :—And then he withdrew. 


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


Ordered, That the Committee on the Edinburgh Edinburgh 
Water Bill have leave to sit this day till five of the Wter Bull 
clock, during the sitting of the House. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration London and | 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- ed om Rail- 
tituled, An Act to enable the Zondor and Brighton “** ~"* 
Railway Company to raise a further Sum of Money, 
and for altermg and amending the Act relating to 
such Railway; and the same was read, as followeth: 

Pr. 21. 1. 27. After “ pounds” insert Clause (A.) 

Cuiausr (A.) “ And whereas by the said first- 
“ recited Act it is Enacted, That a Book shall be 
“ kept by the Company in which shall be entered 
‘ from time to time the correct description and 
place of abode of the share-holders of the Com- 
pany, and that every share-holder may at all con- 
venient times inspect the said book, and may have 
copies thereof or any part thereof on payment of 
six-pence for every one hundred words so copied : 
Be it Enacted, that the said Company shall, and 
they are hereby required to distinguish by the 
letter (D.) or some other known ak in the said 
book, such of the share-holders as shall from time 
to time be possessed of the requisite number of 
shares required by the said Act to qualify such 
share-holders to be directors of the Company, and 
every share-holder shall be entitled to inspect and 
have copies from such book as aforesaid.” 
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. 


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The House proceeded to take into consideration London 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Cemetery Bill. 
tituled, An Act for amending the Act establishing 
the London Cemetery Company ; and the same was 
read, as followeth : 

Pr. 32. 1.1. Leave out from “ district” to “ And” 
in Pr. 33. 1. 25. 

The said Amendment, being read a second time ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That this House doth disagree with the Lords 
in the said Amendment: —It passed in the Ne- 
gative. 

Then the said Amendment was agreed to. 

Ordered, 








Great N 
of Engle 
(Claren' 
Hartlep' 
Junctior 
way Bil 


Maids! 
Railw: 


Live! 
Wate 


Gla: 
Thr 
Hot 
Bill 








Great North: 

of England 
Clarence - 
Hartlepool 
Junction) Rail 
way Bill. 


Maidstone 
Railway Bill. 


Liverpool 
Watering Bill. 


Glasgow and 
Three-Mile- 
House Road 
Bill. 


Northern and 
Eastern Rail- 
way (Newport 
Extension) Bill. 


6 Victroriz. 


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 Lord- 
ships. 


Lord Robert Grosvenor reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Great North of England (Clarence and 
Hartlepool Junction) Railway Bill; That they deem 
the evidence of Major General Pasley necessary, on 
public grounds, on the subject of the Bill referred to 
them; and also his Report to the Board of Trade 
relative to the proposed crossings of the Clarence 
and Newcastle and Darlington Extension Railways. 

Ordered, That Major General Pasley do attend 


10° Maii. 





the Committee on the Great North of England 
(Clarence and Hartlepool Junction) Railway Bill 
To-morrow, and bring with him his Report to the 
Board of Trade relative to the proposed crossings of | 
the Clarence and Newcastle and Darlington Exten- 
sion Railways. 


The O’Conor Don reported from the Committee | 
on the Maidstone Railway Bill; and to whom several | 
Petitions against the said Bill were referred; That | 
they had heard counsel in support of one of the said | 
Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour of | 
the Bill; 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. 


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


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Liver- 
pool, praying that the Liverpool Watering Bill may 
not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the President and other Officers and 
Members of the Committee of the Liverpool Guar- 
dian Society for the protection of Trade, praying 
that the said Bill may pass into a law, was also 





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


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Glasgow and Three-Mile-House 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. 


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 an Extension of their 
present Railway, and to alter and amend the Acts 


relating to the said Railway ; and the same were read, 
as follow : 





Pr. §. 1. 38. After “ house” insert Clause (A.) 
Crause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall 
“ be lawful for the said Company at any time within | 
“ the period of three years from the passing of this 
Act, to purchase, with the consent of the parties 
interested therein, and to take, hold and use for 
the purpose of a depot for goods, or for any other 
purpose of the said Company, any quantity not 
exceeding ten acres of certain lands situate at 
Bow Creek, in the said parish of Westham, in the 
county of Essex, abutting on the River Thames 
on the south, and on the River Zee, at the junc- 
tion thereof with the Thames, on the west, and 
which said lands are particularly delineated and 
described in a Plan deposited in the Private Bill 
Office of the House of Commons, in reference to 
a certain Bill now pending before Parliament, and 
are thereon numbered respectively, 183, 186, 187, 
1872, 188 and 189.” 


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Pr, 20. 1. 33. Leave out from “loan” to “ pro- 
“ vided” in Pr. 21. ]. 7., and insert Clause (B.) 

CuauseE (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That all sub- 
sisting mortgages heretofore granted under the 
authority of the said recited Acts, shall have pri- 
ority so far as respects the tolls and property 
comprised in such mortgages, in the payment of 
principal and interest respectively over all monies 
to be raised or secured by mortgage, under the 
“ provisions of this Act.” 

Pr. 23.1.6. After “thereof” insert Clauses (C.), 
(D.) and (E.) 

Cravse (C.) “ Whereas, by the said first recited 
Act, it is provided and Enacted, that the said 
Company shall deliver, with such notice of their 
intention to take or use lands as is therein men- 
tioned, a Plan to a scale of not less than four 
chains to an inch, whereon shall be properly de- 
lineated the whole space required by the said 
Company for the purposes of the said Railway, 
its slopes and fences, together with a Section of 
the lands, and a statement of the quantity of land 
in each parcel of the lands through which it is 
intended that the said Railway shall pass: And 
whereas. it is expedient, that the said recited en- 
actment*should be repealed, and that such further 
and other provision should be made in that behalf 
as hereinafter mentioned; Be it therefore Enacted, 
That the said recited enactment shall be and the 
same is hereby repealed.” 

Ciause (D.) “ And be it Enacted, That together 
with every notice to be hereafter given by the said 
Company of their intention to take or use any 
land for the purposes of the said recited Acts, or 
of this Act, shall be delivered a Plan toa scale of 
not less than a quarter of an inch to one hundred 
feet, whereon shall be properly delineated the 
whole space required and intended to be taken or 
used by the said Company, and a statement of 
‘ the quantity of land in each parcel of the lands, 

if more than one, which may be so required as 
aforesaid.” 

Cuause (E.) “ And be it Enacted, That in all 
cases where the said Company are required by 
their said recited Acts, or this Act, to make or 
execute any specific works or things precedent to 
or consequent upon the construction of the several 
lines of Railway thereby authorized to be made, 
such specific works and things shall be presumed 
to have been done in compliance with and in sa- 
tisfaction of the provisions of the Act or Acts re- 
quiring the same, as against all persons or corpo- 
rations who shall not have given notice in writing 
to the said Company objecting thereto within 
twelve calendar months from the time at which 
the Railway at the place or places giving rise to 
the necessity of making and constructing any such 
specific works or things as aforesaid, shall have 
been completed.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Ward do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 


hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


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Mr. Marshall reported from the Committee on Pie! Pier Bill, 


the Piel Pier 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 several of them, and had also heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; and that they had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Leeds Gas Bill. 


the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act to alter, amend and enlarge the 
NN4 Powers 











Health of 
Towns Bill. 


Poor Relief 
(Ireland) Bill. 


County 
Bridges. 


Factories Bili, 


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Powers and Provisions of an Act for lighting with 
Gas the Town and Neighbourhood of Leeds, in the 
Borough of Leeds, in the West Riding of the County 
of York; and the same were read, as follow ; 

Pr, 24. 1. ult. After ‘‘ supplied” insert “ and any 
** fittings for the consumption of Gas.” 

Pr. 25.1. 5. After “ meters” insert “ and fit- 
“ tings.” 

Pr. 25.1. ult. Leave out from “ that” to “ the,” 
in Pr. 26.1. 1. 

Pr. 26. 1. 3. Leave out “to” and insert “ shall.” 

Pr. 26. 1. 6. After “ Act” insert “ and which 
“ shall be no longer used for the purposes of the 
“ said recited Act, or this Act.” 

Pr. 26. 1.7. Leave out “ to” and insert “ shall.” 

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 Lord- 
ships. 


Petitions from Waterloo and Westminster Roads ; 
—Saint George’s District of Bloomsbury ;—and, 
Derby; praying that the Health of Towns Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Vicar and Churchwardens of 
the parish of Belfast, praying that a Clause may be 
introduced into the Poor Relief (Jreland) Bill, pro- 
viding for the support of deserted children, and pro- 
curing coffins for the poor out of the poor rates, or 
out of any other fund the House shall think fit, and 
that rates levied in vestry shall be abolished in Bel- 
fast from and after the collection of the rate last 
imposed, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Rate-payers of the county of Glou- 
cester, praying to be allowed to suggest the expedi- 
ency of a declaratory legislative enactment, defining 
of existing bridges what shall be maintained by 
counties, according to their span, and as it regards 
the maintenance of the roads, to be relieved from 
the repair of three hundred feet of the saine, at each 
end of County Bridges, where they are not upona 
walled causeway, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Wardour ; —Newport (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Derby (two Petitions) ;—Heytisbury (five 
Petitions) ; —Edgmond ; —Codford and Wiley ;— 
High Offley; — Warminster ;—Swannington (two 
Petitions) ;—Maberley Chapel, Ball’s Pond ;~Na- 
tional Scotch Church, Regent-square ;— Birdhope- 
Craig (two Petitions) ;—Kirkintilloch ;— Hackney ; 
— Thetford ; — Saint Helen’s ; — Congregational 
Union, Cumberland ;— Kingsland ;—Aspatria, West 
Newton and Oughterside ;— Wymondham, Edmond- 
thorpe and South Witham ;—Docking ;—Minister 
of the Unitarian Chapel, Portsmouth ;— Calne ;— 
Devonport ;— West Lavington (two Petitions) ;— 
Market Lavington ;—Aspatria ;—Melton Mowbray ; 
— Banff ; — Lancaster, Galgate and Caton ;— Tot- 
tenham (three Petitions) ;— Greenock ;—Blandford- 
street; Saint Mary-le-bone ; — Crowfield ; — Capel 
Saint Mary ;—Halesworth (two Petitions) ;— Ripley 
( Derby);— Templeton ;— Canterbury ;— Macclesfield; 
—Usk ; —and, United Associate Secession Congre- 
gation, Saint Andrew’s (Chairman) ; praying that 
the Factories Bill may not pass into a law,—were 
—— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Oaken- 
shaw, im the county of York, praying that the said 
Bill may pass into a law, was also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of mills in 
Keswick and its vicinity, in the county of Cumber- 

















A. 1843. 


land ; —and, Manufacturing Operatives of Keswick 
and its vicinity, in the county of Cumberland ; pray- 
ing that no alterations may be made by the said 
Bill in the regulations at present existing relating 
to the recovery of lost time,—were also presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Parishioners of Wem, in the county 
of Salop, praying that a clause may be inserted in 
the said Bill, that no young person under the age of 
eighteen shall be employed in any mill or factory, 
for a greater number of hours than twelve per diem, 
meal times included, was also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions frum Castleton ;—Mary-le-bone (twenty Corn Laws, 


Petitions) ;— Rochdale (fifty-two Petitions) ;—-Little- 
borough (two Petitions) ; —Healy ;—Passman ; — 
Smallbridge (two Petitions) ;— Gale ;-—- Whitworth ; 
—Shaw Clough ;—Meanwood ;—Trub Smithy ;— 
Syke ;— Facit ; —Pottery-in- Wardle ;—Swansea ;— 
Sandiacre ; —Kirkaldy ;—Christchurch (two Peti- 
tions) ; — Ratcliffe-highway ; — Hatton-garden ; ~— 
Hackney (four Petitions) ;— Thames-street ;— White- 
chapel; —Wood-street, Cheapside ;— Samuel Allar- 
dyce and others ;—Carter-lane, Doctors’ Commons ; 
— Hoxton Old Town ;—Mile-end-road ;—Old Kent- 
road; — Holborn (two Petitions) ; — Dunfermline 
(three Petitions) ; — Pennycuick ; — Mancroft ; — 
Abergavenny ; — Kirriemuir ; — Upper Tooting ; — 
Bishopwearmouth ;— Longport ;— Gainsborough ;— 
New Bytt ;—Heapy ; —Leeds ;— Halifax ;—Kirk- 
burton and other places ;--_ Burnley ;—-Saint Leonard, 
Shoreditch ;~-Great Torrington (six Petitions) ;-- 
Burslem ;—Shkipton ; —Derby ;—Denny ;-—Lyming- 
ton ;—Lauder ;-—Strathmiglo ; —Dent ;--Berkham- 
sted ; -—Flisk ;-—Norton ; -- Whitechapel ; —Crosby- 
po ate ;—-Manchester (eighty-five Petitions) ;— 

shton-under-Lyne ; —Brechin ; —Deptford (Dur- 
ham) ;—Durham ;—Saint Martin-in-the-Fields ;— 
Chelsea; — Southwark (two Petitions) ; -— Spital- 


fields ;-- Lambeth ; -- East and West Wemyss ;— 


Bradford (four Petitions) ;— Barrowfield ;—Rock- 


field ;— Penistone ;—Shadwell ;-- Tower Hamlets ;-- 


Edqware-road ;-- Kilburn ;--Monquhitter ;--Rother- 
hithe ;— Tarporley ; —Sheffield (two Petitions) ; — 
Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; —Kilsyth (three Petitions) ; 
— Sedgley ;— Eaglesfield ;-- Denbigh ;--Paddinyton ; 
—Ilhkeston;— North Berwick ;— Denton ; — Holy- 
well ;—- Rhyle ; —Dysart ;-—Bankfield ;-—Kingston- 
upon-Hull ;— Lorton ;—Shatton ;—Saint George-in- 
the East (Middlesex) ;— Gretna ;— Hertford ;— Mile 
End ; — Bridgton ; —Greenock ; — Stapleford ; — 
Limehouse ;-—-Knaresborough ;—- Wheelton ;— Weedon ; 
—East India Road (Middlesex) ;--Haslingden ;-- 
Tradyton ;—Stockton-on-Tees ;-—-Glasgow (two Pe- 
titions) ;-- Wellwood ;—Tower Hill ;—Miles Mark ; 
~-Smithfield ;-- Wardour-street, Soho;—Saint Mar- 
garet’s and Saint John, Westminster (two Petitions) ; 
— Clerkenwell ; —Commercial-road (Middlesex) ; — 
Stockport (fourteen Petitions) ;— Rough Lee (twenty 
Petitions) ;—Haberghameaves (eight Petitions) ;— 
Billington (four Petitions) ;-- Whalley (two Petitions) ; 
— Haslingden ;— Barrow Bridge (four Petitions) ;— 
Gisburn (four Petitions) ;—Lower Gills ;--Wiswell 
(twenty-one Petitions) ;--Marton ;—- Twiston(twenty- 
two Petitions) ;— Daventry ;—Reading (forty-seven 
Petitions) ; —Scaleby ; — Stanwix ; —Arbroath ; — 
Stone (Stafford) ;—Saint Ann’s, Westminster (four 
Petitions) ; — Saint Martin’s-lane;— and, Persons 
passing over Blackfriars Bridge; praying for the 
repeal of the Corn and Provision Laws,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
A Petition of Land-owners, Occupiers of land 
and others interested in agricultural produce resi- 
dent in the Western Division of the county of Sur- 
rey, praying the House to pass a law for the levying 
a fixed and permanent duty, of such amount as to 
the judgment of the House may seem fitting, upon 
the importation of Corn, the growth of foreign 
countries, into the ports of this kingdom, in lieu a 
the 


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the variable scale of duties which, under the pre- 
sent law, exists, was also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


saint Asaph Petitions from Rhydycroesan and mre ead ; 

aud Bangor = __ LJanmasewie ; —Berriew ;— Llanfair Caereinion ; 

Dioceses —Llangyniew ; -—Llanwyddyn ; —and, Ashby-de-la- 
Zouch; praying for the repeal of so much of the Act 
6 &amp; 7 Will. 4, c.'77, as relates to the union of the 
Sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Players of A Petition of George Cobb and Thomas Trotter, 
Interludes Bill. praying that the Players of Interludes Bill may 





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Petitions of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway 
Company ;—and, Henry Watson, Merchant in Gilas- 
gow ; 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 John Dalton, Doctor of Civil Law, Literary and 
Fellow of the Royal Society, and President of the = 
Literary and Philosophical Society of Manchester, “"“""* 


not pass into a law, was presented; and read; and | praying the House to exempt from rates and taxes 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 


such parts of the buildings belonging to or occupied 
by Scientific and Literary Institutions as are used 


qornpike-roads A Petition of Trustees of the Zynn and Wisbech | exclusively for literary or scientific purposes, was 
Bill Turnpike-roads, praying that the Turnpike-roads | presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was | Table. 


presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on the Bill. 


Landlord Petitions from Carrigeen ;—and, Killenaule and 

ad Tenant = =Moyglass; praying for alteration of the law respect- 

(lrehand.) ing Landlord and Tenant in Jreland,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Kentish Town Petitions of Trustees for executing-an Act for 

Paving Bill. continuing certain Powers to the Trustees of the 
Road from Kentish Town to Upper Holloway, in the 
county of Middlesex ;—and, Vestrymen of the pa- 
rish of Saint Pancras, 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. 











Wheat, &amp;c., Petitions from Lawrence Waltham, White Wal-| 
(Canada) tham and Shottesbrook ;—Chairman of the Chelms- | 

ford Farmers’ Club ;—and, Thirsk; praying that no | 

law or regulation may be passed by the ba to | 
admit Corn or Flour from the continent of America, 
through Canada, at lower duties than will secure to 
the Petitioners that fair protection which they have 
hitherto enjoyed in that respect,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


County Cess A Petition of Inhabitants of Dursey Island, in 

(Ireland.) the barony of Bere, in the county of Cork, praying 
that that remote little island in the western part of 
the county of Cork, may be exempted from such 
tax as the County Cess, as not having the benefit of 
the public roads, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Union with Petitions from Tydavnet ;— Waterford ; — and, 
Ireland, Bruff; praying for the repeal of the legislative 


union between Great Britain and Ireland,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Home Colonies. A Petition of the there-undersigned at a Meeting 
held in Sydney’s-buildings, Hale Ings, Bradford, in 
the county of York, praying the House to pass laws 
to establish Home Colonies, in which to beneficially 
employ and well educate the unemployed and ill 
educated, and to give permanent and healthy pros- 
perity to the empire, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Sioulklend and = A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Reiivay Dil Monkland Canal Navigation, praying that the Monk- 
* land and Kirkintillock Railway Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 
Vor. 98. 


A Petition of Physicians, Surgeons and General Medical 
Practitioners of Medicine, of the Medical Society Profession, 
of the city of Chichester and its environs, praying 
that no legislative measures for the better regula- 
tion of the practice of Medicine and Surgery may 
take place, till a due inquiry has been made into 
all the circumstances appertaining to the organiza- 
tion of the profession generally, and the qualifica- 
tion of its members, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions frori Berriew ;—and, Archdeaconry of Church of 
Suffolk ; praying that the overgrown parishes of the England. 
kingdom, especially those in the manufacturing, 
mining and commercial districts, may be divided 
into smaller parishes each containing only a manage- 
able amount of population, and duly provided with a 
church, a clergyman and schools,—were presented. 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Union of Tralee (Chairman) ; Poor Relief 
—and, diocese of Elphin; praying for the repeal (Ireland) Act. 
or amendment of the Poor Relief (Jreland) Act,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


| A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Blyth- Poor Law 
ing Union, in the county of Suffolk, praying for Amendment 
alteration of the Poor Law Amendment Act, 4 and 5 “““ 

Will. 4, c. 76, by extending the period fixed by the 

said Act for the repayment of loans borrowed on 

the security of poor’s rates for emigration purposes, 

from five to ten years, was presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens Bankruptcy 
of the city of Chester, and county of the same, pray- Act. 
ing that the operation of the late Bankrupt law, and 
of the rules made under it, may be inquired into, and 
such amendments made in the law as may remedy 
its defects, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 











Balfour’s Estate Bill was read the first time ; Balfour's 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions Estate Bill. 
for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, keciesiastica! 
a Return of all Churches erected by the Ecclesias- Commission 
tical Commissioners of Jreland under the Act 3 and 4 (Iteland:) 
Will. 4, c. 37, specifying whether same were Paro- 
chial or Chapels of Ease; the Diocese and Parish 
where situate; the Number of Sittings which they 
are calculated to afford, and whether free or appro- 
priated ; the Expenses of Erection, and the propor- 
tions and Amounts thereof contributed by the Ec- 
clesiastical Commissioners and by Voluntary Sub- 
_scription:—A similar Return of all Churches re- 
built or enlarged by the Commissioners:—Returns * 








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of all Applications made to the Commissioners with 
regard to the Erection, Rebuilding or Enlargement 
of Churches, with their decision thereon, specify- 
ing the Diocese and Parish to which the applica- 
tion referred, and the Accommodation proposed to 
be given :—And, of all Churches which have been 
taken down by the Commissioners; specifying the 
date when same were taken down; the Diocese and 
Parish where situate ; whether same were Parochial 
or Chapels of Ease ; the Accommodation heretofore 
afforded by them, and whether any new Churches 
have been erected in their stead; and the applica- 
tion of the Proceeds, if any, of the Materials of 
same. 


Dublin Presby- Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 

terlan Churches. Conies of the Correspondence between the Poor 
Law Commissioners and Trustees of the Presby- 
terian Churches in Dublin, with respect to the 
liability to Poor Rate of the Pew Rent payable to 
the Clergymen officiating in such Churches. 


Health of 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Towns Bill. y 


reading of the Health of Towns Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday the 31st day of this instant May. 


Players of 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Interludes Bill. .] 


mittee on the Players of Interludes Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday the 
26th day of this instant May, resolve itself into the 
said Committee. . 


Ways and The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


Means. mittee of Ways and Means; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Supply. The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


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


Corn Importa- 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
tion. 


the adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed 
yesterday, That this House will resolve itself into! 
a Committee, for the purpose of considering the | 
Duties affecting the Importation of Foreign Corn, 
with the view to their immediate abolition ; 


10°—11° Maiz. 





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, 11° die Mati, 1843: 
Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till this day. 


Labouring Poor 
(Allotments 


Ordered, That Sir Edward Knatchbull and Vis- 
count Barrington be added to the Select Committee 





saacane on Labouring Poor (Allotments of Land). 
a Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to Order, 
(Ireland. ) —An Account in Charge and Discharge of the Fees 
received by the Registrar of Treasurers’ Accounts 
in Ireland, under the Act 1 Vic. c. 54, and the Ap- | 
propriation thereof, for the year ending the 25th day | 
of March 1843. 
Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the | 
Table. | 
Netlonad Ordered, That there be laid before this House, | 
Galen} Returns of all National Schools in Ireland, which | 


have been erected adjoining to or within the pre- 
cincts of Roman Catholic Chapels, Nunneries or | 
Monastic Institutions of any kind :—And, of the | 
Number, Name and Locality of all Roman Catholic | 
Chapels which have been erected, or are now in pro- | 
* gress of Erection, on any Plot of Ground attached | 





A. 1843. 


to any National School, or School which shall have 
received any aid from the Board of National Edu- 
cation in Jreland. 


The Order made yesterday for printing the Papers Northleach 


relative to the Northleach House of Correction, was — of Cor. 


read, and discharged. ™ 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Londonderry, Londonderry, 

&amp;c., Workhouses, which was presented upon the me Work. 
i . uouses, 

25th day of April last, be printed. No. 244 

Ordered, That the Paper relative to East Preston East Preston 
Gilbert’s Incorporation, which was presented yes- Gilbert's _ 
terday, be printed Incorporation 

y&gt; Pp “ ; ; No. 247, 

And then the House, having continued to sit 

till 2 quarter of an hour after twelve of the 

clock on Thursday morning, adjourned till 

this day. 








Jovis, 11° die Maii; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 
N R. Flood, from the Mary-le-bone Vestry, was Metropolitan 


called in ; and at the bar presented, pursuant oo or 
to Order,—A Copy of Report of a Committee of “rt 


the Mary-le-bone Vestry, on the Expenses of the No. 248. 
Metropolitan Police, borne by that Parish since its 
Establishment :—And then he withdrew. 

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


A Petition of P. B. Maxwell, praying that the Lough Foyle 


Lough Foyle Drainage Bill may not pass into a law, Prainese Bill. 


and that he may be heard, by his counsel or agent, 
against the same, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Lough Foyle 


posed, That the Lough Foyle Drainage Bill be now Drainage 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, to add the 
words “ upon this day six months.” 

And the Question being put, That the word 
now ” stand part of the Question ; 
The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the f Mr. Patrick Stewart, 
Yeas, Mr. Brotherton : 
Tellers for the ¢ Captain Jones, Ve 

Noes, { Sir Robert Ferguson : | 
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. 


“ 


} 74. 


Mr. Acland reported from the Committee on the Edinburgh 
Edinburgh Water Bill ; and to whom several Peti= Water Bil. 
tions against the said Bill, and a Petition for addi- 
tional Provision, together with the Report of the 
Select Commitiee on Petitions for Private Bills 
thereupon, and also several Petitions against the 
said proposed additional Provision, were severally 
referred ; and who were instructed to make Provision 
in the Bill, pursuant to the prayer of the said Peti- 
tion ; That they had heard counsel in support of 
several of the said Petitions, and had also heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; and that they had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; but that they had not thought it 
expedient to insert the above-mentioned Provision 

im 





Glasgow 
Paisley 
Greenoc! 
Railway 


Edinbe 
Glasgu 
Canal 


Bard 
Drain 


Kalle 
Rail 


Gla 
Bill 





Glasgow, 
Paisley and 
Greenock — 
Railway Bill. 


Edinburgh and 
Glasgow Union 
Canal Bill. 


Bardney, &amp;c., 
Drainage Bill. 


Kallochney 
Railway Bill. 


Glasgow Police 


Bill. 


Inchbelly 
(Glasgow) 
Road Bill, 


Merthyr Tydvil 
Stipendiary 
Mavistrate Bill, 





6 Victoriz. 11° Maz. 283 


in the Bill; and that they had gone through the A Petition of William Hulton, of Hulton Park, Belmont 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. in the county of Lancaster, Esquire, praying that "eservoir Bill. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. | he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Belmont Reservoir Bill, 
Mr. Barneby reported from the Committee on the | was presented, and read. 
Glasgow, Paisley and G'reenock Railway Bill; and _ Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
to whom several Petitions against the said Bill were Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
referred ; That they had considered the said Pe- by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
titions, and had heard counsel in favour of the if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill; That they had inquired into the several mat- Bill, against the said Petition. 
ters required by the Standing Orders on Railway | 
Bills, so far as the same relate to the present appli-! The House proceeded to take into consideration ThamesLastage 
cation ; and that the Committee had examined the ; the Report on the Thames Lastage and Ballastage 2n4 Ballastage 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be | Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed _ 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made to; and Amendments were made to the Bill. 
Amendments thereunto. | Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; | ingrossed. 
and be printed. | 


vo | An ingrossed Bill to extend the Powers and Pro- Faversham 
Petitions of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and visions of an Act passed in the last Session of Par- Navigation Bill. 
Council of the city of Edinburgh ;—and, Merchants | |iament, intituled, An Act for improving the Navi- 


and Traders in the city of Edinburgh (two Peti-| cation of Faversham Creek, in th tv of Kent 
tions); praying that the Edinburgh and Glasgow se read the third aig SS ee eee 


Union Canal Bill may pass into a law,—were pre-| Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. Ordered, That Mr. Plumptre do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 





A Petition of Catherine Welby, of Buccleuch-ter- 


race, Upper Clapton, in the county of Middlesex, | Mr. Greene reported from the C itte the Glascow Mari 
Spinster, and William Ostler, of Grantham, in the P a ii: tak 


L Glasgow Marine Insurance Company Bill; That Insurance 
county of Lincoln, Gentleman, praying that they | they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and C°™P*Y Bill 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, | found the same to be true; and had gone through 
against certain parts of the Bardney, &amp;c., Drainage | the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Bill, was presented, and read. — Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 

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 Committee on the Haddenham 
Haddenham Inclosure Bill; That they had examined Tuclosure Bill. 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and that the Parties concerned had given their 
si re consent to the Bill, to the satisfaction of the Com- 

Petitions from Airdrie ;—and, Royal Bank of} vittee; and that the Committee had gone through 
Scotland; praying that the Ballochney Railway | 1. Bill. and made Amendment tl 8 t S 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and |" 6.9.7.4 That th Rev “es ‘i santeaneonagetg 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. rdered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 





Petitions of the Provost, Treasurer, Baillies and | The House was moved, That the Entry in the Halbeath and 
Councillors of the burgh of Anderston ;—and, Pro- | Votes of the 9th day of this instant May, of the Railteay” 
prietors and Occupants or Parties interested in pub- Proceedings of the House in relation to the Hal- (No. 2.) 
lic stores or warehouses in Glasgow ; praying that beath and Lochgelly Railway Bill, might be read ; 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or and the same being read ; F . 
agents, against certain parts of the Glasgow Police A Petition of Charles F’. Davidson and J. Miller, 
Bill,—were presented, and read. for leave to bring in a Bill for making and main- 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred | taining a Railway in the county of Fife, to be called 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners | the Halbeath and Lochgelly Railway, was presented, 
heard, by themse!ves, their counsel or agents, upon | ®24 read ; and referred to the Select Committee 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, | on Petitions for Private Bills. 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. oat , 
A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Bolton Water- 
A Petition of Proprietors or Agents for Proprie- | Wanchester, Bolton and Bury Canal Navigation works Bil. 
tors of lands, houses, manufactories or other tene- and Railway, praying that they may be heard, by 
ments in the north district or quarter of the royalty their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
of the city of Glasgow, and of Tenants or Occupiers Bolton Waterworks Bill, was presented, and read. 
thereof, praying that they may be heard, by them- Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
of the Inchbelly (Glasgow) Road Bill, was presented, | by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
and read. | they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Bill, against the said Petition. 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, | ; 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their | Mr. Latton Egerton reported from the Committee Scarborough 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in | the Scarborough Harbour Bill; and to whom Harbour Bill, 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. several Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; 
a That they had heard counsel in support of the said 
Mr. Bootle Wilbraham reported from the Com- Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour of 
mittee on the Merthyr Tydvil Stipendiary Magis-| the Bill; and that they had examined the allega- 
trate Bill; and to whom several Petitions against tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; 
the said Bill were referred; That they had consi- and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
dered the said Petitions, and had heard counsel in ments thereunto. 
favour of the Bill; and that they hadexamined the Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made _ Petitions of Elizabeth Hendrie and others ;—and, Kentish Town 
Amendments thereunto. James Hargrave Mann, of Kentish Town, in the P4vins- 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. , county of Middlesex, Varnish and Floor Cloth Ma- 





Vou. 98. 


002 nufacturer ; 





oe Sy ee. 


— 


Sate 





Monkland and 
Kirkintilloch 
Railway Bill. 


Drompeller 
Railway Bill. 


Great North 
of England 
(Clarence and 
Hartlepool 
Junction) 


Railway Bill. 


Magistracy 
(Manufacturing 
Districts.) 


Corn Laws. 


Factories Bill. 


284. 11° Mazi. 


nufacturer ; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Kentish Town Paving 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 Peti- 
tions. 


A Petition of the Royal Bank of Scotland, and 
of John Thomas, Cashier of the bank of Edinburgh, 
and Lawrence Robertson, Cashier of the bank at 
Glasgow, praying that the Monkland and Kirhin- 
tilloch Railway Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 


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


Mr. Childers reported from the Committee on 
the Drumpeller a Bill ; and to whom a Peti- 
tion against the said Bill was referred ; That they 
had considered the said Petition; and had heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; That they had in- 
quired 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 Com- 
mittee had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 
found the same to be true; and had gone through 
tne Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

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


Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
before the Committee on the Great North of Eng- 
land (Clarence and Hartlepool Junction) Railway 
Bill in Session 1837, be referred to the Committee 
on the Bill of the present Session. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Inhabitants of the 
borough of Kingston-upon-Hull, complaining of the 
conduct of the Magistracy during the late disturb- 
ances in the Manutacturing Districts, and praying 
for inquiry, which was presented upon Tuesday last, 
be printed. 


Petitions from Chertsey ;— Carshalton (four Peti- 
tions);— Zouch Mills ;—Saint Margaret’s and Saint 
John-the- Evangelist (Westminster) (four Petitions) ; 
— Saint Margaret’s (Westminster) (five Petitions) ; 
—- Mitcham ;-—— Saint George’s, Hanover-square ;— 
Mary-le-bone ;—Saint Pancras (two Petitions) ;-- 
Merton (two Petitions);— Great Russell-street, and 
Berners-street, Bloomsbury ;---Beddington Corner ;—- 
Lower Mitcham ;--Aberlemno;— Heathern ;—- Quorn- 
don ;-—Manchester (twelve Petitions) ;--Southwark 
(two Petitions) ;—Long Whatton ;-—Saint George’s- 
in-the-East (three Petitions) ;---Blackwall ;-—Lime- 
house ; — Shadwell (two Petitions) ;—Baker-street ; 
-— Spitalfields ; --Clerhenwell ; -- Carlisle ;— White- 
chapel ;— Poplar (three Petitions) ;-— Lancaster (three 
Petitions) ;-- Old Ford ;-—= Islington ;—Mile End- 
road (two Petitions) ;—— Stepney (three Petitions) ; 
—— Bethnal Green ; -- Loughborough ; --Woodhouse ; 
—- Kilmarnock ;-—Milngavie ;— Cripplegate Without; 
—Brick-lane, Saint Luke’s ;— Birmingham ;—Great 
Harwood (six Petitions) ;-—and, Harwood (twenty- 
nine Petitions); praying for the repeal of the Corn 
and Provision Laws,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kilmarnock ;—Halshaw Moor ;— 
Martock ; —Kenninghall ;— Brockdish ;— Bardwell 
(two Petitions) ; — Bressingham (two Petitions) ;— 
North Lopham (two Petitions) ;—Bradford (two Pe- 
titions) ;— London ; — Gloucester ;— West Bromwich 
(twelve Petitions) ;—Smethwick (three Petitions) ;— 
Tower Hamlets ;—~ Cotton (two Petitions) ; —Eye 
(two Petitions) ; — Shelfanger (two Petitions) ; — 
Hinderclay ; — Wickham Skeith (two Petitions) ; — 





A. 1843. 


Wattisfield ;— Hopton; —Lancaster ;—Armitage ;— 
Barmingham(two Petitions); —Redgrave ; — Mellis 
(two Petitions) ;—Gornal ;—and, Pickering (Chair- 
man of a Meeting); praying that the Factories Bill 
may not pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Bridgwater ;— and, Manchester ; 
preying that provision may be made in the said Bill 
for limiting the hours of labour of all young persons 
employed in Mills and Factories,—were also pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Ecclesiastical 
Citizens of the city of York, praying that the House Courts Bill 
will be pleased to insert such clauses in the Ecclesi- 
siasticai Courts Bill as will retain an efficient Eccle- 
siastical Court for the province of York, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Board of Guardians for? the poor Lay 
union of Northleach, in the county of Gloucester, Amendment 
praying for alteration of the Poor Law Amendment 4% 
Act, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of London- Mail Coaches 
derry, praying that the contract for Mail Coaches (Ireland. ) 
for the [rish service may not be transferred to Scot- 
land, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Vice Chairman of the Board of Poor Relief 
Guardians of the Enniscorthy Union, praying that (Ireland) Bill 
the Poor Relief (Jreland) Bill may not pass into a 
law, as it now stands, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Lord Granville Somerset reported from the Ge- General 
neral Committee of Elections ; That they had ap- — 
pointed Monday the 29th day of this instant May, at“ 
half past two o’clock, to choose from Panel No. 3. 
the Select Committees to try the matter of the Not- 
tingham Town Election Petitions, and of the Athlone 
Election Petition. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Saint James’, Westminster ;—and, Vestries Act. 
Saint Mary-le-bone; praying the House to make 
such amendment in the Vestries Act as will secure 
to the said parishes the benefit of fairly elected 
Vestries, —were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Rate- Turnpike-roads 








payers of the township of Bradford, in the West Bi. 
Riding of the county of York, praying that the 
Turnpike-roads Bill may not pass into a law, as it 
now stands, was presented, and read; and referred 

to the Select Committee on the Bill. 


Petitions from Great Wilbraham and Little Wil- Wheat, &amp;c., 
braham ;—Shudy Camps and Castle Camps ;—New- (C44) 
market ;---Bottisham ;—and, Mapledurham; praying 
that no Jaw or regulation under the authority of 
Parliament may be passed, to admit Corn or Flour 
through Canada from the continent of America, at 
lower duties than those now imposed, — were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Tradesmen and other Customs Duties 
Inhabitants of the Isle of Man, stating that by the (Isle of Man) 
Act of Parliament 3 &amp; 4 Will. 4,c. 60, the Petition- 
ers are burthened with the continuance of an old 
duty of two and a half per cent. ad valorem, upon 
each and every article of foreign produce, upon all 
goods of British manufacture (with very few excep- 
tions), and also upon almost every article the pro- 
duce of Great Britain imported from the United 
Kingdom into that Island, over and beyond all rates 
and duties leviable upon the same in Great Britain ; 

and 





aS oe 





ll, 


if 


») 


Health of 
Towns Bill. 


Southampton 
Docks Bill, 


National 
Schools 
(Ireland. ) 


Scilly Mails. 


Electors and 
Burgesses 
(Treland.) 


6 Victoriz. 


and praying the House to introduce and pass such | 
measures as may relieve the Petitioners, and remove | 
a taxation which the Petitioners consider confers 

no benefit upon any class of their fellow subjects, 

and is alike injurious to the British manufacturer 

and the Manz people, was presented, and read ; and 

ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A retition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inha- 
bitants of the parish of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch, 
in the county of Middlesex, praying that that parish 
may be placed in Schedules (A.) and (B.) in the 





Health of Towns Bill, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Viscount Howick reported from the Committee 
on the Southampton Docks Bill; and to whom a 
Petition against the said Bill was referred; and 
who were instructed to make additional Provision 
in the Bill, pursuant to the prayer of a Petition 
presented on the 28th day of April last; That they 
had considered the Petition against the Bill; and 
had heard counsel in favour of the Bill; and that 
they had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to be true; and that they 
had made additional Provision in the Bill pursuant 
to the Power granted to them under the Instruction 
of the House; and that they had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 


Returns from each National School in Ireland, of 


the Number of Pupils who for the Four months 
previous to the 30th day of April, have daily read 
portions of the Holy Scriptures:—Also, the Num- 
ber who have read the Extracts selected by the 
National Board, andthe Number who have not read 





11°— 12” Mazz. 285 


Lists of the Boroughs of Cork, Dublin and Lime- 
rick, in the years 1841 and 1842 respectively ; and 
of the Number of Persons who claimed to have 
their Names placed on the Burgess Rolls of such 
Boroughs in such years respectively, and of the 
Number of Objections made to the Persons whose 
Names appeared on such respective Burgess Lists. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill RomanCatholic 
to abolish the Catholic Oath as a Qualification for Pg (Ireland) 


Voters at Elections in Ireland: And that Mr. Ross" 
and Mr. Serjeant Murphy do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- William Jones. 


posed, ‘That an humble Address be presented to 
Her Majesty, humbly praying, that Her Majesty will 
be graciously pleased to take into Her Majesty’s 
merciful consideration the case of William Jones, 
confined in Her Majesty’s Gaol at Leicester :—And 
the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Metropolitan 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Building Act. 


to give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Number of District Surveyors ap- 
pointed under the Metropolitan Building Act, stat- 
ing the Boundary of, and the Number of Houses in, 
each Surveyor’s District, the Number of new Houses 
built, and of what class under the Act, and the 
Number of Alterations made in the Houses, within 
each District, in each year, since 1831 to 1842, both 
inclusive ; stating also, the Aggregate Number of 
each in that time :—And, an Account of the Amount 
of Fees received by the Surveyor in each District, 
in each of these Twelve years; distinguishing the 
Amount received for new Buildings, and the Amount 
received for Alterations of Buildings respectively. 





either the Scriptures or the Extracts. | 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, | 
a Return of the Number of Mails despatched out- | 
wards and inwards to and from the Islands of Scilly, 
from the Ist day of May 1842 to the Ist day of May | 
1843 ; specifying separately the Number of Letters 
forwarded by each Mail, with the different Rates of | 
Postage of the same, as well as the Number of | 
Foreign Letters. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Number of Parliamentary Electors 
for the Cities of Cork, Dublin, Kilkenny, Limerick 
and Waterford, and the Town of Drogheda, appear- 
ing registered on the 1st day of February 1843, and 
who have been registered since the 1st day of Fe- 
bruary 1835; and the Number of: Persons included 
in such Return registered in Right of Property, or 
the Occupation of Premises not within the Muni- 
cipal Boundaries of such Boroughs respectively, as 
settled by the Act 3 and 4 Vic. c. 108; and the 
Number of such last-mentioned Persons who have 
registered since the 25th day of October 1841, in the 
Cities of Cork, Dublin and Limerick, and since the 
25th day of October 1842, in the Cities of Kilkenny 
and Waterford, and the Town of Drogheda:—A 
Return, by the Clerk of the Guardians of the Poor 
of the Union within which the Borough of Cork is 
situated, of the Number of Persons alleging them- 
selves to be Occupiers of concerns of a nature and 
value to qualify the Occupiers to be Burgesses for 
such Borough, but who did not appear to be rated 
for such premises, who since the 31st day of August 
last claimed to be rated in respect thereof; and the 
Number of Persons whose Names were ordered by 
the Guardians to be, and were entered as rated in 
respect to such concerns for the then last made Rate, 
stating whether the Names of the Persons who had 
previously appeared on the Rate as the rated Occu- 
piers of such concerns still also appear on such 
Rate or were erased therefrom :—And, a Return of 
the Number of Names contained in the Burgess 
Vot. 98. 





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 Bankruptcy 
Return of the Limits of the several Districts created Att- 
under the late Bankruptcy Act, with the Names of 
the Commissioners, Registrars, Official Assignees, 
and other Officers attached to each District :—Also, 
the Days, from the 11th day of November 1842 to 
the Ist day of May 18438, both exclusive, on which 
the Courts at Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Bristol 
and Birmingham, have sat ; specifying the Name or 
Names of the Commissioner or Commissioners who 
have sat on each day :—Also, the Number of Fiats 
issued to each of the Courts at Manchester, Liverpool, 
Leeds, Bristol and Birmingham, from the 11th day 
of November 1842 to the Ist day of May 1843, 
both exclusive; with the Number of Fiats issued 
to the Lists of Commissioners in each of those 
Towns during the same period, in each of the Five 
preceding years respectively. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming Corn Importa- 
the adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed tio" 
upon Tuesday last, That this House will resolve 
itself into a Committee, for the purpose of consider- 
ing the Duties affecting the Importation of Foreign 
Corn, with the view to their immediate abolition ; 
And the Question being again proposed :—The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 





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


Veneris, 12° die Maii, 1843: 


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


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Saint Asaph 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased a mona 
to give directions, that there be laid before this pe 
| House, Copies of Returns made by the Bishops of 
003 Saint 





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i 





Port of 
Scarborough. 


Court of Session 
(Scotland. ) 


County 
‘Treasurers 


(Ireland. ) 
No. 249. 


County 
‘Treasurers 
Cireland.) 


No, 249. 


County 
Treasurers 
(ireland. ) 


ee 
No, 249. 


286 


Saint Asaph and Bangor to the Ecclesiastical Com- 
missioners, setting forth the Revenues of their re- 
spective Sees. 

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 Revenue receiveddy the Corporation 
of Scarborough (under an Order in Council made in 


the reign of James the First for the maintenance of 
the Pier and Harbour of Scarborough) from the Ports | 


of Newcastle and Sunderland respectively, in each 
year, from the year 1820 to the year 1842 inclu- 
sive; stating, under separate heads, the Amounts 
received as Duties on Coals shipped, and the 
Amount for and the Number of Ships; stating also, 
under distinct and separate heads, the manner in 
which the same has been appropriated in each year : 
—A full and correct Copy of the said Order in 
Council ; and also the Title and date of any Act 
of Parliament under which the before-mentioned 
Tolls are levied and collected :—And, a Return of 
the Number of Vessels under and above Sixty Tons 
Register from each of the Ports of Newcastle and 
Sunderland that have taken shelter in the Port of 
Scarborough in each year, from the year 1820 to the 
year 1842 inclusive. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented,—Return to an Ad- 
dress to Her Maiesty, dated the 14th day of June in 
the last Session of Parliament, for a Return, to 
show, in columns, an Abstract of the extent of Busi- 
ness which has been done in the Court of Session, 
since the year 1780, up to the period when the last 
Returns were made to Parliament, and as follows: 
1. The Number of Causes that were brought into 
Court in each year, and in a series of Seven years 
respectively, from 1780 down to the time when the 
Court was divided into two Chambers or Courts of 
Review: 2. The Number of Causes which were 
decided in each year, and in a series of Seven years 
respectively, before the Lords Ordinary, and by the 
Inner House, from 1780 to the time that the Court 
was divided into two Chambers or Courts of Review : 


3. A similar Return for the Business of the afore- | 


said Courts, from the time the Court was divided 
into two Chambers :—This Return to mention the 
Dates when the Court of Admiralty, the Commis- 
sary Court and the Jury Court were added to the 


Court of Session ; distinguishing the Causes decided | 


under these Jurisdictions since their amalgamation 
with the Court of Session ; so that the whole Causes 
of every kind which have been decided in the latter 
period, may appear in this Return, and be placed in 
contrast with those, in each series of Seven years, 
as in the Return for the first period ; the Returns 
for the years at the end of each period not amount- 
ing to Seven, to be given as they have been returned 
to Parliament : —The above Returns to be furnished 
from those made to Parliament, or which have been 
given in to Commissioners, or to Parliamentary 
Committees, and to be so constructed as to show 
clearly, in the most compact form, the Increase and 
Decrease of each kind of Causes, in each series of 
Seven years. 

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


Ordered, That the Copy of the Order in Council 


relative to County ‘Treasurers ( Ireland), which was | 


presented upon the 7th day of February last, be 
printed, 


Ordered, That the Copy of the Order of the Lord 
Lieutenant in Council, respecting.the Fees to be paid 
by Treasurers of Counties in Jreland, which was pre- 
sented upon the 7th day of February last, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Account relative to County 
Treasurers (Jre/and), which was presented yester- 
day, be printed. " 


11°—12° Maz. 





A. 1843, 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Spirits, Spirits. 


_which was presented upon the 11th day of April No. 250. 
last, be printed. 


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





Veneris, 12° die Mai; 
Anno 6° Victoria Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 


A PETITION of the Chamber of Commerce Northampton 

of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, praying that the 24 — 

Northampton and Peterborough Railway Bill may ye)” 
pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and or- 

dered to lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Clarence 
the Report on the Clarence Railway Bill; and the Railway Bill. 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

A Clause was offered (Limiting Tolls to be charged 
on Railway over Graves Land): And the said Clause 
was brought up, and twice read; and agreed to, to 

be made part of the Bill. 
| Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Bol- Bolton Water- 
‘ton, in the county of Lancaster, praying that a works Bill. 
| clause may be inserted in the Bolton Waterworks Bill, 

| requiring that stop-taps may in all cases, or in cases 

| where the party may require the same, be introduced 

into the service-pipes immediately adjoining the 

outside or first entrance of the said pipes into any 
dwelling-house in the said borough, supplied with 

the water of the said Company, and that such other 

clauses may be introduced into the said Bill as will 
effectually protect the Petitioners from the damage, 

injury and inconvenience which they are put to in 
consequence of the frequent bursting of the said 

pipes and want of repair thereof, was presented, and 

read ; and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 





Mr. Ferrand presented a Bill to compel the Al- Waste Land 

| lotment of Waste Land in England: And the same Allotment Bill. 
'was read the first time; and ordered to be read a No.251. 

| second time upon Friday next ; and to be printed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Walton-on-the- 
the Report on the Walton-on-the-Hill Rectory Bill. Hill Rectory 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being ma 
| 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 
_“ Monday next,” instead thereof. 
| And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
| posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 
| The House divided : 
| The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
| The Noes to the new Lobby. 
| Tellers for the { Sir Howard Douglas, luis 
Yeas, Viscount Sandon:  epels 
| Tellers for the f Mr. Brotherton, le 
| Noes, \ Dr. Bowring : | ei 
| So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
| Ordered, That the Amendments made by the 
Committee to the Bill be now read a second time: 
—The said Amendments were accordingly read a 
second time; and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
_ be ingrossed. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Stroud Dean Forest 
and its vicinity, praying that the Dean Forest and 2nd Gloucester 
| Gloucester Railway Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
‘sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the a 
} Sur. 


Railway Bill. 





Cave 
way 








Belfast and 
Cavehill Rail- 
way Bill. 


Gorbals Police 
Bill. 


Birmingham 
and Gloucester 
Railway Bill. 


Kendall’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Scarborough 
Harbovr Bill. 


Northampton 
and Peterbo- 
rough Railway 
Bill, 


6 Vicroriz. 12° Marz. 287 


Mr. Packe reported from the Committee on the Another ingrossed Clause was offered (Rates not 
Belfast and Cavehill Railway Bill; and to whom to be charged partially on same portion of line): 
several Petitions against the said Bill were referred ;| And the said Clause was brought up, and read the 
That no person appeared in support of the said Pe- | first time. 
titions ;-That they had inquired into the several| A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
matters required by the Standing Orders on Railway | posed, That the said Clause be now read a second 
Bills, so far as the same relate to the present appli- | time :—And the said Motion was, with leave of the 
cation ; and that the Committee had examined the | House, withdrawn. 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be, Another ingrossed Clause was offered (Crown 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made | Lands to be purchased on Rent-charge): And the 


Amendments thereunto. said Clause was brought up, and thrice read; and 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; | agreed to, to be made part of the Bill, by way of 
and be printed. Rider. 


Another ingrossed Clause was offerea (For ascer- 
taining the amount of Rent-charge): And the said 
Clause was brought up, and thrice read ; and agreed 
to, to be made part of the Bill, by way of Rider. 

Another ingrossed Clause was offered (Company 
to make communications for the use of Glebe lands) : 
And the said Clause was brought up, and thrice 
read ; and agreed to, to be made part of the Bill, 
by way of Rider. 

Another ingrossed Clause was offered (Enabling 
the Chancellor and Council of the Duchy of ZLan- 
caster to contract with the Company for the sale of 
lands belonging to the Queen): And the said Clause 
was brought up, and thrice read ; and agreed to, to 
be made part of the Bill, by way of Rider. 

Another ingrossed Clause was offered (Saving 
Rights of the Duchy of Lancaster): And the said 
Clause was brought up, and thrice read ; and agreed 
to, to be made part of the Bill, by way of Rider. 

And a Motion being made, That the Bill do pass ; 

Lord Granville Somerset, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand, acquainted the House, That Her Majesty 
' . ; having been informed of the purport of the Bill, 
Pi oe bean nee tg to the pe me gives “Her consent, as far as iter M ajesty’s interest 
f BO RT ee Une WENESSES | Ts concerned, that the House may do therein as they 

or the said Bill; and also that they do hear coun- shall think fit ; 
sel and examine witnesses against the Bill, if the Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 


Parties concerned think fit to be heard by counsel 8 : . 
or “i agp y aa Ordered, That Mr. Vernon Smith do carry the 
produce witnesses. ; , ; : 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Gorbals 
Police Bill be revived :—And that they have leave 
to sit, and proceed, upon Thursday next. 


Mr. Darby reported from the Committee on the 
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway 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 heard counsel 
im 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 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. 





Kendall’s Divorce Bill was read a second time ; 
and committed tothe Select Committee on Divorce 
Bills. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Gateshead and 


Tyne Shipping Company, praying that the Scar-| A Petition of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail- Inchbelly 
borough Harbour Bill may pass into a law, was| way Company, praying that they may be heard, by (Glasgow) 





presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the! their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 


Table. | Inchbelly (Glasgow) Road Bill, was presented, and 


; . P ? | read. 
An ingrossed Bill 7 making o — aged | Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
from the London and Birmingham Railway to Nor- Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 


thampton and Peterborough, was read the third time. by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
An ingrossed Clause was offered (Railway to be they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 

constructed with a double line): And the said en gpa ears thee aid Petitien, 

Clause was brought up, and read the first time. sil ia 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being 

put, That the said Clause be now read a second 





vie House divided : 'natyne, and Dugald John Bannatyne, Solicitors- 
Cie Wena: ts te ee Lobby ; at-Law there, and Miss Janet Henderson, residing 
The Mees téthe old takin. in Edinburgh, praying that they may be heard, by 
Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Astell, 7“ themselves, their counsel or ig against se 
Yeas, Sir George Clerk: 20. | parts of the Ballochney Railway Bill, was presented, 


iw Mr. V ith and read. a 
he 2 { Mr Bini pad . has. Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 


So it passed in the Negative. Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners heard, 
Another ingrossed Clause was offered (Railway by themselves, their counsel or agents, ary their 
to be carried under or over the Turnpike-roads at Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
Northampton and Oundle Bridge): And the said | VOUT of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
Clause was brought up, and read the first time. ; 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being Mr. Beckett Denison reported from the Committee 





put, That the said Clause be now read a second | on the Dean Forest and Gloucester Railway Bill ; and Gloucester 


time ; | That the Parties promoting the Bill had stated to 
The House divided : \the Committee, that the Evidence of Mr. James 
The Yeas to the new Lobby; Meadows Rendel was essential to enable them to 
The Nves to the old Lobby. establish their case before the Committee ; as also, 
Tellers for the f Mr. Aséedd, lias his Report to the Board of Admiralty, relative to 
Yeas, Sir George Clerk : jf ~* |the Bridge proposed to be thrown over the River 
Tellers for the { Mr. Vernon Smith, Vass, | Severn, by the © onpsay of the said Railway, pre- 
Noes, Mr. Henry Baring : J°°°* | sented to the House on the 3d day of this instant 

So it passed in the Negative. May. 





Voi. 98, 004 Ordered, 


‘ 





Road Bill. 


A Petition of John Bogle, Merchant in Glasgow, Ballocney 
| Dr. Andrew Buchanan, Physician there, Andrew Ban- Railway Bill. 


Dean Forest 


Railway Bill. 





pap RE SHOES A Se 


f 
i 
’ 
} 


288 12° Mazz. 


Ordered, That James Meadows Rendel, Esquire 
do attend the Committee on the Dean Forest and 
Gloucester Railway Bill, upon Monday next. 

Ordered, That the Report of Mr. Rendel, relative 
to the Bridge proposed to be thrown over the Severn 
by the promoters of the Dean Forest and Gloucester 
Railway, which was presented upon the 3d day of 
this instant May, be referred to the Committee on 
the said Bill. 








Message from | A Message from the Lords, by Sir William Horne | 
the Lords. = and Sir George Rose : | 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment; viz. 
Newport A Bill, intituled, An Act for better lighting with 
nae. Gas the Town and Borough of Newport, in the 
County of Monmouth : 
Norland Estate A Bill, intituled, An Act for the Improvement of 
(Nes) Bill the Norland Estate, in the Parish of Saint Mary 
re Abbotts, Kensington, in the County of Middlesex : 
And also, 
Copyhold and The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
a to amend and explain 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 facili- | 
tating the Enfranchisement of such Lands, and nd, 
the Improvement of such Tenure; to which the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House :—And 
then the Messengers withdrew. 

Copyhold and = ‘The Copyhold and Customary Tenure Bill was 

—- read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 

N oxy time upon Monday next. 
ae. Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Customs Duties Ordered, That the Petition cf Merchants, Trades- 

(Isle of Man.) men and other Inhabitants of the Isle of Man, rela- 
tive to the Customs Duties in the Isle of Man, which 
was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Shipping. Ordered, 'Vhat there be laid before this House, 
Returns of all Tolls, Dues, Fees and other Charges 
imposed by public authority on Foreign Shipping 
in each of the Ports of London, Liverpool, Bristol, 
Hull, Newcastle, Leith, Greenock, Dundee, Dublin, 
Belfast and Waterford respectively ; stating the 
Particulars in each case; and distinguishing the 
cases in which Official Vouchers are given for such 
Payments, and in which they are not given : —Also, 
an Account of all Charges which are levied in the 
above Ports on Foreign Vessels, and not levied on 
British Vessels ; together with a Statement of any 
commercial, fiscal or other advantages enjoyed in 
such Ports by British Vessels, from which Foreign 
Vessels are excluded :—And, of all Tolls, Dues, 
Fees and other Charges imposed by public autho- 
rity on British Shipping in each of the Principal 
Ports of those Countries which have entered into 
Treaties of Reciprocity with Great Britain ; stating 
the Particulars in each case, and distinguishing the 
cases in which Official Vouchers are given for these 
Payments, and in which they are not given :—Also, 
an Account of all the Charges which are levied on 
British Vessels in any such Country, and which 
are not levied on Vessels under its own Flag ; to- 
gether with a Statement of any commercial, fiscal 
or other advantages enjoyed by such Foreign Vessels 
from which British Vessels are excluded. 

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

a Copy of the Treasury Minutes of April and Au- 

gust last, directing the Post-oflice to prepare an 

Estimate of Foreign and Colonial Postage ; together 

with a Copy of such Estimate, and a Statement of 

the Date of its Receipt at the Treasury. 

=7 toed Ordered, That there he laid before this House, 


ation Funds »=©0- Returns of the Police Reward Fund constituted 
(Ireland, ) 














A. 1843. 


by the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 13, s. 49, from the 
date of the last Return made to the House of Com- 
mons up to the present time :--Of the Police Su- 
perannuation Fund, constituted under the Act 
6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 13, s. 46, from the date of the 
last Return made to the House of Commons up to 
the present time :—And, of the Names of all Per- 
sons receiving Pensions or Gratuities from either of 
the above Funds, stating the Nature of their Ser- 


vices, and the Amount received by each per annum, 
or otherwise. 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- PablicPetitions 
lect Committee on Public Petitions; That they had —” 
examined the Petitions presented upon the 8th and ; 
9th 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. 


Petitions from South Kent Sunday School Union; Factories Bill. 
—~ Wolverhampton ;--Shelf ;——- Overton ;-—-Bentham; 
—— Austwich ; — Manchester ; -- King’s Lyun (two 
Petitions) ;— Bi/ston (three Petitions) ; --ZLlandid- 
loes (three Petitions) ;--Glynhafren (two Petitions) ; 
— Cefnbarach (two Petitions); —- Glynbrochan; — 
Glanclywedog ; —Cloesybank ; —Hallford ;— Roch- 
dale ;—and, Whitworth; praying that the Factories 
Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitants and Factory Workers of Paddock, in the 
county of York, praying that provision may be made 
in the said Bill, further limiting the hours of labour 
of all persons employed in Factories, was also 


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


A Petition of Electors, Freeholders and Occupiers Wheat, &amp;c., 
of the county of Gloucester, praying the House not (Canada. ) 
to pass any measure for permitting the importation 
of American Wheat or Flour, through Canada into 
this country, at a fixed nominal duty, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Morton ;—Shoreditch (nine Peti- 
tions); — Somers Town (five Petitions) ; — Fore- 
street ;—Snaresbrook ;-—Strand ;--Norwood (three 
Petitions) ;--Feltham ;-—Mottram-in- Longdendale ; 
—-Islington (two Petitions) ; —Zambeth ;—Members 
of the Finsbury Anti-Corn Law Association ;—Saint 
Mary-le-bone and Saint Pancras ;-—Salford (eighty- 
six Petitions) ;— Saddleworth ;-- Thetford ;-—-Ack- 
worth ;-— Greenwich ; — Leeds (three Petitions) ; — 
Ottery Saint Mary ;— Kensington ;—-- Warley ;— 
Ovenden ; — Stainland ;-- Midgeley ;-- Elland ;-- 
Shelf (two Petitions) ; — Halifax ; -— Skircote ; -- 
Barkisland ; — Soyland ;—— Sowerby ;— Norland ;-- 
Northowram ; -- Southowram ; — Sedgeley ;-— Long 
Preston ; — Tipton ;-- Yeovil (two Petitions) ; -~ 
Rhymney ;--Pleasley;-- Tottenham Court-road (three 
Petitions) ;——- Kirkby Malhamdale ; — Bridgewater 
(two Petitions) ;-— Wakefield ;-— Bentham (two Peti- 
tions) ;-— Newberge;— Austwick ;-- Rishworth ;—-Chip- 
ping Wycombe ;--Saint James, Westminster (ten Peti- 
tions)—Southampton ; — Stoke-upon- Trent ; — Saint 
John’s, Westminster (three Petitions) ;— Highgate ;— 
Saint Martin’s-in-the-Fields (eleven Petitions) ;— 
Lower Thames-street ;--— Reddish Mills ; —-- Saint 
Margaret’s, Westminster (eight Petitions) ;— West- 
minster (three Petitions) ;— Saint Ann, West- 
minster (two Petitions) ;—Saint Andrew's, Holborn ; 
—— Battle Bridge ;-- Clerkenwell (three Petitions) ;— 
Bethnal-green (three Petitions) ;—Eamouth-street ; 
-— City-road ; — Hackney (three Petitions) ; — Tot- 
tenham ;— Saint Mary-le-bone (seven Petitions) ;—- 
Hatton Garden ;—Edmonton ;—Denton (nineteen 
Petitions) ;-— Heaton Norris (eight Petitions) ;— 
Levenshulme (two Petitions) ;— Houghton (two Peti- 

tions) ;— 


Corn Laws, 








6 VicroriaZ. 


tions) ;— Gorton ; -— Breasley ; — Dovecoteland ; — 
Saint Margaret's and Saint John’s, Westminster 
(twelve Petitions) ;-- Bedford ;-—Saint Paul, Covent 
Garden ;--Members of the Protestant Dissenters’ 
Old College at Homerton; — Rupert-street ; -- 
— Saint Giles-in-the-Fields; —- Watling-street ; — 
Sowerby ;-—Preston Brook ;-—Limehouse ;—Coseley ; 
—-Faversham;--James Cummings and others ;-—Briz- 
ham ;-- Tenbury ;--Honiton ;— Tower Hamlets ;— 
New Galloway ;--North Cray (three Petitions) ;— 
Dartford (fourteen Petitions) ;-—Bexley (fifteen Peti- 
tions) ;-—Bealey Heath (five Petitions) ;—Crayford 
(thirty-one Petitions) ;—Bideford ;--Wentworth ;— 
Sheffield; — Wath; — Thorncliffe Iron Works ;— 
Mexbro’ ; — Kilnhurst ; — Saint Giles and Saint 
George, Bloomsbury ;-—Saint John’s, Wapping (two 
Petitions) ;—Old Malton ;— Hollingwood (two Peti- 
tions) ; — Brixton ; — Burr-street ; -- Manchester 
(eighty-one Petitions) ;—Appledore ;—Grey Abbey ; 
--Northampton ;--London (two Petitions) ;—Her- 
mitage-street ;--Lower East Smithfield ;-- Clerken- 
well ;~—_Dorset-square ;— Preston Pans ;--New Kent- 
road, West ;—Hampton ;-—Branston ;— Bermondsey 
New Road ;--Hanworth ;--Whilton ;--Ashford ;— 
Walton ;—-- Tividale ;--New Kent Road ;—Sunbury ; 
—-Andover ;— Dawlish ;--Union-street, Borough ;-- 
Mitcham ;—Stanstead ;-- Batley;-- Old Gravel- 
lane ; — Barnstaple ; --— Stainland ;— Ucbridge (two 
Petitions) ;—Slapton (three Petitions) ; —- Bedfont ;-- 
Harmondsworth ;--Hounslow ;—Colnbrook ;—- Har- 
lington ;-—-Hammersmith ;— Eccles and Barton-upon- 
Lrwell ;— Thorns and other places ;—Barnoldswick ; 
—- Salterforth ;-— Snaresbrook ; -— Hollinwood (two 
Petitions) ;—Vewton and Failsworth ;— Heptonstall 
(five Petitions) ;—Padfield (two Petitions) ;—Had- 
field ;--Cadishead ;-- Whitfield ;--Horton and Gis- 
burn ;-- Wadsworth (three Petitions) ; — Howard 
Town Mills ;--Heap ;--Glossop (two Petitions) ;— 
Sudden ;--Cutgate ;--Rochdale (nine Petitions) ;—— 
Neath ;---Barrowford(eight Petitions) ; -- Woolwich ; 
— City-road ;— Glasgow ;—.Dudley Port;--Palace- 
yard, Westminster ; -— Oldbury; —- and, Golspie ; 
praying for the repeal of the Corn and Provision 
laws,—-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 Question proposed 
upon Tuesday last, That this House will resolve 
itself into a Committee, for the purpose of con- 
sidering the Duties affecting the Importation of 
Foreign Corn, with the view to their immediate 
abolition ; 

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, 13° die Maiti, 1843: 


Anda Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Debate be now adjourned ; 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That this House do now adjourn :—And 


the said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 


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. Owen Stanley, 
Yeas, { Mr. Milner Gibson : } sia 
Tellers for the) Sir Thomas Fremantle, 1ss5 
Noes, U Mr. Henry Baring ; a 


So it passed in the Negative. 


And the Question being again proposed, That 
this House will resolve itself into a Committee, for 


the purpose of considering the Duties affecting the 
Vor. 98. 


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289 


Importation of Foreign Corn, with the view to their 
immediate abolition :—And a Debate arising there- 
upon ; 
and a Motion being made, and the Question being 

put, That the Debate be now adjourned ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for thef Mr. Owen Stanley, 


1 
Yeas, Mr. Milner Gibson: J = 
Tellers for the f Sir Thomas Fremantle, 71 o%3 
Noes, Mr. Henry Baring : — 


So it passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being again proposed, That 
this House will resolve itself into a Committee, for 
the purpose of considering the Duties affecting the 
Importation of Foreign Corn, with the view to their 
immediate abolition:—And a Debate arising there- 
upon ; 

yee a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Debate be now adjourned ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That this House do now adjourn:—It passed in 
the Negative. 

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 ther Mr. Evart, 1 78 
Yeas, Dr. Bowring : | he 
Tellers for thei Mr. Henry Baring, 1 172 
Noes, Mr. Bodkin: ie 


So it passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being again proposed, That 
this House will resolve itself into a Committee, for 
the purpose of considering the Duties affecting the 
Importation of Foreign Corn, with the view to their 
immediate abolition :—-And a Debate arising there- 
upon ; 

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

And the Question being again proposed, That 
this House will resolve itself into a Committee, for 
the purpose of considering the Duties affecting the 
Importation of Foreign Corn, with the view to 
their immediate abolition :—And a Debate arising 
thereupon ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the Debate be now adjoumed ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the f Mr. Ewart, Lag 

Yeas, LMr. Morgan JohnO’ Connell: J ; 

Tellers for thef Mr. William Mackenzie, 1 , ‘ 
Noes, LMr. Fitzroy : | Ba 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till Monday next. 


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 Metropolitan 


reading of the Metropolitan Buildings Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Fines and 


reading of the Fines and Penalties (Ireland) Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Arms (Ireland) 


reading of the Arms (Jreland) Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


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Ecclesiastical 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Courts Bill. 


mittee on the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill; — 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Attornies and § The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
Solicitors Bill. further consideration the Report on the Attornies 
and Solicitors Bill; 
Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday next. 


Admiralty ‘ The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Lands Bill. = mittee on the Admiralty Lands Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


County Courts The Order of the day being read, for the second 
_ reading of the County Courts Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


Law of Evi- The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
dence Bill. mittee on the Law of Evidence Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


SuperiorCourts The Order of the day being read, for the second 
(Common Law) reading of the Superior Courts (Common Law) Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 

Friday next. 


Millbank Prison The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
— mittee on the Millbank Prison Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Ways and The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
a mittee of Ways and Means ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Supply. The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Lagan Navi- 


' Ordered, That the Petition of the Corporation 
gation Bill. 


for preserving and improving the Port and Harbour 
of Belfast, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Lagan Navigation Bill, which was pre- 
sented upon the 24th day of April last :—Also, of 
the Grand Jury of the county of Antrim assembled 
at the Spring Assizes, 1843, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the said Bill, which was 
presented upon the 26th day of April last ;—And 
also, of the Belfast Water Commissioners, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the said Bill, 
which was presented upon the 3d day of this instant 
May, 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. 


Spirits. Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Spirits, 
No. 250, which were presented upon the 28th day of March 
last, be printed. 


Courtof Session Ordered, That the Return relative to the Court 


(Scotland.) —_ of Session (Scotland), which was presented yester- 
No. 253. day, be printed. 


Labourers’ Ordered, That the Papers relative to Labourers’ 


Removal. Removal, which were presented upon the 3d day 
No.254. of this instant May, be printed. : 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till four of the clock on Saturday morning, 
adjourned till Monday next. ' 





15° Mazz. A. 1843. 


Lune, 15° die Mai; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Austin, from the Office of the Poor Law Poor Relie¢ 
Commissioners, was called in; and at the (Ireland. 


bar presented,—Further Return to an Order, dated 
the 17th day of March last, for a Copy of the 
Estimates for erecting each of the Poorhouses now 
open in Ireland, approved of by the Poor Law 
Commissioners, and a Return of the whole of the 
Monies laid out upon each Building; stating also, 
the present condition of each Poorhouse, and whe- 
ther any further Outlay is required for the Comple- 
tion, Alteration or Repair of such House ; together 
with Copies of any Complaints addressed to the 
Commissioners by the Guardians of any Union, re- 
lative to the execution of Contracts or Works, or 
to the condition of the Poorhouse :—Returns ofall 
Expenses incurred for Furniture, Clothing or other- 
wise, as Outfit, in every Poorhouse :—And, of the 
Number of Paupers in each Poorhouse in the first 
week of every month since the opening of such 
Poorhouse ; distinguishing the Sexes, and the Adult 
from the Infant Paupers ; and stating the Number 
that received Instruction in the first week of every 
month, and the Number that may have been in the 
Hospital or Infirmary in each month :—Copies of 
any Instructions relating to the Education of Pau- 
pers, issued by the Commissioners ; and Copies of 
any Correspondence upon that subject with any 
Board of Guardians :—Returns of the paid Officers 
belonging to each Poorhouse, and the Salaries re- 
ceived by each of them; showing also the Payment 
or Allowances made to any Valuator, Collector or 
other Person employed by the Union :—And, of 
the whole Expenditure of each Poorhouse up to the 
present time; distinguishing the Cost of maintain- 
ing the Paupers from other Expenses ; showing the 
Amount of Monies paid, and of Debt due by each 
Union :—And, of the Rates voted by the Guardians 
of the various Unions; showing the Amount col- 
lected, and the Arrears due by Collectors or Rate- 
payers in each Union :——Copies of any Resolutions 
of a Board of Guardians for a Rate to be levied 
hereafter, or stating Reasons for refusing or post- 
rpg ' any further Rate:--Of any Resolutions 
of a Board of Guardians directing a Rate to be 
levied in different Sums, on different Electoral Di- 
visions, in accordance with the sixty-second Section 
of the Irish Poor Law Act; and Copies of any 
Schedules which may have been made to show the 
past Expenditure chargeable upon, and Amount 
of Rate to be levied in, the different Electoral Di- 
visions of any Union :—And, of any application for 
increased Military or Constabulary Force, to enforce 
the levy of the Poor Rate :-—And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Law, from the Treasury, was called in; and Cinnamon. 


at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,--Accounts 
of the Quantities, in Pounds weight, of Cinnamon 
entered for Home Consumption in the United King- 
dom, during each year from 1832 down to 1842, 
both inclusive ; with the Rates of Duty charged on 
the same, and the Annual Produce of the Duties :-— 
And, of the Quantities, in Pounds weight, of Cin- 
namon exported from Ceylon, during each year from 
1832 to the latest period; specifying the Countries 
to which the same was exported, and the Quantities 
sent to each, and specifying also the Rates of Duty 
charged on the Cinnamon when exported, and the 
Total Annual Produce of the Duty. 


An Account of the Total Quantity, in Pounds Cassia. 


weight, of Cassia of all Sorts imported into the 
United Kingdom, during each year from 1830 down 
to 1842, both inclusive ; specifying the Quantities 
annually re-exported, the Quantities entered for 





Home 





China. 


Tea. 


Savin} 
&amp;e. 


C 





China. 


Tea. 


Savings Banks, 
&amp;c. 


Copper. 


Cured Provi- 


sions, 


Flour (Canada) 


Land Tax. 





6 Vicrortz. 


Home Consumption, the Rates of Duty, and the | 
Annual Produce of the Duty. 


Further Return to an Order, dated the 7th day of 
February last, for Accounts of the Quantities of Tea, 
Raw Silk and Nankeen Cloths, and all other Arti- 
cles of Chinese Produce, imported into the United 
Kingdom, during each year, from 1830 down to 
1842, both inclusive :—And, of the Number of 
Merchant Ships, specifying the Amount of their 
Tonnage, and the Number of their Crews, that have 
cleared out from the different Ports of the United 
Kingdom for China, during each of the last Ten 
years :——And, a similar Account of the Vessels that 
have entered inwards from China. 


An Account of the Quantities, in Pounds weight, 
of Tea imported into the United Kingdom, during 
each of the Ten years ending with 1842, specifying 
the Quantities re-exported, the Quantities annually | 
entered for Home Consumption, the Rates of Duty, | 
and the Annual Produce of the Duties. 

os 


Accounts of the Number of Depositors in Saving 
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 | 





1842 :—-Of the Amount of Money received from | 
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 1842; 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 :—And, showing 
the difference between the Amount paid by the 
Public for Interest and Charges on the Sums due to 
the Trustees of Savings Banks and Friendly Socie- 
ties, 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 November 
1842 (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, 
No. 280, of Session 1842). 

An Account, made up to the latest date, showing 
the Quantity of Copper Ore upon which Duty has 
been paid since the 9th day of July 1842; showing 
also the Countries whence the same was imported, 
and the per-centage Quantity of Metallic Copper 
contained in each Parcel of Ore upon which Duty | 
has been paid, together with the Rate and Amount 
of Duty received thereon. 


A Return of the Quantities of Cured Provisions 
of all kinds imported into the United Kingdom 
from Foreign Countries, and from the Colonies, 
from the 5th day of January 1842 to the 5th day of 
January 1843; specifying the different kinds, the 





Countries whence sent, the Quantities of each kind | 


entered for Home Consumption, and the Amount 
of Duty paid on same respectively ; also, the Quan- 
tities of each kind re-exported, and whether taken 


15° Mazz. 


age Bill was read a second time ; and committed. 
mittee of Selection. 
on the Kentish Town Paving Bill was appointed to 


/meet this day at half after twelve o’clock, but that 
|a Quorum of Selected Members did not attend ; 





291 


those Acts, from the 5th April 1842 to the 5th April 

1843 :—And then he withdrew. 

&lt; Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
able. 


The Deptford Poor and Improvement Bill was, Deptford Poor 
according to Order, read a second time ; and com- 2" Improve- 
mitend. ment Bill, 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of William Orger, Clerk, m. a., Incum- Southampton 
bent of the Church or Chapel of Saint James, Shir- Cemetery Bill. 
ley, in the county of Southampton, praying that the 
Southampton Cemetery Bill may not pass into a 
law, as it now stands, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


The Yarmouth and Norwich Railway and Drain- Yarmouth 
and Norwich 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- sd .~ 


rainage Bill. 


The House being informed, That the Committee Kentish Town 
Paving Bill. 


Ordered, That the Committee have leave to sit, 
and proceed, upon Wednesday next. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Merthyr Tidvil 
the Report on the Merthyr Tidvil Stipendiary Ma- Stpendiary 
gistrate Bill; and the Amendments were wal, and “5 ; 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Greene veported from the Committee on the Borrowstoun- 
Borrowstounness Harbour and Improvement — 
That they had examined the allegations of the Bill, (ent Bull. 
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 of Trustees of the Kirkintilloch and Inchbelly 
Cumbernauld Turnpike-roads ;—and, Lord Provost, Haars, 
Magistrates and Council of the city of Glasgow ; “°" °"" 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Inchbelly (Glasgow) 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, 


Petitions of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Anderston 
Common Council of the city of Glasgow ;— ee 
Board of General Commissioners of Police for the ; 
city of Glasgow, and certain adjacent lands, acting 
by virtue of certain statutes for regulating the Police 
of said city and lands adjacent; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 





for the use of the Ship or for Merchandize, the 
Place to which same were exported, and the Num- 
ber of Bonds passed with regard to the same. 


An Account of all Duties charged or chargeable 
per hundred weight on Flour, the Produce or Manu- 
facture of Canada, imported into the Ports of Lon- 
don or Liverpool in British or Canadian Shipping, 
and entered for Home Consumption, stated monthly, 
from the 25th day of May 1842 to the 24th day of 
April 1843, inclusive. 

Mr. Law also presented, pursuant to the direc- 
tions of an Act of Parliament,—A Statement of the 
Expenses incurred under the Acts for the Redemp- 
tion and Sale of the Land Tax, and for discharging 
* _— Expenses attending the execution of 

Tou. 98. 





| against certain parts of the Anderston Improvement 
and Police 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 Provost, Magistrates and Coun- Ross and Cro- 
cil of the royal burgh of Tain, and of Heritors and "ity . Bill, 
Justices of the Peace in the counties of Ross and “'"" 
Cromarty, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Ross and Cromarty Jurisdiction Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, 





PP2 





Glasgow and 
Three-Mile- 
House Road 
Bill. 


Eglwysrhos, 
&amp;c., Inclosure 
Bill. 


North Esk 
Reservoir Bill. 


Tay Ferries 
Bill. 


Belfast 
Harbour Bill. 


Gorbals Potice 
Bill, 


Corn Laws. 


Wheat, &amp;c., 
( Canada.) 


292 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Glasgow and Three-Mile- House 
Road Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The Eglwysrhos, &amp;c. Inclosure Bill was read a 
second time ; and committed. : 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The North Esk Reservoir Bill was read a second 
time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Magistrates and Town Council of 
the royal burgh of Dundee, praying that the Tay 
Ferries Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill. 


Mr. Pendarves reported from the Committee on 
the Belfast Harbour Bill; and to whom a Petition 
against the said Bill was referred ; That they had 
considered the said Petition; and had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Trades House of Glasgow, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, or 
their counsel, against certain parts of the Gorbals 
Police Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves or their counsel, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions from Clitheroe ; —Aurington ;—Jchles- 
ton ; -- Nottingham ; —Saint Luke (Middlesex) ; — 
Carrington ; --Leckhampton ; —Duke-street, &amp;c. ;— 
Cheltenham ; -- Edinburgh ; -— Tower Hamlets ; — 
Norton Folgate ; —Dorsetshire ;— Burnley (ninety- 
two Petitions) ; —Southwark ;--Mary-le-bone (two 
Petitions);— Saint Martin’s-in-the-Fields ;— Norton- 
street, Fitzroy-square (three Petitions) ; — London 
(two Petitions); — Thereunder-signed (three Peti- 
tions) ; — Porter-street, Newgate Market ; — Wal- 
worth-road ; — Lambeth Walk ; —Edgware-road ; — 
Russell-street Exmouth-street ; — Old-street, Saint 
Luke’s ; — Lock’s-road, City-road ; — Aldersgate- 
street ;-—- New-road (Middlesex) ; — Stone Cutter- 
street ; —Bunhill-row ; —City-road ;— Smithfield ;-- 
Clerkenwell ; — King-street, Saint John’s-street ;— 
Compton-street, Soho ;— Wilderness-row ;--and, Mi- 
nories; praying for the repeal of the Corn and Pro- 
vision Laws,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Farthinghoe ; — Elgin County ;—- 
Peterborough ;—Isle of Ely and County of Cam- 
bridge ;—- Hundred of Lackford (Suffolk) ;— Wis- 
bech ; — Ennis ; — Petworth ;-—Downham ;— Whit- 
tington Saint Martin’s, Ellesmere, Sellattyn and 
Oswestry ; —Royston ;— Cambridge ;-- East Essex 
Agricultural Society (President) ;—Doddington ;— 
and, Bury Saint Edmunds ; praying the House to 
refuse its sanction to any measure having for its 
object the importation of Flour from Canada, upon 
payment of any duty short of one that will afford 


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A. 1843. 


adequate protection to the British Corn grower,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered io lie upon 


the Table. 


Petitions from Cupar ;—and, Sunderland ; pray- Post-ofiice, 


ing the House to order a full inquiry into the present 
state of the Post-office, with the view of adopting 
such measures as to the House may seem best 
adapted for fully and fairly carrying into effect Mr. 
Rowland Hills plan of Post-office Improvement, 


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


Petitions from Great Yarmouth ;—and, Sunder- Bankruptcy 
land; praying that the operation of the late Bank- Act. 


ruptey Law, and of the rules made under it, may be 
inquired into, and such amendments made in the 
law as may remedy its defects,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Poor Law 
Wrexham Union, in the several counties of Flint, — 


Denbigh and Chester, complaining of the enact- 
ments in the Poor Law Amendment Act relative to 
the maintenance of bastard children; and praying 
the House to pass a law whereby greater facilities 
may be given to parish officers to compel the putative 
fathers of bastard children to contribute towards 


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


A Petition of John Locke, William Corrie, Wil- Co 
liam March Sowton and William Frederick Beadon, ® 


Esquires, Barristers-at-law, 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, praying that the County Courts Bill 
may not pass into a law, without a clause being in- 
troduced for compensating the Petitioners for the 
loss which they will thereby sustain, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


unty Courts 


Petitions from Sudbury ; — Cottenham ; — Leeds Factories Bill. 


(four Petitions);— Dewsbury (three Petitions) ;-— 
Batley (two Petitions) ;-- Tarves ;-—Paisley ;— Cre- 
diton ;-——Fleetwood-on-Wyre ;-- Wick ;— Allerton ;— 
Hallbottom ;— North Sunderland ; —Llangefni ; — 
Beaumaris ; — Llameslyn ; — Lustleigh ; — Moreton 
Hampstead (four Petitions) ;—Saint Mary Church ; 
— Topsham ; -—Patricroft ;--—Staleybridye (four Pe- 
titions) ; — Sedbergh ; —Ramsden ; —Aberkhenfig ; — 
Gomersal (two Petitions) ;— Newcastle Emlyn ;— 
Keld (two Petitions) ;—Maldon ; —Redgrave (two 
Petitions) ; — Burgate (two Petitions); — Gisling- 
ham ;--Charlesworth ;-—-Burston ;— North Lopham ; 
— Botesdale ;— Brockdish ;——Diss (three Petitions) ; 
—Stanton (two Petitions) ; —Dickleburgh ;--Gis- 
sing ; — Dundee ;-— Huntingdon County ;—Stratford 
(two Petitions); — Weathersfield ; — Ridgwell ; —. 
Pimlico ; — Walton-le-soken ; — Rowden ; -- Gray’s 
Inn-lane ; — Malden ; — Langham ; -- Harlington, 
Harmondsworth and Hatton ; —Brunfield ;---Bod- 
min ; — Freming field ; — Sevenoaks ; — Great Dun- 
mow ;-~Ashley ;— Christchurch, Sopley and Holden- 
hurst ; —Moreton-in-Marsh (two Petitions) ;—Hol- 
denhurst (two Petitions) ;--Carey-street (Middlesex) ; 
—-Kingston (Hampshire) ;— Cynwyd (two Petitions) ; 
—Islington (two Petitions) ;~—Bishopsgate-street (two 
Petitions) ; —Shoreditch ; --Addlestone (two Peti- 
tions) ;-—- Billericay (two Petitions);— Saint George’s- 
in the-East ; —Bagshot ;—Felsted (two Petitions) ; 
—Great Alie-street, Goodman’s Fields ;— Christian 
Malford and Sutton ; — Benger ; — Members and 
Friends of the South West Kent Sunday School 
Union ; — Writtle; — Birchington ; — Westham ; — 
Brixham ; —- Saint Neot’s (Huntingdon) ; —— Saint 
Martain’s ; — Kingswood ;— Wem ; — Tooley-street 
(two Petitions) ;-- Edmonton and Tottenham ; -- 

Ashford 








6 VicTorRIZ. 


Ashford (two Petitions) ;-- Edenbridge (two Peti- 
tions) ; — Whitecroft ;—— Grafton-street, Soho (two 
Petitions) ;—Dover-roud (two Petitions) ;— Thorpe- 
le-Soken ;-— Kingsbridge(two Petitions);—Alderman- 
bury ; — Harlington ; —Chelsea (two Petitions) ;— 
Mile End-road ;— Ware ;— Ramsgate ;-- Bracknell ; 
--Fetter-lane ; — Bishops Itchington ; — Chelmsford 
(three Petitions) ;-- Wilsford;-- Battersea;-- Writtle; 
—Ripley ;— Oswestry ;--Westerham ;--Great Mar- 
low ;— Laxton ;-~King’s Lynn ;— Lackford ;— Glas- 
gow ; —Kidderminster ; -- Rock ; -- Calton ;-—South- 
well (two Petitions) ;—Farnsfield (three Petitions) ; 
-- Bradmore (two Petitions) ;-- Ruddington (two 
Petitions);-- Manchester ;—Great Yarmouth ;— Ten- 





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293 


tunities of public worship and pastoral superinten- 
dence co-extensive with the increasing population of 
the country,—were Alpe and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants and Rate-payers of the Municipal 
borough of Hartlepool, in the county palatine of Corporations 
Durham, praying the House to extend to that bo- ““ 
rough the rights and privileges which the Municipal 
Act has been the means of conferring on other cor- 
porate towns in the United Kingdom, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Cork, Muvicipat 





bury ;— Barbican ;—Stanwich ;--Plaistow (two Pe- 
titions) ;--.Broomfield ;-- Bishopsgate ;—Martock ;— 
Pembroke ; — Westminster ;-—Drewen ;-—Poplar ;— 
Lampeter ;— Blackfield ;—and, Southampton ; pray- 
ing that the Factories Bill may not pass into a law, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Dewsbury, in the 
West Riding of the county of York, praying that 
provision may be made‘in the said Bill for limiting 
the hours of labour of young persons between thir- 
teen and twenty-one years of age employed in Fac- 
tories, to ten hours per day, for five days in the week, 
and eight hours on Saturdays, was also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mines and 


and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Poor Relief 


Poor Relief 


Table. 


Poor Law ; and, 
Grand Jury 


Lone Ghokastd County Cess-payers ana Poor-rate payers, Resident 


lied on for the public institutions of the land, wa 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon th 
Table. 


Education 


Petitions from Clondrohid;— Youghal ;— Creagh 
(Ireland. ) 


the schools in connection with the Church Educatio 
Society for Ireland,—were presented, and read; an 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses, 


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


Church of 


Petitions of Inhabitants of Falkirk ;—and, Con- 
Collieries Acts vener of the Feuars of Falkirk; praying the House 
so to modify the Mines and Collieries Act as to allow 
females of mature age to be again employed, under 
proper regulations, in Collieries, — were presented, 


Petitions from the Dioceses of Clonfert and Kil- 
(Ireland) Act. macduagh ;—and, Knockavelish, Harristown, Bally- 
glan and Upper and Lower Woodstown ; praying for 
amendment of the Poor Relief (Ireland) Act,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered tolie uponthe Table. 


Petitions from New Ross Union ;—and, Dublin 
(Ireland) Bill. (Secretary of a Meeting); praying that the Poor 
Relief (Jreland) Bill may not pass into a law,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


A Petition of Magistrates and Landed Proprietors, 


of the Kinsale Union, in the county of Cork, pray- 
ing the House to make such alterations in the Poor 
Law and Grand Jury Laws for Ireland, as will give 
peace to the country, and ready payments to be re- 


—Tullagh ; —Macroom ; —Diocese of Cork, Cloyne 
and Ross;—Cloyne;~- Saint Taughnan, Ross ;— 
Kinsale ;-—Abbey Strewry ; — Charleville ;-—Agha- 
down ;--and, Urghlin; praying the House to adopt 
measures for giving encouragement and support to 


Petitions from the Deanery of Bridgnorth ;—and, 
Archdeaconry of Ely; praying for the repeal of so 
much of the Act 6 &amp; 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to 
the union of the Sees of Saint Asaph and Ban- 


praying the House to pass a Bill to repeal so much er 
of the Act 3 &amp; 4 Vic.c. 109, “ to annex certain parts {lane Act 
of certain Counties of Cities to adjoining Counties ; 

to make further provision for Compensation of Offi- 

cers in Boroughs; to limit the Borough Rate, and 

to continue for a limited time an Act to restrain the 
Alienation of Corporate Property in Ireland,” as se- 
parated the liberties from the city of Cork, in order 

that they may bear a fair proportion of the taxation, 

and that a clause may be introduced in such Bill 

for the total exemption of houses of five pounds 
valuation and under, with houses of eight pounds 
valuation let out in separate apartments to weekly 
tenants, from city or borough rates, was presented, 

and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of the Aldermen, Town Councillors Municipal 
and Inhabitants of the Custom House Ward of the Corporations 
city of Cork, stating that the Petitioners are deeply “el"¢) Act 
impressed with the conviction that corporate bodies 
as at present established in Jreland, under the pro- 
visions of the Municipal Corporations Act, are dan- 
gerous to the welfare of that kingdom, expensive 
and useless to the community over whom they pre- 
side, and prejudicial to the peace of that country ; 
and praying the House to take into consideration 
the propriety of adopting some other mode of con- 
ducting the fiscal affairs of the cities and towns of 
that part of the United Kingdom, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Inhabitants and Owners of property property Tax 
in the borough of Gravesend, in the county of Kent, Act. 
praying for the repeal of the Property Tax Act, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie unon 
the Table. 











s 
A Petition of John Williams, late of Cornhill, in Subways 
the city of London, but now of Lewisham, in the (Metropolis.) 
county of Kent, praying that a Bill may be brought 

into the House this Session, to authorize the building 

of Subways in the metropolis, to place water, gas 

and other pipes in, and to give access to the sewers 

without disturbing the paving, was presented, and 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


S 
e 


&gt;, Petitions from Ash (Kent) ;— Westbere ;— Staple; welt. 
-—Ickham ;—Stodmarsh ;— Reculver (two Petitions); 
—-Litilebourne ;-- Fordwich ;-- Herne ; — Sturry ; 

-— Chislett ; -—- Elmstone; -- Wingham ; — Preston 
(Kent) ;— Stourmouth ; — Wickhambreux ;— Hun- 
dred of Lackford (Suffolk) ;-—and, Grendon, Castle 
Ashby and Whiston ; praying for the repeal of the 
duty on Malt,—were — and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


n 


d 


A Petition of the President and Assistants of the Medical 
House of Recovery or Fever Hospital of Cork, pray- Charities 
ing that the House will be pleased to have inserted “""") 
in or appended to any Bill now about to be brought 
in for the regulation of Medical Charities in Jreland, 
or to any alteration or amendment which may be 


ie 


Petitions from Saint Leonard (Salop);— and, 


England. 





Archdeaconry of E/y; praying the House, by in- 

creasing the number of Churches and subdividing 

the larger parishes, gradually to render the oppor- 
Vor. 98. 








made in the Grand Jury Laws for Jreland, such a 
Clause as will enable the Grand Juries of the county 
of Cork to present such fair and moderate sums as 
may be thought just and necessary for the support 

PP 3 of 





Roman Catholic 


Oath (Ireland ) 
Bill. 


No. 255. 


Hull! Water- 
works Bill. 


Dundee 
Harbour Bill, 


Glasgow, 
Paisley, and 
Greenock 
Railway Bill. 


‘Turnpike-roads 
Bill, 


Postage. 





294. 


of such county patients as may require admission 
into said hospital, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Medical Charities 
(Ireland). 


Mr. Ross presented a Bill to abolish the Catholic 
Oath as a Qualification for Voters at Elections 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 May; and to be printed. 


Petitions of the Corporation of the Guild or Bro- 
therhood of Masters and Pilots, Seamen of the Tri- 
nity House, in Kingston-upon-Hull ;—Inhabitants 
and Rate-payers of the borough of Kingston-upon- 
Hull;-- and, Dock Company of Kingston-upon- 
Hull; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Hull Waterworks 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 of Francis Waiker Drummond, of Haw- 
thornden, Baronet, Commissioner for the Right ho- 
nourable Archibald Lord Douglas, of Douglas, and 
one of the Trustees appointed by an Act for vesting 
certain parts of the Entailed Estates of Archibald 
Lord Douglas, of Douglas, lying in the county of 
Forfar, for the purpose of leasing the same ;—-and, 
General Commissioners appointed by virtue of an 
Act for the better paving, lighting, watching and 
cleansing the Burgh of Dundee, and for maintaining 
and regulating the Police of the same, and Places 
adjacent, and other purposes relating thereto, and 
of David Mitchell, Writer in Dundee, Clerk to the 
said Commissioners, in whose name the said Com- 
missioners are entitled to sue and be sued ; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Dundee Har- 
bour Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock 
Railway Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Petitions of Mortgagees of the Tolls arising on 
the Turnpike-road from Leeds to Wakefield ;—Trus- 
tees of the Turnpike-road leading from Leeds to 
Wakefield ;— and, Mortgagees of the Tolls arising 
onthe Hollington Turnpike-road ; praying that the 
‘Turnpike-roads Bill may not pass into a law, as it 
now stands,—— were presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on the Bill. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return, in columns, of the Number of Letters 
which have been forwarded monthly through France 
to the East Indies or other Countries, by way of 
Egypt, made up from the earliest period of our 
Postal Conventions with France ; stating the Amount 
of Postage received thereon in England, and the 
Amount paid to the French Government :—-A similar 
Return of Letters received from the East through 
Egypt :—A similar Return of Newspapers :—A 
Monthly Return of the Number of Letters, not pass- 
ing through France, forwarded by English Steamers 
through Egypt, with Amount of Postage received 
on the same :—And, a similar Return of the Home- 
ward Correspondence. 


15° Maz. 


A, 1843. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Confectionery, 
Return of any Orders issued by the Commissioners 
of Customs to the Officers of the Revenue, relative 
to the Importation into the United Kingdom of Con- 
fectionery from the Channel Islands. 


Petitions from the Cambridge Union ;—and, B/o- Registration os 
field Union; praying for the repeal or amendment Births, &amp;c,, Act, 
of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages 
Act,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Commissioners for lighting the town Lighting of 
of Bandon, praying for amendment of the Act 
9 Geo. 4, c. 82, “ to make provision for the lighting, 
cleansing and watching of Cities, Towns Corporateand 
Market Towns in Ireland, in certain cases,” was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Towus 


(Ireland) Act. 


A Petition of Thomas O’ Neal, and others, com- Ejectments 
plaining of having been ejected by their landlords (Iteland.) 
for having fallen into an arrear of rent, and of seizure 
of their property, and destruction of some of their 
dwellings ; and praying for relief, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Ballinlough, and Ballintough 
its vicinity, in the parish of Kiltullagh, and county Pest. 
of Roscommon, praying for the establishment of 
a Post-office in the town of Ballinlough, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Josias Dunn, William Goddard and Bankrupts, &amp;c., 
Samuel Knox, of the city of Dublin, Solicitors, (tteland) Bill. 
praying that the Bankrupts (Jreland) Bill may 
not pass into a law, as it now stands, was pre- 


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


Petitions from the County of Suffolk ; — and, Medical 
President and Secretary of the North of England Profession. 
Medical Association ; praying that the present state 
of the Medical Profession may receive the early 
attention of the House,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Three Petitions of Inhabitants of the county of Butter Trade 
Leitrim, stating that gross frauds are now carried (Ireland.) 
on in the Butter Trade in Ireland, by the adultera- 
tion and admixture of most deleterious substances, 
which has tended not only to the injury of the far- 
mers and honest dealers, but more particularly to 
the ruin of the trade of Ireland at large ; and pray- 
ing that the House will adopt such measures as may 
correct the evil,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 
A Petition of Pawnbrokers of Galway, praying Pawnbrokers’ 
that the Pawnbrokers’ Trade (Ireland) 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 Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors Justices’ Juris- 
of the borough of Bolton, praying for the repeal of “ction Act 
the Justices’ Jurisdiction Act, or that an Act may 
be passed giving power to recorders of boroughs to 
try all offences which could be tried at quarter ses- 
sions previously to the said statute being passed, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Cork ;—Ballinasloe ;— Westport ; Mail Coaches 
—and, Carlow; praying that the contract for Mail (Ireland.) 
Coaches for the I rish service, may not be transferred 
to Scotland,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Tabie. 


Petitions of the President and Members of the Literary and 


: ; = . ientifi tie 
Council of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary —” ait 
Society ;—and, President, Vice Presidents, Trea- 
surer, Secretaries and Members of the Committee 


utions, 











of 











6 Victoriz. 
of the Leeds Mechanics’ Institution and Literary 








15°—16° Mazz. 295 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- wheat, &amp;c., 


Society ; praying the House to exempt Mechanics’ | mittee to whom it was referred to consider so much (Canadu.) 
and other similar Scientific and Literary Institutions | of the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 14, “ to amend the Laws 
from the payment of general and local taxes for for the Importation of Corn,” as relates to the Du- 
such parts of their buildings as are used exclusively | ties chargeable on the Importation into the United 
for scientific and literary purposes,—were vresented, | Kingdom of Wheat and Wheat Flour from Canada ; 


and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Metropolitan Petitions of Nathaniel Stallwood, of Calthorpe- 
Buildings Bill. street, Saint Pancras ;—and, Henry Bateman Hod- 


son; praying that the Metropolitan Buildings Bill | mittee on the Poor Relief (Zreland) Bill; 


may not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 


resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Poor Relief 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday the 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the | 26th day of this instant May, resolve itself into the 
Table. said Committee. 


Message from © A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell 
the Lords = and Mr. Senior: 

Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 


Testimony in 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Copyhold 


reading of the Copyhold and Customary Tenure #4 a 
Bill ; 7 Tenure Bill. 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time * 


the Colonies Act to authorize the Legislatures of certain of Her | this day. 


Bill. Majesty’s Colonies to pass Laws for the Admission 
in certain cases of Unsworn Testimony in Civil and 


The Order of the day being read, for the second — (Ireland) 
Bill. 


Criminal Proceedings, without any Amendment: | reading of the Arms (Jreland) Bill; 


And also, 
BournDrainage The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Bill. Act for altering, amending and enlarging the Powers 


and Provisions of an Act passed in Her present 
Majesty’s reign, 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, and for 
other Purposes concerning the Drainage of the same 
Lands, with Amendments; to which Amendments 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House :— 
And then the Messengers withdrew. 
William Jones. A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inha- 
bitants of the borough of Liverpool, praying for 
inquiry into the circumstances attending the trial of 
William Jones, at the late assizes for the county of 
Leicester, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Com Importae The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
tha. the adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed 
upon Tuesday last, That this House will resolve 

itself into a Committee, for the purpose of consider- 

ing the Duties affecting the Importation of Foreign 

Corn, with the view to their immediate abolition ; 

And the Question being again proposed :—The 

House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 


And the House, having continued to sit till after 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Attornies and 
further consideration the Report on the Attornies Solicitors Bill. 
and Solicitors Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Admiralty 
mittee on the Admiralty Lands Bill ; Lands Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 

resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second County Courts 
reading of the County Courts Bil : Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 

upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Millbank Prison 
mittee on the Millbank Prison Bill ; Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 

itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 

mittee of Ways and Means; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 

solve itself into the said Committee. 





twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 
Martis, 16° die Maiti, 18438: 


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. Villiers, 7 


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. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Grain. 
Statements of the Quantities of each kind of Grain, No, 256. 
distinguishing Foreign from Colonial, imported, paid 
Duty,and remaining in Warehouse, in each of the first 








Yeas, Mr. Villiers Stuart : f a 
Tellers for the [ Sir Thomas Fremantle, } $81 
Noes, Mr. Henry Baring: 


So it passed in the Negative. 


Municipal The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 

pom ee mittee on the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Bill ; 

(ireland) Bill. Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday the 
26th day of this instant May, resolve itself into the 
said Committee. 


Bankrupts, &amp;c.. The Order of the day being read, for the second 
(Ireland) Bill. yeading of the Bankrupts, &amp;c., (Ireland) Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday next. 


Pawnbrokers’ = The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
— (Ireland) mittee on the Pawnbrokers’ Trade (Jreland) Bill; 
; Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday the 
26th day of this instant May, resolve itself into the 
said Committee. 


Vou. 98. 





. | three months of 1843, together with the monthly Ave- 


rage Price of Wheat in England and Wales, during the 
_same periods (in continuation of Account, No. 6, of 
| Parliamentary Paper, No. 177, of Session 1843) :— 
| Of the Quantities of the several kinds of Grain and 
|Meal imported from each Country, and likewise of 
| the Quantities re-exported to each Country, in the 
year 1842 (in continuation of Account, No. 13, of 
Parliamentary Paper, No. 177, of Session 1843) :— 
And, of the Average Prices of Wheat in Guernsey 
and Jersey, with the Quantities imported and ex- 
ported in the quarter ended the 5th day of April 
1843 (in continuation of Account, No. 10, of Par- 
liamentary Paper, No. 177, of Session 1843) :—And, 
an Account of the Total Quantities of each kind of 
Grain, Foreign and Colonial, with the Total Amount 
of Duty paid upon each kind, and the Average Rate 
thereof from the passing of the Act 5 Vic., Sess. 2, 
c. 14 (29th day of April 1842), to the 5th day of 

PP4 April 




























































Navy. 


Metropolis 
Roads. 


Portsea 
Improvement 


Bill. 


Merthyr Tydvil 
Stipendiary 
Magistrate Bill. 


Glasgow, 
Paisley, and 
Greenock 


Railway Bill. 


296 


April 1843 (in continuation of Account, No. 16, of 
Parliamentary Paper, No. 177, of Session 1843). 
Mr. Gladstone accordingly presented the said 
Statements. 
Ordered, That the said Statements do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


Mr. Sidney Herbert presented,—Return to an 
Order, dated the 7th day of February last, for Re- 
turns of the Total Number of Promotions in the 
Royal Navy, since the 21st day of July 1838, from 
the Rank of Midshipmen to that of Admiral, in- 
clusive ; stating the Number of each Rank promoted | 
in each year, and distinguishing the Number of 
each Rank promoted, when employed and afloat, 
from those on Half Pay, and also those on the 
Coast Guard Service in each year; stating also 
the date of Entry of each Officer into the Navy, 
and of the several Commissions which they have 
successively attained (in continuation of Parlia- | 
mentary Paper, No. 675, of Session 1838) :—Of the | 
Number of Sea Officers on the 1st day of January 
in each of the years 1822, 1839, 1840 and 1843; 
and also, the Total Amount per annum for the Sea 
Pay of those employed, and for the Half Pay of 
those unemployed at each of those periods ; stating 
also the Number of each Rank employed and un- 
employed at each of those periods, and the Total 
Number of each class (in continuation of the Return 
No. 9, in the Appendix of the Report of the Com- 
missioners for Inquiry into Naval and Military Pro- | 
motions and Retrenchment):— And, showing the | 
Total Number of Officers in the Royal Navy on the | 
Ist day of January in each of the years 1834 to | 
January 1843, both inclusive; distinguishing the | 
Number of each Rank, from Admiral to Lieutenant, 
inclusive, on Half Pay and in Commission ; also, 
distinguishing the Number of Officers and their | 
Ranks, in the Coast Guard Service, in each of those | 
years (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, | 
No. 57, of Session 1833). 

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


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














| 





Martis, 10° die Maii ; 
Anno 6° Victoria Regine, 1848. 
PRAYERS. 
M* Wright, from the Metropolis Roads Office, 


was called in; and at the bar presented, pur- 
suant to the directions of an Act of Parliament,— 


The Seventeenth Report of the Commissioners of 


the Metropolis Turnpike-roads, north of the Thames : 
—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That.the said Paper do lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Portsea Improvement 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. 


An ingrossed Bill to provide for the more effectual 


execut on of the Office of a Justice of the Peace | 


within the Parish of Merthyr Tydvil, and certain 
adjoining Parishes, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Bootle Wilbraham do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend the Acts relating to 
the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway Com- 
pany, and to grant further Powers to the said Com- 
pany, was read the third time. 


15°—16° Mazz. 






A. 1843. 


An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in Pr. 12. 1. 20., by leaving out from the word 
“ Company” to the word “ Provided” in Pr. 14. 
1,19. 

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. 

Mr. Barneby, int 

Tellers for the Yeas, Mr. Pa + — t:f 
Tellers for the Noes {Mr —— } 36. 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Patrick Stewart do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


7 


An ingrossed Bill for improving, maintaining and 


of Wexford, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Sir Thomas Rents do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


|_A Petition of the Presidents, Vice Presidents, Infant Orphan 
Treasurer and Committee of Management of the Asylum. 


Infant Orphan Asylum, for leave to present a Peti- 
tion for leave to bring ina Bill to incorporate the 
Members of the Institution called The Infant Orphan 
Asylum, and to enable them the better to carry on 
their charitable designs, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Standing 
Orders. 


Ordered, That the Walton-on-the-Hill Rectory 
Bill be read the third time upon Friday next. 


Sir Walter James reported from the Committee on 
the Stratford (Eastern Counties) and Thames Junc- 
tion Railway Bill; and to whom several Petitions 


‘in support of several of them ; and had also heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; and had examined the 
\allegations contained in the Preamble of the Bill, 
| but the same had not been proved to the satisfaction 
‘of the Committee. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the Bill be re-committed :—And the 
said Motion was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


| Lord Granville Somerset reported from the Gene- 
‘ral Committee of Elections, the names of the Mem- 
i bers of the Select Committee appointed to try and 
|determine the matter of the Petition complaining of 
/an undue Election and Return for the Borough of 
Cambridge, to which they had annexed the Petition 
referred to them by the House relating thereto:—And 
the names of the Committee were read, as follow: 
| John Hardy, Esquire, Viscount Howick, Thomas 
William Bramston, Esquire, George Poulett Scrope, 
| Esquire, Viscount Ingestre, Sir John M‘ Taggart, Ba- 
ronet; Chairman, Sir William Heathcote, Baronet. 
Whereupon the names of the said seven Members 
were called over ; and being come to the Table, they 
| were sworn by the Clerk. 
| Ordered, That the Petition relative to the Election 
and Return for the Borough of Cambridge, be re- 
ferred to the Select Committee appointed to try and 
determine the matter of the Petition complaining of 
{an undue Election and Return for that Borough. 
Ordered, That the said Committee do meet To- 
|morrow, in one of the Committee Rooms of the 
| House, at cleven of the clock in the forenoon. 


| The Topsham Improvement Bill was read a second 
|time; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
jmittee of Selection. 
A Petition of Merchants, Rate-payers and Inha- 
bitants 








Wexford 


‘regulating the Harbour of Wezford, in the County Harbour Bil, 


I 
I 


Walton-on-the- 
Hill Rectory 
Bill. 


Stratford 
(Eastern Coun- 
ties) and 
Thames Junce 


‘against the said Bill were referred ; That they had tion Railway 
‘considered the said Petitions, and had heard counsel Bill. 


Cambridge 
Borough 
ilection. 


Topsham 
Improvement 
Bill. 





Edinburgh and 
Glasgow Union 
Canal Bill. 


Liskeard and 
Caradon Rail- 
way Bill. 


Maidstone 
Railway Bill, 


Birmingham 
and Gloucester 


Railway Bill. 


Drumpeller 
Railway Bill. 


Bristol aud 
Gloucester 
Railway Bill. 


South-Eastern 


Railway (Dovor 


Extension and 


Cliffe-cum- 


Lund Inclosure 


Bill. 


PublicPetitions 


(Twenty-fifth 
Report.) 


6 Victoria. 


bitants residing in the town and parish of Topsham, 
in the county of Devon, praying that provision may 
be made in the said Bill for widening and improving 
the street in the said town, commencing at or near 
the north end of the main quay, and terminating 
opposite to a certain block shop now in the occupa- 
tion of Messrs. Row and Co., was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Cripps reported from the Committee on the 
Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal Bill; and to 
whom several Petitions against the said Bill were 
referred ; That they had considered the said Peti- 
tions, and had heard counsel in support of several of 
them ; and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; and had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Liskeard and Caradon Railway 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

A Clause was offered (Saving the rights of the 
Duke of Cornwall): And the said Clause was brought 
up, and twice read; and agreed to, to be made part 
of the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed, 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Maidstone Railway Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to; and 
Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Birmingham and Gloucester Rail- 
way Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed 
to; and Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Drumpeller Railway Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Bristol and Gloucester Railway 
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. 


were read, and agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


lect Committee on Public Petitions; That they had 
examined the Petitions presented upon the 10th, 11th 
and 12th 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. 
Vou. 98. 


16° Mazz. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the South Eastern Railway (Dovor 
Stations) Bill, Extension and Stations) Bill; and the Amendments 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Cliffe-cum-Lund Inclosure Bill; 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- 








297 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Bethnal Green 
the Report on the Bethnal Green Improvement haces 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed ~~ 

to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 

ingrossed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Poor Relief 
Return, showing the Number of Visits by each (ireland) Act, 
Assistant Poor Law Commissioner to each of the 

Unions in Jre/and in his Charge, for the six months, 

from October 1842 to March 1843, and the Travel- 

ling Expenses charged by each within the same pe- 

riod ; also, the Amount of the Allowance (if any) 

made to them respectively for auditing the Union 

Accounts. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Blacksmiths 
a Return from the Clerk of the Peace of every County (!reland.) 
in Ireland of the Names and Places of Abode of 

every Blacksmith whose Forge has been registered, 

and who has received a License at Quarter Sessions, 

during the last Ten years. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Arms, &amp;c., 
Returns of the Number and Nature of the unregis- (te!""4) 
tered Arms that have been seized in the years 1841, 
1842 and 1843, under authority of a Warrant from 
the Lord Lieutenant of Jreland, or by any other 
authority, in each County in Jreland, and the manner 
in which they have been disposed of:—Of the 
Names of the Officers of each and every Yeomanry 
Corps in Ireland, showing the Rank of each Officer, 
and the Dates of his Commission, and by whom and 
by what authority those Commissions have been 
signed, and the Date on which each Corps was dis- 
banded :—Showing what Yeomanry Corps in Ireland 
have returned their Arms into Her Majesty’s Stores, 
and the Dates of their having so returned them, and 
what Yeomanry Corps in p See have not so re- 
turned their Arms :—Of the Quantity and Descrip- 
tion of Arms that have been distributed to the Yeo- 
manry in Jreland, by order of the Government, from 
the year 1800 to 1843:—And, showing the Dates 
on which any Yeomanry Corps in Jreland has been 
called out, embodied, reviewed or inspected, if any, 
for the last Ten years; showing the Names of the 
Corps, and the ouster of Days they were so em- 
bodied. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Coals, Cinders, 
Accounts of the Quantities of Coal, Cinders and 44 Culm. 
Culm shipped at the several Ports of England, Scot- 
land and Ireland, Coastways, to other Ports of the 
United Kingdom, in the year 1842; distinguishing 
the Quantity shipped at each of the said Ports, as 
compared with the year 1841 :—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 1842; distinguish- 
ing the Countries to which the same were sent, and 
comparing the same with the year 1841; 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 1842, with the Rate and 
Amount of Duty thereon :—And, of the Quantities 
of Coals brought Coastways and by Inland Naviga- 
tion into the Port of Zondon during the year 1842, 
comparing the same with the Quantities brought 
during the year 1841. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Bankruptcy 
Accounts of all Salaries and Addition to Salaries Act. 
payable, under the Bankruptcy Act 5 &amp; 6 Vie. c. 122, 
to Commissioners, Deputy Registrars, Accountant 
in Bankruptcy, Clerks and other Officers appointed 
under the Provisions of the Act, or whose Salaries 
have been increased under the Provisions of the 
Act :—Of all Sums of Money paid or payable, under 


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298 16° Mazz. A. 1843, 


or by virtue of the said Act, for Expenses incurred| Ordered, That Sir John Easthope have leave of 
in providing and keeping in Repair Courts in the | absence for a fortnight, on urgent business ;—and, 
Country, for the purposes of the said Act, or in| Mr. Aglionby ten days, on account of the death ofa 
Alterations and Improvements in the Office of the | near relation. 

Accountant, and of the Registrars of the said Court 
of Bankruptcy, or other Officer of the same Court ;| Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
and for the supply of Law Books and other articles | to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
for the use of the said Courts, and for other Expenses | to give directions, that there be laid before this 
of carrying the said Act into effect; and for the | House, a Copy of an Act passed by the Legislature 
Rent of any Buildings or Rooms which may have | of the Island of Jamaica, in the month of December 
been taken for any Officers of the said Court, or | last, imposing Duties on all Articles imported into 
otherwise for the use of the said Court :—Of all | that Island for Internal Consumption ; together with 
Sums paid, under the provisions of the said Act, to | Copies or Extracts of any Correspondence relating 
Commissioners, Deputy Registrars, Messengers and | thereto. 

other Persons, for Travelling Expenses :—And ofall! | Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Annuities and Sums of Money awarded and payable ; Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
to Commissioners and other Persons, by way of | of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 
Compensation, under the Provisions of the said 

Act :—Copies of all General or other Orders of the| Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Lord Chancellor, directing any Court authorized to| a Statement of the Sums paid on account of the 
act in the Prosecution of any Fiats in Bankruptcy ; War in China, so far as the same can be made out, 
to hear, determine and make Order in any matter! and of the Sums received or due from China, under 
in Bankruptcy before the passing of the said Act, | the late Treaty of Peace, or otherwise. 

within the original Jurisdiction of the Court of| Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer accordingly 
Review, or any Judge of the said Court :—Account | presented the said Statement. 

of all Fiats issued, and of all Fiats opened, since; Ordered, That the said Statement do lie upon 
the 12th day of November 1842, and the Name or | the Table. 

Names of the Commissioner or Commissioners before 

whom each of such last-mentioned Fiats were so| Mr. Speaker called the attention of the House to 
opened and prosecuted, with the Description of the | the Proceedings in respect of the Schoolmasters’ 
alleged Bankrupt in each of the said Fiats so issued | Widows Fund (Scotland) Bill, which received the 
and opened :—Returns of the Number of Days each | Royal Assent on Tuesday the 9th of May. He 
Commissioner of the Court of Bankruptcy in Zon- | stated that the Bill passed this House on the 25th 
don sat in his Court, from the 12th day of November | of April, and was carried to the Lords; that it was 
1841 to the 28th day of February 1843; and the returned on the 2d of May, with certain Amend- 
Average Number of Hours of each day’s sitting | ments, to which their Lordships desired the con- 
before and after the 12th day of November 1842; , currence of this House. That it appears by the 
and the Number of Appointments for each day’s | Minutes of the House of Lords, that on the 5th of 
sitting since that time :—And of the Number of Days | May the Bill was returned from the Commons, with 
each Commissioner in the Country has sat in his | the Amendments agreed to, but that there is no re- 
Court, from the 12th day of November 1842 to the | cord in the Votes and Proceedings of this House, 
time of making the Return ; and the Average Num- | of the said Amendments having been considered ; 
ber of Hours of each day’s sitting, and the Number | and that the Bill when returned to the House of 
of Appointments for each of such sittings :—Copies ; Lords was not signed by the Clerk of this House, 
of all Bills of Cost of Solicitors and Messengers, | signifying that the Commons had agreed to the 
so far as they relate to business done since the 12th | Amendments, according to the usual Parliamentary 
day of November 1842, which have been taxed by | form; and that in all probability the Bill was re- 
the Commissioners of Bankruptcy for the Country | turned by some Member inadvertently, and by 
Districts, and particulars of the Sums respectively | mistake. 

allowed to every Official Assignee for the Country} Mr. Speaker also stated, That the Amendments 


Districts during the same period :-—Returns of the | had been submitted to him, and that there was 
Names of all Persons appointed Registrars, Deputy | nothing informal in them, but that the matter was 
Registrars and Official Assignees, of the several of such great importance, it was scarcely necessary 
Courts of Bankruptcy in the Country, under the | for him to recommend it to the consideration of the 
Provisions of the said Act, and the Names of the 





Leave of 
Absence. 


Jamaica. 


China. 


Schoolmasters’ 
Widows Fund 
(Scotland) Bill, 





House, to determine what course it would be proper 
Places at which the respective Official Assignees to pursue to prevent a recurrence of a mistake b 


which the Privileges of this House and the Law of 
Parliament might be seriously affected. 

Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed, 
to inquire into the circumstances under which the 
Schoolmasters’ Widows Fund (Scotland) Bill was 
returned to the House of Lords, and received the 
Royal Assent, the Amendments made by the Lords 
not having been agreed to by this House; and to 
report their Observations thereupon to the House : 
—And a Committee was appointed of Mr. Williams 
Wynn, Lord John Russell, Mr. Attorney General, 
Sir Thomas Wilde, Mr. Solicitor General, Sir George 
Grey, Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Viscount 
Howich, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Roebuck and Mr. Greene ; 
with Power to send for persons, papers and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 

Ordered, That the Committee have Power to in- 
spect the Journals of the House of Lords in relation 
to the Proceedings upon the said Bill. 


have established their Offices of Business, and the ' 


Names and Residences of all Creditors, Assignees 
chosen under Fiats issued since the passing of the 
said Act, and directed to any of the Country Courts 
of Bankruptcy :—Of the Total Amount of Remu- 
neration received by each Official Assignee in Lon- 


don during each of the Three years preceding the’ 


12th day of November 1842; distinguishing the 
Amount received under each Bankruptcy, with the 
name of the Bankrupt, and the Rate or Rates on 
which the Remuneration of each and every Official 
Assignee of the Court of Bankruptcy in London 
and im the Country has, since the said 12th day of 
November 1842, been regulated :—And of the Total 
Amount of Remuneration received by each Mes- 


senger of the Court of Bankruptcy in London during | 


each of the Three years preceding the 12th day of 
November 1842; distinguishing the Amount received 
under each Bankruptcy, with the Name of the 
Bankrupt, and the Rate or Rates on which the 


Remuneration of each and every Messenger of the | 
Court of Bankruptcy in Zondon and in the Country’ 
has been regulated since the 12th day of November | 


1842. 


Colonel Dawson Damer reported to the House, Answers to 
That their Address of the 25th day of April last, Addresses: 


© to express the deep concern of this House, at the Duke of Susser. 
_loss which Her Majesty has sustained by the _— 
) 








Birth of a 
Princess. 


Poor Relief 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Mines and 


Collieries Act. 


Mines and 


Colleries Act. 


Navy. 


Copyhold and 
: customary 
Tenure Bill, 





6 VicToriz. 


of His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, and to 
condole with Her Majesty on this melancholy oc- 
casion; and to assure Her Majesty that this House 
will ever participate with the most affectionate and 
dutiful attachment in whatever may concern the 
feelings and interests of Her Majesty and Her 
illustrious House,”’ had been presented to Her Ma- 
jesty, and that Her Majesty had been pleased to 
receive the same very graciously, and to give the 
following Answer: 


I have received with satisfaction the leyal and 
dutiful Address of Condolence which the House of 
Commons has presented to Me, on the late melan- 
choly death of My beloved Uncle, the Duke of 
Sussex, as a gratifying proof of their constant at- 
tachment to My Person, Family and Government. 


Colonel Dawson Damer also reported to the 


House, That their Address of the 25th day of April | mon, which were presented yesterday, be printed. 


last, “‘ to congratulate Her Majesty on the birth of 
another Princess ; and to assure Her Majesty, that 
every addition to Her Majesty’s domestic happiness 
affords the highest satisfaction to Her Majesty’s 
faithful Commons,” had been presented to Her Ma- 


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299 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Attornies and 
further consideration the Report on the Attornies Slicitors Bill. 
and Solicitors Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Friday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Millbank Prison 
a Committee upon the Millbank Prison Bill; and, 8!!. 

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 this day. 
Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Cinna- Ciunamon. 
No, 257. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Cassia, Cassia. 
which were presented yesterday, be printed. No, 257. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to China, China. 
which were presented upon the 7th day of March No. 257. 


jesty, and that Her Majesty had been pleased to | last, and yesterday, be printed. 


receive the same very graciously, and to give the 
following Answer : 


I return you My hearty thanks for this dutiful 
and affectionate Address, and cordially receive your 
Congratulations on the birth of another Princess. 


I gratefully receive every additional proof of your 
loyal attachment to My Person and Family. 


A Petition of Poor Law Rate-payers of the Li- 
merick Union, praying that the Poor Relief (Ire- 
land) Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Shoté’s Iron-works ;—~Glasgow ; 
— Falkirk (two Petitions) ;--and, Wellwood Colliery, 
Fifeshire ; praying for the repeal of the Mines and 
Collieries Act,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the ‘Table. 


The House was moved, That the Act 5 &amp; 6 Vic. 
c. 99, to prohibit the Employment of Women and 
Girls in Mines and Collieries, to regulate the Em- 
ployment of Boys, and to make other Provisions 
relating to Persons working therein, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being put, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend the said Act; 

The House divided: 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the f Mr. Cumming Bruce, L os 
Yeas, Mr. Lockhart: ie 

Tellers for the ¢ Lord Ashley, A a9 
Noes, | Lord Francis Egerton: 4 


So it passed in the Negative. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Tea, which Tea. 
were presented yesterday, be printed. No. 257. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Savings Savings Banks, 


Banks, &amp;c., which were presented yesterday, be ““ 
printed. No. 258. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Copper, Copper. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 259. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Cured Cured Pro- 
Provisions, which was presented yesterday, be he - 
printed. 0. 260, 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Flour (Ca- Flour (Casada.) 
nada), which was presented yesterday, be printed. No.261. 


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








Mercurii, 17° die Mati; 
Anno 6° Victoriz Regine, 1843. 


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. 








Jovis, 18° die Mai; 
Anno 6° Victoria Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 





A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 


posed, That an humble Address be presented to | 


Her Majesty, praying Her Majesty to give direc- 
tions that a certain number of old Naval Officers 
should be permitted to retire on a separate list, with 
a view of bringing forward young and active Offi- 
cers :—And the said Motion was, with leave of tlie 
House, withdrawn, 


PETITION of Commissioners of the town of Leamington 
Leamington Priors, in the county of Warwick ; icin — 
and, Members of a Committee of nine persons Market Bill. 
named by a Meeting of the Inhabitants of the said 
town, held on the 17th day of March last, to watch 
the progress of the Bill then and now before the 
House, for a new Act of Parliament for improving 
| the said town; praying that the Leamington Priors 
Improvement and Market Bill may not pass into a 


And the House having continued to sit till after law, was —— and read; and ordered to lie 


twelve of the clock on Wednesday morning ; 
Mercurii, 17° die Maii, 1843: 


‘upon the Table. 
| Petitions of the Leamington Priors Gas Light 
‘and Coke Company ;—-and, Owners and Occupiers 


The Order of the day being read, for the second of property, and Rate-payers of the town and parish 


reading of the Copyhold and Customary Tenure | of Leamington Priors, in the county of Warwick, 


Bill ; 
Vou. 98. 





praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
QQ2 their 








Birmingham 
and Gloucester 
Railway Bill. 


Thames 
Lastage and 
Ballastage Bill, 


Clarence 
Railway Bill. 


Lagan Navi- 
gation Bill. 


Glasgow and 
‘Three-Mile- 
House Road 
Bill. 


Drumpeller 


Railway Bill. 


Balloc huey 


Railway Bill. 


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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 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 to enable the Birmingham and 
Gloucester Railway Company to raise a further Sum 
of Money, and for amending the Acts relating to 
the said Company, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir John Mordaunt do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for the Regulation of Lastage 
and Ballastage in the River Thames, was read the 
third time ; and Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Aaron Chapman do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for enabling the Clarence Rail- 
way Company to make an issue of new Shares, and 
for otherwise altering and amending, enlarging and 
extending some of the Provisions of the Acts re- 
lating to the said Railway, was read the third time ; 
and Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hodgson Hinde do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence, 


Petitions of the Most honourable the Marquis of 
Downshire ;—John Wallace, of Strandtown, in the 
county of Down ;—The very Reverend James Stan- 
nus, Dean of Ross ;—The Most honourable George 
Augustus Marquis of Donegall,and the Right honour- 
able George Hamilton Baron Ennishowen and Baron 
Carrickfergus, commonly called Earl of Belfast, 
eldest Son of the said Marquis, Peers of Parlia- 
ment ;— and, Henry Garratt, of Belfast, in the 
county of Antrim, in Lreland, Solicitor ; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Lagan Naviga- 
tion 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 more effectually maintain- 
ing, improving and repairing the Road leading from 
the south end of the New Bridge of Glasgow, by or 
near Parkhouse, to Three-Mile- House, in the County 
of Lanark, was read the third time; and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Lockhart do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway, with 
other necessary Works, to connect certain Coalfields, 
in the Parishes of Old Monkland and Bothwell, in 
the County of Lanark, with the Monkland Canal, 
was read the third time; and Amendments were 
made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Lockhart do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House being informed, That the Committee 
on the Ballochney Railway Bill was appointed to 
meet yesterday at twelve o’clock, but that a Quorum 
of Selected Members did not attend ; 

Ordered, That the Committee have leave to sit, 
and proceed, To-morrow, 


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A. 1843. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Burry, &amp;e., 


Burry, &amp;c., Navigation and Llanelly Harbour(No. 2.) Navigation, 
Bill; That they had examined the allegations of ame 
the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had (No, 2.) Bin, 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments there- 

unto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Sowerby 
Sowerby and Soyland Inclosure Bill; ‘That they had aie Soyland 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the teen, 
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. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Temperance 
Temperance Friendly Society Bill; That they had —s . 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the a om 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on Cas- Caswall’s 
wall’s Disability Removal Bill; That they had oe , 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the seieeniinens 
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. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Bourn Drainage 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, Bi! 
intituled, An Act for altering, amending and enlarg- 
ing the Powers and Provisions of an Act passed in 
Her present Majesty’s reign, for the better Drainage 
of Lands in Bourn North Fen and Dyke Fen, in the 
Manor and Parish of Bourn, in the County of Lin- 
coln, and for other Purposes concerning the Drainage 
of the same Lands; and the same were read, as 
foliow : 

Pr. 5.1. penult. After “ Commissioners” insert 
and also a parcel of land formerly called The Mill 
Hill, adjoining the said farm in the said fen, lately 
purchased by the Trustees under the powers of 
the said recited Act.” 


‘ 


n 


ii 


“ 


Pr. 5. 1. ult. Leave out “land” and insert 
“ Jands.”’ 

Pr. 6. 1. 21. Leave out “ land” and insert 
“ Jands.” 

Pr. 6. 1. 23. Leave out “ land” and insert 
“ Jands.” 


Pr. 49. 1.21. After “ deed” insert Clause (A.) 

Ciause (A.) “ Provided always, and be it En- 
acted, That in case any such mortgage shall have 
been or shall be made by virtue of the said re- 
cited Act or this Act, by any vicar of the vicarage 
of Bourn, the vicar of the said vicarage, and his 
successors for the time being, shall be and is 
hereby required and made liable at the end of 
every year (to be computed from the date of the 
mortgage), to pay to the person to whom such 
mortgage has been or shall be made, his execu- 
tors, administrators or assigns, one-fortieth part 
of the principal money borrowed, until the whole 
thereof shall by such annual payments be paid off 
and discharged, and in case such proportion (as 
regards any such mortgage made before the 
passing of this Act) of such principal money, or 
the interest of such principal money, shall not 
have been paid, the same shall be made up and 
paid within six months after the passing of this 
Act by the vicar for the time being, in addition 
to the annual proportion and interest payable by 
him for the current year, and the vicar of the said 
vicarage, and his successors for the time being, 
shall also and he is hereby required to pay and 
“ keep 


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Kendall’s 


Divorce Bill. 


Yarmouth and 
Norwich Rail- 
way and Drain- 
age Bill, 


Bardney, &amp;e., 
Drainage Bill, 


Argylishire 
Roads Bill, 


6 VicToriz. 


“ keep down the interest of the monies borrowed on 
“ any such mortgage as aforesaid, so that every 
future vicar of the said vicarage becoming pos- 
sessed of the lands so mortgaged, shall not re- 
spectively be subject or liable (and he is hereby 
discharged from being subject or liable) to pay 
any further or larger share of such monies than 
his proportion thereof, according to the provisions 
aforesaid, and the time he shall be vicar of the said 
vicarage, nor any interest for the same, save only 
for six months previous to the death, resignation 
or cession of the predecessor of such future vicar, 
but that all future arrears of such interest beyond 
six months prior to such death, resignation or 
cession, shall be paid by such predecessor, his 
executors or administrators, and that it shall be 


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18° Maiz. 





lawful for the person who shall advance or lend 
such monies, his executors, administrators or 
assigns, for the more easily recovering the said 
one-fortieth part of such principal money, and 
the whole of the interest due on such principal 
money, to have, use, exercise and take such and 
the same powers and remedies by entry and dis- 
tress on any effects to be from time to time found 
upon the lands so mortgaged, and by sale of such 
distress, as by the laws now in force are provided 
for and given to landlords, or as they can use and 
take for the recovery of rents in arrear.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Sir John Trollope do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


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 
ease of Kendall’s Divorce Bill:— And that Mr. 
Rashleigh do carry the said Message. 


A Petition of Thomas Gilbert Tuck, of Strump- 
shaw, in the county of hig Esquire, praying 
that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of the Yarmouth and 
Norwich Railway and Drainage Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Commonalty and Citi- 
zens of the city of London, Governors of the pos- 
sessions, revenues and goods of the Hospitals of 
Edward, King of England, the Sixth, of Christ, 
Bridewell and Saint Thomas-the-Apostle, as Gover- 
nors of Chrisé’s Hospital aforesaid, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Bardney, &amp;c., 
Drainage 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 Most honourable John Marquis 
of Breadalbane, praying that he may be heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the Argyllshire Roads Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 

Vou. 98. 








301 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Piel Pier and 
the Report on the Piel Pier and Harbour Bill; and 42bovr Bill. 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

A Clause was offered (Saving the rights of the 
Trinity House): And the said Clause was brought 
up, and twice read; and agreed to, to be made 
part of the Bill. 

Another Clause was offered (Saving rights of the 
Duchy of Lancaster): And the said Clause was 
brought up, and twice read; and agreed to, to be 
made part of the Bill. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the South-Eastern Maidstone 
Railway Company to make a Branch Railway to Railway Bill. 
the Town of Maidstone, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Edmund Filmer do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Balfour's 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in state Bill. 
the case of Balfour’s Estate Bill, no Standing Or- 
ders were applicable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Londonderry 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Bridge Bill. 
the case of the Petition for the Londonderry Bridge 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for amending several Acts relating to Londonderry 
Bridge: And that Sir Robert Ferguson and Captain 
Jones do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property Anderston 
in Finnieston, Stolcross, Newtonhill, Kelvinbank, Kel- om yarn 
vinhaugh, Yorkhilland Overnewton, and other places ‘seis 
lying adjacent to the burgh of Anderston, praying 
that the Anderston 1mprovement and Police Bill may 
pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Northampton 


| of the town and borough of Northampton, praying Improvement 


that the Northampton Improvement Bill may not 2 
pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the South Eastern South-Eastern 
Railway Company to extend the Line of their Rail- Railway (Dovor 
way into the Town of Dovor, and to confer other Sections) Bak, 
Powers and Privileges on the said Company, was : 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Robert Ferguson do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bill for Liskeard snd 
making a Railway from Lamellion Bridge, in the Caradon Rail- 
Parish of Liskeard, to Tokenbury Corner, in the Pa- ene 
rish of Linkinhorne, with a Branch Railway from 
Crow’s-nest to Cheesewring, all in the County of 
Cornwall, be now read the third time ; 





The Earl of Lincoln, 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. 

Then the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Charles Buller do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Serjeant Murphy presented a Bill to amend Grand Jury 
an Act of the last Session, to enable Grand Juries, (Ireland) Bill 
at the ensuing Summer and Spring Assizes, to make 








-- No. 2626 
QaQa3 certain i 








Poor Relief 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Poor Relief 
(Ireland) Act. 


Bristol and 
Gloucester 


Railway Bill. 


Sheep Stealing 
(Ireland. ) 


Grand Jury 


Factories Bill. 


302 18° Maiz. 


certain Presentments in Counties of Cities and Towns 
in Ireland, and to remove Doubts as to the Jurisdic- 
tion of Justices of the Peace in Places recently an- 
nexed to Counties at large in Ireland: Aud the same 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 
second time upon Thursday next ; and to be printed. 


Petitions of the Board of Guardians of the Ennis 
Union ;—and, Chairman of the Board of Guardians 
of the Newry Poor Law Union; praying that the 
Poor Relief (Zreland) Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of the Chairman of a Meeting of be- 
neficed Clergymen of the diocese of Zuam ;—and, 
Electoral Division of Ballyhige, Killury and Ratoo ; 


praying for the repeal or amendment of the Poor 





A. 1843. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the township of Ad- 
lingfleet and Fockerby, in the county of York, and 
Garthorpe, in the county of Lincoln, praying that 
the said Bill may pass into a law, was also presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





— Carlton; — Hildersham ; — West Wickham ; — 
Horseheath ;—Ichleton ;— Hinzton ;— Braintree and 
Bocking ; — Grantham ;— Thorpe Mandeville ;— 
Chichney ;— New Sampsford ; — Old Sampsford ; 
Widdington ;--Hempstead ;— Littlebury ;— Chipping 
Warden ;—Culworth ;— North Newington ;—Alker- 
ton ;— Thenford ;-- Broughton ;-- Barford ;—Eydon ; 
— Farnborough ; — Hanvelle ; — Helmdon ;—War- 
dington ;-- Pampisford ;—Swer ford ;— Swalcliffe ;— 
Sadmaston ;—Cropredy ;— Whittlesford ;—Middle- 





Relief (Ireland) Act,—were presented, and read ; | ton ; —Deddington ;—Great Chelmsford; — Wim- 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for amending the Acts relating 


to the Bristol and Gloucester Railway, and for mak- 
ing a Branch Railway out of the same, was read 
the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered (Power to repay 
subscriptions paid in advance): And the said Clause 
was brought up, and thrice read ; and agreed to, to 
be made part of the Bill, by way of Rider. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir John Guest do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of the Foreman of the Grand Jury of the 
county of Meath, assembled at Lent Assizes 1843, 
praying the House to pass a law for putting a stop 
to the systematic plan of killing Sheep, to steal their 
meat, now followed in that and many other counties 
in Ireland, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


bish ;—- Wichen;—-Radwinter ;—Ashdon ;— Braxted; 
—Helions Bumpsted ;—Little Chelmsford ;—Wen- 
|don Lofts ; Newport ;— King Sutton ;— Fenny 
| Compton ;--Wroxton ;—Marston Saint Lawrence ; 
| —Chacombe ; — Hook Norton ;— Chennington ;— 
| Aynhoe ;—and, Edgcott ; praying the House to re- 
| fuse its sanction to any measure having for its object 
the importation of Wheat and Wheat Flour through 
Canada into this country, at a low rate of duty,— 


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


the Chamber of Commerce of Newcastle-upon- Tyne, 
' stating that the duty at present levied on the export 


of Coal to foreign parts is found to operate inju- 
|riously on the trade of that port; and praying the 


| House immediately to repeal the same, was pre- 
| sented, and read ; and ordered to lic upon the Table. 


| 


Petitions of the Chairman of the Chamber of Posteoffice. 


Commerce of Newcastle-ypon- Tyne ;—and, Chair- 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parishes of | man of the Port of Newcastle Shipping Company ; 
Laws (Ireland-) Tanismacsaint and Kilbarron, Ballyshannon, in the | PY@yng the House to direct that the whole of Mr. 


county of Donegal, stating that the Petitioners, 
under the provisions of the recent Grand Jury Act 
for Lreland, consider themselves free of county cess 
in houses not exceeding five pounds annual value, 
but that they have been rated in houses from five 
pounds annual value to ten shillings; and praying 
the House to relieve them from the payment of rates 
on houses not exceeding five pounds in valuation, 


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


Petitions from Greenwich ;—Long Sutton ;—De- 
vizes (five Petitions) ;—Vestbury ;-- Lincoln ;-- Brat- 
ton ;— Hertford ;— Liverpool (two Petitions) ; — 
Crichlade (two Petitions) ;—Chenies ;—-Students o 
Spring Hill Cottage, Birmingham ;— Brownlow Hill, 
Liverpool ;—Southam ;— Hemel Hempstead ;— Dept- 
ford ;— Stamford ;— Wheathampstead ;— Imber ;— 


‘Chudleigh ;—Claverham ;— Members of the London 


Committee of Deputies of the British Jews ;— 
Market Harborough ;—Newry ;— Carlisle ; —New- 
bury ;—Representatives of the Manchester Sunday 
School Union ;— Edenshead ;— Netherton ;— Bird- 
hope Craig ;— Keighley ;—Allotment and Earsdon 
Collieries ;—Buchlebury ;— Thatcham ;— Blyth (two 
Petitions) ;— Percy Main ;— Bedlington ;— Roman 
Catholic Bishops and Vicars Apostolic exercising 
spiritual jurisdiction over the Catholics of England ; 
— Aston-juxta- Birmingham (two Petitions) ;— Coul- 
ston ;— Stonehouse ;--Colyton ;—Coventry ;--Foles- 
hill ;-— Redworth ; -- Brinklow ;— Newcastle-upon- 
Tyne (four Petitions) ;— Edington ;—Howdon ; — 
Netherton ;— Hartley ;-—— Cramlington and other 
places ;-—- North Shields Circuit ;—Sey Hilland West 
Cramlington ;—and, Tynemouth; praying that the 
Factories Bill may not pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


} 


| Hill’s plan for the improvement of the Post-office 
| may be carried into effect,--were presented, and read ; 
| and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





| A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the New- Health of 
| castle-upon-Tyne Union, praying that the Health of Towns Bill 


| ‘owns Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 
| was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
ithe Table. 


| 


Petitions from Glossop;— Whalley (six Petitions); Corn Laws. 


—Erringden;—Manchester (forty Petitions) ;--Left- 
| wich ; — Whitfield ; — Sunnyside ;— Goodsham ;— 
Lough Clough ;—Hailsworth (three Petitions) ;— 
| Denton (two Petitions) ;--Crawshambooth;— Hulme; 
|— Smedley (two Petitions) ;—NVewton (Manchester) 
\{two Petitions) ;—Gorton ;—Ardwich ;—Persons in 
‘the employ of Patrick M‘Donnel! ;—Levenshulme ; 
| —Deansgate ;—Knottmill ;—Saint Luke (Middle- 
| sex) ;—Saint Sepulchre (London) ;—Fairford (two 
| Petitions) ; —Gorvett ;—Mason-street, Old Kent- 
road ;—London ; -— Bermondsey ; — Ripley ;— For- 
dingbridge ;—and, Clitheroe (fitty Petitions); pray- 
‘ing for the repeal of the Corn and Provision Laws, 


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


others interested in the welfare of agriculture, re- 
siding at Brigg, and in the neighbourhood thereof, 
in the county of Lincoln, praying for the repeal of 
the duty on Malt, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 








Petitions from Brigg ;—Barton ;—Littleport ;— Wheat, &amp;c,, 
Sawston ;— Charlton ; — Shotteswell ; — Babraham ; (Canada, 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Committee of coals, 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land, and Matt. 


Petitions from Macroney ;— K ilworth 3 — and, Agricultural 
Glanworth ; praying that just and legitimate pro- Produce 
: “Wn - fe (Ireland.) 
tection may be given to the agricultural produce of 
Ireland, and that such items of the tariff and such 


clauses 


Quee 


Lit 
Sci 
Ins 


al 


Queen’s Prison, 


Literary and 
Scientific 
Institutions. 


Saint Asaph 
aud Bangor 
Dioceses. 


Waste Land 
Allotment Bill. 


Shannon 
Navigation. 


Payment of 
ages, 


Vagrane 
(Ireland?) 


6 Victroriz: 


clauses in the existing Corn Laws as press severely | 
on the welfare and prosperity of the land-owners, 
farmers and agricultural labourers, may be altered 
without further delay,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Members of the Duhlin Protestant 
Operative Association and Reformation Society ;— 
and, Members of the Cork Protestant Operative 
Association and Reformation Society ; praying that 
a Commission may be forthwith instituted to make 
a searching inquiry into the present treatment ex- 
hibited towards the inmates of the Queen’s Prison, 
and into the law itself by which the transfer of the 
Prisoners was effected,—were presented, and read ; | 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions of Members of the Council of the War- 
wickshire Natural History and Archeological So- 
ciety; — Members of the Council of the Royal 
Manchester Institution ;— and, Joseph Hodgson, 
Fellow of the Royal Society and President of the 
Birmingham Philosophical Institution ; praying the 
House to exempt Institutions for the advancement 
of literature, science and tlie arts, from the payment 
of rates and taxes,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Venerable the Archdeacon and 
the Reverend the Clergy of the Archdeaconry of 
Norfolk, praying for the repeal of so much of the 
Act 6 &amp; 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the union of 
the Sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Board of Guardians of the Keigh- 
ley Union, in the county of York, praying that the 


18° Mazi. 





Waste Land Allotment Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon | 


the Table. 
A Petition of the Foreman and Members of the city | 
of Limerick Grand Jury, at Spring Assizes 1843, | 
praying the House to order a revision of the Reports | 
of the Commissioners appointed for the Improvement | 
of the River Shannon, as to the sum of 584,8071., 
by competent disinterested engineers, and that the 
House will direct that such part thereof as still re- 
mains undisposed of, and as may be necessary, shall 
be fairly expended on the real and judicious im- 
provement of the said River Shannon, agreeably to 
the Act of the year 1835, and as recommended by 
Captain Mudge, together with the several Buoys 
also recommended by him, and that the Portand Har- 
bour of Limerick may be included therein, with pro- 
per and necessary Docks, with the concurrence of 
the Chamber of Commerce of Limerich, or otherwise 
that the said Commissioners shall be restricted from 
levying any money upon said city for works which 
are considered quite useless to them, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Operative Carpet Weavers of Dar- 
lington, in the county of Durham, stating that not- 
withstanding the provisions which have heretofore 
been made by the House to prevent poor men from 
suffering imposition at the hands of their employers | 
through the truck system, it is yet practised by 
divers employers in the carpet trade, to the great 
injury of the Petitioners, and their fellow workmen ; 
and praying the House to adopt measures for making 
the law in this respect simple in its provisions, strin- 
gent in its operation, and cheap in its administration, 
that poor men may obtain fairly the remuneration 
to which they are entitled for their labour, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Coleraine and neigh- 





bourhood, praying the House to pass a law punish- 
Vor. 98. 


303 


ing Vagrancy in Jreland with the same penalties as 


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


A Petition of Commissioners for executing an Act Turnpike-roads 
for improving the Town of Wolverhampton, in the Bill. 
County of Stafford, and for removing and regulating 
the Markets of the said Town, praying that the Turn- 
pike-roads Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on the Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Lands in the Town- chie-cum- 
ship of Cliffe-cum-Lund, in the Parish of Heming- Lund Inclosure 
brough, in the East Riding of the County of York, ¥i" 
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. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Gaols. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Salaries paid to each of the 
Governors or Keepers of the Common Gaols and 
Houses of Correction in England; stating also, the 
Number of Prisoners that each Prison or House of 
Correction can contain, and the Number usually 
confined 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. 


Ordered, That the Pound Breach and Rescue Pound Breach 
Bill be read a second time upon Wednesday next. =&lt; Rescue 
ul. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday Medical 
the 1st day of June next, resolve itself into a Com- Charities _ 
mittee upon the Medical Charities (Ireland) Bill. (ireland) Ball. 


Ordered, That the Small Debts Bill be read a se- Small Debts 
cond time upon Friday the 26th day of this instant Bill. 
May. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- Ways and 
solve itself into the Committee of Ways and Means, Means. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- Supply. 
solve itselfinto the Committee of Supply. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Millbank Prison Millbank Prison 
Bill be received To-morrow. Bill. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Registration 
an Abstract and Summary for the whole of Ireland, of Electors 
of the Returns relative to the Registration of Elec- (!*¢!@"4) 
tors in Ireland, which were presented on the 24th 
day of April last. 


An ingrossed Bill for paving, lighting, cleansing, Portsea 
watering, regulating and otherwise improving the Improvement 
Town of Portsea, in the County of Southampton, ®'" 
and for removing and preventing Nuisances and 
Annoyances therein, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. ° 

Ordered, That Mr. Francis Baring do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Sir James Graham reported to the House, That Answer to 
their several Addresses of the 28th day of April Adresses. 
last, and the 1st, 2d, 3d, 9th, 11th and 16th days 
of this instant May (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. George William Hope presented, pursuant to Imports (Sierra 
several Addresses to Her Majesty,— Return to an —— the 
Address to Her Majesty, dated the 10th day of Gambia.) 
April last, for a Return of the Rate of Duty on Im- 

aed ports 





Ship “ Bar- 
badoes.” 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Saint James’ 

( Westminster) 
Improvement 
Bill, 


Preston Water- 
works Bill. 


Hawkins’ 
Estate Bill. 


Port of 
Scarborough. 


Universal 
Suffrage, &amp;c. 


Reform of 
Parliament. 


304 


ports at Sierra Leone and the Gambia, and by what 
authority charged ; stating the Amount received in 
each of the years 1839, 1840 and 1841, on the prin- 
cipal Articles of Import, and the Aggregate Amount 
of Receipts of Customs in each of those years ; to- 
gether with an Account of the Expenditure of the 
same. 

Copies or Extracts of Communications to or from 
the Office of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, 
in reference to the Emigrant Ship “ Barbadoes.” 


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


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell 
and Sir Giffin Wilson : 


18°—19° Mazi. 








Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- | 
lowing, without Amendment; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to empower the Com- 
missioners of Her Majesty’s Woods to appropriate 
to Building Purposes the Area of Thatched House- 
court, and to widen and improve Little Saint James’- 
street, in the Parish of Saint James’, Westminster : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the Company 
of Proprietors of the Preston Waterworks to raise 
a further Sum or Sums of Money, to alter and amend 
the Act incorporating the said Company, and to 
extend and enlarge their Powers: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 





for authorizing Surrenders of certain Leases for Lives, 
of Manors and Hereditaments in the County of 

‘ornwall (late the Estate and Property of Sir Chris- 
topher Hawkins, Baronet, deceased), by the Tenants 
for Life in Possession, under his Will, and other 
Persons, and the Acceptance of renewed Leases, 
with certain Exceptions and Reservations ; to which 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House :— 
And then the Messengers withdrew. 


The following Return to an Order of the House, 
having been transmitted to the Clerk, was laid upon 
the Table; viz. A Return of the Revenue received 
by the Corporation of Scarborough (under an Order 
in Council made in the reign of James the First for 
the Maintenance of the Pier and Harbour of Scar- 
borough) from the Ports of Newcastle and Sunderland 
respectively, in each year, from the year 1820 to the 
year 1842 inclusive; stating, under separate heads, 
the Amounts received as Duties on Coals shipped, and 
the Amount for and the Number of Ships; stating 
also, under distinct and separate heads, the manner 
in which the same has been appropriated in each 








year :—A full and correct Copy ofthe said Order in 
Council ; and also the Title and Date ofany Act of | 
Parliament under which the before-mentioned Tolls | 
are levied and collected:—And, a Return of the | 
Number of Vessels under and above Sixty Tons | 
Register from each of the Ports of Newcastle and 

Sunderland that have taken shelter in the Port of | 
Scarborough, in each year, from the year 1820 to | 
the year 1842, inclusive. | 


Petitions of the Provost, Magistrates and Council | 
of the royal burgh of Dunfermline ;—and, John | 

= tyr: ° ¢ os ye 4 | 
Wallace Wilson, residing in Wigtown; praying for 
the adoption of Universal Suffrage, Annual Parlia- 
ments, Vote by Ballot, no Property Qualification, 
and Payment of Members,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to secure the 
full Representation of the People, and to shorten 
the duration of Parliaments ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for thef Mr. Sharman Crawford, 

: y eas, - M tr. Thomas Duncombe: 

fellers for thef Sir Thomas Fremantle, 

Noes, L Mr. Henry Baring: 
So it passed in the Negative. 


} 32. 
}io1. 








A. 1843. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That in no plan of Education maintained and 
enforced by the State should any attempt be made 
to inculcate peculiar religious opinions; because, as 
such an attempt would be considered a plan for 
maintaining and strengthening an undue superiority 
of one sect over all others, the animosities and strife 
already existing among different religious denomi- 
nations would thereby unhappily be greatly in- 
creased, and the cordial co-operation of all sects 
and denominations, which is absolutely necessary 
to insure the success of any plan of Public Educa- 
tion, rendered impossible ; 


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


Veneris, 19° die Maii, 1848: 


And the Question being put ; 
The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for thef Mr. Roebuck, Vs 
Yeas, Mr. Hume: ie 
Tellers for theJ Sir Thomas Fremantle, Sena 
Noes, Mr. Nicholl : tee 


So it passed in the Negative. 





Education, 


A Petition of the Secretaries of the Committee of Queen of 
the Wesleyan Missionary Society, praying the House Taviti. 


to adopt measures for obtaining for the Queen of 
Tahiti her just mdependence, for securing to the 
British Missionaries unrestricted liberty in discharg- 
ing the duties of their office, and also for preserving 
the civil rights and religious freedom of other evan- 
gelized islands in the South Pacific, 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, 
Copies or Extracts of a Letter addressed in 1827 
by Pomare, Chief of Tahiti, to King George the 
Fourth, and of Mr. Canning’s Reply thereto :—Co- 
pies or Extracts of any Correspondence which may 
have taken place between Her Majesty’s Consul at 
Tahiti, and Her Majesty’s Government, since 1835, 
relative to the Proceedings of the Frenchin Tahiti: 
—And, Copies or Extracts of any Correspondence 
which may have taken place between Her Majesty’s 
Ambassador at Paris and Her Majesty’s Govern- 
ment, or the French Government, relative to the re- 
cent Proceedings of the French in Tahiti. 

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. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to several 
Addresses to Her Majesty,— Return to an Address 
to Her Majesty, dated the 10th day of June, in the 


| last Session of Parliament, for a Return, showing, in 


columns, an Abstract of the whole Expenditure, in 
the year 1841, of the Judicial Establishment in 
Scotland, whether provided for by Issues from the 
Revenues of Customs, Excise, by Grant of Parlia- 
ment, or from any other source, and distinguishing 
under the following heads; viz. 


Courts of Session and Justiciary in Edinburgh :— 

1. The Number of Judges in the Court of Session, 
with the Amount of their Salaries as such, and as 
Judges in Justiciary, if any. 

2. The Amount of Allowances paid to the Judges 
when going Circuit ; with the Total Amount of the 
Cost of Circuits; and the Names and Number of 
Judges who are liable to go on Circuit. 

3. The Names and Number of Towns in which 
Assizes are held in Scotland. 

4, The Number of Private Clerks supplied to the 
Judges, with the Amount of the Salaries, Perquisites 
and Emoluments of these Private Clerks. 


5. The 


Queen of 
Tahiti. 


Judicial 


Establishment 


(Scotland. } 











Feclesiastical 
Courts, 


6 Vicroriz. 


5. The Number of Clerks of Session, Jury, Jus- 
ticiary and Teinds, attached to or connected with 
these Courts, including the Register Office ; with 
the Amount of their Salaries, Perquisites and Emolu- 
ments. 

6. The Amount of all other Charges arising out 
of or connected with the aforesaid Courts respec- 
tively in Edinburgh. 

The Return to show the Amount of Charge under 
each head ; and the whole Amount in one sum for 
the above Courts and Offices connected with them. 


Lord Advocate’s Department ; the Expense of 
the Office of Lord Advacate, and also of the 
Criminal Prosecutions at the instance of the 
Lord Advocate :— 


1. The Salary of the Lord Advocate. 

2. The Fees in Crown cases, with all Perquisites 
and Allowances otherwise paid by the Public to the 

erson holding the Office of Lord Advocate ; the 

Fees in Crown cases to be separately stated. 

3. The Salary of the Crown Agent. 

4, The Fees, Perquisites, Allowances and other- 
wise paid by the Public to the Crown Agent. — 

5. The Number of Depute Advocates appointed 
by the Lord Advocate. 

6. The Salaries, Fees and whole Emoluments of 
the Depute Advocates. 

This Return to show the whole Amount to be 
charged to the country, on account of and under 
authority of the Lord!Advocate’s Department. 


County Courts :— 


1. The Number of County Courts in Scotland 
having Stipendiary Judges paid by the Public. 

2. The Number of Stipendiary County Judges 
appointed to the above Courts, and who are called 


. Sheriffs. 


3. The Amount of the Salaries of these Judges. 

4. The Amount of Fees, Travelling Charges and 
all other Expenses charged to the Country by these 
Judges, for attending Registration Courts, and other- 
wise. 

5. The Amount of all other Charges made by 
these Judges against the Public. 

6. The Number of Stipendiary — who have 
been appointed by the aforesaid County Judges, 
which Deputies are commonly called “ Sheriff Sub- 
stitutes.” 

7. The Amount of the Salaries of these Deputy 
Judges. 

8. The Amount of all Fees and Emoluments, if 
any, payable to these Deputy Judges over and above 
their Net Salary. 

9. All other Charges which are borne by the 
Public for the Maintenance of the County Courts in 


Scotland, so as to show the Total Cost of these 
Courts in one sum. 


The Estimate to include all other Charges what- 
ever, usually made in any of the above Departments, 
so as to show the actual bond fide Cost of each, as 
well as the actual bond fide whole Amount of the 
Judicial Establishments of Scotland, as chargeable 
against the Revenues of Great Britain and Ireland, 
the Consolidated Fund, the Civil List, or otherwise : 
—The Return, to showalso, whether the said Charges 
are usually paid from the Hereditary Revenue of 


Scotland, the Consolidated Fund, the Civil List, or 
from what other source. 


Returns of the Number of Proctors now practising 
in each of the Ecclesiastical Courts in England and 
Wales; distinguishing the Number of those who 
practise exclusively as Proctors, and the Number of 
those who practise both as Proctors and as Attor- 
nies and Solicitors, and stating the Number that 
have been admitted to practise as Proctors during 
the last Three years —Of the Names of the Judges, 
Registrars and Deputy Registrars, in Courts havin 


right to grant Probates of Wills and Letters of Ad- 
Vox. 98. 


18°—19° Mai. 305 


ministration, with the Salaries, Fees and Emolu- 
ments, of such Persons, in England and Wales, for 
1842 :—And, of the Names, Salaries, Fees and Emo- 
luments, for 1842, of all Judges, Registrars, Deputy 
Registrars, Clerks of Seat, Deputy Clerks of Seat, 
Clerks Apparitors, Sealers, Record Keepers, Ushers 
and other Officers and Servants in the following 
Courts of his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, 


viz., Prerogative, Arches, Vicar General, Peculiars, 
Faculties. 


11th day of April last, for a Return of the different 
Prisoners in j aan and Middlesex, and in the 
Counties of York and Lincoln, committed by Com- 
missioners of Bankrupts, according to the following 
Table :—Name of Prisoner; Date of Commitment ; 
Cause of Commitment ; Name of Commissioner by 
whom committed, and if now alive. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to 
Orders,—A Return of the Cities and Towns in Jre- 
land, in which, since the 15th day of February 1836, 
Meetings have been convened under the Provisions 
of the Act 9 Geo. 4,c. 82, intituled, An Act to make 
Provision for the lighting, cleansing and watching 
of Cities, Towns Corporate and Market Towns in 
Ireland, in certain cases ; specifying the times at 
which such Meetings respectively took place; the 





instances in which the Act was and in which it was 
not adopted ; and (where adopted) the purposes for 
which it was adopted, and the Number of Com- 
missioners elected; and, further, specifying the 
instances in which the Act was not adopted, by 
reason of their not being a sufficient Valuation for 
the purposes of a Vestry Rate, or by reason of there 
not being sufficient evidence of such Valuation; and 
specifying every instance in which the Meeting 
determined against adopting the Provisions of the 
Act :—Also, the Total Amount of Rate raised for 
the purposes of the above Act in each year, within 
the period above specified, in each Town wherein the 
Act has been brought into operation ; specifying 
the Value of the Property rated, the Rate per 
pound levied on such Property, the Total Number 
of Houses and other Tenements, distinguishing the 
Number exempted from Rate, the Number assessed 
as of the Annual Value of £.5 and under £.10; at 
£.10 and under £.20; at £.20 and upwards. 


which now are or at any former period have been 


of Administration; stating the extent of their re- 
spective Jurisdictions, and the periods during which 
they exercise their powers, or are inhibited from 
exercising the same, either by the Bishop, the Arch- 
deacon or any other Authority ; and in what Places 
and in whose Custody the respective Wills and 
Records of Grants of Administration are deposited : 
—And, from all Courts and other Authorities in 
Ireland empowered to grant Probates of Wills and 
Letters of Administration ; stating the date of the 
earliest Wills in their respective Registries; the 
period at which a regular series of original Wills 
and recorded Copies of Wills (where such Copies 
exist), of Administration Bonds and Inventories, 
and of Indexes to each and all of the said Records, 
commences; together with a Statement of any 
occasional chasms that may occur in, and an accu- 


rate detail of the state and condition of, the said 
Records. 


ears 1840, 1841 and 1842; also the Number of 
rofessors at present employed therein, with their 
respective Salaries and Emoluments. 


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





Returns to an Address to Her Majesty dated the Bankrupts. 


Cities and 
Towns 
(Treland.) 


Returns of all Courts and Authorities in Ireland, Probates of 


Wills 


empowered to grant Probates of Wills and Letters oes 


A Return of the Number of Students in the Maynooth 
Roman Catholic College at Maynooth, during the College. 


A Petition of the Most honourable George Au- Lough Foyle 
g| gustus Marquis of Donegall, a Peer of Parliament, Prainege Bill. 
praying that he may be heard, by his counsel or 


RR agent, 














Metropolis 
Roads, 


No. 263. 


China. 
No. 264. 


Dublin 
Presbyterian 
Churches. 


Londonderry 
Bridge Bill. 


Haddenham 
Inclosure Bill, 


Belfast 
Harbour Bill. 


Bethnal Green 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Walton-on-the- 
Hill Rectory 
ill 





306 18°—19° Mazz. 


agent, against certain parts of the Lough Foyle 
Drainage 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. 


Ordered, That the Seventeenth Report of the 
Commissioners of Metropolis Roads, which was pre- 
sented upon Tuesday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to China, which 
was presented upon Tuesday last, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour before one of the 
clock on Friday morning, adjourned till this 
day. 








Veneris, 19° die Maii ; 
Anno 6° Victoria Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Austin, from the Office of the Poor Law 
Commissioners, was called in; and at the bar 
presented, pursuant to Order,—Copies of the Cor- 
respondence between the Poor Law Commissioners 
and Trustees of the Presbyterian Churches in Dub- 
lin, with respect to the liability to Poor Rate of the 
Pew Rent payable to the Clergymen officiating in 
such Sinscies :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


Sir Robert Ferguson presented a Bill for amend- 
ing several Acts relating to Londonderry Bridge : 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Haddenham Inclosure Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to; and 
Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Belfast Harbour Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


An ingrossed Bill for making further Provision 
for paving, lighting, cleansing, regulating and im- 
proving the Streets and other Public Places in the 
Parish of Saint Matthew, Bethnal Green, in the 
County of Middlesex, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for making further Provision for 

aving, lighting, cleansing, regulating, repairing and 
improving the Streets, Highways and other Public 
Places, in the Parish of Saint Matthew, Bethnal 
Green, and for paving such parts of Old Cock-lane 
and York-street, as are in the Parish of Saint 
Leonard, Shoreditch, in the County of Middlesex. 

Ordered, That Sir William Clay do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A. 1843. 


An ingrossed Clause was offered (Preservation of 
Privileges of Toxteth Park): And the said Clause 
was brought up, and thrice read ; and agreed to, 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 Howard Douglas do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Logie and county of Clackmannan, praying that the 
Forth Navigation Bill may not pass into a law, was 


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


Stirling, and Works connected therewith, and for 
other Purposes relating thereto, was read the third 
time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered (Election of 
Commissioners for Stirling, Perth and Clackman- 
nan): And the said Clause was brought up, and 
thrice read; and agreed to, to be made part of the 
Bill, by way of Rider. 

Another ingrossed Clause was offered (For sup- 
plying vacancies of Commissioners for Counties): 
And the said Clause was brought up, and thrice 
read ; and agreed to, to be made part of the Bill, 
by way of Rider. 

Another ingrossed Clause was offered (Act may 
be carried into execution although all the Commis- 
sioners not appointed): And the said Clause was 
brought up, and thrice read; and agreed to, to be 
made part of the Bill, by way of Rider. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Lord Dalmeny do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 














House of the 17th day of March last had been com- 

plied with ; and that they had examined the allega- 

tions of the Bili, 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. 


same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 





and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Hawkins’ Estate Bill was read the first time ; and jawkins’ 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Estate Bill. 


Private Bills. 





Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the Inchbe'ly 
| Lighthill Cemetery at Glasgow ;— Gilbert Kennedy, C 


“of Renfield-street, in the city of Glasgow, Esquire ; 
|—Alexander Denny, Grain Merchant in Glasgow ; 
,—Company of Proprietors of the Forth and Clyde 
| Navigation ;-- Trustees on the ‘Turnpike-road be- 
| tween the city of Glasgow and Port Dundas ;—and, 
Trustees for executing an Act to alter and amend 
jan Act passed in the third year of the reign of his 


An ingrossed Bill-for the Division of the Rectory | Majesty King George the Fourth, and the Acts 
of Walton-on-the-Hill, in the County Palatine of | therein recited, so far as relate to the Road to Provan 
Lancaster, and for authorizing Sales and Convey- | Mill, commonly called the Garngad Road, and for 


ances in Fee, or Leases for Long Terms of Years for 
Building Purposes, and other Dispositions to be 
made of the Lands and Revenues belonging to the 
said Rectory and to the Vicarage of Walton-on-the- 
Hill, for the Endowment of such separate Rectories, 
and the Augmentation of such Vicarage, was, ac- 
cording to Order, read the third time. 


other purposes relating thereto; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
|against certain parts of the Inchbelly (Glasgow) 
| 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, p ae 
their 





A Petition of John Campbell, Senior, and John Forth Nevigz. 
Campbell, Junior, of Holehead, in the parish of to Bill 





An ingrossed Bill for improving and regulating Fon Navigy 
the Navigation of the River Forth, from Alloa to tion Bill. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the southampton 
Southampton Cemetery Bill; That the Order of the Cemetery Bill 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Bannbridge 
Bannbridge Road (No. 2.) Bill; That they had exa- Road (No. 2.) 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the Bil, 


—= ~*~, 


Ml. 


Glasgow Police 
Bill. 


Standing 
Orders ; 


Infant Orphan 
Asylum. 


Deptford Poor 
and Improve- 
ment Bill. 


Leamington 
Priors Improve- 
ment and 
Market Bill. 


actories Bill, 


6 Vicroriz. 


their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Proprietors and Occupiers of houses 
in Elmbank-place, Greenhill-place, India-street, Elm- 
bank-crescent, William-street, Richard-street, Both- 
well-street and Sandyford-road, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Glasgow Police Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by 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. 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 
leave to present a Petition for the Infant Orphan 
Asylum Bill, the Sessional Order be dispensed with ; 
and that the Parties be permitted to present such 
Petition accordingly. 


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


A Petition of Churchwardens, Overseers and Go- 
vernors and Directors of the Poor, and Rated Inha- 
bitants of the parish of Saint Nicholas, Deptford, 
in the county of Kent, and Commissioners for exe- 
cuting an Act for better paving, cleansing, lighting 
and watching the Streets, Lanes and other Public 
Passages and Places within the Parishes of Saint 
Nicholas, Deptford, in the County of Kent, and for 
removing and preventing Encroachments, Obstruc- 
tions, Nuisances and Annoyances therein, and also 
Owners of property within the said parish, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Deptford 
Poor and Improvement Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants and Owners of real 


estates in Leamington Priors, in the county of | a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 


Warwick (commonly called Royal Leamington Spa), 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 


or their counsel, against certain parts of the Lea- | 


/—and, Suffolk ; raying that the said Bill may pass 
mington Priors Improvement and Market Bill, was | » Suff praying yp 


into a law,—were also presented, and read ; and or- 


resented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, or their counsel, upon their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions from Crimplesham, Bexwell and Strad- 
sett ;— Dundee ;—Rastrick and Brighouse ;—Spald- 
ing ;—- Wakefield ; — Holme-upon-Spalding Moor ;— 
Bolton-le-Moors ;— Bungay ;—Southport ;—King’s 
Swinford (three Petitions) ; —Ditchling ; —Queen- 
borough ;— Carnarvon (three Petitions) ;-- Park ; 
—Saint George’s (Middlesex);— Wegston, Blaby 
and Glenfield ; — Oundle ; — Porchester ; --Mickel- 


field; — Hemsley Black Moor ;— Denby Dale ;— 


Cawthorne; —Ampleforth ; —Penistone ; —Harum ; 
— Selby;—Turby (two Petitions);—Black Boy 
Colliery ; — Melbourne ; — Warminster ; — Ballughe 
(two Petitions) ;—Dhovr ;—Shearmoar (two Peti- 
tions) ; — Smeal (two Petitions) ;—Bride (two Pe- 
titions) ; — Ramsay (two Petitions) ;—Sulby (two 
Petitions) ;—Kirk Bride (two Petitions) ;—Genry 
(two Petitions) ; — Regaby ; — Balla Raneam ;— 


Sezayre ; — Cardle; —Ballajora ; — Port Vullin; 
Vox. 98. 


19° Maiz. 














307 


—Saint Hadman (two Petitions) ;— ZLandysil ; — 
Llandinam (two Petitions) ;— Trefeglwys (two Pe- 
titions) ;—-Llangirrig (two Petitions) ;—-Llanidloes 
(four Petitions); — Cranbellin (two Petitions) ;— 
Caevan (two Petitions) ;—Carno (two Petitions); 
—Bangor (two Petitions) ; — Caldicot ; —Llarug ; 
— Shiloh ; —Llandwrog ; —Llanddeiniolen ;— Llan- 
mchyd;—Aber (two Petitions) ; —Llanfairfichan ; 
— Cwmcarwan ; — Shirenewton ; — Mathern ; — 
Llanilechid ;— Llandegai ;—Saint Neot’s (Hunting- 
donshire);—West Drayton (Middlesex) ; — Black- 
burn ;—Wortwell ;— Merthyr Tydvil (two Petitions); 
— Cowling Hill (two Petitions) ;—Sutton-in-Craven ; 
— Hoddesdon ;— Slach-lane ;— Goose Eye ;—Broad- 
way (Somerset) (two Petitions) ; -—-Henley-in-Arden ; 
— Limehouse ;-—Belper (five Petitions) ;—Sutton ;— 
Patricroft ;—Frampton-on- Severn ;— Tavistock(two 
Petitions) ;— Dublin ;— Banbury ;— Offton ;— Had- 
leigh (Suffolk) (two Petitions) ;-- Stockport (tive 
Petitions) ;— Chichester ;—Chairman and Secretary 
of the Connexional Committee of the Wesleyan 
Methodist Association ;— Banbury ;— Allerton ;— 
Beeralston ;—Saint Austell ;— Ashbourne (two Peti- 
tions) ; -— Painswick ;—Ainsworth (Lancashire) ;— 
Calstock ;— Herwain (four Petitions) ; — Dowlais 
(two Petitions); — Newbridge (two Petitions) ; —— 
Denver; — Bourn (three Petitions) ; — Wisboro’ 
Green ;— Godalming ;— Pentre ;— Bont Newydd ;— 
Allotment School, Northumberland ;— Wrekenton ;— 
Hartley (two Petitions) ;—Sheriff Hill; — Ballast 
Hills ; —Carville ;— Easington-lane (two Petitions) ; 
—Colliery-row ; —Brecon Hill ;—Lumley ;— Halt- 
whistle (two Petitions) ; —Morpeth ; —Snaiths ; — 
Benton ;—Corbridge (two Petitions) ;—New York ; 
—— Blyth (two Petitions) ;— Hexham (five Petitions) ; 
— Acomb ;— Catton ;-—-West Boat ; —Dye ; — Cla- 
vering-place ; —Berkeley ; —Felling ;—Howdon ; — 
Trudoxhill ;— Willington Quay ;-— Jesmond Vale ;-- 
Hayring ;— Alston ;—Haydon Bridge ;-— Gateshead 
Fell;--Percy Main; —Dorchester ; — Hamsterley ; 
—- Lartington ; — Walls ; — Bridport ; — Dunkeld; 
—Saint Pancras ;—Somers Town ;—London (two 
Petitions) ;—Lianelly (eight Petitions) ;—The Pro- 
testant Society for the Protection of Religious 
Liberty ; —Roborough ; —New Brentford ;—Pad- 
dington (two Petitions) ; -—- Wilsden ; — Athering- 
ton; — Dunfermline ; — Brynmawr ;— Newry ; — 
Wereham ;-- Fakenham ;—Saint Nicholas, Leicester ; 
--- Pentonville (two Petitions) ;—and, North Meols ; 
praying that the Factories Bill may not pass into 


lie upon the Table. 














Petitions from Weymouth and Melcombe Regis ; 


dered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants and Factory Labourers 
of Hillhouse, Huddersfield, in the county of York, 
praying the House to make Provision in the said Bill 
to limit the labour of all persons who work in Fac- 
tories, and who are above thirteen years of age, and 
under twenty-one, to ten hours a day, for five days in 
the week, and eight hours on the Saturday, was also 


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


Petitions from Belper ;— Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Post-osice. 


— Ashby-de-la-Zouch ; — Milford (Derby) ;—Ply- 
mouth Chamber of Commerce (Deputy Chairman) ; 
—and, Leicester (two Petitions); praying that the 
House will take the necessary steps for carrying into 
full operation Mr. Rowland Hill's Plan of Post- 
office Improvement,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Stockport;—- Bedford ;—and, Trus- Turnpike-roads 
tees of the Teignmouth and Dawlish Roads ; pray- Bill. 
ing that the Turnpike-roads Bill may not pass into 
a law, as it now stands,—were presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on the Bill. 


Petitions 


RR2 

















Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses, 


Poor Relief 
(Ireland) Bill, 


Poor Relief 
(Ireland) Act, 


Tithe Compo- 
sitions ; and, 
Poor Relief 
(Ireland) Acts, 


Property Tax 
Act. 


Wheat, &amp;c. 
Canada.) 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


Com Laws, 


Debtor and 
Creditor, 


308 


Petitions from Glastonbury ;—and, Yeovil; pray- 
ing for the repeal of so much of the Act 6 and.7 
Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the union of the Sees of 
Saint Asaph and Bangor,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Killmallock Union (Chairman) ;— 
Society of Friends (commonly called Quakers) in 
Ireland ; — Limerick Union ;— and, Ennistymon 
Union ; praying that the Poor Relief (Jreland) Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 

A Petition of the Council of the borough of Bel- 
fast, praying that provision may be made in the 
said Bill for paying for coffins for the poor, and for 
the support of deserted children, so as to put an end 
to the necessity for imposing rates in vestry in that 
borough, was also presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Letterkenny Union ;—Dunfanaghy 
Union ; — Rahan ;—and, Doneraile; praying for 
amendment of the Poor Relief (Ireland) Act,—were 


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


A Petition of Clergy of the diocese of Clogher, 
praying for the amendment of the Tithe Composi- 
tions (Ireland); and, Poor Relief (Jreland) Acts, 


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


Petitions from Radnor ;—and, Presteign; praying 
for the repeal of the Property Tax Act,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Aslackby ;— Morton ;— Baston ;— 
Edenham ;— Langtoft ;—Rippingale ;— Little By- 
tham ; — Castle Bytham ; — Dawsby ; — Luton ; — 
Biggleswade (two Petitions) ;— North Petherton ; 
— Waltham ;— Bedford ;—Holbeach ;— Yapton ;— 
Appledrum ;— Madhurst ;— Selsey ;— Midlavant ;-- 
Merston ;--Graffham ;—— Elsted ; -- Eastergate ;-- 
Treyford ;—Barnham ;— Hambleton ;— Dudley (two 
Petitions) ;— Woodside ;-— Fiveways ; -— Swinstead ; 
~-Swayjield ;-—Isleham ;— Newbury ;— Harrold ;— 
Hornton ;--Greatworth ; — Tulgrave ;-- Westdean ; 
—-Rutland ;-— Cambridge County ; — Yoxford ;—- 
Tipton; — Stourbridge ;-— Sonning and Hurst ;—- 
Bradworthy ;--Parkham ;—Heanton Punchardon ; 
— Braunton ;—High Bickington ; — Berrynarbor ; 
—Kentisbury ; — Georgeham ; — East Putford ; — 
Hartland ;— Welcombe ;—West Putford ;— Buck- 
land Brewer ;—Allwington ;-- Northam ;-— Woolfar- 
disworthy ;—Monkleigh ;-- Littleham ;—- Fremington; 
——and, Boroughfield ; praying the House to refuse its 
sanction to any measure having for its object the im- 
portation of Wheat or Wheat Flour through Canada 
into this country, at a low rate of duty,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Wellington Union (Somerset and 
Devon) ;--and, Kentisbeare ; praying for alteration 
of the Poor Law Amendment Act,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Sabden ;--Great Horwood (thirty 
Petitions) ;—Rakehead near Burnley (eighteen Pe- 
titions) ;——Dean (two Petitions) ;-—Darlington ;—- 
Miadlesex (Chairman of a Meeting) ;—and, Eign 
Brock; praying for the repeal of the Corn and 
Provision Laws,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


_A Petition of Thomas Loft, of Bow-lane, in the 
city of London, Attorney and Solicitor, praying the 
House to amend the law of Debtor and Creditor, by 
passing an enactment requiring all pleas to be veri- 
fied by affidavit, abolishing all vitiation of process 
on account of technical errors, and giving a plaintiff 


19° Maz: 


A. 1843. 


the choice of a tribunal, in all Acts to be passed con- 
stituting local or other courts for the recovery of debts, 


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


Mr. Beckett Denison reported from the Committee Dean Forest 
on the Dean Forest and Gloucester Railway Bill; ee 
That during the sitting of the Committee this day, ““'"*9 Bilt 
a Quorum of Selected Members not being present, 
he had suspended the Proceedings of the Committee ; 
and that at the expiration of one hour from the time 
when he had so suspended the Proceedings of the 
Committee, a Quorum of Selected Members not 
being present, he had adjourned the Committee to 
twelve of the clock on Monday next. 





Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchant Seamen residing in the Merchant Seae 
port of the county of the town of Berwick-upon- men’s Fund, 
Tweed, praying for a revision of the Act regulating 
the Merchant Seamen’s Fund, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Belfast;— and, Cork; praying Union with 
that the Act of Union between Great Britain and '¢!"4. 
Ireland may not be repealed—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Tradesmen and Operatives of the 
city of Waterford, praying for the repeal of the 
Union between Great Britain and Ireland, was also 


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


Petitions from Shrewsbury ;—and, East Retford ; Bankruptcy 
praying that the operation of the Bankruptcy Act 4% 
and the rules made thereunder, may be inquired into, 
and such amendments made therein as may remedy 
its defects,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Richard Gathorne Butt, now a Pri- Richard 
soner in White Cross-street Prison, complaining of Gathome Butt, 
his arrest and imprisonment for an alleged debt, and 

praying for inquiry into his case, was presented, and 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Wa- Municipal 
terford, praying that the Municipal Corporations (relend) Bill 
(Jreland) Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 

stands, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 

upon the Table. 


Petitions from Skipton ;—and, Durham ; praying Waste Land 
that the Waste Land Allotment Bill may pass into Allotment Bill. 
a law,— were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Mr. George Wiiliam Wood reported from the Select Public Petitions 
Committee on Public Petitions; That they had ex- (Twenty-sixth 
amined the Petitions presented upon the 15th and ee 
16th 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. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Branch Railway Stratford 

or 'Tram-road from the Eastern Counties Railway ener oa -_ 
at Stratford-le-Bow, to communicate with the River Scien tome 
Thames, for leave to present a Petition for leave to tion Railway 
bring in a Bill for making a Branch Railway or Tram- (No 2+) Bills 
road from the Eastern Counties Railway, at Strat- 

ford, to communicate with the River Thames, in the 

county of Essex, was presented, and read; and re- 

ferred to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


A Petition of the Moderator of the Kirk Session Church of 
of the parish of Roseneath, in the county of Dum- Scotland. 
barton, praying the House to adopt measures for 
preventing collision between the Civil and Eccle- 
siastical Courts in Scotland, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

















A Petition 





I 
I 





6 Vicroriz. 


Royal Belfast { 
Institution, Master of the Drawing School in the Royal Belfast | 
Institution, stating that the Petitioner on the 14th | 


of November 1819, objected attending the Board of | 


Masters of which he was a member, whilst, in his | reading of the Waste Land Allotment Bill ; 


opinion, they neglected the discipline of the schools, | 


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A Petition of Gaetano Fabbrini, formerly Head | that the same may be returned to them :—And then 


the Messengers withdrew. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Waste Land 
Allotment Bill, 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 


and introduced into them what he considered in- Thursday next. 


jurious to the progress of education ; that during the | 
absence of the Petitioner several measures were | 
adopted by them for the purpose of expelling him | 
from his situation in the institution, which expulsion | 
took place on the 19th of August 1820, contrary to 
a bye-law confirmed by the Court of Proprietors in 
1818, for the protection of the professors and masters; 
and praying that the House will direct an inquiry to | 
be made into his case, was presented, and read ; 
and orde+1 &lt;o lie upon the Table. 


Metropolitan A Petitior. of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inha- 

Buildings Bill. bitants of the parish of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch, 
in the county of Middlesex, praying that the Metro- 
politan Buildings Bill may not pass into a law, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Army A Petition of William Beeston, of Kentish Town, 

Accounts. in the county of Middlesex, alleging the existence 
of a system of fraud in the settling of Army Ac- 
counts, and praying for inquiry, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Strabane Union 


A Petition of Members of the Grand Jury for the 
Workhouse. 


county of Donegal, empannelled at Lent Assizes 
18438, praying that the House will order an inquiry 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Knutsford 
Copy of Additional Correspondence between the Gal. 
Home Office and the Magistrates of the County of No. 265. 
Chester, relative to Knutsford Gaol. 

Mr. Manners Sutton accordingly presented the 
said Paper. 

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


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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Wheat, &amp;c., 
mittee, to whom it was referred to consider of so (Canada.) 
much of the Act 5 &amp; 6 Vic. c. 14, as relates to the 
Duties chargeable on the Importation into the United 
Kingdom of Wheat and Wheat Flour from Canada ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 

Shair ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, 

“ humbly praying Her Majesty to withhold Her 


into the conduct of the Poor Law Commissioners, in |“ “8sent from an Act passed in the last Session of 


the erection of the Poorhouse of the Strabane Union, 


“ the Provincial Parliament of Canada, for the im- 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon “ position of a Duty on the Importation of Foreign 


the Table. 


Pawnbrokers’ A Petition of Thomas Reynolds, Marshal of Dub- 
Trade(Ireland) Jinand Registrar of Pawnbrokers in Ireland, praying 
; that should the House deem it necessary to make 
any changes in the law for regulating the Trade of 
Pawnbroking in Jreland, they will award ample 
compensation to the Petitioner for the loss of his 
office as Registrar of Pawnbrokers in [reland, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

Table. 

















Malt. A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Bur- 
pham, in the county of Sussex, praying for the repeal 
of the duty on Malt, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Rating of 
Tenements. 


A Petition of the Board of Guardians of the 
Docking Union, in the county of Norfolk, praying 
that provision may be made by the Huuse to enable 
the officers of all country towns and parishes not 
enjoying municipal privileges, to assess and collect 


the rates on cottage property from the owner thereof, | 


either by enlarging the provisions of the Act 59 Geo. 


“ Corn,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question: 
—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 


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


Sabbati, 20° die Maii, 1843: 


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


The Order of the day being read, for the second Metropolitan 
reading of the ag Buildings Bill ; Buildings Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday next. 


The Fines and Penalties (Zreland) Bill was, ac- Fines and 
cording to Order, read a second time; and come Penalties * 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for Fri- Cae. 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ecclesiastical 
mittee on the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill; Courts Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 





3, c. 12, s. 19, or by such other means as to the 
House shall seem fitting, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Message from 


A Message from the Lords, by Sir Giffin Wilson 
the Lords, 


and Mr. Brougham : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to amend the Law for the Registration of Per- 
sons entitled to vote, and to define certain Rights 
of Voting, and to regulate certain Proceedings in the 
Election of Members to serve in Parliament for 
England and Wales, with Amendments ; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords communicate to this House the Minutes 
of the Evidence taken before their Lordships in the 
case of Kendall’s Divorce Bill, as desired by this 
House in their Message of yesterday, and request 

Vou. 98. 


Registration 
of Voters Bill. 


Kendall’s 
Divorce Bill, 


‘the 29th day of this instant May, resolve itself into 


?| the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Law of Evi- 
mittee on the Law of Evidence Bill ; dence Bill, 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
the 29th day of this instant May, resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Superior Courts 
reading of the Superior Courts (Common Law) Bill ; — Law) 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time ~'” 
upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Bankrupts, &amp;c., 
reading of the Bankrupts, &amp;c. (Ireland) Bill ; (Ireland ) Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday the 29th day of this instant May. 
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Admiralty The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Lands Bill. 


mittee on the Admiralty Lands Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. . 


County Courts 


Sn The Order of the day being read, for the second 


reading of the County Courts Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


Copyhold and =The Copyhold and Customary Tenure Bill was, 
sg J according to Order, read a second time ; and com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for 


Monday next. 


Attornies and The Order of the day being read, for taking into 

Solicitors Bill. further consideration the Report on the Attornies 
and Solicitors Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 


consideration upon Monday the 29th day of this 
instant May. 


Waysand The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
me. mittee of Ways and Means; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Supply, The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Millbank Prison Mr, Greene reported the Millbank Prison 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. 
Registrationof — Ordered, That the Amendments made by the 
Voters Bill. Lords to the Registration of Voters Bill, be taken 
No. 266. into consideration upon Friday next. 
Ordered, That the Bill,as amended by the Lords, 
be printed. 
Commons 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for facilitating the Inclosure and Improvement of 
Commons: And that Lord Worsley, Mr. Pusey and 
Mr. Aglionby do prepare, and bring it in. 


Inclosure Bill. 


Poor Law * 


the sel Mr. Manners Sutton presented, by Her Majesty’s 
™"  Command,—A Copy of the Ninth Annual Report 
of the Poor Law Commissioners, with Appendices. 

veel Copy of Tables showing the Number of Criminal 

Offenders committed for Trial or bailed for Appear- 

ance at the Assizes and Sessions in each County, in 

the year 1842, and the Result of the Proceedings, 

made out by order of Her Majesty’s Principal Se- 

cretary of State for the Home Department, from 
the Criminal Registers kept in that Office. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented,—Returns to 
several Addresses to Her Majesty, dated the 10th 
day of April last, and the 3d day of this instant 
May, for a Return of the Names of all Turnpike 
Trusts in England and Wales of which the Tolls, 
&amp;c., are now in Possession of Mortgagees or their 
Agents; stating the date of the Transfer of the 
Mortgages to such Mortgagees, upon which they 
have so obtained Possession; the date when pro- 
ceedings were commenced, and such Possession was 
obtained ; the Amount of the Bonded Debt due by 


Turnpike 
Trusts. 


No, 267. 


A. 1843. 


ings, and the Expense thereof :—An Account of al! 
Monies arising from theTolls, &amp;c., of Turnpike Trusts 
which have been received by Mortgagees in Pos- 
session, or their Agents; together with the date at 
which such Accounts were delivered to the Trus- 
tees of the said Trusts, as required by the Act 
3 Geo. 4, c. 126, s. 47:—And, an Account of any 
Loss which may have been incurred by reason of the 
defalcation of any Mortgagee or his Agent in Pos- 
session :—An Abstract of the Income, Expenditure 
and Debts of the several Turnpike Trusts in England 
and Wales; together with the Amount of Statute 
Labour, and of Aid granted by the Parishes to the 
said Trusts, from 1834 to 1840, both inclusive :— 
A Return of the Names of Turnpike Trusts having 
no Bonded Debt in 1840 ; together with their In- 
come and Expenditure during that year :—Also, of 
the Names of Turnpike Trusts in England and Wales 
whose Revenue during the year 1840 was insufti- 
cient to pay £.5 per cent. on the Total Amount of 
their Bonded Debt; together with the Amount of 
the Bonded Debt of each such Trust; stating the 
Rate of Interest which such Bonded Debts bear re- 
spectively :—Also, of the Names of Turnpike Trusts 
in England and Wales whose Revenue during the 
year 1840 was insufficient to pay £.5 per cent. on 
the Total Amount of their Bonded Debt, and on 
the arrears of Interest for Six years; together with 
the Amounts of such Bonded Debts, and of such 
Arrears of Interest, and the Rate of Interest which 
such Bonded Debts bear respectively :—Also, of the 
Names of Turnpike Trusts in England and Wales 
whose Revenue during the year 1840 was insufficient 
to pay £.5 per cent. on the Total Amount of their 
Bonded Debt, and on the whole Arrears of Interest, 
together with the Amounts of such Bonded Debts, 
and of such Arrears of Interest, and the Rate of 
Interest which such Debts bear respectively :—Also, 
of the Names of Turnpike Trusts in England and 

Wales having Arrears of Interest not exceeding Six 
years; stating the Amount of Arrears of Interest due 
by each such Trust respectively :—And also, of the 

Names of Turnpike Trusts in England and Wales 

having Arrears of Interest exceeding Six years; 

stating the Amount of Arrears of Interest due by 

each such Trust respectively :—- And, an Account of all 

Floating Debt, Arrears of Interest and other Monies 

previously advanced, which have been added to the 

Bonded Debt within the last Six years, specifying the 

dates at which such Debtswere incurred, such Arrears 

became due, and such Monies were advanced, to- 

gether with the dates at which they were added to 

the Bonded Debt:—Also, of all Sums of Money 

borrowed on Mortgage of the Tolls by Turnpike 





| Trusts in England and Wales for making new Roads, 


since the year 1836, with the Names of the Trusts, 
and their respective Income in the year 1840 :—And, 
for a Return of the Names of Turnpike Trusts in Eng- 
land and Wales, which are able (taking the Surplus 
Revenue of the year 1840 as an estimated Annual 
Surplus) to discharge their entire Debts within 
Thirty years; stating the Total Amount of Debts, 
the Net Income, the Net Expenditure and the Sur- 
plus Revenue for the year 1840; also, the Number 
of years required to pay off the said Debts on each 
such Trust respectively. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table; and that the Returns relative to Turnpike 
Trusts be printed. 











the Trust to such Mortgagees (distinguishing the | 
Amount of the Mortgages upon which Possession | 
has been obtained, the Total Amount of the Bonded | 
Debt, and the Annual Income of each such Trust 
respectively) :—- And, a Return of the Names of all 
Turnpike Trusts where any proceedings have been 
adopted since the year 1833 by Mortgagees to ob- 
tain Possession of Tolls, &amp;e. ; together with an Ac- 
count of the means adopted to stay such proceed- 





Command,—A Copy of Treaties and Hatti Sheriffs 
relative to Servia. 


Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 


Table. 


Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence in Kendall's 
the case of Kendall’s Divorce Bill, which were this Divorce Bill. 


day communicated from the Lords, be referred to 
the Select Committee on Divorce Bills. 


Ordered, 


Sir Robert Peel presented, by Her Majesty’s Servia. 





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Leone and the (Sierrq Leone and the Gambia), 


Gambia. ) 
No, 268. 

Ship “ Bar- 

badoes.” 
No. 269. 


Judicial 
Establishment 
(Scotland. ) 
No. 270. 
Maynooth 
College. 
No, 271. 


Southampton 
Docks Bill. 


Haddenham 
Tnclosure Bill. 


Dundee 
Harbour Bill. 


Caswall’s 
Disability 
Removal Bill. 





6 Victroriz. 





Ordered, That the Return relative to Imports 
which was presented 
yesterday, be printed. 


“ 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Ship 


printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Judicial 
Establishment (Scotland), which was presented yes- 
terday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Maynooth 
College, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


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








Luna, 22° die Maii ; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


T HE House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Southampton 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. 


An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Lands in the Pa- 
rish of Haddenham, in the Isle of Ely, in the County 
of Cambridge, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Colonel Alliz do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of General Commissioners for execut- 
ing an Act for the better paving, lighting, watching 
and cleansing the Burgh of Dundee, and for main- 
taining and regulating the Police of the same, and 
Places adjacent, and other Purposes relating thereto, 
and of David Mitchell, Writer in Dundee, Clerk to 
the said Commissioners, in whose name the said 
Commissioners are entitled to sue and be sued, pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Dundee 
Harbour 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 consideration 
the Report on Caswall’s Disability Removal Bill ; 
and the Amendments were read, as follow : 

Pr. 2. 1.18. Leave out “ officiate” and insert 
“ preach or administer the sacraments.” 
Pr. 2. 1.22. Leave out “late of” and insert “a 
“ natural born subject of the crown of this realm, 
“ Jately professor of divinity in.” 
Pr. 2.1. 26. Leave out from “ Wilts” to “to” 
in 1. 34., and insert “ having recently produced.” 

Pr. 2. 1.38. Leave out from “ required” to “and” 
in Pr. 3. 1. 25., and insert “ certifying that he the 
“ said Henry Caswall had been canonically ordained 
Deacon and Priest by Bishops of the Protestant 
Episcopal Church in the United States of Ame- 
rica, and was of honest life and godly conversa- 
tion, professing the doctrines of the United Church 
of England and Ireland, the said Bishops of Lon- 
don and Salisbury did thereupon grant permis- 
sion to the said Henry Caswall to officiate, and 
he did accordingly officiate as a Priest within the 
said respective dioceses of London and Salisbury, 
in manner allowed by the said last-mentioned 
Act.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 30. Leave out “ notwithstanding such 
recognition of his office and orders as aforesaid.” 


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311 


Pr. 3. 1.35. Leave out “ the same” and insert 


* his office.” 


Pr. 3. 1. 40. Leave out “ a subject of the crown 
of this realm” and insert “ desirous to become 
permanently resident in Great Britain, and of 
being enabled more effectually to execute the 
duties of his said office.” 

Pr. 4. 1.1. Leave out “ further.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 3. After “ premises” insert “in man- 
ner hereinafter mentioned.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 18. After “ shall” insert “ save as here- 
inafter provided.” 

Pr, 5. 1.9. After “ notwithstanding” insert “ Pro- 
‘ vided always, That the said Henry Caswall shall 
not be capable of officiating in any church or 
chapel of England or Ireland without special 
permission from the Archbishop of the province 
in which he proposes to officiate, or of having, 
holding or enjoying, or of being admitted to any 
parsonage or other ecclesiastical preferment in 
England ox Lreland, or of acting as Curate therein, 
without the consent and approbation of the Arch- 
bishop of the province, and also of the Bishop of 
the diocese in which any such parsonage or eccle- 
siastical preferment or curacy may be situated ; 
and it shall not be lawful for such Archbishop to 
give such consent or approbation unless it shall 
have been certified to him by such Bishop as 
aforesaid, that he has examined or caused to be 
examined the said Henry Caswall, and has found 
him fit in respect of literature and doctrine to 
hold such parsonage or other preferment, or of 
acting as Curate therein.” 

Pr. 5. 1.10. Leave out “always” and insert 
also.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


Tay Ferries Bill to make their Report, be enlarged Bill. 


till Thursday the 1st day of June next. 


Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; That 
they had heard counsel in support of two of the 
said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour 
of the Bill; and had examined the allegations of 
the Bill, and found the same to be true; and 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Tay Ferries 


Lord Worsley reported from the Committee on Kentish Town 
the Kentish Town Paving Bill; and to whom several Paving Bill. 


the Report on the Glasgow Marine 
pany Bill; and the Amendments 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Glasgow Ma- 


Insurance Com- tine Insurance 
Bill. 
were read, and Company Bi 


agreed to; and Amendments were made to the 
Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Lanivet ;— Swansea (seventeen Petitions) ;—-Llandilo 
(three Petitions) ;— Newcastle-on- Tyne (twenty-four 
Petitions) ;—Dean Row ;— Crawcrook ;— Westgate ; 
— Wears Head;—Westmoor (two Petitions) ;-— Win- 
laton ;— Heworth-lane ;— Ayton Banks ;— Woolsing- 
ham;— Horsley ;—Blaydon ;— Windy Nook ;—Fel- 
ling (three Petitions) ; — Ebchester ; — Hawks’s 
Works ; — Scotswood ; — Elswick ; — Shotley ; -— 
Gateshead (four Petitions) ;— Blyth ;— Chester-le- 
street ;—Saint Columb (two Petitions) ;—Haworth 
(fourteen Petitions);— Neath (two Petitions) ;-- 
Truro (three Petitions) ; — Bryncanaethwyn ; — 
Micklestone ;— Tythegston ;— Kilvey ; — Penilawdd 
Gower ; — Llanquike ; — Gurnor ; — Pauthey ; — 
Brynteg ;--Alltwen ; — Alltwen, Rhosbrynhir, and 
other places ;—Morriston (four Petitions) ;—Foxhole 
(three Petitions) ;—Briton Ferry ;—Skuan ;—Mc- 
lincrythan ; — Langefelach (two Petitions) ;— Llun- 





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Petitions from York ;— Creed and Polmassiek ;— Factories Bill. 


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3192 22° Maii. A. 1843. 


rhidian (four Petitions) ;— Ystradgynlais ;-- Newton 
(Glamorgan) ;— Penelawdd ;— Sketty (three Peti- 
tions) ;—Glandwr (three Petitions) ; — Cockett ;— 
Summerfield ;—Saint Agnes ;— Padstow ; — Saint 
Breoch ;— Northam ;— Bideford (four Petitions) ;— 
Sullington ;— Gorehill ; — Leighton ; — Longbridge 
Deverill ;— Toxteth Park ;— West Felton ;—Bishop’s 
Stortford (two Petitions) ;— Morley (two Petitions) ; 
—Armley (two Petitions) ;--Leeds (eight Petitions) ; 
—Hpolbeck (two Petitions) ;-—Hunslet (three Peti- 
tions) ;— Wortley (three Petitions) ;—- Wellingborough 
(three Petitions) ; — Tellisford ;— Chairman of a 
Meeting of United Committees of Ministers and 
Gentlemen appointed for the protection of Civil and 
Religious Privileges of the Wesleyan Methodists ;— 
Manchester (eight Petitions) ;—Brailsford ;— Llanu- 
wehllyn (two Petitions) ;—Tregathenan ;—Curey ;— 
Helston ;—Rinsey ;— Stratford (two Petitions) ;— 
Chenhale ;—Launceston ; — Penan ;— Weymouth ;— 
Trewennach ; — Huddersfield ; — Peniel ; —- Llan- 
ddervel ; — Gildersome (two Petitions) ;— Eccleshall 
(two Petitions) ;— Ringwood ; — Deptford ;— Mile 
End (three Petitions) ;—Zane End ;—Road (two 
Petitions) ;—- Buckland ; —— Chapmanslade ;—Whid- 
bourne ;-—Richmond (two Petitions) ;—Allerton (two 
Petitions) ;-- Winscombe (two Petitions) ;— Southgate 
Chapel ( Gloucester) ;— Hadlow ;-- William Williams, 
Pastor of the Independent Church, Carnarvon ;— 
Hastings ;— Boston (four Petitions) ;— Kettering ;— 
Commercial-road East ;—Oxbridge (two Petitions) ; 
— South Brent (three Petitions) ;-- Crickham (two Pe- 
titions) ;— Cheddar (two Petitions) ;—Shipham (two 
Petitions) ;-—-Rowborow ;-— Draycott ;-—Allerton ;.— 
East Brent ;—Churchill;—Lympsham ;— Frome Sel- 
wood (four Petitions) ;-- Whalley ;-- Chapmanslade(two 
Petitions) ; — Sheppards Barton, I’rome ;— Faulk- 
land ;--East Woodlands ;—Wells (two Petitions) ; 
— Wanstron;—F rome (ten Petitions) ;-- Little Elm ; 
— Canterbury (five Petitions) ;--Olney (three Peti- 
tions) ; —— Lavendon ; -- Liverpool ; — Frankton ; — 
Hardley ;— Wetherby ;— Barnsley ;— Northampton ; 
—Ezeter Hall ;-—Hackleton ;— Tower Hamlets ;-- 
Totness ; —Shalfanger ;— Burnham ;— Kenning hall ; 
— Kingston Deverill ; — Longbridge ; — Woodton 
(three Petitions) ;--Forncet ;—.Denton ;— Topecoft ; 
— Loshenham (two Petitions) ;-- Wramplingham and 
Wymondham ; — Rockland ; -——-Winfarthing ;—Dere- 
ham ;-— Claxton (two Petitions) ;— Brecon (two Peti- 
tions) ;-- Longwood ;— Brynmawr ;-- Cwm Celyn and 
Blaina \ron Works ;—Nantyglo (two Petitions) ;— 
Beaman Gwent ;-—-Devizes (four Petitions) ;—Keyn- 
sham ;— Berea (two Petitions) ;— Rehoboth ;—Salis- 
bury (three Petitions) ;--Lambrook;-—Sudbury (seven 
Petitions) ;-— Saffron Walden ; —Shipley and Chor- 
lestown ;— Melksham (two Petitions) ;--Sirhowey;— 
Beynmazwr ; --Penmain ;--Saint Stephen’s ;—Saint 
Wenn ; -— Mynddyslwyn ; -- Wigan ; -—- Cwm Nant 
Gam and Hafod;—-New Catton ;--Cornwall; -- 
Long Melford ;—Middlesborough ;—-Keighley (two 
Petitions) ;— Little Elm ;—Nunney (five Petitions) ; 
—Lullington ;— Westbury (five Petitions) ;—Shottery 
(two Petitions); —- Stratford-upon-Avon ;—- Aston 
Cantlow (two Petitions) ;-— Worcester(two Petitions); 
— roadway ; —Childs Wickham ; —Buchland ;-—- 
Evesham (five Petitions) ;—New Sarum ;--Earby- 
in- Craven ;— Doncaster ;-—-Loddon (two Petitions) ; 
~-- East Dereham (two Petitions) ; — Walton; — 
Sprowston ; — Norwich (forty-five Petitions) ; — 
Mendlesham ; -- Matteshall ;--Johnson’s Court ;— 
Stroud (six Petitions) ;— Nymphsfield ;—Shortwood ; 
—Kimbelton ; — Chelmsford ; —Aylsham ; --Hack- 
ney (two Petitions); — Ludlow (two Petitions) ;— 
Derby (five Petitions);— Beccles ;— London;—Eagle- 
street, Red Lion-square;— Towynn (three Petitions) ; 
—Aberdavey ; —‘ onbridge ; -—Kirkham (two Peti- 
tions) ;-— Preston (four Petitions) ; — Chippenham 
(six Petitions); —- Grittleton ;—- Gloucester (seven 
Petitions) ; -— Ruscombe ; -- Milford ;--Towyn ; — 
Normanton ;— Bristol (thirty-six Petitions) ;-- West- 


Sury-on- Trym (two Petitions) ;—Hallen ;—Wollard ; | Roger ;—Ripon ;—and, Aldfield; praying that the- 








— Hanham (two Petitions) ;—Pill Saint George ;— 
Weston-super-Mare ; — Doynton ; — Oldland Com- 
mon;— Pucklechurch;— Westerleigh;—Mangotsfield ; 
-- Upton; —- Marshfield ; -— Wick ; -— Pensford ; — 
Portishead ; — Nailsea ;-- Felton ;—- Nibley ;— Bish- 
port ;—F'rampton Cotterell ;— Everingham;—Selby ; 
— Warminster ; — Pockthorpe; —- Rhyney ; —Mold 
(seven Petitions) ; —Trelogan ; --Llanganhafal ;—— 
Llanarmongale (three Petitions) ; —Hull ; —Whit- 
ford ;—Northop (four Petitions) ;-- Newmarket (two 
Petitions) ; — Llanferres ; —Buchley ;--Nannerch ; 
—Halkin (two Petitions) ;—Chapmanslade ;— Holy- 
well (two Petitions) ;—Ysceifiog (two Petitions) ;—— 
Hawarden ; —Hadleigh Heath ; -—Huddersfield ;-- 
Cardiff (seven Petitions) ;-— Tynemouth ;--Martham; 
——Long Stratton ;--Horsley-on- Tyne ;-- Great Yar- 
mouth ; —Whitechapel ; —Birmingham (seven Peti- 
tions) ;—Haydon Bridge ;— Billingshurst ;—King- 
ston-upon-Hull (five Petitions) ;— Tunstall ;— Tock- 
holes;—Members of Committees of the Charlbury 
British School Society ;—Wareham (three Petitions) ; 
—Lytchett Matravers ;—Lytchett Minster ;—Lang- 
ley ; -— Polpero ; — Ramsgrave ;-—- Gateshead Low 
Fell ;—Lucas-street, Saint George’s (Middlesex) ;— 
Kenninghall ; — Wymondham (two Petitions) ; — 
Thurso ; — Wigton; — Preston (two Petitions) ; — 
Lees ; -—-Llandervel : —Swalwell ; —Stratford-upon- 
Avon (two Petitions) ; —Pendleton ;— Wilmcote ;—- 
Banbury ; —Aberystruth ;—Great Harwood ;— Cil- 
cain ; —Nannerch ; —Hylton ;—- Durham (five Peti- 
tions) ; --Aylsham ; —Murton Colliery ;—Amble ;=- 
Wollaston (two Petitions) ;—Draycott ;-- Culworth ; 
— Exmouth (three Petitions) ;—Bishop Stortford ; 
—New Cross ; —Dundee (five Petitions) ;—Wood- 
chester (three Petitions) ;— Oakhill (two Petitions) ; 
— Crawcrook ; —Winlaton ; -—Bala ; -——-Prescot ;— 
Kimbolton ; — Gunwalloe ; —Haverhill ; —Oban ;— 
Richmond (York) (five Petitions) ; —Keynsham ;— 
Westhoughton ; —South Molton (four Petitions) ;— 
Hulme (two Petitions) ;—Lewisham ;—Ford Forge ; 
—Lanreath;— Moderator of the Provincial Synod 
of Caithness and Sunderland ; —Midmar ; —Saint 
Dennis ;---Banbury ;— Deritend ;— Blackburn (four 
Petitions) ; — Ashton-in-Mackerfield ; — Middleton 
Tyas ;—Llanfor ;— Gorton (two Petitions) ;--Lewes 
(two Petitions) ;— Horsford;—Hoxne(two Petitions) ; 
——Norfolk ;— Belper &lt;r Lynn ;— Ashbourne ; 
-— Keighley ;-- Thomas and S. A. Hodgson ;—Jonas 
and Hannah Whitaker ;--James and Ann Spaw- 
forth ; —W. Jessop and Hannah Jessop ;— William 
and Sarah Depledge;—Dolgelly (six Petitions) ;— 
Llanelltyd (three Petitions) ; -- Sion ;—Merioneth 
(two Petitions) ;-—Brithdir (two Petitions) ;—-Rhy- 
dymain (two Petitions) ;—Tynybriarth ;—Llanfach- 
reth (two Petitions) ;— Bont Ddéi ;—Rheirspardyn ; 
—-Carmel ; —— Abergeirw ; -- Bryncrug ; —Spalding 
(two Petitions) ;-- Ottery Saint Mary (four Peti- 
tions) ; —Summercotes ; — Hastings ;—Croft ;—Ha- 
worth ; — Bala ; — Catterick ; — Weston and other 
places ;— Rhymney Iron Works :— Wakefield (eight 
Petitions) ; — Hazelwood ; — Alverthorpe ; — Amos 
and Mary Shaw ;—George and Catherine Barlow ; 
—-Henry and Elizabeth Roberts ;-—Joseph and Ann 
Wilby ;—Daniel and Nancy Haigh ;—Enoch and 
Emma Harrison ;-- Brough and other places ;— 
Wichlewood ;--Great Ellingham ;—Members of the 
Committee of the Newcastle and Gateshead Religious 
Freedom Society ;---Broad-street, London ;— Tuam ; 
— Gorton; -—Meils ; —Back Hills (two Petitions) ; 
— Asisted ;— Bow (two Petitions) ;--Leigh ;— Burn- 
ham ; — Whalley ; --Saint Issey ;—Roche ;— Eccles- 
hall; —Gateshead (two Petitions) ; —Hastings ; — 
Nailsworth;— Warrington ;—Hipswell ;— Monmouth 
(two Petitions) ; — Trowbridge ; —Leyburn ;— and, 
Deritend; praying that the Factories Bill may not 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Petitions from Chard ;—Shkelton ;—Chelmarsh ;— 
Sharow ; — Easthope ; — Preenchurch ; — Studley 


said 





Balloc 
Railway 


Whea 
(Cana 





Healt 
Town 


Tur 
Bill. 


Ir 


— a 


»— 











Ballochuey 
Railway Bill. 


Wheat, &amp;ce, 
(Canada. ) 


Health of 
Towns Bill. 


Turnpike-roads 
Bill. 


Union with 
Treland. 


Schoolmasters’ 
Widows Fund 


(Scotland) Bill. 


Post-otfice. 


Municipal 
Corporations 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Sowerby and 
Soyland In. 
closure Bill, 


6 Victurtz. 


said Bill may pass into a law,—were also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Ballochney 
Railway Bill have leave to sit this day, till five of 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Petitions from Cavendish ; —Devizes ;-—Potter- 
hanworth ;—Burton ;—Cammeringham ;—Elmdon ; 
— Manewden ; — Dunston ; — Pudsey ; — Stansted 
Mountfitchet ;—-Langley (Essex) ;-- Farnham (Essex) ; 
Dibden;—Saffron Walden ;—Great Hallingbury ;— 
—Henham ;—Arkesden ; — Thorley ;— Quendon ;—- 
Birchanger ;—Elsenham ;— Heydon ;--Little Chis- 
hall ;— Great Chishall;--Great Bardfield ;-—— Take- 


22° Maiz. 





ley ;— Berden ;—-Little Hallingbury ;—Little Bard- 

field ;—Swinstead ;-—-Bardney ;--South Carlton ;—- 
Shellingthorpe ;—— Ugley;--and, Ingham; praying 
the House to refuse their sanction to any measure 
having for its object the importation of Wheat or 
Wheat Flour through Canada, into this country, at 
a low rate of duty,-—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Resident Householders and Inha- 
bitants of Christchurch, Surrey, praying that the 
Health of Towns Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bridgwater (Mayor) ;-—Trustees for § 
executing the Acts for the Improvement of the Town 
of Leominster, in the County of Hereford ;--and, 
Leominster ; praying that the Turnpike-roads Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Members of the Town Council and 
Burgesses of the borough of Sligo, praying the 
House to take such steps as will maintain the Le- 
gislative Union between the two kingdoms inviolate, 


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


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, 
to request, That Mr. George John Dike, Clerk of 
Enrolments, have leave to attend the Select Com- 
mittee on the Lords’ Amendments to the School- 
masters’ Widows Fund (Scotland) Bill, and to pro- 
duce the ingrossed Act which received the Royal 
Assent on the 9th day of this instant May, intituled, 
“ An Act for better raising and securing the Fund 
for the Relief of Widows and Children of Burgh 
and Parochial Schoolmasters in Scotland :—And 
that Mr. Greene do carry the said Message. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Kingston-upon- 
Hull, being respectively the President, Vice Presi- 
dent and Members of the Committee of a certain 
Society or Community of persons styling themselves 
the Hull Guardian Society for the Protection of 
Trade, praying that the House will be pleased to in- 
stitute an inquiry into the state of the Post-office, 
with the view of adopting measures for forthwith 
carrying into complete operation the plan of Post- 








office Improvement devised and proposed by Mr. | 


Rowland Hill, and of discovering the causes which | 


prevent the attainment of that important object, was | 


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


Table. | 


and agreed to. 


Petitions from Rural District of the county of | 
Waterford ;—and, Cork (two Petitions) ; suggesting 
certain alterations in the Municipal Corporations | 
(Ireland) Bill, and praying for their adoption,— | 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon | 


the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Sowerby and Soyland Inclosure 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed 
to; and Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Vor. 98. 


313 


_ Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Petition of Inhabitant Householders of the Northampton 
town and borough of Northampton, praying that Improvement 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 2!” 
agents, against certain parts of the Northampton 
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. Pendarves reported from the Committee on Oxnam’s 
Oxnam’s Estate Bill; and to whom a Petition Estate 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 they had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to be true; and that the Par- 
ties concerned had given their consent to the Bill, 
to the satisfaction of the Committee ; and that the 
Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bill Pile Pier Bill. 
for erecting and maintaining a Pier in Piel Harbour, 
in the Parish of Dalton-in-Furness, in the County 
Palatine of Lancaster, be now read the third time ; 

The Earl of Lincoln, 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. 

Then the Bill 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 erecting and maintaining a Pier 
in Pile Harbour, in the Parish of Dalton-in-Fur- 
ness, in the County Palatine of Lancaster. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wilson Patten do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House being informed, That the Committee Dundee 
on the Dundee Harbour Bill was appointed to meet Harbour Bill. 
this day at twelve o’clock, but that, owing to a 
Quorum of Selected Members not having attended, 
the Committee were unable to proceed ; 
Ordered, That the Committee have leave to sit, 
and proceed, upon Wednesday next. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Edinburgh and 
the Report on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Glasgow Union 
Canal Bill; and the Amendments were read, and ©! Bill. 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Balfour’s Estate Bill was read a second time ; Balfour's 
and committed. Estate Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Borrowstoun- 
the Report on the Borrowstounness Harbour and "* ~acirsened 
Improvement Bill; and the Amendments were read, jye,, Bul. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Petition of Owners and Lessees and Occupiers Stratford (East- 
of property through which the Stratford (Eastern em Counties) 
Counties) and Thames Junction Railway is intended 9"4 Themes. 
to be carried, and other Inhabitants of the parish of way (No. 2.) 
West Ham, in the county of Essex, taking notice of 
the application for leave to present a Petition for 
leave to bring in the Stratford (Eastern Counties) 
and Thames Junction Railway (No. 2.) Bill; and 


Ss praying 





314 


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, 
Standing Orders. 


| 
Maryport and Mr. Forbes Mackenzie reported from the Select | 
Carlisle Rail- Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in| 
py (N°-3) the case of the Petition for the Maryport and Car- 
lisle Railway (No. 3.) Bill, the Standing Orders had | 
been complied with. : 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for altering and enlarging the Powers-of the Act 
relating to the Maryport and Carlisle Railway : | 
And that Mr. Jrton, Mr. Aglionby and Mr. Hors-| 
man do prepare, and bring it in. 


Hawkins’ 


Mr. Forbes Mackenzie reported from the Select | 
Estate Bill. 


the case of Hawkins’ Estate Bill, no Standing Or- 
ders were applicable. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Pawnbrokers’ 
Trade (Ireland) 
Bill. 


A Petition of Pawnbrokers of the county of Tip- 
perary, praying that the Pawnbrokers’ Trade (Jre- 
land) Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


County Courts 
Bill. and practising in the town of Bingley, 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 Attornies practismg in the city of 
York, praying that the said Bill, with certain modi- 
fications, may pass into a law, was also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Malt. A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Shal- 
fleet, in the Isle of Wight, praying for the repeal of 
the duty on Malt, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

Home Colonies. A Petition of Inhabitants of Ipswich, praying the 
House to adopt measures for the establishment of 
Home Colonies, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Houses of 
Parliament. 


A Petition of John Fell Christy, of the borough 


Ludgate-street, in the city of London, Merchant, 
George Rahn, of the Crescent, Minories, in London 


aforesaid, Merchant, and Charles Speare Tosswill, | 


of Budge-row, in London, aforesaid, Typographer, 
as proprietors of the patent fire prevention ce- 


ment, stating that the Petitioners are the chief 


owners of a certain mode of manufacturing a cement 
or plaster which is fire-proof, and which renders all 
buildings encrusted with it and exposed to the action. 
of five likewise fire-proof; that the Petitioners will 
be most happy to present to the Legislature, the 


° ° ‘ 
House, or Government, such a quantity of this ce- 


ment as may be required to make the new Houses 
of Parliament fire-proof, without any profit whatever ; 


and praying that the House will be pleased to in-| 


quire into the truth of these allegations, and to 
accept the offer of sufficient of the cement to make 
the new Houses of Parliament fire-proof, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Legal Profes- A Petition of Tristram Kennedy, Barrister-at-Law, 


22°—23° Mair. 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in| 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors residing. 


of Lambeth, Glass Manufacturer, John Harvey, of 








A. 1843. 


other manner that may be thought more advisable ; 
second, in order to the revision of the laws which 
regulate the admission to aid government of the 
legal profession in Jreland, upon a basis which may 
at least afford to that country the advantages en- 
joyed by the respective branches of the profession 
in England ; thirdly, with a view to securing that 
the future expenditure of the funds of the Society of 
King’s Inn shall be in unison with the wishes of the 
body at large, conformable to the Act of Parliament 
therein referred to, and in furtherance of those im- 
portant objects for which the benchers have declared 
themselves responsible, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Clerk of the Lime- Poor Relief 
rick Union, praying that the Poor Relief ([reland) (land) 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 Haworth and Stanbury ;—and, Waste Land 
Bury Saint Edmunds ; praying that the Waste Land Allotment Bill. 
Allotment Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Operative Wood-sawyers of Glas- Wood. 
gow, and surrounding districts, praying the House 
to place a duty on all wood cut by saw-mills, so that 
the Petitioners may be able to compete with machi- 
nery in the labour market, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr, Greene reported, That he had carried to the Schoolmasters’ 

Lords the Message of this House of this day, re- Widows Fund 
questing that Mr. George John Dike, Clerk of En- S°4)Bil. 
rolments, have leave to attend the Select Committee 
on the Lords’ Amendments to the Schoolmasters’ 
Widows Fund (Scotland) Bill, and to produce the 
ingrossed Act which received the Royal Assent on 
the 9th day of this instant May, intituled, An Act 
for better raising and securing the Fund for the 
Relief of Widows and Children of Burgh and Paro- 
chial Schoolmasters in Scotland :—And that their 
Lordships gave for answer, that they would send an 
answer by Messengers of their own. 

















The Order of the day being read, for resuming the Wheat, &amp;c., 

adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed upon (Canada.) 
Friday last, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair [for the House to resolve itself into a Com- 
mittee to consider so much of the Act 5 &amp; 6 Vie. 
c. 14, “ to amend the Laws for the importation of 
Corn,” as relates to the Duties chargeable on the 
| importation into the United Kingdom, of Wheat and 
Wheat Flour from Canada]; and which Amend- 
ment was, to leave out from the word “That” to the 
end of the Question, in order to add the words 
an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, 
humbly praying Her Majesty to withhold Her 
assent from an Act passed in the last Session of 
the Provincial Parliament of Canada, for the 
imposition of a Duty on the Importation of Fo- 
reign Corn,” 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, 23° die Maiti, 1843: 


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“ 
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sion (Ireland.) Member of the Honourable the Societies of King’s 
Inn, in Ireland, and of Lincoln’s Inn, in London, | 
and Principal of the Dublin Law Institute, praying 
the House to take into favourable consideration the | 
details set forth in his Petition relative to the better | 
regulation of the Legal Profession in Ire/and, first, | 
with a view to facilitate the acquisition of legal 
knowledge in Jreland, whether through the instru- 
mentality of the Dublin Law Institute or in any. 





And the Question being put ; 
The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the ¢ Sir George Clerk, 1 944 
Yeas, {Sit Thomas Fremantle: J : 
Tellers for the{ Mr. Tufnell, t 156 
Noes, UMr Thornely : J ° 


So it was resolVed in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, 


Factories Bill. 


Arms (Ireland) 
Bill. 


County Courts 
Bill. 


Copyhold and 
Customary 
Tenure Bill. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Supply. 


6 VicrorizZ. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


Motion made, and Question proposed, That on 
the 12th day of October 1842, an Act was passed 
by the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly 
of the Province of Canada, and reserved by the Go- 
vernor General for the signification of Her Majesty's 
pleasure, imposing a duty of 3s. sterling money of 
Great Britain on each Imperial Quarter of Wheat 
imported into Canada, except from the United 
Kingdom, or any of Her Majesty’s Possessions, and 
being the growth and produce thereof :--That the said 
Act recites, that it was passed in the confident belief 
and expectation, that, upon the imposition of a duty 
upon Foreign Wheat imported into the Province, 
Her Majesty would be graciously pleased to recom- 
mend to Parliament the removal or reduction of the 
Duties on Wheat and Wheat Flour imported into 
the said United Kingdom from Canada :—That, in 
consideration of the Duty so imposed by the said 
Act of the Legislature of Canada, it is expedient to 
provide that, if Her Majesty shall be pleased to give 
Her sanction to the said Act, the Duties imposed 
upon Wheat and Wheat Flour, the produce of and 
imported from Canada into the United Kingdom, 
should be reduced :—That, from and after a day to 
be named, and thenceforth during the continuance 
of the said Duty, in lieu of the Duties now payable 
upon Wheat and Wheat Flour, the produce of and 
imported from Canada into the United Kingdom, 
under the provisions of an Act passed in the last 
Session of Parliament, intituled, An Act to amend 
the Laws for the Importation of Corn, there shall 
be levied and paid the Duties following ; viz. 

For every Quarter of Wheat, the produce of and im- 
ported from Canada, 1s. 


For every Barrel of Wheat Meal or Flour, the produce 
of and imported from Canada, being one hundred and 
ninety-six pounds, a Duty equal in amount to the Duty 
payable on thirty-eight gallons and a half of Wheat. 


To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
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 
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 Factories Bill ; 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Arms (Jreland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the County Courts Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Copyhold and Customary Tenure 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 Ways and Means; 

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


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

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

Vo. 98. 


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The Order of the day being read, for the third Millbank Prison 

reading of the Millbank Prison Bill ; Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 

this day. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Outrages 
a Return of Outrages reported to the Constabulary (Ireland. ) 
Office, Dublin Castle, during the month of April 
1843. 
Lord Eliot accordingly presented the said Return. 
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Churches 
Return of all Churches which have been erected in (Ireland) 
Ireland since 1800, specifying the Date of Erection, 
whether Parochial, Chapels of Ease, or Chapelries ; 
the Parish and Diocese where situate ; the Number 
of Sittings, and whether free or appropriated ; the 
Expenses of Erection, and what Amount thereof has 
been contributed by the Voluntary Subscriptions of 
Individuals, Societies, Boards or Corporate Bodies, 

(with the Names of such), and how much has been 
raised by Parochial Rates. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Lighting of 
Return of the Names of those Towns in Jreland in 70wns | 
which the Act of 9 Geo. 4, c. 82, has been brought "°™" 
into operation wholly or in part ; the Date thereof ; 
the Names of the Commissioners, their Trades or 
Professions, if any ; the Total Number of Houses 
and otker Tenements in each Town which have been 
assessed as of the Annual Value of £.5 and upwards, 
distinguishing the Number rated at £.5 and under 
£.10, at £.10 and under £.20, at £.20 and upwards ; 
and the Total Amount of Rate raised in each year 
since the adoption of the Act, specifying the Rate 
per pound as a per-centage upon the Pruperty as- 
sessed since the 1st day of January 1836. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend two several Acts for Belfast 
improving the Port and Harbour of Belfast, was Harbour Bill. 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Emerson Tennent do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to several Crimieal 
Addresses to Her Majesty,—A Return of the Number Lunatics. 
of Criminal Lunatics now under Confinement ; spe- 
cifying the Name, Age and Sex of each Person, the 
Place of Confinement, the Nature of Offence com- 
mitted, and the Period at which such Confinement 
commenced. 


Copies of Returns made by the Bishops of Sain¢ Saint Asaph 
Asaph and Bangor to the Ecclesiastical Commis- $14 Bangor 
sioners, setting forth the Revenues of their respective °°" 
Sees. 


Returns to several Addresses to Her Majesty, dated Population and 
the 21st and 30th days of June, in the last Session Poor Relief 
of Parliament, for a Return of the Number of the (Scotland.) 
Population in each Parish of the Counties of 
Argyll, Inverness, Ross, Sutherland and Caithness, 
at the last Census :—A Return for each year, from 
1836 to 1841, both inclusive, stating in each of 
the aforesaid Parishes, 1. Whether there is a Legal 
or a Voluntary Assessment of Heritors for the 
Relief of the Poor:—2. The Annual Amount of 
such Assessment :—3. The Annual Amount of Col- 
lections made at the Kirk door:—-4. The Annual 
Amount of Funds from any other sources which 
may have passed through the hands of the Kirk 
Session for the purposes of Relief to the Poor :— 

5. The Number of impotent Persons on the Books 
of the Kirk Session, legally entitled to Relief :— 
6. The Annual Amount of Relief which has been 
divided by the Kirk Session among such Persons: 
—7. The Annual Amount of Relief distributed 

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316 


by the Kirk Sessions among needy Persons other 
than the impotent :—And for a Return of the 
Number of the Population at last Census in each 
Parish of the several Counties of Scotland, excepting 
the Counties of Argyll, Inverness, Ross, Suther- 
land and Caithness: — And, a Return for each 
year, from 1836 to 1841, both inclusive, stating in 
each of the aforesaid Parishes, 1. Whether there 
is a Legal ora Voluntary Assessment of Heritors 
for the Relief of the Poor:—2. The Annual Amount 
of such Assessment :-—3. The Annual Amount of 
Collections made at the Kirk door:—4. The Annual 
Amount of Funds from any other sources which 
may have been passed through the hands of the 
Kirk Session for the purposes of Relief to the 
Poor :—5. The Number of impotent Persons on 


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A. 1843, 


ing each Quarter, from the Quarter ending the 5th 
day of April 1839, to that ending the 5th day of 
January 1843 inclusive :—A similar Return, as re- 
gards Money Orders issued and paid in London 
only :—And, a Return, for the month of June 1839, 
of the Number of General Post Letters registered 
gratuitously in London, in consequence of their being 
supposed to contain Coin or Jewellery ; also, a Re- 
turn for the month of June 1843, of the Number of 
such General Post Letters as would have been re- 
gistered in London, had the plan of Gratuitous Re- 
gistration been continued; also a Return for the 
same month of June 1843, of the Number of Ge- 
neral Post Letters actually registered in London. 





Ordered, That the Paper relative to Dublin Pres- Dublin 
byterian Churches, which was presented upon Friday Presbyterian 
3 . Churches, 
last, be printed. 


No, 272. 


the Books of the Kirk Session legally entitled to 
Relief :—6. The Annual Amount of Relief which 
has been divided by the Kirk Session among such 





Church of 
Scotland. 


Post-office. 


Persons :—7. The Annual Amount of Relief distri- 
buted by the Kirk Session among needy Persons 
other than the impotent. 


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 Copy of Her Majesty’s Letter to the Moderator 
of the General Assembly of the Church of Scot- 
land, and the Answer of the Assembly thereto. 

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


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 Re- 
duction of Postage on the 5th day of December 
1839, dividing the time (as far as practicable) into 
periods of Four complete Weeks each, and distin- 
guishing, as regards each period, the Unpaid, Paid 
and Stamped, and Total Number of Letters ; also, 
of the estimated Average Number for Four Weeks 
of the year immediately preceding the Reduction, 
distinguished in like manner :—And, of the Num- 
ber of Letters which have passed through the Lon- 
don District Post (exclusive of all General Post 
Letters), for the same periods, and distinguished in 
the same manner as the last Return :--A Compara- 
tive Statement of the Number of Letters (including 
Franks, during the existence of the Franking Pri- 
vilege) delivered in the United Kingdom in One 
Week of each Calendar Month, beginning with 
November 1839, and ending with the present time: 
—&lt;Accounts showing the Gross and Net Post-oftice 
Revenue, and the Cost of Management for the 
United Kingdom, for each of the years ending the 
5th day of January 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 and 
1843, excluding from the Account, whether of Gross 
Revenue or Cost of Management, any Advances 
that may have been made by the English to the 
Trish Post-office, and Advances to the Money Order 
Office :--Showing, as nearly as it can be given, the 
Gross Amount of Postage Revenue for England 
and Wales (exclusive of Returns for Refused Letters, 
&amp;c.), for the Month ending the 5th day of January 
1840 (during which the Fourpenny Rate was esta- 
blished); and also for the Months ending the 5th 
day of January 1842, and the 5th day of January 
1843 :—-And, of the Payments by the Post-office 
made during each of the years ending the 5th day 
of January 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 and 1843, for 
the Conveyance of the Mails by Railway in Great 
Britain; distinguishing in each instance, the Pay- 
ments for Work done within the year from Payments 
for Work done in previous years :—A Return of the 
Number and Amount of Money Orders issued and 
paid in England and Wales (London inclusive), dur- 








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 Maii; 


Anno 6° Victoria Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Austin, from the Office of the Poor Law Poor Relief 
Commissioners, was called in; and at the bar (Ireland) Act, 


presented, pursuant to Order,—A Return showing 
the Number of Visits by each Assistant Poor Law 
Commissioner to each of the Unions in freland in 
his charge, for the six months from October 1842 to 
March 1843, and the Travelling Expenses charged 
by each within the same period ; also, the Amount 
of the Allowance made to them respectively for 
auditing the Union Accounts :—And then he with- 
drew. 

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


Mr. Law, from the Treasury, was called in; and Sheep and 
at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,—Return Lambs’ Wool. 


to an Order dated the 15th day of February last, 
for Accounts of the Quantity of Sheep and Lambs’ 
Wool subject to a Duty of One-halfpenny per 
pound imported into the United Kingdom in the 
year 1842, specifying the Countries from which it 
came :—Of the Quantity that paid the said Duty 
during the same period :—Of the Quantity liable 
to the said Duty (if entered for Home Consump- 
tion) but which was re-exported during the same 
period, specifying the Countries to which it was 
sent:—And, of the Quantity liable to the said Duty 
remaining warehoused under Bond, on the 1st day 
of January 1843:—-And, Similar Accounts for each 
antecedent year since the present Scale of Duties 
was first established. 


Further Return to an Order dated the 20th day gpicits. 


of March last, for Accounts of the Total Gallons 
of Proof Spirits distilled in England, Scotland and 
Ireland respectively ; distinguishing the Quantities 
produced from Malt, and from a Mixture of Malt 
and Unmalted Grain, or from any other Ingredient ; 
showing also the Total Quantity of each Sort in the 
United Kingdom, for the year ending the 5th day 
of January 1843 :—Of the Number of Gallons of 
Proof Spirits (distinguishing the Sorts) on which 
Duty was paid for Home Consumption in each of 
the Three Kingdoms, with the Rate per Gallon, and 
Amount of such Duty; also the Total of Gallons 
and Duty in the United Kingdom, for the year end- 
ing the 5th day of January 1843 :—Showing, under 
separate Heads, the 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 


Savings Banks, 


Public 
Departinents, 


Newspaper 

Stamps and 

Advertisement 
uly, 


Wheat, &amp;c. 


6 Vicroriz. 


per Galion, 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 1843 :— 
Of the Total Number of Gallons of Proof Spirits 
permitted out from Distillers’ Stocks in England, 
and the Total Number of Gallons Proof of British 
Brandy and Spirits of Wine permitted out from 
Rectifiers’ Stocks in England, for the year ending 
the 5th day of January 1843; also the Stocks re- 
maining in the Hands of English Distillers on the 
5th day of January 18438 :—-And, of the Total Num- 
ber of Proof Gallons of Rum, Brandy, Geneva and 
all other Spirits, that paid Duty in each Kingdom, 
from the 5th day of January 1842 to the 5th da 
of January 1843; Rate of Duty per Gallon, and 
Amount thereof; Total Number of Gallons of each 
kind, and Total Duty thereon; Total Number of 
Gallons of all kinds, and Total Duty thereon, for 
the United Kingdom ; showing the Total Number 
of Proof Gallons of all kinds that paid Duty, and 
Total Amount thereof, in each Kingdom ; and Total 
Number of Gallons, and Total Duty thereon, in the 
whole of the United Kingdom, from the 5th day of 
January 1842 to the 5th day of January 1843, (so 
far as relates to Foreign Spirits). 
A Return of the Rate of Interest paid to the De- 
ositors in each of the Savings Banks in the United 
ingdom, showing the Number of Depositors, and 


the lowest Amount of Deposit on which Interest is | 


allowed; the Periods at which Interest is made up 
and credited to the Depositors ; the Amount of Dit- 
ference of Interest between that received Half-yearly 
from the National Debt Commissioners, and that 
paid to the Depositors; the Amount of Expenses 
of Management under separate Heads, and the Net 
Surplus Profit in each Savings Bank, in the year 
ended the 20th day of November 1842 :—Accounts 
of the Amount of Exchequer Bills in the hands of 
the Commissioners for Savings Banks, on the 21st 
day of June 1839; also, the Amount of Exchequer 
Bills purchased on each day since that time, and 
the Daily Prices at which these Bills were severally 
purchased :--Of the Amount of Exchequer Bills 
converted or exchanged into 3 per cent. or other 
Stock, since the 21st day of June 1839, stating 
the Rate at which the Stocks were severally con- 
verted, the Dates of such Conversion, stating also 
the Amount of Exchequer Bills remaining in the 
hands of the Commissioners at the date of the Re- 
turn to this Order (in continuation of Parliamentar 
Paper, No. 470, of Session 1839) :—And, of all Ex- 
chequer Bills issued under the Authority of the 
Act 5Vic., Sess. 2, c. 8, stating severally the Dates 
of Issuing, and to whom, and the Dates and Amounts 
uf Repayment, or of funding the same; stating also, 
the Rate of Interest paid on the Bills so issued, and 
the Total Amount of Interest paid for the same up 
to this time, and also the Amount of the Exchequer 
Bills yet outstanding. 


A Copy of any Treasury Minutes, or Minutes of 
the Boards of Customs, Excise, Stamps, Taxes and 
Audit, as to the Qualification and Age of Persons 
to be admitted to the Public Service of these or of 
any other Public Department of the Government. 


A Return of the Stamps issued and Advertisement 
Duty paid by the various Newspapers of Great 
Britain and Treland, for the three first months of 
the present year, (in continuation of the last Return 
No. 98, of the present Session). 

Accounts of all Wheat delivered from the Ware- 
house or Vessel Duty free, under the Act 5 &amp; 6 Vic. 
c. 92, from the passing of that Act to the 24th day 
of April 1843 inclusive, distinguishing the Place 
and Dates of Delivery :—Of all Flour and Biscuit 
substituted for Wheat, delivered as above described, 


distinguishing the Quality of the Flour and Biscuit 
Vou. 98. 


23° Mazi. 


by Land or Sea; stating also the Rate of Duty | 








317 


so substituted, and when and where deposited :— 
Of the Delivery of all Flour and Biscuit so substi- 
tuted, showing when and where delivered (and in 
the case of Flour, whether for Export or Home Con- 
sumption), the Quantity remaining in Warehouse, 
and where deposited :—And, of all Decinenes under 
the Act. 

Return to an Order dated the 9th day of this 
instant May, for a Return of the Revenue received 
by the Commissioners appointed under the Act 
11 Geo. 4, c. 49, intituled, “ An Act for the Im- 
provement and Preservation of the River Wear, and 
Port and Haven of Sunderland, in the County Pa- 
latine of Durham,” in each year since the passing of 
that Act, stating, under separate Heads, the Amounts 
received as Duties upon Coals shipped, and the 
Amount for Tonnage Duty; stating also, under dis- 
tinct and separate Heads, the manner in which the 
same has been appropriated in each year :—A List 
of the Commissioners now acting and qualified under 
that Act, stating their Names and Places of Resi- 
dence ; also, the Number of Meetings of the Board, 
and the Names of the Commissioners who have at- 
tended the Meetings of the Board in each of the 
two past years:—-An Account of the Debt owing 
by the Commissioners, the Dates of contracting the 
same, and the Rate of Interest paid :—Returns of 
the Number of Ships that have entered the Port of 
Sunderland in each of the past two years, and stat- 
ing the Amounts of their Tonnage :—And, of the 
Number of Ships built in the Port of Sunderland, 
and the Amounts of their Tonnage, in each of the 
last five years. 

A Copy of the Treasury Minutes of April and 
August last, directing the Post-office to prepare an 
Estimate of Foreign and Colonial Postage ; together 
with a Copy of such Estimate, and a Statement of 
the Date of its Receipt at the Treasury. 

Mr. Law also presented pursuant to an Address 
to Her Majesty,—A Return of the Names of the 
Masters, Owners, Crews and Ships belonging to 
New Ross, that have been prosecuted for smuggling 
Tobacco within the last three years :—Also, the 
Names of the Magistrates who heard the different 
Cases, and their Decisions on the Evidence, whe- 
ther Conviction or Acquittal, and if the latter, the 
Grounds for such Acquittal:—And then he with 
drew. 


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


Mr. Wood, from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, 
was called in; and at the bar presented, pursuant 
to Order,—A Return of the Number of Small Livings 
augmented from Funds at the disposal of the Eccle- 
siastical Commissioners in England and Wales; 
specifying the Name, Locality and Diocese of each 
Living, the Original Value, and the Amount of Aug- 
mentation :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Ordered, That the Committee on the Belmont 
Reservoir Bill have leave to sit this day, till five of 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Bolton Wa- 
terworks Bill have leave to sit this day, till five of 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for additional Provision in the Topsham 
Improvement Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill, that they have Power to make 
Provision therein, pursuant to the prayer of the said 
Petition. 


ss3 Ordered, 


Port of 
Sunderland. 


Postage. 


Smuggling 
of Tobacco 


(New Ross.) 


Small Livings. 


Belmont 
Reservoir Bill, 


Bolton Water- 
works Bill, 


Topsham 
Improvement 
ill, 











318 23° Maiz. A. 1843. 


Ordered, That the said Petition, with the Clauses 
annexed thereto, be referred to the said Committee. 


PublicPetitions The Earl of Arundel and Surrey reported from 
Se. the Select Committee on Public Petitions ; That 
eile they had examined the Petitions presented upon 
the 18th and 19th days of this instant May; and 
had directed him to make a Report thereof to the 
House. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Scarborough Petitions from South Shields ;—and, Scarborough ; 

Harbour Bill. Hraying that the Scarborough Harbour Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Caswall’s A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to enable 
sasccee Pa Henry Caswall, Clerk, to exercise his Office of a 


Priest, and to hold any Benefice or Preferment in 
the United Church of England and Ireland, was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Sotheron 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. 


Londonderry The Londonderry Bridge Bill was read a second 
Bridge Bill. time; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Burry, &amp;c., The House proceeded to take into consideration 

on the Report on the Burry, &amp;c., Navigation, and Lia- 

Harbour» —-elly Harbour (No. 2.) Bill; and the Amendments 

(No. 2.) Bill. were read, and agreed to; and Amendments were 
made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


be ingrossed. 


Plymouth, &amp;c., Mr. Robert Clive reported from the Committee 
Roads, Car- on the Plymouth, &amp;c., Roads, Carriages and Boats 
ahr Boats Reoulation Bill; and to whom several Petitions 
gulation Bill. = ; . ny 
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. 


Oxnam's The House proceeded to take into considera- 
Estate Bill, tion the Report on Oxnam’s Estate Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, as follow: 


Pr. 7. 1. 31. After “ him,” insert Clause (A.) 


Crause (A.) “ And whereas William Carne is 
entitled to a mining grant or license to work the 
“ minerals under a certain portion of the said de- 
vised estates, called Warren’s Tenement, in the 
Schedule mentioned, subject to the payment of a 
fifteenth dish, according to the custom of the 
county of Cornwall: And whereas such grant or 
license, or the agreement for such grant or license, 
should be confirmed as against the life estate of 
the said John Oxnam: Be it Enacted, That it 
shall be lawful for the said John Oxnam, and 
he is hereby required from and immediately after 
the passing of this Act, by indenture to be sealed 
and delivered in the presence of, and to be at- 
tested by two or more witnesses, to make or to con- 
cur with any person in making, a lease of all and 
every part of the mines and minerals existing in 
or under the said field called Woodground, con- 
taining eleven acres, two roods, nine perches, 
more or less, forming part of the lands comprised 


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in the said Schedule to this Act, and also such 
part (if any) of the said field called Woodground, 
as it may be thought expedient to have com- 
prised in or affected by such lease for the better 
or more effectual working of the same mines and 
minerals, unto the said William Carne, his exe- 
cutors, administrators and assigns, for the term 
of twenty-one years, if the said John Oxnam 
shall so long live, to take effect in possession, 
and not in reversion or by way of future interest ; 
together with full license and authority to open, 
sink and work such mines, and to dig, search for, 
win, take, bring to grass, work, spall, dress, ma- 
nufacture, use, carry away and dispose of such 
minerals as shall be found within, under, or upon 
the mines or lands to be comprised in or affected 
by such lease, and to make, drive, bring or carry 
away adits, drifts, leats, shafts, pits and works 
in, into and through such mines or lands, and 
also to erect, make and place therein and there- 
upon, and to work and use any manner of build- 
ings, engines, machinery and conveniences for 
the better discovering, working, manufacturing 
and enjoying of the same mines, lands and 
minerals respectively, and also all such other 
licenses and authorities, rights, easements and 
facilities for mining operations, as shall be deemed 
necessary or proper; so that by every such lease 
there shall be reserved and made payable yearly 
or oftener, during the continuance thereof, to be 
incident to and go along with the remainder or 
reversion immediately expectant on the determi- 
nation thereof, the rent or toll of a fifteenth dish, 
according to the custom of the county of Corn- 
wall; and so that in such lease there be con- 
tained proper covenants by the lessees for due 
and punctual payment of the rent to be thereby 
reserved, and of all taxes, rates, charges, assess- 
ments, compositions and impositions affecting 
the hereditaments to be comprised in or affected 
by any such lease; and so that in every such 
lease there be contained a condition, or a proviso 
or clause in the nature of a condition of re-entry, 
and for avoiding the same in case the rent to be 
thereby reserved shall be in arrear, either wholly 
or in part, by the space of forty-two days next 
after the time to be thereby appointed for the 
payment or delivery thereof; such rent having 
been lawfully demanded at or at any time after 
such time; and so that the lessees execute a 
counterpart of the lease made to them.” 


Pr. 20. 1. 40. After “ That” insert “ except as 
is herein provided.” 


The said Amendments, being read a second time, 


were agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Paisley Municipal Affairs Bill Paisley Muni- 


be re-committed to the former Committee. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Lagan Naviga- 
Lagan Navigation Bill to make their Report, be tion Bill. 


enlarged till Friday the 2d day of June next. 


An ingrossed Bill for amending the Acts for mak- Edinburgh and 


ing and maintaining the Edinburgh and Glasgow 
Union Canal, and for conferring further Powers on 
the Company of Proprietors thereof, was read the 
third time ; and Amendments were made to the Bill. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Gibson Craig do carry the 


Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration scarborough 
the Report on the Scarborough Harbour Bill; and Harbour Bil 


the Amendments were read, and agreed to; and 
Amendments were made to the Bill. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


be ingrossed. 


A Petition 


Infant Orphan 
Asylum. 


Bildenhall — 
Drainage Bill, 


Factories Bill. 


6 Vicroriz. 23° Maiz. 319 


A Petition of the Presidents, Vice Presidents, tions) ;-—Jikeston (four Petitions) ;—Bulwell (three 
Treasurer and Committee of Management of the Petitions);-—-Bucknall ;— Radford (three Petitions) ; 
Infant Orphan Asylum, for leave to bring in a Bill | —Hyson Green (four Petitions) ;— Warsop ;—Lamb- 
to incorporate the Members of the Institution called | ly ;—Nottingham (nineteen Petitions) ;— Hockley 
The Infant Orphan Asylum, and to enable them the (two Petitions) ;—Mansfield (eight Petitions) ;— 
better to carry on their charitable designs, was pre- | Castle Gate (two Petitions) ;—Oxton ;~ Sutton-in- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- | Ashfield (three Petitions) ;— Woodborough ;—Bees- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. ton (two Petitions) ;—Keyworth (two Petitions) ;— 
Arnold ;—New Basford (three Petitions) ; — Old 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the — Oe ee 
Mildenhall Drainage Bill ; That they had examined _sevee ila “ gr ero wth 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be | 7, Suynnerton ; — Carmarthen (two Petitions) ;—- 
true ; a had gone through the Bill, and made Ferryside ;—Llanelly (eleven Petitions) s—-Guild- 
poe © 5 ’ ford (four Petitions) ;— Penyhill and Normandy 

mendments thereunto. teemealsna il + Merth Walthen:—2 : 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. aig aaa, ocnagales Al ste 

4 P P —Ludger’s Hall ;— Easton ; —Butleigh ;— Langley 
Green ;— Mitcheldever ;— Longford Warwickshire) ; 
Petitions from Chew Magna ;—Shepton Mallet |—Carshalton ;— Dundee (two Petitions) ;— Toft 
(two Petitions) ;— Blatchbridge (two Petitions) ;-- | (Cambridgeshire) ;—Northwich ; —Lanhilleth (two 
Wincanton ;— Glastonbury ;— West Woodlands (two | Petitions) ;—Soddiswell ; —Poole ; — Elswick (two 
Petitions) ; — Farley ; -- Langley Green ;— Great | Petitions) ;—Bretherton (two Petitions) ;— Preston 
Ayton ;— North Walsham ;— Worstead ;— Peters- (twelve Petitions) ;— Catforth ;— Longton ;—Ley- 
field (three Petitions) ;— Fareham (three Petitions) ; | land (two Petitions) ;—Cuenden (two Petitions) ;— 
—Southsea ;—Forton (two Petitions) ;— Gosport ;— | Barrow ; — Boston (three Petitions) ;—Borrowash 
Gloucester (eight Petitions) ;— Chichester ;— Laven- | (three Petitions) ;— Repton ;— Little Eaton;— Chad- 
ham ;— Bury Saint Edmund's (six Petitions) ; — | desden ;--Willington ;—Cudberley ; —Dover (seven 
Ouseburn ;—Staindrop (three Petitions) ;--Stockton- | Petitions) ;--Great Eversden;— Wangford ;—Elder 
upon-Tees (six Petitions); — Clifford; — Bishop \of Freethinking Christians, Saint John’s-square, 
Thornton ;— Carlisle ;— Longney ; — Spalding ; — | Clerkenwell ;—Inskip ;-- Uxbridge (two Petitions) ;— 
Houghton, Laneton, Market Weighton, Cliff, §c.;| Great Yarmouth (three Petitions) ;—Stogumber ;— 
—Smethwick (two Petitions) ;—Point-in- View Cha- | Edenvaleand Hawkeridge ;— Monmouth ;— Sirhowy ; 
rity ;— Kingsbridge (four Petitions) ;--Loughborough — Pudsey ;— Odiham ;— Hereford City (five Peti- 
(two Petitions) ;— Sheepshead (two Petitions) ; — | tions) ;—Madley ; — Withington ;— Peterchurch ;— 
Woodhouse Eaves ;—Thorpe Acre ;—Woodthorpe ; | Hereford County ;—Northleach ;—Stourbridge ;— 
—Low ;— Whitstable and Sea Salter (three Peti- | Swinton ;—Cynwyd (two Petitions) ;— Greenacres ; 
tions) ;— Bishops Hatfield ;--Plymouth ;—Plymp- |—Accrington (eight Petitions) ;— Charlestown ;— 
ton ;-~ Leicester ;— Market Harborough ;— Bray- | Llanbrynmair (eight Petitions) ;— Gaithbeibio ;— 
brook (Northampton); —Wigton (two Petitions); | Cernes ;—-Llanerfil ;--Carno ;—London (two Peti- 
— Oswestry (two Petitions) ;-— Hertford (two Pe- | tions) ;—Llanfihangel ;— Westdown ; —Combmartin 
titions) ;— King’s Lynn ;— Eign Brook (two Pe-| (four Petitions) ;—ZJ/fracomb (three Petitions) ;— 
titions); — Honiton; — Marsh Green; — Newton, | Cerrig-y-Dridion ;—Kentisbury ;--Charllacomb ;-— 
Poppleford and Motcombe; — Dawlish (two Peti-| Martinhoe ; — Huddersfield ; — Weldown ; — West 
tions) ; — Castle Donington (three Petitions) ; —| bury;—Llanfihangel Glyn-y-Myfyr ;—Tyn Rhyd- 
Paisley (three Petitions) ;—Southwark ; —Naseby ; | le-rug-y-Drinsilian ;—Bod Gymfel ;-- Corwen (four 
—Crediton; — Weston; — Ecchenswell; — Wells\ Petitions) ;—Conley ;— Coventry ;—East and West 
(three Petitions) ;— Measham ; —Wookey ; — Dar-\ Horrington ; — Vernham ;—Launceston (two Peti- 
nal ;— Sheffield (three Petitions) ; — Burnley (thir- | tions) ;— Woodhay ; — Newbury ; — Wells ;—Ply- 
teen Petitions) ;— Marsden (six Petitions) ;-—Stock- | mouth; — Wrexham (eleven Petitions) ;—~ Mincra 
port (three Petitions) ;— Wolverton ;— Stoops ;— (two Petitions) ; — Adwy-r-Clawdd ; —Penisaf ;— 
Faversham ; — Llanfair ; — Siloh; -— Perth ; —|\ Pentre (four Petitions) ;—Perth (two Petitions) ;— 
Abergele ; — Colwyn ;— Pontesbury and Wrentnall | Kirton ;—Cupar Angus ;—Market Lavington ;— 
(two Petitions) ;— Horwich (three Petitions) ;— Bol- | Newcastle-under-Lyme (three Petitions) ; — Green- 
ton-le- Moors (six Petitions) ;—Bolton (three Peti- | wich (three Petitions) ;— Stafford (three Petitions) ; 
tions) ;— Egerton (four Petitions) ;—- Newton-le- Wil- | —Hull ;—Blakenhall ; — Leek (four Petitions) ;— 
lows (two Petitions) ;—Belmont (two Petitions) ;— | Bingley (three Petitions) ;-—-Dunnichen ;—Bradford 
Stanhill ; — Haslingden ; — Blackburn (two Peti- | (York) (seven Petitions) ;— Newcastle ;— Wethering- 
tions) ;— Withnell ;— Belthorn ;—Church Town ;— | sett ;—Stone (two Petitions) ;— Wetherden ;—High- 
Graes Llangwn ;—Moor Green ;-—Chilwell ;-—Sta- | erland ;—Stowmarket (two Petitions) ;—Leckford ; 
pleford (two Petitions) ;—Sandiacre ;— Kimberley ; | —Finborough ; —Smethwick;—Pennel (two Feti- 
— Carlton (two Petitions) ;—Gotham ;—Bradmore ; \ tions);— Monifieth ; — Holt; — Malmesbury (two Pe- 
— Heanor ;— Arnold (two Petitions) ;—Ruddington ; | titions); —Caergwill (two Petitions) ;— Knulton;— 
—Calverton ;—Old Radford ;—Lenton (two Peti- | Shrewston ;— Nottingham ; — Cleckheaton ;—Dona- 
tions) ; — Shelford ; — Ilintham ; -- Kirkby Wood- | ghadee ;— Tipton (two Petitions) ;—New Alresford ; 
house ;-— Walford (two Petitions) ;— Gorsley ;--|—Beccles (three Petitions) ; — Monmouth ; —Saint 
Linton ;-—Kempley ;--Ross (five Petitions) ;-—Rye- | John-the-Evangelist, Westminster (two Petitions) ; 
ford (two Petitions) ;-— Whitechurch (two Petitions) ; | — Great Eversden (three Petitions) ;—Hitchin (six 
—Upton Bishop ;-—Liverpool (nineteen Petitions) ; | Petitions) ;—Chillington ; — Bungay ;— Wrentham ; 
— Sedgley ;-—Liscard ;—— Birkenhead ;-- Wavertree ; | — Montrose ; —Buwlchgwyn;— Brymbo (two Peti- 
—-Toateth ; — Rainford ; -— Boylstone ; -- Devizes | tions); — Rhos Robin Chapel; — Andover (two 
(five Petitions) ;--Derby (two Petitions) ;—Wirks- | Petitions) ;—South Shields ;—and, Craigend; pray- 
worth ; — Melbourne ; -- Yeaveley ;—— Thatcham ;—- | ing that the Factories Bill may not pass into a law, 
Enbourne ;— Hunslet Moor Side ;—Pudsey ;—Hol-| —were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
beck ;—Morley (two Petitions) ;—Leeds (seven Pe- | upon the Table. 
titions) ;—.Balby ;— Adwalton (three Petitions) | Petitions from Almondbury ;—Chelton, pre 4 
Martin Top ;—Beeston Hill ;—Churwell ;— Drigh- | and Deuxhill ;—Alberbury ;— Wheathill and Lough- 
lington; —Cavendish (two Petitions) ;—Wickham- | ton;—Manchester and Salford ;— Pontesbury ; — 
brook (two Petitions) ;--Stansfield (two Petitions) ;—- | Reverend John Miller ;—Deanery of Sparham ;— 
Clare (Suffolk) (five Petitions) ;—Stirling ;—Brock-| Cleobury Mortimer ;— Archdeaconry ot Salop ;— 
ley ;—Potterspury ; — Cowling ; — Southwell (two | West Felton;—Coningsby ;— Bedford ;— Devonport; 


Petitions) ;—Attleburgh ;—Manchester (five Peti- | —Penley;—and, Abdon; praying that the said Bill 
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Bankruptcy 
Act. 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts Bill, 


Poor Relief 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Wheat, &amp;c., 
(Canada.) 


Belfast and 
Cavehill Rail- 
way Bill. 


Argyllshire 
Roads Bill. 


Stratford 

( Eastern 
Counties) and 
Chames Junc- 
tion Railway 
( No. 2.) 


Corn Laws. 


320 23° Mai. 


may pass into a law,—were also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Preston ;— Huddersfield ;—Pad- 
dock ; — Almondbury ; — Lambeth ; — Halifax ; —- 
Bagworth ;— Olney ;—and, Bradford (York); pray- 
ing the House to make provision in the said Bill 
for further limiting the hours of labour of young | 
persons employed in Factories,—were also presented, | 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Solicitors, Merchants, Tradesmen, 
and others, resident in the parish of Epworth, in the 
county of Lincoln, praying that such alteration may 
be made in the law of Bankruptcy, by increasing 
the number of Commissioners, or otherwise, as will 
give to the town of Hull, the East Riding of York- 
shire, North Lincolnshire, and to places similarly 


A. 1843. 


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

A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Free- 
holders, Farmers and other Inhabitants of the county 
of Berks, praying that the House will not only re- 
fuse its assent to any further measures which may 
be calculated to give advantage to the untaxed 
foreign producer in the home market, but also that 
the House will devise measures for affording ade- 
quate protection to those who are engaged in the 
cultivation of the soil, or in other branches of Bri- 
tish industry, was also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Per- Education. 
sons assembled in the Infant School at Tickhill, in 





situated, the advantages which they have hitherto 
enjoyed, and which may secure throughout the 
kingdom the due and efficient administration of that 
important branch of the law, was presented and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors residing at 
Rochdale, in the county of Lancaster, suggesting 
certain alterations in the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill; 
and praying that provision may be made in the said 
Bill for adopting them, and carrying them into effect, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


the county of York, praying the House to consult 
first and foremost respecting infant education and 
normal schools for carrying out the system into full 
force, feeling convinced that on these chiefly depend 
the moral training, and therefore the well being 
of society, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kilmacamogue ; — Killmichael ;— gaucation 
and, Inch; praying the House to adopt measures (Ireland.) 
for giving encouragement and support to the schools 
in connection with the Church Education Society 





Petitions from Mahoonagh ;— Limerick (two Pe- 
titions) ;—Deputy Vice Chairman of the Board of 
Guardians of the Abbeyleix Union; — and, Vice 
Chairman of the Board of Guardians of the Mew- 
townards Union; praying that the Poor Relief (Jre- 
land) Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the ‘Table. 


Petitions from Haconby ;—and, Clare (Suffolk) ; 
praying the House to refuse its sanction to any 
measure having for its object the importation of 
Wheat and Wheat Flour through Canada into this 
country, or upon payment of any duty short of what 
will afford adequate protection to the British corn 
grower,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
he upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Belfast and Cavehill Railway 
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 Petition of Patrick Forbes, of 
Saint Catherines, in the county of Argyll, Esquire, 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his coun- 
sel or agent, against certain parts of the Argyll- 
shire Roads Bill, which was presented upon the 
28th day of April Jast, 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 Trustees of the River Lee Naviga- 
tion, taking notice of the application for leave to 
presert a Pp 


ford (Eastern Counties) and Thames Junction Rail- | 


way (No. 2.) Bill; and praying that they may be 


etition for leave to bring in the Strat- | 


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


A Petition of Clergy and Laity of the county saint Asaph 
of Dorset, and others, praying for the repeal of so and Bangor 
much of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates Dioceses 
to the union of the Sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor, 


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


Petitions from Nenagh ;— Newry (two Petitions) ; Mail Coaches 

— Athlone ;— Tralee ;—Wexford ;— Dungannon ;— (1teland.) 
Longford ; — Carlow ;— Gory ;-— Mullingar ; -- 
Cork ;—and, Virginia; praymg that the contract 
for Mail Coaches for the Jrish service may not be 
transferred to Scot/and,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kirkheaton ;—and, Mirfield ; pray- Mines and 
ing that the Mines and Collieries Act may not be Collieries Act. 
repealed,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Fishermen in the parish of Z/an- Waste Land. 
dudno, in the county of Carnarvon, praying that the Allotment Bill. 
Waste Land Allotment Bill may not pass into a law, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of lands and Turnpike-roads 
tenements in the borough of Plymouth, praying that 8"'- 
the Turnpike-roads Bill may not pass into a law, as 
|it now stands, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Edward Newsome and John Saun- Municipal 
ders, both of the city of Cork, stating that under ary 
‘and by virtue of the charters of incorporation, by ('!") * 
which the late corporation of the city of Cork was 
constituted, previous to the operation of the Muni- 

















cipal Act, the Petitioners were duly elected by the 


aes : : . _ | freemen at large of the said city, as chartered Ma- 
ieard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against | _ ry Pad ay li ea ga h 
the same, was presented | d- anil referred to | gistrates an ermen 0 t ne ward, and as such, 
, was presented, and read ; and referred to : rC 
the flelect Coaunitice on Standing Ocders | continued to preside as justices of the Court of Con- 
: ™ ? /sience and Police Office, up to the time of the pass- 
” ing of the said Act, and that, by the passing thereof, 
Petitions from Saint George (Middlesex) ; — | they weve deprived of their offices ; and praying that 
Reading (twenty-eight Petitions) ;—and, Horsham ; | a Clause may be inserted in the Municipal Corpora- 
praying for the repeal of the Corn and Provision | tions (Ireland) Bill, to award them compensation 


for 











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Health of 
Towns Bill. 


Employment 
and Education. 


Posteoffice. 


Message from 
the Lords, 


Queen’s Bench 
Offices Bill. 


Faversham 
Navigation 


Bill. 


Queen’s Bench 
Prison Bill. 


Townshend 
Peerage Bill. 


Watson’s 
Divorce Bill, 


Schoulmasters’ 
Widows Fund 
Scotland ) Bill. 


Watson’s 
Divorce Bill, 


Foreign 
Woollens, 


6 VicToriz. 


or the loss of their said offices, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Resident Householders and Inha- 
bitants of the parishes of Saint Margaret's and 
John’s, Westminster, praying that the Health of 
Towns 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 In- 
habitants of Liverpool, praying that extensive, efli- 
cient and sound practical measures be immediately 
adopted to insure useful and beneficial employment 
and education to all British subjects, who, by the 
progress of mechanical and chemical and other sci- 
entific discoveries, inventions and improvements, or 
other means, have been deprived of profitable em- 
ployment, and of the means to well educate their 
children, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Magistrates, Manufacturers, Trades- 
men and Inhabitants of the Borough and Foreign of 
Kidderminster, praying the House to institute an 
inquiry into the state of the Post-oflice, with the 
view of adopting measures for carrying into complete 
operation the recommendations of Mr. Rowland 
Hill, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell 

and Mr. Lynch: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for abolishing certain 
Offices on the Crown Side of the Court of Queen’s 
Bench, and for regulating the Crown Office : 


A Bill, intituled, An Act to extend the Powers 
and Provisions of an Act passed in the last Session 
of Parliament, intituled, An Act for improving the 
Navigation of Faversham Creek, in the County of 
Kent: And also, 


The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to continue the Liberty of the Rules of the Queen’s 
Bench Prison to certain Persons; to which the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And 
also, 


The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to declare that certain Persons therein mentioned 
are not Children of the Most honourable George 
Ferrars Marquis Townshend ; 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 William Watson, Es- 
quire, with the Honourable Catharine Georgiana, 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 give leave to the Clerk Assistant 
to attend the Select Committee appointed by this 
House, on the Lords’ Amendments to the School- 
masters’ Widows Fund (Scotland) Bill; and to 
produce the ingrossed Act which received the Royal 
Assent on the 9th day of this instant May, intituled, 
An Act for better raising and securing the Fund for 
the Relief of Widows and Children of Burgh and 
Parochial Schoolmasters in Scotland, pursuant to 
Message of yesterday :—And then the Messengers 
withdrew. 

Watson’s Divorce Bill was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account showing the Value of Foreign Woollens 
Vot. 98. 


23° Mair. 

















321 


of all Sorts, under the two heads of “ made up,” 
and “not made up,” exported from the Warehouses 
in the United Kingdom in each year, from the year 
1830 to the year 1842, both years inclusive. 


A Motion was made, and seconded, That an Danish Claims. 


humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, pray- 
ing that Her Majesty will be graciously pleased to 
take into consideration the Report of the Commis- 
sioners for the investigation of Danish Claims, dated 
12th May 1840, 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 Go- 
vernment of Denmark, in the year 1807; and that 
Her Majesty will be pleased to advance to such 
Claimants the amount of their respective losses, as 
ascertained by the said Commissioners ; and assur- 
ing Her Majesty, that this House, in pursuance of 
frequent former decisions upon these Claims, will 
make good the same ; 

Whereupon, Mr. Speaker stated, that according 
to the Standing Order of the House, That the 
House will not proceed upon any Motion for an 
Address to the Crown, praying that money may be 
issued, or that any expense may be incurred, but in 
a Committee of the whole House, it would be ir- 


regular for him to propose that Question to the 
House. 


posed, That it appearing to this House that the Se- 
cretary of State for the Home Department, after in- 
quiry made under his authority into certain circum- 
stances connected with the discipline and manage- 
ment of the Knutsford House of Correction, in the 
county of Chester, has thought it right to advise 
that the Governor of the said House of Correction 
should be removed ; and it also appearing that the 
Magistrates, in Sessions assembled, have, after an 
alleged careful examination, deemed the charges re- 
ferred to them by the Secretary of State, with one 
exception, not of much importance, nor such as to 
deprive the Governor of the confidence reposed in 
him, and which, as they allege, his general good 
conduct, and the discipline he had maintained, ap- 
peared to deserve, and therefore that such Governor, 
contrary to the recommendation of the Secretary 
of State, has been continued in his office ; and it 
being alleged by the Reverend William Browne, in 
his Petition presented to this House, that he has 
been dismissed by the Magistrates, after giving evi- 
dence against the Governor before the Inspector of 
Prisons, upon the examination instituted by such 
Inspector, under the authority of the Secretary of 
State ; and this House, considering that the due 
and proper management of the said Gaol must be 
of importance to the public, and that the same must 
most materially depend upon the character and con- 
duct of the Governor thereof, and upon due protec- 
tion being afforded to persons who may from time 
to time be called upon to give evidence before the 
Inspector of Prisons in respect thereof; a Select 
Committee be appointed, to inquire into the conduct 
and management of the said House of Correction, 
in respect to the matters referred to in the Report 
of the Magistrates, and also into the circumstances 
connected with the dismissal of the Reverend Wil- 
liam Browne, the late Chaplain of the said House 
of Correction; the said Committee to report the 
Evidence taken, and their Opinion thereon, to the 
House: —And the said Motion was, with leave of 
the House, withdrawn. 


between the Postmaster General and the Birming- 
ham and Manchester Railway Company, respecting 





the Conveyance of the Royal Mail :—And, of any 
TT Contract 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Knutsford 


House of Cor- 
rection. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Mails Con- 
Copies of any Correspondence that has taken place vsaee- 





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322 93°—94° Mari. 


Contract or Agreement now existing between the 
Postmaster General and the Grand Junction Rail- 
way Company, for the Conveyance of the Royal 
Mail between Manchester and Birmingham and Bir- 
mingham and Manchester. 


A. 1843. 


ordered to be read a second time upon Monday next ; 
and to be printed. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Poor Relief Poor Reties 
(Ireland), which were presented upon the 10th and (Treland.) 
15th days of this instant May, be printed. No. 275, 





Sudbury Dis- Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to in- 
— spect the Journals of the House of Lords, with 
” relation to any proceedings upon the Sudbury Dis- 
franchisement Bill, and to make Report thereof to 

the House. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Outrages Outrages 


| (Ireland), which was presented yesterday, be printed, (Ireland.) 


No. 276, 
Ordered, That the Paper relative to Saint Asaph Saint Asaph 


; |and Bangor Dioceses, which was presented yester- and Bangor 
Ordered, That the Committee be nominated To- D 


morrow. 


Millbank Prison The ingrossed Bill for regulating the Prison at 
Bill. Millbank, 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. 


Queen’s Bench The Queen’s Bench Prison Bill was read the first 
Prison Bill. time; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
No.273. Thursday next. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Great Bromley Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on 
Inclosure Bill. the Great Bromley Inclosure Bill; That they had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 


| day, be printed. ioceses, 


: y No. 277. 
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Mercurii, 24° die Maii ; 


Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


-m John Hanmer reported from the Committee Hull Water. 
on the Hull Waterworks Bill; and to whom works Bil. 
several Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; 
That they had heard counsel in support of the said 
Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour of 
the Bill; 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. 





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. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir Denham Norreys reported from the Committee Ballochrey 
on the Ballochney Railway Bill; and to whom se- Railway Bill. 
veral 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 ;—That they had inquired into the 
several matters required by the Standing Orders on 











Soap. Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of all Soap made in each Town in Great 
Britain, distinguishing Hard from Soft Soap, and | 
also the Quantity upon which the silicated Duty has 


Railway Bills, so far as the same relate to the pre- 
sent application ; and that the Committee had ex- 
amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 


|same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 


been charged, from the 5th day of January 1842 to | and made Amendments thereunto. 


the 5th day of January 1843 :—Of all Soap exported, 


Ordered, ‘That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 


and the Amount of Drawback paid thereon, speci- | and be printed. 


fying the Port from whence shipped, from the 5th 
day of January 1842 to the 5th day of January 
1843 :--Of the Quantity of Soap, distinguishing | 
Hard from Soft, and the Amount of all Allowances | 
and Drawbacks made to the Manufacturers of | 
Woollens, Linen, Silk and others, from the 5th day 
of January 1842 to the 5th day of January 1843: 
—Of all Soap exported to Iretand, Hard and Soft, | 
the Port from whence shipped, and the Amount of 
Drawback paid thereon, from the 5th day of Janu- 
ary 1842 to the 5th day of January 1843 :—Of all 
Soap imported into Great Britain, Hard and Soft, | 
the Port at which imported, and the Amount of Duty | 
paid thereon, from the 5th day of January 1842 to 

the 5th day of January 1843 :—-Of the Names of | 
all Persons convicted of defrauding the Revenue | 
arising from Soap; the Date of each Conviction ; | 
the Amount of the several Penalties; whether the 

Persons so convicted had been previously convicted | 
or fined, or had had Penalties compromised with or | 
without Conviction ; the Amount paid to the Seizing 
Officer for each Conviction ; and the Names, Dates 
and Amount of all Penalties paid in all Cases which 
have been compromised or tried before the Summary 
Court of Excise, from the 5th day of January 1842 
to the 5th day of January 1843:—And, of the | 
Number of Licenses granted to Soap Makers ; dis- | 
tinguishing those granted in England, Scotland and | 
Ireland, from the 5th day of January 1842 to the | 
5th day of January 1843 (in continuation of Par- 
liamentary Paper, No. 342, of Session 1842). 











Church Endow- Sir Robert Peel presented a Bill to make better 
~— Bill. Provision for the Spiritual Care of Populous Pa- 
No.274. rishes: And the same was read the first time; and 


Mr. Francis Baring reported from the Committee Lough Foyle 
on the Lough Foyle Drainage Bill; and to whom a Drainage Bill 
Petition against the said Bill was referred ; That 
they had considered the said Petition, and had heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill ; and had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene presented a Bill for altering and en- Maryport 
larging the Powers of the Act relating to the Ma- and Carlisle 
: . : % ailway 
ryport and Carlisle Railway: And the same was (No 3.) Bill. 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a se- 
cond time. 


A Petition of the Maycr, Aldermen and Councillors Northampton 
of the borough of Northampton, praying that they Improvements 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or ~'" 
agents, against certain parts of the Northampton 
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. 


The Townshend Peerage Bill was read the first Townshend 
time. Peerage Bill. 


Ordered, :That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions from Manchester and Salford ;—Lang- Factories Bill. 


felach (eight Petitions) ;—Swansea (four Petitions) ; 


— Lougher (three Petitions) ;—Okehampton (three 





Petitions) ; 





6 VicToRiZz. 


Petitions); — Eglwysilan; — Pentyrch (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Colne (two Petitions) ;—Preston ;— Troes, 
&amp;c. (two Petitions) ;—Wewton Abbot ;—Llanhanan ; 
—Dewsbury (two Petitions) ;—Leeds (eight) Peti- 
tions) ;—Armley ; —Heckmondwike (two Petitions) ; 


—Selby ;—Hanby ; —Shelton (twelve Petitions) ;— 


Brownfield, &amp;c. ;— Wolstanton ;—Stohe-upon- Trent 
(two Petitions) ;—Cauldon ;—Tunstall (three Peti- 


tions); — Burslem (six Petitions) ;— Hanley, &amp;c. | 
(fourteen Petitions) ;—LZate, &amp;c. (four Petitions) ;— | 
Colbridge ; — Newcastle-under-Lyne ; — Cauldon- | 


place ;—Etruria ;— Fenton ;— Bethesda (Stafford) ; 
—Longton ;—Falkhill ;— Watford (two Petitions) ; 


—Kings Langley ;—Folkestone (five Petitions) ;— 


Abbot’s Langley;— South Kent Sunday School 
Union ; — Midhurst (two Petitions); — Stedham ; 
— Iping ; — Cocking ; —Wigan (twelve Petitions) ; 
—Hindley (three Petitions) ;—Ampthill ;— Bolton ; 
— Elsworth ; — Loughborough ; — Saint Helen’s 
(Lancaster) ; — Wimeswould ; — Sunderland, &amp;c. 
(two Petitions) ;—Saint Alban’s (five Petitions) ;— 
Bushey ;— Great Crosby ;— Brownedge, Walton-le- 
Dale ;— Gateshead (two Petitions) ;— Chichester ;— 
Walford (two Petitions) ;—Hassop ;—Sandwich ;— 
East Leake (two Petitions) ;—Easingtone-lane ;— 
Sandyhaven ;— Norwich (tour Petitions) ;—Coultis- 
hall (two Petitions) ;— Heigham (three Petitions) ; 
— Sprowston; — Bingley ; — Mattersey ; — South 
Shields (two Petitions) ;—Cromhall (two Petitions) ; 
— Wotton-under-Edge (eight Petitions) ;— Berkeley 
(four Petitions) ;— Bungay ;— Lymington (two Pe- 
titions) ;—Spotland ;— Rochdale (fifteen Petitions) ; 
— Beaulieu Rails (two Petitions) ;— Reigate (two 
Petitions) ; — Brockenhurst ; — Chipping Campden 
(two Petitions); — Charlwood; — Newdigate ; — 
Sway; — Whitworth (two Petitions) ; — Calder- 
brook (two Petitions) ; — Smallbridge (three Peti- 
tions) ; — Brockham ; — Gadbrook ; — Folesiill ; — 
Wallingford (two Petitions) ;— Broadtown ; —Ly- 
diard Tregoire ;—Stiffkey ;—Golds Green ;— Ton- 
bridge Wells (eight Petitions) ;— Neeton (two Peti- 
tions) ; —Carleton Rode ;—Mullion ;— Blakeney ;— 
Felthorpe ;— Southsea (two Petitions) ;— Gosport 
(two Petitions) ;— Westbury-on-Severn ;—Uley (three 
Petitions) ; —Little London (two Petitions) ;—Cam 
(three Petitions) ;— Thornbury (five Petitions) ;— 
Falfield ;-- Chipping Sodbury ;— Darlaston (two 
Petitions) ; —Cricklade ; —Swindon ; —Stanton ; — 
Upminster (two Petitions) ;—Brinkworth (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Wells ( Norfolk) {four Petitions) ;— Dorking 
and other places;— Landport ;— Portsmouth;— Wed- 
nesbury ; — Nuneaton (two Petitions) ;— Clack ;— 
Bedworth (four Petitions) ;— Stretton-under-Fosse 
(two Petitions) ;—Chilvers Coton ;—Attleborough ; 
— Coventry ;— Rugby (three Petitions) ;—Swansea ; 
—Foxhole (three Petitions) ;—Purton (three Peti- 
tions) ;—Jewin-street, London ;—Tutties (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Alderton (two Petitions) ;— Wéllenhall ;— 
Finedon ;— Walton-on- Thames ;—'lhurnham ;— Ly- 
diard Milliceni ;— Wellingborough ;—Chiseldon ;— 
Monkton ;—Carnarvon ;— Middlewich ; — Seagry ; 
— Holdrington ;— Tottenham (Wilts) ; — Christian 
Malford ; — Little Staughton (two Petitions) ;— 
Highworth (two Petitions) ;—Ryde (two Petitions) ; 
— Dawley Green ;— Tadcaster ;— Ramsgate ;— Llan- 
fihangel and Talyllyn;— Basingstoke (two Petitions) ; 
— Pickering ;—Llanfyllin (four Petitions) ;— Guild- 
ford ;—Colchester ;— Wrockwardine Wood ;— Black- 
burn ;— Hanley ;—Edghill (Liverpool) ;— Guestwick 
(two Petitions) ;—Neathead ;— Wasenham ;—Bris- 
tow ;—Eye (two Petitions) ;—Panxworth ;—Swan- 


94° Marz. 


323 
_combe ; — Arnell ;— Manchester (two Petitions) ;— 
| Addenbury ; — Yeardsley-cum-Whaley (two Peti- 
tions) ;—New Mills ;— Hayfield (two Petitions) ;— 
Saint Austell ;—East Leake ;— Rampstone ;—Nor- 
thampton (two Petitions); — Loddington ; — Ged- 
dington;— East and West Loe;—Hedon;—Crediton; 
— Skipton (two Petitions) ;— Clayton (two Peti- 
tions) ; — Bushey ;— East of London; — Wootton 
Bassett (three Petitions) ;— Keighley ;— Holt ;— 
Wendover (two Petitions); — Bradford (Wilts) 
(three Petitions) ;—Horndon-on-the-Hill ;—Aveley 
(Esser); — Chester (two Petitions) ; — Walpole ; 
— Walsoken (two Petitions); — Aylesbury (three 
Petitions) ;— Green Hammerton ; — Colchester ; — 
Upwell ;— Outwell ;— Baldock ;—Sutton (Lincoln) ; 
—Sherfield Green ;—Whaplode ; — Kingsland (six 
Petitions) ;— Wilton (Norfolk) ;—.Brandon (two Pe- 
titions) ;—Stoke Newington ;— Eriswell ;— Dawley ; 
— Charlbury ;— Lakenheath ; — Yeltwell ; — Saint 
Neot’s (Huntingdon) (two Petitions) ;— Whitchurch 
(Southampton) ;—Milend ;— Holbeach Bank (two 
Petitions) ;— Llanfyllen ;— Whitchurch and North 
Marston (two Petitions) ;— Henley-on-Thames (three 
Petitions) ; — Wrockwardine ; — Holt ; — Folkeston 
five Petitions) ;—Jlkeston ;—Bolsover ;—Scarcliff ; 
—Boarhunt ;— Holbeach (two Petitions) ; — Sed- 








bergh (two Petitions) ;—Horndean ; — Kingsland- 
road (three Petitions) ;— Downham ;— Dinver ;— 
Downham Market (two Petitions) ;—Castle Combe ; 
— Romsey ; — Stratton Saint Margaret (two 
Petitions) ;— Chipping Ongar ;— Hoxton ;—Crim- 
plesham ; — Stradsett and Bexwell ; — Radmore 
Green ;— Nantwich (two Petitions) ;—Llanfihangel ; 
—Hackney (two Petitions) ; — Pimlico ;— Wood- 
bridge (three Petitions) ;—Saint Margaret’s, West- 
minster (three Petitions) ;—Orpington (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Jslington ; — Totteridge and other places 
(two Petitions) ;— Bromley (Kent) (three Petitions) ; 
— Homerton ;— Coalbrookdale ;— Sutton (Suffolk) 
(Chairman) ;— Westgate and Wearhead ;-- Barmouth 
(two Petitions) ; — Chesterfield (two Petitions) ;— 
and, Dronfield; praying that the Factories Bill may 
not pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Bletsoe and Milton Ernest ;— 
Bolsover ;— Scarcliffe ;— Bomley and Oakley; — 
Sharnbrook ; — and, Felmersham and Pavenham ; 
praying that the said Bill may pass into a law,— 


were also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the ‘able. 


Steyning and Worthing; praying the House to re- 
fuse its sanction to any measure having for its 
object the importation of Wheat and Wheat Flour 
through Canada into this country, at a low rate of 
duty,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Ecclesiastical 
bes the town of Nottingham, praying the House to Courts Bill. 


reserve in the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill the Arch- 
| deaconry of Nottingham, or establish in the town of 
| Nottingham, a court for the probate of wills and 
‘grant of administrations, with a registry for the 
deposit of original wills, was presented, and read 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Pangborne ;—Hundred of Blyth- Wheat, &amp;c., 
ing (Suffolk); — Ticehurst ;— Wallingford ;—and, (C4) 


| Petitions from Truro ;—Trustees of the Truro Turnpike-roads 
ton Trovers ;—Thorpe (four Petitions) ;— Tittleshall ;| Turnpike-roads ;—Trustees for executing an Act for Bill 

— Diss (seven Petitions) ;—Stoke Ash (three Peti- making and maintaining a Turnpike-road from 

tions) ;—Melton ;—Cazlingham Thorpe ;—Rishin- | Craincross, through Stroud, over Rodborough and 

glas ;— Barney ;— Richmond ;— Tamworth ;— Mar- | Minchinhampton Commons to the town of Minchin- 

lingford ; — Accrington ;— Tetbury ; — Fenton ;— | hampton, all in the county of Gloucester ;-—and, 

Leigh ;—Little Horton ;— Liverpool (six Petitions) ; | Scriven-with-Tentergate; praying that the Turnpike- 

— Coseley ; — Hetton-le- Hole ; — Bridgewater (two | roads Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 

Petitions) ;—Marton ;— Hindolveston ;— Maghull ; | —were presented, and read; and referred to the Se- 


— Thornage ; — Deddington (two Petitions) ;—Sea- | lect Committee on the Bill. 
Vor. 98. 


722 


Ordered, 





meats Ee 


a ae 


Liverpool 
Watering Bill, 


Health of 
‘Towns Bill. 


Corn Laws, 


County Courts 
Bill. 


Oxnam’s 
Estate Bill. 


Southampton 


Docks Bill. 





324, 94° Mazz. 


A. 1843. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Liverpool| An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Lands in Sowerby Sowerby and Liter 
Watering Bill have leave to sit this day, till five of | and Soyland, in the Parish of Halifaz, in the West Soyland In. Scie 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. es of the County of York, was read the third ore Bill Tasti 

ime. 

A Petition of the Vicar, Churchwardens, Vestry- | Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
men and Inhabitants of the parish of Saint Mary Ordered, That Mr. Beckett Denison do carry the 
Redcliffe, in the city of Bristol, praying that the | Bill.to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 

Health of Towns Bill may not pass into a law, was | ree 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the; An ingrossed Bill for maintaining the Railway Belfast ana 


Table. | called the Belfast and Cavehill Railway, and for Cavehill Rail. 
| reviving and extending some of the Powers of the “*Y Bill 
Petitions from Bolt-court, Fleet-street ;--Lancas- | Acts relating thereto, was read the third time. 
ter ; — There-undersigned (ten Petitions); --Man-'! Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
chester (twenty-one Petitions); — Bradford ; --| Ordered, That Mr. Ross do carry the Bill to the 
Droylsden ;— Tower Hamlets ;—Shadwell (two Pe- Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
titions) ;—Clerhenwell (two Petitions) ; —- Stepney ; 


— Somers Town; -- Wapping (two Petitions) ;— Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Committee Glasgow Police 
Persons passing over London Bridge ;—Laurence | on the Glasgow Police Bill ; That at the expiration Bill 
Pouniney-lane;—Saint Margaret’s and Saint John’s, | of one hour from the time fixed for the meeting of 


Westminster (two Petitions) ;——- West Division of | the Committee this day, a Quorum of Selected 


Saint Pancras ;— London; — and, Lincoln’s-Inn | Members not being present, he had adjourned the 
Fields ; praying for the repeal of the Corn and Pro- | Committee till twelve of the clock To-morrow. 


vision Laws,—were presented, and read; and or-| Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


- The House proceeded to take into consideration Baunbridge 
A Petition of the Churchwardens and Overseers vad the Report on the Bannbridge Road (No. 2.) Bill ; Road (No.2.) 
the Poor of the parish of Saint George-the-Martyr, | and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 


Southwark, praying that the Court of Requests for) Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
the borough of Southwark may be exempted from | be ingrossed. 


the provisions of the County Courts Bill, was pre- | 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon al A Petition of Owners of lands at Yaaley, in the Drainage of 
sa ne ine me inace Lands Bill. 
A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- wpe Bill aa past ine &gt; comune ; 
gesses of the city of Bristol, praying that a pro- | for its application to districts at present under local 
vision be inserted in the said Bill, that nothing | Matis ol Pailicmsih. o well ac tothe Gene ot teen 
contained therein shall extend to or attect the city | was presented and Wiel: ead acleeah to te upon 
and county of Bristol, or any of the local courts | the —_— . 
now held there; but that in case the House ee 
not deem it expedient to comply with the request of | ee ; i ; 
the Feilenen, then that a le may be inserted La Fag ha ggg ~ hegre gor ogs Beer 
in the said Bill, that in case Her Majesty, with the ‘Sal lg ee pray a ss F i 
advice of Her Privy Council, shall order, that a a he’ tg sine he The ed, and read an 
county court shall be holden in the city of Bristol, ‘teteeate pen 
the time of holding such court shall be at least | — : , 
as frequent as the times at which the present courts | Mr. Beckett Denison reported from the Committee a mee 
are now held there, and that unless it shall be ne- | 0” the Dean Forest and Gloucester Railway Bill ; aces Gan 
cessary for the purposes of the Act to provide any jand to whom several Petitions against the said Bill, ' 
court-house, office or prison in Bristol, in addition and a Report of James Meadows Rendel, Esquire, 
to those now used for the existing courts, no pound- | presented tothe House on the 3d day of this instant 
age on any debt or damage claimed by any party | May, were referred ; That they had heard counsel 
suing in the county court which may be established |!" support of several of the said Petitions ; and had 
there, shall be paid; and that the term of imprison- also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; and had 


ment under the Bill may be reduced, was also pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
is wl 
lable. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for 
authorizing Leases and Setts to be granted of and 
in an Estate in the Parish of Newlyn, in the County 
of Cornwall, devised by the Will of John Oxnam, 
deceased, to John Oxnam, for his Life, with divers 
Remainders over, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Pendarves 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. 


An ingrossed Bill to convert the Shares in the 
Capital authorized to be raised by the Acts for 
making a Dock or Docks at Southampton into 
Stock, to raise a further Sum of Money, and to 
alter and amend some of the Powers of the said 
Acts, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Pendarves do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


peyog the allegations contained in the Preamble 
|of the Bill, but the same had not been proved to 
| the satisfaction of the Committee. 

| Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 

| Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
before the Committee on the said Bill be printed at 
the expense of the Parties, from the Committee 
| Clerk’s Copy, if they think fit. 

| Petitions from Nottingham ;-— Poole ;— Bradford post-otice. 
(York); — Inverness (Provost) ; — Gateshead ; -- 
President of the Sunderland Mechanics’ Institute ; 

|—and, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the 
Gateshead and Tyne Shipping Company ; praying 

that the House will be pleased to institute an inquiry 

‘into the state of the Post-office, with the view of 

| carrying into full effect Mr. Rowland Hill's plan of 

| Post-office improvement, was presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Clergy and others in the Deanery Saint Asaph 
of Pimperne, in the Archdeaconry of Dorset, in the egal 
Diocese of Salisbury, praying for the repeal of so 
much of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to 
the union of the Sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 











A Petition 











6 Vicrortiz. 


Literary and 
Scientilic 
Institution Institution, praying the House to exempt Literary | 


and Scientific Institutions from the payment of rates | Her M 


24° Maiz. 
A Petition of Members of the Committee of Ma- to the Sale of Colonial Lands, since the date of the 
nagement of the Southwark Literary and Scientific | last Despatches laid before Parliament. 





325 


Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
ajesty by such Members of this House as are 


and taxes for such parts of their buildings as are | of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


used for literary and scientific purposes, was pre- | 


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





Museums. Ordered, That there be laid before this House,a | the Amount of their Tonnage, and the Number of 
Return of the Total Amount of Money granted by | Men and Boys usually employed in navigating the 
Parliament, or derived from Funds of a public _na- | same, that belonged to the several Ports of the Bri- 
ture, which has been applied for the use of the Bri- | tish Empire, on the 31st December 1840, 1841 and 
tish Museum, whether for Maintenance, Building, | 1842 respectively :—Also, an Account of the Num- 
the Purchase of Collections, or other purposes con-| ber of Vessels, with the Amount of their Tonnage, 
nected with that Institution, during each of the last ‘and the Number of Men and Boys usually employed 
Twenty years ; accompanied by asummary, showing | in navigating the same, that belonged to the several 
the Aggregate Sum which has been so applied during | Ports of the British Empire (except Ireland), on the 
the whole period ; also, an Account of the Amount | 31st December 1840, 1841 and 1842 respectively, 
applied for the use of the Museum of Economic Ge- | (being corrections of the Accounts contained in the 
ology, and of other Museums in England, during | Finance Accounts of the present year). 
the above period:—A Return of the Amount of! Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie upon the 
Public Money applied during the same period, for | Table. 
the use of any Museums in Jre/and:—A similar Re- 
turn for Scotland :—And, a Copy of a Memorial} A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Bankruptcy 
transmitted by the Royal Dublin Society to the | gesses of the borough of Newark, praying the House Att. 
Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, in the month | to make such alterations in the Bankruptcy Act as 
of January 1843, praying for a Grant of Money for | may render the same effectual for securing a ready, 
the Erection of a National Museum in Jre/and, with | satisfactory and inexpensive distribution of a bank- 
Copies of any Correspondence which has arisen | rupt’s estate, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
thereupon between the Officers of the Royal Dublin | to lie upon the Table. 
Society and the Secretary of the Treasury. 
A Petition of Inhabitants of the township of Chor- Payment of 
Sudbury Diss The House was moved, That the Order made yes- | ley, in the county of Lancaster, stating that the Wases- 
— terday, That a Committee be appointed to inspect | Petitioners have great reason to complain of the 
- the Journals of the House of Lords, with relation to | frequent violation of the laws relating to the Pay- 
any Proceedings upon the Sudbury Disfranchisement | ment of Wages by spinning masters and manufac- 
Bill, and to make Report thereof to the House, | turers resident in that township, who by direct or 
might be read ; and the same being read ; indirect means compel their workmen to accept for 
A Committee was nominated of Colonel Rush- | Wages, provisions, articles of clothing, coals, &amp;c., 
brooke, Mr. Waddington, Earl Jermyn, Lord Ren-}in lieu of the current coin of the realm, at prices 
dlesham and Sir James Flower :—And they are to | exorbitantly high; and praying the House to adopt 
withdraw immediately. measures for their relief, was presented, and read ; 
Ordered, That Three be the Quorum. and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Charitable The Order of the day being read, for the second| The Order for reading a second time To-morrow, Grand Jury 
Trusts Bill, reading of the Charitable Trusts Bill ; the Grand Jury Presentments (Jreland) Bill, was Presentments 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time | read, and discharged. neeunes imtaae 
upon Wednesday the 14th day of June next. Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 
Roman Catholic The Roman Catholic Oath (Jreland) Bill was, : 
Oath (Ireland ) according to Order, read a second time ; and com- Ordered, That the Account relative to the Belfast Belfast Royal 
Bill. mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for| Royal Academical Institution, which was presented —— 
Thursday the 1st day of June next. upon the 8th day of this instant May, be printed. Se. te 
= ' , lative to the Poor ief 
Pow Breach The Pound Breach and Rescue Bill was, according we ope Boy Bape wa a sented yesterday, (Ivelend) a 
_ Order, read a second time ; and committed to a nneiamel, No. 279. 
Pe Committee of the whole House, for Thursday the | °° P 
ist day of June next. ' Ordered, That the Account relative to Sheep and Sheep and 
Lambs’ Wool, which was presented yesterday, be /™&gt;s ig 
Ways and The Order of the day being read, for the Com-| printed. ceahenaes 
7 ee ee Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Spirits, Spirits. 
em see Shao the said ecmaee. ¥ HEX, | which were presented yesterday, be printed. No, 250. 
Ordered, That the Returns relative to Savings Savings Banks. 
Supply. The Order of the day being read, for the Com-| Banks, which were presented yesterday, be printed. No. 281. 
mittes of Bu i. . : Ordered, That the Return relative to Newspaper Newspaper 
Resolved, That this me will, upon Friday next, Stamps and Advertisement Duty, which a a pe cid 
resolve itself into the said Committee. sented yesterday, be printed. io 
. No. 282, 
peed 4 be — “4 roe eo bre yon Ordered, That the Account relative toWheat, &amp;c., Wheat, &amp;c. 
pra ine ee ne ee ey Oe presented yesterday, be printed. No. 283. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time Ordered, That the Paper relative to Postage, Postage. 
upon Thursday the sth day of June next. which was presented yesterday, be printed. No, 284. 
Ordered, That the Return relative to Small Livings, Small Livings. 
Colonia! Lands. Resolved, That an humble Address be presented | which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 285. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased he H di d till T ; 
to give directions, that there be laid before this House, And then the House adjourned till fo-morrow. 
Copies or Extracts of any Correspondence relative 
Vou. 98. TT3 


Mr. Gladstone presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- Trade and 
mand,—An Account of the Number of Vessels, with Navigation. 















































































Se EPSPS Soe Hore. eS 





Argyllshire 
Roads Bill. 


Glasgow Pulice 


Bill. 


Scarborough 
Harbour Bill. 


Bolton Water- 


works Bill. 


Belmont 


Reservoir Bill. 


Great North 
of England 
(Clarence ard 
Hartlepool 
Junction) 


Railway Bill. 


Dundee Har- 
bour Bill. 


Standing 
Orders; 


Stratford 


(Eastern Coun- 


ties) and 


Thames Junc- 


tion Railway 
(No. 2.) 


Gorbals Police 


Bill. 


Coals. 


Factorics Bill. 


Jovis, 25° die Mai; 
Anno 6° Victoria Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


RDERED, That the Committee on the 

Argyllshire Roads Bill have leave to sit this 
day, till five of the clock, during the sitting of the 
House. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Glasgow 
Police Bill have leave to proceed, with ‘Two selected 
Members. 


An ingrossed Bill for amending the several Acts 
relating to the Harbour of Scarborough, in the North 
Riding of the County of York, and for improving 
the said Harbour, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir John Johnstone do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
Bolton Waterworks Bill to make their Report, be 
enlarged till Friday the 9th day of June next. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
Belmont Reservoir Bill to make their Report, be 
enlarged till Friday the 9th day of June next. 


Mr. Bowes reported from the Committee on the 
Great North of England (Clarence and Hartlepool 
Junction) Railway Bill; and to whom several Peti- 
tions against the said Bill, and the Minutes of 
Evidence on the Great North of England (Clarence 
and Hartlepool Junction) Railway Bill of the 
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 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 there- 
unto. 

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


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
Dundee Harbour Bill to make their Report, be en- 
larged till Friday the 9th day of June next. 


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 
leave to present a Petition for the Stratford (East- 
ern Counties) and T’hames Junction Railway (No. 2.) 
Bill, the Sessional Order be not dispensed with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and 
Council of the city of Glasgow ;—Royal Incorpora- 
tion of Hutcheson’s Hospital in the city of Glasgow ; 
—Heritors, Minister and Kirk Session of the parish 
of Gorbals ;—and, Inhabitants of Gorbals ; praying 
that the Gorbals Police Bill may pass into a law, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the port of Vew- 
castle General Shipping Company, praying that the 
House will be pleased immediately to repeal the 
duty at present payable on the export of Coal, 


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


Petitions from Lagnersh ;— Nutbourne ; — Bo- 
shan ;—Chichester (two Petitions) ; — Earnley ;— 


25° Mair. 








A. 1843. 


Midhurst ;— Cantriff (two Petitions) ;— Scarbo- 
rough; — Birmingham; — Wellington (Salop);— 
Richmond (Surrey) (two Petitions) ; — Stockwell 
(two Petitions);—Epsom (two Petitions) ;—Mort- 
lake (two Petitions);—Hammersmith (two Petitions) ; 
— Biddenden (two Petitions) ; — Aldwinckle (three 
Petitions); — Emsworth (two Petitions); — West- 
bourne ;—Needham Market ;—Hatch Beauchamp ; 
—King’s Lynn (two Petitions) ;—Moorgate, Lon- 
don ;— Marshall-street, Golden-square, Westminster ; 
— Buckingham ;—Cresswell and Cheadle ;—Shack- 
lewell ; — Alton (Staffordshire) ; — Spitalfields; — 
Woodhouse Hill ;— Bramley ;— Oulton ;— Bristol 
(three Petitions); — Clevedon; — Fishponds (two 
Petitions) ;— Morley ;— Huncote (two Petitions) ;— 
Earl Shilton (two Petitions) ;— Broughton ;— Count- 
erthorpe ;—Bardon Park (two Petitions) ;— Market 
Bosworth (two Petitions) ;— Narborough (two Peti- 
tions); — Whetstone (four Petitions) ; — Leicester 
(thirty Petitions) ;—Barlestone (four Petitions) ;— 
Belgrave (two Petitions) ;—T'hurmaston (two Peti- 
tions) ; — Rothley (four Petitions) ;— Wigston ;— 
Syston (four Petitions) ; —Barton-in-the Beans (two 
Petitions);— Thurlaston (two Petitions) ;— Newbold 
(three Petitions) ;-—Ratby(two Petitions) ;--Hallaton 
(two Petitions) ;—Desford (two Petitions) ;—Con- 
gerstone ;—Coleorton (two Petitions) ;— Burbage 
(two Petitions) ;—Kibworth (two Petitions) ;— Bar- 
well ;— Oadby ;—Arnsby (two Petitions) ;—Billes- 
don ;— Hinckley (two Petitions) ;—Blaby (two Pe- 
titions) ;— Husbands Bosworth ;—Pechleton ;—Coal- 
ville (two Petitions) ;— Broughton Sulney ;—Hug- 
glescote (two Petitions) ;— Endcoby (three Petitions) ; 
—Smeeton ;—Ibstock (two Petitions) ;— Bagworth 
(three Petitions) ;—Sileby (two Petitions) ;—Queni- 
borough (two Petitions) ;—Thrussington ;— Birstal ; 
— Stockwell Head ;— Hose ;—Mountsorrell ;— West 
Wettering ;— Merthyr Tidvil (nine Petitions) ; — 
Cwmyfelin ; — Cae-pant-lywyll and Coed-y-cymmer 
(two Petitions) yu Senihapiiieg (two Petitions) ; 
— Brighton (two Petitions) ;—Amersham (four Pe- 
titions) ;— Greenwich (three Petitions) ;—Counties 
of Monmouth, Hereford and cag of Wales ; 
—Bledlow Ridge ;— Kingston-upon-Hull ; — Lin- 
stock ;— Carlisle (six Petitions) ; — Ulverstone ; — 
Dalston ;—Coathill ;— Beaumont ;— Harlington ;— 
Stoke-under-Ham ;— Glynogwr ;—Chelmsford (five 
Petitions) ;— Lapford ;—Chumleigh ;— Great Cog- 
geshall;— Nairn ;— Abbotts Roothing (two Peti- 
tions) ; — Ware; — Caddington ; — Tunbridge ;— 
Houghton Regis (three Petitions) ;— Beer and Sea- 
ton ; — Sherborne ;— Grantham (two Petitions) ;— 
Kington Magna (two Petitions) ;— Llandaff; — 
Lowestoft ;—Hockliffe ;—Bocking (six Petitions) ; 
— Eaton Bray;—Barton Saint David ;—Milbourne 
Port (two Petitions) ;—Oswestry (eight Petitions) ; 
—Camborne (two Petitions ;—Imber ;— Bratton ;— 
Paulton (two Petitions) ;— Wilsford ; — Bishops 
Castle ; — Manafon ; — Merthyr Cyriog ;—Credi- 
ton ;—Bovey Tracy ;—Motcombe (two Petitions) ;— 
Llanwynno (two Petitions) ;— Beulah ;—Bradwor- 
thy ; —East Budley ;—Boro Green ;—Little Wali- 
ham ; — Swaffham; — Saint Just ; — Hirwain ;— 
Penlline ;— Whitchurch (Glamorgan) ;—Dalwood ; 
—Ramsey (two Petitions); — Crickhowell ;— Llan- 
sallos ;— Shebbear (two Petitions) ; -- Cardiff ; — 
Southwick ;— Braintree (two Petitions) ;—Madron; 
—Bluntisham ;— Moerwinstow ;— West Bromwich 
(five Petitions) ;—Maldon (three Petitions) ;— Fram- 
lingham(three Petitions) ;— Pewsey ;— Whitstone ;— 
Witham ;— Solva (two Petitions) ; — Brackley ;— 
Barton-in-the-Clay ; —Rhadyr ; —Corton ; —Don- 
head Saint Mary;—Cummer ;— Wistanswick ;—Di- 
nas ;— Devonport ;—Saint Pancras (Middlesex) ;— 
Thazxted (five Petitions) ;— Barnet (three Petitions) ; 
—Latchington;— Market Drayton(three Petitions) ; 
—Briston ; — Great Yarmouth ; — Kentisbeer ; — 
West Wycombe ;—Rye;— Woburn (six Petitions) ;— 
Chalfont Saint Peter's ;—Ickford and Shabbing- 
ton ;— Ickford (two Petitions) ;— Stockport (two 





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Petitions) ;— Newcastle and Gateshead ;—Newcas- 
tle-on-Tyne ; —Keysoe (two Petitions) ;—Bath ;— 
Penn (two Petitions) ;—Speen ;—Ormesby ;—Saint 
David’s ;— Wenvoe (three Petitions) ;— Pentyrch 
(five Petitions) ;—Margate (two Petitions) ; — Fri- 
thelstockstone ; — Southminster ; — Cookberry ; — 
Shethrog ;— Highampton ; —Tonyrevail ;— Sutton 
Valence ; — Bradley-row ; — East Stower ; — Coy- 
church ;— Talgarth ;— Kelvedon (three Petitions) ;— 
Halstead ;—Long Buckby ;— Holsworthy ;— Buck- 
land Brewer (two Petitions) ;—Bradley-row;—Dun- 
stable (five Petitions) ;— Walmer ; —Crockerton ;— 


gynnon ; — Crediton ; — Marnhul ; —Llanorgan ;— 
Aberdare (six Petitions) ;— Gillingham ;—Swavesey ; 
—Zormer ; —Newbridge ;—Warehorn ;—Sandford ; 
— Cullompton (two_ Petitions) ;— Minsterley and 
Pontesbury ; — Raunds; — Caerphilly (two Peti- 
tions); — Zalgarth Forest; —Zoar ;— Witham ;— 
Haughton ;—Whitchurch (two Petitions) ;— Bedwas ; 
—Abereschyr ; —Lasxfield ; —Melbourn (three Peti- 
tions) ; — Lancarvan ; —Eglwys Elian (four Peti- 
tions) ; — Bishopstone ; — Bythorn ; — Bonvilstone 
(two Petitions) ;— Brecon College ; — Lisvane ; — 
Melksham ;—Chardstock ;— Newton Abbot (two Pe- 


Tongwynlas (two Petitions) ;—Saint Peter’s, Isle of | titions) ;—Leavington, Saint Mary ;—Crickadarn ; 


Thanet ; —Plymouth ;— Wethersfield ;—Lladyrnog ; 


—Ruthin ; —Harwich ; — Upper Stratton ; —Lyme 


— Stradbroke ;— Towcester (three Petitions) ;—Deal | Regis;—Island of Portland ;—Meller (three Peti- 
(three Petitions) ;—Rodbourne Cheney ;—Bruton ; | tions) ;— Beeston (two Petitions); —- Southampton ;— 


—Newport (Essex) ;—Terling ;—Otterton ;—War- 


Methley; — Poole (two Petitions); —Bramley (two 


wick ;—Langtre ;— Pitney ;—Braughing ;—Apple- | Petitions) ;— Wortley ; —Hunslet ;— Southwick ; — 
dore ;— Great Shelford ; —Clovelly; —Chatham ;— | Monkwearmouth ; — Bishopswearmouth ; — Sunder- 
Hochliffe; — Ashwater; — Compton ; — Hatfield | land (two Petitions) ;— Wooler ;— Thropton ;—Man- 
Broad Oak; — Ringstead ; — Honiton ; — Hey- | chester (two Petitions) ;—Alnwick (four Petitions) ; 
bridge ;— Braintree (two Petitions) ;—-Broughton | —Biddleston ;—Kippax ;— Honiton ;—Bog Mines ; 
Gifford ; —Ashton ; —Llantrisant (five Petitions) ;|—Sydenham Damerell ;— Olney ;—Rhadyr ;—Ash- 
—Potterne ;—Wadhurst (four Petitions) ;— Brad- | ton Keynes ;—Newport ;— Wollerton ;—Dinaspowis 
worthy Hartland; — Penmark (two Petitions) ; | (two Petitions);— Saint Neot’s ;— Bridgerule;— 
— Thetfield ;— Woodford ; — Nash ; — Atworth ;— | Westoning ; — Avebury ; — Keinton ; — Mansfield ; 
Willingham ; — Pontespury ; — Brecon ; — Strad-|— Saint Martin’s Moors ;—High Ham ;—Urch- 
broke ;—Yelvertoft ;—Upper Hallam ;—Great and | font ;—Old Sampford ;—Laustern (two Petitions) ; 
Little Coggeshall ;— Ellesmere ;—A Place in the |—Lanvabon' (three Petitions) ;—East Stonehouse ; 
county of Somerset ;— Milton Abbott ;— Farnham |—Lamberhurst ;—Treforest (four Petitions) ; — Sid- 
(four Petitions) ;— South Petherton ;— Bethesda | bury; — Bluntisham ; —Great Cheverell ; -— Withe- 
Festiniog ;— Bagley ;—Maewtwrog ;—Semly ;— Ey- | ridge ; — Aylsham ; — Rayleigh ; -- Longburton ;— 
thorne ;—Llantsainffraid ;— Burford ;-—-Cowbridge | Maiden Newton ;— Coychurch ; — Greenfield and 
(five Petitions) ;—Crowan (two Petitions);—Da-|Bog Mines ;— Saint Ives;— Stoke Clurisland;— 
merham and Martin and Rockburne ;—Lifton ;— | Paulton;—Bishop’s Cannings; —Lantwit Vardre ; 


Pimlico ; — Swindon ; — Bedwas ; --- Woolwich ; — | —Huddersfield (five Petitions) ;—Meltham ;— Berry 
Tenterden (two Petitions) ;— White Cross (two Pe- | Brow; — Compton Abbas ;— Sligo (two Peti- 
titions) ; — Lancarvan ; — Stockland ; — Norwood | tions) ; — Hindon ; — Hirwain ; — Weymouth 


(two Petitions) ;—Bryntyrion ;— Tiptree Heath ;— | (five Petitions) ;— Reverend George Armstrong ;— 
Clawddock (two Petitions) ;—ZLanvahan ;—Trehill | Bridestowe ;— Welshpool ;—Melbury ;—Swindon ;— 
( Glamorganshire) ;—Lanwrynno ;— Croesypark (two | Stoke-upon- Tern ; —Talgarth ; —Broad Chalk ;— 
Petitions) ; — Lympstone ; — North Petherwin ;— | Avetongifford ; —Enfield ;—Iscoyd ;— Llangenwele ; 
Swanage and Langton Matravers; —Hinton Saint |— Carmarthen (two Petitions) ; — Llangumoch ; — 
Mary ; —Stradbroke ; —Langtree; —Nether Comp-|\ Stokeflemming ; — Washburne and Tuckenhay ; — 
ton ; —Varteg ; — Nantyglo ; —Llamartin ; —Saint | Dittisham and Gallumpton (three Petitions) ;—Ches- 
Mellons (two Petitions) ;— Gellygroes ;—Mozera ;— | ter ;—Bolton (three Petitions) ;— Kendal (two Peti- 
Castletown ; — Rock ; — Machen ; — Nazareth ; — | tions); —Howdon Pans ;—Little Bolton ;—Edin- 
Capel Gobaith ;—Salem Sirhowy ;— Risca ;— North | burgh ;— Bradford ( Yorkshire) ;— Benjamin Bower; 
Walsham ;—Horham (three Petitions) ;—Saint Hil-|—Malpas and Threapwood (two Petitions) ;—Da- 
lery ;—Burton;— Hochliffe;— Truro;— Hephzibath ; | venham ; —Clayton Green ;—East Grinstead (two 
— Walkington ; — Beverley ; — Warwick ;— Wigan | Petitions) ;— Southport ; —Malpas ; —Moulton ;— 
(two Petitions) ;— Birkenhead ; —Bradly ;—Saint | Tottlebank ; — Llanfair ; — Acton ; — Pentre-clyn- 
Fagans ;— Tunbridge Wells (two Petitions) ;—Hat- | cymer Cerrigydneidion ;—Southampton ;— Hanwell ; 
field Broad Oak ;— Milton Dameral (two Petitions) ; | —Glastonbury ;—High Wycombe (five Petitions) ; 
—Earlswood ;—Sidney-square, Stepney ;—Newport | —Maelfie ; —Dodbrooke ;— Kettering ;—Llansitin ; 
( Monmouth) ; —Babell; —Usk (two Petitions) ; — | —Saw/ley (three Petitions);—Fernyhalgh ;— Pilking- 


Monmouth (two Petitions) ;— Pontypool ;—Cumuer ; | ton ; — Rusholme-within- Manchester ; —Llanegryn ; 


—Saint Florence ;—Great Chesterford ;— Witham ; | —Ruabon ; --Kingsbridge ; —Vrondeg ;—Cefn By- 
— Olney (two Petitions) ;— Widdington ;—Festiniog ; | chan ;— Tarporley (four Petitions) ;— Wern ;—Nant ; 
— Pembury ; —Reepham ; —Lianirgan ;—Thrapston | —Tiverton (Cheshire) ; — Hollinbank Musbury ;— 
{three Petitions); — Northall Green ;— Clavering | Bolton-le-Moors (three Petitions) ;— Winstone ;— 
and Newport ; —Llyswen ;—Sutcombe ;—Morwens- | Deighton ;— Paddock ;—Lindley (two Petitions) ;— 
ford ;—Gosport (two Petitions) ;— Tiptree ;—Hart- | Honley (two Petitions) ;—Shepley ;— Wellhouse ;— 
land ; —Breage ;— Grampound ; —Gwennapp (two | Shelley (two Petitions) ;—Outlane ;— Babbins Wood ; 
Petitions) ; —Southwold (two Petitions) ;—Bridge- | Brentford (two Petitions) ;—and, Goitre; pray- 
water (two Petitions) ;—MWedmore (two Petitions); | ing that the Factories Bill may not pass into a law, 


— Bassingbourn and other contiguous parishes ;— |— were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
Darlaston (two Petitions) ;—Dunstable and Tatten- | upon the Table. 
hoe; — Ollerton ; — Nantgarn;— Barrowford; —| Petitions from Bridgnorth ;—Astley Abbotts ;— 


Skethog ;—Paulerspury ;— Tresmeer ; —Great Tot- | Tailey ;—Middleton Scriven ; — Oldbury ;—Roch- 
ham ; — Southwold ; — Coggeshall (two Petitions) ; | dale ; —Hanwood ; —Llanidloes ;—Great Ross ;— 
— Willingham (two Petitions); — Standon and | Clergy of the county of Anglesea ;—and, Chirbury ; 
Braughing ;— Gwenddw ;— Brecon (two Petitions) ; | praying that the said Bill may pass into a law,— 
— Dinnington; — Marytavy; — Blacktorrington | were also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
(two Petitions) ; —Fenstanton ;—Cerrig Cedern;— | upon the Table. 

Saint Fagan’s;—Watford, Glamorgan (two Peti-| A Petition of Inhabitants of Rochdale, in the 
tions) ;— Great Dunmow (three Petitions) ;—Lymps- | county of Lancaster, praying that provision may be 


Sfield ;—Kilkhampton ;— Monk Scharn ;— Titcott ;— 


made in the said Bill to limit the hours of young 


Lisvane ;— Nash ;—Cadozxton-juxta-Barry ;—Stan- | persons working in Mills and Factories, to eleven 
don ; —Sandon ; — Whittington ;—Newbury ;—Tre- | hours and a half, for five days in the week, and to 


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eight hours and a half on every Saturday, was also 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Corn Laws, Petitions from Padisham ;— Wiswell (twenty-one 
Petitions); — Sabden (nine Petitions) ;—Road ;— 
Bacup ; — Normanton ;— and, Thomas Barker ; 
raying for the repeal of the Corn and Provision 
aws,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 


lie upon the Table. 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses. 


Petitions from the Archdeaconry of Gloucester ;— 
Llansannin ;—Llanynys ;—Dorwen ;—Llandyrnog ; 
—Saint Germans; — Welshpool; — Archdeaconry 
of Colchester ; — Llandoget ; — Llanfihangel-y- 
Traethan and Llandecwyn;—Deanery of Bedford ; 
—Llanfrothere ;—Knockin ; —Llanaber ; — Mont- 
gomery ;— Newtown (Montgomery) ;—and, Machyn- 
lleth ; praying for the repeal of so much of the Act 
6&amp;7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the union of the 
Sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Medical 
Profession. 


A Petition of the President and Secretary of the 
Gloucestershire Medical and Surgical Association, 


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praying the House not to enact any changes relating 
to the Medical Profession, without giving time after | 
the nature of those changes shall have been made | 
public, for full parliamentary discussion and inves- | 
tigation, and for the expression of the opinions of | 


the medical public in matters which so essentially | 
concern themselves, and through them may have | that the annual grant for National Education in 
such an important influence on the public at large, | 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


Bakers A Petition of Operative Bakers of the county of 

(Ireland. ) the town of Drogheda, praying the House to adopt 
measures for the better regulation of the working 
hours of Bakers in /reland, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Poor Relief Petitions from Drogheda Union ;—and, Clergy 

(Ireland) Act. 


of the united dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross ; 
praying for amendment of the Poor Relief (Iredand) 
Act,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Sudbury Dis- 
frauchisement 
Bill. 


Colonel Rushbrooke reported from the Committee 
appointed to inspect the Journals of the House of 
Lords, with relation to any proceedings upon the 
Sudbury Disfranchisement Bill, and to make Report 
thereof to the House ; That they had inspected the 
said Journals accordingly ; and found the following 
entries : 


“ Die Jovis, 18° Maij, 1843: 


“ Ordered, That the Bill, intituled ‘ An Act to 
exclude the Borough of Sudbury from sending Bur- 
gesses to serve in Parliament,’ be taken into further 
consideration, and read a second time To-morrow ; 
and that the Lords be summoned. 


‘* Sudbury Dis- 
franchisement 
Bill.” 


“ Die Veneris, 19° Maij, 1843: 


“ The Order of the day being read, for the further 
consideration and second reading of the Bill, inti- 
tuled, ‘ An Act to exclude the Borough of Sudbury 
from sending Burgesses to serve in Parliament ;’ 
and for the Lords to be summoned ; 

“ It was moved, That the said Bill be read a 
second time on this day six months. 

“ The Question was put thereupon. 

“‘ It was resolved in the Affirmative. 


he Ordered, That the said Bill be read a second 
time on this day six months.” 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 





A. 1843. 


Petitions from Leiston;—Stoke and Wixoe ;— Wheat, &amp;.,, 
Sibie Hedingham ; —Little Yeldham ; —Thaxted ; (Cada. 
— Coggeshall ;—and, Clavering; praying the House 
to refuse its sanction to any measure having for its 
object the importation of Wheat and Wheat Flour 
through Canada into this country at a low rate of 
duty,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Rochdale and the Ecclesiastical 
neighbourhood, praying that the Ecclesiastical Courts Courts Bill, 
Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Chairman of a Meeting at Lei- ThomasCooper 
cester ;—and, Chairman of a Meeting at Carlisle ; 2d others, 
praying the House to extend to Thomas Cooper, and 
other prisoners under sentence for political offences 
in Stafford Gaol, the same indulgences as others 
have received who have been convicted of the same 
offences,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kilbrogan ;—and, Mallow ; pray- Education 
ing the House to adopt measures for giving en- (Heland) 
couragement and support to the schools in connec- 
tion with the Church Education Society for Ireland, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

A Petition of Members of the Protestant Ope- 
rative Association and Reformation Society of the 
city of Cork, and other Inhabitants thereof, praying 


Ireland may be henceforth discontinued, was also 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Petitions of the Vice Presidents and Members of Literary and 
the Committee of the Macclesfield Society for the Scientific 
Acquirement of Useful Knowledge ;— and, Lewis Mitton 
Weston Dillwyn, Fellow of the Royal and Linnean 
Societies and President of the Royal Institution of 
South Wales; praying the House to exempt Literary 
| and Scientific Institutions from the payment of rates 
and taxes for such parts of their buildings as are used 
for scientific or literary purposes,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Merchant Sea- 
Master Mariners, Mates and Seamen of the port men’s Fund. 
of Sunderland, praying for the repeal or amendment 
of the Act4 &amp; 5 Vic. c. 12, regulating the Merchant 
Seamen’s Fund, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of the Chairman of the Ross Farmers’ wait. 
| Association, in the county of Hereford, praying for 

| the repeal of the duty on Malt, was presented, and 

| read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


| Petitions of Solicitors and Attornies of Her Ma- Bankruptcy 
_jesty’s Courts of Law and Equity at Westminster, 4“ 

| Members of the Vorthamptonshire Law Society ;— 

and, Chester; praying that the operation of the 

, Bankruptcy law, and of the rules made under it, 

/may be speedily inquired into, and such Amend- 

ments made in the law as may remedy its defects,— 

_ were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 

| the Table. 

| Petitions from Yealmpton ;— and, Darlington ; Turnpike-roads 
| praying that the Turnpike-roads Bill may not pass Bill. 

into law, as it now stands,—were presented, and 

read ; and referred to the Select Committee on the 

Bill. 


A Petition of Members of the Dublin Protestant Maynooth 
Operative Association and Reformation Society, Colioge, Se 
praying the House to withdraw all public support 
from the Roman Catholic College of Maynooth, and 
from all Roman Catholic Ecclesiastics at home or 
abroad, 








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Church of 
England. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
(ireland) Act. 


Public Works 
(Ireland.) 


Drainage 
(Ireland. ) 


Eglwysthos, 
&amp;c,, Inclosure 
Bill. 


Vessels and 
Tonnage. 


Provincial 
Colleges 
(Ireland. ) 


Universities of 
Oxford and 
Cambridge. 


Universities of 
Osxiord and 
Cambridge, 








6 Vicroriz. 


abroad, to render the Jrish system of education 
strictly scriptural, and to adopt measures publicly 
to expose the errors of Popery, and thereby eradicate 
the system, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Badger ;— Machynlleth ;—New- 
town (Montgomery) ; — Welshpool ; — Oswestry ; — 
Diocese of Saint Asaph;—and, Archdeaconry of 
Colchester ; praying that the overgrown parishes of 
the kingdom, especially those in the manufacturing, 
mining and commercial districts, may be divided 
into smaller parishes, each containing only a ma- 
nageable amount of population, and duly provided 
with a church, a clerzyman and _ schools,—were 


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


A Petition of Members of the Dublin Protestant 
Operative Association and Reformation Society, 
praying for the repeal of the Municipal Corporations 
(Ireland) Act, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Sir George Clerk presented, by Her Majesty’s 
“ommand,—A Copy of the Eleventh Annual Report 
of the Commissioners of Public Works, Jreland. 

A Copy of the First Annual Report of the Com- 
missroners on Drainage, Ireland. 


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


A Petition of Inhabitants of Eglwysrhos, Llan- 
dudno, Llangwstenin and Llandrillo, praying that 
the Eglwysrhos, &amp;c., Inclosure Bili may not pass into 


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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of the Number of Vessels, with the 
Amount of their Tonnage (distinguishing Steam 
Vessels from Sailing Vessels), that were built and 
registered in the several Ports of the British Em- 
pire, in the years ending the 5th day of January 
1841, 1842 and 1843; also, a Returnof the Vessels 
sold and broke up, and their Register returned; 
likewise, an Account of the Number of Vessels, 
with the Amount of their Tonnage, and the Num- 
ber of Men and Apprentices, separately, usually 
employed in navigating the same, on the 5th day of 
January 1841, 1842 and 1848 respectively. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of a Letter addressed officially to the Right 
honourable Lord Viscount Morpeth, late Chief Se- 
cretary for Ireland, by Thomas Wyse, Esquire, m.?., 
on the 8th day of May 1841, relative to the Esta- 


blishment and Support of Provincial Colleges in 
Ireland. 


A Petition of James Heywood, Member of Trinity 
College, Cambridge, praying the House to abolish 
certain Oaths and Subscriptions now imposed at the 
Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to abolish 
certain Oaths aud Subscriptions now imposed in 
the Universities of Ozford and Cambridge, and to 
provide for the extension of Education in the Uni- 
versities to persons who are not Members of the 


Church of England; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby, 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for the f Mr. Christie, 
Yeas, Mr. Milner Gibson : 
Tellers for the f Sir Thomas Fremanile, ‘ 
Noes, l Sir Robert Harry Inglis: 3 aaa 
So it passed in the Negative. 
Vou. 98. 


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329 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Scientific _ 
to exempt from County, Borough, Poor, and other Secieties Bill. 
Local Rates, Land and Buildings occupied by Sci- 
entific or Literary Societies: And that Mr. George 
William Wood, Viscount Sandon and Mr. Wyse do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of William Cobbett, a Prisoner in the Queen’s Bench 
Queen’s Bench Prison, praying that the Queen’s Prison Bill. 
Bench Prison Bill may not pass into a law, 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 Friday morning ; 


Veneris, 26° die Maii, 1843: 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Queen’s Bench 
reading of the Queen’s Bench Prison Bill; Prison Bill. 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
this day. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a Pound Breach 
Committee upon Thursday the 1st day of June next, = Rescue 
upon the Pound Breach and Rescue Bill, was read, “"* 
and discharged. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 


the 14th day of June next, resolve itself into the 
said Committee. 


Mr. George William Wood presented a Bill to Scientific _ 
exempt from County, Borough, Poor and other Societies Bill. 
Local Rates, Land and Buildings occupied by Sci- No. 286. 
entific or Literary Societies: 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 Chaplain to this House, do Chaplain to 
preach before this House, at Saint Margaret’s, West- preach before 
minster, on Monday the 29th day of this instant the House. 
May. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Belfast Belfast Royal 
Royal Academical Institution, which was presented Academical 
upon the 11th day of April last, be printed. Institation. 


No, 278. 
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. 





= os oan ————————— Sa 


Veneris, 26° die Maiti; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 


HE Earl of Arundel and Surrey reported from public Petitions 
the Select Committee on Public Petitions; That (Twenty-eighth 
they had examined the Petitions presented upon Report) 
the 22d and 23d days of this instant May; and 
had directed him to make a Report thereof to the 
House. 


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


Ordered, That the Committee on the Glasgow Glasgow Police 
Police Bill have leave to sit this day, till five of the Bill. 
clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Townshend 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Pee™ee Bill. 
the case of the Townshend Peerage Bill, no Stand- 
ing Orders were applicable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Hawkins’ Estate Bill was read a second time ; Hawkins’ 
and committed. Estate Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Lane Fox reported from the Committee on Argyllshire 





the Argyllshire Roads Bill; and to whom several ods Bill. 
Petitions 


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Chalgrove 
Inclosure Bill. 


. twelve o’clock at night.” 


330 


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. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Chalgrove Inclosure Bill ; That pursuant to the Or- 
der of the House of the 2d day of this instant May, 
they had examined and found that the Notices had 
been duly inserted in the London Gazette and County 
Newspaper ; that the Order of the House had been 
complied with, as far as respects the parish churches 
of Lewknor and Pyrton; but that owing to the as- 
sembling of several persons in the church-yard of 
the parish of Chalgrove, as stated in the affidavit 
hereunto annexed, the person sent to affix the No- 
tice on the door of the said parish was prevented 
from affixing the same; 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 they had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 


Affidavit herein referred to: 


“ William Butcher, of Wallingford, in the county 
of Berks, Gardener, maketh oath, and saith ; that 
he attempted to affix copies of the Notice hereunto 
annexed on the church doors of the parish of Chal- 
grove, inthe county of Ozford, on the several Sun- 
days hereinafter mentioned, videlicet, on the seventh, 
fourteenth and twenty-first days of May One thou- 
sand eight hundred and forty-three, but was on 
each of the said Sundays prevented by several per- 
sons who were assembled in the church-yard, and 
stated their determination to prevent this deponent 
from affixing the same, and for that purpose inter- 
posed between him and the church doors, and would 
not permit him to approach whenever he endeavoured 
to affix a copy of the said Notice ; and this depo- 
nent further saith, that on the two last-mentioned 
Sundays, Robert Francis, late a policeman at Wal- 
lingford, accompanied him for the purpose of as- 
sisting him in affixing the said Notice, but notwith- 
standing every endeavour was used it was impossible 
to affix the same; and that on the second of the 
said Sundays, Mr. Hatt, a respectable farmer resid- 
ing in the parish, and as this deponent believes, one 
of the churchwardens, and to whom the deponent 
applied for assistance, endeavoured to prevail on the 
oer so assembled to permit the said Notice to 

e affixed, but without effect; and this deponent 
further saith, that the persons so assembled were 
fully aware of the contents of the said Notice, which 
was read over to them in the church-yard, and also 
that on each of the two first-mentioned Sundays 
they stated their intention of being there again on 
the following Sunday in order to prevent the said 
Notice from being put up, and that one of them 
said on one of the said Sundays that they had been 
at the church-yard since half past two in the morn- 
ing, and would be there the following Sunday by 


William Butcher. 

The above-named William Butcher was sworn 
before us, two of Her Majesty’s Justices of 
the Peace, acting in and for the county of 
Oxford, ata Petty Sessions held at Walling- 
ford, in the said county, in the division in 
which the above-named parish of Chalgrove 
is situate, and subscribed in our presence 
by the above-named William Butcher, this 
twenty-second day of May in the year One 
thousand eight hundred and Forty-three. 
As witness our hands and seals. 


W. J. Lowndes Stone. 
J. B. White. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


26° Maiz. 





A. 1843. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Eglwysthos, 
Eglwysrhos, &amp;c., Inclosure Bill; That they had exa- oa nelosure 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the °"" 
same to be true; and that the Parties concerned 
had given their consent to the Bill, to the satisfac- 
tion of the Committee; and that the Committee 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Topsham 

Topsham Improvement Bill; and to whom a Peti- Improvement 
tion for additional Provision in the said Bill, was re- 8! 
ferred ; and who were instructed by the House, on 
the 23d day of this instant May, to make Provision 
therein pursuant to the prayer of the said Petition ; 
That they had made Provision in the Bill accord- 
ingly; and had cxamined 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. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Leighton Bus 
Leighton Bussard Inclosure Bill; That they had sard Inclosure 
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 there- 
unto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the satrcoats 
Saltcoats Harbour Bill; That they had examined Harbour Bil. 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true ; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Sutheriand 
Sutherland Roads Bill to make their Report, be Roads Bill 
enlarged till Friday next. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Bardney, &amp;c., 
Bardney, &amp;c., Drainage Bill to make their Report, Drainage bill 
be enlarged till Friday next. 


An ingrossed Bill for repairing the Road from Baunbridge 
Dundalk, in the County of Louth, to Bannbridge, Road (No. 2.) 
in the County of Down, so far as relates to the _ 
Northern Division of the said Road, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Viscount Newry do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions froma Dover ;—Gronant ;—Sardis (two Factories Bill. 
Petitions) ;— Pigstreet ;— Pentrench ;— Pentrefu- 
cha;—Llanystymdwy (two Petitions) ;—Rhosylan ; 
— Bontfechen ; —Llangybi ;—Chivilog ;—Llansant- 
ffraid Glan Conway (four Petitions) ;—Llansannan ; 
—Llanrhaiadr (five Petitions) ;—Meliden ;—Llan 
Nefyld ;—Rehoboth ;—Llanfair Dyffryn Cwyd ;— 
Pwllheli (ten Petitions);—Llanbeley ;— Beddgelert; 
—Abererch ; — Rhoscolyn ; — Melbourn (two Peti- 
tions) ; — Waterloo-road ; — Peckham (four Peti- 
tions);— Camberwell ;— Lambeth (four Petitions) ;— 
Ashton Heynor ;—Louth ;— Egerton ;—Sitheny ;— 
Waterford (two Petitions) ;—Aylsham ;—Soham ;— 
Baldock ;— Staines ; — Addlestone ; — Wisbech ;— 
Colnbrook ;— Chesham; — Scoulthorpe ; — Kisling- 
bury ;—Hemel Hempsted ;—Lymington ;—Deal ;— 
Harston;— Whixall;— Kingston ;— Pilton;--Wink- 
leigh ;-- Fakenham ;-- Chadlington ;--Llansaintfraid ; 
—Rochland ;—Sandbech ; —Guestling ;— Beaford ; 
— Throwley ;— Whigsonsett (two Petitions) ;—Saint 
Asaph (three Petitions) ;—Hornington ;—Caxton ;— 




















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—Llunrwst (eleven Petitions);—Elim ;—Dongey — 
Carneddaw ;—Llanasa;—Llanallgo (two Petitions) ; 
—Cefwg Wawm;—Bryn Serau ;— Rhydfawr ;— 
Llanfairmathafarneithaf ;—Rhyl (two Petitions) ; 
— Waen ; —Uwchymynydd ;—Rhyd-bach (two Peti- 
tions) ; —Peniel ; —Pencaenewydd ; —Pencoed ; — 
Penygraig ; — Berea ; —Cana ;— Penmynydd (two 
Petitions) ; —Llandysilio ;— Dinorwig ;—Rhostry- 
fan ;—Penlan ; — Dinas ;— Llithfaen ;— Bethania 
(two Petitions) ;—LZlanberis ;— Waenfawn ;—Llech- 
ylched ;—Clynnoy ; — Bryndaionyn ;— Pwllterfyn ; 
— Conway ;—Herefal;—Gwytherm ;— Garnedd ;— 
Talybont ;— Yspytty (two Petitions) ;—Pandy ;— 
Llanrhochwyn ; —Rhose ; — Cilan ; —Brynrhodyn ; 
—Gyffyliog ; —Bryneinion ;— Heneglwys ;— Tany- 
maes ;—Llansadwrn;— Brynbanadd ;—Llangefuilh ; 
—Llanddyfnan; — Pentraeth (three Petitions) ;— 
Dyffrn;—Salem ( Carnarvon) ;— Pentracaehelyn ;— 
Llandwrog ; — Clocaenog ;— Llithfaen ; — Rhydy- 
clafdy ;—Buwlchtoryn ;—Saint Asaph ;— Cefn-me- 
riadog ;—Llansannan ;—Abersoch (two Petitions) ; 
—Llangefni ;— Tan-y-Fron ; — Gillivor ; — Peny- 
caeran ;— Pencoed ;— Lapford ;—Saint Neots ;— 
Enfield (five Petitions) ;—Somerton ;—Margate ;— 
Thaxted ;— Grantham ;—Southill ;— Barley (Hert- 
ford (two Petitions) ;—Sheffield (twenty-seven Peti- 
tions) ;—Auston ; — Eckhington (two Petitions) ;— 
Wadsley ;— Tring (five Petitions) ;-- Sawbridgeworth 
(three Petitions) ;—Barkway (four Petitions) ; — 
Handsworth Woodhouse; — Gileadless; — Royston 
(three Petitions) ;—Chishall ;— Witham ;—Crowan ; 


—Langattock ;—Hurdsfield (two Petitions) ;—Mac- 
clesfield (three Petitions) ;—Chorley ;—Adlington ; 
— Wilsden ; —Barrowford ; —Kelwill ;—Binstead ; 
— Bulkworthy ;—Iddesleigh ; — Ystrad-y-fodwy ;— 
Frensham ;— Portland ;— Paddington (two PLeti- 
tions) ; — Willesden ; — Mary-le-bone (seven Peti- 
tions) ; — Blaenafon ; — Languwider ; — Fetter-lane 


(two Petitions) ;— Borough-road ;— Harpenden (two 


Petitions) ;— Southwark (seven Petitions) ;—Alders- 


gate ; — Cowper-street, City-road ; — Tavistock ; 


— Abergavenny ; — Llanelly (two Petitions) ; — 
Blaenavon ;—Jerusalem Blackwood ;—Monmouth ; 
— Llanthewy Rhytherch ;— Cwmyoy ;— Cwmdw ; 
— Tunbridge Wells; — Great Berkhamstead ; — 
Mevagissey (two Petitions) ;— Fulbourn ;—Green- 
hithe (two Petitions) ; — Ruabon ; — Wepre ; — 


Wilsden ; — Chagford; — Warrington ; — Barnsley 
— Euxton ;-- King’s Lynn;—Llanelian-yn-Rhos ;— 


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ricay (two Petitions) ;—Bath ;—Stansted ;— Brix- 
ton Hill;—Ramsbury (three Petitions) ;—A/dbourn ; 
—Stock;—Sutton (five Petitions) ;—Salford (seven 
Petitions) ;— Pilkington ;— Waldringfield ;—Man- 
chester (thirty-four Petitions) ;— Oldham (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Cheetham ; — Sale ; — Ardwick ; —Stret- 
ford-road ;—Harpurhey ;—Heaton Mersey ;—Ha- 
verhill ;— Walpole ;— Hadleigh ;— Wattisfield (two 
Petitions) ;— Frainsden ; —Burnham ; — Fressing- 
field ;—Over (two Petitions); —Wattisham (three 
Petitions) ;— Bramfield (two Petitions) ;— Chatham 
(eighteen Petitions) ;— Rochester (three Petitions) ; 
— Higham ;— Rainham ;— Dulverton;— Whitney ;— 
Barnsley (seven Petitions) ;— Birdwell (three Peti- 
tions) ; —Clayton ;—Crigglestone (two Petitions) ; 
—AHoylandswaine (three Petitions) ; —Mapplewell 
(two Petitions) ;— Commercial-road ; — Westmins- 
ter; — Hayes ; — Kingsnympton ; — Chertsey ; — 
Buntingford ; — Maplewell ; —- Bildestone ;— Lazx- 
field ;—Occold ; — Crediton ;—Lane End ;—High- 
gate ; — Bocking ; — Wadhurst ; — Blackley (two 
Petitions) ;—- Cheadle Moseley ;— Halshaw Moor 
(two Petitions) ;—Northwich ;—Molineaux Mill; 
— Wilmslow ;— Congleton (nine Petitions) ;—Pul- 
ham; — Salhouse ; — Norwich (five Petitions) ; — 
Fordingbridge ;—Roydon ; — Llanybyther ; —Hod- 
desdon (three Petitions) ;— Fulbourn ;— Dartford ; 
— Prescott-street ; — Bridport (five Petitions) ; 
— Knilworth ; — Thames Ditton ; — Highgate ; 
—Morcomeblake and other places ; — Cheshunt 
(three Petitions) ; — Leigh ; — Avelly ; — Llan- 
gollen ;—Lower Chapel and Mertheyr-cynog, &amp;c.; 
— Carmarthen ; — Llangefid ; — Tyddynshin ; — 
| Aberdron; — Tynydonen ; — Spaldwick ; — Alders- 
gate-street ;—Shaftesbury (five Petitions) ;—Stam- 
ford (three Petitions);— Old Gravel-lane (three 
Petitions) ; — Poplar ;— Modbury ;— Stower Pro- 
vost ; — Alton ; — Falkenham ; — Dartford ; — 
Llanowddyn ; — Goodman's Fields ;— Witney ; — 
Hawarden ; — Tarwin ; —Bower Chalk ;—Hope ;— 
Warsash (two Petitions) ;—Stanwick ;— Dursley ;— 
Ffestiniog (two Petitions) ;— Wombwell ; — Great 
Rainham and South Rainham ;—Long Buckley ;— 
Ollerton ;— Anglesey (five Petitions) ;—Garndol- 
benman ;—Golltraeth ; — Llangrian ;— Rhoshirwen ; 
— Aberevich ;—Llanymstyndwy (two Petitions) ;— 
Llangian ;—Sevenoaks (two Petitions) ;—Sidmouth, 
;| &amp;c. ; —Cransford ; —Gamlingay ; —Prees, &amp;e. ; — 








Rhydybont Llanybyther ; — Bridgewater ; — West 
Cowes (three Petitions) ;—Kinston and Ringmore ; 
— Basingstoke (three Petitions) ;—Ketton (two Pe- 





titions) ;— East Cowes ;— Woodstock (two Petitions) ; 
— Barking (three Petitions) ;—Sawston ;—Eynsford 


Dublin ; — Aston ;—Kinnerton; — Hawarden (two 
Petitions) ; — Handbridge ; — Chester (four Peti- 
tions) ; — Pentrobin ; — Newcastle-upon- Tyne ; — 
sine er ; — Hambledon ; —Great Berkhampstead 
(two Petitions) ;—Frithsden ;— Weaver ;— Chagford 
(two Petitions) ;—I'ramlingham ;— Boxmoor ;— Bag- 


and Farningham ; —Charmouth;—Great Marlow ; | shot ;— Old Sampford ;— Bridge; — Shepreth ;— 


— Forton ;—-Falkenham ;— Mile End ;—Orrell ;— | 
Flint ;—Calverley ;— Kensington Gravel Pits ;— | 


Llamoenarth ; —Llanelly ;— Kensington ;—Llanvi- 
hangel Crucorney ;— Cloddoch ;—Llanwenarth ;— 


King’s Lynn ; — Long Buckley (two Petitions) ;— 
Prees (Shropshire) ; Winchmore Hill ; —Debden ; 
—Bradninch ; — Leverington ; —Sylattyn ; — Stan- 
wick ; —Sopley (two Petitions) ;— Chesham ;—Bun- 


Hanover ; — Monmouthshire (three Petitions) ; — | tingford ; — Newington ; — Colhirk ; — Whitchurch 
Abergavenny (three Petitions) ;—Llanelly ;— Tot- | (four Petitions) ;—Rowde ( Wilts) ;—Corby ;—Fa- 


tenham Court-road ;—Crichhowell ;—Keppell-street, | 


kenham (two Petitions); — Christchurch (Hants) 


Russell-square ; — Langunnider ; — Llaneigon ; — | (three Petitions) ;— Helhoughton ; —Tittleshall ; — 
Tredegar (two Petitions) ;— Tavistock ;— Barking ; | Street (Somerset) (two Petitions) ;— Bungay (two 


— Saffron Walden ;— Cheneyford ;—Stony Strat- | 


ford ;— Foulmire ;— Llanfyllin ;— Bessel’s Green ; 
— Grays (two Petitions) ; — Cranfield ; — Llan 
Nefydd ; — Llanelidan ; — Bryngwran ; — Garn- 
fadyn; — Talwrn Llanddyfnan ; — Bodvean (two 
Petitions) ; —Rhydlios ; — Dinas ;— Brindinion ;— 
Tymaur ;—Llandyrnog ;---Dyserth (two Petitions) ; 
—Rohehobath ; — Edern ; — Rhydyclafdy ;—Aber- 
erch (three Petitions) ; — Penmynydd ;—Denio ;— 
Cilan ; —— Holyhead ; — Ducie ; —Oldham-road ;-- 
Sheerness; — Broomsgrove (three Petitions) ; — 
Bridge ;— Milford (three Petitions) ;-—Littlebourne ; 
—Adisham;— Preston, &amp;c. (two Petitions) ;—Stour- 
mouth ;-— Wingham ;—Ash ;— Wickham ;—Ickham; 
— Wichbold and Cutnal Green; — Homerton ; — 
Wickford ;— Montgomery (three Petitions) ;— Bille- 
Vor. 98. 








Petitions) ;— Walpole (two Petitions) ;— Halesworth 
(two Petitions) ;— Hayes (Middlesex) (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Calne ;—Gamlingay ;—Rockland Circuit ; 
—Colne (four Petitions) ;— Hingham ; —Aldenham, 
&amp;e. ; — Sundbury (two Petitions) ;— Hockliffe ;— 
Southgate ; —Drws-y-Coed ;—Bont Uchel ;—Den- 
bigh ; —Edern ; —Pen-y-bryn ;— Bwlan ; —Rhyd- 
fawn ;— Oswestry (two Petitions); — Bwich (two 
Petitions) ;— Ysgoldy (two Petitions) ;— Tal-y-Sarn 
(two Petitions) ;— Dinorwig ;— Rhiw (two Peti- 
tions); — Bwich Tockyn ; — Heneglwys ;— Bryny- 
bachan ;—Mynyd Hanllyfrw ; — Nevin (four Peti- 
tions) ; —Waenfawr ;— Tymawr ; — Gyffylliog (two 
Petitions) ; — Clawdd Newydd (two Petitions) ; 
— Llanllyfin (three Petitions) ; — Llandegfan ; — 
Dinonvie ; —Llanberis ;—Ruyton ;—Nebo (two Pe- 

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titions) ; —Bryncroes (two Petitions) ;— Hofrydle;| Henfield (three Petitions); — Haverfordwest (five 
ee ee ee ;— Dovaston ; | Petitions) ; — 7 Drayton ; — Chipping Norton; 
— Llantiblig ; — Garnfadryn ; —Llansannan (two |— Yspythy ; — Cardiff (six Petitions) ; — Wood- 
Petitions) ; —Pencaenewydd ; — Cefn Meriadog ;— | chester ; — Cawsand ; — Ramsay ; — Saltash ; — 
Llangristiolus and Cerrigeinwen ; — Islam’s o’th’ | Brampton ;— Newhaven (two Petitions) ;— Wed- 
Height ;—Prestwick (three Petitions) ;—Pilkington | nesfield Heath ; — Chittoe ;—Kenilworth ;—Saigh- 
(two Petitions) ; — ~—— (three Petitions) ;— | tor ;— Chester (nine Petitions) ; — Christleton ;— 
Maldon ;— Tunstall ;— Winton ;—Crompsall ;—Ave- | Sanghall (two Petitions) ;— Waverton ;—Shotwich ; 
ning (two Petitions) ;—Stroud (three Petitions) ;— |—Oscrift; Great Boughton ;— Aldford ;—Hux- 
King Stanley ;— Painswick ;— Cwm (two Petitions) ; | ley;—Pentr Obin ;— Willington ;— Tarvin ;—Holt ; 
— Rhydlan; — Glan Conway ; — Eastcombes ; — |— Handbridge ;-- Lewes (two Petitions) ; — Bake- 
Charlesworth (two Petitions) ;—Ebbw Vale ;—Do- | well; — Devonport (three Petitions) ;— Horsham; 
lyddelan ;—Ipswich (two Petitions) ;—Smallwood ;|— Culthorpe ; — Waunbrodaw ; — Rochdale ; — 
—Conway ;— Highgate ; —Easington ; — Woodches- | Derby, &amp;c. ;— Woolegmore ;—Shelford ;—Clipstone ; 
ter ; —Llandelhavern ; —Debenham ;—Llanlway ;— | —Spittal ;—Dudley (two Petitions) ;—Haycastle ; 
Tabor ;—Llunrgryn ;— London (three Petitions) ;— | —Petworth ;— Paddington ;— Devonport (five Peti- 
Saighton ; —Ulverton (two Petitions) ;—Pennal ;— | tions) ;~—Freystrop ;—Horsham (two Petitions) ;— 
Kirkby; — Saint Augustine's Preston ;—Trewalch- | Athtroy ; — Bettwys-y-Coed ;— Machynlleth (three 
mai ; — Llungerniero ;— Merionethshire ;— Graig ;— | Petitions) ;—Llangynhafal ;-—Soutergate Ulverston ; 
Fishguard (two Petitions) ;—Chatham ;— Tattern- |— Bampton ; —Newport ; — Lydford ; Acton ; — 
hoe ;—Launceston ;— Overton ;—Long Whatton ;— , Llanllwny ; —Clayton ; —Wombwell ; —Putney ;— 
Pentre two Petitions) ;—Bishop’s Castle ;—Capel | Henryd ; —Boston (five Petitions) ;—Lowswithen ; 
Dewi;— Bryn Ebenezer ;— Dolwyddelen ;— Roe Wen |— Bratton Crovelly ; —Tenby ;--Enfield Highway ; 
(two Petitions) ;~- Corby ;— Henllan (eight Petitions) ; | —Calverley ; —Toddington ; —Horsall ; —Bangor ; 
— Neba;—Pwillterfyn;— Bettws-y-Coed;—Meliden ; |— Home Missionary Society ; — Rockland Saint 
—Llanrhaiah-in-Cinmerch ;— Dollwyddelan ;— By- | Peter ;—Crondall ;— Barrington, &amp;c.;— Warminster ; 
fleet ; — Gwytherin ; — Aber ; — Cwm Croesor ; — |—Northchurch ; — Ebbsborn ; — Dursley ; — War- 





Nantglyn ;— Brecon ;— Alderholt ;—Salem ;-—Hol- 


linwood ;—Great Hulme ;— Moston ;—Stanwick ;— 


Broadwoodwidger ;— Billericay ;— Wottonunderedge; | 


— Stoke-under-Ham ; — Hope-under-Dinmore ; — 
Bradninch ; —Almondbury ;—Lowestoft (two Peti- 


rington ;— Trefriw ; — Bradninch ; -- Chelmsford; 
| —Rochdale ; —Hasland ; — Ruthin ;— Stonehouse ; 
_—Freystrop ;—Hereford (three Petitions) ;—Llan- 
_sannan ;— Individuals formerly educated in Sun- 
day Schools ; — Ardsley (two Petitions) ;— Wad- 





tions) ; —Manningtree ;—Northlen ;—Stony Strat- shelf ; — Beverley ; — Walton ; — Dartmouth; — 
ford; —Meliden ; —Llanwenog, Cardigan ;—Ports- | Honiton ; — Stepney ; — Llangernin ; — Ely ; — 
mouth, &amp;c. ;—Little Waltham ;—Corfe Castle (three | Brinington ; — Carlton; — Ashover ; — Llanive- 
Petitions) ; — Trowbridge ;— Nazing ;—Llanllwrug ; nog ; — Bakewell; — Devizes ; — Chalford ; — 
—Llanfairtalhaiarn ;—Broad Chalk ;—LIslington ; Saltash ;-— Nantglyn ;— Whartox Saint Gate ; — 
—Llaniestyn ; — Spitalfields; — Irnham, South ; — | Brynguran ; — Llangermew ; — Ruthin ; — Lean- 
Beaworthy ;—York ;— Hertford; — Ashreighney ; | figael ; — Cefnwich Llanddyfnan ; — Moston ; — 
— Eglwysbach ;—Morcombelake (two Petitions) ;— | Crompsall ; —Smallbridge (two Petitions) ;—Spot- 
Toddington, &amp;c.;—Appledore ; — Roscolyn ;—Llys- land ; — Bacup (five Petitions) ; — Rochdale (nine 
faen (two Petitions) ; — Beaumaris ; — Bangor ;— | Petitions) ;— Heywood Bury (five Petitions) ;—Bam- 
Llangwystenin (two Petitions) ;— Llangeinwen ;— ford ; — Shawclough ; — Littleborough (two Peti- 
Gaerwen ; — Llanerchymedd ; —Llangoed ; — Llan- | tions) ;— Stubley (two Petitions) ; — Belfield ; — 
dudno (four Petitions) ;— Richmond (two Petitions) ; | Bowers-row ;—_Bocking ;—Crundale ;—Brighton i— 
—Great Berkhampstead Common ;—'Tring ;—Ford- | Holymoorside ;—Chiddingley ;—Kirton ;— Tiverton ; 
ingbridge (three Petitions) ;—- Morcomberlake and | —Carnarvonshire ;—West Bromwich ; — Loughbo- 
Fishpond ;— Bradford ;— Titchfield ;— Finchley ;— rough ; — Sheepshead ; — Barrow ; —Llanfigan ; — 
Chorley ; — Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; — Oak-street ;, Saint Erth ;— Llanrhaiadr-in~Cimeron ; — North- 
— Redburn ;—Galgate ;—Josiah and Sarah Robin-| petherwin ; — Knutsford ; —Hatherleigh ; — Baptist 
son ;—Llandrillo ;—Llandrillo-in-Rhos ;—Colridge Union ;—Smithies ;— York ;— Faversham (two Peti- 
and others ;—Hanover ; — Trefdraeth ;—Llanfair-| tions) ; — Llanvigan ; — Holt (three Petitions) ;— 
talhaeown (two Petitions) ;—Abergele (three Peti-| Charsfield ;—Chelmondiston ;— Deptford ;—Henley; 
tions); — Clochran Tent Llanerchymedd ;— New-|—Bildestone (two Petitions) ;—Lameston ;—Coles- 
borough Saint Peter’s;—Maentwrog ;— Llangwstenin | hill ;— Huntingdonshire ;— Foulsham ;—Lowswithen; 
(two Petitions) ;— Bangor (two Petitions) ;—Eglwys | —Carnarvon (eighteen Petitions); —Rhosylan ;— 
Rhos (two Petitions) ;—Bettws (two Petitions) ;— | Penrhos ;—and, Llanfihangel Bachellaeth ; praying 


Llanerchymedd (two Petitions) ;— Beaumaris ;—|that the Factories Bill may not pass into a law,—- 
Salop ; — Bodwrog ; — Llanelian;— Bampton ;— were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
Brynybacha ;—Bodfary ;--Corsham ;— Holyhead ;— | the Table. 


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Llangernyw ;—Llanbeda ;—Yvefriw ;—Ditmorden;| Petitions from Burton-upon- Trent ; — Newhall, 


—Redborough (two Petitions) ;— Dartmouth (five | 
Petitions) ;— Mortlake (two Petitions) ;-— Eastington; | 
—Kingstanley ;—Soham ;—Trefriw ;—Clipstone ;— 
Aberllyfeni ; —Soho ;—Stroud (three Petitions) ;— 
Totham ; — Bretton; — Ebbsborn;—Mill Hill ;— 
Cripplestyle ; —Brenchley ; —Petrockstow ; —Shef- 
field ; —Fording bridge ; —Inwardleigh ; —Penymy- 
nydd ; —Pembrey ; — Gisburn (two Petitions) ; — 
Horton ; — Canterbury ;—Saint Pancras ;— Meri- 
oneth (three Petitions) ;— Yshodgwyn ; — Kidder- 
minster ;— Debenham (two Petitions) ;—Aveton Gif- 
fford ;— Tiverton ;—Macelesfield (two Petitions) ;— 
Blaenayron ;— Midgley (two Petitions) ;—Smithies ; 
— Berston ;—Frampton ;— Arundel ; — Bramshott ; 
— Yarm ;—Crayford ;— Rhyddlan ; — Henryd ; — 
Denbigh ; — Ely ;— Birmingham ;— Horsham ; — 
Perth ;— Hemel Hempstead ;— Hingham Station ; 
—Scoulthorpe ;— Bintree ;— Ardsley ; — Kisling- 
bury ; — Melbourn ; — Holyhead ; — Yvefriew ; — 


Swandlincote and Stanton ; — Dewsbury (Chairman) ; 
— Hangingheaton (Chairman) ; — Dewsbury Moor 
(Chairman) ; — Batley Carr (Chairman) ; — and, 
Ossett (Chairman) ; praying that the said Bill may 
pass into a law,—were also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Colne (Lancaster) ;—and, Poole ; 
praying that the said Bill, with certain modifications, 


may pass into a law,—were also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


appointed to try and determine the matter of the 


tors, complaining of an undue Election and Return 
for the Borough of Cambridge, informed the House, 
That the Committee had determined, 


That Fitzroy Kelly, Esquire, was duly elected a 





Burgess 





Sir William Heathcote, from the Select Committee Cambridge 


Petition of Isaae Ibberson and Charles Asby, Elec- °*t"- 


Pos 


6 VicToriz. 


Burgess to serve in this present Parliament for the 
Borough of Cambridge. 

And the said Determination was ordered to be 
entered in the Journals of this House. 

Sir William Heathcote further informed the House, 
That it was proved to the said Committee that 
William Smithers was bribed by the payment of a 
sum of £.13. 1s. 9d., claimed by him as the balance 
of a Bill incurred at a Municipal Election a year 
and a half before, payment of that sum having been 
refused until the poll was going on, and having then 
been made by a party not liable for the debt, and 


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333 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Oswald do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Kentish Town 
the Report on the Kentish Town Paving Bill; and Paving Bill, 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to; and 
Amendments were made te the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 





for the avowed purpose of inducing the elector to 
vote. 

That such payment was not proved to be made 
by the sitting Member or his Agents, or with the 
knowledge or consent of the said sitting Member. 

That it was proved that John Hurn left his resi- 
dence for the purpose of avoiding being served with 
the Speaker’s Warrant requiring him to attend and 
give Evidence before this Committee; that he did 
actually so avoid being served with the Warrant, 
and attending as a witness. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Post-office. 


mercial Banking Company, praying the House to 
adopt measures for carrying Mr. Rowland Hill's 
plans of Post-office Improvement into full effect, was 


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


Saint Asaph 
aud Bangor 
Dioceses. 


Petitions from Mary-le-bone ;—Archdeaconry of 
Barnstaple :— Llanelly ;— A berystwith ; — Newport 
(Pembroke) ; — and, Natives of the Principality of 
Wales, residing in London; praying for the repeal of 
so much of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates 
to the union of the Sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor, 


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


Church Rates. A Petition of the Archdeacon, Rural Deans and 


Clergy of the archdeaconry of York, praying the 
House to take into consideration the law of Church 
Rates, and to make an enactment by which the 
power of churchwardens to levy a Church Rate may 
be clearly defined, and by which they may be ena- 
bled to enforce the payment thereof by a more ex- 
peditious and less expensive process than at present, 


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


Petitions from Hindon ;— North Carlton ;—Wal- 
ter Belchamp ;—Long Melford ;—Marlborough ;— 
Swindon ;—Chippenham ; — Steeple Bumpstead ;— 
Belchamp Otten ;— Borley ;—Stainfield ;-Foxearth ; 
—Ashen ; — Belchamp Saint Paul ;—and, Oving- 


Wheat, &amp;c., 
(Canada, ) 


ton; praying the House to refuse its sanction to any | flouse to exempt Literary and Scientific Institutions 
measure having for its object the importation of! from the payment of rates and taxes for such parts 


Sir Howard Douglas reported from the Committee Liverpool 
on the Liverpool Watering Bill; and to whom a Pe- Watering Bill. 
tition against the said Bill was referred ; That they 
had heard counsel in support of the said Petition, 
and had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; and 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true ; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Directors of the Newcastle Com- | 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Tom- Maynooth 
regan, praying the House to withdraw every kind of ©*!eee- 
| public support from the College of Maynooth, was 


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


Petitions from Gateshead ;— Burnley (twelve Pe- Corn Laws. 
| titions) ;—Saint John’s Wood ;—-London (two Pe- 
| titions) ;—— Saint Mary-le-bone ; — Fleet-street and 
‘vicinity ; — There-undersigned (one! hundred and 
|twenty-nine Petitions) ;— Westminster ; — Leaden- 
hail-street ; — Friar-street, Doctors’ Commons ; — 
Chelsea ;— Saint Botolph ;— Saint Martin-in-the- 
| Fields (two Petitions) ;—Strand ;—Camberwell ;— 
Saint Luke's, Middlesex ;—and, Send and Ripley ; 
praying for the repeal of the Corn and Provision 
Laws,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. ‘ 


A Petition of Protestant Inhabitants of the Union Education 
of Ballinasloe, praying the House to devise means (Ireland. ) 
for removing the objectionable restrictions placed 
on the distribution of the aid annually granted for 
Education in Jreland, so as to afford assistance to 
the schools of the Church Education Society, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Tomre- 
gan, praying that the annual grant for National 
Education in Ireland may be henceforth discon- 
tinued, was also presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 








A Petition of Howel Gwyn, Esquire, President Literary and 
| of the Neath Philosophical Institution, praying the Scientific 


Institutions, 


Wheat and Wheat Flour, through Canada, into this! of their buildings as are used for scientific or literary 


country, at a low rate of duty,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Waterloo, &amp;c., 
Bridges. and Inhabitants of the south eastern district of the 


borough of Lambeth, 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. 


Glasgow Police A Petition of James Macaslan, and others, resid- 
- ing in the city of Glasgow and county of Lanark, 
praying that the Glasgow Police Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and 


read ; and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


Glasgow Marine 
Insurance 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Glasgow Marine 
Company Bill. 


Insurance Company to sue and be sued, and for 


other purposes relating to the said Company, was 
read the third time. 


Vou. 98, 





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


A Petition of Merchants, Traders, Householders | 


| A Petition of Sackville Walter Lane Fox, Esquire, County Courts 
‘Member of Parliament, Lord of the Manor of Bill. 
| Wakefield, praying that the County Courts Bill 
| may not pass into a law, as it now stands, and that 
| he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against the same, was presented, and read; and 
' ordered to lie upon the Table. 
| A Petition of Operative Bakers of the city of Bakers 
Waterford, praying the House to adopt measures to (1rland.) 
‘regulate the time and method of work of Operative 

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


The House proceeded to take into consideration southampton 
the Report on the Southampton Cemetery Bill ; and Cemetery Bill. 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 


uvU3 A Clause 








Anderston 
Improvement 
and Police Bill, 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Sudbury Dis- 
franchisement 


Bill. 


Auswer to 
Addresses. 


Emigration and 
Colonial Lands. 


Jamaica, 


Adjournment. 


Registration 
of Electors 
(Ireland. ) 


Wheat, Xc., 
Canada.) 


334 26° Maiz. 


A Clause was offered (Sums to be paid on burial 
of corpse from the ecclesiastical district of Shirley) : 
And the said Clause was brought up, and twice 
read ; and agreed to, to be made part of the Bill. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Redington reported from the Committee on 
the Anderston Improvement and Police Bill; and 
to whom several Petitions against the said Bill were 
referred ; That they had considered 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. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 





Ordered, That Mr. Long have leave of absence 


for two months, on account of illness in his family 
abroad. 


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 Sudbury Disfranchisement Bill :—And 





that Mr. Tufnell do carry the said Message. 


Sir James Graham reported to the House, That | 
their several Addresses of the 18th, 22d and 24th | 
days of this instant May (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 accord- 
ingly. 


Mr. George William Hope presented, pursuant 
to several Addresses to Her Majesty, — Returns 
to several Addresses to Her Majesty, dated the 
7th day of February last, and the 24th day of this 
instant May, for Copies or Extracts of any Corre- 
spondence relative to Emigration, which has taken | 
place since the date of the last Despatches which 
were laid before Parliament, for each of the Colo- 
nies respectively :—And, for Copies or Extracts of 
any Correspondence relative to the sale of Colonial 
Lands, since the date of the last Despatches laid 
before Parliament: Part I. British North America. 
Copy of an Act passed by the Legislature of the 
{sland of Jamaica, in the month of December last, 


imposing Duties on all Articles imported into that ‘ 


Island for internal Consumption; together with 
Copies or Extracts of any Correspondence relating 
thereto. 


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


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


The Clerk laid upon the Table, pursuant to Order, 
An Abstract and Summary for the whole of Jre- 
land, of the Returns relative to the Registration of 
Electors in Ireland, which were presented on the 
24th day of April last. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
int» a Committee to consider so much of the Act 
5&amp;6 Vic., c. 14, as relates to the Duties chargeable 
on the Importation into the United Kingdom of 





Wheat and Wheat Flour from Canada. 


(In the Committee.) 

Question again proposed, That on the 12th day 
of October 1842, an Act was passed by the Le- 
gislative Council and Legislative Assembly of the 
Province of Canada, and reserved by the Governor 








General for the signification of Her Majesty’s 


| 


A, 1843. 


pleasure, imposing a duty of 3s. sterling money of 
Great Britain on each Imperial Quarter of Wheat 
imported into Canada, except from the United 
Kingdom, or any of Her Majesty’s Possessions, and 
being the growth and produce thereof :--Thatthe said 
Act recites, that it was passed in the confident belief 
and expectation, that, upon the imposition of a duty 
upon Foreign Wheat imported into the Province, 
Her Majesty would be graciously pleased to recom- 
mend to Parliament the removal or reduction of the 
Duties on Wheat and Wheat Flour imported into 
the said United Kingdom from Canada :—That, in 
consideration of the Duty so imposed by the said 
Act of the Legislature of Canada, it is expedient to 
provide that, if Her Majesty shall be pleased to give 
Her sanction to the said Act, the Duties imposed 
upon Wheat and Wheat Flour, the produce of and 
imported from Canada into the United Kingdom, 
should be reduced :—That, from and after a day to 
be named, and thenceforth during the continuance 
of the said Duty, in lieu of the Duties now payable 
upon Wheat and Wheat Flour, the produce of and 
imported from Canada into the United Kingdom, 
under the provisions of an Act passed in the last 
Session of Parliament, intituled, An Act to amend 
the Laws for the Importation of Corn, there shall 


| be levied and paid the Duties following ; viz. 


For every Quarter of Wheat, the produce of and im- 
ported from Canada, 1s. 


For every Barrel of Wheat Meal or Flour, the produce 
of and imported from Canada, being one hundred and 
ninety-six pounds, a Duty equal in amount to the Duty 
payable on thirty-eight gallons and a half of Wheat. 


Amendment proposed : To leave out from the first 
word ‘‘ That” to the words “ That in consideration,” 
at the beginning of the third paragraph. 

Question put, That the words proposed to be 
left out stand part of the Question ; 

The Committee divided : 


Tellers for thef Sir Thomas Fremantle, 03 
Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring: _—— 

Tellers for they Mr. Parker, } sais 
Noes, UL Mr. Horsman: 


Another Amendment proposed : 'To leave out from 
the word “ Canada,” at the end of the second para- 
graph, to the words “ That from and after,” at the 
beginning of the fourth paragraph, in order to insert 
the words, ‘ That it is inexpedient to make an 
“ alteration in the provisions of the Act of last 
Session, regulating the Duties on the importation 
of Corn, by which alteration the protection in- 
tended to be given to the British producer of 
Wheat no fonger rests on Duties which are im- 
posed by the Imperial Legislature, and the pro- 
duce of which is not available in aid of the burthen 
of taxation under which this country is now 
labouring,” instead thereof. 


Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
out stand part of the Question ; 


The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the ¢ Sir Thomas Fremantle, 
Yeas, Mr. Gaskell : 

Tellers for the { Lord Worsley, 
Noes, \ Mr. Henley : 

Main Question put ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the f{ Sir Thomas Fremantle, } 
Yeas, \ Mr. Gaskell : 

Tellers for the f Mr. Parker, } 
Noes, UMr. Tufnell : 


Resolution to be reported. 


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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 Mon- 
day next. 


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6 Vicroriz. 


Playersof . 
interludes Bill. mittee on the Players of Interludes Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday the 
9th day of June next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


Municipal The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 

Corporations ~— mittee on the Municipal Corporations (Jreland) Bill ; 

(Ireland) Bill. Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday the 
12th day of June next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


Pawnbrokers’ = The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 

Trade (Ireland) mittee on the Pawnbrokers’ Trade (Jreland) Bill ; 

Bill. Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday the 
9th day of June next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


Poor Relief The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
(Ireland) Bill. mittee on the Poor Relief (Jreland) Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- | 





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' The House was moved, That the Act 7 Will. 4, Coroners Bill. 
and 1 Vic. c. 68, to provide for Payment of the Ex- 
penses of holding Coroners’ Inquests, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
|to amend the said Act, and to make other Provi- 
sions respecting the Duties of Coroners: And that 
Lord Francis Egerton, Lord Worsley and Mr. 
Christopher do prepare, and bring it in. 





A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Yeomanry 
posed, That there be laid before this House, a Copy Corps (Ireland.) 
of the Orders issued by His Majesty’s Government 
in 1831, and following years, for disbanding the 
Yeomanry Corps in Ireland; together with all Cor 
respondence between the Government of that day 
and Officers of Yeomanry, relative to the disband- 
ing of the above Corps :—And the said Motion was, 
with leave of the House, withdrawn. 








The Select Committee on the Drainage of Lands Drainage of 
Bill was nominated of Mr. Pusey, the Earl of Lincoln, Lands Bill. 
Mr. Henley, Mr. Hayter, Lord Worsley, Mr. Darby, 


The Order of the day being read, for the second | Mr. Young, Mr. Eliot Yorke, Sir John Trollope, 


Mr. Childers, Mr. Fellowes, Mr. William Miles, 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Dickinson and Mr. Wilson 


Small Debts 
Bill. reading of the Small Debts Bill; 
Friday next. 
Metropolitan The Order of the day being read, for the second 


Buildings Bill. reading of the Metropolitan Buildings Bill; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 


upon Monday next. 


Fines and The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Vielen) pili, Mittee on the Fines and Penalties (Ireland) Bill ; 


resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 


Patten. 
Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


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


Sabbati, 27° die Maii, 18438: 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Cork Corpora 
Returns of the Income and Expenditure of the Cor- tion. 
poration of Cork, for one year ending March 1843, 

showing the Balance for or against the Treasurer at 

the commencement of the year, the Amount received 

for Rents of Lands and Houses, Tolls and Customs, 


Superior Courts ‘The Order of the day being read, for the second Gateage Tolls, Markets, Dues, Fines or any other 


- Law) reading of the Superior Courts (Common Law) Bill 


upon Friday next. 


Admiralty 


Lands Bill. ittee on the Admiralty Lands Bill; 


; | Source of Income, ‘distinguishing each Source and 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time | its Amount; the Expenditure is to distinguish the 


Amount paid in Salaries, Superannuations, Compen- 
sations for Loss of Office, Rents, Law Costs and 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- | Wages, Registration, Elections and Valuations, Re- 


pairs and Furniture, and the Amount expended on 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, | New Works or in Public [mprovements :—Of the 


resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Registration 
of Voters Bill. 


to the Registration of Voters Bill; 


Ordered, That the said Amendments be taken Fifty pounds per annum, showing the Amount sa 


into consideration upon Monday next. 


Factories Bill. 
mittee on the Factories Bill ; 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


Debts of the Corporation, with the Amount of In- 
terest, if any, in Arrear, and whether and to what 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Amount such Debts have been secured by Bond or 
consideration the Amendments made by the Lords | therwise :—And, of the Number of Officers of the 


Corporation who receive Salaries at or exceeding 
to each, and stating the probable Value of the Fees 
or Dues received by each in addition to his Salary. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Cork Harbour. 
Return from the Harbour Commissioners of Cork 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, |(1 Geo. 4, c. 52), showing their Income and Ex- 


resolve itself into the said Committee. 


County Courts 





penditure, for one year, ending in March 1843 ; the 
Income is to distinguish the several Sources of In- 


The Order of the day being read, for the second | Come and their Amount; the Expenditure is to show 


Bill. reading of the County Courts Bill ; the Amount expended in Dredging, laying down 
g . ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time | Buoys, New Works (Extension ot Quays and New 
upon Friday next. Piers to be separately stated), Repairs, procuring 
Ballast, Salaries, Wages, Law Costs and Rents ; 
Ways and The Order of the day being read, for the Com- the Statement is to show the Balance for or against 
Means. mittee of Ways and Means; the Treasurer at the commencement of the year, and 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday also the Amount of Debts due by the Board, whether 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. and to what Amount they are secured by Bond or 
otherwise, and the Amount of Interest, if any due 
; ‘ thereon :—Also, a Statement of Salaries at or ex- 
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. 


Queen's Bench 


Prison Bill. — yeading of the Queen’s Bench Prison Bill ; 


ceeding £.50, with the Amount of each; the Return 
is to state the Amount expended since the passing 
of the Act 1 Geo. 4, c. 52, on the continuation of 
the Navigation or South Wall, and whether such 
Expenditure was incurred in compliance with the 


The Order of the day being read, for the second | recommendation of any Engineer (and of whom and 


when) advising that such continuation was necessary 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time | for the Improvement of the Harbour and River, or 


upon Monday next. 
Von. 98. 


was forthe Interest of the Trade of Cork. 
uu4 Ordered, 
















































































ii 
i 


nS en eee 


= apnea Sesame entede 


Cork Wide 
Streets, 


Cork Markets. 


Cork Grand 


Jury Preseut- 


ments. 


Medical 
Charities 


(Ireland. ) 


Agricultural 
Produce 
(Canada. ) 


330 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Income and Expenditure of the Wide 
Street Commissioners of Cork (3 Geo. 4, c. 85), for 
one year, ending March 1848; showing the Balances 
for or against the Treasurer at the commencement 
of the year, distinguishing the several Sources of 
Income, and their Amount, and the Amount paid 
for Lighting, Cleansing, Repairs of Streets, New 
Footways, supplying Water, New Works, Salaries, 
Law Costs and Rents; the Account is to state, se- 
parately, the Amount due to Contractors and others, 
owing to the proportion of Grand Jury Assessment | 
which the Wide Street Commissioners may by law | 
require to be raised by Presentment not having been | 
collected :—And, of the Amount of Debt due by the 
Commissioners (distinguishing the Amount secured 
by Bond or otherwise, the Amount due to the Go- 
vernment, and the Amount due not secured by Bond, 
but bearing Interest), and the Arrears of Interest 
due thereon :—And, a Statement of Salaries at or 
exceeding £ 
each. 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return from the Trustees of Markets of Cork 
(3 Geo. 4, c. 79), showing the Income and Expendi- 
ture for one year, ending March 1843; the Sources 
of Income to be separately stated ; the Expenditure 
is to state, separately, the Amount paid as Salaries, 
Wages, Law Costs, Rents, New Works and Repairs ; 
the Debts of the Trustees are to be stated, and the 
Amount of Interest in Arrear; and also the Balance 
for or against the Treasurer at the beginning of the 
year. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return from the Treasurer of the Grand Jury of the 
City of Cork, showmg the Amount of Grand Jury 
Presentments remaming uncollected up to Spring 
Assizes 1843, owing to Legal or other Difficulties ; 
the Amount due to Contractors and others for Work 
which has been accounted for,-or for the execution 


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of which the Contractors have offered to account ; 
the Amount due to Government for Advances re- 
payable by Instalments, and of Salaries due and 
unpaid. 


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, 
to request that their Lordships will be pleased to 
give leave to the Lord Clancarty to attend as a wit- 
ness, to be examined before the Select Committee | 
appointed by this House, to inquire into the state of | 
the Medical Charities in Jreland, and to report what | 
alterations appear necessary for the purpose of im- 
proving the system under which they are conducted, | 
and for extending their advantages more generally | 
amongst the people :—And that Mr. Greene do carry | 
the caid Message. 








Resolved, That an humble Address be yenisntel' 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased | 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Copies or Extracts of such parts of the 
Journals of the House of Assembly of Canada, for | 
the year 1842, as relate to the Imposition ofa Duty 
on Agricultural Produce imported into the said 
Province. 

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





And 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. 








A. 1843, 
Lune, 29° die Maii ; 


Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 


M R. Speaker came tothe House, and at eleven The House 
o'clock proceeded with the Members then attended — 
present to Saint Margaret’s Church, where they ~'"°*«tvice. 

heard Divine Service, and afterwards returned to T 


the House. . 


Mr. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the Indian Lay 
East India Company, was called in; and at the bar Commission, 
sresented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of 
Patiala of the Special Reports of the 
Indian Law Commissioners. 

Mr. Campbell also presented, pursuant to Order, Steam Naviga- 
—A Return of the Total Amount expended for Steam "? © India. 
Navigation to India, by way of the Red Sea, in 0 
each of the last Four years, towards which Par- 





‘liament has granted £.50,000 yearly; stating the 


Number and Power of the several Steam Vessels 


-50 per annum, showing the Amount of | employed ; and Copy of the Regulations passed for 


the same; stating the Periods and Places fixed for I 
such Communication :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Ordered, That the Committee on the Leamington Leamington 
Priors Improvement and Market Bill, have leave Priors Improve. 
to sit this day, till five of the clock, during the sit- kee 
ting of the House. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Bardney, Bardney, &amp;c., 
&amp;c., Drainage Bill, have leave to sit this day, till Drainage Bill. 
five of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Pm 
Leamington Priors Improvement and Market Bill ,Co" Pre" 


to make their Report, be enlarged till Friday next. Market Bill. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Halbeath and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the — 
case of the Petition for the Halbeath and Lochgelly (No. ps Bill. 
Railway (No. 2.) Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making and maintaining a Railway in the 
county of Fife, to be called the Halbeath and Loch- 
gelly Railway: And that Lord Dalmeny and Mr. 

Gibson Craig do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Gorbals Police 
Gorbals Police Bill to make their Report, be en- !!!- 


_ larged till Monday the 12th day of June next. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on Inchbelly 
the Inchbelly (Glasgow) Road Bill to make their — 
Report, be enlarged till Monday the 12th day of “°° """ 
June next. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on Monkland and 
the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway Bill to a ae 
make their Report, be enlarged till Monday the" 
12th day of June next. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Glasgow Police 
Glasgow Police Bill to make their Report, be en- Bi! 
larged till Monday the 12th day of June next. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Paisley 
Paisley Municipal Affairs Bill to make their Report, prem a 
be enlarged till Monday the 12th day of June next. “°° 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Northampton 
Northampton Improvement Bill to make their Re- —* 
port, be enlarged till Monday the 12th day of June ~~ 
next. 


A Petition of Messrs. Dorington, Hayward and Deptford Poor 
Ellicombe, of No. 16, Parliament-street, Agents for 
the Deptford Poor and Improvement Bill, praying 

that 


and Improve- 
ment Bill. 





Tay Ferries 
Bill. 


Lough Foyle 
Drainage Bill. 


Factories Bill. 


6 Vicroriz. 


that the time limited by the Sessional Orders of 
the House for receiving Reports from Committees 
upon Private Bills, may, in the case of the said 
Bill, be enlarged till Wednesday the 14th day of 
June next, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Colonel Wood reported from the Committee on 
the Tay Ferries Bill; That, at the expiration of one 
hour from the time fixed for the meeting of the 
Committee this day, a Quorum of selected Members 
not being present, he had adjourned the Committee 
until twelve o’clock To-morrow. 

Ordered, That the Committee have leave to pro- 
ceed with Two selected Members. _ 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Lough Foyle Drainage Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Petitions from Great Thurlow ;— Trowbridge (four 
Petitions) ;—Cirencester (two Petitions) ;—Ashton- 
under-Lyne (two Petitions) ;—Hedgewood ;— Eal- 
ing ;— Wickham Market ;—-Evendon ;— Alton ;— 
Scotter (five Petitions) ;—Worlaby (two Petitions) ; 
— Langport ;— Warrington ;— Gelynos ;— Halstead ; 
—Curry Mallet (two Petitions) ;—Ripon ;—Brig- 
house ;— Burnham Market ;— Little Baddow ; — 
Guilsfield (two Petitions) ;—Tyd Saint Giles (two 
Petitions) ;— Melton (Lincolnshire) ;— Barnetby ;— 
Spilsby and Partney;—Newport (Isle of Wight) 
(four Petitions) ; — Kirton-in-Lindsey ; — Chelsea 
(two Petitions) ;—Wrawley ;— Kirkton (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Chard (four Petitions) ;— East Coker ;— 
Lewes (two Petitions) ;—Kendal (two Petitions) ;— 
Leatherhead ;— Bedgellart ;—Stoke Newington (two 
Petitions) ;— Yeovil ;—Clerkenwell ;— Islington ;— 
Montacute ;—Sheriff Hill ;— Almondbury ;—Chi- 
chester ;—Clitheroe (three Petitions) ;—Lydham ;— 
More ;— Carnarvon (three Petitions) ;—-Ingatestone; 
—Saint George’s-in-the- East (Middlesex) ;— Bath ; 
—Egham ;— Bradford (Lancashire) ;— Kidwelly 
(two Petitions) ;— Pontgarreg ;— Llanelly ;— Lla- 
nedy ;— Totnes ;— Redruth ;— Dublin ;— New Wind- 
sor (two Petitions) ;— Toxteth ;—Benendon ;—Lime- 
house ;— Barton-upon-Humber ;— Waddingham ; — 
Long Sutton (two Petitions) ;—Appleby ;— Woking- 
ham (three Petitions) ;— Sleaford ;— Knightsbridge ; 
— Pinchbeck ;— Blackwater (Surrey) ;— Wellow ;— 
Ventnor ; — Bridlington ;— Fearby ;—Messingham 
(two Petitions) ;— Faversham ;—Ingham ;-- Ashwell; 
—Chatieris (two Petitions) ;— Stisted ;—Mere ;— 
Knutsford (two Petitions) ;—Weedon and Floore 
(two Petitions) ;—The there-undersigned (two hun- 
dred and eighty-eight Petitions) ;— Westminster ;— 
Mirfield ;— Woodbridge ; -— Chiqgwell-row ; — Saint 
Pancras ;—Chard ;— Blindmoore ;—Scunthorp ;— 
Saint Margaret, Westminster ;—Susworth ;—Bar- 
row-on-Humber (two Petitions) ;—Garway ;— Yar- 
mouth (Isle of Wight) ;—Orcup (two Petitions) ;— 
Sutton Saint James (three Petitions) ;—King-strect, 
Westminster ; — Shanklin ; — Niton ;— Howsham- 
cum-Cadney ;— Tonbridge ; — Llanlleonel ; — Brig- 
house ;— North Shields (two Petitions) ;— Black- 
burne ;— Derby (five Petitions) ;— Belper (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Little Eaton ;— Stanton-by-Dale ;—Cox- 
bench ;—Attercliffe (two Petitions) ;— Worrell ;— 
Morleigh ;—Harbertonford ;— Brindle ;— Birming- 
ham ;—Trecastle ;—Cray Chapel ;— Devynock ;— 
Pentre’rfelin (two Petitions) ;— Llandilo’rfan ;— 
Middleton Cheney (two Petitions) ;— Thame (two 
Petitions) ;— Towersey ;—Shennington ;--Cropredy ; 
—Great and Little Kineton ; — Fellingshore ; — 
Dunstone;— Gateshead ;—Curry Rivell ;-- Morpeth ; 
—Lyme Regis (three Petitions) ;— Caton ;— Lan- 
caster (three Petitions) ;—Sunning Hill ;—Sunning- 
dale ; —Wollaston (two Petitions) ; — Grendon ;— 
Great Doddington (two Petitions) ;—Bozeat (two 
Von, 98. 


29° Mazz. 





397 
Petitions) ; — Olveston ;—Allerton (Yorkshire) ; — 
Saint George’ s-in-the-East ;— Adset ;— Halstead ; 
—Floore ;— Ashford (two Petitions) ;—Woodbridge | 
(four Petitions) ; — Rickmersworth ; — Bradford 
(three Petitions) ;—Birmingham (three Petitions) ; 
—Canterbury ; — Eythorne ;—Margate (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Bridgwater ;— Plymouth (six Petitions) ; 
— Marlborough ;— East Portlemouth ;—Halwell ;— 
Rehoboth ;— Netherton;— Tividale ;-- Woodside (two 
Petitions) ;— Five Ways ;—Lower Gornal ;—Gor- 
nal;— Dudley Port ;—Gornal Wood ;—Hill Top ; 
— Accrington ;— Sydenham ; — Halsted ;— Bexley 
Heath ;— Danbury ;—Gosberton ; — Sibbertoft ;— 
Tower Hamlets ;— Ingham ;—Meivod ; — Brierley 
Hill (three Petitions) ;—Wordsley ;—Old Hill (two 
Petitions) ;—Shutt End ;— Hales Owen ;—Hasbury; 
— Lye Waste ;— Netherton ;—Moor-lane ; — Kates 
Hill (two Petitions) ;— Cradley Heath ;—Quarry 
Bank ;—Harston ;—Parsons Town ;—West Brom- 
wich ;—Aston Union ;--Lucas-street, Saint George’s- ; i 
in-the-East ; — Bird-street, Saint George’s-in-the- A 
East ;— Chelsea (Buckinghamshire) ;— Wigton ; — ! 
Brampton ;— Halesworth ;—Appleton ;-- Blackburn ; 
—WNorth Bradley ;—Dudley (two Petitions) ;— Tip- i 
ton ;—Oldbury (two Petitions) ;—Hizon Baths ;— 4. 
Abbots Bromley ;— Brumby ;—Selbourn ;— Bromp- 
ton ;—Mere ;— Kington Saint Michael's ;— Clay- 
pathe ;—Samuel Balston ; — Scawby ;—Houlsham ; 
—Workington (two Petitions) ;— Walsall ;— Hali- 
fax (eighty-nine Petitions) ;—Plymouth ;— Hamp- 
ton-in-Arden ; — Beaumaris ; — Brixham ; — Hud- 
dersfield (three Petitions) ;— Woodroyd ;— Shrews- 
bury ;—Ramsgate (three Petitions) ;— Little Ma- 
plested ;— Hartlepool ; — Hockley ;— Broughton ;— 
Clonmel ;— Low Ham ;:— Marthwood ;—Freshwater ; 
—Pinchbeck ;—Ashwell;— North and South Col- 
lingham ;—Kirby Malzeard ;— Barton-upon-Hum- 
ber ;— Newport (two Petitions) ;—Snitterby ;— Ket- 
tering ;— Brecon (two Petitions) ;— Mirfield ;— War- 
rington ;—Brandy Wharf ;—Little Baddow ;—Fa- 
versham (two Petitions) ;— Brentwood (two Peti 
tions) ;— Ely ;—Clavering (three Petitions) ;—Lang 
port ;—Pennel ;— Llangwm ;— Oundle ;—-Snailbeach ; 
— Charles ;— Romsey (five Petitions) ;— Braishfield ; 
—Lockleyley (two Petitions) ;— Brighton ;— West- 
bury-upon-Severn ;—Forest of Dean ;—Rishworth ; 
—Gohar ;—Almondbury ;— Elland ;— Millwood ;— 
Lindley ;—and, Buckingham; praying that the Fac- 
tories Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Petitions from Derby ;—Northill ;—Riseley ;— 

Burrington ;— More ;—and, Lydham; praying that 
the said Bill may pass into a law,—were also pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
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A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Universities of 
Manchester, agreed to at a public meeting held in Oxford and 
the Corn Exchange, on Tuesday the 28d day of "7" 
May 1843, praying that oaths and subscription be 
abolished in the Universities of Oxford and Cam- 
bridge, and every equitable facility aftorded for the 
instruction of all Her Majesty’s subjects, and their 
attainment of the dignities and emoluments which 
every virtuous student may justly deserve in those 
colleges and halls of learning, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


————— 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Trim, Municipal 
praying that the Municipal Corporations (Jreland) Gilead) iat 
Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, and ” 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Charles Hastings, Doctor of Medi- Literary and 
cine, Fellow of the Geological Society, and Chair- ete il 
man of the Worcestershire Natural History Society, andi 
praying the House to exempt Natural History Mu- 
seums and Literary and Scientific Institutions from 
the payment of rates and taxes for such parts of 









their buildings as are used exclusively for museums 
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or for scientific or literary purposes, was presented, | An ingrossed Clause was offered (Saving the rights 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. | of the Earl of Cawdor}: And the said Clause was 


| brought up, and thrice read ; and agreed to, to be 
A Petition of Farmers and others interested in | made part of the Bill, by way of Rider. 


the make and sale of Butter, in the county of Sligo,| Another ingrossed Clause was offered (Saving the 
and the neighbouring counties, praying the House | rights of Her Majesty): And the said Clause was 
to take the state of the Butter Trade of Ireland, brought up, and thrice read; and agreed to, to be 
into consideration, by repealing the Act 9 Geo. 4,| made part of the Bill, by way of Rider. 

c. 88, which takes off the restrictions as to the suffi-, Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

ciency of the casks for the packing of Butter, and A Motion being made, That the Bill do pass ; 

by repealing such part of the Act 10 Geo. 4,c.41,, The Earl of Lincoln, by Her Majesty’s Command, 
which Jeaves it optional with the parties whether | acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, having 
the empty casks shall be branded and tared by a_| been informed of the purport of the Bill, gives Her 
public officer responsible for the tares, and whether | Consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest is con- 
they will have the casks with the butter weighed, | cerned, that the House may do therein, as they 
branded and inspected by the public officer at the | shall think fit. 

place of export, previous to its being shipped, was; Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the; Ordered, That Mr. Saunders Davies do carry the 
Table. | Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


P etitions from the Archdeaconry of Clare( Suffolk); Petitions from Sheepshed;—and, Chairman of a Thomas Cooper 
— Bideford ;—Llanedy ;—and, Rural Deanery of Meeting of Inhabitants of Nottingham; praying that and others. 
North Froome; praying for the repeal of so much of| the House will interpose its influence with ‘Her Ma- 
the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the union jesty’s Government, in order that the sentences 
of the Sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor,—were passed on Thomas Cooper, John Richards and 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Joseph Cappur, for political offences, may be miti- 
rable. gated,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Burgh and Parochial Schoolmasters 
of the presbytery of Lanark, praying the House sa An ingrossed Bill for better paving, lighting and Kentish Town 
pene and alter the Act 43 Geo. 3, &gt; = for otherwise improving the Hamlet of Kentish Town, Paving Bill. 
making better Provision for the Parochial School- d its Vici eg the Parish of Saint P "Sa 
masters, and for making further Regulations for the | “ Co meager na ore a hitd ti, ra 
better Government of the Parish Schools in Scot- ie pc Sa oe gi: a ss a ee Coe; 
land,” to such an extent and in such manner as may |  R oived, Th: t the Bill dc hn aoe 
be deemed sufficient to restore the Burgh and Paro- | Orde a a. Tha t ~ B “ws DO EL ld th 
chial Schoolmasters of Scotland to their former rank | Bill ; i L a pe d aed a 
in society, and to advance the system of National | 7 “0 *® “0Fes, ane cesire their concurrence. 
Education in Scotland, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 








| An ingrossed Bill to establish a Cemetery for the southampton 
| Interment of the Dead near the Town and within Cemetery Bill. 

A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of Guar- = Borough of Southampton, was read the third 
dians of the Drogheda Union, suggesting certain | “™e- : 
alterations in the Poor Relief (Jreland) Bill; and Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
praying for their adoption, was presented, and read ; Ordered, That Mr. George Wilkam Hope do 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. carry the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concur- 

| rence. 

Two Petitions from Dingwall, praying the House | - : “ ee 
to institute an inquiry into the state of the Post- | Petitions from Shanrahan 3— Kilcrumper ;—and, Agricultural 
office, with the view of adopting measures for forth- Leitrim ; praying that just and legitimate protection (lveland ) 
with carrying into complete operation the recom- | to which the Petitioners conceive they are fairly 
mendations of Mr. Rowland Hill for Post-office | entitled may be given to the Agricultural Produce of 
Improvement,—were presented, and read; and or- 


Ireland, and that such items of the Tariff, and such 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


clauses in the existing Corn Laws, as press severely 
on the welfare and prosperity of the land-owners, 
farmers and agricultural labourers, may be altered 
without further delay,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
Ross and Cromarty Jurisdiction Bill to make their 


Report, be enlarged till Friday the 15th day of June | 
next. 


| &lt;A Petition of the Vicar, Churchwardens and Inha- Poor Law 
Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the | bitants of the parish of Zfield, in the county of Sussea, Amendment 
North Esk Reservoir Bill to make their Report, be | praying for alteration of the Poor Law Amend-4* 
enlarged till Wednesday next. ment Act, with relation to cases of bastardy, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Mr. Tufnell reported, That he had carried to the | Table. 


Lords the Message of this House of Friday last, | 

That their Lordships would be pleased to commu-| The Order of the day being read, for the second Grand Jury 

nicate to this House, a Copy of the Minutes of the | reading of the Grand Jury Presentments (Jreland) ae nanos 

Evidence taken before their Lordships on the Sud- | Bill ; — 

bury Disfranchisement Bill:—And that their Lord-| Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 

ships had communicated a printed Copy of the said | upon Friday next. 

Minutes of Evidence, as desired by this House :— | 

And he delivered the same in at the Table. | 
Ordered, That the said Minutes be printed. 








A Petition of Inhabitants of Harmston, in the Ecclesiastical 
| county of Lincoln, praying that the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill 
Courts Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 

An ingrossed Bill to alter and amend an Act for | and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

the Improvement of the Navigation of the Rivers | 

Burry, Loughor and Lliedi, in the Counties of Car-| Petitions from Wingfield ;—and, Chairman of the Malt. 
marthen and Glamorgan, and to improve the Har- Nonington Agricultural Association ; praying for the 

bour of Llanelly, in the said County of Carmarthen, repeal of the duty on Malt,—were presented, and 


was read the third time. read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, 





— 


Tow nshend 
Peerage Bill. 


Church of 
Scotland. 


Chaplain 
thanked for 
his Sermon. 


Business of the 
House. 


Wheat, &amp;c. 
(Canada.) 


Wheat, &amp;c. 
(Canada. ) 


6 Vicroriz. 


Ordered, Thata Message be sent to the Lords, to 





29° Maz. 339 


And a Motion being made, and the Question 


request that their Lordships will be pleased to com- being proposed, That the said Resolution be now 
municate to this House, a Copy of the Minutes of | read a second time ; 


Evidence taken before their Lordships on the Towns- 
hend Peerage Bill:—And that Mr. Mackinnon do 
carry the said Message. 


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 Deed of Separation presented 
to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, 
by a Body of the Established Clergy. 

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, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks 
of this House be given to the Reverend Gerrard 
Thomas Andrewes, Chaplain to this House, for the 
Sermon preached by him this day, before this House, 
at Saint Margaret's, Westminster, and that he be 
desired to print the same. 





Resolved, That after Monday the 12th day of 
June next, Orders of the day have precedence of 
Notices of Motions on Thursdays. 


Petitions from Harmston ;—Chartham ;—Great 
Grimsby ;—and, Westbury; praying the House not 
to pass any Act for the admission of Foreign Corn 
and Flour into the United Kingdom, through the 

‘anadas, at a less than the existing protective scale 
of duty,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee to whom 
it was referred to consider so much of the Act 
5 &amp; 6 Vic., c. 14, as relates to the Duties chargeable 
on the Importation into the United Kingdom, of 
Wheat and Wheat Flour, from Canada, a Reso- 


An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “That” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the words, 
‘ in reducing the Duty on the Importation of Ca- 
* nada Wheat and Wheat Flour into the United 
Kingdom, it is not expedient that such reduction 
should be made contingent on the imposition or 
maintenance of a Duty on the importation of 
Foreign Corn into Canada,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out, stand part of the Question ; 
The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the { Sir Thomas Fremantle, \ 195 
Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring : we 

Tellers for the { Mr. Milner Gibson, } 
Noes, Dr. Bowring : nia 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That the said Resolution be now read 
a second time:—The said Resolution was accord- 
ingly read a second time, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the said 
Resolution: And that Lord Stanley, Mr. Gladstone 
and Mr. George William Hope do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


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tituled, An Act to amend the Law for the Registra- 
tion of Persons entitled to vote, and to define certain 
Rights of Voting, and to regulate certain Proceed- 
ings in the Election of Members to serve in Parlia- 
ment for England and Wales; and the same were 
read, as follow : 

Pr. 6. 1. 29. After “ that” insert “in every 
“¢ year.” 

Pr. 6. 1. penult. Leave out from “in” to “ year” 











Jution; which was read, as followeth : 


Resolved, That on the 12th day of October 1842, 
an Act was passed by the Legislative Council and 
Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, 
and reserved by the Governor General for the sig- 
nification of Her Majesty’s pleasure, imposing a 
duty of 3s. sterlmg money of Great Britain on 
each Imperial Quarter of Wheat imported into Ca- 
nada, except from the United Kingdom, or any of 
Her Majesty’s Possessions, and being the growth 
and produce thereof:—That the said Act recites, 
that it was passed in the confident belief and ex- 
pectation, that upon the imposition of a duty upon 
Foreign Wheat imported into the Province, Her 
Majesty would be graciously pleased to recom- 
mend to Parliament the removal or reduction of the 
Duties on Wheat and Wheat Flour imported into 
the said United Kingdom from Canada :—That, in 
consideration of the Duty so imposed by the said 
Actof the Legislature of Canada, itis expedient to 
provide that, if Her Majesty shall be pleased to give 
Her sanction to the said Act, the Duties imposed 
upon Wheat and Wheat Flour the produce of and 
imported from Canada into the United Kingdom, 
should be reduced :—That, from and after a day to 
be named, and thenceforth during the continuance 
of the said Duty, in lieu of the Duties now payable 
upon Wheat and Wheat Flour, the produce of and 
imported from Canada into the United Kingdom, 
under the provisions of an Act passed in the last 
Session of Parliament, intituled, An Act to amend 


the Laws for the Importation of Corn, there shall 


be levied and paid the Duties following ; viz. 


For every Quarter of Wheat, the produce of and im- | ¢, 


ported from Canada, 18. 


for every Barrel of Wheat Meal or Flour, the produce 
of and imported from Canada, being one hundred and 
ninety-six pounds, a Duty equal in amount to the Duty 


payable on thirty-eight gallons and a half of Wheat. 
VoL. 98, 


in 1. ult. and insert “ such.” 
Pr. 7. 1. 10. After “ the’ insert “ said,” and 
in the same line leave out from “ August” to “ give” 
in|]. 11. 
Pr. 7. l. 37. Leave out from “ aforesaid’’ to 
“ And,” in Pr. 8. 1. 23. 
Pr. 8. 1. 25. After “ shall” insert “ in every 
“¢ year.” 
Pr. 8. |. 26. Leave out “ objected to” and in- 
sert “ against whom notice of objection shall have 
“ been given to them as aforesaid in that year.” 
Pr. 8. 1. 31. Leave out “ every” and insert 
“ such.” 
Pr. 8. 1. penult. After “ of” insert “ the said 
‘© month of.” 
Pr. 8. 1. ult. Leave out “ in every year.” 
Pr. 13. 1.15. After “ August” insert “ in such 
year.” 
Pr. 14.1. 11. After “ August” insert “ in such 
“ year.” 
Pr.17.1.9. Leave out from “objecting”’ to “And” 
in 1, 21., including the interlineation to the Bill. 
Pr. 20. 1. 2. Leave out from “ in” to “ year” in 
!. 3., and insert “ such.” 
Pr. 20. 1. 21. After “ the” insert “ said.” 
Pr. 21. 1. 25. Leave out from ‘“‘ annexed” to 
“ And” in Pr. 22.1. 6. 
Pr. 26. 1. 6. After “ voters” insert “ for that 
year.” 
Pr. 26, 1. 19. After “ voters” insert “ for that 
year.” 
Pr. 27. 1. 3. After “ shall” insert “in every 
‘¢ year.” 
Pr. 27. 1. 6. After “ lists” insert “ for that 
ear.” 
Pr. 31. 1. 20. Leave out “ every” and insert 
‘ the then current.” ° 
Pr. 32. 1. 33. Leave out “ every” and insert 
“ the then current.” 


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Pr. 33. 1. 33. After “ to’ insert “ in the said 
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Pr. 40. 1.27. Leave out “ the” and insert “any.” | “ 
Pr. 40. 1. 30. After ‘‘ such” insert “ other.” fe 
Pr. 45. 1. ult. After “ appeal” insert Clauses 





Crause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That if it shall 
appear to any Revising Barrister that the validity 
of any number of such claims or objections de- | “ 
termined by him at any Court as aforesaid, de- 
pends and has been decided by him upon the same 
point or points of law, and the parties, or any of | “ 
them, aggrieved by or dissatisfied with his deci- 
sion thereon, shall have given notice of an inten- 
tion to appeal therefrom, it shall in such case be 
lawful for the said Barrister to declare that the | “‘ 
appeals against such decision ought to be con- 
solidated, and the said Barrister shall in such 
case state in writing the case, and his decision 
thereon, in manner hereinbefore mentioned, and 
that several appeals depend upon the same deci- | “ 
sion and ought to be consolidated, and shall read 
such statement, and sign the same as hereinbefore | “ 
mentioned, and thereupon it shall be lawful for 
the said Barrister to name any person interested 
and consenting, for and on behalf of himself and 
all other persons in like manner interested in such | “ 
appeals, to be the Appellant or Respondent re- | “ 
spectively in such consolidated appeal, and to 
prosecute or answer the said appeal, in like man- 
ner as any Appellant or Respondent might in his | 
own case under the provisions of this Act, and | 
the person so named Appellant in such consoli- | “ 
dated appeal, or some one on his behalf, shall, 
at the end of the said statement, make and sign 
a declaration in the form or to the effect follow- 
ing ; (that is to say)” 
“ I, for myself and on behalf of all the other 
“ persons who are interested as Appellants in 
“ this matter, and whose names are hereunder 
“ written, do appeal against this decision, and | 
“« agree to prosecute this appeal.” 
And the person so named Respondent in such 
consolidated appeal, or some one on his behalf, | ,, 
shall in like manner make and sign a declaration | ,, 
in writing in the form or to the effect following ; | ,, 
(that is to say)” 
“ |, for myself and on behalf of all the other 
‘“* persons interested as Respondents in this 
“ matter, and whose names are hereunder 
written, do agree to appear and answer this 
appeal.” 


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And the name, and, where necessary, the parti- | « 
culars of the qualification of every party intended 
to be joined in such consolidated appeal, shall be 
written under the aforesaid declaration of the 
they may respectively refer: Provided always, | « 
That it shall be lawful for the said Barrister, if 
necessary, in any case to name the Overseers of 
any parish or township, cr the Town Clerk of any | 
city or borough, to be, and they or he so named | 
shall be, the Respondents or Respondent in such | ¢ 
consolidated appeal, without any such declaration 
being made or signed by them or him as herein- | 


before mentioned.” | « 


Crause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That in and | “ 
with regard to every such consolidated appeal the | “ 
like proceeding shall be had and taken, and the owe 
like rules and regulations shall apply as in the | “ 
case of any other appea! under this Act; and that | “ 
every order, judgment or decision of the said |“ 
Court of Common Pleas shall be equally valid | “ 
and effectual for all the purposes of this Act, and 
binding and conclusive upon all the parties named 
in or referred to as parties to such consolidated | “ 
appeal as aforesaid; and that if in any case all | “ 





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A. 1845. 


or any of the parties to such consolidated appeal 
shall make or enter into any agreement as to the 
mode of contributing among themselves to the 
costs and expenses of such appeal, the said agree- 
ment may, upon the application of any party or 
parties thereto, be made a rule of the said Court 
of Common Pleas, if the said Court shall think 
fit: Provided always, That ifany such consolidated 
appeal shall not be duly prosecuted or answered, 
it shall be lawful for the said Court of Common 
Pleas, or for the Lord Chief Justice, or any Judge 
of the said Court, to give to any party or parties 
interested in such appeal, upon his or their ap- 
plication, the conduct and direction of the said 
appeal, or of the answer thereto respectively, as 
the case may require, instead of or in addition to 
any person named as aforesaid as Appellant or 
Respondent, and in such manner and upon such 
terms as the said Court or Lord Chief Justice or 
Judge may think fit and order, or to make such 
other order in the case as may seem meet: Pro- 
vided also, That if after the said Barrister shall 
as aforesaid have declared that the appeal in any 
case ought to be with others consolidated, any 
party interested in such appeal shall object and 
refuse to be a party to or to be bound by any such 
consolidated appeal, then and in such case the 
appeal in which such person is interested may 
proceed separately, but such person so refusing 
or objecting shall be liable to pay costs to the 
other party, but shall not be entitled to receive 
any costs of or in such appeal, unless the said 
Court shall otherwise order.” 

Pr. 49. |. 21. Leave out “ every” and insert 
the then current.” 

Pr. 50.1. 7. After “ the” insert “ said.” 

Pr. 50. 1. 8. Leave out from “ November” to 
to,” inl. 9. 

Pr. 52.1. 34. Leave out “ improperly” and in- 


sert ** without reasonable cause.” 


Pr. 59. 1. 24. Leave out “ until” and insert 
by reason of,” 

Pr. 59. 1.25. Leave out “ shall have” and in- 
sert “ not having.” 

Pr. 63. 1. 10. After “ case” insert “ except 
where the conduct and direction of the appeal or 
of the answer thereto shall have been given by 
order of the Court of Common Pleas or of any 
Judge thereof to any person.” 

Pr. 66. 1. penult. Leave out from “ costs” to 
shall” in Pr. 67. 1. 6. 


Pr. 67. 1. 8. Leave out “ every” and insert 
any.” 
Pr. 67. 1. 37. After “ warrant” insert “ or of 


any order or warrant to be made or issued on ac- 
count of a false charge of personation in the 
manner hereinafter provided.” 

Pr. 67.1. 58. After “ thereon” insert “ respec- 
tively.” 

Pr. 76. 1. 10. After “ omitted” insert “ from 
the register of such voters.” 

Pr. 77. 1. 3. Leave out “ any” and insert 
every.” 

Pr. 77. 1. 8. Leave out “ in all cases.”’ 

Pr. 77. 1. 12. Leave out ‘** such” and insert 
the.” 

Pr. 77.1.13. Leave out “ while such register is.” 

Pr. 77. 1. 14. After “ force” imsert “ at such 
election, except in the case where the qualifica- 
tion annexed to the name of any person in the 
register in force for any county, shall have ap- 
peared so annexed in the preceding register, and 
such person shall at the time of such election 
have ceased to have such qualification or so much 
thereof as would have entitled him to have had 
his name inserted in such register.” 

Pr. 77. 1.31. After “ year” insert Clause (C.) 

Crause (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall 
not be lawful for any person to vote at any elec- 


tion for any county in respect of any qualification 
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as aforesaid who shall so as aforesaid have ceased 
to have such qualification ; and that every person 
who shall so vote at any such election shall be 
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be 
punishable accordingly.” __ 

Pr. 81.1. 14. After ‘ or” insert in.” 

Pr. 81.1. 15. After the first “ the” insert “ said 
“ other.” 

Pr. 81. 1. 21. Leave out from “ exceeding” to 
together” in |. 22., and insert “ two years.” 

Pr. 31. 1. 26. After “ any” insert “ such last- 
mentioned,” and in the same line leave out from 
misdemeanor” to “ shall” in 1. 27. 

Pr. 85. 1. ult. After “ charged” insert “ if he 
shall consent to accept the same.” 

Pr. 86.1. 8. After “ levied” insert “ by warrant 
uuder the hand and seal of any Justice of the 
Peace acting as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 86. 1. 32. After “ that” insert “ if the per- 
son so falsely charged shall have declared to the 
said Justices his consent to accept such sum as 
aforesaid by way of damages and costs, and.” 

Pr. 86.1.35. Leave out “ the” and insert “ such,” 
and in the same line leave out from “ person” to 
“« in” in 1. 37., and in 1. 37. after “ case” insert 
“ but not otherwise.” 

Pr. 87. 1.16. In Clause (A.), added by way of 
Rider tothe Bill: 
L. 2. Leave out “ such” and in the same 
“ line leave out from “ person” to “ shall” 
in |. 4, 

L. 6. After “ vote” insert “ as being re- 

gistered.” 


L. ult. At the end of the Clause add “ pro- 


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questions hereinbefore authorized to be put to 
any voter at the time of tendering his vote.” 
Pr. 89. 1.11. Leave out from “ shall” to “ And” 
in |. 19., and insert “‘ by himself or his agent as soon 
“as possible after such proclamation as aforesaid, 
deliver the same poll-books so sealed as aforesaid 
to the Clerk of the Crown in the High Court of 


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rected to the said Clerk of the Crown, to the Post- 
master or Deputy Postmaster of the city, town or 
place wherein such proclamation shall have been 
made as aforesaid, who on receipt thereof shall 
give an acknowledgment in writing of such re- 
ceipt to such Sheriff, Under Sheriff or Returning 
Officer, expressing therein the time of such de- 
livery, and shall keep a duplicate of such acknow- 
ledgment, signed by such Sheriff, Under Sheriff 
or Returning Officer, and the said Postmaster or 
Deputy Postmaster shall despatch all such poll- 
books so sealed and directed as aforesaid, by the 
first post or mail after the receipt thereof, to the 
general post-office in London; and the Post- 
master or Postmasters General are hereby directed 
immediately on receipt of such poll-books, to con- 
vey the same to the Crown Office, and to deliver the 
same there so sealed as aforesaid, to the said Clerk 
of the Crown or his Deputy ; and the said Clerk of 
the Crown or his Deputy is hereby required to give 
to such Postmaster or Postmasters General, Sheriff, 
Under Sheriff, Returning Officer or Agent de- 
livering the same, a memorandum in writing, 
acknowledging the receipt of such poll-books, 
and setting forth the day and hour when the same 
were delivered at the Crown Office ; and the said 


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quired, immediately on receipt of such poll-books, 
to register the same in the books of the said 
Crown Office, and to indorse thereon the day and 
hour upon which he received the same ; and every 
“« such Sheriff, Under Sheriff or Returning Officer 
is hereby required, at the time of transmitting 
such poll-books as aforesaid through the post- 
office, to address and forward a letter by the same 
post or mail to the said Clerk of the Crown, in- 
forming him of such transmission, and giving the 
Vor. 98. 


Chancery or his Deputy, or deliver the same di- | 


Clerk of the Crown or his Deputy is hereby re- | 





vided such person shall duly answer the | 





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“ number and description of such poll-books so 


transmitted,” and also insert Clause (D.) 

Crause (D.) “ And be it Enacted, That office 
copies issued by the said Clerk of the Crown, or 
his Deputy, of such poll-books shall be taken in 
evidence in all Courts of Law in actions for bribery 
or personation, or for any other purpose what- 
soever.” 

Pr. 89. 1. 20. After “ the” insert “ said.” 

Pr. 89. 1. 21. Leave out from “ shall” to “ on” 
in 1. 30., and insert “ keep and preserve the said 
“ several poll-books, and shall deliver to any party 

applying for the same an office copy of all or any 
“ part of such poll-hooks.” 

Pr. 89. 1. 32. Leave out from “ and” to “ And” 
in 1. 37., and insert “ shall also permit any party to 
“ inspect such poll-books.” 

Pr. 90.1. 14. After “ crown” insert “ Postmas- 
“ ter.” 

Pr. 92. 1. 35. After “ shall” insert “so far as re- 
“ gards the proceedings before such Committee.” 

” Pr. 93. 1. 15. After “ borough” insert Clause 
(E.) 

Cxause (E.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall 
be sufficient in every case of notice to any person 
objected to in any list of county, city or Leow 
voters, and in the livery list of the city of London, 
and also in the case of county voters to the occu- 
pying tenant whose name and place of abode ap- 
pears in such respective list as aforesaid, if the 
notice so required to be given as aforesaid shall, 
on or before the said Twenty-fifth day of August, 
be sent by the post, free of postage, or the sum 
chargeable as postage for the same being first 
paid, directed to the person to whom the same 
shall be sent, at his place of abode as described 
in the said list of voters; and whenever any 
person shall be desirous of sending any such no- 
tice of objection by the post, he shall deliver the 
same, duly directed, open and in duplicate, to 
the Postmaster of any post-office where money 
orders are received or paid, within such hours as 
shall have been previously given notice of at such 
post-office, and under such regulations with re- 
spect to the registration of such letters, and the 
fee to be paid for such registration (which fee 
shall in no case exceed Two-pence over and above 
the ordinary rate of postage) as shall from time 
to time be made by the Postmaster General in 
that behalf; and in all cases in which such fee 
shall have been duly paid, the Postmaster shall 
compare the said notice and the duplicate, and 
on being satisfied that they are alike in their ad- 
dress and in their contents, shall forward one of 
them to its address by the post, and shall return 
the other to the party bringing the same, duly 
stamped with the stamp of the said post-office ; 
and the production by the party who posted such 
notice of such stamped duplicate shall be evidence 
of the notice having been given to the person 
at the place mentioned in such duplicate on 
the day on which such notice would in the ordi- 
nary course of post have been delivered at such 
pace: Provided also, That if no place of abode 
of the person objected to shall be described in 
the said list, or if such place of abode shall be 
situate out of the United Kingdom, then it shall 
be sufficient if notice shall be given to the said 
Overseers and to such occupying tenant as afore- 
said (if any) in the case of a county voter, or in 
the case of 2 city or borough voter to the Over- 
seers or to the Town Clerk, or in the case of a 
liveryman of the city of London to the Seconda- 
ries and Clerk of the particular company to which 
the person objected to shall belong, as in each of 
the said cases hereinbefore required.” 

Pr. 94, 1.19. After “ borough” insert “ or to 
such person as the Returning Officer may appoint 
for that purpose, which he is hereby authorized 
“ to do.” 


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342 
Pr. 96. 1. 17. After “ post” insert “ in the man- 
“‘ ner and subject to the regulations hereinbefore 


“ provided, with respect to sending notices of ob- 
“ jection by the post.” 


In Schedule (A.) to the Bill : 
Pr. 105. 1. 19. In the fifth column leave out 
“ or” and insert “ and the.” 


Pr. 106. 1. 6. Leave out from “ Overseers” to 
“ No. 5.” in 1, 26., and insert 


** To the Overseers of the Parish [or, Township, 
as the case may be], of 


“‘ T hereby give you Notice, that I object to the 
name of the person mentioned and described be- 
“ low, being retained in the List of Voters for the 
county [or, for the riding, 

parts, or division of 
the county] of 





* Christian and Street, Lane 


Surname of the Place of Nature of or other like Place 
Voter objected to, 4 ii where the qualifying 
as described Abode Qualification Property is situate, &amp;c., 
in the as described. | as described. as described in 


List or Register. the List or Register. 























* Dated the 


day of 
in the year 


&lt;&lt; 
A. B.” 
[Place of Abode. ] 


Pr. 106.1, 29. After “Overseers” insert “and to 
the occupying tenant of the qualifying property.” 

Pr. 106. 1. 30. After “of *” insert 
[here insert the name and place of abode of the 
person objected to as described in the list, and in 
the case of notice to the tenant of the qualifying 
property, insert his name and the situation of the 
qualification as described in the list.]”’ 

Pr. 107. 1. 28. In the fourth column leave out 
or” and insert “ and the.” 


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The said Amendments, as far as the Amendment 
in Pr. 77. 1. 14., being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 

Pr. 77. 1. 14., The next Amendment, being read a 
second time; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving 
out from the word “ election” in 1. 8. to the word 
“so” in |. 16., and inserting the words “ Provided 
always, That it shall not be lawful for any person 
to vote at any election for a Member or Members 
for any county where the qualification annexed to 
the name of such person shall have appeared an- 
nexed to his name in the preceding register, and 
such person on the last day of July in the year 
in which such register so in force was formed, 
shall have ceased to have such qualification or 
shall not have retained,” instead thereof. 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was 
agreed to. 

Crausx (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 Lords in 
the said Amendment :—It passed in the Negative. 

Pr. 81.1. 14. the next Amendment, being read a 
second time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving 
out the word “ in” and inserting the word “ if,” 
instead thereof. 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was agreed 
to. 

The Amendments, as far as Clause (E), being 
read a second time, were agreed to. 


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A. 1843. 


Cuiavuse (E.) The next Amendment, being read 
a second time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving 
out the words “ on or before the said twenty-fifth 
** day of August,” in fo. 1. ls. 11. and 12. 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was 
agreed to. 

The Amendments, as far as Pr. 106.1. 30. in 
Schedule (A.), being read a second time, were 
agreed to, 

Pr. 106. 1. 30, The next Amendment, being read 
a second time ; - 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving 
out the words “the situation of the qualification” 
and inserting the words “ place of abode,” instead 
thereof. 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was agreed 
to. 
Then the subsequent Amendments, being read a 
second time, were agreed to. 

An Amendment was made to the Bill in Pr. 77. 
1. 14., by leaving out the word “ always” and insert- 
ing the word “also,” instead thereof, such Amend- 
ment being consequential upon the Amendment in 
Pr. 77. 1. 14. 

Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to draw 
up Reasons, to be offered to the Lords at a Confer- 
ence, for disagreeing to the Amendment to which 
this House hath disagreed :—And a Committee was 
appointed of Sir James Graham, Sir Robert Peel, 
Mr. Manners Sutton, Mr. Attorney General, Mr. 
Solicitor General, Sir George Clerk, Lord John 
Russell, Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Mr. 
Hawes, Mr. Greene, Sir Thomas Fremantle, Mr. 
Young and Earl Jermyn :—And they are to with- 
draw immediately. 


Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Arms (Jreland) Bill; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time ; 

‘The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question ; viz. To leave out the word 
“now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words “ upon this day six months.” 

And the Question being proposed, ‘That the word 
“ now” stand part of the Question :—And a Debate 
arising thereupon ; 


Arms (Ireland) 
Bill. 


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


Martis, 30° die Mati, 1843: 
Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till this day. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Ecclesiastical 
into aCommittee upon the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill ; Co's Bil 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker No. 288. 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Monday the 12th day of June 
next; and the Bill, as amended, to be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Law of Evi- 
mittee on the Law of Evidence Bill ; deuce Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for takiag into Attornies and 
further consideration the Report on the Attornies Solicitors Bill. 
and Solicitors Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Copyhold and 
mittee on the Copyhold and Customary Tenure Bill; a ’ 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, , 
resolve itself into the said Committee. ~ 
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6 Vicroriz. 99°—-30° Mai. 343 


Church Endow- The Church Endowment Bill was, according to’ which have inquired into the Revenues and Endow- 
ment Bill. Order, read a second time ; and committed to aCom- ments of these Churches ; 

mittee of the whole House, for Friday next. _ An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by adding at the end thereof the words, 
Metropolitan The Order of the day being read, for the second “ also, of the Amount of Deductions from such 
Buildings Bill. reading of the Metropolitan Buildings Bill; .“ Income, if any, in Curates’ Salaries, Ecclesias- 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time “ tical or other Dues or Taxes, Instalments to 


upon Friday the 9th day of June next. |“ Board of First Fruits or Ecclesiastical Commis- 


“ sioners, or otherwise.” 
Ways and The Order of the day being read, for the Com-| And the Question being put, That those words 
Means. mittee of Waysand Means ; be there added :—It was resolved in the Affirma- 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- tive. 


solve itself into the said Committee. | Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 


: 7 _ Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 

Supply. The Order of the day being read, for the Com-| Return of the Amount of Property and Annual 
mittee of Supply; __ ae Income arising from all sources which has been 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- | ascertained to belong to the Church of England and 

solve itself into the said Committee. ‘to the Church of Scotland, in England, Ireland and 

, ; ; | Scotland respectively, by the several Commissions 
Queen’s Bench [he Order of the day being read, for the second | which have inquired into the Revenues and Endow- 
Prison Bill. yeading of the Queen’s Bench Prison Bill ; | ments of these Churches; also, of the Amount of 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time | Deductions from such Income, if any, in Curates’ 

upon Friday next. ' Salaries, Ecclesiastical or other Dues or Taxes, In- 


; ; ' | stalments to Board of First Fruits or Ecclesiastical 
it Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Commissioners, or otherwise. 


Returns of the Name of every Person who has been | 
(Iieland-) appointed in Ireland to any situation producing an ' 
a ual Se ol £208 y ih eaeee a rai Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Lord French. 
: . arse epee Mag Fs to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
of Appointment to which is vested in Her Majesty, TOE sa a : 
ae : ‘ Ms to give directions, that there be laid before this 
or in any Member of the Executive Government, | H Cc &gt; tue tanen ter inant ¢ i 
whether such situations be of a legal character, or |, O'8S? * \OPY O° &amp; lattrer writen oy Cireenon © 
connected with any department of the Public Ser- | the Lord Chancellor of /reland, relating to the dis- 
vice in Ireland, whether local or general (exclusive | es . F —. as a Magistrate, in certain 
of the Army, Navy and Ordnance), since the 1st | “CANUCS OF {heland. 
; | Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
day of September in the year 1841; stating the | ter Maiesty b h Memb f this H 
yearly Income of each such Situation :—And, of ~¢°) ee ee ee ee 
the Name of every Person who having held any, of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. | 
Situation in Jreland in any of the above Depart- . 7 ee 
ments, on the 1st day of September 1841, has been | Mr. George William Hope presented a Bill for pte ee 
discontinued or dismissed from such Situation ;| reducing the Duty on Wheat and Wheat Flour, the (Canada) a ; 
stating the Annual Income arising from each such | Produce of the P rovince of Canada, imported No. 289. 
Situation. thence into the United Kingdom: And the same 
‘was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 
Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a | second time upon Friday next; and to be printed. 
Return of the Amount of Money applied by Par-) 
liament, during each year since the year 18900, in | 


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Religious 
Worship. 


| Sir Thomas Fremantle presented a Bill to amend Coroners Bill. 
aid of the Religious Worship of the Church ot Sing. an Act of the first year of Her present Majesty, to No. 290. 
| 


land, of the Church of Scotland, of the Church of} provide for Payment of the Expenses of holding 
Rome, and of the Protestant Dissenters in England, \ Coroners’ Inquests, and to make other Provisions 
Scotland and Ireland respectively ; whether by way | respecting the Duties and Remuneration of Coro~ 
of augmentation of the Income of the Ministers of| ners: And the same was read the first time; and 
each Religious Persuasion, or for the erection and | ordered to be read a second time upon Friday next ; 
endowment of Churches and Chapels, or for any | and to be printed. 

other Purposes connected with the Religious In- 
struction of each such section of the Population of! Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to an Church of 
the United Kingdom ; with a Summary of the whole | Address to Her Majesty,—A Copy of Her Majesty’s Seotlane. 
Amount applied during the above period in aid of | Letter to the Moderator of the General Assembly 

the Religious Worship of each of the above classes. | of the Church of Scotland, and the Answer of the 

| Assembly thereto. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant. to Fines (Ireland. ) 





Population. Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased | Order,—An Account in Charge and Discharge of all 
to give directions, that there be laid before this| Fines received under the Act 1 and 2 Vic.c. 99, and 
House, a Return of the ‘Total Population of Eng-| of the Appropriation thereof, to the latest period ; 
land, Ireland and Scotland respectively, according | anda Return of the Amount paid to the Fund from 
to the Census of 1841; accompanied by an Ab-| each County, and the Expenditure out of it, in which 


stract of the Total Number of Persons in Jreland | the Salaries and Expenses of the Office are distin- 


ascertained, by the Commissioners of Public In-| guished from Extraordinary Expenses (in continua- 
struction, in 1834, to belong to each Religious Per- \tion of Parliamentary Paper, No. 112, of Session 
suasion at the time of their Inquiry. 1842). 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to} Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to Boroughs. 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are | the directions of several Acts of Parliament,—Ab- 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. | stract of Statements of Monies received and expended 

on account of certain Boroughs in England and 

A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Wales, in 1841-42. 
posed, That there be laid before this House, a| Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Return of the Amount of Property and Annual | Table. 
Income arising from all sources, which has been as- | 
certained to belong to the Church of England and| Ordered, That the Return relative to Emigration ; Emigration ; 
to the Church of Scotland,in England, Ireland and | and, Colonial Lands, which was presented upon = 
Scotland respectively, by the several Commissions | Friday last, be printed. No. 201 

Vou. 98. \ xx4 Ordered, it 





Church 
Property. 





Jamaica, 
No. 292, 


Registration 
of Electors 
(Ireland,) 


No. 293. 


Exports and 
Imports 


( Brazil.) 


Foreign Wine, 


Spiits. 


Public Works 
(Treland.) 


Post-offlice. 


344 


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


Ordered, That the Abstract and Summary of Re- 
turns relative to Registration of Electors (Ireland), | 
which was laid upon the Table, upon Friday last, | 
be printed. 

And then the House, having continued to sit till | 
a quarter of an hour after one of the clock | 
on Tuesday morning, adjourned till this day. | 


| 


Martis, 30° die Mazi ; 
Anno 6° Victoria Regine, 1843. | 


| 
PRAYERS. | 


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R. Law, from the Treasury, was called in ; 

and at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders, | 
—Accounts of the declared Value of the various | 
Articles of British Produce and Manufacture ex-_ 
ported to Brazil, during each of the Ten years 
ending with 1842 :—And, of the Quantities of the 
principal Articles of the Growth and Manufacture 
of Brazil imported into the United Kingdom, during 
each of the Ten years ending with 1842; and of | 
the Quantities of such Articles annually entered 
for Home Consumption. 

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 1843; 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 day of January 1843 ; 
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 Quantities 
upon which Duty has been paid for Home Consump- 
tion, the Quantities exported and the Quantities 
shipped as Stores and used by the Navy, for the 
year ended the 5th day of January 1843 ; together 
with the Quantities of each Sort remaining in Bond | 
on the 5th day of January 1843 ; distinguishing Lon-| 
don from the Country. 

A General Statement of the Transactions of the | 
Commissioners of Public Works (/reland), from their | 
Appointment under the Act 1 and 2 Will. 4, c. 33, | 
showing the Total Amount of Exchequer Bills issued | 
to them, with Interest thereon calculated at the Rate 
of 31. per cent. per annum; the Amount of Pay- 
ments into the Exchequer, Interest thereon being 
calculated at the same Rate; the Balances of Loans | 
and Interest outstanding, and the estimated Profit, 
to the 5th day of January 1843. 

Return to an Order, dated the 22d day of May 











last, for Returns of the Number of chargeable | 


Letters which have passed through the London Ge- | the Report on the Chalgrove Inclosure Bill; and the [nclosure Bill. 
neral Post (inwards and outwards), since the first lA 


general reduction of Postage on the 5th day of De- 
cember 1839, dividing the time (as far as practicable) 
into periods of four complete weeks each, and dis- | 
tinguishing, as regards each period, the unpaid, paid | 
and stamped, and Total Number of Letters ; also, | 


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| 
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A. 18483. 


of each calendar month, beginning with November 
1839, and ending with the present time :—Accounts 
showing the Gross and Net Post-office Revenue, 
and the Cost of Management, for the United King- 
dom, for each of the years ending the 5th day of 
January 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 and 1843, exclud- 
ing from the Account, whether of Gross Revenue or 
Cost of Management, any Advances that may have 
been made by the English to the Irish Post-office, 
and Advances to the Money Order-office :—Showing, 
as nearly as it can be given, the Gross Amount of 
Postage Revenue for England and Wales (exclusive 
of Returns for Refused Letters, &amp;c.), for the month 
ending the 5th day of January 1840 (during which 
the fourpenny rate was established); and also for 
the months ending the 5th day of January 1842, 
and the 5th day of January 1843 :—And, of the Pay- 
ments by the Post-office made during each of the 
years ending the 5th day of January 1839, 1840, 
1841, 1842 and 1843, for the Conveyance of the 
Mails by Railway in Great Britain; distinguishing, 
in each instance, the Payments for Work done within 
the year from Payments for Work done in previous 
years :—A Return of the Number and Amount of 
Money Orders issued and paid in England and 
Wales (London inclusive), during each Quarter, from 
the Quarter ending the 5th day of April 1839, to 
that ending the 5th day of January 1843, inclusive : 
—A similar Return, as regards Money Orders issued 
and paid in London only :—And, a Return for the 
month of June 1839, of the Number of General Post 
Letters registered gratuitously in London, in conse- 
quence of their being supposed to contain Coin or 
Jewellery; also, a Return for the month of June 
1848, of the Number of such General Post Letters 
as would have been registered in London, had the 
Plan of Gratuitous Registration been continued ; 
also, a Return for the same month of June 1843, of 
the Number of General Post Letters actually regis- 
tered in London. 


An Account, showing the Value of Foreign Wool- Foreign 
lens of all Sorts, under the two heads, of “ made Woollens. 


up,” and “ not made up,” exported from the Ware- 
houses in the United Kingdom in each year, from 
the year 1830 to the year 1842, both years inclusive : 
—And then he withdrew. 


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


Ordered, That the Committee on the Sutherland Sutherland 


to sit, and proceed, To-morrow. 


| Roads Bill be revived :—And that they have leave Reeds Bill 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Saitcosts 
the Report on the Saltcoats Harbour Bill ; and the Harbour Bill. 


Amendments were read, and agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Tay Ferries 


enlarged till Friday the 9th day of June next. 


| Tay Ferries Bill to make their Report, be further Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Chalgrove 


mendments were read, and agreed to ; and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Monkland and 
$ Kirkintilloch 


of che estimated Average Number for Four weeks | Monkland Canal Navigation, stating that the Peti- 
of the year immediately preceding the Reduction, | tioners on the 10th day of this instant May, presented 
distmguished in like manner :—And, of the Number | a Petition to the House against the Monkland and 


of Letters which have passed through the London 
District Post (exclusive of all General Post Let- 
ters), for the same periods, and distinguished in the 
same manner as the last Return :—A Comparative 
Statement of the Number of Letters (including 
Franks, during the existence of the Franking Privi- 
lege) delivered in the United Kingdom in one week 





Kirkintilloch Railway Bill, praying to be heard be- 
fore the said Committee, and such Petition was ac- 
cordingly referred by the House to the Committee 
on the said Bill; that in the prayer of the said Pe- 
tition, the Petitioners accidentally omitted to pray 
that they might be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
before the Committee, and accordingly no order for 

counsel 


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counsel was made on such Petition by the House ; 
and praying that they may be heard on the said 
Petition, by their counsel or agents, was presented, 
and read. 

The House was moved, That the Petition of the 
Company of Proprietors of the Monkland Canal 
Navigation, praying that the Monk/and and Kirk- 
intilloch Railway Bill may not pass into a law, as 
it now stands, which was presented upon the 10th 
day of this instant May, might be read; and the 
same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Order made 
the same day, for referring the said Petition to the 
Committee on the Bill, might be read; and the 
same being read ; 

Ordered, That the Petitioners have leave to be 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


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345 


Pulham Saint Mary’s (two Petitions) ; — Bourton 
(two Petitions) ;— Brompton Ralph and Fitzhead ; 
— Moate ; — Pantycelyn; — Aylesbury (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Sunningdale ;— Halstead (three Petitions) ; 

—Luton ; — Deptford ; — Newbridge ; -- Dorring- 

ton ; —Alcester ; — March (two Petitions) ;— Can- 

terbury ;—Oundle (two Petitions) ;— Pilkington ;— 

Otley ;—Grundisburgh (two Petitions) ;—Cratfield; 

—Walsham-le-Willows (two Petitions) ;—Birming- 
ham (three Petitions) ;— Witnesham ;—Great Eceles- 
ton (two Petitions) ;— Thornbury (Chairman) ; — 
Samlesbury;— Poynton, Bollington Cross ;--Bolling- 
ton (two Petitions) ;—Macclesfield (two Petitions) ; 
— Cockermouth (three Petitions) ; -——- Penstreet ; — 
Warminster (two Petitions) ;—Codford ; —— Sutton 
Veney (two Petitions) ;—Dearham ;--Congleton ;— 
Rendham ;— Wigton (two Petitions) ;—Shadwell ;— 
Rotherham ;-— Woolhampton ;--Pardshaw ;—Sand- 
bach ; -- Trawsfynydd (two Petitions); — Masham 
(two Petitions) ;— Radford ;--Aigburth ;—Wands- 
worth ;—Shamley Green ;—Godalming (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Llanfihangelnantbrane;—Maddeley, Brose- 





Leamington Mr. Cripps reported from the Committee on 
— the Leamington Priors Improvement and Market 
Market Bil. Bill; and to whom several Petitions against the 


said Bill were referred; That they had heard counsel 
in support of several of the said Petitions, and had 
also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; and had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 

Factories Bill. Petitions from Felling Shore; — Hepburn (two 
Petitions) ; —WVewcastle-on- Tyne (two Petitions) ;— 
Gateshead (two Petitions) ;—Percy Main ;—Saint 
Austell (two Petitions) ;— Colchester (two Petitions); 
—Lydney (two Petitions) ;—Belper ;—Bedford ;— 
London ; — Wellington ; —Great Grimsby ; —Wy- 
mondham (two Petitions) ;—Melton Mowbray (two 
Petitions) ; —Ebenezer ; —Steeple Claydon ;—Mon- 
trose ;—Pendre ; — Sharon ;—.Bontnewydd ;—Llan- 
beris;— Pendref ;-- Bethel ;--Johnshaven;—- Falkirk. ; 
—Usk ;—Stohe-upon-Trent (four Petitions) ;—Hel- 
burn ; —Halcombe Rogus ; — Llandrillo ; — Great 
Torrington (eight Petitions) ;—Jrthlingborough ;— 
Longton (seven Petitions) ;-—Ezeter (four Petitions); 
— Glan Afon;—Sidmouth ;— Wear Gifford ;—Saint 
Giles, London ;—Monkleigh ;—Saint Giles (Devon) 
(three Petitions) ; — Langtree ;—Ashwater ;—Little 
Torrington;— Carnarvon ;—-Kitham (two Petitions); 
— Thorpe-le-Soken ;— Clitheroe (three Petitions) ;— 
Milford (two Petitions) ;—Chobham ;—Chepstow ; 
— Nairn ; —Tenterden ; — Whorlton ; —Cynwyd ;— 
Berry ;—Stone ;— Great Grimsby (two Petitions) ; 
— Bath ;—Bolton ;—Stafford (four Petitions) ; — 
Whittlesea ;—Little Gransden ; —Ffosyrhyddod ;— 
Welford ;— Hickling ;—Iwerne Minster ;— Rhosgyd 
Llangamarch ; —Honiton ; —Happisburgh ;—Mor- 
ton-in- Marsh ; —Rotherfield ; — Meivod (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Ipswich (three Petitions) ;—Bozxford ; — 
Moriah ;—Limerich ;—Kirby Moorside ; —Guilden 
Morden (two Petitions) ;— Builth ; —Loughborough 
(two Petitions) ; — Marshall-street, Golden-square ; 
— Cratfield ; — Wood Plumpton ; — Maryport; — 
Blennerhasset ; — Leeds (twelve Petitions) ; — Lady 
Lane ;— Mendham; — Whitchurch (Hants) (three 
Petitions) ; — Sandhurst (Kent); — Ivinghoe (two 
Petitions) ;—Shrewsbury (six Petitions) ; —Swave- 
sey ;— Warkton ;—Great Missenden ;— Fulwood ;— 
Redenhall-cum-Wortwell ; — Shefford ;— Woodham 
Ferris ;-—Little London ;—Tremadoc ;— Tunbridge 
Wells ; —Uxbridge (two Petitions) ;—Spalding (two 
Petitions) ;—Felstead (two Petitions) ;— Brecon and 
Llechvane ; —Wortwell ;—Royston (two Petitions) ; 
— Guilsborough (two Petitions) ; — Llminster ; — 
Ripon (two Petitions) ;—Great Marlow (two Peti- 
titions) ; — Manchester ; — Chelmsford (Chairman) ; 
— Dewsbury ; — Cleckheaton ; — Llychwedon ; — 
Tabor (Carnarvonshire) (two Petitions) ; — Thame ; 
— Newport (Salop);—Chelsea (two Petitions) ; — 
Boxford ; —-Saint Mary Bourne ; -~Longparish ; — 











ley and Wellington;—Dawley Green (two Petitions); 
—Aspatria;— Workington (two Petitions);— Kirkby 
Malzeard ;— Bury Saint Edmund's ; —Kingston- 
upon-Hull (two Petitions);—South Hill ;--Appleby ; 
— Chipping Sodbury ;— Heythorp ;— Knaresbro’ ; 
—Lea ; — Penegoes; — Wood-lane ; — Allonby ;— 
County of Pembroke ;— Hatherlow and other places ; 
— Leighton Buzzard ;—Ulverstone ;—Singleton ;— 
Westby ;—and, Willows ; praying that the Factories 
Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Frederick Granby Farrant, of Saint Property Tax 
Sidwell, in the city of Exeter, and county of the A*- 

same, praying the House to provide that no person 

may be hereafter convicted of any offences against 

the Property Tax Act, except by a jury, and that 

all matters and things relating thereto may be trans- 

acted in open court, if the party sought to be charged 

shall demand the same, was presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Vot. 98. 





A Petition of Clergy, Gentry and others of the gaint Asaph 


town and neighbourhood of Stockport, in the dio- and Bangor 
cese of Chester, praying for the repeal of so much Divceses. 
of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4.c. 77, as relates to the 


union of the Sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Petitions from Birdbrook ;—Great Grimsby ;— Wheat, &amp;c., 
and, Wootten Bassett; praying that the Wheat, &amp;c., (Canada) Bill. 
(Canada) Bill may not pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Chancellor, Vice Chancellor, Ecclesiastical 
and Fellows of the University of London, praying ©o'ts Bill. 
that provision may be made in the Ecclesiastical 
Courts Bill, that doctors of laws of the University 
of London may be permitted to practise as advocates 
in the proposed new Court of Arches, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Mew- Union Work- 
bury Union, in the county of Berks, praying that houses. 
in any Bill which may be introduced into the House 
for alteration of the Poor Law Amendment Act, 
provision may be made that Union Workhouses may 
be exempted from all rates, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee standing 
on Standing Orders, a Resolution ; which was read Orders; 
as followeth : 
Resolved, That in the case of the Deptford Poor Deptford Poor 
and Improvement Petition for enlarging the time for #"4 —" 
YY reporting ™*™ *" 





346 30° Maz. 


A. 1843. 


reporting the Bill, the Sessional Order be dispensed| between Great Britain and Ireland,— were pre- 


with ; and that the time for reporting the Bill be en- 
larged till Wednesday the 14th day of June next. 

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


Deptford Poor 
and Improve- 
ment Bill. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Deptford 
Poor and Improvement Bill be revived :—And that 
they have leave to sit, and proceed, upon Friday the 
9th day of June next. 

Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
said Bill to make their Report, be enlarged till 
Wednesday the 14th day of June next. 

Public Petitions Mr, Owen Stanley reported from the Select Com- 
(Hwenty-ninth mittee on Public Petitions ; That they had examined 

_ the Petitions presented upon the 24th, 25th and 26th 
days of this instant May; and had directed him to 
make a Report thereof to the House. 


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


The Maryport and Carlisle Railway (No. 3.) Bill Maryport ang 
was read a second time ; and committed. Carlisle Rail. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Bil (No. 3,) 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Labouchere reported from the Committee on Lagan Naviga. 
the Lagan Navigation Bill; and to whom several t™ Bill. 
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. 


Mr. Gibson Craig presented a Bill for making Halbeath ana 
and maintaining a Railway in the County of Fife, Lochgelly 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; | to be called the Halbeath and Lochgelly Railway : nea} 


and be printed. 


Watson’s 


, Watson’s Divorce Bill was read a second time ; 
Divorce Bill, 


and committed to the Select Committee on Divorce 


Bills. 





; No.2.) Bill, 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered ae 


to be read a second time. 


Petitions from Banbury ;— and, Deputy Chair- Post-ofiice, 
man of the Chamber of Commerce of Birmingham ; 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com-| praying for inquiry into the state of the Post-office, 
mittee, That they do hear counsel and examine wit-| with the view of carrying into full operation Mr. 


nesses for the said Bill; and also that they do hear 


counsel and examine witnesses against the Bill, if 


the Parties concerned think fit to be heard by coun- 
sel or produce witnesses, 

Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords to 
request that their Lordships will be pleased to com- 





| 


Rowland Hill’s plans for Post-office Improvement, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inha~- Thomas Cooper 
bitants of the borough of Kingston-upon- Hull, pray- 2nd others. 


municate to this House, a Copy of the Minutes | ing the House to cause Thomas Cooper and other 
of the Evidence taken before their Lordships in} prisoners confined in Stafford Gaol for political of- 


the case of the said Bill: And that Mr. Frederick 

Hodgson do carry the said Message. 
Robert Peddie. A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitants of Montrose, praying for an inquiry into 
the circumstances attending the trial of Robert 
Peddie, a prisoner under sentence, for a political 
offence, in Beverley Gaol, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Pilots (Yar- 
mouth. ) 


A Petition of Ship-owners of the port of Mon- 
trose, stating that of late a most oppressive system 
of proceedings has been resorted to by the Pilots at 
Yarmouth Roads, in forcing their services upon ves- 
sels navigating through those roads, particularly in 


using what is called the North Channel, and exact- | 


ing exorbitant dues; that those actions are attempted 
to be vindicated under the authority of an Act of 
Parliament passed within these few years past, and 
the sanction of the corporation of the Trinity House, 
London; and praying the House to take the matter 
into consideration, and to order inquiry to be made, 
and thereafter to adopt such measures as will remove 
the hardships and exactions complained of, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Shipwrecks. 
Light Dues. A Petition of Ship-owners of the port of Mon- 
trose, praying the House to appoint a Select Com- 
mittee to examine into the charges for Lights levied 
on shipping by the corporation of the Trinity House 
and the Northern Light Commissioners, the appli- 
cation of the yearly surplus arising therefrom, and 
the purposes to which that surplus is applied, and to 
report to the House whether a reduction can be 
made, or to do otherwise in the matter for affording 
relief against an impost deeply detrimental to so 
important a branch of the national interest, was 


presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Shipwrecks. 


Union with Petitions of the Deputy Vice-Chairman of the 
Ireland. Board of Guardians of the Abbeyleix Union ;—and, 
Chairman of a Meeting of Inhabitants of Notting- 
ham; praying for the repeal of the Legislative Union 











fences to be removed to the prison of the Queen’s 
Bench, there to serve out their respective terms, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman, Treasurer, Librarian Home Colonies. 
and Secretary of the Society of Free Inquirers, 
Paddington, Middlesex, praying that the causes of 
the distress which they conceive now to exist amongst 
the productive and distributive classes of this country, 
may be carefully inquired into by the House, or by 
the appointment of a practical and enlightened Com- 
missioner, who may report under what arrangements 
scientific combinations of large numbers of indi- 
viduals may be effected, so as most productively to 
apply their industry to the cultivation of land, in 
conjunction with manufacturing pursuits, and to in- 
sure to every individual a participation in the results, 
adequate to call into healthful and vigorous exercise 
the united energies of all, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Athboy, Education 
in the county of Meath, praying the House to adopt (Ireland) 
measures for giving encouragement and support to 
the schools in connection with the Church Education 


| Society for Jreland, was presented, and read; and 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the district of Holme Education. 

Bridge, in the parish of Almondbury, in the West 
Riding of the county of York, praying the House 
to consult respecting Infant Education and Normal 
Schools, for carrying out the system into full force, 
the Petitioners feeling convinced that on these chiefly 
depend the moral training, and therefore the well 
being of society, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Freeholders, Householders, Rate- Waste Land 
payers, Inhabitants and Operatives, residing in the Allotment Bill. 
parish of Keighley, in the county of York, praying 
that the Waste Land Allotment Bill may pass into 
a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition 





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Maynooth 
College ; and, 
Roman Catholic 
Relief Act. 


North Esk — 
Reservoir Bill. 


Monkland and 
Kirkintilloch 
Railway Bill. 


Registration of 
Voters Bill. 


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A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Chil- 
thorne Domer, in the county of Somerset, praying 
the House to appoint a committee for the purpose 
of instituting a sifting and impartial investigation 
into the state and studies of Maynooth College, and 
also to enforce and carry into effect the protective 
and restrictive clauses of the Roman Catholic Relief 
Act of the year 1829, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
North Esk Reservoir 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. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Monkland 
and Kirkintilloch Railway Bill have leave to pro- 
ceed with Two selected Members. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee ap- 
pointed to draw up Reasons, to be offered to the 
Lords at a Conference, for disagreeing to one of 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, ‘‘ An Act to amend the Law for the 
Registration of Persons entitled to vote, and to 
define certain Rights of Voting, and to regulate cer- 
tain Proceedings in the Election of Members to 
serve in Parliament for England and Wales ;” That 
they had drawn up Reasons accordingly, which 
they had directed him to report; and the same 
were read, as follow: 


The Commons agree to the Amendments, as far 
as Pr. 77. 1.14. 


The Commons propose to amend the Amendment 
in Pr. 77. 1. 14, by leaving out from the word 
“ election” inl. 8., to “so” in 1. 16. of the Amend- 
ment, and inserting the words “ Provided always, 
“ That it shall not be lawful for any person to vote 
at any election for a Member or Members for any 
county where the qualification annexed to the 
name of such person shall have appeared annexed 
to his name in the preceding register, and such 
person on the last day of July in the year in 
which such register, so in force, was formed, 
shall have ceased to have such qualification, or 
shall not have retained.” 


“ 


“ 
“cc 
“cc 


“cc 


The Commons propose to amend the Bill in 
Pr. 77. 1. 14. by leaving out the word “ always,” 
and inserting the word “ also,” such Amendment 
being consequential on the preceding Amendment. 


The Commons disagree to Clause (C.) for the 
following Reasons: 
ist. Because the provision therein contained 

will have the effect of subjecting a county 
voter to the penalty of being indicted for a 
misdemeanor in every case where he votes after 
he has parted with his qualification, which in 
many cases may be a question of doubt, and 
involve legal difficulty. 
2dly. Because voters in cities and boroughs, 

are not by law subjected to any like penalty. 


The Commons propose to amend the Amendment 
in Pr. 81. 1.14, by leaving out the word “in” and 
inserting the word “ if,” in lieu thereof. 

The Commons agree to the Amendments as far as 
Clause (E.) 

The Commons propose to amend Clause (E.), by 
leaving out the words “ on or before the said 
“ twenty-fifth day of August,’ in Fo. 1. Is. 11 
and 12. 

The Commons agree to the Amendments as far as 
Pr. 106. 1. 30. in Schedule (A.) 


The Commons propose to amend the Amendment 
in Pr. 106. 1. 30. by leaving out the words “ the 
“ situation of the qualification” and inserting the 


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347 
The Commons agree to the rest of the Amend- 
ments made to the Bill. 

The said Reasons, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That a Conference be desired with the 
Lords upon the subject-matter of the Amendments 
made by their Lordships to the said Bill :—And 
that Mr. Greene do go to the Lords, and desire the 
said Conference. 


Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; That 
they had heard counsel in support of the said Peti- 
tions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; and had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to be true; and 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. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir George Grey reported from the General Com- 
mittee of Elections, the Names of the Membersof the 
Select Committee appointed to try and determine 
the matter of the Petitions complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the Town of Nottingham, 
to which they had annexed the Petitions referred to 
them by the House relating thereto, and the Lists 
of Voters which had been delivered to them by 
either Party :—And the Names of the Committee 
were read, as follow: 

Ralph Bernal, Esquire, Lord Courtenay, Archi- 
bald Hastie, Esquire, James Henry Baillie, Esquire, 
Savile Craven Henry Ogle, Esquire, Charles Gray 
Round, Esquire; Chairman, Charles Wood, Esquire. 
Whereupon the Names of the said Seven Mem- 
bers were called over; and being come to the Table, 
they were sworn by the Clerk. 

Ordered, That the Petitions and Lists relative to 
the Election and Return for the Town of Noétting- 
ham, be referred to the Select Committee appointed. 
to try and determine the matter of the Petitions 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for 
that Town. 

Ordered, That the said Committee do meet To- 
morrow, in one of the Committee-rooms of the 
House, at ten of the clock in the forenoon. 


the Select Committee appointed to try and deter- 
mine the matter of the Petition complaining of an 
undue Election and Return for the Borough of 
Athlone, to which they had annexed the Petition 
referred to them by the House relating thereto, and 
the Lists of Voters which had been delivered to 
them by either Party:—And the Names of the 
Committee were read, as follow : 

John Stuart Wortley, Esquire, William Evans, 
Esquire, Viscount Barrington, Thomas Milner Gib- 
son, Esquire, Joseph Neeld, Esquire, Sir Thomas 
Edward Colebrooke; Chairman, Benjamin Hawes, 
Esquire. 


of the Amendments made by their Lordships to the 
Bill, intituled, An Act to amend the Law for the 
Registration of Persons entitled to vote, and to de- 
fine certain Rights of Voting, and to regulate cer- 
tain Proceedings in the Election of Members to 
serve in Parliament for England and Wales, the 
Lords do agree to a Conference, and appoint the 
same immediately, in the Committee-room No. 2. 
Ordered, That the Committee who were appointed 
to draw up Reasons, to be offered to the Lords at 





words “ place of abode.” 
Vo. 98. 


a Conference, for disagreeing to one of the said 
xr? Amendments, 





Mr. Pusey reported from the Committee on the Bardney, &amp;c., 
Bardney, &amp;c., Drainage Bill; and to whom several Drainage Bill. 


Nottingham 
Town Election. 


Sir George Grey reported from the General Com- Athlone 
mittee of Elections, the Names of the Members of Election. 


Mr. Greene reported, That having been with the Registration of 
Lords to desire a Conference on the subject-matter Voters Bill, 


348 30° Mazz. 


Amendments, do manage the Conference :— And 


the Names of Mr. Compton, Mr. Trotter, Colonel | 


Rushbrooke, Sir Andrew Leith Hay, Mr. Estcourt, 
Mr. Richard Hodgson and Mr. Aglionby, were added 
to them. 

Then the Names of the Managers were called 
over, and they went to the Conference :—And being 
returned ; 

Mr. Greene reported, That the Managers had 
been at the Conference, which was managed on the 
part of the Lords by the Lord President of the 
Council ; and that they had delivered the Reasons 
for disagreeing to the said Amendment; and had 
left the Bill, and Amendments, with their Lord- 
ships. 


Watson’s Mr. Richard Hodgson reported, That he had 
Divorce Bill. 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 Mi- 
nutes of the Evidence taken before their Lordships 
in the case of Watson’s Divorce Bill; and that their 
Lordships 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: 
—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. 


Athlone The Names of the seven Members appointed to | 


Bicction. try and determine the matter of the Petition, com- 


plaining of an undue Election and Return for the 
Borough of Athlone, were called over; and being 
come to the Table, they were sworn by the Clerk. 

Ordered, That the Petition and Lists relative to 
the Election and Return for the Borough of Ath- 
lone, be referred to the Select Committee appointed 
to try and determine the matter of the Petition 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for 
that Borough. 

Ordered, That the said Committee do meet To- 
morrow in one of the Committee-rooms of the House, 
at ten of the clock in the forenoon. 


Ballochney The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Railway Bill. the Report on the Ballochney Railway Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Lough Foyle 


An ingrossed Bill for amending an Act passed in 
Drainage Bill. 


the second year of the reign of Her present Ma- 


jesty, for draming and embanking certain Lands | 


in Lough Swilly and Lough Foyle, in the Counties 
of Donegal and Londonderry, so far as the same 


relates to the said Lands in Lough Foyle, 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. 


Guardians of 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Poor (Ireland.) Return of the Number of Magistrates elected and 
ex-officio on each Board of Guardians, in the dif- 
ferent Poor Law Unions in Jreland. 


Cheese. Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Quantities of Cheese imported into 
the several Ports of Great Britain, in each month 
of the year 1842; distinguishing the European, 
United States and Colonial Produce (in continuation 
of Parliamentary Paper, No. 184, of Session 1842). 


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


Falmouth. 


India and Oriental Mail Packets from Falmouth, 
and of any Treasury Minute relating thereto. 





A. 1843. 


| A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Senior and Message from 
Mr. Lynch : Or See, 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue until the Turnpike-roags 
Thirty-first day of July One thousand eight hundred (!teland) Bil, 
and Forty-four, and to the end of the then Session 
of Parliament, the several Acts for regulating Turn- 
pike-roads in Ireland: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for regulating Legal Anderton 
Proceedings by or against the Anderton Carrying Carrying Com. 














Company : pany Bill, ) 
A Bill, intituled, An Act for making further Pro- Bethnal Green ‘ 
vision for paving, lighting, cleansing, regulating, re- !™provement ( 


pairing and improving the Streets, Highways and ~"" 
other Public Places in the Parish of Saint Matthew, 
Bethnal Green, and for paving such Parts of Old 
Cock-lane and York-street, as are in the Parish of 
Saint Leonard, Shoreditch, in the County of Mid- 
dlesex : 

A Bill, intituled, an Act for paving, lighting, Portsea Im. 
cleansing, watering, regulating and otherwise im- Provement Bill, 
proving the Town of Portsea, in the County of 
Southampton, and for removing and preventing 
Nuisances and Annoyances therein : 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for more effectually main- Glasgow and 
taining, improving and repairing the Road leading ——— 
from the South End of the New Bridge of Glasgow, pi" _ 
by or near Parkhouse, to Three-Mile House, in the 
County of Lanark: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for inclosing Lands in Cliffe-cum- 
the Township of Cliffe-cum-Lund, in the Parish of fund Inclosure 
Hemingbrough, in the East Riding of the County “" 

/of York: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made Caswall’s 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to enable Disability _ 
Henry Caswall, Clerk, to exercise his Office of a Removal Bill. 
Priest, and to hold any Benefice or Preferment in 
'the United Church of England and Ireland, without 
| any Amendment: And also, 


| The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Glasgow Gas 

Act for the better supplying and lighting with Gas Bill. 

the City and Suburbs of Glasgow, and Places ad- 

_jacent, and for other Purposes relating thereto, with 
Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords de- 

| sire the concurrence of this House: And also, 


_ The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Appeals, &amp;c., 
_to make further Regulations for facilitating the (Privy Council 
| hearing Appeals and other Matters by the Judicial _ 

| Committee of the Privy Council; to which the 

| Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And 

also, 

| The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Todhanter’s 
| to dissolve the Marriage of John Todhunter with Divorce Bill. 
| Rosa Matilda, his now Wife, and to enable him to 

marry again, and for other Purposes therein men- 

tioned; to which the Lords desire the concurrence 

of this House: And also, 

The Lords do not insist upon the Amendment Registration of 
made by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act Voters Bill. 
to amend the Law for the Registration of Persons 
entitled to vote, and to define certain Rights of 
Voting, and to regulate certain Proceedings in the 
Election of Members to serve in Parliament for 
England and Wales, to which this House has dis- 
agreed ; and do agree to the Amendments made by 
this House to the Amendments made by their Lord- 
ships to the said Bill:—And then the Messengers 
withdrew. 

















| Mr. Mackinnon reported, That he had carried to Townshend 
the Lords the Message of this House of yesterday, Peerage Bill 
_Tequesting that their Lordships would be pleased to 


a} communicate to this House, a Copy of the Minutes 
Copy of the Correspondence which has taken place 


with regard to the Dinan of the Peninsula, West 


of the Evidence taken before their Lordships in the 
case of the Townshend Peerage Bill ; and that their 
Lordships had been pleased to communicate a printed 
| Copy of the said Minutes of Evidence, as desired 


by 








Sinde. 


Medical 
Charities 
(Ireland. ) 


Plague. 


Agricultural 
Produce 
Canada.) 


No. 294. 


Clergy Reserves 
(Canada. ) 


Municipal 
Corporations 
(No. 2.) Bill, 





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by this House :—And he delivered the same in at | 
the Table. 

Ordered, That the said Minutes of Evidence be 
printed, at the expense of the Parties, if they think 
fit. 


Mr. Bingham Baring presented, by Her Ma- 
jesty’s Command,—Copies of Treaties with Sinde, 
1809 to 1839. 

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


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, 
to request that their Lordships will be pleased to 
give leave to Lord Monteagle of Brandon to attend, 
to be examined as a witness before the Select Com- 
mittee appointed by this House, to inquire into the 
state of the Medical Charities in Jreland, and to 
report what alterations appear necessary for the 
purpose of improving the system under which they 
are conducted, and for extending their advantages 
more generally amongst the people :—And that Mr. 
French do carry the said Message. 


Mr. George William Hope presented, pursuant to 
several Addresses to Her Majesty,—Returns of any 
Persons who have been attacked or died of the 
Plague while employed in the Lazzaret of Malta, 
since that Island became a British Possession ; 





stating whether or not they were engaged in the 
Opening or Examination of Susceptible or Infectious 
Articles, giving the Date of the Attacks and Names 
of the Parties :—And, a similar Return from the 
Lonian Islands. 

Copies or Extracts of such parts of the Journals 
of the House of Assembly of Canada, for the year 
1842, as relate to the Imposition of a Duty on Agri- 
cultural Produce imported into the said Province. | 

Return to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the | 
14th day of July, in the last Session of Parliament, for | 
Accounts of the Proceeds of all Sales of the Clergy 
Reserves in Canada, and of the Amount thereof in- 
vested in the Public Funds in the Province of Ca- 
nada, or in the Public Funds of Great Britain and 
Ireland, and of the Annual Interest and Dividends 
thereof, distinguishing the Sales which were effected 
under the Authority of the Act 7 and 8 Geo. 4, c. 
62, and those which have taken place under the Act 
3 and 4 Vic. c. 78 :—Of all Rents arising from the 
Clergy Reserves that have been demised for any 
term of years, and of the Amount of the Annual 
Fund directed to be formed under the Act 3 and 4 
Vic. c. 78 :—Of the Annual Stipends and Divi- 
dends which are payable out of said Annual Fund, 
and were assigned and given to the Clergy of the 
Churches of England and Scotland, and to any 
other Religious Bodies or Denominations of Chris- 
tians in Canada, and to which the faith of the Crown 
is pledged ; distinguishing such Religious Bodies or 
Denominations of Christians, and specifying the 
Amount payable to each respectively out of said 
Fund :—And, of the Application and Appropriation 
of the said Annual Fund to the Churches of Eng- 
land and of Scotland, and of the Application of such 
part thereof as the Act 3 and 4 Vic. directs the 
Governor of Canada to apply to the purposes of 
Public Worshipand Religious Instruction in Canada; 
distinguishing the Religious Bodies and Denomina- 




















tions of Christians to whose Public Worship and 
Religious Instruction such Annual Fund shall have 
been applied. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table; and that the Paper relative to Agricultural 
Produce (Canada) be printed. 


The House was moved, That the Act 5 and 6 Will. 
4, c. 76, to provide for the Regulation of Municipal 
Corporations in England and Wales, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

Vor. 98. 





Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to alter and amend the said Act, and to repeal cer- 
tain Provisions of the said Act, and to substitute 
certain other Provisions in lieu thereof: And that 
Mr. Fitzroy Kelly and Sir Charles Douglas do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Act 1 Geo. 1, Salmon 
c. 18, for the better preventing Fresh Fish taken by Fisheries Bill. 
Foreigners being imported into this Kingdom, and 
for the Preservation of the Fry of Fish, and for giving 
leave to import Lobsters and Turbots in Foreign 
Bottoms, and for the better Preservation of Salmon 
within several Rivers in that Part of this Kingdom 
ty England, might be read; and the same was 
read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 58 Geo. 
3, c. 43, for preventing the Destruction of the Breed 
of Salmon and Fish of Salmon Kind in the Rivers of 
England, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to repeal so much of an Act of the first year of King 
George the First, as limits the time for taking and 
being restrained from taking Salmon in certain Ri- 
vers, and to extend the provisions of an Act of the 
fifty-eighth year of King George the Third, to the 
Rivers therein mentioned: And that Mr. Joseph 
Bailey, junior, Mr. Craven Berkeley and Mr. Bar- 
neby do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming Arms (Ireland) 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which Bill. 
was yesterday proposed to be made to the Question, 
That the Arms (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 Wednesday morning ; 


Mercurii, 31° die Maii, 1843: 


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


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed Joint Stock 
to inquire into the state of the Laws respecting Joint Companies. 
Stock Companies (except for Banking), with a view 
to the greater security of the public. 

Ordered, That the Committee be nominated on 
Thursday next. 


Resolved, That this House will, immediately, re- Coal-whippers 
solve itself into a Committee to consider of esta- Bill. 
blishing an Office, and a Relief Fund, for the benefit 
of the Coal-whippers of the Port of London. 

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 
establishing an Office, and a Relief Fund, for the 
benefit of the Coal-whippers of the Port of Zondon. 

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 now received. 

Mr. Greene accordingly reported a Resolution ; 
which was read, as followeth ; 

Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move 
the House, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for establishing an Office, and a Relief Fund, for the 
benefit of the Coal-whippers of the Port of London : 
—And he moved the House accordingly. 

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350 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in the Bill: 
And that Mr. Gladstone, the Lord Mayor of London, 
Mr. Masterman and .Mr. Greene do prepare, and 
bring it in. 
Woollen, &amp;c., 


Manufactures 


Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, immediately, re- 
solve itself into a Committee to consider the Laws 
for the prevention of Frauds and Abuses by persons 
employed in the Woollen, Worsted, Linen, Cotton, 
Flax, Mohair and Silk Hosiery Manufactures, and 
for the further securing the Property of the Manu- 
facturers, and the Wages of the Workmen engaged 
therein. 

The House accordingly resolved itself into the 
Committee. 

(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move 
the House, that leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend the Laws for the prevention of Frauds and 
Abuses by persons employed in the Woollen, 
Worsted, Linen, Cotton, Flax, Mohair and Silk 
Hosiery Manufactures, and for the further securing 
the Property of the Manufacturers, and the Wages 
of the ellen engaged therein. 


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 now received. 

Mr. Greene accordingly reported a Resolution ; 
which was read, as followeth ; 

Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move 
the House, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend the Laws for the prevention of Frauds and 
Abuses by persons employed in the Woollen, 
Worsted, Linen, Cotton, Flax, Mohair and Silk 
Hosiery Manufactures, and for the further securing 
the Property of the Manufacturers, and the Wages 
of the Workmen engaged therein :—And he moved 
the House accordingly. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in the Bill: 
And that Mr. Gladstone, Sir George Clerk and Mr. 
Greene do prepare, and bring it in. 


Spirits 


(Treland.’) 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of the Produce of the Excise Duties re- 
ceived on Spirits in Lreland, during each of the years 
ending the 5th day of April 1842 and 1843, and the 
Number of Gallons brought to charge ; showing the 
Increase or Decrease in Gallons and in Duty :—Of 
the Number of Gallons of Spirits brought to charge 
in Ireland, and Duty paid thereon, in the Quarter 
ending the 5th day of April 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 
1842 and 1843 ; showing the Increase or Decrease 
of each over the Corresponding Quarter of the pre- 
ceding year :—Of the Number of Gallons of Proof 
Spirits (distinguishing the Quantities produced from 
Malt and from a Mixture of Malt and unmalted 
Grain) on which Duty was paid for Home Consump- 
tion in Ireland, in each Quarter of the Ten years 
ending the 5th day of April 1843, and in each of the 
Ten years :—Of the Number of Detections and the 
Number of Persons prosecuted for Offences in Jre- 
land against the Laws for the suppression of Illicit 
Distillation, in each Quarter of the Ten years ending 
the 5th day of April 1843; distinguishing those 
convicted :—And, of the Number of Persons con- 
fined in each Gaol in Ireland, for Offences against 
the Laws for the suppression of Illicit Distillation, 
on tie 5th day of January, the 5th day of March 
and the 5th day of April 1843. 


Assessed Taxes, 
&amp;c., Bill. 


The House was moved, That the Act 5 &amp; 6 Vic. 
c. 37, to continue until the Fifth day of April One 
thousand eight hundred and Forty-four, Composi- 
tions for Assessed Taxes, and to amend the Laws 
relating to the Land and Assessed Taxes, might be 
read; and the same was read. . 





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A. 1843. 


The House was also moved, That the Act 4&amp; 5 
Will. 4, c. 54, to continue for Five years from the 
Fifth day of April One thousand eight hundred and 
Thirty-five, and to amend the Acts for authorizing a 
Composition of Assessed Taxes, might be read; and 
the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 43 Geo. 3, 

c. 99, for consolidating certain of the Provisions 
contained in any Act or Acts relating to the Duties 
under the Management of the Commissioners for 
the Affairs of Taxes, and for amending the same, 
might be read ; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 5 &amp; 6 
Vic. c. 35, for granting to Her Majesty Duties on 
Profits arising from Property, Professions, Trades 
and Offices, until the Sixth day of April One thou- 
sand eight hundred and Forty-five, 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 to 
amend the Laws relating to the Land and Assessed 
Taxes, and also the Laws relating to the Duties on 
Profits arising from Property, Professions, Trades 
and Offices: And that Mr. Chancellor of the Ex- 
chequer and Sir George Clerk do prepare, and bring 
it in. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Convict Service 
Copies of Reports by the Inspector General of Pri- (Ireland. ) 
sons and Superintendent of Convict Service in Jre- 

land, on Complaints forwarded to the Irish Govern- 

ment between 1836 and 1842 :—Of the Report and 
Evidence taken on the Inquiry before the Chief Re- 
membrancer relative to the mode of conducting the 
Convict Service in Ireland :—Of the Report and 
Evidence relating to alleged Abuses on the Convict 

side of Klimainham Prison in Ireland :—And, of 

all Orders and Proceedings founded on the Reports 

and Evidence taken on this subject. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to an Gaols. 
Address to Her Majesty,—A Return of the Salaries 
paid to each of the Governors or Keepers of the 
Common Gaols and Houses of Correction in Eng- 
land ; stating also, the Number of Prisoners that 
each Prison or House of Correction can contain, 

and the Number usually confined therein. 

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


Mr. Joseph Bailey, Junior, presented a Bill to re- Salmon _ 

peal so much of an Act of the first year of King Fisheries Bill. 
George the First as limits the time for taking and No. 299. 
being restrained from taking Salmon in certain 

Rivers, and to extend the Provisions of an Act of 

the Forty-eighth year of King George the Third to 

the Rivers therein mentioned: And the same was 

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

time upon Wednesday the 14th day of June next ; 

and to be printed. 


Sir George Clerk presented a Bill to continue Assessed Taxes, 
Compositions for Assessed Taxes, and to amend the &amp;c., Bill. 
Laws relating to the Land and Assessed Taxes, and No. 296. 
also the Laws relating to the Duties on Profits 
arising from Property, Professions, Trades and Of- 
fices: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Thursday 
next ; and to be printed. 


Exchequer Bills 
(Public Works) 
(Ireland. ) 


The House was moved, That the Act 1 &amp; 2 Will. 4, 
c. 33, for the Extension and Promotion of Public 
Works in Ireland, might be read; and the same was 
read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 7 Will. 4, 
c. 108, to amend an Act passed in the first and se- 
cond years of his present Majesty, for the Exten- 
sion and Promotion of Public Works in Ireland, 
might be read ; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 1 Vic. 
c. 21, to amend the Acts for the Extension and 





Promotion 


6 Victoriz. 


Promotion of Public Works in Jreland, might be 
read ; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 1 &amp; 2 Vic. 
c. 88, to authorize a further Issue of Exchequer 
Bills for Public Works and Fisheries, and Employ- 
ment of the Poor, and to amend the Acts relating 
thereto, might be read ; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 2 &amp;3 Vic. 
c. 50, 10 extend and amend the Provisions of the 
Acts for the Extension and Promotion of Public 
Works in Jreland, and for the Recovery of Public 
Monies advanced for the use of Counties, Parishes 
and other Districts in Jreland, on the faith of Grand 
Jury Presentments and Parochial Assessments, 
might be read ; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 5 Vice. 
sess. 2. c. 9, to authorize the Advance of Money out 
of the Consolidated Fund toa limited Amount for 
carrying on Public Works and Fisheries, and Em- 
ployment of the Poor, and to amend the Acts au- 
thorizing the Issue of Exchequer Bills for the like 
Purposes, 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. 


Mr. Greene presented a Bill for establishing an 
Office and a Relief Fund for the Benefit of the Coal- 


Coal-whippers 
Bill. 


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351 


was read, giving, declaring and notifying the Royal 
Assent to the several Public and Private Bills 
therein mentioned ; and that the Lords, thereby au- 
thorized, had declared the Royal Assent to the said 
Bills: Which Bills are as follow : 

An Act to amend the Law for the Registration of Registration of 
Persons entitled to vote, and to define certain Voters Bill. 
Rights of Voting, and to regulate certain Proceed- 
ings in the Election of Members to serve in Par- 
liament for Englandand Wales: 

An Act to authorize the Legislatures of certain Testimony in 
of Her Majesty’s Colonies to pass Laws for the the Colonies 
Admission, in certain cases, of Unsworn Testimony ~'’ 
in Civil and Criminal Proceedings : 

An Act for abolishing certain Offices on the Queen’s Bench 
Crown Side of the Court of Queen’s Bench, and Offices Bill. 
for regulating the Crown Office : 


An Act to continue until the Thirty-first day of Tarnpike-roads 
July One thousand eight hundred and Forty-four, (eln4) Bill. 
and to the end of the then Session of Parliament, 
the several Acts for regulating Turnpike-roads in 
Ireland : 

An Act to empower the Commissioners of Her Saint James’ 
Majesty’s Woods to appropriate to Building Pur- encase 
poses the Area of hatched House-court, and tox, 
widen and improve Little Saint James’-street, in the 
Parish of Saint James, Westminster : 

An Act to enable the London and Brighton Rail- London and 








No. 297. whippers of the Port of London: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Friday next ; and to be printed. 

| 
Woollen, &amp;cs, Mr. Greene presented a Bill to amend the Laws 
—_—* for the Prevention of Frauds and Abuses by Persons 
= employed in the Woollen, Worsted, Linen, Cotton, 

No. 298. Plax, Mohair and Silk Hosiery Manufactures, and 
for the further securing the Property of the Manu-| 
facturers and the Wages of the Workmen engaged 
therein: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Friday next ; 
and to be printed. 

Smuggling Ordered, That the Return relative to Smuggling 
= ) of Tobacco (New Ross), which was presented upon 

No, 299. the 23d day of this instant May, be printed. 

Indian Law Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Indian 
Commission. Law Commission, which was presented yesterday, 

No. 306. he printed. 

Steam Navigue Ordered, That the Return relative to Steam Na- 
a nag vigation to India, which was presented yesterday, 
NO e 


be printed. 


Fines (Ireland. ) 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Fines (Jre- 
No. 302. 


land), which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
half an hour after tweive of the clock on Wed- 
nesday morning, adjourned till this day. 


Mercurii, 31° die Maii; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 


A by Sir Augustus Clifford, Gen- 
tleman Usher of the Black Rod : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty’s 
Commission for declaring Her Royal Assent to se- 
veral Acts agreed upon by both Houses, do desire 
the immediate attendance of this Honourable House 
in _ 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 
Vou, 98. 


Royal Assent 
to Bills, 


| and for altering and amending the Act relating to 


“al \ Brighton 
way Company to raise a further Sum of Money, Railway ou. 
such Railway : 

An Act to enable the Northern and Eastern Rail- Norther and 
way Company to make an Extension of their pre- Eastern Rail- 
sent Railway, and to alter and amend the Acts Eayession’ Bill 
relating to the said Railway : 
| An Act to extend the Powers and Provisions of Faversham _ 
an Act passed in the last Session of Parliament, Navigation Bill. 
intituled, An Act for improving the Navigation of 

Faversham Creek, in the County of Kent: 


| An Act to alter, amend and enlarge the Powers Leeds Gas Bill. 
,and Provisions of an Act for lighting with Gas the 
| Town and Neighbourhood of Leeds, in the Borough 
of Leeds, in the West Riding of the County of 
| York: 
| An Act for better lighting with Gas the Town Newport 
and Borough of Newporé, in the County of Mon- Gas Bill. 
| mouth : 
, An Act to enable the Company of Proprietors of Preston Water- 
the Preston Waterworks to raise a further Sum or works Bill. 
_Sums of Money, to alter and amend the Act incor- 
| porating the said Company, and to extend and 
| enlarge their Powers : 
An Act for the Improvement of the Morland Norland Estate 
Estate, in the Parish of Saint Mary Abbotts, Ken- Improvement 
| sington, in the County of Middlesex : a 


| An Act for making further Provision for paving, Bethnel Greve 
lighting, cleansing, regulating, repairing and im- — 
proving the Streets, Highways and other Public ~'* 
Places, in the Parish of Saint Matthew, Bethnal 

Green, and for paving such parts of Old Cock-lane 

and York-street, as are in the Parish of Saint Leo- 


nard, Shoreditch, in the County of Middlesex : 


An Act for paving, lighting, cleansing, watering, Portsea Im- 
regulating and otherwise improving the Town of provement Bill. 
Portsea, in the County of Southampton, and for 
removing and preventing Nuisances and Annoyances 
therein : 


An Act for amending the Act establishing the London 
London Cemetery Company : Cemetery Bilt. 


An Act for altermg, amending and enlarging the Bourn Drainage 
Powers and Provisions of an Act passed in Her Bill. 
present Majesty’s reign, 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, and for other Purposes concerning the 
Drainage of the same Lands : 


An Act for regulating Legal Proceedings by or Anderton 


. est . Carrying 
against the Anderton Carrying Company : Compary Bill 
¥r¥4 n 














Glasgow and 
Three-Mile- 
House Road 
Bill. 


Caswall’s 
Disability 
Removal Bill. 


Cliffe-cume 
Lund Inclosure 
Bill. 


Drumpeller 
Railway Bill. 


Saltcvats 
Harbour Bill. 


Drumpeller 
Railway Bill. 


“ Drumpeller 
Railway Bill 
specially 
reported. 





Qa 


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52 


An Act for more effectually maintaining, improv- 
ing and repairing the Road leading from the south 
end of the New Bridge of Glasgow, by or near 
Parkhouse, to Three-Mile House, in the county of 
Lanark : 


An Act to enable Henry Caswall, Clerk, to exer- 
cise his Office of a Priest, and to hold any Benefice 
or Preferment in the United Church of England 
and Ireland : 


An Act for inclosing Lands in the Township of 
Cliffe-cum-Lund, in the Parish of Hemingbrough, 
in the East Riding of the County of York. 


Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to in- 
spect the Journals of the House of Lords, with 
relation to any Proceedings upon the Drumpeller 
Railway Bill, and to make Report thereof to the 
House :—And a Committee was appointed of Mr. 
Greene, Mr. Dennistoun, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Oswald 
and Mr. Hastie:—And they are to withdraw im- 
mediately. 

Ordered, That Three be the Quorum. 


An ingrossed Bill for further improving and main- 
taining the Harbour of Saltcoats, in the County of 
Ayr, was 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. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee ap- 
ergs to inspect the Journals of the House of 

ords with relation to any Proceedings upon the 
Drumpeller Railway Bill, and to make Report 
thereof to the House ; That they had inspected the 
said Journals accordingly ; and found the following 
entries : 


“ Die Martis, 30° Maij, 1843. 


“ The Earl of Shaftesbury reported from the Lords 
Committee appointed to consider of the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for making a Railway, with other 
necessary Works, to connect certain Coal-fields, in 
the Parishes of Old Monkland and Bothwell, in the 
County of Lanark, with the Monkland Canal; That 
the Committee had met, and considered the said 
Bill, and had found that the Provisions and Clauses 
required by the Standing Orders to be inserted in 
Railway Bills are contained in this Bill, in so far 
as they are applicable thereto, and there not being 
any Petition in opposition to the Bill, the Com- 
mittee had not thought it necessary to inquire into 
the matters of the first of the Standing Orders, with 
regard to the Proceedings of Committees on Rail- 
way Bills; and that the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and directed the same to be reported to 
their Lordships, with some Amendments. 

“ Which Report being read by the Clerk ; 

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

“Then the Amendments made by the Committee 
to the said Bill were read by the Clerk, as follow; 
viz. 

“Pr. 37. 1. 8. Leave out ‘ seven’ and insert 
* eight.’ 

“Pr. 37. 1. 9. After ‘ Douglas’ insert ‘ George 
© Stirling.’ 

“Pr. 57. 1. 4. Leave out from ‘shall’ to ‘such’ 
in |, 6. and insert ‘ summon,’ and in 1. 6. leave out 
from ‘ to’ to ‘such,’ in]. 10., and insert ‘ appear 
‘ before such sheriff or before any two or more jus- 

tices at a time and place to be set forth in such 
summons, to answer to such charge, and upon 
the appearance of such officer, or in his absence 
upon proof that such summons was personally 
served upon such officer, or left at his last known 
residence or place of abode,’ and in 1. 10. leave 
out ‘ justice’ and insert ‘ justices.’ 


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31° Mai. 


if 





A. 1843. 


“ Pr. 57. lL. 21. Leave out ‘ justice’ 

justices.’ 

“Pr. 57. 1,24. Leave out ‘justice’ 

justices.’ 

“Pr. 57, 1. 33. Leave out ‘ justice’ 

« justices.’ 

“Pr. 58. 1. 1. Leave out ‘ justice’ 

‘ justices.’ 

“Pr. 58. 1. 9. Leave out ‘ justice’ and insert 

« justices.’ 

“Pr. 60. 1. 31. After ‘ tolls’ insert ‘ and other 

‘ profits, if any.’ 

“ Pr. 60. 1. 35. After ‘ the’ insert ‘ monthly.’ 

“ Pr. 61. 1.12. After ‘ tolls’ insert ‘ and other 

‘ profits, if any.’ 

“ Pr.184. 1. 16. Leave out ‘ farthings’ and insert 

‘ halfpence.’ 

“ Pr. 184. 1. 22. Leave out from ‘ exceeding’ to 

‘ and,’ in |. 23. and insert ‘ two pence halfpenny.’ 

“Pr. 184, 1. 28. Leave out ‘from’ and insert 

* south of.’ 

“ Pr. 184. 1. 30. Leave out ‘ one halfpenny’ and 

insert ‘ three pence.’ 

“ Pr. 187. 1. 34. Leave out ‘ the’ and insert ‘ a,’ 

and in the same line leave out ‘ of’ and insert ‘ not 

* exceeding in any case.’ 

“ Pr. 191. 1. 19. Leave out ‘ portion’ and insert 

‘ part’ and in the same line after ‘ of’ insert ‘ and 

‘ the same distance along.’ 

“Pr. 191. 1. 37. After ‘ passing’ insert ‘ to the 

€ Monkland Canal.’ , 

“ Pr. 192. 1. 3. After ‘ pass’ insert ‘ to the Monk- 

‘ land Canal,’ and in the same line leave out ‘ other’ 

and insert ‘ less.’ 

« Pr, 192. 1.4. After ‘ Railway’ insert ‘ under the 

‘ same circumstances.’ 

“ Pr. 223. 1. 3. After ‘summons’ insert ‘ before 

‘ such sheriff or any two or more justices.’ 

“ Pr. 228. 1. 12. Leave out ‘justice’ and insert 

« justices.’ 

“ Pr. 223. 1,18. Leave out ‘ justice’ and insert 

« justices.’ 

“ Pr. 223. 1, 25. Leave out ‘justice’ and insert 

‘ justices.’ 

“ Pr, 223. 1. 35. Leave out ‘justice’ and insert 

‘ one of the said justices.’ 

« Pr. 223. 1. 38. Leave out ‘ justice’ and insert 

‘ justices.’ 

“Pr, 224. 1. 8. Leave out ‘ justice’ and insert 

« justices.’ 

« Pr, 224, 1.9. After ‘ him’ insert ‘ or them.’ 

“« Pr, 224, 1. 15. Leave out ‘justice’ and insert 

‘ justices.’ 

“ Pr, 224. 1. 20. Leave out ‘ justice’ and insert 

‘ justices,’ and in the same line after ‘ he’ insert 

‘ or they.’ 
“ Pr. 224. 

« justices.’ 
“ Pr. 224 

« justices.’ 
“ Ordered, That the said Amendments be taken 

into further consideration on this day six months.” 


and insert 
and insert 
and insert 


and insert 


]. 28. Leave out ‘ justice’ and insert 


. 1.29. Leave out ‘ justice’ and insert 





Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- 
spect of the Petition for the Drumpeller Railway 
Bill, which, upon the 15th day of March last, was 
made from the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills, might be read ; and the same being 
read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway, with other necessary Works, 
to connect certain Coal-fields, in the parishes of 
Old Monkland and Bothwell, in the county of La- 
nark, with the Monkland Canal: And that Mr. 
Dennistoun and Mr. Forbes do prepare, and bring 
it in. 





Petitions 








Drumpeller 
Railway 
(No. 2.) Bill. 





I. 


Factories Bill. 


Rating of 
Tenements, 


6 Victoriz. 


Petitions) ;—Jllston-on-the-Hill ;—The thereunder- 
signed (two Petitions) ;—Edinburgh ;—Northamp- 
ton ;— Lancaster ;— Sheepshed ; — Twedrhewdalar 
(two Petitions) ;—Burton Overy (two Petitions) ;— 
Solihull (two Petitions) ;—Llansaintffraid (four Pe- 
titions) ;—Sarney ;—Ilminster ;— Burstow ;—Eden- 
bridge (two Petitions) ;—Saint George’s-in-the- East 
(Middlesex) (two Petitions) ;—Aston Clinton (two 
Petitions) ;—Balsall ;— Toverop and Holsands ;— 
Broadwinsor (two Petitions);— Hampton Bishop, 
&amp;c. ;— Brilley ;—Balderton ;— Guilsfield (two Peti- 


31° Mazz. 


Petitions from Leicester ;— Carrickfergus (two | 


353 


the provisions of the Act 59 Geo. 3, c. 12, s. 19, to 
amend the Laws for the Relief of the Poor, which 
enable the inhabitants of any parish in vestry as- 
sembled to assess the owners of property instead 
of the occupiers thereof to the poor-rate, in manner 
therein mentioned, is wholly inoperative in the pa- 
rishes of rural districts, by reason of the amount of 
rent at which cottages there are generally let; that 
owing to the present law not permitting a forcible 
entry to be made, in order to the execution of a 
warrant of distress, granted for the non-payment of 





tions) ;—Clipstone ;— Weekley ;—Spalding (two Pe- 
titions) ;—Cottenham (four Petitions) ;— Luton (two 
Petitions) ;—Llanfihangel- Tal-y-llyn ;—Blackfield ; 
— Uttoxeter ;— Pinchbeck ;— Wilton (three Peti- 
tions) ; — Gwernypant ;—Ryecroft ;—Llanlleonvel ; 
— Leamington ;— Llanvichen (three Petitions) ; — 
Westminster ;— Bideford (four Petitions) ;— Wort- 
well ;— Ashford ;— Morton-in-Marsh ;— Manchester ; 
—Marston Green ;~ Paington (two Petitions) ;— 
Cefn-bedd Llewelyn; — Rendham ; — Catfield ;— 
Weston Turville ;— South Petherton (three Peti- 
tions) ;—Stalham (two Petitions) ;— Battlesbridge 
(three Petitions) ;— Ludham ; — Chigwell-row ; — 
Oakington (three Petitions) ;— Thorpe Malsor ;— 
Overton ;— Brook ;—Warboys ;—Hopton and Mir- 
Sield ;—Saddleworth ;— Lessing ham ;—Shefford (two 
Petitions) ;— Rothwell ;— Burnham Market (two Pe- 
titions) ;— Beaulieu Rails ;—Thorncombe ;—Cleckh- 
heaton (two Petitions) ;— Winsham ;—Chivelstone ; 
—Kendal (two Petitions) ;— Carlisle ;— Wycliffe, 
Hutton and Overton ;— Lynn ; — Pontefract ; — 
Sheerness ;— Irnham ; — Broomsgrove ; — Islington 
and Pentonville ;— Hinckley ;—Kegworth ;—Liver- 
pool (five Petitions) ;-- Hindley ;—Appleton ;—Shad- 

















well ; — Brentford ; — Garstang ; — Knaresborough 
(two Petitions) ;— Summerhill (two Petitions) ;— 
Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Gateshead ;—Port Ma- 
doc ;—Highburton ;—Summerhill and Princes End ; 
— Lepton ;-- Holmfirth (two Petitions) ;--Dogley-lane 
(two Petitions) ;— Highfield (two Petitions) ;—Ruge- 
ley ;—Ipswich (eleven Petitions) ;—Tombland (five 
Petitions) ;—Worwich (six Petitions) ;— Stoke Holy 
Cross ;— Torquay (two Petitions) ;—North Tawton 
(two Petitions) ;—Moses Chapman ;— Blackburn ;— 
Madeley Wood ;—Lee Common and Prestwood Com- 
mon ;—Knowle ;— Belton ;—Christian Malford and 
Sutton Benger ;— Goatacre ;— Botesdale ;— Chorley ; 
— Tizxall ;—Castleacre ;—Stourbridge ;—Flaunden ; 
— Holmer Green; — Chesham ;— Oswestry (three 
Petitions) ;—Lingfield (three Petitions) ;— Missen- 














den ;— Ferbane ;—Cheltenham ;— Tring (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Stratford-on-Avon ;—Wortwell (two Peti-| 


— Moriah ;— Gelynos ;—Southampton ;—Penmorfa ; | 
—Tunbridge Wells (two Petitions) ;— Botley ; —| 
Great Gonerby ;—Saddleworth ; — Ripon ; — Four | 
Elms (two Petitions) ;— Brigstock ;— East Grin-| 
stead ;— Duckinfield (two Petitions) ; — Stockton- 
upon- Tees (five Petitions) ;—Harleston ;—Aylsham ; 
— Felton;— South Petherton (two Petitions) ; — 
Pantecelyn ; — Wiveliscombe (three Petitions) ; — 
March ;— Preeshenlle ;—Ashton-under-Lyne (three 
Petitions) ;— Whitchurch (three Petitions) ;--Bland- 
ford Forum (two Petitions) ;—Leicester-square ;— 
Newark ;— Ashford ;— Lincoln’s-Inn Fields (three 
Petitions) ;—Chenies ;—Sutton-upon-Trent ;—Little 
King’s Hill ;—Sweeney Maestrock and Llandrinia ; 
—Great Missenden ;— Cardiff ;—and, Kirkdale ; 
praying that the Factories Bill may not pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Holy- 
head, in the county of Anglesey, 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 of the Hol- 
lingbourn Union, in the county of Kent, stating that 


poor-rates, it has been found utterly impossible to 
collect any poor-rate assessed upon cottage property 
in that union, the cottagers showing the most deter- 
mined hostility against the payment of poor-rates ; 
that a great portion of the property, in common with 
other property to be assessed to the poor, escapes 
altogether from the payment of poor-rates, owing 
to the want of an adequate provision for assessing 
the same ; and praying that the House will be pleased 
to extend the provisions of the above-mentioned Act, 
and to make them applicable to all rents under 67. 
per annum., was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Hol- Sale of Beer 
lingbourn Union, in the county of Kent, praying for Ac 


the repeal of the Sale of Beer Acts, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Cess-payers of the parish of Clare Corn and 


Abbey, in the county of Clare, stating that on the 
4th of June last, during a great scarcity of provisions, 
Messrs. Bannatyne and Son, Millers, of Ennis, 
shipped a large quantity of flour and meal in a boat 
at the port of Clare, for transmission to Kilrush ; 
that a riotous assembly collected, and plundered a 
quantity of said meal and flour; that Messrs. Ban- 
natyne and Son called on the Petitioners to pay them 
the amount of their loss ; that the Petitioners had to 
go to trial, and that the jury found a verdict for the 
Bannatynes ; and praying the House to repeal the 
Act 23 and 24 Geo. 3, and enable persons whose 
Corn and Provisions are damaged in transitu, to 
recover their losses as in the case of malicious dam- 
age, thereby saving heavy costs, and to enact that, in 
case of damage in a seaport town, circumstanced as 
Clare is, that the damage shall be recovered off the 
county at large, instead of off a parish, and that 
the House will be pleased to make the Act retro- 
spective, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Provisions 
Ireland.) 


| A Petition of Inhabitants and Rate-payers of the Limerick 
tions) ; — Bangor ;—Shoreditch ;—Littleton Drew ;| parish of Saint Michael, New Town Pery, near the Taxation, 


old town of Limerick and liberties thereof, com- 
plaining of being assessed for the taxation of the 
city of Limerick, and stating that an order was ob- 
tained last term from one of the Judges of the Court 
of Queen’s Bench in Jreland, under the Acts 6 and 7 
Will. 4, and 5 and 6 Vic., to applot and levy on the 
Petitioners the sum of 4,065/. 18s. 2d., which is 
due and owing, not by the Petitioners, but by per- 
sons and from places and precincts that were liable 
to pay the same for presentments at and before the 
passing of the Municipal and Boundary Acts, and 
unless the House interpose to compel the liberties 
of Limerick, which have been separated by the 
Boundary Acts from the borough, to pay the lawful 
debts for which they were liable for presentments 
at and before the passing of the Municipal and 
Boundary Acts, the most dismal consequences will 
ensue, and the Petitioners’ parish, which is now and 
has been for the last thirty-six years distinguished 
among the provincial towns of Ireland for its clean- 
liness, order and regularity, must, at no remote pe- 
riod, if the Petitioners be coerced to pay the heavy 
debts incurred and still due by the liberties, become 
a heap of decay and dilapidation ; that although 








Vou. 98. 


the Petitioners now contribute 5007. annually for 
ZZ the 














Edocation 
(Treland.) 


Post-office. 


Todhunter’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Wheat, &amp;c., 
(Canada) Bill. 


Thomas Cooper 
and John 
Richards. 


354 


the maintenance of public institutions under the Act 
51 Geo. 3, yet they are, notwithstanding, ready and 
willing to advance any further sum which it may 
be found necessary to assess under any just and 
equitable system of taxation, provided they are not 
compelled to pay the debts due by the old liberties ; 
and praying the House to take their case into con- 
sideration, and afford them relief, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Protestant Inhabitants of the parish 
of Kilcoleman, stating that just and reasonable ob- 
jections appear to the Petitioners to exist against 
the system of National Education in Jreland; and 
praying the House to adopt such measures as may 
satisfy their consciences, and thus enable them to 
derive some advantage from the legislative grant 
annually bestowed, with a view to National Education, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Birmingham ;—and, Nottingham ; 
praying the House to adopt measures for forthwith 
carrying into complete operation the plan of Post- 
office improvement introduced by Mr. Rowland Hill, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Todhunter’s Divorce Bill was read the first time : 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Land-owners, Occupiers, Mealmen 
and others attending Warminsier Market, praying 
that the Wheat, &amp;c., (Canada) Bill may not pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bolton ;— and, Loughborough 
(Chairman of a Meeting); praying that the House 
will cause Thomas Cooper and John Richards, con- 
victed at the last assizes at Stafford of political 
offences, to be removed from the county gaol at Staf- 


ford to the Queen’s Bench Prison, there to serve out 


Arms (Ireland) 
Bill, &amp;c, 


Scientific 
Societies Bill. 


Athlone 
Election. 


Trausports and 
Convict Ships. 


their respective terms of imprisonment,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitants of Loughborough, praying the House to 
refuse to pass the Arms (Jreland) Bill, and to grant 
to the people of Jreland a local Parliament, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Petitions of Members of the Council of the 
Royal Manchester Institution ;—and, President, Vice 
President, Secretaries and others, Members of the 
Council of the Literary and Philosophical Society 
of Manchester ; praying that the Scientific Societies 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Hawes, from the Select Committee appointed 
to try and determine the matter of the Petition of 
George De la Poer Beresford, Esquire, complaining 
of an undue Election and Return for the Borough 
of Athlone, informed the House, That the Committee 
had determined, 

That John Collett, Esquire, was duly elected a 
Burgess to serve in this present Parliament for the 
Borough of Athlone. 

And the said Determination was ordered to be 
entered in the Journals of this House. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Number of Merchant Vessels em- 
ployed by Her Majesty’s Government as Transports, 
together with the Names of the Vessels, the Rate 
of Hire, and the Names of the Owners :—And, of 
the Number of Vessels employed as Convict Ships 
from 1840 until the latest period that the same can 


31° Maiz.—1° Juniz. 





A. 1843. 


be furnished, with the Names of the Ships, the Rate 
of Hire, and the Names of the Owners. 


Ordered, That Mr. Mark Philips have leave of Leave of 
absence for two months, on account of ill health, Absence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Health of 
reading of the Health of Towns Bill; Towns Bill, 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday the 14th day of June next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means; Means, 
Resolved, That this House-wiil, 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 the Arms (Ireland) 
adjourned Debate upon the Amendment, which upon il 
Monday last was proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion, That the Arms (Jreland) 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 Thursday morning ; 


Jovis, 1° die Junii, 1848: 


And the Question being put ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the f Sir Thomas Fremantle, } 270 
Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring: t 

Tellers for the) Mr. William O’ Brien, } 105 
Noes, Viscount Clements : ” 

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 a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Bill be committed ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words, 
“a Select Committee be appointed, to inquire 

whether the condition of Zreland is such as to 
require statutory Enactments relative to Arms 
different from those which are in force in Great 
Britain ; and if so, to what causes such necessity 
for different legislation is to be attributed,” instead 
thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question :-— 
It was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House for Thursday the 15th 
day of this instant June. 


“ 
“ 
“ 
t3 
“ 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Bankruptey- 
Accounts of the Amounts of Solicitors’ and Mes- © 
sengers’ Bills of Cost to the choice of Assignees 
under each of the first Twenty Commissions and 
Fiats registered in the Court of Bankruptcy in Lon- 
don, of the Commissions and Fiats transferred and 
removed into such Court under the Provisions of 
the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 122, and in which such Bills 
of Cost were taxed by the Commissioners previously 
acting in the Prosecution thereof :—Of Solicitors’ 
and Messengers’ Bills of Cost to the choice of As- 
signees under each of the first Twenty Fiats regis- 
tered in the Court of Bankruptcy in London, i 
the 








Adjournment. 


Valuations 


(Jreland.) 


Bankruptcy 
ct, 


No. 303. 





6 Vicroriz. 31° Maiu.—1 


the 12th day of November 1842, of the Fiats di- 
rected to such Court against Bankrupts residing 
above Forty miles from London : — Of Solicitors’ 
and Messengers’ Bills of Cost to the choice of As- 
signees under each of the first Twenty Commissions 
and Fiats registered in the several District Courts 
of Bankruptcy, of the Commissions and Fiats trans- 
ferred and removed into such respective Courts, 
under the Provisions of the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 122, 
and in which such Bills of Cost were taxed by the 
Commissioners previously acting in the Prosecution 
thereof :—And, of Solicitors’ and Messengers’ Bills 
of Cost to the choice of Assignees, under each of 
the first Twenty Fiats registered in the several Dis- 
trict Courts of Bankruptcy, of the Fiats directed to 
such Courts respectively, and prosecuted therein, 
under the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 122. 


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, 1° die Junii ; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


few 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 
aes and Forty Members not being present :— 
The House was adjourned by Mr. Speaker, without 
a Question first put, till To-morrow. 





°_9° Juniz. 


Courts in the Country, for the purposes of the said 
Act, or in Alterations and Improvements in the Office 
of the Accountant, and of the Registrars of the said 
Court of Bankruptcy, or other Officer of the same 
Court ; and for the supply of Law Books and other 
articles for the use of the said Courts, and for other 
Expenses of carrying the said Act into effect ; and 
for the Rent of any Buildings or Rooms which may 
have been taken for any Officers of the said Court, 
or otherwise for the use of the said Court :—Of all 
Sums paid, under the Provisions of the said Act, to 
Commissioners, Deputy Registrars, Messengers and 
other Persons, for Travelling Expenses :—And of all 
Annuities and Sums of Money awarded and payable 
to Commissioners and other Persons, by way of 
Compensation, under the Provisions of the said 
Act :—Copies of all General or other Orders of the 
Lord Chancellor, directing any Court authorized to 
act in the Prosecution of any Fiats in Bankruptcy 
to hear, determine and make Order in any matter in 
Bankruptcy before the passing of the said Act, 
within the original Jurisdiction of the Court of 
Review, or any Judge of the said Court:—-An Account 
of all Fiats issued, and of all Fiats opened, since 
the 12th day of November 1842, and the Name or 
Names of the Commissioner or Commissioners before 
whom each of such last-mentioned Fiats were so 
opened and prosecuted, with the Description of the 
alleged Bankrupt in each of the said Fiats so issued 
and opened :—Returns of the Number of Days each 
Commissioner of the Court of Bankruptcy in Zon- 
don sat-in his Court, from the 12th day of November 
1841 to the 28th day of February 1843; and the 
Average Number of Hours of each day’s sitting 


355 








Veneris, 2° die Junit ; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 
R. Austin, from the Office of the Poor Law 


before and after the 12th day of November 1842 ; 
and the Number of Appointments for each day’s 


"| sitting since that time :-—And, of the Number of Days 


each Commissioner in the Country has sat in his 
Court, from the 12th day of November 1842 to the 
time of making the Return ; and the Average Num- 
ber of Hours of each day’s sitting, and the Number 
of Appointments for each of such sittings :—Copies 





Commissioners, was called in; and at the bar 
presented, pursuant to Order,—A Copy of any In- 
structions given in reference to the mode of filling 
up the following Columns, as required by the 65th 
Section of the Act for the Relief of the Destitute 
Poor in Jreland, viz. Landlord’s Rates, Tenant’s 
Rates, Landlord’s Taxes and other Public Charges, 
‘fenant’s Taxes and other Public Charges, Landlord’s 
Repairs and Insurance, Tenants’ Repairs and Insur- 
ance, Landlord’s other Expenses, Tenant’s other 
Expenses, by the Guardians, or any Committee of 
that Body, to the Valuators in the Unions in which 
the Boroughs of Belfast, Clonmel, Cork, Drogheda, 
Dublin, Kilkenny, Limerick, Londonderry, Sligo and 
Waterford, or any part of those Boroughs, are re- 
spectively situated ; and a Statement of the Pro- 
portion which the Sums inserted in the Columns 
bear to the Net Annual Value, where the Valuator 
has adopted a per-centage in order to ascertain the 
Sums to be entered in such Columns :—And, a 
Return of the Rates in each of the above-named 
Unions which have been appealed against, or quashed 
on account of Omissions or Mistakes in filling such 
Columns :-—And then he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Clarke, the Lord Chancellor’s Secretary of 


Bankrupts, was called in; and atthe bar presented, 
pursuant to Order,—Accounts of all Salaries and 
Addition to Salaries payable, under the Bankruptcy 
Act 5 &amp; 6 Vic. c. 122, to Commissioners, Deputy Re- 
gistrars, Accountant in Bankruptcy, Clerks and other 
Officers appointed under the Provisions of the Act, 
or whose Salaries have been increased under the Pro- 
visions of the Act:—Of all Sums of Money paid or 
payable, under or by virtue of the said Act, for Ex- 
penses incurred in providing and keeping in Repair 
Vou. 98, 








of all Bills of Cost of Solicitors and Messengers, 
so far as they relate to business done since the 12th 
day of November 1842, which have been taxed by 
the Commissioners of Bankruptcy for the Country 
Districts, and particulars of the Sums respectively 
allowed to every Official Assignee for the Country 
Districts during the same period :—Returns of the 
Names of all Persons appointed Registrars, Deputy 
Registrars and Official Assignees, of the several 
Courts of Bankruptcy in the Country, under the 
Provisions of the said Act, and the Names of the 
Places at which the respective Official Assignees 
have established their Offices of Business, and the 
Names and Residences of all Creditors, Assignees 
chosen under Fiats issued since the passing of the 
said Act, and directed to any of the Country Courts 
of Bankruptcy :—Of the Total Amount of Remu- 
neration received by each Official Assignee in Lon- 
don during each of the Three years preceding the 
12th day of November 1842; distinguishing the 
| Amount received under each Bankruptcy, with the 
name of the Bankrupt, and the Rate or Rates on 
which the Remuneration of each and every Official 
Assignee of the Court of Bankruptcy in London 
and in the Country has, since the said 12th day of 
November 1842, been regulated :—And of the Total 
Amount of Remuneration received by each Mes- 
senger of the Court of Bankruptcy in London during 
each of the Three years preceding the 12th day of 
November 1842; distinguishing the Amount received 
under each Bankruptcy, with the Name of the 
Bankrupt, and the Rate or Rates on which the 
Remuneration of each and every Messenger of the 
Court of Bankruptcy in London and in the Country 
has been regulated since the 12th day of November 
1842 :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 
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356 2° Juniz. 


Arundel Port. Mr. Lewis, from the Commissioners of Arundel 
Port, was called in; and at the bar presented, pur- 
suant to the directions of an Act of Parliament,— 
Report and Account of the Commissioners of the 
Harbour of Littlehampton, called Arundel Port, in 
the County of Sussex, from the 31st day of Decem- 
ber 1840, up to and including the 31st day of De- 
cember 1841. 

Report and Account of the Commissioners of the 
Harbour of Littlehampton, calied Arundel Port, in 
the County of Sussex, from the 31st day of Decem- 
ber 1841, up to and including the 31st day of De- 
cember 1842 :—And then he withdrew. 

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


Medical Ordered, That the Select Committee on Medical 
Charities 


(Ireland. ) Charities (Zreland) have leave to sit this day till 
; five of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Sutherland Ordered, That the Committee on the Sutherland 

Roads Bill. ~~ Roads Bill be revived :—And that they have leave 
to sit, and proceed, this day till five of the clock, 
during the sitting of the House. 


Paisley Muni- Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
cipal Affairs (re-committed) Paisley Municipal Affairs Bill; That 


they had made other Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Bolton Water- 


nan Mr. William Miles reported from the Committee 
works Dill, 


on the Bolton Waterworks Bill; and to whom 
several Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; 
and who were instructed to insert the Provisions 
contained in the 133d and 134th Clauses of the 
Belmont Reservoir Bill, now depending in this 
House, and of Schedule (F.) annexed to such Bill ; 
That they had heard counsel in support of several 
of the said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in 
favour of the Bill ; and that they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had inserted the above-mentioned Pro- 
visions in the Bill, and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Pelmont Mr. William Miles reported from the Committee 
Reservoir Bill. on the Belmont Reservoir Bill; and to whom several 
Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; That 
the Promoters of the Bill had stated to the Com- 
mittee that it was not their intention to offer any 
evidence in support of the Preamble of the Bill, or 
to proceed further with the same. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Hull Water- The House proceeded to take into consideration 
worse Bill the Report on the Hull Waterworks Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to; and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Public Petitions The Earl of Arundel and Surrey reported from the 
(Thinieth Res Select Committee or. Public Petitions; That they 


siti had examined the Petitions presented upon the 29th, 
39th and 31st 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. 
ag A Petition of Messrs. Willis, Bower and Willis, 


of Tokenhouse-yard, in the city of London, Gentle- 
men, the Solicitors of John T'odhunter, of Tavistock- 
square, in the county of Middlesex, Indigo Mer- 
chant, was presented, and read ; setting forth, That 
a Bill to dissolve the Marriage of the said John 
Todhunter with Rosa Matilda, his now Wife, was 
read a first time in the House on Wednesday 
the 31st day of May now last past, and the usual 
Order was made thereupon; that the said Rosa 


A. 1843. 


Matilda is now residing at Naples, in the kingdom 
of the Two Sicilies; that a copy of the Bill in the 
House of Lords was served upon the said Rosa 
Matilda by Philip Sancton, on the seventeenth da 
of April last, at Naples aforesaid; that evidence 
was given in support of the said Bill on behalf of 
John Todhunter at the bar of the House of Lords 
on Monday the 22d day of May last, when the said 
Bill was then read a second time ; but the said Rosa 
Matilda did not, by herself or her agent, appear to 
or offer any opposition to the said Bill; that at the 
time when the said Rosa Matilda was served with 
a Copy of the said Bill as before mentioned at 
Naples, she informed the said Philip Sancton, by 
whom she was served with a Copy of the Bill, that 
she would instruct her brother, Mr. Frederick Web- 
ber, a Solicitor residing at Trowbridge, in the county 
of Wilts, to act for her in all matters relating to this 
Bill; thatthe said Frederick Webber hath received a 
power of attorney from the said Rosa Matilda Tod- 
hunter, authorizing him to act for her in the matter 
of the said Bill, and that the said Frederick Web- 
ber has sent to the Petitioners a Copy of the said 
power, which is hereunto annexed; and praying 
that the delivery of the said Order, and of an 
official Copy of the said Bill, to the said Frederick 
Webber, may be deemed an effectual notice to the 
said Rosa Matilda Todhunter, as if the said docu- 
ments had been served upon her personally. 


Know all Men by these Presents, that I, Rosa 
Matilda Todhunter, of No. 44, Tavistock-square, in 
the county of Middlesex, but now residing at Naples, 
in the kingdom of the Two Sicilies, Wife of John 
Todhunter, of Tavistock-square, as above, Esquire, 
have made, ordained, constituted and appointed, and 
by these presents do make, ordain, constitute and 
appoint, Frederick Webber, of Trowbridge, in the 
county of Wilts, Esquire, my true and lawful At- 
torney, for me and in my name, place and stead, to 
act and accept service for me and on my behalf in 
a Bill to be brought before the High Court of Par- 
liament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain 
and Ireland, assembled and sitting ‘now and from 
time to time in the city of Westminster, against me, 
by my husband, John Todhunter aforesaid, and to 
appoint any person or persons whom he, my said 
Attorney, may see fit, to act for me as counsel, and 
to represent me to the fullest extent in all matters 
concerned or connected with the prosecution of the 
said Bill before the Parliament, and generally to act 
for me and in my name in the matters aforesaid, as 
fully in every respect as I could or might do being 
personally present. And in order that these presents 
may have their full, true and sufficient effect, I pro- 
mise to ratify, confirm and allow all and whatsoever 
my said attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be 
done for me and in my name, in the matters afore- 
said, by virtue and in execution hereof. In witness 
whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, at 
Naples, this twenty-fourth day of April, One thou- 
sand eight hundred and Forty-three. 

Rosa Matilda Todhunter.  (1.s.) 


Signed, sealed and delivered in 
the presence of 


Olivia A. Gallwey, Pallazzo Calabritto, 
Naples. 

Allessandro Tegoni, Pallazzo Calabritto, 
Napoli. 


I, the undersigned, Her Brittannic Majesty’s 
Consul for the kingdom of JVaples, do hereby cer- 
tify that the annexed power of attorney, written on 
the other half of this sheet of Paper, was duly exe- 
cuted by Rosa Matilda Todhunter, Wife of John 
Todhunter, of Tavistock-square, London, in my 
presence, and in that of Olivia Arbuthnot Gallwey, 
of Pallazzo Calabritto, Naples, spinster, and of 
Alexander Tegoni, a domestic servant residing in 





the same palace, the subscribing witnesses thereto, 
at 





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Bil 


Drumpeller 
Railway : 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Glasgow Gas 
Bill. 


6 VictToriz. 


at the British Consular Office at Naples, this 
twenty-fourth day of April, One thousand eight 
hundred and Forty-three. 

Thomas Gallwey. (t.8.) 


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


Mr. Forbes presented a Bill for making a Railway, 
with other necessary Works, to connect certain 
Coal-fields in the Parishes of Old Monkland and 
Bothwell, in the County of Lanark, with the Monk- 
land Canal: And the same 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, inti- 
tuled, An Act for the better supplying and lighting 
with Gas the City and Suburbs of Glasgow, and 
Places adjacent, and for other Purposes relating 
thereto ; and the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 84. 1. 21. After “ recovered” insert Clauses 
(A.) and (B.) 

Cuiause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That before 
the Company hereby incorporated shall, for any 
of the purposes of this Act, open any ground in 
or upon or near to which any main pipe shall 
have been laid for the conveyance of gas within 
the limits of this Act, the said Company shall, 
and they are hereby required to give twenty-four 
hours’ previous notice in writing to the engineer 
or clerk for the time being of the said Glasgow 
Gas Light Company, either by letter through the 
Post-oftice, or left at the Company’s ordinary 
place of business (except in cases of emergency 
arising from defects in any of the pipes or other 
apparatus, and then as soon after as may be prac- 
ticable) ; and on every such occasion, the Com- 
pany hereby incorporated shall protect and se- 
cure the pipes of the said Glasgow Gas Light 
Company, and shall, without delay, repair all 
damage, and make good all loss and expense that 
may be occasioned to the said Company by or in 


2° June. 





357 


Pr. 89.1. 17. After “ proper” insert Clause (C.) 

CravuseE (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That every 
* main pipe which shall be laid by the Company 
hereby incorporated, shall be marked and distin- 
guished in the casting thereof by a longitudinal 
rib or fillet extending the whole length thereof, 
such rib or fillet to be raised and otherwise formed 
of a sufficient height and breadth, so as plainly 
to distinguish the said mains from all other gas- 
pipes not so marked, and the said pipes shall be 
* always so laid that the said rib or fillet shall be 
on the upper side thereof.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Buckley do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


allegations of the Bill as tothe marriage of the Par- 
ties, the adultery charged as the ground for dissolv- 
ing the marriage, the verdict at law, and the sentence 
of divorce in the Ecclesiastical Court, and, upon evi- 
dence satisfactory to the Committee, found the same 
and the other allegations to be true ; and they saw 
no reason to suspect collusion between the Parties ; 
and that the Committee had gone through the Bill, 
and directed him to report the same, with an Amend- 
ment. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Henley do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Coldfield ;—Stockton-upon- Tees ;—Arundel ;— Bri- 
erley Hill, Brockmoore and Street End ;—Stafford ; 





consequence of such operations ; and in the event 
of any difference or dispute arising between the 
Company hereby incorporated and the said Glas- 
gow Gas Light Company, respecting the protect- 
ing or securing of the pipes, or the damage, loss 
or expense consequent upon the said operations, 


the county of Lanark, on a summary application 
made to him by either party; and all findings, 
orders and decrees which shall be issued by the 
said Sheriff, relative to the securing or protecting 
of the pipes, shall be final and conclusive, and 


ways, That the said Glasgow Gas Light Company 


a «a 
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Light Company.” 


Crause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
main pipes of the Company hereby incorporated 
shall not be laid so as to prevent the said Glasgow 
Gas Light Company from having at all times free 
access to their own pipes, for the purpose of re- 
pairing, altering or enlarging the same, or of con- 
necting branches therewith, and wherever prac- 
ticable such main pipes shall be laid at the distance 
of twelve inches at the least from the pipes of the 


“ 


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“ Glasgow Gas Light Company.” 
Vot. 98. 


the same shall be determined by the Sheriff of 


not subject to review of any kind: Provided al- 


shall in like manner be bound to give notice to 
the Company hereby incorporated, before opening 
any ground for the purpose of laying or repairing 
pipes (except in cases of emergency) in, upon or 
near to which ground any main pipes shall have 
been laid by the Company hereby incorporated, 
and to make good the damage occasioned to the 
pipes of the Company hereby incorporated, by 
the operations of the Glasgow Gas Light Com- 
pany, and that in the manner and subject in every 
respect to the obligations hereby imposed on the 
Company, in regard to the said Glasgow Gas 


— Aylburton ;— Walsingham ;—Birmingham (three 

Petitions) ; —Burton-upon- Trent (four Petitions) — 

| South Creak (two Petitions) ;—Warehum (Dorset) 

(three Petitions) ;—Audlem Meas (two Peti- 

tions) ;— West Dean ;— Bream ;— Blakeney ;—Dar- 

lington ;-—- Hempton (two Petitions) ;— Brecon ;— 
East Haddon ;— Burton Latimer (two Petitions) ;— 
Ravensthorpe ;—Great Gidding ;— Brigstock (two 

Petitions) ;— Rothwell ;—Ashley and Wilbarston ;— 
Trettering (two Petitions) ;—Vorthampton (two Pe- 
titions) ;— Malton (two Petitions) ;—Rowland’s Cas- 
tle; — Fording’s Bridge ;— Hackleton (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Brayfield ;— Kidderminster (three Peti- 
tions) ;— Wold and Scaldwell ;— Walgrave ;—.Bur- 
row Bridge;—Chowbent (two Petitions) ;~Gaun- 
ton ;— Penybontfawr ;— Llangynog ;—East Berg- 
holt ;— Brithdir ;— Shadwell ; — Llanrhaiadr (two 
Petitions) ; — Saffron Walden ;— Melton Mowbray 
and Eastevile ;— Leicester ;—Churchover ;—Othery; 
— Lewes, Brighton, Chichester, &amp;c.;— Narberth (two 
Petitions) ; — Brighton ; — Portsmouth (two Peti- 
tions): — Portsea (five Petitions) ;— Moorlinch ;— 
High Ham ;— Leominster ;— Bristol (two Petitions) ; 
—Fuiland ;— Nibley ;— Appleton ;— Headington ;— 
Ozford (two Petitions) ;—Littlemoor ;— Bridlington 
(two Petitions) ;—Llangorse (two Petitions) ;— Taun- 
ton (three Petitions) ;—Stoke-upon-Trent (four Pe- 
titions) ;— Battle ; — Kingston (Somersetshire) ; — 
Penkhull (two Petitions) ; — Southwark ; — King’s 
Lynn ;—Members of the Congregational Union of 
England and Wales ;— Burscough and Lathom ;— 
Penkhull and Boothen ;— Tamworth ;— Radford ;—~ 
Cheslyn Hay (three Petitions) ;— Wellington (five 
Petitions) ;—Persons at the Yearly Meeting of the 
Religious Society of Friends, London ;— Holloway 
( Middlesex) (two Petitions) ;— Pitminster ;—Brown- 
hills; — Bishop’s Hull (two Petitions) ; — Saint 
i z23 George’s- 








Mr. Hayter reported from the Committee on Ken- Kendall’s_ 
dall’s Divorce Bill; That they had examined the Pivorce Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Lands in the Pa- Chalgrove _ 
rish of Chalgrove, in the County of Oxford, was read Inclosure Bill. 


Petitions from Atherstone ;— Cambridge ;— Sutton Factories Bill. 


EE OS 


Ssticde dei Dicieedaptinci = dn oe 


__ ES 


aan icici anne 





Re ae 


| 


358 4° Junit. 


George’s-in-the- East (Middlesex) ;— Wigton ;-- Wol- 
verhampton ;— Cannock ;—Sedgeley Park ;--Longton 
(five Petitions) ; — Heythrop ; — Maesyberllan ; — 
Pottery ;—Bradford ( Wilts) ;—Heachem ;—Mary- 
port (two Petitions) ;—Rockwell Green ;— Hythe ;— 
Lympne, Stanford and Sellinge ;— Rowland’s Castle ; 
—and, Huntly ; praying that the Factories Bill may 
not pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Bedford ;—~Whilley and Barrow ; 
—Houghton (Norfolk) ;—North Stainley ;— Kirby 
Malzeard ;—Shelve ;—South Shields ;--Shrewsbury ; 
—and, Broseley; praying that the said Bill may pass 
into a law,—were also presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the County of Norfolk ;—Spetis- 
bury and Sturminster ;—County of Glamorgan (three 
Petitions) ;— Ashford ;-— Halsted ; — Kenyston, &amp;c.; 
— Wareham; — Bere Regis; — Higher and Lower 
Lytchet ;—Isle of Purbeck ;—Castle Hedingham ;— 
Sherborne ;— Boroughbridge, &amp;c.;— and, Piddle- 
town; praying that the Wheat, &amp;c., (Canada) Bill 
may not pass intoa law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Bankers, Merchants and Tradesmen 
of the borough of Cambridge, praying for such al- 
teration in the Bankruptcy Law as may render the 
same efiectual for securing a ready, satisfactory and 
inexpensive distribution of a Bankrupt’s Estate, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

A Petition of Solicitors practising in the town and 
county of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely, praying 
that the operation of the Bankrupt Act and of the 
rules made thereunder, may be inquired into in 
such way as the House shall think fit, was also pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kingston-upon- Hull ;—Chairman 
of the Gloucestershire Law Society ; — Clitheroe ;— 
and, Wakefield; praying that the County Courts 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions of Trustees of the Wakefield and Denby 
Dale Turnpike-road ;—Mortgagees and Creditors 
of the Leeds and Whitehall Road Trust ;—Members 
of the Board for the repair of the Highways in the 
parish of Saint Philip and Jacob, late in the county 
of Gloucester, but now in the city and county of 
Bristol ;—and, Vicar, Churchwarden and Vestry of 
the parish of Saint Philip and Jacob, late in the 
county of Gloucester, but now in the city and county 
of Bristol; praying that the Turnpike-roads Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on the Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Great Bromley Inclosure Bill ; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Committee 
on the Glasgow Police 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 several of them; and 
had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; and 
that they had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to be true; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Ballochney Rail- 
way Company to make and maintain certain New 
Works, and in some respects to alter and amend the 
Provisions of the Acts relating to the said Railway, 
was read the third time. 








A. 1843. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Forbes do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Townshend Peerage Bill be read Zeoushend 


a second time upon Friday next. 


Petitions from Directors of the Birmingham and Post-ofiice, 


Midland Bank ; — President of the Chamber of 
Commerce at Kingston-upon-Hull ; — Liverpool ;— 
Turton ;—Provost of Haddington ; — Kircudbright 
(Deacons of six Incorporated Trades) ;— and, Di- 
rectors of the Chamber of Commerce and Manufac- 
tures, Edinburgh; praying for inquiry into the state 
of the Post-oflice, with the view of carrying into full 
effect the recommendations of Mr. Rowland Hill, 
for Post-office Improvement,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Leighton Bus. 
the Report on the Leighton Bussard Inclosure Bill ; sard Inclosure 


and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Petition of Manufacturers and others in Kendal, Wool. 


interested in the sale of Wool, praying the House 
to take one step to maintain the ancient manufac- 
tures of this country, by abolishing the duty on 
Foreign Wool, which yields but a small revenue, 
and as the Petitioners conceive, by discouraging 
trade and decreasing labour, indirectly abstracts 
from other sources of revenue much more than it 
yields, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of the President, Vice President, Cu- gcientific 
rators, Members of Council and Secretaries of the Societies Bill. 


Manchester Natural History Society ;—and, Chair- 
man of a Meeting of Lecturers of the Manchester 
Royal School of Medicine ; praying that the Scien- 
tific Societies Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Susannah Bearcroft and others, Imprisonment. 


praying for the abolition of Imprisonment for Debt, 
and every other that belongs not to the Criminal 
Code, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Burgh and Parochial Schoolmasters schoolmasters 
of the Presbytery of Linlithgow, praying the House (Scotland.) 


to revise and alter the Act 43 Geo. 3. c. 54, “ for 
making better Provision for the Parochial School- 
masters, and for making further Regulations for the 
better Government of the Parish Schools in Scoé- 
land,” to such an extent and in such manner as may 
be deemed sufficient to restore the Burgh and Pa- 
rochial Schoolmasters of Scotland to their former 
rank in society, and to advance the objects of the 
national system of education in Scotland, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- Arms (Ireland) 
habitants of Sheffield, praying that the Arms (Jre- Bill. 


and) Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of the Chairman and Clerk of the Board Poor Relief 
of Guardians of the Kilkenny Union ;—and, Chair- (Ireland) Bill. 


man of the Board of Guardians of the Trim Union ; 
praying that the Poor Relief (Jre/and) Bill may not 


pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Electoral Division of Doneraile; Poor Relief 
—and, Electoral Division of Ballymona, in the Mal- (Ireland) Act, 


low Union; praying for amendment of the Poor Re- 
lief (Ireland) Act,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition 





Prim 


Cor 


The 





Thomas Cooper 
and others, 


Primogeniture. 


Corn Laws. 


Thomas Cooper. 


Medical 
Charities 
(Ireland. ) 


Coals, Cinders 
and Culm, 


Distress 
(Ireland, ) 





6 VicToriz. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitants of Sheffield, praying the House to address 
Her Majesty, to grant the removal of Cooper, 
Richards and Cappur, under sentence in Stafford 
Gaol, to the Queen’s Bench Prison, and to allow 
them the privilege of maintaining themselves, have 
the use of books, and correspond with their friends, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of 
Cockermouth, praying for inquiry into the treatment 
of Cooper, Richards and Cappur in Stafford Gaol, 
was also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 





A Petition of Charles Rolley, of Manchester, 
praying for the abolition of the law of Primogeniture, 


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


Petitions from Summerstone ;—Sabden (thirty-nine 
Petitions) ; — Higham (six Petitions) ;—Portsoken 
Ward (London); --Carron Works ;—Leicester ;— 
and, Abergele; praying for the repeal of the Corn 
and Provision Laws,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitants of Radford, in the county of Nottingham, 
praying the House to cause such inquiries to be 
made into the case of Thomas Cooper, as shall be 
the means of alleviating his present suffermg, and 
allowing him the means of communicating with his 
friends, together with the use of pens, ink and paper, 
and such books as shall be congenial to his taste, 
and to allow him the privilege of purchasing his own 
food if he requires it, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitants of Brighton, praying that Thomas Cooper 
may be restored to his family, was also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitants of Sutton-in-A shfield, praying the House to 
adopt measures for alleviating the sufferings of 
Thomas Cooper in Stafford Gaol, was also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


2° Junie. 





359 


1842; together with Copies or Extracts of the Cor- 

respondence relating thereto. 

‘ Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie upon the 
able. 


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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, London 
A Return, stating the subjects of Examination for University. 
the degree of Bachelor of Laws ; distinguishing the 

Pass and Honour Examinations ; and for the degree 

of Doctor of Laws in the University of London. 


Ordered, That the Minutes of the Proceedings of Athlone 
the Select Committee on the Athlone Election Pe- Election. 
tition, be laid before this House. 


Ordered, That the Minutes of the Proceedings of Cambridge 
the Select Committee on the Cambridge Borough —— 
Election Petition, and of the Evidence taken before 
them, be laid before this House. 


Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to in- Expiring Laws. 
quire what temporary Laws, of a public and general 
nature, are now in force, and what Laws of the like 
nature have expired since the last Report upon the 
subject ; and also, what Laws of the like nature are 
about to expire at particular periods, or in conse- 
quence of any contingent public event, and to report 
the same, with their Observations thereupon, to the 
House :—And a Committee was appointed of Sir 
George Clerk, Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, 
Sir Thomas Fremantle, Mr. Attorney General, Mr. 
Pigot, Mr. Solicitor General, Mr. Sheil, Lord Eliot, 
Mr. Francis Baring, Mr. Wilson Patten, Sir George 
Grey, Mr. Charles Wood, Mr. Greene, Mr. Glad- 
stone and Mr. Home Drummond, with Power to send 
for persons, papers and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Ordered, That Colonel Butler have leave of ab- Leave of 
sence for two months, on account of ill health. Absence. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday the Medical 
16th day of this instant June, resolve itself into a Charities 





Ordered, That the Select Committee on Medical 
Charities (Jreland), have leave to sit To-morrow, and 
upon Monday next, notwithstanding any adjourn- 
ment of the House. 


Sir George Clerk presented, pursuant to Orders, 
—Accounts of the Quantities of Coal, Cinders and 
Culm shipped at the several Ports of England, Scot- 
land and Ireland, Coastways, to other Ports of the 
United Kingdom, in the year 1842; distinguishing 
the Quantity shipped at each of the said Ports, as 
compared with the year 1841 :—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 1842; distinguish- 
ing the Countries to which the same were sent, and 


comparing the same with the year 1841; 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 1842, 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 Zondon during the year 
1842, comparing the same with the Quantities 


brought during the year 1841, 


An Account of the manner in which £.3,036. 16s. 
was expended for the Relief of the Distress, and in 
what parts, of the Western Districts of Zreland, in 


Vor. o8. 


Committee upon the Medical Charities (Ireland) en 
Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday Roman Catholic 
next, resolve itself into a Committee upon the Ro- on (Ireland) 


man Catholic Oath (Jreland) Bill. 


Ordered, That the Scientific Societies Bill be read Scientific _ 
a second time upon Thursday next. Gocletios Bel. 


Ordered, That the Assessed Taxes, &amp;c., Bill be Assessed Taxes, 
now read a second time :—The Bill was accordingly ® Bi" 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee 
of the whole House, for Thursday next. 


next, Exchequer Bills 
(Public Works} 
(Ireland) . 


Resolved, That House will, upon Thursday 
resolve itself into a Committee to consider the se- 





veral Acts relating to the Issue of Exchequer Bills 
for Public Works in Jreland. 

into a Committee upon the Church Endowment Bill ; 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be now received. 


sideration upon Thusrday next ; and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 
Z24 





and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 


the Committee had gone through the Bill, aud made 


Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly ; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further con- 


The 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Church Endow- 


ment Bill. 


No, 304. 








360 


o°__. 30 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Wheat, &amp;c., (Canada) 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 thefSir Thomas Fremantle, 

Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring : 

Tellers for thef Lord Worsley, 

Noes, Mr. Stansfield: 

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 Friday next. 


Wheat, &amp;c., 
(Canada) Bill. 


' 


Voo9, 
&gt; 
, 109. 
J 





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


Sabbati, 3° die Junii, 1843: 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Poor Relief (Zreland) Bill ; 

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


Poor Relief 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Small Debts The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Bill. reading of the Small Debts Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 
Fines and The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Penalties = mittee on the Fines and Penalties (Zreland) Bill ; 
(Ireland) Bill, 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 

the 12th day of this instant June, resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 
Superior Courts The Order of the day being read, for the second 
(Common Law) reading of the Superior Courts (Common Law) Bill; 
_ Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


Admiralty The House, according to Order, resolved itself 





Lands Bil. ~~ into a Committee upon the Admiralty Lands Bill ; 

No. 305. 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That | 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly ; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Friday next; and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 

Factories Bill. ©The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Factories Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
the 19th day of this instant June, resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 





County Courts 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Bill. 


reading of the County Courts Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upot Friday next. 


Grand Jury The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Presentments reading of the Grand Jury Presentments (/reland) 
(Ireland) Bill. Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


Law of Evi- 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
deuce Bill, 


mittee on the Law of Evidence Bill; 









Junii. A. 18438. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
the 12th day of this instant June, resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Attornies ang 
further consideration the Report on the Attornies Svlicitors Bi); 
and Solicitors Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday the 12th day of this 
instant June. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Copyhoia ang 
into a Committee upon the Copyhold and Cus- Customary 
tomary Tenure Bill; and, after some time spent 1 Bill. 
therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. No.306, 
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 
consideration upon Thursday next; and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Coroners Bill, 
reading of the Coroners Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Coal-whippers 

reading of the Coal-whippers Bill ; Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 

upon Friday the 23d day of this instant June. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Woollen, &amp;c, 
reading of the Woollen, &amp;c., Manufactures Bill; Manufactures 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 2!!! 
upon Friday the 23d day of this instant June. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means ; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


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

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


The House was moved, That the Act of the Par- Waterford 
liament of Jreland, 23 and 24 Geo. 3, c. 52, for Pelice Bill. 


better regulating the Police of the City of Water- 


and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker | ford, 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 Sir Henry Winston 
Barron and Mr. Wyse do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. George William Hope presented,—Further Emigration and 
Returns to several Addresses to Her Majesty, dated Colonial Lands. 


the 7th day of February and 24th day of May 
last, for Copies or Extracts of any Correspondence 
relative to Emigration, which has taken place since 
the date of the last Despatches which were laid 
before Parliament, for each of the Colonies respec- 
tively :—And, for Copies or Extracts of any Corre- 
spondence relative to the Sale of Colonial Lands, 
since the date of the last Despatches laid before 
Parliament: Part II. New South Wales, Van Die- 
men’s Land, Western Australia and New Zealand. 

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


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Clerks of the 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Pesce 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Returns of the Table of Fees payable to 
the Clerks of the Peace for each County in England 
and Wales:—Of the Items charged by them in 
Criminal Prosecutions, and stating the Amount re- 
ceived by them for the same in the year 1843 :— 
And, of the whole Amount received by them charged 
on 


Aliens. 


No. 





Comm 
laclos 


No 


Answ 
Addr 





—— 











Aliens. 


No. 307. 


Commons 
Inclosure Bill. 


No, 308. 


Answer to 
Addresses. 


Church of 
Scotland. 


Waste Lands. 


Police Reward 


and Superan- 
nuation Funds 
(Ireland.) 


Exports and 
mports 


(Brazil. } 
No. 309. 
Foreign Wine. 


No.310. 


Spirits, 
No.310. 








6 Vicrorriz. 


on the County Rates in the year 1842, exclusive of | 
the Sums received for Criminal Prosecutions, but 
including those received for Misdemeanors. 

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 state of the Laws affecting Aliens 
and others, resident in this country, not being 
native-born subjects of the British Crown, with a 
view to ascertain whether it may be expedient to 
make any and what alterations therein, for the pur- 
pose of facilitating the admission of Foreigners into 
the Rights and Privileges of British Subjects, ex- 
— the disability to be of the Privy Council, or 
a Member of either House of Parliament, as limited 
by the Act 12 and 13 Will.3, c. 2, have Power to re- 
port the Minutes of the Evidence taken before them. 

Mr. Hutt reported from the said Select Com- 
mittee; That they had considered the matters to | 





2° —3°—-8°— 





9° Junie. 361 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Public Works, Public Works 


(Ireland), which was presented upon Tuesday last, (Ireland.) 
be printed. 


No. 311. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Foreign Foreiga 


Woollens, which was presented upon Tuesday last, Voollens. 


be printed. No. 312, 
Ordered, That the Paper relative to Sinde, which Sinde. 

was presented upon Tuesday last, be printed. No, 313. 
Ordered, That the Return relative to Clergy Clergy 

Reserves ( Canada), which was presented upon (Canad) 

Tuesday last, be printed. No. 314. 
Ordered, That the Return relative to Gaols, which Gaols. 

was presented upon Tuesday last, be printed. No. 315. 


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





them referred; and had directed him to make a| 
Report thereof to the House, together with the | 
Minutes of the Evidence taken before them. | 

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


Lord Worsley presented a Bill for facilitating the 
Inclosure and Improvement of Commons: And the 
same was read the first time ; and ordered to be read 
a second time upon Wednesday the 14th day of this 
instant June ; and to be printed. 


Sir James Graham reported to the House, That 
their several Addresses of the 26th and 29th days 
of May last (that Her Majesty would be graciously 
pleased to give directions, that the Papers therein 
mentioned might be laid before this Reane), had | 
been presented to Her Majesty ; andthat Her Ma- | 
jesty had commanded him to acquaint this House, 
that She will give directions accordingly. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to an 
Address to Her Majesty,—A Copy of the Deed of 
Separation presented to the General Assembly of the 
Church of Scotland, by a Body of the Established 
Clergy. 

Mi Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to 
Orders,—A Return of the true or estimated Quan- 
tity, in statute measure, of all Common or Waste 
Lands, not being held in severalty, in every Parish 
or Tithe Commutation District, so far as the same 
can be ascertained from the Schedules to the Agree- 
ments or Awards, or frum the Apportionments re- 
ceived by the Tithe Commissioners for England 
and Wales, up to the 1st day of March 1843. 

Returns of the Police Reward Fund, consti- 
tuted by the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 13, s. 49, from 
the date of the last Return made to the House of 
Commons, up to the 25th May 1843:—Of the 

Police Superannuation Fund, constituted under the 
Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 13, s. 46, from the date | 
of the last Return made to the House of Commons | 
up to the 25th May 1843 :—And, of the Names of | 
all Persons receiving Pensions or Gratuities from | 
either of the above Funds, stating the nature of| 
their Services, and the Amount received by each per | 
annum, or otherwise. 

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




















Ordered, That the Account relative to Exports 
and Imports (Brazil), which was presented upon 
Tuesday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Foreign 
Wine, which was presented upon Tuesday last, be 
printed. 

Ordered, That the Account relative to Spirits, 
= “ae presented upon Tuesday last, be printed. | 

OL. 





Jovis, 8° die Junii ; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


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

not present; yet it being four of the clock, Mr. 

Speaker took the Chair, and again counted the 

House ; and Forty Members not being present :— 

The House was adjourned by Mr. Speaker, without 

a Question first put, till To-morrow. 





Veneris, 9° die Juni ; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Rothman, from the University of London, London 
was called in; and at the bar presented, pur- University. 
suant to Order,—A Return stating the Subjects of 
Examination for the Degree of Bachelor of Laws ; 
distinguishing the Pass and Honour Examinations ; 
and for the Degree of Doctor of Laws, in the Uni- 
versity of London :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Austin, from the Office of the Poor Law Rating of 
Commissioners, was called in ; and at the bar pre- (lrclandey 
sented, pursuant to Order,—A Return from the : 
Clerks of the several Unions declared in Jreland, 
of the Number of Tenements valued under £.5, 
arranged according to Provinces; the Amount of 
Rates assessed on same; the Amount received ; the 
Arrears due in each year respectively, since the 
Union has been declared open; the Number of Te- 
nements in each Union, valued at £.5, £.6,£.7, £.8, 
£.9 and £.10; with the like Returns from each 
several Union, arranged according to Provinces:— 

And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 

Table. 


Mr. Rushworth, from the Treasury, was called Isle of Man. 
in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,— 
A Return of the Receipts and Expenditure of the 
Isle of Man, for the years 1840, 1841 and 1842, 
exhibiting the various sources whence derived, and 
the various purposes to which applied ; also, show- 
ing the Appropriation of the Surplus Revenues, and 
the authority upon which that Appropriation has 
been made, distinguishing Ecclesiastical from Civil 
Revenues. 

Return to an Order dated the 12th day of May shipping. 
last, for Returns of all Tolls, Dues, Fees and other 
Charges imposed by public authority on Foreign 

3A 


Shipping 











362 


Shipping in each of the Ports of London, Liverpool, 
Bristol, Hull, Newcastle, Leith, Greenock, Dundee, 
Dublin, Belfast and Waterford, respectively ; stat- 
ing the Particulars in each case ; and distinguishing 
the cases in which Official Vouchers are given for 
such Payments, and in which they are not given :— 
Also, an Account of all Charges which are levied in 
the above Ports on Foreign Vessels, and not levied 
on British Vessels ; together with a Statement of any 
Commercial, Fiscal or other Advantages enjoyed in 
such Ports by British Vessels, from which Foreign | 
Vessels are excluded :— And, of all Tolls, Dues, 
Fees and other Charges imposed by Public Autho- 
rity on British Shipping in each of the Principal | 
Ports of those Countries which have entered into | 
Treaties of Reciprocity with Great Britain; stating 
the Particulars in each case, and distinguishing the 
cases in which Official Vouchers are given for these 
Payments, and in which they are not given :—Also, 
an Account of all the Charges which are levied on 
British Vessels in any such Country, and which 
are not levied on Vessels under its own Flag; to- 
gether with a Statement of any Commercial, Fiscal 
or other Advantages enjoyed by such Foreign Vessels 
from which British Vessels are excluded. 


Accounts of all Soap made in each Town in Great 
Britain, distinguishing Hard from Soft Soap, and 
also the Quantity upon which the sicilated Duty 
has been charged, from the 5th day of January 1842 
to the 5th day of January 1843 :—Of all Soap ex- 
ported, and the Amount of Drawback paid thereon, 
specifying the Port from whence shipped, from the 
5th day of January 1842 to the 5th day of January 
1843:—Of the Quantity of Soap, distinguishing 
Hard from Soft, and the Amount of all Allowances 
and Drawbacks made to the Manufacturers of Wool- 
Jens, Linen, Silk and others, from the 5th day of 
January 1842 to the 5th day of January 1843 :— 
Of all Soap exported to Jreland, Hard and Soft, the 
Port from whence shipped, and the Amount of 
Drawback paid thereon, from the Sth day of Ja- 
nuary 1842 to the 5th day of January 1843 :—Of 





Soap. 


6° Junie. 





all Soap imported into Great Britain, Hard and 
Soft, the Port at which imported, and the Amount of 
Duty paid thereon, from the 5th day of January | 
1842 to the 5th day of January 1843:—Of the | 
Names of all Persons convicted of defrauding the | 
Revenue arising from Soap; the Date of each Con- | 
viction; the Amount of the several Penalties; | 
whether the Persons so convicted had been previously | 
convicted or fined, or had had Penalties compro- | 
mised with or without Conviction ; the Amount paid 

to the seizing Officer for each Conviction ; aud the 

Names, dates and Amount of all Penalties paid in 

all cases which have been compromised or tried | 
before the Summary Court of Excise, from the 5th | 
day of January 1842 to the 5th day of January | 
1843 :—And, of the Number of Licenses granted 

to Soap Makers; distinguishing those granted in 

England, Scotland and Ireland, from the 5th day | 
of January 1842 to the 5th day of January 1843 

(in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 342, | 
of Session 1842). 

A Copy of the Correspondence which has taken 
place with regard to the removal of the Peninsula, 
West India and Oriental Mail Packets from Fal- 
mouth, and of any Treasury Minute relating thereto: | 
—-And then he withdrew. 


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


Port of 
Falmouth. 


Deptford Poor 
and Improve- 
ment Bill. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Deptford 
Poor and Improvement Bill have leave to sit this 
day till five of the clock, during the sitting of the 
House. 

‘ 
Public Petitions The Earl of Arundel and Surrey reported from | 
(Thirty-firrt the Select Committee on Public Petitions ; That | 
Deport.) they had examined the Petitions presented upon the | 





A. 1843. 


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. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Sutherlana 
Sutherland Roads Bill to make their Report, be fur- Roads Bil, 
ther enlarged till Monday next. 


Cam 
Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Northampton Bor 
Northampton Improvement Bill; and to whom se- Improvement as 
veral Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; 8" N 
That they had considered the said Petitions; and 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found Ath 
the same to be true; and had gone through the Elec 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. N 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on Balfours Fac 


Balfour’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 
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. Greene reported from the Committee on the sutherland 
Sutherland Roads Bill; That they had examined Rosds Bill 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Lands in the Pa- Great Bromley 
rish of Great Bromley, in the County of Essex, was !nclosure Bill. 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Charles Round do carry the 


Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Todhunter’s Divorce Bill was read a second time ; Todhunter’s 
and committed to the Select Committee on Divorce Divorce Bill. 
ills. 
Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, that they do hear counsel and examine wit- 
nesses for the said Bill; and also, that they do hear 
counsel and examine witnesses against the Bill, if 
the Parties concerned think fit to be heard by coun- 
sel or produce witnesses. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Kendall’s 
the Report om Kendall’s Divorce Bill; and the Divorce Bill. 
Amendment was read, as followeth ; 

Pr. 5. ls. 33. and 34. Leave out “ and all other 
‘ rights, titles, inheritances, claims and de- 

‘ mands.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 

was agreed to. 


« 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Plymouth, ke, 
the Report on the Plymouth, &amp;c., Roads, Carriages Reads, — . 
and Boats Regulation Bill; and the Amendments estou Bill 
were read, and agreed to; and Amendments were ~ 
made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Petitions of Medical Officers of Workhouses in Poor Relief 
Treland ;—and, Vice-Chairman of the Board of (Teland) Act 
Guardians of Tipperary Poor Law Union; praying for 
amendment of the Poor Relief (Jreland) Act,—were 


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


Petitions from Kilmegan ;—Clontuskert ; — and, Education 

Donegore and Kilbride ; praying the House to adopt (elan) 
to 
the 


measures for giving encouragement and support 








its 


ll. 





Cambridge 
Borough 
Election. 


No. 316. 


Athlone 
Election. 


No. 317. 


Factories Bill. 


6 Vicroriz. 


the schools in connection with the Church Education 
Society for Ireland,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Devenish ;—ana, Errigle Keroge ; 
praying that the annual grant for National Education 
in Lreland may be henceforth discontinued,—were 
also presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 





Mr. Chalmers, one of the Clerks attending Com- 
mittees of this House, presented, pursuant to Order, 
— Minutes of the Proceedings of the Select Com- 
mittee on the Cambridge Borough Election Petition, 
and of the Evidence taken before them. 

Minutes of the Proceedings of the Select Com- 
mittee on the Athlone Election Petition. 

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


Petitions from Temple Coombe and South Cheriton; 
— Reading ;—Arundel ;— Gill Moss ;—Saint Cleer ; 
— Weybridge;— Weobley ;—Linkinhorne;—-Polruan; 
—Lansalos ;—Hig Way Lanteglos ;—Buckland ;— 
Worksop ; —Scarborough (two Petitions); —Trim- 
ley ; —LIpswich ;— Manchester ; — Saint Teath;— 
Harlech (three Petitions); — Keighley (two Peti- 
tions) ; — Tintagel (two Petitions) ; —Stratford ;— 
Lynn ;—Camelford ;—Saint Blazey ;—Lostwithiel ; 
—Mary-le-bone (two Petitions) ;—Saint Austell ;— 
Port Isaac (two Petitions) ;— Woolwich ;—Citrhe- 
dyn ; — Bwich ; —Langorse ; —Fordham (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Saint George’ s-in-the- East (two Petitions) ; 
— Moy ;—Llanwythelanand ;— Withersfield ;—Brill 
(two Petitions) ; — Woolhampton ; —— Boarstall ; — 
Augnacloy ;—Pennant and Llanbrynmair ;— Brent 
and Llanbrynmair ;—Wern and Llanbrynmair ;— 
Trevecca (two Petitions) ;—Oxford-street (Middle- 
sex) ;— Gosport ;— Tucking Mill ;—Boynton ;— Bos- 
castle (two Petitions); — Stockton-upon-Tees (two 
Petitions) ; —Jslington ;—Lower Stoke (Kent) (two 
Petitions) ; —Llanwrtyd ; — Llangamarch ; —Llan- 
silin ; —Deptford ; —Hazlegrove ; —Launceston ;— 
Whitehaven ; —Aberystwyth ; —Stockport ; —Neath 
(four Petitions) ;—Malham ;— Builth ;—Llandinam 
(two Petitions) ; —Llemmihengel ; —Rahue ;—Carl- 
ton ;—Settle ;— Ingleton (two Petitions) ;—Langliffe 
and Stainforth ;—Gargrave ;—Bentham (two Peti- 
tions); —Long Preston ; —Embsay-with-Eastby ;— 
Paythorne ;— Wigglesworth (two Petitions) ;—Bur- 
ton-in-Lonsdale ;— Austwick (two Petitions) ;—Shkip- 
ton-in-Craven ;— Baldock ;— Cheltenham (four Peti- 
tions) ;—Bradleys Both; — Berwick-on-Tweed ; — 
Great Yarmouth ;— Long Birch and Blackladies ;— 
Hampstead (three Petitions) ;— Potters Barr ;— 
Brill; — Highbury College ; — Llanwythelon ; — 
Wigan (four Petitions) ;—Wrightinton ;—Dundee ; 
—Birchley ; —Hindley ; — Ystradfeltte ; —Lanfair 
(two Petitions) ;—Gwynfryn;— forest Row (two 
Petitions) ;—Satsarnauirs ;— Pontrhydyfen ;—Llan- 
garnarch ;—Reeth ;—Yorath ;—Dyffryn Ardudwy ; 
—Abbeyleix ;--Deeping Fen ;-- Westminster ;-—-The 
there-undersigned ; — Chiswick ;— Beverley (three 
Petitions) ;— Perranzabuloe ;— Bishops Cleeve ;— 
Shipton (three Petitions) ;—Kildwick (seven Peti- 
tions) ;——Addingham (four Petitions) ; —Jlkley ;— 
Cramlington (two Petitions) ;—Bermondsey ;—Nun- 
eaton ; —Runcorn ;—Howden (three Petitions) ;— 
Whitby ;—Appleby ;—Pontefract ;—Polesworth ;-- 
Blyth (two Petitions); —Warton ; —Broomley ; — 
Austrey ;—Seghill and Seaton Delaval (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Buckingham ;——Saint Agnes(two Petitions) ; 
— Newtown ; —Southampton ;— Kingston-upon-Hull 
(seven Petitions) ;— Sutton (three Petitions) ;—Eg- 
gesford and Wembworthy ;—Chawleigh (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Hollacomb ;—Chulmleigh (two Petitions) ; 
—Cheldon ; —Collumpton ;—Axminster (three Peti- 
tions) ; — Chudleigh ; — Exeter (two Petitions) ;— 
Frithelstock ; — Buckland ; — Bradford (York) ;— 
Haworth ;—City-road (Middlesex) ;—Standground ; 
—Henbury ; — Woodhouse End ;—Macclesfield (six 


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363 


Petitions) ;—Prestbury (two Petitions) ;—Broken 
Cross (two Petitions) ;—Hurdsfield (two Petitions) ; 
— Great Warford ; — Kerridge ; — Aberdeen ; — 
Aberafon ; —Upwood ; —Stalbridye ;—Lougham ;— 
Poole (three Petitions) ;—Swanage (two Petitions) ; 
— Morden(two Petitions) ;—Binegar (two Petitions) ; 
— Lytchett Matravers (two Petitions) ; — Lower 
Lytchett (two Petitions) ;—Corfe (two Petitions) ;— 
Gedney ;—Tydd, Saint Mary ;—Enneth ; —Long 
Sutton (two Petitions);— Wisbech (four Petitions) ; 
— Outwell ; —Beamsley (two Petitions) ;—Draugh- 
ton ;—Gargrave ;—Silsden (four Petitions) ;—Heb- 
den (two Petitions) ;— Grassington (two Petitions) ; 
—Cononley ; —Skipton;— Wimborne Minster (two 
Petitions) ;--Horton Heath ;— Wimborne ;—Wood- 
lands ; —Cranbourne ; —Holtwood ; —Salcombe ; — 
Ramsay (Huntingdonshire) (two Petitions) ;—Kings- 
bridge ; —Sawtry ; —Aveton Gifford ;—Alconbury ; 
— Swansea (two Petitions) ;— Pont-av-dulais ; — 
Pont-ar-dawa ;— Harting ;— Oulton(two Petitions); 
—Siloh (two Petitions) ;— Rogate ;—Pennell ; — 
Reading ;— Great Raveley;—and, Melyncwrt; pray- 
ing that the Factories Bill may not pass into a law, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Petitions from Doncaster ;—Whitehaven ;—Wad- 
worth ;—Finningley, Blaxton and Auckley ;—Har- 
worth ; —Silkstone ; — Thurnscoe ; —Ravenfield ; — 
Cleator ;—and, Long Stanton; praying that the said 
Bill may pass into a law,—were also presented, and 
read ; onl ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Sowerby ;—and, Bradford (York) ; 
praying that provision may be made in the said 
Bill for further limiting the hours of labour of 
young persons employed in Factories,—were also 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
‘Table. 


several Petitions of Thomas Hollins Smith, of Wii- 
liam Hannay and of John Whyatt, Electors, com- 
plaining of an undue Election and Return for the 
Town and County of the Town of Nottingham, in- 
formed the House, That the Committee had de- 
termined, 

That Thomas Gisborne, the Younger, Esquire, was 
duly elected a Burgess to serve in this present Par- 
liament for the Town and County of the Town of 
Nottingham. 

And the said Determination was ordered to be 
entered in the Journals of this House. 


mittee, be laid before this House. 


George Kewney and William E, Wagstaffe;— George 
Hinchcliffe ;— Thomas Brown ;—J. W. Cowley and 
John Charsley ;— John Charsley; — Charles B. 
Longcroft ;— George Bernard Corfe ;—John Hinton; 
— R. Bremridge ;—Francis Harding Gell ;—Wii- 
liam Harding ;—and, Philip Wilson; praying that 
the Coroners Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- 


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


the port of Peterhead, praying the House to take 
into consideration the law relating to the Merchant 
Seamen’s Fund, in order to its repeal or amendment, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


chants, Ship-owners and other Inhabitants of the 
royal burgh of Dundee, in the county of Forfar ; 
praying that the Dundee Harbour Bill may not pass 





Vot. 98. 


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8Aa2 into 


Mr. Bernal, by Order, from the Select Committee Nottingham 
appointed to try and determine the matter of the Town Election ; 


Ordered, That the Minutes of the Proceedings, Minutes 
and of the Evidence taken before the said Com- °"™¢re4 


Petitions of Stephen Reed; — William Lamb ; — Coroners Bill. 


A Petition of Ship-owners, Merchants, Bankers, Merchaut Sea. 
Captains, Mates, Seamen and others, connected with men’s Fund. 


Petitions of the Chairman of a Meeting of Elec- Dundee 
tors and other Inhabitants of Dundee;—and, Mer- Harbour Bill, 





Bolton Water- 
works Bill, 


Drumpeller 
Railway 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


Topsham 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Infant Orphan 
Asylum. 


Roman Catholic 
Relief Act. 


Maynooth 
College. 


Smoke. - 


County Courts 
Bill. 





364 9° Juniz. 


into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 

A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town 
Council of the royal burgh of Cupar, in the county 
of Fife, praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the said 
Bill, was also presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Derby Ward, in the 
borough of Bolton, praying that the Bolton Water- 
works Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Drumpeller Railway (No. 2.) 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, upon Tuesday next. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Topsham Improvement 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. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Infant Orphan Asylum Bill, the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, inas- 
much as the Bill relates to a subject included in the 
first class, viz. Property held in Trust for Charitable 
Purposes, but no Notices have been given. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Petitions from Errigle Keroge ;—and, Devenish ; 
praying for the repeal of the Roman Catholic Relief 
Act,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Errigle Keroge ;— Devenish ;—and, 
Rathvilly ; praying the House to withdraw every 
kind of public support from the College of May- 
nooth,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- 
bourhood of Rochdale, in the county of Lancaster, 
stating that the quantity of smoke now issuing from 
fires and furnaces is a great public nuisance; that 
not only by the testimony of scientific and practical 
men, but by various examples, it is proved that the 
said nuisance may be in a great degree, if not en- 
tirely, prevented ; that many manufacturers and 
others who have applied effectual remedies, state 
that the result is attained, if not with a positive 
economy of fuel, certainly with no loss; and praying 
that the House will institute an inquiry into these 
and other facts, and if it shall be found that the 
manufacturers and others using furnaces will not be 
seriously injured by remedial measures, that enact- 





ments be made which shall tend to the general! 
abatement of a nuisance so prejudicial to the com- | 
fort ana cleanliness of the people, and to the produce | 
and appearance of the country, was presented, and | 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Cheltenham ;— Horbury ;— and, 
Saint Olave, Southwark; praying that the County 
Courts Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 





A. 1843. 


A Petition of Members of the Artisans and La- Land Alot. 


bourers’ Friend Society of Rothley, Mountsorrel, 
Quorndon, Barrow, Sileby and Belgrave, praying 
the House to appoint a Committee to inquire into 
the effect of the allotment system generally, and 
moreover to take into consideration the propriety 
of employing the totally destitute portion of the 
labouring classes upon the uncultivated land, both 
at home and in the colonies of Great Britain, upon 
the principle of an association of interests, was 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Two Petitions from Derby, praying that the House Post-office, 


will cause an immediate inquiry to be made into the 
state of the Post-office, with the view of carrying 
into full effect the recommendations of Mr. Rowland 
Hill,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Cooper, of Leicester, statin 
that the Petitioner was, on the 5th day of May, sent 
to the Queen’s Prison, Southwark; that the Peti- 
tioner, while there, memorialized the Secretary of 
State and also the J udges of the Court of Queen’s 
Bench, to the effect that he might be permitted to 
remain in the Queen’s Prison; that the Petitioner 
received no answer to his memorial, but was sud- 
denly brought to the county gaol at Stafford, where 
he now is, and although he claimed to be placed as 
a first class misdemeanant on the debtor’s side of 
the prison, he was immediately placed in a room 
usually allotted to malefactors, and told that he 
must subsist on oatmeal gruel, potatoes and coarse 
bread ; that the Petitioner entreated that he might 
be allowed to buy his own food, but was refused, and 
that his money was taken from him, together with 
his books and papers, and he was told that he could 
neither be allowed books nor correspondence ; and 
praying the interference of the House for procuring 
him an amelioration of his treatment, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bridport ;— Tower Hamlets (Chair- ThomasCooper, 
man of a Meeting) ;— Bulwell (Chairman of a Meet- *"4 M's 


ing) ;—Stourbridge;— Campsie (Chairman of a Meet- 
ing) ; — Bath (Chairman of a Meeting) ;— Alva 
(Chairman of a Meeting) ; —Silsden ; — Maryhill 
(Chairman of a Meeting) ;— Birmingham (Chairman 
of a Meeting) ;—Merthyr Tydvil (Chairman of a 
Meeting) ;— Bristol (Chairman of a Meeting) ;— 
Greenock (Chairman of a Meeting) ;—and, Star ; 
praying for mitigation of the treatment of Thomas 
Cooper and others, prisoners confined for political 
offences in Stafford Gaol,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Stockport, in the Political 
county of Chester, complaining of the treatment of Prisoners. 


certain political offenders in Knutsford and Stafford 
Gaols, and praying for such mitigation of their pun- 
ishment as may seem right and just, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Joseph Cappur, of Tunstal, stating Joseph Cappur. 


that he has been sentenced to two years’ imprison- 
ment for sedition, and has now undergone nearly 
eight months of that period in the county gaol at 
Stafford ; complaining of the severity of his treat- 
ment in that gaol; and praying the House to take 
his case into consideration, and adopt measures 
for procuring an amelioration of his sufferings, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of John Richards, of Hanley, stating Joh Richards. 
that he has been sentenced to one year’s imprison- 
ment for conspiracy, and was at first placed in the 

Queen’s 


&amp; Thomas Cooper, 








Uni 


Tre 








Union with 
Ireland. 


Arms (Ireland) 
Bill. 


Magistrates 
(Ireland. ) 


Municipal 
Corporations 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Slave Trade. 


Parochial 
Assessments 
Act. 


Guilds and 
Incorporations 
{Scotland.) 


6 Vicrortz. G° Junie. 365 
Queen’s Prison, Southwark, but was suddenly re-| burgh of Dundee, praying the House to pass a law 
moved to the county gaol at Stafford, where he now | directly and completely abolishing the exclusive 
is; complaining of the severity of his treatment in | privileges of the Guilds and Incorporations of Scot- 
that gaol; end praying the House to take steps for | and, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
procuring an amelioration of his sufferings, was | upon the Table. 


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


Table. A Petition of the President and other Members of 


the Committee of Managers of the Cheltenham 
A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inha-| Literary and Philosophical Institution, praying 
bitants of Birmingham, praying the House to prepare that the Scientific Societies Bill may pass into a law, 
at the earliest possible period, a Bill to reinvest Jre-| was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
land with a Domestic Parliament, elected by the’ the Table. 
entire people of that country, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. A Petition of Coal-owners of the Rivers Tyne, 
ky Wear and Tees ;—and, Coal-owners of the port of 
A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In-| Cardiff, in the county of Glamorgan; praying the 
habitants of Greenock, praying that the Arms (Jre-| House to pass an Act for the total oan immediate 
land) Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, | repeal of the duty on the export of Coal,—were 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. _ and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 





A Petition of the Chairman ofa Meeting of In- | 7 
habitants of Sheffield, stating that the Petitioner, Petitions from Whitburn ;—Hamilton ;—James 
is informed that a number of Magistrates, gentle- | Bennett and family ;—and, Falkirk; praying for 
men of rank, property and undoubted loyalty, have | the repeal of the Corn and Provision Laws,—were 
been dismissed from the Commission of the Peace | presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
in Ireland for having attended meetings held for the | Table. 
a ane of petitioning for a repeal of the Legislative 
nion between Great Britain and Ireland ; and pray- vet 
ing the House to address Her Majesty that She will | Petitions);—Codicote ;—and, Hexton; praying that 
be graciously pleased to instruct the Lord Chan-, the overgrown parishes of the kingdom, especially 
cellor of Ireland to reinstate those gentlemen in the | those in the manufacturing, mining and commercial 
Commission of the Peace, was presented , and read ; districts, may be divided into smaller parishes, each 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. containing only a manageable amount of population, 
and duly provided with a church, a clergyman and 
A Petition of Simon Newport, Esquire, late Pre- | schools,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
sident of the Court of Conscience, in the city of | lie upon the Table. 
Waterford, stating that the Petitioner was duly | 
sworn into the office of President of the Court of! A Petition of Mark Story, of Silver-street, in the 
Conscience in the city of Waterford, by usage and , City of Durham, Currier, of James Shaw, of the 
statute, on the 29th September 1841, but by an Act | Market-place, in the same City, Grocer, and of 
of the last Session of Parliament, 5 and 6 Vic. c. 46, | Joseph Holmes, of Elvet Bridge, in the same City, 
s. 3, a Clause was inserted which unintentionally de- | Grocer and Tea-dealer, Electors of the City of Dur- 
prived him of his office before his term had expired, _ham, on behalf of themselves and others, claiming: 
and threw it into the hands of an individual who had | and having a right to vote for Members to serve in 
no claim to it whatever, and not having perceived | Parliament for the said City, was delivered in and 
any Clause in the Municipal Corporations (reland) | read; setting forth, That an Election of a Member 
Bill now pending, to correct the error, he solicits | to serve in this present Parliament for the City of 
from the House that protection and redress which | Durham took place at the said City on the third day 
will have the effect of either replacing him in his| of April last; that such Election became _neces- 
rightful position, or an order for such compensation, | sary by the retirement of Robert Fitzroy, Esquire, 
as may be deemed equitable, was presented, and, one of the then Members for the said City; that at 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. the time of such Election the Petitioners were and 
_have since continued to be and still are electors of 
A Petition of the Chairman and Secretary of the | and voters for the said City, and as such had a 
Hibernian Anti-Slavery Society, stating that they | right to vote, and did vote, for a Member to serve 
have heard with sorrow and indignation that the ;in Parliament at such Election aforesaid; that at 
Slave Trade is still continued on the coast of Africa | such Election there were two Candidates to supply 
by British capital, and by the co-operation of Brit-|the vacancy occasioned by the retirement of the 
ish Merchants, who openly supply the most notorious | said Robert Fitzroy, Esquire, one of which Candi- 
dealers with goods and stores used by them as aj dates wasthe Right honourable Arthur Hill Trevor 


Petitions from Redbourn ;—Saint Albans (two 





medium of barter for stolen and enslaved men, women 
and children ; and praying the House to order that 
searching inquiry be made into the matter which 
the emergency of the case demands, and which they 
now most respectfully and earnestly entreat, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions of the Right honourable and Reverend 
Lord Frederick Beauclerk, bp. v., Vicar of Saint 
Michael's, Saint Alban’s, in the diocese of London ; 
—and, Thomas James Jaumard, a. M., Vicar of Co- 
dicote, in Hertfordshire; praying for the repeal of 
so much of the Parochial Assessments Act, as affects 
the assessment upon tithes and tithe rent-charge, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Burgesses, Guild Bre- 
thren, Craftsmen and other Inhabitants of the royal 
Vo. 98. 


; 


Viscount Dungannon, and the other Candidate was 
John Bright, Esquire ; that at such Election a poll 
was demanded, granted and proceeded with, and 
that at the close thereof the numbers were declared 
to be, for Lord Dungannon, 507; for Mr. Bright, 
405; and that thereupon the said Right honourable 
Arthur Hill Trevor Viscount Dungannon, was de- 
clared to be elected, and was accordingly duly re- 
| turned by the name and style of the Right honour- 
‘able Arthur Trevor Viscount Dungannon, as Mem- 
ber to sit in this present Parliament for the said 
City of Durham; that at such Election the said 
| Right honourable Arthur Hill Trevor Viscount 
| Dungannon, by himself, his agents, friends and 
\managers, and by persons employed on his behalf, 
before and at and during the time of the said Elec- 
tion, was guilty of open and extensive bribery and 
corrupt practices, in order to procure persons having 
or claiming to have a right to vote at such Election 
to vote for the said Right honourable Arthur Hill 

343 Trevor 





Scientific 
Societies Bith 


Coal. 


Corn Laws. 


Church of 
England. 


Durham City 


Election. 





Petition of 
Mark Story and 
others, Electors, 





366 


Trevor Viscount Dungannon, at the said Election, 
and to forbear to vote for the said John Bright, 
Esquire, and in order to procure the said Right 
honourable Arthur Hill Trevor Viscount Dungan- 
non, to be returned to serve in this present Parlia- 
ment for the said City ; that the said Right honour- 
able Arthur Hill Trevor Viscount Dungannon, by 
himself, his agents and managers, and by persons 
employed on his behalf, before, and at and during 
the time of such Election, was guilty of various 
corrupt acts, and employed undue influence, and 
other illegal and improper means, and gave and 
caused to be given, divers sums of money, and gave 
and entered into, and caused to be made, given and 
entered into, divers gifts, rewards, agreements and 
engagements to several persons having and claiming 
to have a right to vote at such Election, in order to 
procure them to vote at such Election for the said 
Right honourable Arthur Hill Trevor Viscount 
Dungannon, and to forbear to vote for the said John 
Bright, Esquire, and in order to procure the said 
Right honourable Arthur Hill Trevor Viscount 
Dungannon, to be returned to serve in this present 
Parliament for the City aforesaid; that the said 


-Right honourable Arthur Hill Trevor Viscount 


Jolin Harding 
Veitch and 
others, Electors. 


Dungannon, by himself, his agents and managers, 
and by persons employed in his behalf, since and 
after such Election was so had and come to as afore- 
said, to wit, on the eight and ninth days of May 
last, and in pursuance of corrupt agreements entered 
into before, at and during such Election, paid, and 
caused to be paid, divers sums of money to each of 
several hundred persons, such persons being voters, 
and having given their votes at such Election in 
favour of the said Right honourable Arthur Hill 
Trevor Viscount Dungannon, and the said Peti- 
tioners aver that the sums of money so paid were 
given in pursuance of a corrupt agreement made 
before, at and during such Election with the said 
several voters, to whom they were respectively paid 
as aforesaid, and were given corruptly and illegally 
for and in consideration that the said several per- 
sons being such voters had given their votes, and 
had voted in favour of the said Right honourable 
Arthur Hill Trevor Viscount Dungannon, at such 
aforesaid Election, and for and in no other respect 
whatsoever ; that the said Right honourable Arthur 
Hill Trevor Viscount Dungannon, by himself, his 
agents and managers, and by persons employed in 
his behalf since and subsequent to such Election, 
to wit, on the eighth and ninth days of May last, 
and in pursuance and furtherance of the general 
bribery and corruption which prevailed thereat, did 
give, pay and deliver to divers persons divers sums 
of money, in consideration that such persons being 
voters, and having a right to vote, had given their 
votes at such Election in favour of the said Right 
honourable Arthur Hill Trevor Viscount Dungan- 
non; that the said Right honourable Arthur Hill 
Trevor Viscount Dungannon, by the said corrupt 
and illegal practices, was and is wholly disabled 
and incapacitated and ineligible to serve in Parlia- 
ment for the said City of Durham, and the Return 
of the said Right honourable Arthur Hill Trevor 
Viscount Dungannon 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 Right honourable Arthur 
Hill Trevor Viscount Dungannon wholly null and 
void, or that the House will afford the Petitioners 
such further and other relief in the premises as to 
the Hovse shall seem fit. 

A Petition of John Hardinge Veitch, of the Mar- 
ket-place, in the City of Durham, Stationer, of Mark 
Story, of Silver-street, in the same City, Currier, 
and, of James Shaw, of the Market-place, in the 
same City, Grocer, Electors of the City of Durham, 
on behalf of themselves and others, claiming and 
having a right to vote for Members to serve in Par- 
liament for the said City, was also delivered in, and 


Y° Junie. 








A. 1843. 


read ; setting forth, That an Election of a Member 
to serve in this present Parliament for the City of 
Durham took place at the said City on the third 
day of April last; that such Election became neces- 
sary by the retirement of Robert Fitzroy, Esquire, 
one of the then Members for the said City; that at 
the time of such Election the Petitioners were, and 
have since continued to be, and still are electors of, 
and voters for the said City, and as such had a right 
to vote, and did vote, for a Member to serve in Par- 
liament at such Election aforesaid ; that at such 
Election there were two Candidates to supply the 
vacancy occasioned by the retirement of the said 
Robert Fitzroy, Esquire, one of which Candidates 
was the Right honourable Arthur Hill Trevor 
Viscount Dungannon, and the other Candidate was 
Jonn Bright, Esquire; that at such Election a poll 
was demanded, granted and proceeded with, and 
that at the close thereof, the numbers were declared 
to be, for Lord Dungannon, 507; for Mr. Bright, 
405 ; and that thereupon the said Right honourable 
Arthur Hill Trevor Viscount Dungannon, was de- 
clared to be elected, and was accordingly duly re- 
turned by the name and style of the Right honour- 
able Arthur Trevor Viscount Dungannon, as Mem- 
ber to sit in this present Parliament for the said 
City of Durham; that at such Election the said 
Right honourable Arthur Hill Trevor Viscount 
Dungannon, by himself, his agents, friends and ma- 
nagers, and by persons employed on his behalf, 
before, and at and during the time of thesaid Election, 
was guilty of open and extensive bribery and cor- 
rupt practices in order to procure persons having or 
claiming to have a right to vote at such Election to 
vote for the said Right honourable Arthur Hiil 
Trevor Viscount Dungannon at the said Election, 
and to forbear to vote for the said John Bright, 
Esquire, and in order to procure the said Right 
honourable Arthur Hill Trevor Viscount Dungan- 
non, to be returned to serve in this present Parlia- 
ment for the said City ; that the said Right honour- 
able Arthur Hill Trevor Viscount Dungannon, by 
himself, his agents, and managers, and by persons 
employed in his behalf, before and at and during 
the time of such Election, was guilty of various 
corrupt acts, and employed undue influence and 
other illegal and improper means, and gave and 
caused to be given divers sums of money, and gave 
and entered into, and caused to be made, given and 
entered into, divers gifts, rewards, agreements and 
engagements to several persons having and claiming 
to have a right to vote at such Election, in order to 
procure them to vote at such Election for the said 
Right honourable Arthur Hill Trevor Viscount 
Dungannon, and to forbear to vote for the said John 
Bright, Esquire, and in order to procure the said 
Right honourable Arthur Hill Trevor Viscount 
Dungannon to be returned to serve in this present 
Parliament, for the City aforesaid; that the said 
Right honourable Arthur Hill Trevor Viscount 
Dungannon, by himself, his agents and managers, 
and by persons employed on his behalf, since and 
after such Election was so had and come to as afore- 
said, to wit, on the eighth and ninth days of May 
last, and in pursuance of corrupt agreements, en- 
tered into before, at and during such Election, paid 
and caused to be paid divers sums of money to each 
of several hundred persons, such persons being 
voters, and having given their votes at such Election 
in favour of the said Right honourable Arthur Hill 
Trevor Viscount Dungannon, (and that amongst 
such persons so paid as aforesaid were those whose 
names are hereunder written, who received the 
sums of money set against their names respec- 
tively) :— 

Robert Paxton Green Ackroyd, senior, 11.; Ralph 
Adams, 1l.; James Adamson, 11.; John Adamson, 
1/.; Israel Adamson, 11.; Joseph Allan, 11.; John 
Allan, 11.; Jonathan Appleby, 11.; Henry Ash- 


worth, 11.; Thomas Theophilus Atkinson, 1 l.; George 
' Ayre, 














6 Vicroriz. O° Junie. 367 


Ayre,1l.; John Bainbridge, 11.; Stephen Banks, | ley, 11.; Rowland Wilson, 11.; Thomas Wilkinson, 
1l.; Matthew Bee, 11.; William Stockton Black-| senior, 11.; Jokn Wilkinson (Moorsley),11.; Wil- 
lock, 11.; George Blagdon, 11.; John Bland, junior, | liam Wills, 11.; Thomas Wills, junior, 11.; John 
11.; William Bowey, 11.; Thomas Boyd,11,; Wil-| Wills,1l.; Thomas Wills, 11.; John Woodifield, 11.; 
liam Heslop Bradley, 11.; George Brown, 11.;| Henry Young (Middle Rainton), 11.; John Young 
William Brown, 11.; John Brown, 11.; James Carr,| (Middle Rainton), 11.; Thomas Young (Middle 
1l.; Thomas Clark (Middle Rainton), 11.; George | Rainton), 11.; James Young (Middle Rainton), 11. ; 
Clark, 11.; William Clark, 11.; William Clark | Matthew Bee, 11.; Robert Brown, (Back-lane, Dur- 


(Durham),1l.; William Clifton, 11.; Richard Coul- | 
son (Houghton-le- Spring), 11.; William Coulson, 11.; 
Richard Coulson (Pittington), 11.; Thomas Coulson, 
1l.; Thomas Crofton, 1l.; William Crofton, senior, 
11.; William Cummings, 11.; Richard Davidson, 
11.; George Deanham, 11.; George Clark Dizon, 
11.; Thomas Dizon, 1l.; Edward Dodds, senior, 
1/.; Joseph Dodds, junior, 11.; Joseph Dodds, 11.; 
Henry Douglass, 11.; Henry Douglass, junior, 11. ; 
Charles Ebdy, 11.; William Elliott, junior, 11. ; 
John Elliott, 11. ; Joseph Elliott, 11.; William Elliott, 
senior, 1/.; William Errington, 11.; Robert Far- 
row, 1l.; John Gainford, senior, 11.; Thomas Gain- 
ford, 1l.; George Gleason, 11.; Thomas Graham, 1 1. ; 
William Grieveson, 1l.; John Grieveson, 1l.; John 
Grieveson, junior, 1l.; John Hall, 1l.; William | 











ham, 11.; Henry George Clark, 11.; Thomas Brown, 
gentleman, (Gillsgate, Durham), 11l.; George Co- 
well,il.; Peter Dryden,11l.; Thomas Eggleston, 11. ; 
John Embleton, 11.; William Farmery, 11.; George 
Fenwich, 11.; William Forster, 1l.; George Goun- 
dry, (Gilligate, Durham), 11.; Anthony Hall, 11. ; 
Archibald Harper, 11.; John Heaton; 11.; Thomas 
Keith,1l.; Emanuel Kellett ; William Kennedy, 11.; 
William Lightfoot, 1l.; John Lightfoot, 11.; James 
Mather, 1l.; William Marshall, (Saddler-street, 
Durham), 11.; Charles Martyn, 11.; William Mor- 
row, 1l.; Thomas Proud, 11. ; William Raine, 11.; 
John Richaby,11.; James Richardson, 11.; Francis 
Chisholm Robinson, 11.; John Rontree, 11. Ralph 
Salkeld, 11.; Robert Scott, 11.; James Smith, 11. ; 
John Snowball, 11.; John Steadman, 11.; William 


Afall,1l.; Ralph Harrison, 1 1.; James Haswell, 11.;| Stimpson, 11.; William Summerbell, 11. ; William 
Edward Herbert, 11.; John Herbert, 11.; William | Thompson, 1l.; Robert Thompson, 11.; John West,1 1. 
Herbert, 11.; John Potts Hilton, 11.; Thomas| And the said Petitioners aver that the said sums 
Hodgson (Silver-street, Durham), 11.; Thomas | of money so paid were given in pursuance of a cor- 
Hodgson (Back-lane, Durham), 11.; Robert Hodg-|rupt agreement made before, at and during such 
son, 1l.; Robert Hodgson, junior, 11.; Ralph Hop- , Election, with the said several voters, to whom they 
per, 1l.; Luke Hopper, 1l.; John Hopper, 11.;| were respectively paid as aforesaid, and were given 
Thomas Miller Hopper, 11.; Robert Horn, 11.;, corruptly and illegally, for and in consideration that 
William Howe (West Rainton), 11.; William Howe the said several persons being such voters had given 
(Durham), 11.; Thomas Hutchinson, 11.; Benjamin | their votes and had voted in favour of the said Right 
Jackson, 1l.; John William James, 11.; Thomas, honourable Arthur Hill Trevor Viscount Dungan- 


Jopling, junior, (Crossgate, Durham), 11.; Ralph 
Jopling, 11.; James Jopling, 1l.; Thomas Jopling, 
senior, 1/.; Thomas Jopling, junior, (Pittington), 11.; 
Thomas Laidler, 11.; Ralph Laidler,il.; John 
Laws, senior, 11.; John Laws, junior, 11.; Lancelot 
Lee, 1l.; William Lee (Chilton Moor), 11.; William 
Lee (Middle Rainton), 11.; William Lee (Chilton 
Moor), 1l.; Mark Lee, senior, 11.; Mark Lee, 
junior, 1/.; Robert Lee, 11.; Roger Lee, 11.; 
Stephen Lee, 11. ; George Liddell, 11.; Joseph Lind- 
say,1l.; Thomas Mather, 11.; Andrew Marshall,11.; 
William Mavin, 11.; George M‘Donald,11.; Thomas 
Middleton, 11.; John Micton (Middle Rainton), 11.; 
George Moor,11.; William Myers, 1l.; Joby Myers, 
12.; John Nesham, 11.; George Newton, 11.; Francis 
Newton 1l.; John Nicholson, 1l.; George Nichol- 
son, 11.; Anthony Palmer, 1l.; John Palmer, 11. ; 
Benjamin Parkinson, 11.; William Preston, 11.; 
John Rakes, il.; Edward Ramshaw, 11.; William 
Richardson, 11.; John Richardson, (joiner, Gilligate, 
Durham), 11.; John Richardson, (tinner, Gilligate, 
Durham, 11.; Joseph Rippon, 11.; Thomas Robson, 
senior, 1/.; Thomas Robson, junior, 11.; Thomas 
Robson, 11.; George Bowman Robinson, 11.; James 
Ross, 11.; William Sanderson, senior, 11.; William 
Sanderson, junior, 11.; Jonathan Fletcher Scott, 11. ; 
Robert Skelton, senior, 11.; George Scott, 11.; 
Robert Skelton, junior, 11.; Peter Sewell, 11.; Wil- 
liam Smith (Houghton-le-Spring), 1l.; Robert Sew- 
ell, 11.3; James Smith, 11.; Joseph Smith, 11.; 
William Smith, (cordwainer, South-street, Dur- 
ham), 11.; William Smith, (tailor, Silver-street, 
Durham), 1.; Philip Street,11.; Rowland Stout, 1.; 
Francis Swalwell, 1l.; George Swalwell, 11.; Tho- 
mas Talbot (Claypath, Durham), 11.; Thomas 
Thorpe, 1l.; George Thompson, 1l.; John Tilly, 
senior, (Black-lane, Durham), 1l.; Simon Binks 
Tilly, 1l.; John Trotter (Houghton-le-Spring), 11. ; 
John Bainbridge Trotter, 11.; Ralph Vasey, 11.; 
Thomas Vasey, senior,11.; Thomas Vasey, junior, 1 1.; 
Stephen Vaux, 1l.; Thomas Atkinson Wardell, 11. ; 
Christopher Wilson, 11.; John Wood, 1l.; Thomas 
Wood, 1l.; John Wortley, 11.; Robert Walker, 11.; 
John White (Houghton-le-Spring), 1l.; Thomas 
White, 11.; Henry Wheatley, 11.; William Wheat- 
Voi. 98. 





non, at such aforesaid Election, and for and in no 
other respect whatsoever; that the said Right ho- 
‘nourable Arthur Hill Trevor Viscount Dungannon, 
by himself, his agents and managers, and by persons 
employed in his behalf, simce and subsequent to 
such Election, to wit on the eighth and ninth days 
of May last, and in pursuance and furtherance of 
the general bribery and corruption which prevailed 
thereat, did give, pay and deliver to divers persons 
divers sums of money, in consideration that such 
persons being voters, and having a right to vote, 
had given their votes at such Election in favour of 
the said Right honcurable Arthur Hill Trevor Vis- 
count Dungannon, (and that amongst such persons 
so paid as aforesaid were those whose names are 
hereunder written, who received the sums of money 
set against their names respectively) :— 
Robert Paxton Green Ackroyd, senior, 11.; Ralph 
Adams, 1il.; James Adamson,11.; John Adamson, 1 1.; 
Israel Adamson, 11.; Joseph Allan, 11.; John Al- 
lan, 11.; Jonathan Appleby, 1l.; Henry Ash- 
worth, 1l.; Thomas Theophilus Atkinson, 11. ; 
George Ayre, 1l.; John Bainbridge, 11.; Stephen 
Banks, 11.; Matthew Bee,1l.; William Stockton 
Blacklock, 1l.; George Blagdon, 11.; John Bland, 
junior, 11.; William Bowey,11.; Thomas Boyd, 11.; 
William Heslop Bradley,1l.; George Brown, 11. ; 
William Brown, 1l.; John Brown, 11l.; James 
Carr, 1l.; Thomas Clark (Middle Rainton), 11.; 
George Clark, 1l.; William Clark, 11.; William 
Clark,( Durham), il.; William Clifton,11.; Richard 
Coulson (Houghton-le-Spring), 11. ; William Coul- 
son, 1l.; Richard Coulson (Pittington), 11; 
Thomas Coulson, 1l.; Thomas Crofton, 11.; Wil- 
liam Crofton, senior, 11.; William Cummings, 11. ; 
Richard’ Davison, 1l.; George Deanham, 11.; 
George Clark Dixon, 1l.; Thomas Dixon, 11. ; 
Edward Dodds, senior, 11.; Joseph Dodds, junior, 1 1.; 
Joseph Dodds, 11.; Henry Douglass, 11.; Henry 
Douglass, junior, 11. ; Charles Ebdy, 11.; William 
Ellivtt, junior, 11.; John Elliott, 11.; Joseph El- 
liott, 11.; William Elliott, senior, 11.; William Er- 
rington, 11.; Robert Farrow, 11.; John Gainford, 
senior, 1l.; Thomas Gainford, 1l.; George Glea- 
son, 11.3 Thomas Graham, 11.; William Grieve- 
3 A4 Son, 

















368 


son, 1l.; John Grieveson, 1l.; John Grieveson, ju- 
nior, 11.; John Hall,il.; William Hall,il.; Ralph 
Harrison, 11.; James Haswell, 11.; Edward Her- 
bert, 11.; John Herbert,1l.; William Herbert, 11. ; 
John Potts Hilton, 11.; Thomas Hodgson (Silver- 


9° Juniz. 





street, Durham), 1l.; Thomas Hodgson (Back-lane, 
Durham), 11.; Robert Hodgson, 11.; Robert Hodg- 
son, junior, 1/.; Ralph Hopper, 11.; Luke Hop- 
per, 1l.; John Hopper, 11.; Thomas Miller Hop- 
per, 11.; Robert Horn, 1l.; William Howe (West 
Rainton), 11.; William Howe (Durham), 11.; Tho- 
mas Hutchinson, 11.; Benjamin Jackson, 11.; John 
William James, 11.; Thomas Jopling, junior, (Cross- 
gate, Durham),11.; Ralph Jopling, 11.; James Jop- 
ling, 11.; Thomas Jopling, senior, 11.; Thomas Jop- | 
ling, junior, (Pittington),11.; Thomas Laidler, 11.; 
Ralph Laidler, 11.; John Laws, senior, 11.; John 
Laws, junior, 11.; Lancelot Lee, 11.; William Lee 
(Chilton Moor), 11.; William Lee (Middle Rain- 
ton), 11.; William Lee (Chilton Moor) 11l.; Mark | 
Lee, senior, 11.; Mark Lee, junior, 11.; Robert Lee, 
1l.; Roger Lee, 1l.; Stephen Lee, 11.; George Lid- 


A. 1843, 


John Rontree, 11.; Ralph Salkeld, 11.; Robert 
Scott, 11.; James Smith, 11.; John Snowball, 11.; 
John Steadman, 11.; William Stimpson, 11.; Wil- 
liam Summerbell, 11.; William Thompson, 11. ; 
Robert Thompson, 11.; John West 11. 

That the said Right honourable Arthur Hill Tre- 
vor Viscount Dungannon, by the said corrupt and 
illegal practices, was and is wholly disabled and in- 
capacitated and ineligible to serve in Parliament for 
the said City of Durham, and the Return of the said 
Right honourable Arthur Hill Trevor Viscount 
Dungannon was and is wholly null and void; and 
praying the House to take the premises into consi- 
deration, and to declare the said Election and Re- 
turn of the said Right honourable Arthur Hill Tre- 
vor Viscount Dungannon wholly null and void, or 
that the House will afford the Petitioners such fur- 
ther and other relief in the premises, as to the House 
shall seem fit. 

Ordered, That the said Petitions be referred to 
the General Committee of Elections. 





dell, 11.; Joseph Lindsay, 11.; Thomas Mather, | 
1l.; Andrew Marshall, 11.; William Mavin, 11. ;| 
George M‘Donald, 1l.; Thomas Middleton, 11. ; | 
John Milton (Middle Rainton), 11.; George Moor, | 
11.; William Myers, 1l.; Joby Myers, 11.; John | 
Neasham, 11.; George Newton, 11.; Francis New- | 
ton, 11.; John Nicholson, 11.; George Nicholson, 
1l.; Anthony Palmer, 1l.; John Palmer, 11.; Ben- | 
jamin Parkinson, 11.; William Preston, 11.; John | 
Rakes, 11.; Edward Ramshaw, 11.; William Rich- | 
ardson, 1l.; John Richardson, (jomer, Gilesgate, 
Durham), 11.; John Richardson, (tinner, Gilesgate, | 
Durham), 11.; Joseph Rippon, 11.; Thomas Rob- | 
son, senior, 1/.; Thomas Robson, junior, 11.; Tho- 
mas Robson, 11.; George Bowman Robinson, 11.; | 
James Ross, 11.; William Sanderson, senior, 11. ;' 
William Sanderson, junior, 1l.; Jonathan Fletcher | 
Scott, 11.; Robert Skelton, senior, 11.; George 
Scott,11.; Robert Skelton, junior, 11.; Peter Sewell, ' 
11.; William Smith (Houghton-le-Spring), 11; Ro- | 
bert Sewell, 11.; James Smith, 11.; Joseph Smith, | 
11.; William Smith (cordwainer, South Durham), | 
11.; William Smith, (tailor, Silver-street, Durham), | 
11.; Philip Street, 11.; Rowland Stout, 11.; Fran- | 
cis Swalwell, 11.; George Swalwell, 11.; Thomas 
Talbot (Claypath, Durham), 11.; Thomas Thorpe, 
1l.; George Thompson, 11.; John Tilly, senior, | 
(Back-lane, Durham), \l.; Simon Binks Tilly, 11. ; ' 
John Trotter (Houghton-le-Spring), 1l.; John Bain-| 
bridge Trotter, 1\l.; Ralph Vasey, 11; Thomas 
Vasey, senior, 1/.; Thomas Vasey, junior, 11. ; 





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 
Petitions. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That he had 
received from the ‘Right honourable Lord Ellenbo- 
rough the following Letter in return to the Thanks 
of this House, communicated to him by Mr. Speaker, 


in obedience to their commands of the 14th day of 
February last :— 


“ Sir, Agra, April 21st, 1843. 

“ T have had the highest olicheliin in commu- 
nicating to the Army engaged in the late Campaign 
in Affghanistan, the unanimous thanks which have 
been voted to it by the House of Commons. 

“ It is gratifying to me that the House should 
have thought fit to acknowledge the part I had in 
supporting the Military operations. 

“ T have the honour to remain, Sir, 
“ Your most obedient Servant, 
“ Ellenborough. 

“ The Right honourable the Speaker 

of the House of Commons.”’ 


Ordered, That the said Letter be entered in the 
Journals of this House. 


Military 
Operations in 
ffghanistan. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon Clerks of the 


phen Vaux, 11.; Thomas Atkinson Wardell, 11. ;| Her Majesty an humble Address that She would be 


Christopher Wilson, 11.; John Wood, 11.; Thomas 
Wood, 11.; John Wortley, 11.; Robert Walker, 11. ;' 
John White (Houghton-le-Spring), 11.; Thomas | 
White, 1l.; Henry Wheatley, 11.; William Wheat- | 
ley, 1l.; Rowland Wilson, 11.; Thomas Wilkinson, | 
senior, 1/.; John Wilkinson (Moorsley), 1/.; Wil- 
liam Wills, 11.; Thomas Wiils, junior, 11.; John | 
Wills, 11.; Thomas Wills, 11.; John Woodifield, | 
1l.; Henry Young (Middle Rainton), 11.; John 
Young (Middle Rainton), 11.; Thomas Young (Mid- | 
dle Rainton 11.; James Young (Middle Rainton), | 
11.; Matthew Bee, 1l.; Robert Brown (Back-lane, 
Durham), 11.; Henry George Clark, 11.; Tho- 
mas Brown, gentleman (Gilesgate, Durham), 11. ; 
George Cowell, 1l.; Peter Dryden, 11.; Thomas 
Eggleston, 11.; John Embleton, 11.; William Far- 
mery, 1l.; George Fenwick, 11.; William Forster, 
1l.; George Goundry (Gilligate, Durham), 11. ; 
Anthony Hall, 11.; Archibald Harper, 11.; John 
Heaton, 11.; Thomas Keith, 11. ; phe Kellett, 
1l.; William Kennedy, 11.; William Lightfoot, 11. ; 
John Lightfoot, 11.; James Mather, 11.; William 
Marshall (Saddler-street, Durham), 11.; Charles 
Martyn, 11.; William Morrow, 11.; Thomas Proud, 
1/.; William Raine, 11.; John Rickaby, 11.; James 
Richardson, 1i.; Francis Chisholm Robinson, 11. ; 








graciously pleased to give directions that there be 
laid before this House, Returns of the Table of Fees 
payable to the Clerks of the Peace for each County 
in England and Wales :—Of the Items charged by 
them in Criminal Prosecutions, and stating the 
Amount received by them for the same in the year 
1843 :—And, of the whole Amount received by 
them charged on the County Rates in the year 
1842, exclusive of the Sums received for Criminal 
Prosecutions, but including those received for Mis- 
demeauiors, 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 of the Table of Fees payable to the 
Clerks of the Peace for each County in England 
and Wales :—Of the Items charged by them in Pro- 
secutions for Felony; and stating the Amount re- 
ceived by them for the same, in the year 1842 :— 
And, of the whole Amount received by them charged 
on the County Rates in the year 1842, exclusive of 
the Sums received for Prosecutions for Felony, but 
including those received for Misdemeanors. 

Ordered, That the said Address be ae 

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; Ste- the 2d day of this instant June, for presenting to Peace. 





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Petty Sessions 
(Ireland. ) 


Taxation. 


Public Income 
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Townshend 
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Waste Land 
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6 Vicroriz. 


Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Sir Robert Peel acquainted the House, That he 
had a Message from Her Majesty to this House, 


signed by Her Majesty; and he presented the same | a second time upon Monday next. 


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 thinks it right to acquaint the House 
of Commons, that She has given Her consent to a 
Marriage between Her Royal Highness the Princess 
Augusta Caroline, eldest Daughter of His Royal 
Highness the Duke of Cambridge, and His Royal 
Highness Frederick, Hereditary Grand Duke of 
Mecklenburg Strelitz. 

The many proofs which the House of Commons 
has afforded of their affectionate attachment to Her 
Majesty's Person and Family, leave Her Majesty no 
doubt of their readiness to enable Her Majesty to 
make a suitable provision for Her Royal Highness on 
this occasion. VR 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into a Committee, to take Her 
Majesty’s said most gracious Message into con- 
sideration. 


Ordered, That there he laid before this House, a 
Return from every Petty Sessions in Ireland, show- 
ing the Number of Days and Date thereof, on which 
Petty Sessions were or ought to have been held in 
1842, and the Number of the Magistrates who at- 
tended on each Day; also, showmg the Days on 
which there were no Petty Sessions held, from the 
Non-attendance of Magistrates or from any other 
cause, and the Number of Cases to come before the 
Magistrates on each such Day. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Statement, showing the Total Amount of Taxation 
which has been reduced or repealed in Great Bri- 
tain and Ireland respectively, since the 1st day of 
January 1814, such Amount being computed yom 
the Average Produce of each Tax during the Five 
years next preceding its partial or total Repeal. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of the Public Income and Expenditure 
of the United Kingdom in the years ending the 5th 
day of January 1841, 1842 and 1848; distinguish- 
ing the Actual Payments for the Expenses incurred 
in the Collection and Management of the Revenue ; 
for the Charges of the Public Debt (the terminable 
Annuities being also valued by Estimate); for the 
Expenses of the Civil Government; the Allowances 
to the Royal Family and to His Majesty the 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 Administration of Justice, Diplo- 
matic Expenses, and the Payments on account of 
the Sums voted for the Army, Navy, Ordnance and 
Miscellaneous Services ; also, Public Works, Boun- 
ties, Post-office, the Quarantine and Warehousing 
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 (in continuation of Parliamentary 
Paper, No. 310, of Session 1842), 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Townshend Peerage Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Tuesday the 20th day of this instant June. 


Ordered, That the Waste Land Allotment Bill be 
read a second time upon Friday next. 
Vou. 98. 


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369 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday Roman Cathone 


next, resolve itself into a Committee upon the Roman py (Treland ) 
Catholic Oath (Jreland) Bill. - 


Ordered, That the Scientific Societies Bill be read Scientific 


Societies Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday Assessed Taxes, 
next, resolve itself into a Committee upon the As- &amp;c., Bill. 
sessed ‘Taxes, &amp;c., Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday Exchequer Bills 
next, resolve itself into a Committee to consider — — 
the Acts relating to the issue of Exchequer Bills for ies 
Public Works in Jreland. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Church Endow- Church Endow- 
ment Bill be taken into further consideration upon ™*" Bill, 
Monday next. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Copyhold and Copyhold and 
Customary Tenure Bill be taken into furiher con- Sg 

; wore enure Bill, 
sideration upon Monday next. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Duckworth Messege from 
and Mr. Fussell : the Lords. 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 

lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for repairing the Road Bannbridge 
from Dundalk, in the County of Louth, to Bann- Road (No. 2.) 
bridge, in the County of Down, so far as relates to _ 

the Northern Division of the said Road : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for amending the several Scarborough 
Acts relating to the Harbour of Scarborough, in the Harbour Bill. 
North Riding of the County of York, and for im- 

proving the said Harbour : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for inclosing Lands in Haddenham 
the Parish of Haddenham, in the Isle of Ely, in the Inclosure Bill, 
County of Cambridge: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An ThamesLastage 
Act for the Regulation of Lastage and Ballastage and Ballastage 
in the River Thames, with an Amendment; to which 8!" 
Amendment the Lords desire the concurrence of 

this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Glasgow, 
Act to amend the Acts relating to the Glasgow, Paisley, and 
Paisley and Greenock Railway Company, and to i 
grant further Powers to the said Company, with an vai 
Amendment; to which Amendment the Lords desire 

the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Clarence — 
Act for enabling the Clarence Railway Company to ¥#!ay Bill 
make an issue of new Shares, and for otherwise 

altering and amending, enlarging and extending 

some of the Provisions of the Acts relating to the 

said Railway, 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 Lord Gray’s 
to enable John Lord Gray to borrow a certain Sum Fstete Bill. 
of Money upon the Security of his entailed Estates 
of Gray and Kinfauns, and to extinguish certain 
Claims for Money laid out in Improvements affect- 
ing the said Estates; to which the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House:—And then the Mes- 
sengers withdrew. 


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


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, by Her Majesty’s Women aud 
Command,—A Copy of Reports of Special Assistant el " 
Pocr Law Commissioners on the Employment of 
Women and Children in Agriculture. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to ClerksofAssize, 
several Addresses to Her Majesty,—A Return of all &amp;e. 

Fees taken or demanded from Defendants by Clerks 
of Assize and Clerks of the Peace, in the several 
Counties of England and Wales, at the last Two 

3B Assizes, 





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Recorders. 


Coroners’ 
Inquests 


(Ireland. ) 


Valuation 
(Treland. ) 


Lunatic Asy- 
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Assizes, and the four last Sessions of the Peace, as 
well as at any Special Commissions held within the 
last or present year. 

A Return of Salaries paid to the Recorders of all 
Corporate Towns in England and Wales which have 
a separate Quarter Sessions of the Peace, with the 
Names of such Recorders. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to 
Orders,—A Return of the Number of Inquests held 
by the several Coroners of the Counties and Coun- 
ties of Cities in Jreland, from the 1st day of January 
1842 to the 1st day of January 1843; specifying the 
Date, Place, Name of Deceased, and of Coroner 
before whom held, and Finding of each Inquiry, and 
the Names of each Person committed under Coro- 
ner’s Warrant, and the Indictment, if any, found by 
the Grand Jury on each; also, the Sums paid to 
Coroners and Medical Gentlemen for attending each 
Inquest, during said period ; the Names of Coroners 
and Doctors indicted and convicted, within the last 
Two years, for having defrauded the Rate-payers. 


9° Junie. 





A Return of the several Counties, Counties of | 
Cities and Counties of Towns in Ireland, of which 
the Valuation under the Act 6 and? 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 1842, for each such Barony or Half 
Barony, and the Rate per centum which each such 
Sum bears to the Valuation; also the Sum ordered 
to be levied by the Grand Jury Warrant of Summer 
Assizes of 1842, 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 Contents of each such County, County of 
a City and County of a Town, the Annual Value 
thereof according to the Valuation under that 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 
(in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 224, 
of Session 1842). 

Returns of the Expense of each District Lunatic 
Asylum in Ireland, for the year ending the 31st day 
of March 1843; showing the Total Annual Expense, 
the Annual Average 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 
1842; the Number admitted; the Number dis- 
charged, distinguishing those discharged as Cured, 
as Relieved, as Harmless and Incurable, and the 
Number transferred to Workhouses, the Number 
who have died, and the Total discharged and died ; 
the Number in each on the 31st day of March 1843, 
the Number to whom Admission was refused, and 
the Average Number in each Asylum in each year: 
—Of the Total Expenditure in each Asylum in the 
year; the Total Cost per head per annum; the Ex- 
penditure in Furniture, Bedding and Linen ; the Ex- 
penditure in Fixtures, Additions and Alterations, 
Workmen’s Bills, &amp;c.; the Total Expenditure in 
Clothing ; the Expenditure per head per annum in 
Clothing ; the Total Expenditure in Salaries and 
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 for Food only; the Cost per head per week 
for Food only ; the Cost per head per day for Food 


only , all calculated from the Average Number of |’ 


Patients for the year :—Of the Particulars of each 
Salary and Servant’s W ages, and the Total Amount of 
the same for the year:—And, of the Number admitted 
into each Asylum between the opening and the 31st 





day of March 1843 ; the Number discharged as Re- 
covered ; the Number discharged or taken away by | 
their Friends as Relieved, or Harmless and Incurable; | 
or transferred to Workhouses within that period ; | 
the Number of Relapsed Cases ; and the Number | 


|peperted, That the Committee had made Progress 


A. 1843. 


who have died within that period; and the Total 
Number remaining in each Asylum, on the 31st day 
of March 1843 :—Similar Returns from the Cork 
Lunatic Asylum :—Also, a Return of the Number of 
Insane in each Workhouse in Jreland, on the 31st 
day of March 1843, with the estimated Annual Ex- 
pense of each Insane Person in each Workhouse ; 
and showing the Total under care in Public Lunatic 
Asylums and Workhouses in Ireland. 

A Return from the Treasurer of the Grand Jury 
of the City of Cork, showing the Amount of Grand 
Jury Presentments remaining uncollected up to 
Spring Assizes, 1843, owing to legal or other diffi- 
culties ; the Amount due to Contractors and others 
for Work which has been accounted for, or for the 
execution of which the Contractors have offered to 
account; the Amount due to Government for Ad- 
vances repayable by Instalments, and of Salaries 
due and unpaid. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to 
the directions of an Act of Parliament,—A Copy of 
the Account of the Corporation for preserving and 
improving the Port of Dublin, of the Receipts and 
Disbursements for the Lighthouses, Coast of Jre- 
land, for the year ended 31st December 1842. 


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


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Wheat, &amp;c., (Canada) 
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 made Amendments thereunto. 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Poor Relief (Zreland) Bill ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
— proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 

air; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ the Bill be referred to a Select Committee,” in- 
stead thereof. 

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

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 


Preamble postponed. 


Cravuse, N° 1, (Lessors of Property in certain 
boroughs of less value than pounds, to 
be rated for the same) read. 


Proposed to fill the blank with “eight.” 
Afterwards proposed to fill the blank with “ four.” 
Question put, That the blank be filled with 
“ eight.” 
Yeas, Mr. Gaskell : } Bae. 
Tellers for the J Mr. Redington, 


The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the ie Thomas Fremantle, 

Noes, Mr. Sharman Crawford : } - 
Several Amendments made. 





Clause, as amended, agreed to. 
Crauszs, N° 2 and N° 3, amended, and agreed to. 
To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 


| Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene 





m 


Cork Grand 
Jury Present 
ments, 


Lighthouses 
(Ireland.) 


Wheat, &amp;c., 
(Canada) Bill. 


Poor Relief 
(Ireland) Bill. 








Play 
Jutet 


Paw 
Tra 
Bill 


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6 Vicroriz. 9°—10° Juniz. 371 


in the Bill; and that he was directed to move,| Ordered, That the Select Committee on tie Lords’ Schoolmasters* 





That the Committee may have leave to sit again. Amendments to the Schoolmasters’ Widows Fund ps a) Bil, 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, | (Scotland) Bill, have Power to adjourn from place to 
again resolve itself into the said Committee. place; and te sit, notwithstanding the adjournment | 
P +l af of the House. 
And the House having continued to sit till after ' 
twelve of the clock on ices morning ; Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Sweets or 
a ati il i f Returns of all Sweets or Made Wines imported from Made Wines. | 
Sabbati, 10° die Junii, 1843: Scotland and Ireland into England, under the Pro- 
Players of The Order of the day being read, for the Com-| Visions of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 72, stating 
Interludes Bill. mittee on the Players of Interludes Bill; the Port or Place imported from, and the Port or 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday | Place imported into, from the 6th day of Janua 
the 20th day of this instant June, resolve itself into | 1842 to the 5th day of January 1843, both dates | ! 
the said Committee. inclusive, stating the denomination, sort or kind of 
all such Sweets or Made Wines, and sweetened 
Pawnbrokers’ The House, according to Order, resolved itself compounded Spirits, so imported, and the Amount 
Trade (Ireland) into a Committee upon the Pawnbrokers’ Trade | per Gallon of Duty charged and paid upon all the 
Bil. (Ireland) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, |@bove-mentioned Articles so imported : — Of all 

No.318- Mr, Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene | Seizures that have been made by the Excise and 
reported, That the Committee had gone through | Customs, of any of such Sweets or made Wines, 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. and sweetened compounded Spirits, so imported, 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. and the Reason of such Seizures :—Of all Sweets 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly ; and or made Wines, and sweetened compounded Spirits, 

the Report was ordered to be taken into further | Seized inland, being brought from Scotland into 

consideration upon Monday the 26th day of this England, contrary to the provisions of the Act 

instant June; and the Bill, as amended, to be | 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 72, since the passing of the said 

printed. Act to the present period :—Stating how all Seizures 

of the above-mentioned compounded Spirits, within 

Metropolitan The Order of the day being read, for the second the period of the dates specified, have been dealt 

Buildings Bill, reading of the Metropolitan Buildings Bill ; with, if any, and what Amount of Penalty has been 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time | enforced against the Parties from whom any such 

upon Thursday next. Seizures have been made :—And, of the Quantity, 

stating the denomination, sort or kind, of all such 

Small Debts The Order of the day being read, for the second | Sweets or made Wines and sweetened compounded 

Bill. reading of the Small Debts Bull; Spirits, remaining in Bond on the 5th day of January 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time | 1848, and where bonded. 

upon Friday next. 








Ordered, That the Returns to an Order, dated Sewers. 
Superior Courts The Order of the day being read, for the second the 26th day of April 1841, for an Account of No. 319. 
(Common Law) reading of the Superior Courts (Common Law) all Sums rated by the Commissioners of Sewers 


Bill. Bill : for the City and Liberty of Westminster, and part | 
‘ . ‘| Of the County of Middiesex, in each year, between 
- ger — he Te he ee oN ee the 1st day of January 1831 and the Bist day 
P y / of December 1840; distinguishing the Amount col- 
Admiralty The Order of the day being read, for taking into lected, at what Rate, and how the same has been 
Lands Bill. 


further consideration the Report on the Admiralty aang Bc cling bw aad racial — of 
Lands Bill: —The Bill was re-committed to a Com-| 7°) i aa — Til eof re yan “ A pe et | 
mittee of the whole House, for Friday next. Par ae Senne ee ee oe eee See 

arliament under which the Commissioners act :— 
County Courts ‘The Order of the day being read, for the second A similar Account from the Commissioners of the 











He reading ofthe County Courts Bil; | Holborn and. Fiasbury Sewers, within olor 
- a Rinyathnng on tt Oe 8 eee Soe 31st day of December 1840:—A similar Account 
P — from the Commissioners of the Holborn and Fins- 
Grand Jury The Order of the day being read, for the second ro eon app J aes ~ ae ioa 
recntments . - 
(Ireland) Bill. — oF Ne SN Se Serene ber 1840 :—A similar Account from the Commis- 
, Wek the WEE be cel 0 eek es sioners of Sewers for the Tower Hamlets, from the 
cnem Monda “1 Ist day of January 1831 to the 31st day of Decem- 
P y ° ber £840:—A similar Account from the Commis- 
Cau ‘The On of the dy bing ed or the second] Sones Sewem, wii the Diet, cal the 
- “&lt;9 ‘ 
“Ge tee - "Bill be read a second time ¢Xtending from East Mouldsey, in Surrey, to Ravens- 
ones Weleanie some borne, in Kent, from the 1st day of January 1831 to 
P y F | the 31st day of December 1840 :—And, a similar 
Sayeed The Order of the day being read for the Com-| rea y oy wg eres ge they exces 
— mittee of Ways and Means; Distri 4 , ei ame oh we f th xian voter" 
ny * . istrict of Sewers, in each year from the 1st day o 
scold, Te tis: Hotes ily noon: Monier Tees tas oy ts sat fae oe Bele 
F distinguishing the Amount collected ; at what Rate, 
, ; | . , disti 
Supply, The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 7 = bios eee ~~ ae — 
mittee of Supply ; ee ae ee een ® “4 
Resolved, That this House will upon Monday | #ngent Expenses, &amp;c., in each year; stating the 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. | Titles of the several Acts of Parliament under 
: which the Commissioners act, and which were pre- 
Conmone The Order for reading a second time upon Wed- sented upon the 14th, 20th, 27th and 28th days of 
uclosure Bill, 


nesday next, the Commons Inclosure Bill, was read, May 1841, be printed. 

and discharged. Ordered, That the Return from the Superior Courts Ejectments 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon | of Ireland, with Summary of the Returns from (e!and.) 

Wednesday the 21st day of this instant June. Clerks of the Peace relative to Ejectments (Ireland), No. 320, 
Vot. 98, 3B2 which 











oe. 


372 


which were presented upon the 6th day of April last, | 
be printed. 


Valuations Ordered, That the Paper relative to Valuations 
"oe (Ireland), which was presented upon the 2d day of 
o. 321. 


this instant June, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Coals, 
Cinders and Culm, which were presented upon the 
2d day of this instant June, be printed. 

Emigrationand Ordered, That the Returns relative to Emigration 
Colonial Lands- and Colonial Lands, which were presented upon the 


Coals, Cinders 
and Culm. 


No. 322. 


No.323. 2d day of this instant June, be printed. 
Church of Ordered, That the Papers relative to the Church 
Scotland. of Scotland, which were presented upon the 29th 
No. 324, 


day of May last, and the 2d day of this instant 
June, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Waste Lands, 
which was presented upon the 2d day of this in- 
stant June, be printed. 
Police Reward 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to the Police 
and Superan- Reward and Superannuation Funds ({reland), which 
nuation Funds 


Waste Lands. 
No. 325. 


(Ireland. ) were presented upon the 2d day of this instant June, 
No. 326, be printed. 

Ecclesiastical Ordered, That an Abstract of the Return relative 

Courts. 


to Ecclesiastical Courts, which was presented upon 


No.327. the 18th day of May last, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till half an hour after twelve of the clock on 
Saturday morning, adjourned till Monday 
next. 


Lune, 12° die Juni ; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 


G°— 10°— 12° Juniz. 


A. 1843. 


brought up, and twice read ; and agreed to, to be 
made part of the Bill. 

Another Clause was offered (Works at Harbour 
entrance, Proprietors of Raik and Stell Fishings’ 
consent to be obtained to the execution thereof) : 
And the said Clause was brought up, and twice read ; 
and agreed to, to be made part of the Bill. 

Another Clause was offered (If Flood Waters be 
injurious to the Dock, Commissioners may carry 
off the same into the River Dee): And the said 
Clause was brought up, and twice read: and agreed 
to, to be made part of the Bill. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Dundee 
Dundee Harbour Bill to make their Report, be fur- Harbour Bill, 
ther enlarged till Monday next. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Monkland ana 
Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway Bill to make Kirkintilloch 
their Report, be further enlarged till Friday the 23d By Bill. 
day of this instant June. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Ross and Cros 
posed, That the Committee on the Ross and Cro- marty Juris. 
marty Jurisdiction Bill have leave to proceed with 4% Bill. 
Two selected Members :—And the said Motion was, 
with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Bardney, &amp;. 
the Report on the Bardney, &amp;c., Drainage Bill; and Drainage Bill, 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to; and 
Amendments were made to the Bill. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


An ingrossed Bill for regulating Hackney Coaches Plymouth, &amp;., 
and other Carriages, Boats and Wherries within the 84s, Car- 





Dovor Harbour, M®: Ledger, from the Warden and Assistants | 
of Dovor 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 Dovor, in the 
County of Kent, from the 10th day of October 1841 
to the 10th day of October 1842:—And then he 
withdrew. 


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





| 
} 





; r | 
Nottingham Mr. Chalmers, one of the Clerks attending Com- | 


Vown Election. mittees of this House, presented, pursuant to Order, 
No. 328. —The Minutes of the Proceedings of the Select Com- | 
mittee on the Nottingham Town Election Petitions, | 
together with the Minutes of the Evidence taken | 
before them. 
Ordered, That the said Minutes do lie upon the | 
Table; and be printed. | 





Leamington The House proceeded to take into eonsiibenetioen:| 
ee the Report on the Leamington Priors Improvement 
Marker Bill, and Market 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. 
Aberdeen The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Harbour bill. 


the Report on the Aberdeen Harbour Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

A Clause was offered (Servitude of Proprietors 
of Raik and Stell Salmon Fisheries, over part of the 
Inches): And the said Clause was brought up, and 


twice read; and agreed to, to be made part of the) 
Bill. 





pass 


several Parishes of Saint Andrew and Charles, in Reculation Bille 
the Borough of Plymouth, the Parish of East Stone- 
house, and the Parish of Stoke Damerel, in the Bo- 
rough of Devonport, and for amending Two several 
Acts for repairing certain Roads leading from the 
Borough of Plymouth aforesaid to Stonehouse Bridge 
and Plymouth Dock, all in the County of Devon, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Viscount Ebrington do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to dis- Kendal!’s 
solve the Marriage of Nicholas Kendall, Esquire, Divorce Bill. 
with Mary Anne, 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 Amendment, do 


Ordered, That Mr. Hayter do carry the Bill to 


the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, with an Amendment; to which 


Amendment this House doth desire the concurrence 
of their Lordships. 

Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence relat- 
mg to the said Bill be returned to the Lords: And 
that Mr. Hayter do carry the same. 


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, to Todhunter’s 
request that their Lordships will be pleased to com- Divorce Bill, 
municate to this House, a Copy of the Minutes of 
the Evidence taken before their Lordships in the 


,ease of Todhunter’s Divorce Bill: And that Mr. 


Hayter do carry the said Message. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Todbunter’s 
the Petition of Messrs. Willis, Bower and Willis, Divorce Bill. 
Solicitors of John Todhunter, praying that service 





| of the Orders of the House, and of the Copy of the 


Another Clause was offered (Commissioners may | said Bill, on Frederick Webber, the Agent of Rosa 
contract with Proprietors of Raik and Stell Fishings,| Matilda Todhunter, may be deeméd sufficient, which 
as to certain privileges, and altering channel of; was presented upon the 2d day of this instant June ; 
River Dee, by consent): And the said Clause was| and the same was again read, 


| Mr. 





‘Hull 
wor! 





6 Vicroria@. 12° Juniz, 373 


Mr. Philip Sancton, Indigo Merchant, was called; |The House proceeded to take into consideration Paistey 
in; and, at the bar, stated, that he went to Naples,| the Report on the Paisley Municipal Affairs Bill ; Municipal 
to serve Mrz. Todhunter with a Copy of the Bill; | and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. Affsin Bu. 
and that she said that she would write to her bro-| Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ther, Mr. Frederick Webber, a Solicitor, to represent | ingrossed. 
her here in the matter of that Bill:—And then he | 
withdrew. ef ; | _ A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for vesting Balfour's 

Mr. George Bower, Solicitor, was called in; and, | the entailed Estates of Wester Fairnie, and others, Estate Bilk 
at the bar, stated, that Mr. Webber informed him | jn the County of Fife, belonging to Francis Balfour, 
that he was authorized to act for Mrs. Todhunter : | Esquire, in Trustees, to sell the same, or such part 


—And then he withdrew. thereof as may be necessary, and to apply the Pri 
. , y the Price 
Ordered, That service of the Order of the House | arising therefrom in the Payment of the Debts af- 


Hull Water- 
works Bill. 


‘Ross and Cro- 
marty Jurisdice 
tion Bill. 


Neath Harbour 
Bill, 


Tay Ferries 
Bill. 


Lord Gray’s 
Estate Bill, 


Hawkins’ 
Estate Bill, 


upon Mr. Frederick Webber, the Agent of Mrs. Tod- | 
hunter, and leaving an attested Copy of the said | 
Bill with him, be deemed good service of the same 


upon the said Mrs. Todhunter. 


An ingrossed Bill for better supplying with Water 
the Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull, was read the 
third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered (Annual Account 
in abstract to be transmitted to the Town Clerk, and 
published, and the whole of the Accounts kept open 
for inspection of Rate-payers, who may take copies 
of the same): And the said Clause was brought up, 
and twice read, with a blank ; and committed to 
a Committee of the whole House :—The House ac- 
cordingly resolved itself into the Committee ; and 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Clause, and made an 
Amendment thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene accordingly reported the Clause; 
and the Amendment was read, and agreed to; 
and the said Clause was read the third time; and | 
agreed to; to be made part of the Bill, by way of | 
Rider. 

Another ingrossed Clause was offered (Recovery 
of Rates): And the said Clause was brought up, 
and thrice read; and agreed to, to be made part of 
the Bill, by way of Rider. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Walter James do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions from Cromarty ;—Counties of Ross and 
Cromarty ;—Allness ;— Ullapool ;— Lochcarron ;— 
Stornoway ;— Fortrose or Black Isle District ;— 


Dingwall District ;—Lochalsh, Kintail and Gllens-| ‘ 


heal;—and, Dingwall; praying that the Ross and 
Cromarty Jurisdiction Bill may pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to in- 
spect the Journals of the House of Lords, with re- 
lation to any Proceedings upon the Veath Harbour 
Bill, and to make Report thereof to the House :— 
And a Committee was appointed of Mr. John Henry 
Vivian, Mr. Hayter, Mr. Childers and Viscount 
Ebrington :—And they are to withdraw immediately. 

Ordered, That Three be the Quorum. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
Tay Ferries Bill to make their Report, be further 
enlarged till Friday next. 


Lord Gray’s Estate Bill was read the first time. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on 
Hawkins’ Estate Bint; 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. 

Vou. 98. 





fecting, or that may be made to affect the said 
Estates, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Captain Wemyss do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Lands in the Pa- Leighton Buse 
rish of Leighton Bussard, in the County of Bedford, sara Inclosure 
was read the third time. - 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Barry Baldwin do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. John Henry Vivian reported from the Com- Neath Harbour 

mittee appointed to inspect the Journals of the Bill. 

House of Lords, with relation to any Proceedings 

upon the Neath Harbour Bill, and to make Report 

thereof to the House; That they had inspected the 

said Journals accordingly ; and found the following 

Entries : 

“ Die Veneris, 9° Junij, 1843. 


“ The Lord Penshurst reported from the Lords “ Neath Har- 
Committees appointed a Select Committee to con- bovr Bill. 
sider of the Bill, intituled, An Act for improving, 
maintaining and regulating the Port or Harbour of 
Neath, in the County of Glamorgan; That they 
had considered the said Bill, and examined the alle- 
gations 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, 118. 1. 7. Leave out ‘ sums’ and insert 
‘ duties in the Schedule mentioned,’ and in the same 
line after ‘ thereof’ insert ‘ except the tonnage- 
rates payable by ships or vessels and the tolls or 
‘ duties on the several articles in such Schedule 
‘ mentioned of black jack, copper ore, copper, coal, 
‘ culm, spelter and zine.’ 

“ Py, 121. 1. 6. Leave out from ‘ the’ to ‘ Be’ 
in 1. 7., and insert ‘ River of Neath, inclusive of 
‘ Neath bar.’ 

“ Pr. 122. 1. 1. Leave out ‘ adjoining coasts,’ 
and insert ‘ River of Neath, inclusive of Neath bar.’ 

“ Pr, 122. 1. 13. Leave out ‘ adjoining coasts’ 
and insert ‘ River of Neath, inclusive of Neath bar.’ 

“ Pr, 122. 1. 28. Leave out ‘ adjoining coasts’ 
and insert ‘ River of Neath, inclusive of Neath bar.’ 

“ Pr, 124.1. penult. After ‘ Act’ insert Clause (A.) 

““ Ciause (A.) ‘ Provided always, and be it 
‘ Enacted, That save and except as is herein pro- 
‘ vided, nothing in this Act contained shall extend to 
‘ alter, affect, or in any manner interfere with the 
‘ powers and provisions of an Act passed in the 
‘ forty-seventh year of the reign of his Majesty 
‘ King George the Third, intituled, An Act for as- 
‘ certaining and establishing the rates of Wharfage, 
“ Cannage, Plantage, Anchorage and Moorage to be 
‘ received at the lawful Quays in the Port of Bristol, 
‘ for the Regulation of the Crane-keepers in the 
‘ said Port, and for the better Regulation of Pilots 
‘ and Pilotage of Vessels navigating the Bristol 
‘ Channel.’ 

“ Pr, 131.1, 16. Leave out from ‘ river’ to ‘ or’ 
in 1. 18. 

3B3 “ Pr. 131. 





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pr a ae 


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Neath Harbour 
(No. 2.) Bill, 


Factories Bill. 





374 12° Junii. 


“ Pr. 131.1. 20. Leave out from ‘ the’ to ‘ or’ | (four Petitions) ;—Hornsea ;—Rawden ;— Hexham ; 

in |, 21. and insert ‘ limits of this Act.’ —Mount Pleasant tg ;—Sibsey (two Peti- 
“ Pr, 153. 1. 5. After ‘ them’ insert Clause (B.) | tions) ;— Stickney (two Petitions) ;—Frieston (two 

“ Ciause (B.) ‘ Provided also, and be it Enacted, | Petitions) 5— Stichf mg oe agains Framp- 
That nothing in this Act contained shall in any | Ch: ye gp her : ——.. aad rey ah va 
manner prejudice or affect any controversy, dif- | “TUPONNE 5 Aabrenye ~~ Daretans 5 ~— eens SNS 5 


A. 1843. 


: “4: : — Batterwick; — Folkestone and Sandgate ;— 
ference or dispute now existing, or which may at ae ent “ we 
any time or times hereafter arise or depend between | ee ooo ee remed oy" M be ad Teds wash 
cng pie eo yates eoeneeee. — Billingborough; — Westbromwich (three Peti- 
“« In the Schedules to the Bill : tions) ; — Donnington; — Cottam ; — Blagdon ;— 
“ Leave out Schedule (E.) annexed to the Bill, | Armitage ;— Rugeley ;— Pately Bridge (two Peti- 
and insert a new Schedule marked (E.) in lieu | tions); —LHartwith-cum-Winsley ;— Leeds ;— Liver- 
thereof. pool (two Petitions) ;— Penzance; — Lanesfield ;— 
| Saint Ives (four Petitions) ;— Holywell ; — Wood- 


















































‘ HEE speed hurst ; — Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; — Portscath ; — 
5 anes 2.20 5 Dacre ; —Timsbury ;—Falmouth ;—Swineshead ;— 
a a “ea, see Deanshanger ;—Banwell ;— Bolingbrooke (two Peti- 
- — i] 4 = . 
ge|/2, ¢ eT ae ee | tions) ;— Lreshow ; —Neath Abbey ;—and, Hayle; 
‘B sa &amp; .RgSess eo Et _ praying that the Factories Bill may not pass into a 
&amp; a 3 e EREET agsae&amp; 'law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
as = @ ian SSE &lt;5 &amp; = | upon the Table. 
* s i] | rr. &gt; . . 
zg P 2 ESS agee — A Petition of the Chairman of the Committee of 
o.lU6w® © CI &gt;, a oe eo . . . ] 
O « = W AESESAEaw | the Blue Coat Charity School, of Birmingham, pray- 
ee eee | ing that the said Bill may pass into a law, was also 
gfS 555 ted, and read ; and ordered to li th 
Beae58 presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
; OE ees Tabl 
a g ’ ~* ' ‘ Ae s Sow § ® \ apie. 
° = esa Cat S. 
~ Seselig sia 
ed 4s ee = -2a%8 : A Petition of Bankers, Merchants, Manufacturers Posteoffice, 
4 3 | atic. 9% and others resident at Wolverhampton, in the county 
z | , rr 2 oo , of Stafford, praying the House to institute an in- 
- pa So | . . . . 
GpEam EG | quiry into the state of the Post-office, with the view 
on . 4 1 4 BE OSA ' |of carrying into full effect the recommendations of 
tl a. ooo ’ | Mr. Rowland Hill for Post-office Improvement, was 
os _&amp;§ es é | presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
wy | SEl ee 3 Soh ~ Table 
P| ¢o] sg 2 a # # i : 
(=) Ss 2S Ss S 8 S wit - 
BP; Fsi gs Pes S - | A Petition of John Blackburn, being Her Ma- Coroners Bill. 
= 2 7 i) . . 
iS 2 &amp; 3 Baas = jesty’s Coroner for the borough of Leeds, praying 
s Oo &amp; ia a a \that the Coroners Bill may pass into a law, was 
‘at a baron ‘presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
a ‘4 7c g oe eo | T: bl 
¢ s 85 § 3 Ss able, 
2. , ame = 5 ew | 
° a ' -* er ba ° 
o Ses uw ee A. z s | Petitions of the Clerk of the Dunshaughlin Poor Reliet 
A 4 ~ om e ° 7° ° ° 
‘s (Ese es + 65850 &amp; Union ;—and, Chairman of the T’rim Union ; pray- (Ireland) Bill. 
a Lo | Q = om . . . 
5 sae ¢ f3 - &amp; - ing that the Poor Relief (Zreland) Bill may not pass 
2 $e" = SS Efe 2 |into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
g | F038 &amp; SEE 8s S to lie upon the Table. 
| ;. Qu ‘ 1 oD &amp; iss 
a ieee @tte ~ | | A Petition of John Morrison, a.B. and M. D. of Medical 
~ i t~ i » ° ” a 
.. k, ih ered 7 | Dublin, praying for reform of the Medical Profes- Profession. 
ould = ee oi sion, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 

=| SSS ot Ps) :" , ity Pp ? ? 
ss EE | upon the Table. 

, ce Bg ae : ee 
ga]: 1 Bo es | A Petition of the there-undersigned Electors of Nottingham 
Zale » Boa -&amp; | | the Town of Nottingham, was presented, and read ; Tow" Election 
73] 92 a £3 2% | ‘setting forth, That at the Elections which took Petition of 

3 : . 
4 a ‘place in the months of April and June, One thou- Electo™ 


“ Ordered, That the said Amendments be taken me — guint onl ie Met ~ nel tg 
into further consideration on this day three months.” | ae ee ar Erncwes weet qunees esag 
: 'which were afterwards fully inquired into and ex- 

posed by a Select Committee of the House, ap- 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. port ta the motion of Mr. Roebuck, the sitting 
| Member for the city of Bath; that in the month of 
| August, One thousand eight hundred and Forty- 
two, an Election of a Member to represent the said 
Town of Nottingham, in the place of Sir George 





The House was moved, That the Report in re- 
spect of the Petition for the Neath Harbour Bill, 
which, upon the 7th day of March last, was made 


from the Select Committee on Petitions for Private | Zarpent, who had accepted the Chiltern Hundreds, 
Bills, might be read ; and the same being read ; |was held, and Mr. John Walter and Mr. Joseph 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Biil | Sturge, were Candidates; that at such Election, the 
for itaproving and maintaining the Port or Harbour | said Mr. John Walter, by the expenditure of large 
of Neath, in the County of Glamorgan: And that sums of money, amounting as the Petitioners have 
Mr. John Henry Vivian and Viscount Adare do reason to believe, to nearly four thousand pounds, 
prepare, and bring it in, ‘was returned as duly elected; but that Petitions 

; _were presented against such Return, on the ground 

Petitions from Woodside ;— Woolwich (four Peti- | of extensive and systematic bribery and treating on 
tions) ;— Radstock (two Petitions) ; — Carlingcott the part of Mr. Walter and his agents ; that such 
(two Petitions) ;—Chutton;—Marksbury ;—Wring- Petitions were tried before a Committee of the 
ton ;—High Littleton ;— Farrington ; — Sutton ;— | House in the month of March last, and extensive 
Camerton (two Petitions) ; —Farmborough ;— Fins- | bribery and treating were proved to have been prac- 
bury ;— Thornton-le-Fen (two Petitions) ;—Boston | tised by the agents of the said John Walter, and he 


was, 





6 VicTorRI@. 


was, inconsequence, declared not duly elected ; but 
that much more extensive, systematic and general 
Bribery and treating had really taken place at the 
Election of the said John Walter than were proved 
before the said Committee; that early in the month 
of April last, an Election of a Member to serve in 
Parliament, in the place of the said John Walter, 
was held in the said Town of Nottingham, when 
Mr. John Walter, the younger, and Thomas Gis- 
borne, Esquire, were the Candidates; that the Pe- 
titioners, being parties promoting the Election on 
the part of the said Thomas Gisborne, used all the 
means in their power to discountenance all bribery, 
treating and other corrupt practices, and were de- 
sirous of a fair, pure and legal Election ; but that 
the friends and partisans of Mr. John Walter, the 
younger, and who had, before that time, been sup- 
porters of the said John Walter, the elder, again 
resorted to a system of treating,and promising money 
to induce the electors to vote for him, the said John 
Walter, the younger; that at the Election in April 
last past, the said Thomas Gisborne was returned as 
duly elected; that after the decision of the Com- 
mittee, which unseated the said John Walter, the 
elder, and before the Election of the said Thomas 
Gisborne, several persons who had been influential 
and active supporters and partisans of the said John 
Walter, the elder, and who afterwards supported the 
said John Walter, the younger, declared their deter- 
mination to win the Election, if possible ; but that 
if they could not, they would petition against the 
Return, and were resolved not to rest satisfied until 
they either succeeded in electing a Member of their 
own party, or procuring the town to be disfranchised ; 
that in pursuance of such resolution, two Petitions, 
signed respectively by Mr. William Hannay, one of 
the magistrates of the said Town, and Mr. Thomas 
Hollins Smith, were prepared and sent up to the 
House within four days of the Return made by the 
Sheriff; and that the partisans of Mr. John Walter, 
the younger, publicly boasted that such Petitions 
were sent, and would meet the said Thomas Gis- 
borne on his taking his seat in the House; that 
shortly afterwards, a third Petition, signed by John 
Whyatt, was presented to the House against the 
Return of the said Thomas Gisborne; that imme- 
diately after the Election of the said Thomas Gis- 
borne, Esquire, Mr. John Douglas Cooke, an inti- 
mate friend of the said John Walter, the elder, Mr. 
William Mark Fladgate, a London attorney, 
Ratcliffe, a clerk of the said William Mark Flad- 
gate, and other persons, sat at the George the Fourth 
Inn, in Nottingham, to receive evidence ; and that 
Edward Pilbeam Cox, Gravenor Henson, William 
Rainbow, and a great number of other persons, were 
incessantly employed in visiting the poorer electors 
who had voted for the said Thomas Gisborne, and 
endeavouring, by offers of money, to procure such 
electors to give evidence of bribery and treating on 
the part of the said Thomas Gisborne or his agents ; 
that on the trial of the said Petitions before a Com- 
mittee of the House, proof was given by several 
witnesses of money having been paid by the hands 
of the said John Douglas Cooke, William Mark 
Fladgate, Ratcliffeand Edward Pilbeam Cox, 
to such witnesses for their having given evidence; 
and that had the inquiry been further prosecuted, 
proof would have been adduced before such Com- 
mittee, that in a vast number of instances, money 
had been offered and paid to persons, to induce 
them to give evidence before such Committee; but 
the Petitioners, fearful of the disclosure, hastily 
withdrew their case, in order to prevent such proof 
being given; that the Petitioners have used their 
utmost exertions to secure freedom and purity in the 
two last Elections for the Town of Nottingham, 
which exertions will be for the future unavailing, 
unless the House will aid the Petitioners in exposing, 
and thereby preventing, corrupt practices at the 

ottingham, and the 








Elections for the Town of 
Vou. 98. 





12° Junie. 











375 


getting up and presenting of Petitions for which no 
legitimate foundation exists, but which are to be 
supported by suborned and false evidence ; that the 
Petitioners believe the proceedings of the parties 
who have been engaged in getting up and presenting 
the Petitions against the Return of the said Thomas 
Gisborne, and particularly in the corrupt getting up 
of evidence, are calculated, unless exposed and 
punished, to bring inquiries before Committees of 
the House into contempt, and are a gross breach of 
the privileges of the House ; and praying the House 
to institute a strict and rigid inquiry, by a Com- 
mittee of the House, into the corrupt practices of the 
two last Elections for the said Town of Nottingham ; 
and also into the mode by which the Petitioners 
against the Return of the said Thomas Gisborne, 
and their agents, sought to procure evidence to 
substantiate the allegations in their Petitions, before 
which Committee, if appointed, the Petitioners are 
willing and desirous to be examined on oath, touch- 
ing any matters in which they were concerned re~ 
lative to the said last two Elections, and to give the 
Petitioners such relief as the circumstances may 
require, and so to protect the Petitioners in the free 
and legal exercise of their electoral rights, and vin- 
dicate the privileges of the House. 

A Petition of Thomas Clarke, Thomas George 
Fynmore and William Mark Fladgate, of 43, Cra- 
ven-street, Strand, in the county of Middlesex, Soli- 
citors, carrying on business under the firm and style 
of Clarke, Flynmore and Fladgate, was also presented, 
and read ; setting forth, That the Petitioners were 
retained on the part of the Petitioners in the three 
several Petitions which were presented to the House 
complaining of an undue Election and Return at 
the last Election of a Member of Parliament to 
serve for the Town of Nottingham; that the Peti- 
tioners were greatly surprised, on the trial of the 
said Petitions, at finding that a gross conspiracy 
had been planned and executed by and amongst 
certain of the witnesses summoned on the part 
of the Petitioners, and by and amongst other per- 
sons, to defeat the ends of justice; and that in 
consequence of such tag. the ends of justice 
were defeated, and the Petitions were withdrawn ; 
that the existence of such conspiracy was open and 
manifest to all indiffereut persons who were present, 
and was the subject of comment by very many of 
the spectators, who expressed themselves of opinion, 
that the witnesses who had, by their own showing, 
either practised a gross fraud on the agents of the 
Petitioners, or else perjured themselves, should be 
punished ; and the Petitioners did indulge a hope, 
that the honourable Members, who sat upon the 
Committee, would have made such a Report as would 
have induced the House to have caused an investi- 
gation to take place touching the whole affair, and 
particularly to have required it to be ascertained 
whether or not the Resolutions passed by the House 
at the commencement of every Session, forbidding 
the tampering with witnesses, had not been most 
grossly violated ; that the Petitioners have reason to 
believe such Resolutions have been most grossly 
violated, and that very many of the witnesses sum- 
moned were tampered with, and, in consequence, 
gave false evidence, and that attempts were made to 
tamper with all the witnesses brought up by the 
Petiticners to give evidence; that the Petitioners 
are surprised and grieved at finding that, instead of 
any such proceedings being taken to vindicate the 
law and the Resolutions of the House, certain ho- 
nourable Members, who sat upon the Committee, 
are of opinion that a system of giving money for 
evidence has prevailed in Nottingham, which they 
consider objectionable ; that the Petitioners were 
and have ever been most anxious, in the discharge 
of their professional duties, to act strictly in accord- 
ance, not only with the law of the land, but with 
such rules, as, independent of the strict letter of the 
law, the House has laid or shall lay down for the 

3B4 conduct 


Petition of 


Thomas Clark 


and others. 








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376 12° Juni. A. 1843. 


conduct of the business transacted by or relating 
to the House, or its Committees, but that the ques- 
tion touching the propriety of the payment of mo- 
ney to persons giving information, now, as they be- 
lieve, for the first time raised, is at least actually 
new to the Petitioners, and they believe it will also 
be so to every member of their profession ; that the 
receipt of money by any person, as a consideration 
for imparting what he knows connected with any 
matter under or about to become the subject of legal 
investigation, is most properly made a matter of! 
comment upon his evidence, and that where a wit- | 
ness is otherwise untainted, such receipt does cast a 
certain stigma upon his evidence, which renders him 
less worthy of credit than if he came forward vo- 
luntarily to aid the cause of justice, and gave his 
evidence gratuitously; but the Petitioners never 
before heard that there was the slightest impropriety 
in parties prosecuting an inquiry paying money for 
information, which, without such payment, it is mo- 
rally impossible should be obtained ; that there is 
no law whatever that precludes any person from 
buying, at any price, information which may aid him 
in the conduct of any legal proceedings in which he 
may be embarked; and although, in ordinary cases 
of civil actions between individuals, paying for evi- 
dence is unusual, because the witnesses as to the 
daily occurrences between man and man are mostly 
persons of respectability, or, at least their testimony 
involves nothing disreputable to themselves, yet, 
even in civil actions, an exception does in practice, 
daily occur; large fees are given openly to architects 





and surveyors to inspect and report the value of 
property, and it is usual in inquiries as to such value, 
to find persons of unblemished reputation, who have | 
been and are known to have been paid for their tes- 
timony, giving evidence upon each side, and certainly | 
varying in their estimate according to the side for 
which they are called; that in criminal matters, 
particularly in prosecutions carried on in the name of 
the Crown, the payment of money for information 
is openly resorted to, and the Petitioners, as an il- 
lustration of this, beg to refer to the most important 
case in modern times, the trial of the late Queen 
Caroline, in which very many of the witnesses state 
the agreements made with them for their evidence 
by persons high in authority, and the very first wit- 
ness, Theodore Majocchi, in answer to a question as 
to the mode of his supporting himself during a 
given period, replied, “ ‘The Ambassador (meaning 
the English Ambassador) gave me something to live 
upon.” See page 71 of the printed evidence; that 
no investigation whatever is attended with so much 
difficulty as that of bribery at Elections, and that 
the facts to be established in evidence by the Peti- 
tioners can be proved only by the bribers, or those 
who have taken the bribes; in fact, by persons guilty 
of a crime generally considered most atrocious, and 
one which subjects themselves to very severe pu- 
nishment ; that the “ usual resolutions,” as they are 
called, now passed by every Committee, and which 
were passed and acted on by the last Nottingham 
Election Committee, preclude a general and sweep- 
ing inquiry into the whole case, and limit the Peti- 
tioners to those instances of corruption which they 
state, at the outset, they are prepared to prove, and 
the particulars of which they are required to state ; 
that these resolutions assume that the Petitioners | 
have, without any compulsory power to make any 
person whatever give his testimony, obtained such 
information from his witnesses as enables them to | 
examine such witnesses as to the facts stated in the | 
opening case ; that the Petitioners confidently assert | 
that, without some inducement no person whatever | 
would come forward to give the information essential, | 
under the existing regulations, to enable the Peti- | 
tioners to have their evidence heard at all ; the Peti- 
tioners beg that it may be remembered that the 
witnesses first confess to a crime subjecting them to 
severe punishment, to say nothing of its ignominy, | 
! 








and next, that they brand themselves as traitors to 
their own party while they make no real friends of 
their adversaries; that the Petitioners confidently 
assert also that no criminal will, from the mere ab- 
stract love of justice, come forward to aid the cause 
of truth, and that there never was, and that there 
never will be, any case in which bribery was esta- 
blished, in which the evidence was not in a greater 
or less degree paid for; and the Petitioners further 
beg most respectfully to assure the House, that if 
the payment of persons for giving information be 
now prohibited, and the law be obeyed, and no other 
mode of obtaining evidence be by law prescribed, 
it will be useless to pass Acts for the preventing of 
bribery, for no case of bribery can ever again be 
opened ; that the Petitioners beg the Hcuse to bear 
in mind that they speak of the actual payment of 
money for information actually given, not of a pro- 
mise of payment in case of a witness swearing to 
any given fact before a Committee, because the last 
is an inducement held out to him to commit perjury, 
if it turns out that the supposed fact is not true, and 
any such inducement to commit a crime is most 
unquestionably highly reprehensible ; and the Peti- 
tioners beg here, in passing, to observe, that the evi- 
dence in the particular case under discussion shows, 
distinctly, promise and payment for attending in 
Nottingham to state what the parties knew, and 
that no one witness pretended that he had been 
promised or expected to be paid for swearing to any 
fact before the Committee ; and that it appears very 
distinctly from the evidence, that the persons who 
induced the witnesses to attend did not wish them 
to perjure themselves; the ordinary statement made 
by the runners appears to have been that “ their 


/cases were known, and that they might as well be 


paid as others,” the plain fact being, that ifa person 
does believe that his case is known, he then makes 
comparatively little scruple in coming forward and 
adding his testimony to that of the persons he be- 
lieves to have been previously examined ; that the 
above observations are made with reference to a 
practice which is essentially necessary to the ends 
of justice, and which does prevail, and which the 
Petitioners consider it their duty to bring to the no- 
tice of the House immediately any doubt is sug- 
ees as to its propriety in any case in which the 

etitioners are concerned ; but the Petitioners show 
that, in the particular case in question, this practice 
was, from a very peculiar circumstance, resorted to 
in so limited a degree, that the Petitioners would 
find no difficulty in proving that nothing was really 
done which could properly be made the subject of 
animadversion, even if the House should be of 
opinion that payment of money for evidence is im- 
proper; that the peculiar circumstance above re- 
ferred to is, that in the Town of Nottingham less 


odium is annexed to the actual crime of bribery 


than in most other places in the United Kingdom, 
and the real state of the law upon the subject is 
very littie understood by a great portion of the Con- 
stituency ; payment for loss of time is, by a majority. 
of the voters conscientiously believed not to be bri- 
bery, though many of them are apt to assess the 
value of their own time during Elections, not at its 
intrinsic worth, but at its market price; many might 


_be found who would indignantly repel the imputation 


of being bribed, who would however, unblushingly 
own that they were paid as much as five or six pounds 
for their loss of time at the General Election in One 
thousand eight hundred and forty-one ; the result 
of this general feeling, coupled with the fact that 
the number of poor freemen in the Town is extremely 
great, is, that the difficulties in getting evidence In 
Nottingham are less than are usually encountered 
at other places, the fear of the vengeance of their 
own party being in fact, the main obstacle, rather 
than, as in, ordinary cases, the fear of punishment 
and of ignominy arising from the perpetration of 


crime ; some inducement, however, is still necessary 
even 





6 Vicroriz. 


even in Vottingham, and witnesses were not disposed 
to come forward unless paid for their loss of time; 
the value of a day’s labour, with the bulk of the lower 
class of electors in this borough, is about five shil- 
lings; and, in fact, it was at this rate that the witnesses 
generally were paid; and the Petitioners show, that 
the payments authorized by the Petitioners were 
thus small, not so much from any fear of damaging 
the evidence, for, in fact, the receipt of money would 
hardly damage the character of a man who confesses 
to the receipt of a bribe, as for another reason of 
more weight, videlicet, because any larger payment 
to one witness would have prevented other persons 
giving information, unless paid at the same rate ; 
to no individual whatever was more than one pound 
paid for his whole loss of time in giving his own tes- 
timony ; warrants were issued and served upon 
nearly three hundred persons, and the depositions 
of above one hundred out of these were formally 
taken in writing; the investigation extended over 
a period of above seven weeks, and yet the whole 
money expended in paying all these witnesses for 
their loss of time, some of them attending eight or 
ten separate times, was under sixty pounds ; that 
the Petitioners beg the House to observe, that they 
limit the statement hereinbefore contained to the 
payment of money for attending in Nottingham to 
give information; and the Petitioners will now pro- 
ceed to show the payments made to the witnesses 
in respect to their attendance in London, to give 
evidence before the Committee ; that to Alfred But- 
ler and Peter Brayley, two notoriously hostile wit- 
nesses, who had had no communication with the 
Petitioners, and over whom the Petitioners could 
exercise no control, and who were known to be in 
communication with some leading persons of the 
opposite party, and both of whom are men in the 
humbler ranks of life, four pounds each were paid 
previously to their coming to town, as a proper sum 
on account of their expenses and loss of time; even- 
tually, a further sum of three pounds twelve shillings 
was awarded to each by the taxing officer appointed 
by the House; that with respect to the witnesses 
whose evidence gave rise to the present discussion, 
the facts are as follows :—First, as to Coron, he 
states himself to have received in all six pounds— 
four pounds in the country, and two pounds in Lon- 
don—and his statement as to such amount is cor- 
rect ; when he first gave his evidence he was out of 
employ, and as such evidence was considered of im- 
portance, he was maintained at Sleaford, where he 
had gone in expectation of employment, in the 
hope of preventing his being tampered with ; he was 
thus prevented working, and had a wife to support ; 
to keep himself and wife, during a period of about 
three weeks in the country, while out of work, and 
also for expenses in travelling between Nottingham 
and Sleaford, four pounds one shilling was paid 
him in the whole; and after he came to town, where 
he was likely to be detained little short of a week, 
two pounds were paid him; which last-mentioned 
sum, however, it appears from his own evidence, he 
expended in clothes, without any communication 
with the agents of the Petitioners; for the two 
pounds he gave a receipt, expressly on account of 
loss of time and expenses; and the money, when 
paid, was intended to be bond fide applied for these 
purposes, and for the maintenance of his family ; 
the taxing officer would allow this witness, at the 
least, fifteen shillings per day, for loss of time and 
expenses ; next, as to John Alvey, who had received 
in all between five and six pounds ; this person was 
employed for three weeks as a runner, and was paid 
at the rate of one guinea a week, the usual sum paid 
to runners; these three guineas form part of the 
gross sum in question ; he did bond fide serve as a 
runner, was in constant attendance, and did go upon 
every errand that was required ; by his own admis- 
sion he brought up their men to be examined ; he 
was employed because he appeared active and intel- 
Vox. 98, 





12° Junie. 377 


ligent ; and other persons were employed and paid 
at the same rate who were not witnesses, no distinc- 
tion being made between them and Alvey; the sum, 
in fact, paid to this man for his loss of time in giving 
evidence—in plain English, for divulging his own 
secret—was one pound; on his leaving Nottingham, 
one pound, part of the gross sum, was paid to him 
amongst others for the reasons presently adverted 
to; and the Petitioners here call the attention of 
the House to this fact, that he is a married man; 
Kirkham had, by his own evidence, as the fact is, 
received in all, for his loss of time in Nottingham, 
and as part payment for his loss of time in London, 
two pounds sixteen shillings ; he was in attendance 
at Nottingham to be examined and re-examined, and 
make his report as to other parties, at least three 
times ; he is a married man, and one pound out of 
the two pounds sixteen shillings was paid to him 
previously to starting for London; with regard to 
Isaac Whitehead, he attended and gave some valu 

able, and we, have not the slightest doubt, perfectly 
true information ; he came, according to his own 
account, at considerable risk to himself, and gave, 
as a reason for coming, ill treatment by the other 
party with respect to an alleged claim against them 
for work done, and this claim he mentioned in his evi- 
dence given before the Committee ; he attended upon 
two separate occasions, both late at night, at about 
eleven o’clock, to avoid being seen by his former 
friends ; and he was paid for each attendance ten 
shillings, which was all he ever received, except 
about five or six shillings; and although this witness 
had a wife, the ordinary one pound was not paid to 
him before starting ; in town he was not paid a shil- 
ling ; as to any offer made to him to induce him to 
give his evidence beyond mere payment for loss of 
time, the Petitioners beg to state that no authority 
or sanction was ever given for the making of any 
such offer; but assuming for a moment that any 
thing of the kind took place between himself and 
the runners, it is, we believe, a solitary instance in 
which any of the runners violated the directions 
which were uniformly given to them not to make 
any such promises; with respect to Whitehead in 
particular, the most explicit statements were made 
to him before he gave any evidence at all, that he 
was to expect nothing beyond payment for his loss 
of time; and he was warned that if any person 
whatever had been making him any promise what- 
ever, it was without authority, and would not be 
fulfilled, and this was done in a way that he neither 
did nor could misunderstand ; in fact, precautions of 
a similar nature were taken with most of the wit- 
nesses to avoid the possibility of any ill effect arising 
from the over zeal of the runners; the course adopted 
throughout the present case being to avoid the ex- 
pense which any extravagant payment to any one in- 
dividual would have caused; that the Petitioners 
verily believe that the precautions thus taken were 
fully effectual in convincing the witnesses that they 
had nothing to expect from the Petitioners and their 
agents beyond a fair remuneration for their loss of 
time, and left them open to the designs of the parti- 
sans of the opposite party, to suborn them to con- 
tradict the statement previously made, and frustrate 
the ends of justice ; that generally with respect to the 
one pound paid to 4lvey and Kirkham just previously 
to starting, and with respect to nearly all the appa- 
rently willing witnesses who were brought up, the Pe- 
titioners show, that to each witness, with a few excep- 
tions, from ten shillings to one pound was paid previ- 
ously to starting, and their railway fare, which is one 
pound three shillings, was also paid; and the Peti- 
tioners show, and call attention to the fact, that most 
of these men were taken from their wives and children, 
and that, but for this supply, their wives and chil- 
dren would have been left to starve ; and that most 


of them, if not all, did leave this amount, or at least 


the greater portion of it, for the support of such 
wives and children; and the Petitioners beg re- 
3 C spectfully 








} 
‘ 


Petition ot In- 
habitants. 


378 


spectfully to add, that any alteration of the law upon 
this subject may have the effect of inducing men of 
integrity and feeling to decline interfering in Election 
matters, but will hardly induce them to be parties 
to so fearful an outrage as, under colour of law, to 
devote to starvation the unfortunate wives and chil- 
dren of persons whom they may require to appear 
as witnesses in a court of judicature ; that the su 
thus paid was not too great a recompense for their 
loss of time, will best appear by a reference to Mr. 
Booth, the taxing officer; but the Petitioners call 
attention to the fact, that the majority of the wit- 
nesses who had given information had, including 
the railway fare, two pounds three shillings each, 
and that Butler and Brailey, decided, open and 
avowed enemies, had four pounds each, and that the 
sum ultimately paid them was fixed by the taxing 
officer at seven pounds twelve shillings each; that 
the following is the real state of the case as to the 
clothes ; sacks of clothes are stated to have been 
seen at the George the Fourth for the use of the 
witnesses, and a most exaggerated notion prevailed 
in the Committee-room as to the extent of the cloth- 
ing provided ; that the Petitioners have ascertained, 
that the whole amount expended for clothes, hats 
and boots, including those given to Alvey and Kirk- 
ham, was thirteen pounds fifteen shillings, and that 
above forty witnesses have been sent up to London ; 
that, in point of fact, some of the witnesses were not 
in a fit state to be brought by the train, and would 
probably have been refused, and that most certainly 
the expense of thirteen pounds fifteen shillings has 
been incurred to enable such witnesses to make their 
appearance before the Committee ; the expense ne- 
cessary was lightened by the circumstance that a 
few gentlemen of the town assisted, by sending up 
some of their cast-off clothes, which were given to 
some of the witnesses ; and praying, that the House 
will declare, for the guidance of those who wish to 
perform the duties intrusted to them strictly accord- 
ing to the letter of the law, whether or not it be a 
breach of the privileges of the House to pay persons 
for giving information, the Petitioners pledging them- 
selves, if such be the opinion of the House, never to 
infringe, in the slightest degree, any resolution the 
House may come to; but the Petitioners further 
pray that the House will be pleased to take the case 
into their consideration, and pass some law upon 
the subject as may enable agents, and those they 
employ, to discover bribery, without which the best 
laws for its punishment are useless; and the Peti- 
tioners further pray, that the matters stated in this 
Petition may be inquired into, under the direction 
of the House ; and particularly that the House will 
appoint a Committee to inquire whether a breach of 
the privileges of the House has not taken place, by 
persons tampering with and suborning to perjure 
themselves the witnesses summoned to give evidence 
before the Committee of the House in the matter of 
the said Petitions. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Mottingham, was 
also presented, and read ; setting forth, That in the 
recent Elections for that borough, a number of cor- 
rupt practices have been resorted to, in spite of the 
efforts of the Petitioners to suppress them; that 
such practices have been fully proved by the Peti- 
tioners against the Return of Mr. John Walter, 
senior ; and that, at the last Election, the same 
system was resorted to by parties who subsequently 
opposed the Return of Mr. Gisborne; and that the 
evidence, which would have developed a system of 
bribery, intimidation and treating, as well as sub- 
orned evidence and flagrant perjury, was suppressed 
in consequence of the withdrawal of the Petition ; 
that in the opinion of the Petitioners, the only 
effectual way to check practices so subvervise of 
sound morality, the electoral rights of the consti- 
tuency, and the character of the House, is by 
putting in force the penal statutes against bribery ; 
and praying the House to institute an inquiry into 


12° Juniz. 





A. 1843. 


the last Election for that borough, with a view to 
prosecute all those who may have been engaged in 
these discreditable and iniquitous practices. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon 
the Table; and to be printed. 


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 Bili, mtituled, An Act for improving and regu- Forth Naviga- 
lating the Navigation of the River Forth from, tion Bill, 
Alloa to Stirling, and Works connected therewith, 
and for other Purposes relating thereto : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for erecting and main- Pile Pier Bill, 
taining a Pier in Pile Harbour, in the parish of 
Dalton-in- Furness, in the County Palatine of Lan- 
caster : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for making a Railway Liskeard ang 
from Lamellion Bridge, in the Parish of Liskeard to Caradon Rail- 
Tokenbury Corner, in the Parish of Linkinhorne, ¥*9 Bil. 
with a Branch Railway from Crow’s Nest to Cheese- 
wring, all in the County of Cornwall : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to provide for the more Merthyr Tidvil 
effectual execution of the Office of a Justice of the Stipendiary 
Peace, within the Parish of Merthyr Tidvil, and Mesistrate Bill. 
certain adjoining Parishes: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An south-Eastem 
Act toenable the South Eastern Railway Company Railway (Dovor 
to extend the Line of their Railway into the Town Stations) Bil 
of Dovor, and to confer other Powers and Privileges , 
onthe said Company, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Belfast 
Act to amend Two several Acts for improving the Harbour Bill. 
Port and Harbour of Belfast, with Amendments ; 
to which Amendments the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Sowerby and 
Act for inclosing Lands in Sowerby and Soyland, in Seyland 
the Parish of Halifax, in the West Riding of the acai 
County of York, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House :—-And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Navy. 
Returns of Ten Gun Brigs launched between the 
years 1808 and 1832 inclusive, with the Name and 
Tonnage of each; how many such Men of War 
Brigs have foundered at sea, or not been heard of 
and the Complements of each ; the same when em- 
ployed as Packets, stating the Complements and the 
supposed Number of Passengers on board, as far 
it can be ascertained; how many Ten Gun Brigs 
have been altered into Brigantines, with a reduced 
Armament, and what weight of Bulwarks, Top Sides 
and Top Hamper, is taken off by such alteration ; the 
difference of weight of Armament, Stores of all 
descriptions, Water and Provisions, when complete, 
for three months, in a Brigantine, with a Comple- 
ment of Forty-five Men, as compared with a Ten 
Gun Brig, commanded by a Lieutenant with Fifty- 
five or sixty Men, and a Vessel of the same class as 
intended to be commanded by a Commander :—Of 
the Number of Sixteen Gun Brigs, of Ten Gun Brigs 
built since 1832, including those built for the Packet 
Service ; specifying the Name and Tonnage of each, 
with the date of launching :—Of the Number of 
such as are unemployed, fitting out, or fit to go to 
sea with moderate repair; how many of such Ves- 
sels have-been lost, when and in what manner :— 
And, of the Number of the old class of Ten Gun 
Brigs commissioned by Commanders, and the Num- 
ber commissioned by Lieutenants, also the Number 
commissioned by those altered to Brigantines since 
1830, stating the date of the commissioning of each ; 


the whole Complement intended for this class, 


namely 








Tod 
Div 





Bankruptcy: 


Todlwater’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Queen’s 
Message. 


6 Vicroriz. 


namely, “ Espoir,” “ Weasle,’ “ Rolla,” &amp;c. &amp;c., | 
stating the Number, Rank or Station of the Officers. | 


The following Return, pursuant to the directions 
of an Act of Parliament, having been transmitted 
to the Clerk, was laid upon the Table, viz. A Re- 
turn of the Official Assignee of the Newcastle-upon- 
Tyne District Court of Bankruptcy, showing the 
Total Amount of the Receipts and Payments of every 
Estate under his charge :—Also, the Amount of the 
Balances standing in the Bank of England, to the 


12° Junie. 








Credit of the Accountant in Bankruptcy :—Also, 
the Amount of the Balances in the power or under 
the control of the Official Assignee :—Also, the 
several Sums allowed to the Official Assignee for 
Remuneration and Expenses (from Official As- 


signee’s Appointment), 24th November 1842 to 
31st December 1842. 


Mr. Hayter reported, That he had carried to the|J 


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 Todhunter’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 be referred to the 
Select Committee on Divorce Bills. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Her Majesty’s Most gracious Message of Friday 


last ; and the same was again read by Mr. Speaker, 
and is as followeth ; 


VICTORIA R. 


Her Majesty thinks it right to acquaint the 
House of Commons, that She has given Her Con- 
sent to a Marriage between Her Royal Highness 





the Princess Augusta Caroline, eldest Daughter of 








His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, and 
His Royal Highness Frederick Hereditary Grand 
Duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz. 


The many proofs which the House of Commons 
has afforded of their affectionate attachment to Her 
Majesty’s Person and Family, leave Her Majesty 
no doubt of their readiness to enable Her Majesty 


to make a suitable provision for Her Royal High- 
ness on this occasion. VR 


And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
es, That an humble Address be presented to 
er Majesty, to return Her Majesty the Thanks of 
this House for Her Most gracious Communication 
of the intended Marriage between Her Royal High- 
ness the Princess Augusta Caroline, eldest Daughter 
of His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, 
and His Royal Highness Frederick Hereditary 
Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz ; and to assure 
Her Majesty, that this House will immediately pro- 
ceed to the consideration of Her Majesty’s gracious 
Message ; 
An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by adding at the end thereof the words, 
‘and also, with due consideration to the state of 
“the Public Finances, and to ‘ the diminished re- 
ceipt from some of the ordinary sources of Reve- 
nue ;’ to the condition of Her Majesty’s people, 
many of whom have long suffered, and are now 
suffermg grevious privations, caused by heavy 
Taxation, and by ‘ that depression of the manu- 


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379 


The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the f Mr. Hume, 7. 

Yeas, Mr. William Williams: Jf ° 
Tellers forthe {Sir Thomas Fremantle, } 
Noes, Mr. Henry Baring : 

So it passed in the Negative. 

-Then the main Question being put ; 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, to return Her Majesty the Thanks 
of this House for Her Most gracious Communica- 
tion of the intended Marriage between Her Royal 
Highness the Princess Augusta Caroline, eldest 
Daughter of His Royal Highness the Duke of Cam- 
bridge, and His Royal Highness Frederick Heredi- 
tary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz; and to 
assure Her Majesty, that this House will imme- 
diately proceed to the consideration of Her Ma- 
jesty’s gracious Message. 

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


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27 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Queen’s 
Message. 


into a Committee, to take Her Majesty’s Most gra- 
cious Message of Friday last into consideration. 


(In the Committee.) 


Motion made, and Question proposed, That an 
Annuity of Three thousand pounds be settled upon 
Her Roya! Highness the Princess Augusta Caroline, 
eldest Daughter of His Royal Highness the Duke 
of Cambridge, upon Her Marriage to His Royal 
Highness Frederick Hereditary Grand Duke of 
Mecklenburg Strelitz, the same to take effect from 
the decease of His said Royal Highness the Duke 
of Cambridge, and to be charged upon the Conso- 
lidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland. 

To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 

+ ——— 

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had made Progress 
in the matter to them referred; 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. 





A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Sudbury Writ. 


posed, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ for 
the electing of Two Burgesses to serve in this pre- 
sent Parliament for the Borough of Sudbury, in the 
room of Frederick Villiers and David Ochterlony 
Dyce Sombre, Esquires, whose Elections have been 
determined to be void ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That,” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 


** leave be given to bring in a Bill for an effectual Sudbury 
“ inquiry into bribery and corrupt practices alleged Bribery. 


“ to exist in the Borough of Sudbury,” 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. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to 
the Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” 


to the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“cc 


a Select Committee be appointed to compare the sudbury Dis- 
Evidence adduced before the House of Lords in franchisement 
the case of the Sudbury Disfranchisement Bill with 2" 

the Evidence taken before the Sudbury Election 
Committee of the House of Commons; and to 

report upon the circumstances under which ma- 


terial Witnesses examined before such Committee 
3c2 “ were 


facturing industry of the country which has so | “ 
long prevailed ;’ and which Her Majesty in Her | “ 
gracious Speech from the Throne on the 2d of | “ 
February last, so deeply lamented.” ” 


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


Vot. 98. 


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Sudbury Dis- 
franchisement 
Bill. 


Sudbury Writ. 


Coals, 


Ways and 
Means. 


Coals, 


Sugar Duties. 


380 


“ were not produced at the bar of the House of 
‘“ Lords,” 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 a Select Committee be appointed 
to compare the Evidence adduced before the House 
of Lords, in the case of the Sudbury Disfranchise- 
ment Bill, with the Evidence taken before the Sud- 
bury Election Committee of the House of Com- 
mons, and to report upon the circumstances under 
which material Witnesses examined before such 
Committee, were not produced at the bar of the 
House of Lords, 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do not issue his War- 
rant for a new Writ for the Borough of Sudbury 
before Monday the 10th day of July next. 


Petitions from ewcastle-upon- Tyne ;—Neath ;— 
Great North of England (Clarence and Hartlepool 
Junction) Railway Company ; — Hartlepool Dock 
and Railway Company ;—Stockton and Darlington 
Railway Company ;— Stockton ;— Sunderland (three 
Petitions) ; — Brandling Junction Railway Com- 
pany ; — Bishop Auckland and Weardale Railway 
Company ;— Newport (Monmouth) ;—Durham and 
Sunderland Railway Company ;—Commissioners of 
the River Wear ;—Newcastle and North Shields 
Railway Company ;—and, Managing Director of 
the Great Western Steam Ship Company ; praying 
that the House will be pleased to repeal the duty 
now chargeable on the exportation of Coals,—were 


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


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the Order of the day for the Committee 
of Ways and Means 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 
“ this House will, immediately, resolve itself into 
a Committee, to consider so much of the Act 
5 &amp; 6 Vic. c. 47, as relates to the imposition of a 
Duty on the Exportation of Coals,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the 


words proposed to be left out stand part of the Ques- 
tion ; 


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


Martis, 13° die Junii, 1843: 


And the Question being put ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the { Sir Thomas Fremantle, \,.. 

Yeas, \ Mr. Henry Baring: er 

Tellers for the f Lord Marcus Hill, hieg 

Noes, LMr. Tufnell: ia 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the Order of the day for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means be now read ; and the 
same being read :—The House resolved itself into 
the Committee. 

(In the Committee.) 

Resolved, That towards raising the Supply granted 
to Her Majesty, the several Duties now payable on 
Sugar and Molasses, shall be further continued. 

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 this day. 

Mr. Greene also acquainted the House, That he 
was directed to move, That the Committee may have 
leave to sit again. 


12°—13° Junzv. 








A. 1843. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, again 


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resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Pres 
(Ire 
Mr. Greene reported the Wheat, &amp;c., (Canada) Wheat, &amp;., 
Bill ; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to, (Cauade) Bill, 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Thursday 


Sup 
next. 





The Order of the day being read, for taking into Church Endow- 
further consideration the Report on the Church ™ent Bill. 
Endowment Bill:—The Bill was re-committed to a 
Committee of the whole House. 

The House was moved, That the several Acts re- 
lative to the building and promoting the building 
of additional Churches in Populous Parishes, might 
be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
miitee on the Bill, that they have power to make 
Provision therein, for authorizing the Church Build- T 
ing Commissioners to make grants for the purposes Bi 
of Churches erected under the Bill. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Com- 

mittee; 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 made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


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thu 


f 

The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Municipal . 
mittee on the Municipal Corporations (Zreland) Bill ; ———— 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday ‘ ieee iene 


next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Ecclesiastical 
further consideration the Report on the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill, 
Courts Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday next. 


The Order cf the day being read, for the Com- Fines and 
mittee on the Fines and Penalties (Zreland) Bill; Penalties 

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


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Roman Catholic 
a Committee upon the Roman Catholic Oath (Jre- Oath (Ireland) 
land) 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 made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Scientific _ 
reading of the Scientific Societies Bill ; Societies Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 21st day of this instant June. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Assessed Taxes, 
into a Committee upon the Assessed Taxes, &amp;c., &amp;¢» Bill 
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 this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Exchequer Bills 
mittee to whom it was referred to consider the 4 &gt; a 
several Acts relating to the issue of Exchequer Bills “""""™ 
for Public Works in Ireland ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, 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 sao A 
and Customary Tenure Bill :—The Bill was re-com- ‘ 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for this 
day. 


The 





Grand Jury 
Presentments 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Supply: 


« Rhadaman- 
thus” Steamer. 


Tornpike-roads 
bill. 


Attorneys and 
Solicitors. 


Grand Jury 
Presentments 
(Dublin) Bill. 


Charitable 
Loan Societies 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Joint Stock 
Companies. 


Grand Jury 
Presentments 
Dublin) Bill. 


No,329. 


Edenderr 
Union, y 


6 Vicroriz. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Grand Jury Presentments (Jreland) 
Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Thursday next. 


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

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


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That there be laid before this House, a Return, 
showing the Cost of the late Expedition of the “ Rha- 
damanthus” Steamer from Dublin to Wa erford, and 
back again; with an Account of the Causes which 
led to, and the results, if any, which attended the 
Expedition :—It passed in the Negative. 


The Select Committee on the Turnpike-roads 
Bill was nominated of Mr. Manners Sutton, Mr. 
Pakington, Mr. Lascelles, Mr. George Cavendish, 
Sir Thomas Acland, Sir Benjamin Hall, Mr. Estcourt, 
Mr. Beckett Denison, Mr. Muntz, Mr. Darby, Sir 
Charles Lemon, Mr. Bankes, Mr. Poulett Scrope, Sir 
John Trollope and the Earl of Arundel and Surrey. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of all Monies paid for Duty on Articles 
of Clerkship to an Attorney or Solicitor, in each of 
the last Ten years :—The like on Admissions of At- 
tornies and Solicitors on the expiration of their Ar- 
ticles :—The like of the Higher Duty of £.12 on 
Attornies’ Certificates in Town :--The like, Lower 
Duty of £.6 in Town :—The like, Higher Duty of 
£.8 in Country :—And, the like, Lower Duty of £.4. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to consolidate and amend the Laws for the Regula- 
tion of Grand Jury Presentments in the county of 
Dubiin: And that Lord Eliot, Mr. James Hamilton 
and Mr. Edward Taylor do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to consolidate and amend the Laws for the Regula- 
tion of Charitable Loan Societies in Ireland: And 
that Lord Eliot, Sir Robert Ferguson and Mr. James 
Hamilton do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
the 30th day of May last, That a Select Committee 
be appointed to inquire into the state of the Laws 
respecting Joint Stock Companies (except for Bank- 
ing), with a view to the greater security of the public, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Gladstone, 
Lord Granville Somerset, Mr. Labouchere, Sir George 
Grey, Mr. George William Wood, Sir Walter James, 
Colonel Thomas Wood, Mr. Milnes, Mr. Hawes, Sir 
William Clay, Mr. Oswald, Mr. Gibson Craig, Mr. 
Cripps, Mr. Godson and Mr. Young, with Power to 
send for persons, papers, and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Lord Eliot presented a Bill to consolidate and 
amend the Laws for the Regulation of Grand Jury 
Presentments in the County of Dublin: 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 on the Bill, 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 there be laid before this House, a 


Copy of Memorial and accompanying Papers from 
Vou. 98. : 


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381 


the Board of Guardians of the Edenderry Union, in 
Ireland, to the Secretary of State for the Home De- 


partment, complaining of certain acts of the Poor 
Law Commissioners. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Zondon London 
University, which was presented upon Friday last, University. 
be printed. No. 330. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Soap, Soap. 
which were presented upon Friday last, be printed. No.331. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Port of Port of 
Falmouth, which was presented upon Friday last, Falmouth. 
be printed. No. 382. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Lighthouses Lighthouses 
(Ireland), which was presented upon Friday last, be (Ireland.) 
printed. No. 333. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Valuation Valuation 
(Ireland), which was presented upon Friday last, (reland.) 
be printed. No. 334. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Lunatic Lunatic Asy- 
Asylums (Jreland), which was presented upon Fri- !#™s (Ireland. ) 
day last, be printed. No. 335. 


Ordered, That an Abstract of the Return relative Clerks of 
to Clerks of Assize, &amp;c., which was presented upon Astize, &amp;c. 
Friday last, be printed. No. 336. 


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








Martis, 13° die Junii ; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


‘ R. Law, from the Treasury, was called in ; Spirits 
I and at the bar presented, pursuant to Order, (reland-) 
—Accounts of the Produce of the Excise Duties No.387- 
received on Spirits in Jreland, during each of the 
years ending the 5th day of April 1842 and 1843, 
and the Number of Gallons brought to Charge ; 
showing the Increase or Decrease in Gallons and 
in Duty :-—-Of the Number of Gallons of Spirits 
brought to Charge in Ireland, and Duty paid there- 
on, in the Quarter ending the 5th day of April 1838, 
1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 and 1843; showing the 
Increase or Decrease of each over the correspond- 
ing Quarter of the preceding year:—Of the Num- 
ber of Gallons of Proof Spirits (distinguishing the 
Quantities produced from Malt and from a Mixture 
of Malt and Unmalted Grain) on which Duty was 
paid for Home Consumption in Jreland, in each 
Quarter of the Ten years ending the 5th day of 
April 1843, and in each of the Ten years :—Of the 
Number of Detections and the Number of Persons 
prosecuted for Offences in Jreland against the Laws 
for the Suppression of Illicit Distillation, in each 
Quarter of the Ten years ending the 5th day of 
April 1843 ; distinguishing those convicted :—And, 
of the Number of Persons confined in each Gaol 
in Freland for Offences against the Laws for the 
Suppression of Illicit Distillation on the 5th day of 
January, the 5th day of March and the 5th day of 
April 1843 :—And then he withdrew. 

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


An ingrossed Bill for amending and enlarging the Leamington 
Powers and Provisions of an Act for paving or Priors — 
flagging, lighting, cleansing, watching, regulating Market Bill. 
and improving the Town of Leamington Priors, in 
the County of Warwick, and for establishing a 
Market therein, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir John Mordaunt do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


3c3 The 





Mildenhall 
Drainage Bill. 


Halbeath and 
Lochgelly 
Railway 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


Halbeath and 
Lochgelly 
Railway 

(No. 2.) Bill. 


Clarence 


Railway Bill. 


382 13° Junie. A. 1843. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration’ = Pr. 27. 1. 31. After “ Company ” insert “ or as 
the Report on the Mildenhall Drainage Bill; and “ near thereto as may be.” 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. Pr. 31. 1. 4. After “ aforesaid ” insert “ or upon 
A Clause was offered (Power of Appeal to Petty “ or in respect of any share or shares in the said 
Sessions): And the said Clause was brought up, “ Railways, branches and works, except the said 
and twice read ; and agreed to, to be made part of “ Government loan shares and first class prefer- 


the Bill. |“ ential shares.” 
Another Clause was offered (Determination of! Pr. 31. 1. 38. Leave out “ trust” and insert 
Petty Sessions to be final): And the said Clause |“ trusts.” J 
was brought up, and twice read ; and agreed to, to | Pr. 32. 1. 26. After “ part ” insert “ or.” 
be made part of the Bill. | Pr. 32. 1. 29. After “ the” insert “ debt or.” 
Another Clause was offered (Justices in Petty| Pr. 34. 1. 30. Leave out “ money” and insert 


Sessions may amend survey and valuation, and |“ monies.” 
award Costs): And the said Clause was brought| Pr. 35. 1. penult. Leave out “ Railway” and 
up, and twice read ; and agreed to, to be made part | insert “ Railways.” 
of the Bill. | Pr. 37.1. 19. After “ centum” insert “ per 
Then Amendments were made to the Bill. | annum.” 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be | Pr. 38. 1. 9. After “such” insert “ Govern- 
ingrossed. | ment loan share or.” 
Pr. 38. 1. 11. After “ years,” insert “ which 
Petitions from Dunfermline ;—Inverkeithing (two |“ the said Company shall offer to re-purchase or 
Petitions) ;—Lochgelly ;—Lumphinans ;--and, Cross- |“ redeem as aforesaid.” 
gates; praying that the Halbeath and Lochgelly Pr. 38. 1. 26. After “ such” insert “ Govern- 
Railway (No. 2.) Bill may pass into a law,—were |“ ment loan or.” 
resented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Pr. 39. 1. 29. Leave out from “ respectively ”’ 
able. to “ whereas” in Pr. 40. 1. 38., and insert “ Pro- 
Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of lands and |“ vided always, That as respects any part of the 
grounds in the county of Fife ;— and, Martin | “ said debt of Seventy-nine thousand one hundred 
Lindsay, of Halbeath, in the county of Fife, Es-|‘ and fifty pounds which shall not be liquidated or 
quire; praying that the said Bill may not pass into |“ satisfied by an allotment of shares under or by 
a law,—were also presented, and read; and ordered |“ virtue of this Act, the powers, rights and remedies 
to lie upon the Table. “ which are now held and enjoyed, or which may 
“ be exercised by the said Assignees of the said 
A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- |“ debt, or by the said Loan Commissioners, or any 
posed, That the Halbeath and Lochgelly Railway |“ person or persons on behalf of the said Assignees, 
(No. 2.) Bill be now read a second time ; ‘ shall not be invalidated, annulled, abridged or 
The Amendments following were proposed to be | “ affected by this Act.” 
made to the Question ; viz. To leave out the word Pr. 46. 1. 1. After “ Railways ” insert “ respec- 
“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the |“ tively.” 
words “ upon this day six months.” Pr. 46.1.4. Leave out “ and” and insert “ or 
And the Question being put, That theword “now” |“ any of.” 


stand part of the Question ; Pr. 46 1. penult. After ‘‘ Company ” insert “ re- 
The House divided : spectively.” 


The Yeas to the new Lobby ; Pr. 47. 1. 3. After “ works” insert “ or any or 
The Noes to the old Lobby. “ either of them.” 


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Tellers for the § Lord Dalmeny, 1 | Pr. 47. 1.13, After “hereby ” insert “ respec- 
Yeas, Mr. Gibson Craig : in |“ tively.” 
Tellers for the [ Mr. Cumming Bruce, } Pr, 52. 1.15. After “ Company ” insert Clause 
Noes, L Captain Wemyss : 61. (A.) 


So it passed in the Negative. Crause (A.) “ And whereas by the said re- 


And the Question being put, That the words cited Act of the ninth year of the reign of his late 

“* upon this day six months” be added at the end |“ Majesty King George the Fourth, it is enacted, 
of the Question :—It was resolved in the Affirmative. |“ that nothing therein contained should extend to 
Then the main Question, so amended, being put; |‘ prevent the owners and occupiers of the respec- 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time |“ tive lands or grounds adjoining the said Railways 
upon this day six months. “ or Tram-roads from constructing and laying down, 
either upon their own lands or grounds, or upon 
The House proceeded to take into consideration |‘ the lands or grounds of other persons, with the 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- | “consent of such other persons, any collateral 
tituled, An Act for enabling the Clarence Railway |“ branch or branches from their respective lands or 
Company to make an issue of new Shares, and for |“ grounds, to communicate with the said Railways 
otherwise altering and amending, enlarging and ex- |“ or Tram-roads, nor from making at their own 
tending some of the Provisions of the Acts relating |‘ expense such openings in the ledges or flanches 
to the said Railway; and the same were read, as|“ of the said Railways or Tram-roads as might be 


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fT 3 


follow : “ necessary and proper for effecting such commu- 
Pr. 20. 1. 14. After “ powers” insert “ pro- “ nication; and the said Company of Proprietors 
&amp; wie? ”? “és 
visions. 


should not be entitled to receive any tonnage 
Pr. 22. 1. 30. After “aforesaid ” insert “ or |“ for the passing of any goods or other things along 
upon or in respect of any other share or shares in |“ such branch or branches: And whereas it is ex- 
the said Railways, branches and works. ” “ pedient that the said Jast-mentioned enactment 

Fr, 24, 1. 28. Leave out “sums” and insert |“ should be repealed ; Be it therefore Enacted, That 


sum,” } the said last-mentioned enactment shall be, and 
Pr. 26. 1. 27. After “ aforesaid ” insert “ or |“ the same is hereby repealed.” 

upon or in respect of any other share or shares in Pr. 55. 1. 22. Leave out “ Stockton-on-Tees” 
the said Railways, branches and works, except | and insert ‘“‘ Stockton-upon- Tees.” 

the said Government loan shares, or so many of Pr. 55. 1. 32. After “ repealed” insert Clause 


wn 


- 


“ 
o 


the same shares as shall from time to time be |(B.) 
Cuiause (B.) “ And whereas an Act of Par- 
Pr. 27. 1. 3. Leave out “ distinguishable” and |“ liament was passed in the fifth year of the reign 
“ of Her present Majesty, intituled, An Act for 

“ completing 


nw 
. 


issued, ” 


insert “ distinguished.” 











Aberdeen 
Harbour Bill. 


Hawkins’ 
Estate Bill. 


Deptford Poor 
and Improve- 
ment Bill. 


Bardney, &amp;e., 
Drainage Bill. 


6 VicToriz. 


completing the Railway Communication between 
the Towns of Newcastle-on-Tyne and Darlington 
by a Railway, to be called the Newcastle and 
Darlington Junction Railway, with a Branch to 
the City of Durham: And whereas an Act was 
passed in this present Session of Parliament, 
intituled, An Act to authorize certain Alterations 
in a Portion of the Line of the Great North of 
England Railway, and for vesting the same in the 
Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway 
Company: And whereas under and by virtue of 
the said two lastly-mentioned Acts of Parliament, 
or one of them, the Byer’s Green branch of the 
said Clarence Railway is intended or proposed to 
be crossed on the level by the said Newcastle and 
Darlington Junction Railway; Be it Enacted, 
That it shall be lawful for the Lords of the Com- 
mittee of Her Majesty’s Privy Council for Trade 
and Foreign Plantations, to order and determine | 
what arrangements shall be made between the 
said Company of Proprietors of the Clarence 
Railway and the said Newcastle and Darlington 
Junction Railway Company, relative to such level 
crossing ; and if either of the said Companies 
shall refuse or wilfully neglect to obey any such 
order made upon or against such Company by 
the Lords of the said Committee, pursuant to this 
provision, such Company shall forfeit to Her 
Majesty the sum of Twenty Pounds per day, for 
every day during which such refusal or neglect 





13° Juniz. 





shall continue, and every such penalty may be 
recovered in the manner directed by an Act of 
Parliament passed in the fifth year of the reign 
of Her present Majesty, intituled, An Act for the 
better Regulation of Railways, and for the Con- 
veyance of Troops.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hodgson Hinde 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 improving and maintaining 
the Harbour of Aberdeen, was read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered (Light Beacons 
or sea marks not to be exhibited without the sanc- 
tion of the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses) : 
And the said Clause was brought up, and thrice read ; 
and agreed to, to be made part of the Bill, by way 
of Rider. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bannerman do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for au- 
thorizing Surrenders of certain Leases for Lives, of 
Manors and Hereditaments in the County of Corn- 
wall (late the Estate and Property of Sir Christopher 
Hawkins, Baronet, deceased), by the Tenants for 
Life in Possession, under his Will, and other Per- 
sons, and the Acceptance of renewed Leases, with 
certain Exceptions and Reservations, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. James do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


Sir George Grey reported from the Committee on 
the Deptford Poor and Improvement Bill ; and to 
whom a Petition against the said Bill was referred ; 
That they had considered the said Petition, and had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true: and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for draining, embanking and 
improving the Fen Lands and Low Grounds within 





Vou. 98. : 


383 


the Parishes, Hamlets, Townships or Places of 
Bardney, Southrow otherwise Southry, Tupholme, 
Bucknall, Horsington, Stixwould, Edlington and 


Thimbleby, in the County 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. 


Mr. John Henry Vivian presented a Bill for im- Neath Harbour 
proving and maintaining the Port or Harbour of (No. 2.) Bill. 
Neath, in the County of Glamorgan: And the same 


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


Colonel Wood reported from the Committee on the Tay Ferries 
Tay Ferries Bill; and to whom several Petitions 3! 
against the said Bill were referred ; That they had 
heard counsel in support of several of the said Peti- 
tions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; and that they had examined the allegations of 
the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments there- 
unto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Edinburgh 
the Report on the Edinburgh Water Bill; and the Ver Bill. 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

A Clause was offered (Regulating quantity of water 
to be taken from Glencourse Burn): And the said 
Clause was brought up, and twice read; and agreed 
to, to be made part of the Bill. 

Another Clause was offered (Further regulations 
as to water from Glencourse Burn): And the said 
Clause was brought up, and twice read ; and agreed 
to, to be made part of the Bill. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Bolton Water- 
the Report on the Bolton Waterworks Bill; and the works Bill. 
Amendments were read, and agreed to; and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Drumpeller Drumpeller 
Railway (No 2.) Bill have leave to sit, and proceed, (Nea) Bill 
upon Thursday next. oe 

Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
before the Committee on the Drumpeller Railway 
(No. 1.) Bill, be referred to the Committee on the 
Drumpeller Railway (No. 2.) Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Great North 
the Report on the Great North of England (Clarence ps onal ‘ 
and Hartlepool Junction) Railway Bill; and the Hartlepool 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. Junction) Rail- 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be *9 5#!!- 
ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Sutherland 
the Report on the Sutherland Roads Bill; and the ®oe¢s Bill. 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Glasgow, 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, Eisley. ana 
intituled, An Act to amend the Acts relating to the ea Bill. 
Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway Company, 
and to grant further Powers to the said Company ; 
and the same was read, as followeth ; 

Pr. 21. 1. 38. Leave out from “ mentioned” to 
“ And” in Pr. 22. 1. 34. 

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

Ordered, That Mr. Loch do carry the Bill to the 

3c4 Lords; 








Public Petitions 


(Thirty-second 
Repurt.) 


Factories Bill, 


‘—Norton Falgate;—Cold Bath School ; —Sutton- 


384 13° Junii. 


Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath | 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- 
lect Committee on Public Petitions; That they had 


examined the Petitions presented upon the 9th day of | Bakewell ;—Gildersome (two Petitions) ;—Birken- 
this instant June ; and had directed him to make a | 


Report thereof to the House. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upoa the Table ; | Eardisland ;— Moulton ;—Blyth (two Petitions) ;— 


and be printed. 


Petitions from Bromley ;—Bloomsbury (two Pe- 
titions) ; —Princes Risborough (three Petitions) ;— 
Long Crendon (three Petitions) ;—Shoreditch (eleven 
Petitions) ;—Bow (five Petitions) ; —Jubilee-place ; 
—Limehouse (two Petitions) ; —Artillery-street ;— 
Essex-street ; — La Patteute ; —Gascoigne-place ;— 
Rosemary-lane (two Petitions) ;—Beulah (two Pe- 
titions); — Bethnal-green (nineteen Petitions) ; — 
Wycliffe (four Petitions) ;— Bromley Park ;— St. 
George’ s-in-the-East (eight Petitions) ;—Latimer ;— 
Stepney and Limehouse ; —Mile-end (six Petitions) ; 
—~Spitalfields (four Petitions) ;—Mill Wall ;— Tur- 
ville-street (two Petitions) ;—J ubilee-street ;— Globe- 
fields ; — Goodman’s-fields ; —Stratford ; — Bethel ; 


street ; — Red-lion-square ;— Commercial-road (two 











Petitions) ;—Soho ; —Ratcliffe-highway ; —Houns- | 
ditch (two Petitions) ;—Mariners’ Church Sunday | 
School ; —Coverdale ;—John Dunn and others ;— | 
East London Auxiliary Sunday School Union (two | 
Petitions) ;— Hempnall ;-— Limehouse (two Petitions) ; | 
—Saint Mary, Whitechapel (two Petitions) ;— Saint 
George’s ;—Mile-end Old-town (three Petitions) ;— 
Newington ;—Saint Leonard ;— George Gardens ;— 
Tent-street ;—Little Alie-street ;— Plaistow ;— Bell 
Wharf (two Petitions) ;—Hepzibah ;— East India- 
road (two Petitions) ;—Cooper’s Gardens (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Derby-street ;— Bishopsgate (six Petitions) ; 
—Pell-street ; — Squirries-street (two Petitions) ; — 
Lent-street ;—West Ham; —Forest Gate; —Salem 
(four Petitions) ; — Shalford ;— Wellclose-square ; — 
Virginia-row ;— Gascorgne-place ;—Osborne-place ; 
— Hackney-road ; —Camberwell (two Petitions) ;— 
Holmes-street ;—Stepney (forty Petitions) ;—Hack- 
ney (ten Petitions) ;— Ratcliffe (six Petitions) ;— 
Orchard-house ; — Latimer ; — Trinity ; — Shad- 
well (sixteen Petitions) ; —Sutton-strect ; — Poplar | 
{eight Petitions) ;—Sion ;— Tower Hamlets (eleven 
Petitions) ; — Whitechapel (eleven Petitions) ; — 
Goodman’s-yard (two Petitions) ; —Slater’s-court ; 
— Hope-street ;—Pheniz-street (two Petitions) ;— 
Queen-street ;— Devonshire-square ;--Claremont (two 
Petitions) ; —East London ; —Haslingden ; —Clay- 
worth ; —Birstal (five Petitions) ;—Knottingley;— 
Knaresborough ; — Heyford; — South Shields ; — 
Bugbrooke ;— Oundle ;— Oundle and Warmington ; 
—Kingscliffe and Woodnewton ; — Warmington ; — 
Nassington and Yarwell ;—-Cupar ;—Batley (two 
Petitions) ; —Westgate-hill (two Petitions) ;— Go- 
mersal (two Petitions) ;— Driglinton; — Churwell 
(two Petitions) ;—Staincliffe (two Petitions);—Com- 
stall (two Petitions); —Marple (two Petitions) ;— 
Great Hamlet ;— Waterside (two Petitions) ;— New | 











Thurvaston ;—Roston ;— Martone (Montgomery) ;— | 
Hilton ; —Doveridge ;—Rainow ; —Bollington (two 
Petitions) ; —Langley ; —Houyh ; — Crooked-yard ; 
Hough ;— Knutsford (two Petitions) ;— Moberley ;— | 
Bosley ;—Pooley Bridge ;— Penrith ; —Glassonby ; | 
—Melmerley ;— Culqaith ;— Gamblesby ;— Kirk Os- | 
wald;—Salkeld Dykes ;—Morland ;—Portsea (four 
Petitions) ;— Tarporley ;—Pleasley (two Petitions) ; 
— Bakewell ; — Ashford ;— Chesterfield ; — Sutton ; 
Sutton and Skegley ; —Crich ; —Mowhole ; — Hay- 
Sfield ;— Ashford-lane ;—Lymm (three Petitions) ;— 
Whitely-green ; — Annesley Woodhouse (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Sutton Bonnington (three Petitions) ;—Ket- 





tleshulme (two Petitions) ;— Normanton-upon-Soar ; 
— Mansfield (two Petitions); —New Lanark ;—Wha- | 


| 





A. 1843. 


ley ;-~ Edingley (two Petitions) ;—- Calverton (two Peti- 
agreed to the Amendment made by their Lordships. | tions) ;—Kirkby (two Petitions) ;—Ovxton (two Pe- 


titions) ;— Devonport (three Petitions) ;— Portsmouth 
(two Petitions) ;—Penrith ;—Alston ;—East Stone- 
house ;— Antony ;—East Antony (two Petitions) ;— 


shaw ;— Morley ( Yorkshire) ;—Horsforth ;—Armley 
(two Petitions); — Pembridge (two Petitions) ;— 


Hartley (two Petitions) ; — Inverness ; —Ross, Wes- 
ton, and Lea ;—Brotherton ;—Knottingley ;—Ponte- 


fract (two Petitions) ;—Rockley ;—Dymchurch ;— 


Shobdon ; — Warsop (two Petitions) ; — Leeds ; — 
Mansfield Woodhouse (two Petitions) ;—Bromyard, 
&amp;c. ; —Luton ; — Hereford, and other places (two 
Petitions) ;—Headon ; —Maker (two Petitions) ;— 
Brington ;—Litchboro’ ;—Bugbrooke and Heyford ; 
— West Haddon (two Petitions) ;—Knaresborough ; 
— Withernwick (two Petitions) ;—Aldborough (two 
Petitions) ; — Seaton and Catwich;— Alwick and 
Boroholme ;—Bransburton (two Petitions) ;— Swine ; 
—FHatfield and Mapleton ;—and, Skerlaugh; pray- 
ing that the Factories Bill may not pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read ; and_ ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Petitions from Clapham (Bedford) ;—and, Ampt- 
jill; 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 Mewguay, in the Newquay 
parish of Saint Columb Minor, in the county of Harbour, 


Cornwall, stating that the north-west coast of Corn- 
wall is known to be the most dangerous part of the 
whole coast of England, more vessels being wrecked, 
every year on that coast, than on any other part of 
the English coast of equal extent; that upwards of 
thirty vessels are known to have been wrecked or 
stranded on that coast, or foundered in the channel, 
between the end of August 1842 and the end of 
February 1843, and that probably many more would 
have been lost but for the Harbour of Newquay ; 
that the Petitioners are fully persuaded that if there 
had been a lighthouse merely as a harbour light on 
Tower Head, a small promontory or headland which 
forms the western boundary of the capacious bay 


outside JVewquay Harbour, many of those thirty 


vessels would undoubtedly have been saved ; from 
the central situation of Newquay, on that part of the 
coast where the greatest number of wrecks usually 
happen, and from there being no other harbour on 
the whole of the north coast of Cornwall, so sheltered 
as ewquay from those winds which on that coast 
produce the greatest number of wrecks, the Pe- 
titioners, impressed with a belief that a lighthouse 
on Tower Head would prove most beneficial to 
vessels passing up and down channel, most humbly 
and most earnestly entreat the House to take the 
matter into consideration, with a view to granting 
what the Petitioners conceive is so much called for, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Shipwrecks. 


Petitions of Mortgagees of the Tolls arising on Turnpike-roads 
Milis (two Petitions) ;—Brockbottom ;— Hatton ;— | different Turnpike-roads near Leeds ;—Trustees of Bill. 


and Mortgagees of the Tolls on the Road from Ea- 
land to Leeds ;—Trustees of the Road from Quebec 
to Homefield Lane End;—Trustees of the Road from 
the Wellington Bridge-road to Tong Lane End ;— 
and, Trustees of the Road out of the Road from 
Quebec to Homejield Lane End, communicating with 
the Road from Huddersfield to Birstal ; praying that 
the Turnpike-roads Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands,—were presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of James Benison and Alexander San- spirits 
derson, of Ballyshannon, in the county of Donegal, (ireland.) 


Distillers, praying the House to take into considera- 
tion the existing high rate of duties on Irish Spirits, 


as 














Spirit Trade 
( {reland. ) 


Smoke. 


Coroners Bill. 


Health of 
Towns. 


Union with 
Ireland, 


Corn Laws, 


Property Tax 
A 


Ct. 


Mayuocth 


College. 


6 Vicrortz. 13° Juniz. 385: 


as injurious to the interests of the fair trader, and as 
tending to foster and promote illicit distillation, with 
allits attendant idleness, intemperance, immorality 
and crime, before the continued existence of the 
temptations to fraud shall compel the licensed ma- 
nufacturer to give way before the inroads of the 
smuggler, and the Petitioners be forced to adopt the 
course taken by the Jrish distillers, that of with- 
drawing their capital from so heavily losing a trade, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 





A Petition of Retailers of Spirits in the city of 
Londonderry, praying for the repeal of so much of | 
the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 38, as relates to the 
Prevention in Jreland of a licensed Spirit Retailer 
from being also a licensed Grocer, on the same pre- 


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


A Petition of the Chairman of the Manchester 
Association for the Prevention of Smoke, stating that 
the excessive smoke which prevails in that and 
other manufacturing towns is a great evil ; that there 
is reason to believe it entails an expense upon the 
inhabitants little short of the whole amount of local 
taxation, and that it chiefly arises from steain engines 
and other furnaces employed in public works, of 
which it is estimated there are nearly tive hundred 
in Manchester ; and praying, that the House will be 
pleased to institute an inquiry, and adopt legislative 
measures thereupon, was presented, and read ; and 


(two Petitions); praying the House to withdraw 
every kind of public support from the College of 


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


Petitions from Kilglass ; — Llanfechain ; —and, gducation 
Tashinny and Abbeyshrule ; praying that the annual (Ireland. 
grant for national Education in Jreland may be 
henceforth discontinued,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Zlan- Roman Catholic 
fechain, in the county of Montgomery, praying for Relief Act. 
the repeal of the Roman Catholic Relief Act, was 


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


Petitions from Members of the Devonport and Scientific _ 

Stonehouse Mechanics’ Institution ;— Members of Societies Bill. 
the Council of the Manchester Geological Society ; 
—and, Officers and Members of the Atheneum, a 
Literary and Scientific Institution at Manchester ; 
praying that the Scientific Societies Bill may pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of the Provost of Forres ;—Settle ;—and, Post-office. 
Provost of Fortrose; praying for inquiry into the 
state of the Post-office, with the view of carrying 
into full effect the recommendations of Mr. Rowland 
Hill for Post-office Improvement,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Robert Henry Aberdein ; — William 
Codd and Charles C. Lewis;— Coroners for the 
county of Southampton ; —Charles Hudson ;— and, 
William Henry Seymour ; praying that the Coroners 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Metropolitan Im- 
provement Society, stating that the Petitioners, in 
common with a very numerous class of the inha- 
bitants of the Metropolis, have been deeply impressed 
with the many evils arising from the practice of 
interring the dead in church-yards or other burial 
grounds situated in densely populated districts ; 
and praying for the entire abolition of interments in 
church-yards or other burial grounds within the 
Metropolis, and that in carrying such abolition into 
effect measures may be instituted to prevent the 
charges of burial to the poorer inhabitants of the 
Metropolis being increased by the change, and that 
if possible they may be diminished, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inha- 
bitants of Bulwell, Nottinghamshire, and its vicinity, 
praying for the repeal of the Legislative Union 
between Great Britain and Ireland, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Richmond (York); — Lambeth 
(Chairman of a Meeting) ;—John Bolton and family ; 
— Warrington ; — Audenshaw ;—Manchester (forty- 
six Petitions);—Salford (seven Petitions);—and, 
Hulme (two Petitions); praying for the repeal of 
the Corn and Provision Laws,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants, Householders of the 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of Guar- Poor Retief 
dians of the Poor of the Znishowen Union, praying (Ireland) Bili. 
that the Poor Relief (Jreland) 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 of the Deaneries of Warwick Lay Baptism. 
and Kineton, in the diocese of Worcester, stating 
that by a judgment of the Ecclesiastical Court, con- 
firmed by the higher court, it has been declared that 
the ministers of the Church of England are com- 
pelled by law, under pain of suspension for three 
months, to read the Burial Service over those who 
have received only Lay Baptism, and by consequence 
over those who are not in communion with the 
church, and who are pronounced by the canons to 
be by their act of schism ipso facto excommunicated ; 
that the Petitioners consider it a hardship to be 
required to bury in the manner and form prescribed 
by the Book of Common Prayer, those not in com- 
munion with the church ; that the recent decision 
seems to militate both against the articles of religion 
and other parts of the Prayer Book, and also to re- 
cognize the principle that persons may bring actions 
grounded upon the canons of the church, which they 
themselves in some instances violate; that such a 
state of the law is in the judgment of the Petitioners 
at variance as well with scripture and reason as with 
the real principles of the constitution ; and praying 
the House to take steps for the redress of these 
grievances, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Master Mariners and Seamen of Merchant Sea- 
South Shields, and its vicinity, praying for the re- men’s Fund. 
peal or amendment of the Act 4&amp; 5 Will. 4, c. 52, 
regulating the Merchant Seamen’s Fund, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 











borough of South Shields, praying for the repeal of 
the Property Tax Act, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Whittington; — Elgin ; — Saint 
Keverne ;— Bishampton, Kington and Darmston ;— 
Ramsgate and Saint Lawrence ;—Donamore and 


Kiltrisk;— Kilglass ; — Llanfechain;—and, Norwich 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Gorbals 
posed, That the Committee on the Gorbals Police Police Bill. 
Bill have leave to proceed, with Two selected Mem- 
bers :—And the said Motion was, with leave of the 
House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
said Bill to make their Report, be further enlarged 
till Friday the 28d day of this instant June. 





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Paisley 
Municipal 
Affairs Bill. 


Lagan Navi- 
gation Bill. 


Expiring Laws. 
No. 338, 


Turnpike-roads 
Bill, 


Stamps and 
Taxes, 


Foreign Wine 
and Spirits, 


Agricultural 
Produce, &amp;c. 


386 


An ingrossed Bill for appointing Trustees for the 
Creditors of the Burgh of Paisley, and other Pur- 
poses relating to the Financial Affairs of the said 
Burgh, was read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered (Providing for 
the re-investment of certain charities heritably se- 
cured): And the said Clause was brought up, and 
thrice read ; and agreed to, 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 Mr. Hastie do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Lagan Navigation Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to; and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendmeats, be 
ingrossed. 


Sir George Clerk reported from the Committee 
appointed to inquire what temporary Laws, of a 
public and general nature, are now in force, and 
what Laws of the like nature have expired since the 
last Report upon the subject; and also, what Laws 
of the like nature are about to expire at particular 
periods, or in consequence of any contingent public 
event; and to report the same, with their Observa- 
tions thereupon, to the House ; That they had exa- 
mined the matters to them referred, and had directed 
him to make a Report thereof to the House. 

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


Ordered, That the Petition of Trustees of the 
Turnpike-road from Hulme to Eccles, in the county 
of Lancaster, praying that the Turnpike-roads Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands, which was 
presented upon the 21st day of March last, be re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on the Bill. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Names of all Persons who held 
office under the Board of Stamps and Taxes at So- 
merset House, on the 1st day of September 1841, 
with the nature of such Office, and length of Ser- 
vice, and the Amount of Annual Salary ; and also 
the Amount of any Annual Increase of Salary since 
that period, made to every such Officer ; specifying 
the time from which such Increase is to take place, 
with the grounds of such Increase, and whether such 
Increase is to be permanent, or for any, and what, 
limited period. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Quantity of Foreign Wine and 
Spirits, in Gallons, imported during the year ending 
the 5th day of January 1843, distinguishing the 
Quantity from each Country, the Amount of Gallons 
paid Duty on, and the Amount of Gallons exported : 
—Also, the Quantity of Gallons of all Wines, the 
Produce of the Channel Islands, imported into Eng- 
land, Scotland and Ireland, since the 3d day of 
October 1840 to the 5th day of January 1843 (per 
Act 3 Vie. c. 17, s. 2), distinguishing the Quantity 
of Gallons imported into the three several Coun- 
tries :—Also, the Quantity of all Descriptions of 
Forsign Wines which have been exported, and upon 
which the Drawback has been obtained. 


A Petition of the Sheriff of Kent, stating that 
the Petitioner begs to call the attention of the House 
to the present situation of the country, in conse- 
quence of the very depressed prices of all Agricul- 
tural Produce, and of manufactured goods, occa- 
sioned by the new Corn Law and by the new Tariff; 
and praying the House to grant full and effectual 
protection to all the industrious classes, against the 
competition of foreigners, so as to secure to all the 


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A, 1843. 


producing classes due remuneration of their industry, 
and to the working classes constant employment 
and adequate wages, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land in 
several parishes in the eastern division of the county 
of Kent, stating that the Petitioners view with the 
utmost anxiety and alarm the present depressed 
condition of all classes engaged in and connected 
with Agriculture, caused in a great measure by the 
continued alterations of the Corn Laws; and praying, 
that such protection may be extended towards them 
as will enable them to cultivate the soil without 
positive loss to themselves, but to the benefit of all 
classes of Her Majesty’s subjects, was also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Corn Importa- 
posed, That this House will resolve itself into a tion. 
Committee, to consider the Laws relating to the Im- 
portation of Foreign Grain ; 


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


Mercurii, 14° die Junii, 1843: 


And the Question being put ; 
The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for they Mr. Tufnell, 

Yeas, { Lord Marcus Hill: 
Tellers for thef Sir Thomas Fremantle, 
Noes, Sir George Clerk: 

So it passed in the Negative. 


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Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to Chelsea 
enable the Commissioners of Chelsea Hospital to Hospital Bill 
purchase certain Lands for the benefit of the Hos- 
pital: And that Sir Edward Knatchbull and Sir 
Henry Hardinge do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a General Post 
Return, showing the Districts into which the Me- L«tters. 
tropolis is divided for the Delivery of General Post 
Letters, the Hour at which such Delivery com- 
mences, and the Time usually occupied by it, on 
each day of the week. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Legacy Duties. 

Accounts of all Sums of Money paid for Costs on 
Rules, or other Proceedings for recovery of Legacy 
Duties, and Duties on Residue, in each of the years 
1837 and 1838 :—Of the Monies actually paid in 
respect of the Fees and Disbursements included in 
Costs by the Solicitor or Comptroller of Legacy 
Duties :—And, of the Application of such Costs. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Window Daty. 
Return of the Duty on Windows assessed for the 
Twelve Towns in England paying the largest 
Amount. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee of Ways Ways and 
and Means, a Resolution; which was read, as fol- Meanss 
loweth ; 

Resolved, That towards raising the Supply granted Sugar Duties. 
to Her Majesty, the several Duties now payable 
on Sugar and Molasses 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. Chancellor of the Ex- 
chequer and Sir George Clerk do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Church Endowe 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving o— 


the Report on the Church Endowment Bill; 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


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RomanCatholic Mr. Ross reported the Roman Catholic Oath (Jre- | 
Oath (Ireland) Jan?) 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. 


Assessed Taxes, Mr. Greene reported the Assessed Taxes, &amp;c., 
&amp;e., Bill. Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 

ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 





Exchequer Bills The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
(Public Works) mittee to whom it was referred to consider the several 


(Ireland-) Acts relating to the issue of Exchequer Bills for 
Public Works in Jreland ; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 
Copyhold The House, according to Order, resolved itself 


and Customary 


Tenure Bill into a Committee upon the Copyhold and Customary 


Tenure 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 this day. 


Chelsea Sir Edward Knatchbull presented a Bill to enable 
Hospital Bill. the Commissioners of Chelsea Hospital to purchase 
No. 339. certain Parcels of Land for the benefit of the said 
Hospital, and for other Purposes: And the same 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 

second time upon Friday next ; and to be printed. 


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

(Ireland.) = Return of the Number of Troops quartered in Jre- 
land, during the years 18338, 1834, 1835, 1836, 1837, 
1838, 1839 and 1840. 


Ecclesiastical Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to several 
Courts. Addresses to Her Majesty,—Further Returns to an 


Address to Her Majesty, dated the 14th day of Fe- of Guardians, in the different Poor Law Unions in 
bruary last, for Returns of the Number of Proctors 
now practising in each of the Ecclesiastical Courts 
in England and Wales; distinguishing the Number 
of those who practise exclusively as Proctors, and 
the Number of those who practise both as Proctors 
and as Attornies and Solicitors, and stating the Num- 
ber that have been admitted to practise as Proctors 
during the last Three years :— Of the Names of the 
Judges, Registrars and Deputy Registrars in Courts 
having right to grant Probates of Wills and Letters 
of Administration, with the Salaries, Fees and Emo- 
luments of such Persons in England and Wales, for 
1842:—And, of the Names, Salaries, Fees and 


Emoluments, for 1842, of all Judges, Registrars 


Deputy Registrars, Clerks of Seat, Deputy Clerks 


of Seat, Clerks Apparitors, Sealers, Record-keepers 
Ushers, and other Officers and Servants, in the fol. 


lowing Courts of his Grace the Archbishop of Can- 


terbury ; viz. Prerogative, Arches, Vicar General 
Peculiars, Faculties. 


Royal Palaces, An Account of the Public Money expended on 
&amp;e, each of the Royal Palaces, Gardens and Parks, and | the Bill. 


the Appurtenances thereof; stating the Amount o 


Expenditure from Parliamentary Grants, Crown Re-| Qprdered. That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
venues surrendered to the Public by Civil List Acts, &lt;0" palace asta , 


and other sources ; and also, the Amount of the Sa- 
laries or other Emoluments received by the Rangers 


and Deputy Rangers, in each year, from 1838 to| the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Railway(Dovor 
1843, inclusive :—Also, an Account, in detail, of the | tituled, An Act to enable the South Eastern Rae 


same services for 1842. 


Comnittals Return to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the | the Town of Dovor, and to confer other Powers and 
(Ireland.) 98th day of April last, for an Abstract of the Num-| Privileges on the said Company ; and the same were 
ber of Committals, from the Clerks of the Crown | read, asefollow ; 
and Clerks of the Peace of the several Countiesand| Pr. 18. 1. 14. After “ harbour” insert Clauses 
Places in Jreland, of the Number of Persons com-| (A.) and (B.) 
mitted to the different Gaols thereof for Trial in Crause (A.) “ Provided always, and be it En- 
the year 1842; stating the Number convicted and |“ acted, That it shall not be lawful for the said South 


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acquitted, in the same form as the Abstracts for 

England, for each of the last Ten years. 

" Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
able. 


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, 14° die Junii ; 


Anno 6° Victoria Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


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 Par- 
liament,—An Account of the Receipt and Applica- 
tion of all Monies which have been received by the 
Directors of the Margate Pier and Harbour Com- 
pany, from the 6th day of April 1842 to the 5th 
day of April 18438, both days inclusive :—And then 
he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 

Table. 


Mr. Berthon, from the Trinity House, was called Pilotage. 
in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to the direc- 
tions of an Act of Parliament,—An Account of the 
Receipt and Appropriation of the Pilots’ Fund of the 
Corporation of Trinity House, of Deptford Strond, 
in the year ending 31st December 1842 :—And then 
he withdrew. 

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


Mr. Austin, from the Office of the Poor Law Guardians 
Commissioners, was called in; and at the bar pre- of Poor 
sented, pursuant to Order,— A Return of the Number (!*¢!#"4-) 
of Magistrates elected and ex-officio on each Board 


Ireland :—And then he withdrew. 











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

































An ingrossed Bill for amending and rendering Mildenhall 
more effectual several Acts for draining and preserv- Drainage Bill. 
ing certain Fen Lands and Low Grounds in the Isle 
of Ely, and Counties of Norfolk and Suffolk, near 
Mildenhall River, so far as relates to the several 
Lands in the Second District therein described, and 
for extending the Limits of the said Second District, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Colonel Rushbrooke do carry the 


’| Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


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The House proceeded to take into consideration Eglwysthos, 
the Report on the Eglwysrhos, &amp;c., Inclosure Bill ; &amp;c., Inclosure 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. ~ 
?| A Clause was offered (Quality of the land to be 
published): And the said Clause was brought up, 
and twice read ; and agreed to, to be made part of 


f| ‘Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 
ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration South-Eastern 


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under their authority or on their behalf, to make, 
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Pr. 8. 1.24. After “judicious” insert Clauses (A.), 


(B.) and (C.) 


high-water mark at ordinary spring tides, without | «« 
the previous consent of the Lord High Admiral of | “ 
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the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire- 


land, 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.” | 

CravuseE (B.) “ Provided always, and be it En-| « 


acted, That nothing contained in this Act or in 


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any of the Acts herein recited or referred to, shall | ,, 
be held, deemed or construed to defeat, abridge, | ,, 


lessen, impair or prejudice any estate, right, title, | 


franchise or interest of or belonging to Her Ma- 
jesty, Her heirs or successors.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 


were agreed to. 


Ordered, That Mr. Rice do carry the Bill to 


the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


Watson's 
Divorce Bill. 


Mr. Hayter reported from the Committee on 


Watson’s Divorce Bill; That they had examined 


the allegations of the Bill as to the marriage of the 
Parties, the adultery charged as the ground for dis- 
solving the marriage, the verdict at law, and the 
sentence of divorce in the Ecclesiastical Court, and, 
upon evidence satisfactory to the Committee, found 
the same and the other allegations to be true; and 
they saw no reason to suspect collusion between the 
Parties; and that the Committee had gone through | “ 
the Bill, and directed him to report the same, with 
an Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. | “ 


Sowerby 
and Soyland 


Soyland, in the Parish of Halifax, in the West | 
Riding of the County of York ; and the same were 
read, as follow: 

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Clauses (A.) and (B.) 


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Inclosue Bill the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- | “ 
* tituled, An Act for inclosing Lands in Sowerby and | “ 


Ciause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
lands to be inclosed by virtue of this Act, shall 
comprise only such commons, waste lands and | 
moors within the townships, hamlets, districts or | 
places of Sowerby and Soyland, whereof the said | 
Sackville Walter Lane Fox, as Lord of the Manor | 
of Wakefield, is owner of the soil.” 

Crause (B.) “ Provided always, and be it En- 
acted, That nothing herein contained shall extend 
to defeat, prejudice, injure or affect the rights, 
privileges and advantages which the proprietors of | 
the Withens or Erringden Common have hitherto | 
enjoyed in or upon the lands to be inclosed, but 
that the said proprietors of the Withens or Erring- | 
den Common shall end may possess and enjoy the | 
same rights, privileges and advantages in such 
and the same manner as they are now entitled to 
possess and enjoy the same, and as they could or 





except such rights of common and other rights as 
are by this Act authorized to be extinguished in | 

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ere azreed to. i 
Ordered, That Mr. Beckett Denison do carry the | “ 
Bill to the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this | “ 


1eir Lordships. 


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the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- | “ 


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Cravuse (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall 
not be lawful for the said corporation to erect or 
build any warehouses on the quays in front of the 
lands of the Marquis of Donegall, on the county 
of Down side of the River Lagan, without the 
consent of the said Marquis, his heirs or assigns, 
first had and obtained, but without prejudice to 
the rights of the said corporation to erect sheds, 
cranes and other works thereon.” 


Cuiause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
road and quays to be formed on the lands of the 
most honourable Marquis of Donegall, on the 
county of Down side of the River Lagan shall 
be left unfenced next such lands, but without any 
right of entry, passage or easement whatever to 
the said Marquis of Donegall, his heirs or assigns, 
or any person or persons deriving from or under 
him, them or either of them, to such quays or 
wharfs, other than such as shall or may be agreed 
upon and granted by the said corporation.” 


Cravse (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That in case 
the said corporation shall take and purchase the 
foreshore or unreclaimed mud-banks marked 
(No. 1.) in the deposited Plans, and in that part 
of the Schedule to this Act annexed which refers 
to the county of Down, and iv case the said 
corporation shall embank and form quays there- 
on, it shall and may be lawful to and for the most 
honourable the Marquis of Donegall, his heirs, 
sequels in right, or assigns, at his or their own 
costs and charges, at any time or times hereafter, 
to cut, make and maintain through or over the 
ground which may be taken by the said corpora- 
tion for such embankment and quays, one passage 
or entrance in the old bed or channel of the River 
Lagan, at such point opposite the ground marked 
(No. 14. a.) in the deposited plans as the said 
corporation shall determine ; such passage or en- 
trance not exceeding the breadth of Fifty feet, 
unless with the consent of the said corporation, 
to the intent that ships, barges and other vessels 
may safely and conveniently enter into and go out 
of the present channel of the River Lagan, from 
and into any docks or slips that may be con- 
structed by the said Marquis of Donegall, his 
heirs, sequels in right, or assigns, upon his or their 
own land, such passage to be well and substantially 
made with proper and durable stone walls, accord- 
ing to the plans and specification, and under and 
subject to the superintendence and direction of 


James Walker, Esquire, or other the engineer for 


the time being of the said corporation ; and it 
shall and may be lawful to and for the said Mar- 
quis of Donegall, his heirs, sequels in right, and 
assigns, and all persons employed by him or them, 
and all persons navigating with his or their license 
or authority into or out of the said passage, docks 
or slips, to use the piers of such passage or en- 
trance, in such manner as may be necessary for 
the safe and convenient passage of ships and ves- 
sels to and from the said passage, docks and slips, 
and for that purpose to attach any rings thereto 
or to erect one or more capstans or other me- 
chanical engines thereon, but not to land or ship 
goods there without the license or authority of 
the said corporation ; and the said corporation 
shall and may if they think proper so to do, build, 
erect and keep up over any such passage or en- 
trance a good and sufficient draw, swing or other 
bridge, to the intent that ships and vessels may 
at all times conveniently navigate such passage 
or entrance without preventing the passage of 
goods and persons across the same at convenient 
times, and that such bridge shall be kept in proper 
repair and condition by the said corporation, and 
be at all times capable of being raised or other- 
wise effectually moved and worked so as to pre- 

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as aforesaid by the said Marquis of Donegall, his 
heirs, sequels in right, or assigns, or the persons 
authorized by him or them as aforesaid.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Emerson Tennent 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 Bolton Waterworks Bill be read 
the third time upon Friday next. 


An ingrossed Bill for better cleansing, sewering, 
and draining the Town of Yopsham, in the County 
of Devon, and for other Purposes connected there- 
with, was read the third time; and Amendments 
were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Lord Courtenay do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions from Oakham ;—Ysceifiog (two Peti- 
tions) ; — Creigfryn ; — Greenfield : — Hexham ; — 
Holywell ;-- Buckley (two Petitions) ;—Wylam ;— | 
Bangor ; — Corbridge ; — Bagillé ; —Caergurle ; — 
Chesterfield ;— Baslow (two Petitions) ;— Birchover ; 
— Stony Middleton (two Petitions) ; — Ashford; 
(Derby) (two Petitions) ;— Bakewell (two Petitions) ; 
—-Pitsley ;— Toolow ; —Youlyreave ; —Gundleford 
Bridge (two Petitions) ;— Elton (two Petitions) ;— 


14° Junie. 





Beeley;— Eyam ;—Stanton;—- Taddington ;— Brand- 
side; —Chinley ;— Buxton (two Petitions) ; —Hor- 
wich ; — Church Steurndale ;— Chapel-en-le-Frith 
(two Petitions) ;—Barmby Dun ;— Doncaster (two 
Petitions) ;—Adwick and Skellow ;—Stainforth (two 
Petitions) ;— Thorne (three Petitions) ;— Thorpe ;— 
Barmbro and Marr ;—Brodsworth ;— Hatfield and 
Woodhouse ; — Tickhill (two Petitions) ; — Conis- 
brough ;—Finningley and Blaxton ;—Syhehouse and 
Ross ;-—Bawtry ;—Misson ;— Wadworth ;—Braith- 
well; —Bentley and Arksey ;—Scrooby ;—Awhley 
and Cantley ;—Wheaton Aston (two Petitions) ;— 
Wheathamstead ;— Tattenham ;— Linton (Cambridge) 
(three Petitions) ; —-Marsden ;— Waddesdon ;— Tip- 
ton ; —Rawden ; —Battersea ;— Pontypool Circuit ; 
—Islington (two Petitions) ;— Clerkenwell ;-- She- 
rington (four Petitions) ;—Madeley (two Petitions); 
—Madeley Wood (two Petitions) ;—Broseley (three 
Petitions) ;-—-Coalbrookdale (two Petitions) ;—Zaw- 
ley Bank (two Petitions);—AHorsehay (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Dawley Green ;— Dawley Parva (two Pe- 
titions) ; Bridgnorth (two Petitions) ;—Stirchley 
(two Petitions) ;—Much Wenlock ;—Coalport (two 
Petitions) ;—Coalford ;— Newport Pagnell (six Peti- 
tions) ;— Tottenham and Edmonton ;—Wingrave (two 
Petitions) ;— Westcott ;— North Crawley ;—Chatte- 
ris(two Petitions) ;—Grendon and Woodham ;—- Buck- 
ingham Branch of the Aylesbury Circuit ;— Tadley ;— 
Burnham ;— Wakefield ;—Ayton ;— Bethnal Green 
(two Petitions) ;—Hambleden;— Waddesden Hilland 
Waddesdon ;— Trowbridge (four Petitions) ;—Paui’s 
Cray (two Petitions);— Gravesend (three Petitions) ; 
—Dorchester (two Petitions) ;— Newtown ; —Foot’s 
Cray ;— Cheshunt-street ;—Stanstead ;— Chalvey ;— 
Howards Green ; —Piddletown ;— Pentonville ; — 
Broad Mayne ;—Wimbotsham and Stow Bardolph ; 
— Battle Bridge; — Sydling Saint Nicholas ; — 
Shoreditch ; — Hunmanby ;— Bere Regis; — Stoke 
Goldington (three Petitions) ;— Olney ;—Scarbro’ ; 
—North Crawley ;—Great Linford ;— Everton ;— 
Hurst ;— Englefield ;— Binfield ; — Swallowfield ;— 
Chepping Wycombe ;— Waltham Saint Lawrence ;— 
Silchester ;— Bradfield ;—Little Wick ;— Winkfield- 
row ; — Wargrave ; —Reading (three Petitions) ;— 
Woodley ;— Theale (two Petitions) ;— Caversham ;— 
Burchett’s Green ;---Binfield Heath ;— Pound Green ; 
— Beech Hill; —Caversham Hill ; —Cookham ;— 











Sindlesham ;— Basildon ;— Tilehurst ;— Kingswood ; 
Vor. 98. 


389 


—Great Marlow Wee oo ;—Newport (Mon- 
mouth) (two Petitions) ;—Leicester (five Petitions) ; 
—Ministers and Members of the Leicestershire As- 
sociation of Congregational Churches ;—Islip and 
Charlton ;— Wootten ;—Ludlow (two Petitions) ;— 
Rochdale; — Wheatley (two Petitions) ; — Oxford 
(two Petitions) ;—Jffley ;— Oxford and Headington 
Quarry ; —Tackley and Kirtlington ; —Bladon ;— 
Woodstock ; —Lanesfield ; — Oswestry (three Peti- 
tions) ; —Bethel Chapel (Denbigh) ; —Cefn Mawr ; 
—Rhuabon (two Petitions) ;— Wrexham (five Peti- 
tions) ; — Bersham (three Petitions); — Moss ; — 
Cross Lanes ; —Gresford ; —Ellesmere ; — Whiston 
(two Petitions) ;— Haydock (two Petitions) ; —Saint 
Helen’s (Lancaster) (two Petitions) ;— Prescot (two 
Petitions) ;—Nutgrove (two Petitions) ; —- Bilston ; 
—Rushbury ; — Delbury ; — Munslow ; —Aston ;— 
Stanton Lacy ;—Stoke Saint Milbro’ ;—Longville ; 
— Breewood ;—Shrewsbury ;— Can-lane ;— Orleton ; 
— Wolverhampton ; — Blackwood ;— Monmouth ; — 
Bassalleg ; — Coleford ; — Blaenavon (three Peti- 
tions) ;— Maeslech ;— Mowsley ;— Hose ;— Wigston ; 
—Market Bosworth ; —Theddingworth ; —Cadley ; 
— Belgrave ;— Wigston Magna (two Petitions) ;— 
Loughborough ; — Herne Bay (two Petitions) ;— 
Oadby ;— White Colne ;— Greenwich (two Petitions); 
—Lowestoft ;— Glastonbury ;— Caynham (two Peti- 
tions) ; — Farlow ; — Doncaster (two Petitions) ;— 
Soham (two Petitions) ;—Stretham ;— Darlington ; 
— Toft Hill ;—Lichfield (two Petitions) ;— Bulking- 
ton ;— Thurnham ;—Cookley ;—Birmingham (three 
Petitions) ;— Twelveheads ;— Kea ;— Perranwell ;— 
Old Childon ;—Hockton ;— Backworth ;—Ingleton ; 
—Bath (two Petitions) ;— Wigan ;— Hamsterley 
(two Petitions) ; —Cockfield ;— Ely ; —Stourbridge 
(two Petitions) ;— Cradley ; — Whitford ; — Ply- 
mouth ;—Hadham Ford ;—Radstock ;— Radcliff ;— 
Lowtham ; — Oldcoates ;— Weston ; — Langcliff ;— 
Askham ;—Littleport ;—Lyme Regis (two Petitions); 
—Brafferton ;— Lyme ;— Windmill ;— Coventry ;— 
South Church ;— Sténton ;— Frock ;— Treswell ; — 
Minehead ; — Nacton ; —Ramsholt ; — Friston ; — 
Chittal ;—Porkellis ;—Stithians (two Petitions) ;— 
Burrows ;— Carlisle ;—Leiston ;— Theberton ;—Al- 
derton ;— Brompton ;— Wappenbury ;—Clinton ;— 
Kirk Deighton ;—Moorbottom ;—Aldborough (four 
Petitions) ;— Hadham Ford ;— Warwick Bridge ; 
— Northampton ; — Belfast ; — Warwick ; — East 
Malling (two Petitions) ;—Elsworth ; —Egmanton ; 
— Burwell ;—Flockton Green ;—Ely ;— Downham ; 
— Birmingham ; —Kealby ; —Harrogate ;—Settle ; 
— Kirkby ; — Ashdon ; — Kidderminster (five Peti- 
tions) ; -— Parkstow ; — Haddenham ; — Linton; — 
Ashby-de-la-Zouch ;—Mold ;— Runcorn. (five Peti- 
tions) ; — Bethsada ; — Plymouth ; — Hexham ; — 
Warton ;— Wyersdale (two Petitions) ;--Galgate ;— 
Holme ;— Lancaster ;— Heysham ;— Tewitfield (two 
Petitions) ; — Wray ; — Caton ; — Glastonbury ;— 
South Leverton ; — Poole; — Nottinghantshire ;— 
Longham ;—Nen Shildon ;—Ashdon ;—Little Had- 
ham; — Foleshill ; — Grange Moor ; — Hunsingroe 
and Cowthorp ;--Roman Catholic Bishop and Clergy 
of the Western District of England ;— Mark (three 
Petitions) ;— Earl Soham (two Petitions) ;— Barton ; 
—Sutton ;— Barningham ;— Rock ;— Rawcliffe (two 
Petitions) ;—Hensell (two Petitions) ;—Edgborough ; 
—West Haddlesey ;—Camblesforth ; — Middleton ; 
— Barnard Castle (four Petitions) ; — Bowes ; — 
Egglestone (two Petitions) ; —Lunedale ;— Romald- 
kirk ; —Plymouth (two Petitions) ;— Bloxham ;— 
Staindrop ; — Woodlands ; — Bradford Moor ; — 
Michleton ;—Evenwood ;—Eccleshill ;—Illogan (six 
Petitions); —Committee of Holywell Colliery School ; 
—Cradley ; — Ellaston ; — Hanbury ; — Uttoxeter 
(two Petitions) ;— Tudbury ; — Rocester ; — Dray- 
colt ;—Wolsingham (two Petitions); —-West Gate; 
—Frosterley ;—Lanehead ;— High House ;— Wear- 
dale ;—Stanhope ;—Littleport ;— Farnham ;—Balne 
(two Petitions) ;—Camblesforth ;—Pollington (two 
Petitions); — Maidstone (three Petitions) ; — Fleck 
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Coroners Bill. 


Turnpike-roads 
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390 


(two Petitions) ; —Zeeds (two Petitions) ;— Whitley 
(two Petitions); — Drax (two Petitions) ; —Rhay- 
ader (four Petitions) ;—Nantmel (two Petitions) ;— 
Llanwrthwl (two Petitions) ;— Drayton (three Peti- 
tions) ; — Darlton ; —Hablesthorpe ; —Markham ;— 
Durham ;—FEast Retford (two Petitions); — Ret- 
ford ;—Bacton ;— Bawburgh ;— Gringley (two Peti- 
tions) ; —Cossey (two Petitions) ; — Buxton ;— East 
Dereham ;— Coventry ;— Blidworth (two Petitions) ; 
—Lowdham ;— Blyth ;—North Shields ; —Sedgley ; 


— Tuxford ;— Newington Green ; — Dunkerton ; — | 
Wednesbury ; — Burwell; —Wheatley ; — Holling- 


bourne ;— Barton ;-— Arbroath ;— Bolton ; —Ipswich 
(four Petitions); — Little Stonham (two Petitions) ; 
—Deputies of the several Congregations of Pro- 
testant Dissenters of the three denominations, Pres- 
byterian, Independent, and Baptist, in and within 
twelve miles of London ;—Lowestoft ; —Ashdon ;— 


Dovor ; —Ludlow ; — Lichfield ; — Aldringham ; — | 


Newbiggin ; — Sutton; — Reach; — Southport ; 


— Spofforth ; —Cleobury Mortimer and vicinity ; — | 


Harrogate ;—Stretham ;— Banbury ;— Denbigh (two 
Petitions) ;-—Aylesford (two Petitions) ;-—Morman- 
ton ;—Foleshill ;— Radstoch ;— Haddenham ;—Ril- 
lington ; — Settle (two Petitions); — Wallsend ; — 
Caton ;—- Warton ;—Galgate ;— Wray ;—Mermore ; 
— Lancaster ; — Holme; — Hollin-lane ; — Gaws- 
worth ; —Lime Green ; —Snelson ; —Bollington ;— 
Warford ;— Langley ;— Tytherington ;—Hough ;— 
Wildboarclough ;— Mobberley;—and, Rainon ; pray- 
ing that the Factories Bill may not pass into a law, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Petitions from Wallington; — Saint Martin’s 
(Salop);—and, Brompton Bierlow; praying that 
the said Bill may pass into a law,—were also pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Petitions of J. Rouse ;—Richard Pople Cownes ; 
—Charles Hannen ;—E. Lawrance ;— Robert Up- 
hill ;— Daniel Ashford;—Thomas Moss Phillips; 
—Edv:ard Press ;—Thomas Adams Russell ;—John 
Wood ;—James Chapman ;—Coroners for the county 
of Northampton;—George Thompson;—John E. 
Sparrowe and Charles Gross ;— Thomas Evans and 
Nicholas Lauwarne ;—W. S. P. Hughes ;— Thomas 
Sworder ;—Coroners for the county of Kent ;— 
William Dinsdale ;—and, Thomas Badger ; praying 
that the Coroners Bill may pass into a law,— were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of James Chapman, Coroner for the 
borough of Manchester, praying the House so to 
alter the said Bill as that Borough Coroners may 
as fully and indisputably be entitled to and par- 


ticipate in the several benefits and provisions of | 


the said Bill as County Coroners, and when so 
altered that the said Bill may pass into a law, was 
also presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions of Mortgagees of the Tolls arising upon 
the Edgeley Branch of the Stockport and Warrington 


Turnpike-road, in the county of Chester ;—Owners | 


and Occupiers of Property in the township of 
Beeston, in the borough of Leeds ;—Trustees of the 


Leeds and Roundhay ‘Turnpike-road, in the borough | 


of Leeds, in the county of York ;—and Trustees 
of the Leeds, Woodhouse Carr and Meanwoodside 


14° Junie. 


A. 1848, 


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


Table. 


Petitions from Kilmeen ;-—Burrishoole ;— Kilga- Education 
riffe, the Island and Desart ;—and, Kilshannich and (telana.) 


Ballyclough; praying the House to adopt measures 
| 


for giving encouragement and support to the schools 

‘in connection with the Church Education Society for 
| Ireland,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Committee and Members of the Preston Institution 

‘for the Diffusion of Knowledge ;—Members of the 
Committee of Management of the Bath Royal 
Literary and Scientific Institution ;—Members of the 
Managing Committee of the Bath Mechanics’ In- 
stitution; —Members of the Stockton Mechanics’ 
Institution ;—and, Members and Associates of the 
Philosophical Institution of Plymouth; praying that 
the Scientific Societies Bill may pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Bankers, Merchants, Bakers, 


county of Louth, praying the House to pass a Bill to 
abolish the system of night-work of Bakers in 
Ireland, and more particularly with regard to the 
sabbath evening, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 








cumbent, and James Duke and William Pascall, 
the Churchwardens of the parish of Saint Mary- 
the-Virgin, in the borough of Dovor, in the county 
of Kent, praying that the said parish may be in- 
serted in Schedule (A.) of the Health of Towns Bill, 
and that the House will permit family vaults in the 
existing church-yards in that parish to be inserted 
in Schedule (B.) of the said Bill, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


they had heard counsel in support of the said Peti- 
tion, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; and had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 











A Petition of the Chairman of an Association of County Coutts 


certain Attornies and Solicitors resident and prac- 
| tising in the county of Oxford, called “ The Oxford- 
shire Law Society,” praying that the general provi- 
sions of the County Courts Bill may be revised by 
Her Majesty’s Attorney and Solicitor General, or by 
some able persons delegated by them, and that no 
restraint be imposed upon a plaintiff or defendant 
appearing and being heard, by his counsel or attor- 
ney; and that counsel and attorney shall severally 
be remunerated according to a fair and proper scale 
of costs, and that the payment of such costs shall 
(with the ordinary exceptions), follow the verdict, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
| Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- Union with 


Petitions from Members and Friends of the Me- Scientific 
chanics’ Institution of Mansfield ;—Chairman of the Societies Bil), 


Bakers 


Tradesmen and other Inhabitants of Dundalk, in the (lreland.) 


A Petition of the Reverend John Puckle, the In- Health of 
Towns Bill. 


Mr. Liddell reported from the Committee on the Ross and Cro- 
Ross and Cromarty Jurisdiction Bill; and to whom — "4 
a Petition against the said Bill was referred ; That ““""°" 


ill. 


Turnpike-roads, in the borough of Leeds, in the | habitants of Leicester, praying for the repeal of the !elan¢- 


county of York; praying that the Turnpike-roads 
Bull may not pass into a law, as it now stands,— 
were presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Commissioners appointed under an 


| Legislative Union between Great Britain and Ire- 
land, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
| upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Bandon, 
in the county of Cork, praying the House to adopt 


‘such measures as may appear to them most effectual 


Act of Parliament, for improving the Town of Stour- | for the suppression of the movement now in progress 
bridge, in the county of Worcester, praying for in- for obtainmg a repeal of the Legislative Union be- 
quiry into the state of the Post-office, with the view | between Great Britain and Ireland, was also pre- 


of carrying into full effect the recommendations of | sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Mr. Rowland Hill for Post-office Improvement, was ‘Table. 


Petitions 


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Thomas Cooper 
and others. 


Sinde. 


Isaac Thomas. 


Sugar Duties 
Bill. 


No. 340. 


Arrest. 


Grand Jury 
Presentments 


(Ireland) Bill, 


Poor Reliet 
(Ireland) Act. 


Com Laws. 


6 Vicroriz. 


Petitions from Gainsborough ;— Chairman of a 
Meeting of Young Men’s Christian Academy of 
Glasgow ;—and, Chairman of a Meeting of Inha- 
bitants of Manchester ; praying for inquiry into the 
treatment of Thomas Cooper and other political 
prisoners undergoing imprisonment in Stafford Gaol, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Epps, m.v., an Elector of the 
borough of Finsbury, praying the House not to 
sanction the annexation of the Sinde territory to 
the territories of Britain in India, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Isaac Thomas, a Prisoner in Her 
Majesty’s gaol of Brecon, upon a Writ of Signifi- 
cavit issued from the Consistory Court of Car- 
marthen, in the diocese of Saint Davids, stating 
certain particulars relative to his case; and praying 
the House to pass a law to abolish Ecclesiastical 
Courts, and to appoint a Select Committee to in- 
quire into the case of the Petitioner, in order that 
he may obtain his discharge from custody, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Sir George Clerk presented a Bill for granting to 
Her Maiesty certain Duties on Sugar imported into 
the United Kingdom, for the Service of the year 
One thousand eight hundred and Forty-three: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time To-morrow ; and to be printed. 


A Petition of John Hawkins Elliott, of the city 
of London, Merchant, praying the House to restore 
the ancient law of arrest under mesne process, and 
also cause inquiry to be made, that shall establish 
the necessity of still more stringent sanctions for 
those extravagant and dishonest persons who dis- 
sipate the wealth that others have toiled to produce, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Cork, 
praying that the Grand Jury Presentments (Ireland) 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Kileoe ;—and, Aghadown ; pray- 
ing for the repeal of the Poor Relief (Ireland) Act, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Rotherhithe;— and, Brentford ; 
praying for the repeal of the Corn and Provision 
Laws,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


14° Junie. 





391 


Numbers of each class, showing the increase or 
decrease in Number, under each separate head, since 
the Return made to this House in the Session of 
1840, with a Summary of the foregoing Returns :— 
Of the Number of Electors on the Register for each 
City, Town or Borough in England and Wales, for 
the year 1842-43; distinguishing, in classes, the 
Numbers registered in each place as £.10 Occupiers, 
and the Numbers registered under the old qualifi- 
cations reserved by the Reform Act, specifying what 
such qualifications are in each, and whether the 
Party possessed the old and the new Franchise ; toge~ 
ther with an Abstract of the Numbers of each class 
and of the whole, showing, as above, the Increase or 
Decrease since the last Return, with a Summary of 


the foregoing Returns :—Of the Number of Electors . 


on the Register for each County in Scotland for the 
year 1842-43, showing, in columns, those transferred 
from the old Roll of Freeholders to the new Roll, 
the £.10 Life Rent, and those enrolled on the dif+ 
ferent qualifications of Property or Lease; distin- 
guishing, in each class, those enrolled as Life Renters, 
and those enrolled as a joint qualification, showing 
a comparison of the Increase or Decrease since the 
last Return, with a Summary of the foregoing Re- 
turns: —And, of the Number of Electors on the 
Register in each City or Burgh returning or con- 
tributing to Return a Member or Members to serve 
in Parliament, in classes of Burghs, for the year 
1843 ; showing, in columns, the Number of Owners 
and Occupiers, Joint Owners and Joint Occupiers ; 
together with an Abstract of the Number of each 
class, and of the whole ; showing also, a comparison 
of the Increase or Decrease since the last Return, 
with a Summary of the foregoing Returns (in con- 
tinuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 579, of Ses- 
sion 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. 


The Clerk laid upon the Table,—Return to an Inclosure Act. 


Order, dated the 11th day of April last, for a Re- 
turn of all Acts passed since the year 1800, for 
the Inclosure of Commons or Waste Lands in Eng- 
land and Wales, not being held in severalty ; dis- 
tinguishing the Parishes and Counties in which 
the same were situated, together with the estimated 
Number of Acres in each; distinguishing the 
Number of Acts passed from 1800 to 1810, from 
1810 to 1820, from 1820 to 1830 and from 1830 to 
1840. 
Ordered, That the said Return be printed. 


No. 325. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Charitable 


reading of the Charitable Trusts Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 


Trusts Bill, 





Greenwich A Petition of James Gillespie, stating that he was Wednesday the 5th day of July next. 
anes appointed on the 24th of February 1841 to an 
&lt;n tenant ee oe The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Pound Breac’s 
Greenwich, on the understanding that such facilities ~ ties Mieneik Mende tie ces pe tn 
as were necessary would be afforded him for the ae ie See ; , Bill. 
: ae Resolved, That this House will, after the other 
effectual carrying out of the moral training system ; Oitess af Qe dim, cee Nat tin ee 
that as these facilities in question have not yet been C vat et y» 
granted, the Petitioner is fully sensible that he and | “O™™t©® 
the pupils who have from time to time been com- ; 

. The Order of the day being read, for the second Salmon 
mitted to his care, have sustained a very great in- ccna alte Gilne Vichetres Bill; Fisherics Bill. 
jury; and praying for inquiry, was presented, and Ordered. That tee Tl te eek &amp; eend: tien 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. ste tihe thes Cdn hte day 4 

Electors. Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Health of 
reading of the Health of Towns Bill ; Towns Bull 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday the 5th day of July next. 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Returns of the Number of Electors on the 
Register for each County in England and Wales for 
the year 1842-43; distinguishing, in classes, tie 
Number registered as Frecholders, Copyholders, 
Leaseholders, occupying Tenants at £.50 per annum 
rent and upwards, or as holding qualifications of a 
similar nature; together with an Abstract of the 

VoL. 98. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Coroners Bill. 
reading of the Coroners Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time, 
after the other Orders of the day. 
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Queen’ 
Message. 


Ways aud 
Means. 


Supply. 


Church Endow- 
ment Bill. 


Copyhold and 
Customary 
Tenure Bill. 


392 14° Junie. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 





A. 1843. 


Pr. 11.1.8. After “ lands” insert Clauses (A.) 


into a Committee to take Her Majesty’s Most gra- and (B.) 


cious Message of Friday last into consideration. 
cc 


(In the Committee.) | 66 


Question again proposed, That an annuity of “ 
Three thousand pounds be settled upon Her Royal | ‘ 
Highness the Princess Augusta Caroline, eldest | ‘ 
Daughter of His Royal Highness the Duke of Cam- ‘ 
bridge, upon Her Marriage to His Royal Highness | ‘ 
Frederick, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg ‘ 
Strelitz, the same to take effect from the decease | “ 
of his said Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, | ¢ 
and to be charged upon the Consolidated Fund of | “ 
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland: | “ 


Amendment proposed: To leave out from the word 
“ That” to the end of the Question, in order to add 
the words “ the ample allowance from the Public 
“ Revenue which has been so long enjoyed by His 
“ Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, should 
* have enabled him to make provision for his Chil- 
“ dren; and that it is neither wise nor just, espe- 
“ cially in the present distressed state of the coun- 
“ try, and deplorable destitution of the labouring 
“* classes, to propose any grant for a Dowry to the 
“ Princess Augusta Caroline of Cambridge,” instead | ., 
thereof. 
Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
out stand part of the Question ; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the f Sir Thomas Fremantle, ) , — 
Yeas, \ Mr. Henry Baring : ae 
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Tellers for the § Mr. Hume, 
Noes, Mr. Ward: 


Main Question put, and agreed to. 
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 To-morrow. | “ 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- | “ 
mittee of Ways and Means ; ™ 

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





The 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 receiving | 
the Report on the Church Endowment Bill ; ‘ 
Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. | “ 


‘ 


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a 


Mr. Greene reported the Copyhold and Customary | “ 
Tenure Bill; and the Amendments were read, as | “ 
follow : b 

Pr. 1.].ult. After “ made” insert “ either wholly 
“ or in part.” ! 
Pr. 2. ls. 4. and 5. Leave out “ or some of| 
“ them.” _ 
Pr. 2. |. 16. After “made” insert “ either | “ 
“ wholly or in part.” 
Pr. 3. Is. 14. and 15. After “ enfranchised ” , “ 
insert “‘ and such annual rent may be granted either | “ 
“ by deed or by a Schedule of appointment, to be | “ 
made and signed pursuant to the directions of the | “ 
** sa'd Act, and of this Act.” | « 
Pr. 5. 1. 26. After “ years” insert “ and with , “ 
the consent of the copyhold Commissioners.” he 
Pr. 6. ls. 24. and 25. Leave out “ and gross sum 
of money.” | &amp; 
Pr. 6. ls. 37. and 38. Leave out “ or gross 
« sum.” 
Pr. 7. 1. 5. Leave out from “ rent” to “ or” 
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Cuiause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That if any 
manor, or any part thereof, shall be subject to the 
payment of any fee-farm rent or other charge not 
exceeding the amount of the annual quit-rents 
payable to the Lord of such manor, it shall be 
lawful for the said Commissioners to direct that 
so much of the money to be received for enfran- 
chisement in any such manor under the pro- 
visions of the said recited Act or this Act, as they 
shall consider adequate, shall be paid into the 
Bank of England, to be applied under the direc- 
tions of the Court of Chancery in paying or 
redeeming the said charge, and in exonerating 
therefrom the land which shall be enfranchised, 
and indemnifying the owners of such land; and 
every such fee-farm rent or other charge shall be 
paid to the person entitled thereto at the same 
time, and subject to the same deductions for land: 
tax or otherwise, but to no others, as if no en- 
franchisement had taken place; and when pro- 
vision shall have been so made for any such 
charge, it shall be lawful for the said Commis- 
sioners to direct that the remainder of the money 
to be paid for enfranchisement, and the surplus 
income of the money so paid into the Bank of 
England, after payment of all expenses attending 
the payment of such fee-farm rent or other charge 
by the person entitled thereto, shall be applied in 
like manner as if no such charge had existed ; 
and thenceforth no land which shall be enfran- 
chised in such manor shall be chargeable with or 
liable to the payment of any greater part of the 
said fee-farm rent or other charge than the amount. 
of the quit-rent theretofore payable out of such 
land, but to that extent the said land shall con- 
tinue and be chargeable with and liable to the 
payment of the said fee-farm rent or other charge, 
and shall be subject to the like remedies for the 
recovery thereof, as if such quit-rent continued 
payable ; and the said Commissioners shall state 
in the Deed, Schedule, or other instrument of 
enfranchisement the amount of such quit-rent or 
liability in every case, and such statement shall 
be conclusive against the owners of the said land : 
Provided nevertheless, That it shall be lawful for 
the said Commissioners, with the consent of the 
person entitled to such fee-farm rent or other 
charge, to direct that all or any part of the land 


‘ to be enfranchised shall be entirely released from 


the payment of the said fee-farm rent or other 
charge; and the same land shall thenceforth be 
released accordingly.” 

Ciause (B.) “ And whereas it is provided by 
the said Act, that whenever the estate of any 
party to an enfranchisement under the said Act 
shall be less than an estate of fee-simple in pos- 
session, or corresponding copyhold or customary 
estate, notice in writing shall be given to the 
person entitled to the next estate of inheritance 
in remainder or reversion in the manor or land 
to be affected by such enfranchisement; Be it 
Enacted, That in case any tenant whose estate 
shall be less than an estate of fee-simple as afore 
said, shall be a party to an enfranchisement 
under the said Act or this Act, and shall pay the 
whole of the price of enfranchisement, so that no 
part thereof, or of the expenses thereof, shall be 
charged on the inheritance of the land to be en- 
franchised, it shall not be necessary that the per- 
son entitled to the next estate of inheritance or 
remainder or reversion, shall have notice of such 
enfranchisement.” 

Pr. 11. 1.18. Leave out “ be paid’’ and insert 
at the option of the respective parties for the time 
being entitled to the said manor, the rights of 
which shall be enfranchised, or of their respective 


“ husbands, guardians or committee in case of 


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“ pacity, be paid into the Bank of England, in the 
“‘ name and with the privity of the said Accountant- 
“ General, and be placed to his account in order to 
“ be applied in manner as in the said Act directed, 
or otherwise the same may be paid at the like 
option.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 25. Leave out “ copyhold.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 27. Leave out “and when ” and insert 
or if,” 

Pr. 11. Is. 32. and 33. Leave out “ received by 
the said” and insert “ so paid to such.” 

Pr, 11. 1. 34. After “ applied” insert “ by the 
said Trustees, with the consent of the said Com- 
missioners.” 

Pr, 11.1. ult. After “Act” insert “ into the Bank 
of England, in the name and with the privity of 
the said Accountant-General.” 

Pr. 12.1.5. After “ manner” insert Clause (C.) 

Cuiause (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That the said 
recited Act and this Act shall be construed to 
extend to all lands holden by copy of Court Roll 
or by a custom of a manor, for life or lives or for 
years, whether the tenant thereof have or have 
not a right of renewal; and that the word ‘ land 
or lands’ shall extend to all corporeal and incor- 
poreal hereditaments whatsoever, whether subject 
to manorial rights or otherwise, or any undivided 
part or share therein.” 

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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Notices in the Gazette and County Newspapers, and 
on affixing the Notices on the church-doors for two 
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. 


Lord Worsley presented a Bill for facilitating the Commons 
Inclosure and Improvement of Commons: And the Inctosure 
same was read the first time ; and ordered to be read (N® 2-) Bill. 
a second time upon Wednesday next; and to be No. 341. 
printed. 


Ordered, That an Abstract of the Return relative Recorders. 
to Recorders, which was presented upon Friday last, No. 342. 
be printed. 
Ordered, That the Account relative to Royal Royal Palaces, 


Palaces, &amp;c., which was presented yesterday, be * 
—&lt; Yo O° No. 343. 


Ordered, That an Abstract of the Return relative Ecclesiastical 
to Ecclesiastical Courts, which was presented aaa oie 
terday, be printed. No. 327. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Com-Committals 
mittals (Lreland), which was presented yesterday, be (Ireland.) 
printed. No, 344. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 











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Pound Breach 
and Rescue 
Bill, 


The House, according to the Order made this day, 
resolved itself into a Committee upon the Pound 
Breach and Rescue 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 an Amendment there- 


Anno 6° Victoriz Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Clarke, the Secretary of Bankrupts, was Bankruptcy 
called in; and at the bar presented, pursuant A*- 





unto. 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Wed- 
nesday the 28th day of this instant June. 


Salmon 


The Salmon Fisheries Bill was, according to the 
Fisheries Bill. 


Order made this day, read a second time; and 
committed to a Committee of the whole House, for 
Friday next. 


Coroners Bill. 


of the Coroners Bill, being read ; 


And a Motion being made, and the Question being 


proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time ; 
The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question ; viz. To leave out the word 


“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 


words “ upon this day six months.” 


And the Question being proposed, That the word 


“ now” stand part of the Question : —The said pro- 


posed Amendment was, with leave of the House, 


withdrawn. 


Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second time: 
—The Bill was accordingly read a second time ; 
and committed to a Committee of the whole House, 


for Wednesday next. 


Commons 
Inclosure Bill. 


and discharged. 
Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


Commons 
— . 
een a mons: And that Lord Worsley, Mr. Pusey and Mr 


Aglionby do prepare, and bring it in. 
Standing C 
Orders ; on Standing Orders, a Resolution ; which was read 


as followeth : 


Tfant Orphan 
Asylum, 


Vot. 98. 


The Order made this day, for the second reading 


The Order for reading a second time upon Wed- 
nesday next, the Commons Inclosure Bill, was read, 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
facilitating the Inclosure and Improvement of Com- 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 


Resolved, That in the case of the Infant Orphan 
Asylum Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be 
dispensed with, and that the Parties be permitted 
to proceed with their Bill on giving forthwith the 


to Order,—A Return of the Limits of the several 
| Districts created under the late Bankruptcy Act, 
with the Names of the Commissioners, Registrars, 
Official Assignees and other Officers attached to 
each District:—Also, the Days, from the 11th day 
of November 1842 to the 1st day of May 1843, 
both exclusive, on which the Courts at Manchester, 
Liverpool, Leeds, Bristol and Birmingham, have sat ; 
specifying the Name or Names of the Commissioner 
or Commissioners who have sat on each Day :-— 
Also, the Number of Fiats issued to each of, the 
Courts at Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Bristol 
and Birmingham, from the 11th day of November 
1842 to the Ist day of May 1843, both exclusive ; 
with the Number of Fiats issued to the Lists of 
Commissioners in each of those Towns during the 
same period, in each of the Five preceding years re- 
spectively :—And then he withdrew. 

‘ Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 

able. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on Ship- Shipwrecks. 
wrecks have leave to sit, this day, till five of the 
clock, during the sitting of the House. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Thames Lastage 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 2nd Ballastage 
tituled, An Act for the Regulation of Lastage and *"" 
Ballastage in the River Thames; and the same was 
read, as followeth : 

Pr. 26. 1. 25. After “any” insert “ vessel.” 

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

Ordered, That Mr. Aaron Chapman 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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An ingrossed Bill for more effectually repairing, Sutherland 


improving and maintaining the Roads and Bridges Roads Bill, 
in the county of Sutherland, and further regulating 
the Statute Labour in the said County, and for re- 
pairing, improving and maintaining a certain —- 
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of Road in the County of Ross, was read the third 
time ; and Amendments were made to the Bill. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. David Dundas do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Monkland and The House being informed, That on the Committee 
a on the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway Bill 
may © meeting this day, a Letter was received from the 
Chairman, stating that in consequence of illness in 
his family, he was unable to continue his attend- 
ance; and in his absence, a Quorum of Selected 
Members not being present, the Committee were 
unable to elect another Chairman, or to adjourn the 

Committee to any future day. 
Ordered, That the Committee have leave to sit, 

and proceed, on Tuesday next. 


Maryportand Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Carlisle Rail- Maryport and Carlisle Railway (No. 3.) Bill; That 
Bi. (No. 3.) 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 zone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments there- 
unto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Great North An ingrossed Bill to enable the Great North of 
ys gl ‘ England (Clarence and Hartlepool Junction) Rail- 
Hartlepool way Company to make a Branch Railway, and to 
Junction) Rail- explain and amend the Acts relating to the said 
way Bill. Railway, and for other Purposes, was read the third 
time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Lord Harry Vane do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Lord Gray’s 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Estate Bill. 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of Lord Gray’s Estate Bill, no Standing 
Orders were applicable. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Factories Bil. Petitions from Uppingham ; —Manton ;— Eaton 
Socon ; — Brackley (four Petitions); — Hartwell, 
Slapion and Wappenham ; — Hartwell; —Green’s 
Norton ; —Syresham ;— Weedon ;—Paulerspury ;— 
Shutlanger ;— Whiitlebury and Silverstone ;—Silver- 
stone ; —Slapton ; — Lilburn ; — Peterborough ; — 
Towcester and Green’s Norton ;— Whilfield ;—Tow- 
cester ;— Hellidon ;— Tempsford (two Petitions) ;— 
Great Paxton;—Saint Neot’s (Huntingdon) (two 
Petitions);— Toseland ;— Great Staughton ;— Buck- 
den ; —Akeley ; —Adstock ; —Steeple Claydon ; — 
Hailweston ; —Thornborough ;-- Padbury ;—Tinge- 
wick ;—Crendon (two Petitions) ;— Haddenham (two 
Petitions) ; —Warborough ;— Brill ;—Crowland ;— 
Whittlesea ;—Gantar;—Aytar ;— East Heslestar ;— 
West Heslestar ;—Snaith (two Petitions) ;—Bumis- 
ton ;-—Harum ;—Cloughton ;— Yeadingham ;—Wold 
Newton ; —Knapton ; —Foxholes ; —Brompton ; — 
Huttar Bushel;—Sawdon;— Trouts Dale;— Rustar ; 
— Newby ;—Butterwick ;— Newland ;—Wellingore ; 
— Ruskington ;— Camborne(five Petitions); —Froon; 
—Kehelland (two Petitions) ;—Plantation ;— Pen- 
pons (two Petitions) ;— Condarrow ;— Pengegon (two 
Petitions); -—- Newport (Isle of Wight) ;—Haven- 
street ; — Hartlepool (two Petitions) ;— Norton ;-- 
Seamur ;—Stockton (three Petitions) ;— Stainton ;— 
Billingham ; —Woolviston ;--Middleton (two Peti- 
tions) ; —Scarborough ; Helmsley Black Moor ;— 
Snainton ; —Walcott ; —Navenby ;—Rippingale ;— 
Billingborough ;— Bourne (two Petitions) ;— Thurl- 
by : —Stomford (five Petitions) ;— Welbourne ; — 
Market Deeping ; —Timberland ;—Falkingham ;— 
Pointar ;—Corby ;—Langtoft ;—Castle Bytham ;— 
Chale ; — Easton ; —Stepney ; —Oswestry ;—Staly- 








A. 1843. 


—The Hippings; — Binfield and Blackwater ; — 
Sulhamsteadand Whitechurchgate;—-Henleyand Twy- 
ford ; — Stotfold ;— Burwash ; — Church ;— Thame 
(two Petitions) ;—WMilton (Oxford) (two Petitions) ; 
— Drayton ( Oxford) (two Petitions) ;— Enstone (two 
Petitions) ;— Chipping Norton (two Petitions) ;— 
Barton (two Petitions):—Hook Norton (two Peti- 
tions) ; — Ewelme ;— Bicester ;— Heath ;—Whittle- 
bury ;—Flecknoe ;— Great Barford ; — Potton ; — 
London, Westminster, &amp;c. ;—Crowborough (two Pe- 
titions) ;— Cork (two Petitions) ;— Ramsbottom (two 
Petitions) ;— Gray’s-Inn-road ;-- Accrington ;— West 
Drayton ;— Doughty-street ;— Leighton Buzzard ; 
—Robin Hood's Bay ;— Rushden ;—Edenfield (two 
Petitions) ;— Haslingden (five Petitions) ;— Mus- 
bury ; — Baxenden ; — Deddington ; — Arncott ; — 
Croughton ;—Upper Heyford ;—Great Barford ;— 
Caulcott ;—Fritwell (two Petitions) ;-—-Gravely ;— 
Gamlingay ;— Eltisley ;--Reading (seven Petitions) ; 
— Wargrave ;— Sunning ;— Calow ; — Woodley ;— 
Mortimer (two Petitions) ; — Tilehurst ; — Chase 
Heath ;—Early ;— Knowl Hill;—Binfield Heath ; 
— Pound Green ;— Houghton (two Petitions); — 
Milton (Bedford) ;-- Marston (two Petitions) ;— 
Clapham (Bedford) ;— Turvey ;— Wootton (two Pe- 
titions) ;— Welshampstead (two Petitions) ;—Dovor 
(four Petitions) ;—Cardington ;— Radwell ;—Clap- 
hill ;— Harrold ;— Clophill ;—Lidlington (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Ampthill (two Petitions) ;—Pavenham ;— 
Nadwell ;—Oldland ;-—Fishponds (two Petitions) ;— 
Mitcheldean and Ruardean ;—Woolastone (four Pe- 
titions) ;— Ruardean ;—Crews Hole (two Petitions) ; 
——Bitton (two Petitions) ;—Whiteway ;—Two Mile 
Hill ;— North Common ;— Redfield (two Petitions) ; 
--Cockh-road ;— Kingswood (two Petitions) ;—Brad- 
ford (York) (eight Petitions) ;— Calverley (two Pe- 
titions) ;— Woodhall Hills ;— Bradford Moor (three 
Petitions) ; — Farsley (three Petitions) ; — Spink 
Well Terrace ;— Barnard Castle;—Illogan ;--Porth 
Towan ;— Redruth (two Petitions) ; —Voguebeloth 
(two Petitions) ;—Wheal Rose (two Petitions) ;— 
North Country (two Petitions) ;—Lanner (two Pe- 
titions) ;— Redruth Highway (two Petitions) ; — 
Blackwater (two Petitions) ;—Bridge (three Peti- 
tions) ;— Darlington ;—Coseley ;— York (six Peti- 
tions) ;-—Sharnbrook (three Petitions) ;— Wellington 
(Salop) ;— Birmingham (three Petitions) ;— Finch- 
ingfield (three Petitions) ;— Buckingham (two Peti- 
tions); —~ Whittlesey (three Petitions) ;— Henham 
(two Petitions) ;—Shalfleet ;--Muaidstone (eight Pe- 
titions) ;— Egmanton ;— Marden (Kent) (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Staplehurst (two Petitions) ;—Ulverston ; 
—Sherborne (four Petitions) ;—Lenham and Newn- 
ham (two Petitions) ;—Soham ;— Netherbury and 
Powerstock (two Petitions) ;—Lubenham ;--Smarden 
(two Petitions) ;—Tutors and Students of the Bap- 
tist College, Bristol ;—Sible Hedingham (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Stebbing (three Petitions) ;—Cheadle (three 
Petitions);--Speen ( Bucks) ;—Market Harborough ; 
—Castle Hedingham (two Petitions) ;—Broomley ; 
— Somersham ; — Fovant ; — Castle Cary ;— Bra- 
bourne Lees (two Petitions) ;—Fakenham (three Pe- 
titions) ;— Astwood (two Petitions) ; —Peckham ;— 
Great Bardfield ; — Chalfont Saint Peter's ; — 
Waichet (two Petitions) ;— Buckland Newton ;— 
Great Gransden ;—Marlborough (three Petitions) ; 
—Tiptree Heath ;— Ensham ;—Wiggenhall, Saint 
Mary Magdalen and Stow Bridge ;—Stofford (two 
Petitions) ;— Great Brickhill (two Petitions) ;— 
Polesworth ;— Yeovil Marsh (two Petitions) ;—Pen- 
rhyncoeh ;— Brixton (Isle of Wight) ;— Harlington ; 
— Whitwell;-- Yeovil (four Petitions) ;— Colyton ;— 
Williton ;— Wiggenhall, Saint Mary Magdalen ;— 
Aberystwyth ;—Lsleham (four Petitions) ;— Bethesda, 
near Lantwit Major (two Petitions) ;— Yelling ;— 
Snoring ;—Talybont (two Petitions) ;— Braunstone 
(four Petitions) ;—Newport (Pembroke) (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Much Dewchurch;— North Bradley a 
Rhydri ; — Creech, Saint Michael ; -— Cuddington 





bridge ;—Lynn Regis (two Petitions) ;— Orlingbury ; 


(three Petitions) ;— Whittlesford ;—- Blacktorrington; 
—Gretton ; 





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— Gretton ;—Chard ; — Bethersden ; — Llantrisent | 
(two Petitions) ;—Burford (two Petitions) ;--Ha- 
therleigh ;--Meopham ;-- Chelmsford (two Petitions) ; 
— Hinxton ;— Town Malling (two Petitions) ; — 
Freckenham ;—Pont Robert ;— Bromham ; -- Stow 
(Norfolk) ;—Quainton ;— Castleacre ;-—Broomfield ; 
— Burwell ;— Duxford ;— Stretham ; — Terrington, 
Saint John’s ;—Sutton, Saint James ;— Walpole ;— 
Upwell (three Petitions) ;—Sution Bridge ;—Em- 
neth ;-—Friday Bridge ;--Parson Drove ;— Gurney 
Slade ;—West Pennard ;-- Evercreech (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Oakhill ; — Coleford (two Petitions) ;-- 
Stohe-lane ;—Dean ;— Balcombe (two Petitions) ;— 
Holcombe (two Petitions) ;— Shepton Mallet ; — 
Dicheat ;-— Thirsk (six Petitions) ;— Thornton-le- 
Street ;-—Bagby ;—Silton and Kepwick ;—Carlton 
(two Petitions) ;—Sinderby (two Petitions) ;—Sut- 
ton (York); — Newby Wiske ;— Sandhutton (two 
Petitions) ; —Knayton (two Petitions) ;—Boltby ;— 
Maunby ;—Baldersby ;-—Borrowby (two Petitions) ; 
— Kirby Wiske;—Shipton ;— Moira (two Petitions) ; 
—Ticknall (two Petitions);—Measham (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Hartshorne (two Petitions); — Ashby-de- 
la-Zouch (two Petitions) ;—Packington ;--Appleby ; 
—Smisby ;—Ravenstone ; —Swadlincote (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Wooden Box (two Petitions) ;—Oakthorpe 
(two Petitions) ;—- Griffydam (two Petitions) ; — 
Gosport (two Petitions) ;-—Portchester ;— Hardway 
(two Petitions); —Fareham;—Portsea (six Peti- 
tions) ;—Saint Helens (Lancaster) ;—Goose Green 
(Lancaster) (two Petitions) ;—Adlington (two Peti- 
tions); — Blackrod (two Petitions) ; —Aspull (two 
Petitions) ;— Wigan (two Petitions) ;— Lamberhead- 
green (two Petitions) ; — Tontine ; — Hindley ; — 
Bromsgrove (ten Petitions) ;—Burrington ;— Leint- 
wardine ; — Leigh (Worcester) ;— Carlton-le- Moor- 
land ;— Hanley ;— Droitwich (three Petitions) ;— 
Norton (Worcester) (two Petitions) ;--Great Mal- 
vern ;— Kempsey (two Petitions);— Worcester (seven- 
teen Petitions) ;—Redditch (two Petitions) ;—Zud- 
low (two Petitions) ;—WVewark-on- Trent ;— Weston 
(two Petitions) ;— Wandsworth ;--Hare Hatch ;-- 
Brabourne ;—Wimborne Minster (two Petitions) ;-— 
Swallowfield ;-—Kirkby Stephen;—Lambeth ;— Hal- 
ton (two Petitions) ;—-Musbury ;— Bishops Stort- 
ford ;--Teachers of the North London Auxiliary 
Sunday School Union ; —Wokingham;— Runcorn 
(two Petitions) ;— Widnes Dock ;—-Kingston-upon- 
Hull (six Petitions) ;—Spa Fields ;— Tottenham- 
court ; — Guisbrough ; — Jewin-street, London ; — 
Barnard Castle (two Petitions) ;-—-Bedford (two Pe- 
titions) ;——New Shoreham (three Petitions) ;—Zan- 
cing ;— Steyning (three Petitions) ;--Rottingdean ; 
—Hurstperpoint (two Petitions) ;—Padiham (two 
Petitions); — Worsthorn; — Higham ; -- Burnley 
(three Petitions) ;— Cheapside (Lancaster) ;-—Sabden 
Hall ;--Pendle Bottom ;—Sabden Bridge (two Peti- 
tions); — Brighton (four Petitions); — Worthing 
(three Petitions) ;—Wheatley-lane (two Petitions) ; 
—— Mereclough (two Petitions) ; — Back-lane ; — 
Guisburn ;—Sawley (two Petitions) ;— Waddington ; 
—Whalley (two Petitions) ;—Slaidburn (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Mitton ;—Bashall Eaves (two Petitions) ; 
— Clitheroe (three Petitions);—Old Pensher ;— 
Shiney-row ; — Philadelphia (two Petitions); — 
Houghton-le-Spring (two Petitions) ;—Colliery-row 
(two Petitions);— South Hetton ;—Easington-lane 
(two Petitions);—East Rainton ;--Herrington (two 
Petitions) ; — Newbottle (two Petitions); — Low 
Moorsley (two Petitions);— Chartershaugh ;—Kings- 
wood ;—Hannam (two Petitions) ;—Soundwell (two 
Petitions) ;-- Whiteway;--Kingswood Hill ;—-Sketch- 
ley ;—Cullingworth (two Petitions);—Denholme ;— 
Bingley ;— Harden ;— Wilsden ;—Eldwick Beck ;— 
Tawstock ;—Birkenhead ;— Gamlingay (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Harston ;—Llanfyllin;— Bledlow ;— Ware; 
— Bishops Stortford (four Petitions) ;—Llanfair ;— 
Kingston (Oxford) ;—Soho (Middlesex) ;— Chinnor 
(three Petitions) ;—Lewknor ; — Bridgenorth (two 
Petitions) ; — Liverpool (three Petitions) ; — Dit- 





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cheat ;— Baddesley Ensor ;—Clapham ; — Winslow ; 
— Houghton and Whitton; — Great Horwood ;— 
Lutterworth(two Petitions);— Pocklington ;— Murs- 
ley ;—Horwood and Whaddon ; —Swanbourne ; — 
Hachney ; — Aylbury ;—Atherston;—Brayford ;— 
Hetton-le-Hole (two Petitions) ;—Tower Hamlets ; 
— North Curry ;— Hendon ;— Sevingdon, Saint 
Mary;—Lower Tooting (three Petitions) ;— Ola 
Malton ;— Portsmouth (two Petitions) ;—Metropolis 
and neighbourhood ; — Stepney ; — Settrington ;— 
Shoreditch ;— Wykeham;—-Hovingham;—Duggleby ; 
—Slingsby ;—Habton ; --Crambe ; —Scackleton ;-— 
Scagglethorpe ;—Scrayingham ;—Grimston ;-—South 
Holme ; — Ryton ; — Stonegrave ; — Chatteris ; — 
Newark ; -—Melksham;—Louth (Lincoln) ;—Shere 
(two Petitions) ;-—Calne (two Petitions) ;—Parkgate 
and Newton ;—Shealey ;—Bomere Heath ;—Chittoe; 
—Bromham;— Southampton (three Petitions) ;— 
Haccombe ; — Swinton; — Welbourne ; — Goswell- 
road ;-- Barton-le- Willows ; -- Mildenhall ;—Lang 
ton ;—Saint Ives (Cornwall) ;—Knighton ;—Chud 
ley ;-—-Chislehurst ; — Hale Common ;— Greenwich 
(three Petitions) ;—- West Cowes ;--Lewisham ;— 
Deptford (two Petitions) ;—Esher-street ;—Brom- 
ley and Keston;— Blair Logie;--Saint Helen’s 
(Isleof Wight) ;--Scotton ;—Ryde;—Alfriston (two 
Petitions) ; — Wiswell ;— Knaresborough (two Peti- 
tions) ; —Edmswell ;— Whitwell ;--Members of the 
Bristol Association ; — Almondsbury ; — Windhill 
(two Petitions);—Saint Mary Cray ;—Boston ;— 
Blewbury ;—Childrey ; —Lambourne ;—Guildford ; 
— Totnes (three Petitions) ;—Sheffield (three Peti- 
tions) ;—Ecclesfield (three Petitions) ;—Grenoside ; 
— Kettering ;—Cuchfield (two Petitions) ;— Whitby 
(five Petitions) ;— Hull ;—Great Driffield ;—There- 
undersigned ; — Guisborough ;— Old Basford ;— 
Gotham ; — Faldingworth, Hackthorne and Sprid- 
lington ; —Middle Rasen (two Petitions) ;— Nor- 
manby and Gilentham (two Petitions) ;— Tealby (two 
Petitions) ;—Claxby and Osgodby (two Petitions) ; 
— Binbrook (two Petitions) ;—Lissington and Legs- 
by ;—Dorchester ;—Saint Mary Cray :—Melksham ; 
— Whissendine ; —Preston ; —Cochermouth ; —New 
Radford :— Old Radford ;—Hyson Green ;— Wing ; 
— Oakham ; — Langham ; — Hambleton ; —Cottes- 
more ;—Ilchester ; — Mudford ;— West Coker (two 
Petitions) ;—East Chinnock ;— Wantage (two Peti- 
tions) ; —Hessle ; —Anlaby ; — Wheldrake ;—Dun- 
nington ;—Stamford Bridge ;—Stillingfleet ;—Mar- 
het Rasen (two Petitions) ;— North Kelsey and South 
Kelsey ;—Ludford (two Petitions) ;— Cox Green ;— 
Sowerby Bridge ;— King Cross ;—Milbank (York) ; 
—Greetland ;— Burley (two Petitions) ;—Sowerby 
(two Petitions); — Ripponden ; —Stainland ; —Ar- 
thington ; —- Stainburn ; — Timble ; — Leathley ;— 
Pool ; — Otley (three Petitions); — Bramhope;— 
Hawksworth ;— Grassington ;— Menstone (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Rigton ; —Burley Wood-head ;—Pannal ; 
— Norland ; —Friendly ; — Weeton ; —Askwith ; — 
Bechwithshaw ; —Wapping (Durham) ;— Broadway 
Hill ;—Ilton ; —Chiselborough ;—Shepton ;—South 
Petherton ; — Stoke-sub-Hampden ; — Merriot ; — 
West Chinnock ;—Norton (Somerset) ;—Kingsbury 
Episcopi ; — Montacute ; — Crewkerne ;—Barring- 
ton ; — Ilminster ; — Plymouth (two Petitions) i— 
Oreston (two Petitions) ;— Tamerton (two Petitions) ; 
— Turnchapel; — Ridgway ;— Down Thomas ;— 
Morley;— Yealmpton;—Knackershnowle;— Galphay 
and Winksley ;— Ripon (three Petitions) ;—Frizing- 
ley ;—Shipley ;— Baildon ;—Grantley and Sawley ; 
—Arkendale and Minskip ;—Burton and Monkton ; 
— Rainton; — Esholt ; —Killinghall ;— Dalton ;— 
Marton-cum- Grafton ; — Markington ; — Borough- 
bridge (two Petitions) ;-— Melperby ; —Shipley ;— 
Dishforth ;— Topcliffe ;— Hinchcliffe Mill (two Pe- 
titions);—Meltham (two Petitions); —Netherthong 
(two Petitions); — Zhurstonland (two Petitions) ;— 
Hepworth (two Petitions) ; — Wooldale ; — Hade 
Edge ;— Holmfirth (two Petitions) ;— Gretten ; — 
Cottingham ;— Broughton ;— Rothwell ;—Pytchley ; 





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— Desborough ;— Heather (two Petitions) ; —Wor- 


thington ; — Osgathorpe ; —Thringstone (two Peti- | 


tions) ; — Whitwick (two Petitions) ;—Swannington 
(two Petitions) ;—Jbstock (two Petitions) ;—Shack- 
erstone;—Normanton;— Heath End ;—Hugglescote; 
—Idle (two Petitions) ; — Woodhouse Grove (two 
Petitions) ; — Eccleshill ;— Greengates ; — Under- 
cliffe ;—Keighley (two Petitions) ;—Hainworth _ 
Oakworth (two Petitions) ;— Haworth (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Steeton;—Marsh ;— Vale Mill ;—Sawood ; 
Stanbury ; —Pickles Hill; — Laycock ; — Morton 
Banks ;—Lower Town, Bradford (York) ;—Lowere 
town, Haworth ;— Bingley ;—Young Men of Lon- 
don ;—and, Warrington; praying that the Factories 
Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Bedford;—Blunham and Little 
Bedford ;— Poulton-le-Fylde ;— and, Whitby (two 
Petitions); praying that the said Bill may pass into 
a law,—were also presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Jsaac Ironside ; -— Bridlington 
Quay :— and, York; praying that the said Bill, 
with certain modifications, may pass into a law,— 
were also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Petitions of the Chairman of the Short-time Com- 
mittees of the manufacturing districts of the West 
Riding of the county of York, assembled at Brad- 
ford ;—and, Inhabitants of Baldock; praying the 
House to make provision in the said Bill for further 
limiting the hours of labour of young persons em- 
ployed in Factories,—were also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Arms (Ireland) 


om A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Wez- 
ih. 


ford and its vicinity, in public meeting assembled, 
praying that the Arms (/reland) Bill may not pass 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Wheat, &amp;e., A Petition of Land-owners, Occupiers, Mealmen 


(Canada) Bill. ond others attending the Highworth Market, pray- 
ing that the Wheat, &amp;c., (Canada) Bill may not 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. - 

Corn Laws 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property 
in the parish of Epworth, stating that a Petition 
for a repeal of the Corn Laws has been presented 
to the House, professing to contain and represent 
the sentiments of the inhabitants of Epworth, and 
that such Petition was a forgery; and praying 
the House to institute a rigid inquiry into this 
abuse of the privilege of Petitioning, which they 
believe is every day becoming more general, by 
which the opinions of the public are much misrepre- 


sented to the House, and further praying the House | 
to sanction no alteration in the Corn Laws, was | Montr 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the | Pogt- 


Table. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be printed, with 
the signatures thereto. 

Ordered, That the Petition from Epworth, pray- 
ing for the repeal of the Corn and Provision Laws, 
which was presented upon the 9th day of May last, 
be printed, with the signatures thereto. 


Coroners Bill, 


A Petition of J. Fferrand Dearden, Her Majesty’s 
Coroner for the county of Lancaster, praying that 
the Coroners Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 


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


Turnpike-roads A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land and 
Bill. other property in the several parishes of Rotting- 
dean, Telscombe, Piddinghor and Newhaven, in the 
county of Sussex, praying that the Turnpike-roads 


Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 


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| was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Land-owners and Occupiers of land Drainage of 
in the parishes of Tadcaster and Kirby Wharf, in Lends Bill, 
the county of York, praying that such clauses and 
provisions may be inserted in the Drainage of Lands 
Bill as will give to all owners of lands adjoining or 
contiguous to rivers, the great benefit and advantage Inf 
of having their lands irrigated, by admitting thereon As 
the water from such rivers by means of flood-gates, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

A Petition of John Laurance, of Elton, in the 
county of Huntingdon, praying that the provisions 
of the said Bill may be extended to the districts 
under local Acts of Parliament, with the consent of a 
majority of the Commissioners or others, in whom 
the powers are vested, and also to the Middle Level 
and other parts of the Great Level of the Fens, 
commonly called The Bedford Level, subject only W 
to such restrictions as the House shall think ne- , 
cessary and expedient, was also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- Thomas Cooper 
habitants of the burgh of Newport (Monmouth- 24 others, 
shire), praying the House to obtain for Cooper, 7 
Richards and Cappur, Prisoners in Stafford Gaol, ( 
a remission of their punishment, or at least such a 
mitigation of it as to allow their friends to supply 
them with the necessaries of life, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Barnstaple ;—and, Chairman of ThomasCooper, 
the Democratic Association of the city of Perth; 
|praying for an inquiry into the case of Thomas 
| Cooper, now undergoing imprisonment in Stafford 
_Gaol,— were presented, and read; and ordered to 
| lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Kettering, praying 
the House to shorten the imprisonment of Thomas 
Cooper, now confined in Stafford Gaol, to allow 
him to correspond with his friends, more especially 
with his wife, and allow him to provide himself 
with suitable food, books and writing materials, was 


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





An ingrossed Bill to enable the Edinburgh Water Edinburgh 
Company to bring in an additional Supply of Water, Water Bill. 
and to alter and amend the Acts relating to the said 
Company, was read the third time ; and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Gibson Craig do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 








Petitions from Ilfracombe ; — and, Provost of Post-office. 
ose; praying for inquiry into the state of the 

office, with the view of carrying into full ef- 

| fect the recommendations of Mr. Rowland Hill for 

| Post-office Improvement,—-were presented, and read ; 

| and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

| A Petition of Resident Inhabitants of Exmouth- Health of 
street, Northampton-row, Chappel-row and adjoiming Te*™ 
neighbourhoods, stating that the Petitioners desire 

to express their unfeigned satisfaction and gratitude 

that the practices resulting from the interment of 

the dead in towns, have been the subject of a long, 
searching, impartial and patient inquiry of a Com- 

mittee of the House, and they venture to express 

a hope that the House will cause the immediate in- 
troduction of such alterations in the present system 

of interment, was presented, and read ; and ordered 

to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions of Members of the Wakefield Mechanics’ Scientifc - 
Institution ; Members and Friends of the Taunton Societies ®l" 
Mechanics’ 











Infant Orphan 
Asylum Bill, 


Waste Land 
Allotment Bill. 


Tenure of Land 
(Ireland. ) 


County Courts 
Bill. 


Poor Relief 
(Ireland) Act. 


King of 
Hanover. 


Exports and 
Timports, 


Magistrates 
(Ireland. ) 


Shipping. 





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Mechanics’ Institute ;—Members of the Committee 
of the Managers of the London Mechanics’ Institu- 
tion; —and, President and Vice President of the 
Mechanics’ [nstitution in the city of Bristol, praying 
that the Scientific Societies Bill may pass into a law, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Infant Orphan Asylum Bill, 
which was yesterday made from the Select Com- 
mittee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and the 
same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to incorporate the Members of the Institution called 
the Infant Orphan Asylum, and to enable them the 
better to carry on their Charitable Designs: And 
that Mr. Byng and Colonel Thomas Wood do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 





A Petition of Clergy, Freeholders, Householders, 
Tradesmen and Inhabitants of the town and parish 
of Henley-on-Thames, in the county of Oxford, and 
its vicinity, praying that the Waste Land Allotment 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Occupiers of land in the parish of 
Loughgilly, in the county of Armagh, praying the 
House to take into consideration the distressed state 
of the occupiers of land in Jreland, and by the use 
of the Government valuation of the lands of the 
country as a key, remove their burthens, and by 
means of a fixity of tenure, give them an interest in 
their labours and improvements, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Joseph Pridnam, and others, sug- 
gesting certain alterations in the County Courts 
Bill, and praying for their adoption, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Roman Catholic Clergy of Meath, 
praying for the repeal of the Poor Relief (Jreland) 
Act, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Complete Suffrage 
Association, and Inhabitants of the city of Worcester, 
praying the House to withdraw the annuity now 
paid to the King of Hanover, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of the declared Value of the various Arti- 
cles of British Produce and Manufacture exported 
to the United States of America, during each of the 
Ten years ending with 1842 :—And, of the Quan- 
tities of the principal Articles of the Growth and 
Manufacture of the United States of America, im- 
ported into the United Kingdom, during each of the 
Ten years ending with 1842; and of the Quantities 
of such Articles annually entered for Home Con- 
sumption. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Number of Magistrates superseded 
in the Commission of the Peace in /reland since the 
Ist day of May 1848 ; distinguishing whether su- 
perseded by Authority or at their own Request, and 
stating the County or Counties in which they held 
the Commission. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Number of American Ships, and their 
Tonnage, entered from the United States in the 
Ports of the United Kingdom, in each year during 
the past Twelve years, ending the 5th day of Janu- 
ary 1843 :—-A similar Return of the Number cleared 
Outwards for the United States :—And, similar Re- 


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turns of British Ships cleared and entered for the 
United States. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Outrages 


a Return of Outrages in Ireland reported to the (ireland.) 
Constabulary Office, Dublin Castle, during the 


month of May 1843. 
Lord Eliot accordingly presented the said Return. 


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


A Message from the Lords, by Sir William Horne Message frou 

and Sir George Rose: the Lords, 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills follow- 

ing, without Amendment; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for further improving saltcoats 

and maintaining the Harbour of Saltcoats, in the Harbour Bill. 

County of Ayr: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for amending the Acts Edinburgh 

for making and maintaining the Edinburgh and 24 vp ae 

Glasgow Union Canal, and for conferring’ further 97)" ©" 

Powers on the Company of Proprietors thereof : 

And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Kentish Town 

Act for better paving, lighting and otherwise im- Paving Bill. 

proving the Hamlet of Kentish Town, and its Vici- 

nity, in the Parish of Saint Pancras, 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 Birmingham 

Act to enable the Birmingham and Gloucester Rail- oa 

way Company to raise a further Sum of Money, and Bly Bill 

for amending the Acts relating to the said Company, 

with Amendments ; to which Amendments the Lords 

desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Marquess of 

to enable the Most noble James Marquess of Aber- Abercom's 

corn, to uplift certain Sums of Money lying in Bank, iaieeaiaue 

and to borrow, upon the security of the entailed 

Estates of Paisley and Duddingstone, such further 

Sum as may be necessary for Re-payment to him of 

a portion of the Monies laid out on the Improvement 

of the said Estates, and to enlarge the Power of 

Feuing the same ; to which the Lords desire the 

concurrence of this House :—And then the Messen- 

gers withdrew. 


The Marquess of Abercorn’s Estate Bill was read Marquess of 
the first time. — 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select **** B* 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee to whom Queen’s 
it was referred to take Her Majesty’s Most gracious Messe 
Message of Friday last into consideration, a Reso- 
lution ; which was read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That an Annuity of Three thousand 
pounds be settled upon Her Royal Highness the 
Princess Augusta Caroline, eldest Daughter of his 
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, upon her 
Marriage to His Royal Highness Frederick, Here- 
ditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz, the 
same to take effect from the decease of His said 
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, and to be 
charged upon 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 Sir Robert Peel, Lora Stanley, 

Sir James Graham and Mr. Chancellor of the Ex- 
chequer do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third Wheat, &amp;e,, 
reading of the ingrossed Bill for reducing the Duty (Camda) Bill, 
on Wheat and Wheat Flour, the Produce of the 
Province of Canada, imported thence into the United 
Kingdom ; 





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“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the | 
words “ upon this day six months.” 
And the Question being put, That the word | 
“ now” stand part of the Question ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 
Tellers for the (Sir Thomas Fremantle, 
Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring: 
Tellers for thef Colonel Szbthorp, 
Noes, Mr. Ferrand: 
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. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


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Arms (Ireland) The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Bill. mittee on the Arms (Ireland) Bill; 

Anda Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“‘ it be referred to a Select Committee to inquire 


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And a Motion being made, and the Question being | Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
proposed, That the Bill be now read the third time ; (Title be, An Act to continue until the fifth day of 
The Amendments following were proposed to be | April One thousand eight hundred and Forty-five 
made to the Question ; viz. To leave out the word | Compositions for Assessed Taxes, and to amend the 


| several Acts relating to the issue of Exchequer Bills 








“« and report how far it is just and politic any longer 


to restrict the Irish people from the free exercise 
of their admitted constitutional right to bear 
arms,” 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. 


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


Veneris, 16° die Junii, 1843: 
Metropolitan The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Buildings Bill. reading of the Metropolitan Buildings Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


County Courts The Order of the day being read for the second 


Bill. reading of the County Courts Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 
Grand Jury Three Petitions from Cork, praying that the 


Presentments 


(Ireland) Bil Grand Jury Presentments (Ireland) Bill may pass 


into a law,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Grand Jury The Grand Jury Presentments (Ireland) Bill was, 
Presentments * F = ; $ = 
(Ireland) Bill. according to Order, read a second time ; and com 


mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for 
Monday next. 


RomanCatholic The ingrossed Bill to abolish the Catholic Oath 
ne as a Qualification for Voters at Elections 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 abolish the Roman Catholic 
Oath as a Qualification for Voters at Elections in 
Treland. 

Ordered, That Mr. Ross do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Assessed Taxes, 
&amp;vc., Bill. 


The ingrossed Bill to continue Compositions for 
Assessed Taxes, and to amend the Laws relating to 
the Land and Assessed Taxes, and also the Laws | 
relating to the Duties on Profits arising from Pro- 

erty, Professions, Trades and Offices, was, accord- 
ing to Order, read the third time. 








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Laws relating to the Land and Assessed Taxes, and 
also the Laws relating to the Duties on Profits 
arising from Property, Professions, Trades and 
flices. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Exchequer Bills 
mittee to whom it was referred to consider the (Public Works) 
(Ireland. ) 
for Public Works in Ireland ; 

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


The Sugar Duties Bill was, according to Order, Sugar Duties 
read a second time; and committed to a Com- Bill. 
mittee of the whole House, for Thursday next. 


Mr. Greene reported the Church Endowment Bill; Church Endow. 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to; and ™e Bill. 
Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to Copyhold and 
amend and explain an Act for the Commutation of a 
certain Manorial Rights in respect of Lands of ‘“"* &gt;" 
Copyhold and Customary Tenure, and in respect of 
other Lands, subject to such Rights, and for faci- 
litating the Enfranchisement of such Lands, and for 
the Improvement of such Tenure, was, according to 
Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. George William Hope 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 Motion was made, and the Question was pro- New Forest. 
posed, That there be laid before this House, Returns 
of the Total Quantity of the Uninclosed Common- 
able Land in the New Forest, at the time of the 
passing of the Act 9 &amp; 10 Will. 3, c. 36 :—Of the 
Quantities, Situations and Boundaries of the several 
Pieces of Commonable or Waste Land inclosed 
from time to time by the Crown for the Growth of 
Timber, Hay or otherwise, with the respective times 
of such Inclosures; also, of the parts of such In- 
closures which have since been thrown open, and 
the times when they were so thrown open :—Of the 
Quantities, Situations and Boundaries of the several 
Pieces of Commonable or Waste Land which have 
from time to time been sold or given, or received in 
Exchange, by or with the Consent of the Crown or 
of the Treasury, with the Dates of and Parties to the 
several Grants, Deeds of Exchange, or other Con- 
veyances thereof, and the Considerations in Money, 
or other Considerations received by the Crown for 
the same respectively, and the Appropriation thereof : 
—And, of the Quantities, Situations and Boundaries, 
of all Encroachments on the Commonable or Waste 








| Lands since the Act 9 and 10 Will. 3; distinguish- 
Ing those held under the Crown by Leases or Agree- 
ments from those held by parol; with the date of 
‘each Lease or Agreement, and the Name and Resi- 
dence of each Lessee or Tenant, the Term granted, 
‘the Rent or other Consideration paid or reserved to 
‘the Crown, and the Appropriation thereof :-—And 
the said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Total Quantity of Land in the New 
| Forest, whether inclosed or otherwise, in 1787 ; dis- 
tinguishing 


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tinguishing, under the respective Walks, I. The 
whole extent of Open and Commonable Land within 
the Forest :-—II. The several portions then under 
Inclosure for the growth of Timber:—III. The 
whole extent of Land occupied as Encroachments 
upon the Waste:—IV. The several Freehold por- 
tions belonging to the Crown, and their Appropria- 
tion at that period; and V. The whole extent of 
Freehold Land the Property of Individuals :—Of 
the Quantities, Situations and Boundaries of the 
several Portions of Commonable Land inclosed from 
time to time since 1787, for the Growth of Timber, 
showing the Dates of the respective Inclosures, 
whether they have been subsequently thrown open, 
and if so, when thrown open :—Of the Total Quan- 
tity of Commonable Land either sold or granted in 
exchange since the passing of the Act 39 and 40 
Geo. 3, c. 86; the Total Amount of the Considera- 
tion Monies received for such Sales and Exchanges 
respectively, and the Appropriation of such Monies: 
—Of the Total Quantity of Land either purchased 
or acquired by Exchange, since the passing of the 
said Act; and of the Total Amount of the Consi- 
deration Monies paid in such cases :—And, showing 
the present state of the Forest, as compared with that 
of 1787, arranged under the five heads above men- 
tioned. 





Princess Sir George Clerk presented a Bill to enable Her 
anges’ Majesty to settle an Annuity on Her Royal High- 
Annuity “ness the Princess Augusta Caroline, eldest Daughter 
No.349. of His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge : 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 

to be read a second time this day; and to be printed. 

Gaols and Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 


Houses of Cor- 
rection. 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Salaries paid to each Chap- 
_ lain of the Common Gaols and Houses of Correc- 
tion in the several Counties of England and Wales; 
specifying such Chaplains as hold with their Office 
any Benefice or Ecclesiastical Appointment, and 
also specifying such Chaplains as are at the same 
time in the Commission of the Peace, or acting as 


15°—16° Juniz. 


ployed by Her Majesty’s Government as Transports, 
together with the Names of the Vessels, the Rate of 





399 


with the Amount of Horse Power ordered from each 
of such Engine Makers in each year:—Of the 
original Cost of the Engines of Her Majesty’s Steam 
Vessels, “ Alecto,” “ Devastation,” ‘ Geyser,” “ Cy- 
clops,” “ Prometheus, 
and ‘“ Stromboli”; specifymg any extra Charge 
beyond Contract Price, and if such Engines were 
fitted with an Indicator :—Of Repairs, and the 
Cost of such Repairs, and the Number of Days and 
Hours any of said Vessels were incapable of per- 
forming their Work, in consequence of such Re- 
pairs :—And, of the Names of the Makers of each 
of the Engines of said Vessels. 


bd 


“ Polyphemus,” “ Vesuvius,” 


Returns of the Number of Merchant Vessels em- Transports and 
Convict Ships. 


Hire, and the Names of the Owners :—And, of the 
Number of Vessels employed as Convict Ships from 
1840 until the latest period that the same can be 
furnished, with the Names of the Ships, the Rate of 
Hire and the Names of the Owners. 

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


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, by Her Majesty’s Criminal 
Command,—A Copy of the Tables of Criminal Of- pen 
fenders for the year 1842, reported by Her Majesty’s ‘ ; 
Advocate for Scotland. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to Population. 
an Address to Her Majesty,—A Return of the Total 
Population of England, Ireland and Scotland re- 
spectively, according to the Census of 1841 ; ac- 
companied by an Abstract of the Total Number of 
Persons in Jreland, ascertained by the Commis- 
sioners of Public Instruction, in 1834, to belong to 
each Religious Persuasion at the time of their In- 

uiry. 
. Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to Loan Fund 
the directions of an Act of Parliament,—A Copy of (reland.) 
the Fifth Annual Report of the Commissioners of 
the Loan Fund Board of Ireland. 
Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to Blacksmiths 
Order,—A Return from the Clerk of the Peace of (Ireland) 
every County in Ireland of the Names and Places 





Magistrates. 

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


Gaols and 
Houses of Cor- 
rection ( Wales.) 


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 Salaries paid to each of the 
Governors or Keepers of the Common Gaols and 
Houses of Correction in the Principality of Wales ; 
stating also the Number of Prisoners each Prison or 
House of Correction can contain, and the Number 
usually confined 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. 


Municipal Mr. Fitzroy Kelly presented a Bill to provide 
(nen) on for the Appointment of Trustees of Charitable Es- 
No. 346, *#tes appertaining to certain Boroughs in England 
“and Wales, and to extend the Provisions of an Act 
of the first year of Her present Majesty for amend- 
ing an Act for the Regulation of Municipal Corpo- 
rations in England and Wales; and to repeal cer- 
tain Provisions of the said Act for the Regulation 
of Municipal Corporations, and to substitute other 
Provisions in lieu thereof: And the same was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next; and to be printed. 
mained Mr. Sidney Herbert presented, pursuant to Orders, 


—Returns of the Names of Marine Engine Makers 
with whom the Admiralty have made Contracts for 
Engines, from the year 1839 to 1843 inclusive ; 
Vou. 98. 








of Abode of every Blacksmith whose Forge has 
been registered, and who has received a License at 
Quarter Sessions during the last Ten years. 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That there be !aid before this House, a Tithe Rent- 
Return of the Amount of Tithe Rent-charge pay- (irelovds) 

able in each Parish in Ireland for the current year ‘ saialite 
(1843), and stating the Poor Law Union or Unions 


within which such Parish is situate. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Guardians of Guardians 


Poor (Ireland), which was presented yesterday, be of Poor 


. (Ireland.) 
printed. No. 347 


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





4 — 
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Veneris, 16° die Juniz ; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 
R. Greene reported from the Committee on the Drumpeller 
Drumpeller Railway (No. 2.) Bill; and to whom Railway on 
were referred the Minutes of the Evidence taken 6N® *) Bil- 
before the Committee on the former 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 verbal Amendments thereunto. 
Mr. Greene further reported, That the Committee 
found that the first Clause required by the Standing 
Order No. 58., did not in any way apply to the case 
3 E4 








Lan rere ee 


To naett 


——— 


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Sn a Re 


Gorbals Police 
Bilk 


Union with 
hreland, 


Fectories Bill, 


400 


of this Bill; and that they therefore had abstained 
from inserting it. 
And the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Gorbals Po- 
lice Bill have leave to sit, this day, till five of the 
clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Petitions of the Chairman of the Commissioners 
of the town of Carrick-on-Suir, incorporated under 
the Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 82, for the lighting, cleansing 
and watching of Cities, Towns Corporate and Market 
Towns in Ireland ;—Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitants of Stockport ;—and, Corporation of Li- 
merich; praying for the repeal of the Legislative 
Union between Great Britain and Ireland,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

A Petition of the Chairman and Ex-Chairman of 
the Commissioners appointed under the Act 9 Geo. 4, 
c. 82, intituled, An Act for lighting, cleansing and 
watching of Cities, Towns Corporate and Market 
Towns in Jreland, stating that they have heard with 
regret that a Petition is in progress of presentation to 
the House for a Repeal of the Legislative Union, pur- 
porting to have emanated from the Town Commis- 
sioners of Roscommon, the number of whom are twen- 
ty-one; thatthe Petitioners were served with the usual 
notice of calling the meeting for the above purpose ; 
but the Ex-Chairman and many other of his fellow 
Commissioners, not thinking it legal as such Com- 
missioners to attend, refrained doing so; that eight 
only of the Commissioners did attend, all of whom 
voted for the resolution to adopt a Petition for Repeal 
of the Union, save and except the Chairman ; that 
consequently it would appear to the House that the 
Petition was of the majority, whereas in fact and 
truth it was that of the minority ; and praying, that 
the House will adopt some measure to prevent the 
mooting of political questions at meetings called 
under certain Acts of Parliament, for instance, that 
appointing Commissioners under the Act 9 Geo. 4, 
and that the House will not take the Petition afore- 
said alluded to as the Petition of the majority of the 
Commissioners, but that of the minority, and will 
preserve the Union now happily existing between 
the two countries, and also put a stop to the agita- 
tion of the Repeal question, was also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Callaly ;— Aston, &amp;c. ;—Sheepshed 
(two Petitions) ;—Diseworth (two Petitions) ;— East 
Leake (two Petitions) ;— Mount Sorel ; —Lough- 
borough (two Petitions) ;—Barrow-upon-Soar (two 
Petitions) ; — Hoton ;— Woodhouse (two Petitions) ; 
— Willoughby (two Petitions) ; — Burton-on-the- 
Wolds ; —Hathern ; —Guilders Hall ;—Swithland ; 
— Charley ;— Quorndon (two Petitions) ;—Owston ; 
— Halstead ;—Somerby ;—Cwrngan;— Brigend (five 
Petitions) ;— Ynysandre (two Petitions) ;—Pyle ;— 
Bettws ;—Paran ;—Corty (two Petitions) ;—Corn- 
town (two Petitions) ;—Coychurch Higher ;—Peny- 
vai ; —Veluidne ; —Edgcomb ;— Budock (two Peti- 
tions) ; —Bath ;—Perran-ar-worthal ;— Tynemouth 
(four Petitions) ; —Earsdon (two Petitions) ;— Rat- 
cliffe ; — Stourbridge (two Petitions); —Old Hill 
(two Petitions) ; — Ravensitch ; —Kingwinford ; — 
Lye Waste ;— Bromley (two Petitions) ;—Sedbergh 
(three Petitions);— Gayle (two Petitions) ;— Kendal ; 
— Dent (two Petitions) ;— Beathmaite ;— End Moor ; 
—Garsdale ; —Grisedale ; —Cantley ;— Bradley ;— 
North Bierley ;— Hatfield (two Petitions);—Rother- 
ham (four Petitions) ;—Greasboro’ ; —Rawmarsh ; 
— Wath-upon- Dearne (two Petitions) ;— Hoyland ;— 
Kimberworth ; —Bolsover ;—Bury (two Petitions) : 
— Tynemouth (nine Petitions) ;— Wallsend (six Peti- 
tions) ;—Garsden (two Petitions) ;—LZong Benton 
(two Petitions) ;— Bradford (twenty-three Petitions); 
—Aireton -—Kings Norton — Birmingham (four 


16° Junii. 





A, 1843. 


Petitions) ; — Harbone ; — Alvechurch ; —Evan ;— 
Newchurch ;—Brimscombe ;—-Loddon ;—Seacombe ; 
—Burroughs Earden ;—Liverpool (seventeen Peti- 
tions ; — Bennis Earden ;— Birkenhead (two Peti- 
tions) ; —T’ranmere ; -— Windsor (Lancaster) ;— Old 
Swan ;— Mount Pleasant ; — Allendale (four Peti- 
tions) ; —Alston ; — Haltwhistle; — Blaencoed ; — 
Limestone Brae (two Petitions) ;—Stublick ;—Hor- 
rabridge ; — Morwellham; — Gunnislake ; — High- 
house; — Acton Burnell ;-— Claggyford ; — Wood- 
church ; — Charlton Horethorne ; —— Allenhead ; — 
Bilston ;— Castle Cary (two Petitions) ;—Ashton- 
upon-Mersey ;—Coal Cleugh ;-—Norton ;---Dunbar ; 
—Leadgate ;--Cefenberah;--Saint Agnes ;— Hesley- 
well; —Carr Shield; —Nenthead ; —Alstone (four 
Petitions) ; — Seaham ; — Padstow ; —Llanelly ;— 
Breedon (two Petitions) ; —Dewey ;—Thurlton ;-- 
Milton ;— Blackfordby ; — Yardley Hastings ; — 
Newington (two Petitions) ;— Louth ;—Lambeth (two 
Petitions) ; — Llangadock ; — Etham ; -- Chitherne 
(two Petitions) ;--Briham ; —Christchurch ;-—Carl- 
ton; — Bath ;—Cley ; — Berkswell ;~—Bishops and 
Delegates of Forty-two Baptist Churches in the 
West Riding of Yorkshire; —Treleck ;--Louth ;— 
Walham Green ;— Walworth (two Petitions) ;—Mi- 
nisters and Delegates of Forty-two Baptist Churches 
in the West Riding of Yorkshire;— Balsall; — Wick- 
hampton ;—Ludham ; —Durham;-- Tenterden (three 
Petitions) ;— Mildenhall ;— Llandeveilog ;— Middle- 
ton ; —Bridport ;--Bures, Saint Mary ;—Radcliffe 
(two Petitions) ;— Bloxwich ;— Newchurch (five Pe- 
titions) ; —Rossendale ; Mabe (two Petitions) ;— 
Mawnan ; — Rochdale (six Petitions) ; — Butter- 
worth ;— Temple ;—-Littleborough (two Petitions) ; 
—Gravel Hole (two Petitions) ;—Rakewood (two 
Petitions) ;--Healy Stones (two Petitions) ;—Cas- 
tleton Moor (two Petitions) ;—Bamford (two Pe- 
titions) ;— Crampton (two Petitions) ; -- Heywood 
(two Petitions) ;— Wardle (two Petitions) ;—Bag- 
slate ;—Lower-place (two Petitions) ;—Alston (five - 
Petitions) ;— Hathersage (two Petitions) ;— Bacup ; 
— Calstock ;--Kidderminstor ;— Milnrow ; — Stony 
Stratford (two Petitions) ; — Bassingbourn ;— Ry- 
burgh ;—West Bromwich ;— Bowdon (three Peti- 
tions) ;— Timperley ;— Hope (three Petitions) ;— 
Castleton ;— Tideswell ;— Brixham (two Petitions) ; 
—Altringham ;— Hall Gate ;—Newchurch ;— Chel- 
sea (three Petitions) ;—-Sale ;— Warminster (four Pe-- 
titions) ;—_Briston ;— Weyborne ;— Cannock ;—Sun- 
derland ;—Llandowror ;— Tottenham ;— Falmouth ; 
— Darlington ;— Altrincham ;— Sheringham ;— Mil- 
lington (two Petitions) ;—Ashton-upon-Mersey (two 
Petitions) ;-— Earls Colne (two Petitions) ;—Holden- 
hurst ;— Godshill ;— Swavesey;— Wincanton ;— Che- 
riton ;— Corton Denham ;-—Milborne Port (two Pe-- 
titions) ;— Charlton Horethorne ;— Hobwell ;—Sa- 
ham (two Petitions) ;—Carmarthen (thirteen Peti- 
tions) ;—Seyborwen ;—Bettws ;—Llandilo (six Peti- 
tions) ;—Llanelly (three Petitions) ;—High House ; 
— Llangadoch ;—Peterwell ;—Llangunnor ;— Cana ; 
— Pembroke ;— Llarighane ;— Heald ; — Rakefoot ; 
— Buwlchygnes ;—Rawtenstall ;-—Henllan ;— Bulah- 
newydd ; — Stella ; — Bilsdale ; — Llanfihangel ; — 
Abercowin ;— Blackford ;— Partington ; — Ashley ; 
— Clare ;—Clutton (two Petitions) ;— Faversham ; 
—Penzance (four Petitions) —Gulval ;— Cross ;— 
Mousehole (two Petitions) ;— Newlyn (three Peti- 
tions) ;— Church Town (two Petitions) ;—Hea Moor ; 
—Gear (two Petitions) ;— Tregarvarah ;— Wesley 
Rock ;— Kerris ;—Carnkie (two Petitions) ;—Staf- 
ford (two Petitions) ;—Penkridge ;-- Walworth ;— 
Camberwell (two Petitions) ;— Milton (Hants) ;— 
New Radford ;—Ellingham ;—Stokesby ; — Burgh 
and Clippesby ; — Ormesby ;— Marsham ;— Great 
Yarmouth (two Petitions) ;— Caistor ;—Runham and 
Filby ;—Gorleston and Hopton ;— Banbury ;—Dar- 
lington (two Petitions) ;— Haltwhistle ;--Rossendale ; 
—Markinch ;--Mylor (two Petitions) ;--Heytesbury: 
—Bury (Lancashire) (eight Petitions) ;—Bethna. 
Green ;— Hadanall and Clive ;— Walsall ;—Hadnall 





Circuit ;— 





6 VicToRIzZ. 


Circuit ;—Hesleywell ;—Allenheads ;— Saint Mar- 
garet’s Cliff ;—Corpustie (two Petitions) ;--Brin- 
ton ;— Haddenham ; — Brereton (two Petitions) ;— 
Lower Sherington ;— Swanton Novers ;— Warmin- 
ster ;—Matlash ;— Blakeney ;—.Bromham ;--Dovor; 
— Thompson (two Petitions) ;--Holt (two Petitions) ; 
— Gunthorpe ;—Colliery Districts of Durham (two 
Petitions) ; — Thetford-cum-Stretham ;— Wilburton ; 
—Elder and Pastor of “ Seventh Day Baptists,” 
Mill-yard, Goodman’s Fields ;— Romford ;-- Wal- 
tham Abbey ;--Beeralston ;—Staines ;—F illongley 
(two Petitions) ;-- Howden; — Darlington, &amp;c. ;— 
Rothbury ;— Edenfield (two Petitions) ;--Shawforth ; 
— Hexham ;— Walsham-le- Willows ;— Battersea ;— 
Ramsbottom ;-— Walmsley ; — Blakeney ; — Sloane- 
place ;— Rolvenden ; — Heywood, Hilderstone and 
Garshall Green ;— Edgehill;-— Alnwick ;-- Wendron ; 
— Banbury ;— Normanton-upon-Soar ;— Mount Sor- 
rell ;—Codstock (two Petitions) ;-- Wimeswould (two 
Petitions) ;-—- Zugby and Norton ;— Wymondham ;— 
Knossington ;—Cwmllynvell (two Petitions) ;— Lan- 
samlet (three Petitions) ;—Clydach (four Petitions) ; 
— Aberavon ;——Yshadgyniais ;— Gower (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Llangairlach (three Petitions) ;— Mynydd- 
bach ;-—Sunderland (nine Petitions) ;— West Bolden; 
— Seaham Harbour ;-- Whitburn (two Petitions) ;— 
Ryhope ; — Bishopwearmouth (five Petitions) ; —- 
Woodchurch ;— Bulwell ;— Deptford (two Petitions) ; 
—Ballast Hills (two Petitions) ;—Southwick (two 
Petitions) ;--Ryburgh ;— Hylton (two Petitions) ;— 
Holdenhurst ;-—-Monkwearmouth (six Petitions) ;— 
Stradbrooke (two Petitions) ;—Cley-next-the-Sea ; 
— Doncaster ;— Saint Ives (Cornwall) (two Peti- 
tions) ;-—-Dalling and Langham ;— Tuzford ;—Bris- 
ton ;—Blackwater and Merston ;-- Stroud (two Pe- 
titions) ;-- Tarlton (two Petitions) ;— Oakridge (two 
Petitions) ;— Bisley (two Petitions) ;-- Randwick (two 
Petitions) ;— Cirencester (two Petitions) ;—Chalford 
(two Petitions) ;-- Littleworth (two Petitions) ; — 
Bury Saint Edmund's ;-- Hardley ;--Burgh Saint 
Peter ;—Methwold ; —— Foleshill (six Petitions) ;-— 
Brimscombe ;-- Treluswell ; — Orleston (two Peti- 
tions) ;-- Great Wakering ;—Baconsthorpe and Plum- 
stead ;— Birmingham ;— Kerswell ; —— Llanarthney ; 
—Croxdale ;— Falmouth (two Petitions) ; -—- Wem 
(two Petitions) ;--Gresham ;— Chatham ;— Work- 
ington ;—Maryport (two Petitions) ;--and, Cocker- 
mouth ; praying that the Factories Bill may not pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Attendants at Bishop Ryder’s 
Church, Birmingham, or Inhabitants of the district 
thereto attached, or Parents of children attending 
the daily schools erected in it, 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 Mill Occupiers in the township of 
Gomersal, in the parish of Birstal, in the county of 
York, stating that the Petitioners view with alarm 
the powers proposed to be vested in the certifying 
surgeons as enumerated in the 39th, 41st, 42d and 
43d clauses of the said Bill; and praying the House 
to grant the appointment of certifying surgeons to 
a majority of the mill occupiers in each district, and 
that the charge for mileage be not entertained, but 
that remuneration for the services of the certifying 
surgeon be fixed and not dependent upon aay pri- 
vate arrangement betwixt the factory occupiers and 
surgeons, and that the certifying surgeon’s exami- 
nation of children shall not take place in the fac- 
tory, but in the counting-house or some other con- 
venient building on the premises, or at his own house, 
as heretofore ; and that no person having any be- 
neficial interests in the ownership or occupation of 
a mill or factory, or following any trade, profession 
or employment, save that of a regular medical practi- 
tioner, shall be eligible to fill the office of certifying 
surgeon, was also presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


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16° Junie. 


401 


Petitions from the Diocese of Tuam ;—and, Union Education 
of Aughrim; praying the House to adopt measures (tel#™¢-) 
for giving encouragement and support to the schools 

in connection with the Church Education Society for 
Treiand,—were presented, and read; and ordered 

to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Drum- 

lane and county of Cavan, praying that the annual 

grant for national Education in Ireland may be 
henceforth discontinued, was also presented, and 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Zo- 
ghinislan, in the county of Down, praying that a 
system of Education better adapted to the wants - 

and wishes of the protestant population of Jreland, 

and more in accordance with the principles of the 
Reformation, may be adopted by the House, was also 


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


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- Public Petitions 
lect Committee on Public Petitions ; That they had _ ee 
: ae port.) 
examined the Petitions presented upon the 12th and 
13th 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. 


A Petition of Females formerly employed in Mines and 
Palace Craig and Faskine Collieries, praying for the “llieties Act. 
repeal or alteration of the Mines and Collieries Act, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Watsou's 
the Report on Watson’s Divorce Bill; and the Divorce Bill. 
Amendment was read, as followeth : 

Pr. 6. Is. 33. and 34. Leave out “ and all other 
“ titles, claims and demands.” 

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


An ingrossed Bill for more effectually supplying Bolton Water- 
with Water the Town of Bolton, and several ‘Town- “rs Bill. 
ships adjacent thereto, in the County of Lancaster, 
was read the third time; and an Amendment was 
made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Ainsworth do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill to provide for the Improvement Borrowstoun- 

of the Town and Harbour of Borrowstounness, in the "ss Harbour 
© ge ° ; . and Improve- 

County of Linlithgow, for paving, lighting and ment Bil, 
cleansing the Streets of the said Town; and for 
regulating the Police thereof, was read the third 
time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered (Fulzie, &amp;c., of 
slaughter-houses, &amp;c., to be kept off the street, and 
not to be mixed with that belonging to the trustees) : 
And the said Clause was brought up, and thrice 
read ; and agreed to, to be made part of the Bill, 
by way of Rider. 

Another ingrossed Clause was offered (Clerk of 
the Trustees authorized to secure fulzie, &amp;c., until 
questions regarding it are decided): And the said 
Clause was brought up, and thrice read ; and agreed 
to, to be made part of the Bill, by way of Rider. 

Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the 
third reading of the said Bill be adjourned till Mon- 
day next. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Liverpool 
the Report on the Liverpool Watering Bill; and the Watering Bill, 
Amendments were read, and agreed to; and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The Liverpool Fire Prevention Bill was read a Liverpool Fire 
second time ; and committed. Prevention Bill. 





3 F Ordered, 





Jackson’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Waste Land 
Allotment Bill. 


Arms (Ireland) 


Bill. 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts Bill, 


Post-office. 


Coroners Bill. 


James Stewart. 


402 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the borough of Liverpool, praying that inasmuch 
as the time limited by the House for receiving Re- 
ports on Private Bills has expired, the same may be 
extended with reference to the Liverpool Fire Pre- 
vention Bill, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 

A Petition of the Chairman of several Commercial 
Associations of Liverpool, praying that the said Bill 
may pass into a law, was also resented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Jachson’s Divorce Bill was read a second time ; 
and committed to the Select Committee on Divorce 
Bills. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, That they do hear counsel and examine wit- 
nesses for the said Bill; and also that they do hear 
counsel and examine witnesses against the Bill, if 
the Parties concerned think fit to be heard by coun- 
sel or produce witnesses. 


Petitions from Huddersfield ;—and, Manor of 
Harden; praying that the Waste Land Allotment 
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 Inha- 
bitants of the borough of Carlisle, praying that the 
Arms (Jreland) Bill may not pass into a law, was 


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


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors practising 
in Bolton-le-Moors, in the county of Lancaster, 
suggesting certain alterations in the Ecclesiastical 
Courts Bill; and praying for their adoption, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Petitions from Banbury ;—President of the Ame- 
rican Chamber of Commerce of Liverpool ;—and, 
Officers and Members of the Committee of the Li- 
verpool Guardian Society for the Protection of Trade ; 
praying for inquiry into the state of the Post-office, 
with the view of carrying into full effect the recom- 
mendations of Mr. Rowland Hill for Post-office Im- 
provement,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of P. F. Curry, Her Majesty’s Coro- 
ner for the borough of Liverpool, praying that the 
Coroners Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of James Stewart, of Maguire-street, 
Liverpool, late an Officer in Her Majesty’s Customs, 
stating that the Petitioner held a subordinate situa- 
tion in the Customs at the port of Liverpool, for a 
series of years, the duties of which office he per- 
formed to the best of his knowledge and ability, in 
conformity with the oath he had taken not to suffer 
the interests of the revenue to sustain any loss or 
infringement, either personally or otherwise, or to 
conceal the same ; that in the course of events the 
Petitioner discovered that one of his superior officers 
was acting inconsistently with the duties of his 
of.ice, by which means the revenue was defrauded 
to a considerable extent ; under these circumstances 
the Petitioner considered himself bound to make 
the matter known to the proper quarter; that the 
Petitioner proved the said charges on the evidence 
of five witnesses duly sworn before the Honourable 
the Board of Customs ; that in consequence of the 
case of the Petitioner being misrepresented to the 
said Board, he has been suspended from his office, 
and his superior officer exonerated ; and praying the 
House to restore him to the duties of his office, from 


16° Juniz. 





A. 1843. 


which he has been suspended, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Clerk of the Com- Lighting, &amp;¢, 
missioners under the Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 82, for the town °f Towns 
of Roscommon, praying for amendment of the Light- (Trelund) Act 
ing of Towns (Ireland) Act, by conferring on the 
Commissioners more ample privileges in the dis- 
charge of their duties, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of Poor Reijer 
Guardians of the Listowel Union, in the county of (Ireland) Act, 
Kerry, praying for the repeal of the Poor Relief 
(Ireland) Act, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered io lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Kilkenny, Ministers’ 
praying for the repeal of so much of the Act 17 and Money 
18 Car. 2, c. 7, as relates to the Provision of Minis- (land) 
ters in Cities and Corporate Towns in Jreland, was 


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


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Bath, Bath Quarter 
praying that the House will be pleased to pass an Sessions. 
Act assimilating the Quarter Sessions of the borough 
of Bath to those generally exercised in the county 
sessions of the kingdom, and to vest the several 
elective and magisterial powers in the justices of the 
peace appointed for the said borough, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Donoughmore, Queen’s Maynooth 
County, and its vicinity, praying the House to with- College. 
draw every kind of public support from the College 
of Maynooth, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Edmund Butterworth, and others, Corn Laws. 
praying for the repeal of the Corn and Provision 
Laws, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions of Members of the Evesham Literary, scientific 
Scientific and Mechanics’ Institution ;— Members Societies Bill, 
of the Liverpool Mechanics’ Institution ;—George 
Freckleton, President of the Royal Institution, Liver- 
pool ;—President, and other Members of the Com- 
mittee of Managers of the Cirencester Literary and 
Philosophical Library, Museum and Reading Rooms; 
—Members of the Literary, Scientific and Mechani- 
cal Institution of South Shields;—and, Chairman 
of an Institution erected for the advancement of 
Medical Science ; praying that the Scientific Socie- 
ties Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Vernon Smith presented a Bill to incorporate Infant Orphan 
the Members of the Institution called “ The Infant Asylum Bill. 
Orphan Asylum,” and to enable them the better to 

carry on their Charitable Designs: And the same 


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


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Foreign Com. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this House, 
Copies of all Accounts that have been received 
at the Foreign Office from Her Majesty’s Consuls 
Abroad, relative to the Prices of Foreign Corn, for 
the year 1842 :—Also, an Abstract of the Average 
Price of Foreign Corn in each month in each place, 
and of the Average Price in each place, in each year, 
for the years 1807 to 1842, both inclusive; and 
stating the Gazette Price of English Corn for the 
same period (in continuation of Parliamentary Papers 
of Session 1842). 

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, 





Kinsal 


Educ 


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(Ir 





Kinsale Union. 


Education 
(Ireland: ) 


Charitable 
Bequests 
(Irelaud.) 


Troops 
(Ireland. ) 


Army Services. 


No. 348. 


Princess 
Augusta’s 


Annuity Bill. 


Adjournment, 


Arms (Ireland 
Bill. ) 





6 Victoriz. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Copy of the Correspondence that took place with 
the Poor Law Commissioners for Ireland, with re- 
ference to the Election of the Guardians for the 
Division of Kinsale, inthe Kinsale Union, in March 
1843. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Number and Description of all 
Books supplied to each National School in Jreland, 
at reduced Prices, since the connection of such 
School with the National Board ; together with the 
date of such supply, and comprising the Scripture 
Extracts :—And, of the Description and Number of 
all Books supplied to each National School in Jre- 
land gratuitously, since the connection of such 
School with the National Board ; together with the 
date of such supply, and comprising also Scripture 
Extracts. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return from the Commissioners of Charitable Be- 
quests in Dublin, of all Charitable Bequests during 
each year, from the commencement of the year 
1830; setting forth the Name of each Testator or 
Testatrix, the date of the Probate or Letters of 
Administration, the Court in which such may have 
been proved ; the full Particulars of the prescribed 
Charitable Intentions of the deceased, and the pre- 
cise Sums of Money, or other Property, bequeathed 
to give effect to such Intentions; the Names and 
description of the Persons appointed Trustees to the 
Charities, and the Names and description and Re- 
sidence of the Persons to whom Probate or Ad- 
ministration may have been granted. 


Sir Henry Hardinge presented, pursuant to Order, 
—A Return of the Number of Troops quartered in 
freland durmg the years 1833, 1834, 1835, 1836, 
1837, 1838, 1839 and 1840. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
the Balance Sheet of the Estimate and finally 
audited Expenditure on account of ordinary Army 
Services for the year ended the 31st day of March 
1842. 

Sir Henry Hardinge accordingly presented the 
said Paper. 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Princess Augusta’s Annuity Bill ; 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
roposed, 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 thef Sir Thomas Fremantle, 

Yeas, L Mr. Henry Baring : 

Tellers for theJ Mr. Hume, l 37 

Noes, Mr. William Williams: f°" 

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 next. 


}ia. 


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 resuming 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which 
was yesterday proposed to be made to the Question, 


16°— 17° Junzz. 


403 


That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair (for the 
House to resolve itself into a Committee upon the 
Arms (Ireland) Bill); and which Amendment was, 
to leave out from the word “ That” to the end of 
the Question, in order to add the words “ it be re- 
“ ferred to a Select Committee to inquire and report 
“ how far it is just and politic any longer to restrict 
“ the Irish people from the free exercise of their 
“ admitted constitutional right to bear Arms,” in- 
stead 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 ; 


Sabbati, 17° die Junii, 1843: 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 

That the Debate be now adjourned ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the f Sir Charles Napier, 67 
Yeas Dr. Bowring : : 

? &amp; 

Tellers fortheJ Sir Thomas Fremantle, 235 
Noes, Mr. Henry Baring : } -_— 

So it passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being again proposed, That the 

words proposed to be left out stand part of the 

Question :—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 

till Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Waste Land 
reading of the Waste Land Allotment Bill ; Allotment Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Poor Relief 
mittee on the Poor Relief (Zredand) Bill ; (Ireland) Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Small Debts 
reading of the Small Debts Bill; Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second superior Courts 
reading of the Superior Courts (Common Law) Bill ; (Common Law) 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 2! 
upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Admiralty 
mittee on the Admiralty Lands Bill ; Lands Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Fines ana 
a Committee upon the Fines and Penalties (Jredand) Penalties 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker ({"¢!#"¢) Bill. 
resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene reported, That No. 349. 
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 
consideration upon Thursday next; and the Bill, 
as amended, to be printed. 


The Chelsea Hospital Bill was, according to Or- Chelsea 
der, read a second time; and committed to a Com- Hospital Bill, 
mittee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 





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404. 


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. 
Salmon The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 


Fisheries Bill. 4 Committee upon the Salmon Fisheries 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. 


Chorch Endow- The ingrossed Bill to make better Provision for 
ment Bill, the Spiritual Care of Populous Parishes, was, ac- 
cording 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. 


Sudbury The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
Distranchise Monday last, That a Select Committee be appointed 
a to compare the Evidence adduced before the House 
of Lords, in the case of the Sudbury Disfranchise- 
ment Bill, with the Evidence taken before the Sud- 
bury Election Committee of the House of Commons, 
and to report upon the circumstances under which 
material Witnesses examined before such Committee, 
were not produced at the bar of the House of Lords, 
might be read ; and the same being read; . 
A Committee was nominated of Mr. Williams 
Wynn, Sir George Grey, Mr. Estcourt, Mr. Francis 
Baring, Mr. Attorney General, Mr. Nicholl, Lord 
John Russell, Sir Thomas Wilde, Mr. Greene, Mr. 
Milner Gibson and Sir Robert Harry Inglis, with 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 
Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Navy. Mr. Sidney Herbert presented, pursuant to Order, 
—Returns of Ten Gun Brigs launched between the 
years 1808 and 1832, inclusive, with the Name and 
Tonnage of each; how many such Men of War 
Brigs have foundered at sea, or not been heard of, 
and the Complements of each; the same when em- 
ployed as Packets, stating the Complements and 
the supposed Number of Passengers on Board, as 
far as it can be ascertained ; how many Ten Gun 
Brigs have been altered into Brigantines, with a re- 
duced Armament, and what Weight of Bulwarks, 
Top Sides and Top Hamper is taken off by such 
Alteration ; the difference of Weight of Armament, 
Stores of all Descriptions, Water and Provisions, 
when complete, for Three months, in a Brigantine, 
with a Complement of Forty-five Men, as compared 
with a Ten Gun Brig, commanded by a Lieutenant 
with Fifty-five or Sixty Men, and a Vessel of the 
same class as intended to be commanded by a Com- 
mander :—Of the Number of Sixteen Gun Brigs, of 
Ten Gun Brigs built since 1832, including those 
built for the Packet Service ; specifying the Name 
and Tonnage of each, with the Date of Launching: 
—Of the Number of such as are unemployed, fitting 
out, or fit to go to sea with moderate Repair; how 
many of such Vessels have been lost, when, and in 


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what manner :—And, of the Number of the old Class 
of Ten Gun Brigs commissioned by Commanders, | 
and the Number commissioned by Lieutenants, also | 
the Number commissioned by those altered to Bri- | 
gantines since 1830, stating the Date of the Commis- | 
sioning of each; the whole Complement intended | 
for this Class, namely, “ Espoir,” “ Weasle,” | 
“ Rolla,” &amp;e., &amp;c., stating the Number, Rank or | 
Station of the Officers.” 
Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the | 
Table. 
Cities and 

Towns (Lre- 


No. 350, day of May last, be printed. 





| Lordships. 
] 


A, 1843. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Isle of Isle of Man, 
Man, which was presented upon the 9th day of this No.351, 
instant June, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Outrages Outrages 
(Ireland), which was presented yesterday, be printed, (Iteland.) 


No. 352, 
Ordered, That the Return relative to Transports Transports and 


and Convict Ships, which was presented yesterday, Convict Ships, 

be printed. No. 353, 
Ordered, That the Return relative to Population, Population, 

which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 354, 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Blacksmiths Blacksmiths 
(Ireland), which was presented yesterday, be printed. oe 
0. 355, 
Ordered, That the Return relative to Marine En- Marine 
gines, which was presented yesterday, be printed. Pxgines. 


No. 356. 
And then the House, having continued to sit — 
till three of the clock on Saturday morning, 
adjourned till Monday next. 





Lune, 19° die Junii ; 
Anno 6° Victorie Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


M R. 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 1841, by the Corporation of Trinity 

House, of Deptford Strond:—And then he with- 

drew. 


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


The House proceeded to take into consideration Kentish Town 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Paving Bill. 
tituled, An Act for better paving, lighting and other- 
wise 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, 24, 1. 37. Leave out “ half.” 
Pr. 66. 1, 28. After “ thereto” insert “ has 
“ been or.” 
Pr. 126.1. 34. After “passed” insert Clause (A.) 
Crause (A.) “ Provided always, and be it 
Enacted, That whenever the ground or pavement 
of any of the said streets or places within the 
limits of this Act shall be required to be taken 
up by the Hampstead Waterworks Company, for 
the purpose of laying, altering or repairing any 
water-pipe or plug, the same shall be done under 
the directions and superintendence of the Com- 
missioners or their surveyor, and the ground or 
pavement shall with all convenient speed be re- 
paired or relaid by the paviour or paviours, or 
other persons contracting with or employed by 
the said Commissioners, and the expense of re- 
pairing or relaying such ground or pavement shall 
be borne and paid by the Company; but if for 
the purposes of this Act it shall at any time be 
found necessary by the Commissioners to raise, 
sink or otherwise alter the position of any of the 
pipes or plugs laid down or placed by the said 
Company, the same shall be done with as little 
detriment or inconvenience to the said Company 
as the circumstances of the case will admit of, 
and the expenses thereof shall be defrayed by the 
said Commissioners out of the monies arising by 
virtue of this Act.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 


n 
wn 


| were agreed to. 


Ordered, That Sir Benjamin Hall do carry the Bill 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Cities and | to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
oak Towns (Jreland), which was presented upon the 18th | 


hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 


A Bill 





Wat 
Divq 











Watson’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Drompeller 
Railway 
(No, 2.) Bill, 


Monkland and 
Kirkintilloch 
Railway Bill, 


Dundee 
Harbour Bill, 


Factories Bill. 


6 Vicroriz. 19° Juniz. 405 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to dis- Aldersgate-street ; —Robertsbridge ; —Ticehurst ;— 
solve the Marriage of William Watson, Esquire, Wadhurst ; —Ewhurst ;— Lamberhurst ; —Sitting- 
with the Honourable Catharine Georgiana, his now , bourne (two Petitions) ;— Wolstanton (six Petitions) ; 
Wife, and to enable him to marry again, and for | —Astbury (two Petitions) ;— Mowcop ; — Audley 
other Purposes therein mentioned, was read the | (three Petitions) ; — Tunstall (two Petitions) ; — 
third time; and the Amendment following was made | Hanley (three Petitions) ;—Kidsgrove ;— Harrisea- 





to the Bill: 
Pr. 6. ls. 33. and 34. Leave out “ and all other 


“ rights, titles, claims and demands,” inserted in| 


Committee, and insert “ (if any) at common law or 
“ by custom which she might claim, by, through or 
“ in consequence of her marriage with the said 
“ William Watson.” 


head (two Petitions);— Burslem (six Petitions) ;— 
_ Longport ;—Meed Green (two Petitions) ;—Sandy 
Lane and Norton-in-the-Moors (two Petitions) ;— 
Norton (two Petitions) ;—Melcombe Regis ;— Wey- 
mouth (six Petitions) ;—Isle of Portland (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Sheerness (three Petitions) ;—Eastchurch ; 
-— Minster ; — Queenborough; — Woodbridge (two 


Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendment, | Petitions) ;—JZpswich (two Petitions) ;-New Buck- 


do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hayter do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, with an Amendment; to which 
Amendment this House doth desire the concurrence 
of their Lordships. 

Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
before the Lords in the case of the said Bill, be re- 
turned to their Lordships:—And that Mr. Hayter 
do carry the same. 


The ingrossed Bill for making a Railway, with 
other necessary Works, to connect certain Coalfields 
in the Parishes of Old Monkland and Bothwell, in 
the County of Lanark, with the Monkland Canal, 
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. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Monkland 
and Kirkintilloch Railway Bill have leave to pro- 
ceed with One selected Member. 


Sir John Seale reported from the Committee on 
the Dundee Harbour Bill; and to whom several Pe- 
titions against the said Bill were referred; That 
they had considered the said Petitions, 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. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Butterton ;— Ballhaye ;—Cheddle- 
ton ; — Hartington ; — Newstone ;— Sadberge and 
Haughton ;—Hurworth and Croft ;—Heighington, 
Redworth and Bolam;—Barton and Melsonby ;— 
Middleton Tyas and North Cowton ;—Gainford, 
Pierce Bridge and High Conierscliffe ;—Sedgefield 
and Bradbury ; — Ingleton and Summerhouse ; — 
Wetton ; — Rushton (Stafford) (two Petitions) ;— 


enham ;— Pulham Saint Mary Magdalene ;—Hard- 
wick ;— Chattisham ;— Hutton ; — Holbrook ;—Hel- 
lesley ; —Chelmondiston ;—Butley ;—Croydon (two 
Petitions) ;— Mitcham (two Petitions) ;— Tooting ; 
— Carshalton ; — Dorking ; — Jorrow (two Peti- 
tions) ;—South Shields (seven Petitions) ;— Tatting- 
stone ;— Winfarthing ;—Attleburgh ;— Hempnall ;— 
Aslacton ; —Caston ;—Long Stratton ; —Larling ; 
—Spooner Row; —Great Sellingham ;—Banham ; 
— Harton (two Petitions) ;—Hebburn (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Eckington (two Petitions) ; — Whittington 
(two Petitions) ;—Staveley';— Hackenthorpe (two Pe- 
titions) ;— Clown ;— Bolsover ;---Brimington ;--New- 
bold;—Holymoor Side ;—Dronfield ;—Scarbro’ ;— 
Burton ; — Goxhill ; — Barrow ; — Immingham ; — 
Glamford Briggs ;— Winterton ;—Grasby ;— Bonby ; 
— Haberough ;— Killingholme ;— Kirmington ;—Le- 
verton ;— Elsham ;— Thorpe ;—Ulceby ;— Horterton ; 
— Bishop Norton ;—Edlington ;—East Halton ;— 
Hogsthorpe ;—Maltby ;—Mablethorpe ;—Alford ;— 
Aby ;— Withern ;— Trusthorpe ;—Brinkhill ;—Sut- 
ton ;—Hagnaby ;— Orby ;—Anderby ;— Huttoft ;— 
Cumberworth ;— Butterwick ;— Crowle ;— Epworth ; 
—Glamford Briggs ;—Nettleton ;— Bilsby ;— Horn- 
castle ;—Strubby ;—Strawbury ;—Shrewsbury (three 
Petitions) ;--Bonners Heath ;—- Leebotwood;--Mount- 
ford Bridge ;— Cross Houses ;— Plealey ;—Arms- 
croft ;—North Cove ;—Lowestoft (two Petitions) ;— 
Blunderston ;— Ugqgeshall ;— Sotterley ; — Kessing- 
land ;—Southold (two Petitions) ;— Beccles ;— Hul- 
ver ;— Corton ; — Mutford ;— Clifton, Dartmouth 
Hardness ;— Street ;— Dartmouth (two Petitions) ; 
— Blackauton ;—Allery ;—Brixham ;— Llandegat ; 
—Llanllechid ;— Bethesda ;— Bangor (three Peti- 
tions) ;—A beogwengregin ;—Carnarvon (four Peti- 
tions) ;— Cambridge County (two. Petitions) ;—Bi- 
shop Auckland ;—Stockton-upon- Tees ;— Middlesbro’ 
(two Petitions) ;—South Stockton ;—Southampton ; 
— Grantchester ;— Weymouth (two Petitions) ; — 
Banbury (two Petitions) ;—King Sutton ;—Ovhill ; 
— Balscott ;— Eatington ;— Fenny Compton ;— Kine- 











Dambridge ; —Upper Hulme;— Alston Field ; — | ton; — Knightcote ; — Marston ; — Cornbesohe ; — 
Leck (three Petitions) ; —Longnor (two Petitions) ; | Wroxton ; — Chacombe ;— Warmington (Warwick- 
— West-street ;— Newhouse ;— Gradback;— Gratton | shire) ;—Cropredy ;— Chipping Warden; — Bloz- 


(three Petitions) ;— Wetley Rocks ;—Hollinsclough ; 
— Ipstones ; — Endon ;—Flash (two Petitions) ; — 
Onecote ; —Bradnop ; — Whiston ;—Cranbrooke ;— 
Sandhurst ; — Sittingbourne, Milton, &amp;c. ;— New- 
ington (two Petitions) ;—Milton (Kent) ;—Hawh- 
hurst ;—Goodhurst ;—Bredgar (two Petitions) ;— 
Camden Town ;—Adderbury ;— Tysoe ;— Waldron ; 
—Barnard Castle (two Petitions) ;—Plumpton ;— 
Crowan (two Petitions) ;—Guinear (two Petitions) ; 
— Minster and Monckton (two Petitions) ;— Hough- 
am, Alkham and Lydden ;—Elham ;— Barham and 
Wootton ; — Lyminge ;—Guston ;—Margate (three 
Petitions) ;— Ramsgate (four Petitions) ;— Marston ; 
—Saint Peter’s and Broadstairs ;—Saint Nicholas, 
Isle of Thanet ; — Garlinge; — Birchington ; — 
Marshside;—Saint Nicholas, Birchington, Garlinge 
Minster, Monkton, Marston and Saint Lawrence ; 
— Westmarsh ;—Preston (Dorset) (two Petitions) ; 
— Winfirth ;— Wakeham ;—Somers Town (two Peti- 
tions); — Paddington; — New Road; — Kentish 
Town ; — Pontypool ; — Clydach (two Petitions) ;— 
Llanvapley ; — Saint Pancras (two Petitions) ; — 
VoL. 98. 


ham ;-- Horley ;— Shutford ;— Chudleigh ;—Shad- 
well ;— Stratford (three Petitions) ;— Tooley ;—— 
Park-road ;-- West Ham ;— Hackney (two Petitions) ; 
— Upper Clapton (two Petitions) ;-- Shakespeare- 
walk (three Petitions) ;—Kington ;—Dunholme ;— 
Lewisham ; — Chatteris ; — Lincoln ; — Crowle ; — 
Reepham ;—Nettleham ;— Washingboro’ ;— Eagle ; 
—Swinderby ;— North Scarle ;--Saxilby ;— Thorpe ; 
— Ingham ; — Branston ;— Fisherton ; -- Irby ; — 
Shaftesbury (two Petitions) ;-- Willoughby ;-- Harley ; 
— Northend ;— West Farndon ;— Middleton ;— Bod- 
dington ;—Rochford (five Petitions) ;—Saint John- 
street ;— Clapton ;—Alfred-street (two Petitions) ;— 
Bridlington ;— Prettiwell ;-- Stratford ;—Ham and 
Petersham ;—Shaftesbury ;— Bethnal Green ;— Lon- 
| don :— Hockley ;— Canewdon ;— Ashburton ;— Buck- 
fastleigh (five Petitions) ;— Scoriton ;—Staverton ; 
—Wolston Green ;— Pound's Gate ;— Dunston ;— 
| Penzance (three Petitions) ;-— Widdicombe ;— Bovey 
| Tracey ;—Broadhempstone ;— Bickington ;— Haber- 
| tonford ; — Brooking ; — Manaton ; — Ilsington ;— 
| South Brent ;—Hermock ;— Hooknorton ; — Hyhe- 
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406 19° Junie. A. 1843. 


ham ;—Aubourn ;—South Scarle ;— Norton ;—Bur- 
ton ;— Newton ;— Fillingham ;—- North Clifton ;— 
Bassingham ;--North Carlton ;--Potten Hanworth ; 
—Harmston ;—Arthur’s Hill ;—Great Bridge ;— 
Bell’s Close ;— Wednesbury (two Petitions) ;—Dar- 
laston (two Petitions) ;— Walbottle ;—Fawdon Cha- 
pel ( Northumberland) ;— South Carlton ;— Bramston 
Fen ;—Crowle ; -— Skellingthorpe ; — Stapleford ;— 
Scampton ;-—Heighington ;— Girton ; — Besthorpe ; 
—Spalford ;—Langworth ;-- Welton ;-- Waddington ; 
—Arlington ;—West Bromwich (thirteen Petitions) ; 
—Tipton (seven Petitions) ;-— Bilston ; — Sedgley 
(three Petitions) ;—Paradise (Northumberland) ;— 
Whitley ;—Levan ;--Saint-i-Just (three Petitions) ; 
— Hayle ; — Matfen ; —Crowan ; — Towednack ; — 
Worksop (three Petitions) ;— Cuckney and Lang- 
with ; — Ollerton (two Petitions) ; — Walesby ; — 
Harthill ;—Trevean and Goldsithney ;— Keysoe ;— 
Rush Hill, near Bath ;—Bolton (two Petitions) ;— 
Eastbourne ; — Hirwean ;— Tredegar ;—Dodsgreen ; 
— Buryan ;—Trewellard ;— Newlyn ;— Phillack ;— 
Saint Ives (Cornwall) (two Petitions) ;—Uttozeter ; 
.—Anston (two Petitions) ;—Cuckney ;—Edwinstow 
(two Petitions) ; — Carlton-in-Lindric ;— Eakring 
(two Petitions) ;— Tean ;— Whitchurch (Salop) (two 
Petitions); — Saint Erth ; — Chisworth ; — Lewes 
(two Petitions) ;— Ash ;— Norbury ;—Crediton ; — 
Shepley Mill, Howard Town ;— Swanwick (three 
Petitions) ;—Masbro (two Petitions) fisapsry 
(four Petitions) ;— Handley ;—Brampton (six Peti- 
tions) ;— Ridgeway (two Petitions) ;— Dronfield ;— 
Brimington ; — Staveley ; — Garndifferth ; — Bed- 
wellty (three Petitions) ;—Whitstone ; — Heavitree 
Pinhoe and Boadelist ;— Retford ;— New Windsor ; 
— Waldron ;—-Shortsbridge and Duddleswell ;--Gur- 
thian ; — Whittington ; — Trezeala ; — Sancreed ; — 
Merthyr Tydfil (six Petitions) ;—Exmouth ;—Whit- 
field ;— Glossop (five Petitions) ;—Spicer-street, Spi- 
talfields ;— Ebbur Vale ;—Zennor ;—Lelant ;—Uck- 
field ;— Driff and Penzance ;— Morvah ;-—Sennen ;-— 
Smethwick (two Petitions) ;— Kenton ;--Newburn ;— 
Keighley ;—Chariton (two Petitions) ;-—-Castle Don- 
nington (three Petitions) ;— Belton ;— Sawley ;— 
Scholes (two Petitions) ;--Mexbrough (two Petitions) ; 
— Laughton ;-- Eastwood ;~- Hoyland ;--Greasbrough 
(two Petitions) ;—Upper Haugh (two Petitions) ;— 
Hoober ;— Dalton ;— Rawmarsh (two Petitions) ;-— 
Varteg ; — Usk ;— Sutton Bonnington (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Windsor (two Petitions) ;— Can-lane ; — 
Horndon ;— Oxford ;— Guiseley (three Petitions) ;-- 
Yeadon (two Petitions) ;— Kegworth (two Petitions) ; 
-- Melbourne (two Petitions) ;-- Newport (Monmouth) ; 
—Siloam Cwmbrain;— Kimberworth (two Petitions); 
— Rotherham (two Petitions); — Wentworth (two 
Petitions) ;—Red Hill, Sheffield ;—Risca Chapel ; 
—Billingley (two Petitions) ; —Cwmbrain ;— Hoy- 
land (two Petitions); — Wilson ;— Blackwood ;— 
Sunning Hill ;—Silverton ;— Exeter (four Petitions) ; 
—Rhynig Beawellty ;—Tintwistle (two Petitions) ; 
—Horseman’s Green ;—Cheriton Bishop ;—Ponty- 
pool (four Petitions); — Whitton ; — Wootton; -- 
Swaby ;-—Cumberland-street Chapel, Curtain-road ; 
— Great Glenn-cum-Knighton ;— Leicester (County) ; 
——Syston ;—Barkley ;— Stanton ;— Humberston ;-- 
Gresley; — Lympstone ; — Budleigh Salterton;— 
Westhoughton (two Petitions) ;—Bronington ;— Top- 
sham (three Petitions) ;—Blaenavon ;—Sloothby ;— 
Croft ;--Saint John-street School ;-—Bishop-street, 
Leicester ; -- Ashby-de-la-Zouch ; -- Whitwick ; —- 
M irkfield ; -- Thornton ;-- Wigston ;—Thurmiston ; 
— Sileby ;—Ansty ;— Leicester and vicinity ;—Cam- 
bridge ;— Oxford-street ;—Ebbw Vale tron Works ; 
— Southwell (two Petitions) ;-— Weeley ;-—_Dunsford ; 
— Brightlingsea ;— Boxted ; — Trillington ;—Ged- 
ney Hill;-- Sutton Saint Edmund's ; -- Hadfield 
(three Petitions) ;-— Glossop (three Petitions) ; — 
Bethnal Green (three Petitions);— Saint Paul, 
Shadwell ;—Saint Agnes (two Petitions) ;—Saint 
Allen ;— Tadock ;-—Penycae Iron Works ; —Cres- 
well ;--Merthyr ; —Appleton and Hatton ;— Soho, 

















Westminster ;-- Alphington ; —Thorrington ; —Bol- 
ton Low Houses ;— Maltby-le-Marsh ;—Louth (Lin- 
colnshire) ; — Padfield ; — Shoreditch ;-— Truro ;— 
Kenwyn ;—Saint Clement ;-—Padstow ;— Morpeth 
(four Petitions) ;-- Pembroke ;— Penrith ;-—Little 
Hampton (two Petitions) ;-—Elmstead ;— Epperstone ; 
— Guiseley ;-- Burton Bradstock, Bridport Harbour 
and Shepton George ;—King’s Cross, Saint Pancras 
(two Petitions) ;——- Hackney ;— Caistor ;—Ridling- 
ton ; —— Stockport ; -- Ferriby ; — Ashby ; — Alkbo- 
rough ;—Highleigh ;— Kentish Town ; —Glamford 
Briggs ; —Abergavenny ;--Great Bromley ;--Kes- 
wick ;--Chichester ;— Lamplugh ;-—Beaminster ;-- 
Egremont (two Petitions) ;— Whitehaven (two Peti- 
tions) ;~—-Up Loder ;— Bognor ; —Abersychan (two 
Petitions) ;-- Santon ; -- Martinscroft ;— Hyde ;— 
Barton-on- Humber ; —- Nettleton;-- Whalton; — 
Thornton and Burnham ; —Royston ;— Wintering- 
ham;—Dowlais Merthyr ;—West Mersea ;—Bed- 
lington (three Petitions) ;—Distington ;— Newtown 
Limavaby ;—Swinton ;— Shortheath ;— Ponteland ; 
—Seaton Burn ;—Porito Bello ;—Bilston ;—New- 
castle-upon- Tyne (three Petitions) ;— Chichester ;— 
Nanty Glo fron Works (two Petitions) ;—New- 
castle and Gateshead ;— Llanelly ;— Henrietta-street, 
Brunswich-square ; —Aberdare ;— Anston ;—Whit- 
well ; —Parton ; —Sidlesham ;—Great Bentley ;— 
Wigton (two Petitions) ;—Aberton ;—Sedgley Moor 
(two Petitions) ;—Halton;—Antrobus (two Peti- 
tions) ; — Tutbury ; — Appleton ;— Warwick ;—Tre- 
degar ; — Colchester ; —-Halifax ;—Saint Mary-le- 
bone ;— Whitfield ;—Lelant ; — Santon ;—Harring- 
ton (two Petitions) ;—Hesket-new-Market (two Pe- 
titions) ;—— Coggeshall ;— Hinderwell ;—West Berg - 
holt ;— Mawdesley ;— Abey ;-—Southport ;—Asterby ; 
—Bucknall (two Petitions) ;— Horncastle ;—Louth ; 
— Offen Lane (two Petitions) ;— Belchford (two 
Petitions) ;—Ashby Puerorum;—West Ashby ;— 
Goulceby ; — Fulletby (two Petitions); — Stix- 
wold ;—Hagqworthingham (two Petitions) ;—Benne- 
worth ;— Perth; — Ayr ; -- Aberdeen ; —Burgh ; — 
Hibaldstowe ;—New Leak ;—Wrangle ;—Friskney ; 
—Leake ;— Wainfleet ; — Baumber ;— Water Side ; 
—Haven Bank; -—- New York (Lincoln); — Co- 
ningsby :—Revesby ;— Hawthorn Hill; — Tatters- 
hall Thorpe ; -—- Hammeringham ; — Greetham; — 
Wragby ; — Bardney ;— Southron ; — Minting ; — 
Haltham ; — Hemmingby ; — Hop-lane ; — High 
Toynton ;—-Scambleshy ; —Roughton ;—Thimbleby ; 
—Wood Enderby ;—West Ashby ; —Mareham-le- 
Fen ;— Chapel Hill ;—Horsington ;— Kirkby Wood- 
hall; — Mareham-on-the-Hill;— Framwell-gate ; 

——Quarrington ;—Quarrington Hill Top (two Pe 
titions) ;-— Wingate;—--Brecon Hill (two Petitions) ; 
—Chester-le-Street (two Petitions) ;— Haswell ;— 
New Relloe (two Petitions) ;— Fishburne ;— Grange ; 
— Littletown ;—Shotten ;—Pittington ;—New Dur- 
ham ;— Shincliffe Colliery ;— Witton Gilbert ; — 
Cassop ;—Pelton Fell ;— Tamworth ;--John Faw- 
cett and others ;— Willenhall (two Petitions)—Bel- 
ton ;—Sampford Peverell ;— Fialberton ;—Culmstock 
(two Petitions) ;—Hyde ;— Abingdon ;— Tisbury ;— 
Bicester and Launton ;— Reading (two Petitions) ;— 
Albrighton ;—Wedmore ;—Sandford ;— Allerton ;— 
East brent ;— Cheddar ;—Porbrook ;—Lympsham ; 
—-Babcary ;—Somerton (two Petitions) ;— Brewood ; 
— Nash ; — Llanfyllin ;— Walsingham ;— Glaston- 
bury ;—Street ;-- Weston-super-Mare (two Petitions) ; 
— Keinton ;— West Moor ( Northumberland) ;— Car- 
ville ;— Newcastle-upon- Tyne ; — Glosforth ; — Hal- 
berton ;— Tiverton (four Petitions) ; — Collumpton 
(two Petitions) ;-—Sampford Peverall ;—Swansea ;— 
Scarbro’ ;— Ripon ; — Huxham ;—Wedmore ;— But- 
leigh Wootton ;— Baltonsborough ;—East Brent ;— 
Horncastle (two Petitions);—Walker Chapel (Nor- 
thumberland) ;— Burtonwood ;—Creaton ;—Burgh ; 
-- Beaconsfield (two Petitions) ;--Saint John’s, South- 
wark ;—Solva ;— Hemel Hempstead ;—Hasketon ;— 
Dunk’s Green ;— Mortimer ; — Filkins ; — Little- 
worth ;—Baughurst ;—Lacy Green ;— Wallingford ; 
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— Reading ;—Launton ;— Waltham Abbey (two Pe- 
titions ;—Loughton (two Petitions) ;— Milton (two 
Petitions) ;— Waterford ;—Saint Mary-le-bone (two 
Petitions) ; — Oundle ; — Langford 3; — Goring ; — 
Stockbridge ;— Wath (two Petitions) ;—Crewkerne ; 
—Ilminster ;-—Shepton Beauchamp ;— Abingdon ;— 
Roxton ;— Netheray ;— South Petherton ;— Rilla 
Mill ;— Hathersage ;—Caistor ;— Louth ;—Gospel 
End ; — Coven (two Petitions) ; — Wolverhampton 
(three Petitions) ;— Wednesfield (three Petitions) ;— 
Bilston (two Petitions) ;— Tettenhall ;--Penruddock ; 
— Brampton ;-- Oughtibridge ;--Hallam ;—Staithes ; 
— Blackburn (two Petitions) ;—Livesey ;— Meller ;— 
Shaftesbury ;— Little Town ;-—Pittington ;—Quar- 
rington ;— West Rainton (two Petitions) ;-- Thorne- 
ley ;—Pilton Fell;— Durham ;—Shotten ;—Scarnes ; 
— Penrith ;—Bridgehouses ;— Edcar ;— Overdarwen 
(two Petitions) ;— Harwood ;—Great Harwood ;— 
Oakenshaw (two Petitions) ;—Lumley ;--Shincliffe ; 
— Sherborne Hill (two Petitions) ;— Grange ;—Lum- 
ley ;-—Whitwell ;— Haswell ;— Thorneley ;— Witton 
Gilbert ;— Wingate ; — Lizant ;— Piper’s Pool ;— 
Tregare ;—Northill ;— Egloskerry ;—Lanhargy ;— 
Saint Thomas ;—Stoke Climsand ;— Laneast ;—Le- 
wannich ;—Launceston ;—Attarnun ; — Mariock ;— 
Marton ;—-Sketton ;--Moorshome and Stangbow ;— 
Wilton ;— Ormsby ;—Ayton ;--Cropton ;— Farndale; 
— Brotton ;—Kirbymoorside ;—Thornton ;— Wilton 
and Allerstone ;~~ Ebberston and Sinnington ;—- Pick- 
ering ;-—Loftus ;— Normanby and Marton ;—Marske 
and Upleatham ;— Lastingham and Appleton ;— Es- 
ton ;—Swainby ;—Little Hay ;-—Fairley;—Alrewas; 
— Rollestone ;-—-Barton-under- Needwood ;— Hornin- 
glow ;— Broomsgrove (two Petitions) ;—Stoke Prior ; 
—-Hanbury (two Petitions) ;—Bournheath (two Pe- 
titions) ;—-Wildmore (two Petitions) ;— Penrith (two 
Petitions) ;-- Hutton End ;— Temple Sowerty ;-- 
Ainstable, &amp;c. ;— Shirraith, &amp;c. ;—Ousby ;—Hun- 
sanby ;-- Renwick ;-- Lewisham ;--Great Stainbridge ; 
— Tower Hamlets ;— Merioneth ;— Talywain ;— 
Panteague ; — Pontypool ;— Penywain ;—Pontrhy- 
dyrun ; — Abearychan ; — Poole; —Tiverton (three 





Petitions) ;— Whiston ;— Thorpe (York) ;—Enfield 
(five Petitions) ;--Manchester ;--Stonehouse ;— De- 
vonport ;— Bramley ;—Stannington ;— Brightomlee ; 


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Saints ;—Mavis Enderby ; —Skendleby ;—Braken 
Wood Side ;— Tetford ; — Apley ; —Barkwith ; — 
Hatton ;—Bag Enderby ;—Ashby ;—East Kirkby ; 
— Halton Holegate; — Birmingham ;— Berwick- 
upon- Tweed ; — Winterton ; — Wainficet ; — East- 
street, Horncastle ;— Mountford Bridge ;—Uploders; 
— Ormskirk ; — Willoughby ; — Goxihill ;— North 
Meols (two Petitions) ;—Pontesbury ;—Ferriby ;— 
Killingholme ;— Wotton Bridge ;—Bomer Heath ;— 
Gunville ; — Brading ;—Sandown ;— Northwood ;— 
Bembridge ;— Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) ;—Rugby ; 
— Hannah ;—Horncastle (three Petitions) ;—Hag- 
worthingham ;— Coningsby Moor Side ;— East Kirk- 
by ;—Miningsby (two Petitions) ;—Southport (two 
Petitions) ; —Orby ; — Walter Side; — Hawthorn 
Hill; — Tetford ; — Southrow ; — Louth; — Keal 
Cotes ;— Revesby ; —Stourton ;— Belchford ;— Kirk- 
by-super-Bane ; — Mareham-le-Hill; — West Keal 
(two Petitions) ;—Taynton Saint Peters ;—Spilsby 
(two Petitions) ;— East Walton ;—Horsington;— 
Burton Bradstock ;— Bolingbroke (two Petitions) ; 
—New York ;—Hundleby ;—Leake ;— Mareham-le- 
Fen ;—Frishney ;—Shrewsbury ;—Cadney ;— Mint 
ing ;—Great Steeping (two Petitions) ;—Lusby (two 
Petitions) ;— Leverton ;—Coningsby (two Petitions) ; 
—Tumby (two Petitions) ;—Brigg (two Petitions) ; 
— Marston ; —Stourton ; —Newton ; —Long Comp- 
ton;— Woodenderby ;—Scamblesby ;— Kirkstead (two 
Petitions) ;—Aswardby (two Petitions) ;—Raithby 
(two Petitions) ;—Partney (two Petitions) ;— Bard- 
ney ; —Harby ;—South Clifton ;—Rugby ;—Alces- 
ter ; —Lydford ; — Workington ; —Whitehaven ; — 
Penrhyn ;— and, Stamford ; praying that the Fac- 
tories Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Whitburn ;— Llannor and De- 
nis, and Pwilheli;—Hanley and Shelton ;—Kids- 
grove, Mowcop and Golden Hill ;— Carlisle ;— 
Watton ;-—Birmingham (four Petitions) ;—Criggion; 
— Bordesley ;—Ospringe ;—and, Hayton ; praying 
that the said Bill may pass into a law,—were also 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

A Petition of Parishioners of Olveston-with-Al- 
veston, in the county of Gloucester, praying the 


— Sheffield (three Petitions) ;-—Thurgoland ;—Ow- | House to insert in the said Billa clause providing 
lerton ;— Storrs ; —Crooks ;— Wadsley Bridge ;— that no young person under the age of eighteen shall 


Wadsley ;— Grenoside ; — Bradfield ; — Burton-on- 
Trent (two Petitions) ; -- Tamworth ; -—- Lichfield 
(three Petitions) ; —Croft ;—Duntocher;— Driffield ; 
— Berwickh-upon- Tweed ;— Monmouth ;— Alnwick ; 
— Brigg ;—Horncastle ;— Downton ;—Lee ( Bucks) ; 
— Beenham ;— Oundle ;— Codsall ;—Sedgley ;-— Tet- 
tenhall Wood ;—Blakenall ;— Mount Tabor (Wol- 
verhampton) ;— Bilston ;— Hull ;— Wolverhampton ; 


— Nailsea ;— Truro ;— Probus ;— Newtyn ;-- Dudley 


(nine Petitions) ;—Oldbury ;—Church Bridge (two 
Petitions) :—Llanfyllin (two Petitions) ;— Wighton ; 
— Penn;-—Roxton;—-Saint Matthew, Bethnal Green; 
— Waltham Abbey ;—Loughton ;-- Treeton ;—Womb- 

well ;— Cateliffe ;— Warrington (three Petitions) ;— 

South Perrott and Mosterton ;—Sutton (Berkshire) ; 

— Hyde ;— Bicester (two Petitions) ; — Bulman’s 
Village (two Petitions) ;— Kirkby Stephen (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Appleby ;— Milburn ;— Orton ;—Saint An- 
thony (Northumberland) (two Petitions) ;—Orms- 
kirk ;—Ulverstone ;— Walker ;—Lympsham ;— Cros- 
ton ;— Hogthorpe ; —Hibardstow ;—Gedney Hill ;— 
Barton ; —Brough ; — Newcastle-upon- Tyne (eight 
Petitions) ;— Berrow (two Petitions) ;— West Moor ; 
—Charlton Adam;—Weare and Chapel Allerton ; 
— Killingworth (two Petitions) ;— Tarleton (two 
Petitions) ; —Gosforth ; —Bigges Main (two Peti- 
tions) ; —Carville ; —Hazlerigg (two Petitions) ;— 
Huttoft ; — Shrewsbury; — Glamford Briggs; — 
Louth ;— Barrow ;— Alford ;—Withern ;—Sutterby ; 
—Dexthorpe ; —Sansthorpe ; —Spilsby ;—Moorby ; 
—Tattershall ;—Scremby ;—Little Steeping ;—Keal 
Cotes ;— Toynton Saint Peter's ;— Welton ; —Co- 
ningsby Moor Side;— Hundleby;— Toynton All 
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be employed in any mill or factory for a greater 
number of hours than twelve per diem, meal-times 


| included, was also presented, and read; and orderi'd 


to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the county of Cork ;—and, Callan ; Union with 
stating that Ireland has for several years past been 1eland- 


kept in aconstant state of agitation and disturbance, 
by the holding of aggregate meetings under the 
pretence of petitioning Parliament for a Repeal of 
the Union, but in reality for the better organiza- 
tion of a party; and praying, that the House will 
immediately cause such enactments to be made as 
will be sufficient to check and prevent the agita- 
tion of such questions before excited masses of the 
people, thereby endangering the peace of the coun- 
try, by making the people dissatisfied with the exist- 
ing state of things, and rendering life and property 
insecure,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions of the Chairman of the Poor Law 
Guardians of the Thurles Union; —Chairman of 
a Meeting of Inhabitants of South Shields ;—and, 
Chairman of a Meeting of Inhabitants of Sutton-in- 
Ashfield ; praying for the repeal of the Legislative 
Union between Great Britain and Ireland,—were 
also presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Petitions of Members of the Protestant Protec- 
tive Union of the city of Dublin, and other Pro- 
testants ;—and, Members of the Dublin Protestant 





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Britain and Ireland may not be repealed,—were 
also presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Scientific A Petition of Members of the Committee of the 

Societies Bill. Wfechanics’ Institution, Keighley, in the county of 
York, praying that the Scientific Societies Bill may 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Neath Harbour The Neath Harbour (No. 2.) Bill was read a se- 
(No. 2.) Bill. Cond time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

Ordered, That the Committee on the Bill have 
leave to sit, and proceed, upon Thursday next. 

Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
before the Committee on the Neath Harbour 
(No. 1.) Bill, be referred to the Committee. 


Borrowstoun- 
ness Harbour 
—— the ingrossed Bill to provide for the Improvement 


of the Town and Harbour of Borrowstounness, in 
the County of Linlithgow ; for paving, lighting and 
cleansing the Streets of the said Town ; and for re- 
gulating the Police thereof:—The House resumed 
the said adjourned Proceeding. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered (Penalty im- 
"eee for each offence): And the said Clause was 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 


rought up, and twice read with a blank; and com- | 


mitted to a Committee of the whole House :—The 
House accordingly resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Clause, and made an Amendment thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene accordingly reported the Clause ; and 
the Amendment was read, and agreed to; and the 
said Clause was read the third time; and agreed to, 
to be made part of the Bill, by way of Rider. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Gibson Craig do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Arms(Ireland) A Petition of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 

Bill. gesses of the city of Dublin, praying that the Arms 
(Jreland) Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Turnpike-roads_ =A Petition of Rate-payers and Inhabitants of 

Bill. houses and lands in the parish of Clifton, in the 
city and county of Bristol, praying that the Turn- 
pike-roads Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on the Bill. 


Poor Relief 


; A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Ath- 
(Lreland) Bill. 


read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Eglwysthos, A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bill for 
Xc., Inclosure inclosing Lands in the several Parishes of Eglwysrhos 
Bill. . er : o 
Llandudno and Llangwstenin, in the County of Car- 
narvon, and in the Parish of JZilandrillo, in the 


Counties of Denbigh and Carnarvon, or either of | 


them, be now read the third time ; 

The Earl of Lincoln, 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. 

Then the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Pennant do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 





the adjourned Proceeding upon the third reading of “i 


lone Union, praying that the Poor Relief (Jreland) | 
Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, and | 


A. 1843. 


| The House proceeded to take into consideration Birmingham 
tituled, An Act to enable the Birmingham and Glou- ®*!*5 Bill. 
| cester Railway Company to raise a further Sum of 
| Money, and for amending the Acts relating to the 

said Company ; and the same were read, as follow : 


| Pr. 43. 1.13. Leave out “ and.” 
Pr. 43. 1. 14. After “ convenience” insert “ to 

“ private rights and interests, and to any agreements 
| which may heretofore have been entered into with 
“‘ any parties whose property may be affected by 
** any such Branch.” 

Pr. 44. 1. 28. After “five” insert Clauses (A.), 
(B.) and (C.) 

Cause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall 
be lawful for the said Birmingham and Gloucester 
Railway Company, with such consent as herein- 
after mentioned, to sell and convey their said Rail- 
way or any part or parts thereof, and all or any 
of the works connected therewith, and all or any 
of their rights, powers and privileges in reference 
thereto (but subject to any then existing provi- 
sions, enactments, mortgages, contracts, agree- 
ments, awards and liabilities affecting the same, 
and subject also to any special provisions in the 
said recited Acts contained for the protection of 
land-owners or others not repealed by this Act), to 
the London and Birmingham Railway Company, 
the Grand Junction Railway Company, the Great 
Western Raiiway Company and the Bristol and 
Gloucester Railway Company, or either or any of 
them, and such last-mentioned Companies respec- 
tively are hereby empowered to effect such pur- 
chase, and to have and hold the said Railway and 
works or the part or parts thereof which may be 
purchased by them respectively, and to use, exer- 
cise and enjoy all the rights, powers and privi- 
leges conferred by the said recited Acts or by 
this Act or otherwise on the said Birmingham and 
Gloucester Railway Company in relation thereto, 
or such of them as may be so sold and conveyed 
and by way of payment for such purchase it shall 
be lawful for any or either of the said Railway 
Companies purchasing the same under this pre- 
sent provision to admit the shareholders in the 
said Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Com- 
pany to a participation as shareholders in the 
profits and advantages of any such Company, or 
respective Companies purchasing the said Rail- 
way, under such terms and conditions as may be 
mutually agreed on, and for such purpose it shall 
be lawful for such Company or Companies to raise 
so much capital in addition to the capital autho- 
rized to be raised by such Company or Companies 
under any existing Acts of Parliament, and to 
create such an additional number of shares in the 
said last-mentioned Undertakings respectively, or 
any of them, and of such value as may be requi- 
site for completing such purchase as aforesaid : 
Provided always, That it shall not be lawful for 
the said Birmingham and Gloucester Railway 
Company to sell or for any such Company or 
Companies to purchase the said Birmingham and 
Gloucester Railway and works, or any portion 
thereof, unless with the consent of three-fifths of 
the respective shareholders in the said Companies, 
parties to the said sale and purchase, who may be 
assembled either personally or by proxy at some 
meeting or meetings of such Companies specially 
convened for the purpose of authorizing such sale 
or purchase, as the case may be, by advertise- 
ment inserted for two successive weeks in the 
London Gazette, and twice in two London daily . 
papers.” 

Crause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall 
be lawful for the said Birmingham and Gloucester 
Railway Company, from time to time, with the 
approbation of two-thirds at least of the votes of 
the proprietors of the said Company, who vc 

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“ be present in person or by proxy at any general | 
or special general meeting of the said Company, 
to demise or lease for such consideration or annual 
rental as they shall think proper, the said Rail- 
way or any part or parts thereof, and all or any 
of the works connected therewith, unto the Zon- 
don and Birmingham Railway Company, the 
Grand Junction Railway Company, the Great 
Western Railway Company and the Bristol and 
Gloucester Railway Company, or either or any of 
them, for any term which shall be mutually 
agreed upon, and such last-mentioned Companies 
are hereby respectively authorized (if they think 
proper) with the approbation of any general or 
“ special general meeting of such Companies re- 
“ spectively, to enter into and accept such lease or 
“ Jeases, and every such lease shall be valid and 
“ effectual, and shall entitle the Company or Com- 
“« panies entering into and accepting such lease or 
“ leases to the free use and enjoyment of the said 
“ Birmingham and Gloucester Railway and works, 
“ or the part thereof respectively comprised in such 
“ lease ; and during the continuance of any such 
“ lease, all the powers, privileges and authorities 
“ granted to the said Birmingham and Gloucester 
“* Railway Company, or to the directors thereof, or 
“ to their officers, agents or servants, under or by 
“ virtue of the said recited Acts and this Act, shall 
“ be exercised by them, so far as may be necessary 


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“ for the benefit of such Company or Companies 
as may be the lessees under such leases, subject 
to the provisions, enactments, regulations and 
restrictions affecting the same; and it shall be 
“ Jawful for such Company or Companies as may 
“* be the lessees under such leases, and for the said 
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Company 
to make and enter into such contracts or agree- 
ments for effecting the purposes aforesaid, and for 


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“ 
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“ otherwise working or using the said line, and for 


the maintenance and repair of the said Railway 
and other works or any part thereof respectively 
as they the said respective Companies may deem 
advisable, and every such contract or agreement 
may contain such covenants, clauses, provisoes 
and conditions as the said parties may mutually 
agree upon.” 

Cxause (C.) “ Provided always, and be it En- 
acted, That nothing in this Act contained shall 
authorize the said Birmingham and Gloucester 
Railway Company to sell or transfer to any other 
Company, any right, power, privilege or immunity 
enjoyed by them under any private contract or 
agreement with the London and Birmingham Rail- 
way Company, and in the event of any such sale 
or lease being made of the said Birmingham and 
Gloucester Railway under the provisions of this 
Act, such sale or lease shall not authorize the 
Company to whom the same may be made to 
exercise or enjoy any such rights, powers, privi- 
leges or immunities as last aforesaid, nor shall 
any such sale or lease affect any of the powers, 
rights or privileges of the said London and Bir- 
mingham Railway Company.” 


In the Schedule to the Bill : 


Pr. 47. 1. 22. Leave out “ said.” 
Pr. 47. 1. 23. Leave out “ and of this Act” and 
insert “ relating to the said Company.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That General Zygon do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 


hath agreed to the Amendments made by their Lord- 
ships. 


Petitions from Norwich;—and, Edinburgh (two 
Petitions) ; praying for inquiry into the state of the 
Post-office, with the view of carrying into full effect 
the recommendations of Mr. Rowland Hill for Post- 





Vot. 98. 


409 


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


_Petitions of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inha- ‘Thomas Cooper 
bitants of Barrhead, Renfrewshire ;—Chairman of a 2nd John 
Meeting of Inhabitants of the Vale of Leven;—Chair- Richards. 


man of a Meeting of Inhabitants of Todmorden ;— 
Northampton ;—Chairman of a Meeting of Inha- 
bitants of Arnold, in the county of Nottingham ;— 
Chairman of a Meeting of Inhabitants of Staley 
Bridge ;—Chairman of a Meeting of Inhabitants of 
Liverpool ;—and, Chairman of a Meeting of Inhabit- 
ants of Mewcastle-upon-Tyne; praying for mitigation 
of the treatment of Thomas Cooper and John Ri- 
chards, undergoing imprisonment in Stafford gaol, 


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


_A Petition of Grocers and Spirit Dealers of the spirit Trade 
city of Armagh, and other Inhabitants interested in (lreland.) 


the trade and commerce of the city, praying for the 
repeal of so much of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 38, 
as prohibits persons in Ireland holding a retail 
Spirit license, in conjunction with a grocer’s license, 
and so modify and amend the laws relating to the 
retail Spirit Trade in Jreland, as to place those 
who have capital invested in it, on a footing of equa- 
lity with Spirit traders in England and Scotland, 


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


Petitions from “The Woods,” Diocese of Armagh; Education 
—and, Chapelry of Douglas, in the parish of Car- (Ireland. ) 


rigaline ; praying the House to adopt measures for 
giving encouragement and support to the schools in 
connection with the Church Education Society for 
Ireland,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Joseph Phellps Robinson, in the city 
of Sydney, in the colony of New South Wales, stating 
that on the 21stof June 1842, an attempt was made 
by certain convicts to obtain possession of the “ Go- 
vernor Phillip,’ then discharging her cargo off 
Norfolk Island ; that they had succeeded in gaining 
possession of the vessel for no other purpose than 
that of obtaining their liberty ; that the two soldiers 
on guard allowed themselves to be disarmed, and 
that no murderous attempt whatever was made on 
the part of the convicts; that on the regaining of 
the vessel by the soldiers, one prisoner was shot and 
two wounded, and after the vessel was retaken, and. 
all the prisoners had surrendered, four were killed 
by the soldiers, one after having been wounded, and 
whilst lying on the deck, a second made to the 
boat for safety, and when there, received four shots, 
the soldiers then from the decks fired several shots 
into the forecastle, and killed other two men; the 
surviving prisoners, seven in number, were brought 
to Sydney, and six of them were placed on their 
trial on the 19th of October, on a charge of piracy 
and attempted murder, found guilty, and sentence 
of death passed upon them, which sentence in the 
case of four of them was privately carried into execu- 
tion ; and praying, that the House will be pleased 
to direct a most searching inquiry to be made into 
the conduct of the Executive of that colony, and all 
parties connected with this melancholy sacrifice of 
human life, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Co/- Maynooth 
chester, in the county of Essex, praying the House ©2!!€g* &amp;e. 


to institute an inquiry into the state and studies of 
Maynooth College, and also to adopt measures to 
enforce and carry into effect the protective and re- 
strictive clauses of the Roman Catholic Relief Act 
of the year 1829, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Delegates of Forty-two Baptist Cora Laws, 


Churches in the West Riding of Yorkshire, assem- 


3G bled 








Intoxicating 
Drinks, 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses. 


Turnpike Tolls. 


Waste Land 
Allotment Bill. 


Small Debts 
Bill, 


Parochial 
Assessments 
Act. 


Coroners Bill, 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


Rum. 


Education. 


410 19° Junzi. A. 1843. 


bled in their yearly association, praying forthe repeal| Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
of the Corn and Provision Laws, was presented,| Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


A Petition of Itinerant and Local Ministers of the 


Primitive Methodist connection, residing in the Lei-| to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
cester circuit, and its branches, praying for amend- | to give directions that there be laid before this 
ment of the laws relative to the sale of Intoxicating | House, a Copy of any Act or Acts passed by the 
Drinks, was presented, and read; and ordered to | Legislature of the Island of Jamaica, or in force in 
lie upon the Table. the month of December 1841, imposing Duties on 
; Articles imported for internal Consumption. 

A Petition of Freeholders and other Inhabitants! Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
in the parish of Bodfean, in the county of Carnar- Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 


ped gr for the repeal of so much of the Act’ of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 
6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the union of the | 


Sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor, was presented, | Ordered, That theese be teil belere thin House 
| 9 


and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. Returns of the Names of Persons who have been 
oe | appointed Governors of the Skipton Union Work- 
A Petition of Trustees and Creditors under the | house during the last Two years, with the reasons 
Tiverton Turnpike Act, praying that mail coaches | why they resigned or were dismissed from the Office; 
carrying passengers and luggage may not be ex- | also, a Copy of all Communications addressed to, 
empted from the payment of Turnpike Tolls, was | oy received from the Poor Law Commissioners, by 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the | the Board of Guardians, relating to any Charges 
Table. | brought against Mr. C. Mottram, Master of the said 


|Union Workhouse, with the Proceedings of th 
A Petition of Clergy, Freeholders, Householders, | Board Pica fe he Soars aan pal 7: all 


Tradesmen and Inhabitants of the city of Oxford, | Inmates of the said Union Workhouse (as well as 
and its vicinity, praying that the Waste Land Al-| 


lotment Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the Principality of | 
Wales, praying that the Small Debts Bill may pass | 
into a law, with provisions to meet the peculiar cir- 
cumstances referred to in their Petition, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Parochial Clergy of the archdea- 
conry of Chichester, praying for the repeal of so | 
much of the Parochial Assessments Act as affects 
the assessment upon tithes and tithe rent-charge, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


Petitions of Richard Williams ;—William Car- 
rick ;— and, John Frampton ; praying that the Co- 
roners Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of late and newly-elected Guardians 
of the Poor of the parish of Stoke-upon- Trent, in the | 
county of Stafford, praying for alteration of the 
Poor Law Amendment Act, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Quantities of Rum, distinguishing | 
West and East India Rum, entered for Consump- | 
tion in England, Scotland and Ireland respectively, | 
for each of the last Ten years, and the Rates of| 
Duty paid thereon. 


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, 
Lists of Applications for Grants out of the Sums 
voted for Education in the years 1840, 1841 and 
1842, specifying the object of each Application, and 
the Date thereof; the Amount stated to be sub- 
scribed in each case by Private Parties, and the | 
Number of Scholars proposed to be provided for ; | 
distinguishing the Applications made through the 
National Society, the British and Foreign Society, 
and those made by other Parties, stating to what 
Religious Denominations such Parties respectively 
belong :— Of Applications made and withdrawn, 
stating the Parties applying :—And, of Applicatians 
still under consideration (in continuation of Parlia- 
mentary Paper, No. 470, of Session 1840). 





of the Names of their Parents), who are new, or 
who have been employed in any Factory since the 
[st day of January last, with the Number of Hours 
per day they have been compelled to work, as well 
as of the Amount of their Wages, and of the Names 
of the Persons to whom the same have been paid : 
—And, stating whether the Owner of the Factory is 
a Member of the said Board of Guardians, and 
whether the Employment of the said Inmates was 
sanctioned by the Board of Guardians, by the Poor 
Law Commissioners, or by any Assistant Poor Law 
Commissioners :—Also, a Copy of all Contracts for 
Food, Clothing, Coals and Timber, which have been 
entered into by the said Board of Guardians, since 
the formation of the Union, with any Member, or 
with any one in Partnership with any Member of 
the said Board. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Jamaica, 


Skipton Union, 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell Message from 


and Mr. Wingfield : 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment; viz. 


the Lords. 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for improving, main- Wexford _ 
taining and regulating the Harbour of Wexford, in Harbour Bill. 


the County of Wexford : 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for regulating Hackney Plymouth, &amp;e., 


Coaches and other Carriages, Boats and Wherries, Roads, Car- 


within the several Parishes of Saint Andrew and 
East Stonehouse and the Parish of Stoke Damerel, 
in the Borough of Devonport, and for amending Two 
several Acts for repairing certain Roads leading 
from the Borough of Plymouth aforesaid, to Stone- 
house Bridge and Plymouth Dock, all in the County 
of Devon: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for inclosing Lands in 


the Parish of Chalgrove, in the County of Oxford : lnclosure = 


And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to amend 
and explain 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 En- 
franchisement of such Lands, and for the Improve- 
ment of such Tenure, without any Amendment : 
And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendment made 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to dis- 
solve the Marriage of Nicholas Kendall, Esquire, 
with Mary Anne, his now Wife, and to enable — 

o 


riages, and 


Boats Regula- 


harles, in the Borough of Plymouth, the Parish of tion Bill. 


Chalgrove 


Copyhold and 
Customary 
Tenure Bilt. 


Kendall's _ 
Divorce Bill. 





Wat! 
Divo 


Mill 
Bill 


Ra 


Bri 
Gk 


nion, 


om 


&amp;e., 


ula- 


Bill. 


and 


ill. 


Watson’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Millbank Prison 
Bill. 


Maidstone 
Railway Bill. 


Bristol and 
Gloucester 


Railway Bill. 


Machinery 
Exportation. 


Corn Laws 
(Petitions from 
Epworth.) 


Factories Bill. 
No. 357. 


Princess 
Augusta’s 
Annuity Bill, 


Arms (Ireland 
Bill, ( “ 


6 Vicroriz. 


to marry again, and for other Purposes therein men- 
tioned, without any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendment made 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to dis- 
solve the Marriage of William Watson, Esquire, | 
with the Honourable Catherine Georgiana, his now 
Wife, and to enable him to marry again, and for 
other Purposes therein mentioned, without any | 
Amendment: And also, 


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411 


and report how far it is just and politic any longer 
* to restrict the Zrish people from the free exercise of 
“ their admitted constitutional right to bear Arms,” 
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. 


cc 


| 
a And the House, having continued to sit till after 
The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An| y 4 i "aes 
Act for regulating “the Prison at Millbank, with | OEE SEN SE es TN 


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 to enable the South-Eastern Railway Company 
to make a Branch Railway to the Town of Maidstone, 
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 amending the Acts relating to the Bristol 
and Gloucester Railway, and for making a Branch 
Railway out of the same, with Amendments; to 
which Amendments the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House;—And then the Messengers 
withdrew. 





The House was moved, That the Act 3 and 4 
Will. 4, c. 52, for the general Regulation of the Cus- 
toms, might be read; and the same being read ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into a Committee to consider so 
much of the said Act as restrains the Exportation 
of Machinery. 














The House was moved, That the Petition from 
Epworth, praying for the repeal of the Corn and 
Provision Laws, which was presented upon the 9th 
day of May last, might be read; and the same was 
read. 

The House was also moved, That the Petition 
from Epworth, alleging the above Petition to be a 
forgery, which was presented upon the 15th day of 
this instant June, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That the Petition from Epworth, for the 
repeal of the Corn and Provision Laws (which was 
presented upon the 9th day of May last), and the 
Petition from Epworth, complaining that the former 
Petition was a forgery (which was presented upon 
the 15th day of June), be referred to a Select Com- 
mittee. 





The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Factories 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 now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly ; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday the 3d day of July 
next; and the Bill, as amended, to be printed. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Princess Augusta’s An- 
nuity 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 made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, | 
upon Thursday 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 Arms (Jreland) Bill); and which 
Amendment was, to leave out from the word “ That” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the words, 
“ it be referred to a Select Committee to inquire 

Vou. 98. 














Martis, 20° die Junii, 1843: 


And the Question being put ; 

‘The House divided ; 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the { Sir Thomas Fremantle, 276 
Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring : }: , 

Tellers for the f Mr. Wyse, } 2 
Noes, UMr. Blewitt : 333 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


And the Question being again proposed, That 
Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair :—And a De- 
bate arising thereupon ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the Debate be now adjourned :—And 
the said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee ; and, after some time spent therein, 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
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 Friday next, 
again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Municipal 
mittee on the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Bill; Co ie 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday ‘9 ®! 

next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Ecclesiastical 
further consideration the Report on the Ecclesias- Courts Bill. 
tical Courts Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Metropolitan 
reading of the Metropolitan Buildings Bill ; Buildings Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the County Courts Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


County Courts 
Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Grand Jury 
mittee on the Grand Jury Presentments (Jreland) Presentments 
Bill; (Ireland) Bill. 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the second Small Debts 

reading of the Small Debts Bill ; Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 

upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Superior Court 
reading of the Superior Courts (Common Law) Bill ; (Common Law) 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon" * 
Friday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Chelsea 


| into a Committee upon the Chelsea Hospital Bill ; Hospital Bill. 


and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 








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the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Ways and The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
ae mittee of Ways and Means; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Supply. The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Salmon __ Mr. Greene reported the Salmon Fisheries Bill; 
Fisheries Bill. 44 the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 
Londen and A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
Dublin Com- posed, That there be laid before this House, Copies 
of Letters of Instruction to the Officers lately ap- 
pointed to report on the Harbours of Holyhead and 
Portdynllean as a Packet Station between London 
and Dublin:—Of any Letter from the Secretary 
of the Admiralty to the Lords of the Treasury, in 
the month of November 1839, requesting to be in- 
formed, what Engineer their Lordships would ap- 
point to conduct, in conjunction with Sir James 
Gordon and Captain Beechey, x. n., the Inquiry 
on the best means of Communication by Sea be- 
tween Dublin and London :—Of Letter of the Right 
honourable F. Shaw, on behalf of a Deputation of 
Members of Parliament, to Lord Eliot, dated the 
22d day of March 1842, requesting Information on 
certain points, and an Estimate of the probable Cost 
of the proposed Harbour and Improvements at 
Holyhead :—Of Sir John Barrow’s Letter to Lord 
Eliot, stating that the Lords of the Admiralty 
had no means of replying to Mr. Shaw’s Questions, 
as no Estimate had been made by a Civil Engineer, 
nor any Plan, except a mere Suggestion of Sir James 
Gordon and Captain Beechey : — Of any Letter or 
Letters to the Lords of the Admiralty or Treasury 
during the years 1842 and 1843, requesting (on 
behalf of Public Meetings held in Dublin) the 
immediate Appointment of a Commission of Civil 
Engineers, to inquire into and report fully on the 
Harbours of Holyhead and Portdynllean: — Of 
Letter of W. Ormsby Gore, Esquire, m. Pp. to the 
Lords of the Admiralty, dated 12th June 1843, re- 
specting the Composition of the present Commis- 
sion, and the tendency ofa Report from such a body 
to prejudge the question at Issue, before it is con- 
sidered by a Civil Engineer :—Of Instructions to 
James Walker, Esquire, Civil Engineer, to report on 
the Harbour of Port Patrick, subsequent to the 
recent Appointment of Naval Officers to report 
on Holyhead and Portdynllean, together with the 
Date thereof, and a Copy of his Report :—And, of 
Letter of James Perry, Esquire, one of the Hono- 
rary Secretaries to a Public Meeting held in Dublin, 
for promoting the best means of Communication 
between London and Dublin, addressed to the Chair- 
man of the Select Committee on Post-office Com- 
munication with Jreland, ordered to be printed the 
27th day of June 1842 :—And the said Motion was, 
with leave of the House, withdrawn. 
Parliamentary Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
ae te" to Mer Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
j to give directions that there be laid before this House, 
a Return, showing the Total Number of Members 
sent to the House of Commons by the several Coun- 
ties, Cities, Towns and Boroughs in England, Wales, 
Ireland and Scotland, respectively ; such Returns 
to be classitied so as to exhibit the Total Number 
of Members sent to Parliament from each County, 
the Members returned by the several Cities, Towns 
and Boroughs in each County being included in the 








A. 1843. 


Total for such County; and showing, in parallel co- 
lums, the Amount of Population of each such City, 
Town and Borough, with the Total Population of 
each County, according to the Census of 1841, ac- 
companied by a Summary for each Kingdom respec- 
tively. 

eed 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 Coroners 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased (Purbam.) 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Official Income, for the year 
1842, of each of the Coroners of the County of 
Durham, independent of Fees and Travelling Ex- 
penses; stating also, in detail, from what source such 
Income is derived. 

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


Ordered, That the Select Committee on the Swd- Sudbury 
bury Disfranchisement Bill have Power to adjourn Disfranchise- 
from place to place, and to sit, notwithstanding any ™"* Bil 
adjournment of the House. 


Mr. Stdney Herbert presented, pursuant to Order, Slave Trade 
—A Return of the Number of Ships of War of all 
Classes employed for the Suppression of the Slave 
Trade in the year 1842; stating the Number of 
Guns and of Men, and an Estimate of the Charge 
to the Public for that Service in that year. 


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


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, by Her Majesty’s Public 
Command,—A Copy of the Fourth Report of the Records. 
Deputy Keeper of the Public Records, 1843. 


Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to an Lord French. 
Address to Her Majesty,—A Copy ofa Letter written Ny, 358. 
by direction of the Lord Chancellor of Zreland, re- 
lating to the dismissal of Lord French as a Magis- 
trate in certain Counties of Ireland. 


Mr. Manners Sutton also presented,—Return to Cork Harbour. 
an Order dated the 26th day of May last, for a Re- 
turn from the Harbour Commissioners of Cork 
(1 Geo. 4, c. 52), showing their Income and Ex- 
penditure for one year, ending in March 1843; the 
Income is to distinguish the several sources of In- 
come and their Amount; the Expenditure is to show 
the Amount expended in Dredging, laying down 
Buoys, New Works (Extension of Quays and New 
Piers to be separately stated), Repairs, procuring 
Ballast, Salaries, Wages, Law Costs and Rents; 
the Statement is to show the Balance for or against 
the Treasurer at the commencement of the year, 
and also the Amount of Debts due by the Board, 
whether and to what Amount they are secured by 
bond or otherwise, and the Amount of Interest, if 
any, due thereon :—Also, a Statement of Salaries at 
or exceeding £.50, with the Amount of each ; the 
Return is to state the Amount expended since the 
passing of the Act 1 Geo. 4, c. 52, on the continua- 
tion of the Navigation or South Wall, and whether 
such Expenditure was incurred in compliance with 
the recommendation of any Engineer (and of whom 
and when) advising that such continuation was ne- 
cessary for the Improvement of the Harbour and 
River, or was for the interest of the Trade of Cork. 


Return to an Order dated the 26th day of May last, Cork Markets. 

for a Return from the Trustees of Markets of Cork 
(3 Geo. 4, c. 79,) showing the Income and Expen- 
diture for one year, ending March 1843 ; the sources 
of Income to be separately stated; the Expenditure 
is to state, separately, the Amount paid as Salaries, 
Wages, Law Costs, Rents, New Works and Repairs ; 
the Debts of the Trustees are to be stated, and the 
Amount of Interest in arrear; and also the oe 

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Troops 
(ireland. ) 


No. 359. 


Navy. 
No. 360. 


East India. 


East India. 


Lunatics. 


Shipwrecks. 


Lord Gray’s 
Estate Bill. 


Factories Bill, 


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for or against the Treasurer at the beginning of the | Buckland ;—Princes Risborough ;--Whitchurch ;— 
year. | Waddesdon ;—-Colerne ;-- Berwich-upon- Tweed (eight 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the! Petitions) ;— Withnell (two Petitions) ; — Chorley 
Table; anc that the Paper relative to Lord French (two Petitions); — Brinscall (two Petitions) ; — 
be printed. | Wheelton (two Petitions) ;— Preston (eight Peti- 
| tions) ;—Leyland ;—Bamber Bridge ;—Freckleton ; 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Troops (re- | —Longton ;— Whittle-le- Woods ;— Penwortham ;— 
land), which was presented upon Friday last, be Kingscote ;— Bothel;—Whitby (ten Petitions) ;— 
printed. | Lyth (six Petitions) ;— Danby (ten Petitions) ;— 


{ &gt; + ith s):— &gt; i s 

Ordered, That the Return relative to the Navy, |minetors Pile Hill (two Petitions nn Bucket 
which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. | __ B&gt;i¢¢91 (eight Petitions) ;—Pill (two Petitions) ; 
And then the House, having continued to sit — Failand (two Petitions) ;—Keynshead ;— Nailsea 
till a quarter of an hour before two of the | (two Petitions) ;—Hambrook 3— Kingswood (two Pe- 
clock on Tuesday morning, adjourned till | titions) ;— Pensford (two Petitions) ; — Stanton 
this day. | Drew ;—Chew Magna;— Chew Stoke (two Peti- 

| tions) ;— Whiteshill;— Nottingham (three Petitions) ; 

| —Arnold (two Petitions) ;— Beeston ;—Old Lenton 
| (two Petitions);—East Retford (two Petitions) ;— 
|New Basford (two Petitions) ;—Normanton (two 
| Petitions) ;— West Retford ‘two Petitions) ;—New 
| Lenton; — Carrington (two Petitions); — Carlton 








Martis, 20° die Junii ; 
Anno 7° Victorie Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 


M%; Campbell, from the Court of Directors of 
the East India Company, was called in; and 
at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of 
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 1842 
to the 30th April 1843 :—2. Estimate of the Receipts 
and Disbursements of the Home Treasury of the East 
India Company, from the 1st May 1843 to the 30th 


(two Petitions); — Yoral — Bulwell ; — Sutton 
Lound ;—Woodbro (two Petitions) ;—Pilsley (two 
Petitions) ;—- Welton ;-- Berwick-upon- Tweed ;—Cot- 
grave (two Petitions) ;— Old Radford ;— Newark ;— 
Tavistock (three Petitions) ;—Petertavy ;— Mary- 
tavy ;—Deperton and Maidwell ;—Walkhampton ; 
— Keynsham ; ~ Duckington ; — Leicester ; — Saint 
James, Westminster ;— Bury Saint Edmund’s (three 
Petitions) ;— Ringland ;— Wymondland;—-Salhouse ; 





April 1844:--3. An Account of the Debts and Credits 
in England of the Government of India on the 1st | 
May 1843 :—4. A List of the several Establishments 
of the East India Company in England, and the 
Salaries and Allowances payable by the Court of 
Directors in respect thereof, on the Ist May 1848 : 
—5. An Account of new or increased Salaries, Esta- 
blishments or Pensions payable in Great Britain, 
granted or created between 1st May 1842 and Ist 
May 1843 :—6. Allowances, Compensations, Remu- 


—Shrowston ;— Horsham Saint Faith's ;—Tudden- 
ham ;— Swandestone ;—Saint Peter’s ;— Heigham ; 
— Barford (two Petitions) ;—.Devonport ;-- Nomans- 
heath ;—Prees ;—Lowdley ;— Mary Cox and others ; 
—Thomas Scott and others ;—Sheffield ;— Buzton ; 
— Weston ;—Horsford ;—Coltishall ;— Hethersett ; 
—Barnham Broom ;--Ponsonorth ;-- Thetford (three 
Petitions) ;-—-Honiton ;— Haverfordwest (three Peti- 
tions) ;—Gwennap (five Petitions) ;— Hipswell ;— 
Hainford ;—-Calvinistie ;-- Joshua Cooper and others ; 





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 1842 and 1 May 1843 :—7 and 8. Compen- 


sations granted between the Ist May 1842 and Ist | 


May 1843, under the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 85, s. 7. 


Accounts respecting the Annual Territorial Reve- 
nues and Disbursements of the East India Com- 
pany, for Three years 1838-9, 1839-40 and 1840- 
41, according to the latest Advices, with an Estimate 
of the same for the succeeding year :—And then he 
withdrew. 

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


Mr. Du Bois, Treasurer to the Metropolitan Com- 
missioners in Lunacy, was called in ; and at the bar 
presented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of 
Parliament,—An Account of all Monies received 
for Licenses by the Clerk and Treasurer of the Me- | 
tropolitan Commissioners in Lunacy; and of all 
Monies received and paid out of the Consolidated 
Fund to the said Clerk, from the 1st August 1841 to 
the ist August 1842; specifying the several Heads 
of Expenditure :—And then he withdrew. 


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


— Market Drayton; — Norton Saint Philip ;— 
Bradfield Saint George ;— Nenton Saint Faith’s ; 
—Ixworth ;— Lavenham ;—Llansantfraid (three Pe- 
titions) ;—Bettws (four Petitions) ;—Abbey Holme ; 
— Llainfail Tathaiam (two Petitions) ; — Colwyn 
(two Petitions) ;—Llysfain (two Petitions) ;—Zlan- 
drillayn Rhos ;—Abergele (two Petitions) ;—Elwys- 
rhos (two iPetitions) ;—Llanelian ;—Shetford (two 
Petitions) ;—Market Rasen ;— Pengorphmysfy ;— 
Shoreham ;—-Holyhead (five Petitions) ;— Hampton 
Wick ;— Hampnerton ; — Nantmeal ;— Carharrack ; 
— Exeter ;— Framlingham ;—Aston ;— Hungerford ; 
— Fishquard ;— Rattlesden; — Great Marlow ;— 
Amersham ;— Carlisle ;—Llanwenllwyfo ;— Llanste- 
phan ;—Kidwelly (two Petitions) ;—Pembrey (three 
Petitions) ;— Pontyberem ;—Saint Clare (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Mynyddbach (two Petitions) ;— Amlwch 
(eight Petitions) ;—Zlandudno (three Petitions) ;— 
Conway (two Petitions) ;— Llandrillo-yn-Rhos ;— 
Pwllheli ;—Llanbadrig ;-- Eglwys-fach (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Carnisiog ;— Denbigh (two Petitions) ;— 
Llaneilian ;— Llanbadrig ;— Penmachno (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Llanrwst (two Petitions) ;— Scaleby ;— 
Warwick (Cumberland) ;—Nefyn ;--Market Rasen, 
&amp;c. ;—Ponsonooth ;—Hinstock ;— Bradley ;— High 
Wycombe (two Petitions) ;—Llanbister ;— Crayford ; 
—Mollston ;— Croxton ;—Lincoln ; — Spenkhill ;— 
Frogpool ;—Catterick ;— Barrowden ;— Four Mile 





Ordered, That the Select Committee on Ship- 
wrecks have leave to sit this day, till five of the| 
clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Bridge (two Petitions) ;— Narberth (two Petitions) ; 
— Gear ;— Rhayader (two Petitions) ;— Newbridge ; 








Lord Gray’s Estate Bill was read a second time ; | 
and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Petitions from Macclesfield ;— Norwich (seven Pe- , 
titions) ; — Richmond ; — Easby ;— Aylesbury ; — 
Von. 98. 


—Crofthandy;— Kensington ;— Cheeseburn Grange ; 
—Llechcesfnfarwydd ;—and, Busveal ; praying that 
the Factories Bill may not pass into a law,—were 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Petitions from Kirkby Lonsdale ;—and, Thetford ; 


"praying that the said Bill, with certain modifications, 


may pass into a law,—were also presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


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4,1 4. 20° Juniz. A. 1843. 


Scientific Petitions of Members of the City of Westminster 

Societies Bill. Literary, Scientific and Mechanics’ Institution ;— 
and, President of the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic 
Society ; praying that the Scientific Societies Bill 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Dog-stealing. A Petition of Charles Bernal, and others, stating 
that the laws nowin force have not byexperience been 
found of sufficient efficacy to prevent one particular 
species of robbery, the stealing of Dogs, which has 
on the contrary been carried on to a very serious 
extent ; and praying the House to provide by more 
stringent enactments some suitable remedy for this 
evil, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Arms (Ireland) A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inha- 

_ bitants of Nottingham, praying that the Arms (Ire- 
land) Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Coroners Bill. Petitions of J. Stokes; — and, William Jones; 
praying that the Coroners Bill may pass into a law, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Rating of A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Guild- 

Tenements. ford Union, in the county of Surrey, praying the 
House to pass an Act for rating the owners of small 
tenements to the poor’s rate, in lieu of the occupiers, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the fable. 


Workhouses A Petition cf the Vice Chairman and Clerk of 

(ireland. ) the Board of Guardians of the Rathdown Union, in 
the counties of Dublin and Wicklow, stating that the 
Rathdown Union is charged with the repayment of 
£.7,900 or thereabouts to the Consolidated Fund, 
for the erection of a workhouse and other buildings ; 
that in the present state of every description of pro- 
perty, the repayment of this sum in addition to the 
heavy current expenses of the establishment, will be 
found extremely oppressive to the rate-payers ; that 
the workhouses themselves being of a permanent 
nature, and for the general good of the empire at 
large, the Petitioners respectfully submit that the 
expenses of erecting workhouses in Ireland should 
be charged on the Consolidated Fund, while each 
particular union be only liable for the current ex- 
penses of supporting the establishment, and reliev- 
ing the destitute poor of the district, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Health of A Petition of Inhabitants of Saint Dunstan’s-in- 
Towns Bill. — ¢he-West and neighbourhood, praying that the 
Health of Towns Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Standing Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 
Orders 5 on Standing Orders, several Resolutions ; which 
were read, as follow: 
Liverpool Fire 1. Resolved, That in the case of the Liverpool Fire 
Prevention Bill, Prevention Petition, for enlarging the time for re- 
porting the Bill, the Sessional Order be dispensed 
with. 
2. Resolved, That the time for reporting the Bill be 
enlarged till Friday the 14th of July next, and that a 
Notice of the intention to proceed with the Bill be 
inserted forthwith in the London Gazette, and in two 
Newspapers published and circulated in Liverpool ; 
and that the Committee on the Bill do examine, in 
the first place, how far such Order has been com- 
plied 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. 


Public Petitions Mr. Owen Stanley reported from the Select Com- 
(Thirty-fourth mittee on Public Petitions ; That they had examined 
Report.) the Petitions presented upon the 14th, 15th and 











16th 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. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- Thomas Cooper 
habitants of Barnsley, in Yorkshire, complaining of and Johu 
the treatment of Thomas Cooper and John Richards, ®'*htds. 


confined in Stafford Gaol ; and praying the House to 
institute an immediate inquiry into the same, with 
a view to a mitigation of their sentences, or by direct- 
ing their removal to any of Her Majesty’s prisons 
where the regulations are not so stringent, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Henry Dowell Griffiths, of Philpot- Hampstead 
terrace, Edgeware-road, praying the House to pur- a and 
chase Hampstead Heath and Blackheath for the ®!**test. 


healthful recreation and rustic sports of the people, 


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


A Petition of Samuel Gordon, of Aungier-street, Hugh Boyd, 


Dublin, praying the House to order copies of all 
orders ot reference made by the Court of Chancery 
in Ireland, as to the repairing of the mansion-house 
on the estate of Hugh Boyd, Esquire, a lunatic, and 
also a special return stating the reason why those 
orders of reference have not been proceeded on, to 
be laid before the House forthwith, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Townshend 


reading of the Townshend Peerage Bill ; 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time ; 
The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question ; viz. To leave out the word 
“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words “ upon this day six months.” 
And the Question being put, That the word 
now ” stand part of the Question ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the old Lobby; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 
Tellers for the og James Stuart Wortley,) , ... 
Yeas, Mr. William Mackenzie: ¢1°°- 
Tellers for the i= r. Charles Buller, 
Noes, Mr. Elphinstone : 
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. 


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49. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That he had Durham City 
received a Report from the Examiner of Recogni- Election. 


zances, stating that the Sureties to the Petition of 
Mark Story, James Shaw and Joseph Holmes, al- 
leging payment to certain voters of sums of money 
in pursuance of agreements at the last Election for 
the City of Durham (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 
John Hardinge Veitch, Mark Story and James 
Shaw, alleging payment to certain voters of sums of 
money, in pursuance of agreements at the last Elec- 


| tion for the City of Durham (being two Sureties in 


the sums following, that is to say, one in the sum of 
£.250, and the other in the sum of £.750), are un- 
objectionable. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Maryport and 


the Report on the Maryport and Carlisle Railway 
(No. 3.) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 





A Motion 





Danish Claims. 


Septennial Act. 


7 Vicroriz. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That this House will, upon Wednesday next, resolve 
itself into a Committee to consider of an Address to 
Her Majesty, praying that Her Majesty would be | 
graciously pleased to advance to the Claimants for | 
Losses sustained by the Seizure of British Ships 
and Cargoes by the Danish Government in 1807, 
the Amount of their respective Losses, as ascertained | 
by the Commissioners appointed for the investiga- | 
tion of Danish Claims, and reported upon the 12th | 
day of May 1840, and assuring Her Majesty that | 
this House will make good the same ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for thef Mr. Hawes, 1 ae. | 
Yeas, Mr. Hodgson Hinde: ais 
Tellers for thef Sir Thomas Fremantle, 4 59 
Noes, \ Mr. Pringle: _— 

So it passed in the Negative. 


The House was moved, That the Act 1 Geo. 1. 
s. 2, c. 38, for enlarging the Time of Continuance of 
Parliaments appointed by an Act made in the sixth 
year of the reign of King William and Mary, inti- 
tuled, An Act for the frequent Meeting and Calling 
of Parliaments, might be read, and the same being 
read ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
repeal the said Act; 

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 thef Mr. Sharman Crawford, } 93 

Yeas, UMr. Aglionby : , 
} 46. 





Tellers for thef Sir Thomas Fremantle, 
Noes, L Mr. Henry Baring : 
So it passed in the Negative. 


20° Junie. 


415 


Petition was a forgery (which was presented upon 
the 15th day of June), be referred to a Select Com- 
mittee, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Christopher, 
Mr. Williams Wynn, Sir George Strickland, Mr. 
Hardy, Mr. Lambton, Mr. Henley, Lord Worsley, 
Mr. Sharman Crawford, Mr. Estcourt, Mr. Red- 
head Yorke, Mr. Greene, Mr. David Dundas, and 
Mr. William Mackenzie; with Power to send for 
persons, papers and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Yeomanry 
posed, That there be laid before this House, a Copy (Ireland.) 


of the Orders issued by his Majesty’s Government in 
1831, and following years, for disbanding the Yeo- 
manry Corps in Ireland; together with all Correspon- 
dence between the Government of that day and Officers 
of Yeomanry, relative to the disbanding of the above 
Corps; together with all Correspondence between 
Her Majesty’s Government and the Lord Lieutenant 
of Ireland, respecting the reduction of the Yeomanry 
Force in Lreland, and the delivery of their Arms ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ House” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
““ Copies of any Order or Orders for the disbanding 
“ of the Yeomanry in Jreland :—Of any Order or 
“ Orders in respect to the discontinuance of Pay to 
“ the Staff and Non-commissioned Officers of Yeo- 
“ manry in Jreland :—And, of any Order or Orders 
“ for delivering into Store the Arms of the Yeomanry 
“ in Ireland,” instead thereof ; 

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


of the Yeomanry in Jreland :—Of any Order or 
Orders in respect to the discontinuance of Pay to 





Sees. A Motion was made, and the Question being oo 
. posed That, after the lamentable loss of life which 
experience proves to have taken place in vessels of 
the class of old Ten Gun Brigs, this House views with 
apprehension the re-employment of such vessels in 
circumstances of increased danger, arising from the 
additional complement of officers and men, with the 
greater weight of provisions and stores thereby ren- 
dered necessary, and which it is now proposed to 
place in them ; 
And the previous Question being put, That that 
Question be now put ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes te the old Lobby. 
Tellers for the fogs Berkeley, 41 
Yeas, Sir Charles Napier : } ; 
Tellers for the ¢ Sir Thomas Fremantle, 4 
Noes, Mr. Henry Baring: } ” 
So it passed in the Negative. 
Assessed Taxes} A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That the Returns of the several eases of Assessed 
Taxes for the years 1841 and 1842, determined on 
Appeal, be printed ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for the f Captain Pechell, 16 
Yeas, \ Mr. Wawn : . 
Tellers for thef Sir Thomas Fremantle, 79 
Noes, Sir George Clerk ; : 
So it passed in the Negative. 
Corn Laws The House was moved, That the Order made 
( Petitions 


from Epworth.) y 


repeal of the Corn and Provision Laws (which was 
presented on the 9th day of May last), and the Pe- 
tition from Epworth, complaining that the former 
Vou. 98. 


; 








esterday, That the Petition from Epworth, for the | 


the Staff and Non-commissioned Officers of Yeo- 
manry in Ireland :—And, of any Order or Orders 
for delivering into Store the Arms of the Yeomanry 
in Ireland. 





agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


mittee on the Players of Interludes Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
the 28th day of this instant June, resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 








and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Thursday 
next. 


Ireland to the Lord Chancellor of Jreland, or by the 
Lord Chancellor of Zreland, or by his direction, to 
any Magistrate in Jreland, respecting the super- 
seding of any Magistrates from the Commission of 
the Peace in Jreland, since the 1st day of May 1843. 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, yeomanry 
Copies of any Order or Orders for the disbanding (Ireland. ) 


Mr. Greene reported the Princess Augusta’s Princess 


Annuity Bill; and the Amendments were read, and Avgste’s 
Annuity Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Players of 
f Interludes Bill. 


Mr. Greene reported the Chelsea Hospital Bill; Cheisea 
Hospital Bill. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Magistrates 
Copies of any Letters written by any Magistrate in (Ireland. ) 


Lord Stanley presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- Niger Expedi- 


'mand,-—A Copy of Papers relative to the Expedition tion. 


to the River Wager. 
Ordered, That the said Papers dolie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Population Population 


‘and Poor Relief (Scotland), which were presented 
upon the 22d day of May last, be printed. 


| 364 Ordered, 


and Poor Relief 
(Scotland. ) 


No, 361. 


Toes 


SS DESO tag ng ES 


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Lighthouses. 
No. 362. 


Slave Trade. 
No. 363. 


Kinsale Union. 


Deductions 
from Public 
Revenue, &amp;c. 


Life Buats. 


Museums. 


Cheese. 


Foreign Wine 
and Spirits. 





416 20°—21° Juniz. A. 1843. 


Ordered That the Return relative to Lighthouses, October 1840 to the 5th day of January 1843 (per 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. Act 3 Vic. c. 17, s. 2), distinguishing the Quantity 
f Gallons imported inte the three several Coun- 
Ordered, That the Return relative to the Slave ye ‘ P : age! 
Trade, which was presented yesterday, be printed. | tries :—Also, the Quantity of all descriptions of 


_ Foreign Wines which have been exported, and upon 
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. | — the Drawback has been obtained :—And then 
he withdrew. 


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





Mercurii, 21° die Juni; 
Anno 7° Victoria Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Austin, from the Oftice of the Poor Law | the Bristol and Gloucester Railway, and for making 
Commissioners, was called in; and at the bar |a Branch Railway out of the same; and the same 
presented, pursuant to Order,—A Copy of the Cor- were read, as follow : 
respondence that took place with the Poor Law Pr. 10. 1. 32. After “ Gloucester” insert “ on 
Commissioners for Jreland, with reference to the |“ the one side, and to Stroud and Cirencester on the 
Election of the Guardians for the Division of Kin- |“ other side.” 


sale, in the Kinsale Union, in March 1843:—And,|_s— Pr. 10. 1. 34. Leave out “of” and insert “ pass- 
then he withdrew. 


|“ ine to and from.” 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the | Pr. 10.1. 38. After “ Gloucester” insert “ and 

Table. “ between Bristol and Stroud and Cirencester.” 

Pr. 12, 1.22. After “ Railway” insert “ between 
the city of Gloucester and the said towns of Stroud 
and Cirencester, or so much thereof as may not 
have been already completed.” 

Pr. 12.1. 23. Leave out “ therefore.” 

Pr. 12. 1. 24. Leave out from “ said” to “ by” 
| in |, 29., and insert “ powers, rights and privileges 
|“ should be exercised.” 





Mr. Law, from the Treasury, was called in; and | « 
at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,—Further “ 
Return to an Order dated the 28th day of February | “ 
last, for a Return of the Amounts not paid into the 
Exchequer, but deducted for Costs of Collection, | 
and all other purposes, from the Gross Amounts re- 
ceived by the Customs, Excise, Stamps, Taxes, Post- 
office, and every other Department of the Revenue:| Pr. 12.1. 30. Leave out “ and.” 
—Also, Return of the Amounts received by the | Pr. 12. 1. 33. Leave out from “ thereto” 
Army, Navy, Ordnance, Civil and all other Depart- |“ Be,” in 1. 34. 
ments of Expenditure, from all sources, except Par- Pr. 12. 1. ult. Leave out from “ to” to “ exer- 
liamentary Grants or Issues from the Exchequer, in | “ cise,” in Pr. 13. 1. 10., and in Pr. 13. 1. 10. leave 
the year ending the 5th day of January 1843. (In| out “ said.” 
the same form as the Return printed by Order of 
this House the 17th day of May 1837, No. 313.) 

A Return of the different Life Boats kept on the 
Coasts of Great Britain and Ireland ; specifying 
their Stations, under whose Charge and at whose 
Expense maintained, the Number of Oars they re- | “ 
spectively require, and the principal Dimensions of | “ 
each Boat. sad 

A Return of the Total Amount of Money granted 
by Parliament, or derived from Funds of a public 
nature, which has been applied for the use of the | Pr. 13. 1.17. Leave out “ the said”’ and insert 
British Museum, whether for Maintenance, Build- | « any,” and in the same line after “ of” insert 
ing, the Purchase of Collections, or other purposes |“ the said,” and also in the same line leave out 
connected with that Institution, during each of the |“ from “ line” to “ under” in 1]. 19. 
last Twenty years; accompanied by a Summary, | Pr. 13. 1. 25. Leave out from “ formation” to 
showing the Aggregate Sum which has been so; “ by” in 1. 28. 
applied during the whole period ; also, an Account Pr. 13. 1. 29. After “ Company” insert “ of 
of the Amount applied for the use of the Museum of | “ that portion of the said Cheltenham and Great 
Economic Geology, and of other Museums in Eng-| “ Western Union Railway lying between the point 
land, during the above period :—A Return of the |“ of junction of the Bristol and Gloucester Rail- 
Amount of Public Money applied during the same |“ way therewith and the city of Gloucester.” 
period, for the use of any Museums in /reland :— The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
A similar Return for Scotland :—And, a Copy of a | were agreed to. 

Memorial transmitted by the Royal Dublin Society | Ordered, That Mr. Henry Berkeley do carry the 
to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, in the | Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 


month of January 1843, praying for aGrant of Money | House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
for the Erection of a National Museum in Ireland, | their Lordships. 


with Copiesof any Correspondence which has arisen 
thereupon between the Officers of the Royal Dublin 
Society and the Secretary of the Treasury. 

An Account of the Quantities of Cheese imported 
into the several Ports of Great Britain, in each 
month of the year 1842; distinguishing the Ewropean, 
United States, and Colonial Produce (in continuation 
of Parliamentary Paper, No. 184 of Session 1842), 

A Return of the Quantity of Foreign Wine and 


to 


Pr. 13. 1. 11. After “ privileges” insert “ as 
“ well of the said Bristol and Gloucester Railway 
“ Company as.” 

Pr. 13. 1. 13. After “ Company” insert “ with 
reference to the formation of the said line between 
the places aforesaid, or so much thereof as may 
not have been already completed, and with refer- 
' * ence also to the purchase of lands for the purposes 
|“ thereof.” 
| Pr. 13. 1. 15. Leave out “in” and insert “ of.” 


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the Marquess of Abercorn’s Estate Bill, no Standing 
Orders were applicable. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 





The House proceeded to take into consideration Bristol and 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Gloucester 
| tituled, An Act for amending the Acts relating to Railway Bill 





Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Marquess of 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Abercom’s 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Maidstone 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Railway Bill. 





Spirits, in Gallons, imported during the year ending 
the 5th day of January 1843, distinguishing the 
Quantity from each Country, the Amount of Gal- 


tituled, An Act to enable the South Eastern Rail- 
_way Company to make a Branch Railway to the 
Town of Maidstone; and the same were read, as 


lons paid Duty on, and the Amount of Gallons ex- | follow : 

ported : —Also, the Quantity of Gallons ofall Wines, | Pr. 33. 1. 35. Leave out “ seven” and insert 
the Produce of the Channel Islands, imported into “ six,” and in the same line after “ feet” insert 
England, Scotland and Ireland, since the 3d day of “ and six inches.” 


Pr. 33. 











Maryport and 


7 Vicrori¢. 


Pr. 33. 1.37. Leave out from “ and” to “ shall” 
in Pr. 34. |. 4., and insert “ that the remaining por- 
“ tion of the river between the piles of the said 
two side arches or openings, shall unless the same 
shall exceed thirty feet clear width, be made with 
one arch or opening only; but if the same shall 
exceed thirty feet, then such space may be di- 
vided into two arches or openings, but that in 
either case the same.”’ 

Pr. 34.1. 6. Leave out “ the depth of.” 

Pr. 34. 1. 37. Leave out “ hereafter” and insert 
thereafter.” 

Pr. 35.1. 2. After “ bridge” insert “ as.” 


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Pr. 36. 1. 11. Leave out “ raised” and insert 
“ varied.” 
Pr. 36. 1. 25. After “ making” insert “ or 
“ varying.” 
5 ‘a ‘ 
Pr. 37. 1. 29. Leave out “ slopes” and insert 
“ slope.” 


Pr. 37. 1. 31. Leave out “ Company.” 

Pr. 37. 1. 32. After “ feet” insert “ from the 
said river.” 

Pr. 37. 1. 38. Leave out “ the.” 

Pr. 37. 1. penult. Leave out “ of.” 

Pr. 38. 1. 4. Leave out “ formation” and insert 
protection.” 

Pr. 38. 1. 5. After “ paths” insert “ from any 
damage to be occasioned by any works of the 
said Company.” 

Pr. 38. 1.32. Leave out “ Railway” and insert 
navigation.” 

Pr. 39. 1. 28. After “ cleanse” insert “ main- 
tain.” 

Pr. 39. 1. penult. Leave out “ order’ and insert 
' orders.” 

Pr. 40. 1. 24. Leave out “or” and insert “ and.” 
Pr. 40.1. 37. Leave out “and” and insert “ or.” 
Pr. 43. 1. 32. Leave out “ damages” and insert 
damage.” 

Pr. 46. 1. 22. Leave out “ thing” and insert 
things.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Dodd 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 altering and enlarging the 


Carlisle Railway Powers of the Act relating to the Maryport and 


(No. 3.) Bill. 


Factories Bill. 


Carlisle Railway, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Irton do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions from Great Preston ;— Kippax ;—Leeds 
(ten Petitions) ;— Seacroft ;— Garforth ;-- Burley ; 
— Kettlesing ;— Wreaks ;— Heathfield ;— Hulland ; 
—Rodsley ;— Wyaston ;—Greenhowhill ; — Pateley 
Bridge ;— Middleton ;— Beeston (two Petitions) ;— 
Hunslet (three Petitions) ;—Harewood (two Peti- 
tions) ; — Horsforth ;— Lyminge ;—Elham ;— Stel- 
ling Minnis ;—Needwood ;—Longsight ;— Birming- 
ham (two Petitions) ;—Syldsley (two Petitions) ;— 
Penmorfa (two Petitions) ;— Salem ;—Aberporth 
(two Petitions) ;—Leigh (two Petitions) :— Prest- 
wich-cum- Oldham ; — Harpurhey ; -- Manchester 
(three Petitions) ; — Blakeley (two Petitions) ; ~- 
Turgwyn ;--Glynarthyn and Hawen ;--A berystwyth ; 
—Ganllwyd ;—Cheetham Hill;— Newton Heath ; 
— Blaenannerch ;— Llechryd ;— Irlam (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Cadishead ;— Astley (two Petitions) ;— 
a 2 (two Petitions) ;—Lendal (two Petitions) ; 
—York (three Petitions) ;—Cambridge ;—Ramsgill ; 
—Garforth ;— Bank (two Petitions) ;—Colton ;— 
Halton ;— Newsham Green ;—Wilisill and Smelé- 
house ;— Brown Bank ; — Shawmill ; — Darley ;— 
Middlesmoore ;—Fellbeck ;—Lofthouse ; — Summer- 
bridge ;— Mayfield ;—Ashborne (two Petitions) ;— 
Flockton ;— Ossett (two Petitions) ;—Mirfield (two 
Petitions) ;— Middlestown ;—Chichenley ;— Tingley 

Vo.. 98. 


21° Junie. 











417 
(two Petitions) ;— Thornhill ;— Whitley ;— Nether- 
ton ;— Dewsbury (three Petitions) ;— Thornhill Lees ; 
—Earlheaton ;—Briestfield ;— Ossett-street Side ;— 
Batley Carr ;—New Malton ;— Duggleby ;— Ho- 
vingham ; — Kirby Grindalythe ;— Scampston ; — 
Ruabon (three Petitions) ;— Ferrington ;—Menni- 
thorp ;—Barugh ; — Marishes ; — Collingbourne ;— 
Alresford and Tichbourne ;— Winchester (three Pe- 
titions) ;— Helston (two Petitions) ;—Cefn Bychan ; 
—Andover (three Petitions) ;—Llangollen (two Pe- 
titions) ;— Bideford ;— Hordley ;— Birdsall ;— Acre- 
vair ;—Billington ;— Brawley ; — Bulmer ;—-Leav- 
ining ;-— Wintringham (two Petitions) ;--Vernham ;-- 
Whitchurch (two Petitions) ;-— Thruxton ;— Overton ; 
—New Malton ;— Burythorpe ;—Thorpe Bassett ; 
—Westow ;—Huttons Ambo ; — Norton ;—Colling- 
burn ;—Tichborne ; — Alresford ;—West Felton ;— 
Cefn Mawr ;—Whitchurch ;—and, Kingsomborne ; 
praying that the Factories Bill may not pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Knaresborough ; — Aberystwith Post-oftice. 


(two Petitions);—and, Leeds ; praying for inquiry 
into the state of the Post-office, with the view of 
carrying into full effect the recominendations of Mr. 
Rowland Hill, for Post-office Improvement,—were 


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


Petitions from Carlton ;— Harden ;—and, Bingley Waste Land 
(two Petitions); praying that the Waste Land Al- Allotment Bill. 


lotment Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Edward Pilbeam Cox, of Lenton, Nottingham 
in the county of Nottingham, Bobbin and Carriage Town Election, 


Maker, was presented, and read ; setting forth, that 
the Petitioner is a freeman of the borough of Wot- 
tingham, and has for several years past taken part 
in and voted at Elections for representatives in Par- 
liament for the said borough, never having received 
any gratuity or reward, or promise of any, for his 
vote and influence; that the Petitioner has read a 
Petition signed by William Cripps and others, 
which was presented to the House on the 12th day 
of June 1843, charging the Petitioner with having 
bribed certain Electors, and other persons, to give 
evidence before a Committee appointed to‘try the 
merits of a Petition against the return of Thomas 
Gisborne, Esquire, a Member of the House, and 
stating such bribery to be a gross breach of the pri- 
vileges of the House, and praying that the Petitioner 
and others may be punished (if guilty) for their 
alleged misconduct ; that the Petition of William 
Cripps and others, also prays the House to institute 
a strict and rigid inquiry into the proceedings at the 
two last Elections for the said town of Nottingham, 
and in that prayer of the Petitioners the Petitioner 
fully concurs, and further prays, that if the House 
should see fit to appoint a Committee to inquire into 
the allegations set forth in the Petition of the said 
William Cripps, it will also give directions to such 
Committee to inquire into the manner in which the 
evidence was obtained for the purpose of supporting 
the Petition prosecuted against the return of John 
Walter, senior, Esquire, at the previous Election, 
the Petitioner undertaking to prove, if the House 
will allow him, that a great part of the witnesses on 
that occasion, and on whose testimony the then 
sitting Member was unseated, were paid, treated, 
and clothed by the Petitioners’ agents, for the pur- 
pose of obtaining their evidence, and making them 
appear respectable when introduced into the com- 
mittee-room to be examined on that investigation ; 
the Petitioner further humbly begs to call the atten- 
tion of the House to a Petition presented by the 
Petitioner to the House on the 2d June 1841, de- 
tailing the facts connected with one of the most com- 
plete and iniquitous acts of bribery ever committed 
in electioneering matters at any Election, by Joseph 

3H Dennis 





418 


Dennis and Thomas Goddard (busy and active 
agents of the parties interested in the return of the 
said Thomas Gisborne, Esquire), to induce the Peti- 
tioner to withdraw his support from the party he 
was then acting with, and to transfer his influence 
and vote to their opponents, but which Petition was 
not inquired into by reason that a dissolution of 
Parliament took place a short time after its pre- 
sentation ; the Petitioner further begs to call the 
attention of the House to the system of intimidation 
that was carried on by the friends and partisans of 
the said Thomas Gisborne, Esquire, whilst the agents 
for the Petitioners against his return were collecting 
evidence, towards several of the witnesses who had 
given their evidence to the said agents, and to- 


wards those who were employed by them in col- | 


lecting it, the Petitioner undertaking to prove, that 
the lives of the said several witnesses were threatened 
if they dared to speak the truth before the Com- 
mittee, whilst others were assaulted and ill used ; 
all this being done after the parties had been served 
with the necessary warrants, signed by the Right 
honourable the Speaker of the House; the Peti- 
tioner further states, that at a public dinner given at 
the Exchange Hall, in the town of ottingham, on 
Wednesday the 14th of June 1843, for the purpose 
of celebrating the Return of Thomas Gisborne, Es- 
quire, as a Member of the House, at which the 
Mayor of Nottingham, Thomas Wakefield, presided, 


and at which were present the said Thomas Gisborne, | 


Esquire, and the said William Cripps, the Peti- 


tioner has been informed, and verily believes, a hand- | 


bill, in the following words, 
“ Dissolution of Partnership,—The public 
are respectfully informed, that the partnership 


lately existing between George Rawson and | 


John Bowley, of Nottingham, Solicitors, and 
“dward Pilbeam Cox, of New Lenton, (the 
concoctor of fraudulent bankruptcies), and 
Gravenor Henson, of Nottingham, (formerly 
the well-known leader of the Zuds, and the 


sacker of the money collected to defend them) ; | 


21° Juni, 


A. 1843. 


circulated in the view and with the knowledge of the 
said Mayor, and the said Thomas Gisborne, and the 
said William Cripps aud others, and was, as the 
Petitioner believes, so circulated and so exposed for 
the purpose of injuring the Petitioner; and, in case 
the House should direct the Petition of the said 
William Cripps and others to be inquired into, 
preventing him from obtaiming witnesses to prove 
the uprightness of his conduct, and the falseness 
of the charges brought against him in the Petition 
of the said William Cripps and others; and pray- 
ing the House to be pleased to direct, not only the 
inquiry prayed for by the said William Cripps 
and others, but also to be pleased to direct a full 
inquiry into all the Elections for the borough of 
Nottingham since Her Majesty’s accession to the 
Throne, and also into the fact of the Petition pre- 
sented by the Petitioner on the 2d day of June 
1841, also into the manner in which the witnesses 
in support of the Petition against the Return of 
John Walter, Esquire, senior, were bribed, clothed, 
and treated before and after their evidence was 
given, and also into the manner in which the wit- 
nesses in support of the Petition against the said 
Thomas Gisborne, Esquire, were bribed and bought 
over before they were placed in the witness box; 
,and also into the conspiracy entered into for the 
purpose of giving untrue evidence to and for impo- 
sing upon the agents of the Petitioners on the said 
last Petition for the said borough ; and also into the 
intimidation carried on towards the witnesses on the 
said last Petition. 
| Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
|Table; and be printed. 


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers and 
Tradesmen resident in Manchester, bemg Members of 
the Manchester Society of Guardians for the Protec- 
tion of Trade, praying that the County Courts Bill, 
with certain modifications, may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered tolie upon the Table. 





Petitions of Members of the Horncastle Me- 


County Courts 
Bill. 


Scientific 


hd on ~- — | . ° . 4 em ° 
all which persons lately carried on business at | chanics’ Institution;—and, Members of the Ross Secieties Bill, 


Nottingham as Solicitors for all kinds of dirty 
electioneering and other rascally jobs ; and also 
the lucrative employment of tampering with 
witnesses, and bribing them with blood-money 


to give false evidence, was dissolved by mutual | 
consent, on Friday the 2d instant, in conse- | 


quence of a crack in the concern, which com- 
pletely floored it. 

* In future the blood-money department will 
be carried on solely by the said John Bowley, 
Edward Pilbeam Cox and Gravenor Henson, 
for their own exclusive advantage and benefit. 
George Rawson, John Bowley, Edward Pilbeam 
Cox, Gravenor Henson — Witness, George 
Whitehead, Chris. Hibbert. Caution:—George 
Rawson requests, that the subscribers to the 
plots for carrying out the dark and mysterious 
designs of the late partnership, will not pay their 
subscriptions to the said John Bowley, E. P 
Cox, or G. Henson. And all persons who 
were promised money to commit perjury before 
the Committee of the House of Commons, are 


to apply for the same to the said George Raw- | 
son, in consequence of the above-named blood- | 


suckers having sacked large sums of money 
entrusted to them to pay those whom they had 
bribed to commit perjury. 
and leader of the horse-lambs, vulgo the yeo- 
manry, the said Georye Rawson feels bound to 
pay the same, even out of his own pocket. 
G. R. would also cautionhis Tory friends against 
his late partners, it being well known that they 
have ‘split’ to the Whigs, and thusenabled them 
to defeat the Petition against Mr. Gisborne.— 
Low Pavement, June14, 1843.—Finmore, Flad- 
gate, and Co. Printers, London,” 

was posted in the said room, and otherwise freely 


-!se 


As aman of honour, | 


_ Mental [Improvement Society and Mechanics Insti- 
|tution; praying that the Scientific Societies Bill 
/may pass into a law,—were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Bankers, Tradesmen 
and others, residing in Gainsburgh, in the county of 
| Lincoln, praying that the operation of the late 
Bankruptcy Act, and of the rules made thereunder, 
may be inquired into by the House, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inha- 
_bitants of the town and county of the borough of 
| Kingston-upon-Hull, praying that the Arms (Jre- 
' land) Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 
_and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
| 
| The ingrossed Bill to enable Her Majesty to 
ttle an Annuity on Her Royal Highness the Prin- 

cess Augusta Caroline, eldest Daughter of His Royal 
|Highness the Duke of Cambridge, 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. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Waste Land Allotment Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
| Wednesday next. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies or Extracts of all Communications received 
since the last Returns presented to Parliament re- 
lative to the practice of Infanticide in India. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 


Return of the Average Price of Wheat and Oats in 
Ireland 


Bankruptcy 
Cte 


Arms (Ireland) 
Bill. 


Princess 
Augusta's : 
Annuity Bill. 


Waste Land 
Allotment Bill 


Infanticide 


(India.) 


a Wheat and 
Oats ( Ireland.) 











7 Vicroriz. 
Ireland per Barrel and per Bushel, calculated upon the | 





ending the ist day of May 1841, 1842 and 1843. 
A Petition of John Foster, of the parish of Kings- 


clere, in the county of Hanis, Farmer, praying for | 
the amendment of the law relating to Church Rates, | 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon | 
the Table. | 


| 


Church Rates. 














21° June. 


419 


The Amendments following were proposed to. be 


Return advertised in the Dublin Gazette for the years ; 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” 
and part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


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Coroners Bill. © A Petition of Francis J. Osbaldistone, one of Her| Tellers for the{ Lord Worsley, Le e 
Majesty’s Coroners for the county of Hertford, Yeas, Mr. Aglionby : | ica 
praying that the Coroners Bill may pass into a law,| Tellers for the{ Mr. Roebuck, 1 4 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon Noes, UMr. Sharman Crawford : | 
the Table.. So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
‘ , | Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second 
Sugar. Ordered, That there be laid before this House; | tine :—The Bill was accordingly read a second 
No. 364. an se ood the a of i imported, time ; and committed to a Committee of the whole 
entered for Home Consumption, and remaining iM | po.20. for Wednesd t 
Warehouse, at the latest date that can be given for eS Cee pens 
this year, comparing them with the Quantities at| The Order of the day being read, for the second Municipal 
the same date last year. reading of the Municipal Corporations (No. 2.) Bill : (Ne 2.) Bill 
Mr. Gladstone accordingly presented the said| Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time” ™ “’"™* 
Account. upon Wednesday next. 
Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the) ‘The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 
Table ; and be printed. mittee of Ways and Means ; Means. 
Queen of Mr. George William Hope presented, pursuant to| Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
Tahiti, an Address to Her Majesty,—Copy of Correspond- | resolve itself into the said Committee. 
ence relative to the Proceedings of the French at The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Supply. 
Tahiti, 1825-1843. mittee of Supply ; 
2 ; , : 
Ordered, That the said Paper dolie upon theTable. | Reso/ved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
Excise. The House was moved, That the Act 6 and7 Will. | resolve itself into the said Committee. 
4, c. 72, to impose Countervailing Duties of Excise! Phe inorossed Bill to repeal so much of an Act Salmon 
on Mixtures, Compounds, Preparations and Com-| of the first year of King George the First as limits Fisheries Bill. 
modities made from or with Spirits removed from | the time for taking and being restrained from taking 
: Ireland to England or Scotland, or from Scotland | Satmon in certain Rivers, and to extend the Provi- 
' to England, and to grant Countervailing Drawbacks | .35,5 of an Act of the forty-eighth year of King 
on the Removal of the same; to repeal the addi-| George the Third to the Rivers therein mentioned, 
tional Duties of Excise on Licenses to Retailers of | y.5 accordine to Order. read the third time 
Spirits in the United Kingdom; and to alter the ileal That the Bill do pass: And that dhe 
Laws relating to Distillers and Retailers of Spirits, | pitj, be, An Act to repeal so much of an Act of the 
—_ = read ; — the wey Pes tags a6Vi first year of King George the First, as limits the time 
the onion adit — i es wi — rent i for taking and being restrained from taking Salmon 
c. 15, to impose an a a Vuty on Spirits, and | in certain Rivers, and to amend and extend the Pro- 
to repeal the Allowance on Spirits made from Malt | yi jong of an Act of the fifty-eighth year of King 
—_ in Ireland, might be read ; and the same was George the Third to the Rivers therein mentioned. 
— Ordered, That Mr. Joseph Bailey, junior, do carry 
The House was also moved, That the Act 5 and 6 the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
Vic. c. 25, to repeal the present, and impose and 
allow new Countervailing Duties and Drawbacks of| The House was moved, That the Act of the Par- Bridges 
Excise on Mixtures and Preparations made with | Jiament of Zreland, 19 and 20 Geo. 3, c. 41, for em- (Ireland) Bill. 
Spirits, when removed from or mto England, Scot- powering Grand Juries to present Bridges, and Tolls 
land or Ireland respectively ; and to suspend for | to be paid for passing the same, in certain cases, 
a limited time so much of an Act of the present might be read ; and the same being read ; 
Session as repeals the Allowance on Spirits made Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
’) from Malt only in Jreland, might be read ; and the | to amend the said Act: And that Mr. Stafford 
— _— _ ; his H - Frid O’ Brien and Mr. Ross do prepare, and bring it in. 
esolved, ‘That this House will, upon Friday next, . , 
resolve itself into a Committee to consider the said| _ Ordered, That Mr. Milner Gibson be added to the pee 
Acts. Select Committee on Corn Laws (Petitions from Epworth.) 
Epworth). 
Scientific The Scientific Societies Bill was, according to| A Motica was made, and the Question being pro- 
Societies Bill. Order, read a second time; and committed to a| proposed, That Mr. Villiers be added to the said 
Committee of the whole House, for Wednesdaynext. | Committee ; 
; : he ' An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Coroners Bil. The House, according to Order, resolved itself Question, by leaving out the name of Mr. Villiers 
No.365. into a Committee upon the Coroners Bill ; and, after | and inserting the name of Mr. Darby, instead thereof. 
some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the| And the Question being proposed, That the name 
Chair ; and Mr. Greene reported, That the Com-| of Mr, Villiers, stand part of the Question :—The 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend-| said proposed Amendment was, with leave of the 
ments thereunto. House, withdrawn. 
ilk Ordered, That the Report be now received. Ordered, That Mr. Villiers be added to the Com- 
Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly ; and | mittee. 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further alia ; — 
consideration upon Wednesday the 5th day of July | Mr. Stafford O' Brien presented a Bill to amena ae +) Bill 
next ; and the Bill, as amended, to be printed. an Act of the nineteenth and twentieth years of King (Ireland) Bill. 
| George the Third, for empowering Grand Juries to No. 366. 
Commons The Order of the day being read, for the second | present Bridges, and Tolls to be paid for passing 
(Noa) pi, 'eading of the Commons Inclosure (No. 2.) Bill; | the same, in certain cases: And the same was read 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being | the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time 
é.) proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time ; | upon Wednesday next; and to be printed. 


Von. $8. 


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Ordered, 


East India. 
No. 367. 


East India. 


No. 367. 


Lunatics. 


No. 368. 


Steam Vessels, 
&amp;c., (India.) 


Shipwrecks. 


Inchbelly 
(Glasgow) 
Road Bill. 


Monkland and 
Kirkintilloch 
Railway Bill. 


Factories Bill, 


4,20 Q1°—22° Junie. 


Ordered, That the Home Accounts of the East 
India Company, which were presented yesterday, 
be printed. 

Ordered, That the Accounts of the Annual Terri- 
torial Revenues and Disbursements of the East 
India Company, which were presented yesterday, 
be printed. 

Ordered, That the Annual Accounts of the Com- 


missioners of Lunacy, which were presented yes- 
terday, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 


Jovis, 22° die Juni; 
Anno 7° Victorie Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of 
the East India Company, was called in; 
and at the bar presented,—Return to an Order, 
dated the 8th day of May last, for Returns of the 
Steam Vessels employed by the East India Com- 
pany in the Mail Packet service between Suez and 
India; to be made up to the latest possible period ; 
with the Names of such Vessels :—Of the Cost and 
Outfit of such Steamers, and of the Annual Dis- 
bursements of each, under the separate heads of 
Coals, Wages, Provisions, Engineering, Expenses 
of Coal Depots and Expenses in Egypt :—And, of 
Amount of Postage received by Her Majesty’s Go- 
vernment for Letters to and from Jndia for the year 
1842; distinguishing the Amount from Outward 
and Homeward Correspondence: — And then he 
withdrew. 


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


Ordered, That the Select Committee on Ship- 
wrecks have leave to sit this day, till five of the 
clock, during the sitting of the House. 





Mr. John Neeld reported from the Committee on 
the Inchbelly (Glasgow) Road Bill; and to whom 
several Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; 
That they had heard counsel in support of several of 
the said Petitions ; and had also heard counsel in 
favour of the Bill; and had examined the allegations 
of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Tufnell reported from the Committee on the 
Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway 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 several of them ; 
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. 


A. 1843. 


(two Petitions); —— Grantham (two Petitions) ;— 
Denton ;—Herstmonceux and Boreham ;—Buckmin- 
ster and Sewstern (two Petitions) ;—Londonthorpe 
(two Petitions) ;—South Witham (two Petitions) ;— 
Easton ;—Harlaxton ;—Marston ;—Barrowby (two 
Petitions) ;—Culverthorpe ; — Carlton (Lincoln) ;— 
Sproxton ; — Sudbrooke ; — Barkston ; — Croxton 
Kerriel ; — Stathern (two Petitions) ;—Great Go- 
nerby (two Petitions) ;—Muston (two Petitions) ;— 
Colsterworth (two Petitions) ;—Granby (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Foston (two Petitions) ;—Saltby ;— Woels- 
thorpe ;—Ropsley (two Petitions) ;—Shellington ;— 
Welby ;—Great Ponton ;—Scales ;— Bedale (two 
Petitions) ;—Wittersham ;—Shipdham ;—Loughem ; 
—Litcham ;—Swaffham (two Petitions) ;—Hilbro’ ; 
—Rougham ;— Saham ; — Necton ;— Watton (two 
Petitions) ; — Little Fransham ; — Ermington ; — 
Staveley (two Petitions) ;—Verwig ; — Hermon ;— 
Bethel ; — Yaynborcoed ; — Penryncoch ; — Blaen- 
waun ;—Aberystwyth (two Petitions) ;—Llangwyry- 
Jon ;— Bethania ;—Knutsford ;— Dereham (two Pe- 
titions) ;—.Dunham ;--Saint Luke ( Middlesex) (three 
Petitions) ;—East Lexham ;—Londonderry ;—New- 
port ; — Brierley Hill (two Petitions) ;— Mount 
Pleasant (two Petitions) ;— Cradley (two Petitions) ; 
—Brockmoor (three Petitions) ;—Stockport ;—Hy- 
son Green ;— Modbury ;—Beeston (two Petitions) ; 
— Monkwearmouth ;— Great taassingnam ;—  esi- 
acre ;—Spoile ;— Castleacre ;— Little Cressingham ; 
—Hale ;—Nevern ;—Perth (two Petitions) ;—Jvy 
Bridge ;— Kendal ;— Newcastle Emlyn (four Peti- 
tions) ;—Llechyd ;—Drewen (two Petitions) ;—Pe- 
nypark ;— Talybout ; — Penygarn ;— Aberayron ;— 
| Capeldewr ;—Llanbadarnfawr ;— Treddol and Tre- 
tailesyn ;—Llanfihangel-qwan-y-glyn ;— Eling (two 
Petitions) ;— Totton (two Petitions) ;— Burley ;— 
Stockbridge ;—and, Southampton (three Petitions) ; 
praying that the Factories Bill may not pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 


upon the Table. 








of Edinburgh, incorporated by Royal Charter and 
Act of Parliament, praying for inquiry into the state 
of the Post-office, with the view of carrying into full 
effect the recommendations of Mr. Rowland Hill, 
for Post-office Improvement, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the union of the 
Sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 














tion, praying that no measure be entertained by the 
House with reference to granting a charter to the 
Royal College of Physicians, nor that any other 
measure of partial Medical Legislation be taken 
into consideration by the House, until the whole 
subject of Medical Reform is brought before Parlia- 
ment, and has received full publicity and discus- 
sion, and that no measure of Medical Reform be 








passed by the House which does not contemplate, 
1st. The institution of uniform searching examina- 


Petitions from Godley ;—Aspinall Smithy (two | tions, both theoretical and practical, into the quali- 
Petitions) ;— Barlow Moor (two Petitions) ;—Le- | fications professional and general of candidates for 
venshulme (two Petitions); — Heaton Mersey ; — | the diploma or license to practise all or any of the 


Newbery (two Petitions) ;— Whitechapel ; — Ape- 
thorn ;—New Romney ;— Winchelsea ;— Rye (two 
Petitions) ; — Brookland ; — Lydd ; — Udimore ; — 


Beckley (two Petitions) ; — Peasmarsh ;— Trow- | 


bridge ;—Atworth ;— Verwick ;— Moilgrove ;— Pe- 
nypark and Verwick ;—Cilvowyr ;—Penybryn and 
Cilgerran ; — Cardigan (four Petitions) ; — Saint 
Dogmells (two Petitions) ;— Eglwserw ;— Eaton (two 
Petitions) ;—Barkston ;—Plungar (two Petitions) ; 
— Portsea ;—Herstmonceux, Boreham and Wartling 


departments of the healing art throughout Her 
| Majesty’s dominions ; 2d. The union or incorporation 
‘into a representative faculty or body (with equal 
| rights and privileges), of all those so qualified, and 
of all the present legally-qualified practitioners who 
may wish to join the said faculty of medicine ; and 
| 3d. The registration of all qualified members of the 
profession, and protection to the public against un- 
qualified practitioners, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions 


A Petition of the Company of Merchants of the city Post-oftice. 


A Petition of Clergy of the deanery of Frome, in saint Asaph 
the county of Somerset, and diocese of Bath and and Bangor 
Wells, praying for the repeal of so much of the Act Dioceses. 


A Petition of the President, Treasurer, and Ho- Medical 
norary Secretary of the British Medical Associa- Profession. 








Poo 


Act. 


Hea 
To 


Pard 


Tor 
Bill 











Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


Health of 
Towns Bill. 


Parochial 
Assessments 
Act. 


Turnpike-roads 
Bill. 


Small Debts 
Bill. 


Scientific 
Societies Bill. 


Coolies. 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Leamington 
Priors Improve- 
ment and 
Market Bill. 


Great Bromley 
Inclosure Bill, 


Sugar Duties 
Bill, 





7 Vicroriz. 


Petitions from Orsett Union ; — and, Rochford 
Union ; praying for alteration of the Poor Law 
Amendment Act in relation to cases of bastardy,— 


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


A Petition of Inhabitants of Saint Giles-in-the- 
Fields, praying that the Health of Towns Bill may 
pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Members of the Board of Congre- 
gational Ministers resident in and about London, 
praying that the said Bill may not pass into a law, 


— Q92°_93° Juniz. 





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


A Petition of Clergymen, being Owners of rent- 
charge, in the county of Sussex, praying for the re- 
peal of so much of the Parochial Assessments Act 
as affects the assessment upon tithes and tithe rent- 


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


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Saint 
George-the-Martyr, in the borough of Southwark, 
in vestry assembled, and of Trustees appointed 
under the Act 10 Geo. 4, c. 128, for lighting, &amp;c., 
the roads and streets within the south district of the 
said parish, praying that the Turnpike-roads Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was pre- 


sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on the Bill. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Council- 
lors of the borough of Llandovery, in the county of 
Carmarthen, in council assembled, praying that the 
provisions of the Small Debts Bill may be extended 
to the Principality of Wales, and that Judges con- 
versant with the Welsh language be appointed, to 
preclude the necessity of intrepreting evidence, was 


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


A Petition of Members of the Greenwich Society 
for the Acquisition and Diffusion of Useful Know- 
ledge, praying that the Scientific Societies Bill may 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Copies or Extracts of any Correspondence 
relating to the return of Coolies from British Gui- 
ana to India. 

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 Mr. Farrer : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for amending and enlarging the Powers and 
Provisions of au Act for paving or flagging, lighting, 
cleansing, watching, regulating and improving the 
Town of Leamington Priors, in the County of War- 
wick, and for establishing a Market therein, without 
any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Great 
Bromley, in the County of Essex, with an Amend- 
ment; to which Amendment the Lords desire the 


coneurrence of this House:—And then the Mes- 
sengers withdrew. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Sugar Duties Bill. 


.In the Committee.) 
Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 
Preamble postponed. 
Von. 98. 





‘amended, to be printed. 








421 


CravuseE N°1, (Duties imposed by 6 and 7 Will. 4, 
c. 26, and 3 and 4 Vic.c. 17, continued till 5th July 
1844)—— read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 1.1.13. To leave out 
from the word “ That” to the end of the Clause, 
in order to add the words “ on and from the 5th 
“ day of July 1843 until the 5th day of July 1844, 
“ there shall be raised, levied, collected and paid 
‘“‘ unto Her Majesty, Her heirs and successors, the 
“ Daties of Customs following ; that is to say, 


“ Sugar,—Brown or Muscovado, or Clayed Sugar, 

“ not being refined, the cwt. - = - 

*¢ Molasses, the cwt.  - - 
“¢_____._ refined, the ewt. 

“ Candy, brown, the ewt. - 

* white, the cwt.  - 


which said several Duties shall be raised, levied, 
collected and paid in like manner as if such Duties 
had been imposed by an Act passed in the third 
and fourth years of the reign of his late Majesty 
King William the Fourth, intituled, ‘An Act for 


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“ 
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“ granting Duties of Customs,’” instead thereof. 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the f Sir. Thomas Fremantle, 

Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring: 
Vise 

Several Amendments made. 

Amendment proposed: At the end of the Clause 
to add the following words “ except so far as re- 
“cc 
“ be hereafter charged at the rate of thirty-four 

shillings the hundred weight.” 
Question put, That those words be there added ; 


n 


‘ 


Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
Tellers for thef Mr. Ewart, 

‘“‘ gards the duty on Foreign Brown or Muscovado 
The Committee divided : 


out stand part of the Clause ; 
Vedi 
Noes, Mr. Brotherton : 
or Clayed Sugar, not being refined, which shall 
Tellers for the f Mr. Hawes, 


Yeas, L Lord Marcus Hill: 122. 
Tellers for the J Sir Thomas Fremantle, 03 
Noes, Mr. Henry Baring : 


Cause, as amended, agreed to. 
Criauses, N° 2 to N° 16, agreed to. 
Preamble read, and agreed to. 

Bill, as amended, to be reported. 


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


Veneris, 23° die Junii, 18438: 


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 this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Fines end 
further consideration the Report on the Fines and Penalties 
Penalties (Jreland) Bill :—The Bill was re-committed (1"¢!"¢) Bill. 
to a Committee of the whole House for this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Machinery 
mittee to whom it was referred, to consider so much Exportation. 
of the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 52, for the general Re- 
gulation of the Customs, as restrains the Exportation 
of Machinery ; 

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


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Grand Jury 

into a Committee upon the Grand Jury Present- (Inclend) Bill 
‘ 4 and) Bill. 

ments (reland) Bill; and, after some time spent N 
therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. *~** —_ 
Greene reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Tuesday next; and the Bill, as 


3H38 The 


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429 


Chelsea 


Hospital Bill. of Chelsea Hospital to purchase certain Parcels of 


Land for the beuefit of the said Hospital, and for 
other Purposes, 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. 


Court of 
Exchequer 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the amendment of the Proceedings and Practice 
of the Equity Side of the Court of Exchequer in 
Ireland: And that Mr. Attorney General for Ire- 
land and Lord Eliot do prepare, and bring it in. 


Corn Laws 
(Petitions from 


Epworth.) 


Ordered, That Mr. Williams Wynn be discharged 
from attendance on the Select Committee on Corn 
Laws (Petitions from Epworth). 

Ordered, That Mr. Darby be added to the Com- 


mittee. 


Metropolitan 
Police. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of any Sums paid to the Metropolitan 
Police for Extraordinary Services, from January 1830 
to January 1843, not included in the Return of the 
Expense of that Force annually laid before Parlia- 
ment; distinguishing the Amount received in each 
year. 


Millbank Prison 


= The House proceeded to take into consideration 
ill. 


the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for regulating the Prison at Mill- 
bank ; and the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 4.1. 17. After “ it” insert “ declared and.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 24. After “ Majesty” insert “ or here- 
after provided for the use of the Prison.” 

Pr. 9.1. 28. Leave out from “ necessaries” to 
and”’ in |. 30., and insert “ required for the use 
of such Prison, and for all repairs, alterations 
and additions thereto.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 8. Leave out the first “ the’ and in- 

sert “a.” 

Pr. 12. 1. 15. Leave out “ the’ and insert “a,”’ 
and in the same line after “ officer” insert “ of the 
“ said prison.” 

Pe. 32. 1. 
such.” 

Pr. 12. 1. 
may.” 

Pr. 15. |. 16. Leave out “ now.” 

Pr. 18. 1. 8. After “ to” insert “ or from.” 
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. 


16. Leave out “ the” and insert 


“ 


23. Leave out “ shall’ and insert 


“ 


Appeals, &amp;c., 
(Privy Council) 
Bill. 


No.370. 


The Appeals, &amp;c., (Privy Council) Bill was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time 
this day; and to be printed. 

A Petition of Godolphin James Burslem, a Lieu- 
tenant in the Royal Navy, praying that the said Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Answer to 


Su James Graham reported to the House, That 
Addresses. 


their several Addresses of the 9th, 14th, 15th, 16th 
and 19th days of this instant June, (that Her Ma- 
jesty would be graciously pleased to give directions, 
that the Papers therein mentioned might be laid 
before this House) had been presented to Her Ma- 
jesty ; and that Her Majesty had commanded him 
to acquaint this House, that She will give direc- 
tions accordingly. 


22° 9.59 Junie. 


The ingrossed Bill to enable the Commissioners ! 


A. 1843. 


Prisoners each Prison or House of Correction can 
contain, and the Number usually confined therein. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented,— Return to Cork Corpora. 
an Order dated the 26th day of May last, for Re- ™. 
turns of the Income and Expenditure of the Corpo- 
ration of Cork for one year ending March 1843, 
showing the Balance for or against the Treasurer at 
the commencement of the year, the Amount re- 
ceived for Rents of Lands and Houses, Tolls and 
Customs, Gateage-tolls, Markets, Dues, Fines, or 
any other source of Income, distinguishing each 
source and its Amount; the Expenditure is to dis- 
tinguish the Amount paid in Salaries, Superannua- 
tions, Compensations for Loss of Office, Rents, Law 
Costs and Wages, Registration, Elections and Va- 
luations, Repairs and Furniture, and the Amount 
expended on New Works or in Public Improvements: 
— Of the Debts of the Corporation, with the Amount 
of Interest, if any, in Arrear, and whether and to 
what Amount such Debts have been secured by 
Bond or otherwise :—And, of the Number of Officers 
of the Corporation who receive Salaries at or exceed- 
ing Fifty pounds per annum, showing the Amount 
paid to each, and stating the probable Value of the 
Fees or Dues received by each in addition to his 
Salary. 

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


The Order for reading a second time this day, the 
Coal-whippers Bill, was read ; and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday the 7th day of July next. 


Coal-whippers 
Bill. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Deductions Deductions 
from Public Revenue, &amp;c., which were presented from Public 
upon the 21st day of March last, and yesterday, be Revenne, tre: 
printed. No. 371. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Museums, Maseums. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 372. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Cheese, Cheese. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 373. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Foreign Foreign Wine 





Wine and Spirits, which was presented yesterday, 24 Spirits. 
be printed. No. 374. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Life Boats, Life Boats. 
which was presented yesterday, be referred to the 
Select Committee on Shipwrecks. 


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


Veneris, 23° die Juni ; 
Anno 7° Victoria Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


O RDERED, That the Select Committee on sudbury Dis- 
the Sudbury Disfranchisement Bill have leave franchisement 
to sit this day, till five of the clock, during the sitting ®" 

of the House. 


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords to Jackson's _ 
request that their Lordships will be pleased to com- Divorce Bill. 
municate to this House, a Copy of the Minutes of the 
Evidence taken before their Lordships in the case of 
Jachson’s Divorce Bill:—And that Mr. Hayter do 
carry the said Message. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Bankruptcy 
of the borough of Boston, in the county of Lincoln, A 
praying that such alterations may be made in the 
law of Bankruptcy, as will give to the town of Bos- 
ton, and to places similarly situated, the advantages 





Gaols and Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to an 
Houses of Cor- Address to Her Majesty,—A Return of the Salaries 
rection (Wales). id acl &gt; sk ‘ z ‘ = 
paid to each of the Governors or Keepers of the 
Common Gaols and Houses of Correction in the 
Principality of Wales; stating also the Number of 


which they before enjoyed, and which may secure 
throughout the kingdom the due and efficient ad- 
ministration of this important branch of the law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. Red 
Petitions 











7 VicToriz. 


Petitions from Darrington ;--Methley (two Peti- 
tions) ;--Glass Houghton ; Pontefract (two Pe- 
titions) ;— Thorpe Audlin ;—Castleford (two Peti- 
tions) ;—South Elmsall ;—Smeaton ;— Beal ;— Nor- 
ton (two Petitions) ;—Badsworth ;—Fairburn ;— 
Womersley ;—Ackworth (two Petitions) ; — Knot- 
tingley ;—Ferrybridge ;— Cwmwysk ;—Abergorlech ; 
—- Llangadech ;—Mothvey (two Petitions) ;—Esker- 
dawe ;— Flaldybrenin; — Landovery (three Peti- 
tions) ;—Llandybie ; — Soar ;—Llanboidy ;—Llan- 
gadock (two Petitions) ;—Cwmdu ;—Llandilofawr 
(four Petitions) ;— Cinderford ;— Llanfihangel Aber- 
bythych ;—-Llandepre ;--Llandilo (two Petitions) ; 
— Mydrim ;—Hendref (two Petitions) ; — Hermon 
(two Petitions) ; — Llansawel ; -- Kingston-upon- 
Thames ; — Anderston; — Sea View; — Wells ;— 
Freshwater ;—Chairman of the Opsimatic Society, 
Glasgow ;—Godshill ;-- Red Hill (Isle of Wight) ; 
— Tottenham Court-road (two Petitions) ;—Kilsyth 
(ten Petitions) ;—Glasgow (twenty-two Petitions) ; 
—Gorbals (two Petitions); — Lauriestown ;—The 
Moderator of the Relief Synod, consisting of eleven 
Presbyteries and one hundred and sixteen Churches; 
—Inglestone Common (two Petitions) ; -- Eastington ; 
—Coaley ;— Uley ;— Dursley ;-— Tetbury ;-—Leonard 
Stanley ; -—Lound ; -- Hayton ; —Laneham ;—Slim- 
bridge (three Petitions);-~Arlingham;— Lower Cam; 
— Newent (two Petitions); — Wotton-under-Edge 
(three Petitions) ;—Saul ;-- Halmore ;— Horsley ;— 
Woodside, Little Dean ;--Warmley (two Petitions) ; 
— Downend (two Petitions); — Rangeworthy (two 
Petitions) ;-- Mangotsfield ;-- Frampton’s End ;—- 
Frampton Cotterel; — Wadiley’s End (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Winterbourne and Frampton ; -— Staple 
Hill ;— Berkeley ;—Litile Dean’s Hill (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Lydbroke;—Weavers of Gloucestershire ; 
— Coleford ;-—- Newnham ( Gloucester) ;— Mattersea ; 
— Lincoln’s-Inn Fields ; —- Ordsall ; — Norwood 
(Surrey) ;—and, Blyth; praying that the Factories 
Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Petitions from Horley ;—and, Hornton; pray- 
ing that the said Bill may pass into a law,—were 


Factories Bill. 











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


the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of fen lands 
situate in the Middle Level, part of the Great Level 


Drainage of 
Lands Bill. 


of the Fens called Bedford Level, praying that the. 


Drainage of Lands Bill may not pass into a law, as 
it now stands, but that provision be made therein 
to exempt the Middle Level of the Fens from its 
operation, and that the Petitioners may be heard, 
by their counsel or agents, against the said Bill, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Peckham, and its 
vicinity, in the county of Surrey, praying the House 
to withdraw every kind of public support from the 
College of Maynooth, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Maynooth - 
College. 


Education 
(Ireland. ) vicinity, in the county of Surrey, praying that the 
annual grant for national Education in Jreland may 
be henceforth discontinued, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Lord Bishop and Clergy of the 
united diocese of Kilmore, El/phinand Ardagh, pray- 
ing the House to remove those restrictions which 
have been imposed on the distribution of the annual 


grant for the purposes of Education in Jreland, was | 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Scientific 
Societies Bill. 


upon the Table. 
Vou. 98. 


/ 





23° Juni. 


lect Committee on Public Petitions; That they had Ss 
examined the Petitions presented upon the 19th and 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Peckham, and its | 


A Petition of the President of the Literary and 
Philosophical Society of Mewcastle-upon- Tyne, pray- 
ing that the Scientific Societies Bill may pass into a 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 





423 


A Petition of Householders, Rate-payers and In- 
habitants residing in the city of Glasgow, praying 
that the Waste Land Allotment Bill may pass into 
a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Waste Land 
Allotment Bill. 


Lord Granville Somerset reported from the Gene- General 
ral Committee of Elections, That they had appointed Committee of 
Monday the 10th day of July next, at three o’clock, Elect 
to choose from Panel No. 4, the Select Committee 
to try the matter of the Durham City Election 
Petitions. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- Public Petitions 
Phirty-fifth 
eport.) 


20th 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. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Tay Ferries Tay Ferries 
Bill be taken into consideration upon Monday next, Bill. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Neath Harbour 
Neath Harbour (No. 2.) Bill; That they had exa- (Ne-2-) Bill. 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made verbal Amendments thereunto; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Petition of Schoolmasters who have County schoolmasters 
Schools in the parishes of Killcroran, Killian and (Ireland.) 
Kilbegnet, baronies of Ballymore, Killyan, and 
county of Galway, stating that the Petitioners have 
been informed by the presiding magistrates at the 
Ballygar Court of Petty Sessions, that it is the 
opinion of the law adviser of the Crown, the reco- 
very of their wages does not come within the juris- 
diction of a petty sessions court; and praying the 
House to take their case into consideration, and 
cause some change to be made in the law, that will 
empower justices of the peace in Jreland to issue 
summonses for the recovery of their small wages at 
petty sessions, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Mayo and other places ;—Chair- Poor Relief 
man of the Board of Guardians of the South Dublin (Ireland) Act. 
Union ;—and, Borriscarra and Ballintubba; pray- 
ing for amendment of the Poor Relief (Jreland) 
Act,-—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


| Petitions from Drogheda ;—and, Chairman of a Arms (Ireland) 
Meeting of Inhabitants of the Vale of Leven; pray- Bill. 

ing that the Arms (/re/and) Bill may not pass toa 

| law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 

| upon the Table. 

| The House proceeded to take into consideration Norinampton 


‘the Report on the Northampton Improvement Bill. Jmprovement 
| And the House being informed, that other Amend- P!!- 
ments are necessary to be made tothe 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 on Monday 
next. 





A Petition of Land-owners, Occupiers, Trades- RomanCatholic 
men and Inhabitants of the parish of East Dereham, Relief Act. 
in the county of Norfolk, praying for the repeal of 
the Roman Catholic Relief Act, was presented, and 
|read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





| 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Property Tax 
Common Council of the city of Glasgow, praying Act. 
for the repeal of the Property Tax Act, was pre- 
sented,and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Cameron and others, re- Glasgow Police 
siding in Glasgow, and county of Lanark, stating Bill. 
3H 4 that 


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PE STOR 


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Merchant Sea- 
men’s Fund. 


Post-office. 


Church of 
England. 


Jackson's 
Divorce Bill. 


Adjournment. 


Arms (Ireland) 


Biil. 





424 23°—.94° Juniz. A. 18483. 


that for some years past a system of illegal pawning' And the House having continued to sit till after 
has been extensively carried on in that city, and | twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 

in the suburbs and villages adjacent, under the pre-| Sabbati, 24° die Junii, 1843: 

tence of buying and re-selling at an enormous rate a 
of profit, to the great loss of the revenue, to the Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 


great detriment of the licensed pawnbrokers, and to 
the public generally; and praying, that a clause 
or clauses may be inserted in the Glasgow Police 


Bill, to put an end to such evasive and illegal 


reported, That the Committee had made further Pro- 

eress 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 


dealing, and render their suppression and conviction next, again resolve itself into the said Committee 


more summary by placing the power so to dointhe| Mr. Greene reported the Sugar Duties Bill; and Sugar Duties 
ul, 


hands of the local or police magistrates, instead of| the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
a tedious and expensive process in the Court of Ex-| Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


chequer, was presented, and read ; and ordered to| ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday 
lie upon the Table. next. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Glasgow United| The House, according to Order, resolved itself Excise. 





Association of Seamen, and their Friends, praying into a Committee, to consider certain Acts relating 
for the repeal or amendment of the Act regulating | to Duties of Excise. 
the Merchant Seamen’s Fund, was presented, and | (In the Committee.) 


SRS SIRE th Sie eS Ae | 1. Resolved, That from and after the first dav of 
Petitions from Glasgow ;—and, Kirkaldy; pray-| August One thousand eight hundred and Forty- 
ing for inquiry into the state of the Post-oftice, with | three, the additional Duty of One shilling imposed 
the view of carrying into full effect the recommend- | by an Act passed in the last Session of Parliament, 
ations of Mr. Rowland Hill for Post-office Improve- | intituled, “ An Act to impose an additional Duty on 
ment,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to | Spirits, and to repeal the Allowance on Spirits made 
lie upon the Table. from Malt only in Jreland,” on every gallon of Spi- 
|rits distilled or warehoused in Jreland, shall cease 

Petitions from Saint Clement, Oxford ;—Caver- | and determine. 
sham ; — Piddington;— and, Stokenchurch ; _—) 2. Resolved, That from and after the first day of 
ing that the overgrown parishes of the kingdom,! August One thousand eight hundred and Forty- 
especially those in the manufacturing, mining and | three, there shall be levied and granted on certain 
commercial districts, may be divided into smaller) mixtures and preparations, when made with Spirits, 
parishes, each containing only a manageable amount and removed from or to Jreland, or to or from Eng- 
of population, and duly provided with a church, a | Jand, or from or to Ireland, to or from Scotland, the 
clergyman and schools,—were presented, and read ; countervailing Duties and Drawbacks of Excise, in 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Hayter 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 Jackson’s Divorce Bill; and that their Lord- 
ships had been pleased to communicate a printed 
Copy of the said Minutes of Evidence, as desired b 
this House; and hedelivered the same in atthe Table. 

Ordered, That the said Minutes be referred to 
the Select Committee on Divorce Bills. 


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 Arms (Jreland) Bill ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That it be an Instruction to the Committee, 
that they have power to extend the provisions of the 
Bill to the United Kingdom :—And the said Motion 
was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee. 

(In the Committee.) 

Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph, 

Preamble postponed. 


Cuiause N° 1, (Every person desirous of keeping 
Arms to deliver an application in writing for a li- 
cense, in the form in the Schedule to the Act an- 
nexed, to the Clerk of the Justices at Petty Ses- 
sions)——read. 

Motion made, and Question put, That the Clause 
be postponed ; 

The Committee divided : 


Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Redington, ; o 
Yeas, \ Viscount Clements : J sas 

Tellers for the ¢ Sir Thomas Fremantle, 1... 
Noes, { Mr. Henry Baring : oo 


To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 





the Schedules following :— 
| Countervailing Duties. 





ARTICLES ENUMERATED. | From Seatnad | Pree declan 


| to England. | to Scotland. 








| For every Gallon thereof removed : £. « d. £. ad 
| Ether - - - - - -| -12 11 - 2 6 
| Sweet Spirits of Nitre - - - - 


Camphorated Spirits - - - - 

; Lavender Water and other Perfumes, being | | 
Spirits scented with Essential Oils, Flow- 
ers, or other Ingredients - - 

| Compound Spirits of Lavender 
Spirits of Rosemary = - - 

| Spirits of Ammonia - . 
| Salvolatile- - - = 




















Friars’ Balsam - - « rs a ~~ Oi =+t9 
| Compound Tincture of Benzoin - - 
Tincture of Assafetida - - - o 
Tincture of Castor - - - = 
Tincture of Kino - - - - af 
Tincture of Guiacum - - - 2 
Tincture of Myrrh - - - - 
| Tincture of Ginger - - - o\] 
| Spirit Varnishes - - ~ - -3 
Other Tinctures and Medicated Spirits - = &amp; ¢ a 
Sweets or made Wines - - - i x ee 74 --W 
Countervailing Drawbacks. 
SES Capeee From England |From Scotland 
to Ireland. to Ireland. 
For every Gallon thereof removed : i e8)  ® 
Ether - - ~ - - - - 1211 - 2 6 
Sweet Spirits of Nitre - - - “&gt; 


Camphorated Spirits + - - = 
Lavender Water and other Perfumes, being 

Spirits scented with Essential Oils, Flow- 

ers, or other Ingredients = - - - 
Compound Spirits of Lavender 
Spirits of Rosemary = - - 
Spirits of Ammonia - . 
Salvolatile - - - - 
Friars’ Balsam - - - 
Compound Tincture of Benzoi 
Tincture of Assafetida - 
Tincture of Castor - 
Tincture of Kino - 
Tincture of Guiacum 
Tincture of Myrrh 
Tincture of Ginger 
Spirit Varnishes - - - - 
Other Tinctures and Medicated Spirits -| —- 
Sweets or made Wines - - - 








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Resolutions to be reported. 


















Woolle 
Manufa 
Bill 


Exche q 
(Publi q 


({relany 

















7 VicToriz. 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 


93°—294° Junie. 





425 


Mr. Attorney General for Zreland presented a Bill Court of 
for the Amendment of the Proceedings and Practice Exchequer 


Resolutions. of the Equity Side of the Court of Exchequer in pee 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon-| Ireland: And the same was read the first time; and “°°!” 
day next. ordered to be read a second time upon Monday 


Woollen, &amp;c-s The Woollen, &amp;c., Manufactures Bill was, accord- 
— ing to Order, read a second time ; and committed 
- to a Committee of the whole House, for Friday next. 


Exchequer Bills The House, according to Order, resolved itself 

gake Sate) into a Committee to consider the several Acts re- 

(ireand-)Jating to the Issue of Exchequer Bills for Public 
Works in Ireland. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That it is expedient to amend the Acts 
for the extension and promotion of Public Works 
in Ireland; and to authorize the application of 
money out of the Consolidated Fund to a limited 
amount, for carrying on Public Works therein. 

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 Mon- 
day next. 


Poot Relief The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
(Ireland) Bill. ittee on the Poor Relief (Ireland) Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 

resolve itself into the said Committee. 


next ; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Cork Harbour 
Returns of Amount of Acknow!edgments (or Cer- 
tificates for Works executed at Cork Harbour) bear- 
ing Interest, issued between the 1st day of August 
1841 and the Ist day of August 1842; a Statement 
of the Works for which they were issued ; also of 
such Certificates issued since the 1st day of August 
1842:—-Of Dates and Amount of the several 
Acknowledgments paid off during the year, from 
the ist day of August 1841 to the 1st day of Au- 
gust 1842 :—And, of a Reference to the Title and 
Section of the Act of Parliament under which 
the Commissioners consider themselves authorized 
to issue Certificates for Work executed, bearing 
Interest, and of the Section which limits the 
Amount of the Issue:—A Copy of the Report of 
Jacob Owen, Gentleman, on the Navigation or South 
Wall, dated the 17th day of June 1836, and of the 
Letter of the Lords of the Admiralty, dated the 22d 
day of November 1836; together with a Statement 
of the Total Amount expended on the Wall, from 
the passing of the Act 1 Geo. 4, c. 52, up to the 
17th day of June 1836, and the Amount expended 
since that Date:—Returns of the Nature of the Work 
done on which the Sum of £.657. 1s. 10d. was ex- 
pended in the year 1841-2, as charged in the Ac- 
counts furnished to this House :—And, whether the 
Dredging Machines, Numbers 1 and 2, were daily 











Admiralty The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
lands Bill. mittee on the Admiralty Lands Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Metropolitan The Order of the day bei 


Buildings Bill. yeading of the Metropolitan Buildings Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


County Courts 
Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the County Courts Bill; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 


Friday next. 


Small Debts 
Bill, 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Small Debts Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 


upon Monday next. 


Superior Courts 


(Common Law) reading of the Superior Courts (Common Law) Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 


upon Monday next. 


Ways and The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
ane. mittee of Ways and Means ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Supply. The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Fines and The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Penalties 


(Ireland) Bill, mittee on the Fines and Penalties (Ireland) Bill ; 


next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Appeals, &amp;e., ‘ ’ i il) Bi 
Gy te wane Appeals, &amp;c., (Privy Council) Bill was, ac 
1 


rding to Order, read a second time ; and com 


mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for 


Monday next. 
Vou. 98. 


ng read, for the second 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 


at work during the year from the 1st day of August 
1841 to the 1st day of August 1842, the Number of 
Days during which each was not at work, the means 
adopted by the Commissioners to ascertain the 
Amount of Work done by each, and the Result, for 
the year 1841-2. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon Bankruptcy. 
|the 31st day of May last, That there be laid before 
this House, Accounts of the Amounts of Solicitors’ 
and Messengers’ Bills of Cost to the Choice of As- 
‘signees under each of the first Twenty Commissions 
and Fiats registered in the Court of Bankruptcy in 
London, of the Commissions and Fiats transferred 
and removed into such Court under the Provisions 
of the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 122, and in which such 
| Bills of Cost were taxed by the Commissioners pre- 
viously acting in the Prosecution thereof :—Of So- 
licitors’ and Messengers’ Bills of Cost to the Choice 
of Assignees under each of the first Twenty Fiats 
registered in the Court of Bankruptcy in London, 
since the 12th day of November 1842, of the Fiats 
directed to such Court against Bankrupts residing 
above Forty miles from London : —Ot Solicitors’ 
and Messengers’ Bills of Cost to the Choice of As- 
signees under each of the first Twenty Commissions 
and Fiats registered in the several District Courts 
of Bankruptcy, of the Commissions and Fiats trans- 
ferred and removed into such respective Courts, 
under the Provisions of the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 122, 
and in which such Bills of Cost were taxed by the 
Commissioners previously acting in the Prosecution 
thereof :—And, of Solicitors’ and Messengers’ Bills 
of Cost to the Choice of Assignees, under each of 
the first Twenty Fiats registered in the several Dis- 
trict Courts of Bankruptcy, of the Fiats directed to 
such Courts respectively, and prosecuted therein, 
under the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 122, 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 Amount of Solicitors’ and Messengers’ 
Bills of Cost to the Choice of Assignees under each 
of the first Twenty Commissions and Fiats regis- 
tered in the Court of Bankruptcy in London, of the 
31 Commissions 


Bankruptcy. 

















Dublin Corpo- 


ration, 


Fines and 
Penalties Act 
(Ireland. ) 


Limerick 
Harbour. 


4,26 


Commissions and Fiats transferred and removed into 
such Court under the Provisions of the Act 5 and 6 Vic. 
c. 122, and in which such Bills of Cost were taxed 
by the Commissioners previously acting in the Pro- 
secution thereof:—Of Amount of Solicitors’ and 
Messengers’ Bills of Cost to the Choice of Assignees 
under each of the first Twenty Fiats registered in 
the Court of Bankruptcy in London, since the 12th 
day of November 1842, of the Fiats directed to such 
Court against Bankrupts residing above Forty miles 
from London :—Of Amount of Solicitors’ and Mes- 
sengers’ Bills of Cost to the Choice of Assignees 
under each of the first Twenty Commissions and 
Fiats registered in the several District Courts of 
Bankruptcy, of the Commissions and Fiats trans- 
ferred and removed into such respective Courts, 
under the Provisions of the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 122, 
and in which such Bills of Cost were taxed by the 
Commissioners previously acting in the Prosecution 
thereof :—Of Amount of Solicitors’ and Messengers’ 
Bills of Cost to the Choice of Assignees, under each 
of the first Twenty Fiats registered in the several 
District Courts of Bankruptcy, of the Fiats directed 
to such Courts respectively, and prosecuted therein, 
under the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 122 :—Ofthe Number 
of Affidavits of Debt filed in the Court of Bank- 
ruptcy in London, and in the several District Courts 
of Bankruptcy, under the 11th Section of the Statute 
5 and 6 Vie. c. 122; and also the Number of Sum- 
monses issued under the same Section of the same 
Act, by the Court of Bankruptcy in London, and by 
the several district Courts of Bankruptcy :—And, of 
the Number of Affidavits of Debt filed since the 12th 
day of November 1842, in the Court of Bankruptcy 
in London, under the sth Section of the Statute 
1 and 2 Vic. c. 110. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Abstract of the Account of the Receipt and Expen- 
diture of all Monies by the Corporation of the City 
of Dublin, up to the last period to which said Ac- 
count shall have been audited. 


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, 26° die Junii ; 


Anno 7° Victories Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Law, from the Treasury, was called in; and 

at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders, 
—Copies of any Communications from the Pay- 
master of Civil Services in Jreland, to the Lords 
Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury, on the 
subject of the Fines and Penalties Act (1 and 2 Vice. 
c. 99), in the years 1839, 1840 and 1841; together 
with Copies of any Letters in reply to the same 
from the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s 
Treasury to the Paymaster of Civil Services, and of 
any Minutes of their Lordships relating to the Act 
of the 1st and 2d Vic. c. 99, during the same period : 
—And, of Report of the Progress which has been 
made in auditing the Accounts of Fines and Penal- 
ties under the Act 1 and 2 Vic. c. 99, in the Office 
of the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of 
Ireland, or otherwise, during the years 1839, 1840, 
1841, 1842 and 1843, and by whom such Audit is 
conducted, the Expense of the same, and from what 
Funds paid. 

A Copy of all Applications made to the Treasury 
or Board of Works, in the years 1840, 1841 and 
1842, for an Advance of Money by Loan, to com- 
plete the Harbour of Limerick agreeably to the 
original Plan and Specification, with the respective 
Replies of the Board of Works and Treasury to such 
Applications. 





93°. Y4°-—96° Juniz. 


A. 1843. 


'sioners of Customs to the Officers of the Revenue, 
relative to the Importation into the United Kingdom 
of Confectionery from the Channel Islands. 


sels from Sailing Vessels) that were built and regis- 
_ tered in the several Ports of the British Empire, in 
the years ending the 5th day of January 1841, 1842 
and 1843; also, a Return of Vessels sold and broke 
up, and their Register returned ; likewise, an Ac- 
count of the Number of Vessels, with the Amount 
of their Tonnage, and the Number of Men and Ap- 
prentices, separately, usually employed in navigating 
the same, on the 5th day of January 1841, 1842 
and 1843 respectively. 
Further Return to an Order, dated the 10th day 
of February last, for Returns of the Number and 
Tonnage of Sailing Vessels registered at each of the 
Ports of the Colonies of the United Kingdom re- 
spectively ; distinguishing those under and those 
above Fifty Tons Register, on the 31st day of De- 
cember 1842 :—Similar Returns of Steam Vessels 
and Tonnage :—Returns of the Number and Tonnage 
of Vessels that entered and cleared at each of the 
Ports of each Colony Coastwise, in the same Colony, 
or to Ports of other Colonies of the United King- 
dom ; distinguishing Steam from Sailing Vessels ; 
and also distinguishing between British, Colonial 
and Foreign Vessels, from the 31st day of December 
| 1841 to and including the 31st day of December 
| 1842 :—Like Returns from and to the United King- 
dom, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man :—And, 
Like Returns from and to Foreign Ports (to com- 
plete Returns ordered 20th July 1842). 




















provisions of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 72, stating 
the Port or Place imported from, and the Port or 
Place imported into, from the 6th day of Janua 

1842 to the Sth day of January 1843, both dates 
inclusive, stating the Denomination, 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 Sei- 
zures that have been made by the Excise and Cus- 





. |toms, 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 and Ireland 
into England, contrary to the provisions of the Act 
|6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 72, since the passing of the said 
Act to the 5th April 1843 :—Stating how all Sei- 
zures of the above-mentioned 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 an 
such Seizures have been made :—And, of the Quan- 
tity, stating the Denomination, Sort or Kind, of all 
such Sweets or Made Wines, and sweetened Com- 
pounded Spirits, imported from Scotland and Ireland 
into England, under the provisions of the Act 6 and 
7 Will. 4, c. 72, remaining in Bond on the 5th day 
of January 1843, and where bonded. 


ing West and East India Rum, entered for Con- 
sumption in England, Scotland and Ireland respec- 
tively, for each of the last Ten years, and the Rates 
of Duty paid thereon :—And then he withdrew. 

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


the Report on the Ross and Cromarty Jurisdiction 
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 





| A Return of any Orders issued by the Commis~ Confectionery, 


An Account of the Number of Vessels, with the Vessels and 
Amount of their Tonnage (distinguishing Steam Ves- Tonnage. 


Colonial 
Shipping. 


Returns of all Sweets or Made Wines imported Sweets or 
from Scotland and Ireland into England, under the Made Wines. 


A Return of the Quantities of Rum, distinguish- Rum. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Ross and Cro- 


marty Juris- 


diction Bill. 














7 Vicroriz. 


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 of the Ross and Cromarty JSurisdic- | “ 
“ tion Bill be referred to the Select Committee on | “ 


Standing Orders ; and that it be an Instruction to | “ 


“ in the Preamble of the said Bill, and to report | “ 


26° Junie. 


the Committee to examine the alterations made | “ 


whether, in their opinion, those alterations are so | “ 
material as to render it inexpedient for the Bill to | “ 

roceed during the present Session, or whether, | “ 
if allowed to proceed, any and what notices of| ‘ venant to pay and keep down the interest of the 





427 


unto or in trust for any person who shall advance 
such money for any term of years, but so that 
every such mortgage or demise be made with a 
condition to cease and be void, or with an express 
trust to be surrendered or re-assigned, when the 
money thereby to be secured with all interest 
thereon shall have been fully paid and satisfied, 
and so that in every such mortgage or demise 
which shall be made by or on behalf of any person 
entitled to the lands so to be enfranchised for the 
term of his natural life, there be contained a co- 


“ such alterations are required to be given in the| “ money to be secured during his life in such man- 
* district affected by the provisions of the Bill,” | “ nerthat no person afterwards becoming possessed 
instead thereof. “ of such lands shall be subject or liable to pay any 





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 | ‘ 


larger arrear of interest than for six months pre- 
vious to the time when the title of such person 
shall accrue or commence, and every such mort- 


the House, withdrawn. “* gage or demise shall be valid in the law for the 


Ordered, That the Amendments made by the | ‘ 
Committee to the Bill be now read a second time : | ‘ 
--The said Amendments were accordingly read aj ‘ 
second time, and agreed to. ‘ 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, | ‘ 


be ingrossed. 


purposes thereby intended, and every such mort- 
gagee and his assigns shall have the like remedies 
in case of non-payment of the monies thereby se- 
cured, as in the case of other mortgages of the 
like nature.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 


was agreed to. 


Ordered, That Mr. Thesiger do carry the Bill 


take into consideration the Report on the Tay Fer-| to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 


ries Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed | hath agreed to the Amendment made by their Lord- 











Tay Ferries The House, according to Order, proceeded to 
Hi. 
to; and an Amendment was made to the Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 
Infant Orphan The Infant Orphan Asylum Bill was read a second 
Asylum Bill. time ; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Lagan Navi- Ordered, That the Lagan Navigation Bill be read 
gation Bill, the third time upon Thursday next. 
Marquess of The Marquess of Abercorn’s Estate Bill was read 
eg a second time ; and committed. 
° Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Liverpool An ingrossed Bill for enabling the Commissioners 
Watering Bill. 


for paving and sewering the Town of Liverpool 
more effectually to water the Streets of the said 
Town, and to provide Water for extinguishing Fires 
therein, was read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered (Authorizing 
owners or occupiers of property situate beyond limits 
of town, to make private sewers, &amp;c., into the sewers, 
&amp;c., vested in the Commissioners, under certain re- 
strictions) :—And the said Clause was brought up, 
and twice read with a blank ; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House :—The House ac- 
cordingly resolved itself into the Committee ; and 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Clause, and made an 
Amendment thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene accordingly reported the Clause ; and 
the Amendment was read, and agreed to; and the 
said Clause was read the third time, and agreed to, 

to be made part of the Bill, by way of Rider. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Howard Douglas do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 

















Great Bromley The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Inclosure Bill. the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of 
Great Bromley, in the County of Essex; and the 
same was read, as followeth ; 
Pr. 65. 1.27. Leave out from “ thereon” to “ And” 
in |. 31., and insert “and for that purpose to mort- 
“‘ gage or demise the lands so to be enfranchised 
Vor, 98. 





ships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Inchbelly 


the Report on the Inchbelly (Glasgow) Road Bill ; (Glasgow) 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 


Road Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Northampton 


Northampton Improvement (re-committed) Bill ; Improvement 
That they had made other Amendments thereunto. Bill. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Com- Gorbals Police 
mittee on the Gorbal’s Police Bill; and to whom Bill. 
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 
they had examined the allegations contained in the 
Preamble of the Bill, but the same had not been 

roved to their satisfaction. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates, Coun- Ross and Cro- 
cillors and Clergy, and other Inhabitants of the Tay a 
royal burgh of Fortrose, praying that the Ross and ““" 
Cromarty Jurisdiction Bill may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions of Members of the Whitby Literary and Scientific _ 

Philosophical Society ;-— Members of the Ports- Societies Bill. 
mouth, Portsea and Gosport Atheneum ;— and, 
Members and Friends of the Bridgwater Literary 
and Scientific Institution ; praying that the Scientific 
Societies Bill may pass into a law,— were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Operative Wood-sawyers of King- Wood. 
ston-upon-Hull, stating that at the present time 
great numbers of Wood-sawyers, not only in King- 
ston-upon-Hull, but throughout the United King- 
'dom, are deprived of employment by the process ct 
steam-sawing ; and praying the House to impose a 
tax upon steam-sawing, or upon wood sawn by steam, 
not only for the relief of the unemployed wood- 
sawyers, but also for the general benefit of society, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 











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Petitions 





4.28 


Petitions from A ne ;—Stillington (two Petitions) ; 
——Huby (two Petitions) ;— Sheriff Hutton (two Pe- 
titions) ;— Hutton Rudby (two Petitions) ;—Stokes- 
ley (two Petitions) oven ;—Easby ;— Bedale ; 
— Melmerby and Earthorpe ; — Grewelthorpe ;— 
West Tanfield ;-- Snape ;—- Masham ;—Portsea ;— 
Lincoln’s-Inn Fields (two Petitions) ;—Padgate ;-~ 
Penketh (two Petitions) ;— Vulcan Foundry ;—East- 
ington (two Petitions) ;—Leslie ;—Avening ;--and, 
Great Queen-street (Middlesex); praying that the 
Factories Bill may not pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Cowsby ;--Knayton ;—Thirsk ;— 
Over Sitton and Lower Sitton;—and, Feliskirk ; 
praying that the said Bill may pass into a law,— 
were also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 





Factories Bill. 


Parochial 
Assessments 
Act. 


Petitions from the County of Suffolk ;-- and, 
Deanery of Hedingham ; praying for the repeal of 
so much of the Parochial Assessments Act as 
affects the assessment upon tithe and tithe rent- 
charge,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Merchant Sea- 
men’s Fund, 


A Petition of Ship-owners, Ship-masters, Mer- 

chants, Seamen and others interested in the port of 
Ayr, praying for amendment of the Act 4 and 5 
Will. 4, c. 52, regulating the Merchant Seamen’s 
Fund, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 
Hugh Boyd. A Petition of Samuel Gordon, of Aungier-street, 
Dublin, praying the House to order a return to be 
made of the length of time that the collieries on 
the estate of Mr. Hugh Boyd have been unlet, the 
various proceedings taken since the year 1836 in 
the Court of Chancery in Jreland, respecting them, 
and also a return stating in whose hands they have 
been kept since that year, with a copy of the order 
or other authority, if there be any, by which they 
have been so kept or retained, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Manicipal 
Corporations 
(Ireland) Bill. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the borough of Drogheda, praying the House to 
introduce into the Municipal Corporations (Jreland) 
Bill, clauses giving to the assistant-barrister for 
Louth, criminal jurisdiction in Drogheda, and that 
he do, in conjunction with the local magistrates, 
form a court of quarter sessions of the peace for 
the trial of criminals, and the transaction of all 
business incident to such a court, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Workhouses ; 
and, Poor Relief 
(Ireland) Bill. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Guardians of the 
Boyle Poor Law Union, praying that they may be 
relieved from the repayment of the advance by Go- 
vernment for the building of union workhouses in 
Treland; and that a clause may be introduced into 
the Poor Relief (Jre/and) Bill to exempt the tene- 
ments of the lowest class from the burden of the rate, 
leaving it to the legislature to determine the value of 
such tenements, and that the rate in the first instance 
may be collected from the head landlord, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


RomanCatholic A Petition of Land-owners, Occupiers, Trades- 


Relief Act. men and Inhabitants of the parish of Gressinghall, 
in the county of Norfolk, praying for the repeal of 
the Roman Catholic Relief Act, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Post-office. 


A Petition of Magistrates and Town Council of 
the Royal Burgh of Auchtermachty, Fifeshire, pray- 
ing for inquiry into the state of the Post-office, 
with the view of carrying into full effect the recom- 
mendations of Mr. Rowland Hiil for Post-office 
Improvement, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


26° Juniz. 








A. 1843. 


A Petition of Cadogan Williams, alleging the ex- Annuities, 
istence of an error in the Government Saving Bank 
Annuity Scheme ; and praying the House to institute 
an inquiry into his scheme for purchasing deferred 
Annuities, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 





Soci 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land in the Wheat, &amp;e., 
townships of Sutton-in-the-Forest, and of Huby, in (Canada) Bill, 
the West Riding of Yorkshire, praying that the 
Wheat, &amp;c., (Canada) Bill may not pass into a law, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Her Majesty’s Coroners for the Coroners Bill, 
county of York, praying that the Coroners Bill may 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Hackney Carriage Proprietors of Hackney 
London, praying for amendment of the Hackney pom. : 
Carriages (Metropolis) Act, was presented, and read; \¢¢"°P"™ 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inha- Thomas Cooper 
bitants of Edinburgh ;—Chairman of a Meeting of 24 others. 
Inhabitants of Huddersfield ;—Chairman of a Meet- 
ing of Inhabitants of Basford;— Henry Dowell 
Griffiths ;—and, Chairman of a Meeting of Inha- 
bitants of South Shields; praying the House to 
effect a remission of the sentences passed upon Tho- 
mas Cooper, Joseph Cappur and John Richards,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


“ 


An ingrossed Bill for improving and maintaining Neath Harbour 
the Port or Harbour of Neath, in the County of (No 2) Bill. 
Glamorgan, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Gibson Craig do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Gladstone presented, pursuant to several Ad- Quarantine. 
dresses to Her Majesty, dated the 26th day of 
August 1841, and the 15th day of March 1842,— 

Copy of Correspondence relative to the contagion 
of Plague, and the Quarantine Regulations of Fo- 
reign Countries, 1836-1843. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 

Table. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and Message from 
Sir Giffin Wiison : the Lords. 

Mr. Speaker, | 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue until the Assessed Taxes 
fifth day of April One thousand eight hundred and &amp;c. Bill. 
Forty-five, Compositions for Assessed Taxes, and to 
amend the Laws relating to the Land and Assessed 
Taxes, and also the Laws relating to the Duties on 
Profits arising from Property, Professions, Trades 
and Offices : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the Ballochney Ballochney 
Railway Company to make and maintain certain Railway Bill, 
new Works, and in some respects to alter and amend 
the Provisions of the Acts relating to the said Rail- 
way: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Southampton 
Act to establish a Cemetery for the Interment of Cemetery - 
the Dead near the Town and within the Borough of 
Southampton, 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 Topsham 
Act for better cleansing, sewering and draining the Improvement 
Town of Topsham, in the county of Devon, and for 
other Purposes connected therewith, with Amend- 
ments; to which Amendments the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House :—And then the Mes- 
sengers withdrew. 


Resolved, 





7 Vicroriz. 


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 all the Barristers- 
at-Law who have been appointed under the Act 
10 Geo. 4, c. 56, and since the passing of that Act, 
by Her Majesty’s Attorney General for Jreland, and 
by the Lord Advocate for Scotland, to certify the 
Rules of Friendly Societies, with the dates of their 
respective Appointments, and the Amount of Fees 
annually received by the said Barristers. 

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. 


Friendly 
Societies. 


Message from 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Justice Wight- 
the Lords, 


man and Mr. Justice Cresswell : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act io enable Her Majesty to settle an Annuity on 
Her Royal Highness the Princess Augusta Caroline, 
eldest Daughter of His Royal Highness the Duke 
of Cambridge, without any Amendment :—And then 
the Messengers withdrew. 


Princess 
Augusta’s 
Annuity Bill. 


Churches, &amp;c. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return from each Diocese in England and 
Wales, of the Total Amount paid upon the Conse- 
cration of every Church or Chapel, original or ad- 
ditional, and Burying Ground, for the last Three 
years; specifying the Name of the Parish, and 
classifying the Fees, Costs, Charges and Expenses, 
in each case, by whom and for what purpose the 
same were received. 

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. 


Magistrates 


Ordered, Yhat there be laid before this House, 
(Ireland.) 


Copies of the Correspondence between the Lord 
Lieutenant of Jreland and Lord Lieutenants of 
Counties, on the subject of Dismissal of Magistrates. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of a Letter from J. G. S. Lefevre, Esquire, to 
Mr. Boothman, relating to the extension of the Ex- 
portation of Machinery, dated the 8th day of Sep- 
tember 1842. 

Mr. Gladstone accordingly presented the said 
Paper. 

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


Machinery. 
No. 383. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 


Arms (Ireland) 
Bill. into a Committee upon the Arms (Jreland) Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 


Crause, N° 1,(Licenses to keep Arms how to be 
applied for)——read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 1. 1. 16. To leave out 
from the words “any Arms” to the words “ shall 
“* deliver,” in 1. 17.,in order to insert the words 
* not theretofore registered, or which such persons 
“* shall not be lawfully authorized to keep by li- 
“* cense theretofore obtained,” instead thereof. 

Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
out stand part of the Clause ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for thef Sir Thomas Fremantle, 195 

Yeas, Mr. Young : ioe 

Tellers for thef Mr. William O’ Brien, } ‘ 

Noes, Viscount Clements : 7 


Another Amendment proposed, P. 2 ]. 2: To- 
leave out from the words “ then resident” to the 
words “ and the,” in 1. 4. 


Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
out stand part of the Clause ; 
Voi. 98, 


265°—27° Juniz. 





429 


The Committee divided : 


Tellers for the f Sir Thomas Fremanile, } 107 
Yeas, Mr. Young: , 
Tellers for the f Mr. William O’ Brien, \ 36 
Noes, Viscount Clements : ' 


Several Amendments made. 
Moticn made, and Question me That the Clause, 
as amended, stand part of the Bill ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers forthef Sir Thomas Fremantle, 
Yeas, Mr. Young: 

Tellers forthef Mr. Sharman Crawford, 
Noes, Mr. Wyse : 

Cravuse, N° 2, amended, and agreed to. 

Crausss, N° 3 and N° 4, postponed. 

Cravuse, N° 5, amended, and agreed to. 


Craust, N° 6, (Each Clerk of the Peace to make 
out a list of persons who have obtained licenses, 
and deliver a written or printed copy to each Justice 
of the Peace, &amp;c. &amp;c.)——read. 

Several Amendments made. 

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 ; 

The Committee divided : 


Tellers for the f Mr. Redhead Yorke, Vo 
Yeas, Mr. Wallace : oO 
Tellers for the f Sir Thomas Fremantle, lso9 
Noes, Mr. Young : _ 


Question put, That the Clause, as amended, stand 
part of the Bill; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the f Sir Thomas Fremantle, } 167 


Yeas, Mr. Young: 
Tellers for the [ Viscount Clements, Lins 
Noes, L Colonel Conolly : - 


To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 


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


Martis, 27° die Junii, 1843: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
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 Sieve will, upon Thursday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The ingrossed Bill for granting to Her Majesty Sugar Duties 
certain Duties on Sugar imported into the United Bi 


Kingdom, for the Service of the year One thousand 
eight hundred and Forty-three, 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-four, certain Duties on Sugar imported 
into the United Kingdom for the Service of the year 
One thousand eight hundred and Forty-three. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Pawnbrokers’ 
further consideration the Report on the Pawn- ee 
brokers’ Trade (Jreland) Bill:—The Bill was re- 


committed to a Committee of the whole House for 
Monday the 10th day of July next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Municipal 


mittee on the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Ecclesiastical 
further consideration the Report on the Ecclesi- Courts Bill, 


astical Courts Bill:—The Bill was re-committed to 
a Committee of the whole House for Monday next. 


313 The 














430 


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. 52, for the general Re- 
gulation of the Customs, as restrains the Exportation 
of Machinery ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


Machinery 
Exportation. 


Excise. The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
the Report from the Committee to whom it was re- 
ferred to consider certain Acts relating to Duties 
of Excise ; 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 

Exchequer Bills Mr, Greene reported from the Committee to whom 

Crreland) Bill. it was referred to consider the several Acts relating 
to the Issue of Exchequer Bills for Public Works 
in Jreland, a Resolution; which was read, as fol- 
loweth : 

Resolved, That it is expedient to amend the Acts 
for the Extension and Promotion of Public Works 
in Ireland; and to authorize the application of Mo- 
ney out of the Consolidated Fund, to a limited 
amount, for carrying on Public Works therein. 

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. Chancellor of the Ex- 
chequer and Sir George Clerk do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Metropolitan The Order of the day being read, for the second 


Buildings Bill. reading of the Metropolitan Buildings Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 
o- Debts The Order of the day being read, for the second 
ul. 


reading of the Small Debts Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


Superior Courts 
(Common Law) 
Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Superior Courts (Common Law) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


Ways and The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
a. mittee of Ways and Means ; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 
Supply. The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 
Fines and The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
Penalties 


(Ireland) Bill, Ito a Committee upon the Fines and Penalties 
(Ireland) 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 upon Thurs- 
day next. 


Appeals, &amp;c., 
( Privy Council) 
Bill. 


No. 376. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Appeals, &amp;c., (Privy 
Council) Bill; and after some spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday next; and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 


Court of 
Exchequer 


The Court of Exchequer (Jreland) Bill was, ac- 


(Ireland) Bill cording to Order, read a second time; and com- 
* mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for Fri- 
day the 7th day of July next. 


2HVP°—27° Juniz. 





A. 1843, 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to Or- Electors ang 
ders,—A Return of the Number of Parliamentary Burgesses 
Electors for the Cities of Cork, Dublin, Kilkenny, (Ireland. 
Limerick and Waterford, and the Town of Drogheda, 
appearing registered on the 1st cay of February 
1843, and who have been registered since the 1st 
day of February 1835; and the Number of Persons 
included in such Return registered in right of Pro- 
perty, or the Occupation of Premises not within the 
Municipal Boundaries of such Boroughs respec- 
tively, as settled by the Act 3 and 4 Vic.c. 108; 
and the Number of such last-mentioned Persons 
who have registered since the 25th day of October 
1841, in the Cities of Cork, Dublin and Limerick, 
and since the 25th day of October 1842, in the Cities 
of Kilkenny and Waterford, and the Town of Drog- 
heda:—A Return, by the Clerk of the Guardians 
of the Poor of the Union within which the Borough 
of Cork is situated, of the Number of Persons al- 
leging themselves to be Occupiers of Concerns of 
a nature and value to qualify the Occupiers to be 
Burgesses for such Borough, but who did not ap- 
pear to be rated for such Premises, who since the 
31st day of August last claimed to be rated in re- 
spect thereof; and the Number of Persons whose 
Names were ordered by the Guardians to be, and 
were, entered as rated in respect to such Concerns 
for the then last made Rate, stating whether the 
Names of the Persons who had previously appeared 
on the Rate as the rated Occupiers of such Concerns 
still also appear on such Rate, or were erased there- 
from :—And, 2 Return of the Number of Names con- 
tained in the Burgess Lists of the Boroughs of Cork, 
Dublin and Limerick, in the years 1841 and 1842 
respectively ; and of the Number of Persons who 
claimed to have their Names placed on the Burgess 
Rolls of such Boroughs in such years respectively, 
and of the Number of Objections made to the Per- 
sons whose Names appeared on such respective Bur- 
gess Lists. 

A Copy of a Letter addressed officially to the Provincial 
Right honourable Lord Viscount Morpeth, late Chief a 
Secretary for Ireland, by Thomas Wyse, Esquire, M. P.,  saeamaaiies 
on the 8th day of May 1841, relative to the Esta- 
blishment and Support of Provincial Colleges in 
Ireland. 

A Copy of Memorial and accompanying Papers Edenderry 
from the Board of Guardians of the Edenderry Union 
Union in Jreland to the Secretary of State for the 
Home Department, complaining of certain Acts of 
the Poor Law Commissioners. ; 

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


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





Martis, 27° die Juni; 
Anno 7° Victoria Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


O# DERED, That the Select Committee on Shipwrecks. 
Shipwrecks have leave to sit this day, till five 
of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- Smoke. 
bourhood of Bacup, in the county of Lancaster, 
stating that the quantity of Smoke issuing from fires 
and furnaces is a great public nuisance; that not 
only from the testimony of scientific and practical 
men, but by various examples it is proved that the 
said nuisance may be in a great ~— if not en- 
tirely prevented ; and praying the House to adopt 
measures for its abatement, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Great Driffield ;—North Froding- Factories Bill, 
ham ;—Yarm (two Petitions) ;—Bank Top — 
esbro 

















7 Vicroriz. 


tions) ;— Poulton ;—Catterall ;— Woodplumpton ;— 
Eccleston ; — Pilling ;—Garstang and Scorton ;— 
Bodmin (two Petitions) ;— North Burton ;—Sibsey ; 
—Hutton Cranswick ;— Leake (two Petitions) ;— 
Gainsborough ;— Saint Mary-le-bone ;—Chester ;— 
Wrangle ;-— Kilham ; — Benington ;— Hatton ; — 
East Fen ;—Friskney ;—Stickney ;— Samuel Cop- 
land ;— Hartlepool ; — Duloe ;— Callington ;—Lis- 
heard (two Petitions) ;—Lostwithiel ;—Saint Keyne 
(two Petitions) ;—and, Darley; praying that the 
Factories Bill may not pass into a law,--were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Bishop- 
wearmouth, in the county of Durham, praying the 
House to make provision in the said Bill for further 
limiting the hours of labour of young persons em- 
ployed in Factories, was also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Wood. Petitions from Bolton ;--and, Ashton-under-Lyne ; 
praying the House to impose a tax on steam sawing, 
or wood sawn by steam,— were presented, and read ; 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Corn Laws. A Petition of the President of the York-street 
Sunday and Evening School, praying for the re- 
peal of the Corn and Provision Laws, was presented, 


and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Royal Assent =A Message, by Sir Augustus Clifford, Gentleman 


to Bills. Usher of the Black Rod : 
Mr. Speaker, 


Q7° Junie. 


dlesbro’ (three Petitions); — Garstang (two Peti- | 


431 


An Act to amend the Acts relating to the Glas- Glasgow, 
gow, Paisley and Greenock Railway Company, and Fsley and 
to grant further Powers to the said Company : Railway Bill. 

An Act to enable the South Eastern Railway South Eastern 
Company to extend the Line of their Railway into ——- 
the Town of Dovor, and to confer other Powers and gtations) Bill. 
Privileges on the said Company : 

An Act to enable the South Eastern Railway Maidstone 
Company to make a Branch Railway to the Town Railway Bill. 
of Maidstone : 

An Act to enable the Birmingham and Gloucester Birmingham 
Railway Company to raise a further Sum of Money, a 
and for amending the Acts relating to the said "°°" 
Company : 

An Act for amending the Acts relating to the Bristol and 
Bristol and Gloucester Railway, and for making a + ene 
Branch Railway out of the same : viii 

An Act to enable the Ballochney Railway Com- Ballochiey 
pany to make and maintain certain new Works, and Railway Bill. 
in some respects to alter and amend the Provisions 
of the Acts relating to the said Railway : 

An Act for improving and regulating the Navi- Forth Naviga- 
gation of the River Forth from Alloa to Stirling, “°° 8". 
and Works connected therewith, and for other Pur- 
poses relating thereto : 

An Act for amending the Acts for making and Edinburgh and 
maintaining the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Ca- a oe 
nal, and for conferring further Powers on the Com- ; 
pany of Proprietors thereof : 

An Act for amending the several Acts relating to Scarborough 
the Harbour of Scarborough, in the North Riding «our Bill 
of the County of York, and for improving the said 
Harbour : 


An Act for further improving and maintaining Saltcoats 











The Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty’s | the Harbour of Saltcoats, in the County of Ayr: — Harbour Bill. 


Commission for declaring Her Royal Assent to se 


-| An Act to amend two several Acts for improving Belfast Har- 


veral Acts agreed upon by both Houses, do desire | the Port and Harbour of Belfast : bour Bill. 


the immediate attendance of this Honourable House 


An Act for improving, maintaining and regulating Wexford 


in the House of Peers, to hear the Commission | the Harbour of Wexford, in the County of Wexford : Harbour _. 


read. 


An Act for erecting and maintaining a Pier in Pile Pier Bill. 


Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went | Pile Harbour, in the Parish of Dalton-in-Furness, 


up to the House of Peers :—And being returned ; 


Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the de- 
sire of the Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Ma- 


in the County Palatine of Lancaster : ; 
An Act for better paving, lighting and otherwise Kentish Town 
improving the Hamlet of Kentish Town, and its Paving Bill 





jesty’s Commission, had been at the House of| Vicinity, in the Parish of Saint Pancras, in the 
Peers, where a Commission under the Great Seal County of Middlesex : 


was read, giving, declaring and notifying the Royal 
Assent to the several Public and Private Bills there- 
in mentioned ; and that the Lords, thereby autho- 


rized, had declared the Royal Assent to the sai 
Bills: Which Bills are as follow : 


An Act for amending and enlarging the Power Leamington 
lighting, cleansing, watching, regulating and im- ty 
d| proving the Town of Leamington Priors, in the 
County of Warwick, and for establishing a Market 











Princess An Act to enable Her Majesty to settle an An- | therein : anda 
Augusta's nuity on Her Royal Highness the Princess Augusta | An Act for the better supplying and lighting with Glasgow Gas 


Annuity Bill. 
the Duke of Cambridge : 


Assessed Taxes, An Act to continue until the fifth day of April 


Caroline, eldest Daughter of His Royal Highness | Gas the City and Suburbs of Glasgow, and Places Bill 


adjacent, and for other Purposes relating thereto : 


&amp;e,, Bill. One thousand eight hundred and Forty-five, Com- | lastage in the River Thames : a 


positions for Assessed Taxes, and to amend the 
Laws relating to the Land and Assessed Taxes, and 
also the Laws relating to the Duties on Profits aris- 
ing from Property, Professions, Trades and Offices : 


Copyhold and An Act to amend and explain an Act for the} An Act for regulating Hackney Coaches and other Plymouth, &amp;c., 
Tene Bal ommutation of certain Manorial Rights in respect | Carriages, Boats and Wherries, within the several Roads, Car- 


of Lands of Copyhold and Customary Tenure, and 
in respect of other Lands subject to such Rights, and rough of Plymouth, the Parish of East Stonehouse, 


Bill. 
of the Office of a Justice of the Peace within the Stipendiary 


Parish of Merthyr Tidvil, and certain adjoining 
Parishes : 


Parishes of Saint Andrew and Charles, in the Bo- 


for facilitating the Enfranchisement of such Lands, | and the Parish of Stoke Damerel, in the Borough 


and for the Improvement of such Tenure : 


Millbank Prison An Act for regulating the Prison at Millbank: 
Bill. 


Clarence An Act for enabling the Clarence Railway Com- 
Railway Bill. pany to make an Issue of new Shares, and for other- 
wise altering and amending, enlarging and extend- 


ing some of the Provisions of the Acts relating 
the said Railway : 


of Devonport, and for amending two several Acts 
for repairing certain Roads leading from the Borough 
of Plymouth aforesaid to Stonehouse Bridge and 
Plymouth Dock, all in the County of Devon: 
An Act for repairing the Road from Dundalk, in Bannbridge 


to | of Down, so far as relates to the Northern Division ~* 
of the said Road : 


Liskeard and An Act for making a Railway from Zamellion| An Act for vesting the Entailed Estates of Wester Balfour’s 
ot Rail Bridge, in the Parish of Liskeard, to Ti okenbury | Fairnie, and others, in the County of Fife, belong- Estate Bill | 





Corner, in the Parish of Linkinhorne, witha Branch ing to Francis Balfour, Esquire, in Trustees, to sell 
Railway from Crow’s Nest to Cheesewring, all in| the same or such Part thereof as may be necessary, 


the County of Cornwall : 
VoL. 98. 


and to apply the Price arising therefrom in the Pay 
314 ment 


and Provisions of an Act for paving or flagging, Priors lmprove- 


An Act for the Regulation of Lastage and Bal- ThamesLastage 


An Act to provide for the more effectual Execution Merthyr Tidvil 


Magistrate Bill. 


riages and Boats 
Regulation Bill. 


the County of Louth, to Bannbridge, in the County Road (No. 2.) 















































































ar 





ae 








Hawkins’ 
Estate Bill. 


Haddenham 
Inclosure Bill. 


Sowerby 
and Soyland 
Inclosure Bill. 


Chalgrove 
Inclosure Bill. 


Great Bromley 
Inclosure Bill. 


Kendall’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Watson’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Union with 
Treland. 


Deptford Poor 
and Improve- 
ment Bill. 


Inchbelly 
(Glasgow) 
Road Bill. 


Deptford Poor 
and [mprove- 
ment Bill. 


Tay Ferries 
Bill. 





432 


- ee 
27° Junie. 
ment of the Debts affecting, or that may be made | 
to affect the said Estates : in the town of Leeds, in the county of York, pray- 
An Act for authorizing Surrenders of certain|ing the House to make provision in the Count 
Leases for Lives of Manors and Hereditaments in | Courts Bill for conferring on Attornies the right to 
the County of Cornwall (late the Estate and Pro-| appear in County Courts on behalf of their clients, 
perty of Sir Christopher Hawkins, Baronet, de-| and that the said Bill, so amended, may pass into a 
ceased), by the Tenants for Life in possession under | law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 


A. 1843, 





A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors practising County Courts 


ill. 


his Will, and other Persons, and the Acceptance of | upon the Table. 


renewed Leases, with certain Exceptions and Re- 
servations : 

An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Had- 
denham, in the Isle of Ely, in the County of Cam- 
bridge : 

An Act for inclosing Lands in Sowerby and Soy- 
land, in the Parish of Halifax, in the West Riding 
of the County of York: 


An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Chal- 
grove, in the County of Oxford: 


An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Great 
Bromley, in the County of Essex : 


An Act to dissolve the Marriage of Wicholas 
Kendall, Esquire, with Mary Anne, his now Wife, 
and to enable him to marry again, and for other 
Purposes therein mentioned : 


An Act to dissolve the Marriage of William Wat- 
son, Esquire, with the Honourable Catharine Geor- 
giana, his now Wife, and to enable him to marry 
again, and for other Purposes therein mentioned. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitants of Mewcastle-upon-Tyne and Gateshead, 
praying for the repeal of the Legislative Union be- 
tween Great Britain and Ireland, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Churchwardens and other Inhabitants 
of the parish of Saint Nicholas, Deptford, in the 
county of Kent ;—and, Inhabitants of the parish of 
Saint Nicholas, Deptford, in the county of Kent ; 
praying that the Deptford Poor and Improvement 
Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill to improve, repair and maintain 
the Road from Jnchbelly Bridge to Glasgow, and to 
make and maintain certain Branch Roads therefrom, 
was read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered (Trustees may 
reduce the tolls for lime, chalk, &amp;c., for manure) : 
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, se- 
verally, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Forbes do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Deptford Poor and Improvement 
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. 


4\n ingrossed Bill to extend the Term, and to alter 
and enlarge the Powers and Provisions of the Acts 
for erecting, improving, regulating and maintaining 
the Ferries and Passages across the River Tay, in 
the Counties of Fife and Forfar, and for establish- 
ing a Floating Bridge or Bridges over the said River, 
with proper Landing Places and Approaches thereto, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Pringle do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 





| A Petition of Attornies-at-Law, practising at 
| 


Huddersfield, and its vicinity, 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 Spirit Retailers, Tea Dealers and Spirit Trade 
Tobacco Manufacturers in the collection of Excise, (treland.) 
called Cork Collection, praying the House to cause 
|a change to be made in the Spirit Trade of Lreland, 

to enable them to carry on their trades together in 
‘one set of premises, under proper restrictions, a pri- 
| vilege the Petitioners understand is allowed in other 
parts of the United Kingdom, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Chester; — Arbroath; — Lyme Post-ofice. 

Regis ;—Greenock (two Petitions) ;—Chairman of 
the Incorporation of Guild Brethren of the city of 
Edinburgh;— Gateshead ; —Plymouth;— Calton ;— 
Manchester (two Petitions) ;—and, Liskeard; pray- 
ing for inquiry into the state of the Post-office, with 
the view of carrying into full effect the reeommen- 
dations of Mr. Rowland Hill for Post-office Im- 
provement,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Operative Bakers of Belfast, Lis- Bakers 
burn, Lurgan, Carrickfergus, Antrim and Ballymena, (ielavd.) 
| aan of other Inhabitants of said towns, and their 
| vicinities, praying the House to interfere for the 
protection of Operative Bakers in Ireland, by re- 
| stricting their employers to certain fixed hours of 
| labour, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 
| A Petition of Masters and Seamen of the Port of Merchant Sea. 
| Belfast, Merchants, and others, praying for amend- ™e’s Fund. 
‘ment of the Act 4 and 5 Will. 4, c. 52, regulating 
| the Merchant Seamen’s Fund, was presented, and 
| read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Maid- sale of Beer 
stone Union, in the county of Kent, praying for the Acts. 
repeal of the Sale of Beer Acts, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Land-owners and House-owners, Recovery of 
Inhabitants residing in the town and neighbourhood cas 
of Belfast, and in the counties of Antrim, Down !*) 
and Armagh, praying the House to extend to Jre- 
land the provisions of the Act 1 and 2 Vic., inti- 
tuled, An Act to facilitate the Recovery of Posses- 
sion of Tenements, after due Determination of the 
Tenancy, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
| lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Hand- 
loom Weavers, and others connected with their in- 
terest, of the royal burgh of Arbroath, in the county 
of Forfar, praying the House to grant to Hand-loom 
Weavers protection from the rapid increase of Ma- 
'chinery which supersedes manual labour, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Machinery. 


A Petition of Thomas Russell, complaining of the Pensions. 
grant of Pensions to the distant relatives of the 
Crown; and praying the House to take the matter 
into consideration, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Leeds, praying for King of 
the abolition of the annuity granted to the King of Hanover. 
Hanover, 








7 Vicroriz. 


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


Secret Societies A Petition of Members of the Teetotal Abstinence 

(Ireland.) Society of Kenmare, in the county of Kerry, stating 
that the Petitioners have learned with pain and 
surprise, that a magistrate of that county had re- 
presented that society to the Jrish Government 
as being connected by and making use of secret 
signs and pass-words, and as a body dangerous to 
the peace of society and to the State; and praying, 
that inquiry may be set on foot with a view to ex- 
culpate themselves from all imputations of disloyalty 
or disaffection, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 





Q7° Juniz. 433 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Monkland and 
the Report on the Monkland and Kirkintilloch ng 
Railway Bill; and the Amendments were read,and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That thegBill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Rate- Poor Law 
payers and Inhabitant Householders of the parish Amendment 
of Saint Matthew, Bethnal-green, in the county of ““ 
Middlesex, praying that the statute now in force 
commonly called the New Poor Law may be 
amended, and its clauses may undergo the severe 
consideration of the Legislative Assembly, and that 
amongst other amendments to be made therein, that 





PublicPetitions Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- 


— lect Committee on Public Petitions; That they had 
examined the Petitions presented upon the 21st, 
22d and 23d days of this instant June; and had 
directed him to make a Report thereof to the House. 

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

Scientific Petitions of the President and Members of the Com- 

Societies Bill. 


mittee of Management of the Islington Literary and 
Scientific Society ;—and, Members of the Manchester 
Mechanics’ Institution ; praying that the Scientific 


the clauses for voting by proxy and for disqualify- 
ing voters by the non-payment of parochial assess- 
ments (poor’s rates excepted), may be repealed or 
considerably modified, and that the future election 
of guardians may be secured to such of the inha- 
bitant householders, being rate-payers, who may 
attend and personally vote by ballot, and also that 
the parochial guardians and their clerks, also vestry 
clerks, collectors of taxes, masters of workhouses, 
relieving officers or beadles and other officers or 
servants of the parish, for the time being, may be 
prevented from interfering in the election of guar- 


Societies Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, dians or from collecting or holding proxies (if the 


and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


system of proxy voting should be continued), and 
that the free and unbiassed election of guardians 


Thomas Cooper A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In-| be secured by such pains and penalties as shall 


and others. 


habitants of Lambeth, praying that the House will | be deemed expedient, and further, that no guardian 


cause Cooper, Richards and Cappur to be removed | shall hold the office more than three years, being 
from Stafford Gaol to the Queen’s Prison, was pre- {eligible again after being out of office one year, 


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


Nottingham 
Town Election, 


A Petition of Alfred Butler, of the town and 
county of the town of WVottingham, was presented, 


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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Drogheda 


and read ; setting forth, That the Petitioner, having |a Return of the Number of Paupers vaccinated Uniov. 
been greatly traduced by certain individuals con-|in the Drogheda Union since the opening of the 
nected with the late Election for the Borough of | Workhouse ; and of the Sums paid by the Board 
Nottingham, feels it his duty to appeal to the House, | of Guardians to the Vaccinators in their respective 

in order that his character may not be tarnished by | Districts. 


the evidence given by those sent up to ~— the 
isborne, 


Petition against the Return of Thomas 
Esquire, before a Select Committee of the House ; 
and, as the Petitioner was not examined, he respect- 
fully disclaims any knowledge whatever of any of 
the proceedings alleged to him by some of the wit- 
nesses, who gave false statemencs before the said 
Committee ; viz. William Hutchinson, of Notting- 
ham, Rowland Horsepool, of the said town, Edward 
Bramley, of Nottingham, and Mary his wife, of 
the said town, whose evidence was a base imposition 
upon the Committee of the House, founded, as it 
was, on falsehood of the most notorious nature; 
and, under these considerations, and being desirous 
of clearing his character and reputation before the 
House, of the imputations and falsehoods stated by 
the said William Hutchinson, Rowland Horsepool, 
Edward Bramley and Mary his wife, praying, that 
the House will be pleased to investigate the evidence 
of the said parties making such unjust and dis- 
graceful imputations, to the detriment of his cha- 
racter and that of others; and that if such conduct 
is to pass unnoticed and unpunished by the House, 
the liberty of the subject can no longer be regarded 
as safe; he declares to the House, that he had no 
transactions with any of the voters named in the 
evidence given by the said William Hutchinson, 
Rowland Horsepool, Edward Bramley and Mary 
his wife; and that he never practised, during the 
late Election, bribery, corruption, promises or re- 
wards of any sort or kind of an illegal nature; and 
that the evidence given was false and fraudulent ; 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Cocoa, 
Return of the Quantity, in Pounds weight, of Cocoa 


imported into the United Kingdom, in each year, 
from 1832 down to 1842, both inclusive ; specifying 
the Quantities annually entered for Home é 
sumption, the Rates of Duty, and the Total Annual 
Produce of the Duty:—And, a similar Return for 
Cocoa Husks and Shells. 


on- 


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


Returns of the Quantity, in Pounds weight, of Coffee 
imported into the United Kingdom, in each year, 
from 1820 down to 1842, both inclusive ; specifying 
the Quantities annually entered for Home Consump- 
tion, the Rates of Duty, and the Total Annual Pro- 
duce of the Duty :—And, exhibiting, in as far as 
can be made out, the different sources whence the 
Coffee imported into the United Kingdom in 1820, 
1830, 1835 and 1842, was derived, with the Quan- 
tities from each source entered for Consumption 
in each of the above years. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Shipping. 


Account of the Number of Ships that cleared out 
from Halifax,in Nova Scotia, during 1840and 1841 ; 
specifying their Tonnage and Crews, the description 
and Value of their Cargoes, and the Countries to 
which they were destined :—And, a similar Return 
for Quebec and Miramichi. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Cheese and 


Return of the Quantity, in ewts., of the Cheese im- Butter 
ported into the United Kingdom during each year, 


and praying at the hands of the House, an investi- | from 1830 down to 1842, both inclusive, specitying 
gation of the said evidence, to the end that they | the Quantities of such Cheese annually entered for 


may be prosecuted for wilful and corrupt perjury. 


Consumption, the Rates of Duty on the same, and 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the | the Annual Produce of the Duties :—And, a similar 


Table; and be printed. 
Vor. 98. 


Return for Butter. 














3K Ordered, 































































See cere ae ee a ae 

















Cuba. 


Townshend 
Peerage Bill. 


Westminster 
Abbey and 
Saint Paul’s 
Cathedral. 


Monies in the 
Exchequer. 


No. 377. 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Faversham 


Navigation Bill. 


Drumpeller 
Railway 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Southampton 
Docks Bill. 


Leighton Bus- 
sard [nclosure 


Bill. 


Dowager 
Countess of 
Waldegrave’s 
Estate Bill. 








434, 27° Juniz. A. 1843. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an | Ladies Horatio Elizabeth and Ida Anua Walde- 
Account of the declared Value of the various | grave, Infants, of and in the Manors of Whittlesey, 
Articles of British Produce and Manufactures ex- | otherwise Whittlesea Saint Mary and Saint Andrew, 
ported to Cuba, and of the Quantities of the Prin-| and the Rectories of Whittlesey, otherwise Whittle- 
cipal Articles of the Growthy and Manufacture of | sea Saint Mary and Saint Andrew, and certain Rent- 
Cuba, imported into the United Kingdom, and en-| charges created in Commutation of Tithes, Mes- 
tered for Home Consumption, during each of the | Suages, Landsand other Hereditaments, in the Isle 
Ten years ending the 5th day of January 1843. of Ely, in the County of Cambridge ; to which the 

| Lords desire the concurrence of this House :—And 

Ordered, That in the case of the Townshend Peer- | then the Messengers withdrew. 
age Bill, an attested Copy of the said Bill, and a) : ; 7 
eet oe Pre we wn conn: tting the said Bill, aad | A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Post-office, 
Notice of the day fixed for the first sitting of the | posed, That a Select Committee be appointed, to in- 
Committee, be served upon all the Parties named ; dure Into the progress which has been made in carry- 
in and affected by the enactments of the said Bill. into effect the recommendations of Mr. Rowland 

Ordered, That the Copy of the Minutes of the Evi- | Hill for Post-oftice Improvement; and whether 
dence taken at the bar of the House of Lords on the | the further carrying into effect of such recommend- 
second reading of the said Bill, and communicated | “tons, or any of them, will be beneficial to the 
to this House on the 30th day of May last, be re- Country ; 
ferred to the Committee on the said Bill. | An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- Question, by leaving out from the words “ into 
mittee, That they do hear counsel and examine wit- the ” to the end of the Question, in order to add 
nesses for the said Bill; and also, that they do hear the words, “ measures which have been adopted 
counsel and examine witnesses against the Bill, ‘ for the general introduction of a Penny Rate of 
if the Parties concerned think fit to be heard by Postage, and for facilitating the conveyance of 
counsel or produce witnesses. Letters, and the result of such measures, as far 
as relates to the Revenue and Expenditure of 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a = paso — Se 
Return of the Fees charged for admitting Individuals | ,, Geeniation te tin Ciemee titties Semel 
to see the Monuments at Westminster Abbey, dis- And the » ap, Mag — acl 
tinguishing the Charge for admission to the body satel ‘einen ts, Yin Sak c. jana : Boge a 
of the Edifice, and that for Admission to the | pace a The said propose i. pe le be 
Chapels :—Also, the Aggregate Amount received 1D | Motion were, severally, with leave of the House 
each year from 1836 (in continuation of Parlia- | ih ac 
mentary Paper, No. 242, of Session 1837):—And, | ae . . 
a similar Return for Saint Paul’s Cathedral. | t Ordered, T hat a Select Committee be appointed, 

|to inquire into the measures which have been 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an | — Said rl fo . ae as of a Penny 
Account of Monies in the Exchequer, or remaining | (¢ 5, ee 7 mg sme comveyancs 
sia Teen anita atie e Gills Mee dell Micem Wht tm aes etters, and the result of such measures so far 

seg: patna Bem ale . _|as relates to the Revenue and Expenditure of the 
plete the Aids granted by Parliament for the service | p ff so: 1 . 
of the vears 1841 and 1842. ost-office, and the general convenience of the 

Sir George Clerk accordingly presented the said | country ; and to report their Observations thereupon 
——€ © to the House. 

Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the | Ordered, That the Committee be nominated To- 


Table; and be printed. tain 












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| Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed Smoke. 
A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and | to inquire into the means and the expediency of 
Mr. Duckworth: | preventing the nuisance of Smoke arising from Fires 
Mr. Speaker, , ovr Furnaces. 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- | 
lowing, without Amendment; viz. | _A Motion was made, and the Question being put, Petitions of 
A Bill, intituled, An Act to extend the Powers | That a Select Committee be appointed, to whom Mrs. Forbes 
and Provisions of an Act passed in the last Session | Shall be referred the Petitions of Mrs. Charlotte a 
of Parliament, intituled, An Act for improving the Forbes, Mrs. Elizabeth Purches and Mrs. Sarah 
Navigation of Faversham Creek, in the County of | £- Ricketts, to examine the matter thereof, and 
Kent: ' | report the same, together with their Opinion there- 
A Bill, intituled, An Act for making a Railway, | UPon, to the House ; 
with other necessary Works, to connect certain Coal The House divided - 
Fields in the Parishes of Old Monkland and Both-| The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
well, in the County of Zanark, with the Monkland| The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Canal: And also, : f Captain Pechell, 
The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An| “llers for the Yeas,) sie’ Charles Napier: } 
Act to convert the Shares in the Capital authorized Captain Gordon, } 96 
to be raised by the Acts for making a Dock or Docks | Mr. Corry: _ 
at Southampton into Stock, to raise a further Sum | So it passed in the Negative. 
of Money, and to alter and amend some of the 
Powers of the said Acts, with Amendments; to| A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Ministers’ 
which Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence | posed, That this House will, upon Monday next, Money 
of this House: And also, | resolve itself into a Committee, to take into con- eae 
The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An | sideration the Act 17 and 18 Car. 2, c. 7, inti- 
Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Leighton | tuled, “An Act for Provision of Ministers in Cities 
Bussard, nn the County of Bedford, with Amend- | and Corporate Towns, and making the Church of 
ments; to which Amendments the Lords desire the | Saint Andrew’s in the Suburbs of the City of Dub- 
concurrence of this House: And also, lin, Presentative for ever,” with a view to the repeal 
The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act| of so much thereof as relates to the Payment of 
for authorizing the Disposition, by way of Partition, | Ministers in Corporate Towns in Ireland, and to 
Lease or Sale, of certain undivided Parts or Shares | provide a substitute in lieu thereof :—And the said 
belonging, in possession and in expectancy, to the | Motion was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Ordered, 





Tellers for the Noes, 

















7 VictTorif#. 
Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 


Danish Claims. 





97° —-28° —29° Juniz. 435 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Fines and Fines and 


Copies of the Addresses of this House to the Crown,| Penalties Act (Ireland), which was presented yes=Tenalties Act 


respecting Danish Claims, of the 24th day of May} terday, be printed. 


1838, of the 18th day of June 1839, and of the 
10th day of June 1841, with Her Majesty’s gracious 
Replies, and Directions given in pursuance of those 
Addresses :—And, of the Treasury Minute of the 
4th day of November 1834, referring to Parliament 
the decision of the question whether any or all of 
the Classes of Danish Claims should be admitted. 





Danish Claims. Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of any Proclamation, in the original 
language, and in English, declaring War against 
this Country issued in 1807 from the then seat of 
the Danish Government, which has been received 
or is acknowledged as such at the Foreign Office or 
the Admiralty Court. 

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. 


Hackney and Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
Stage Carriages for reoulating Hackney and Stage Carriages in and 
- near London: And that Mr. Manners Sutton and 
the Lord Mayor of London do prepare, and bring 

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


Mercurii, 28° die Junii, 1843: 


Grand Jury The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
(irelend) Bil further consideration the Report on the Grand Jury 
* Presentments (Jreland) Bill:—The Bill was re-com- 

mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for 
To-morrow. 


Machinery The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Exportation. yittee to whom it was referred to consider so much 
of the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 52, for the general 
Regulation of the Customs, as restrains the Exporta- 

tion of Machinery ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 

resolve itself into the said Committee. 


a ’ The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
the Report from the Committee to whom it was 
referred to consider certain Acts relating to Duties 
of Excise ; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Friday 
next. 


Floating Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Breakwaters. Copies of all Reports made to the Admiralty by 
Mr. J. Walker, Civil Engineer, and the Officer con- 
ducting the Packet Service at Dovor, in the years 
1842 and 1843, on the subject of Floating Break- 
waters :—And, of all Applications from the several 
Projectors for assistance in laying down Sections of 
the same by way of experiment. 


Magistrates Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to Order, 


(Treland.) 
No. 378. 
Ordered, That the Return relative to Confection- Confectionery. 

ery, which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 379. 


Ordered, That the Account relative t8 Vessels Vessels and 
and Tonnage, which was presented yesterday, be Tse 
printed. No. 207. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Colonial Colonial 
Shipping, which was presented yesterday, be Shipping. 
printed. 7 No. 207. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Sweets or Sweets or 
Made Wines, which was presented yesterday, be Made Wines. 
printed. No. 380. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Rum, which Run. 
was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 380, 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Electors and Electors and 
Burgesses (Jreland), which was presented yesterday, Burgesses 


: (Ireland.) 
be printed. No, 381, 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Edenderry Edenderry 


Union, which was presented yesterday, be printed. Union. 


: ‘ .. No. 382, 
And then the House, having continued to sit 


till a quarter of an hour after twelve of the 
clock on Wednesday morning, adjourned till 
this day. 








Mercurii, 28° die Junii ; 
Anno 7° Victoria Regine, 1843. 


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. 





Jovis, 29° die Junii ; 
Anno 7° Victorie Regine, 1843. 





PRAYERS. 


M R. Goodbody, from the Court of Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy 
. was called in; and at the bar presented,— At 
Further Return to an Order dated the 16th day of 
May last, for Accounts of all Salaries and Addition 

to Salaries payable, under the Bankruptcy Act 

5 and 6 Vic. c. 122, to Commissioners, Deputy Re- 
gistrars, Accountant in Bankruptcy, Clerks and 
other Officers appointed under the Provisions of 
the Act, or whose Salaries have been increased under 
the Provisions of the Act :—Of all Sums of Money 
paid or payable, under or by virtue of the said Act, 

for Expenses incurred in providing and keeping in 
Repair Courts in the Country, for the purposes of 
the said Act, or in Alterations and Improvements in 





(Ireland) = A Return of the Number of Magistrates super- 


the Office of the Accountant, and of the Registrars 


No. 359. seded in the Commission of the Peace in Jreland' of the said Court of Bankruptcy, or other Officer 


since the 1st day of May 1843 ; distinguishing whe- 
ther superseded by authority, or at their own re- 
quest, and stating the County or Counties in which 
they held the Commission. 

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


Sycee Silver. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented, by | 
Her Majesty’s Command,—A Statement of the Ac- | 


‘of the same Court; and for the Supply of Law 
| Books and other Articles for the use of @he said 
Courts, and for other Expenses of carrying the said 
beg: into effect; and for the Rent of any Buildings 
or Rooms which may have been taken for any Offi- 
cers of the said Court, or otherwise for the use of 
the said Court :—Of all Sums paid, under the Pro- 
visions of the said Act, to Commissioners, Deputy 
Registrars, Messengers and other Persons for Travel- 


count between the Master of the Mint and the Lords | ling Expenses :—And, of all Annuities and Sums of 
Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury, on ac-| Money awarded and payable to Commissioners and 


count of the Sycee Silver remitted from China. 


other Persons, by way of Compensation, under the 


Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the! Provisions of the said Act:—Copies of all General 


Table. 
Vot. 98. 


or other Orders of the Lord Chancellor, directing 
3K 2 any 














































































ee 





Spalding and 
Deeping Roads 
Bill. 


Dowager 
Countess of 
Waldegrave’s 
Estate Bill. 


Shipwrecks. 


436 


any Court authorized to act in the Prosecution of | 
any Fiats in Bankruptcy to hear, determine and | 
make Order in any matter in Bankruptcy before the 
passing of the said Act, within the original Jurisdic- 
tion of the Court of Review, or any Judge of the 
said Court: — An Account of all Fiats issued, and 
of all Fiats opened, since the 12th day of November 
1842, and the Name or Names of the Commissioner 
or Commissioners before whom each of such last- 
mentioned Fiats were so opened and prosecuted, 
with the Description of the alleged Bankrupt in 
each of the said Fiats so issued and opened :—Re- 
turns of the Number of Days each Commissioner 
of the Court of Bankruptcy in Zondon sat in his 
Court, from the 12th day of November 1841 to the 
28th day of February 1843; and the Average Num- 
ber of Hours of each Day’s Sitting before and after 
the 12th day of November 1842; and the Number 
of Appointments for each Day’s Sitting since that 
time :—And, of the Number of Days each Com- 
missioner in the Country has sat in his Court, from 
the 12th day of November 1842 to the time of mak- 
ing the Return; and the Average Number of Hours 
of each Day’s Sitting, and the Number of Appoint- 
ments for each of such Sittings: — Copies of all 
Bills of Cost of Solicitors and Messengers, so far | 
as they relate to Business done since the 12th day 
of November 1842, which have been taxed by the 
Commissioners of Bankruptcy for the Country Dis- 
tricts, and Particulars of the Sums respectively al- 
lowed to every Official Assignee for the Country 
Districts during the same period :— Returns of the 
Names of all Persons appointed Registrars, Deputy 
Registrars and Official Assignees, of the severa! 
Courts of Bankruptcy in the Country, under the 
Provisions of the said Act, and the Names of the 
Places at which the respective Official Assignees 
have established their Offices of Business, and the 
Names and Residences of all Creditors, Assignees 
chosen under Fiats issued since the passing of the 
said Act, and directed to any of the Country Courts 
of Bankruptcy: —Of the Total Amount of Remu- 
neration received by each Official Assignee in Lon- 
don during each of the Three years preceding the 
12th day of November 1842; distinguishing the 
Amount received under each Bankruptcy, with the 
Name of the Bankrupt, and the Rate or Rates on 
which the Remuneration of each and every Official 
Assignee of the Court of Bankruptcy in London 
and in the Country has, since the said 12th day of 
November 1842, been regulated :—And, of the Total 
Amount of Remuneration received by each Mes- 
senger of the Court of Bankruptcy in London dur- 
ing each of the Three years preceding the 12th day 
of November 1842; distinguishing the Amount re- 
ceived under each Bankruptcy, with the Name of 
the Bankrupt, and the Rate or Rates on which the 
Remuneration of each and every Messenger of the 
Court of Bankruptcy in London and in the Country 
has been regulated, since the 12th day of November 
1842 (so far as relates to the Birmingham District 
of the Court of Bankruptcy) :—And then he with- 
drew. 


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











The Qpalding and Deeping Roads Bill was read 
a second time; and committed. 


29° Junii. 


and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. (Ir 





Ordered, ‘That the Bill be referred to the Com- | 
mittee of Selection. 


The Dowager Countess of Waldegrave’s Estate 
Bill was read the first time. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select | 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, T hat the Select Committee on Shipwrecks 
have leave to sit this day, till five of the clock, dur- | 
ing the sitting of the House. 


| 
| 





A. 1843, 


Petitions from Milford ;— Bridport (three Peti- Factories Bill, 
tions) ;— Camrose ;— Middle Mill ;—Saint Davids ; 
—Groscoch ;— Blaenllyn ;— Penuel ;—Llangloffan ; 
—Letterstone ;—Solva ;—Jabes ;— Tewhesbury (four 
Petitions) ;—Apperley (two Petitions) ;— Leigh ;— 
Kemerton ;— Tirley ;— Ripple ;— Twyning ;— Roch ; 
—Langum ;—Spittal ;— Little Haven ;— Dale ;— 
Mountain ;—Merlin’s Bridge ;—Waterston ;—Low 
Row (two Petitions) ;— Gunnerside ;—Healaugh ;— 
Aldborough ;— Hunton ;— Keld ;— Arkindale ;— 
Whaw (two Petitions) ;—Hurst ;— Reeth ;—Rich- 
mond ( York) ;—Catterick gig , se ;--Acomb ; 





| — Huntingdon ; — Rufforth ; — Copmanthorpe ; — 


Poppleton ;— Stockton-on-the- Forest ;--Acaster ;— 
Strensall ;— Marloes ;—Claxton ;—Askham ; — He- Dep 
worth ;—Skelton ;-- Haxby ;— Moor Monkton ;— and 
Helmsby ;—Murton and Osbaldwick ;— Hessay ;— - 
Shipton ;—Flaxton ;—Saint Pancras ;—and, Wart- 
hill; praying that the Factories Bill may not pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of De- 
vonport, in the county of Devon, praying that the 
said Bill may pass into a law, was also presented, 


An ingrossed Bill for appointing the Royal Burgh Ross and Cro. 
of Dingwall to be the Head Burgh of the Shire of —- 
Ross, and for giving Cumulative Jurisdiction to the “"”"" 
Justices of the Peace of the Counties of Ross and 
Cromarty, was read the third time; and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Thomas Mackenzie do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


nT, 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Southampton 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Cemetery Bill, 
tituled, An Act to establish a Cemetery for the In- 
terment of the Dead near the Town and within the 
Borough of Southampton; and the same were read, 
as follow : 

Pr. 8.1.17. After “ proper” insert “ and shall 
“ have power to remove such officers at their dis- 
“ cretion.” 

Pr. 18.1. 13. Leave out from “ fences” to “ And” 
in |, 20. 

Pr, 22. 1. 18. After “ that” insert “ one third of.” 

Pr, 22. 1. 19. Leave out from “ as” to “ for” in 
1. 23., and insert “ shall.” 

Pr. 22. 1. 24. After “ being” insert “ be.” 

Pr. 25. 1. 12. After “ Cemetery” insert “ Pro- 
vided always, That it shall not be lawful for the 
said Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses to make 
any charge whatever other than the fee of three 
shillings authorized to be paid to the incumbents 
of the respective parishes as hereinafter mentioned, 
for or in respect of the interment of the corpse of 
any person being a resident parishioner within 
the limits of the borough of Southampton, in 
the open ground, and in such spot as shall be 
selected for that purpose by the said Mayor, Al- 
dermen and Burgesses.” 

Pr. 55.1. ult. Leave out from “ therein” to “ Be” 
in Pr. 56.1. 6. 

Pr. 57. 1.7. Leave out from “ made” to “ And” 
in |. 34. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. George William Hope 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 Southampton 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Docks Bill. 
tituled, An Act to convert the Shares in the Capital 
authorized to be raised by the Acts for making a 
Dock or Docks at Southampton into Stock, to raise 
a further Sum of Money, and to alter and amend 

some 














Deptford Poor 
and Improve- 
ment Bill, 


Poor Relief 
(Ireland) Act. 


Scientific 
Societies Bill. 


Lagan Naviga- 
tion Bill. 


New Zealand. 


Home Colonies. 


Londonderry 
Bridge Bill. 


Topsham 
Improvement 
Bill. 


7 Vicroriz. 


some of the Powers of the said Acts; and the same | 
were read, as follow: 
Pr. 52.1. 31. After “ Peace” insert “ and also 


29° Juniz. 


437 


&gt; 
Pr. 98. 1. 23. Leave out from “ said” to “ have’ 


‘in 1. 25., and insert “ time or period.” 


Pr. 99. 1. 3. After “ manner” insert “ by any 


“ with the Town Clerk.” ** legal means.” 


Pr. 54. 1. 19. After “ behalf” insert “ nor shall 


“ it be lawful for any other person by virtue of this | ] 


Pr. 99. 1. 29. Leave out from “as” to “so” in 
36., and insert “ shall be the full value at the time 


* At” “ of the recovery of the said Bowling Green, or any 


The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. George William Hope do carry 


the Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that | ‘ 


this House hath agreed to the Amendments made 
by their Lordships. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend Two Acts for the Re- 
lief and Employment of the Poor, and for repairing 
the Highways, and paving, cleansing, lighting and 
watching the Parish of Saint Nicholas, Deptford, 
in the County of Kent, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Edmund Filmer do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 





A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of Guar- 
dians of the Strabane Poor Law Union, praying for 
amendment of the Poor Relief (Jreland) Act, and 
that the rate-payers of that union may be relieved 
from the payment of the instalments on the advance 
made by Government for the building of the union 
workhouse, or that at least the demand for such 
repayment be suspended until the measure be carried 
into general and complete operation, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 








A Petition of the Secretary of the Lincoln and 
Lincolnshire Mechanics’ Institution, praying that 
the Scientific Societies Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the Lagan Navigation Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Monday next. 


A Petition of the Secretary of the New Zealand 
Society, praying the House to prevent the introduc- 
tion of convicted prisoners into the Colony of New 
Zealand, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of Branch A. 1., of the 
Rational Society, held at John-street, Tottenham 
Court-road, praying for the establishment of Home 
Colonies to give employment and education to all 


7 
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n 


part thereof, by such means as aforesaid, of any 
embankment, draining, cultivation, inclosure or 
improvement which shall have been made by the 
lessee or occupier of the said Bowling Green, or 
“ any part thereof.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Lord Courtenay do carry the Bill 
to the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their Lord- 
ships. 


‘ 


wn 


wn 


An ingrossed Bill to make, complete, maintain Monkland and 
and incorporate with the Monkland and Kirkintil- Kirkintilloch 
loch Railway, Two improved or additional Lines of ®#way Bill 


Railway, and to alter, amend, enlarge and repeal 


the Acts relating to the said Undertaking, was read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Home Drummond do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of William Henderson, of Lancaster- Townshend 
place, in the county of Middlesex, Gentleman, Agent Peerage Bill. 
for Charles Vere Ferrars Townshend, Esquire, com- 
monly called Lord Charles Vere Ferrars Townshend, 
was presented, and read; setting forth, That a Bill 
is now pending in the House, intituled, An Act to 
declare that certain Persons therein mentioned are 
not Children of the Most honourable George Ferrars 
Marquis Townshend; and the same was read a se- 
cond time in the House, on the twentieth day of this 
instant June; that, on the twenty-seventh day of 
June instant, it was ordered by the House, that an 
attested Copy of the said Bill, and a Copy of the 
Order for committing the said Bill, and Notice of 
the day fixed for the first sitting of the Committee, 
be served upon all the parties named in and affected 
by the enactments of the said Bill; that the Most 
honourable George Ferrars Marquis Townshend is 
out of the United Kingdom, and is, as the Petitioner 
has been informed and believes, residing at or near 
Lake Como in Italy; that it will not be practicable 
to serve notice of the said Bill on the said George 
Ferrars Marquis Townshend by the day appointed 
for the first sitting of the Committee, or, as the Pe- 
titioner believes, in time to secure the passing of the 
said Bill in the present Session of Parliament ; that 





who require them, and under such arrangements 
as will enable the colonists to produce much more 
than they will desire to consume, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 








the said George Ferrars Marquis Townshend was 
fully aware of the intention of the said Charles 
Vere Ferrars Townshend to apply to the House 
upon the subject referred to in the said Bill; and 
the said Marquis did cause a Petition, signed by 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the | himself, to be presented to the other House of Par- 


Londonderry Bridge Bill; That they had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true ; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 








liament, praying for inquiry and relief on the matters 
in question, and did also signify his consent in 
writing to the said Bill; that Thomas Clarke, of 
Craven-street, in the county of Middlesex, is the So- 
licitor of the said George Ferrars Marquis Towns- 








The House proceeded to take into consideration | 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for better cleansing, sewering and 
draining the Town of Topsham, in the County of 
Devon, and for other Purposes connected therewith ; 
and the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 9. 1. 1. Leave out “ said,” and, in the same 
line, after “ place,” insert “ of the said town.’ 

Pr. 71. 1. 16. Leave out “ any” and insert “ the 
“* said.” 

Pr, 98.1]. 15. Leave out from “ the” to “ and” 
inl. 17., and insert “ time or period assigned by law 





“ for the recovery or enforcement of the same.” 
Vor. 98, | 


; 


hend, and is fully authorized to act on his behalf, 
with reference to the matter of the said Bill; and 
praying that the delivering of an attested Copy of 
the said Bill, and of a Copy of the Order for com- 
mitting the said Bill, and of Notice of the day fixed 
for the first sitting of the Committee, to the said 
Thomas Clarke, may be deemed good and sufficient 
service thereof on the said George Ferrars Mar- 
uis Zownshend. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. ' 
A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- Thomas Cooper 
habitants of Trowbridge, in the county of Wilts, and others. 
3K3 praying 
































































—— 


438 29°-—30° Junie. 


praying the House to obtain for Cooper, Richards 
and Cappur, confined in Stafford Gaol for political 
offences, a remission of their punishment, or at least 
such mitigation of it as to allow their friends to 
supply them with the necessaries of life, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Samuel Gordon. Two Petitions of Samuel Gordon, Esquire, of Aun- 
gier-street, Dublin, complaining of the conduct of 
certain officers of the Court of Chancery in Ireland, 
and praying for redress,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Pound Breach Ordered, That the Report on the Pound Breach 


= Rescue and Rescue Bill be received after the Orders of the 
- day. 

Players of Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 

Interludes Bill. 


the 12th day of July next, resolve itself into a Com- 
mittee upon the Players of Interludes Bill. 


Waste Land 


Ordered, That the Waste Land Allotment Bill 
Allotment Bill. 


be read a second time upon Wednesday next. 


Sciemific _ Resolved, That this House will, after the Orders 
Sucieties Bill. of the day, resolve itself into a Committee upon the 
Scientific Societies Bill. 


Commons Resolved, That this House, will, upon Wednesday 
(Nea) pi, Dex’ resolve itself into a Committee upon the Com- 


mons Inclosure (No. 2.) Bill. 


Municipal Ordered, That the Municipal Corporations (No. 2.) 


Corporations Bill be read a second time upon Monday next. 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Bridges Ordered, That the Bridges (Zreland) Bill be read 
(Ireland) Bill. 2 second time after the Orders of the day. 

Ways and Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
Means. solve itself into the Committee of Ways and Means. 
Supply. Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 


solve itself into the Committee of Supply. 
Post-office. The House was moved, That the Order made 
upon Tuesday last, That a Select Committee be ap- 
pointed to inquire into the measures which have been 
adopted for the general introduction of a Penny 
Rate of Postage, and for facilitating the conveyance 
of Letters, and the result of such measures so far 
as relates to the Revenue and Expenditure of the 
Post-office, and the general convenience of the 
country, and to report their Observations thereupon 
to the House, might be read ; and the same being 
read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Sir George Clerk, 
Viscount Ebrington, Mr. Emerson Tennent, Mr. 
Wallace, Mr. Beckett Denison, Mr. Ricardo, Mr. 
Trotter, Mr. Francis Baring, Mr. Cripps, Mr. Hawes, 
Mr. Escott, Mr. Wyse, Mr. Bramston, Mr. Milner 
Gibson and Mr. Wilson Patten, with Power to send 
for persons, papers and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Arms (Treland) 


te A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
tlhe 


posed, That the Order of the day for the Committee 
on the Arms (Jreland) Bill, be now read ; 


An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out the words “ Arms (Jre- 
“land),” and inserting the words “Admiralty Lands,” 
instead thereof. 


And the Question being proposed, That the words 
“ Arms (Jrelahd)” stand part of the Question :—~ 
The said proposed Amendment and Motion were 
severally, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 








A. 1843. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and Message from 

Mr. Duckworth : the Lords, 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Northampton 
Act for making a Branch Railway from the London and Peterbo- 
and Birmingham Railway to Northampton and ow 
Peterborough, with Amendments ; to which Amend- 
ments the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bill Public Works 
to amend the Acts for carrying on Public Works in “!*e!#¢) Bill 
Ireland: And the same was read the first time; No.386. 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Tues- 

day next; and to be printed. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Arms (Ireland) 
into a Committee upon the Arms (Jreland) Bill. Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 

Crause, N° 7, (Appeal against refusal of license) 
—— read. 

Amendment proposed in P. 4. 1. 39 : To leave out 
from the word “ accordingly,” to the end of the 
Clause, “ [and pending such appeal, the applicant 
“ shall deposit the Arms, if any, belonging to him, 

with the nearest sub-inspector of the constabulary 
“ force, or with some licensed dealer in Arms.’’] 

Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
out stand part of the Clause ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the f Sir Thomas Fremantle, 127 

Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring: } : 

Tellers for thef Mr. Wyse, 67 

Noes, UMr. William O’ Brien : } ‘ 
Clause agreed to. 


Cuiause, N° 8,(Arms to be marked)——read. 

Several Amendments made. 

Motion made, and Question put, That the Clause, 
as amended, stand part of the Biil ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the {Sir Thomas Fremantle, 178 

Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring : } f 

Tellers forthe f Viscount Clements, } 

Noes, Mr. Morgan John O’ Connell: _ 

Ciause, N° 9, (Licenses to be applied for at 
subsequent sessions, as at the first)—-—read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 5. 1. 25., to leave out 
from “ any person,” to “ shall and may,” in 1. 30, 

Question proposed, That the words proposed to 
be left out stand part of the Clause ; 

Whereupon, Motion made, and Question put, That 
the Chairman do report Progress, and ask leave to 
sit again ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for thef Viscount Clements, 

Yeas, UMr. Brotherton : 

Tellers for the f Sir Thomas Fremantle, h 5 

Noes, ut Mr. Henry Baring: 
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 


To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 


“ 


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


Veneris, 30° die Junii, 1843: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had made further 
Progress in the Bill; and that he was directed to 
move, That the Committee may have leave to sit 
again. 
~ Resolved, That this House will, this day, again 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Admiralty 
mittee on the Admiralty Lands Bill ; Lands Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 








The 


Fines @ 
Penalti 
(Irelan 


Grand 
Preset 
(Irelal 


Grant 


(Irela 
(No. 


Poun 
and | 
Bill. 


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7 Victoriz. 


Fines and The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
feakin pil. the Report on the Fines and Penalties (Jreland) 
(Irelan ) Bul. Bill; 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


Grand Jury The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Present et mittee on the Grand Jury Presentments (Ireland) 
(ieland) PO" Bill ; 
Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 
Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


Grand Jury Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
Presentments +4 amend the Laws in force relating to Grand Jury 
(3) Bil Presentments in Counties of Cities and Towns in 

Ireland; And that Lord Eliot and Mr. Attorney 


General for Ireland do prepare, and bring it in. 


Pound Breach Mr. Greene reported the Pound Breach and 
and Rescue =»s Rescue Bill; and the Amendment was read, as 
- followeth : 
Pr, 3. 1, 23. After “ Justice”’ insert “ or as to 
“ the obligation of maintaining, repairing or keep- 
“ ing in repair any wall, hedge, paling, ditch, sunk 
“ fence or fence whatsoever.’ 
The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time this 
day. 


Scientific The House, according to the Order made this day, 
Societies Bill. yesolved itself into a Committee upon the Scientific 
No.387. Societies 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 
consideration upon Wednesday next; and the Bill, 
as amended, to be printed. 


Bridges The Bridges (Zreland) Bill was, according to the 

(Ireland) Bill. Order made this day, read a second time; and com- 
mitted toa Committee of the whole House, for this 
day. 


Lord Lorton’s Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Estates, Copy of a Memorial lately addressed to the Boyle 
Board of Guardians in Ireland, by Persons stating 
themselves to have been ejected from the Estates of 
Lord Lorton, and of any Proceedings taken by the 
Board of Guardians thereon, and of any Communi- 
cations between the Board and the Poor Law Com- 
missioners connected with the said Memorial :— 
Also, a Return, showing how many of the Memo- 
rialists applied to the Board of Guardians for Ad- 
mission :—How many of the Memorialists so ap- 
plying were admitted :—How many were rejected : 
—What were the grounds of Rejection in the cases 
which were rejected :—How long did the Memo- 
rialists, who were admitted, remain in the Work- 
house :—By whom and under what circumstances 
was the Memorial presented at the Workhouse. 


Grand Jury Lord Eliot presented a Bill to amend the Laws 
— in force relating to Grand Jury Presentments in 


(No. 2.) Bill, Counties of Cities and Towns in Jreland: And the 





29°— 30° Junzz. 439 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend so much of the said Act as relates to Norfolk 
Island: And that Mr. George William Hope and 
Lord Stanley do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Select Drainage of 
Committee on the Drainage of Lands Bill, That they ©@"4s Bil. 
have Power to insert therein Clauses for the im- 
provement of water-power, and for the embankment, 

warping and irrigation of lands. 


Mr. Gladstone presented,—Return to an Address Foreiga Corn. 
to Her Majesty, dated the 16th day of this instant 
June, for Copies of all Accounts that have been re- 
ceived at the Foreign Office from Her Majesty’s Con- 
suls Abroad, relative to the Prices of Foreign Corn, 
for the year 1842: — Also, an Abstract of the 
Average Price of Foreign Corn in each Month in 
each Place, and of the Average Price in each Place 
in each Year, for the Years 1807 to 1842, both in- - 
clusive; and stating the Gazette Price of English 
Corn for the same Periods (in continuation of Par- 
liamentary Papers of Session 1842). 

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


Lord Eliot presented a Bill to consolidate and Charitable 
amend the Laws for the Regulation of Charitable 1oan Societies 
Loan Societies in Zreland: And the same was read (17!n4) Bill. 
the first time ; and ordered to be read asecond time No- 388. 
upon Monday next; and to be printed. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented a Bill for regulat- Hackney and 
don: And the same was read the first time ; and or- N 389 
dered to be read a second time upon Monday next; “~°*** 
and to be printed. 


amend so much of an Act of the last Session for Bil!- 

the Government of New South Wales and Van No.390. 
Diemen’s Land as relates to Norfolk Island: And 

the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 

read a second time upon Monday next; and to be 

printed. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to Order, Metropolitan 
—A Return of any Sums paid to the Metropolitan Police. 
Police for Extraordinary Services, from January 
1830 to January 1843, not included in the Return 
of the Expense of that Force annually laid before 
Parliament ; distinguishing the Amount received in 
each year. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a China. 
Return of the Amount, in British Sterling, of Prize 
Money distributed amongst Her Majesty’s Naval 
and Military Forces employed in China, pursuant 
to a Treasury Minute dated the 31st day of De- 
cember 1841 :—And, a like Return of the Value of 
all Prize and Ransom Money (exclusive of the Can- 
ton Ransom) received and taken from the Chinese 
during the late War. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Sycee Silver, Sycee Silver. 





No.385, Same was read the first time ; and ordered to be read 
a second time. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second 
time :——The Bill was accordingly read a second time ; 
and committed to a Committee of the whole House 
for this day. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Norfolk Island The House was moved, That the Act 5 and 6 Vic. 

Bill, c. 76, for the Government of New South Wales and 
Van Diemen’s Land, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

Vat. 98. 


which was presented upon Tuesday last, be printed. No.391. 


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


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Shoreham 
Harbour. 


Drainage of 
Lands Bill. 


Todhunter’s 


Divorce Bill. 


Gorbals Police 
Bill, 


Northampton 
and Peterbo- 


rough Railway 


Bill. 


Veneris, 30° die Juni: ; \« 


Anno 7° Victorie Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Payn, from the Commissioners of Shore- 

ham Harbour, was called in; and at the bar 
0s pursuant to the directions of an Act of 
arliament,—The Report of the Commissioners 
acting under and by virtue of an Act of Parliament 
assed in the fifty-sixth year of the reign of his late 
Majesty King George the Third, intituled, “ An Act 
for the more effectual Security and Improvement of 
the Harbour of New Shoreham, in the County of 


30° Junie. 





Sussex :’’—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on the Drain- 
age of Lands Bill have leave to sit this day, till five 
of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Mr. Hayter reported from the Committee on 
Todhunter’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, and the sentence of divorce in 
the Ecclesiastical Court; and, upon evidence satis- 
factory 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 di- 
rected him to report the same, with Amendments. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House being informed, That at the expiration 
of one hour from the time appointed for the meeting 
of the Committee on the Gorbals Police (re-com- 
mitted) Bill this day, neither a Quorum of Members 
nor the Chairman being present, no adjournment 
could be made to a future day ; 

Ordered, That the Committee have leave to sit, 


and proceed, upon Friday next, with One selected 
Member. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for making a Branch Railway from 
the London and Birmingham Railway to Northamp- 
ton and Peterborough; and the same were read, as 
follow : 

Pr. 84. 1. 12. After “ thereof” insert Clause ( A.) 
Crause (A.) “ And whereas, the said Railway 
is intended to be carried for a considerable distance 
through the estate of Edward Bouverie, Esquire, 
in the parish of Hardingstone, in the county of 
Northampton, and some deviations in the line of 
the said Railway through the same estate beyond 
the limits described in the maps or plans deposited 
with the several Clerks of the Peace as hereinbefsre 
mentioned, may be desired by the said Edward 
Bouverie; Be it Enacted, That it shall be lawful 
for the said Company, in making the Railway 
through the estate of the said Edward Bouverie, 
in the parish of Hardingstone aforesaid, with the 
consent of the said Edward Bouverie, his heirs or 
assigns, to deviate from the line as laid down in 
the said maps or plans beyond the limits of devi- 
ation described in such plans: Provided always, 
That nothing herein contained shall extend to au- 
thorize or require the said Company to carry the 
line to the north of the Northampton Branch of 
the Grahd Junction Canal, which now runs through 
the said estate, or to make any deviation whatever 
in the line through the same Estate, without the 
consent in writing of the said Edward Bouverie, 

his heirs or assigns.” 

Pr. 110.1. 19. After “ assigns” insert Clauses 


(B.), (C.), (D.), (E.), (F.), (G.), (HL) and (1.) 





A. 1843. 


Crause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That if the 
owner of any land or mill shall consider that the 
works of the said Company cause any injury or 
damage to the drainage or irrigation of his land, 
or to the passage of water to or from his mill, such 
owner may require the Company to refer the ques- 
tion of such injury or damage to the arbitration 
of two engineers or their umpire, as hereafter pro- 
vided with regard to other cases of arbitration 
arising under this Act, and the expense of such 
arbitration shall be defrayed by the Company 
unless such arbitrators or their umpire shall de- 
termine that no injury or damage has been sus- 
tained by such owner, in which case each party 
shall bear their own expenses, and shall equally 
defray the expenses of such arbitrators and 
umpire.” 

Cravuse (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That the said 
arbitrators or their umpire shall have power to 
direct any alteration in the existing of the 
Company, and to award compensation for any 
injury or damage sustained in consequence of such 
works, as the case may require.” 


Criavse (D.) “ And whereas, the lands in the 
valley of the Nene are at present insufficiently 
drained, and apprehensions are entertained that 
the more perfect drainage and irrigation thereof 
may be impeded by the works of the said Railway; 
for prevention whereof, Be it Enacted, That all 
the dykes, culverts and openings connected with 
the said Railway shall be available by the owners 
of lands in the said valley, for the purposes of the 
drainage and irrigation of such lands, and if such 
owners or any of them shall hereafter unite in 
any scheme for the general drainage and irrigation 
of the said valley, or any part thereof, such owners 
may require the Company to refer any question 
in dispute as to the use of such dykes, culverts 
and openings for the purpose of such drainage or 
irrigation to the arbitration of two engineers or 
their umpire, as hereinafter provided with refer- 
ence to other cases of arbitration arising under 
“ this Act.” 


Crause (E.) “ And for the purpose of providing 
as to the determination of any dispute authorized 
or directed by this Act to be settled by arbitration ; 
Be it Enacted, That within two months after any 
such dispute shall have arisen, or within one 
month after any person hereby authorized to de- 
mand an arbitration shall have given notice to the 
other party, each party shall in writing nominate 
and appoint an arbitrator to whom such dispute 
shall be referred, and after such appointments 
shall have been made, neither party shall have 
power to revoke any such appointment without 
the consent of the other, and if for the space of 
two months after any such dispute shall have 
arisen, and after a request in writing shall have 
been made from the other party to appoint an 
arbitrator, either party fail to appoint such arbi- 
trator, then upon such failure, the party making 
the request, and having himself appointed an ar- 
bitrator, may appoint such arbitrator to act on 
behalf of both parties, and such arbitrator may 
proceed to hear and determine the matters which 
shall be in dispute, and in such case the award 
or determination of such single arbitrator shall 
“ be final.” 


Cravuse(F.) “ And be it Enacted, That if before 
the matters so referred shall be determined, any 
arbitrator appointed by either party die or become 
incapable, or refuse or neglect to act as arbitrator, 
the party by whom such arbitrator was appointed 
may nominate and appoint in writing some other 
perzon to act in his place, and if for the space of 
one month after notice in writing from the other 
party for that purpose, he fail to do so, the re- 
maining or other arbitrator may proceed ex-parte, 


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“ said, shall have the same powers and authorities 
as were vested in the former arbitrator at the time 
of such his death, refusal or disability, as afore- 
said.” 

Cuiavse (G.) “ And be it Enacted, That before 
proceeding upon the said reference, such two ar- 
bitrators shall nominate and appoint an umpire, 
and the decision of such umpire on the matters 
so referred shall be final in case of difference be- 
tween the arbitrators.” 


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30° Junie. 


441 


of Tuesday last upon Mr. Thomas Clarke, the Soli- 
citor of George Ferrars Marquis Townshend, and 
leaving an attested Copy of the said Bill, and a 
Copy of the Order for committing the said Bill, and 
Notice of the day fixed for the first sitting of the 
Committee, with the said Mr. Thomas Clarke, be 
deemed good service of the same upon the said Mar- 
quis Townshend. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Leighton Bus- 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- sard Inclosure 
tituled, An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of ©" 


Cravuse (H.) “ And be it Enacted, That such 
arbitrators or their umpire may call for the pro- 


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Public Petitions 


duction of any documents in the possession or 
power of either party, which they or he may think 
necessary for determining the question in dispute, 
and may examine the parties or their witnesses 
on oath, and administer the oaths necessary for 
that purpose.” 


Crause(I.) “ Andbe it Enacted, That the award 
of such arbitrators or their umpire shall have the 
same force and effect, and may be enforced in the 
same manner to all intents and purposes, as if the 
same had been made in pursuance of a rule of 
any of Her Majesty’s Courts of Record at West- 
minster.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


Ordered, That Mr. Vernon Smith do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 


House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


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The Earl of Arundel and Surrey reported from 


(Thirty-seventh the Select Committee on Public Petitions ; That 


Report.) 


they had examined the Petitions presented upon 
the 26th and 27th 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. 


The Earl of Arundel and Surrey also reported, 
That the Committee had come to a Resolution, 
which they had directed him to report; and the same 
was read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That the Petition of Members of the 
Teetotal Abstinence Society of Kenmare, in the 
county of Kerry, complaining of the conduct of a 





Leighton Bussard, in the County of Bedford; and 
the same were read, as follow : 
Pr. 2.1. 22. Leave out from ‘‘ canons” to “ And” 
in Pr. 3. 1.1. 
Pr. 12.1. ult. Leave out “ appointment” and in- 
sert “ apportionment.” 
Pr. 46. 1,26. After “enclosures” insert “except 
“ as hereinafter mentioned.” 
Pr. 55. 1.10. After “ for” insert “ the whole or 
any part of.” 
Pr. 58. 1. 3. After “ defraying” insert “ the 
whole or any part of.” 
Pr. 58. 1. 36. After “ defraying” insert “ the 
whole or any part of.” 
Pr. 59. 1. 27. After “ defraying” insert “ the 
whole or any part of.” 
Pr. 80. ls. 5. and 6. Leave out “ prebendary.” 
Pr. 90. 1. 29. After “ made”’ insert “ or.” 
Pr. 91.1. 2. After “passing” insert “ of.” 
Pr. 91. 1. 26. Leave out “ Commissioner” and 
insert “‘ Commissioners.” 
Pr. 94. 1. 12. Leave out “ awards” and insert 
award.” 


Pr. 99. 1. 3. Leave out “ Cook” and insert 
“ Cooke.” 


Pr. 101. 1. 27. After “ mean” insert “ the.” 

Pr. 101. 1. 30. After “ Bussard” insert “ the 
“ expression ‘ the said county’ shall mean the 
“ county of Bedford.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Barry Baldwin 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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magistrate of the county of Kerry, and praying for 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Medicine 
inquiry, which was presented upon the 27th day of 


Return of the Number of Medicine Licenses issued Licenses 


Secret Societies 
(Ireland. ) 


Townshend 
Peerage Bill. 


this instant June, is a Petition which ought to be 
printed, for the use of Members only, and that a 
special Report be made to this effect. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Members of the 
Teetotal Abstinence Society of Kenmare, complain- 
ing of the conduct of a Magistrate of the county of 
Kerry, which was presented upon Tuesday last, be 
printed, for the use of Members only. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Petition of William Henderson, Agent for Lord 
Charles Vere Ferrars Townshend, praying that the 
delivering of an attested Copy of the Townshend 
Peerage Bill, and of a Copy of the Order for com- 
mitting the said Bill, and of notice of the day fixed 
for the first sitting of the Committee, to Thomas 
Clarke, may be deemed good and sufficient service 
thereof on George Ferrars Marquis Townshend; 
and the same was again read. 


And the House being informed, That Mr. Thomas 
Clarke attended at the door, he was called in; and 
at the bar examined, in relation to the allegations 
contained in the said Petition :—And then he with- 
drew. 


Ordered, That in the case of the Townshend 


Peerage Bill, service of the Orders of the House 
Vo. 98. 


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in the different Districts in Scotland, from the 1st (Scotland.) 


day of September 1842 to the 30th day of May 
1843. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Forged Exche- 
Statement of the Amount of Interest payable on Wet Bills. 


£. 262,000 Forged Exchequer Bills, to the respec- 
tive Holders of which Indemnity has been granted, 
per Act 6 Vic. c. 1. 

Sir George Clerk accordingly presented the said 
Statement. 


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


Sir George Clerk presented, pursuant to Orders, Steam Vessels, 
—Further Return to an Order dated the 8th day of &amp;¢+ (India.) 


May last, for Returns of the Steam Vessels em- 
ployed by the East India Company in the Mail 
Packet Service between Suez and India; to be 
made up to the latest possible period; with the 
Names of such Vessels :—Of the Cost and Outfit 
of such Steamers, and of the Annual Disbursements 
of each, under the separate heads of Coals, Wages, 
Provisions, Engineering, Expenses of Coal Depdts 
and Expenses in Egypt :—And, of Amount of Post- 
age received by Her Majesty’s Government for 
Letters to and from India for the year 1842; dis- 
tinguishing the Amount from Outward and Home- 
ward Correspondence. 


3 L A Return 





General Post 
Letters. 


Pensions. 


Sheriffs’ Prison 
(Dublin.) 


Lunacy. 


Shipwrecks. 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Roman Catholic 


Oath (Ireland) 
Bill. 


Borrowstoun- 
ness Harbour 


and Improve- 
ment Bill. 


Hull Water- 
works Bill, 


Shipwrecks. 


Adjournment. 


Cork Wide 
Streets. 


442 


A Return showing the Districts into which the 
Metropolis is divided for the Delivery of General | 
Post Letters, the hour at which such Delivery com- 
mences, and the time usually occupied by it, on each 
day of the week. 

Sir George Clerk also presented, pursuant to the 
directions of several Acts of Parliament,—A List 
of all Pensions granted between the 20th day of 
June 1842 and the 20th day of June 1843, and 
charged upon the Civil List. 

A Copy of Treasury Warrant dated 27th June 
1843, authorizing the Grant of Gratuity to Mrs. 
Susan Reilly, for loss of Office in the Sheriff’s Pri- 
son, Dublin. 

A Copy of Order dated 21st June 1843, granting | 
Compensation to W. Phillimore, C.K. Murray and 
J. E. Blunt, Esquires, late Commissioners of Lu- 
nacy, for loss of their Offices. 


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


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords to 
request that their Lordships will be pleased to 
give leave to the Duke of Wellington to attend, 
to be examined as a witness, before the Select Com- 
mittee appointed by this House, to inquire into the 
Shipwreck of British Vessels, and the means of 
preserving the Lives and Property of Shipwrecked 
Persons:—And that Mr. Rice do carry the said 
Message. 


30° Juni, 





A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and 

Sir Giffin Wilson : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills follow- 
ing, without Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to abolish the Roman 
Catholic Oath as a Qualification for Voters at Elec- 
tions in Jreland : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to provide for the Im- 
provement of the Town and Harbour of Borrow- 





stounness, in the County of Linlithgow, for paving, | 
lighting and cleansing the Streets of the said Town, | 
and for regulating the Police thereof: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An | 
Act for better supplying with Water the Borough 
of Kingston-upon-Hull, with an Amendment ; to | 
which Amendment the Lords desire the concurrence | 
of this House: — And then the Messengers with- 
drew. | 


Mr. Rice reported to the House, That he had 


A. 1843. 


| to be raised by Presentment not having been col- 


lected :—And, of the Amount of Debt due by the 
Commissioners (distinguishing the Amount secured 
by Bond or otherwise, the Amount due to the Go- 
vernment, and the Amount due not secured by 
Bond, but bearing Interest), and the Arrears of 
Interest due thereon :—And, a Statement of Salaries 


at or exceeding £.50 per annum, showing the Amount 
of each. 


Copies of any Order or Orders for disbanding of Yeomanry 
the Yeomanry in Ireland :—Of any Order or Orders (Ireland.) 
in respect to the discontinuance of Pay to the Staff No. 393, 


and Non-commissioned Officers of Yeomanry in 
Ireland :— And, of any Order or Orders for deliver- 
ing into Store the Arms of the Yeomanry in Jreland. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table; and that the Paper relative to Yeomanry 
(Ireland), be printed. 


A Petition of the there-undersigned Electors 
of the Borough of Dottingham, was presented, 
and read; setting forth, That the Petitioners have 
read with great surprise, and they trust to be 
permitted to add, indignation, a Petition which they 
are credibly informed has been presented to the 
House, signed by William Cripps, John Rogers 
and others, charging the friends and supporters 
of John Walter, Junior, Esquire, a Candidate at 
the last Election for the before-mentioned Borough, 
with a great variety of corrupt and illegal pro- 
ceedings, of which the Petitioners, who are doubt- 
less amongst the parties so charged, are entirely in- 
nocent and unconscious ; that the Petitioners be- 
lieving such charges and allegations to have been 
made without any just grounds, but anxious to 
avoid trespassing upon the time of the House, con- 
tent themselves with a plain and simple denial of 
the truth thereof, assuring the House, that, as set 
forth in the before-mentioned Petition, they are a 
tissue of mistakes, misstatements and misrepresenta- 
tions ; at the same time the Petitioners beg to assure 
the House, that the parties by whom these charges 
are brought cannot be more anxious than themselves 
for a full and complete investigation into all matters 
connected, as well with the late Petition complain- 
ing of improper practices, as also with the late Elec- 
tions for the Borough of Nottingham, provided that 
such investigation be impartially extended to both 
parties and carried sufficiently far back ; that there 
is nevertheless one passage in the before-mentioned 
Petition, signed William Cripps, John Rogers, &amp;c., 
to which the Petitioners respectfully beg to offer that 


carried to the Lords the Message of this House of| distinct and explicit denal, which as it appears to 
this day, requesting that their Lordships will be | them is demanded by the peculiar injustice of the 
pleased to give leave to the Duke of Wellington | allegation; the Petition asserts “that had the in- 
to attend, to be examined as a witness, before the | quiry been further prosecuted proof would have been 
Select Committee appointed by this House, to in- | adduced that in a vast number of instances money 
quire into the Shipwreck of British Vessels, and | had been offered and paid to persons to induce them 
the means of preserving the Lives and Property of | to give evidence; but the Petitioners fearful of the 
Shipwrecked Persons, and that their Lordships had | disclosure hastily withdrew their case, in order to 
given leave to the Duke of Wellington to attend, | prevent such proof being given’’; on the contrary, 
and be examined before the said Committee, if he | the Petitioners do not know or believe that any 
think fit. | money was offered or paid by the gentlemen who col- 
lected the evidence in support of the Petition against 
the return of Thomas Gisborne, Esquire, for any im- 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of 
the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. | proper or illegal practice or consideration whatever ; 
| the Petitioners also beg respectfully to add, that as 

Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to Orders, | they are credibly informed and believe, so far from 
—Returns of the Income and Expenditure of the , the Petition having been withdrawn from fear of any 
Wide Street Commissioners of Cork (3 Geo. 4, | such disclosure, the Petitioners had no knowledge of 


c. 85), for one year, ending March 1843; showing 
the Balances for or against the Treasurer at the 
commencement of the year, distinguishing the seve- 
ral sources of Income, and their Amount, and the 
Amount paid for lighting, cleansing, Repairs of 
Streets, new Footways, supplying Water, new Works, 
Salaries, Law Costs and Rents; stating, separately, 
the Amount due to Contractors and others, owing 
to the proportion of Grand Jury Assessment which 
the Wide Street Commissioners may by law require 








any such withdrawal, until it had been effected by 
the legal gentlemen employed, very greatly to the 
erief and disappointment of the Petitioners, who 
still entertain a decided opinion that had the inquiry 
been pursued, the justice of the Petitioners’ case 
would have rendered it triumphant, in spite of the 
mendacious treachery of certain witnesses whose 
testimony before the Select Committee of the House 
was entirely at variance with that which they 
had previously voluntarily communicated ; the Peti- 

tioners 


Nottingham 
Town Election, 





on, 


Nottingham 
Town Elections. 


Supply ; 


King of 
Hanover, 


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tioners therefore unite very cordially in the hope ex- | 


pressed by their opponents, that the House will 


voters of the Borough of Nottingham, as well as the 
privileges of the House. 

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


posed, That a Select Committee be appointed, to 
take into consideration the Petitions from Notting- 
ham (presented on the 12th, 21st and 27th days of 
this instant June), complaining of Proceedings at 
Elections for that place ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by adding at the end thereof the words, 
“ and to inquire into the transactions connected 
with the late Election for the Town of Notting- 
“ ham, and with the Petitions presented in conse- 
“« quence of the Return made for such Town :” 

And the Question being proposed, That those 
words be there added :—The said proposed Amend- 
ment and Motion were, severally, with leave of the 
House, withdrawn. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That a Select Committee be appointed, to in- 
quire whether any of the Witnesses who appeared 
before the Nottingham Town Election Committee 
had been tampered with, in defiance of the Resolu- 
tions of this House, either for the purpose of pro- 
curing their evidence in support of the Petitions, or 
for deterring such Witnesses from giving true evi- 
dence before the Committee :—And the said Motion 
was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


“ 


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 
“ it appears that Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumber- 
land, received for many years, under the sanction 
of Acts of the British Parliament, a Pension of 
£.21,000 sterling fromthe British Exchequer, for 
his maintenance and support as a Prince of the 
Royal Family of England ; that in the year 1837, 
on the death of William the Fourth, Ernest Au- 
gustus, Duke of Cumberland, succeeded to the 
throne of Hanover, and became an independent 
Sovereign, and a Member of the German Con- 
federation; that he has been King of Hanover 
since 1837, and has received annually during that 
period the sum of £.21,000 sterling from the Taxes 
of the United Kingdom; that the payment of a 
pension to an independent foreign Sovereign from 
the Taxes of the United Kingdom is a waste of 
public money, and unjust to the people of Eng- 
land ; and therefore, in the opinion of this House, 
the Pension of £.21,000 having been granted by 
Parliament to Ernest Augustus tor his maintenance 
whilst Duke of Cumberland, ought to be discon- 
tinued whilst he continues King of Hanover,” in- 
stead thereof : 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 


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


Sabbati, 1° die Julti, 1843: 


And the Question being put ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the f Sir Thomas Fremantle, 
Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring : } 

Tellers for they Mr. Hume, 
Noes, Mr. William Williams : 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Vot. 98. 


197. 


30° Juniz.—1° Sulit. 


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A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- | 














443 


Ordered, That the Order of the day for the Com- 


_mittee of Supply be now read; and the same being 
vindicate at once the electoral rights of the honest 


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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Woollen, &amp;c., 

Manufactures 
Resolwed, Tnat this House will, upon Monday _ 

next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Poor Relief 
mittee on the Poor Relief (Jreland) Bill ; (Ireland) Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second — Courts 
reading of the County Courts Bill ; Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 


upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Small Debts 

reading of the Small Debts Bill ; om. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 

Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Superior Courts 
reading of the Superior Courts (Common Law) — Law) 
Bill; : 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Machinery 
mittee to whom it was referred to consider so Exportation. 
much of the Act 3 and 4 Will, 4, c. 52, for the ge- 
neral Regulation of the Customs, as restrains the 
Exportation of Machinery ; 

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


The Order of the day being read, for receiving Excise. 
the Report from the Committee to whom it was re- 
ferred to consider certain Acts relating to Duties of 
Excise ; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Tues- 
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 Com- Arms (Ireland) 

mittee on the Arms (Jreland) Bill ; Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 

resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to Pound Breach 
amend the Law relating to Pound Breach and Res- — Rescue 
cue in certain cases, was, according to Order, read * 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendment, 
do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr, Stuart Wortley do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 
House hath agreed to the same, with an Amendment; 
to which Amendment this House doth desire the 
concurrence of their Lordships. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Bridges 
mittee on the Bridges (Jreland) Bill ; (Ireland) Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Grand Jury 
into a Committee upon the Grand Jury Presentments (ieendy 
(Ireland) (No.2.) Bill; and, after some time spent (No, 2.) Bill, 
therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. yo, 394, 


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Law Courts 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Drainage of 
Lands Bill. 


No. 395, 


Law Courts 
(ireland) Bill. 


No. 396. 


Education 
( Ireland.) 


Cork Foundling 
Hospital. 


Foreign Corn. 


No. 397. 


Metropolitan 
Police. 


No. 398. 


444, 30° Juniz.—1°—3° Julie. 


Greene reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments there- 
unto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene 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. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
regulate and reduce the Expenses of the Offices at- 
tached to the Superior Courts of Law in Jreland, 

ayable out of the Consolidated Fund: And that 
Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lord Eliot 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Pusey reported from the Select Committee 
on the Drainage of Lands Bill; and to whom a 
Petition against the said Bill was referred ; and 
who were instructed to insert therein Clauses for the 
improvement of water-power and for the embank- 
ment, warping and irrigation of Lands; That they 
had made Provision in the Bill accordingly ; and 
that they had considered the said Petition; and 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Wednesday next. 


Sir George Clerk presented a Bill to regulate and 
reduce the Expenses of the Offices attached to the 
Superior Courts of Law in Ireland, payable out of 
the Consolidated Fund: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Friday next ; and to be printed. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to the 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—The Annual 
Report of the Commissioners of Education in Jre- 
land, to his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, for the 
year ending 25th March 1843. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of the Income and Expenditure of the 
Cork Foundling Hospital for each year since the 
31st day of December 1837 to the last period of 
Annual Audit of the Accounts previous to the re- 
ceipt of this Order; showing the Balance in favour 
of the Institution on the 31st day of December 
1837, and the Balances at the termination of each 
subsequent year; and stating the Total Amount of 
Surplus Income which has been lodged in Bank on 
Deposit Receipt, and in whose Name; date of the 
last lodgment of Money on Deposit Receipt, and 
the Rate of Interest allowed :—A Statement of the 
Debts due to the Institution, and whether secured 
by Bond or otherwise :—And, a Return of the Num- 
ber of Children maintained by the Institution at the 
date of the Return to this Order, distinguishing 
interns from externs, and classifying them by Sex 
and years of Age; Number of Children claimed, 
apprenticed, or who have left the Hospital or died 
since the 1st day of June 1842 (in continuation of 
Parliamentary Paper, No. 435, of Session 1842). 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Foreign 
Corn, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Metro- 


politan Police, which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


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











A. 1843. 


Lune, 3° die Julii ; 


Anno 7° Victoria Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 


R Browne, from the Court of Bankruptcy, was Bankry 
called in; and at the bar presented, pursuant 
to Order,—Returns of Amount of Solicitors’ and 
Messengers’ Bills of Cost to the choice of Assignees 
under each of the first Twenty Commissions and 
Fiats registered in the Court of Bankruptcy in Lon- 
don, of the Commissions and Fiats transferred and re- 
moved into such Court under the provisions of the 
Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 122, and in which such Bills of 
Cost were taxed by the Commissioners previously 
acting in the prosecution thereof :—Of Amount of 
Solicitors’and Messengers’ Bills of Cost to the choice 
of Assignees under each of the first Twenty Fiats 
registered in the Court of Bankruptcy in London, 
since the 12th day of November 1842, of the Fiats 
directed to such Court against Bankrupts residing 
above Forty Miles from London :—Of Amount of 
Solicitors’ and Messengers’ Bills of Cost to the choice 
of Assignees under each of the first Twenty Com- 
missions and Fiats registered in the several District 
Courts of Bankruptcy, of the Commissions and Fiats 
transferred and removed into such respective Courts, 
under the provisions of the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 122, 
and in which such Bills of Cost were taxed by the 
Commissioners previously acting in the prosecution 
thereof :—Of Amount of Solicitors’ and Messengers’ 
Bills of Cost to the choice of Assignees, under each 
of the first Twenty Fiats registered in the several 
District Courts of Bankruptcy, of the Fiats directed 
to such Courts respectively, and prosecuted therein, 
under the Act 5and 6 Vic. c. 122 :—Of the Number 
of Affidavits of Debt filed in the Court of Bank- 
ruptcy in London, and in the several District Courts 
of Bankruptcy, under the 11th Section of the Statute 
5 and 6 Vie. c. 122; and also the Number of Sum- 
monses issued under the same Section of the same 
Act, by the Court of Bankruptcy in London, and by 
the several District Courts of Bankruptcy :—And, 
of the Number of Affidavits of Debt filed since 
the 12th day of November 1842 in the Court of 
Bankruptcy in London, under the 8th Section of 
the Statute 1 and 2 Vie. c. 110:—And then he 
withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
Table. 


ptcy. 


The ingrossed Bill to incorporate the Persons Lagan Navigae 
having Claims upon the Lagan Navigation in Ireland, tion Bill. 
and to provide for the future Management and Im- 
provement of the said Navigation, was, according 
to Order, read the third time; and Amendments 
were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Young do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions from York ;— Rochdale ;—- Stockport ;— wood. 
and, Bury (Lancaster); praying the House to im- 
pose a tax upon steam-sawing or upon wood sawed 
by steam,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the ‘Table. 


Petitions from Offerton ;— Wilmslow (three Peti- Factories Bill. 
tions) ;---Styal (two Petitions) ;— Cheadle (three Pe- 
titions) ; —Cross Moor ;—Hazlegrove ; —- Stockport 
(two Petitions) ;— Edgley (two Petitions) ;—Saint 
Ives ( Huntingdon) (three Petitions) ;—Needingworth 
(two Petitions) ;—Earith ;—Somersham ;—Fenstan- 
ton ;—Sedgley (two Petitions) ;—Tipton (two Peti 
tions) ;—Pensnet (two Petitions); —The Aird and 
Strathglass;-- Kingston-upon- Hull (thirty Petitions) ; 
— Melksham ;--and, Frome Selwood ; praying that 
the Factories Bill may not pass into a law,—were 

presented, 








Turnpike-roads 
Bill. 


Scientific 
Sucieties Bill. 


Corn Laws. 


Jesuits, &amp;c. 


Commons 
Inclosure 


(No, 2.) Bill. 


Parochial 


Assessments 
Act. 


Answer to 
Addresses. 


Cvolies. 


Thomas Fuller. 


Arms (Ireland 
Bill. ( ) 


Thomas Cooper 
and others, 


7 Vicroriz. 


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


A Petition of Inhabitant Rate-payers of the town- 
ship of Bredbury, in the county of Chester, praying 
that the Turnpike-roads Bill may not pass into a 
law, as it now stands, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on the Bill. 


Petitions of Members and Friends of the Be- 
verley and East Riding Mechanics’ Institute ;—and, 
Honorary Secretaries of the Bradford Mechanics’ 
Institute; praying that the Scientific Societies 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 
Electors, Freeholders and resident Inhabitants of 
the county of Kent, in public meeting assembled 
on Penenden Heath, praying for the repeal of the 
Corn and Provision Laws, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Reverend Sir Harcourt Lees, of 
Black Rock House, in the county of Dublin, Ba- 
ronet, praying the House to pass a Bill or procla- 
mation to banish the society of Jesuits, not only from 
the United Kingdom, but from all our colonies and 
foreign possessions, and that the House will imme- 
diately suspend the Habeas Corpus Act in Ireland 
for six months, and will, without delay, pass a Bill 
declaring it to be high treason for any individual 
whatever to propose or discuss, either in public or 
privately in future, the repeal of the legislative 
union with Great Britain, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor of the city of Bristol, 
praying that the Commons Inclosure (No. 2.) 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 Parochial Clergy in the archdea- 
conry of Suffolk, and diocese of Norwich, praying 
for the repeal of so much of the Parochial Assess- 
ments Act as affects the assessment upon tithes and 
tithe rent-charge, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Sir James Graham reported to the House, That 
their several Addresses of the 22d, 26th, and 27th 
days of June last (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. George William Hope presented, pursuant to 
an Address to Her Majesty,—Copies or Extracts of 
any Correspondence relating to the return of Coolies 
from British Guiana to India. 


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


A Petition of Thomas Fuller, of Great Saffron- 
hill, in the parish of Saint Andrew, and county of 
Middlesex, complaining of his arrest on a charge of 
assault, and of the subsequent proceedings thereon ; 
and praying for inquiry, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parishes of Medin 
and Milltown, praying that the Arms (Jreland) Bill 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 


habitants of the borough of Forfar, praying for mi- 
Vor. 98. 


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3° Juli. 445 


tigation of the treatment of Thomas Cooper and 
other political prisoners in Stafford Gaol, was pre- 


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


Petitions from Leicester ;—and, Loughborough ; Machinery. 


praying the House to afford to Operatives adequate 
protection from the effects of Machinery, —were 


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


A Petition of Frame-work Knitters of the coun- Frame-work 
ties of Nottingham, Derby and Leicester, was pre- Knitters. 


sented, and read; setting forth, that the Petitioners 
are suffering severe privations from the low rate of 
wages to which they have been reduced, when em- 
ployed, and the frequent periods in which the Peti- 
tioners are out of employ, are in extent greater than 
any other body of workmen, in the Petitioners’ 
opinion, are suffering in these realms, alike situated 
with respect to steam-power, which sufferings the 
Petitioners attribute to the want of protection for 
labour, by which they are left at the mercy of the 
unprincipled and competing employers, which system 
has extended itself through all the branches of this 
trade; that the Petitioners have fully considered 
all those evils, and from which, without legislative 
interference, the Petitioners can never be relieved ; 
that the Petitioners are aware of the great increase 
of the people, while, at the same time, the machinery 
in their business has but slightly if at all increased ; 
from which circumstance, the Petitioners beg to re- 
mind the House, from the reduced price of labour, 
a vast number of people, so reduced, are deprived 
of the means of consumption, while at the same 
time a spurious mode of manufacture has been in- 
troduced, by which means the productions in many 
articles have been increased twenty-fold, thereby 
throwing out of employ a great number of workmen ; 
and praying the House to grant a Committee, to 
inquire into the allegations set forth in this Peti- 
tion; 1st. As to the present low rate of wages 
given for making hosiery, and the causes of such 
depression, and to provide a remedy; 2. As to 
the consequences of the fraudulent making of ho- 
siery, by the want of fashion, and other frauds; and 
such hose being made three, four or five at once; 
and to restrain such practices ; 3d. To inquire into 
the enormous exactions of frame-rent and other 
oppressive charges, especially full rent when full 
employment is not given; and to limit the rate of 
frame-rent upon the same principle that usury is 
restricted ; 4th. To prohibit foreign hosiery being 
imported into these realms, until foreign states will 
allow the importation of English hosiery; 5th. To 
increase the punishment for paying by truck, by 
imprisonment ; and to enact a better method of en- 
forcing the law, by putting on the same footing with 
other misdemeanors as a felony ; 6th. To require the 
hosiers and manufacturers to deliver out tickets 
with their work, as to the price given, and the quan- 
tity of work required, and making it penal for 
master stockingers or bagmen, taking out hosiery 
to manufacture, not showing their journeymen such 
tickets, when they deliver the material to them to 
work ; 7th. And whereas a charter was granted for 
the protection of the Frame-work Knitters of these 
realms, in the year 1663; but as of late years no 
notice has been taken thereof, the Petitioners pray 
the House to revive those protections ; and if found 
insufficient for their protection, they further pray 
and humbly — the House, to enact a law em- 
powering the Crown to appoint a Commission in 
cases of dispute between the employers and the em- 
ployed, in the manufacturing districts, to fix and re- 
gulate wages, and to make general regulations for 
the guidance of masters and workpeople, subject to 
the revision of the Privy Council. 

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


33.3 A Petition 





Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses. 


Bleachers, 


Norfolk Island 


Bill. 


Danish Claims. 


Arms (Ireland) 


Bill. 


446 

A Petition of Clergy and others in the deanery 
of Whitchurch, in the county of Dorset, praying for 
the repeal of so much of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, 
c. 77, as relates to the union of the Sees of Saint 


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


A Petition of Bleachers employed in bleach-fields, 
in the city of Glasgow, and in the counties of La- 
nark, Renfrew and Stirling, praying the House to 
extend the provisions of the Factories Act to the 
operatives employed in the bleach-fields in Scotland, 
so far as they regard the hours of labour, with 
such further provisions as to the immoderate heating 
of stoves, keeping of provision-stores, and payment 
of wages otherwise than in cash, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Norfolk Island Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time; and committed toa Committee 
of the whole House, for Friday next. 


Sir George Clerk presented, pursuant to Order 
and to an Address to Her Majesty,—Copies of the 
Addresses of this House to the Crown, respecting 
Danish Claims, of the 24th day of May 1838, of 
the 18th day of June 1839 and of the 10th day of 
June 1841, with Her Maijesty’s gracious Replies 
and Directions given in pursuance of those Ad- 
dresses : —And, of the Treasury Minute of the 4th 
day of November 1834, referring to Parliament the 
Decision of the Question whether any or all of the 
Classes of Danish Claims should be admitted :— 
And, Copy of any Proclamation in the original lan- 
guage and in English, declaring War against this 
Country, issued in 1807 from the then seat of the 
Danish Government, which has been received or is 
acknowledged as such at the Foreign Office or the 
Admiralty Court. 


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


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Arms (Jreland) Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 


Criause, N° 9, (Licenses to be applied for at sub- 
sequent Sessions, as at the first) 

Amendment proposed: To leave out from the 
words, “ And be it Enacted, That’ to the end of 
the Clause, in order to add the following words, 
“ twenty-one clear days before the commencement 
of any General Sessions of the Peace subsequent 
to the General Sessions of the Peace to be held 
next after the commencement of this Act, for each 
county, county of a city or county of a town re- 
spectively, every person residing within such 
county, county of a city or county of a town, 
desirous of keeping or having any Arms for which 
he shall not have obtained a license under this 
Act, shall and may deliver or cause to be de- 
livered to the Clerk of Petty Sessions for the 
district, an application in like manner and form 
as hereinbefore provided in respect of persons 
‘ applying for licenses to be granted at the General 
Sessions of the Peace to be held next after the 
commencement of this Act; and the Justices at 
such subsequent Sessions shall and may proceed 
with respect thereto, and grant or refuse such 
license in like manner in all respects as herein- 
before provided in respect of any application con- 
sidered at such first Sessions, and the like appeal 
shall lie from or against any decision of such 
Justices at such subsequent Sessions; and all 
and every the provisions of this Act in respect of 
the application for and consideration of and grant- 
ing such licenses at the General Sessions to be 
held next after the passing of this Act, and the 
marking of Arms for which licenses may be 
granted thereat, shall apply and extend to the 





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3° Juli. 














A. 1843. 


‘¢ application for and consideration of and granting 


such licenses at any subsequent Sessions, and to 
the marking of Arms for which licenses may be 
granted thereat,” instead thereof. 


Question, That the words proposed to be left out 
stand part of the Clause,——-put, and Negatived. 
Amendment proposed to the words proposed to 
be added, by leaving out the words “and to the 
“ marking of Arms for which licenses may be 
“ granted thereat.” 
Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
out stand part of the proposed Amendment ; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers forthe {Sir Thomas Fremantle, oe 8 
Yeas, (Mr. Henry Baring : J 
Tellers for the) Viscount Clements, } 69 
Noes, Mr. Morgan John O’ Connell: ; 
Proposed words added. 
Cavs, as amended, agreed to. 


Cuiauss, N° 10, (If license be lost or destroyed, 
a Certificate to be granted in lieu thereof at Petty 
Sessions) read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 6.1.7. To leave out 
the words “report the,” in order to insert the words 
* obtain from the Clerk of the Peace, without fee 
or reward, a Certificate setting out so much of 
the Registry Book as may relate to such license, 
and such Certificate shall be in lieu of such li- 
cense, and shall be of like force and effect,” in- 
stead thereof. 


Question put, That the words proposed to be 
left out stand part of the Clause ; 
The Committee divided : 


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Tellers for the { Sir Thomas Fremantle, l 60 
Yeas, U Mr. Henry Baring: 
Tellers for the J Mr. William O’ Brien, } 29 
Noes, O’ Conor Don: : 


Another Amendment proposed : In 1. 16., after the 
word “reward,” to insert the words “ or upon in- 
“* spection of a written or printed copy of the List 
“ containing the name of such person, which shall 
‘“* have been made out as aforesaid by the Clerk of 
“* the Peace.” 


Question put, That those words be there in- 
serted ; 
The Committee divided: 


Tellers for the { O’Conor Don, a 
Yeas, USir Denham Norreys: L Ba 
Tellers for the J Sir Thomas Fremantle, 1 .. 
Noes, U Mr. Henry Baring : | as 


Clause amended, and agreed to. 

Criause, N° 11, (Licensed persons changing 
abode to give notice) read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 6.1. 27. To leave out 
the words “ produce before,” in order to insert the 
words “apply to,” instead thereof. 

Question put, That the words “ produce before” 
stand part of the Clause ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for thef Sir Thomas Fremantle, 1 

Yeas, U Mr. Henry Baring : J 

Tellers for thef Viscount Clements, 71 36 

Noes, L O’Conor Don: Stain 

Another Amendment proposed in 1. 30. To leave 
out the word “ description,” in order to insert the 
word “ statement,” instead thereof. 

Question put, That the word “ description” stand 
part of the Clause ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the {Sir Thomas Fremantle, 106 

Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring: , 

Tellers for &lt;= Morgan John O’ Connell, 36 

Noes, Viscount Clements: cea 





81. 


Motion made, and Question proposed, That the 
blank in 1. 41. be filled with “ five pounds.” 

Afterwards proposed, to fili the blank with “ one 
* pound.” 


Question 


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7 Vicroriz. 
Question put, That the blank be filled with “ five 
ounds ;” 
he Committee divided : 
Tellers for thef Sir Thomas Fremantle, 162 
Yeas, Mr. Young : } - 
Tellers for theJ Mr. Archbold, 66 
Noes, Viscount Clements : , 
Motion made, and Question put, That the Clause, 
as amended, stand part of the Bill; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the [Sir Thomas Fremanile, Lis 4 
Yeas, Mr. Young: _— 
Tellers for thefSir Henry Winston Barron, } “ 
Noes, UMr. John Collett : sts 
Ciause, N° 12, amended, and agreed to. 
To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 





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


Martis, 4° die Juliit, 1843: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
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 Friday next, 
again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Factories Bill. = The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report on the Factories 
Bill:—The Bill was re-committed to a Committee 


of the whole House, for Monday next. 


Municipal The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
(iedand) Bill mittee on the Municipal Corporations (Zreland) Bill ; 
rela ° 


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


Ecclesiastical 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


Courts Bill. mittee on the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Metropolitan The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Buildings Bill. 


reading of the Metropolitan Buildings Bill ; 
Ordered,'That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


Appeals, &amp;e., = The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
cisvy Council) further consideration the Report on the Appeals, 
&amp;e., (Privy Council) Bill:—The Bill was re-com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House :—-And 
the House immediately resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee. 
(In the Committee.) 
Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by paragraph. 
Preamble postponed. 
Crausess, N° 1 to N° 11, agreed to. 


To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
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 Friday next, 
again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Adjournment. A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 


That this House do now adjourn :—It passed in the 


Negative. 
Municipal The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Corporations yeading of the Municipal Corporations (No. 2.) 
(No. a.) Bill. Bill a = 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 

To-morrow. 
Admiralty The Order of the day bei d ~ 
pen 1e Order of the day being read, for the Com 


mittee on the Admiralty Lands Bill ; 
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Julie. 447 


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


The Order of the day being read, for receiving Fines and 
the Report on the Fines and Penalties (Jreland) Bill ; a ai 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Fri- (ireland) Bill. 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Charitable _ 
—s of the Charitable Loan Societies (Zreland) (ireland) ‘Bill: 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Hackney and 
reading of the Hackney and Stage Carriages Bill; Stage Carriages 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
this day. 


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

Resolved, That this House wil!, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 





The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Woollen, &amp;e., 
| mittee on the Woollen, &amp;c., Manufactures Bill ; Manufactures 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, Bill. 


panene 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, re- 
, solve itself into the said Committee. 


Means, 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Bridges __ 
mittee on the Bridges (Lreland) Bill ; (Ireland) Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take Grand Jury 
into further consideration the Report on the Grand ~ ao 
Jury Presentments (Jreland) (No. 2.) Bill; and the (No.2) Bill 
Amendments were read, and agreed to; and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 





The House was moved, That the Act 5 and 6 Vic. Designs 
c. 100, to consolidate and amend the Laws relating Copyright. 
to the Copyright of Designs for ornamenting Ar- 
ticles of Manufacture, might be read; and the 
same being read ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into a Committee to consider the said Act. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Liverpool Fire 
Canal Navigation from Leeds to Liverpool, praying Prevention Bill. 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the Liverpool 
Fire Prevention 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 Robert Peel presented, by Her Majesty’s Fisheries. 
Command,—A Copy of Regulations for guidance 
of the Fishermen cf Great Britain and of France, 
in the Seas lying between the Coasts of the ‘Two 
Countries. 

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


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to Or- Arms, &amp;c., 
ders,— Returns of the Number and Nature of the (reland. ) 
unregistered Arms that have been seized in the years 
1841, 1842 and 1843, under authority of a Warrant 
from the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, or by any other 
authority, in each County in Jreland, and the man- 
ner in which they have been disposed of :—Of the 
Names of the Officers of each and every Yeomanry 
Corps in Ireland, showing the Rank of each Officer, 

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4.48 


and the dates of his Commission, and by whom and 
by what authority those Commissions have been 
signed, and the date on which each Corps was dis- 
banded :—Showing what Yeomanry Corps in Jre- 
land have returned their Arms into Her Majesty’s 
Stores, and the dates of their having so returned 
them, and what Yeomanry Corps in Ireland have 
not so returned their Arms :—-Of the Quantity and 
description of Arms that have been distributed to 
the Yeomanry in Ireland, by order of the Govern- 
ment, from the year 1800 to 1843 :—And, showing 
the Dates on which any Yeomanry Corps in Jreland 
has been called out, embodied, reviewed or inspected, 
if any, for the last Ten years; showing the Names 
of the Corps, and the Number of days they were 
so embodied. 

Copies of any Letters written by any Magistrate 
in Ireland tothe Lord Chancellor of Jreland, or by 
the Lord Chancellor of Jreland, or by his direction, 
to any Magistrate in Jre/and, respecting the super- 
seding of any Magistrates from the Commission of 
the Peace in Ireland, since the 1st day of May 1843. 


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


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Steam Ves- 
sels, &amp;c., (India), which were presented upon the 
22d and 30th days of June last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the List of Pensions granted be- 
tween the 20th day of June 1842 and 20th day of 


June 1843, which was presented upon Friday last, 
be printed. 


| 


Magistrates 
(Ireland.) 





Steam Vessels, 


&amp;c., (India.) 
No. 399. 


Pensions. 


No. 400. 


Education 
(Ireland.) 


No. 401. 


Ordered, That the Annual Report relative to Edu- 


cation (Ireland), which was presented upon Friday 
last, be printed. 


General Post 


Ordered, That the Return relative to General 
Letters. 


Post Letters, which was presented upon Friday last, 


be referred to the Select Committee on the Post- 
office. 


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Offences in other Parts of Her Majesty’s Domi- 
nions ; and for the Apprehension, in other Parts of 
Her Majesty’s Dominions, of Persons charged with 
having committed Offences in the United Kingdom, 
and in other Parts of Her Majesty’s Dominions, 
with Amendments ; to which Amendments the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Neath Harbour 
Act for improving, and maintaining the Port or Har- (Ne-2-) Bill. 
bour of Neath, in the County of Glamorgan, with 
Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Earl of Gains. 
for vesting in Charles Noel Welman, Esquire, and ee 
his Heirs, certain Estates in the Parishes of Trull, “““° = 
Pitminster, Wilton and Taunton Saint Mary Mag- 
dalen, in the County of Somerset, holden under the 
Marriage Settlements of Charles Noel, Earl of 
Gainsborough and Elizabeth, his first Wife, de- 
ceased, discharged from the Uses of the same Set- 
tlements, and of all subsequent Assurances, and for 
substituting and settling certain Estates in the Pa- 
rish of Weston Zoyland, in the same County, in lieu 
thereof, and to the like Uses; to which the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords request that this House will be pleased Aliens. 
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 state of the Laws affecting Aliens, and 
others resident in this Country, not being native- 
born Subjects of the British Crown :—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. 





And then the House, having continued to sit | 
till a quarter of an hour after two of the 


clock on Tuesday morning, adjourned till 
this day. 


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Martis, 4° die Julii ; 
Anno 7° Victorie Regine, 1843. 

PRAYERS. 

MESSAGE from the Lords, by Mr. Broug- 
ham and Mr. Senior : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for granting to Her Ma- 
jesty, until the fifth day of July One thousand eight 
hundred and Forty-four, certain Duties on Sugar 
imported into the United Kingdom, for the service 
of the year One thousand eight hundred and Forty- 
three : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for amending and ren- 
dering more efiectual several Acts for draining and 
preserving certain Fen Lands and Low Grounds in 
the Isle of Ely and Counties of Norfolk and Suffolk, 


Message from 
the Lords, 


Sugar Duties 


Bill. 


Mildenhall 
Drainage Bill. 


| 


! 


Mr. Crafer, from the Treasury, was called in ; Duchy of 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions Cornwall. 
of an Act of Parliament,—An Account of the Gross 
and Net Revenue of the Duchy of Cornwall, from 
the 9th of November 1841 to the 31st of December 
1842; showing the Amount of Revenue which be- 
came due, the Monies received and paid within the 
time, and the Arrears and Balances at the close of 
the preceding and current years. 

Mr. Crafer also presented,—Return to an Order, Attornies and 
dated the 12th day of June last, for an Account of Svlicitors. 
all Monies paid for Duty on Articles of Clerkship 
to an Attorney or Solicitor, in each of the last Ten 
years :—The like on Admissions of Attornies and 
Solicitors on the expiration of their Articles :—The 
like of the Higher Duty of £.12 on Attornies’ Cer- 
tificates in Town:—The like, Lower Duty of £.6 
in Town :—The like, Higher Duty of £.8 in Country: 
—And, the like, Lower Duty of £.4 :—And then he 
withdrew. 

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


A Message, by Mr. Pu/man, Yeoman Usher of ed Assent 


ills. 


the Black Rod: 
Mr. Speaker, 


to 








near Mildenhall River, so far as relates to the several 
Lands in the second District therein described, and 
for extending the limits of the said second District : | 
A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the South | 
astern Railway Company, in conjunction with the 
London and Croydon Railway Company, to make a 
Railway from the London and Croydon Railway to | 
Swan-street, near the Bricklayers’ Arms, in the Old 
Kent-road, and to provide a new Station there : And 
also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to provide for the Apprehension, in the United 
Kingdom, of Persons charged with having committed 


South-Eastern 
and Lendon and E 
Croydon Rail- 
ways (Brick- 
layers’ Arms 
Extension and 
Station) Bill. 


Apprehension 
ot Offenders 
Bill. 


The Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty’s 
Commission, for declaring Her Royal Assent to se- 
veral Acts agreed upon by both Houses, do desire 
the immediate attendance of this Honourable House 
in the House of Peers, to hear the Commission 
read. 

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went 
up to the House of Peers :—And being returned ; 

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the de- 
sire of the Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Commission, had been at the House of Peers, 
where a Commission under the Great Seal was read, 
giving, declaring and notifying the Royal —- 

he 











Sugar Duties 
Bill. 


Roman Catholic 
Oath (Ireland ) 
Bill. 
Drumpeller 
Railway 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Northampton 
and Peterbo- 
rough Railway 
Bill. 


South-Eastern 
and Loudon and 
Croydon Rail- 
ways (Brick- 
layers’ Arms 
Extension and 
Station) Bill. 


Borrowstoun- 
ness Harbour 
and Improve- 
ment Bill. 


Southampton 
Docks Bill. 


Southampton 
Cemetery Bill. 


Topsham 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Mildenhall 
Drainage Bill. 


Leighton Bus- 


sard [uclosure 
Bill. 


China. 


7 VicrortzZ. 


the several Public Bills and one Private Bill therein 
mentioned ; and that the Lords, thereby authorized, 
had declared the Royal Assent to the said Bills: 
Which Bills are as follow : 


An Act for granting to Her Majesty, until the 
Fifth day of July One thousand eight hundred and 
Forty-four, certain Duties on Sugar imported into 
the United Kingdom, for the Service of the year 
One thousand eight hundred and Forty three : 


An Act to abolish the Roman Catholic Oath as 
a Qualification for Voters at Electionsin Ireland : 


An Act for making a Railway, with other neces- 
sary Works, to connect certain Coal Fields in the 
Parishes of Old Monkland and Bothwell, in the 
County of Lanark, with the Monkland Canal : 


An Act for making a Branch Railway from the 
London and Birmingham Railway to Northampton 
and Peterborough : 


An Act to enable the South Eastern Railway 
Company, in conjunction with the London and Croy- 
don Railway Company, to make a Railway from the 
London and Croydon Railway to Swan-street, near 
the Bricklayers’ Arms, in the Old Kent-road, and 
to provide a new Station there : 


An Act to provide for the Improvement of the 
Town and Harbour of Borrowstounness, in the County 
of Linlithgow, for paving, lighting and cleansing 
the Streets of the said Town, and for regulating the 
Police thereof : 


An Act to convert the Shares in the Capital au- 
thorized to be raised by the Acts for making a Dock 
or Docks at Southampton into Stock, to raise a fur- 
ther Sum of Money, and to alter and amend some 
of the Powers of the said Acts : 


An Act to establish a Cemetery for the Interment 
of the Dead, near the Town and within the Borough 
of Southampton : 


An Act for better cleansing, sewering and drain- 
ing the Town of Topsham, in the County of Devon, 
and for other Purposes connected therewith : 


An Act for amending and rendering more effectual 
several Acts for draining and preserving certain Fen 
Lands and Low Grounds in the Jsle of Ely and 
Counties of Norfolk and Suffolk, near Mildenhall 
River, so far as relates to the several Lands in the 
Second District therein described, and for extending 
the limits of the said Second District : 


An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of 
Leighton Bussard, in the County of Bedford. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That he had 
received from General Sir Hugh Gough the follow- 
ing Letter in return to the Thanks of this House, 
communicated to him by Mr. Speaker, in obedience 


ra their Commands of the 14th day of February 
ast :— 


Sir, Moncara Coorg, May 10th, 1843. 

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of 
your Letter of 20th February, transmitting me the 

esolutions of the House of Commons, expressing 
the sense of the House on my conduct, and on that 
of the General and other Officers, Non-commissioned 
Officers and Privates, as well Native as European, 
during the several Operations in China. 


I beg to assure you I personally feel the highest 


4° Julie. 








pride at having obtained so flattering a testimonial, 
and I feel quite conscious that my Companions in 
Arms, to whom, in accordance with the desire of | 
the House, I have communicated this high distinc- 


tion, will equally feel so valuable and acceptable an 
honour. 


Permit me to request you will convey to the House 
of Commons my grateful acknowledgments, as well 
on my part as on that of the Force lately under m 
command, and that i 


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449 


for the kind manner in which you have conveyed 
the Resolutions of the House of Commons. 
I have the honour to be, 
Sir, 
Your most obedient, humble servant, 


H. Gough, General. 
To the Right honourable 
Charles Shaw Lefevre, mM. P. 
Speaker of the House of Commons. 


Ordered, That the said Letter be entered in the 
Journals of this House. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Dundee 
the Report on the Dundee 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. 
Ordered, That the Committee have leave to sit, 


and proceed, upon Friday next, with Two selected 
Members. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Hull Water 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- works Bill. 
tituled, An Act for better supplying with Water the 
Borough of Kingston-upon-Hull; and the same 
was read, as followeth : 

Pr. 1.1.15. Leave out from “ might” to the se- 
cond “ the” in 1. ult., and insert “ acquire one or 
“ more spring or springs wherever it should please 
them within the county of Kingston-upon-Hull, 
or any limits of the same county, as well of the 
Crown as of any other person or persons whom- 
soever, willing to give or grant to them the same 
spring or springs, and to dig on the land likewise 
by them to be acquired from the same spring or 
springs, unto and in the said town of Kingston- 
upon-Hull, and in the same land so dug to bring 
water from the same spring or springs unto the 
said town of Kingston-upon-Hull by leaden pipes 
under ground, and other instruments whatsoever 
necessary and fitting, to have and to hold to the 
same Mayor and Burgesses and their successors, 
the same pipes and instruments and the same 
spring and springs, and all the water from the 
same spring or springs so running and brought 
by the pipes and instruments aforesaid, unto and 
in the said town of Kingston-upon-Hull in relief 
of the same town, and all the inhabitants of the 
same town for ever.” 


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

Ordered, That Sir John Hanmer 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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cad 
n 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Dowager 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of — of | 
the Dowager Countess of Waldegrave’s Estate Bill, petate Bill, 
no Standing Orders were applicable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Argylishire 
the Report on the Argyllshire Roads Bill; and the Roads Bill. 


_ Amendments were read, and agreed to; and Amend- 


ments were made to the Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on Lord Lord Gray’s 
Gray’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 ; ard that the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and directed him to report the same, with- 


y | out Amendment. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
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450 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on Todhunter’s Divorce Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, as follow : 

Pr. 2.1, 13. Leave out “ Lency” and insert 
Lenci.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 23. Leave out “ Lency” and insert 
Lenci.” 

Pr, 2. 1. 27. Leave out “ Lency” and insert 
Lenci.” 

Pr. 3.1. 4. Leave out “ Zency” and insert 
Lenci.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 28. After “ demands” insert “ if any 
at common law or by custom which she might 
claim by, through or in consequence of her mar- 
riage with the said John Todhunter.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


Todhunter’s 
Divorce Bill. 


“ 


“ 


“ 


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“ 


“ 


“ 


Parochial 
Assessments 
Act. 


A Petition of Clergy of the Archdeaconry of Tot- 
ness, in the diocese of Exeter, praying for the repeal 
of so much of the Parochial Assessments Act as 
affects the assessment upon tithes and tithe rent- 
charge, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Hawnes ;—Lambeth (three Peti- 
tions) ;——-Great Dover-road ;-—Loch’s-fields ;—New- 
ington Butts ;--Newington ;— Biggleswade (two Pe- 
titions) ; ~ Borough-road ; — Neckinger-road (two 
Petitions) ;— Potton ;— Southwark (six Petitions) ; 
— Dover-road ;—Blackfriars-road ;— Twickenham ; 
—Moorgate ;— Clapham, Wandsworth, Battersea, 
Tooting and Stockwell; Walworth (four Petitions) ; 
—Clapham (Surrey) ;—~ Alfred-place (Surrey) ;— 
Bedford (five Petitions) ;—Goldington ;—Riseley ; 
—Cotton-end ; —Blunham ; —Thurleigh ; —Ridge- 
mount ; — Wootton ; -—- Sandy (two Petitions) jo 
Stagsden ;—Steventon ;—Cardington Cotton-end ;— 
Elstow ;— Kempston ;— Harrold ;-—Fish-street-hill, 
London (four Petitions) ;— Bermondsey ;—Manches- 
ter ; — Gracechurch-street, London;-— Craco and 
Etton ;— Shipton (two Petitions) ;--Spofforth ;— 
and, Godalming; praying that the Factories Bill 
may not pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Factories Bill. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the township of 
Brodsworth, in the county of York, praying that the 
resented, 


said Bill may pass into a law, was also 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Corn Laws, Petitions from Wavatree ;—and, Knotty Ash and 
the Old Swan, near Liverpool ; praying for the repeal 
of the Corn and Provision Laws,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Union with A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of 

Ireland. 


tain and Jreland, was 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 


County Courts 
Bill. 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Public Petitions 
(Thirty-eighth 
Report. ) 


to the House. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 


and be printed. 


Loan Funds and 
Benefit Societies 
(Ireland. ) 


4° Julit. 


Guardians of the Tullamore Union, praying for the 

repeal of the Legislative Union between Great Bri- 

= and read; and 
a 


Petitions from Huddersfield ;— and, Bradford 
(York); praying that the County Courts Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and 


Mr. Brotherton reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Public Petitions; That they had examined 
the Petitions presented from the 29th day of June 
last to the 3d day of this instant July, both inclu- 
sive ; and had directed him to make a Report thereof 


A Petition of Patrick O'Malley, praying the| and into the proprie 
House to pass an Act for the prevention of usury | of all Waste Lands w : 
and usurious dealings and for the better manage-| of Parliament, or of any lands which under any 


A, 1843. 


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


Two Petitions of Samuel Gordon, of Aungier- 

street, Dublin, stating that a clerk in the Irish 
Court of Chancery (or one of his subordinates) 
has suppressed a notice lodged in his office on 
the 21st of last month, in relation to the serving 
of notices in the matter of Hugh Boyd, Esquire, a 
lunatic, which notice was lodged with him (along 
with his fee on it) in accordance with the recent 
rules and regulations of the court; and praying, 
that the House will cause him or his subordinate 
to be dismissed from office, and a copy of the 
notice lodged in the office to be produced,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 
A Petition of Samuel Gordon, Esquire, of Aun- 
gier-street, Dublin, praying that the House will 
order a return to be made to it, from the Court of 
Chancery in Ireland, of all orders for the repairs of 
the mills of Margy and Craignegalt, on the estate 
of Hugh Boyd, Esquire, from the year 1832 up to 
the present time, and also a return (to be made from 
the accounts filed in the office of the Clerk of the 
Custodies), of the actual profits made on those mills, 
and a further return containing copies of all reports 
made upon the subject of those mills during the 
above period, was also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Hugh Boyd. 





A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Council- Coroners Bill. 
lors of the city and borough of Bath, praying 

that the Coroners 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 Mayor, Magistrates, Bankers, Ecclesiastical 
Merchants, Manufacturers and other Inhabitants of Courts Bill. 
the town of Nottingham, praying that that town 

may be included in Schedule (D.) appended to the 
Ecclesiastical Courts Bill, was presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of George Frederick Mowlds, late a post-office 
Clerk in the General Post-office, Dublin, stating (Ireland.) 
that the Petitioner was appointed a Clerk in the 
General Post-office of Ireland, in the month of Ja- 
nuary 1800, from which date until the 5th day of 
April 1831, a period of upwards of thirty-one years, 
he performed the duties of his situation in such a 
manner as to obtain him the unqualified approba- 
tion of the six different noblemen who were Post- 
masters-General during that long period of time, 
without having incurred from any one of them the 
slightest reprimand or imputation for deficiency in 
zeal, attention, attendance or fidelity in the faithful 
discharge of his duty; that on the appointment of 
his Grace the Duke of Richmond, the late Postmas- 
ter-General, the Irish office was consolidated with 
that of England, and three months after his Grace 
was so appointed, Petitioner was officially informed, 
that his services in that department would for the 
future be dispensed with ; that the reasons assigned 
for Petitioner’s dismissal were, that he was more 
frequently than necessary absent from his duties, 
and that he was a practising attorney ; and praying, 
that the House will be pleased to order an investi- 
gation into all the facts of his case to be held in the 
Post-office in Dublin, and if his removal has taken 
place on insufficient grounds, that he may be re- 
stored to his office, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 








| Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed Labouring Poor 
to inquire into the results of the Allotment system, = of 
ty of setting apart a portion “""" 


hich shall be inclused by Act No. 402. 


ment of Loan Funds and Benefit Societies in Jre-| Inclosure Act shall have been appropriated to the 





benefit 














Frame-work 
Knitters. 


Knutsford 
House of 
Correction. 


Grand Jury 
Presentments 
(Ireland) 
(No. 2.) Bill, 


Stade Tolls. 


Redress of 


Grievances 


(Ireland. ) 


Registration of 
Voters Bill. 


7 Vicroriz. 


benefit of the Poor, to be let out in small Allot- 
ments to the labouring poor of the district, and 
also into the best mode of effecting the same, have 
Power to report their Observations thereupon to the 
House, together the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
before them. 

Mr. Childers reported from the said Select Com- 
mittee; That they had considered the matters to 
them referred ; and had directed him to make a 
Report thereof to the House, together with the Mi- 
nutes of the Evidence taken before them. 

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


Ordered, That the Petition of Frame-work Knit- 
ters of the counties of Nottingham, Derby and Lei- 
cester, which was presented yesterday, 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, 
Returns of the Reports of the —- Magistrates, 
Chaplains, Surgeons, Gaolers, Turnkeys or other 
Persons relating to the Gaol, or Management, Diet, 
Discipline, Enlargement or any other matter con- 
nected with the House of Correction at Knutsford, 
made at the Quarter Sessions held on Monday the 
26th day of June 1843; distinguishing the parts 
affirmed or rejected by the said Court of Quarter 
Sessions :—And, of the Orders of Court made at 
the Quarter Sessions held at Knutsford on Monday 
the 26th day of June 1843, for the County of Ches- 


4° 5° Juliz. 





ter, distinguishing those which were discussed and 
made in the Sessions Court House, and those which 
were discussed and made in any place other than 
the Sessions Court House. 

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


The ingrossed Bill to amend the Laws in force 
relating to Grand Jury Presentments in Counties of 
Cities and Towns in Jreland, 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 concurrence. 


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, 
Copies of any Correspondence which may have taken 
place between Her Majesty’s Government and that 





of Hanover, relative to the Taxes levied on British 
Commerce and Navigation in the River Elbe, under 
the name of Stade Tolls:—And the said Motion 
was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That this House will resolve itself into a 
Committee, for the purpose of taking into conside- 
ration the causes of the discontent at present pre- 
vailing in Jreland, with a view to the redress of 
grievances, and to the establishment of a system of 
just and impartial government in that part of the 
United Kingdom :--And a Debate arising thereupon ; 


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


Mercurii, 5° die Julii, 1843: 


Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till this 
day. 


The House was moved, That the Act of the pre- 
sent Session, c.18, to amend the Law for the Regis- 
tration of Persons entitled to vote, and to define | 
certain rights of voting, and to regulate certain Pro- | 
ceedings in the Election of Members to serve in| 
Parliament for England and Wales, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 





Vou. 98. 


451 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend the said Act: And that Mr. Aglionby and 
Mr. Charles Howard do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed Appeals, &amp;c., 

to inquire into the facts attending the delay in ex- M4 rivy Coun- 
tracting the inhibition in the case of the Ship “ Gui- = 
ana,” and the dismissal of the Appeal in the said 
case by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Coun- 
cil :—And a Committee was appointed of Mr. Chan- 
cellor of the Exchequer, Viscount Palmerston, Mr. 
Attorney General, Mr. Thesiger, Mr. Dundas, Sir 
Robert Harry Inglis, Viscount Sandon, Mr. Morgan 
John O’Connell, Mr. Darby, Mr. Nicholl, Captain 
Pechell and Captain Gordon, 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 Cathedrat 
for regulating the Cathedral Churches of Wales : Churches 
And that Sir James Graham and Mr. Nicholl do" 3 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Prisons __ 
to amend the Law with respect to Prisons and Prison (Scotland) Bill. 
Discipline in Scotland: And that Sir James Graham 
and Sir George Clerk do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Order of the ~~ being read, for the second Public Works 

— of the Public Works (Zreland) Bill; (Ireland) Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 

upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving Excise. 
the Report from the Committee to whom it was 
referred to consider certain Acts relating to Duties 
of Excise ; 


Ordered, That the Report be received upon Friday 


next. 


The Hackney and Stage Carriages Bill was, ac- Hackney and 
cording to Order, read a second time; and com- Stage Carriages 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for _ 

Friday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Designs Copy- 
into a Committee to consider the Act 5 and 6 Vice. tight Bill. 
c.100, to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to 
the Copyright of Designs for ornamenting Articles 
of Manufacture. 

(In the Committee.) 

Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move 
the House, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend the Law relating to the Copyright of De- 
signs. 

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 now received. 

Mr. Greene accordingly reported a Resolution ; 
which was read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move 
the House, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend the Law relating to the Copyright of De- 
signs :—And he moved the House accordingly. 

Ordered, That leave be; given to bring in the Bill: 
And that Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Greene, Sir George 


Clerk and Mr. Emerson Tennent do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented a Bill to amend Prisons 
the Law with respect to Prisons and Prison Disci- (Scotland) Bill 
pline in Scotland: And the same was read the first No. 405. 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Friday next; and to be printed. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented a Bill for regulat- Cathedral 
ing the Cathedral Churches of Wales: And the Chorches 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be (Wes) Bill 

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452 


read a second time upon Friday next; and to be 
printed. 


Yeomanry 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to Or- 
(Ireland. ) 


ders,—Returns of Arms delivered up to the Govern- 
ment by the Yeomanry in Ireland, on being dis- 
banded :—Of the Number of Yeomanry disbanded, 
from 1815 to 1830 :—And, of Arms not delivered 
up by the Yeomanry; stating their Description, and 
the Corps to which said Arms belonged. 

A Return of the Average Price of Wheat and 
Oats in Ireland per barrel and per bushel, calculated 
upon the Return advertised in the Dublin Gazette 
for the years ending the 1st day of May 1841, 1842 
and 1843. 

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


Wheat and Oats 
(Ireland.) 


Coolics. 
No. 404. 


Danish Claims. 

No. 407. 
Arms, &amp;c., 
(Ireland. ) 

No. 408. 
Magistrates 
(Ireland, ) 

No. 408. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Coolies, which 
was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Claims, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


(Ireland) which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 


till a quarter of an hour before one of the 


clock on Wednesday morning, adjourned 


till this day. 








Mercurii, 5° die Julii ; 


Anno 7° Victorie Regine, 1843. 





PRAYERS. 


Townshend 


Peerage Bill. the Townshend Peerage Bill; and to whom 


the Copy of the Minutes of the Evidence taken at the 


bar of the House of Lords on the Second Reading 
of the said Bill, and communicated to this House 
on the 30th day of May last, was referred ; and who 
were instructed to hear counsel and examine witnesses 
for the said Bill, and to hear counsel and examine 
witnesses against the Bill, if the Parties concerned 
think fit to be heard by counsel or produce wit- 
nesses; That they had heard counsel in favour of 
the Bill,and also on behalf of the Right honourable 
John Townshend, commonly called Earl of Leicester, 
against the Bill; and that they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and had di- 
rected him to report the same, without Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon 
Friday next. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Londonderry Bridge 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. 


Londonderry 
Bridge Bill. 


EarlofGainsbo- Lhe Earl of Gainsborough’s Estate Bill was read 
rough’s Estate the first time. 


Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Burry, &amp;c., Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed 

Navigation, to inspect the Journals of the House of Lords, with 

and Lianelly 


cine relation to any Proceedings upon the Burry, &amp;c., 
(No. 2.) Bill, Navigation and Llanelly Harbour (No. 2.) Bill, and 
to make Report thereof to the House: —And a 


Committee was appointed of Mr. Darby, Mr. Hen- 


ley, Sir John Yarde Buller, Sir Thomas Acland and 
Mr. Parker; and they are to withdraw immediately. 
Ordered, That Three be the Quorum, 


4°— 5° Julia. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Danish 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Arms, &amp;c., 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Magistrates 
(Ireland), which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


‘R. Greene reported from the Committee on 








A. 1843, 


| Petitions from Reading ;— Haverhill ;— Manches- Factories Bill, 
ter and Salford (Chairman) ;—Saint Veep;—Love 

and Polperro ;—Pelynt, Lanreath and Boconnie;— 

Saint Clere and Saint Neot (Cornwall) ;—and, Lis- 

heard ; praying that the Factories Bill may not pass 

into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 

to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Revesby ;—and, Epworth; pray- 
ing that the said Bill may pass into a law,—were 
also presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Parish Clerks of Manchester, pray- Church Endow- 
ing the House to withhold their sanction to the ment Bill. 
Church Endowment Bill, unless a Clause be inserted 
in it which will secure an adequate compensation to 
the Petitioners and other persons holding similar 
offices, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 








A Petition of Owners and Masters of coasting Newquay 
vessels, belonging to several ports in the county of H#rbour. 
Cornwall, praying for the erection of a Lighthouse 
merely as a Harbour Light on Towan Head, near the 
Harbour of Newquay, was presented, and read; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Shipwrecks. 


A Petition of Rate-payers of the north, east and Turnpike-roads 
west tythings of the parish of Bedminster, situated Bill. 

in the city and county of Bristol, praying that the 
Turnpike-roads Bill may not pass into a law, as it 

now stands, was presented, and read ; and referred 

to the Select Committee on the Bill. 


Petitions from Barnstaple ;—Collumpton ;—and, County Courts 
Bideford; praying that the County Courts Bill may Bill. 

pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and 

ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Darby reported from the Select Committee ap- Burry, &amp;e., 
pointed to inspect the Journals of the House of Lords, Navigation, 
with relation to any proceedings upon the Burry, &amp;c., and Lianelly 


Navigation and Llanelly Harbour (No. 2.) Bill, and (Ne =.) Bill. 


to make Report thereof to the House; That they 
had inspected the said Journals accordingly; and 
found the following entries : 


“ Die Martis, 4° Julij, 1843: 

“ The Earl of Stradbrooke reported from the « Burry, &amp;e., 
Lords Committees appointed a Select Committee to Navigation 
consider of the Bill, intituled, An Act to alter and !!. 
amend an Act for the Improvement of the Naviga- 
tion of the Rivers Burry, Loughor and Lliedi, in the 
Counties of Carmarthen and Glamorgan, and to im- 
prove the Harbour of Lilanelly, in the said County 
of Carmarthen; That the Committee had met, and 
considered the said Bill; and examined the allega- 
tions 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. 2.1. 25. After ‘ Act’ insert Clause (A.) 

“ Crause (A.) ‘ And be it Enacted, That in ad- 
dition to the Commissioners appointed by the said 
recited Act, the resident superintendent for the 
time being of the Kidwelly and Llanelly Canal 
and Tram-road Company, and also the Harbour 
Master and Resident Clerk for the time being of 
the Burry Port Company, shall be and they are 
hereby constituted and appointed Commissioners 
for executing the purposes of the said recited Act, 
and of this Act.’ 

“ Pr. 9.1.9. Leave out from ‘ proper’ to ‘ And,’ 
in]. 32. 

“ Pr. 14. 1. 1. After ‘ shipping’ insert ‘ and 
that not more than two fifth parts of the said sum 
of Five thousand pounds shall be expended upon 
any part of the River Loughor, situate above the 
point of junction for the time being of the River 


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‘ Lliedi, with the channel of the said River Loughor 
* at low water.’ : 

“ Pr. 15, 1. 11. Leave out ‘ second’ and insert 
secondly.’ ; ‘ 

“ Pr. 15. 1. 20. Leave out ‘ in to’ and insert 
into.” 

“ Py, 15.1. 21. After ‘ or’ insert ‘ which shall 
‘ be raised.’ 

“ Py, 15. 1. 23. Leave out from ‘ shall’ to ‘ and’ 
in 1, 34., and insert ‘ be applied in manner follow- 
ing, (that is to say), first n keeping and maintain- 
ing the approaches or entrances to the channel or 
channels leading to the said Harbour, in such a 
state as to afford a free navigation for all vessels, 
not exceeding three hundred tons register measure 
entering or departing from the said Harbour of 
Llanelly, and afterwards in improving the Navi- 
gation of the said River Lliedi.’ 

“ Pr. 15, 1. 38. Leave out the first ‘ of.’ 


“ Pr. 17.1. 38. After ‘ notwithstanding’ insert 
Provided always, that such gratuities shall be dis- 
tributed by the said Commissioners impartially, 
and with a due regard to the claim of all the pilots 
or officers connected with the various ports and 
places on the said rivers.’ 

“ Pr. 21. Is. 30. and 31. After ‘Commissioners’ 
insert ‘save and except such jetties or other erec- 
‘ tions as may be placed by the owners or occupiers 
of land, on either side of the said rivers for the 
protection of their property, and as may not ac- 
tually render the navigation of the said rivers 
difficult or dangerous.’ 

“ Pr. 26. 1. 25. After ‘ also’ insert ‘ with the 
previous consent in writing of the owner or owners 
of the land or ground in or upon which the same 
is to be formed or made.’ 

« Pr, 27. 1. 12. After ‘ waters’ insert ‘ within 
the parish of Zlanelly.’ 

“ Pr. 30.1. 37. After the second ‘ the’ insert 
previous.’ 

“ Pr. 30. 1. 38. After ‘ consent’ 
writing.’ 

“ Pr. 31. 1. 35. After ‘ the’ insert ‘ previous.’ 

“ Pr, 44.1. 6. After ‘ Company’ insert ‘ and 
any land belonging to the said Company in im- 
mediate connection with the said Dock.’ 

“ Pr. 105.1. 1. Leave out ‘ rivers’ and insert 
river’, and in the same line leave out from ‘ of’ 
to ‘ Lliedi,’ in 1. 2. 

“ Pr. 114. 1. 24. Leave out from ‘ Act’ to ‘ pro- 
* vided,’ in Pr. 115. 1. 14. 

Pr. 125. 1. 36. Leave out from ‘ or’ to ‘ can’ 
in |, 39., and insert ‘the shipping places at Loughor 
© or Penclawdd.’ 

“ Pr. 126. 1. 9. After ‘ layerage’ insert ‘ the 
‘ lord of the manor or lordship of Yalybont, other- 
‘ wise Llandilo Talybont.’ 

“ Pr. 127. 1.29. Leave out Clause (A.) added 
by way of Rider to the Bill. 

“« Pr. 129.1. 30. Leave out Clause (B.) added 
by way of Rider to the Bill, and insert Clause (B.) 

“ Cravuse(B.) ‘ And be it Enacted, That nothing 
‘ in this Act contained shall extend or be construed 
* to extend to prejudice or derogate from the estates, 
‘ rights, interests, claims, privilege or authority of 
‘ the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, Her Heirs 
‘ and Successors.’ 


In the Title of the Bill: 
“ L. 2. After ‘ Zoughor’ insert ‘ and.’ 


* And the said Amendments, being read a se- 
cond time, were agreed to by the House, with the 
following Amendment : 


“ In Clause (A.) added by the Committee to 
the Bill, 1.11. After ‘ Company’ insert ‘ and also 
‘ the resident Superintendent and the Dock Master 
‘ for the time being of the Llanelly Railway and 
* Dock Company.’ 

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453 


“ 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 re- Burry, &amp;c., 
spect of the Petition for the Burry, &amp;c., Navigation ee 
and Lianelly Harbour Bill, which, upon the 17th aa 
day of March last, was made from the Select Com- (No. 3.) Bill. 
mittee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and the 
same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
alter and amend an Act for the Improvement of the 
Navigation of the Rivers Burry, Loughor and Lliedi, 
in the counties of Carmarthen and Glamorgan, and 
to improve the Harbour of Llanelly, in the said 
county of Carmarthen: And that Mr. Saunders 
Davies, Colonel Powell and Mr. Morris do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Petitions from Liverpool ;—and, Sheffield; pray- Wood. 
ing the House to levy a tax upon steam-sawing or 
upon Wood sawed by steam,—were presented, and 


| read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Dowager 
Countess of 
Waldegrave’s 
Estate Bill, 


The Dowager Countess of Waldegrave’s Estate 
Bill was read a second time ; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to Todhunter's 
dissolve the Marriage of John Todhunter with Rosa Divorce Bill. 
Matilda his now Wife, and to enable him to marr 
again, and for other Purposes therein onlena 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 

ass. 


do 
| } ay That Sir John Yarde Buller 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 Petition of Merchants, Bankers and Wholesale Warrants of 
Dealers of the city of Bristol, praying the House to Attorney Act. 
pass a Bill to amend the Act 3 Geo. 4, c. 39, for 
preventing Frauds upon Creditors, by Secret War- 
rants of Attorney to confess Judgment, thereby en- 
abling the Petitioners to have the benefit intended 
by and stated in the preamble of the said Act, was 
pe. and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


A Petition of George Shillibeer, of the City-road, George 
and High-street, Mary-le-bone, in the county of Shillibeer. 
Middlesex, complaining of the seizure and sale of 
his property, under an extent by the Board of Stamps 
and Taxes, for arrears of duties on Stage Carriages 
and Horses; and praying the House to institute an 
inquiry into his case, and grant him redress, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 











Petitions of the Liverpool and Manchester Rail- Liverpool Fire 
way Company ;—and, James Loch, of Albemarle- Prevention Bill. 
street, in the county of Middlesex, Esquire, Member 
of Parliament, Superintendent and Trustee of the 
estates devised by the will of the Most noble Fran- 
cis late Duke of Bridgwater, deceased, praying that 
they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Liverpool Fire Preven- 
tion 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. 

3M 3 





A Petition 





Metropolitan 
Police. 


Pawnbrokers’ 
Trade (Ireland) 
Bill. 


Post-office. 


Players of 


Merchant Sea- 
men’s Fund. 


Coroners Bill. 


Poor Rates. 


East India. 


Apprehension 
ot Offenders 
Bill, 





454 


5° 


A Petition of John Perceval, of the parish of | 


Saint Mary Abbotts, Kensington, 


in the county of reading of the Charitable Trusts Bill ; 
Middlesex, Gentleman, praying the House to pass | 






A, 1848. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Charitable 


Juliz. 


Trusts Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 


a Bill to enable the rate-payers in the several dis- | upon this day three months. 
tricts of the Metropolitan Police Force to elect a 


certain number of persons qualified to fill the places 
of superintendents and inspectors and serjeants of 
police, out of whom Her Majesty shall select such as 
shall seem meet to Her, and likewise to enable the 
rate-payers to appoint the constables of that force 
subject to the approval of the superintendent of that 
force, and of the surgeons of the same, and under cer- 
tain restrictions as toaptitude and ability, and likewise 
to enable the rate-payers in the several districts to 
appoint auditors, who shall meet from their several 
districts half yearly, to inspect the accounts of the 
said force, and to publish a report of the same, and 
likewise to enable the rate-payers to elect in each of 
their several districts five or six householders, being 
barristers, out of whom Her Majesty shall appoint 
one to be a stipendiary magistrate in each of the 
said districts, was presented, and read ; and ordered 


to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Pawnbrokers of the city of Dublin, 
praying that the Pawnbrokers’ Trade (Lreland) Bill 


may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Coun- 
cillors of the royal burgh of Ayr, praying for inquiry 
into the state of the Post-office, with the view of 
carrying into full effect the recommendations of Mr. 
Rowland Hill for Post-oflice Improvement, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 


Committee on the Post-office. 


A Petition of Robert Roxby, of the Theatre Royal 
Interludes Bill. in Manchester, praying that the Players of Interludes 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 
= and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


able. 


A Petition of Ship-masters, Mates, Seamen and 
their Friends, connected with the Merchant Sea- 
men’s Service, belonging to the port of Greenock, 
praying for amendment of the Act 4 and 5 Will. 4, 
c. 52, regulating the Merchant Seamen’s Fund, was 
es and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


able. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a special Com- 
mittee of Justices of the Peace, acting in and for 
the county of Middlesex, appointed by the court 
assembled at the last general session of the peace 
for the said county, praying that the Coroners Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands, or that 
the county of Middlesex may be exempted from the 
operation of the said Bill, was presented, and read ; 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return showing the Total Value of Property as- 
sessed to the Poor Rates, for the year ended Lady- 
day 1841; with the Amount of Money levied for 
Poor Rates, for the years ended Lady-day 1839 to 


1842, on each Parish in England and Wales. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 


Return of the Names, Salaries and Residences of | 
the several Functionaries under the East India| 
Company, in Foreign Countries east of the Isthmus 
of Suez; distinguishing those exercising Consular 
functions from those acting merely as Residents or 


Agents. 


Ordered, That the Amendments made by the 
the Lords tothe Apprehension of Offenders Bill be 


taken into consideration upon Friday next. 


Ordered, That the Bill, as amended by the Lords, 


be printed. 


Complaint being made to the House of a printed 
Newspaper, intituled, ‘The Standard,” dated Sa- 
turday, 1 July 1843, printed and published by 
Charles Baldwin, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, 
London, as containing calumnious reflections on two 
Members of the House, and denouncing them as 
confessed suborners of fraud and perjury ; 

The said Newspaper was delivered in, and the 
paragraph complained of, read. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was 
proposed, That Charles Baldwin, Printer, of New 
Bridge-street, Blackfriars, London, do attend this 
House, upon Friday next:—And the said Motion 
was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Complaint, 





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


The Order of the day being read, for the second featth of 
reading of the Health of Towns Bill ; Towns 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 Sie on the a siete 
Bill :—The Bill was re-committed to a Committee 
of the whole House. 

Anda Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That this House will, immediately, resolve 
itself into the said Committee ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question ; viz. To leave out the word 
“ immediately,” and, at the end of the Question, 
to add the words “ upon this day six months.” 

And the Question being put, That the word “ im- 


“ mediately” stand part of the Question ; 
The House divided : 


The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the Yous, ir We ag 


{Mr. Pakington, 
en for the Noes, M 4 Barady : 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Resolved, That this House will, immediatel 

solve itself into the said Committee :—The 
accordingly resolved itself into the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 
Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 


graph. 
reamble postponed. 

Cravuse, N° 1, agreed to. 

Crause, N° 2, (Coroners to receive twenty-five 
shillings for each Inquest, and one shilling and six- 
pence per mile for travelling expenses) ——read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 2.1.14. To leave out 


the words “ fees and.” 

Tellers for the Yeas,{ yor’ tenn. 

Another Amendment proposed, in 1. 20: To leave 
the Clause ; 


Question put, That the words “ fees and” stand 
Mr. Christopher : 
out “ twenty-five,” in order to insert “ twenty,” in- 
The Committee divided : 


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part of the Clause ; 
} 41. 
Tellers for the Noes, Mr. Barneby, 
stead thereof. 


The Committee divided : 
Viscount Duncan: } ” 
Question put, That “twenty-five” stand part of 


Lord Worsley, 
Tellers for the Yeas, Mr. Christopher : 34. 
Tellers for the Noes, ae alias 32. 


a 








Another 




















Waste Land 


Allotment Bill, 


Commons 
Tuclosure 


(No. 2.) Bill. 





7 Vicroriz. 
Another Amendment proposed, in 1. 23 : To leave 
out the words “and six-pence.” 
Question put, That the words “ and six-pence,” 
Mr, Christopher : 
Viscount Duncan, 
the Assizes, and for adjourned sittings)——read. 
Amendment proposed: P. 2. 1. 40. To leave out 
out stand part of the Clause ; 
The Committee divided : 





stand part of the Clause ; 

The Committee divided : a 

Tellers for the Yeas, Lord Worsley, } 40. 

Tellers for the Noes, Mr. Barneby : } 28. 

Cuausz, as amended, agreed to. 

Cuavse, N° 3, (Coroners to be paid for attending 
from the word “ Coroner” to the words “ or other 
“ courts,” in |. 41. 

Question put, That the words proposed to be left 


Tellers for the Yeas, { Me Christe. i. ‘ } 33. 
Mr. Barneb . 
Tellers forthe Noes, f M. Tal “4 ‘Gore ‘ } 42. 


Motion made, and Question, That the Clause, as 
amended, stand part of the Bill——put, and Ne- 
gatived. 


Crauss, N° 4, (Qualification of Deputy Coroner) 
read. 

Amendment proposed, P. 3. 1. 36: After the 
word “ cause,” to insert the words “ and that such 
“ Coroner shall, for every Inquest held by such 
“ deputy, pay to him not less than three-fourths of 
“ the fees and allowances which he himself would 
“ have been entitled to receive if he had held such 
“ Inquest in person.” 

Question put, That those words be there in- 


serted ; 
The Committee divided : 








Tellers for the f Mr. Hume, } 51 
Yeas, Mr. Benjamin Wood: ' 
Tellers for the J Lord Woven, 63 
Noes, Mr. Stuart Wortley : ‘ 


Clause amended, and agreed to. 
Crausss, N° 5 and N° 6, agreed to. 
Cuiause, N° 7, disagreed to. 
Crause, N° 8, agreed to. 


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, Mr. Roebuck, } 61. 
Lord Worsley, 
Mr. Christopher : } 103. 


Mr. Hume: 
Tellers for the Noes, 
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, 6° die Juli, 1843: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
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. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Waste Land Allotment 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 Commons Inclosure (No. 2.) Bill; 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the said Order be discharged ; 
A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That this House do now adjourn ; 


5°—6° Juli. 





455 


The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

’ Mr. Brotherton, 


Tellers for the Yeas, Colonel Sibthorp : } 12. 
Lord Worsley, 
Tellers for the Noes, Mr. Jervis : } 37. 


So it passed in the Negative. 


And the Question being put, That the said Order 
be discharged :—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the Bill be committed to a Select Com 
mittee ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put 
That this House do now adjourn ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby, 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the { Mr. Henry Berkeley, 


} u. 


Yeas, Mr. Craven Berkeley : 
Tellers for the { Lord Worsley, 35 
Noes, Mr. Aglionby : ; 


So it passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being again proposed, That the 
Bill be committed to a Select Committee :—And a 
Debate arising thereupon ; 

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


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Scientific 
further consideration the Report on the Scientific Societies Bill. 
Societies 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 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 To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Drainage of 
mittee on the Drainage of Lands Bill ; Lands Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 

solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Municipal 
reading of the Municipal Corporations (No. 2.) Bill ; Cerporations 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time ‘X% *) Bill 
To-morrow. 


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 ; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself ridges 
into a Committee upon the Bridges (Jreland) Bill ; (Ireland) 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 resuming Redress of 
the adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed Grievances 
yesterday, That this House will resolve itself into a “*e"+) 
Committee, for the purpose of taking into consi- 
deration the causes of the discontent at present pre- 
vailing in Ireland, with a view to the redress of 
grievances, and to the establishment of a system of 
just and impartial government in that part of the 
United Kingdom ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 





Vou. 98. 





till To-morrow. 
3M 4 Ordered, 








456 


Common Law 
Business 
(Ireland.) 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Costs taxed by the two Taxing Offi- 
cers in Common Law Business in Jreland, entered 
in the respective Books of each Officer, from the 
passing of the Act 1 and 2 Geo. 4, c. 53, to the Ist 
day of January 1843 ; distinguishing each year, and 
specifying, 1. The Number of Summonses to tax 

osts; 2. The Number of Appointments made for 
taxing on adjournment without Summons; 3. The 
a of Certificates to the Amount of Costs al- 
lowed; 4. The Amount of the Bills delivered on 
such Taxations; 5. The Amount of the Costs al- 
lowed or certified on such Taxations :—And, showing 
the Amount in the present Currency, the Totals in 
each year, and the Average Amounts, in periods of 
five years, ending as above. 


Hereditary 
and Temp 
Revenues, 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
“rary an Account, in detail, of the several Items, under 
separate heads, forming the Amount of £.3,449,724. 
16s. 3d., stated in Parliamentary Paper, No. 3, of 
Session 1837, to have been his Majesty’s Hereditary 
and Temporary Revenues for the year ending the 
5th day of January 1837 ; also, stating the Autho- 
rity under which such [tems have been so classed, 
and the Purposes to which they were to be applied. 





Duchy of Ordered, That the Accounts relative to the Duchy 

oem. of Cornwall, which were presented yesterday, be 
N 0. 410. printed x 

Arms and Ordered, That the Return relative to Arms and 

(ireland. Yeomanry (Zreland), which was presented yesterday, 
No. 408, € printed. 

WheatandOats Ordered, That the Return relative to Wheat and 

(Ireland. ) Oats (Ireland), which was presented yesterday, be 
No. 411, printed. 

And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour before two of the 
clock on Thursday morning, adjourned till 
Friday next. 

Veneris, 7° die Julii ; 
Anno 7° Victorie Regine, i843. 
PRAYERS. 
Lord Gray’s BILL from the Lords, intituled, An Act to 
Estate Bill. 


enable John Lord Gray to borrow a certain 

Sum of Money upon the Security of his entailed 
Estates of Gray and Kinfauns, and to extinguish 
certain Claims for Money laid out in Improvements 
affecting the said Estates, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Lockhart do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


Northampton The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Improvement 


al the Report on the Northampton Improvement Bill ; 
; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Argyllshire 


An ingrossed Bill for making and maintaining 
Roads Bill. 


Highways, Roads, Bridges and Quays, and for re- 
gulating Ferries, in the Shire of Argyll; and for 
altering and repairing certain Military and other 
Roads, Bridges and Quays, in the said Shire, was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Lane Fox do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Bermondsey, 
Rotherhithe 
and Deptford 
Roads Bill. 


Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of Lam- 
beth Waterworks ; — and, South Eastern Railway 
Company; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 


5°--§°—7° Juitz. 





A. 1843. 


arts of the Bermondsey, Rotherhithe and Deptford 
Roads Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the said Bill, that they have Power to en- 
tertain the said Petitions, notwithstanding that they 
were not (in consequence of the House not having 
met yesterday) presented Three clear days before the 
day appointed for the first meeting of the said Com- 
mittee. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to de- Townshena 
clare that certain Persons therein mentioned are not Peerage Bill, 
Children of the Most honourable George Ferrars 
Marquis Townshend, was, according to Order, read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. James Stuart Wortley do carry 
the Bill to the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this 
House hath agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed, Standing — 
to consider whether any and what alterations in the — — 
Standing Orders of the House, respecting Private ~ 
Bills, the experience of the present Session may 
show to be desirable, and to what extent, and under 
what restrictions, Committees on Private Bills may 
alter the Preambles of Private Bills. 


Mr. Duncan presented a Bill to alter and amend Barry, &amp;c, 
an Act for the Improvement of the Navigation of ao 
the Rivers Burry, Loughor and Lliedi, in the Coun- Harbour 7 
ties of Carmarthen and Glamorgan, and to improve (No. 3.) Bill. 
the Harbour of Lianelly, in the said County of Car- 
marthen: And the same was read the first time; 


and ordered to be read a second time. 


Petitions from Scarborough ;—South Shields ;— Coal-whippers 
and, Whitby; praying that the Coal-whippers Bill 3#!. 
may not pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
A Petition of Ship-owners of the borough of 
Tynemouth, within the Port of Newcastle, 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 Runcorn ;—and, Bedford ; pray- County Courts 
ing that the County Courts Bill may pass into a law, Bill. 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Cannington ;—Merthyr Tydfil ;— Factories Bill. 
Hengoed ; — Berthlwyd ;—Machynlleth (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Llanrhaiadr ;—Llansaintfraid ;— Brolchy- 
ciban ;—Llanfyllyn ;—Llangaynog ;—Penygarnedd ; 
——Cefynblodwell ;— Briew ;— Monmouth :— Tintern 
Abbey ; —Corwen ; — Llanenddwyn ; -- Soar (two 
Petitions) ;— Barmouth (two Petitions) ; -——-Dinas 
Mowady ;--Bryn Horeb ;-—Averdyfi ;—Llwyngwzil 
(two Petitions) ;--Towyn (two Petitions) ; ---Dol- 
gelly (two Petitions) ;— Chilsworthy (two Petitions) ; 
—Sutcombe (two Petitions) ;— Stratton ;—Moor- 
winston ;-—— Kirkhampton :—Camelford ;— Boscastle ; 
— Bude ;-——Port Isaac and Rock ;— Wadebridge ;— 
Bodmin (two Petitions) ;—Llanlivery ;—Roche ; — 
Withiel ;—Launcells (two Petitions) ; —Lanivet ;— 
Merford ;—Llanfair ;—Llaverfyln ;— Gwaenyog ;— 
Langadfan;— M ainfan;— P ontrobert ;— Cyfronydd; 
—Saint David's ;—Glynn ;—Brockwear ;—Abbey ; 
—Shirenewton ;--Caldicot ;— Mathern;— Chepstow ; 
—Pembroke Dock (two Petitions) ; — Crickhowell 
(two Petitions) ; —Nantyglo ; — Tiverton ;— Brad- 


' worthy ; —Sticklepath ; Moreton Hempstead ; — 


Oakhampton (two Petitions) ;-— Broadley ;—Holds- 
worthy Deacon (two Petitions) ;—Holdsworthy (two 
Petitions) ; 





Factor 





Pawnl 
Trade 
Bill. 


Scien 
Socic 


Wat 
Atte 


Co 











7 VicrorizZz. 


Petitions); —Thornbury (two Petitions) ;—Milton | 
(two Petitions) ;—Shebbear (two Petitions) ;—Upcott 
(two Petitions);—Pyworthy ;--Bridgerule;—- Brandes 
Corner ; —Clawton (two Petitions) ; — Llana (two 
Petitions) ; — Aberdyfi ; — Bryn Hobe ; — Dinas 
Mowddy ;-- and, Llanenddwyn; praying that the 
Factories Bill may not pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Factories Act. A Petition of Manufacturers and others engaged | 
in the Woollen Trade, in the towns and neighbour- | 
hood of Bradfordand Trowbridge, in the county of, 
Wilts, praying that no alteration may be made in. 
the Factories Act, was presented, and read ; and | 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Pawnbrokers’ A Petition of Pawnbrokers of Birr, Tullamore 

Trade (Ireland) and Banagher, in the King’s County, praying that 

Bill. the Pawnbrokers’ Trade (Jreland) Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Scientific A Petition of Members of the Dundee Watt In- 

Societies Bill. stitution, praying that the Scientific Societies Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Warrants of A Petition of Bankers, Merchants and Manufac- 

Attomey Act. turers of Leeds, in the county of York, praying for 
amendment of the Act 3 Geo. 4, c. 39, for prevent- | 
ing Frauds upon Creditors, by Secret Warrants of | 
Attorney to confess Judgment, by enabling the Peti- 
tioners to have the benefit intended by and stated in 
the preamble to the said Act, was presented, and 
read; and ordered io lie upon the Table. 





Coroners Bill, 


Petitions from Bolton ; —Salford ;—and, Man- 
chester ; praying that the Coroners Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


7° Jultt. 





A Petition of Resident Freeholders and Burgesses 
of the city and borough of Bath, praying that the 
said Bill may pass into a law, was also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Wood. 


sawing or upon Wood sawed by steam, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Leicester and 
Peterborough 
Road Bill. 


Ordered, That the Leicester and Peterborough 
Road Bill be read a second time upon Monday next. 
Parliamentary A Remonstrance of the Secretary of the National 
Representation. Association, praying the House to establish a better 

Representative System, was brought up, and read. 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Remonstrance do lie upon the 
Table :—-And a Debate arising thereupon ; 
Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till Mon- 
day next. 
Machinery. A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of 
Broad Silk Hand-loom Weavers of Spitalfields and 
its vicinity, praying the House to proceed forthwith 
to the enactment of such laws as shall secure to the 
labouring classes generally, a protection against the 
influences of unrestricted Machinery; against foreign 
competition, but above all, against home competi- 
tion, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Thomas Cooper 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
and others, 


habitants of Dundee, praying for mitigation of the 
treatment of Thomas Cooper and other political pri- 
soners in Stafford Gaol, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


A Petition ofthe Chairman ofa Meeting of Rate- 
payers and Inhabitant Householders of the parish 
Vou. 98. 


/ 


457 


of Saint Matthew, Bethnal Green, in the county of 
Middlesex, praying that the statute now in force, 
commonly called the New Poor Law, may beamended, 
and its clauses may undergo the severe consideration 
of the legislative assembly, and that amongst other 
amendments to be made therein, the clauses for 
voting by proxy and for disqualifying voters by the 
non-payment of parochial assessments (poor’s rates 
excepted) may be repealed or considerably modified, 
and that the future election of guardians may be 
secured to such of the inhabitant householders, 
being rate-payers, who may attend and personally 
vote by ballot, and also that the parochial guardians 
and their clerks, also vestry clerks, collectors of 
taxes, masters of workhouses, relieving officers or 
beadles, and other officers or servants of the parish 
for the time being, may be prevented from interfering 
in the election of guardians, or from collecting 
or holding proxies (if the system of proxy voting 
should be continued), and that the free and un- 
biassed election of guardians be secured by such pains 
and penalties as shall be deemed expedient, and 
that no guardian shall hold the office more than 
three years, being eligible again after being out of 
office one year, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to Medical 


inquire into the State of the Medical Charities in oe 
Ireland, and to report what Alterations appear ne- ( onal 
oO. . 


cessary for the purpose of improving the System 
under which they are conducted, and for extending 
their advantages generally amongst the People, have 
Power to report the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
before them. 

Mr. French reported from the said Select Com- 
mittee ; That they had examined 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. 


| Mr. Brotherton reported from the Select Com- Public Petitions 
| mittee on Public Petitions ; That they 


had examined —— 
the Petitions presented upon the 4th and 5th days — 


A Petition of Operative Wood-sawyers of Worth- | of this instant July ; and had directed him to make 
wich, praying the House to impose a tax upon steam- | 


a Report thereof to the House. 
| Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
| and be printed. 


| _ The House proceeded to take into consideration Neath Harbour 
\the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, (No 2-) Bill. 
\intituled, An Act for improving and maintaining the 
Port or Harbour of Neath, in the County of Gla- 
morgan; and the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 132. 1. 12. Leave out from “ or” to “ within,” 
in ],14., and insert “ into any part of any stream 
“ lying and being.” 

Pr. 132. 1. 15. After “ Act” insert “ and not 
“* beyond the same.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
ithe Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
|hath agreed to the Anendments made by their 
Lordships. 


Ordered, That the Petition of George Shillibeer, George 
which was presented upon Wednesday last, be printed, Shillibeer. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to gchoolmasters’ 
inquire into the circumstances under which the Widows Fund 
Schoolmasters’ Widows Fund (Scotland) Bill was (S¢otlan4) Bill. 
returned to the House of Lords, and received the No- 413. 
Royal Assent, the Amendments made by the Lords 
not having been agreed to by this House, and to 
report their Observations thereupon to the House ; 
have Power to report the Minutes of the Evidence 
taken before them. 

Mr. Greene (by Order) reported from th 

3.N 


e said 
Seiect 











Message from 
the Lords. 


Chelsea 
Hospital Bill, 


Aberdeen 
Harbour Bill. 


Wilkinson’s 
Estate Bill. 


Wilkinson’s 


Estate Bill. 


Holyrood Park. 


Holyrood Park, 


Prisons 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Adjournment. 


Redress of 
Grievances 


(Ireland. ) 


458 


Select Committee, and who were empowered to in- 
spect the Journals of the House of Lords in relation 
to the proceedings upon the said Bill; That they 
had inquired into the matters to them referred, and 
had directed him to make a Report thereof to the 
House ; together with the Minutes of the Evidence 
taken before them. 

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


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and 
Mr. Senior : 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to enable the Commissioners of Chelsea Hos- 
pital to purchase certain Parcels of Land for the 
benefit of the said Hospital, and for other Purposes, 
without any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for improving and maintaining the Harbour of 


Aberdeen, with Amendments; to which Amen¢- | 


ments the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
for enlarging the Power to grant Building Leases, 
contained in the Will of John Wilkinson, Esquire, 
Doctor of Physic, deceased, and for other Purposes ; 
to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Wilkinson’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 there be laid before this House, 
Copies of the Agreement entered into between the 
Commissioners of Woods, Forests and Land Keve- 
nues, on behalf of Her Majesty, and the Earl of 
Haddington, for the Purchase and Sale of the Office 
of Hereditary Keeper of Holyrood Park, subject to 
the approval of Parliament, and of the Award made 
in pursuance of such Agreement. 

The Earl of Lincoln accordingly presented the 
said Paper. 

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


A Motion being made, That this House will, upon 
Monday next, resolve itself into a Committee, to 
consider of providing for the purchase, by the Com- 
missioners of Her Majesty’s Woods, Forests and 
Land Revenues, of the Office of Hereditary Keeper 
of Holyrood Park ; 

Sir Robert Peel, 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 Copies of the Agreement and 
Award for the Purchase of Holyrood Park, which 


were presented this day, be referred to the Com- 
mittee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Prisons (Scotland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday 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 resuming 
the adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed 
upon Tuesday last, That this House will resolve 
itself into a Committee for the purpose of taking 
into consideration the causes of the discontent at 
present prevailing in Ireland, with a view to the 
redress of Grievances, and to the establishment of 


7° —8? Juliz. 





A. 1845. 


a system of just and impartial government in that 
part of the United Kingdom ; 

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, 8° die Julii, 1843: 


Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Coal. 
reading of the Coal-whippers Bill; Bill, 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday the 17th day of this instant July. 


whippers 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Court of 
into a Committee upon the Court of Exchequer (Jre- pom 
| land) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. os 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 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 Tuesday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 














(Ire 


No 
Bil 


A Motion being made, That this House will, upon Court of 





Monday next, resolve itself into a Committee, to Exchequer 
; = “Ten (Ireland) 

consider of authorizing the Advance, out of the [ Compensations 
Consolidated Fund ofthe United Kingdom of Great to Oficers.] 
Britain and Ireland, of any sums of Money re- 
quired to pay the Compensations which may be 
granted, in pursuaace of an Act of the present Ses- 
sion for the amendment of the Proceedings of the 
Equity Side of the Court of Exchequer in Jreland, 
in case the Compensation and Suitors’ Fund of the 
said Court shall be insufficient for the purpose ; 

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, by Her Ma- 
jesty’s Command, acquainted the House, That Her 
Majesty, having been informed of the subject-mat- 
ter of this Motion, recommends it to the considera- 
tion of the House. 

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





The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Poor Relief ( 
mittee on the Poor Relief (Jreland) Bill ; (Ireland) Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second County Courts 
reading of the County Courts Bill; Bill. 
Ordered, ‘That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Small Debts 
reading of the Small Debts Bill; Bill. 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Superior Courts 








reading of the Superior Courts (Common Law) Bill ; — 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time’ * 
upon Friday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Machinery 
into a Committee, to consider so much of the Act E*portatio 
3 and 4 Will. 4, c.52, for the general Regulation 
of the Customs, as restrains the Exportation of 
Machinery. 

(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move, 
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to repeal so 
much of the 104th section of the Act 3 and 4 Will.4, 
c. 52, intituled, An Act for the general Regulation of 
the Customs, as restrains the Exportation of Ma- 
chinery. 


Resolution to be reported. 

















Mr. 








7 VicrorizZ. 


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

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene accordingly reported a Resolution ; 
which was read, as followeth : 


Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move 
the House, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
repeal so much of the 104th section of the Act 
3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 52, intituled, An Act for the 

eneral Regulation of the Customs, as restrains the 
Coaation of Machinery: — And he moved the 
House accordingly. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in the Bill: 
And that Mr. Greene, Mr. Gladstone and Mr. 


Emerson Tennent do prepare, and bring it in. 


Law Courts 


__ The Order of the day being read, for the second 
(Ireland) Bull. 


reading of the Law Courts (Ireland) Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


Norfolk Island 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
Bill, 


a Committee upon the Norfolk Island 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 directed him 
to report the same, without Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be ingrossed ; and read 
the third time upon Monday next. 


Arms (Treland) 


- The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Bill. 


mittee on the Arms (Jreland) Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Appeals, &amp;c., The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Grivy Council) mittee on the Appeals, &amp;c., (Privy Council) Bill ; 
™ Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Fines and The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
(lrclend) pil, the Report on the Fines and Penalties (Ireland) 
* Bill; 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 
Charitable 


The Charitable Loan Societies (Zreland) Bill was, 
according to Order, read a second time ; and com- 
mitted to a Select Committee. 


Loan Societies 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Woullen, &amp;c., The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
ee mittee on the Woollen, &amp;c., Manufactures Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Public Works The Public Works (Ireland) Bill was, according 
(Ireland) Bill. to Order, read a second time ; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. 
Excise, The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
the Report from the Committee to whom it was re- 
ferred to consider certain Acts relating to Duties 
of Excise ; 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 
Hackney and = The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


~~? Carriazes mittee on the Hackney and Stage Carriages Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Cathedral The Cathedral Churches ( Wales) Bill was, accord- 
(Wales) Ba ing to Order, read a second time ; and committed 


to a Committee of the whole House, for Monday 
next. 


Vor. 98. 


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459 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Apprehension 
consideration the Amendments made by the Lords of Offenders 
to the Apprehension of Offenders Bill ; - 

Ordered, That the said Amendments be taken 
into consideration upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving Scientific 
the Report on the Scientific Societies Bill ; Societies Bill. 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Drainage of 
mittee on the Drainage of Lands Bill ; Lands Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Municipal 
reading of the Municipal Corporations (No. 2.) Bill ; (Nea) Bill 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon iiilee a 
Tuesday 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; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Greene reported the Bridges (Ireland) Bill; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed; and read the third time upon Monday 
next. 


Bridges 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Court of Session 
a Return, in columns, showing the Amount and (Scotland.) 
Application of the Fee Fund collected in the Court 
of Session in each year respectively, since the pass- 
ing of the Act 1 and 2 Vic. c. 118, so far as the 
same is made up. 


Mr. Gladstone presented a Bill to amend the Laws Designs Copy- 
relating to the Copyright of Designs: And the same tight Bill. 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a No, 414. 
second time upon Monday next ; and to be printed. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to several Metropolitan 

Addresses to Her Majesty,—A Return of the Num- Building Act. 
ber of District Surveyors appointed under the Me- 
tropolitan Building Act, stating the Boundary of, 
and the Number of Houses in each Surveyor’s Dis- 
trict, the Number of New Houses built, and of what 
Class, under the Act, and the Number of Alterations 
made in the Houses, within each District, in each 
year, since 1831 to 1842, both inclusive; stating 
also the Aggregate Number of each in that time :— 
And, an Account of the Amount of Fees received 
by the Surveyor in each District, in each of these 
Twelve years ; distinguishing the Amount received 
for New Buildings, and the Amount received for 
Alterations of Buildings respectively. 

A Return of the Official Income, for the year Coroners 
1842, of each of the Coroners of the County of Dur- (Purham.) 
ham, independent of Fees and Travelling Expenses ; 
stating also, in detail, from what source such Income 
is derived. 

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


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Pawnbrokers 
Returns of the Number and Names of Pawnbrokers (Ireland. ) 


in Dublin, Belfast, Cork and Limerick respectively ; 


together with the Dates of Registry, the Number of 
Tickets issued, and the Sums lent by each, as shown 
in the Return of the Marshal of the City of Dublin, 
for the year ending the 31st day of December 1842, 
and ordered to be laid upon the Table of the House 

3.N2 the 








Lord Lorton’s 
Estates. 


Leicester and 
Peterborough 
Road Bill. 


Dundee 
Harbour Bill. 


Londonderry 
Bridge Bill. 


County Courts 
Bill. 


Northampton 
Improvement 
Bill. 





460 
the 3d day of March 1843 :—Of the Number of 
Licensed Pawnbrokers in Jreiand, and of their 
Places of Business :—Of the Number of Sales held 
by the Divisional Auctioneers of Forfeited Pledges 
in Dublin, for the year ending the 31st day of De- 
cember 1842; distinguishing the Date of each Sale, 
the Number of Pledges for Sums under Four shil- 
lings, the Number at and above Four shillings and 
under Twenty shillings, and the Number above 
Twenty shillings ; together with the Number, if any, 
of Pledges redeemed or withdrawn from Sale after 
having been entered or sent out for that purpose :— 
And, of the Number of Notices given monthly dur- 
ing the year ending the 31st day of December 1842, 
pursuant to the Act, by the Pawnbrokers of Dublin, 
of Forfeited Pledges for Sale ; distinguishing the 
Number of Notices for Articles pledged for Sums 
under Four shillings, those pledged for Sums at and 
above Four shillings and under Twenty shillings, 
and those for Sums above Twenty shillings. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
one of the clock on Saturday morning, ad- 
journed till Monday next. 





Luna, 10° die Juliz ; 
Anno 7° Victorize Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Austin, from the Office of the Poor Law 

Commissioners, was called in; and at the 
bar presented, pursuant to Order,—A Copy of a 
Memorial lately addressed to the Boyle Board of 
Guardians in Jreland, by Persons stating themselves 
to have been ejected from the Estates of Lord Lor- 
ton, and of any Proceedings taken by the Board of 
Guardians thereon, and of any Communications 
between the Board and the Poor Law Commissioners, 
connected with the said Memorial :—Also, a Return, 
showing how many of the Memorialists applied to 
the Board of Guardians for Admission :-—How many 
of the Memorialists so applying were admitted :— 
How many were rejected :—What were the grounds 
of rejection, in the cases which were rejected :— 
How long did the Memorialists who were admitted 
remain in the Workhouse :—By whom and under 
what circumstances was the Memorial presented at 
the Workhouse. 


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


The Leicester and Peterborough Road Bill was, 
according to Order, read a second time; and com- 
mitted. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Duncan reported from the Committee on the 
Dundee Harbour (re-committed) Bill; That they 
had made other Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, Vhat the Report do lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for amending several Acts re- 
lating to Londonderry Bridge, was read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Robert Ferguson do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Market Harborough, 
and the neighbourhood, praying that the County 
Courts Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for better paving, lighting, 
cleansing and improving the Town and Borough of 
Northampton, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Vernon Smith do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


7°—8° — 10° Juliz. 





A. 1843. 


Petitions of Inhabitants of Barmby Dunn and Corn Laws, 


Sandall ;—Finningley and Austerfield ;—and, Arm- 
thorpe and Cantley,—were presented, and read ; set- 
ting forth, That the Petitioners have learned with 
great surprise that Petitions were, on the ninth day 
of May last, presented to the House, praying for the 
repeal of the Corn Laws, and to which the names of 
the Petitioners were appended, as if signed by them ; 
that the Petitioners never signed such Petitions nor 
authorized any person on their behalf to sign the 
same, but that such signatures have been forged ; 
and praying the House to institute an inquiry into 
the case, and that such correction may be applied as 
to the House may seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petitions do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed, with the Signatures thereto. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the village of Dunoon, Dunoon Castle 


in Argyleshire, stating that the Petitioners and their Lauds. 


predecessors have for many generations been in the 
free and uninterrupted use and enjoyment of the 
Crown or common land appertaining to the Royal 
Castle of Dunoon, for the purpose of spreading and 
repairing their nets, and for healthful exercise and 
innocent recreation, down till a very recent date, 
when attempts were made by certain owners of land 
contiguous to said Crown domains, to deprive the 
Petitioners of their ancient rights and privileges, by 
inclosing and appropriating the said lands; and pray- 
ing the House to institute an inquiry into the conduct 
of the parties whose attempt to deprive the Petition- 
ers of their ancient rights has long disturbed the 
peaceful community of Dunoon, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Roch- Arms (Ireland) 


dale, praying that the Arms (Jreland) Bill may not 

ass into a law, that the Jrish State Church may be 
abolished, that the catholic may enjoy equal privi- 
leges with the protestant, and that Jreland may be 
placed on a footing of perfect equality with England, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Dickinson, of the Royal Ship « Thetis.” 


Naval Club, London, Captain in Her Majesty’s 
Navy, complaining of the madequate amount of re- 
muneration granted for the salvage of treasure and 
stores from Her Majesty’s ship “ Thetis,” and of 
the deductions made therefrom by the Admiralty ; 
and praying for inquiry, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Dennistoun reported from the Committee on Gorbals Police 


Bill, &amp;c. 


the Gorbals Police (re-committed) Bill ; That they 8 


had examined the allegations contained in the Pre- 
amble of the Bill, and had amended the same, and 
found the same, as amended, to be true; and had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments there- 
unto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
A Petition of the Chairman and Secretary of the 


Chamber of Commerce of Saint Andrew's, New 4 


Brunswick, praying for amendment of the Act passed 
in the last Session of Parliament, intituled, An Act 
to amend the Laws for the Regulation of the Trade 
of the British Possessions Abroad, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Persons now Prisoners in Kirkdale 
County House of Correction, in the county of Lan- 
caster, acknowledging that they had taken a part in 
the late disturbances ; and praying that in considera- 
tion of their previous characters, and their present 
sincere contrition, they may be recommended to the 
mercy of Her most gracious Majesty for a mitiga- 
tion of their sentences, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Drury, till now a House- Thomas Drary. 


holder in the parish of Abingdon Pigotts, Cambridge- 
shire, complaining of having received a notice to 





quit 


British Posses- 


sions Abroad 


Political 
Prisoners. 











oa FQ) tet 





Parliamentary 
Representation. 


Duke of 
Schomberg’s 
Pension. 


7 Vicroriz. 


quit his house, on the ground of allowing religious 


services to be conducted therein, and of subsequent | h 


proceedings by ejectment ; and praying the House to 
take his case into consideration, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed 
upon Friday last, That the Remonstrance of the 
Secretary of the National Association, praying the 
House to establish a better Representative System, 
do lie upon the Table ; 

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. 

Ordered, That the said Remonstrance be with- 
drawn. 


A Petition of the Most noble Francis Godolphin 
D’Arcy, Duke of Leeds, being offered to be pre- 
sented ; 

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, by Her Ma- 
jesty’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 Petitioner is the great-grandson of the 
Right honourable Robert D’ Arcy, Earl of Holder- 
nesse, who was the only son and heir of Frederica, 
one of the two daughters and co-heiresses of Mayn- 
hard, the third and last Duke of Schomberg and 
Leinster, who was the second son of the Most noble 
Frederick, first Duke of Schomberg; that their Ma- 
jesties King William the Third and Queen Mary, in 
consideration of the services of the said Frederick, 
first Duke of Schomberg, determined to bestow upon 
him, out of the treasure which was or should be in 
the receipt of their exchequer, the sum of one hun- 
dred thousand pounds, to be laid out in the purchase 
of lands of inheritance to be settled upon him during 
his life, and after his decease upon his third son 
Charles (afterwards Duke of Schomberg), and the 
heirs male of his body, and for default of such issue 
upon the said Maynhard, afterwards Duke of 
Schomberg, and the heirs male of his body, and for 
default of such issue upon the heirs male of the 
body of the said Duke Frederick, and for default 
of such issue upon the right heirs of the said Duke 
Frederick for ever; that his said Majesty King 
William the Third, by warrant under his royal 
sign manual, directed the preparing of a Bill to 
pass the Great Seal of England for the purposes 
aforesaid, but, by reason of the sudden departure of 
the said Duke Frederick for Ireland (where he was 
soon afterwards killed in the battle of the Boyne), 
and of the state of their Majesties’ affairs, which 
would not admit of the payment of so large a sum 
as one hundred thousand pounds, the said intended 
grant did not take effect ; but their Majesties were 
pleased to allow to the said Charles Duke of Schom- 
berg, the yearly sum of four thousand pounds, for 
the interest or forbearance of the said sum of one 
hundred thousand pounds; that the said Charles 
Duke of Schomberg was killed at the battle of Mar- 
saglia, in Piedmont, and died without issue ; that 
his Majesty King Walliam the Third, by his letters 
patent, dated the twenty-second day of December 
1696, in the eighth year of his reign, granted unto 
the said Maynhard Duke of Schomberg and Leinster 
the yearly sum of four thousand pounds, payable to 
him and the heirs male of his body at the four 
most usual feasts in the year; that is to say, the 
Feast of Saint Michael the Archangel, the Birth of 
our Lord Christ, the Annunciation of the Blessed 
Virgin Mary, and Saint John the Baptist, by equal 
portions, out of the revenues of the then Post-office, 
being, as was expressed in the said letters patent, 
for the interest and forbearance of the said principal 


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461 


sum, until the same should be paid by his Majesty, 
is heirs or successors, and his said Majesty was 
pleased to promise thereby, for himself, his heirs and 
successors ,to pay the said principal sum of one hun- 
dred thousand pounds as soon as the state of affairs 
would admit, and to declare, that when the said prin- 
cipal sum, or any part thereof should be paid, the 
said interest should cease in proportion, and that the 
said principal money should be laid out in purchasing 
lands of inheritance, which should be settled in trus- 
tees and their heirs, so that the profits might be 
enjoyed by the said Maynhard Duke of Schomber. 
and Leinster, and the heirs male of his body, and, 
on the failure of such issue, then by the heirs male 
of the body of the said late Duke [’rederick, and 
for default of such issue then by the right heirs of 
the said Duke Frederick for ever; that by an Act 
of Parliament passed in the first year of the reign of 
his Majesty King George the First, intituled, “ An 
Act to enable his Majesty to grant Letters Patent 
to supply a Defect in a Grant made by his Majesty 
King William the Third unto Maynhard Duke of 
Schomberg and Leinster, of the annual Sum of Four 
thousand pounds out of the Revenues of the Post- 
office, until the sum of One hundred thousand 
pounds be paid;”’ after reciting to the effect here- 
inbefore stated, and that the said grant of four thou- 
sand pounds per annum for the interest of the said 
one hundred thousand pounds, being limited and 
restrained to the then Duke and the heirs male of 
his body only, was contrary to the intention expressed 
in the said letters patent, which was that the interest 
of the said sum of one hundred thousand pounds 
should continue to be paid until payment of the 
principal, it was enacted, That it should be lawful 
for the King’s Majesty, by letters patent under the 
Great Seal of Great Britain, to grant unto the said 
Maynhard Duke of Schomberg and Leinster, and 
the heirs male of his body, and for want of such 
issue to the heirs of the body of the said Maynhard 
Duke of Schomberg and Leinster, and in default of 
such issue unto the right heirs of the said Maynhard 
Duke of Schomberg and Leinster, until the said 
sum of one hundred thousand pounds shall be paid 
as aforesaid, an annuity, or yearly sum of four thou- 
sand pounds, to be paid by four equal quarterly 
payments at the feasts aforesaid, and to be issuing 
and payable out of and to be charged and chargeable 
upon all the revenues and monies arising and to 
arise in pursuance of an Act of Parliament passed 
in the ninth year of the reign of her late Majesty 
Queen Anne, intituled, “ An Act for establishing a 
General Post-office for all Her Majesty’s Dominions, 
and for settling a Weekly Sum out of the Revenues 
thereof for the Service of the War, and other Her 
Majesty’s Occasions,” or by virtue or in pursuance 
of any proviso, clause, matter or thing therein con- 
tained, or according to any other Act or Acts of 
Parliament thereby referred unto ; that in pursuance 
of the said Act, his Majesty King George the First, 
by letters patent, dated the twenty-ninth day ot 
June, in the second year of his reign, granted unto 
the said Maynhard Duke of Schomberg and Lein- 
ster, and the heirs male of his body, and for want of 
such issue to the heirs of the body of the said Mayn- 
hard Duke of Schomberg and Leinster, and, in de- 
fault of such issue to the right heirs of the said 
Maynhard Duke of Schomberg and Leinster, until 
the said sum of one hundred thousand pounds should 
be paid as aforesaid, an annuity or yearly payment 
of four thousand pounds, to be issuing and payable 
out of and to be charged and chargeable upon all 
the revenues and monies arising and to arise b 
virtue and in pursuance of the said Act, intituled, 
“ An Act for establishing a General Post-office for 
all Her Majesty’s Dominions, and for settling a 
Weekly Sum out of the Revenues thereot for the 
Service of the War, and other Her Majesty’s Occa- 
sions,” or by virtue or in pursuance of any proviso, 
clause, matter or thing therein contained, or accord- 
3N3 ing 








462 10° Julie. 


ing to any other Act or Acts of Parliament thereby 
referred unto ; and it was thereby declared that, as 
soon as the said principal sum of one hundred thou- 
sand pounds, or any part thereof, should be paid off, 
the same should be applied to the uses, intents and 
purposes therein mentioned ; that is to say, that the 
said principal sum of one hundred thousand pounds, 
or such part thereof as should be paid, should be 
laid out in the purchasing of lands of inheritance, 
which should be settled on trustees and their heirs, 
so that the profits thereof might be enjoyed by the 
said Maynhard Duke of Schomberg and Leinster, 
and the heirs male of his body, and in default of 
such issue by the heirs of the body of the said 
Maynhard Duke of Schomberg and Leinster, and in 
default of such issue by the right heirs of the said 
Maynhard Duke of Schomberg and Leinster for 
ever; that, by an Act passed in the thirty-eighth 

ear of the reign of his Majesty King George the 
Third, intituled, “ An Act for granting an Aid to 
His Majesty, by a Land Tax to be raised in Great 
Britain, for the service of the year One thousand 
seven hundred and Ninety-eight,” afterwards con- 
tinued by various other Acts, and made perpetual 
by an Act passed in the seventh year of the reign 
of his late Majesty King William the Fourth, inti- 
tuled, “ An Act for continuing and making perpetual 
the Duty on certain Offices and Pensions,” a duty 
of four shillings in the pound was made payable by 
every person having an annuity, pension, stipend or 
other yearly payment, either out of the receipt of 
his Majesty’s Exchequer, or out of any branch of 
his Majesty’s revenue in Great Britain; that, by 
an Act passed in the forty-ninth year of the reign 
of his Majesty King George the Third, intituled, 
“ An Act for continuing and making perpetual se- 
veral Duties of One shilling and six-pence, repealed 
by an Act of the last Session of Parliament, on 
Offices and Employments of Profit, and on Annui- 
ties, Pensions and Stipends, and thereby granted 
for one year, to the twenty-fifth day of March One 
thousand eight hundred and nine,” a duty of one 
shilling in the pound was charged upon all pensions 
and other gratuities, payable out of any revenue be- 
longing to his Majesty in Great Britain, exceeding 
the annual value of one hundred pounds, over and 
above all other duties already charged thereon or 
payable thereout ; and by the same Acta further duty 
of six-pence in the pound was charged upon all pen- 
sions and annuities charged upon the revenue of 
Great Britain, over andabove all other duties already 
charged thereon or payable thereout ; that the said 
annual sum of four thousand pounds, payable to the 
representatives of the said Maynhard Duke of 
Schomberg, hath hitherto been considered as a pen- 
sion, and as such subject to the said several duties 
of four shillings, one shilling, and six-pence, charged 
upon pensions and annuities under the before-men- 
tioned Acts, which duties are deducted from the 
said annual sum at the times of paying the same ; 
that the Petitioner submits that the said annual sum 
of four thousand pounds, although designated an 
annuity, and payable out of one branch of Her Ma- 
jesty’s revenue, is not either a pension or an annuity 
within the intent and meaning of the said Acts, and 
consequently is not subject to the deductions by 
those Acts authorized to be made from pensions and 
annuities, because the said annual sum is by the 
said Act of the first year of the reign of his Majesty 
King George the First, and by the letters patent 
grantec in pursuance thereof, declared in express 
terms to be interest for the forbearance of the said 
principal sum of one hundred thousand pounds, 
until the same shall be paid; that if the said sum 
of one hundred thousand pounds had been paid by 
the Government, and laid out, as it onght to have 
been, in the purchase of lands to be settled upon 
the said Maynhard Duke of Schomberg and Lein- 
ster, and his representatives, in the manner directed 
by the said letters patent, the income derived from 














A. 1843. 


such lands would not have been subject to any of 
the said deductions of four shillings, one shilling, 
and six-pence ; that the Petitioner submits that it is 
manifestly unjust, and that it never could have been 
intended, either by his Majesty King William the 
Third, or by his Majesty King George the First, or 
by the Parliament which passed the said Act, that 
the said annual sum of four thousand pounds, which 
was granted as interest for the forbearance of the 
said sum of one hundred thousand pounds, and was 
intended to represent the income of the lands which 
ought to have been purchased therewith, should be 
subjected to deductions to which such income would 
not have been subject, if such lands had been ac- 
tually purchased ; that the Petitioner, as one of the 
representatives of the said Maynhard Duke of 
Schomberg and Leinster, is entitled to the principal 
sum of thirty-seven thousand five hundred pounds, 
part of the said principal sum of one hundred thou- 
sand pounds, and in respect of the same principal 
sum of thirty-seven thousand five hundred pounds, 
is entitled to the annual sum of one thousand five 
hundred pounds, being a proportionate part of the 
said annual sum of four thousand pounds, granted 
as interest for the forbearance of the said principal 
sum of one hundred thousand pounds ; that the Pe- 
titioner is desirous that the said sum of thirty-seven 
thousand five hundred pounds, to which he is so en- 
titled, as one of the representatives of the said Mayn- 
hard Duke of Schomberg and Leinster, should be 
laid out and invested in the purchase of lands of 
inheritance for the benefit of the Petitioner; that 
if the exigencies of the Government are such as to 
render it inconvenient to them to provide imme- 
diately the said sum of thirty-seven thousand five 
hundred pounds, for the purpose of the same being 
laid out in the purchase of lands of inheritance for 
the benefit of the Petitioner, as one of the repre- 
sentatives of the said Maynhard Duke of Schomberg 
and Leinster aforesaid, the Petitioner would be un- 
willing to press the immediate investment thereof, 
but inasmuch as the postponing of such investment 
has been, and will be, for the accommodation, not 
of the Petitioner but of the Government, the Peti- 
tioner submits that he ought not to be prejudiced 
by it, and that the yearly sum of one thousand five 
hundred pounds, which represents the income of the 
lands that ought to be purchased with the said sum 
of thirty-seven thousand five hundred pounds, should 
be exempted from the payment of all taxes and du- 
ties from which the same would be exempt if it were 
actually income derived from lands purchased with 
the said sum of thirty-seven thousand five hundred 
pounds ; and praying the House to take the premises 
into their consideration, and to afford him such re- 
lief therein as to their wisdom may seem meet. 


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


A Petition of Samuel Dickson, Esquire, praying Commons 


that the provisions of the Commons Inclosure(No. 2.) (No 2) Bill 


Bill may be extended to Jreland, except as to the 
Curragh of Kildare, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Lynch and om from 
the Lords. 


Mr. Duckworth : 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for reducing the Duty Wheat, &amp;c., 
on Wheat and Wheat Flour, the Produce of the (Canada) Bill. 


Province of Canada, imported thence into the United 
Kingdom : 


. : “no Maryport and 
A Bill, intituled, An Act for altering and enlarging (7M) R oil. 


the Powers of the Act relating to the Maryport and 
Bill 


Carlisle Railway : 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for inclosing Lands in Eglwysthos, 
the several Parishes of Eglrysrhos, Llandudno and &amp;¢:s tnclosure 


Liangwstenin, in the County of Carnarvon, and in 
the 














Sal 
fis 


I 
\ 


7 VictorizZ. 10°—11° Julie. 


the Parish of Liandrillo, in the Counties of Denbigh 
and Carnarvon, or either of — 3 anne , 
Pound Breach ‘The Lords have agreed to the Amendment made ee ; 
and Rescue == hy this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to amend Martis, 11° die Julit, 1843: 
- the Law relating to Pound Breach and Rescue, in| Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
certain Cases, without any Amendment: And also, | till this day. 
Todhunter’s The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made ; 
Divorce Bill. by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to dis- ‘The Order of the day being read, for the Com- ag nal 
solve the Marriage of John Todhunter with Rosa mittee on the Pawnbrokers Trade (Zreland) Bill ; —" a 
Matilda, his now Wife, and to enable him to marry Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
again, and for other Purposes, without any Amend- resolve itself into the said Committee. 
ment: And also, 


Salmon The Lords have agreed to the Bill, imtituled, An 
fisheries Bill. 


463 : 


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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Factories Bill. 
Act to repeal so much of an Act of the First year of} mittee on the Factories Bill; 

King George the First, as limits the Time for taking Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 

and being restrained from taking Salmon in certain | "Xt, resolve itself into the said Committee. 

Rivers, and to amend and extend the Provisions of . , 
an Act of the Fifty-eighth year of King George the ‘The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Municipal 
Third to the Rivers therein mentioned, with Amend- | ™!ttee on the Municipal Corporations (Jreland) Bill ; ym, sae 
ments ; to which Amendments the Lords desire the Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday ¢ — 


Milne’s Free 
School Bill. 


Liverpool 
Watering Bill. 


Bolton Water- 
works Bill, 


Apprehension 
of Offenders 
(France) Bill. 


Apprehension 
of Offenders 
(America) Bill. 


Oxnam’s Estate 


(No, 2.) Bill. 


Oxnam’s 
Estate (No. 2.) 
ill. 


concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to incorporate the Directors of Miine’s Free 
School, in the Town of Fochabers, and for the better 
Government thereof, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for enabling the Commissioners for paving and 
sewering the Town of Liverpool more effectually to 
water the Streets of the said Town, and to provide 
Water for extinguishing Fires therein, 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 more effectually supplying with Water the 
Town of Bolton, and several Townships adjacent 
thereto, in the County of Lancaster, with Amend- 
ments; to which Amendments the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bull, intituled, An Act 
for giving effect to a Convention between Her Ma- 
jesty and the King of the French, for the Apprehen- 
sion of certain Offenders; to which the Lords de- 
sire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
for giving effect to a Treaty between Her Majesty 
and the United States of America, for the Appre- 
hension of certain Offenders; to which the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
for authorizing Leases and Setts to be granted of 
and in an Estate in the Parish of Newlyn, in the 
County of Cornwall, devised by the Will of John 
Oxnam, deceased, to John Oxnam, for his life, with 
divers Remainders over; to which the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House :—And then the Mes- 
sengers withdrew. 


Oxnam’s Estate (No. 2.) Bill was read the first 
time. 

The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of Oxnam’s Estate Bill, which, upon the 28th day of 
April last, was made from the Select Committee on 











next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ecclesiastical 
Courts Bill. 


mittee on the Ecclesiastical Courts 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 Metropolitan 
Buildings Bill. 


reading of the Metropolitan Buildings Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Admiralty 
mittee on the Admiralty Lands Bill ; Lands Bill. 


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


The Order of the day being read, for resuming Commons 
the adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed Inclosure 
upon Wednesday last, That the Commons Inclosure ( 


(No. 2-) Bill be committed to a Select Committee ; 
Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 
Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Holyrood Park. 


intoa Committee to consider of providing for the 
purchase, by the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s 
Woods, Forests and Land Revenues, of the Office of 
Hereditary Keeper of Holyrood Park. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That the Commissioners of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Woods, Forests and Land Revenues be autho- 
rized to apply a sum, not exceeding Thirty thousand 
six hundred and seventy-four pounds, one shilling 
and eight pence, out of the Land Revenues of the 
Crown, in the purchase of the Office of Hereditary 
Keeper of Holyrood House Park. 


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 this day. 


Petitions for Private Bills, might be read; and the The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Court ot 
7; bei ry iat . mittee to whom it was referred to consider of autho- Exchequer 
Same being read ; ce . : 2 (Ireland) 
PA Ni, Ee EY rizing the Advance, out of the Consolidated Fund [ 
&gt; ~~ . 


: Sigg Compensations 
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire- to Oficers.] 





; ; land, of any sums of Money required to pay the 
atid The Order of the day being read, for resuming | Compensations which may be granted, in pursuance 
ae ) the adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed | of an Act of the present Session for the Amend- 
upon Tuesday last, That this House will resolve 


itself into a Committee for the purpose of taking 
into consideration the causes of the discontent at 
present prevailing in Ireland, with a view to the 
redress of Grievances, and to the establishment of a 
system of just and impartial government in that part 
ofthe United Kingdom ; 

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

Vou. 98. 








ment of the Proceedings of the Equity Side of the 
Court of Exchequer in Jreland, in case the Com- 
pensations and Suitors’ Fund of the said Court shall 
be insufficient for the purpose ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The ingrossed Bill to amend so much of an Act Norfolk Island 
of the last Session for the Government of Wew South Bill. 


3N4 Wales 





Arms (Treland) 


ill, 


Fines and 
Penalties 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Woollen, &amp;c., 
Manufactures 


Bill. 
No. 415. 


Public Works 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Excise. 


Hackney and 
Stage Carriages 
Bill. 


Cathedral 
Churches 
(Wales) Bill. 


No. 416. 


Apprehension 
of Olfenders 
Bill. 


Scieutific 
Societies Bill, 


No. 417. 


Supply. 


Waysand 
Means. 





464 


Wales and Van Diemen’s Land as relates to Nor- 
folk Island, 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. 


10°—1 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Arms (Jreland) Bill ; 

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


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report on the Fines and Penalties (Jreland) Bull; 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Woollen, &amp;e., Manu- 
factures 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 upon Friday next; and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Public Works (Jreland) Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report from the Committee to whom it was referred 
to consider certain Acts relating to Duties of Excise ; 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Hackney and Stage Carriages Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Cathedral Churches 
(Wales) 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 
consideration upon Thursday next; and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
consideration the Amendments made by the Lords 
to the Apprehension of Offenders Bill; 

Ordered, That the said Amendments be taken 
into consideration this day. 


Mr. Greene reported the Scientific Societies 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 Thurs- 
day next. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


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

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means; 

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


1° Julzz. A. 1843. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third Bridges 
reading of the Bridges (Ireland) Bill ; (Ireland) Bil}, 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Designs Co 
treading of the Designs Copyright Bill ; right Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


Py: Shiy 


The Select Committee on the Charitable Loan Charitable 

Societies (reland) Bill was nominated of Lord Eliot, Loan Societies 
Sir Robert Ferguson, Mr. George Hamilton, Mr. (Ireland) Bill 
More O’Ferrall, Mr. French, Sir Edmund Hayes, 
Mr. Vesey, Lord Courtenay, Viscount Bernard, Mr. 
Young, O’Conor Don, Mr. Grogan, Sir |Arthur 
Brooke, Viscount Clements and Mr. Power. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Cul 





Ordered, That the Amendments made by the Salmon 
Lords to the Salmon Fisheries Bill, be taken into Fisheries Bil. 
consideration this day. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to an Camarvon 
Address to Her Majesty,—A Copy of the Report &amp;*! 
and Evidence taken before Mr. Russell, Inspector 
of Prisons, on the late Inquiry instituted into the 
Conduct of Mr. George, Governor of the County 
Gaol of Carnarvon. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented,—Return to Magistrates 
an Order dated the 26th day of June last, for Copies (Ireland.) 
of the Correspondence between the Lord Lieutenant 
of Ireland and Lord Lieutenants of Counties, on the 
subject of Dismissal of Magistrates. 

. _— That the said Papers do lie upon the ' 
able. 


sore so 


— ie 


Mr. Giéadstone presented a Bill to remove Re- Machinery 
straints upon the Exportation of Machinery: And Exportation 
= Bill. 

the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be N , 
read a second time upon Monday the 24th day of “418 . 


this instant July ; and to be printed. 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Outrages 
a Return of Outrages in Ireland reported to the land.) 
Constabulary Office, Dublin Castle, during the No. 419, 
month of June 1843. 

Lord Eliot accordingly presented the said Return. 

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








Ordered, That the Return relative to the Metro- Metropolitan 


_politan Building Act, which was presented upon Fri- Building Act. 
‘day last, be printed. No, 420. 


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 Julii ; 

Anno 7° Victoria Regine, 1843. 

| PRAYERS. 

N R. Crafer, from the Treasury, was called in ; 
| and at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders, 
|—-Copies of any Correspondence that has taken 
| place between the Postmaster-General and the Bir- 
mingham and Manchester Railway Company, re- 
specting the Conveyance of the Royal Mail :—And, 
of any Contract or Agreement now existing between 
the Postmaster-General and the Grand Junction 
Railway Company, for the Conveyance of the Royal 
Mail between Manchester and Birmingham and 
Birmingham and Manchester. 

Accounts of the declared Value of the various Exports and 
| Articles of British Produce and Manufacture ex- Pers 
ported to the United States of America, during each 
of the ‘Ten years ending with 1842 :—And, of the 
| Quantities of the Principal Articles of the Growth 
and 





Mails Con- 
veyance, 














7 Vicrortz. 


and Manufacture of the United States of America, 
imported into the United Kingdom, during each of 
the Ten years ending with 1842; and of the Quan- 
tities of such Articles annually entered for Home 
Consumption. 

An Account of the Number of American Ships, 
and their Tonnage, entered from the United States 
in the Ports of the United Kingdom in each year 
during the past Twelve years, ending the 5th day of 
January 1843:—A similar Return of the Number 
cleared Outwards for the United States :— And, 
_ similar Returns of British Ships cleared and entered 
for the United States. 

An Account of the declared Value of the various 
Articles of British Produce and Manufactures ex- 
ported to Cuba, and of the Quantities of the Prin- 
cipal Articles of the Growth and Manufacture of | 





| 


Shipping. 


‘ 


Cuba. 


&lt; 





Cuba, imported into the United Kingdom, and en- | “ 


tered for Home Consumption, during each of the | 


Ten years ending the 5th day of January 1843 :— | ‘ 


“ 


And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 


Table. é 


Burry, &amp;c., 
Navigation, and 
Lianelly Har- 
bour (No. 3.) 
Bill. 


The Burry, &amp;c., Navigation, and Llanelly Harbour 
(No. 3.) Bill was read a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Earl of 
Gainsborough’s 
Estate Bill. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in 
the case of the Earl of Gainsborough’s Estate Bill, 
no Standing Orders were applicable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 





Ordered, That leave be given to all Committees 
on Turnpike-road Bills to make their Reports on 
or before Tuesday the 25th day of this instant July. 


Turnpike-road 
Bills. 


Marquess of 
Abercorn’s 
Estate Bill. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Marquess of Abercorn’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 satisfac- 
tion of the Committee; and that the Committee 
had gone through the Billi, and directed him to re- 
port the same, without Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Infant Orphan 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Asylum Bill. 


Infant Orphan Asylum Bill; That the Order of the 


11° Juli. 


“ce 
‘ 
‘ 
“ 
“ 








House of the 14th day of June last had been com- 
plied with; and that the Committee had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true ; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Cromford and = Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 





465 


Pr. 16. 1. 12. Leave out from “ six”’ to “ days”’ 


in 1. 13. 


Pr. 40.1. 36. Leave out “ September” and insert 


“ October.” 


Pr. 86. 1. 36. Leave out from “ Trustees” to 


“ the” in 1. penult, and insert “ and be it Enacted, 
“ That.” 


Pr. 87. 1. 3. After “ shall” insert “ under the 


“ provisions lastly hereinbefore contained.” 


Pr. 87.1. 11. Leave out from “line” to “ for”’ 


in 1. 16. 


Pr. 88. 1. 12. After “ thereto” insert “ and the 
said Commissioners shall preserve the rights and 
interests of the said heritors in regard to their 
right of servitude over the said piece of ground in 
the same manner as the said rights and interests 
are preserved by the provisions of the said recited 
Act.” 

Pr. 89. 1. penult. After “ convenient” insert 
and so as not to be injurious to the said salmon 
fishings.” 

Pr. 123. 1. ult. Leave out from “ precincts” to 
shall” in Pr. 124. 1. 5., and insert “ without such 
permission.” 

Pr. 124.1. 7. After “ pounds” insert “ and it 
shall be lawful for the Commissioners to remove 
all such timber, logs or floats of timber from the 
said quays, inches, grounds or precincts, and to 
detain the same till payment of such penalty or 
forfeiture.” 

Pr. 124. 1. 8. After “removal” insert “ and if 
such penalty and costs shall not be paid within 
four days after such removal and detention, then 

it shall be lawful for the Commissioners to sell 
by public roup, such timber, logs or floats of 
timber, for payment of such penalty and costs, 
besides the expenses of sale, without prejudice to 
the Commissioners recovering such penalty and 
costs by the other remedies herein provided for 
the recovery of penalties.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bannerman do carry the Bill 
to the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


‘ 


The House being informed, That the Committee 
on the Liverpool Fire Prevention Bill was appointed 
to meet this day at one o’clock, but that owing to a 
Quorum of selected Members not having attended, 
the Committee could not be formed; 

Ordered, That the Committee be revived :—And 
that they have leave to sit, and proceed, upon Thurs- 
day next. 


Liverpool Fire 
Prevention Bill. 


Petitions of Inhabitants of the district of the Coal-whippers 
Tower Hamlets ;—and, Coal-whippers employed on Bill. 
the River Thames; praying that the Coal-whippers 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Manchester and Salford ;—and, wood. 
Chester; praying the House to impose a tax upon 
steam-sawing, or upon wood sawed by steam,— were 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions of Directors and Auditors of the Sal- Scientific 
ford Literary and Mechanics’ Institution ; —and, Societies Bill. 
Members of the Cardiff Mechanics’ Institution ; 

praying that the Scientific Societies Bill may pass 

into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 

to lie upon the Table. 





a Road Cromford and Belper 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. 
ae and = Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
aarti Rochdale and Manchester Road Bill; That the Or- 

* der of the House of the 7th day of June last had 
been complied with; and that the Committee had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Aberdeen The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Harbour Bill. 


the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for improving and maintaining the 
Harbour of Aberdeen ; and the same were read, as 
follow ; 
Pr. 10. 1. 7. Leave out from “the” to “ Com- 
“ missioners” in Is. 8. and 9. 
Von. 98. 


Mr. Cripps reported from the Select Committee Public Petitions 
on Public Petitions ; That they had examined the (Fortieth Re- 
Petitions presented upon the 7th day of this instant P°™) 

July; and had directed him to make a Report 
thereof to the House. 

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

30 





A Petition 





Factories Bill. 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts Bill. 


Schoolmasters 
(Scotland. ) 


Coroners Bill. 


Church 
Temporalities 
(Ireland) 
Commission, 


Collieries, 


County Courts 
Bill. 


Appeals, &amp;c., 


466 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Saint | 
Mary Magdalene, Bridgnorth, in the county of 
Salop, praying that the Factories Bill may pass into 
a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

A Petition of Persons being of the persuasion of 
the religious society of Friends, residing in Warring- 
ton and its vicinity, 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 borough and 
neighbourhood of Warrington, in the county of Lan- 
caster ; praying that the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Chairman of the Committee of 
the Deputies of the several Congregations of Pro- 
testant Dissenters of the three denominations, Pres- 
byterians, Independents and Baptists in and within 
twelve miles of Zondon, appointed to protect their 
civil rights, praying that the said Bill may not pass 


11° Sula. 








into a law, as it now stands, was also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. | 


A Petition of Burgh and Parochial School- | 
masters of the presbytery of Kirkcudbright, praying | 
the House to revise and alter the Act 43 Geo. 3, | 
c. 54, “ for making better Provision for the Parochial | 
Schoolmasters, and for making further Regulations | 
for the better Government of the Parish Schools in 
Scotland,” to such an extent and in such manner as | 
may be deemed suflicient to restore the Burgh and | 


Parochial Schoolmasters of Scotland to their former | 


“ ° . . | 
rank in society, and to advance the objects of the | 
national system of education in Scotland, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the borough of Bridgnorth, in the county of Salop, 
praying that the Coroners Bill may not pass into a 
law, as it now stands, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Dublin Protestant 
Operative Association and Refcrmation Society, pray- 





ing for inquiry into the operation of the Commission 
appointed under the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 37, to 
alter and amend the Laws relating to the Tempo- 
ralities of the Church in Ireland, with the view to 
the case of the parish church of Saint Nicholas 
Within, in the city of Dublin, into the expenditure 
of the Commission generally, the speedy abolition 
of paid Commissioners, and the extensive reform of 
the institution, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Henry English, of Fleet-street, Lon- 
don, Proprietor and Editor of the Mining Journal, 
praying the House to appoint a Select Committee 
to inquire into the allegation of his Petition, viz., 
that of the absence of any legislative enactment for | 
the security of the lives of those employed in col- | 
lieries where an impure atmosphere or fire-damp | 


exists, was presented, and read; and ordered io lie | 








upon the Table. | 


! 


A. 1843. 


which they had directed him to report to the House ; 
together with the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
before them ; and the Resolution of the Committee 
was read, as followeth: 

Resolved, That it does not appear to the Com- 
mittee that there are sufficient grounds to sustain 
the Twelfth Clause in the Privy Council Appeals 
Bill. 

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


Ordered, That the Petition of the Duke of Leeds Duke of 
relative to the Duke of Schomberg’s Pension, which Schomberg’s 
was presented yesterday, be printed. eines 


Ordered, That the Petition of Inhabitants of the Dunoon Castle 
village of Dunoon relative to the Castle Lands of Lands. 
Dunoon, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Lord Stanley presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- West Indies, 
mand,—Copy of further Papers relative to the 
Earthquake in the West Indies. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 7 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Insane Persons. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Copies ofall Lists of Insane Persons charge- 
able to Parishes, returned by the Overseers of the 
Poor, in the year 1842, to the respective Clerks of 
the Peace acting in and for the several Counties of 
England and Wales, or their Deputies, pursuant. to 
the Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 40, s. 36 :—And, of all Lists of 
Insane Persons chargeable to Parishes or Unions 
returned by the Clerks of Boards of Guardians to 
the respective Clerks of the Peace acting in and for 
the several Counties of England and Wales, pur- 
suant to the Act 5 and 6 Vice. c. 57, s. 6. 

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


Ordered, That Mr. Alevander Johnston have leave {eave of 


of absence for six weeks, on account of ill health. Absence. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Coals. 
Account of the Quantity of Coals exported in the 
quarter ending the 5th day of July 1843, from the 
Ports of Newcastle, Sunderland and Stockton respec- 
tively ; distinguishing the Coals shipped to British 
Possessions from those shipped to Foreign parts. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Thomas Dickinson, ship « Thetis.’ 


Captain rR. N., relative to Her Majesty’s Ship 
“ Thetis,’ which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


Lord Granville Somerset reported from the Ge- Durham City 


|neral Committee of Elections, the Names of the Election. 


Members of the Select Committee appointed to try 
and determine the matter of the Petitions complain- 
ing of an undue Election and Return for the City 
of Durham, to which they had annexed the Peti- 
tions referred to them by the House relating thereto : 
—And the Names of the Committee were read, as 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Oundle, and the | follow: 


neighbourhood thereof, praying that the Count 


William Battie Wrightson, Esquire, George Alex- 


Courts Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and ander H amilton, Esquire, John Parker, Esquire, 


read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to 


(Privy Council.) inquire into the facts attending the delay in extract- 


No. 421. 


| Renn Hampden, Esquire, Viscount Ebrington, John 
| Round, Esquire ; Chairman, Lord Ashley. 


Whereupon the Names of the said seven Mem- 
bers were called over; and being come to the Table, 


ing the inhibition in the case of the Ship “ Guiana,” | they were sworn by the Clerk. 


and the dismissal of the appeal in the said case by 


Ordered, That the Petitions relative to the Elec- 


the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, have | tion for the City of Durham, be referred to the Se- 
Power to report their Opinion thereupon to the | lect Committee appointed to try and determine the 
House, together with the Minutes of the Evidence | matter of the Petitions complaining of an undue 


taken before them. 
Mr. .Vicholl reported from the said Select Com- 


| Election and Return for that City. 


Ordered, That the said Committee do meet To- 


mittee ; That they had considered the matter to morrow, in one of the Committee-rooms of the 
them referred ; and had come to a Resolution, | House, at eleven of the clock in the forenoon. 
Ordered, 





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Joint Stock 
Companies. 


Merchant Sea- 
men’s Fund. 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Grand Jury 
Presentments 
(Ireland) 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Limitation 
of Actions 


(Ireland) Bill. 


M‘Culloh’s 
(or Roupell’s) 
Estate Bill. 


Redress of 
Grievances 


(Ireland. ) 


7 Vicroriz. 


Ordered, That Sir Walter James be discharged 
from any further attendance on the Select Com- 
mittee on Joint Stock Companies. 

Ordered, That Mr. Lyall be added to the Com- 


mittee. 


The following Returns having been transmitted 
to the Clerk, were laid upon the Table, viz.,—Re- 
turns to an Order, dated the 5th day of August in 


the last Session of Parliament, for a Return of 


the Number of Pensioners receiving Relief from 
the Trustees of the Merchant Seamen’s Fund, 
under the Act 4 and 5 Will. 4, c. 52; specifying 
the Total Number of Pensioners, Men, Widows 
and Children respectively, at each Port in the Uni- 
ted Kingdom, showing the Age and Sex to which 
such Pensioners belong, in classes, of Children 
under 14 years of age, from 14 to 20, from 20 to 
30, from 30 to 40, from 40 to 50 and from 50 to 
60 years and upwards; distinguishing the Pen- 
sioners who receive Relief as worn out, from those 
who are maimed or disabled, the Length of Service 
of each Pensioner at the time of granting the Pen- 
sion, stating the Highest and Lowest Rate of Pen- 
sion, and the Average Rate of Pensions at each Port 
to each Class respectively ; distinguishing also the 
Amount of temporary Relief, and stating the greatest 
and the smallest Amount of such Relief to any 
single Person, and the Number of Persons of the 
several Classes and Ages receiving such Relief:— 
Also, an Account of the whole of the Revenue re- 
ceived at each Port, in each year, since January 
1837, under the said Act, distinguishing the Amount 
of Contributions from the Public Funds, from In- 
terest of Money and Rents of Property at each 
Place; and showing also the manner in which the 
same was expended or invested in each year, stating 
the Rates and Amount of Interest received on the 
Amount of Balances and Investments in each year, 
so as to exhibit the whole Receipt and Expenditure 
at each Port, in each year, up to January 1842. 


A Message from the Lords, by Sir Giffin Wil- 

son and Mr. Lynch: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to amend the Laws in force relating to Grand 
Jury Presentments in Counties of Cities and Towns 
in /reland, without any Amendment: And also, 


The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 


for extending to Jreland the Provisions not already 
in force there, of an Act of the third and fourth 
years of the reign of the late King William the 


Fourth, intituled, “An Act for the Limitation of 
Actions and Suits relating to Real Property, and for 
simplifying the Remedies for trying the Rights 
thereto,” and to explain and amend the said Act; 
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 Building and Repairing 
Leases of Lands in the County of Kent, formerly 
belonging to Francis M‘Culloh, George Boone 
Roupell and James Browne Horner, in undivided 
Shares; to which the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House:-—And then the Messengers with- 
drew. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 
adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed upon 


Tuesday last, That this House will resolve itself 


into a Committee, for the purpose of taking into 
consideration the causes of the discontent at present 


prevailing in Ireland, with a view to the redress of 


Grievances, and to the establishment of a system 
of just and impartial government in that part of the 
United Kingdom ; 

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

Vor. 98. 


11°—12° Juhi. 


467 


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


Mercurii, 12° die Julii, 1843: 
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 b- r. Serjeant Murphy, " 

. Yeas, Mr. Thomas Duncombe, } a 

Tellers for the/ Mr. Henry Baring, , 
Noes, Me Young ; law 


So it passed in the Negative. 


And the Question being again proposed, That this 
House will resolve itself into a Committee for the 
purpose of taking into consideration the causes of 
the discontent at present prevailing in Zreland, with 
a view to the redress of Grievances, and to the esta- 
blishment of a system of just and impartial govern- 
ment in that part of the United Kingdom ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill should be 
read :—And the said Motion was, with leave of the 
House, withdrawn. 

And the Question, being again proposed, That this 
House will resolve itself into a Committee, for the 
purpose of taking into consideration the causes of 
the discontent at present prevailing in Jreland, with 
a view to the redress of Grievances, and to the esta- 
blishment of a system of just and impartial govern- 
ment in that part of the United Kingdom :—And a 
Debate arising thereupon ; 

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


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Court of Exchequer (Zreland) 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 Municipal Corporations (No. 2.) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
this day. 











Mr. Greene reported from the Committee to whom 
it was referred to consider of providing for the pur- 
chase, by the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s 
Woods, Forests and Land Revenues, of the Office 
of Hereditary Keeper of Holyrood Park, a Reso- 
lution; which was read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That the Commissioners of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Woods, Forests and Land Revenues be 
authorized to apply a sum, not exceeding Thirty 
thousand six hundred and seventy-four pounds one 
shilling and eight pence, out of the Land Revenues 
of the Crown, in the purchase of the Office of Here- 
ditary Keeper of Holyrood House Park. 

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

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the said 
Resolution: And that the Earl of Lincoln and Sir 
Thomas Fremantle do prepare, and bring it in in. 








The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee, to consider of authorizing the 
Advance, out of the Consolidated Fund of the Uni- 
ted Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, of any 
sums of Money required to pay the Compensations 
which may be granted, in pursuance of an Act of 
the present Session for the Amendment of the Pro- 
ceedings of the Equity Side of the Court of Exche- 
a in Ireland, in case the Compensation and 

uitors’ Fund of the said Court shall be insufficient 
for the purpose. 


(In the Committee.) 

Resolved, ‘That the Compensations which may be 
granted, in pursuance of an Act of the present Ses- 
sion for the Amendment of the Proceedings of the 
Equity Side of the Court of Exchequer in Jreland, 

302 shall 








Court of 
Exchequer 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Municipal 
Corporations 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


Holyrood Park. 


Court of 
Exchequer 
(Ireland) 
[Compensations 
to Officers. 





Fines and 
Penalties 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Public Works 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Hackney and 
Stage Carriages 
Bill. 


Apprehension 
of Offenders 
Bill. 


Bridges 
({reland) Bill, 


Salmon 
Fisheries Bill. 


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Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene | « 


solution. “ 


the Report on the Fines and Penalties (Zreland) 
Bill; 


day next. 


mittee on the Public Works (Jreland) Bill; “6 


Ordered, That the Report be received this aay. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving 


Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com-| « 


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 Hackney and Stage Carriages Bill ; 


itself into the said Committee. 


consideration the Amendments made by the Lords | « 
to the Apprehension of Offenders Bill ; “ 


into consideration this day. 


teenth and tweutieth years of King George the Third, 
for empowering Grand Juries to present Bridges, 
and Tolls to be paid for passing the same, in certain 
cases, was, 2ccording to Order, read the third time. 


Title be, An Act to amend an Act of the nineteenth 
and twentieth years of King George the Third, for 
empowering Grand Juries in Ireland to present 
Bridges, and Tolls to be paid for passing the same, 
In certain cases. 


Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in-| “ 
tituled, An Act to repeal so much of an Act of the} “ 
first year of King George the First, as limits the 
time for taking and being restrained from taking | ‘ 
Salmon in certain Rivers, and to amend and extend 
the Provisions of an Act of the fifty-eighth year of} “ 
King George the Third to the Rivers therein men- 
tioned ; and the same were read, as follow: ” 


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Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 


Ordered, That the said Amendments be taken | « 


The ingrossed Bill to amend an Act of the nine- 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 


Ordered, That Mr. Stafford O’ Brien do carry the 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 


Pr. 7. 1. 23. After “ counties” insert Clauses 

Crause (A.) “ And whereas it is by the said-| “ 
recited Act of the fifty-eighth year of the reign | “ 
of his Majesty King George the Third enacted, | ‘ 
That no person shall at any time after the first! “ 
day of September One thousand eight hundred , “ 
and eighteen take, kill or destroy, or knowingly | ‘ 
have in his or her possession, either on the water 
or on the shore, or shall bring to shore, or cry, or 
carry about, seil, offer or expose to or for sale, 
or shall exchange tor any goods, matter or thing, | “ 
any spawn, fry or brood of fish, or any unsizeable | “ 
fish, or any kepper or shedder salmon, being un- , 
seasonable salmon, commonly called old salmon, 
oi any salmon caught in any river during the pe- 
rieds when fishing for salmon is prohibited under 
the provisions of any law now in force, or when | 
the same shall be prohibited by any order to be. 
made by the Justices at their sessions as herein-' 
before provided ; and it shall be lawful for any | “ 
conservator or overseer thereof, or any other per- 
son under the authority of this Act, to take and,“ 
seize all or any such spawn, fry or brood of fish, | “ 
or such other fish as aforesaid, wherever the same“ 
shall be found, together with all baskets and pack  “ 





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shall be advanced out of the Consolidated Fund of | ‘ 
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 
in case the Compensation and Fee Fund of the said | ‘ 
Court shall be insufficient for the purpose of making 
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aye in which the same shall be so found or taken, 
and to deliver the person on whom the same may 
be found to a constable or other peace officer, 
and after every such seizure shall be made, the 
spawn, fry or brood or other fish as aforesaid, to- 
gether with the baskets and package in which 
the same shall be so seized, shall be delivered into 
the hands of some constable or other peace offi- 
cer; and every such constable or other peace of- 
ficer is hereby authorized and required to take 
every such offender with whom he shall be so 
charged for any such offence into his custody, and 
also the spawn, fry or brood of fish, and such 
other fish as aforesaid, and all baskets and pack- 
ages in which the same shall be so seized, and 
which shall be delivered to such constable or 
other peace officer as aforesaid, and to carry such 
offender and all such spawn, fry or brood of fish, 
and such other fish as aforesaid, together with 
the baskets and package as aforesaid which shall 
have been delivered to any such constable or other 
peace officer, with all convenient speed, before 
some Justice or Justices or Magistrate of the 
county, city or place where the offence shall be 
committed, for such offender to be dealt with ac- 
cording to law; and on the conviction of any such 
offender or offenders for any such offence before 
any such Justice or Justices or Magistrate as 
aforesaid, every such offender shall forfeit all and 
every such spawn, fry or brood of fish, unsizeable 
fish and fish out of season which shall be so seized, 
together with all baskets or package in which the 
same shall be so seized ; and all such spawn, fry 
or brood of fish or such other fish as aforesaid, 
together with such baskets and package in which 
the same shall have been so seized as aforesaid, 
shall, by order of the Justice or Justices before 
whom the same shall be so brought, be delivered 
to the person or persons who shall have so seized 
the same, and shall prosecute to conviction any 
such offender, and every offender who shall be so 
convicted as aforesaid of any such offence, shall, 
besides, forfeit and pay for every such offence any 
sum not exceeding Ten pounds nor less than Five 
pounds: And whereas it is expedient that the said 
provision be repealed; BE it therefore Enacted, 
that the said provision be, and the same is hereby 
repealed.” 

Cuiause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That no 
person shall, upon any pretence whatsoever at any 
time after the days to be fixed by any Justice or 
Justices of the Peace to be fence days, by virtue 
of the provisions of this Act, take, kill or destroy 
or have in his or her possession, either on the water 
or on the shore, or shall bring to shore, or cry, or 
carry about, sell, offer or expose to or for sale, or 
shall exchange for any goods, matter or thing, any 
spawn, fry or brood of fish or any unsizeable fish, 
or any kepper or shedder salmon, being unseason- 
able salmon, commonly called old salmon or dry 
salmon, caught in any river during the periods 
when fishing for salmon is prohibited under the 
provisions of any law now in force, or when the 
same shall be prohibited by any order to be made 
by the Justices at their sessions, as provided by 
the said recited Act passed in the fifty-eighth year 
of the reign of his Majesty King George the 
Third, or by any order to be made by the Justices 
at their sessions or otherwise as hereinbefore pro- 
vided ; and it shall be lawful for any conservator 
or overseer thereof, or any other person under the 
authority of the said recited Act, passed in the 
fiity-eighth year of the reign of his Majesty King 
George the Third, or under the authority of this 
Act, to take and seize all or any such spawn, fry 
or brood of fish or such other fish as aforesaid, 
wherever the same shall be found, together with 
all baskets and package in which the same shall 
be so found or taken, and to deliver the person 
on whom the same may be found to a constable 
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Damage by 
Fire (Metropo- 
lis) Bill, 


Landlord 
and Tenant 
(Ireland) Bill, 


Carnarvon 
Gaol. 


No, 422. 


Royal Assent 
to Bills, 


7 Victoriz. 


or other peace officer is hereby authorized and re- | 
quired to take every such offender with whom he 

shall be so charged for any such offence into his 

custody, and also the spawn, fry or brood of fish | 
and such other fish as aforesaid, and all baskets 
and packages in which the same shall be so seized, 

and which shall be delivered to such constable or 
other peace officer as aforesaid, and to carry such 
offender and all such spawn, fry or brood of fish, 
and such other fish as aforesaid, together with 


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or other peace officer, and after every such seizure | 
shall be made, the spawn, fry or brood or other | 
fish as aforesaid, together with the baskets and; J 
package in which the same shall be so seized, | desire of the Lords, authorized by virtue of Her 
shall be delivered into the hands of some constable | 
or other peace officer, and every such constable | 





the baskets and package as aforesaid which shall 
have been delivered to any such constable or 
other peace officer, with all convenient speed, before 
some Justice or Justices or Magistrate of the 
county, city or place where the offence shall be 
committed, for such offender to be dealt with ac- 
cording to law ; and on the conviction of any such 
offender or offenders for any such offence before 
any such Justice or Justices or Magistrate as 
aforesaid, every such offender shall forfeit all and 
every such spawn, fry or brood of fish, unsizeable 
fish and fish out of season which shall be so 
seized, together with all baskets or package in 
which the same shall be so seized; and all such 





spawn, fry or brood of fish, or such other fish as 
aforesaid, together with such baskets and package 
in which the same shall have been so seized as 
aforesaid, shall, by order of the Justice or Jus- 
tices before whom the same shall be so brought, 
be delivered to the person or persons who shall 
have so seized the same, and shall prosecute to 
conviction any such offender, and every offender 
who shall be so convicted as aforesaid of any such 
offence, shall, besides, forfeit and pay for every 
such offence, any sum not exceeding Ten pounds 
nor less than Five pounds.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Joseph Bailey, Junior, 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 leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the better prevention of Damage by Fire in the 
Metropolitan Districts: And that the Earl of Lincoln 
and Sir James Graham do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend the Law of Landlord and Tenant in Jre- 
land: And that Mr. Sharman Crawford, Sir Den- 
ham Norreys and Mr. John Bodkin do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Carnarvon 
Gaol, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till three of the clock on Wednesday morn- 
ing, adjourned till this day. 


Mercurii, 12° die Julii; 
Anno 7° Victoria Regine, 1843. 

PRAYERS. 

A” ESSAGE 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. 











Vou. 98. / 


469 


Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went 
up to the House of Peers :—And being returned ; 
Mr. Speaker reported, That the mg at the 


Majesty’s Commission, had been at the House of 
Peers, where a Commission under the Great Seal 
was read, giving, declaring and notifying the Royal 
Assent to the several Public and Private Bills 
therein mentioned ; and that the Lords, thereby au- 
thorized, had declared the Royal Assent to the said 
Bills: Which Bills are as follow : 

An Act for reducing the Duty on Wheat and Wheat, &amp;c., 
Wheat Flour, the Produce of the Province of Ca- (Cada) Bill. 
nada, imported thence into the United Kingdom : 

An Act to amend the Law relating to Pound Pound Breach 


Breach and Rescue, in certain cases : = Rescue 


An Act to enable the Commissioners of Chelsea Chelsea 
Hospital to purchase certain Parcels of Land for the "ospital Bill. 
Benefit of the said Hospital, and for other Purposes : 

An Act to amend the Laws in force relating to Grand Jury 
Grand Jury Presentments in Counties of Cities and Presentments 


; Treland 
Towns in Lreland : ‘ No. 2) Bill 


An Act for altering and enlarging the Powers of Maryport and 


the Act relating to the Maryport and Carlisle Rail- Carlisle Rail- 
way: — (No. 3.) 


An Act for improving and maintaining the Port Neath Harbour 
or Harbour of Neath, inthe County of Glamorgan: (No. 2.) Bill. 
An Act for improving and maintaining the Har- Aberdeen 
bour of Aberdeen : Harbour Bill. 

An Act for better supplying with Water the Bo- Hull Water. 
rough of Kingston-upon-Hull : ean 

An Act to enable John Lord Gray to borrow a Lord Gray’s 
certain Sum of Money upon the Security of his en- £state Bill. 
tailed Estates of Gray and Kinfauns, and to extin- 
guish certain Claims for Money laid out in Improve- 
ments affecting the said Estates : 

An Act for inclosing Lands in the several Parishes Eglwysrhos, 
of Eglwysrhos, Llandudno and Llangwstenin, in the &amp;¢ lclosure 
County of Carnarvon, and in the Parish of Llan- 
drillo, in the Counties of Denbigh and Carnarvon, 
or either of them: 

An Act to declare that certain Persons therein Townshend 
mentioned are not Children of the Most honourable Peerage Bill. 
George Ferrars Marquis Townshend : 

An Act to dissolve the Marriage of John Tod- Todhunter’s 
hunter with Rosa Matilda his now Wife, and to en- Divorce Bill. 
able him to marry again, and for other Purposes 
therein mentioned. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Burry, &amp;c., Burry, &amp;c. 
Navigation and Llanelly Harbour (No. 3.) Bill, have Navigation, and 
1 ; : Llanelly Har- 
eave to sit, and proceed, upon Friday next. bour (No, 3.) 

Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken Bill. 
before the Committee on the Burry, &amp;c., Navigation 
and Lianelly Harbour (No. 2.) Bill, be referred to 
the Committee on the present Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Gorbals Police 
the Report on the Gorbals Police Bill; and the Bill. 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


M‘Culloh’s (or Roupell’s) Estate Bill was read the M‘Culloh’s 
first time. 9 oe ae 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select ‘°° 

Committee on Petitions for Private Biils. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Liverpool 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- V#terins Bill 
tituled, An Act for enabling the Commissioners for 
paving and sewering the Town of Liverpool more 
effectually to water the Streets of the said Town, 
and to provide Water for extinguishing Fires therein ; 
and the same were read, as follow ; 

Pr. 30. 1. 22. In Clause (A.), added by way of 
Rider to the Bill: 

Pr. 1. 1. 16. Leave out from “ sewers” to 
“and” in |. 28. 

Pr. 1. 1. 33. Leave out from “ Liverpool” 
to “ be” in Pr. 2. 1. 3. 


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Coroners Bill. 


Bolton Water. 
works Bill. 


County Courts 
Bill. 


Waste Land 
Allotment Bill. 


New Zealand. 


Metropolitan 
Buildings Bill. 


470 


At the end of Clause (A.), added by way of Rider | 
to the Bill, insert 
“ Provided always, That nothing herein con- 
tained shall extend to affect any agreement 
which may have been heretofore entered into 
between the said Commissioners and any per- 
son, the owner or occupier of property situate 
beyond the limits of the said town, with re- 
spect to the making of any private sewer or 
drain therefrom, to communicate with the 
sewers or drains of the Commissioners.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Sir Howard Douglas 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 Doncaster ;— Gloucester ;— Win- 
chester ;—Chairman of the Chamber Committee of 
the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the town of 
Nottingham ;—and, Liverpool; praying that the 
Coroners Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for more effectually supplying with 
Water the Town of Bolton, and several Townships 
adjacent thereto, in the County of Lancaster, and 
the same were read, as follow ; 

Pr, 139. 1. 30. After “ Act” insert “ or to the 
rights of any other person.” 

Pr. 146. 1. 8. Leave out “ only” interlined. 

Pr. 146. 1. 25. After “ reservoir” insert ‘ into 
the said goit or mill-race. 

Pr. 147. |. 3. After “ Act” insert “ Provided 
always, That during the period of five years after 
the said embankment shall have been raised and 
completed for twelve months as aforesaid, no 
greater quantity of water drawn by the Company 
from the said Belmont Reservoir than twenty 
cubic feet of water per second of time, during the 
aforesaid twelve hours of any working day, shall 
be taken into account in forming the aforesaid 
average.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Dr. Bowring 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 Halifax ;— Frome Selwood ; — 
Winchcomb ;— and, Godalming; praying that the 
County Courts Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 

reading of the Waste Land Allotment Bill; 
Ordered, ‘That the said Order be discharged. 
Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


A Petition of Land-holders and others interested 
in the colony of New Zealand, praying the House 
to prevent the introduction of convicted prisoners 
into that colony, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


4 Petition of Rate-payers residing in the parish 
of Saint Mary, Lambeth, in the county of Surrey, 
praying the House to limit the time proposed by 
the Metropolitan Buildings Bill, so far as it respects 
the removal of fire-work manufactories, to a period 
not later than the first day of January One thousand 
eight hundred and forty-five, so that the parish of 
Saint Mary, Lambeth, coming within the limits 
prescribed by the Bill, their removal may speedily 
be effected, was presented, and read; and ordered 





to lie upon the Table. 





A. 1843. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select witinson’, 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in Estate Bill, 
the case of Wilkinson’s Estate Bill, no Standing 
Orders were applicable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Two Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of land Com Laws, 

in the county of Dorset, praymg the House to 
make no further concession or alteration in the 
Corn Laws, to favour a free trade in Corn, such 
concession or alteration being, in the opinion of the 
Petitioners, fraught with ruin to all connected with 
or in any way dependent on the agriculture of this 
country,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Brown, of Liverpool, Mer- Liverpool Fire 
chant, Chairman of Delegates from the Commercial Prevention Bill, 
Associations of the borough of Liverpool, praying 
that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of the Liverpool Fire 
Prevention Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the said Bill, That they have Power to 
entertain the said Petition, notwithstanding it was 
not (the Petitioner having understood it was not in- 
tended to proceed with the Bill) presented Three 
clear days before the day appointed for the first 
meeting of the said Committee. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Deputy 
Copies of Correspondence between the Lord Lieu- Lieutenants 
tenant of Ireland and the Lord Lieutenants of Coun- (Heland:) 
ties on the subject of the Dismissal of Deputy 
Lieutenants. 


A Message from the Lords, by Sir Giffin Wilson Message from 

and Mr. Lynch : the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Monkland and 
Act to make, complete, maintain and incorporate Kirkintilloch 
with the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway, Two ®!wy Bil. 
improved or additional Lines of Railway, and to alter, 
amend, enlarge and repeal the Acts relating to the 
said Undertaking, without any Amendment: And 
also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Church Endow- 
Act to make better Provision for the Spiritual Care ment Bill 
of Populous Parishes, with Amendments ; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Walton-on-the- 
Act for the Division of the Rectory of Walton-on- Hill Rectory 
the-Hill, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, and - 
for authorizing Sales and Conveyances in Fee, or 
Leases for Long Terms of Years for Building Pur- 
poses, and other Dispositions to be made of the 
Lands and Revenues belonging to the said Recto 
and to the Vicarage of Walton-on-the-Hill, for the 
Endowment of such separate Rectories, and the 
Augmentation of such Vicarage, with Amendments ; 
to which Amendments the Lords desire the con- 
currence of this House :—And then the Messengers 
withdrew. 


Ordered, That the Church Endowment Bill, as Church Endow- 
amended by the Lords, be printed. ment Bill. 
No. 428. 
The Apprehension of Offenders (France) Bill was Apprehension 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second of cance 
time upon Monday next. as agy . 
Ordered, That the Bill be printed. No. 424. 


The Apprehension of Offenders (America) Bill Apprehension 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a of Offenders 
second time upon Monday next. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. No, 420. 


Ordered, 


(America) Bill. 


Poor 
Unio! 


Play 
Inte 


$i 


is 


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ill. 





7 Victroriz. 


Poor Law Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 

Unions. Account of the Prices of the following Articles of 
Consumption at the Poor Law Unions throughout 
England and Wales, in June 1842 and June 1843: 
—Flour, Seconds per Sack, Thirds per Sack, Beef 
per lb., Suet per Ib., Mutton per lb., Butter per lb., 
Milk per quart, Coals per ton, Oatmeal per 32 lbs., 
Peas per bushel, Tea per lb., Coffee per lb., Sugar 
per \b., Salt per cwt., Rice per cwt., Soap per cwt., 
Candles per 12 lbs., Cheese per Ib. 


Players of The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Interludes Bill. mittee on the Players of Interludes Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Health of 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Towns Bill, 


reading of the Health of Towns Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday next. 
Coroners Bill, The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Coroners Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 


Motion made, and Question, That the Schedule 
stand part of the Bill——put, and Negatived. 


To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
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 Wednesday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


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


Ways and 
Means, 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Waysand Means; 

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


Redress of 
Grievances 


(lreland.) 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed 
upon the 4th day of this instant July, That this 
House will resolve itself into a Committee, for the 
purpose of taking into consideration the causes of 
the discontent at present prevailing in Zreland, with 
a view to the redress of Grievances, and to the esta- 
blishment of a system of just and impartial govern- 
ment in that part of the United Kingdom ; 

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, 13° die Julii, 1843: 

And the Question being put ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for thef Mr. William O’ Brien, 

Yeas, L Mr. Wyse: } _ 
Tellers for the { Sir Thomas Fremanile, } eas 

Municipal 


Noes, Mr. Henry Baring: 
So it passed in the Negative. 
coe The Municipal Corporations (No. 2.) Bill was, 
(No. 2.) Bill, according to Order, read a second time; and com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for 
Monday next. 


Court of Exche- : 
on (Ireland) Mr. Greene reported from the Committee to whom 


[Compensations #t Was referred to consider of authorizing the Ad- 


to Officers,] —. = of the Consolidated Fund of the United 
cL. 98. 


; 


19°—13° Juliz. 














471 


Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, of any 
sums of Money required to pay the Compensations 
which may be granted, in pursuance of an Act of 
the present Session for the Amendment of the Pro- 
ceedings of the Equity Side of the Court of Exche- 
quer in Jreland, in case the Compensation and Sui- 
tors’ Fund of the said Court shall be insufficient 
for the purpose, a Resolution ; which was read, as 
followeth ; 

Resolved, That the Compensations which may be 
granted, in pursuance of an Act of the present Ses- 
sion for the Amendment of the Proceedings of the 
Equity Side of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland, 
shall be advanced out of the Consolidated Fund of 
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and [reland, 
in case the Compensation and Fee Fund of the said 
Court shall be insufficient for the purpose of making 
such Compensations. 

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

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Court of Exchequer (Jreland) Bill, 
That they have Power to make provision therein, 
pursuant tothe said Resolution. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Hackney and 
into a Committee upon the Hackney and Stage a Carriages 
Carriages Bill; and, after some time spent therein, - » 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene No. 426. 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Monday next; and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Apprehension 
consideration the Amendments made by the Lords of Offenders 
to the Apprehension of Offenders Bill ; _ 

Ordered, That the said Amendments be taken 
into consideration this day. 


The House was moved, That the Order made smoke. 
upon the 27th day of June last, That a Select Com- 
mittee be appointed to inquire into the means and 
the expediency of preventing the nuisance of Smoke 
arising from Fires or Furnaces, might be read ; and 
the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Mackinnon, 
Lord Francis Egerton, Viscount Sandon, The Lord 
Mayor of London, Mr. Brotherton, Sir William Clay, 
Mr. John Fielden, Mr. Ewart, Mr. Beckett, Mr. 
Protheroe, Mr. Heathcoat, Mr. Hindley, Mr. Borth- 
wick, Captain Plumridge and Mr. Muntz, with 
Power to send for persons, papers and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


The Earl of Lincoln presented a Bill for carrying Holyrood Park 
into effect an Agreement between the Commissioners Bill. 
of Her Majesty’s Woods and the Earl of Hadding- No. 427. 
ton, for the Purchase and Surrender of the Office 
of Hereditary Keeper of the Royal Park of Holy- 
rood House, and for other Purposes relating thereto : 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time To-morrow; and to be 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Exports Exports and 
and Imports, which was presented yesterday, be Imports. 
printed. No. 428. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Shipping, shipping. 
which were presented yesterday, be printed. No. 428. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till halfan hour after two of the clock on 
Thursday morning, adjourned till this day. 


304 





472 


Jovis, 13° die Juli; 
Anno 7° Victorie Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Austin, from the Office of the Poor Law 

Commissioners, was called in; and at the bar 
presented, pursuant to Order,—Returns of the Names 
of Persons who have been appointed Governors of 
the Skipton Union Workhouse during the last Two 
years, with the reasons why they resigned or were 
dismissed from the office ; also, a Copy of all Com- 
munications addressed to or received from the Poor 
Law Commissioners, by the Board of Guardians, 
relating to any Charges brought against Mr. C. 
Mottram, Master of the said Union Workhouse, 
with the Proceedings of the Board thereon :—Of 
the Names and Ages of all Inmates of the said 
Union Workhouse (as well as of the Names of their 
Parents), who are now, or who have been employed 
in any Factory since the 1st day of January last, 
with the Number of Hours per day they have been 
compelled to work, as well as of the Amount of their 
Wages, and of the Names of the Persons to whom 
the same have been paid :—And, stating whether 
the Owner of the Factory is a Member of the said 


Board of Guardians, and whether the Employment | 


of the said Inmates was sanctioned by the Board 
of Guardians, by the Poor Law Commissioners, or 
by any Assistant Poor Law Commissioners :—Also, 
a Copy of all Contracts for Food, Clothing, Coals 
and Timber, which have been entered into by the 
said Board of Guardians, since the formation of the 


Union, with any Member, or with any one in Part- | be communicated to the Lords, as desired by their 
nership with any Member of the said Board :—And | Lordships :—And that Mr. Greene do deliver the 


then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table, 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on Ship- 
wrecks have leave to sit this day, till five of the 
clock, during the sitting of the House. 


A Petition of the Mayor of the borough of Bir-| 
mingham, stating that the arrangements of the Bir- | 


mingham Post-oftice are inefficient, and do not | 


| 
| 


meet the reasonable wants of the inhahitants, inas- | 
much as there are only two deliveries of letters in 

the day, the first commencing about half past seven | 
in the morning, and the second at about three in the | 
afternoon; that those deliveries extend only to that | 
part of the borough which lies within a circle of one | 


| 
{ 


mile and one eighth from the centre of the town ; that | 
in that part of the borough which lies without the 
said circle an extra charge of one penny is demanded | 
for each letter ; that the letters by the northern mail, | 


13° Julie. 








preserve inviolate the integrity of the protestant 
| establishment of that country, was presented, and 
| read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A. 1843. 


and particularly that the said extra charge of one 
penny may be abolished within the borough, was 


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


Petitions from Chertsey ;— Sandgate ;—Ashford County Cours 
(Kent) ;— Stroud ; — Calne ;— and, Hungerford ; Bil. 
praying that the County Courts Bill may pass into 
a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the President and other Officers of Scientific 
the Ashton-under-Lyne and Dukinfield Mechanics’ Societies Bit. 
Institution, praying that the Scientific Societies Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Archdeacon and Clergy of the Saint Asaph 
archdeaconry of Richmond, praying for the repeal 4" Bangor 
of so much of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as Divcese® 
relates to the the union of the Sees of Saint Asaph 
and Bangor, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Aliens, 
that part of the Message from the Lords of the 4th 
day of this instant July, wherein their Lordships 
request that this House will be pleased to commu- 
nicate 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 state of the Laws affecting Aliens, and others 
resident in this Country not being native-born sub- 
jects of the British Crown. 

Ordered, That a printed Copy of the said Report 





same. 


A Petition of the Vice President and Secretary Union with 
of the Preachers and Representatives composing Ireland. 
the Conference of the Primitive Wesleyan Methodist 
Society of Jreland, assembled at their annual meet- 
ing in Dublin, July 1843, stating that it is the decided 
and deliberate conviction of the Petitioners that the 
Repeal movement at present going forward in Jre- 
land aims not only at the dismemberment of the 
British Empire, but also at the subversion of the 
Protestant Episcopal Church of that country, and 
of all other churches founded upon the principles of 
the Reformation; and praying the House to devise 
such measures as will quell agitation in Ireland, and 


Two Petitions from Dumfries, praying that the Factories Bill. 





which arrives at eight o’clock, are too late for the | Factories Bill may not pass into a law,—were pre- 
morning delivery, and are not delivered until the | sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
afternoon, thereby occasioning great inconvenience | ws : 

to persons engaged in the Manchester and northern | Petitions from Clifton Dartmouth Hardness ;— Coroners Bill. 
trade, the goods being delivered before the invoices | and Northampton ; praying that the Coroners Bill 

sent by post, and the sale of the goods is necessarily | may not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were pre- 
suspended until the arrival of the invoice; that | sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
although the borough of Birmingham is the metro-|__A Petition of Christopher Swann, one of Her 

polis of the important Staffordshire iron and coal | Majesty’s Coroners for the county of Wottingham, 

district, containing at least a quarter of a million of | praying that the said Bill may pass into a law, was 
inhabitants, and abounding in extensive manufacto- | also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 

ries, so intimately connected with the Birmingham | the Table. 


trade as to require almost hourly intercourse, the! ‘The House being informed, That the Committee Liverpool Fire 
Post-office affords so little facility of correspondence, | on the Liverpool Fire Prevention Bill was appointed Prevention Bil. 
that with the exception of one or two places, RO | on eaant tiie day, at twelve o’clock, but that again, 

= — ¥ h ss pega less a thirty- owing to a Quorum of selected Members not having 

s.x hours, although the most distant place is only! attended, the Committee could not be formed ; 

fourteen miles from the borough, and that great Ordered, That the Committee be revived :—And 


convenience and satisfaction would result to the | not they have leave to sit, and proceed, upon Mon- 
inhabitants of that borough and the surrounding dis- | gay next F . 


trict, if the Post-office arrangements were extended ; 
and praying that the House will be pleased to take 
the subject into consideration, and that such altera- 
tion may be made in the Post-office arrangements of 
that borough as will meet the wants of the inha- 
bitants and the surrounding manufacturing districts, 





An ingrossed Bill for regulating the Police, and Gorbals Police 
paving, cleansing and lighting the Streets of the i. 
Town or Barony of Gorbals, in the County of La- 
nark, and Grounds adjacent, and for other Purposes 
relating thereto, was read the third time, 


Resolved, 





ll. 


urts 


ill, 





Warrants of 


Attorney Act. 


Post-office. 


Schoolmasters 
(Scotland. ) 


Wine Trade. 


Mary-le-bone 
Workhouse. 


Edenderry 
Union, 


Limitation of 
Actions 


(Ireland) Bill. 


No. 429. 


Post Commu- 
nication with 
France, 


Cocoae 


Coffee. 


7 VicToriz. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Hindley do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers and 
others partially or wholly engaged in the home 
trade, residing at Manchester or its vicinity, praying 
for amendment of the Act 3 Geo. 4, c. 39, for pre- 
venting Frauds upon Creditors, by Secret Warrants 
of Attorney to confess Judgment, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the borough of Newbury, in the county of Berks, 
praying for inquiry into the state of the Post-office, 
with the view of carrying into full effect the recom- 
mendations of Mr. Rowland Hill, for Post-office 
Improvement, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Burgh and Parochial Schoolmasters 
of the presbytery of Lochmaben, praying the House 
to revise and alter the Act 43 Geo. 3, c. 54, “ for 
making better Provision for the Parochial School- 
masters, and for making further Regulations for the 
better Government of the Parish Schools in Scotland,” 
to such an extent and in such manner as may be 
deemed sufficient to restore the Burgh and Parochial 
Schoolmasters of Scotland to their former rank in 
society, and to advance the objects of the national 
system of education in Scotland, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of Communications made by the Lords of 
the Treasury to the London Wine Trade, of the 
dates of the 11th day of June 1842 and in the 
month of July 1843. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of Report of the Special Assistant Poor Law 
Commissioners upon the Treatment of the Infant 
Pauper Children in the Mary-le-bone Workhouse, 
together with the Correspondence relating thereto. 


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 Memorial of the Chairman of the Eden- 
derry Board of Guardians to the Secretary of State 
for the Home Department, of the 13th day of May 
1843 ; together with Copies of Two Letters from the 
Poor Law Commissioners to the Secretary of State 
on the same subject. 

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


The Limitation of Actions (Ireland) Bill was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Thursday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Sir Robert Peel presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Copy of Articles agreed upon between 
the Post-office of Great Britain and the Post-oftice 
of France, for carrying into execution the Convention 
of April 3, 1843, signed at London, May 1, 1843. 


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


Sir George Clerk presented, pursuant to Orders, 
-—A Return of the Quantity, in Pounds Weight, of 
Cocoa imported into the United Kingdom, in each 
year, from 1832 down to 1842, both inclusive ; spe- 
cifying the Quantities annually entered for Home 
Consumption, the Rates of Duty, and the Total An- 
nual Produce of the Duty :—And, a similar Return 
for Cocoa Husks and Shells. 

A Return of the Quantity, in Pounds Weight, of 
Coffee imported into the United Kingdom, in each 
year, from 1820 down to 1842, both inclusive; spe- 
cifying the Quantities annually entered for Home 


Consumption, the Rates of Duty, and the Total 
Vox. 98. 


/ 


139°—14° Julie. 


473 


Annual Produce of the Duty :—And, a Return, ex- 
hibiting, in as far as can be made out, the different 
sources whence the Coffee imported into the United 
Kingdom in 1820, 1830, 1835 and 1842, was derived, 
with the Quantities from each source, entered for 
Consumption in each of the above years. 


from 1830 down to 1842, both inclusive ; specifying 
the Quantities of such Cheese annually entered for 
Consumption, the Rates of Duty on the same, and 
the Annual Produce of the Duties :—And, a simi 
lar Return for Butter. 

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


and Mr. Lynch: 
Mr. Speaker, 


A Return of the Quantity, in ewts., of the Cheese Cheese and 
imported into the United Kingdom during each year, Butter. 


A Message from the Lords, by Sir Giffin Wilson Message from 


the Lords. 


The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Saggart Com- 


| for rendering valid a certain Award as to the Com- mons Award 


mons of Saggart, within the Parish of Saggart, in 
the County of Dublin; to which the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House: And also, 


Duchall, in the County of Renfrew, in Trustees, to 
sell the same, and apply the Price thereof in dis- 
charging the Debts and Provisions affecting the 
said Entailed Estate, and, if necessary, in purchas- 
ing the Teinds thereof; to which the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House :—And then the Mes- 
sengers withdrew. 








mittee on the Arms (Jreland) Bill ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words, 
“ this House will, upon this day 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 Sir Thomas Fremanile, 
Yeas, \ Captain Gordon: 
Tellers for the f Mr. Wallace, 1 97 

Noes, Ll Mr. Sharman Crawford: j ~"* 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 
Crause, N° 13, amended, and agreed to. 


Crause, N° 14, (Persons carrying Arms may be 
apprehended if they refuse to produce license, and 
tell their names) read. 

Amendment proposed in P. 7. 1. 29: After the 
word “ Arms,” to insert the words “ between sun- 
“‘ set and sunrise.” 

Question put, That those words be there inserted ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the f Mr. Wyse, ¥ 

Yeas, \ Viscount Clements : f 

Tellers for thef Sir Thomas Fremantle, hi 4 

Noes, \ Mr. Henry Baring : : 


To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 


}oa. 








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


Veneris, 14° die Julii, 1843: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That they had made further Progress in 
3P the 





Bill 


Bill. 


The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Duchall’ 
to vest certain parts of the Entailed Estate of Pstte Bill 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Arms (Ireland) 





Saggart Com- 
mons Award 
Bill. 


Poor Relief 
(ireland) Bill. 


Appeals, &amp;c., 


474 


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 Saggart Commons Award Bill was read the 
first time. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The Order of the dav being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Poor Relief (Jreland) Bill ; 

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


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 


(Privy Council) into a Committee upon the Appeals, Xc., (Privy 


Bill. 


Drainage of 
Lands Bill, 


Metropolitan 
Buildings Bill. 


Admiralty 
Lands Bill. 


Excise. 


Cathedral 
Churches 
(Wales) Bill. 


Scientific 
Societies Bill. 


Court of 
Exchequer 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Public Works 
(Ireland ) Bill. 


Council) Bill. 
(In the Committee.) 
Crausez, N° 12, disagreed to. 
Crauses, N° 13 to N° 18, agreed to. 
Preamble read, 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 an Amendment thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Drainage of Lands Bill; 

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


The Metropolitan Buildings Bill was, according | 


to Order, read a second time; and committed toa 
Committee of the whole House, for this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Admiralty Lands Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
the Report from the Committee to whom it was re- 
ferred to consider certain Acts relating to Duties of 
Excise ; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report on the Cathedral 
Churches ( Wales) Bill: —The Bill was re-committed 
to a Committee of the whole House : —And the 
House immediately resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The ingrossed Bill to exempt from County, Bo- 
rouzh, Poor and other Local Rates, Land and Build- 
ings occupied by Scientific or Literary Societies, was, 
according to Order, read the third time; and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 


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Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the | 


Title be, An Act to exempt from County, Borough, 
Parochial and other Local Rates, Land and Build- 
ings oceupied by Scientific or Literary Societies. 
Order2d, That Mr. George William Wood do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Court of Exchequer (Zreland) 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 Public Works (Jreland) Bill ; 


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Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
| itself into the said Committee. 


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| tituled, An Act to provide for the Apprehension, in 
' the United Kingdom, of Persons charged with having 
committed Offences in other Parts of Her Majesty’s 
Dominions; and for the Apprehension, in other 
Parts of Her Majesty’s Dominions, of Persons 
charged with having committed Offences in the 
United Kingdom and in other parts of Her Majesty’s 
Dominions ; and the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 1. 1. 32. Leave out from “ lawful” to “ to” 
in Pr. 2.1. 4., and insert “ in Great Britain for one 
“ of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State, 
“ and in Ireland tor the Chief Secretary of the Lord 
“ Lieutenant of Iredand.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 12. After “ officers” insert “ in that 
part of the United Kingdom.” 

Pr. 2.1. 14. Leave out from “ warrant” to “by” 
in 1. 16. 

Pr. 2. 1. 21. Leave out from “ the” to “ or” 
in 1, 28., and insert “ supposed Offender shall be 
“ apprehended.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 26. Leave out from “ substitute” to 
“ And” in Pr.3. 1. 5., and insert Clauses (A.), (B.) 
and (C.) 

Cuause (A.) “ And to remedy the like failure of 

justice by the escape of persons charged with 
| “ having committed offences into those parts of Her 
iy Majesty’s dominions which do not form part of 
“ the said United Kingdom: BE it Enacted, That 
from and after the passing of this Act, if any 
person charged with having committed any of- 
fence such as is hereinafter mentioned in any part 
of Her Majesty’s dominions, whether or not 
within the said United Kingdom, and against 
whom a warrant shall be issued by any person 
or persons having lawful authority to issue the 
same, shall be in any other part of Her Majesty’s 
dominions not forming part of the said United 
Kingdom, it shall be lawful for the Chief Justice, 
or any other Judge of Her Majesty’s Superior 
Court of Law within that other part of Her Ma- 
jesty’s dominions where such person shall be, to 
endorse his name on such warrant, which warrant 
so endorsed shall be a sufficient authority to the 
person or persons bringing such warrant, and also 
to all persons to whom such warrant was originally 
directed, and also to all peace officers of the place 
where the warrant shall be so endorsed, to execute 
the same within the jurisdiction of the person by 
whom it shall be so endorsed, by apprehending 
the person against whom such warrant is directed, 
and to convey him before a Magistrate or other 
person having authority to examine and commit 
offenders for trial in that part of Her Majesty’s 
dominions.” 

Cuause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall 
be lawful for any person duly authorized to exa- 
mine and commit offenders for trial, before whom 
any such supposed offender shall be brought as 
aforesaid, upon such evidence of criminality as 
would justify his committal if the offence had 
been committed in that part of Her Majesty’s 
dominions, to commit such supposed offender to 
prison, there to remain until he can be sent back 
in manner hereinafter mentioned, to that part of 
Her Majesty’s dominions in which he is charged 
with having committed such offence; and imme- 
|“ diately upon the committal of such person, in- 

formation thereof in writing under the hand of 
the committing Magistrate, accompanied by a 
copy of the said warrant, shall be given, in Great 
Britain to one of Her Majesty’s Principal Secre- 
taries of State, and in Ireland to the Chief Secre- 
tary of the Lord Lieutenant, and in any other part 
of Her Majesty’s dominions to the Governor or 
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CuiausE (C.) “ Provided always, and be it 
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“ Her Majesty, intituled, An Act to define the Ju- 
“ yisdiction of Justices in General and Quarter Ses- 


depositions upon which the original warrant was |“ sions of the Peace, or unless the depositions ap- 


cranted, certified under the hand of the person | 
or persons issuing such warrant, and attested upon | 
the oath of the party producing them to be true 
copies of the original depositions, may be received 
in evidence of the criminality of the person so 
apprehended.” 


*¢ pear sufficient to warrant the committal of such 
* person for trial.” 


In the Title of the Bill: 


L. 1. Leave out “ to provide” and in the same 
line after the first “ the” insert “ better,” and also 


Pr. 3. 1. 6. After “ lawful” insert “ in Great ™ the same line leave out from “ apprehension” to 


Britain.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 8. After “ state” insert “ and in J7e- 
land, for the Chief Secretary of the Lord Lieu- 
tenant, and in any other part of Her Majesty’s 


the end of the title, and insert “ of certain Of- 
“ fenders.” 
The said Amendments, as far as the Amendment 


in Pr. 7. 1. 2., being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 








dominions for the Governor or acting Governor.” 
Pr. 3. 1. 12. Leave out from “ gaol” to “ to” 


Pr. 3.1.15. Leave out from “ persons” to “ to” 


Pr. 7.1.2. 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 Lords in 
Pr. 3. 1. 38. Leave out from “of” to “ may” | the said Amendment:— It passed in the Negative. 
in 1. penult., and insert “ that part of Her Ma- Then the subsequent Amendments, being read a 
« jesty’s dominions.” —_ ng agreed to. . wnat 
Pr. 3. 1. ult. Leave out from “escape” to “ And” rdered, That a oe 1 iy » to Cc er 
in Pr. 5. 1. 12., and insert Clauses (D.) and (E.) up Reasons, to be offered to the Lords at a Con- 
C D “ And be it E TI as ference for disagreeing to the Amendment to which 
sapeciencdl. . i I h it satay &gt; TR Ww i this House hath disagreed :—And a Committee was 
7 v8 ee hi. pHing il peat age et ye appointed of Sir James Graham, Mr. Chancellor of 
a ae veal — not ore out of| the Exchequer, Mr. Manners Sutton, Sir George 
vat part of Her Majesty’s dominions in which | (jer. Mr, Greene, Mr. George William Wood, Mr. 
“ he shall have been so committed to gaol within] fyines Sir Robert Ferguson and Mr. Brotherton. 
“ Two calendar months after such committal, over Ovdwed That Three be the Quorum. 
and above the time actually required to convey : 
the prisoner from the gaol to which he was com- Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Archesand Pre. 
mitted by the readiest way out of that part of| ¢,, regulating the Practice in the Arches and Pre-v8*tive Courts 
“ Her rg von he dominions, it shall be lawful for| .ooative Courts of Canterbury: And that Mr oe gee 
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any of Her Majesty's Judges in that part of Her phinstone, Dr. Stock and Mr. Hayter do prepare, 
Majesty’s dominions in which such supposed of- and brine it in. 
fender shall be in custody, upon application made ” 
to him or them by or on behalf of the person so Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Saint Nicholas 
committed, and upon proof made to him or them Copy of the Correspondence which took place be- Within Church 
“ that reasonable notice of the intention to make| tween the Ecclesiastical Commissioners (Ireland), anaes 
— ea ta 4 been ge — — and the Dean and Chapter of Saint Patrich’s Ca- 
is poor a eae =e ge thedral (Dublin), in reference to the pulling down of 
Real etary OF! the Church of Saint Nichol ithin, in that City. 
“ the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, or to the Governor ee Le Seem ee eT eT 
ar cing Gover in another pact of Her Me] raed, That the Copy of Rule forthe Go- Que Pie 
mitted to be discharged out of custody, unless | Ve™ment of a See Prison, which was pre- No. 430. 
sufficient cause shall be shown to such Judge or sented upon the 24th day of April last, be printed. 


Judges why such discharge ought not to be or- 
‘* dered.” 


Cuiause (E.) “ And be it Enacted, That in case 
any person apprehended under this Act shall not 
be indicted for the offence for which he shall have | =——————=——=—=—=———_—— 
been so apprehended within the period of Six &gt; . , “—- 
calendar months after his arrival in that part of Veneris, 14° die Juli; 
Her Majesty’s dominions in which he is charged Anno 7° Victoria Regine, 1843. 
to have committed the offence, or if upon his trial 
he shall be acquitted, it shall be lawful in Great PRAYERS. 


Britain for one of Her Majesty’s Principal Se- O# DER ED,That the Select Committee on the Durham City 
“ cretaries of State, and in Ireland for the Chief Durham City Election Petitions have leave to sit Election. 
Secretary of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and | this day till five of the clock, during the sitting of 

for the Governor or acting Governor in any other | the House. 

part of Her Majesty’s dominions, if he shall 
think fit, upon the request of the person so ap- 
prehended, to cause such person to be sent back, 
tree of cost to such person, and with as little delay | 
as possible, to that part of Her Majesty’s do-| 
minions in which he shall have been so appre- 
“ hended.” 


Pr. 5. 1. 85. Leave out “ upon oath” and insert ; F , 
by production of proper vouchers.” The Earl of Gainsborough s Estate Bill was read ~ ‘ ” 
Pr. 6. 1. 8. After “ accounts” insert “ respect-|a@ second time ; and committed. Estate Bill.” 
ing the business of such county or other juris-| Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
diction.” | mittee of Selection. 
Pr. 7.1.2. Leave out “felony” andinsert “same, 
felony, such as the Justices of the Peace in ge-| |The House was moved, That the Order made upon Standing Orders 
neral or quarter session assembled have not au- Friday last, That a Select Committee be appointed, Revision. 
thority to try in England, under the provisions of to consider whether any and what alterations in the 


an Act passed in the sixth year of the reign of Standing Orders of the House, respecting Private 
Vou. U8. 3P2 Bills, 


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till a quarter of an hour after one of the clock 
on Friday morning, adjourned till this day. 








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the Report on the Dundee Harbour (re-committed) Harbour Bill, 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed 
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Liverpool Fire 
Prevention Bill. 


Waiton-on-the- 
Hill Rectory 
Bill. 


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Bills, the experience of the present Session may show | 


to be desirable, and to what extent and under what | 


restrictions Committees on Private Bills may alter 
the Preambles of Private Bills, might be read; 
and the same being read ; 


A Committee was nominated of Lord Granville | 


Somerset, Sir George Grey, Mr. Estcourt, Mr. La- 
bouchere, Mr. Greene, Mr. Strutt, Sir John Yarde 
Buller, Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. Aglionby, Mr. 
Ewart, Sir Robert Ferguson, Viscount Sandon, Mr. 
Pendarves, Mr. Miles and Mr. Loch, with Power to 
send for persons, papers and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
Liverpool Fire Prevention Bill to make their Re- 
port, be further enlarged till Friday next. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act for the Division of the Rectory of 
Walton-on-the- Hill, in the County Palatine of Lan- 
caster, and for authorizing Sales and Conveyances in 
Fee, or Leases for long Terms of Years, for Building 
Purposes, and other Dispositions, to be made of the 
Lands and Revenues belonging to the said Rectory, 
and to the Vicarage of Walton-on-the- Hill, for the 
Endowment of such separate Rectories, and the 
Augmentation of such Vicarage; and the same 
were read, as follow: 

Pr. 3. 1. 19. Leave out “ Stmonswood,’ and in 


the same line and |. 20. after “ Walton-on-the-Hill’ | 


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insert “ and,” and in |. 20. after “ Derby” insert 
“ and is also claimed to extend over the townships, 
“ districts or places of Simonswood.” 

Pr.3. |. 21. After “ park” insert “ all,” and in 
the same line, after “ which” insert ‘ townships, 
“ districts or places.” 


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Pr. 3. 1. 29. Leave out “ said,” and in the same | 


line and |. 30. after ‘‘ townships” insert “ districts 
“ or places.” 
Pr. 8. 1. ult. After “ separate” insert “ recto- 
“ ries or.” 
Pr. 9. 1. 4. After “ separate’ insert “ rectories 
or.” 
Pr. 10. 1. 30. Leave out from “ the” to “ which” 
in 1, 31., and insert “ division.” 
Pr. 10. 1.35. Leave out from “ the” to “ com- 


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_ Pr. 15, 1. 11. Leave out “ and,” and in the same 
line after “rents” insert “moduses and customary 
“* payments.” 

Pr. 15. 1.22. Leave out “ and,” and in the same 
line after “ rents” insert “ moduses and customary 
“¢ payments.” 

Pr. 15. 1. 33. After “ ever” insert Clause (A.) 

CxiausE (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
rector or incumbent for the time being of the 
rectory of West Derby so to be created as afore- 
said, shall continue to be entitled (in addition to 
the provision hereby made for him, and to surplice- 
fees and pew-rents arising within the same rectory) 
to the said two several sums of four thousand 
two hundred and ninety-nine pounds seventeen 
shillings and two pence, Three per cent. reduced 
Bank Annuities, and Two hundred pounds, so 
appropriated for the augmentation of the per- 
petual curacy of West Derby as aforesaid, and to 
the annual sum of Three pounds six shillings and 
eight pence, payable out of Her Majesty’s Duchy 
of Lancaster as aforesaid, and to all other the 
endowments and emoluments to which the per- 
petual curate thereof is now entitled, save and 
except the stipends and charges from which the 
rector and vicar of the said present parish of 
Walton-on-the-Hill, and their respective succes- 
sors, are intended to be exonerated as hereinafter 
mentioned.” 

Pr. 16. 1. 5. Leave out “ townships” and insert 
township,” and in the same line leave out from 
Derby” to “ aforesaid,” in 1. 6. 

Pr. 16. 1. 17. Leave out “ townships” and insert 
township.” 

Pr. 16. 1. 18. Leave out “ Croxteth Park.” 

Pr. 24, 1. 8. After “ Act” insert “do and shall 
from time to time pay the rents, issues and profits 
of the said hereditaments comprised in the said 
second schedule to, or permit the same to be re- 
ceived by the said Thomas Moss, as such vicar as 
aforesaid, and his successors, vicars of Walton- 
on-the- Hill aforesaid, for ever, as well before as 
after such separation as aforesaid, and.” 

Pr. 24. 1.19. After “ and” insert “ from and 
after such separation as aforesaid do and shall 
from time to time,” and in the same line after 
the” insert “ said.” 

Pr. 24. 1. 22. Leave out “ second” and insert 


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“ prised” in Pr. 11. 1. 2. and insert “ township of | « 
West Derby shall be separated from the said | « 
parish or rectory of Walton-on-the-Hill, and form | ¢e 


first,” and in the same line leave out from “ Sche- 
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dule”’ to “ the,” in 1.31. and insert “ but not ex- 


purposes, and all the several other townships, 


one distinct rectory or district for ecclesiastical | « 
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“ are.” 
Pr. 11.1. 3. After “ parish” insert “ or rectory.” 
Pr. 11. 1. 4. After “ the’ insert “ said,” and 


in the same line leave out from “ Derby” to “ shall” 


in |. 9., andin 1. 9. leave out from “ and” to “ pro- | 


“ vided” in |. 11., and insert “ continue a separate 
“ rectory or district for ecclesiastical purposes.” 
Pr. 11. 1.27. Leave out ‘f and shall be a dis- 
* tinct rectory.” 
Pr. 11. 1. 29. After “ townships” insert “ dis- 
“ stricts or places.” 
Pr. 11. 1.351. Leave out “ townships’ 
sert “ township.” 
Pr. 11. 1. 32. Leave out “and Croxteth Park.” 
Pr. 13. 1. 36. Leave out “and,” and in the same 
line after “ rents” insert “ moduses and customary 
“ payments.” 
Pr. 13. 1. penult. Leave out “ and.” 
Pr. 13. |. ult. After “ rents” insert “ moduses 
and customary payments.” 
Pr. 15. 1. 4. Leave out “ and.” 
Pr. 15. 1. 5. After “ rents” insert “ moduses 
and customary payments.” 
Pr. 15. 1. 7. Leave out “ and.” 
Pr. 15. 1. 8. After “ rents” insert “ moduses 
and customary payments.” 


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ceeding one annual sum of Four hundred and 
fifty pounds (such annual sum or thereabouts, 
being the gross amount of the present rental of 
the said hereditaments comprised in the same 
Schedule) to the rectors for the time being of the 
rectories of Walton-on-the-Hill and West Derby 
so to be separated as aforesaid, for ever, in equal 
moieties, and after and subject to the payment 
thereof, do and shall from time to time pay the 
excess or surplus (if any) of.” 

Pr. 24. 1.33. Leave out from “ hereditaments” 
to the first “ the” in 1. 37., and insert “ comprised 
“ in the said first Schedule to.” 

Pr. 25. 1. 4. After “ the” insert “ average.” 

Pr. 25. 1. 6. Leave out “ pew-rents and.” 

Pr. 25. 1.13. Leave out “ like,” and in the same 
line and 1. 14. after “ exception” insert “of pew- 
“ vents and surplice-fees.” 

Pr. 25. 1. 15. Leave out “ such” and insert “all 
the excess or surplus (if any) which shall remain 
after the payment of the said annual sum of Four 
hundred and fifty pounds, and after the equali- 
zation in manner aforesaid of the annual income 
of such vicar of the.” 

Pr. 25. 1.16. Leave out from “ profits” to the 
first “the” in ]. 18., and insert “‘ of the said here- 
“ ditaments comprised in the said first Schedule to.” 

Pr. 25. |. 23. Leave out “vicar” and insert 
“ vicars.” 


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Estate Bill, 


County Courts 
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Pr. 25. 1.25. Leave out “ also” and insert “ al- 
ways.” . 

Pr. 30. 1. 24. After “ Schedule” insert “ and 
situate within the said township of West Derby.” 

Pr. 30. 1. 34. After “ Schedule” insert “ and 
situate as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 37. 1. 21. After “ or” insert “ the survivors 
or survivor of them, or the executors or admini- 
strators of such survivor or other.” 

Pr.39. 1. 34. Inthe Interlineation: After “ Heath- 
cote” 

Insert “ or the survivors or survivor of them, 
“ or the executors or administrators of such 
“ survivor.” 

Pr. 48. 1. 20. After “ Act” insert “ or.” 

Pr. 52. 1. 18. After “ the” insert “ excess of the.” 

Pr. 52. |. 19. After “ improved” insert “ an- 
“ nual.” 

Pr. 52. 1. 27. After “ the” insert “ excess of the,” 
and in the same line after “improved” insert “ an- 
“ nual.” 

Pr. 60. 1. ult. In Clause (A.), added by way of 
Rider to the Bill: 

L. 2. Leave out “is or is” and insert “ and 
“‘ also the townships, districts or places of Si- 
“ monswood and Croxteth Park are or are.” 
L. 3. Leave out “ an.” 
L. 4. Leave out “ place. 
L. 7. After “ person” insert “ or persons.” 
L. 9. After “to” insert “ the said town- 
“ ships, districts or places of.” 
L. 10. Leave out “ aforesaid” and insert “ Si- 
“‘ monswood or Croxteth Park, or any of them.” 
L. 15. After “ of” insert “ the said town- 
“ ships, districts or places of,” and in the same 
line after “ Park” insert “ Simonswood and 
“ Croxteth Park.” 
L. 16. After “ aforesaid” insert “ or any of 
“ them.” 
L. 17. After “the” msert “ owners or.” 
L. 18. After “ person” insert “ or persons.” 
Pr. 61. 1, penult. Leave out from “ thereof”’ to 
the end of the Bill, and insert “ by all judges, jus- 
“ tices and others.” 


In the Schedule to the Bill: 
Pr. 62. 1. 10. Leave out 
“ Great Hatch Field - | Joseph Ormisher -| 5 2 0” 
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“ Big Spellow Field -|- ditto - -| 5 010” 


Pr. 62. 1. 20. In the first column, leave out 
“ Spillow Field” and insert “ ditto.” 

Pr. 62. 1. 21. In the second column, leave out 
“ ditto,’ and insert “ Elizabeth Holmes.” 

Pr. 62. 1. 22. In the second column, leave out 
“ ditto,” and insert “ James Musker.” 

Pr. 68. 1.16. After 


“ Ditto - ditto - -| Mary Clarkson -| 0 2 0” 
insert 
“ Ditto - ditto - -| James Kelly -| 0 0 29” 


Pr. 63. 1. 19. In the third column, leave out 
“112 2 34” and insert “ 112 1 33.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Sir Howard Douglas do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 


House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of M‘Culloh’s (or Roupell’s) Estate Bill, no 
Standing Orders were applicable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Framlingham ;—and, Middlesbo- 
rough; praying that the County Courts Bill may 


pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


a ote mi renege. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Hat- Corn Laws. 
field, in the county of York, was presented, and 

read ; setting forth, That the Petitioners have heard i 
with great surprise, that a Petition was, on the 
ninth of May last, presented to the House, praying 
for the repeal of the Corn Laws, and to which the 
names of the Petitioners were appended, as if signed 
by them; that the Petitioners never signed such 
Petition, nor authorized any person on their behalf 
to sign the same, but that such signatures have been 
forged ; and praying the House to institute an in- 
quiry into the case. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the ’ 
Table. 


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A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Coroners Bill. 4 
of the borough of Wigan, in the county palatine of ; 
Lancaster, praying that the Coroners Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Manners Sutton reported from the Committee Apprehension 

appointed to draw up Reasons, to be offered to the of Offenders 
Lords at a Conference, for disagreeing to one of the 5!" 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
“An Act for the better Apprehension of certain 
Offenders ” ; That they had drawn up Reasons accor- 
dingly, which they had directed him to report to 
the House ; and the same were read, as follow: 


The Commons agree to the Amendments made 
by the Lords as far as the Amendment in Pr. 7.1. 2. 





The Commons disagree to the Amendment in 
Pr. 7. 1. 2., for the following Reasons ; 


Because the Act is meant to apply to the 
whole of Her Majesty’s dominions, and it is 
not expedient to require from those who will : 
have to enforce it in the colonies suck precise ' 
knowledge of the law of England, and of the 
provisions of the Act referred to in the Amend- ' 
ment, as would be necessary to enable them to 
act safely in its execution. 

Because the apparent object of the Amend- 
ment being to confine the operation of the Act 
to the more serious classes of crimes, it appears 
to the Commons, that in practice, the attain- 
ment of this object will be sufficiently secured 
by the other checks which have been introduced 


by the Lords, to which the Commons have 
assented. 


The Commons agree to the Amendments in the 
Title of the Bill. 


The said Reasons, being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 
Ordered, That a Conference be desired with the 
Lords, upon the subject-matter of the Amendments 
made by their Lordships to the said Bill: And that 
Mr. Manners Sutton do go to the Lords, and desire 
the said Conference. 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- Public Petitions 
lect Committee on Public Petitions; That they had (Forty-first 
examined the Petitions presented upon the 10th and ®¢?) 
11th days of this instant July; and had directed 

him to make a Report thereof to the House. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of Landed Proprietors, Land-owners Ayms (Ireland) 
and other Inhabitants of the town of Bantry and Bill. 

its vicinity, in the county of Cork, praying that the 

Arms (Jreland) Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 

sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


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A Petition of Landed Proprietors, Land-owners state of Irelond. 
and other Inhabitants of the town of Bantry and its 
vicinity, in the county of Cork, praying the House 
to take into immediate consideration the present 
agitated state of Jreland, as from the alarming 





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movements that are making, together with the 


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Education 
(Ireland. ) 


Limekilns 
(Ireland. ) 


Wood. 


Factories Bill, 


Political 
Prisoners. 


Anatomy Act. 


Thomas Ford, 


Health of 
Towns Bill. 


Thomas Cvoper 
and John 
Richards. 


478 


harangues that are delivered at all times to the 
congregated multitudes assembled at the repeal 
meetings held in every locality, the Petitioners are 
fully persuaded and feel confident that the lives and 
properties of all Her Majesty’s faithful and loyal 
subjects in that country are endangered thereby, 
and from the zealous co-operation of the Roman 
Catholic priesthood with the agitators, and the spirit 
they evince, the Petitioners feel confident that the 
object of the present movement is to dismember the 
British empire, and the total destruction of the 
Protestant Church as by law established, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Minister, Churchwardens and 
Protestant Inhabitants of the parish of Carrigaline, 
in the county and diocese of Cork, praying the House 
to devise means for affording encouragement and 
support to the Schools in connection with the 
Church Education Society for Ireland, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners of the borough 
of Carlow, praying the House to take into consider- 
ation the great number of casualties at Limekilns 
in Jreland, and their causes, and direct the attention 
of the authorities to the constant violation of the 
law in reference to the situation of those useful, but 
dangerous and carelessly conducted manufactories, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Operative Wood-sawyers of the bo- 
rough of Oldham, in the county palatine of Lancas- 
ter, praying the House to levy a tax upon steam- 
sawing, or upon Wood sawed by steam, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Saint 
George’s-in-the-East, Middlesex, praying that the 
Factories Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inha- 
bitants of Burnley, praying the House to address 
Her Majesty to exercise Her royal prerogative for 
a mitigation of the sentences passed on certain Po- 
litical Prisoners now under sentence in Kirkdale 
gaol, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Mary- 
le-bone, praying for inquiry into the operation of the 
Act for regulating Schools of Anatomy, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Ford, Yeoman, formerly of 
Rayleigh, and late of Howfield House, near Ongar, 
in the county of Essex, but now a prisoner in cus- 
tody of the marshal or keeper of the Queen’s Prison, 
in the county of Surrey, complaining of proceedings 
adopted against him for the recovery of costs in an 
action brought by him in the Court of Exchequer 
of Pleas, against the Sheriff of Essex for an excessive 
levy ; and praying to be allowed to prove at the bar 
of the House that he has been deprived of his 
liberty for eight years, and that his property has 
been also wrested from him, without any offence, 
crime or debt being proved against him, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the neighbourhood 
of Saint Pauls, Covent Garden, praying that the 
Health of ‘Towns 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 In- 
habitants of Bridgeton, praying for mitigation of the 
sentence passed upon Thomas Cooper and John 
Richards, now sutfering imprisonment in Stafford 


gaol, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the ‘Table. 


14° Julzi. 


A. 1843. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a East India, 

Return of the Terms, Conditions and Modes of Te- 
nure on which Lands are allowed to be held by Eu- 
ropeans under the Company’s Government in India ; 
stating whether on the same Terms, Conditions and 
Modes of Tenure as when held by Natives :—Also, 
Copies of any Rules which may have been prescribed 
for regulating the Grant of Waste Lands to Eu- 
ropean and other British subjects in the several 
Provinces of India. 


Mr. Elphinstone presented a Bill for regulating Arches andPre. 
the Arches and Prerogative Courts of Canterbury : —— Coutts 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered — 





to be read a second time upon Friday next; andy, 431 
to be printed. = 


Lord Ashley, from the Select Committee appointed Durham City 
to try and determine the matter of the Petition of #!ction. 
Mark Story, and others, Electors, and likewise of 
the Petition of John Hardinge Veitch, and others, 
Electors, severally complaining of an undue Election 
and Return for the City of Durham, informed the 
House, That the Committee had determined, 

That the Election of the Right honourable Arthur 
Hill Trevor Viscount Dungannon, as a Citizen to 
serve in this present Parliament for the City of 
Durham, is a void Election. 

And the said Determination was ordered to be 
entered in the Journals of this House. 


Lord Ashley, from the said Select Committee fur- 
ther informed the House, That the Committee had 
come to the following Resolution ; which they had 
directed him to report to the House : 

That the Right honourable Arthur Hill Trevor 
Viscount Dungannon was, under the Act 5 and 
6 Vic. c. 102, sec. 20, guilty of bribery, by pay- 
ment by his agents, John Ward and George Wil- 
kinson, and others, of certain sums of money to 
a large number of voters after the last Election, on 
account of such voters having voted at the said 
Election in favour of the said Lord Dungannon; but 
that from the evidence it does not appear that Lord 
Dungannon was himself in any way cognizant of 
these acts of bribery. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of the Adjournment. 
the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Durham City 

posed, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to Writ. 

the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ for 

the electing of a Citizen to serve in this present Par- 

liament for the City of Durham, in the room of the 

Right honourable Arthur Hill Trevor Viscount 
Dungannon, whose Election has been determined to 

be void :—And the said Motion was, with leave of 

the House, withdrawn. 


Ordered, That the Minutes of the Proceedings of Durham City 
the Select Committee onthe Durham City Election Election. 
Petitions, and of the Evidence taken before them, be 
laid before this House. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Come Arms (Ireland) 
mittee on the Arms (Ireland) Bill ;—— Bill. 








A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Lynch and Message from 

Mr. Duckworth : the Lords, 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Bardney, &amp;c., 
Act for draining, embanking and improving the Fen Drainage Bill 
Lands and Low Grounds within the Parishes, Ham- 
lets, Townships or Places of Bardney, Southrow 
otherwise Southry, Tupholme, Bucknall, Horsington, 
Stizwould, Edlington and Thimbleby, in the County 
of Lincoln, without any Amendment: A nd also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Moveables 








to alter and amend in certain parts the Law of Suc- (Scotland) Bill. 
‘cession in Moveables in Scotland; to which the 


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then the Messengers withdrew. 


Arms (Ireland) And a Motion being made, and the Question being 


proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ the further proceedings in Committee on the Irish 
“ Arms Bill be postponed until the other measures 
“ relating to Ireland which are now before the 
““ House, be considered in all their stages,” instead 
thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question :— 
It was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 

Crause, N° 14, (Persons carrying Arms may be 
apprehended, if they refuse to allow such Arms to 
be examined, and to tell their names and places of 
abode) read. 

Several Amendments made. 

Question put, That the Clause, as amended, stand 
part of the Bill; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the{ Sir Thomas Fremantle, 51 

Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring: } —_ 

Tellers for the f Viscount Clements, \ 24 





Noes, \ Mr William O’ Brien: 
Cravuses, N° 15 and N° 16, amended, and agreed 
to. 
Criausgs, N° 17 and N° 18, disagreed to. 


Crause, N° 19, amended, and agreed to. 


Cuiause, N° 20, (Any person licensed to keep 
Arms, selling or disposing of the same, to give notice 
of such sale; and if he shall sell or dispose of the 
same without giving such notice, to forfeit any sum 
not exceeding ) read. 

Proposed to fillthe blank with “ five pounds.” 

Afterwards proposed to fill the blank with “ ten 
“ shillings.” 
Question put, That the blank be filled with “five 
pounds ;” 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for thef Sir Thomas Fremantle, } 61 
Yeas, \ Mr. Henry Baring : ' 
Tellers for the{ Mr. William O’ Brien, } 98 
Noes, \ Viscount Clements : sc 
Several Amendments made. 
Question put, That the Clause, as amended, stand 
part of the Bill; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for thef Sir Thomas Fremantle, 1 60 





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Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring: | 
Tellers for the! Viscount Clements, 34 
Noes, Mr. French: 7 


Cuiause, N° 21, (Licensed persons to produce 
Arms when required by Justices at Petty Sessions, 
by warrant under their hands and seals)——read. 

Several Amendments made. 


Question put, That the Clause, as amended, stand 
part of the Bill; 
The Committee divided : 


Tellers for the { Sir Thomas Fremantle, } 90 
Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring: rr 
Tellers for the} Viscount Clements, te ‘ 
Noes, Mr. Sharman Crawford: J ~~* 
Crause, N° 22, (Justices may withdraw licenses) 
——read. 


Amendment proposed : P. 10.1. 32. After “Arms” 
to insert “on account of any crime or misdemeanor 
“ connected with the use of Arms.” 

Question put, That those words be there in- 
serted; 

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14°—15° Juliz. 479 


Lords desire the concurrence of this House :—And | 


The Committee divided : 

Tellers for thef Mr. Ewart, } 
Yeas, Mr. Ross: f 4 

Tellers for the { Sir Thomas Fremantle, 
Noes, Mr. Pringle : } ° 

Clause agreed to. 


CrausE, N° 23, amended, and agreed to. 
To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 


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And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 15° die Julii, 1843: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had made further Pro- 
gress in the Bill; and that he was directed to move, 
That the Committee may have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Prisons 
reading of the Prisons (Scotland) Bill ; (Scotland) Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second County Courts 

reading of the County Courts Bill; _ 
Ordered, That the Bil be read a second time 

upon Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Small Debts 

reading of the Small Debts Bill; Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 

upon Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Superior Courts 
reading of the Superior Courts (Common Law) Bill ; a, lam) 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Law Courts 
reading of the Law Courts (Jreland) Bill ; (Ireland) Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Pawnbrokers’ 
mittee on the Pawnbrokers’ Trade (Zreland) Bill; Tre (ireland) 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take Woollen, &amp;c., 
into further consideration the Report on the Wool- Manufactures 
len, &amp;c., Manufactures 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 Monday 
next. 


The Designs Copyright Bill was, according to Designs Copy- 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a tight Bill. 
Committee of the whole House, for Thursday 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; Means. 
Resolved, ‘Vhat this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Holyrood Park Bill was, according to Order, Holyrood Park 
read asecond time ; and committed to a Committee 2#!!- 
of the whole House, for Monday next. 


Mr. Greene reported the Appeals, &amp;c., (Privy Appeals, &amp;c., 
Council) Bill; and the Amendments were read, as oy Council ) 
follow : ie 

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Pr.1. 1.10. Leave out “ Admiralty” and insert 
maritime.” 
Pr. 1. 1. 20. Leave out “ therefore.” 
Pr. 1. 1. ult. After “ appeal” insert “ application 
“ for prolongation or confirmation of letters patent.” 
Pr. 2. 1.5. Leave out “ and may.” 
Pr. 2. 1.14. Leave out “ and direct.” 
Pr. 2. 1. 16. Leave out “ directed” and insert 
“ ordered,” and in the same line leave out “ and 
“é may.” 
Pr. 2 
in |. 23. 
Pr. 
Pr. 
in 1. 38. 
Pr. 2. 1. ult. Leave out “and except,” and in 
the same line leave out “ the.” 
Pr. 3. ls. 6 and 7. Leave out “ and authority.” 
Pr. 3, 1.11. Leave out “subject to” and insert 
with the,” and in the same line leave out “ by” 
and insert “ of.” 
Pr, 3. 1. 13. After “such” insert “ interlocu- 
“ tory.” 


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. 1.21. Leave out from “ rules” to “ as, 
2. 1.24. Leave out “and by virtue of.” 
. 1. 35. Leave out from “ Court” to “ or, 


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Pr. 3. 1. 16. Leave out “ transact, perform and.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 17. Leave out “ matters and.” 

Pr. 3. 1, 32. After “ Act” insert “ passed in the 
“ third year of the reign.” 


Pr. 3. 1. 33. Leave out “ King William the 
“ Fourth.” 
Pr. 3. 1. penult. Leave out “ an ”” and insert 


‘“* another,” and in the same line after “ Act” insert 


“ passed in the following Session of Parliament.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 4. Leave out “ and Prerogative Courts” 
and insert “ Court.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 5. Leave out from “ Canterbury” to 
“ and” in |. 9. and insert “ and the High Court of 
“ Admiralty of England.” 

Pr. 4. 1.13. Leave out from “ Courts” to “ shall” 
in], 17. 

Pr. 4, 1. 17. Leave out “ and they are.” 

Pr. 4. 1.18. Leave out “ appointed to be.” 

Pr. 4.1. 23. Leave out from ‘* Courts” to “ from” 
in 1. 27. and insert “ and.” 

Pr. 4. 1, 29. Leave out “ also.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 30. Leave out “ matters.” 

Pr. 4. 1.31. After ‘“ expedited” insert “ in such 
causes of appeal.” 

Pr. 4, 1. 34. Leave out from “ be” to “ to” in 
1. 35., and insert “ deemed.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 35. After “ effectual” insert “ if other- 
wise lawfully done and expedited notwithstand- 
ing.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 39. Leave out “ King William the 
Fourth.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 6. Leave out “ two orders” and insert 
the order.” 

Pr. 5. 1.15. Leave out “ the said Judicial Com- 
mittee” and insert “‘ his late Majesty in Coun- 
cil.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 18. Leave out ‘ notwithstanding.” 

Pr. 5. 1.23. Leave out “ subject to” and insert 
with the.” 

Pr. 5.1. 24. Leave out “ by” and insert “ of.” 

Pr. 5. Is. 25. and 26. Leave out “ except in such 
instances”’ and insert “ in so much.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 28. Leave out “ Act’ and insert “ said 
Acts,” and in the same line leave out from “ the ” 
to “ the” in I. 22. 

Pr. 5. 1. 29. Leave out from “ of” to “ or’ in 
1, .5., and insert “ his late Majesty.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 

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Pr. 5. l. ult. Leave out from “ as” to “ if” in 


Pr. 6. 1. 2. 

Pr. 6. 1. 2. After “ appeals” insert “in the 
“* same causes.” 

Pr. 6. 1, 3. Leave out “King” and _ insert | 


“ Queen.” 
Pr. 6. 1. 7. After “ respectively” insert “ and | “ 
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A. 1843. 


in the said causes of appeal by the Registrar of 
the High Court of Admiralty of England, his 
deputy or deputies, in consequence of the passing 
of the said Acts of the reign of his late Majesty, 
shall be deemed to be valid to all intents what- 
soever.” 

Pr. 6. 1. 9. Leave out “ said” and insert “ here- 
inbefore secondly recited,” and in the same line 
leave out from “ Act” to “it” in 1. 13. 

Pr. 6. 1. 13. Leave out “ shall” and insert 
“ should.” 

Pr. 6. 
should.”’ 

Pr. 6. Is. 31. and 32 
ty-three.” 

Pr. 6. 1. ult. 
should.’’ 

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1. 20. Leave out “ shall” and insert 


‘eé 


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Leave out “ shall” and insert 


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Leave out “ shall” and insert 


]. 7. Leave out ‘* shall” and insert 


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Leave out from “ much” to “ of” 


in |. 14, 

Pr. 7. 1. 15. Leave out “ relate” and insert 
“ relates.” 

Pr. 7. ls. 15. and 16. Leave out “and autho- 
“ rities.”’ 


Pr. 7. 1. 19. Leave out “said” and insert “ last 
recited.” 
Pr. 7. 1. 19. Leave out from “ Act” to “ be” in 
22., and insert “ shall.” 
Pr. 7. 1, 22. Leave outf :om “ be” to “ repealed” 
in |. 23. 
Pr. 7. 1.23. After “ And” insert “be it En- 
“ acted.” 
Pr. 7. 1. 24. Leave out “ the.” 
Pr. 7.1.31. Leave outfrom “ Courts” to “ from’’ 
in]. 36., and insert “ and.” 
Pr. 8. 1.1. Leave out “ and enjoy.” 
Pr. 8. |. 2. Leave out “ and authorities.” 
Pr. 8. 1. 4. After “gaols” insert “ and sub- 
sequent discharge of any person so committed.” 
Pr. 8. 1.6. Leave out “are enjoyed by” and 


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37. After “ be” insert “ commenced 








insert “ belong to.” 

Pr. 8. 1.9. Leave out “ and enjoy.” 

P. 8. 1.11. Leave out “ enjoyed by and.” 

Pr. 8. 1.14. Leave out from “ under” to “ as” 
inl. 18., and insert “an Act passed in the fourth 
“ year of the reign of Her Majesty, intituled, An 
“ Act to improve the Practice and extend the 
“ Jurisdiction of the High Court of Admiralty of 
“ England as fully.” 

Pr. 8. 1. 24. Leave out from “ Courts” to “ and” 
in]. 27. 

Pr, 8. 1. 27. Leave out “ all.” 

Pr. 8. 1. 29. Leave out “ or persons.” 

Pr. 8. 1. 39. After “ under’ insert “ the.” 

Pr. 9. 1. 1. Leave out “ Admiralty” and insert 
maritime,” and in the same line leave out “may” 
and insert “ shall.” 

Pr. 9. 1. 2. Leave out from “ the” to “ domi- 
nions” in |. 4. 

Pr. 9. 1. 5. Leave out “ colonies and planta- 
tions.” 

Pr. 9. 1. 7. Leave out “ lords’ and insert “ shall 
be a lord.” 

Pr. 9. 1. 8. Leave out “ members” and insert 
a member.” 

Pr. 9. 1. 10 

Pr. 9. 1. 13 


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Pr. 9. 1.15. Leave out “ within ten days.” 
Pr. 9. 1,22. After “ effects” insert “‘ whereso- 
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ever, lying within the dominions of Her Majesty. 
Pr. 9. 1, 23. Leave out “ or persons.” 
Pr. 9. Is. 27. and 28. Leave out “ and perform- 
ance of.” 
Pr. 9. 1. 28. After “ same” insert “ and pay- 
ment of the expenses attending such sequestra- 
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Pr. 9. 1.29. Leave out “ or orders.” 


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Pr. 9. ls. 37. and 38. Leave out “ or persons.” 


Pr. 10. ls. 12. and 13. Leave out “ power and.” | 


14°—15° Julzz. 481 


' the words ‘ Arches Court of Canterbury’ used in 
“ this Act slall be construed to extend to such 


Pr. 10. 1. 14. Leave out “ in and,” and in the | “ Court assha .\exercise the jurisdiction of the said 


same line leave out from “ the” to “ dominions” in 
]. 18. 


Pr. 10. 1.18. Leave out from “ dominions” to | 


*“ of” inl. 19. 

Pr. 10. 1. 23. Leave out “ and may.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 32. Leave out “ orders ” and insert 
“ order,” and in the same line leave out “ decrees” 
and insert “ decree.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 36. After “ ships” insert “ or vessels.” 

Pr. 11.1. 3. Leave out “thereunto” and insert 
“ thereto.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 5. Leave out “ or persons.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 8. Leave out “ and may.” 

Pr. 11.1. 12. Leave out from “ Courts” to “and” 
in }. 16. 

Pr. 11. 1. 16. Leave out “ all causes of appeal.” 

Pr. 12. 1.6. Leave out “and authority.” 

Pr. 12. 1. 10. Leave out “ steps and.” 

Pr. 12.1. 15. Leave out from “ respectively” to 
“ And” in 1. 34. 

Pr.12. 1. 34. After “it” insert “ declared and.” 

Pr. 12.1. 35. Leave out “ and declared.” 

Pr. 13. Is. 13. and 14. Leave out “and direct.” 

Pr. 13. 1. 15. Leave out from “ the” to “ is” 
in |. 19., and insert “ said Act for the better Admi- 
“ nistration of Justice in the Privy Council.” 

Pr. 13. 1. 24. Leave out “ and except.” 

Pr. 13. 1. 32. Leave out from “ England” to 
“ for” in 1. 33. 

Pr.13.1s.38.and 39. Leave out “and authority.” 

Pr. 13.1.ult. Leave out from “ by” to “ Fourth” 
in Pr, 14. 1. 1., and insert ‘an Act passed in the.” 

Pr. 14, 1. 2. Leave out “ years” and insert 
“¢ year.” 

Pr. 14, 1. 3. Leave out “ chapter sixty-six,” and 
insert “ intituled, An Act to make Provision for the 
“ Judge, Registrar and Marshal of the High Court 
“ of Admiralty of England.” 

Pr. 14. ls. 7. and 8. Leave out “ and enjoy.” 

Pr. 14. 1. 11. Leave out “ transact, perform 
“ =,” 

Pr. 14. 1. 12. Leave out “ acts, matters and.” 

Pr. 14. 1.13. Leave out “ and enjoy.” 

Pr. 14. 1. 16. Leave out “‘ have been enjoyed by” 
and insert “ belonged to.” 

Pr. 14. 1. 31. Leave out from “ causes” to 
“ And” in |. 33., and insert Clause (A.) 

CrauseE (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall 
be lawful for the said Judicial Committee from 
time to time to make such rules, orders and regula- 
tions respecting the practice and mode of proceed- 
ing in all appeals from Ecclesiastical and Admi- 
ralty and Vice Admiralty Courts, and the conduct 
and duties of the officers and practitioners therein, 
and to appoint such officer or officers as may be 
necessary for the execution of processes under the 
said seal of Her Majesty, and in respect to all 
appeals and other matters referred to them, as to 
them shall seem fit, and from time to time to re- 
peal or alter such rules, orders or regulations ; 
Provided always, that no such rules, orders or 
regulations shall be of any force or effect until 
the same shall have been approved by Her Ma- 
“* jesty in Council.” 

Pr. 15.1. 6. Leave out “ or business.” 

Pr. 15.1. 11. Leave out “ matter,” and in the 
same line leave out “ remains.” 

Pr. 15.1.13. Leave out “still” and insert “is.” 

Pr.15.1.15. After “ determined” insert “ shall.” 

Pr. 15.1. 18. Leave out from “ Committee” to 
“ take” in |. 19., and insert “ shall.” 

Pr. 15.1. 26. After “ that” insert “ in this Act 
all words denoting a male person shall be taken 
to include a female also, and all words denoting 
one person or thing shall be taken to include also 
several persons or things, unless a contrary sense 
shall clearly appear from the context, and that 

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Pr. 15. 1. 26. Leave out “ terms” and insert 
words.” 
Pr. 15. 1. 27. Leave out “ Courts” and insert 
* Court.” 
Pr. 15. 1.30. Leave out ‘ and shall extend.” 
Pr. 15. 1. 31. Leave out “ or Courts.” 
Pr. 15. 1. 34. Leave out “ Ecclesiastical Courts 
or.’ 
Pr. 15. 1. 36. Leave out “ wherever.” 
Pr. 15. 1. 37. Leave out “ terms” and insert 
words.” 
Pr. 15. 1. 38. Leave out from “ maritime” to 
shall” in 1. 39., and insert “ cause of appeal.” 
Pr. 15. 1. ult. and Pr. 16. . 1. Leave out “ and 
“ shall extend.” 
Pr. 16. 1. 3. Leave out “ or Courts.” 
Pr. 16.1. 16. Leave out “ Ecclesiastical Courts 
“ or.’ 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon 
Monday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Metropolitan 
into a Committee upon the Metropolitan Buildings Buildings Bill. 


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 upon Monday the 24th day of this instant 
July; and the Bill, as amended, to be printed. 


No. 482. 


Mr. Greene reported the Cathedral Churches Cathedral 


(Wales) 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. 


Churches 
(Wales) Bill. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Court of 


into a Committee upon the Court of Exchequer 
(Ireland) 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 upon Mon- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Public Works (Jreland) Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Exchequer 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Public Works 
(Ireland) Bill, 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday Medical 


next, resolve itself into a Committee upon the Me- 
dical Charities (Jreland) Bill. 


Charities 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Sir James Graham reported to the House, That Answer to 
their several Addresses of the 4th, 11th and 13th Addresses. 


days of this instant July (That Her Majesty would 
be graciously pleased to give directions, that the 
Papers therein mentioned might be laid before this 
House), had been presented to Her Majesty ; and 
that Her Majesty had commanded him to acquaint 
this House, that She will give directions accord- 
ingly. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to seve- 
ral Addresses to Her Majesty,—Returns of List of 
Applications for Grants out of the Sums voted for 
Education in the years 1840, 1841 and 1842, spe- 
cifying the object of each Application, and the Date 
thereof; the Amount stated to be subscribed in each 

3 Q case 


Education. 


I 





hw 


—_ 


pat a POI TS EE a ar 


eee 





Edenderry 
Union. 


Dublin Corpo- 


ration, 


Durham City 
Election, 


No. 433. 


Corn Laws 
(Petitions from 
Epworth. ) 


Mandamus 
Appeals Bill. 


Warrants of 
Attorney Bill. 


Warrants of 
Attorney Act. 


Commercial 
Tarilfs. 


Mandamus 


Appeals Bill. 
No. 434. 





482 14°—15°—17° Jule. A. 1843. 


case by Private Parties, and the Number of Scholars | 
proposed to be provided for; distinguishing the Ap- | 
plications made through the National Society, the | 
British and Foreign Society, and those made by 
other Parties, stating to what Religious Denomina- 
tions such Parties respectively belong :—Of List of 
Applications made and withdrawn, stating the Par- 
ties applying :—And, of List of Applications still 
under consideration (in continuation of Parliamen- 
tary Paper, No. 470, of Session 1840). 

Copy of Memorial of the Chairman of the Eden- 
derry Board of Guardians to the Secretary of State 
for the Home Department, of the 13th day of May 
1843 ; toge/ner with Copies of Two Letters from the 
Poor Law Commissioners to the Secretary of State, 
on the same subject. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to 
Order,—An Abstract of the Account of the Receipt 
and Expenditure of all Monies by the Corporation 
of the City of Dublin, up to the last period to which 
said Account shall have been audited. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Rowland, one of the Clerks in the Office of 
the Clerk of this House, presented, pursuant to 
Order,—Minutes of the Proceedings of the Select 
Committee on the Durham City Election Petitions, 
and of the Evidence taken before them. 

Ordered, That the said Minutes do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That it be an Instruction to the Select Com- 





mittee on Corn Laws (Petitions from Epworth), to 
investigate the Charges of several Forgeries in the | 
Petitions from Cantley, Barmby Dunn and Fin- | 
ningley and Doncaster, against the Corn Laws, pre- 
sented to the House on the 9th day of May last, by 
Sir George Strickland :—And the said Motion was, 
with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
to enable parties to sue out and prosecute Writs 
of Error, in certain cases, upon the proceedings on 
Writs of Mandamus: And that Mr, Attorney Ge- 
neral, Mr. Solicitor General and Sir Thomas Wilde 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Act 3 Geo. 4, 
c. 39, for preventing Frauds upon Creditors by Secret 
Warrants of Attorney to confess Judgment, might 
be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill| 
to enlarge the provisions of the said Act: And that 
Mr. Attorney General, Mr. Solicitor General and 
Sir Thomas Wilde do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Members of the Loudon Association 
of Merchants and Warehousemen, King-strect, 
Cheapside, London, praying for amendment of the 
Act 3 Geo. 4, c. 39, for preventing Frauds upon 
Creditors by Secret Warrants of Attorney to con- 
fess Judgment, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Gladstone presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- 





Mr. Attorney General presented a Bill to enlarge Warrants of 
the Provisions of an Act for preventing Frauds upon Attomey Bill, 
Creditors by Secret Warrants of Attorney to confess No. 435, 
Judgment: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Tuesday 
next ; and to be printed. 


A Petition of Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, Merchant ea. 
G.c. B, G. c. H., &amp;c., President, of John Hunter ™ev’s Fund, 
Gray, Ship-owner and Agent for Shipping, late a 
Master Mariner, Chairman, and of Samuel Baker, 
Accountant, and Honorary Secretary toa Committee 
appointed at a Public Meeting of Seagoing Owners, 
Masters, Mates and Seamen, in the port of London, 
held at the London Tavern, 17 January 1840, to 
take into consideration two Acts of Parliament, 
constituting a corporation called the “ Merchant 
Seamen’s Corporation,” with reference to the funds 
raised under those Acts, and the application of those 
funds, and to take such steps as may be deemed 
advantageous to secure to Merchant Seamen a full 
and equitable application of the funds in question, 
praying the House to take the allegations contained 
in their Petition, which they state they are able to 
prove, if examined at the bar of the House, or before 
a Committee thereof, into their consideration, in order 
that a commission may be immediately issued, with 
full power to collect such information of the actual 
state of the Merchant Seamen’s Fund, and report the 
same to the House at an early period of the next 
Session, to the effect that a full, fair and equitable 
measure may be framed, by which the seamen may be 
enabled to obtain that relief in indigence or old age 
for which they have been mulcted of a portion of their 
earnings during health and manhood, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Kinsale Union, Kinsale Union, 
which was presented upon the 21st day of June last, No. 436, 
be printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Cuba, which Cuba. 
was presented upon Tuesday last, be printed. No, 437. 


Ordered, That the Papers relative to Skipton Skipton Union 
Union, which were presented yesterday, be printed. No. 438. 


Ordered That the Return relative to Coffee, which Coffee. 
was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 439. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Cocoa, Cocoa. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No, 439 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Cheese and Cheese and 
Butter, which was presented yesterday, be printed. Putter 


, ‘ . No.439. 
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, 17° die Julit ; 
Anno 7° Victoria Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 
“R. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of East India. 








mand,—Copy of Commercial Tariffs and Regulations 
of the several States of Europe and America, toge- 
ther with the Commercial Treaties between England 
and Foreign Countries—Parts VIII., IX. and X.; 
viz. Part VIII. Ottoman Empire, 1X. Greece, X. 
African States, &amp;e. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Attorney General presented a Bill to enable 
Parties to sue out and prosecute Writs of Error, in 
certain cases, upon the Proceedings on Writs of 
Mandamus: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Tuesday 
next; and to be printed. 














the East India Company, was called in; and 
at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of 
several Acts of Parliament, —Resolutions of the 
Court of Directors of the East India Company, 
being the Warrants or Instruments granting any Sa- 
lary or Gratuity. 

Resolutions of the Court of Directors of the East 
India Company, being the Warrants or Instruments 
eranting any Pension. 
~ Statement (No. 121.) of the Amount proposed 
to be transferred from the Company’s Cash to the 
Credit of the Fund for the benefit of the Widows 
and Families of Officers and Clerks of the Regular 
Home Establishment of the East India Company, 
and to the Credit of the Fund for the Benefit of the 

Widows 























Scilly Mails. 


Wine Trade. 


Port of 
Sunderland. 


Dundee 
Harbour Bill. 


Wilkinson’s 
Estate Bill. 


Oxnam’s Estate 


(No, 2.) Bill, 


Rochdale and 
Manchester 
Road Bill. 


7 Vicroriz. 


Widows and Families of Extra Clerks and others of 
the said Establishment, as Compensation, under an 
Arrangement sanctioned by the Board of Commis- 
sioners 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. 


Mr. Law, from the Treasury, was called in; and 
at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,—A Re- 
turn of the Number of Mails despatched Outwards 
and Inwards to and from the Islands of Scilly, from 
the ist day of May 1842 to the 1st day of May 
1843; specifying separately the Number of Letters 
forwarded by each Mail, with the different Rates of 
Postage of the same, as well as the Number of Fo- 
reign Letters. 

Return to an Order dated the 13th day of this 
instant July, for Copies of Communications made 
by the Lords of the Treasury to the London Wine 
Trade, of the dates of the 11th day of June 1842 
and in the month of July 1843 :—And then he with- 
drew. 

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 
Returns to an Order dated the 9th day of May last, 
for a Return of the Revenue received by the Com- 
missioners appointed under the Act 11 Geo. 4,c. 49, 
intituled, “ An Act for the Improvement and Preser- 
vation of the River Wear, and Port and Haven of 
Sunderland, in the County Palatine of Durham,” in 
each year since the passing of that Act, stating, 
under separate heads, the Amounts received as Du- 
ties upon Coals shipped, and the Amount for Ton- 
nage Duty; stating also, under distinct and separate 
heads, the manner in which the same has been ap- 
propriated in each year:—A List of the Commis- 
sioners now acting and qualified under that Act, 
stating their Names and Places of Residence ; also, 
the Number of Meetings of the Board, and the 
Names of the Commissioners who have attended the 
Meetings of the Board in each of the Two past 
years :—and, An Account of the Debt owing by the 
Commissioners, the Dates of contracting the same, 
and the Rate of Interest paid:—Returns of the 
Number of Ships that have entered the Port of Sun- 
derland in each of the past Two years, and stating the 
Amounts of their Tonnage :—And, of the Number 
of Ships built in the Port of Sunderland, and the 
Amounts of their Tonnage, in each of the last Five 
years. 


An ingrossed Bill for altermg and amending the 
Dundee Harbour Acts, and for more effectually main- 
taining, improving and extending the Harbour of 
Dundee, and for other Purposes connected there- 
with, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Duncan do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Wilkinson’s Estate Bill was read a second time ; 
and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Oxnam’s Estate (No. 2.) 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 Report on the Rochdale and Manchester 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. 


Voi. 98. 


17° Juli. 483 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Cromford and 
the Report on the Cromford and Belper Road Bill; an ame 
ill. 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


A Petition of Bankers, Manufacturers, Traders Warrants of 
and others of the borough of Leicester, and its vi- Attorney Act. 
cinity, praying the House to pass a Bill to amend 
the Act 3 Geo. 4, c. 39, for preventing Frauds upon 
Sreditors, by Secret Warrants of Attorney to confess 
Judgment, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Berwich-upon Tweed ;— Mayor of Coroners Bill. 
Tiverton; —and, Leicester; praying that the Co- 
roners 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 High Sheriff and Grand Jury Arms (Ireland) 
of the county of Cavan, assembled at Summer As- Bill. 
sizes 1843, praying that the Arms (Ireland) Bill may 
pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the President, Vice President and Currency. 
Members of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, 
praying the House toestablish a just fixed standard 
of value, by which the fluctuation of our monetary 
system cau at once be detected and corrected ; that 
the House will provide a monetary system not sub- 
jected to perpetual derangement by the accidents of 
foreign exchange, and which shall be so regulated as 
to maintain money, the great organ of distribution, 
in equilibrium with the productive powers of in- 
dustry and with the debts and obligations of the 
country, and which by doing justice to the debtor, 
shall restore the security of the creditor, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Croydon ;— and, Castle Cary ; County Courts 
praying that the County Courts Bill may pass into Bill. 
a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Liverpool Fire 
Liverpool Exchange, praying that they may be Prevention Bill. 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Liverpool Fire Prevention 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. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the said Bill, That they have Power to 
entertain the said Petition, notwithstanding it was 
not (the Petitioners having understood it was not in- 
tended to proceed with the Bill) presented Three 
clear days before the day appointed for the first 
meeting of the said Committee. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Burry, &amp;c., 
Burry, &amp;c., Navigation and Llanelly Harbour (No. 3.) Navigation, 

71 es pos levati f and Llanelly 
Bill; That they had examined the allegations of yoy du 
the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had (No. 3.) Bill, 
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 enable Marquess of 
the Most noble James Marquess of Abercorn to up- Abercom’s 
lift certain Sums of Money lying in Bank, and to Pst#e Bill. 
borrow, upon the Security of the entailed Estates of 
Paisley and Duddingstone, such further Sum as may 
be necessary for repayment to him of a Portion of 
the Monies laid out on the Improvement of the said 
Estates, and to enlarge the Power of feuing the same, 
was read the third time. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 





3Q2 Ordered, 


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; 
| 





Michael 
Trueman. 


Distress. 


Army and 
Navy. 


Corn /Laws. 


Prisons. 


Borough 
Sessions. 


Waste Lauds 
(Treland.) 


484. 


LS 
Ordered, That Mr. Duncan do carry the Bill to 


the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


A Petition of Michael Trueman, of Manchester, 
in the county of Lancaster, Corn Factor, stating 
that it has been the universal custom throughout the 
United Kingdom for corn factors to make large ad- 
vances in cash, or acceptances, to malsters, upon 
security of consignments of malt; that on the 17th 
day of July 1841, 1,255 loads of malt in the pos- 
session of the Petitioner, and on which he had 
advanced 2,380/., were seized under an extent 
against the maker of the malt for duties due from 
him to Her Majesty in respect of other malt ; and 
that the Board of Excise signified to the Petitioner 
that the said amount so due to him should be paid 
out of the proceeds of the sale of the said security, 
but that the above amount has not been paid to him 
out of the proceeds of the sale ; and praying for the 
extension of the proviso in the 24th section of the 
Act 4 and 5 Vic. c. 20, to the dealings of a Factor 
under advance, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Glasgow, 
praying the House to appoint a Committee or Com- 
mission to investigate the cause of the Distress at 
present existing in Great Britain and Ireland, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Waterford and its 
vicinity, stating that the Petitioners being fully con- 
vinced that the war principle and system are utterly 
opposed to Christianity, and to the best interests of 
the community, pray that the House will cease to ap- 
propriate any portion of the revenue of the nation to 
the support of the Army and Navy, and that they 
will take measures for the immediate abolition of all 
military defence, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Te- 
nant Occupiers of land within the Vale of Clwyd, in 
the county of Denbigh, praying the House to take 


into consideration the depressed state of agriculture, | 


mainly arising, as the Petitioners believe, from the 
operation of the Corn Laws, and that the House 
will be pleased forthwith to repeal these enactments, 
and to substitute in their stead a small fixed duty, 
to serve as a source of revenue, and gradually to 
remove all restrictions and impediments to trade 
and manufacturing enterprize, whereby the Peti- 
tioners consider they would be greatly relieved and 
a fair prospect afforded of obtaining remunerating 
and steady prices for home productions, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Richard James Morrison, of Sheps- 
combe, in the county of Gloucester, praying that the 
office of visiting magistrate may be abolished, and 
that regulations for prisons may be in future subjected 
to the revision of Parliament, and that the House 
will pass a resolution to this effect, was presented, 
and read ; and erdered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Council- 
lors of the borough of Northampton, praying that 
the House will be pleased to take into consideration 
the propriety of providing that the times of holding 
borough sessions be fixed as in counties, or other- 
wise that the recorders of boroughs shall, at the 
commencement of each year, fix the times of holding 


the sessions, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and 
Burgesses of Dublin, stating that it has been as- 
certained that there are between 4,000,000 and 


5,000,000 acres of Waste Land in Ireland capable of 


Julri. A. 1843. 


easy and effective reclamation, and that they would 
afford the means of giving employment to the whole 
agricultural population ; and praying that measures 
may be immediately taken on a large and compre- 
hensive scale, and under the direction of the State, 
to render those resources available to the preserva- 
tion of human life, and the promotion of national 
prosperity, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 











A Petition of Samuel Gordon, of Aungier-street, Railways, &amp;e, 


Dublin, praying that in order to afford useful occu- (eland.) 


pation to the labouring population of Jreland, the 
House will not suffer the session to expire without 
passing an Act for the promotion of Railways and 
other public works in Jreland, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Commissioners of the Court of Re- 
quests for the Tower Hamlets, praying the House to 
authorize Her Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State 
for the Home Department to grant the use of a 
prison for the Tower Hamlets Court of Requests, 
and thereby give strength and efliciency to the 
hands of justice, put an end to the practice of fraud, 
deception and evasion, and afford protection to 
honesty and fair dealing amongst the inhabitants of 
the borough, who contribute largely to the county 
rate, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


partments, stating whether for Salary, Professional 
Charges, or from Bills paid by Individuals for Offi- 
cial Business, in all cases where such Solicitors are 
not wholly paid by fixed Salaries, distinguishing, as 
far as may be, the Amount charged for Attendances 
|on the Principal or other Officers of each Depart- 
‘ment, with the Total Amount of the Bills for such 
| Attendances, and for Law or other Expenses charged 
to the Public, for the last Five years for which such 
Bills have been made out :—Also, whether any such 
Solicitors are engaged in Private Business, and if 
so, whether in Partnership, with the Names of the 
_ Partners, and the Authority under which the Public 
Appointments are held. 





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 Durham, in the room of 
Viscount Dungannon, whose Election has been 
‘determined to be void:—And a Debate arising 
thereupon ; 

Anda Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Debate be now adjourned—— 











| Mr. Manners Sutton reported, That having been 


with the Lords to desire a Conference on the subject —* 


matter of the Amendments made by their Lordships 
| to the Bill, intituled, An Act for the better Appre- 
| hension of certain Offenders ; the Lords do agree to 
| a Conference, and appoint the same immediately, in 
the Committee Room, No. 2. 
Ordered, That the Committee who were appointed 
to draw up Reasons, to be offered to the Lords at a 
_ Conference, for disagreeing to one of the said Amend- 
| ments, do manage the Conference :—And the names 
of Colonel Wood, Mr. Fitzroy Kelly, Mr. Nicholl, 
Mr. Estcourt, Mr. Hodgson Hinde, Sir Charles 
Burrell, Mr. Bernal, Mr. Trotter, Mr. Ewart, Mr. 
Bickham Escott, Sir Charles Douglas, Mr. Ormsby 
Gore and Sir Thomas Acland were added to them. 
Then the names of the Managers were called over ; 
and they went to the Conference :—And being re 
turned ; 
Mr. Manners Sutton reported, That the Managers 
| had been at the Conference, which was managed - 
‘ the 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Law Expenses 
a Return of the Names and the Amount of Monies (Pubiic Depart- 
paid for Law Expenses to Solicitors to Public De- none 


Tower Hamlets 
Court of Re. 
quests, 





A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Durham City 
posed, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to Writ. 


Apprehension 














7 Vicroriz. 


the part of the Lords by the Lord Privy Seal ; and 
that they had delivered the Reasons for disagreeing 
to the said Amendment, and had left the Bill, and 
Amendments, with their Lordships. 


Durham City 


And the Question being put, That the Debate be 
Writ. 


now adjourned ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Hume, \ 


Yeas, Mr. Barnard: ie 
Tellers for the f Mr. Hodgson Hinde, 145 
Noes, Mr. Richard Hodgson : 


So it passed in the Negative. 


Then the main Question being put ; 

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 Durham, in the room of 
Viscount Dungannon, whose Election has been de- 
termined to be void. 


North Esk 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Reservoir Bill. 


the Report on the North Esk Reservoir 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. 


Cees M‘Culloh’s (or Roupell’s) Estate Bill was read a 
— 5) second time ; and committed. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Printed Papers. Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That the Ser- 


jeant-at-Arms attending this House had a Com- 
munication to make to the House: 

Whereupon the Serjeant was called to the bar, 
and informed the House, that on Saturday last he 
was served with a notice of declaration in an action 
of trespass at the suit of Thomas George Johnston 
Pearce; that he believed such action had been 
commenced against him in consequence of his having 
taken Mr. Pearce into his custody by Order of the 
House and under Mr. Speaker’s Warrant ; that he 
hoped he should have the protection of the House, 
and their direction as to the course which he is to 
pursue :—And then he delivered in the said notice 
of declaration, which was read at the Table, as fol- 
loweth : 

“ Pearce and Gosset. 

“* By consent of Mr. Flower, the Plaintiff’s 
Attorney, I do order that, on payment of forty 
shillings costs to the said Mr. Flower, Mr. Hobler 
be appointed Attorney for the Plaintiff in his stead. 
Dated the 3d day of April 1843. 


“© Denman.” 
“ In the Queen’s Bench. 
“ Between Thomas George Johnston Pearce, 
Plaintiff, and William Gosset, Knight, Defendant. 


“ ‘Take notice, that a declaration is filed against 
you the above-named Defendant, at the suit of 
the above-named Plaintiff, in the Queen’s Bench 
Declaration Office, Inner Temple, London, in an 
action of trespass ; and unless you plead thereto 
within four days from the service hereof, judgment 
will be signed against you by default. Dated 
this fifteenth day of July One thousand eight 
hundred and forty-three. 

“ Yours, &amp;c., 
“ Francis Hobler, Plaintiff’s Attorney. 

“ To Sir William Gosset, Knight, 

the above-named Defendant.” 
Ordered, That the subject-matter of the said Com- 


munication be taken into consideration To-morrow. 
Vo. 98. 


17° Julzz. 





485 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Lynch and Message from 
Sir William Horne: the Lords, 


Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Inchbelly 
Act to improve, repair and maintain the Road from —— 
Inchbelly Bridge to Glasgow, and to make and 
maintain certain Branch Roads therefrom, without 
any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Fox’s Estate 
for authorizing the Sale of Portion of the Real Estate Bill. 
devised by the Will of Richard Fox, of Forhall, in 
the County of Longford, Esquire, deceased, and 
vesting the Residue thereof in Richard Maxwell 


. | Fox, of Foxhall aforesaid, Esquire, his Heirs and 


Assigns, in Fee Simple, and for vesting certain 
Lands and Hereditaments of the said Richard Max- 
well Fox in the Right honourable Henry Lord Baron 
Farnham, in lieu thereof, to the Uses and upon the 
Trusts of the said Will; to which the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords do not insist upon the Amendment Apprehension 
made by their Lordships to the Bill, intituled, An of Dffenders 
Act for the better Apprehension of certain Offenders, 
to which this House has disagreed :—And then the 
Messengers withdrew. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Holyrood Park, 
Copies of Papers and Correspondence in relation to No, 440. 
Negotiations between the Commissioners of Her 
Majesty’s Woods, &amp;c., and the Earl of Haddington, 
for the Purchase of the Office of Hereditary Keeper 
of Holyrood Park, laid before the House of Com- 
mons, pursuant to their Order of the 7th day of this 
instant July :—Of Grant, by Charter, of the Office 
of Hereditary Keeper of Holyrood Park to Sir James 
Hamilton, dated the 10th day of August 1646 
(22 Charles 1):—Of Grant, by Charter, of Resig- 
nation of the said Office to T’homas Earl of Had- 
dington, the 23d day of January 1691 (2 William 
and Mary) :—Of Letter from the Earl of Hadding- 
ton to Alexander Milne, Esquire, one of the Com- 
missioners of Her Majesty’s Woods, &amp;c., dated the 
31st day of May 1837, transmitting Abstract 
Rentals of Holyrood Park, from 1816 to 1836, both 
inclusive: —Of Abstract Rentals inclosed in the 
above Letter :—Of detailed Rentals of Holyrood 
Park, from 1816 to 1836, both inclusive :—Of Re- 
port of Mr. Oliver as to the Value of the Hereditary 
Keepership of Holyrood Park, dated the 25th day 
of February 1840 :—Of Memorandum, No. 1, rela- 
tive to mode of settlement of Price to be paid for 
the said Office: —Of Memorandum No. 2, relative 
to ditto :—Of Offer of James Scott to Mr. Buist, for 
Lease of Grazings in Holyrood Park, for Three, Ten 
or Twenty-one years, dated the 21st day of June 
1840 :—And, of Offer of James Scott to Mr. Buist, 
for Lease of Grazings in Holyrood Park for Nine- 
teen years, dated the 24th day of July 1840. 

The Earl of Lincoln accordingly presented the 
said Papers. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


Fox’s Estate Bill was read the first time. Fox’s Estate 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select Bi! 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into — (Ireland) 
a Committee upon the Arms (Jreland) Bill. ” 


(In the Committee.) 


CrauseE, N° 24, (Justices, &amp;c., may enter houses 
on suspicion of persons having Arms unregistered, 
&amp;c.)——read. 

Amendment proposed in P. 11. 1.17. After the 
words “ be it Enacted, That” to insert the words 
“ it shall be lawful for any two Justices of the Peace 
“ within their jurisdiction (upon information given 
“ to such Justices on the oath of one or more cre- 
** dible witness or witnesses, that, to the best of his 

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Supply ; 


Sheep and 
Lambs’ Wool. 


Coal-whippers 
Bill. 


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“ or their knowledge and belief, any person is un- 


lawfully in the possession of arms, or that any 
pikes or pikeheads are in any house or place, but 
not otherwise), to search for arms, pikes or pike- 
heads in the house or premises of any person, or 
in any house or place mentioned in such informa- 
tion; and in case admission shall be refused, or 
not obtained within a reasonable time after it 
shall have been demanded, to enter by force into 
such house and premises, and every part thereof ; 
and, if any arms shall, upon such search, be found 
in the possession of any such person, not having 
a license to keep the same, or whose license shall 
have been withdrawn, or who shall not be lawfully 
in possession of such arms by permission of the 
person licensed to keep the same ; or if any arms 
shall be found in the house, grounds or premises 
of such person not specified in his license, or not 
being lawfully in the possession of some person 
licensed to keep the same, or of some other person 
by his permission; or if any pikes or pikeheads 
shall be found on such search, to seize and carry 
away the same for the use of Her Majesty.” 
Question put, That those words be there inserted ; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers forthe f Mr. Bernal, 46 
Yeas, UMr. Villiers Stuart: } ss 
Tellers for theJ Sir Thomas Fremantle, 91 
Noes, 1 Mr. Henry Baring: } : 
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Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
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 Thursday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
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posed, That the Order of the day for the Committee 
of Supply, be now read ; 
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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 resolve itself into a Committee to 
consider so much of the Act 5 and 6 Vic., c. 47, 
for the better Regulation of the Customs, as re- 
lates to the Duties on the Importation of Foreign 
sheep and Lambs’ Wool,” instead thereof. 
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And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 


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And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 18° die Julii, 1843: 


And the Question being put ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the {Sir Thomas Fremantle, 1 142 

Yeas, LMr. Henry Baring : 1 eee 
Tellers for thef Mr. Charles Wood, 7 

Noes, Mr. Beckett: J 

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 ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


72. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Coal-whippers 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 put, That the word “ now” 
stand part of the Question ; 























A. 1843. 


The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the f Sir Thomas Fremantle, | . 


Yeas, Mr. Pringle: f =. 
Tellers for the f Mr. Wawn, } 9 
Noes, UMr. William Williams : : 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second 
time: — The Bill was accordingly read a second 
time ; and committed to a Select Committee. 


Ordered, That the Committee be nominated this 
day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Factories Bil], 
mittee on the Factories 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- Municipal 
mittee on the Municipal Corporations (Lreland) Bill ; Corporations 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday (#4) Bil. 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ecclesiastical 
mittee on the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill ; Courts Bill, 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving Fines and 
the Report on the Fines and Penalties (Jreland) Bill; ee : 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. tae ieee 


The Apprehension of Offenders (France) Bill Apprehension 
was, according to Order, read a second time ; and ° Offenders 
committed to a Committee of the whole House, ‘Ftn¢°) = 
for this day. 


The Apprehension of Offenders (America) Bill Apprehension 
was, according to Order, read a second time ; and (Ameriea) Bill 
° &lt; ° t a ° 
committed toa Committee of the whole House, r= 
this day. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Municipal 
into a Committee upon the Municipal Corporations Corporations 
No. 2.) Bill: ; -» (No. 2.) Bill, 
(No. 2.) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene No. 441. 
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 
consideration To-morrow ; and the Bill, as amended, 
to be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Hackney and 
further consideration the Report on the Hackney — Camringes 
and Stage Carriages Bill ; = 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Poor Relief. 
mittee on the Poor Relief (Jreland) Bill; (Ireland) Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving Excise. 
the Report from the Committee to whom it was 
referred to consider certain Acts relating to Duties 
of Excise ; 


Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Admiralty 
mittee on the Admiralty Lands Bill ; Lands Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Law woe 
reading of the Law Courts (Zreland) Bill; (Ireland) Bil. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday next. 


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Woollen, &amp;» | The Order of the day being read, for the third 
Manufactures reading of the Woollen, &amp;c., Manufactures Bill; 
- Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 


this day. 
Ways aud The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Means. mittee of Ways and Means ; 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Holyrood Park The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Ba mittee on the Holyrood Park Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Appeals, &amp;cs, The Order of the day being read, for the third 
(Privy Council) reading of the Appeals, &amp;c., (Privy Council) Bill; 


Bill Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Thursday next. 
Cathedral The ingrossed Bill for regulating the Cathedral 


CWates) Bill Churches of Wales, was, according to Order, read 
(Wales) Bill. 


the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered (Archdeaconry of 
Llandaff may be severed from the deanery): And 
the said Clause was brought up, and thrice read ; 
and agreed to, to be made part of the Bill, by way 
of Rider. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Court of The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
(ireland) Bill the Report on the Court of Exchequer (Ireland) 


* Bill; 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Public Works (Zreland) 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 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. 


Public Works 
(Ireland) Bill. 


No. 442. 


Attornies and 


Ordered, That the Report on the Attornies and 
Solicitors Bill 


- Solicitors Bill be taken into further consideration 
To-morrow. 


Law of Evi- 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
dence Bill. 


solve itself into a Committee upon the Law of 
Evidence Bill, 


Church Endow- . Ordered, That the Amendments made by the 


ment Bill, Lords to the Church Endowment Bill be taken into 
consideration this day. 


Drainage of 


Mr. Speaker having called the attention of the 
Lands Bill. 


House to a Clause in the Drainage of Lands Bill, 
inserted by the Select Committee on the Bill, charg- 
ing the Consolidated Fund with the payment of 
salaries ; 

The Order made upon the 30th day of June last, 
for re-committing the said Bill to a Committee of 
the whole House, was read, and discharged. 


Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee. 


Disturbances, Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
&amp;c, Ireland.) Returns, showing the Number of Disturbances which 
have taken place in Ireland during the years 1840, 
1841, 1842 and 1843, at the different Fairs and 
Markets, in the collection of the Tolls and Customs ; 
stating the Names of the Places where such Dis- 
turbances have taken place, and the Number of 
Persons that have been proceeded against for any 
such Disturbances, and the Nature of the Charge 
that has been brought against them :—Of the Names 
of such Fairs and Markets where no Tolls are col- 


lected :—And, of the Names of the Fairs and Mar- 
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17°—18° Julie. 487 


kets where Toll-boards are not put up, according to 
law. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Select Corn Laws P 
Committee on the Corn Laws (Petitions from Ep- Cheenti) = 
worth), to investigate the alleged charges of several 
Forgeries in the Petitions from Cantley, Barmby 
Dunn and Finningley and Hatfield, against the Corn 
Laws, presented to the House on the 9th day of 
May last, by Sir George Strickland. 

Ordered, That the said Petitions be referred to 
the Committee. 

Ordered, That the Petitions from Barmby Dunn 
and Sandall, Finningley and Austerfield, and Arm- 
thorpe and Cantley, which were presented upon the 
10th day of this instant July ; and also, the Petition 
from Hatfield, which was presented upon the 14th 
day of this instant July, alleging the above Petitions 
to be forgeries, be referred to the Committee. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to se- Sheriffs’ Clerks 
veral Addresses to Her Majesty,—Return to an (cotland.) 
Address to Her Majesty, dated the 6th day of Au- 
gust, in the last Session of Parliament, for a Re- 
turn, in columns, showing the Gross Yearly Income 
and Net Yearly Income arising out of Fees and all 
other sources of Emolument accruing to each She- 
riff Clerk in Scotland, under the late Act 1 and 2 
Vic. ec. 119, s. 28, since the same has been in force, 
and up to the 1st day of January 1842; the said 
Return to show clearly and explicitly, in detail, the 
precise Items and whole Amount thereof, which 
make the difference between the Gross Receipts 
and the Net Income. 

A Return of the Number of Parochial, Sunday Schools (Saint 
and other Charity Schools, in connection with the ae ade Al 
Established Church, within the Dioceses of Saint ng 
Asaph and Bangor, the Number of Children of 
either Sex educated therein, and the source from 
whence they are severally maintained. 


Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
Table. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Com- Jackson’s 
mittee on Jackson’s Divorce Bill; That they had Divorce Bill. 
examined the allegations of the Bill, as to the Mar- 
riage 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 Com- 
mittee, found the same and the other allegations to 
be true ; and they saw no reason to suspect collu- 
sion between the Parties; and that the Committee 
had gone through the Bill, and directed him to 
report the same, with an Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Act 5 &amp; 6 Vic, Stamps. 
c. 79, to repeal the Duties payable on Stage Car- 
riages and Passengers conveyed upon Railways, and 
certain other Stamp Duties in Great Brita, and 
to grant other Duties in lieu thereof, and also to 
amend the Laws relating to the Stamp Duties, might 
be read ; and the same being read ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into a Committee to consider the said Act. 


A Motion being made, That this House will, this Wes: India 
day, resolve itself into a Committee, to consider of Islands Relief, 
affording Relief, by an advance of Exchequer Bills, 
to certain Islands in the West Indies which were 
visited with an Earthquake on the 8th day of Fe- 
bruary last ; 

Sir Robert Peel, by Her Majesty’s Command, 
acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, having 
been informed of the subject-matter of this Mo- 
tion, recommends it to the consideration of the 
House. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


3Q4 Ordered, 


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Lord Lorton’s 
Estates. 


No. 443. 


Education. 
No. 444. 


Edenderry 
Union. 


No. 445. 


Adjournment, 


Drogheda 
Union. 


Cork Foundling 


Hospital. 


Court of 
Chancery, 


488 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Lord Lorton’s 
Estates, which was presented upon the 10th day of 
this instant July, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Education, 
which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Edenderry 
Union, which was presented upon Friday last, be 
printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour before two of the 
clock on Tuesday morning, adjourned till 


this day. 








Martis, 18° die Julit ; 
Anno 7° Victorie Regine, 1843. 


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. 





Mercurii, 19° die Julii ; 
Anno 7° Victorie Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Austin, from the Office of the Poor Law 

Commissioners, was called in; and at the 
bar presented, pursuant to Orders,—A Return of | 
the Number of Paupers vaccinated in the Drogheda | 
Union since the opening of the Workhouse, and of | 
the Sums paid by the Board of Guardians to the 
Vaccinators in their respective Districts. 


Return to an Order dated the 30th day of June 
last, for an Account of the Income and Expenditure 


17°—18°—-19° Julie. 





A. 1843. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Liverpool Liverpool Fire ca 
Fire Prevention Bill have leave to sit this day till Prevention Bill, 
five of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


An ingrossed Bill for more effectually repairing the Rochdale and 
Road from the New Wall, on the Parade, in Caséle- a 
ton, in the Parish of Rochdale, through Middleton, *°** Bil. 
to the Mere Stonein Great Heaton, and to the Town 
of Manchester, all in the County Palatine of Lan- 
caster, 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 New Wall, on the Parade, in Castle- 
ton, in the Parish of Rochdale, through Middleton, 
to the Mere Stone in Great Heaton, and to the Town 
of Manchester, all in the County Palatine of Zan- 
caster, and for making a Diversion in the Line of 
such Road. 

Ordered, That Mr. Buckley do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 





The House proceeded to take into consideration Infant Orphan 

the Report on the Infant Orphan Asylum Bill ; and Asylum Bill. 

the Amendments were read, and agreed to. ( 
A Clause was offered (Premises at Dalston to be 

sold when Asylum removed to Snaresbrook): And 

the said Clause was brought up, and twice read ; 

and agreed to, to be made part of the Bill. 
‘Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 

ingrossed. 


A Petition of the several Persons whose names British Iron 
are thereunto subscribed, for leave to present a Company. 
Petition for leave to bring in a Bill to amend an 
Act passed in the third year of the reign of Her 
present Majesty, intituled, An Act for granting 








of the Cork Foundling Hospital for each year since 
the 31st day of December 1837 to the last period of | 
annual Audit of the Accounts previous to the Re- | 
ceipt of this Order; showing the Balance in favour | 
of the Institution on the 31st day of December 
1837, and the Balances at the termination of each | 
subsequent year; and stating the Total Amount of | 
Surplus Income which has been lodged in Bank on | 
Deposit Receipt, and in whose Name; date of the | 
last lodgment of Money on Deposit Receipt, and 
the Rate of Interest allowed :—A Statement of the 
Debts due to the Institution, and whether secured 
by Bond or otherwise :—And, a Return of the Num- 
ber of Children maintained by the Institution at! 
the date of the Return to this Order, distinguishing 
Interns from Externs, and classifying them by Sex 


proceed, To-morrow. 


certain Powers to the British Iron Company, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Spalding 
Spalding and Deeping Roads Bill; That they had and Deeping 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 84s Bill. 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on Dowager 
the Dowager Countess of Waldegrave’s Estate Bill ; Countess of 


That they had examined the allegations of the Bill Waldegrave’s 


i’) Estate 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. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Worth Esk North Esk 
Reservoir (re-committed) Bill have leave to sit, and Reservoir Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill for more effectually repairing Cromford and 


and years of Age; Number of Children claimed, 
apprenticed or who have left the Hospital, or died, 


since the Ist day of June 1842 (in continuation of 


Parliamentary Paper, No. 435, of Session 1842) :— 
And then he withdrew. 


Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Johnson, from the Lord Chancellor’s Principal the River Amber, to the Turnpike-road at Bull 
Secretary’s Office, was called in; and at the bar! Bridge, allin the County of Derby. 
presented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of 


Parliament,—A Return of Compensations granted 
to the there-undermentioned Officers of the High 


Court of Chancery, pursuant to the Act 5 and 6) 


Vic. c. 103, and chargeable upon the Suitors’ Fee 
Fund :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


the Road from the Town of Cromford to the Town ga Road 
of Belper, and the Branch Road from the Main “"* 

Road near the River Amber, to the Turnpike-road 
‘at Bull Bridge, all in the County of Derby, 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 Town of Cromford to the Town of 
Belper, and the Road from the Main Road near 





Ordered, That Mr. Trotter do carry the Bill to 
| the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Saggart Com- 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in om Award 
the case of the Saggart Commons Award Bill, no 
Standing Orders were applicable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 

Petitions 

















Coroners Bill. 


Com Laws. 


Duelling. 


Corn Laws 
(Petitions from 
Epworth.) 


No. 447. 


Duchall 
Estate Bill, 


Arms (Ireland 
Bill. ( ) 


Prisons 


(Scotland) Bill, 


7 Vicrorix. 


19° Jule. 


489 


Petitions of Grand Jurors for the County of Mont-' pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 
gomery ; —Justices of the Peace for the County of} and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Lancaster ;—Chairman of the Vestry of the parish 
of Saint Mary-le-bone ;—and, Corporation of Col- 
chester; praying that the Coroners Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Petitions of Richard Joynes Emmerson ; —and, 
James Lewis; 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 Medical Men of the borough of, 


Sunderland, praying that the allowance to medical 
witnesses be increased beyond the present sum. of 
two guineas granted where dissection takes place in 
cases where the body to be examined has been ex- 
humed, or when a chemical analysis has to be per- 
formed, and that, where they have to go from home 
to attend inquests, they be paid for travelling ex- 
penses at the same rate per mile as the Coroner, 
was also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Tyne- 
mouth, praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie wpon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Wins- 
low, in the county of Bucks, praying the House to 
pass a measure of a most stringent character which 
shall prevent for the future (so far as human autho- 
rity can prevent it) the practice of duelling, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee to whom the 
Petition from Epworth, for the repeal of the Corn 
Laws (presented 9th May), and the Petition from 
Epworth, complaining that the former Petition was 
a forgery (presented 15th June), were referred, have 
Power to report their Opinion thereupon ; together 
with the Minutes of the Evidence taken before them 
from time to time. 

Lord Worsley reported from the said Select Com- 
mittee ; That they had considered the matters to 
them referred ; and had come to several Resoiutions 
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 it appears to this Committee 
that Samuel Potts was employed by John Hastie, 
of Doncaster, to obtain signatures to the Epworth 
Petition for a repeal of the Corn Laws; that when 
the said Samuel Potts received that Petition, no 
signatures were attached thereto ; that it is now in 
the same state as when the said Samuel Potts re- 
turned it to the house of the said John Hastie; that 


it never was out of the custody of the said Samuel | 


Potts from the time he received it until the time he 
returned it; that there are 214 names attached to 
the said Petition; that 13 of such names are proved 
to have been either the signatures of the Parties 
themselves, or wriiten with their consent. 

2. Resolved, That the said Samuel Potts has been 
guilty of an extensive forgery of names to the said 
Petition. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


The Duchall Estate Bill was read the first time. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Grand Jury of the county of 
Tyrone, praying that the Arms (Jreland) Bill may 
pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Magistrates and Council of Dunbar, 


praying that the Prisons (Scotland) Bill may not 
Vo. 98. 


; 


| 


| ment Bill, with the Evidence taken before the Sud- 
| bury Election Committee of the House of Com- 
| mons, and to report upon the circumstances under 
'which material Witnesses examined before such 
Committee were not produced at the bar of the 
House of Lords, have Power to report their Obser- 
vations thereupon ; together with the Minutes of the 
Evidence taken before them. 

Mr. Greene (by Order) 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. 





Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed Sudbury Dis- 
| to compare the Evidence adduced before the House — 
| of Lords, in the case of the Sudbury Disfranchise- 


No. 448. 


A Petition of the-Lord Bishop and Clergy of the Education 
diocese of Clogher, praying the House to devise (Ireland.) 


means for removing the restrictions on the annual 
grant for Education in Jreland, so as to afford aid 
to the Church Education Society, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Protestant Inhabitants of the Union 
| of Westport, praying the House to adopt measures 
for giving encouragement and support to the schools 
in connection with the Church Education Society 
for Ireland, was also presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the ‘Table. 


be introduced into the Poor Relief (Jreland) Bill, 
enacting that Canals in Zrefand shall be rateable to 
the poor only for such profits derived therefrom as 
shall be shared or are capable of being shared 
‘amongst the proprietors or undertakers of such 
canals, or where such profits do not exist, that the 





the yearly value only at which other lands lying 
near the same are or shall be so rated, such lands 
being the property of individuals, and in their usual 
natural or arable condition, as the case may be, was 
| presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 


| Table. 


gregation of Primitive Methodists, at Cockfield, in 
the county of Durham, 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. 





the Metropolitan Buildings Bill for exempting their 
[esses : : a eae 

buildings from the operation of the said Bill, was 
| presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


| Table. 
| 


worth ; praying that the Health of Towns Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 





to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of the Abstract of the Number and 
Classes of Non-resident Incumbents, and of the 
Number of Resident Incumbents, according to the 
Diocesan Returns from England and Wales, for the 
year 1842:—And,an Abstract of the Total Number 
of Curates in each Diocese of England and Wales, 

BR returned 





land occupied by such canals shall be rated as of 


A Petition of the Company of Undertakers of the Poor Relief 
Grand Canal in Jreland, praying that a clause may (Ireland) Bill. 


A Petition of Members of the Society and Con- Factories Bill. 


A Petition of the London and Croydon Railway Metropolitan 
Company, praying that provision may be made in Buildings Bit 


Petitions of Inhabitants of Saint Clement Danes ; Health of 
—and, Saint George’s, in the Borough, and Wal- Towns Bill. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Incumbents 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 24 Curates. 





Exports and 
Imports and 
Shipping. 


West Indian 
and Peninsular 
Mails, &amp;c. 


Customs. 


Message from 
the Lords, 


Norfulk Island 
Bill. 


Northampton 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Londonderry 
Bridge Bill, 


Church of 
Scotland 
Benefices Bill. 


490 19° Julie. 


returned by the Archbishops and Bishops to Her 
Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council, for the 
year 1842; distinguishing the Number resident in 
the Parsonage House, and the Number resident in 
the Parish ; likewise the Number of those who are 
licensed, and the Amount of Stipends, arranged in 
Classes of under £.10; £.10 and under £.20; £.20 
and under £.30; £.30 and under £.40, &amp;c., ke.: — 
Also, the Number of Benefices held by Non-resident 
Incumbents, which are of the Gross Annual Value 
of £.200 and upwards, and the Number under £.300. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of the declared Value of the various Ar- 
ticles of British Produce and Manufacture exported 
to the British West India Colonies, during each of 
the Twelve years ending with 1842 :—Of the Quan- 
tities of the Principal Articles of the Growth and 
Manufacture of the British West India Colonies 
imported into the United Kingdom during each of 
the Twelve years, ending with 1842, and of the 
Quantities of such Articles annually entered for 
Home Consumption ; showing the Average per cent. 
Increase or Decrease in the past Six years, as com- 
pared with the preceding Six :—And, of the Number 
of Ships, distinguishing British from Foreign, and 
their Tonnage, entered from the British West Indies, 
in the Ports of the United Kingdom, in each year 
during the past Twelve years, ending the 5th day 
of January 1843 :—Also, a similar Return of the 
Number cleared Outwards for the British West In- 
dies :—Similar Returns for the British North Ame- 
rican Colonies :—And, similar Returns for the East 
India Company's Territories and Ceylon. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of all Memorials and Statements made to 
the Treasury, Admiralty and General Post-office, 
respecting the Establishment of a Port in the En- 
glish Channel, for the Embarkation and Disembark- 
ation of the West Indian and Peninsular Mails by 
the Steam Packets under contract with the Govern- 
ment :—And, of all Estimates, Surveys, Reports and 
Correspondence which have passed between the 
Treasury, Admiralty and General Post-office, re- 
specting the Establishment of a Colonial Post-office 
at Dartmouth, and the Orders then given by the 
Treasury, and the Suspension of those Orders. 


The House was moved, That the Act 5 and 6 Vie. 
c. 47, to amend the Laws relating to the Customs, 
might be read ; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 5 and 6 
Vic. c. 56, for further amending the Laws relating to 
the Customs, might be read ; andthe same being read ; 

Resolved, That House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into a Committee to consider the said Acts. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Lynch 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 amend so much of an 
Act of the last Session, for the Government of Vew 
South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land, as relates to 
Norfolk Island : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for better paving, light- 
ing, cleansing and improving the Town and Borough 
of Northampton : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for amending several 
Acts relating to Londonderry Bridge: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 


to remove Doubts respecting the Admission of Mi- | 
nisters to Benefices in that part of the United King- | 


dom called Scotland; to which the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, 


A. 1843. 


The Lords request, That this House will be pleased Labourin Poor 
to communicate to their Lordships, a Copy of the (Allotment of 
Report from the Select Committee appointed by this ane 
House, in the present Session of Parliament, to in- 
quire into the results of the Allotment System, and 
into the propriety of setting apart a portion of all 
Waste Lands which shall be inclesed by Act of Par- 
liament, or of any Lands which, under any Inclosure 
Act, shall have been appropriated to the benefit of 
the poor, to be let out in small Allotments to the 
labouring poor of the district ; and also into the best 
mode of effecting the same ; together with the Mi- 
nutes of Evidence taken before the said Committee : 

—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 Property Tax, 
Return, showing the Net Assessments, and of Duty 
| charged, under the Property Tax Act, for the year 
ending the 5th day of April 1843, for England and 
Scotland, separately ; with the Annual Value of 
Lands, Tenements and other Property assessed under 
Schedule (A.); and distinguishing the Amount under 
each head of Charge :—A like Return of the Amount 
assessed under Schedule (B.):—A like Return of 
the Duty retained and stopped out of the Dividends 
arising from any Public Stocks or Funds charged 
under Schedule (C.) ; distinguishing the Half-yearly 
Amounts of each particular Stock or Fund :—A like 
Return of the Amount of Duty assessed upon the 
Profits arising from Trades, Professions, and other 
Profits charged under Schedule (D.):—A like Re- 
turn of the Amount of Duty retained and stopped 
under Schedule (E.); distinguishing the several 
Amounts so retained under each Department of the 
Public Service :—And, a Return of the Total Num- 
ber of Claims for Exemption from, and Return of 
Duty assessed or retained under the Property Tax 
Act, received by the Special Commissioners up to 
the 5th day of July 1843 ; and of the Total Number 
| of Certificates of Exemption, or for Return of Duty, 
| sent or delivered to the several Claimants, for the 
like period ; and the Total Amount of Duty assessed 
or retained upon the whole Number of such Claims. 











Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Postage. 
Returns, as far as they can be made up, of the 
Number of Letters and the Amount. of Postage re- 
ceived under the following heads, for the years end- 
ing the 5th day of January 1842 and the 5th day 
of January 1843, according to the Statement pre- 
sented to the House of Commons by the Treasury 
on the 23d day of May last, distinguishing, if pos- 
sible, Outward from Homeward Letters and Re- 
ceipts ; viz. :—Letters and Postage on Letters pass- 
ing through France to and from Egypt and the 
East via Marseilles :—Letters and Postage on Let- 
ters to and from Egypt and the East by Falmouth 
Packets not passing through France :—Letters to 
and from the Levant vid Marseilles (not included in 
the above). 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Malta _ 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Umverty- 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Copies or Extracts of Papers relating to the 
removal of the Reverend Mr. O’ Malley from the 
| office of Rector of the University of Malta. 

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- Dropped 
_ posed, That the dropped Notices of Motions of yes- —.” 
_terday be read, for the purpose of their being ap-~ ; 
pointed 











Sout 
Com 





Nav: 


Flo 











South Sea 
Company. 


Navy. 
No. 449. 


Floating 
Breakwaters. 


No. 450- 


Michael 
Trueman. 


Schoolmasters’ 
Widows Fund 
(Scotland) Bill, 


7 Vicrorim™. 


pointed to come on before the Orders of the day 
To-morrow :—And the said Motion was, with leave 
of the House, withdrawn. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Amount of the Unclaimed Dividends 
on the Stock and Annuities on the Books of the 
South Sea Company, on the Ist day of August 
1842. 


Captain Gordon presented, pursuant to Orders,— 
a Return of all Admirals, Vice, Rear and Retired 
Admirals, Retired Captains, Captains, Commanders 
and Lieutenants in the Royal Navy, promoted on 
and since the 29th day of June 1838, distinguishing 
those on Full Pay from those on Half Pay at the 
time of their Promotion, stating the Date of Entry 
of each Officer into the Navy, and of the several | 
Commissions successively attained ; also, the period | 
which each Officer had served in Commission, and 
the period on Half Pay (in continuation of Parlia- 
mentary Paper, No. 675, of Session 1838, and of 
Appendix tothe Report of Commissioners on Naval 
and Military Promotion, in 1840). 


Return to an Order, dated the 27th day of June 
last, for Copies of all Reports made to the Admiralty | 
by Mr. J. Walker, Civil Engineer, and the Officer 
conducting the Packet Service at Dovor, in the 
years 1842 and 1843, on the subject of Floating 
Breakwaters :—And, of all Applications from the 
several Projectors for Assistance in laying down | 
Sections of the same by way of experiment. | 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the | 
Table; and be printed. | 











Ordered, That the Petition of Michael Trueman, | 
which was presented upon Monday last, be printed. | 


| 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report which, upon the 7th day of this instant | 
July, was made from the Select Committee appointed | 
to inquire into the circumstances under which the | 
Schoolmasters’ Widows Fund (Scoéland) Bill was | 
returned to the House of Lords, and received the. 
Royal Assent, the Amendments made by the Lords | 
not having been agreed to by this House, and to| 
report their Observations thereupon to the House : 
—-And the same was again read. 

The House also proceeded to take into considera- 
tion the Amendments made by the Lords to the said 
Bill; and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 11.1. 21. After “ resident” insert “ acting | 
“ at the passing of this Act and.” 

Pr. 17.1. 35. After “ two” insert “ or more.” | 

Pr. 18. 1. 2. After “ one” insert “ or more,” | 
and in the same line and l. 3. leave out “ contribu- | 
“ tion” and insert “ contributions.” | 

Pr. 18. 1. 4. After “ cases” insert “ but with- | 
out prejudice to the right of the collector, where 
there is one, to issue such requisition.” 

Pr. 19. 1. 15. After “ thereupon” insert “ and 
provided further that all requisitions issued before 
the passing of this Act by the collectors or any 
of them under the said first-recited Act, shall, | 
‘ notwithstanding the repeal thereof, remain in full | 
force, and be as good and effectual as if made 
“ under this Act.” 

Pr. 42.1.3. Leave out “ annual meeting” and 
insert “ meetings.” 

Pr. 42.1. 5. After “ July” insert “ annually.” 

Pr. 42. 1. 7. After “ presbytery” insert “ for 
“ the ensuing year from among the contributors 
“‘ therein.” 

Pr. 42. 1. 8. Leave out from ‘ the” to ‘* and” 
in |. 10., and insert “ votes of the contributors pre- 
“ sent.” 

Pr. 47.1.30. Leave out “ BE it Enacted, That.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Vou. 98. ' 











19° Juliz. 491 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Schoolmasters’ 
to render valid an Act for better raising and securing oa 
the Fund for the Relief of Widows and Children of Validity Bill. 
Burgh and Parochial Schoolmasters in Scotland: 

And that Mr. Williams Wynn and Mr. Greene do 
prepare, and bring it in. 

Mr. Greene accordingly presented the Bill: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second 
time :— The Bill was accordingly read a second 
time; and committed to a Committee of the whole 
House. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee :—The House 
accordingly resolved itself into the Committee ; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr, Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That the Com- 
mittee 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 this day. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Public Works 

Return from the Commissioners for the Issue of Ex- (Ireland. 
chequer Bills for Public Works in Great Britain, 
of the Amounts advanced and contracted to be ad- 
| vanced, to Borrowers in Ireland, Dates of such Ad- 
_vances, and how to be repaid ; the Rates of Interest, 
| Amount of Interest paid, of Principal repaid, of 
Principal or of Instalments, where the Debt was to 
be paid by Instalments, remaining unpaid, and of 
Interest due. 


Ordered, That the Mandamus Appeals Bill be read Mandamus ; 
a second time To-morrow. ee. 


Ordered, That the Warrants of Attorney Bill be Warrants of 
read a second time To-morrow. Attorney Bill. 


Ordered, That the subject-matter of the Commu- Printed Papers. 


nication of the Serjeant-at-Arms attending this 
House, made upon Monday last, in relation to a 
Notice of Declaration in an action of trespass at 
the suit of Thomas George Johnston Pearce, which 
had been served upon him, be now taken into con- 
sideration :—The House accordingly proceeded to 
take the same into consideration. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That Sir William Gosset, Knight, the 
| Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House, have leave 
| tv appear and plead to the action commenced against 
him by Thomas George Johnston Pearce ; 

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 
“ Thomas George Johnston Pearce do attend at the 
“ bar of this House To-morrow,” 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 Sir Thomas Fremantle, 1 


Yeas, Mr. Pringle : aaa 
Tellers for the { Mr. Thomas Duncombe, \ po 
Noes, Mr. Hume: Rw 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Then the main Question being put ; 
Ordered, That Sir William Gosset, Knight, the 
Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House, have leave 
to appear and plead to the action commenced 
. . nn Y D 
against him by Thomas George Johnston Pearce. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on the Coal- Coal-whippers 
whippers Bill be nominated To-morrow. Bill. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Fines and Pe- Fines and 
nalties (Ireland) Bill be received To-morrow. Penalties 
3R2 Resolved, (ttn) Bill 


L 
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SOE ATS 


ereene tars saarearneeertal 





Be eee 





492 19°—20° Julie. 


Apprehension Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
of Offenders 


; solve itself into a Committee upon the Apprehension 
(France) Bill. Of Offenders (France) Bill. , wd 
Apprehension Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
CAmeriea) Bil solve itself into a Committee upon the Apprehension 
“of Offenders (America) Bill. 
Hackney and Ordered, That the Report on the Hackney and 
— Carriages Stare Carriages Bill be now taken into further con- 
“ sideration :—The House accordingly proceeded to 
take the Report into further consideration. 
Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House for To-morrow. 


Excise, Ordered, That the Report from the Committee to 
whom it was referred to consider certain Acts re- 
lating to Duties of Excise, be received upon Friday 
next. 


Woollen, &amp;c , Ordered, That the Woollen, &amp;c., Manufactures 
_ Bill be read the third time To-morrow. 
Hl. 


Court of Ordered, That the Report on the Court of Ex- 
‘irelowt) Bil chequer (Jreland) Bill be received To-morrow. 


Church Endow- Ordered, That the Amendments made by the 
ment Bill, Lords to the Church Endowment Bill be taken into 
consideration To-morrow. 


Stamps. Resolved, That this House will, after the Orders 
of the day, resolve itself into a Committee to con- 
sider the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 79, to repeal the Du- 
ties payable on Stage Carriages and Passengers 
conveyed upon Railways, and certain other Stamp 
Duties in Great Britain, and to grant other Duties 
in lieu thereof, and also to amend the Laws relating 
to the Stamp Duties. 


West India Resolved, That this House will, after the Orders 

Islands Relief. OF the day, resolve itself into a Committee, to con- 
sider of affording Relief by an Advance of Exchequer 
Bills, to certain Islands in the West Indies, which 
were visited with an Earthquake on the 8th day of 
February last. 


Schoolmasters’ The ingrossed Bill to render valid an Act for better 
Widows Fund 
(Scotland ) 


Validity Bill, ows and Children of Burgh and Parochial School- | 


masters in Scotland, was, according to the Order 
made this day, 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. 


Provincial Cole Ordered, That the Paper relative to Provincial 
veges (Ireland.) Colleges (Ireland), which was presented upon the 
No.446. 96th day of June last, be printed. 


Wine Trade. Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Wine 

No.451. Trade, which was presented upon Tuesday last, be 
printed. 

Schools (Saint Ordered, That the Return relative to Schools 

pos, reg (Saint Asaph and Bangor Dioceses), which was 

~ No.452, Presented upon Tuesday last, be printed. 

Scilly Mails. Ordered, That the Return relative to Scilly Mails, 

which was presented upon Tuesday last, be referred 

to the Select Committee on the Post-oftice. 


Navy. Ordered, That the Returns relative to the Navy, | 


No. 449. which were presented upon the 15th day of May 
last, be printed. 


Players of The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
laterludes Bill. mittee on the Players of Interludes Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
the 2d day of August next, resolve itself into the 
said Committee. 


raismg and securing the Fund for the Relief of Wi- | 





A. 1843. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Heatth of 
reading of the Health of Towns Bill ; Towns Bill, 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- ¢,,.., - 

mittee oa the Coroners Bill ; Xx — 
And a Motion being made, and the Question *® 453, 

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. 

Lord Worsley, 1 66 
Mr. Fitzroy: 
f Mr. Liddell, } 42 
&gt;. Mr. Hume: — 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee; and, after some spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly :—And 
the Bill was re-committed to a Committee of the 
whole House :—The House immediately resolved 
\itself into the Committee; and, after some time 
spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; 
_and Mr. Greene reported, That the Committee had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further 
| consideration upon Wednesday next; and the Bill, 
| as amended, to be printed. 





Tellers for the Yeas, 


Tellers for the Noes 








| 

| The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 

mittee on the Medical Charities (Zreland) Bill; Medical 

| And a Motion being made, and the Question (Ireland) Bill 
being proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the ; 
| Chair ; 

| 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. 





— ———— 
| — —— SSS ~~ = oe ae 


Jovis, 20° die Juli ; 
Anno 7° Victoria Regine, 1843. 
| PRAYERS. 
QRDER ED, That the Select Committee on Shipwrecks. 


eg age 
| Shipwrecks have leave to sit this day, till five 
of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


| 
| 
| 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Fox’s Estate 
‘Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in ®#!- 
the case of Fox’s Estate Bill, no Standing Orders 
were applicable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for au- Dowager , 
thorizing the Disposition, by way of Partition, Lease Waldegreve’s 
or Sale, of certain undivided Parts or Shares be- fstate Bill. 
longing, in possession and in expectancy, to the 
Ladies Horatia Elizabeth and Ida Anna Waldegrave, 


Infants, 





























Infant Orphan 
Asylum Bill. 


Jackson’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Factories Bill. 


Thomas Cooper 
and others, 


Saggart Com- 
mons Award 
Bill. 


Prisons 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Post-office. 


Merchant Sea- 
men’s Fund. 


Scientific 
Societies Bill. 


Limitation 
of Actions 


(Ireland) Bill. 


7 VicToriz. 


Infants, of and in the Manors of Whittlesey, other- 
wise Whittlesea Saint Maryand Saint Andrew, and 
the Rectories of Whittlesey, otherwise Whittlesea 
Saint Mary and Saint Andrew, and certain Rent 
Charges created in Commutation of Tithes, Mes- 
suages, Lands, and other Hereditaments, in the Isle 
of Ely, in the County of Cambridge, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


An ingrossed Bill to incorporate the Members of 
the Institution called “The Infant Orphan Asylum,” 
and to enable them the better to carry on their 
Charitable Designs, was read the third time; and 
an Amendment was made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Byng do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on Jackson’s Divorce Bill; and the 
Amendment was read, as followeth : 

Pr. 6. 1. 32. After “ demands” insert “ if any, 
“* at common law or by custom, which she might 
“ claim, by, through or in consequence of her mar- 
“ riage with the said William Oliver Jackson.” 

The said Amendinent, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 


Petitions from Northallerton ;— Danby Wiske and 
Lovesomehill ;— Thornton-le-Beans ; —Langton and 
Yafford;— Hornby ;—Osmotherley;—and, Appleton 
Wiske; praying that the Factories Bill may not pass 
into alaw,—were 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 Coventry ; praying for re- 
mission of the sentence of Tomas Cooper and other | 
political prisoners in Stafford Gaol, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 














The Saggart Commons Award Bill was read a | 
second time ; and committed. | 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- | 
mittee of Selection. 


Petitions of the Reyal Burghs of Scotland * 


General Convention assembled ;—and, Musselburgh ; | 
praying that the Prisons (Scotland) Bill may not 


pass into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, | 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That a Message he sent to the Lords, 
to request that their Lordships will be pleased to | 
give leave to Viscount Lowther to attend, in order | 
to his being examined as a witness, before the Select | 
Committee appointed by this House to inquire into | 
the measures which have been adopted for the ge- 
neral introduction of a Penny Rate of Postage, and 
for facilitatng the conveyance of Letters, and the 
result of such measures so far as relates to the Re- 
venue and Expenditure of the Post-office, and the 
general convenience of the country :—And that Mr. 
Greene do carry the said Message. 


A Petition of Merchant Seamen and others be- 
longing to the Port of Liverpool, praying for amend- 
ment of the Act 4 and 5 Will. 4, c. 52, regulating 
the Merchant Seamen’s Fund, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Cambridge and 
Cambridgeshire Mechanics’ Institute, praying that 
the Scientific Societies Bill may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Jeremiah Lennox Livingstone, of 
Pelham-place, Brompton, in the county of Middlesex, 
Esquire, praying that the Limitation of Actions 
(Ireland) Bill may not pass into a law, and that he 





Voi. 98. 


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20° Julzz. 493 


may be heard at the bar of the House, against the 


same, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Ayrshire Writ 


to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Commissioner to serve in this 
present Parliament for the Shire of Ayr, in the room 
of James Carr Boyle, Esquire, commonly called 
Viscount Kelburne, now Earl of Glasgow, in the 
Kingdom of Scotland. 


A Petition of the Board of Guardians of the Poor Law 
Keighley Union, praying for alteration of the Poor oe 


Law Amendment Act, so far as relates to cases of 
Bastardy, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Port Patrick 


Return, to show, in columns, the Sums of Public 
Money which have been actually laid out in main- 
taining, repairing or improving the Harbour of Port 
Patrick, m the years 1839, 1840, 1841 and 1842, 
respectively ; also, any Sum or Sums of Money 
which are in progress of being applied for the above 
purposes in the present year. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Church of 


Harbour. 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 5¢otland 


to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of any Memorial or Address to Her 
Majesty, or to Her present Advisers, from the Ge- 
neral Assembly of the Church of Scotland, praying 
for the Settlement and Endowment of Quoad Sacra 
Ministers in that country. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this Rees as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of the Total Number of Gallons of Proof 
Spirits distilled in England, Scotland and Ireland 
respectively ; distinguishing the Quantities produced 
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 each of the Quarters ending 


| the 5th day of April and the Sth day of July in 


each of the years 1842 and 1843 :—Of the Number 
of Gallons of Proof Spirits (distinguishing the Sorts) 
on which Duty was paid for Home Consumption in 
each of the Three Kingdoms, with the Rate per Gal- 
lon, and Amount of such Duty; also, the Total 
Number of Gallons and Duty in the United King- 
dom, for each of the Quarters ending the 5th day 
of April and the 5th day of July in each of the 
years 1842 and 1843:—And showing, under se- 
parate Heads, the 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 by 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 Re- 
moval of the Spirits from Bond, and what after their 
arrival at the Place of Destination, for each of the 
Quarters ending the 5th day of April and the 5th 
day of July in each of the years 1842 and 1843. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Constabulary 
Return of the Names of all Persons, late of the Ireland.) 


Constabulary of Jreland, who are receiving Pensions 
or Gratuities either from the Superannuation or Re- 
ward Funds of the Force, with the length of Ser- 
vice, Cause of Retirement, and the Annual Amount 
received by each. 

Lord Eliot accordingly presented the said Return. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Ledbury, and the County Courts 


Spirits, 


neighbourhood thereof, praying that the County Bill: 


suas Courts 


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Supply. 


Municipal 
Corporations 


(N° 2) Bill. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Public Works 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Attornies and 
Solicitors Bill. 


Law of Evi- 
dence Bill. 


Stamps. 


West India 
Islands Relief. 


Uruguay. 


Arms (Ireland) 


Bill. 


Arms (Ireland) 


Bill. 


494. 


Courts Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the Committee of Supply. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Municipal Cor- 
porations (No.2) Bill be taken into further con- 
sideration To-morrow. 


Resolved, That this House, will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the Committee of Ways and Means. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Public Works 
(Ireland) Bill be taken into further consideration 
‘To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Attornies and 
Solicitors Bill be taken into further consideration 
To-morrow. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into a Committee upon the Law of Evi- 
dence Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, after the Orders 
of the day, resolve itself into a Committee, to 
consider the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 79, to repeal the 
Duties payable on Stage Carriages and Passen- 
gers conveyed upon Railways, and certain other 
Stamp Duties nm Great Britain, and to grant other 
Duties in lieu thereof, and also to amend the Laws 
relating to the Stamp Duties. 


Resolved, That this House will, after the Orders 
of the day, resolve itself into a Committee, to con- 
sider of aftording Relief, by an Advance of Ex- 
chequer Bills, to certain Islands in the West Indies, 
which were visited with an Earthquake on the 8th 
day of February last. 


Sir Robert Peel presented, by Her Maijesty’s 
Command,—Copy of a Treaty of Amity, Commerce 
and Navigation, between Her Majesty and the 
Oriental Republic of the Uruguay. Signed at Lon- 
don, August 26, 1842. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the High Sheriff and Grand Jury of 
the county of Fermanagh, assembled at Summer 
Assizes, 1843, praying that the Arms (Ireland) Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 

into a Committee upon the Arms (Ireland) Bill. 
(In the Committee.) 

Ciause N° 24 (Justices may enter houses on in- 

formation that any person Is 1n possession of Arms 

without a license to keep the same, &amp;c.)——read. 


Ww 
“ 


Amendment proposed: P. 11. 1. 41. After the 
proclaimed district and.” 
Question put, That those words be there inserted ; 
The Committee divided : 
Yeas, O’ Conor Don: } - 
Tellers for the ¢ Sir Thomas Fremantle, 
Noes, L Mr. Henry Baring: 
Motion made and Question put, That the Clause, 
as amended, stand part of the Bill; 
The Committee divided : 
Yeas, \ Mr. Pringle: 
Tellers for the { Viscount Clements, 26 
Noes, \Mr. William O’Brien: f{ 7” 
grounds of suspicion that any person is unlawfully 
in possession of Arms, &amp;c., may report to the Lord 
Lieutenant, who, by warrant, may order a general 


ord ‘‘ except” to insert the words “ within any 
Tellers for sig Mr. Ross, 
- 
Several Amendments made. 
Tellers for the (Sir Thomas Fremantle, 
Crause N° 25 (Two Justices having reasonable 
search to be made for them) read. 





Amendment proposed: P. 12.1.8. After the word 
‘* Governors” to insert the words “ in council.” 


20° Jultz. 


A. 1843. 


Question put, That those words be there mserted ; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the Viscount Clements, 


Yeas, O’Conor Don: } as. 
Tellers for the ¢ Sir Thomas Fremantle, lL 63 
Noes, Mr. Pringle : pies 


Clause agreed to. 
Crause N° 26 (Every person in whose possession 


any pike or pike-head shall be found, being convicted 


by due course of law, to be deemed guilty of a misde- 
meanour, and to be liable to be imprisoned) ——read. 
Several Amendments made. 

Motion made and Question put, That the Clause, 
as amended, stand part of the Bill ; 

The Committee divided : 


Tellers for thef Sir Thomas Fremantle, 9 
Yeas, Mr. Pringle: ; =. 
Tellers for they Mr. William O’ Brien, - ‘ 
Noes, Viscount Clements : | Deis 


Crauses N° 27 and N° 28, disagreed to. 
CrausE N° 29 (Not to be lawful for any person 
to import any gun, pistol or other fire-arms, or part 
of any gun, &amp;c., or any bullets or gunpowder, with- 
out a license from the Lord Lieutenant)——+read. 
Several Amendments made. 

Motion made and Question put, That the Clause, 
as amended, stand part of the Bill; 

The Committee divided : 


Tellers for thes Sir Thomas Fremantle, 89 
Yeas, Mr. Pringle : Ses 
Tellers for thef Viscount Clements, La 
Noes, O’ Conor Don: a 


Criause N° 30 (Persons may import Arms for 
personal defence or sporting, upon registering such 
Arms with the chief officer of the port where such 
person shall land) read. 
Amendment proposed: P. 14. 1. 11. To leave 
out from the words “ no other” to the word “ with- 
* out,” in 1. 16., in order to insert the words “ upon 
* lodging a notice with the chief officer of the port 
“* where such person shall land, or with the chief 
“ officer of the constabulary, or the clerk of the 
“ Petty Sessions,” instead thereof. 
Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
out stand part of the Clause ; 

} 106. 





The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the { Sir Thomas Fremantle, 


Yeas, Mr. Young: 
Tellers for the J Sir Robert Ferguson, la 
Noes, Mr. Villiers Stuart : f ‘ 


Clause amended, and agreed to. 


Ciauses N° 31 to N° 33, amended, and agreed 
to. 

Criavse N° 34 (Dealer in gunpowder not to sell 
gunpowder except to a licensed dealer, or to a per- 
son licensed to keep arms, &amp;c.)——read. 
Amendment proposed: P. 15. 1. 39. To leave out 
the words “ require such person to produce a li- 
“ cense.” 

Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
out stand part of the Clause ; 

The Committee divided : 


Tellers for thef Sir Thomas Fremanile, 111 
Yeas, Sir George Clerk: j . 
Tellers for thegy Mr. William O’ Brien, ay 
Noes, Viscount Clements: ' ii 


Another Amendment proposed: P. 16. 1. 8. To 
leave out the words “ and the license of such maker 
“ or dealer shall become void.” 

Question put, That the words proposed to be left 


out stand part of the Clause ; 
The Committee divided : 
} 101. 
, $.. } 41. 
Noes, \ O’ Conor Don: 
Clause amended, and agreed to. 


Tellers for the { Sir Thomas Fremantle, 
Tellers for the { Sir Robert Ferguson, 
To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 














Yeas, Mr. Young: 
- And 




















Church of 
Scotland 
Benefices Bill. 


No. 454. 


Church Endowe 
ment Bill. 


7 Vicroriz. 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Friday morning ; 


Veneris, 21° die Julit, 1843: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had made further 
Progress in the Bill; and that he was directed to 
move, That the Committee may have leave to sit 
again. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, again 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Church of Scotland Benefices Bill was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Thursday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act to make better Provision for the 
Spiritual Care of Populous Parishes; and the same 
were read, as follow : 

Pr. 2. 1.32. After “ governors” insert “ by half- 
“‘ yearly payments on the tenth day of April and 
“ the fourteenth day of October in every year.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 35. Leave out from “ shall” to “ re- 
main” in |, 36., and insert “ on such days respec- 
“ tively.” 

Pr. 2.1. 37. Leave out from “ produce” to “ and” 
in |. ult. 

Pr. 3. 1. 11. After “ the” insert “ Session of 
** Parliament held in the.” 

Pr. 3. 1, 12. Leave out “ year” and insert 
“ years.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 18. After “ the” insert ‘ Session of 
“* Parliament held in the.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 19. Leave out “ year” 
years.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 34. Leave out from “ with” to “as” 
in 1, 35, and insert “ all such half-yearly payments.” 

Pr. 3. 1. penult. Leave out “ at.” 

Pr. 3. l. ult. Leave out “time,” and in the same 
line leave out “ dividends” and insert “ half-yearly 
“ payment.” 

Pr. 4, 1. 24. Leave out “ dividends” and insert 
‘ half-yearly payments.” 

Pr. 4. 1.31. Leave out dividends” and insert 
“ for making such half-yearly payment.” 

Pr. 5.1. 34. Leave out ‘“ the” and insert “ making 
any such half-yearly.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 35. Leave out “ of any dividends.” 

Pr. 6. 1. 30. Leave out “in” and insert ‘ to,” 
and in the same line after “ exercise” insert “ by 
“‘ the said Commissioners.” 

Pr. 7.1. 29. After “lands” insert “ rent-charges.” 

Pr. 7. 1. 36. Leave out “ or” and insert “ and.” 

Pr. 8. 1. 1. Leave out from “ aforesaid” to “ And” 
in |, 11., and insert Clause (A.) 

CrauseE (A.) “ Provided always, and be it En- 
acted, That no part of the capital of such stock 
shall be applied to such purposes as aforesaid, nor 
shall any such lands, tithes, tenements or other 
hereditaments as aforesaid, be sold, transferred or 
conveyed, except by the authority in the said re- 
cited Acts provided (that is to say), by a scheme 
prepared by the said Commissioners, and an order 
issued by Her Majesty in Council ratifying such 
scheme.” 

Pr. 8. 1. 35. Leave out “locally situate in such 
diocese.” 

Pr. 8. 1. ult. After “ bishop” insert “ of the 
diovese.” 

Pr. 9. 1.14. Leave out from “ transmitted” to 
to” inl. 15. 

Pr. 9. 1. ult. After “same” insert “ Provided 
also, That in every scheme for constituting any 
such district, the said Commissioners shall re- 
commend to Her Majesty in Council that the 
minister of such district, when duly licensed as 


hereinafter mentioned, shall be permanently en- 
Vox. 98, 


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and insert 
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“c 


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nn 


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20°—21° Sulzz. 





495 


dowed, under the provisions hereinafter contained, 
to an amount of not less than the annual value of 
one hundred pounds; and also, if such endow- 
ment be of less than the annual value of one 
hundred and fifty pounds, that the same shall be 
increased, under the like provisions, to such last- 
mentioned amount at the least, so soon as such 
district shall have become a new parish, as here- 
inafter provided.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 30. After “ removable” insert “ and 
such minister shall be a body politic and corporate, 
and shall have perpetual succession, as well by 
the name and in the character aforesaid, as by 
the name and in the character of perpetual curate 
hereinafter mentioned and provided, as the case 
may be; and such minister and perpetual curate 
respectively may, in such name and character re- 
spectively, notwithstanding the statutes of mort- 
main, receive and take, to him and his successors, 
as well every grant of endowment or augmentation 
made or granted by the authority aforesaid, as 
also any real or personal estate or effects whatso- 
ever which any person or persons or body corpo- 
rate may give or grant to him according to law,” 

Pr, 12. 1. 14. Leave out from “ acquired” to 
within” in 1. 15., and in 1. 15., after “ district” in- 
sert “ and shall have been approved and consecrated 
“ as hereinafter provided.” 

Pr. 12.1. 19. After “ church” insert “ or chapel.” 

Pr. 12. 1. 36. After “right” insert “ to attend 
divine service in any other church or chapel.” 

Pr. 12. 1. 37. Leave out from “ possessed” to 
before” in 1. penult. 

Pr. 12.1. ult. Leave out from “ constituted” to 
And,” in Pr. 14. 1. 9. 

Pr. 14. 1. 13. After “ aforesaid” insert “and 
shall have been approved by the said Commis- 
sioners, by an instrument in writing, under their 
common seal, and consecrated as the church or 
chapel of such district.” 

Pr. 15. 1. 14. After “ parish” insert “ by the 
perpetual curate thereof.” 

Pr. 15. 1. 24. Leave out “ marriage” and insert 
matrimony.” 

Pr. 15. 1. 33. After “ being” insert “ Provided 
always, That it shall not be lawful for any such 
minister or perpetual curate to receive any fee for 
the performance of any baptism within his dis- 
trict or new parish, as the case may be, or for the 
registration thereof.” 

Pr. 16. 1. 4. After “ shall” insert “ be a body 
politic and corporate, and.”’ 

Pr. 16. 1. 5. Leave out from ‘‘ succession” to 
and,” in 1, 22, 

Pr. 16. 1. 26. Leave out from “ souls” to “ And” 
in 1. 35., and insert “ to all intents and purposes.” 

Pr. 16. 1. 38. After “ persons” insert ‘“ bein 
members of the united Church of England and 
Ireland.” 

Pr. 18. 1. 17. 
such.” 

Pr. 18. 1. 18. Leave out “ of districts.” 

Pr. 18.1. 19. Leave out “ of new parishes.” 

Pr. 18. 1. 20. After “ amount” insert “ or in 
such proportion.” 

Pr.18.1.25. Leave out “any” and insert “ the.” 

Pr. 18. 1. 26. After “ incumbent” insert “ of 
any church or chapel.” 

Pr. 18. 1. 30. Leave out “ authority” and insert 
“* provisions.” 

Pr. 18. ls. 36. and 37. After “ diminution” in- 
sert Clauses (B.), (C.) and (D.) 

Cuause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, any law, 
statute or canon to the contrary notwithstanding, 
That it shall be lawful, by the authority aforesaid, 
at any time to assign the right of patronage of 
any such district or new parish as aforesaid, and 
the nomination of the minister or perpetual cu- 
rate thereof respectively, either in perpetuity 
or for one or more nomination or nominations, 

3R4 to 


“ 
“ 
“ 


“cc 


“ 


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n 


“ 


“c 


n 
n 


After the second “ of” insert 


n 
n 


“cc 





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“cc 
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to any ecclesiastical corporation, aggregate or | 
sole, or to either of the Universities of Oxford, |“ 
Cambridge or Durham, or to any college therein 
respectively, or lo any person or persons, or the , “ 
nominee or nominees of such person or persons | “ 
or body respectively, upon condition of such cor-' 
poration, university, college, person or persons 
contributing to the permanent endowment of such 
minister or perpetual curate, or towards providing 
a church or chapel for the use of the inhabitants 
of such district or new parish, in such proportion | 
and in such manner as shall be approved by the 
like authority.” 

Crause (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
right of patronage and nomination of every such 


. 


20°—21° Julie. 


A. 1843. 


Pr. 21. 1. 36. Leave out from “ revived” to 
and” in |. penult.” 

Pr. 22. 1. 8. Leave out “that part of the United 
Kingdom called,” and in the same line leave out 
and to.” 

Pr. 22. 1. 9. Leave out “ and to.” 

Pr. 22. 1. 10. After “ Sark” insert “ and the 


* Scilly Islands.” 


The said Amendments, as far as Clause (D.), 


being read a second time, were agreed to. 


Clause (D.) The next Amendment, being read a 


second time ; 


Several Amendments were made thereunto, as 


follow : 


Fo. 1. 1. 19. Leave out from “ eighth” to ‘ or” 


minister and perpetual curate, unless or until | jn |. 20., and insert “ intituled, ‘An Act concerning 


such right of patronage and nomination shall be |« Enrolments of Bargains and Contracts of Lands 
otherwise wholly assigned, or except so far as the | « and Tenements,’ in the case of any lands, tithes, 


same shall be otherwise in part assigned, under | « 


the provisions in that behalf hereinbefore last | « 


tenements or other hereditaments, but without 
any deed in the case of any goods or chattels.” 


by Her Majesty and Her successors, and the Bishop 
of the diocese for the time being in which the 
district or new parish shall be situate ; the first 


such nomination being in each case made by Her 
“ Majesty.” 


na 
oY 


such persons as shall be disposed to contribute 
towards the purposes of this Act, and that their 
charity may be rightly applied ; BE it Enacted, 
That all and every person or persons, or body 
corporate, having in his or their own right any 
estate or interest in possession, reversion or con- 
tingency of or in any lands, tithes, tenements or 
other hereditaments, or any property of or in any 
goods or chattels, shall have full power, license 
and authority, at his and their will and pleasure, 
by deed inrolled in such manner and within such 
time as is directed by the statute made in the 
twenty-seventh year of the reign of King Henry 
the Eighth for Inrolment of Bargains and Sales, 
or by his or their testament in writing, duly exe- 
cuted according to law, to give and grant to and 


a 
wn 


a? &amp; 
nan nw 


England, and their successors, all such his or their 


chattels, or any part or parts thereof, for and to- 


come of such ministers or perpetua! curates as 
aforesaid, or for or towards providing any church 
or chapel for the purposes and subject to the pro- 
visions of this Act, and to be for such purposes 
respectively applied, according to the will of such 
benefactors respectively, as in and by such deed 
inrolled, or such will or testament, executed as 
aforesaid expressed ; and in default of such di- 


manner as shall be directed by the authority 
hereinbefore mentioned ; and such Commissioners 
and their successors shall have full capacity and 
ability to purchase, receive, take, hold and enjoy, 
for the purposes aforesaid, as well from such per- 


the same, as from all other persons who shall be 
willing to sell or aliene to the said Commissioners 
any lands, tithes, tenements or other heredita- 
ments, goods or chattels, without any license or 


nn 
o- 


or any other statute or law to the contrary not- 
withstanding: Provided always, That no deed, 
either inrolled or not inrolled, shall be necessary 
in the case of any money, goods, chattels or other 
personal effects given or granted to, or vested in 
the said Commissioners, for the general purposes 
of the said recited Acts or this Act.” 

Pr. 21. 1. 31, Leave out “ any parson, vicar,” 
and insert “ parsons, vicars,” and in the same line 


and in |, 32. leave out “ incumbent” and insert 
“ incumbents.” 


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ian 


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wn 


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- 


contained, shall and may be exercised alternately | 


vest in the said Ecclesiastical Commissioners for | 


estate, interest or property in such lands, tithes, | 
tenements or other hereditaments, goods and | 


wards the endowment or augmentation of the in- 


rection, limitation or appointment, then in such | 


sons as shall be so charitably disposed to vive | 


writ of ad quod damnum, the statute of mortmain, 


Fo. 2. 1. 18. Leave out “ will or.” 


Fo. 2. 1. 19. After “aforesaid” insert “ may 
“ be.” 


Fo. 2.1. 20. After “ expressed” insert “ or in 
the case of no deed or testament, as may in some 





| 
| 
“6 


| “ other manner be admitted,” and in the same line 
Crause (D.) “ And for the encouragement of 


after “such” insert ‘ expression or.” ; 
| Fo. 2. 1,21. Leave out “ limitation or appoint- 
|“ ment.” 

Fo. 3.1.14. Leave out from “ notwithstanding” 
to the end of the Clause. 


| Then the subsequent 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, with Amendments; to which Amend- 


ments this House doth desire the concurrence of 
| their Lordships. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 

reading of the Limitation of Actions (Jreland) Bill; 
| Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
ithis day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the County Courts Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Small Debts Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Superior Courts (Common Law) Bill ; 
| Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
| upon Thursday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
‘into a Committee upon the Designs Copyright Bill ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
isumed 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. 


| 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to make 


Limitation 
of Actions 
(Ireland) Bill. 


County Courts 
Bill. 


Small Debts 
Bill. 


Superior Courts 
(Common Law) 


Designs Copy- 
right Bill. 


Appeals, &amp;c., 


further Regulations for facilitating the hearing Ap- (ft'y Council) 


peals and other Matters, by the Judicial Committee 
of the Privy Council, was, according to Order, read 
the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, do 
ass. 
. 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 concurrence 
of their Lordships. 


i The 


Bill. 

















Cus 


—_— ~*~ 


7 Vicrorim. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee, to consider the Act 5 and 6 
Vic. c. 47, to amend the Laws relating to the Cus- 
toms ; and also the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 56, for fur- 
ther amending the Laws relating to the Customs. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That it is expedient to amend the Laws 
relating to the Customs. 


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 this day. 


The Mandamus Appeals Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time ; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


The Warrants of Attorney Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee ofthe whole House, for Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for nominating 
the Select Committee on the Coal-whippers Bill ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Gladstone, 
the Lord Mayor of London, Mr. Labouchere, Lord 
Ashley, Mr. Mitcalfe, Mr. Hutt, Sir James Duke, 
Mr. Wawn, Mr. Philip Howard, Mr. Hindley, Mr. 
Kemble, Mr. Aaron Chapman and Mr. Henley. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being 
proposed, That Captain Gladstone be one other 
Member of the said Committee ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out the name of “ Captain 
Gladstone,” and inserting the name of “ Mr. William 
Williams,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the name of 
“ Captain Gladstone” stand part of the Question : 
—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That Captain Gladstone be one other 
Member of the said Committee. 

Ordered, That Mr. Morgan John O’ Connell be 
one other Member of the said Committee. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Mr. Greene reported the Fines and Penalties 
(Ireland) Bill: And 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 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. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Apprehension of Offenders (France) 
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 Apprehension of Ottenders (America) 
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 Hackney and Stage Carriages Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 


20° —21° Juliz. 





497 


Mr. Greene reported the Court of Exchequer € 
(Ireland) Bill: And 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. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


into a Committee to consider the Act 5 and 6 Vice. 
ce. 79, to repeal the Duties payable on Stage Car- 
riages and Passengers conveyed upon Railways, and 
certain other Stamp Duties in Great Britain, and 
to grant other Duties in lieu thereof, and also to 
amend the Laws relating to the Stamp Duties. 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That the Stamp Duties granted by 
the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 79, upon Donations or Pre- 
sentations by Her Majesty, or Her Heirs or Succes- 
sors, of or to any Ecclesiastical Benefice, Dignity 
or Promotion in England, shall be payable upon 
Donations or Presentations, by whomsoever made 
or granted, of or to any such Ecclesiastical Benefice, 
Dignity or Promotion. 

2. Resolved, That there shall be imposed a Stamp 
Duty of £.5 for every Certificate of the Registration 
of a Design under any Act to be passed in the pre- 
sent Session to amend the Laws relating to the 
Copyright of Designs. 


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 this day. 


ing Relief, by an advance of Exchequer Bills, to 
certain Islands in the West Indies which were visited 
with an Earthquake on the 8th day of February last ; 

Ordered, That the Papers relative to the Earth- 
quake in the West Indies, which were presented 
upon the 14th day of March last; and upon the 
11th day of this mstant July, be referred to the 
Committee. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That Her Majesty be enabled to direct 
Exchequer Bills, to an amount not exceeding One 
hundred and fifty thousand pounds, to be issued 
under certain regulations and restrictions, and on 
due security being given for the repayment thereof, 
for the relief of persons connected with the Islands 
of Antigua, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Dominica, and 
Montserrat, in consideration of losses sustained by 
them, in consequence of the Earthquake in those 
Islands in February last. 


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 this day. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Stamps. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- West India 
mittee to whom it was referred to consider of afford- Islands Relief. 


next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Woollen, &amp;c., 


The ingrossed Bill to amend the Laws for the 
Manufactures 


The House was moved, That the Act 5 and 6 Vic. Controverted 
Bill, prevention of Frauds and Abuses by Persons em- 


ec. 73, to continue until the thirty-first day of July Elections Bill. 





ployed in the Woollen, Worsted, Linen, Cotton, 
Flax, Mohair and Silk Hosiery Manufactures, and 
for the further securing the Property of the Manu- 
facturers and the Wages of the Workmen engaged 
therein, 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. 

Vot. 98. 


One thousand eight hundred and Forty-three, and 
to the end of the then Session of Parliament, an 
Act for amending the Law for the Trial of Contro- 
verted Elections, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bili 





to continue the said Act: And that Sir Robert Peel 
and Sir George Clerk do prepare, and bring it in. 





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498 20°—21° Juli. 


Militia Ballots © Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 

Suspension Bill. tg suspend the making of Lists, and the Ballots and 
Enrolments for the Militia of the United Kingdom: 
And that Sir James Graham and Sir Henry Har- 
dinge do prepare, and bring it in. 


Prison Disci- 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
pline Bill. w 


for the Improvement of Prison Discipline: And that 
Sir James Graham and Mr. Manners Sutton do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Moveables The Moveables (Scotland) Bill was read the first 
(Scotland) Bill. time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
No. 455. Wednesday next. 
Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Controverted Sir George Clerk presented a Bill to continue an 
Elections Bill. Act for amending the Law for the Trial of Contro- 
No. 456. verted Elections: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time this 
day; and to be printed. 
Prison Disci- 
pline Bill. 
No. 457. 


Sir James Graham presented a Bill for the Im- 
provement of Prison Discipline: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Thursday next; and to be printed. 


Militia Ballots | Sit James Graham presented a Bill to suspend 
Suspension Bill. the making of Lists, and the Ballots and Enrolments 
No.458. for the Militia of the United Kingdom: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time upon Monday next; and to be 

printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 


till half an hour after one of the clock on! 


Friday morning, adjourned till this day. 


Veneris, 21° die Julii ; 
Anno 7° Victories Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Law, from the Treasury, was called in; and 
at the bar presented, pursuant to an Address 
to Her Majesty,—Returns from the British Diplo- 
matic and Consular Agents in the several Mining 
Countries of America and Russia, relative to the 
Precious Metals which have been of late years 
raised, coined, &amp;c., in those Countries (in continuation 
of Parliamentary Paper, No. 338, of Session 1832). 
Coals. Mr. Law also presented, pursuant to Orders,— 
An Account of the Quantity of Coals exported in 
the quarter ending the 5th day of July 1843, from the 
Ports of Newcastle, Sunderland and Stockton respec- 
tively ; distinguishing the Coals shipped to British 
Possessions from those shipped to Foreign Parts. 
Medicine A Return of the Number of Medicine Licenses 
reat ) issued in the different Districts in Scotland, from the 
- : 1st day of September 1842 to the 30th day of May 
1843 :—And then he withdrew. 
, Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mines (America 
and Russia.) 


Bermondsey, Ordered, That the Committee on the Bermondsey, 
Rotherhithe . 


Rotherhithe and Deptford Roads Bill have leave 
and Deptford . : : ae de . : 
Roads Bill, to sit this day till five of the clock, during the sit- 

ting of the House. 


Shipwrecks. Ordered, That the Select Committee on Ship- 
wrecks have leave to sit this day till five of the dak. 
during the sitting of the House. 


Coal-whippers Ordered, That the Select Committee on the Coal- 


Bill. whinpers Bill have leave to sit To-morrow, notwith- 
standing any adjournment of the House. 
allel A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to dis- 


Divorce Bill. solve the Marriage of William Oliver Jackson, 
Esquire, with Georgiana Maria Jane Jackson, 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 Amendment, 
do pass. 


A. 1843. 


Ordered, That Sir John Yarde Buller do carry 
the Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 
House hath agreed to the same, with an Amend- 
ment ; to which Amendment this House doth desire 
the concurrence of their Lordships. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Liverpool Fire 
Liverpool Fire Prevention Bill to make their Report, Prevention Bip, 
be further enlarged till Thursday next. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Glasgow 
the Report on the Glasgow Police Bill. Police 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. 





The House proceeded to take into consideration Anderston 
the Report on the Anderston Improvement and pe ena 
Police 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. 








Petitions from Lincoln ;—Honiton ;—and, Wol- County Courts 
verhampton ; praying that the County Courts Bill ®! 
pton ; praying that the County Courts Bi 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Villiers Stuart reported from the Select Com- Public Petitions 
‘mittee on Public Petitions; That they had exa-~ (Forty-second 
mined the Petitions presented upon the 12th, 13th, adits 
14th and 17th days of this instant July; and had 
directed him to make a Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Petitions from Crediton; — Mellor and Rams- Factories Bill. 
greave ;--Blackburn (two Petitions) ;— Sudbury ;— 
Batley Carr ;—Bradford (York) (two Petitions) ;— 
Rochdale ;—Preston ( Lancaster) ;— Holbeck ;— Ba- 
singstoke ;— Stratford-upon-Avon ; — Sowerby ; — 
Lugwardine; ——- Saint Mary's, Bishophill Senior 
(York) ;— Hunslet ; — Winchester; — Sheerness ; —- 
Saint Peter-the-Less (two Petitions) ;--Huddersfield ; 
—Utoxeter ;— Royton ;—Beetham; —- Pudsey ; — 
Whittlesey ;—Leeds (four Petitions) ;—Heckmond- 
wike ;-—Chorley ;—Saint Mary-the- Less, Cambridge; 
—Farnley ;--Dewsbury Moor ;— Ovenden ;-— Thorn- 
tonin Bradford, York (Chairman of a Meeting) ;— 
York ; — Kccleshill (Chairman of a Meeting) ; — 
Chairman of a Meeting of Lancashire Factory Ope- 
ratives in Manchester ; -- Burbage ; -— Batley ; — 
Dewsbury (two Petitions) ;-—Earls Heaton (Chair- 
man of a Meeting) ;——Richmond (York) ;— Colne ;— 
l'ylingdales near Whitby ; — Bury (Lancaster) ; — 
Stockport ;— Hurst, in the parish of Ashton-under- 
Lyne ; — Hulme; -- Tewkesbury ; -- Saint Paul's 
Episcopal Chapel, Vauxhall, Lambeth ;—Hyde ;— 
Ardwick ;-——Reading ;— Bowling ;—Christ Church ; 
--Saint Stephen’s, Islington; — Hastings ; — and, 
Christ Church, with Saint Ewen annexed, Bristol; 
—praying that provision may be made in the Fac- 
tories Bill for further limiting the hours of labour 
of young persons employed in Factories,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
‘Table. 


A Petition of the Secretary of the Jrish Society ; Limitation 
praying that the Limitation of Actions (Jreland) of a 
Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, and aaaceatiaiae 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the there-undersigned Noblemen, 
praying that the said Bill may not pass into a law, 
and that they may be allowed to be heard by coun- 
sel at the bar of the House, against the same, was 
also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 





A Petition of Members of the Shepton Mallet Church Rates. 
Church of England Lay Association, praying the 
House to resist all attempts to deprive the Esta- 
blished Church of the full benefit and amount of 
Church 




















Gam GE ant Ged Oot 








Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses. 


Church of 
England. 


Burry, &amp;c., 
Navigation, and 
Llanelly Har- 
bour (No. 3.) 
Bill. 


Designs Copy- 
right Bill. 


Corn Laws. 


American 
Treaty. 


Customs, 


Auswer to 
Addresses. 


7 Vicrori&amp;. 21 Julte. 


Church Rates, and that should any alteration in 
the mode of collection or enforcing their payment 
take place, the same may not in any degree weaken 
the sound principles of right and justice, on which 
they are founded, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


499 
that Her Majesty had commanded him to acquaint 
this House, that She will give directions accordingly. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to an Church of 
Address to Her Majesty,—Copy of any Memorial Scotland. 
or Address to Her Majesty, or to Her present Ad- 
visers, from the General Assembly of the Church of 
A Petition of Inhabitants and Land-owners of Scotland, praying for the Settlement and Endow- 
the parish of Wrington, in the county of Somerest, | ment of Quoad Sacra Ministers in that country. 
praying for the repeal ofso much ofthe Act 6and7/ Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to Cork Harbour. 
Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the union of the Sees , Orders,—Returns of Amount of Acknowledgments 
of Saint Asaph and Bangor, was presented, and (or Certificates for Works executed at Cork Har- 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. | bour) bearing Interest, issued between the ist day 

|of August 1841 and the 1st day of August 1842 ; 
'a Statement of the Works for which they were 











A Petition of Inhabitants and Land-owners of the 
parish of Wrington, in the county of Somerset, 


€ a ; ’ issued; also of such Certificates issued since the 
stating that the Petitioners consider it the first duty | ee - ‘ : 


of the State to provide for the religious instruction | 


of the people ; that the means of the establishment | 
are insufficient for enabling the population of this | 
country to enjoy the sacraments and instruction of 
the Church ; and praying the House to make such 
grants as may be adequate to the attainment of this 
important object, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Burry, &amp;c., Navigation, and Llan- 
elly Harbour (No. 3.) Bill; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Gaskell reported the Designs Copyright Bill ; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Mon- 
day next. 

A Petition of Moses Chapman, of Upper Miil, 
Shopkeeper, in the parish of Saddleworth, in the 
county of York, praying for the repeal of the Corn 
and Provision Laws, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Members of the Committee of the | 
Leeds Anti-Slavery Society ;-—Braintree and Bock- 
ing ;—Chairman of the Committee of the Bristol 
Auxiliary Anti-Slavery Society ;—Chairman of the 
Committee of the Anti-Slavery Society at Woodbridge; 
— Coalbrookdale ;—President and Secretary of the 
Dartmouth Anti-Slavery Association ;— Liskeard ; 





— Cheltenham ;—and, Chairman and Secretary of 
the Anti-Slavery Society of Chatham and Rochester ; 
praying that in any measure the House may be 
cailed upon to pass to give effect to the tenth article 
of the Treaty of Washington, provision may be ex- 
pressty made, that in no case shall fugitive slaves, 
surrendered on the demand of the Federal Govern- 
ment of the United States, for alleged criminal of- 
fences, be again subjected to the incidents of slavery, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 


Ist day of August 1842 :—Of Dates and Amount 


| of the several Acknowledgments paid off during 


the year, from the Ist day of August 1841 to the 
Ist day of August 1842 :—And of a reference to 
the Title and Section of the Act of Parliament 
under which the Commissioners consider themselves 
authorized to issue Certificates for Work executed, 
bearing Interest, and of the Section which limits 
the Amount of the Issue:—A Copy of the Re- 
port of Jacob Owen, Gentleman, on the Navigation 
or South Wall, dated the 17th day of June 1836, 
and of the Letter of the Lords of the Admiralty, 
dated the 22d day of November 1836 ; together 
with a Statement of the Total Amount expended on 
the Wall, from the passing of the Act 1 Geo. 4, c. 52, 
up to the 17th day of June 1836, and the Amount 
expended since that date :—Nature of the Work 
done on which the sum of £. 657. 1s. 10d. was ex- 
pended in the year 1841-2, as charged in the Ac- 
counts furnished to this House :—And, whether the 
Dredging Machines, Numbers 1 and 2, were daily 
at Work during the year from the 1st day of August 
1841 to the 1st day of August 1842, the Number of 
Days during which each was not at work, the means 
adopted by the Commissioners to ascertain the 
Amount of work done by each, and the result, for 
the year 1841-2. 


Return to an Order, dated the 12th day of this Common Law 


instant July, for a Return of the Costs taxed by the 
two Taxing Officers in Common Law Business in 
Ireland, entered in the respective Books of each 
Officer, from the passing of the Act 1 and 2 Geo. 4, 
c. 53, to the Ist day of January 1843 ; distinguish- 
ing each year, and specifying, 1. The Number of 
Summonses to tax Costs; 2. ‘The Number of Ap- 
pointments made for taxing on adjournment without 


‘Summons; 8. The Number of Certificates of the 


Amount of Costs allowed ; 4. The Amount of the 
Bills delivered on such Taxations ; 5. The Amount 
of the Costs allowed or certified on such Taxations ; 
And, showing the Amountin the present Currency, 
the Totals in each year, and the Average Amounts, 
in periods of Five years, ending as above. 


Copies of Correspondence between the Lord Lieu- Deputy Lieute- 
tenant of Treland and the Lords Lieutenant of Coun- "ts (Ireland. ) 
ties on the subject of the Dismissal of Deputy No. 459. 
Lieutenants. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table; and that the iast be printed. 


upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee to whom 
it was referred to consider the Act 5 and 6 Vic. 
c. 47, to amend the Laws relating to the Customs ; 
and also the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 56, for further 
amending the Laws relating to the Customs, a Re- 
solution ; which was read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That it is expedient to amend the Laws 
relating to the Customs. 

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. Gladstone and Sir George 
Clerk do prepare, and bring it in. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of Adjournment. 
the House, this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


Mr. Gladstone presented a Bill to amend the Customs Bill. 
Laws relating to the Customs: And the same was No. 460. 
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 tinis House, an Cured Provi- 
Account of the Quantity of Cured Provisions, of all *"* 
kinds, imported into the United Kingdom from Fo- 
reign Countries, and from the Colonies, from the 
5th day of January 1843 to the 5th day of this in- 
stant July, inclusive ; specifying the different kinds, 
the Countries whence sent, the Quantities entered 
for Home Consumption, and the Amount of Duty 
382 paid 


Sir James Graham reported to the House, That 
their several Addresses of the 19th and 20th days 
of this instant July, (that Her Majesty would be 
graciously pleased to give directions, that the 
Papers therein mentioned might be laid before this 


House), had been presented to Her Majesty ; and 
Vor. 98. 














Corporal 
Punishments 
(Army, Navy 
and Marines.) 


Manor Courts 
(freland.) 


Benefices 
(Treland.) 


500 21° Julie. 


paid on same respectively; also, the Quantities of 
each kind re-exported, and whether taken for the 
use of the Ship, or for Merchandize, and the Place 
to which same were exported. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Abstracts of the Number of Men belonging 
to the Royal Marines who, since the 1st day of Ja- 
nuary 1839 to the 31st day of December 1842, have 
suffered Corporal Punishment or Imprisonment ; 
showing the Nature of Offences, in Classes, for 
which such Punishment has been awarded, and the 
Number in each Class; and showing the greatest 
Number and the smallest Number of Lashes, also 
the longest and shortest Period of Confinement 
awarded as Punishment to each Person, and the 
average Period of Confinement for each Class of 
Offence :—And, of the Number of Soldiers belonging 
to the Royal Artillery in Great Britain and Ireland 
who, between the 1st day of January 1839 and the 
31st day of December 1842, have suffered Corporal 
Punishment or Imprisonment; showing the Nature 
of the Offences, in Classes, for which such Corporal 
Punishment or Imprisonment has been awarded, 
and the Number in each Class; and showing also, 
the greatest and the smallest Number of Lashes, 
also the longest and shortest Period of Confinement 
awarded as Punishment, and the average Period for 
each Class of Offences :—Returns of the Number of 
Soldiers, belonging to Regiments and Depots in 
Great Britain and Ireland, who, since the 1st day of 
January 1839, have suffered either Corporal Punish- 
ment or Imprisonment ; and, whenever either Cor- 
poral Punishment or Imprisonment has been inflicted 
on the same person more than once, specifying how 
often it has been so inflicted; with Abstract of the 
Number of Soldiers, belonging to Regiments in the 
Colonies and Possessions of Great Britain, who, in 
each year since the Ist day of January 1839, have 
suffered Corporal Punishments and Imprisonments ; 
showing the Nature of the Offences, in Classes, for 
which such Corporal Punishment or Imprisonment 
has been awarded, and the Numbers in each Class ; 
stating also, the greatest Number and the lowest 
Number of Lashes inflicted on any person in each 
year, also the longest and the shortest Period of 
Continement awarded as Punishment, and the ave- 
rage Period of Confinement for each Class in each 
year :—Of the Number of Soldiers who, since the 
Ist day of January 1839, have suffered Corporal 
Punishment or Imprisonment, and whenever either 
Corporal Punishment or Imprisonment has been 
inflicted on the same person more than once, speci- 
fying how often it has been so inflicted ; and distin- 
guishing the Numbers in Regiments in the Colonies 
and Possessions of Her Majesty from Regiments 
in Depots in Great Britain and Ireland :—And, of 
the Number of Corporal Punishments inflicted in 
the Royal Navy, in each of the years 1839 and 1840 
(in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 242, 
of Sessicn 1841). 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Manor Courts in the several Counties 
and Counties of Cities or Towns in Jreland, specify- 
irg those in which the Seneschal or Steward is a 
Member of any and what Legal Profession, or Jus- 
tice of the Peace :—And, an Account of all Monies 
or Fees charged and paid therein, by whom received, 
and to what purpose applied, for each of the Six 
years ending the Sth day of January respectively ; 
of the Sums recovered, and of the Amount of Costs 
in each year, during same period. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Number of Benefices in Zreland held 








A, 1843. 


by the Clergy of the Established Church ; showing, 

in distinct columns, the Gross Income of each, the 

Deductions made from each, specifying the Items, 

and the Net Income of each Benefice respectively. 
Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Affchanist 

Copies or Extracts of Letters received from Major ” 

General Sir George Pollock, c. c. B., and from the 

General Officers commanding Divisions of the Army 

lately under his Orders, in reference to Outrages 

alleged to have been perpetrated by the British 

Troops on the evacuation of Affyhanistan. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Lynch and Mess 
Sir William Horne : id Y essage from 


Mr. Speaker, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An sutherlang 
Act for more effectually repairing, improving and Roads Bill, 
maintaining the Roads and Bridges in the County 
of Sutherland, and further regulating the Statute 
Labour in the said County, and for repairing, im- 
proving and maintaining a certain portion of Road 
in the County of Ross, without any Amendment : 

And aiso, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Paistey 
Act for appointing Trustees for the Creditors of the Municipal 
Burgh of Paisley, and other Purposes relating to “*#*s Bill. 
the Financial Affairs of the said Burgh, 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 Episcopal 
to provide for the Performance of the Episcopal Functions Bill, 
Functions in case of the Incapacity of any Bishop 
or Archbishop ; to which the Lords desire the con- 
currence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Marriages 
for Confirmation of certain Marriages in Ireland ; (ireland) Bil. 
to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Hambro’s 
for naturalizing Carl Joachim Hambro; to which N* Bill 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 

And also, 

The Lords give leave to the Lord Lowther to at- Post-office. 
tend the Select Committee appointed by this House 
to inquire into the measures which have been adopted 
for the general introduction of a Penny Rate of 
Postage, and for facilitating the Conveyance of Let- 
ters, and the result of such measures, so far as re- 
lates to the Revenue and Expenditure of the Post- 
office, and the general convenience of the Country : 

—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


the Lords, 


The Episcopal Functions Bill was read the first Episcopal _ 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon Functions Bil. 
Monday next. No. 461. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Hambro’s Naturalization Bill was read the first Hambro’s 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. Nat. Bill. 


The Marriages (Jre/and) Bill was read the first Marriages 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon (Ireland) Bill 
Monday next. No. 462. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Church of 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Scotland. 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of any Address to Her Majesty, or 
Memorial or other Communication to Her Ministers, 
from the General Assembly of the Church of Scot- 
land, or from any other Public Body or Bodies, 
praying for the interference of Parliament to remove 
alleged existing doubts as to the Appointment of 
Ministers to Benefices in that part of the Kingdom, 
or for any alteration in the Act of Queen Anne, 

1712, which restored to Patrons their ancient rights. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Petitions of the High Sheriff and late Members Arms (Ireland) 
of the Grand Jury assembled in Longford, for the ¥#!. 
Summer 





7 Vicroriz. 


Summer Assizes, Deputy Lieutenants and Magis- 
trates of the county of Longford ;—and, High Sheriff 
and Grand Jurors of the county of Leitrim assembled 
at Summer Assizes, 1843; praying that the Arms 
(Ireland) Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 

into a Committee upon the Arms (Jreland) Bill. 
(In the Committee.) 

CrauseE, N° 35, amended, and agreed to. 

CxiauseE, N° 36, agreed to. 

Cravuses, N° 37 to N° 39, amended, and agreed to. 

“Crause N° 40, (If any person having a license 
shall lend or permit the same to be used for the 
purpose of procuring gunpowder for the use of an 
other person, the person so licensed shall forfeit any 
sum not exceeding ) read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 17. 1. 26. After the 
word “ person” to insert the words “ not being li- 
“* censed :” 


Question put, That those words be there inserted ; 
The Committee divided : 





Tellers for thef Sir Robert Ferguson, 33 
Yeas, Viscount Clements : } a 
Tellers for thef Sir Thomas Fremantle, 2 
Noes, L Mr. Pringle : er 


Several Amendments made. 

Blank filled with “ twenty pounds.” 

Motion made and Question put, That the Clause, 

as amended, stand part of the Bill ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for they Sir Thomas Fremantle, 65 
Yeas, { Mr. Pringle: } 7 

Tellers for thef Viscount Clements, l ae 
Noes, Mr. William O’Brien: (~~ 


Crause, N° 41, amended, and agreed to. 


CrausE N° 42, (No person shall make, mend, re- 
pair or keep for sale any gun, &amp;c., without a license 
from the Chief or Under Secretary, &amp;c.)——read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 18.1. 29. To leave out 
the words “ mend, repair.” 

Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
out stand part of the Clause ; 

The Committee divided : 


Tellers for the {Sir Thomas Fremantle, 57 
Yeas, \Mr. Henry Baring: —— 
Tellers for thef Mr. William O’ Brien, 7 
Noes, LViscount Clements: 7 


Another Amendment proposed in |. 45. (Every 
such offender shall forfeit any sum not exceeding 
).——read. 

Proposed to fill the blank with “ fifty pounds.” 

Afterwards proposed to fiil the blank with 
twenty pounds.” 

Question put, That the blank be filled with “ fifty 
pounds ;” 
The Committee divided : 


a 
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ce 


Tellers for thef Sir Thomas Fremantle, . oo 
Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring : J aa 
Tellers for thef Viscount Clements, Cam 
Noes, UMr. Wyse: | Maas 


Motion made and Question put, That the Clause, 
as amended, stand part of the Bill; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the { Sir Thomas Fremantle, 66 
Yeas, Mr Henry Baring: | aoe 
Tellers for thef Sir Denham Norreys, a 
Noes, Mr William O’Brien: } aia 


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Question put, That the word “ repairing” stand 
part of the Clause ; 
The Committee divided: 


Tellers for thee Sir Thomas Fremantle, | 74 
Yeas, Mr. Young : : 
Tellers for the) Viscount Clements, 
Noes, UMr. John Collett: j= 


Clause agreed to. 

CrauseE, N° 45, (Licenses under the Act may be 
suspended on notice from Chief or Under Secretary) 
read. 

Amendment proposed: L. 32. To leave out the 
words “ the Chief or Under Secretary of the Lord 
“ Lieutenant.” 

Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
out stand part of the Clause ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for thef Sir Thomas Fremantle, 94 

Yeas, UMr. Young: ‘ 

Tellers for the) Mr. Sharman Crawford, 1 

Noes, UMr. William Williams: f ** 
Clause agreed to. 


Crause, N° 46, (Justice of Peace may search 
for Arms, &amp;c., kept for sale, &amp;c.)——read. 

Several Amendments made. 

Motion made and Question put, That the Clause, 
as amended, stand part of the Bill ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers forthe {Sir Thomas Fremantle, 

Y Mr. Young: } =. 
eas, r g 
Tellers for the f Viscount Clements, 34 
Noes, Mr. Morgan John OrConnell:} ; 

Crauses, N°47and N°48 amended, and agreed to. 

Criause, N° 49, disagreed to. 

Crause, N° 50, agreed to. 

Criause, Ne 51, amended, and agreed to. 

Cravusts N° 52 and N° 53, disagreed to. 

Criauss, N° 54, (Grand Juries may present sums 
for paying Clerks of the Peace for their trouble and 
expenses in the execution of this Act)——-read. 

Amendment proposed: P. 23. 1. 35. To leave out 
the words “ trouble and.’’. 

Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
out stand part of the Clause ; 

The Committee divided : 





Tellers for the{ Sir Thomas Fremantle, Ln 
Yeas, Sir George Clerk : ieee 
Tellers for thef Sir Robert Ferguson, } 37 
Noes, | Viscount Clements : . 


Several Amendments made. 
Motion made and Question put, That the Clause, 
as amended, stand part of the Bill; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the f Sir George Clerk, 108 
Yeas, \ Mr. Young: } sis 

Tellers for thefJ Mr. Wyse, - 9 
Noes, LMr. William O’Brien: Jf ~” 

To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 





And the House having continued to sit till after 

twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 
Sabbati, 22° die Julit, 1843: 

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
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, Vhat this House will, upon Monday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Cxause, N° 43, amended, and agreed to. The Order of the day being read, for the second Arches and Pre 
Cuause, N° 44, (Every person who shall make, | reading of the Arches and Prerogative Courts (Can- togative Courts 
: . “Wh. (Canterbury ) 
repair or sell any gun, &amp;c., shall keep a book in | terbury) Bill; Bill, 


d) 


which he shall enter a monthly account of articles 
made, repaired or sold ; and if any person making, 
repairing or selling any such article shall not keep 
such book, &amp;c.)—— read. 

Amendment proposed: L. 22. To leave out the 
word “ repairing.” 


Vot. 98. 














And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
roposed, 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.” 
383 And 





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Poor Relief 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Holyrood Park 
Bill, 


Excise. 


Supply. 


Municipal 
Corporations 


(No. 2.) Bill. 
No. 463. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Public Works 
(ireland Bill. 


Attornies and 
Solicitors Bill. 


Law of Evi- 
dence Bill. 


502 21°—29° Juliz. 


And the Question being proposed, That the word 
“ now” stand part of the Question :—And a Debate 
arising thereupon ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the Debate be now adjourned :—It passed 
in the Negative. 

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 thes Mr. Elphinstone, 

Yeas, Mr. Benjamin Wood : } 

Tellers for the f Sir Thomas Fremantle, } 69 

Noes, UMr. Nicholl : _ 

So it passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
“ upon this day three 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 three months. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Poor Relief (Zreland) Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Holyrood Park Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
the Report from the Committee to whom it was re- 
ferred to consider certain Acts relating to Duties of 
Excise ; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report on the Municipal 
Corporations (No. 2.) Bill: The Bill was re-com- 
mitted 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. Greene re- 
vorted, 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 
consideration upon Monday next; and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 





The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to 
take into further consideration the Report on the 
Public Works (Jrel/and) Bill; andthe Amendments 
were read, aud agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday 
next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report on the Attornies 
and Solicitors Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Law of Evidence Bill ; 

Resolved, Vhat this House will, upon Tuesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 














A. 1843. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Limitation 
reading of the Limitation of Actions (Jreland) Bill; of Actions 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon (Ireland) Bill. 
Monday next. 


Mr. Greene reported the Fines and Penalties (Zre- Fines ana 
land) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and Penalties — 
agreed to. (ireland) Bill 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday 
next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Apprehension 
mittee on the Apprehension of Offenders (France) o Offeaders 
Bill ; (France) 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- Apprehension 
mittee on the Apprehension of Offenders (America) ot Offenders 


Bill ; (America) Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Greene reported the Court of Exchequer Court of 
(Ireland) Bill; and the Amendments were read, Exchequer 
and agreed to. Gielend) Bil 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday 
next. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee to whom Stamps. 
it was referred to consider the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 79, 
to repeal the Duties payable on Stage Carriages and 
Passengers conveyed upon Railways, and certain 
other Stamp Duties in Great Britain, and to grant 
other Duties in lieu thereof, and also to amend the 
Laws relating to the Stamp Duties, several Resolu- 
tions ; which were read, as follow : 

1. Resolved, Thai the Stamp Duties granted by 
the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 79, upon Donations or Pre- 
sentations by Her Majesty, or Her heirs or succes- 
sors, of or to any Ecclesiastical Benefice, Dignity 
or Promotion in England, shall be payable upon 
Donations or Presentations, by whomsoever made 
or granted, of or to any such Ecclesiastical Benefice, 
Dignity or Promotion. 

2. Resolved, That there shall be imposed a Stamp 
Duty of £.5 for every Certificate of the Registra- 
tion of a Design under any Act to be passed in the 
present Session to amend the Laws relating to the 
Copyright of Designs. 

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. Chancellor of the Ex- 
chequer and Sir George Clerk do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee to whom west India 
it was referred to consider of affording Relief, by Islands Relief 
an Advance of Exchequer Bills, to certain Islands wa. 
in the West Indies, which were visited with an 
Earthquake on the 8th day of February last, a Re- 
solution; which was read, as followeth: 

Resolved, That Her Majesty be enabled to direct 
Exchequer Bills, to an amount not exceeding One 
hundred and fifty thousand pounds, to be issued 
under certain regulations and restrictions, and on 
due security being given for the repayment thereof, 
forthe Reliefof Persons connected with the Islands 
of Antigua, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Dominica, aud Mont- 
serrat, in consideration of Losses sustained by them, 
in consequence of the Earthquake in those Islands 
in February last. 

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. Chancellor of the Ex- 
chequer and Sir George Clerk do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


The 








Controverted 
Elections Bill. 


Militia Esti- 
mates. 


Factories. 


Loan Societies 
Bill. 


Bills of Ex- 
change Bill. 


Slave Trade 
Treaties Bill. 


Stock in Trade 
Bill. 


Ecclesiastical 
Jurisdictions 
Bill. 


Leicester and 
Peterborough 
Road Bill. 


North Esk 
Reservoir Bill, 


7 Vicroriz. 


The Controverted Elections Bill was, according 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed 
to prepare Estimates of the Charge of the Disem- 
bodied Militia of Great Britain and Ireland fora 
year, to the 31st day of March 1844. 

And a Committee was appointed, of Sir Henry 
Hardinge, Viscount Howick, Mr. Macaulay, Mr. 
Manners Sutton, Sir Edward Knatchbull, Colonel 
Gore Langton, Colonel Wood, Captain Boldero, 
Colonel Peel, Mr. Pringle, and all Colonels of Mi- 
litia. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


The House was moved, That the Act 3 and 4 Will.4, 
¢. 103, to regulate the Labour of Children and Young 
Persons in the Mills and Factories of the United 
Kingdom, might be read; and the same being read ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend the said Act:—And the said Motion was, 
with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


The House was moved, That the Act 5 Vic. s. 2. 
c. 5, to continue to the First day of August One 
thousand eight hundred and Forty-three, the Act 
to amend the Laws relating to Loan Societies, might 
be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
continue the said Act: And that Mr. Manners Sut- 
ton and Mr. Gaskell do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Act 4 and 5 Vic. 
c. 64, to continue until the First day of January 
One 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 othe first year of Her present Majesty, for 
exempting certain Bills of Exchange and Promissory 
Notes from the Operation of the Laws relating to 
Usury, might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
continue the said Act: And that Sir George Clerk 
and Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Act 5 and 6 Vic. 
c. 59, to continue until the First day of August One 
thousand eight. hundred and Forty-three, an Act for 
authorizing Her Majesty to carry into immediate 
execution, by Orders in Council, any Treaties for the 
Suppression of the Slave Trade, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to continue the said Act: And that Sir George Clerk 
and Mr. Manners Sutton do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to continue the exemption of Inhabitants of Parishes, 
Townships and Villages, from liability to be rated 
as such in respect of Stock in Trade or other Pro- 
perty, to the Relief of the Poor: And that Sir James 
Graham and Mr. Manners Sutton do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for further suspending the operation of the new 
arrangement of Dioceses, so far as it affects the 
existing Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions: And that Sir 
James Grahamand Mr. Manners Sution do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Leicester and Peterborough 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. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
North Esk Reservoir (re-committed) Bill; That 
Vou. 98. 


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503 


they had gone through the Bill, and made other 
Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir George Clerk presented «a Bill to continue an Slave Trade 
Act for authorizing Her Majesty to carry into im- Treaties Bill. 
mediate execution, by Orders in Council, any Trea- No, 464. 
ties for the Suppression of the Slave Trade: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time upon Monday next; and to be 
printed. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented, by Customs 
Her Majesty’s Command,—Copy of Report of the Fruds- 
Commissioners of Revenue Inquiry cn Customs 
Frauds. 


Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


Sir George Clerk presented a Bill to continue an Bills of Ex- 
Act for exempting certain Bills of Exchange and tae Bill. 
Promissory Notes from the Operation of the Laws No. 465. 
relating to Usury: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Monday next; and to be printed. 


Sir James Graham presented a Bill to continue Stock in Trade 
the Exemption of Inhabitants of Parishes, Town- ®#!!- 
ships and Villages, from Liability to be rated as such No. 466. 
in respect of Stock in Trade, or other Property, to 
the Relief of the Poor: 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 the Con- ae 
stabulary (Zreland), which was presented yesterday, ‘ poland.) 
be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
half an hour after one of the clock on Satur- 
day morning, adjourned till Monday next. 





Lune, 24° die Julii; 
Anno 7° Victorie Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 


M* Gibson, from the South Sea Company, was gouth Sea 
called in; and at the bar presented, pursuant Company. 
to Order,—A Return of the Amount of the Unclaimed 
Dividends on the Stock and Annuities on the Books 
of the South Sea Company, on the 1st day of August 
1842 :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Austin, from the Office of the Poor Law Com- yjary-ie-b 

ak j y-le-bone 
missioners, was called in ; and at the bar presented, Workhouse. 
pursuant to Order,—A Copy of Report of the Spe- 
cial Assistant Poor Law Commissioners, upon the 
Treatment of the Infant Pauper Children in the 
Mary-le-bone Workhouse ; together with the Corre- 
spondence relating thereto :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table. 





The following Papers, pursuant to Orders, having Court of Session 
been transmitted to the Clerk, were laid upon the (Scotland. 
Table; viz. a Return, in columns, showing the 
Amount and Application of the Fee Fund collected 
in the Court of Session in each year respectively, 
since the passing of the Act 1 and 2 Vic. ¢. 118, so 
far as the same is made up. 

An Account of all Sums of Money paid, under 
the Authority of the Act 48 Geo. 3, c. 43, into the 
Court of Requests in Manchester by Debtors ; all 
Sums received by Creditors, and the Sums remaining 
unclaimed, on the 31st day of December in each 
year, stating the Total Amount of such Funds in 
each year, since 1833 ; stating also, where the same 
is deposited, and in whose Names; also, the Total 
Number of Causes tried, the Executions issued, and 
the Number of Persons imprisoned in each year (in 
continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 272, of 
Session 1834). 


Manchester 
Court of Re- 
quests, 


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Fox’s Estate 
Bill. 


Spalding and 
Deeping Roads 
Bi'l. 


Anderston 
Improvement 
and Police Bill. 


Giasgow 
Police Bill. 


Duchall 
Estate Bill. 


Milne’s Free 
School Bill. 


Rermondsey, 
Rotherhithe 
and Deptford 
Roads Bill. 


County Courts 
Bili. 


Prisons 


(Scotland) Bill. th 


Factories Bill, 


Fox’s Estate 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 Report on the Spalding and Deeping Roads Bill ; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Anderston 
Improvement and Police (re-committed) Bill have 
leave to proceed with One selected Member. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Glasgow 
Police (re-committed) Bill have leave to proceed 
with One selected Member. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Duchall Estate Bill, no Standing 
Orders were applicable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 





The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, inti- 
tuled, An Act to incorporate the Directors of Milne’s 
Free School, in the Town of Fochabers, and for the 
better Government thereof; and the same were read, 
as follow : 

Pr. 4. 1. 35. Leave out from “ Lord” to the first | 
“ the” inl. 38. 

Pr. 4. 1. penult. Leave out “ said,” and in the | 
same line, after “‘ county” insert “ of Elgin.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 3. Leave out from “being” to “ the” 
in |. 5. 

Pr. 5. 1. 7. Leave out from “ being 
1. 9. 

Pr. 5. 1. 18. Leave out from “ being” to “ the” 
in |. 16. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. | 
Ordered, That Mr. Duncan 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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Mr. Trotter reported from the Committee on the 
Bermondsey, Rotherhithe and Deptford Roads Bill ; 
and to whom several Petitions against the said Bill 
were referred ; That they had heard counsel in sup- 
port of several of the said Petitions, and had also 
heard counsel in favour of the Bill; and had exa- 


24° Juli. 





mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 


A. 1843. 


Factories,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Delph ;—Oldham (nine Petitions) ; 
— Middleton (two Petitions) ;--Halifax ;—Saddle- 
worth (four Petitions) ;— Rochdale (two Petitions) ; 
—and, Merthyr Tydvil; 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 Inhabitants of the parishes of State of Irelang, 
Schull, Kilcoe and Aghadown, stating that the Peti- 
tioners view with the utmost anxiety and alarm the 
—_ repeal movement in Jreland; and praying the 
ouse to take measures to check the present ex- 
citement, and to restore confidence and security to 
the peaceable and well disposed, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Cadogan Williams, praying for Annuities, 
amendment of the Government Annuity Saving 
Bank scheme, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Licensed Retailers of Beer to be Sale of Beer 
consumed on the premises, residing in several pa- Act 
rishes in the county of Norfolk, praying for amend- 
ment of the Sale of Beer Acts, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Samuel Gordon, of Aungier-street, Uugh Boyd. 
Dublin, praying that the House will order a Return 
to be made to it, stating the rent and terms upon 
which certain quarries on the estate of Hugh Boyd, 
Esquire, a lunatic, have been last demised, and to 
whom, their extent, and also, a return of the amount 
of costs at law and in equity paid of the lunatic’s 
estate for litigation, respecting those freestone quar- 


‘ries, since the Court of Chancery obtained the con- 


trol of the lunatic’s estate, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
VIII. 
Sir George Clerk presented, by Her Majesty’s No. 468.—I. 


| Command,— Estimates, &amp;c., Miscellaneous Services, Estimates : 


Miscellaneous 
Services, 


An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in Caledonian 
the year 1843, on account of Works carrying on ©. 
upon the Caledonian Canal. 

An Estimate of the Amount required to be voted Port Patrick 
to defray the Charge of Repairs required to the Harbour. 
Harbour of Port Patrick. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted to Public Health 
defray the Expense of the Commission appointed Com sien. 
by Her Majesty to inquire into the best mode of 
preserving the Public Health. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted to Poor Law 


for the year ending 31st March 1844. 


same to be true; and had gone through the Bill,| defray the Expense of the Commission appointed Commission 


and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do le upon the Table. 


Petitions from Leicester ;—and, Chepping Wy- 


combe; praying that the County Courts Bill may | 


‘by Her Majesty to inquire into the practical ope- 


(Scotland. ) 
ration of the Poor Laws in Scotland, to the 31st 
March 1844. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in Monuments. 
the year 1843, towards defraying the Cost of the 


pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and or- | Monuments to be erected to the Memory of Sir 


dered to lie upon the Table. 


e royal burgh of Queensferry, praying that the 


Sidney Smith, Lord Exmouth and Lord De Sauma- 


|rez, pursuant to the Addresses of the House of 
A Petition of Magistrates and Town Council of |Commons, dated 10th August 1842. 


An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted to Forged Exche- 


Prisons (Scotland) Bill may not pass into a law, | pay the Interest due to the respective Holders of aver Bills. 
as it now stands, was presented, and read; and | certain Forged Exchequer Bills, in respect of which 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from John Doherty ;— Thornhill ;— 
Manchester (three Petitions) ;— Huddersfield (three 
Petitions) ;— O/dham ;— Todmorden (two Petitions) ; 
—Almondbury ;— Elland ;— Mills Bridge ;— Ar- 


Indemnity has been granted, pursuant to the Act 


(6 Vie. e. 1. 
| An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted to Destitute Emi- 
| 


pay Bills drawn from South Australia, for Expenses ened a: 
‘incurred for the Relief of Destitute Emigrants, be- “"" ~ 


| yond the Sum provided for this Service by the grant 


mitage Bridge ;— Earls Heaton ;— Rétpponden ;— | of last Session. 


Golear ;—Saddleworth ;— Barnsley ;— Mirfield ;— 
Westminster ;—and, Members of the Committee of 
Coopers of London; praying the House to make 
provision in the Factories Bill for further limiting 
tie hours of labour of young persons employed in 


| 


| An Estimate of the further Amount that will pro- Canada. 
| bably be required for the year ending 31st March 
| 1844, to defray the Expenses of the Service in Ca- 
| nada consequent upon the late Insurrection in that 
Colony. 


A n 














China 
tion. 


China 
Comp’ 


Slave 
Trea 


Bill: 
chat 


Mil 
Sus 


PS eee ee 














China Expedi- 
tion. 


China (Opium 
Compensation.) 


Slave Trade 
Treaties Bill. 


Bills of Ex- 
change Bill. 


Militia Ballots 
Suspension Bill. 


Supply. 


Ways aud 
Means. 


Newspaper 
Stamps. 


Burry, &amp;c., 
Navigation, and 
Llanelly Har- 
bour (No. 3.) 
Bill. 


Controverted 
Elections Bill. 


Standing 
Orders; 


British Iron 
Company. 


Stock in Trade 
Bill. 


British Iron 
ompany. 


7 Vicrortz. 


An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in 
the year 1843, on account of the Expenses of the 
Expedition to China. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to make good 
to certain Holders of Opium surrendered in China 
in March 1839, the Amount of Compensation due 
to them under the 4th Article of the Treaty of Peace 
with China. 

Ordered, That the said Estimates do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


The Slave Trade Treaties Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Bills of Exchange Bill was, according to Or- 
der, read a second time ; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Militia Ballots Suspension Bill was, accord- 
ing to Order, read a second time; and committed 
to a Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the 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 there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Stamps issued, and Advertisement 
Duty paid by the various Newspapers of Great Bri- 
tain and Ireland, for the last quarter of the present 


year (in continuation of and in the same form as the 
last Return). 


A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bill to 
alter and amend an Act for the Improvement of the 
Navigation of the Rivers Burry, Loughor and Lliedi, 
in the Counties of Carmarthen and Glamorgan, and 
to improve the Harbour of Lilanelly, in the said 
County of Carmarthen, be now read the third time ; 

The Earl of Lincoln, 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. 

Ordered, That Mr. Morris do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Controverted Elections 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Pringle reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 
on Standing Orders, a Resolution ; which was read, 
as followeth ; 

Resolved, That in the case of the British Iron 
Company Petition for Jeave to present a Petition 
for a Bill, the Sessional Order be dispensed with, 
and that the Parties be permitted to present such 
Petition accordingly. 


The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 


The Stock in Trade Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time ; and committed to a Committee 
of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


A Petition of the British Iron Company, for leave 


to bring in a Bill to enlarge the Powers granted by 
Vot. 98, 


/ 


24° Julit. 











505 
an Act of the fourth year of Her present Majesty, 
intituled, An Act for granting certain Powers to the 
British Iron Company, and to facilitate the Sale of 
the Estates and Foapeciines belonging to the said 
Company, was presented, and read; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


The Episcopal Functions Bill was, 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow 


The Customs Bill was, according to Order, read Customs Bill. 


a second time; and committed to a Committee of 
the whole House, for Friday next. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Arms (Ireland), 


Return of the Arms stated to have been returned 
to the Owners in the Arms and Yeomanry (Jre/and) 
Return, dated the 4th day of July 1848, showing 
the Names and Places of Residence of such Owners, 
and whether the Arms were so returned by the desire 
of the Magistrates who had caused them to be taken, 
or by any other Authority, stating such Authority, 
if any :—Copies of any Orders issued in 1834, by 
any Department of the Government in Great Bri- 
tain or Ireland, for the disbanding of the Dungannon 
Corps of Yeomanry, or for returning into store the 
Arms belonging to that Corps :—Returns, stating 
the Names and Residences of the Persons who now 
hold the Arms mentioned in a Return from the 
Office of Ordnance, Dublin, of the 2d day of June 
1843, as being now in possession of the Yeomanry 
Corps in Ireland ; together with an explanation of 
the Reasons why such Arms have not been returned 
into the Public Stores :—And, giving the substance 
of all Informations taken by Justices of the Peace 
in the County of Armagh, during the months of 
May, June and July 1843, of Persons having in 
their Possession unregistered Arms; together with 
a Statement, showing if a Search Warrant has been 
eranted on each Information, and the Number of 
Justices who have signed each Warrant, the period 
of the day or night at which each Search has been 
made, and if in the presence of a Justice of the 
Peace, and the result, stating the Number and 
nature of unregistered Arms that have been found 
in each Search, and the Punishment imposed by 
the Justices in each case, if any, of holding Arms 
not duly registered. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Machinery 


reading of the Machinery Exportation Bill ; Bil 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself oan anee) 


into a Committee upon the Arms (Jreland) Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 

Cravses N° 55 to N° 57, amended, and agreed to. 
CrauseE N° 58, agreed to. 
Ciavuses N° 59 to N° 61, amended, and agreed to. 
Crauses, N° 62 and N° 63, agreed to. 
Crause, N° 64, amended, and agreed to. 
Ciausr N° 635, disagreed to. 
Crause N° 66, (Act to continue in force for 

)——read. 

Proposed to fill the blank in P, 27. 1. 34. with 
two years, and from thence until the end of the 
then next Session of Parliament.” 

Afterwards proposed to fill the blank with “ one 
year, and from thence until the end of the then 
next Session of Parliament.” 

Question put, That the blank be filled with “ two 
years, and from thence until the end of the then 
next Session of Parliament ;” 

The Committee divided : 


3T Tellers 


according to Episcopal _ 
: Functions Bill. 





Excise. 





506 24° Julte. A, 1843, 


Yeas, (Sir George Clerk: 


Tellers for the (Sir Thomas Fremantle, 1 195 
Tellers forthefMr. William O’Brien, } 48 


Noes, Mr. Ross: 
Several Amendments made. 


Motion made, and Question put, That the Clause, 
as amended, stand part of the Bin : 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the f Sir Thomas Fremanile, } 131 
Yeas, \ Mr. Pringle: 
Tellers for thef Mr. French, + 
Noes, i Viscount Clements : f , 
Cause N° 67, disagreed to. 
Cravse, N° 68, amended, and agreed to. 
Cuiauses N° 69 and N° 70, agreed to. 
ScHEDULEs amended, and agreed to. 
Postponed Clauses amended, and agreed to. 
Preamble read, 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 now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly ; and 
the Bill was re-committed to a Committee of the 
whole House :—The House immediately resolved 
itself into the Committee; and, after some time 
spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and 
Mr. Greene reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly ; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further 
consideration upon Thursday next; and the Bill, 
as amended, to be printed. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee to whom 
it was referred to consider certain Acts relating to 
Duties of Excise, several Resolutions; which were 
read, as follow; 

1. Resolved, That from and after the first day of 
August One thousand eight hundred and Forty- 
three, the additional Duty of One shilling imposed 
by an Act passed in the last Session of Parliament, 
intituled, An Act to impose an additional Duty on 
Spirits, and to repeal the Allowance on Spirits made 
from Malt only in Zreland, onevery gallon of Spirits 
distilled or warehoused in Jreland, shall cease and 
determine. 

2. Resolved, That from and after the first day of 
August One thousand eight hundred and Forty- 
three, there shall be levied and granted on certain 
mixtures and preparations, when made with Spirits, 
and removed from or to Lreland, or to or from Eng- 
land, or from or to Ireland to or from Scotland, the 
countervailing Duties and Drawbacks of Excise, in 
the Schedules following : 

| Countervailing Duties. 
ARTICLES ENUMERATED. | Nl 


From Ireland 
| to England. 





From Ireland 
to Scotland. 








For every Gallon thereof removed : 
Ether - - - . - - 
Sweet Spirits of Nitre - - - &gt; 
Camphorated Spirits = - - - - 


| ‘Sj oat &amp; 2 é 
Lavender Water and other Perfumes, being | 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 


- 12 11 - 2 6 


Spirits scented with Essential Oils, Flow- 

ers, or other Ingredients - - 
Compound Spirits of Lavender 
Spirits of Rosemary - - 
Spirits of Ammonia - - 
Salvolatile - - - - 
Friars’ Balsam - - - 
Compound Tincture of Benzoin 
Tincture of Assafeetida - - 
Tincture of Castor ~ 
Tincture of Kino - 





Tincture of Guiacum - 
Tincture of Myrrh - 
Tincture of Ginger - } 
Spirit Varnishes - - - = mah 


££ oe &amp; € 6.2 8.88 





Other Tinctures and Medicated Spirits 
Sweets or made Wines - + - 





S 
“Th 
top 
it 
_— 
=m | 
te 





| Countervailing Drawbacks. 
ARTICLES ENUMERATED. From England | From Scotland 





to Ireland. to Ireland. 
\ 
For every Gallon thereof removed : ied i a &amp; 
ther - - - - - - - 1211 - 26 
Sweet Spirits of Nitre - - - -&gt; 


Camphorated Spirits - . - . 
Lavender Water and other Perfumes, being 
Spirits scented with Essential Oils, Flow- 
ers, or other Ingredients - - 








Compound Spirits of Lavender 
Spirits of Rosemary = - - 
Spirits of Ammonia - - 
Salvolatile - - - - 
Friars’ Balsam s+ - - 
Compound Tincture of Benzoin 
Tincture of Assafetida - 
Tincture of Castor - 
Tincture of Kino - 
Tincture of Guiacum 
Tincture of Myrrh 
Tincture of Ginger 
Spirit Varnishes - - ~ - 
Other Tinctures and Medicated Spirits - 
Sweets or made Wines - - - 





5 


~» Ii « 
3 * = 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the said Resolutions be now read a 
second time ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out the words “ now read a 
‘* second time,” in order to add the word “ re-com- 
“ mitted,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
now read a second time,” stand part of the Ques- 
tion :—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the said Resolutions be now read 
a second time :—The said Resolutions were accord- 
ingly read a second time, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the said 
Resolutions: And that Mr. Chancellor of the Ex- 


chequer and Sir George Clerk do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


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“ 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Metropolitan 
further consideration the Report on the Metropo- Buildings Bill. 
litan Buildings Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Municipal 
mittee on the Municipal Corporations (Jreland) Bill ; eo 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday —— 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- jamiralty 
mittee on the Admiralty Lands Bill; Lands 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, 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 Sir Thomas Fremantle, 59 
Yeas, \ Mr. Corry: sae 

Tellers for the { Mr. Barnard, } - 
Noes, Mr. Hume: ia 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee. 

(In the Committee). 

Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Ciauses N° 1 and N° 2, agreed to. 

Cuause N° 3, amended, and agreed to. 

Criauses N° 4 to N° 6, agreed to. 








CLAUSE 






































7 VicrToriz. 


Crause N° 7, amended, and agreed to. 
CiavseE N° 8, agreed to. 

CravusE N° 9, amended, and agreed to. 
Cravusss N° 10 to N® 15, agreed to. 
Cuiavse N° 16, amended, and agreed to. 
Cravuse N° 17, agreed to. 

CriavuseE N° 18, amended, and agreed to. 
Cuiauses N° 19 to N° 34, agreed to. 
Cravuses N° 35 to N° 37, amended, and agreed to. 
Cuiauses N° 38 to N° 46, agreed to. 
Clauses added. 

Preamble read, and agreed to. 

Bill, as amended, to be reported. 





And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 25° die Julii, 1843: 


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 Thurs- 
day next. 


Mandamus 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Appeals Bill. 


mittee on the Mandamus Appeals Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


Warrants of 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Attorney Bill, 


mittee on the Warrants of Attorney Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


Hackney and 
Stage Carriages 
Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com-: 
mittee on the Hackney and Stage Carriages Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


Designs Copy- 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
right Bill. 


reading of the Designs Copyright Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time this 
day. 


Marriages 


; The Marriages (Jreland) Bill was, according to 
(ireland) Bill. 


Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee:—The House 
accordingly resolved itself into the Committee ; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and 
made an Amendment thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly ; and 
the Amendment was read, as followeth : 

Pr. 1. 1. 31. Leave out “ said.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time this 
day. 

Poor Relief 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
(Ireland) Bill, 


mittee on the Poor Relief (Jreland) Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Holyrood Park 


. The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
il, 


mittee on the Holyrood Park Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


Municipal The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
pp into further consideration the Report on the Mu- 
aNO. 2.) Dill. 


nicipal Corporations (No. 2.) 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. 
Vor. 98. 


/ 


Q4°-959 Julie. 


507 
The ingrossed Bill to amend the Acts for carrying 


on Public Works in Jreland, was, according to Or- 


der, read the third time ; and Amendments were 
made to the Bill. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Public Works 
(Ireland) Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Limitation 
reading of the Limitation of Actions (Ireland) Bill; of Actions 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon (Ireland) Bill. 
Thursday next. 


The ingrossed Bill for the better Collection of Fines and 
Fines, Penalties, Issues, Deodands, Amerciaments ee Bill 
and forfeited Recognizances in Lreland, and for aaa 
Appropriation thereof, was, according to Order, read 
— time ; and Amendments were made to the 

ill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Apprehension 
mittee on the Apprehension of Offenders (France) of Offenders 
Bill; (France) 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- Apprehension 
mittee on the Apprehension of Offenders (America) of Offenders | 
Bill ; (America) Bill. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The ingrossed Bill for the amendment of the Pro- Court of 





ceedings and Practice of the Equity Side of the 
Court of Exchequer in Jreland, 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 
(Ireland) Bill, 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to Industrious 
encourage Industry by facilitating the letting Small ©!sses Bill. 
Allotments of Land, and to provide for the Regula- 
tion of Loan Societies: And that Lord Ashley, the 
Earl of Arundel and Surrey and Mr. Stanton do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That Mr. Labouchere be discharged from Coal-whippers 
any further attendance on the Select Committee on Bill. 
the Coal-whippers Bill. 


Ordered, That Sir William Clay be added to the 


Committee. 


Sir James Graham presented a Bill for suspending Ecclesiastical 
the operation of the new Arrangement of Dioceses, Jurisdictions 
so far as it affects the existing Ecclesiastical Juris- ” 
dictions: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Thursday 
next; and to be printed. 


No. 470. 


Lord Ashley presented a Bill to encourage In- Industrious 
dustry by facilitating the letting Small Allotments ©!sss Bill. 
of Land, and to provide for the Regulation of Loan No. 471. 

Societies: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Wednes- 
| day next; and to be printed. 





Sir Thomas Fremantle presented a Bill to impose Stamps Bill. 
certain Stamp Duties, and to amend the Laws re- No. 472. 
lating thereto: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Thursday next ; and to be printed. 


Lord Eliot presented a Bill for granting Relief West India 

'to the Islands of Antigua, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Do- Islands Relief 

|minica and Mountserrat: And the same was read ®! 

the first time; and ordered to be read a second time N° 473- 

upon Thursday next; and to be printed. 
aT 2 


~ 











Sir 





508 


Sir Thomas Fremantle presented a Bill to reduce 
the Duty on Spirits in Ireland, and to impose other 
countervailing Duties and Drawbacks on the Re- 
moval of certain Mixtures and Compounds, between 
Ireland, England and Scotland, respectively : And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time upon Thursday next; and to | 
be printed. 


Excise Bill. 
No, 474. 


Loan Societies 
Bill. 


No. 475. 


Lord Eliot presented a Bill to continue the Act | 
to amend the Laws relating to Loan Societies: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time upon Thursday next; and to be 
printed. 


Mines (America 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Mines, 








and Russia.) (America and Russia), which were presented upon 
No. 476. Friday last, be printed. 

Coals, Ordered, That the Account relative to Coals, 
No.477. which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. 
ee Ordered, That the Return relative to Medicine 
Gasiens a.) Licenses (Scotland), which was presented upon Fri- 

No. 47g. ‘ay last, be printed. 
Church of Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Church 
"aes of Scotland, which was presented upon Friday last, 
NO. e 


be printed. 


Common Law Ordered, That the Return relative to Common 








(Trelend.) Law Business (Jreland), which was presented upon 
No.4go, Friday last, be printed. 

And then the House, having continued to sit | 

till half an hour after one of the clock on | 
Tuesday morning, adjourned till this day. | 

Martis, 25° die Julii ; 
Anno 7° Victoria Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 
London — R. Scott, from the Office of the Chamberlain 
Corporation. of the City of London, was called in; and 





London Bridge, at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of | 
a several Acts of Parliament,—An Account of Monies 
received and paid by the Chamberlain of the City 
of London between the 6th January 1842 and the 
21st January 1843, being the Produce and Applica- 
tion of the several Duties and Payments pursuant 
to the Provisions of the Act of the 10th Geo. 4, 
c. 136, intituled, An Act for improving the Ap- 
proaches to London Bridge; and the Act of the 
11th Geo, 4, c. 64, intituled, An Act to make fur- 
ther Provision for defraying the Expenses of making 
the Approaches to London Bridge, and the Removal 
of Fleet Market; the Act 1 and 2 Vic.c. 100, for 
improving the Site of the Royal Exchange, in the 
City of London, and the Avenues adjoining thereto, 
and of the Act 1 and 2 Vie. c. 101, for continuing | 
the Act of the 1st and 2d Will. 4, for regulating the 
Vend and Delivery of Coals in the Cities of London 
and Westminster, &amp;c., in respect of the year ending 
the 5th January 1843. 

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, and the 1 and 2 Vic., | 
¢. 100, for making and improving the Approaches | 
to London Bridge, &amp;c., for the year ending Sth Ja- | 
nuary 1843, and of the Appropriation of the same in 
the discharge of Monies raised under the authority | 
of the said Acts. 

An Account of Monies received and paid by the | 
Chamberlain of the City of London, in pursuance | 
of the several Acts of Parliament of 4 Geo. 4, c. 50, | 
7 Geo. 4,¢. 40, 10 Geo. 4, c. 136, 1 Will. 4, c. 3, | 
2 Will. 4, c. 23, 4 Will. 4, c.13, and 2 and 8 Vic. | 
c. 107, for rebuilding London Bridge, and for im- | 
proving and making suitable Approaches thereto, | 
for the year ending the 31st December 1842. 





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A. 1843. 


An Account of Monies received and paid by the Coal Market, 

Chamberlain of the City of Zondon, in relation to the 
Market established for the Sale of Coals, &amp;c., pur- 
suant to the Act of Parliament 1 and 2 Will. 4, 
c. 76, for regulating the Vend and Delivery of Coals 
within the Cities of Zondon and Westminster, and 
in certain parts of the Counties of Middlesex, Surrey, 
Kent, &amp;c., and also the Act of 1 and 2 Vic. c. 101, 
for continuing for Seven years the aforesaid Act of 
1 and 2 Will. 4, for the year ending on the 31st of 
December 1842. 

An Account of Monies received and paid by the Blackfriars 
Chamberlain of the City of Zondon, in pursuance Bridge. 
of the Act 4 Will. 4, c. 118, intituled, An Act for 
raising a Sum of Money for the Repair of Black- 


friars Bridge, from 14th August 1841 to 10th March 


1843. 

An Account of Monies received and paid by the 
Chamberlain of the City of London, for lighting, 
watching, cleansing and repairing Blackfriars Bridge, 
pursuant to the Acts 7 Geo. 3, c. 37, 52 Geo. 3, 

c. 183, and 4 Will. 4, c. 118, for the year ending 
the 14th August 1842. 

An Account of Monies received and paid by the Royal 
Chamberlain of the City of London, in pursuance Exchange. 
of the Act 1 and 2 Vic. c. 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 1841 to the 31st day of December 
1842. 

An Account of Monies received and paid by Sir London City 
James Shaw, Baronet, Chamberlain of the City of Police. 
London, in pursuance of the Act of the 2d and 3d 
Vic., c. 94, intituled, An Act for regulating the 
Police in the City of London, in respect of the year 
1842, 

An Account of Monies received and paid by the 
Chamberlain of Zondon, pursuant to the Act 2 and 3 
Vie. c. 94, for regulating the Police of the City of 
London, in respect of the City Police Superannuation 
Fund, for the Payment of Superannuated and Re- 
tiring Allowances, for the year 1842. 

An Account of Monies received and paid by the Mooring 
Chamberlain of the City of London for defraying th 
the Costs and Charges of maintaining, repairing, &amp;c., @”* ™"* 
the Mooring Chains in the River Thames, of paying 
the Salaries of the several Harbour Masters, &amp;c., 
and other Expenses of the Harbour Service, on ac- 
count of the year ending the 25th of July 1842, 
pursuant to the Act 39 Geo. 3, c. 69, intituled, An 
Act for rendering more commodious, and for better 
regulating the Port of London, and the Act 4 and 5 
Will. 4, c. 32, for reducing the Tonnage Rates pay- 
able in the Port of London. 

A Statement of the Receipt and Application of Bridge-House 
the Surplus Rents and Profits of the Bridge House Esttes- 
Estates (after deducting the existing Charges and 
Expenses of Management of the said Estates), pur- 
suant to the directions of the Acts 4 Geo. 4, c. 50, 

7 Geo. 4, c. 40,and 4 Will. 4, c. 118, from the 14th 
August 1841 to the 14th August 1842. 

An Account of Monies received and paid by the Thames Navi- 
Chamberlain of the City of London, in pursuance 84°" 
of an Act of Parliament, 54 Geo. 3, intituled, An 
Act for altering, amending and enlarging the Powers 
of three Acts of his said Majesty, for improving 
the Navigation of the River Thames westward of 
London Bridge, within the Liberties of the said City, 
and for further improving the said Navigation, for 
one year, ending 29th September 1842. 

An Account of Monies received and paid by the Sewers. 
Chamberlain of the City of Landon, for making, 
maintaining, enlarging, repairing and cleansing the 
Vaults, Drains and Sewers within the said City and 
Liberties, pursuant to the several Acts of Parlia- 
ment of 11 Geo. 3, c. 29, 18 Geo. 3, c. 66, and 33 
Geo. 3, c. 77, for one year, ending the 29th of Sep- 
tember 1842. 

An Account of Monies received and paid by the Paving, Cleans- 
Chamberlain of the City of Zondon, for paving, ing and Lighting. 

cleansing 











Wardmotes. 


London (City) 
Police. 


British Tron 
Company. 


Spalding and 
Deeping Roads 
Bill. 





Militia Esti- 
mates, 


No. 485. 








North Esk 
Reservoir Bill, 


Prisons 


(Scotland) Bill. 





7 VicrToriz. 


cleansing and lighting the said City and Liberties, 
pursuant to the several Acts of Parliament of 11 
Geo. 3, c. 29, 33 Geo. 3, c. 75, 57 Geo. 3, c. 29, and 
4 Geo. 4, c. 114, for one year, ending the 29th of 
September 1842. 

An Account of Monies received and paid by the 
Chamberlain of the City of London, in respect of 
the Charges of the Ward Clerks, Beadles, and other 
Expenses connected with the holding of Wardmotes 
and other Ward Meetings, and for local purposes 
connected therewith, within the several Wards of 
the City of London, pursuant to the Act 2 and 3 
Vic. c. 94. 

Mr. Scott also presented, pursuant to Order,— 
Returns of the Establishment of the City of Zon- 
don Police Force, as it existed on the 31st day of 
December 1842; distinguishing the Number and 
Pay of each class, whether Officers or Constables ; 
the Names and Salaries of the Commissioners, Re- 
ceiver and other Clerks, with any incidental Ex- 
penses of Rent, Coals, Candles, Servants or other 
Allowances ; also a detailed Return of the Pay and 
Contingencies of the rest of the Establishments, 
stating the Number and Locality of the Stations 
and Receiving Houses, with the Rent and Taxes, 
and other Expenses for the same; with a Summary 
of the Total Receipt and Expenditure of the entire 


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Establishment, from the 1st day of January to the 
31st day of December 1842 (in the same form as 
the Metropolitan Police Return, Parliamentary 
Paper, No. 172, of Session 1841):—And, of the 
Number and Locality of the Stations and Receiving 
Houses of the City of London Police at this time, 
stating the Rent, Taxes and other Expenses ; show- 
ing the Total Amount at each Station, under the 
several heads (as entered in the Parliamentary 
Paper, No. 172, of Session 1841):—And then he 
withdrew. 


Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That Sub-Committee, No. 2, of the Se- 
lect Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, have 
leave to sit, and proceed, upon the Petition for the 
British tron Company Bill, upon Monday next. 


An ingrossed Bill for repairing and maintaining 
the Roads from Spalding High Bridge, through 
Littleworth,to James Deeping Stone Bridge and 
Handley’s Bridge, in the County of Lincoln, and 
from Deeping Stone Bridge to Maxey Outgang, in 


the County of Northampton, was read the third | 


time; and an Amendment was made to the Bill. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Sir John Trollope do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Sir Henry Hardinge reported from the Select 
Committee appointed to prepare Estimates for the 
Charge of the disembodied Militia of Great Bri- 
tain and Ireland, for a year, to the 31st day of 
March 1844 ; That they had prepared the said Esti- 
mates accordingly; 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 proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the North Esk Reservoir (re-com- 
mitted) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


A Petition of Magistrates and Town Council of 
the Royal Burgh of Forfar, praying that the Prisons 
(Scotland) Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Vot. 98. 











509 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- Robert Peddie. 

habitants of Aberdeen, praying the House to order 
an immediate inquiry into the circumstances attend- 
ing the trial and condemnation of Robert Peddie, 
at Bradford, and to allow him to appear at the bar 
of the House to give proof of the statement set forth 
in his Petition, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- Raja of Satara. 
habitants of Dublin, praying that the attention of 
the House may be directed to the case of the Raja 
of Sattara,and that he may have a full and fair trial 
granted him, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Disney and others, praying County Courts 
that the County Courts Bill may pass into a law, Bill. 


was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


The Duchall Estate Bill was read a second time ; nuchal 
and committed. Estate Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration paisley 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Municipal 
tituled, An Act for appointing Trustees for the Cre- Affairs Bill. 
ditors of the Burgh of Paisley, and other Purposes 
relating to the Financial Affairs of the said Burgh; 
and the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 23. 1. 9. Leave out from “ rents” to “and” 
in |. 20. 

Pr. 27. 1. 28. In Clause (A.), added by way of 
Rider to the Bill: 

Pr. 1. 1. 8. Leave out “ on” and insert “ in.” 

Pr. 30. 1. 2. Leave out from “ burgh” to “ And” 
in 1. 5. 

Pr. 33. 1. 10. After “ estate” insert “ after pay- 
“ ment of current expenses.” 


Pr. 50. 1. 10. After “ pounds” insert Clause (A.) 
Cuause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That nothing 
“ in this Act contained shall extend to prejudice, 
limit or postpone any right, claim or security 
otherwise competent and available to Archibald 
Campbell, Esquire, of Blythswood, and his heirs 
and successors, in the lands and estate of Blyths- 
wood, or to the Most honourable James Marquis 
of Abercorn, James Maxwell, Esquire, of Bredi- 
land, or the Provost, Magistrates and Town 
Council of Renfrew, for any annual sums of 
money due and payable or to become due and 
“ payable to them, or any of them, by the said na- 
“ vigation trust.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Campbell do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 


hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


“ 


“ 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into stock in Trade 
a Committee upon the Stock in Trade Bill; and, Bill. 
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 To-morrow. 


A Petition of the High Sheriff, Grand Panel, and Arms (Ireland) 
Magistrates of the county of Sligo, at Summer As- Bili. 
sizes 1843, assembled, praying that the Arms (Jre- 
land) Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Order made upon Friday last, for re-com- Anderston 
mitting the Anderston Improvement and Police Bill Improvement 
to the former Committee, was read, and discharged, "4 Police Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed. 


3738 Ordered, 





Answer to 
Addresses, 


Church of 
Scotland. 


No. 481. 


Slave Trade 
Treaties Bill. 


Militia Ballots 
Suspension Bill. 


Controverted 
Elections Bill. 


Bills of Ex- 
change Bill, 


Factories Bill. 


Coals. 


Anatomy Act. 


510 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

Ordered, That the Committee on the Bill have 
leave to sit, and proceed, upon Thursday next. 


Sir James Graham reported to the House, That 
their several Addresses of the 21st day of this instant 


Q5° Juliz. 





July (That Her Majesty would be graciously pleased 
to give directions that the Papers therein men- | 
tioned 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 
Address to Her Majesty,—A Copy of any Address 
to Her Majesty, or Memorial or other Communica- 
tion to Her Ministers, from the General Assembly 
of the Church of Scotland, or from any other Public 
Body or Bodies, praying for the interference of Par- 





liament to remove alleged existing doubts as to the 
appointment of Ministers to Benefices in that part 
of the Kingdom, or for any alteration in the Act of 
Queen Anne, 1712, which restored to Patrons their | 
ancient Rights. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the | 
Table ; and be printed. | 
The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Slave Trade Treaties | 
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 House, according to Order, resolved itself | 
into a Committee upon the Militia Ballots Suspen- | 
sion Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. | 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- | 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the | 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. | 
Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. | 


| 


Mr. Greene reported the Controverted Elections | 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed | 
to. | 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. | 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 





A. 1843. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell Message trom 
and Sir George Rose: the Lords, 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills follow- 
ing, without Amendment ; viz. 
A Bill, intituled, An Act toexempt from County, Scientific 
Borough, Parochial and other Local Rates, Land Societies Bil, 


/and Buildings occupied by Scientific or Literary 


Societies : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for altering and amend- Dundee 
ing the Dundee Harbour Acts, and for more effec- Harbour Bill, 
tually maintaining, improving and extending the 
Harbour of Dundee, and for other Purposes con- 
nected therewith: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made Church Eudow- 
by this House to the Amendments made by their ™** Bil. 
Lordships to the Bill, intituled, An Act to make 
better Provision for the Spiritual Care of Populous 
Parishes, without any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendment made Jackson’s 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to dis- Divorce Bill, 
solve the Marriage of William Oliver Jackson, Es- 
quire, with Georgiana Maria Jane Jackson, his 
now Wife, and to enable him to marry again, and 
a4 other Purposes, without any Amendment: And 
also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Great North 
Act to enable the Great North of England (Clarence of England 
and Hartlepool Junction) Railway Company to {flarence and 
make a Branch Railway, and to explain and amend Junction) Rail- 
the Acts relating to the said Railway, and for other way Bill 
Purposes, 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 Tay Ferries 
Act to extend the Term, and to alter and enlarge Bill. 
the Powers and Provisions of the Acts for erecting, 
improving, regulating and maintaining the Ferries 
and Passages across the River Tay, in the Counties 
of Fife and Forfar, and for establishing a Floating 
Bridge or Bridges over the said River, with proper 
Landing Places and Approaches thereto, with 
Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Slave Trade 
for the more effectual Suppression of the Slave Trade ; Suppression 
to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this Bt 
House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Miller's 
for enabling certain Persons, on behaif of John Wes- Estate Bill. 
ton, a Person of Unsound Mind, and Sarah, his 
Wite, and of John Jones, also a Person of Unsound 


into a Committee upon the Bills of Exchange Bill ; | Mind, to join in carrying into effect a Compromise 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker | and Arraneement with other Parties, for a Division 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That | of the Real Estates of Arthur Cramer Miller. de- 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made | ceased, according to a rule of Her Maiesty’s Court 
Amendments thereunto. of Exchequer of Pleas ; to which the Lords desire 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. | the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords request that this House will be pleased Lunatic Poor 
to communicate to their Lordships, a Copy of the “reland.) 
Report from the Select Committee appointed by 
this House in Session 1817, to inquire into the ex- 
pediency of making further provision for the relief 
of the Lunatic Poor in Ireland ; together with the 
Minutes of Evidence taken before the said Com- 
mittee, and the Appendix thereto: And also, 

Petitions from Holytown; — and, Coatbridge;| The Lords request that this House will be pleased Medical 
praying for the repeal of the export duty on Coals, | to communicate to their Lordships, a Copy of the Charities 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie | Report from the Select Committee appointed by (one) 
upon the Table. this House in the present Session of Parliament, 
| to inquire into the state of the Medical Charities in 

Ordered, ‘That there be laid before this House, a | Ireland, and to report what alterations appear ne- 
Return of all Sums of Money paid to each Inspector | cessary for the purpose of improving the system 
appointed under the provisions of the Act 2 and 3! under which they are conducted, and for extending 
Will. 4, ¢. 75, commonly called “ The Anatomy | their advantages more generally amongst the people ; 
Act,” in each year, from the 1st day of January | together with the Minutes of Evidence taken before 
1833 to the 31st day of December 1841, inclusive ; | the said Committee, and the Appendix and Index 
distinguishing Payments for Salary and Allowances, | thereto: And also, 
and stating the grounds upon which such Allowances} The Lords request that this House will be pleased 
were made. communicate to their Lordships, a Copy of the 

Report 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Hampstead, in the 
county of Middlesex, praying the House to make 
provision in the Factories Bill for further limiting 
the hours of labour of young persons employed in 
Factories, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 





Sudbury 
Disfranchise- 
ment Bill. 


bas 





7 Victoriz. Q5°—96° Julie. 511 
Report made from the Select Committee appointed | solidated Fund, on the gross Revenue and the Civil 
by this House, in the present Session of Parlia- | List ; also, the Payments for the Administration of 
ment, to compare the Evidence adduced before | Justice, Diplomatic Expenses, and the Payments on 
the House of Lords, in the case of the Sudbury | account of the Sums voted for the Army, Navy, 
Disfranchisement Bill, with the Evidence taken be- Ordnance and Miscellaneous Services ; also, Public 
fore the Sudbury Election Committee of the House Works, Bounties, Post-office, the Quarantine and 
of Commons ; and to report upon the circumstances Warehousing Establishments ; and all other Pay- 
under which material witnesses examined before | ments not coming under any of the foregoing heads; 
such Committee were not produced at the bar of | with an Appendix, showing the several items com- 
the House of Lords:—And then the Messengers | posing each head of the Account (in continuation of 


withdrew. ; | Parliamentary Paper, No. 319, of Session 1842). 
Resolved, That this House will send an answer to, Return to an Order, dated the 29th day of June China. 


the last parts of the said Message by Messengers of last, for a Return of the Amountin British sterling, 


their own. of Prize Money distributed amongst Her Majesty’s 
And the Messengers were again called in; and | Naval and Military Forees employed in China, pur- 
Mr. Speaker acquainted them therewith :—And then | suant to a Treasury Minute dated the 31st day of 


they again withdrew. | December 1841 :—And, a like Return of the Value 
| of all Prize and Ransom Money (exclusive of the 





South Sea Ordered, That the Return relative to the South Canton Ransom) received and taken from the Chi- 
oo Sea Company, which was presented yesterday, be | nese during the late War. 
0. . 


printed. Mr. Crafer also presented, pursuant to the di- British 


petiiiais rections of several Acts of Parliament,—Report by Fisheries. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Mary-le-bone 


Workhouse. Workhouse, which was presented yesterday, be | the Commissioners for the British Fisheries of their 
. | Proceedings, year ended 5th April 1842, being 
No. 483. printed. a 5 , 
Fishing 1841. 
Court ofSession Ordered, That the Return relative to the Court| Copy of Treasury Warrant granting Compensa- Court of 
peg of Session (Scotland), which was presented yesterday, | tion to Thomas Fenton, Esquire, one of the Chief Chancery 
0. . 


be printed. | Examiners of the Court of Chancery in Jreland, for eins 


‘loss of Fees, in quarter ended 10 July 1843 :—And 
then he withdrew. 


Ordered, That the said Papers do lieupon the Table. 


Slave Trade. Sir Robert Peel presented, by Her Majesty’s 


Command,—Class (A.): Copy of the Correspond- 
ence with the British Commissioners at Sierra Leone, 
the Havanna, Rio de Janeiro, and Surinam, relating 
to the Slave Trade, from January 1st to December 
31st 1842, inclusive. 

Class (B.): Copy of the Correspondence with 





Mr. Gell, Receiver General to the Dean and Westminster 
Chapter of Westminster, was called in; and at the Abbey and 
bar presented,—Return toan Order, dated the 27th a 
day of June last, for a Return of the Fees charged 


Spain, Portugal, Brazil, the Netherlands, Sweden, 
Monte Video, the Argentine Confederation and Bo- 
livia, relative to the Slave Trade, from January 1st | 
to December 31st, 1842, inclusive. 

Class (C.): Copy of Correspondence on the Slave 
Trade with Foreign Powers, Parties to Conventions 
under which Vessels are to be tried by the Tribunals 
of the Nation to which they belong, from January 
ist to December 31st, 1842, inclusive. 

Class (D.): Copy of the Correspondence with 


for admitting Individuals to see the Monuments at 
Westminster Abbey, distinguishing the Charge for 
Admission to the body of the Edifice, and that for 
Admission to the Chapels :—Also, the Aggregate 
Amount received in each year from 1836 (in con- 
tinuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 242, of Ses- 
sion 1837) :—And, a similar Return for Saint Paul’s 
Cathedral [so far as relates to Westminster Abbey]: 
—And then he withdrew. 














. : . ™ Ordered, Thatthe said Return do lie uponthe Table. 
Foreign Powers, not Parties to Conventions, giving 


right of search of Vessels suspected of the Slave | 
Trade, from January ist to December 31st, 1842, | = 
inclusive. 


Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Notice being taken, that Forty Members were A Petition of the President and Chairman of the Rational 
not present :—The House was told by Mr. Speaker, Congress of the Rational Society, held on the estate of Society. 
and Forty Members not being present ; and it being | the Society, in Harmony Hall, Hampshire, stating that 
then after four of the clock :—The House was ad- | after due investigation they have been compelled to 
journed by Mr. Speaker, without a Question first | come to the conclusion that the principles on which 
put, till To-morrow. Governments have hitherto acted, are erroneous and 
contrary to facts, and that they are naturally pro- 
= | ductive of all the evils which are now so prevalent 

,and so obvious throughout society ; and praying 

that this most important of all subjects should be 

without more delay, investigated by the House, in 

| order that the present condition of society in this 

| and in every other country may be speedily changed 
M R. Crafer, from the Treasury, was called in; | to a prosperous, virtuous and happy state of human 

and at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders, | existence, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
—An Account of the Public Income and Expendi- | lie upon the Table. 
ture of the United Kingdom in the years ending | 


the 5th day of January 1841, 1842 and 1843; dis-! Ordered, That the Select Committee on the Coal- Coal.whippers 
tinguishing the actual Payments for the Expenses | whippers Bill have leave to sit this day, till half an Pill. 
incurred in the Collection and Management of the | hour after four of the clock, during the sitting of 
Revenue; for the Charges of the Public Debt | the House. 
(the terminable Annuities being also valued by 
Estimate); for the Expenses of the Civil Govern- 
ment ; the Allowances to the Royal Family, and to 
his Majesty the King of the Belgians; the Esta- 
blishment of the Lord Lieutenant of Jreland; the 
Expenses of the Two Houses of Parliament, and the 
Civil Departments; the other Pensions on the Con- 
Vou. 98. 


Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken Oxnam’s Estate 
fore the Committee on Oxnam’s Estate Bill be (N% 2) Bill. 


\referred to the Committee on Oznam’s Estate 
| (No. 2.) Bill. 





Mercurii, 26° die Julti ; 


Anno 7° Victorie Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


Public Income 
and Expendi- 
ture, 


Petitions from Members of Metropolitan Trades- Maynooth 
men’s and Operatives’ Protestant Associations ;— College. 
Nantinan ;—and, Lindfield ; praying the House to 
withdraw every kind of public support from the 
College of Maynooth,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

37 4 





/ 


Petitions 





512 26° Juli. 


Roman Catholic 


Petitions from Saint Keverne;—and, Norwich ; 
Relief Act. 


praying for the repeal of the Roman Catholic Relief 
Act,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Glasgow Mr. Robert Palmer reported from the Committee 
Police Bill. on the Glasgow Police (re-committed) Bill ; That 
they had made other Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Post-office. A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Coun- 


cillors of the borough of Arundel, praying the House 
to adopt measures for carrying into full effect the 
recommendations of Mr. Rowland Hill for Post- 
office Improvement, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on the Post-office. 


Leicester ana 
Peterborough 


Road Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Leicester and Peterborough Road 
Bill ; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Liverpool Fire Sir Howard Douglas reported from the Committee 

Prevention Bill. on the Liverpool Fire Prevention 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 heard counsel in 
favour of the Bill; and that they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee, for the purpose of amending the 
same, if the Committee see fit, in such manner as 
that the alterations required to be made by the Bill 
in existing warehouses may not be compulsory. 


Liverpool 


An ingrossed Bill to alter and amend certain pro- 
Docks Bill. { 


visions of the Acts relating to the Docks and Har- 
bour of Liverpool, was read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered (Authorizing 
deposit on account of tonnage rates): And the said 
Clause was brought up, and thrice read ; and agreed 
to, to be made part of the Bill, by way of Rider. 

Another ingrossed Clause was offered (Enabling 
the masters, &amp;c., of vessels to elect whether same 
shall be measured empty or full): And the said 
Clause was brought up, and thrice read ; and agreed 
to, to be made part of the Bill, by way of Rider. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Howard Douglas do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Hambro’s 


anager Hambro’s Naturalization Bill was read a second 
at. Bul. 


time ; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Miller's | Miller’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. 


Mr. Pakington reported from the Select Com- 


Turnpike-roads 


Bill. mittee on the Turnpike-roads Bill; That they had 
No.486. gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


Factories Bill. A Fetition of Factory Workers in Great Bolton, 
in the county of Lancaster, praying the House to 
make provision in the Factories Bill for further 
limiting the hours of labour of young persons em- 
ployed in Factories, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Chichester, 
praying that in all future Elections for Members to 
serve in Parliament, the voting may be by ballot, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Vote by Ballot. 





A. 1843. 


The House was moved, That the Treaties between Slave Trade 
Great Britain, Austria, France, Prussia and Rus- Bounties. 
sia, with the Queen of Portugal, with the Mexican 
Republic, and with the Republic of Chile, for the 
Suppression of the Traffic in Slaves, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

And a Motion being made, That this House will, 
To-morrow, resolve itself into a Committee to con- 
sider of authorizing the payment of Bounties and 
Expenses on Captures made under the said Treaties ; 

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, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The House was moved, That the Act 5 and 6 Vic, Stamps. 
c. 79, to repeal the Duties payable on Stage Car- 
riages and Passengers conveyed upon Railways, and 
certain other Stamp Duties in Great Britain, and 
to grant other Duties in lieu thereof, and also to 
amend the Laws relating to the Stamp Duties, 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 
Act. 


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 ; = 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 

resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The ingrossed Bill to continue an Act for amend- Coutroverted 
ing the Law for the Trial of Controverted Elections, #'cti™s Bill. 
was, according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to continue until the first day of 
August One thousand eight hundred and Forty-four, 
and to the end of the then Session of Parliament, 
an Act for amending the Law for the Trial of Con- 
troverted Elections. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Greene reported the Slave Trade Treaties Bill ; Slave Trade 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. saeiaaaieaae 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


Mr. Greene reported the Militia Ballots Suspen- Militia Ballots 
sion Bill; and the Amendments were read, and Suspension Bill 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


Mr. Greene reported the Bills of Exchange Bill ; Bills of 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. anata 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The Moveables (Scotland) Bill was, according to —— _ 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Scoland) Bm. 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Labouring Poor 
that part of the Message from the Lords of Wed- = of 
: : ; aud, ) 

nesday 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 Seam, in the present 
Session of Parliament, to inquire into the results of 
the Allotment system, and into the propriety of set- 
ting apart a portion of all Waste Lands which ~— 
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Lunatic Poor 
(Ireland.) 


Medical 
Charities 
(Ireland. ) 


Sudbury Dis- 
franchisement 
Bill. 


Tadustrious 
Classes Bill. 


Charitable 
Loan Societies 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Law of Evi- 
dence Bill, 


Episcopal 
Functions Bill. 


Mandamus 
Appeals Bill, 


7 VictToriz. 


be inclosed by Act of Parliament, or of any Lands 
which, under any Inclosure Act, shall have been 
appropriated to the benefit of the poor, to be let out 
in small Allotments to the labouring poor of the dis- 
trict ; and also into the best mode of effecting the 
same ; 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. Greene do deliver the same. 

The House also proceeded to take into consider- 
ation that part of the Message from the Lords of 
yesterday, wherein their Lordships request that this 
House will be pleased to communicate to their Lord- 
ships, a Copy of the Report from the Select Committee 
appointed by this House in Session 1817, to inquire 
into the expediency of making further provision for 
the relief of the Lunatic Poor in Ireland; together 
with the Minutes of Evidence taken before the said 
Committee, and the 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. 

The House also proceeded to take into consider- 
ation that part of the Message from the Lords of 
yesterday, wherein their Lordships request that this 
House will be pleased to communicate to their Lord- 
ships, a Copy of the Report from the Select Com- 
mittee appointed by this House, in the present Ses- 
sion of Parliament, to inquire into the state of the 
Medical Charities in Ireland, and to report what 
alterations appear necessary for the purpose of im- 
proving the system under which they are conducted, 
and for extending their advantages more generally 
amongst the people; together with the Minutes of 
Evidence taken before the said Committee, and the 
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 Mr. Greene do deliver the same. 

The House also proceeded to take into consider- 
ation that part of the Message from the Lords of 
yesterday, wherein their Lordships request that this 
House will be pleased to communicate to their Lord- 
ships a Copy of the Report made from the Select 
Committee appointed by this House, in the present 
Session of Parliament, to compare the Evidence ad- 
duced before the House of Lords in the case of the 
Sudbury Disfranchisement Bill, with the Evidence 
taken before the Sudbury Election Committee of 
the House of Commons; and to report upon the 
circumstances under which material witnesses exa- 
mined before such Committee were not produced at 
the bar of the House of Lords. 

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. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Industrious Classes Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon this day two months. 


Ordered, That Mr. More O’ Ferrall be discharged 
from any further attendance on the Select Committee 
on the Charitable Loan Societies (Jreland) Bill. 


Ordered, That Sir Ralph Howard be added to 
the Committee. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 


itself into a Committee upon the Law of Evidence 
Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 


solve itself into a Committee upon the Episcopal 
Functions Bill. 


26° Julia. 





513 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- Warrants of 
solve itself into a Committee upon the Warrants of Atomey Bill. 
Attorney Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- Hackney and 


solve itself into a Committee upon the Hackney Stage Carriages 
and Stage Carriages Bill. Bill. 


Ordered, That the Designs Copyright Bill be read Designs Copy- 
the third time To-morrow. right Bill. 


Ordered, That the Marriages (Ireland) Bill be Marriages _ 
read the third time To-morrow. (Ireland) Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- Holyrood Park 


solve itself into a Committee upon the Holyrood 5. 
Park Bill. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Ecclesiastical 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Courts (Ire- 
to give directions that there be laid before this “" 
House, Returns of the Names, Salaries, Fees and 
Emoluments, of the Judges, Deputy Judges, Re- 
gistrars and Deputy Registrars, in Courts having 
the right to grant Probate of Wills and Letters of 
Administration in Ireland, for 1840, 1841 and 1842: 
—Of the Number of Wills proved, and Letters of 
Administration granted, and Total Amount of Fees 
received in such Courts in Ireland, for 1840, 1841 
and 1842:—Of the Names, Salaries, Fees and Emo- 
luments of all Judges, and of all Officers, Clerks, 
and of all Persons employed in the Prerogative 
Court in Dublin, for 1840, 1841 and 1842 :—And, 
of the Names of all Persons having a Reversionary 
Interest in any Office in any Ecclesiastical Court in 
Ireland. 

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, Navy. 
Returns of the Ships whose Magazines have been 
altered, and how often, between the 1st day of Ja- 
nuary 1830 and the 1st day of July 1843, and the 
Expense attending such Alteration:—And, of the 
Ships whose Sterns have been altered, and how often, 
between the Ist day of January 1830 and the 1st 
day of July 1843, and the Expense. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Coroners Bill. 
further consideration the Report on the 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 paragraph. 
Preamble postponed. 





Crauss, N° 1, (That there shall be paid to every 
Coroner, for every mile which he shal! be compelled 
to travel from his usual place of abode, to take an 
_— the sum of one shilling and sixpence) 

read. 

Amendment proposed: In P, 1. 1. 19., to leave 
out the words “ and sixpence.” 

Question put, That the words “and sixpence” 
stand part of the Clause ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for thef Lord Worsley, 

Yeas, { Mr. Christopher : 

Tellers for ther Mr. William Williams, 

Noes, \ Mr. Beckett Denison : 

Clause amended, and agreed to. 

Cuause, N° 2, amended, and agreed to. 

Crausess, N°3 to N° 5, agreed to. 

Clause added. 








| 


Preamble read, and agreed to. 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- | reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
solve itself into a Committee upon the Mandamus | Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 


Appeals Bill. 
Vor. 98. 


Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 
3.U The 





Municipal 
Corporations 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Stock in Trade 
Bill. 


Theatres Regu- 
Jation Bill. 


Yeomanry 
Cavalry. 


Fever Hospitals 
(Ireland.) 


Theatres Regu- 
lation Bill. 


No. 487. 


Saint Kitts. 





514 


26°—27° Jultz. 


The ingrossed Bill to provide for the Appointment 
of Charitable Estates appertaining to certain Bo- 
roughs in England and Wales, and to extend the 
Provisions of the Act for regulating Municipal Cor- 
porations in England and Wales; and to repeal cer-| PRAYERS. 
tain Provisions of the said Act for regulating Mu- Ao ingrossed Bill for more effectually repairing Leicester ang 
nicipal Corporations, and to make and substitute the Road from the Borough of Leicester to Peterborough . 
other Provisions in lieu thereof, was, according to} the City of Peterborough, was read the third time. —— « 
Order, read the third time. Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered to be added to| | Ordered, That Mr. Stafford O’ Brien do carry the 
the Bill, by way of Rider (For rating any parish, | Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
township, precinct or place, being partly within and | 
partly without any borough): And the said Clause; The House proceeded to take into consideration Tay Ferries 
was brought up, and read the first time. |the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, Bill 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being | intituled, An Act to extend the Term, and to alter 
put, That the said Clause be now read a second and enlarge the Powers and Provisions of the Acts 
time :—It passed in the Negative. | for erecting, improving, regulating and maintaining 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. the Ferries and Passages across the River Tay, in 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the! the Counties of Fife and Forfar, and for establish- 

Title be, An Act to amend the Act for the Regula- | ing a Floating Bridge or Bridges over the said River, 
tion of Municipal Corporations in England and)| with proper Landing Places and Approaches there- 


A. 1843. 


Jovis, 27° die Juli ; 


Anno 7° Victorie Regine, 1843. 





Wales. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the | 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. | 
Mr. Greene reported the Stock in Trade Bill;_ 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


| 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill, 
for regulating Theatres: And that Sir James Graham, | 
Viscount Mahon and Mr. Manners Sutton do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Names of the different 
Corps of Yeomanry Cavalry which have been or 
are to be re-established on Permanent Pay and Al- 
lowances, under the Estimate of the present 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. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Name of every Poor Law Union in 
Treland in which there are one or more Fever Hos- 
pitals; the Locality of each such Hospital; the 
Number of Patients admitted into it, in each of the 
years 1839 and 1840; the Total Number so ad- 
mitted in each such Union ; and the Population of 
any such Union :—Of the Name of every Union in 
which there was no Fever Hospital in the year 1841, 
and the Population of every such Union :—Of the 
Names of any Unions in which there were then 
Fever Hospitals, which, for want of Funds, were 
unable to admit Patients, and the Population of any 
such Unions :—And, of the Names of Unions in 
which Fever Hospital Relief was confined to a Por- 
tion only of the Population of such Unions, and the 
Amount of Population so excluded from Relief in 
each such Union. 


| &amp; 





Sir James Graham presented a Bill for regulating | 
Theatres: And the same was read the first time ; | 


and ordered to be read a second time upon Monday | 


next; and to be printed. 


| 
Mr. George William Hope presented,— Further | 


to; and the same were read, as follow: 
Pr. 96. 1. 2. Leave out “ to” and insert “ which 


| shall.” 


Pr. 96. 1. 3. Leave out from “ recoverable” to 
And” in |. 5., and insert “ in the manner and 
form mentioned and expressed in an Act passed 
in the first year of the reign of Her present Ma- 
jesty, intituled, ‘ An Act for consolidating the Laws 
relative to Offences against the Post-oftice of the 
United Kingdom, and for regulating the Judicial 
Administration of the Post-office Laws, and for 
explaining certain Terms and Expressions em- 
ployed in those Laws,’ with reference to the pe- 
cuniary penalties imposed by the Post-office Acts, 
and shall be applied in the same manner as such 
penalties are therein directed to be applied.” 

Pr. 97. |. 24. After “ quoties” insert Clauses 
(A.) and (B.) 

Cravuse (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall 
not be competent or lawful to or for the said 
Commissioners or Trustees, to make any bye-laws, 
orders, rules or regulations which shall militate 
against or be contrary or repugnant to any of the 
enactments herein contained, and if the said 
Commissioners or Trustees shall make or shall 
have made any such bye-laws, orders, rules or re- 
gulations, either prior or subsequently to the Post- 
master General signifying his intention that the 
mails or post letter-bags, mail coaches or mail 
carriages shall be conveyed over the said Ferry, 
all such bye-laws, orders, rules and regulations, 
so far as they shall militate against or be contrary 
or repugnant to any of the enactments herein 
‘ contained, shall be and be deemed absolutely void 
and of no effect, in like manner as if such bye- 
laws, orders, rules or regulations had never been 
made or passed.” 

Cause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That all no- 
tices under the provisions of this Act, by or on 
behalf of the Post Master General to the said Loan 
Commissioners or the said Trustees, as the case 
may be, shall be considered as duly served on 
them, in case the same shall be given or delivered 
to any of their respective officers, servants or 
agents employed in or about the said Ferry, or be 
left at any house, office or building belonging to 
such Ferry.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


Ordered, That Mr. Pringle do carry the Bill to 


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Return to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the | the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
24th day of March last, for Copy of Correspondence | hath agreed to the Amendments made by their Lord- 
relative to the conduct of the Lieutenant Governor | ships. 
of Saint Kitts. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the £ari of 
| Earl of Gainsborough’s Estate Bill; That they had ag gl 
| examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the Estate Bu. 
| same to be true; and that the Parties concerned had 
| given their consent to the Bill, to the eee = 
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MCulloli’s 
(or Roupell’s) 
Estate Bill. 


Wilkinson’s 
Estate Bill. 


Landlord 
and Tenant 
(Ireland) Bill. 


No. 490. 


Coal-whippers 
Bill. 


Bili. 


Education 
(Ireland). 


Distress, 


Factories Bill. 


7 Vicroriz. 


the Committee; and that the Committee had gone 


same, without Amendment. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on 
M‘Culloh’s (or Roupell’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 satisfac- 
tion of the Committee; and that the Committee 
had gone through the Bill, and made verbal Amend- 
ments thereunto; and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 19. 1. 23. After “ whom” insert “ except 
“ the said Anne Jane Harvey.” 

Pr. 33. 1. 15. After “ Simpson’ insert “ John 
“ Harvey and Anne Jane, his wife.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on Wil- 
kinson’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. Sharman Crawford presented a Bill to amend 
the Law of Landlord and Tenant in Jre/and: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time upon Wednesday the 9th day of 
August next; and to be printed. 


Petitions from Stepney Union ;—Port of London ; 
—and, Tower Hamlets; praying that the Coal- 
whippers Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Arms (Ireland) A Petition of the High Sheriff, Grand Jurors and 


Magistrates assembled at Summer Assizes for the 
county of Westmeath, praying that the Arms (Jre- 
land) Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Saint Keverne;—and, Athleague ; 
praying that the annual grant for National Educa- 
tion in Ireland may henceforth be discontinued,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Petitions from Carlingford ;—and, Clifden; pvay- 
ing the House to adopt measures for giving en- 
couragement and support to the schools in connec- 
tion with the Church Education Society for [reland, 
-—were also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of lands, 
and Inhabitants connected with them, in the pa- 
rishes of Aberdour, Tyrie, Pitsligo, Fraserburgh and 
Rathen, in the county of Aberdeen, praying the 
House to appoint a finaneial Committee to inquire 
into the cause of the national Distress, and to grant 
such just and legitimate protection to agricultural 


produce as they are fairly entitled to, either by such | 
alteration or reduction in the value of the currency, | 


as may be equivalent to the fall in prices, or by al- 


tering such items in the tariff and such clauses in| 


the existing corn laws, as press severely on the wel- 


fare and prosperity of the land-owners, farmers, ma- , 
nufacturers and labourers generally, was presented, | 


and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


97° Jultr. 


























515 


1 A Petition of Inhabitants of the parishes of Stain- Corn Laws, 
through the Bill, and directed him to report the | forth and Fishlake, in the county of York, was pre- 


sented, and read ; setting forth, That the Petitioners 
have learned with great surprise that a Petition was 
in the month of May last presented to the House, 
praying for the repeal of the Corn Laws, and to 
which the names of the Petitioners were appended, 
as if signed by them; that the Petitioners never 
signed such Petition, nor authorized any person on 
their behalf to sign the same, but that such signa- 
tures have been forged ; and praying the House to 
institute an inquiry into the case. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Ship-owners of the port of Aberdeen, 
praying the House to send the Merchant Vessels 
Officers Bill, of Session 1842, to a Committee of the 
House, and to have such of the clauses as may ap- 
pear objectionable, revised and amended, and to 
appoint Aberdeen to be one of the examining ports, 
and to pass said amended Bill into law, was pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. j 


_ Petitions from Aberdeen ;—and, Newburgh ; pray- 
ing for amendment of the law regulating the Mer- 
chant Seamen’s Fund,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Secretaries of the 
Aberdeen Emancipation Societies Committee, pray- 
ing that in any measure the House may be called 
upon to pass to give effect to the tenth Article of the 
Treaty of Washington, provision may be made that 
in every case shall fugitive slaves, surrendered on 
the demand of the Federal Government of the United 
States for alleged criminal offences, be treated not 
as slaves, but as freemen, and secured against all 
injustice on the ground of their former position, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Council 
of the city of Aberdeen, praying that the Prisons 
(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 Provost and Magistrates of the 
city of Aberdeen, praying for inquiry into the state of 
the Post-office, with the view of carrying into effect 
the recommendations of Mr. Rowland Hiil, for Post- 
office Improvement, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Directors of the Aberdeen Female 
Penitentiary or Shelter for Outcast Females, stating 
that there is a large class of persons in the United 
Kingdom who make a trade of and live by pro- 
moting that promiscuous intercourse which is so 
corrupting to one sex, and which reduces the other 
to the lowest state of degradation ; 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 pur- 
sued in relation to infants under twenty-one years 
of age; and that magistrates and officers of police 
shall be invested with such summary powers of 
proceeding in cases of suspected delinquency, as to 
enable them not only to detect guilt, but to bring 
it to a certain punishment, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Five Petitions from Aberdeen, praying that the | the county of Suffolk, praying that the Apprehension 


Factories Bill may not pass into a law,—were pre- | 


of Offenders (America) Bill may not pass into a law, 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the | as it now stands, was presented, and read; and or- 


Table. 
Vou. 08. 


| dered to lie upon the Table. 


3u 2 A Petition 


Merchant Ves- 


sels Officers 
Bill (1842). 


Merchant Sea- 


men’s Fund. 


American 
reaty. 


Prisons 


(Scotland) Bill. 


Post-office. 


Promiscuous 
Intercourse. 


| 
| A Petition of Thomas Clarkson, of Playford, in Apprehension 


of Offenders 


(America) Bill, 





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Maynooth 
College. 


Loan Societies 
Bill. 


Liverpool Fire 


Prevention Bill. 


Shipwrecks. 


Loan Societies 
Bill. 


Slave Trade 
Treaties Bill. 


Militia Ballots 
Suspension Bill, 


Bills of Ex- 
change Bill. 


516 27° Juli. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Mayne, | 
in the county of Westmeath, praying the House to , 
withdraw every kind of public support from the | 
College of Maynooth, was presented, and read ; and | 


ordered to lie upon the Table. | 


The Loan Societies Bill was, according to Order, 


read a second time; and committed to a Committee 
of the whole House. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, re- | 
solve itself into the said Committee :—The House | 
accordingly resolved itself into the Committee ; and, | 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed | 
the Chair; and Mr. 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 Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


Ordered, That the Petition of the Company of 
Proprietors of the Liverpool Exchange, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Liverpool Fire 
Prevention Bill, which was presented upon the 17th 
day of this instant July, be referred to the Com- 
mittee to whom the said Bill is re-committed. 








Ordered, That the Select Committee on Ship- 


wrecks have Power to report their Opinion from time 
to time. 


The ingrossed Bill to continue the Act to amend 
the Laws relating to Loan Societies, was, according 





to the Order made this day, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the | 
Title be, An Act to continue to the First day of Au- | 
gust One thousand eight hundred and Forty-four, 
and to the end of the then Session of Parliament, 
the Act to amend the Laws relating to Loan Socie- | 
ties. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the | 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. | 

The ingrossed Bill to continue an Act for autho- | 
rizing Her Majesty to carry into immediate execu- | 
tion, by Orders in Council, any ‘Treaties for the | 
Suppression of the Slave Trade, was, according to | 
Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to continue until the First day of 
August One thousand eight hundred and Forty- 
four, and to the end of the then Session of Parlia- 
ment, an Act for authorizing Her Majesty to carry 
into immediate execution, by Orders in Council, 
any Treaties for the Suppression of the Slave Trade. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 





The ingrossed Bill to suspend the making of Lists, 
and the Ballots and Enrolments for the Militia of 
the United Kingdom, was, according to Order, read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to suspend until the Thirty-first day 
of August One thousand eight hundred and Forty- 
four, the making of Lists, and the Ballots and En- 
rolnents for the Militia of the United Kingdom. 

Ordered, ‘That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 





The ingrossed Bill to continue an Act for exempt- 
ing certain Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes 
from the operation of the Laws relating to Usury, 
was, according to Order, read the third time. 

Resvived, Yhat the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to continue until the First day of 
January One thousand eight hundred and Forty- 








A. 1843. 


six, an Act for exempting certain Bills of Exchange 
and Promissory Notes from the operation of the 
Laws relating to Usury. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Billfrom the Lords, intituled, An Act for Marriages 
Confirmation of certain Marriages in Lreland, was, (Ireland) Bit, 


according to Order, read the third time. 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill in Pr. 1. 1.20. by leaving out the word “ cele- 
“ brated,” and inserting the word “ solemnized,” 
instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the word 
“celebrated”’ stand part of the Bill:—The said pro- 
posed Amendment was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to 
the Bill in Pr. 1. 1. 20. by inserting after the words 
* this Act” the words “ and all marriages hereafter 
* to be solemnized.” 

And the Question being proposed, That those 
words be there inserted :—The said proposed Amend- 
ment was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendment, 
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 an Amendment; to which 


| Amendment this House doth desire the concurrence 


of their Lordships. 


The ingrossed Bill to continue the Exemption of stock in Trade 
Inhabitants of Parishes, Townships and Villages, Bill. 


from liability to be rated as such in respect of Stock 
in Trade, or other Property, to the Relief of the 
Poor, was, according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to continue until the First day of 
October One thousand eight hundred and Forty-four, 
the Exemption of Inhabitants of Parishes, Town- 
ships and Villages, from liability to be rated as such 
in respect of Stock in Trade, or other Property, to 
the Relief of the Poor. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Great North 


the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act to enable the Great North of Eng- 


land (Clarence and Hartlepool Junction) Railway Junction) Rail- 
Company to make a Branch Railway, and to explain *9 Bill. 


and amend the Acts relating to the said Railway, 
and for other Purposes ; and the same were read, 
as follow : 
Pr. 14. 1. 34. After the first “ the” insert “ said 
“ Great North of England (Clarence and Hartle- 
** pool Junction),” and in the same line after “ Rail- 
“ way” insert ‘‘ Company were authorized.” 
Pr, 14. 1.35. Leave out from “act” to “across” 
in]. 37., and insert “ to carry their said Railway.” 
Pr. 14. 1. penult. After “ level”’ insert “ pro- 
vided the consent in writing of the Company of 
Proprietors of the said Clarence Railway could 
have been for that purpose first had and obtained 
by the said Great North of England (Clarence 
and Hartlepool Junction) Railway Company.” 
Pr. 15. 1. 19. Leave out from “ to” to “ and” 
inl, 37. 
Pr. 16. 1. 2. After “ made” insert “ in manner 
“ aforesaid.” 
Pr. 18. |. 36. After “ then” insert “ the mate- 
“ rials of which, and.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. ; 
Ordered, That Mr. Wawn 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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Message from 
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Schoolmasters” 
Widows Fund 
(Scotland) 
Validity Bill. 


Edinburgh 
Water Bill. 


Berwick-uponz 
Tweed Corpo- 
ration Bill. 


River Weaver. 


South Sea 


Company. 


Sattara. 


No. 491, 


7 Vicroriz. 


Mr. Loch presented, pursuant to the directions of 
an Act of Parliament,—The Thirty-eighth Report of 
the Commissioners of the Caledonian Canal. 


Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and 

Sir George Rose: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to render valid an Act for better raising and 
securing the Fund for the Relief of Widows and 
Children of Burgh and Parochial Schoolmasters in 
Scotland, without any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to enable the Edinburgh Water Company to 
bring in an additional Supply of Water, and to alter 
and amend the Acts relating to the said Company, 
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 settling and establishing the Rights of the 
Resident Freemen and Resident Widows of Free- 
men, of the Borough of Berwick-upon- Tweed, in the 
Property vested in the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
gesses of that Borough, and for other purposes, 
with Amendments; to which Amendments the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House :—And 
then the Messengers withdrew. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account showing the Amount due for Principal 
Debt and Interest on the River Weaver, on the 5th 
day of April 1823, and the 5th day of April 1843, 
respectively ; with an Account of the Annual Re- 
ceipts and Expenditure in each year, commencing 
the 5th day of April 1823, and ending the 5th day 
of April 18438; distinguishing the Amount annually 
received for Tonnage from other incidental sources 
of Income and from Money borrowed ; also, dis- 
tinguishing the annual Expenditure for ordinary 
Maintenance and Repairs from the Expenditure on 
account of Improvements, or in liquidation of Debt 
and Interest, the Purchase of Land and the Erection 
of Churches thereon, and endowing the same, or 
other like incidental Expenses, and from the Amount 
annually paid over for the use of the County of 
Chester (being in continuation and inclusive of Par- 
hamentary Paper, No. 90, of Session 1838). 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of the Amount of all Duties levied under 
the Act 55 Geo. 3, c. 57, (the South Sea Act), in 
each year, from the 25th day of June 1823 inclu- 
sive, to the latest period :—And, of all Sums issued 
by the Exchequer to the Commissioners for the 
Redemption of the National Debt, under the Pro- 
visions of the Act 55 Geo. 3, c. 57, from the 25th 
day of June 1823 to the latest period :—A Return 
of all Stock purchased by the Commissioners of the 
National Debt, and of the Amount of Deficiency still 
to make up the Guarantee Fund of £.610,464. 3s. 
of 3 per cent. Stock, provided for the purposes of 
the Act 55 Geo. 3, c. 57, from the 25th day of June 
1823 to the latest period :—Accounts of the clear 
Revenue and Profits of the South Sea Company, for 
the half-year ending the 5th day of July 1823, and 
for every subsequent half-year, up to the 5th day of 
July 1843 (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, 
No. 518, of Session 1823):— And, of Annuitants 
possessed of Old South Sea Annuities ; of New South 
Sea Annuities ; of Three per cent. Annuities ; classed 
agreeably to an Order of the House of Commons of 
the 13th day of March 1823, and due the 5th day 
of July 1843 (in continuation of or according to 
Parliamentary Paper, No. 262, of Session 1823). 


Ordered, That the Papers relative to Suattara, 
which were presented upon the 16th day of February 
last, be printed. 


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Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return, giving the Date of the Formation of each 
Union under the Poor Relief Act in Ireland; the 
Date of the Admission of the Poor; the Expense 
(prepared from the audited Accounts) in each half 
year for which the Accounts have been audited ; 
with, in the first column, the Sums for Maintenance 
and Clothing ; and, in the second, those paid for 
the Proportion of Establishment Charges, Re-pay- 
ment of Workhouse Loan, Collection, Burial and 
other Expenses; and, in the third, the Total, and 
the Number relieved in each Workhouse, in each 
half year, and marking the half years in which In- 
stalments of the Workhouse Loans have been paid. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
into further consideration the Report on the Arms 
(Ireland) 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 
“ unrestricted power of having, carrying and using 
Arms, for all legal purposes, is a right enjoyed by 
Englishmen and Scotchmen, and is one of the 
essential safeguards of freedom :—That, to limit 
or withhold this privilege, as regards Irishmen, 
creates an unjust, impolitic and insulting distinc- 
tion, and is a violation of that equality of rights 
which can be the only safe and just basis of im- 
perial legislation :—That, therefore, it is the duty 
of this House to reject any measure which would 
impose or continue such restriction,’ 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, 99 

Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring: so 

Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Sharman Crawford, } 44 

Noes, | Mr. Blewitt: : 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the 
Committee to the Bill be now read a second time : 
—The said Amendments were accordingly read a 
second time, and agreed to. 

A Clause was offered (Provisions of this Act, 
which empower a Justice of the Peace, &amp;c., to enter 
or search for Arms in any house, &amp;c., not to be in 
force in any county, &amp;c., unless the Lord Lieutenant 
declare by proclamation that it is necessary that 
such provisions should be enforced in such county) : 
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 se- 
cond time; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for they Mr. More O’ Ferrall, 7 65 

Yeas, {Mr Morgan JohnO’ Connell:S °° 

Tellers for the {Sir Thomas Fremantle, } 109 


Noes, \Sir George Clerk: 
So it passed in the Negative. 

Another Clause was offered (Persons now licensed 
under former Acts shall be primd facie entitled to 
licenses under this Act): And the said Clause was 
brought up, and twice read; and agreed to, to be 
made part of the Bill. 

Another Clause was offered (Penalties exceed- 
ing £.20 may be recovered in Court of Assistant 
Barrister): And the said Clause was brought up, 
and twice read ; and agreed to, to be made part of 
the Bill. 

Another Clause was offered (Lord Lieutenant 

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may grant licenses to persons having any collection 
of ancient arms, without being marked): And the 
said Clause was brought up, and twice read; and 
agreed to, to be made part of the Bill. 
Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 
Another Amendment was proposed to be made 
to the Bill, in P. 5. 1. 1., of the Bill, printed as 
amended in Committee, by leaving out from the 
beginning of the line to the end of line 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 {Sir Thomas Fremantle, } 94 
Yeas, Sir George Clerk: : 
Tellers for thef Mr. Morgan John O Connell, 97 
Noes, LMr. William O’ Brien : aie 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Then other Amendments were made to the Bill. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


Poor Relief 


(ireland) Bill The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
relan lll. 


a Committee upon the Poor Relief (Zre/and) Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 
Cuausess, N° 4 and N° 5, amended, and agreed to, 


Cuiause N° 6, (Goods, to whomsoever they may 
belong, found on premises, may be distrained)—— 
read. 

Several Amendments made. 

Motton made and Question put, That the Clause, 
as amended, stand part of the Bill ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the { Sir Thomas Fremantle, \ ,, 

r . 99. 
Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring: 


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Tellers for the f Mr. John Collett, } 18 
Noes, Mr. French: : 


Ciause N° 7, postponed. 

Crauses, N° 8 and N° 9, amended, and agreed to. 
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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, 28° die Julii, 1843: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
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 Thursday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Church of The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Scotland Z i 


; ,, reading of the Church of Scotland Benefices Bill: 
Benefices Bill. . 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


County Courts The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Bul. reading of the County Courts Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday next. 


Small Debts 


oe The Order of the day being read, for the second 
ill. 


reading of the Small Debts Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


SuperiorCourts The Order of the day being read, for the second 
(Common Law) p S 


. reading of the Superior Courts (Common Law) Bill; 
Bill. ; , ist 4 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 

Friday next. 


Prison Disci- The Prison Discipline Bill was, according to Or- 
pline Bill. der, read a second time ; and committed to a Com- 


mittee of the whole House for Thursdav next. 


A. 1848. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Attornies ang 
further consideration the Report on the Attornies and Sclicitors Bit), 
Solicitors Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Machinery 
reading of the Machinery Exportation Bill ; Exportation 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon a 
Thursday next. 





The Order of the day being read, for receiving Admir 





5 alty 

the Report on the Admiralty Lands Bill; Lands Bil, 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Tues- 

day next. 


The Limitation of Actions (Jreland) Bill was, ac- Limitation 
cording to Order, read a second time; and com- °f Actious 


mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for ‘*!#4) Bill 
Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Apprehension 
mittee on the Apprehension of Offenders (France) a 
Bill . ( France) 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- Apprehension 
mittee on the Apprehension of Offenders (America) of Offenders | 
Bill ; (America) Bill, 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions Bill was, accord- Ecclesiastical 
ing to Order, read a second time; and committed — 
to a Committee of the whole House, for this day. ; 


The Stamps Bill was, according to Order, read a Stamps Bill. 
second time; and committed to a Committee of the 
whole House, for this day. 


The West India Islands Relief Bill was, accord- West India 
ing to Order, read a second time; and committed to Islands Reliet 
a Committee of the whole House, for this day. 


The Excise Bill was, according to Order, read a Excise Bill. 
second time ; and committed to a Committee of the 
whole House, for this day. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Slave Trade 
into a Committee, to consider of authorizing the Bouts 
payment of Bounties and Expenses on Captures 
made under the Treaties between Great Britain, 
Austria, France, Prussia and Russia, with the Queen 
of Portugal, with the Mexican Republic, and with 


the Republic of Chile, for the Suppression of the 
Traffic in Slaves. 


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(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That a Bounty of Five pounds shall 
be paid, out of the Consolidated Fund of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for every 
Slave on board any Vessel captured under the pro- 
visions of the several Treaties for the Suppression 
| of the Slave Trade, made between Great Britain, 
| Austria, Prussia and Russia, with Portugal, with 
the Mexican Republic, and with the Republic of 
Chile; also, a Bounty at the rate of One pound ten 
shillings for every ton of any such vessel captured 
and demolished ; anda Bounty at the rate of Four 
pounds for every ton of any such vessel captured 
and condemned, not having any Slaves on board. 

2. Resolved, That the Commissioners of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Treasury be authorized to direct the payment 
out of the said Consolidated Fund of the Costs, 
Damages.and Expenses payable by any Officers on 
the seizure or detention of Vessels under the said 
Treaties. 

3. Resolved, That the Captors of any Vessel, con- 
demned for the violation of the said Treaties with 
Portugal, with the Mexican Republic, and with the 
| Republic of Chile, shall receive the portion of such 
Vessel 



































Stamps 


Moveables 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Law of Evi- 
dence Bill. 


Episcopal 
Functions Bill. 


Mandamus 
Appeals Bill. 


Warrants of 
Attorney Bill. 
Hackney and 


Stage Carriages 
Bill, . 


Designs Copy- 
right Bill, , 


Holyrood Park 
Bill, 


7 VicToriz. 


Vessei to which Her Majesty is entitled ; and one 
moiety of the net proceeds, if condemned under the 


said Treaty between Great Britain, Austria, Prussia 
and Russia. 


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 this day. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee, to consider the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 79, 
to repeal the Duties payable on Stage Carriages and 
Passengers conveyed upon Railways, and certain 
other Stamp Duties in Great Britain, and to grant 
other Duties in lieu thereof, and also to amend the 
Laws relating to the Stamp Duties. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That the Stamp Duties granted by the 
Act 5 and 6 Vie. c. 79, upon Collations by any Arch- 
bishop or Bishop to any Ecclesiastical Benefice, 
Dignity or Promotion in England, shall be payable 
upon all Collations whatsoever to any such Ecclesi- 
astical Benefice, Dignity or Promotion, whether the 
same shall be made by any Archbishop or Bishop, 
or by any other ordinary or competent authority. 


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 this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Moveables (Scotland) Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Law of Evidence 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 this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Episcopal Functions 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 Mandamus Appeals Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Warrants of Attorney 
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 this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Hackney and Stage Carriages Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the Designs Copyright Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Holyrood Park Bill; 

Resoived, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 

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519 


Mr. Greene reported the Coroners Bill ; and the Coroners Bill, 
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. 


Ordered, That Mr. Octavius Duncombe and Mr. Smoke. 
Rashleigh be added to the Select Committee on 
Smoke. 


A Petition of Shareholders in the British [ron British Tron 
———— complaining that the Standing Orders of Company. 
the House in respect to the application forthe British 
Iron Company Bill had not been complied with; 
and praying that leave may not be given to bring in 
such Bill, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Nevw- Poor Relief 
townbarry and adjoining districts, praying that the (Ireland) Bill. 
Poor Relief (Zreland) Bill may not pass into a law, 


was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to an Gaols and 
Address to Her Majesty,—A Return of the Salaries Houses of Cor- 
paid to each Chaplain of the Common Gaols and '"™ 
Houses of Correction in the several Counties of 
England and Wales, specifying such Chaplains as 
hold with their Office any Benefice or Ecclesiastical 
Appointment, and also specifying such Chaplains as 
are at the same time in the Commission of the Peace, 
or acting as Magistrates. 


Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to the Metro- Metropolitan 
politan Police, which were presented upon the 9th Police. 
day of March last, be printed. No. 492. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the London London (City) 
(City) Police, which was presented upon Tuesday P — 
last, be printed. No, 492 


Ordered, That the Account relative to the Man- Manchester 
chester Court of Requests, which was presented Court of 
upon Monday last, be printed. — 

, No. 493. 

Ordered, That the Account relative to Public Public Income 
Income and Expenditure, which was presented yes- a Expendi- 
terday, be printed. Ne. 404, 

Ordered, That the Return relative to China, China. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 488. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the British British 
Fisheries, which was presented yesterday, be printed. Fisheries. 
No. 495. 
Ordered, That the Return relative to Saint Kitt’s, Saint Kitt’s. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 489. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Probates of Probates of 
Wills (Jreland), which was presented upon the 18th Wills (Ireland.) 
day of May last, be printed. No. 496. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till one of the clock on Friday morning, ad- 
journed till this day. 





Veneris, 28° die Julie ; 


Anno 7° Victorie Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 


MESSAGE from the Lords, by Mr. Wingfield Message from 
and Sir George Rose: the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made 4) ...1s, &amp;c., 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to make (Privy Council) 
further Regulations for facilitating the Hearing of Bill. 
Appeals, and other Matters, by the Judicial Com- 
mittee of the Privy Council, without any Amend- 
ment: And also, 


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Marriages 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Charitable 
Loan Societies 
(Irelend) Bill. 


520 98° Juli. . A. 1843. 


The Lords have agreed to the Amendment made An Act for appointing Trustees for the Creditors Paisley 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act for of the Burgh of Paisley, and other Purposes relat- pray 
Confirmation of certain Marriages in Jreland, with- | ing to the Financial Affairs of the said Burgh : oe 
out any Amendment :—And then the Messengers | 
withdrew. 


An Act to incorporate the Directors of Milne’s Mitne’s Free 
Free School in the Town of Fochabers, and for the School Bill, 
better Government thereof: 





Ordered, That the Select Committee on the Cha- i — , : 
sihhe then Societies (Jreland) Bill have leave to}. An Act ~ _ paving, lighting, cleansing and evshongte 
et. ; nae i r y ° rov; 
sit this day, till five of the clock, during the sitting | improving the Town and Borough of Northampton : 71 irs 
of the House. 





An Act for amending several Acts relating to Londonderry 


Londonderry Bridge : Bridge Bill. Oxn 
po eens A Message, by Mr. Pulman, Yeoman Usher of| An Act to extend the T erm, and to alter and en- Tay Ferries as 
- the Black Rod: large the Powers and Provisions of the Acts for Bill. 
Mr. Speaker, _ . , , | erecting, improving, regulating and maintaining the 
“ The ire age a ny S| Ferries and Passages across the River Tay, in the 

ommission for declaring Her hoyal /issent to Se€-| Counties of Fife and Forfar, and for establishing 
veral Acts agreed upon by both Houses, do desire | g Floating Bridge or Bridoee over the said River, 
the immediate attendance of thi Honour Hous | with proper Lantingplaces and Approaches hereto 

! 8, tos ae. | 5 iinet iia — a 

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went | | _ Act for draining, embanking and — Sue ea 
up to the House of Peers :—And being retarncd; or en Lands and Low Grounds, within the Pa- ge Bill, 

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the desire | a deg —— = = _— of = bn &gt; 
of the Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty’s | rsa eae ‘Siieae , “gy Edi. i vi ad Th ‘mbleb ? Est 
Commission, had been at the House of Peers, where | nth a a ‘ ° Lin My geen Oe eemoleoy, 

a Commission under the Great Seal was read, giving, | nd-onei, emiameeaeadell ae 
declaring and notifying the Royal Assent to the| An Act to improve, repair and maintain the Road cones) 
several Public and Private Bills therein mentioned ; | from Inchbelly Bridge to Glasgow, and to make and Roa4 Bill, 
and that the Lords, thereby authorized, had de- | maintain certain Branch Roads therefrom : 
— the — Assent to the said Bills: Which; An Act for more effectually repairing, improving neg 
ills are as follow : a aintaini . . . oads Bill. 
Church Endow- An Act - make better Provision for the Spiritual | Cat ty of Baik 4 * Egon fi v7 - ue x 
seat Bill C ¢P i P Y he | wed nee Pl pay om hye urther oe t 1e 
‘ are of Populous Parishes : | Statute Labour in the said County, and for repairing 
P ‘ ry F “ oy ae y&gt; pa toe 
Apprehension An Act for the better Apprehension of certain | improving and maintaining a certain portion of 
— Offenders : | Road in the County of Ross : 
Appeals, &amp;c., _ AnAct to make further Regulations for facilitating | An Act for the Division of the Rectory of Walton- ee 
(Privy Council) the Hearing of Appeals, and other Matters by the | on-the-Hill, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, yi, ’ 
Bill. Judicial Committee of the Privy Council : and for authorizing Sales and Conveyances in Fee, 
_on oe ia it en Dalit, lt uailiile Manis tl Leases for long Terms of Years for Building ’ 
(Ireland) Bill. Ireland: or Vonnirma a | fest nf other aor to be made of the ( 
Salmon An Act to repeal so much of an Act of the first ands and Revenues belonging to the said Rectory, 


Fisheries Bill. 


Scientific 
Societies Bill, 


Norfolk Island 
Bill. 


Schoolmasters’ 
Widows Fund 
(Scotland) 
Validity Bill. 


Monkland and 
Kirkintilloch 
Railway Bill. 


Great North 

of England 
(Clarence and 
Hartlepool 
Junction) Rail- 
way Bill. 


Dundee 
Harbour Bill. 


Bolton Water- 
works Bill. 


Liverpool 


Watering Bill. 





Sie ° s) o hi -on- ~ Hs . 
ya of King Gage the ya nth Time | epee of Walon he Eo 
for taking and being restrained from taking Salmon Diimniiialiee, tltaaal patel ; , 
in certain Rivers, and to amend and extend the| = ° it 
Provisions of an Act of the fifty-eighth year of King | An Act to enable the Most noble James Marquess pow nae of 
George the Third, to the Rivers therein mentioned : | of Abercorn to uplift certain Sums of Money lying 4: iite Bill 
Pie SE a a a Bank, and to borrow upon the Security of the 
phere ie orl I ; Sten Eel ek Oe "di ., | entailed Estates of Paisley and Duddingstone, such 
chial and ee an SEN “8 ane twems® | further Sum as may be necessary for Re-payment 
occupied by Scientific or Literary Societies : to him of a Portion of the Monies laid out on the 
An Act to amend so much of an Act of the last | Improvement of the said Estates, and to enlarge 3 
Session for the Government of New South Wales | the Power of feuing the same : 5 
and Van Diemen’s Land, as relates to Norfolk | 
Island : 








An Act for authorizing the Disposition, by way of Dowager 
| Partition, Lease or Sale, of certain undivided Parts a ., 
An Act to render valid an Act for better raising | or Shares belonging, in Possession, and in Expect- Estate Bill. 
and securing the Fund for the Relief of Widows | ancy, to the Ladies Horatia Elizabeth and Ida 
and Children of Burgh and Parochial Schoolmas- | Anna Waldegrave, Infants, of and in the Manors of 
ters in Scotland: si Whittlesey otherwise Whittlesea Saint Mary and 
An Act to make, complete, maintain and incorpo- | ee —— and the Rectories of Whattlesey 
rate with the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway | pom a Saint M “y ap — Andrew, 
Two improved or additional Lines of Railway, and ' of Sor sg ent-c tig a ages ” a 
to alter, amend, enlarge and repeal the Acts relating | ' ” , ; Telecf El ands and other I ml 
to the said Undertaking : parol the Isle of Ely, in the County of Cam- 
An Act to enable the Great North of England | An Act to dissolve the Marriage of William Jacksou's 
(Clarence and Hartlepool Junction) Railway Com-' Qjixer Jackson, Esquire, with Georgiana Maria Divorce Bit 


pany to make a Branch Railway, and to explain Jane Jackson, his now Wife, and to enable him to 
and amend the Acts relating to the said Railway, 


, marry again, and for other Purposes. 
and for other Purposes: ” P 


An Act for altering and amending the Dundee 
Harkour Acts, and for more effectually maintaining, | 
improving and extending the Harbour of Dundee, 
and for other Purposes connected therewith : 


A Petition of Spirit Dealers and other Inhabitants Glasgow Police 
of the city of Glasgow and adjoining districts, Bi. 
praying that the Glasgow Police Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands, was presented, aad 
An Act for more effectually supplving with Water read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
the Town of Bolton, and several Townships adja- 


cent thereto, in the County of Lancaster : A Petition of Magistrates, Bankers, Manufacturers County Courts 


An Act for enabling the Commissioners for paving and Tradesmen of the borough of Kidderminster, Bill. 
and sewering the Town of Liverpool more effec- praying that the County Courts Bill may pass into 
tually to water the Streets of the said Town, and a law, and that its provisions may be extended to 
to provide Water for extinguishing Fires therein: all debts not exceeding twenty pounds, was pre- 

sented, 








7 Victoria. 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Anderston 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Improvement 


: Anderston Improvement and Police (re-committed) 
and Police Bile Bi] ; That they had made other Amendments 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Oxnam’s Estate Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on 
(No. 2.) Bill. Oznam’s Estate (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 satisfac- 
tion of the Committee ; and that the Committee had 
gone through the Bill, and directed hin to report 
the same, without Amendment. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Earl of 
Gainsborough’s 
Estate Bill. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for vest- 
ing in Charles Noel Welman, Esquire, and his Heirs, 
certain Estates in the Parishes of Trull, Pitminster, 
Wilton and Taunton Saint Mary Magdalen, in the 
County of Somerset, holden under the Marriage 
Settlements of Charles Noel Earl of Gainsborough 
and Elizabeth his first Wife, deceased, discharged 
from the Uses of the same Settlements, and of all 
subsequent Assurances, and for substituting and 
settling certain Estates in the Parish of Weston 
Zoyland, in the same County, in lieu thereof, and to 
the like Uses, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Beckett do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


M‘Culloh’s A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to autho- 
(or Roupell’s) yize the granting of Building and Repairing Leases 
Estate Bill, of Lands in the County of Kent, formerly belonging 
to Francis M‘Culloh, George Boone Roupell and 
James Browne Horner, in undivided Shares, was 
read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do pass. 
Ordered, That Viscount Marsham 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. 


Bermondsey, The House proceeded to take into consideration 


Rotherhithe the Report on the Bermondsey, Rotherhithe and 
aud Deptford Deptford Roads Bill; and the Amendments were 
"  yead, and agreed to; and Amendments were made 

to the Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 

ingrossed. 
Church A Petition of the Right honourable Dominick 
(Wren) Lord Oranmore, praying that the House will take 


measures to have the whole Church Property of 
Treland, \ands and tithes, except mensal lands for 
the clergy of the three religions, sold to the best 
advantage (preserving the life interests of the present 
incumbents), and the produce vested in the Conso- 
lidated Fund, and the interest thereof appropriated 
seta | to the support of the Protestant, Pres- 

yterian and Roman Catholic religions, in proportion 
to their numbers, and to enable Her Majesty to 
conclude a Concordat with the head of the Roman 
Catholic church, putting an end to the system of 
connivance now pursued as to the intercourse of 
Roman Catholics with the See of Rome, and establish- 
ing the religion of one-third of the people of the 
United Kingdom on a constitutional basis, that is, 
in perfect equality with the churches of England 
and Scotland, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Vat. 98. 


/ 


98° Julie. 





521 


A Petition of Magistrates of the county of Zime- Arms (Ireland) 
rick, and Grand Jurors, praying that the Arms (Jre- Bill. 
land) Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of the Master, Wardens and Court of Customs Bill. 
Assistants of the Art or Mystery of Clock-making, 
of the city of London ;—and, Chairman of the Com- 
mittee of Watch and Clock Manufacturers ; praying 
that the Customs 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 Ship-owners and other persons in- Coal-whippers 
terested in the coal trade of the city of London, Bill. 
praying that the Coal-whippers Bill may not pass 


into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Grand Jury of the county of Ty State of Ireland. 
rone, assembled atSummer Assizes, 1843, praying the 
House to adopt such vigorous measures as the pre- 
sent emergency in Jreland demands, to put down a 
system of agitation which has arrested the progress 
of Zreland towards a highly prosperous condition, 
which is distracting and impoverishing it, and which 
threatens to bring the heaviest calamities on the 
whole British Empire, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Mayne, Education 
in the county of Westmeath, praying that the annual Ireland.) 
grant for national Education in Ireland may be 
henceforth discontinued, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee to whom stamps. 
it was referred to consider the Act 5 and 6 Vic. 
c. 79, to repeal the Duties payable on Stage Car- 
riages and Passengers conveyed upon Railways, and 
certain other Stamp Duties in Great Britain, and 
to grant other Duties in lieu thereof, and also to 
amend the Laws relating to the Stamp Duties, a 
Resolution ; which was read, as followeth ; 

Resolved, That the Stamp Duties granted by the 
Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 79, upon Collations by any 
Archbishop or Bishop to any Ecclesiastical Bene- 
fice, Dignity or Promotion in England, shall be pay- 
able upon all Collations whatsoever to any such 
Ecclesiastical Benefice, Dignity or Promotion, whe- 
ther the same shall be made by any Archbishop or 
Bishop, or by any other ordinary or competent au- 
thority. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Commit- 
tee on the Stamps Bill, that they have Power to make 
provision therein, pursuant to the said Resolution. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee to whom Slave Trade 
it was referred to consider the Treaties between Great Bounties Bills. 
Britain, Austria, France, Prussia and Russia, with 
the Queen of Portugal, with the Mexican Republic, 
and with the Republic of Chile, for the Suppression 
of the Traffic in Slaves, several Resolutions; which 
were read, as follow; 

1. Resolved, That a Bounty of Five pounds shall 
be paid out of the Consolidated Fund of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for every 
Slave on board any Vessel captured under the pro- 
visions of the several Treaties for the Suppression 
of the Slave Trade, made between Great Britain, 
Austria, Prussia and Russia, with Portugal, with 
the Mezican Republic, and with the Republic of 
Chile; also, a Bounty at the rate of One pound 
ten shillings for every ton of any such Vessel cap- 
tured and demolished ; and a Bounty at the rate of 
Four pounds for every ton of any such Vessel cap- 
tured and condemned, not having any Slaves on 
board. 


3x 2. Resolved, 








522 


2. Resolved, That the Commissioners of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Treasury be authorized to direct the payment 
out of the said Consolidated Fund of the Costs, 
Damages and Expenses payable by any Officers on 
the seizure or detention of Vessels under the said 
Treaties. 

3. Resolved, That the Captors of any Vessel, con- 
demned for the violation of the said Treaties with 
Portugal, with the Mexican Republic, and with the 
Republic of Chile, shall receive the portion of such 
Vessel to which Her Majesty is entitled ; and one 
moiety of the net proceeds, if condemned under the 
said Treaty between Great Britain, Austria, Prussia 
and Russia. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Bills be brought in upon the said 
Resolutions : And that Mr. Chancellor of the Ex- 

-chequer and Sir George Clerk do prepare, and bring 
in the same. 


Sir George Clerk presented, pursuant to Orders, 
—A Return of the Names of all Persons who held 
Office under the Board of Stamps and Taxes at So- 
merset House, on the 1st day of September 1841, 
with the Nature of such Office, and Length of Ser- 
vice, and the Amount of Annual Salary; and also 
the Amount of any Annual Increase of Salary since 
that period, made to every such Officer ; specifying 
the time from which such Increase is to take place, 
with the grounds of such Increase, and whether such 
Increase is to be permanent, or for any, and what, 
limited period. 

Accounts of all Sums of Money paid for Costs 
on Rules, or other Proceedings for recovery of Le- 
gacy Duties, and Duties on Residue, in each of the 
years 1837 and 1888:—Of the Monies actually 
paid in ay 0 of the Fees and Disbursements in- 
cluded in Costs by the Solicitor or Comptroller of 
Legacy Duties :—-And, of the Application of such 
Costs. 

A Return of the Duty on Windows assessed for 
the twelve Towns in England paying the largest 
Amount. 

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. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Abstract of the Sums voted and the Amount ac- 
tually expended for the Militia of the United King- 
dom ; distinguishing Great Britain from Ireland, 
in each year, from the 1st day of January 1834 to 
the Ist day of January 1843; including Expense 
for Ballot, Lieutenancy Clerks, Surgeons, and for 
every other Account, so as to exhibit the Total Ex- 
pense of the Militia and its Pensioners, in each year, 
and in each Kingdom; stating also, what Corps 
have been called out in aid of the Civil Power in 
each of these years, and the Amount of Expense 
specially incurred for that service ; also the Agere- 
gate Amount of Expense in those years (in continu- 
ation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 231, of Session 
1834) :—And, a similar Account for the Yeomanry 
Cavalry in each year since the Ist day of January 
1816, and the Aggregate Charge up to the 31st day 
of December 1842 (in continuation of Parliamentary 
Paper, No. 67, of Session 1834). 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Annual Expense incurred at the 
Chief Office of the Metropolitan Police, in White- 
hall and Scotland-yard, as it regards the Salaries 
and other Allowances to Commissioners, Clerks and 
Establishment, Rent and Taxes:—Of the Number 
of Felonies affecting Property reported by Divisions, 
in the year 1842 :—And, of the Amount of Loss by 


Felony, Theft, &amp;c., under the same heads, in the 
same year. 


28°—929° Julie. 





A. 1843. 


The Slave Trade Suppression Bill was read the Slave Trade 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time Suppression 
upon Monday next. — 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. No. 497, 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Supply; 
posed, That the Order of the day for the Com- Estimates, &amp;c, 
mittee of Supply be now read ; referred : 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 29° die Julti, 1843: 

And the Question being put :—It was resolved in 
the Affirmative. 

And the Order of the day being read accordingly; yyititia 

Anda Motion being made, That the Report which, Estimates. 
upon the 25th day of this instant July, was made 
from the Select Committee appointed to prepare 
Estimates of the Charge of the Disembodied Militia 
of Great Britain and Ireland for a year, to the 31st 
day of March 1844, be referred to the Committee ; 

Sir James Graham, 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. 

Ordered, That the Account of Monies in the Ex- Monies in the 
chequer, or remaining to be raised, on the 27th day Exchequer. 
of June 1843, to complete the Aids granted by Par- 
liament for the service of the years 1841 and 1842, 
which was presented upon the 27th day of June 
last, be referred to the Dicecdhion. 

Ordered, That the several Estimates for Miscel- Miscellaneous 
laneous Services, which were presented upon Mon- Services 
day last, be referred to the Committee. ae 

Ordered, That the Estimate of the Sum required China 
to be voted in the year 1843, on account of the Ex- Expedition. 
penses of the Expedition to China, which was pre- 
sented upon Monday last, be referred to the Com- 
mittee. 

Ordered, That the Estimate of the Sum required China (Opium 
to make good to certain Holders of Opium surren- Compensation). 
dered in China in March 1839, the Amount of Com- 
pensation due to them under the 4th Article of the 
Treaty of Peace with China, which was presented 
upon Monday last, be referred to the Committee. 

Ordered, That the Estimate of the further Amount Canada. 
that will probably be required for the year ending 
31st March 1844, to defray the Expenses of the 
service in Canada consequent upon the late Insur- 
rection in that Colony, which was presented upon 
Monday last, be referred to the Committee. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Customs Bill. 
mittee on the Customs Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Saturday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means ; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third Arms (Ireland) 
| Bill. 


reading of the Arms (Ireland) Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon 
Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Attornies and 
further consideration the Report on the Attornies Solicitors Bill 
and Solicitors Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Tuesday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Ecclesiastical 
into a Committee upon the Ecclesiastical Jurisdic- —_— 
tions 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 made Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, 














Stamps 


No. 


West 
Islan 
Bill. 


Exci 








Stamps Bill. 
No. 498. 


West India 
Islands Relief 


Bill. 


Excise Bill. 


Law of Evi- 
dence Bill. 


Episcopal 
esas Bill. 


Mandamus 


Appeals Bill. 


Warrants of 
Attorney Bill. 


Hackney and 
Stage Carriages 
Bill. 


Designs Copy- 


right Bill, 


Holyrood Park 
Bill, 


Coroners Bill. 


7 Victoriz. 


Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Stamps 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 now received. 

Mr. Greene 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 into 
a Committee upon the West India Islands Relief 
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 upon Mon- 
day next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Excise 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. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
the Report on the Law of Evidence Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Thurs- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Episcopal Functions 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 Mandamus Appeals Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
the Report on the Warrants of Attorney Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Thurs- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Hackney and Stage Carriages Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the Designs Copyright Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon 
Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Holyrood Park Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The ingrossed Bill to amend an Act of the first 
year of Her present Majesty, to provide for Payment 
of the Expenses of holding Coroners’ Inquests, and 
to make other Provisions respecting the Duties and 
Remuneration of Coroners, was, according to Order, 
read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered (Coroners for 
the county of Durham and for certain boroughs 
and localities excepted): And the said Clause was 
brought up, and thrice read ; and agreed to, to be 
made part of the Bill, by way of Rider. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to amend the Law respecting the 
Duties and Remuneration of Coroners. 

Ordered, That Lord Worsley do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 

VoL. 98. 


Q8°— 29° Juliz. 





593 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Corn Laws 
the Report which, upon the 19th day of this instant (Petitions from 
July, was made from the Select Committee to whom £2") 
the Petition from Epworth, for the repeal of the 
Corn Laws, (presented [9th May), and the Petition 
from Epworth complaining that the former Peti- 
tion was a forgery, (presented 15th June), were re- 
ferred ; and the Resolutions of the Committee were 
read, as follow: 

1. Resolved, That it appears to this Committee 
that Samuel Potts was employed by John Hastie, 
of Doncaster, to obtain signatures to the Epworth 
Petition for a repeal of the Corn Laws; that when 
the said Samuel Potts received that Petition, no sig- 
natures were attached thereto; that it is now in the 
same state as when the said Samuel Potts returned 
it to the house of the said John Hastie ; that it was 
never out of the custody of the said Samuel Potts 
from the time he received it until the time he re- 
turned it; that there are 214 names attached to the 
said Petition ; that 13 of such names are proved to 
have been either the signatures of the Parties them- 
selves, or written with their consent. 

2. Resolved, That the said Samuel Potts has been 
guilty of an extensive forgery of names to the said 
Petition. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Resolved, That Samuel Potts, in forging signatures 
to a Petition to the House of Commons, has been 
guilty of a high breach of the Privileges of this 
House. ; 

Ordered, That Samuel Potts, having been guilty 
of a high breach of the Privileges of this Housé, 
be for his said offence taken into the custody of the 
Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House; and that 
Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant accordingly. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Bishops’ Relief 
to relieve Bishops succeeding to Bishopricks, by (iteland) Bill. 
operation of the Act to alter and amend the Laws 
relating to the Temporalities of the Church in Jre- 
land, from certain Liabilities: And that Mr. Attorney 
General for Zreland and Lord Eliot do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Highway Rates 
to continue an Act for authorizing the application ®!" 
of Highway Rates to Turnpike-roads: And that 
Mr. Manners Sutton and Mr. Gaskell do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Tumpike Acts 
to continue certain Turnpike Acts: And that Mr. — 


Manners Sutton and Mr. Gaskell do prepare, and ™ 
bring it in. 


Mr. Gladstone reported from the Select Com- Coal-whippers 
mittee on the Coal-whippers Bill; That they had Bill. 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments there- No. 499. 
unto. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Tuesday next. 


Mr. Rutherfurd presented a Bill to facilitate the Heritable 
Constitution, Transmission and Extinction of He- eae Bill 
ritable Securities for Debt in Scotland: And the ‘ = = - 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read N° 500 
a second time upon Friday the 11th day of August 
next; and to be printed. 


Sir George Clerk presented a Bill for carrying Slave Trade 
into effect the Treaty between Great Britain, (Avs &amp;e.) 
Austria, Prussia and Russia, for the Suppression of .  . 
the African Slave Trade: And the same was read No. 601. 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Monday next; and to be printed. 


3x2 Mr. 








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Slave Trade 
{Chile) Bill. 


No. 502. 


Slave Trade 
{Mexican Re- 
public) Bill. 


No. 503, 


Slave Trade 
{ Portugal) Bill. 


No. 504, 


Drainage of 
Lands Bill. 


No. 508. 


Turnpike Acts 
Continuance 
Bill. 


No. 568. 


Highway Rates 
Bill. 


No. 506. 


Public Petitions 
( Forty-third 
Report.) 


Bishops’ Relief 
(Ireland) Bill. 


No, 507. 


Sheriff Clerks 
(Scotland. ) 


Krutsford 
House of Core 
rection. 


524, BG°—29°— 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented a Bill for carrying 
into effect the Treaty between Her Majesty and the 
Republic of Chile, for the Abolition of the Traffic 
in Slaves: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Monday 
next; and to be printed. 


Sir George Clerk presented a Bill for carrying 
into effect the Treaty between Her Majesty and the 
Mexican Republic, for the Abolition of the Traffic 
in Slaves: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Monday 
next ; and to be printed. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented a Bill for carrying 
into effect the Treaty between Her Majesty and the 
Queen of Portugal, for the Suppression of the Traffic 
in Slaves: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Monday 
next; and to be printed. 


Mr. Pusey reported from the Select Committee 
on the Drainage of Lands (re-committed) Bill ; 
That they had made other Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House for Tuesday next. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented a Bill to continue 
certain Turnpike Acts: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Monday next ; and to be printed. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented a Bill to continue 
an Act for authorizing the Application of Highway 
Rates to Turnpike-roads: And the same was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Monday next; and to be printed. 


Mr. Brotherton reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Public Petitions; That they had exa- 
mined the Petitions presented from the 21st to the 
27th days of this instant July, both inclusive ; and 
had directed him to make a Report thereof to the 
House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Attorney General for Ireland presented a Bill 
to relieve Bishops succeeding to Bishopricks, by 
operation of the Act to alter and amend the Laws 
relating to the Temporalities of the Church in Jre- 
land, from certain Liabilities: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Monday next ; and to be printed. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to 
several Addresses to Her Majesty,—Further Return 
to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the 6th day 
of July in the last Session of Parliament, for a Re- 
turn, in columns, showing the gross yearly Income 
and Net yearly Income arising out of Fees, and 
all other sources of Emoluments, accruing to each 
Sheriff Clerk in Scotland, under the late Act 1 &amp; 2 
Vic. c. 119, s. 28, since the same has been in force, 
and up to the Ist day of January 1842, the said 
Return to show clearly and explicitly, in detail, the 
precise Items and whole Amount thereof, which 
mae the difference between the Gross Receipts 
and the Net Income. 

Returns of the Reports of the Visiting Magis- 
trates, Chaplains, Surgeons, Gaolers, Turnkeys or 
other persons, relating to the Gaol, or Management, 
Diet, Discipline, Enlargement or any other matter 
connected with the House of Correction at Knutsford, 
made at the Quarter Sessions held on Monday the 
26th day of June 1843; distinguishing the parts 
affirmed or rejected by the said Court of Quarter 





31° Juliz. A. 1843. 


Sessions :—And, of the Orders of Court made at the 
Quarter Sessions held at Knutsford on Monday the 
26th day of June 1843, for the County of Chester ; 
distinguishing those which were discussed and made 
in the Sessions Court House, and those which were 
discussed and made in any place other than the 
Sessions Court House. 

Copy of the Abstract of the Number and Classes 
of Non-resident Incumbents, and of the Number 
of Resident Incumbents, according to the Diocesan 
Returns from England and Wales, for the year 1842 : 
—And, an Abstract of the Total Number of Curates 
in each Diocese of England and Wales, returned by 
the Archbishops and Bishops to Her Majesty's 
Most honourable Privy Council, for the year 1842 ; 
distinguishing the Number resident in the Parson- 
age House, and the Number resident in the Parish ; 
likewise the Number of those who are licensed, and 
the Amount of Stipends, arranged in classes of under 
£.10; £.10 and under £.20; £.20 and under £.30 ; 
£.30 and under £.40, &amp;c. &amp;c.:—Also, the Number 
of Benefices held by Non-resident Incumbents, 
which are of the Gross Annual Value of £.300 and 
upwards, and the Number under £.300. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to 
Order,—Returns of all National Schools in Zreland 
which have been erected adjoining to or within the 
precincts of Roman Catholic Chapels, Nunneries or 
Monastic Institutions of any kind:—And, of the 
Number, Name and Locality of all Roman Catholic 
Chapels which have been erected, or are now in 
progress of Erection, on any Plot of Ground at- 
tached to any National School, or School which 
shall have received any aid from the Board of Na- 
tional Education in Jreland. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords to 
request that their Lordships will be pleased to com- 
municate to this House, a Copy of the Report from 
the Select Committee appointed by their Lordships 
to consider the Law of Defamation and Libel: 
And that Mr. Greene do carry the said Message. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till half an hour after one of the clock on 


Saturday morning, adjourned till Monday 
next. 











Lune, 31° die Julit ; 
Anno 7° Victoria Regine, 18438. 
PRAYERS. 


] R. Welton, from the Office of the Town Clerk 
of London, presented, pursuant to Order,— 
Returns from the Court of Hustings in the City of 
London, stating the extent and nature of its Juris- 
diction, in granting Probates of Wills and Letters 
of Administration, and in what Place and in whose 
Custody the Wills and Records of Grants of Admi- 
nistration proved and issued by that Court are de- 
posited :---Also, stating the Date of the earliest and 
of the latest Will proved or recorded in the said 
Court, the period at which there commences a re- 
gular series of Original Wills, and of Copies of 
Original Wills, and recorded Copies of Adminis- 
trations ; together with a Statement of any occasional 
chasms that may occur in, and an Accurate Detail 
of the State and Condition of the said Records :—~ 
And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


Mr. Barnard reported from the Committee 0M Liverpool Fire 
the Liverpool Fire Prevention (re-committed) Bill ; Prevention Bill. 
aud to whom a Petition against the said Bill was 
referred ; That they had considered the said Peti- 

tion 3 


Incumbents 
and Curates, 


National 
Schools, &amp;c., 
(Treland.) 


Defamation 
and Libel. 


Probates of 
Wills (Court 
of Hustings, 
London.) 


No. 510. 




















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Oxnam’s Estate 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Edinburgh 
Water Bill. 


7 VictToriz. 


tion; and had gone through the Bill, and made other 

Amendments thereunto, pursuant to the Order of 

the House of the 26th day of this instant July. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for au- 
thorizing Leases and Setts to be granted of and in 
an Estate in the Parish of Newlyn, in the County 
of Cornwall, devised by the Will of John Oxnam, 
deceased, to John Oxnam, for his Life, with divers 
Remainders over, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Trelawny do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act to enable the Edinburgh Water 
Company to bring in an additional Supply of Water, 
and to alter and amend the Acts relating to the said 
Company ; and the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 47. 1.32. After “ authorized” insert “ sub- 
“« ject to the provisions thereof.” 
Pr. 61. 1. 15. In the Interlineation : 
L. 14. Leave out from “ annexed” to “an” 
in ].19., and insert “ and whereas since the 
** said plan, section and book of reference were 
** deposited.” 
L.30. Leave out from “ Currie” to “amended” 
in |. 35., and insert “have been deposited with 
“ the said Sheriff Clerk, be it Enacted that 
“ such.” 
L. 39. Leave out “ already.” 
Pr. 64. 1. 22. Leave out “ and” 
“* against.” 
Pr. 66. 1, 24. Leave out from ‘ works” to 
“ Edinburgh” inl. 25. and insert “ nearer,” and 
in 1, 25. after ‘‘ than” insert “ five hundred and 
“ fifty yards from.” 

Pr. 82.1. 10. After “ occupiers” insert “ Pro- 
vided always, that no part of the said aqueduct 
or pipe-tract shall pass into or through the plan- 
“ tation east of Bavelaw Road, called Redford 
Plantation, as delineated on the said Plan, and 
marked No. 13 therein, parish of Currie, but 
such aqueduct or pipe-tract shall be carried north- 
ward of the said plantation so as to be entirely 
clear thereof, and the Company shall have power 
to deviate from the said Plan, to such extent as 
may be necessary for the purpose aforesaid, with 
consent of the owners and occupiers of the lands 
into which such deviation shall be made, and in 
the event of the said owners and occupiers not 
delivering to the Company their consent in writing 
to such deviation, within three months after the 
passing of this Act, then the said aqueduct shall 
be carried through the said plantation by a drift 
or mine under ground near the north-east corner 
of the said plantation, and at a distance of not 
more than ten yards towards the south, from the 
limit of deviation as marked on the said amended 
Plan through the said plantation, and so that the 
same shall be as little injurious as possible there- 
* te.” 

Pr. 89.1. 16. After “ shall” insert “ upon any 
ground which may be acquired by them.” 

Pr. 89. 1.18. After “ and” insert “ in and upon 
such ground.” 

Pr. 89. Is. 24.and 25. Leave out “ bye-washes.” 

Pr. 90.1. 15. After “ waters” insert Clauses (A.) 
and (B.) 

CiauseE (A.) “ Provided always, and be it 
“ Enacted, That it shall be Jawful for the Company, 
“‘ and they are hereby required, if the said William 
“ Johnston and the majority of the committee to 
“‘ be appointed by the owners of mills on Bavelaw 
“ Burn and the Water of Leith, as mentioned in 
‘ this Act, shall within three months after the pass- 
ing of this Act consent thereto in writing, so to 
construct the said reservoir at Thretpmuir, as that 

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the summit level of the water thereof shall not 
rise higher than the present level of the spring 
of the arch of the bridge over Bavelaw Burn, on 
the line of road leading from Balerno to Bavelaw 
House; but in the event of their so limiting the 
dimensions of such reservoir they are hereby re- 
quired (if the owners and occupiers of the lands 
necessary for that purpose, and the majority of 
the said committee to be appointed by the said 
owners and occupiers of mills shall consent there- 
to in writing), to construct and complete in a 
proper and substantial manner at some place be- 
tween the point where the proposed aqueduct 
crosses the Bavelaw Burn and the head embank- 
ment of the said reservoir at Threipmuir, an ad- 
ditional or auxiliary reservoir capable of containing 
a quantity of water, which, together with the 
quantity of water which the said reservoir at 
Threipmuir so limited and constructed as afore- 
said shall be capable of containing, shall be equal 
to one-half of the quantity of water discharged 
by the said springs and feeders of the Bavelaw 
Burn and Stream Burn, and their tributaries, du- 
ring the above named sixteen months, to be esti- 
mated, ascertained and declared as aforesaid, and 
such additional reservoir shall be considered as a 
part of the said reservoir at Threipmuir, and shall 
be subject to the like provisions and enactments 
as are herein contained in relation thereto; and 
the provisions of this Act with respect to the ac- 
quisition of lands by consent, shall extend to the 
lands necessary for such additional reservoir, but 
such lands shall not be reckoned as part of the 
fifty acres which the Company are by this Act 
authorized to acquire by consent. 

Cuause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
owners respectively of the lands on which it is 
proposed to construct the said reservoir, and their 
heirs, successors and assigns in the said lands 
respectively, shall have and enjoy the exclusive 
right of fishing, shooting and sporting in or over 
the said reservoir, so far as the same is to be con- 
structed on the lands of such owners respectively, 
and also of keeping and using boats on the said 
reservoir, but so that the exercise of such rights 
shall not injure the embankments of the said re- 
servoir, and that the said owners and their fore- 
saids shall not enter upon the head embankment 
of the said reservoir, or come nearer the same on 
the water than one hundred yards; and it shall 
not be lawful for the Company or any of their 
servants or any person acting under their autho- 
rity by virtue of this Act or otherwise, or any 
other person, to exercise any such rights and pri- 
vileges of shooting, fishing and sporting, or keep- 


ing or using boats as aforesaid.” 


Pr. 100, 1. ult. Leave out “ quantity of water 
to be allowed,” and insert “ Company shall al- 
“ low.” 

Pr. 101.1. 3. Leave out “ shall be.” 

Pr. 101. 1. 4. After “ feet” insert “ of water.” 

Pr. 101.1. 11. Leave out from ‘ years” to the 
second “ to” in ]. 12., and insert “ shall allow.” 

Pr. 101.1. 13. Leave out “ shall be” and insert 
“ the,” and in the same line leave out “ to” and 
insert “ quantity of.” 


In the Schedules to the Bill: 
Pr. 130. 1. 24. In the second column leave out 
“ Cateret’”’ and insert “ Carteret.” 
Pr. 131. 1.1. In the second column leave out 
“ Cateret” and insert “ Carteret.” 
Pr. 131. 1. 16. In the second column leave out 
“ Cateret’” and insert “‘ Carteret.” 
Pr. 138. 1. 27. Leave out from 
ss | Company | | | 
to 
« 16 | James - -| ditto - | ditto | ditto ” 
in 1. 34., and in]. 34., in the third column, leave out 
ditto” and insert “ James Bertram;” in the fourth 
3x3 column, 


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Wilkinson’s 
Estate Bill. 


Glasgow Police 
Bill. 


Berwick-upon- 
Tweed Corpo- 
ration Bill. 


526 
column, leave out “ ditto” and insert “ James Ber- 


“ tram,” and in the fifth column leave out “ ditto” 
and insert “ arable.” 


The said Amendments, as far as Clause (A.), 
being read a second time, were agreed to. 


Cuause (A.) The next Amendment, being read a 
second time ; 
An Amendment was made thereunto, by adding 


atthe end thereof the words, “ Provided also, never- 
if 


“lands necessary for making the additional or 


auxiliary reservoir hereinbefore mentioned, or the 
majority of the said committee to be appointed 
by the said owners and occupiers of mills, shall 
not consent to the construction of such additional 
or auxiliary reservoir, it shall not be lawful for 
the said Company to construct the said reservoir 
at Threipmuir of the limited dimensions herein- 
before specified, but the said reservoir shall be 
constructed in all respects as if the power to con- 
struct the same of limited dimensions, as herein- 
before provided, had not been given.” 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was 
agreed to. 

Then the subsequent Amendments, being read a 
second time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That. Mr. Macaulay do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lord- 
ships, with an Amendment ; to which Amendment 
this House doth desire the concurrence of their 


Lordships. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for en- 
larging the Power to grant Building Leases, con- 
tained in the Will of John Wilkinson, Esquire, 
Doctor of Physic, deceased, and for other Purposes, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Glasgow Police (re-committed) 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed 
to; and Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for settling and establishing the 
Rights of the Resident Freemen and Resident 
Widows of Freemen, of the Borough of Berwick- 
upon- Tweed, in the Property vested in the Mayor, 
Aldermen and Burgesses of that Borough, and for 
other Purposes ; and the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 3. 1. 1. After “ into” insert “three hundred 
“ and thirty-three.” 

Pr. 3. 1.6. After “ by” insert “three hundred 
and thirty-three.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 25. After “amongst” insert “ one hun- 
dred and sixty-three.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 5. After “ amongst” insert “ the said 
three hundred and thirty-three.” 

Pr. 4. l. 7. After “ borough” insert “ the said 
one hundred and sixty-three resident freemen and 
resident widows of freemen of the said borough, 
and twelve other resident freemen and resident 
widows of freemen of the said borough.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 28. Leave out “ of.” 

Pr. 8. 1.26. After “ June’’ insert “ one thousand 
eight hundred and thirty-five.” 

Pr. 15. 1. 7. After “ Act” insert “ three hun- 
dred and thirty-three of.” 

Pr. 15. 1.16. After “ and” insert “ one hundred 
and sixty-three other resident freemen and resi- 
dent widows of freemen of the said borough.” 


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Pr. 15. 1. 38. After “ said” insert “ three hun- 
dred and thirty-three resident freemen and resi- 
dent widows of freemen of the said borough, the 
said one hundred and sixty-three other resident 
freemen and resident widows of freemen of the 
said borough, and twelve other.” 

Pr. 16. 1. 3. Leave out “ said.” 

Pr. 22. 1. 31. After “ pounds” insert “ And 
whereas the charitable trusts and payments 
charged upon or payable out of the said lands 
and hereditaments described in the first part of 
the said fourth Schedule hereunto annexed, and 
the nature and annual amount thereof are speci- 
fied and described in the Schedule annexed to this 
Act, intituled the sixth Schedule: And whereas 
the lands or other property specified and described 
in the said first, second and third Schedules and 
in the second part of the said fourth Schedule 
annexed to this Act, are an ample security for 
the charitable trusts and other payments intended 
to be hereby charged thereon, and also for the 
payment of the interest of the bond-debts speci- 
fied in the fifth Schedule to this Act annexed, to- 
gether with the salaries of municipal officers, and 
all other lawful expenses which on the fifth day 
of June in the year of our Lord One thousand 
eight hundred and Thirty-five were defrayed out 
of or chargeable upon all or any part of the pro- 
perty of the said corporation: And whereas the 
matters in difference in the said suit involved many 
difficult questions of law and fact, and the prose- 
cution of such suit to a termination would in 
consequence of the number of parties interested, 
the length of the pleadings and the quantity of 
documentary and other evidence, be necessarily 
attended with very great expense; and it was 
thereupon considered expedient by the parties in- 
terested in the said suit, that instead of further 
prosecuting the same, some amicable arrangement 
of the aforesaid matters in difference should be 
made, and accordingly it was agreed between 
Robert Boutein Weatherhead, Gentleman, the so- 
licitor of and agent for and on behalf of the said 
plaintiffs, and the said other persons on whose 
behalf they sued, and Henry Manisty, Gentleman, 
the agent for and on behalf ofthe said defendants, 
the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses, and the said 
Thomas Jordan Steel, and to which Her Ma- 
jesty’s Attorney General assented, that the said 
suit should be ended, and all matters in difference 
between the parties thereto should be settled and 
arranged, upon the following terms (that is to 
say); that all the aforesaid lands and _heredita- 
ments should be by Parliament declared to be 
vested in the said Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
gesses for the purposes hereinafter mentioned ; 
and that the council of the said borough should 
be empowered to sell such parts of the said lands 
and hereditaments as are comprised in the first 
part of the fourth Schedule hereunto annexed, 
and that the monies to arise from such sales should 
be paid into the Court of Chancery, and applied 
in the first place, in payment of such costs, 
charges and expenses as are hereinafter men- 
tioned, and in the next place, in payment of the 
principal monies due upon the said bonds, and 
that the lands and hereditaments so as aforesaid 
respectively called ‘meadows’ and ‘ stints,’ in 
lieu of ‘meadows’ and ‘ stints’ and ‘ treasurer’s 
farms,’ should be respectively settled in the man- 
ner hereinafter mentioned ; and that the said words 
‘interest of all lawful debts,’ should be deemed 
and taken to include the annuities and the interest 
of the.said bond debts ; and that the said words 
‘ lawful expenses’ should be deemed and taken to 
include, as well the increased expenses occasioned 
by the extension of the boundaries of the said 
borough, as all sums of money payable out of or 


‘ chargeable upon any part of the said lands and 


hereditaments for or in the nature of charities ; 
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7 Victoriz. 
“ and also the maintenance of prisoners confined 
in the said borough, but should not include the 
expenses of preparing and printing ‘ burgess lists,’ 
ward lists and notices, and other matters attend- 
ing the election of municipal officers.” 

Pr. 23. 1. 3. After “ aforesaid” insert “ agree- 
ment were carried into effect, and the aforesaid.” 

Pr. 23. 1. 32. After “ Parliament” insert “* and 
Your Majesty’s Attorney General having assented 
“ thereto.” 

Pr. 25. 1. 6. After“ on” insert “ or subject to.” 

Pr. 26. 1. 14. After ‘“ provisions” insert ‘ cus- 
toms, usages, bye-laws.” 

Pr. 26. 1. 15. Leave out from “ liabilities” to 
concerning” in 1. 25., and insert “ hereinbefore 
mentioned or referred to.” 

Pr. 28. 1. 21. After “ clerk” insert “ for the 
time being.” 

Pr. 45. 1. 14. After “ payments” insert “ re- 
ferred to in the sixth Schedule to this Act an- 
nexed.” 

Pr, 45. 1.19. After “ contained” insert “ shall 
affect any of such lands or hereditaments.” 

Pr, 45, 1. 29. After ‘‘ made” insert “ primarily.” 

Pr. 45. 1. 30. After “ all” insert “ such of.” 

Pr. 45. 1. 31. Leave out from “ hereditaments” 
to “ for’ in |. 32., and insert “ described in the 
*“ fourth Schedule to this Act, as.” 

Pr. 45. 1. 33. Leave out from “ shall” to the 
first “* in” in 1. 35., and insert “ remain unsold, and 
“in case the annual income of such remaining 

lands and hereditaments for the time being shall 
be insufficient to answer such trusts and payments, 
then such deficiency shall be and the same is 
hereby made chargeable upon or payable out of 
the lands and hereditaments described in the third 
‘ Schedule to this Act.” 

Pr. 46. 1. 4. Leave out “ such” and insert 
‘ the said.” 


Pr. 49, ]. 24. Leave out “ mending” and insert 
amending.” 


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Pr. 53. 1.25. At the end of the first Schedule, 
insert “ The lands and hereditaments described in 
“ this Schedule, are of the clear annual value of 
“* One thousand seven hundred and eighty pounds 
“ or thereabouts.” 


Pr, 54. 1. 17. At the end ofthe second Schedule 
insert “ and also, all those fields or parcels of land 
* also situate in the said parish, now commonly 

called the Lowhaughs, and consisting of three lots, 
respectively numbered from 1 to 3, containing in 
the whole one hundred and sixty-eight acres or 
thereabouts, be the same more or less, the first 
and second lots whereof, together, contain one 
hundred and fourteen acres or thereabouts, and 
the other lot fifty-four acres or thereabouts, be 
the same respectively more or less, in as full and 
ample manner as the same are now in the occu- 
pation of the several and respective tenants 
thereof; and also, all that parcel of land also 
situate in the said parish now commonly called 
or known by the name of the Half of Lot No. 2 
Common, containing thirty-one acres or there- 
abouts, be the same more or less, in as full and 


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Pr. 69. 1. ult. At the end of the fourth Schedule 
insert “ The lands and hereditaments described in 
“‘ the second part of this Schedule are of the clear 
“ annual value of three hundred pounds.” 


After the fifth Schedule insert a new Schedule, 
called the sixth Schedule. 


“ The Sixth Schedule referred to by the fore- 
“ going Act. 


“ 1,.—The Academy, being schools for the edu- | £. s. d. 
cation (reading, writing and arithmetic) 
of the sons and daughters of the Free- 
men of the Borough. 

The average expense per annum - | 450 - - 


“ 2—-The Berwick Dispensary ; yearly sub- 


scription to - 5 5 - 
“ 3,—The Newcastle-upon-Tyne Infirmary ; 
yearly subscription to - = 2 22- 


“ 4,—A Charity called ‘ Mortofts Charity ;’ in 
consideration of a sum of money paid 
to the Corporation by Valentine Mor- 
toft, they charged their Corporate Lands, 
or some part thereof within the parish 
of Berwick-upon-Tweed, with a rent- 
charge of 10/. per annum to be divided 
among ten poor women, at the rate 
of 5s. per quartereach - - -{|{ 10 

“ 5,—A Charity called ‘ T'weedy’s Charity,’ 
charged upon the meadows called The 
Nuns’ Leys, described in the first Sche- 
dule to this Act; in discharge of this 
Trust the Corporation pay annually 
61. 1s. 4d. for two-penny loaves, four- 
teen of which are divided among the 
poor at the parish church every Sunday 614 


£.1 478 8 4” 








The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


Ordered, That Mr. Richard Hodgson 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 North Esk 
Reservoir at Deerhope or Fairlichope, on the River Reservoir Bill. 


North Esk, in the Counties of Edinburgh and Pee- 
bles, and for other Purposes relating thereto, was 


read the third time; and Amendments were made 
to the Bill. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 


Ordered, That Mr. Lockhart do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. William Mackenzie reported from the Select Miller's 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in Estate Bill. 


the case of Miller’s Estate Bill, no Standing Orders 
were applicable. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. William Mackenzie reported from the Select British Iron 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; to whom a Company. 


Petition of Shareholders in the British Iron Com- 
pany, complaining of non-compliance with the Stand- 
ing Orders in the case of the Petition for the British 
fron Company Bill, was referred ; That the Standing 
Orders had not been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


. The Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House in- Corn Laws 
ample a manner as the same is now, in the oc-| formed the House, That he had pursuant to their (Petitions from 
cupation of the tenant thereof. The lands and | Order of Friday last, taken Samuel Potts into his =?"°"™™ 
hereditaments described in this Schedule, are of custody F . 
the clear annual value of seven hundred and 
sixty pounds or thereabouts.” 


A Petition of the Mayor, Corporation and Inha- West India 
In the third Schedule : 


bitants of the town of Falmouth, stating that the Packet Station, 


Pr. 56. 1. 19. Leave out from “ Schedule” to 
And” in Pr. 56. 1. 10. 


Pr. 57. 1. ult. At the end of the third Schedule 
insert “the lands and hereditaments described in 
“ this Schedule are of the clear annual value of 
“* two thousand four hundred and sixty pounds or 
“ thereabouts.” 

Vou. 98. 


“ 
- 


Uj 





foreign Post-office department, not only of London, 
but all other parts of England, will be greatly if 
not irreparably injured by the adoption of an eastern 
instead of a western port for the packet station ; and 
praying that no such transfer may be permitted until 
further inquiry is instituted, convinced as the Peti- 
tioners are, that such an act on the part of the Go- 
vernment would be attended with the most injurious 


3x4 consequences 








528 31° Julaz. 


consequences to the inhabitants of that town and 
neighbourhood, without conferring upon the nation 
the smallest benefit, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Prisons Petitions from Jnverheithing ;--and, Dunfermline ; 
(Scotland) Bill. praying that the Prisons (Scotland) Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Church of 


A Petition of the Moderator of the Presbytery of 

Scotland == = Garioch, praying that the Church of Scotland Be- 
Benefices Bill. * a Wee, ° . d 

nefices Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 

was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 
c Cc Petitions from Carmarthen ;— Old Swinford ;— 
Bill.» sae. Otley ;—Aberford ;— Loughborough ;—Howden ;— 


and, Selby; praying that the County Courts Bill 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members in Society and Con- 
regation of Primitive Methodists at Bishop Auck- 
ti in the county of Durham, and West Auckland 
and South Church and Fielding Bridge, praying 
that the Factories Bill may not pass into a law, was 


resented, and read ; and ordered to iie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of Members of the Bath Church of 
England Lay Association, established for the pur- 
pose of supporting the rights, privileges and pro- 
perty of the united Church of England and Ireland, 
as well as her union with the State, praying the 
House to adopt measures for the immediate forma- 
tion of a new and independent Bishopric for the 
town of Manchester, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Factories Bill. 


Manchester 
Bishopric, 


Samuel Gordon. A Petition of Samuel Gordon, of Aungier-street, 


Dublin, praying that a Return relating to proceed- 
ings in the Court of Chancery in Jreland in his case, 
be laid before this House forthwith, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of the High Sheriff and Grand Jurors of 
the County of Monaghan ;—High Sheriff and Mem- 
bers of the Grand Jury for the Southern Riding of 
the County of Tipperary ;—and, Lieutenant, Deputy 
Lieutenants, Magistrates and Gentry of the County 
of Clare; praying that the Arms (Jreland) Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Arms (Ireland) 
Bill. 


Theatres. 


A Petition of William Charles Macready, of Cla- 
rence-terrace, Regent's Park, in the county of Mid- 
dlesex, an Actor of Plays, complaining of the mis- 
application of the patents granted to the Theatres 
Royal, Drury-lane and Covent Garden; and praying 
the House to take the same into consideration, was 


ogee and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


King of A Petition of the Representative Vestry of the 

Hanover. parish of Saint Mary-le-bone, in the county of Mid- 
dlesex, praying the House to withhold their consent 
to granting of any pension or annuity unless for 
eminent public services rendered, and will discon- 
tinue the pension of twenty-one thousand pounds 
per annum to the King of Hanover, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ecclesiastical Mr. Greene reported the Ecclesiastical Jurisdic- 
Jurisdictions 


tions Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
am. agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


Stamps Bill. The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 


into further consideration the Report on the Stamps 
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. 








A. 1843. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving West India 
the Report on the West India Islands Relief Bill ; _ Relief 


Ordered, That the Report be received upon Wed- "* 
nesday next. 


Mr. Greene reported the Excise Bill; and the Excise Bill, 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The Slave Trade (Austria) Bill was, according to Slave Trade 
Order, read a second time; and committed to oe. &amp;e.) 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. ; 


The Slave Trade (Portugal) Bill was, according Slave Trade 
to Order, read a second time ; and committed to a (Portugal) Bili. 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Slave Trade (Chile) Bill was, according to Slave Trade 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a (Chile) Bill 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Slave Trade (Mexican Republic) Bill was, Slave Trade 
according to Order, read a second time; and com- (Mexican Re. 


mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for To- Pic) Bill. 
moirow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Hackney and 
mittee on the Hackney and Stage Carriages Bill ; = Conriages 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re-  ~ 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Christopher reported from the Select Com- Corn Laws 

mittee to whom the Petition from Epworth for a re~ (Petitions tron 
peal of the Corn Laws (presented 9th May), and FP") = 
the Petition from Epworth, complaining that the No.511 
former Petition was a forgery (presented 15th June) sisal 
were referred; and who were empowered to report 
their Opinion from time to time ; together with the 
Minutes of the Evidence taken before them; and 
who were instructed to investigate the alleged charges 
of several forgeries in the Petitions from Cantley, 
Barmby Dunn and Finningley and Hatfield, against 
the Corn Laws, presented to the House on the 9th 
day of May last, by Sir George Strickland; and 
to whom were referred the last-mentioned Peti- 
tions, and also the Petitions from Barmby Dunn 
and Sandail, Finningley and Austerfield, and, Arm- 
thorpe and Cantley, which were presented upon the 
10th day of July, complaining that the former Pe- 
titions were forgeries; That they had further con- 
sidered the matter to them referred, and had come 
to several Resolutions, which they had directed him 
to report to the House; together with the Minutes 
of the Evidence taken before them; and the Re- 
solutions of the Committee were read, as follow: 


1. Resolved, That it appears to this Committee, 
that Samuel Potts was employed by John Hastie, 
of Doncaster, to obtain signatures to the Armthorpe 
and Cantley, Finningley and Austerfield, Barmby 
Dunn and Sandall, and the Hatfield Petitions, for 
a repeal of the Corn Laws ; that when the said Sa- 
muel Potts received the said Petitions no signatures 
were attached to any of them, that they are now in 
the same state as when the said Samuel Potts re- 
turned them to the house of the said John Hastie ; 
that they were never out of the custody of the said 
Samuel Potts, from the time he received them until 
the time he returned them. 


2. Resolved, That the said Samuel Potts has been 
cuilty of forgery of names to each of the said Peti- 
tions. 

The House was moved, That the Entry in the 
Votes of the Proceedings of the House of Friday 
last, relative to the said Samuel Potts, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That Samuel Potts, having been guilty 
of a high breach of the Privileges of this House, be 

















7 Victoriz. 


for his said offence committed to Her Majesty’s gaol 
of Newgate; and that Mr. Speaker do issue his 
Warrants accordingly. 

Ordered, That the second Report of the Committee 
made this day, be printed. 


Excise Laws 
Offences 
( Trelan d ) 


Ordered That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Number of Informations filed in Her 
Majesty’s Court of Exchequer in Ireland, for the 
recovery of Penalties for Offences against the Excise 
Laws, in each ot the Three years ending respectively 
the 5th day of July 1841, 1842 and 1843, the Num- 
ber tried, the Names and Descriptions of the Per- 
sons prosecuted, and the Nature of the Offence ; 
distinguishing the undefended Cases, the Amount 
of Penalty or Penalties sought to be recovered, the 
Amount of Penalty for which Verdict was found 
against the Defendant finally, and the Amount paid 
or levied in each case; the Total Costs of each 
Prosecution ; a Statement in each case whether the 
Defendant had been brought before any other Tri- 
bunal for an Offence against the Excise Laws, and 
the Decision of that Tribunal ; with Totals for each 
year. 


Bonded Corn 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Act. 


an Account of all Fines levied, and the Amounts 
received, under the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 92, permit- 
ting Wheat to be delivered from the Warehouse or 
the Vessel Duty free, upon the previous substitution 
of an equivalent Quantity of Flour or Biscuit in the 
Warehouse; distinguishing the Places where such 
Fines have been received, and the Dates of the 
Receipts. 


Message from 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and 
the Lords, 


Mr. Wingfield: 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills follow- 
ing, without Amendment ; viz. 
A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue to the First 


Loan Societies 


Bill. day of August One thousand eight hundred and 
Forty-four, and to the end of the then Session of 
Parliament, the Act to amend the Laws relating to 
Loan Societies : 

Bridges A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend an Act of the 

(Ireland) Bill. 


nineteenth and twentieth years of King George the 
Third, for empowering Grand Juries in Jredand to 
present Bridges, and Tolls to be paid for passing the 
same, in certain cases : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend the Laws for 
the Prevention of Frauds and Abuses by Persons 


Woollen, &amp;c., 
Manufactures 


_ employed in the Woollen, Worsted, Linen, Cotton, 
Flax, Mohair and Silk Hosiery Manufactures, and 
for the further securing the Property of the Manu- 
facturers, and the Wages of the Workmen engaged 
therein : 

Rochdale and A Bill, intituled, An Act for more effectually re- 

pee pairing the Road from the New Wall on the Parade, 


in Castleton, in the Parish of Rochdale, through 
Middleton, to the Mere Stone, in Great Heaton, and 
to the Town of Manchester, all in the County Pala- 
tine of Lancaster, and for making a Diversion in the 
Line of such Road : 


Infant Orphan ~— A Bill, intituled, An Act to incorporate the Mem- 


Asylum Bill, bers of the Institution called The Infant Orphan 
Asylum, and to enable them the better to carry on 
their Charitable Designs : 

Burry, &amp;c., A Bill, intituled, An Act to alter and amend an 

a Act for the Improvement of the Navigation of the 

Harbour.» ‘Rivers Burry, Loughor and Lliedi, in the Counties 


(No. 3.) Bill. of Carmarthen and Glamorgan, and to improve the 
Harbour of Zlanelly, in the said County of Carmar- 
then: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to regulate the convening and holding of Special 
Sessions of the Peace; to which the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House :—And then the Mes- 
sengers withdrew. 

Vor. 98. 


spel Sessions 
ul, 


31° Julzta.— 





1° August. 529 
The Order of the day being read, for the second Church of 
reading of the Church of Scotland Benefices Bill ; a Bill 
Sir Robert Peel, 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. 
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 ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 1° die Augusti, 1843: 


And the Question being put ; 
The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the ( Sir Thomas Fremantle, 98 
Yeas, Mr. Pringle : — 
Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Fox Maule, aT 80 
Noes, { Mr. Rutherfurd : naa 


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 Thursday next. 


Metropolitan 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Buildings Bill. 


further consideration the Report on the Metropolitan 
Buildings 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- Municipal 
mittee on the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Bill; (Irion) Bill 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, , 


resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Theatres Regulation Bill was, according to Theatres _ 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Regulation Bill. 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Apprehension 
mittee on the Apprehension of Offenders (France) Prune) Bil 
Bill ; ee 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Apprehension 
mittee on the Apprehension of Offenders (America) pence ae 
Bill; (America) Bill. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Slave Trade Suppression Bill was, according Slave Trade 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to a — 
Committee of the whole House, for Wednesday the ~ 
9th day of this instant August. 


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 ; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the Arms (/reland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Friday next. 


Arms (Ire!and) 
Bill. 


3 Y 


The 





Episcopal 
Functions Bill. 


Designs Copy- 
right Bill. 


Holyrood Park 
Bill, 


Turnpike Acts 
Continuance 


Bill. 


Highway Rates 
Bill. 


Bishops’ Relief 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Special Sessions 
Bill. 


No. 512. 


Defamation 
and Libel. 


No. 513. 


Local Taxation. 


Sheritis Depute 
(Scotland.) 


530 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Episcopal Functions Bill ; 

Anda Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair : 
—And a Debate arising thereupon ; ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the Debate be now adjourned :—It passed 
in the Negative. 

And the Question being again proposed, That 
Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair; 

os 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. William Williams, l ¢ 

Yeas, LMr. Wawn: 
Tellers for thefSir Thomas Fremantle, } 56 


Noes, \Mr. Manners Sutton: 

So it passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being again proposed, That 
Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair :—The said 
Motion was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the Designs Copyright Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time this 
day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Holyrood Park Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Turnpike Acts Continuance Bill was, accord- 
ing to Order, read a second time ; and committed 
to a Committee of the whole House, for this day. 


The Highway Rates Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time ; and committed to a Committee 
of the whole House, for this day. 


The Bishops’ Relief (Zreland) Bill was, according 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for Thursday next. 


The Special Sessions Bill was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Monday 
next. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. ~ 


Mr. Greene reported, That he had carried to the 
Lords the Message of this House of Friday last, 
requesting that their Lordships would be pleased to 
communicate to this House a Copy of the Report 
of the Select Committee appointed by their Lord- 
ships to consider the Law of Defamation and Libel ; 
together with the Minutes of Evidence taken before 
the said Committee, and an Index ; and that their 
Lordships had been pleased to communicate a 
printed Copy of the said Report, as desired by this 
House :—And he delivered the same in at the 
Table. 


Ordered, That the Report be printed. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Copy of Report of the Poor Law Com- 
missioners on Local Taxation, with Appendices. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented,—Return to 
an Address to Her Majesty dated the 6th day of July 
in the last Session of Parliament, for Returns of the 
Names of the several Sheriffs Depute, and other the 
Persons appointed to act instead or in aid of them, 
who during each of the last Three years, viz. 1839, 
1840 and 1841, have been employed in revising the 
Electoral Lists in Scotland, stating the several Coun- 
ties, Districts and Places where, and the Number of 


31° Julat.--1° Auguste. 





A. 1843. 


Days in each year during which they were so re- 
spectively employed, distinguishing how many of 
such Days were occupied by them respectively in the 
original Revision Court, and how many in the Court 
of Appeal; and in the case of Persons not being 
Sherifis Depute, stating their Profession, and why, 
and by whom, and under what Authority they were 
severally so appointed:—Of the several Sums of 
Money which each of the Sheriffs Depute, and other 
Persons aforesaid, respectively claimed and received 
as Fees or Remuneration for their Services upon 
such Revision in each of the said years:—Of the 
several Sums of Money claimed and received by each 
of the Sheriffs, and other Persons aforesaid, respec- 
tively, for their Costs, Charges and Travelling and 
all other Expenses upon such Revision, in each of 
the said years, distinguishing therein the Amount 
of their Personal and Travelling Expenses from their 
other Costs and Charges:--Of the Total Amount 
paid to all the Sheriffs and other Persons aforesaid, 
on account of such Revision, in each of the said 
years, distinguishing the Sum paid for Remunera- 
tion or Fees, from the Sum paid for Costs, Charges 
and Expenses in each year :—And, of all Sums of 
Money (if any), not included in the last-mentioned 
Return, and charged to and paid by the Public on 
account of such Revision, in each of the said Three 
years, stating the Names of the Persons to whom, 
and the Services or Purposes for which the same 
have been so severally paid. 


Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to Convict Service 


Orders,—Copies of Reports by the Inspector-Ge- (Ireland.) 
neral of Prisons and Superintendent of Convict Ser- 
vice in Lreland, on Complaints forwarded to the Irish 
Government between 1836 and 1842:—Of the Re- 
port and Evidence taken on the Inquiry before the 
Chief Remembrancer relative to the mode of con- 
ducting the Convict Service in Jreland :—Of the 
Report and Evidence relating to alleged abuses on 
the Convict Side of Kilmainham Prison in Ireland : 
—And, of all Orders and Proceedings founded on 
the Reports and Evidence taken on this subject. 


A Return from every Petty Sessions in Jreland, Petty Sessions 
showing the Number of Days, and date thereof, on (Ireland.) 
which Petty Sessions were or ought to have been 
held in 1842, and the Number of the Magistrates 
who attended on each day; also, showing the days 
on which there were no Petty Sessions held, from 
the non-attendance of Magistrates, or from any other 
cause, and the Number of Cases to come before the 
Magistrates on each such day. 


A Copy of the Correspondence which took place Saint Nicholas 
between the Ecclesiastical Commissioners (Ireland), Within Chureh 
and the Dean and Chapter of Saint Patrick's Ca- (P"™"™) 
thedral (Dublin), in reference to the pulling down 
of the Church of Saint Nicholas Within, in that 
City. 


Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That an Abstract of the Returns relative Port of 
to the Port of Sunderland, which were presented Sunderland. 
upon the 23d day of May last, and the 17th day No.514. 
of this instant July, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Thirty-eighth Report of the Caledonian 
Commissioners of the Caledonian Canal, which was ©! _ , 
presented upon Thursday last, be printed. No. 509. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Stamps Stamps and 
and Taxes, which was presented upon Friday last, Te* 
be printed. No. 515. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Legacy Legacy Duties. 


Duties, which was presented upon Friday last, be No. 516. 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Window Window Duty. 


Duty, which was presented upon Friday last, be No.517. 
printed. 


Ordered, 











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7 Vicroriz. 


Knutsford Ordered, That the Returns relative to Knutsford 
House of Cor- House of Correction, which were presented upon 
a . Friday last, be printed. 


Incumbentsand Ordered, That the Paper relative to Incumbents 


Carates. and Curates, which was presented upon Friday last, 
No.519. be printed. 
National Ordered, That the Return relative to National 


ee - Schools, &amp;c., (Ireland), which was presented upon 


No.520 Friday last, be printed. 

And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour before two of the 
clock on Tuesday morning, adjourned till 
this day. 











Anno 7° Victorie Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 


Saggart Com- M R. Greene reported from the Committee on the 

mons Award Saggart Commons Award 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. 


Slave Trade The House, according to Order, resolved itself 

(Austria, &amp;¢-) into a Committee upon the Slave Trade (Austria) 

=. 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. 


Slave Trade The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
(Portugal) Bill. 4 Committee upon the Slave Trade (Portugal) 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 To-morrow. 


Slave Trade The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 

(Chile) Bill. 4 Committee upon the Slave Trade (Chile) 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 To-morrow. 
Slave Trade The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
—- ., a Committee upon the Slave Trade (Mezican Re- 

epublic) Bill. . . é ; 
public) 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. 


Coal-whippers 


a A Petition of Jeremiah John Kelly, of High-street, 
Mh, 


Shadwell, in the county of Middlesex, praying that 
the Coal-whippers Bill may not pass into a law, 
and that he may be heard, by himself or his counsel, 
against the same, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the ‘Table. 

Coal-whippers The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Bill. mittee on the Coal-whippers Bill ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair ; 

An Aniendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“* a Select Committee be appointed, to inquire into 


Vou. 98. 


, 








31° Juliti.—1° Augustz. 531 


“ce 


the condition of Coal-whippers, and the effects 
of Legislation upon their employment, since the 
Act 1 and 2 Vic. c. 101, and to report the Evi- 
dence to be taken thereon to the House,” instead 
thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question 
The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 


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Tellers for the { Sir Thomas Fremanile, } i 
Yeas, UMr. Pringle: . 
Tellers for the J Mr. Hawes, 1 "7 
Noes, Dr. Bowring : | os 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee ; and, after some time spent therein, 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
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 Tuesday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com Hackney and 
mittee on the Hackney and Stage Carriages Bill ; ws Carriages 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, ~"* 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third Designs Copy- 

reading of the Designs Copyright Bill; ight Ba. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time this 

day, at five of the clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Holyrood Park 
mittee on the Holyrood Park Bill; Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, this day, at five 
of the clock, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


And then the House adjourned till five of the 
clock in the afternoon. 





Post Meridiem. 


A Message from the Lords, by Sir Giffin Wilson Message from 

and Mr. Duckworth : ae 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made MCulloh’s 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to au- (or “om yd 
thorize the granting of Building and Repairing Leases ““““° 
of Lands in the County of Kent, formerly belonging 
to Francis M‘Culloh, George Boone Roupell and 
James Browne Horner, in undivided Shares, without 
any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendment made Edinburgh 
by this House to the Amendments made by their W#ter Bill. 
Lordships to the Bill, intituled, An Act to enable 
the Edinburgh Water Company to bring in an ad- 
ditional Supply of Water, and to alter and amend 
the Acts relating to the said Company, without any 
Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Defamation 
to amend the Law respecting Defamatory Words 4"4 Libel Bill. 
and Libel ; to which the Lords desire the concurrence 


of this House:—And then the Messengers with- 
drew. 


A Message, by Sir Augustus Clifford, Gentleman Royal Assent 
Usher of the Black Rod: to Bills. 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty’s 
Commission, for declaring Her Royal Assent to se- 
veral Acts agreed upon by both Houses, do desire 
the immediate attendance of this Honourable House 
in the House of Peers, to hear the Commission read. 
Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went 
up to the House of Peers :—And being returned ; 
Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the de- 


sire of the Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Ma- 


3¥2 jesty’s 


Re eee Mew 


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Woollen, &amp;c., 
Manufactures 
Bill. 


Loan Societies 
Bill. 


Bridges 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Burry, &amp;c., 
Navigation, and 
Llanelly Har- 
bour( N . 3.) 
Bill. 


Edinburgh 
Water Bill. 


Infant Orphan 
Asylum Bill. 


Rochdale and 
Manchester 
Road Bill. 


Ear! of 
Gainsborough’s 
Estate Bill. 


M‘Culloh’s 
(or Roupell’s) 
Estate Bill. 


Wilkinson’s 
Estate Bill, 


Oxnam’s Estate 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


3erwick-upon- 
‘Tweed Corpos 
ration Bill, 


Glasgow 
Police Bill. 


532 1° Augustz. A. 1843. 


jesty’s Commission, had been at the House of Peers, 
where a Commission under the Great Seal was read, 
giving, declaring and notifying the Royal Assent 
to the several Public and Private Bills therein men- 
tioned ; and that the Lords, thereby authorized, had 
declared the Royal Assent to the said Bills: Which 
Bills are as follow : 

An Act to amend the Laws for the Prevention of 
Frauds and Abuses by Persons employed in the 
Woollen, Worsted, Linen, Cotton, Flax, Mohair 
and Silk Hosiery Manufactures, and for the further 
securing the Property of the Manufacturers and the 
Wages of the Workmen engaged therein : 

An Act to continue to the First day of August 
One thousand eight hundred and Forty-four, and 
to the end of the then Session of Parliament, the 
Act to amend the Laws relating to Loan Societies : 

An Act to amend an Act of the nineteenth and 
twentieth years of King George the Third, for em- 
powering Grand Juries in Ireland to present Bridges, 
and Tolls to be paid for passing the same, in certain 
cases : 

An Act to alter and amend an Act for the Im- 
provement of the Navigation of the Rivers Burry, 
Loughor and Lliedi, in the Counties of Carmarthen 
and Glamorgan, and to improve the Harbour of 
Llanelly, in the said County of Carmarthen: 

An Act to enable the Edinburgh Water Company 
to bring in an additional Supply of Water, and to 
alter and amend the Acts relating to the said Com- 
pany : 

An Act to incorporate the Members of the Insti- 
tution called The Infant Orphan Asylum, and to 
enable them the better to carry on their Charitable 
Designs : 

An Act for more effectually repairing the Road 
from the New Wall, on the Parade, in Castleton, in 
the Parish of Rochdale, through Middleton, to the 
Mere Stone, in Great Heaton, and to the Town of 
Manchester, all in the County Palatine of Lancaster, 
and for making a Diversion in the Line of such 
Road : 

An Act for vesting in Charles Noel Welman, Es- 
quire, and his Heirs, certain Estates in the Parishes 
of Trull, Pitminster, Wilton, and Taunton Saint 
Mary Magdalen, in the County of Somerset, holden 
under the Marriage Settlements of Charles Noel, 
Earl of Gainsborough, and Elizabeth, his first Wife, 
deceased, discharged from the Uses of the same 
Settlements and of all subsequent Assurances, and 
for substituting and settling certain Estates in the 
Parish of Weston Zoyland, in the same County, in 
lieu thereof, and to the like Uses: 

An Act to authorize the granting of Building and 
Repairing Leases of Lands in the County of Kent, 
formerly belonging to Francis M‘Culloh, George 
Boone Roupell and James Browne Horner, in undi- 
vided Shares : 

An Act for enlarging the Power to grant Building 
Leases contained in the Will of John Wilkinson, 
Esquire, Doctor of Physic, deceased, and for other 
Purposes : 

An Act for authorizing Leases and Setts to be 
granted, of and in an Estate in the Parish of Wew- 
lyn, in the County of Cornwall, devised by the Will 
of John Oxnam, deceased, to John Oxnam, for his 
Life, with divers Remainders over : 

An Act for settling and establishing the Rights 
of the Resident Freemen and Resident Widows of 
Freemen, of the Borough of Berwich-upon- Tweed, 
in the Property vested in the Mayor, Aldermen and 
Burgesses of that Borough, and for other Purposes. 


An ingrossed Bill to consolidate, amend and ex- 
tend the Provisions of several Acts for the better 
paving, watching, lighting, cleansing and regulating 
the Police of the City of Glasgow and adjoining 
Districts, and the Statute Labour of the said City, 


and for other Purposes in relation thereto, was read 
the third time. 














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Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to consolidate, amend and extend 
the Provisions of several Acts for the better paving, 
watching, lighting and cleansing, and for regulating 
the Police of the City of Glasgow, and adjoining 
Districts ; and also for managing the Statute Labour 
of the said City, and for other Purposes in relation 
thereto. 

Ordered, That Mr. Oswald do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Anderston 
the Report on the Anderston Improvement and Po- pon ie 
lice (re-committed) Bill; and the Amendments were” -°"° mm, 
read, and agreed to; and Amendments were made 
to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


Resolved, That during the remainder of this Ses- Standing 
sion, the Select Committee on Standing Orders have Orders. 
leave to sit, and to proceed with business, with a 
Quorum of Three Mernbers. 


Petitions from Tavistock ;—and, Chairman of a Arms (Ireland) 
Meeting of Inhabitants of Finsbury ; praying that Bill. 
the Arms (JZreland) Bill may not pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Lutterworth ;—Lyndhurst ;—and, County Courts 
Oswestry ; praying that the County Courts Bill may }#!!- 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Poor Relief 
of Cork, praying that the Poor Relief (Ireland) Bill (Ireland) Bill. 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Rate-payers of the Union of Midle- Poor Relief 
ton, &amp;c. ;—and, Sheriff and Grand Jury of the town (Ireland) Act. 
and county of the town of Galway; praying for 
inquiry into the working and details of the Poor 
Relief (Jreland) Act, with the view to its amend- 
ment,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Purton Chassereau, of Thomas Parton 
Finsbury Circus, London, Merchant, stating that Chassereav. 
the Petitioner was the owner of certain goods and 
merchandize, at the cost price of 9671. 12s. 4d., 
and which, in the month of June 1840, were 
shipped on board the ‘ Isabel,’ Medhurst, Master, 
bound from the port of London to Lisbon, which 
vessel was run down, and sunk in the River 
Thames, on Saturday the 27th day of June 1840, 
by Her Majesty’s steamer “ Beaver;” that it ap- 
pears by most conclusive evidence, that no fault 
on the occasion can be imputed to the captain or 
crew of the “‘ Isabel,’ but that the accident arose 
solely through the negligence of those in command 
of the steamer; that in consequence of very prompt 
exertions by the Petitioner and others, the said vessel 
was raised, but her cargo was considerably damaged, 
and some of the Petitioner’s goods, being of a pe- 
rishable nature, were altogether lost to him, and the 
remaining part became greatly deteriorated, and 
although the Petitioner used every means of realizing 
the best prices for such goods, the ultimate loss to 
the Petitioner amounted to the sum of 3501. 1s. 8d.; 
that compensation has been granted by the Lords 
Commissioners of the Admiralty to the owners of 
the “ Isabel,” thereby acknowledging that the fault 
of the collision was with those in command of Her 
Majesty’s steamer, but that compensation was with- 
held from the Petitioner ; and praying the House to 
institute an inquiry into the truth of the above aile- 
gations, and afford him redress, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition 














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Union with 
Ireland. 


Com Laws. 


Factories Bill. 


Miller’s 
Estate Bill. 


Provisions, &amp;c., 


(Navy.) 


Royal Palaces, 
Gardens, &amp;c. 


Fever 


(Ireland. ) 


Defamation 
and Libel Bill. 


No. 521. 


Sinde. 


Sudbury 
Writ. 


7 Vicroriz. 


A Petition of Commissioners of Paving, &amp;c., the 
town of Athlone, praying for the repeal of the legis- 
lative Union between Great Britain and Ireland, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Musselburgh;—and, Portobello 
(two Petitions) ; praying for the repeal of the Corn 
and Provision Laws,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Two Petitions of the Moderator and Synod Clerk 
of the United Associate Synod of the Secession 
Church meeting in Edinburgh; praying that the 
Factories Bill may not pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Miller’s Estate Bill was read a second time ; and 
committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Contract Prices for the following 
Articles, in each year, from 1790 to 1843; Victual- 
ling Board— Beef, Pork, Butter, Cheese, Flour, 
Oatmeal and Iron Hoops; Navy Board—Oak Tim- 
ber, Copper Sheathing, Tin, Iron, Lead, Sail Cloth, 
Blankets, Hemp and Tar. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this House, 
an Account of all Sums received by the Commis- 
sioners of Her Majesty’s Woods and Forests, on 
account of each of the Royal Palaces, Gardens, 
Parks, and the Appurtenances thereof (stated to 
have been expended thereon, in Parliamentary Pa- 
per, No. 343, of the present Session), for Rents, 
Pasturage, Sale of Unserviceable Timber, Windfalls 
and Toppings of Trees, Stock, Old Material, or 
from any other source, in each year from 1838 to 
1842, both inclusive. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of és eee as are 
of Her Maiesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Copy of any Memorial from the Members of the 
Irish College of Surgeons to the Secretary for [re- 
land, with reference to an Inquiry into the extent and 
causes of Fever in Ireland. 


The Defamation and Libel Bill was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Sir Robert Peel presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command, — Copy of Correspondence relative to 
Sinde, 1836—1838. 

Copy of Correspondence relative to Sinde, 1838 — 
1843. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to 
the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of two Burgesses to serve in this 
present Parliament for the Borough of Sudbury, in 
room of Frederick Villiers and David Ochterlony 
Dyce Sombre, Esquires, whose Elections have been 
determined to be void ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ Jeave be given to bring in a Bill for an effectual 


“ Inquiry into Bribery and corrupt practices alleged 
Vou. 98. 


/ 


m . 
1° Augusti. 








533 


“ to exist in the Borough of Sudbury,” instead 
thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the f Colonel Rushbrooke, } a 
Yeas, Sir. Robert Harry Inglis : ~ 

Tellers for the ( Mr. Blackstone, 3 
Noes, | Sir George Grey: \ ™ 


So it passed in the Negative. 


And the Question being put, That the words 
“ leave be given to bring in a Bill for an effectual 
“ Inquiry into Bribery and corrupt practices alleged 
“‘ to exist in the Borough of Sudbury,” be added 
instead thereof :—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill sudbury Com- 
for an effectual Inquiry into Bribery and corrupt mission Bill. 
practices alleged to exist in the Borough of Sudbury: 

And that Mr. Blackstone and Mr. Tufnell do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Statutes of 
posed, That it is inexpedient, in the present condition Mortmain, 
of the country, to continue the existing restrictions 
on the exercise of private charity and munificence : 

—And the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 


A Petition of the Rector, Churchwardens and Manchester 
Inhabitants of the parish of Saint Matthew, in Ips- Bishopric. 
wich, in the county of Suffolk, praying the House 
to adopt measures for the immediate formation of 
a new and independent Bishopric for the town of 
Manchester, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Royal Burgh of North Ber- Prisons 
wich, praying that the Prisons (Scotland) Bill may (Seetland) Bill. 
not pass into a law, as it now stands, was pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the Macroom Poor Church 
Law Union, in the county of Cork, praying that Property 
the national revenues over which Parliament can (I*e!and.) 
exercise legislative control may be applied to na- 
tional purposes, for the benefit of the people of Jre- 
land, and that the tithes and revenues of the Pro- 
testant Church jmay be appropriated to the relief of 
the poor, and abatement of taxation, without pre- 
judice to the interests of individuals who at present 
derive incomes from such sources, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Church 
posed, That an humble Address be presented to Her Property 
Majesty, representing to Her Majesty that, in the “!an¢.) 
Opinion of this House, it is not by measures for the 
repression of local violence that the discontents of 
Ireland can be allayed, but by removing those 
grievances which have formed for many years the 
subject of recorded complaint and remonstrance be- 
tween the two countries:—That amongst the most 
prominent of these is the law by which the whole 
ecclesiastical property of Ireland is assigned to the 
clergy of a small section of the population; and 
that this House, deeply impressed with the belief 
that such a law is not conformable to reason, or to 
the practice of any christian country, pledges itself, 
after providing for existing proprietary rights, and 
for the claims of Her Majesty’s Protestant subjects, 
cordially to co-operate with Her Majesty in effecting 
such a settlement of Church Property in Jreland as 
will remove all just ground of complaint, and give 
satisfaction to the Jrish people:—And a Debate 
arising thereupon ; 


3Y3 and 





Navy Timber. 


Assessed Taxes, 
&amp;e. 


Fisheries Bill. 


Admiralty 
Lands Bill. 


Attornies and 
Solicitors Bill. 


534. 1°—9° 


And the House having continued to sit till after| The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Drainage of 


twelve of the clock on Wednesday morning ; 


Mercurii, 2° die Augusti, 1843: 


Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till this 


day. 


Ordered, That there be !aid before this House, a 
Return of the several expired Contracts for British 
and Foreign Oak and Teake Timber, also thick 
stuff-sided Timber and Plank, for the use of Her 
Majesty’s Dockyards, since the year 1825; stating 
the date and expiration of each Contract, the Names 
of the Contractors, the Quantity delivered under 
each Contract, together with the Price, and whether 
the Contract was made by Private or Public Tender, 
also whether the Tender accepted was the lowest 
one. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Number of Persons who have been 
confined in the several Gaols in England, between 
the 1st day of January 1842 and the 30th day of 
June 1843, inclusive, for Non-payment of Assessed 
Taxes, distinguishing Game Duty, Income or Pro- 
perty Tax, with the Names and Residences of such 
Prisoner, when taken, the Amount of the Tax, the 
Amount of Costs thereon, and Sheriffs’ and Officers’ 
Expenses, the day when taken to Gaol, and the day 
when discharged, and how discharged, whether by 
payment or how otherwise. 


The House was moved, That the Copy of Con- 
vention between Her Majesty and the King of the 
French, defining and regulating the limits of the 
exclusive right of the Oyster and other Fishery, on 
the Coasts of Great Britain, and of France, signed 
at Paris, August 2d, 1839, which was presented upon 
the 22d day of August 1839, might be read ; and 
the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Copy of 
Regulations for guidance of the Fishermen of Great 
Britain and of France, in the Seas lying between 
the Coasts of the Two Countries, which was pre- 
sented upon the 3d day of July last, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
carry into effect a Convention between Her Majesty 
and the King of the French, concerning the Fishe- 
ries in the Seas between the British Islands and 
France: And that Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Manners 
Sutton and Sir George Clerk do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report on the Admiralty Lands Bill ; ; 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the Report be now brought up ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 
Tellers for the{Sir Thomas Fremantle, ,. 
Yeas, \UMr. Sidney Herbert : f ”_ 
Tellers for as Japtain Pechell, or 
Noes, Dr. Bowring: J 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Mr. Greene 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. 


1 


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The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report on the Attornies 
and Solicitors Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Friday next. 





August. A. 1843. 


mittee on the Drainage of Lands Bill; Lands Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon this day 
three months, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The ingrossed Bill for suspending the Operation Ecclesiastical 
of the new Arrangement of Dioceses, so far as it Jurisdictions 
affects the existing Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions, was, 
according to Order, read the third time; and 
Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for suspending, until the First day 
of October One thousand eight hundred and Forty- 
four, the Operation of the new Arrangement of Dio- 
ceses, so far as it affects the existing Ecclesiastical 
Jurisdictions. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


New 


Stat 
The ingrossed Bill to reduce the Duty on Spirits Excise Biil, 
in Ireland, and to impose other countervailing 
Duties and Drawbacks on the Removal of certain 
Mixtures and Compounds, between Ireland, Eng- 
land and Scotland respectively, was, according to 
Order, read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 


s &lt; Col 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. Re 


Fra 








The Order of the day being read, for the Come Episcopal 
mittee on the Episcopal Functions Bill ; Functions Bill, 
_ Resolved, 'That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


| The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Tumpike Acts 
mittee on the Turnpike Acts Continuance Bill ; Continuance 
| Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve —_ 


| itself into the said Committee. 
| 


| The House, according to Order, resolved itself Highway Rates 
into a Committee upon the Highway Rates Bill ; 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 this day. L 
| The Order of the day being read, for the third Designs Copy- 
reading of the Designs Copyright Bill ; right Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time To- 


morrow. 








&gt; 


mittee on the Holyrood Park Bill; Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 





| The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Holyrood Park 
| 





Mr. Gladstone presented a Bill to carry into effect Fisheries Bill. 
a Convention between Her Majesty and the King No, 522. 
| of the French, concerning the Fisheries in the Seas 
| between the British Islands and France: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 


read a second time upon Friday next; and to be 
printed. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented gehools (Fac- 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased tory Districts.) 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of the Report of Mr. R. I. Saun- 
ders, upon the Establishment of Schools in the Fac- 
tory Districts, in February 1842. 

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. 





Gus 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
one of the clock on Wednesday morning, ad- 
journed till this day. 

















New Churches. 


State of Ireland. 


Commercial 
Relations with 
France. 


Lay Baptism. 


Joint Stock 
Companies. 


No. 523. 


7 VicToriz. 


Mercurii, 2° die Augusti ; 
Anno 7° Victoria Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


: R. Forster, from the Commissioners for build- 
I ing New Churches, was called in; and at 
the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of an 
Act of Parliament,—An Account of Charges and 
Expenses paid by Her Majesty’s Commissioners in 
and about the execution of the several Acts of Par- 
liament for Building and promoting the Building 
of additional Churches in Populous Parishes, from 
the 25th March 1842 to the 25th March 1843 :— 
And then he withdrew. 


Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the High Sheriff, the Foreman and 
Grand Jury, assembled at summer assizes 1843, and 
Clergy, Magistrates and Gentlemen of the city and 
county of Londonderry, praying the House to adopt 
measures for putting an end to the excitement in 
Ireland, so fatal to the peace and true prosperity 
of the country, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants and Manufacturers of 
Sheffield, in the county of York, agreed upon at a 
public meeting convened by the Master Cutler, and 
held in the Cutlers’ Hall, the 17th day of July 1843, 
stating that the existing commercial relations be- 
twixt this country and France are grievously injured 
by high protecting duties levied by each nation, and 
that many articles are altogether prohibited, and 
the Petitioners believe that a less restrictive policy 
on the part of both nations would be productive of 
great mutual benefit; that the trade of Sheffield 
has for a long time been in a most distressed state, 
and that a more liberal commercial policy betwixt 
this country and France would greatly relieve that 
distress ; and praying the House to adopt such mea- 
sures as may appear best calculated to promote a 
more free exchange of the productions of the two 
countries, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Clergy of the Deanery of Deddington, 
with the Peculiars of Banbury, Cropsed and Horley, 
was presented, and read ; setting forth, That by a 
judgment of the Ecclesiastical Court, confirmed by 
the higher court, it has been declared that the minis- 
ters of the Church of England are compelled by law, 
under pain of suspension for three months, to read 
the burial service over those who have only received 
Lay Baptism, and by consequence over those who 


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535 


| them referred ; and, adverting to the advanced pe- 
iriod of the Session, and the extended range and 
| complicated nature of the subject referred to them, 
| as well as its importance, the Committee are of opi- 
|nion, that it is not expedient at the present time to 
investigate it further; but they recommend to the 
| House to revive the inquiry at the commencement 
| of the ensuing Session of Parliament. 

| Ordered, That the Report do lie upon. the Table ; 
| and be printed. 


Sir Robert Ferguson reported from the Select Charitable _ 
Committee on the Charitable Loan Societies (Ireland) (ire na) Bill 
Bill; That they had gone through the Bill, and "7" 
made Amendments thereunto. No. 524. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means ; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 





| Mr. Greene reported the Slave Trade (Austria) Slave Trade 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. — &amp;e.) 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, ~ 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


Mr. Greene reported the Slave Trade (Portugal) Stave Trade _ 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to, (Portugal) Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


Mr. Greene reported the Slave Trade (Chile) Bill ; Slave Trade 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. a dae 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 





Mr. Greene reported the Slave Trade (Mexican Slave Trade 
Republic) Bill; and the Amendments were read, (Mexican 
and agreed to. Republic) Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 











A Petition of George Marquis of Westmeath, Limitetion 
praying that the Limitation of Actions (JZreland) &gt;| on 
Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, and “"¢"®) Bll 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Prison Disci- 
Visiting Justices of the New Prison at Clerkenwell, Pline Bill. 
in the county of Middlesex, praying that the Prison 
| Discipline Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
| stands, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
| upon the Table. 





are not in communion with the church, and who are | 


pronounced by the canons to be by their act of 
schism ipso facto excommunicated ; that the Peti- 
tioners consider it a hardship to be required to bury, 
in the manner and form prescribed by the book of 
common prayer, those not in communion with the 
church; that the recent decision seems to militate 


both against the articles of religion and other parts | 


of the prayer book, and also to recognize the prin- 
ciple, that persons may bring actions, grounded upon 
the canons of the church, which they themselves in 
some instances violate ; that such a state of the law 
is, in the judgment of the Petitioners at variance, as 


Y&gt; | 


Petitions from Saint George’s-in-the-East ;— Saint Corn Laws. 
| Luke’s ;—Saint James, Westminster ;—Dean-street, 
| Fetter-lane;—-Gray’s Inn-road and Lane ;—Shore- 
| ditch (two Petitions) ; —Kingsland ; — Inhabitants 
| of the City of London, and others passing over Lon- 
| don Bridge ;--Old-street, Saint Luke’s ;—Hoxton ; 
|—-and, Clerkenwell; praying for the repeal of the 
Corn and Provision Laws,-—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


| A Petition of John Lamb, Farmer, in Knockins- John Lamb. 
| hannoch, parish of Drymen, and county of Stirling, 


} 


; ¢ ini the sheriff substit 
well with Scripture and reason, as with the real prin- | Se hg sae 


ciples of the constitution ; and praying the House to. 


take steps for the redress of these grievances. 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, 'Yhat the Select Committee appointed 


to inquire into the state of the Laws respecting Joint 
Stock Companies (except for banking), with a view 
to the greater security of the public, have power to 
report their Opinion thereupon. 

Mr. Gladstone reported from the said Select Com- 


mittee, That they had considered the matters to 
_ Vor. 98, 


of Stirlingshire, in the matter of two actions brought 
against the Petitioner ; and praying for inquiry, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

| Petitions from South Side and West Pits ;—and, 
Evenwood and Toft Hill, and Shildon; praying 
that the Factories Bill may not pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
_the Table. 


Factories Bill. 


Sir Robert Peel presented, by Her Majesty’s Slavery — 
Command,-—Copy of a Legislative Despatch from (E*' !ndies.) 
3y¥4 the No. 525. 





Stamps Bill. 


West India 
Islands Relief 
Biil. 


Supply. 


Theatres 
Regulation Bill. 


Players of 
Iuterludes Bill. 


Moveables 
(Scotland ) Bill. 


Defamation 
and Libel Bill. 


Cork Foundling 
Hospital. 


No. 526. 


Processes 
(Scotland. ) 
No. 527. 


Sheriff Clerks 
(Scotland. ) 


No. 527. 


Court of 
Chancery. 


No. 528. 


Church 
Property 
(lreiand.) 


536 


the Secretary to the Government of India to the 
Secretary at the East India House, dated Fort 
William, 15th April 1843, inclosing copy of an Act 
for declaring and amending the Law regarding the 
condition of Slavery within the Territories of the 
East India Company. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 


The ingrossed Bill to impose certain Stamp Duties, 
and to amend the Laws relating thereto, was, ac- 
cording 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. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
the Report on the West India Islands Relief Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day 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 on the Theatres Regulation 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 Players of Interludes 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 Moveables (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 second 
reading of the Defamation and Libel Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Cork 
Foundling Hospital, which was presented upon the 
19th day of July last, be printed. 


Ordered, That an Abstract of the Return relative 
to Processes (Scotland), which was presented upon 
the 28th day of April last, be printed. 


Ordered, That an Abstract of the Returns rela- 
tive to Sheriff Clerks (Scotland), which were pre- 
sented upon the 17th and 28th days of July last, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Court 
of Chancery, which was presented upon the 19th 
day of July last, be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed 
yesterday, That an humble Address be presented to 
Her Majesty, representing to Her Majesty that, in 
the Opinion ef this House, it is not by measures 
for the repression of local violence that the dis- 
contents of Jreland can be allayed, but by removing 
those grievances which have formed, for many 
yeurs, the subject of recorded complaint and remon- 
strence between the two countries ; That amongst 
the most prominent of these is the law by which the 
whole ecclesiastical property of Ireland is assigned 
to the clergy of a small section of the population ; 
and that this House, deeply impressed with the 
belief that such a law is not conformable to reason, 
or to the practice of any christian country, pledges 
itself, after providing for existing proprietary rights, 
and for the claims of Her Majesty’s Protestant sub- 
jects, cordially to co-operate with Her Majesty in 
effecting such a settlement of Church Property in 


9° 3° Augusta. 





A. 1843. 


| Ireland as will remove all just ground of complaint 
and give satisfaction to the Irish people ; 

And the Question being again proposed :—The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 


And Notice being taken, that Forty Members 
were not present :—The House was told by Mr. 
Speaker; and Forty Members not being present, 
and it being then after four of the clock :—The 
House was adjourned by Mr. Speaker, without a 
Question first put, till To-morrow.. 


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Jovis, S° die Augusti ; 
Anno 7° Victorie Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


RDERED, That the Select Committee on shipwrecis, 
Shipwrecks have leave to sit this day, till five 
of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


An ingrossed Bill for the Improvement of the Anderston 
Burgh of Anderston, for regulating the Police there- Improvement 
of and Lands adjacent, and for other Purposes re- *"4 Police Bill 
lating thereto, was read the third time ; and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for the Improvement of the Burgh 
of Anderston, in the County of Lanark, for regu- 
lating the Police thereof and of certain Lands ad- 

_jacent, and for other Purposes relating thereto. 

Ordered, That Mr. Lockhart do carry the Bill to 

the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on Foz’s Fox's Estate 

Estate Bill; That they had examined the allega- Bi!- 

tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 

and that the Parties concerned had given their con- 

sent to the Bill, to the satisfaction of the Committee ; 

and that the Committee had gone through the Bill, 

and directed him to report the same, without Amend- 

ment. | 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 











Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Applotment of 
Applotment of Rates (Dublin) Bill; That they had Rates (Dublin) 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the - 
same to be true; and that the Order of the House 
|of the 23d day of March last, had been complied 
| with; and that they had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House for Monday next. 





No. 529. 





An ingrossed Bill for more effectually repairing Bermondsey, 
certain Roads in the Parishes of Bermondsey, Rother- Rotherhithe, 
hithe,and Saint Paul and Saint Nicholas, Deptford, a” 
and for making several New Roads connected there- 
with, all in the Counties of Surrey and Kent, was 
read the third time; and Amendments were made 
to the Bill. 

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 Chairman ofa Meeting of Ware- Liverpool Fire 
_ housemen, Porters, Coopers, Lumpers and Stevedores Prevention Bits 
| of the borough of Liverpool, praying that the Liver- 
| pool Fire Prevention Bill may not pass into a law, 
_was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
| the Table. 





A Petition of Her Majesty’s Justices of the Peace Prison Disci- 
for the county of Chester, assembled at the General Pline Bill 
Quarter Sessions of the Peace holden by adjourn- 
ment at Nether Knutsford, in and for the said county, 
on Monday the 31st day of July 1843, praying 
that the Prison Discipline Bill may not pass into a 

| law, as it now stands, was presented, and read ; and 
| ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition 








Army Commis- 
sions. 


Church of 
Treland, &amp;c. 


Schoolmasters 
(Scotland. ) 


Saggart Com. 
mons Award 
Bill. 


Slave Trade 
(Portugal) Bill. 


Slave Trade 
(Chile) Bill. 


Slave Trade 
(Mexican 
Republic) Bill. 


Slave Trade 


(Austria, &amp;c.) 
Bill. 


County Courts 
Bill. 


7 Victoria. 


A Petition of Major General Sir John George 
Woodford, k.c.8., praying that the House will be 
pleased to institute an inquiry into the system of 


3° Augusti. 


the purchase and sale of Army Commissions, and | 


to adopt measures for placing the same on a fair, 
impartial and established footing, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Alnwick, and its 
neighbourhood, in the county of Northumberland, 
praying the House, as a means of giving perfect re- 
igious equality to the Jrish Catholics and all other 
denominations of Christians, to abolish the State 
Church, and to repeal all restrictive laws upon com- 
merce and the full supply of food, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Parochial Schoolmasters of the 
Presbytery of Penpont and county of Dumfries, 
praying the House to revise and alter the Act 
43 Geo. 3, c. 54, “ for making better Provision for 
the Parochial Schoolmasters, and for making further 
Regulations for the better Government of the Parish 
Schools in Scotland,” to such an extent and in such 
manner as may be deemed sufficient to restore the 
burgh and parochial Schoolmasters of Scotland to 
their former rank in society, and to advance the 
national system of education in Scotland, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for ren- 
dering valid a certain Award as to the Commons of 
Saggart, within the Parish of Saggart, in the County 
of Dublin, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Richard Hodgson do carry 
the Bill to the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this 
House hath agreed to the same, without Amend- 
ment. 


The ingrossed Bill for carrying into effect the 
Treaty between Her Majesty and the Queen of 
Portugal, for the Suppression of the Traffic in Slaves, 
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. 


The ingrossed Bill for carrying into effect the 
Treaty between Her Majesty and the Republic of 
Chile, for the Abolition of the Traffic in Slaves, 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. 


The ingrossed Bill for carrying into effect the 
Treaty between Her Majesty and the Mexican Re- 
public, for the Abolition of the Traffic in Slaves, 
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. 


The ingrossed Bill for carrying into effect the 
Treaty between Great Britain, Austria, Prussia 
and Russia, for the Suppression of the African 
Slave Trade, was, according to Order, read the third 
time ; and an Amendment was made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for carrying into execution a Treaty 
signed at London for the Suppression of the Slave 
Trade, so far as the same relates to Great Britain, 
Austria, Prussia and Russia. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


537 


Mr. Blackstone presented a Bill fo appointing Sudbury 
Commissioners to inquire into the existence of Bri- Commission 
bery in the Borough of Sudbury: And the same." 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 0-580. 


| second time upon Monday next; and to be printed. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented China. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, an Extract of any Letter or Despatch from 
Lord Auckland, Governor General of India in 1841, 
proposing to send Reinforcements, Naval and Mili- 
tary, from India to China; with the Date at which 
such Letter or Despatch was received in London, 
and Extract of the Answer sent thereto :—Returns 
of Regiments or Detachments, Native or British, 
sent from India or from the United Kingdom, to 
China, in 1841 or 1842, stating the Dates of their 
Departure from their respective Stations, and the 
Dates of their Arrival at the Places in China to which 
they were sent, together with the Names cf those 
Places :—And, of the Ships of War sent from India 
and from the United Kingdom to China in 1841 
and 1842 (stating, with regard to those sent from 
the United Kingdom, the Dates when they were 
put in Commission, and the Dates when they were 
reported fit for Sea); together with the Dates of 
their Departure for China, and the Dates of their 
Arrival at their respective Stations in China, and 
the Names of those Stations. 

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 china. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Copies or Extracts of further Correspondence 
and Returns relative to the Supply of Troops, Ves- 
sels and Munitions of War, for carrying on the 
Military Operations in China. 

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 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 suspend until the Militia Baliots 
Thirty-first day of August One thousand eight hun- Suspension Bill. 
dred and Forty-four, the making of Lists and the 
Ballots and Enrolments for the Militia of the United 
Kingdom : . 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue until the Bills of Ex- 
First day of January One thousand eight hundred *hree Bill. 
and Forty-six, an Act for exempting certain Bills of 
Exchange and Promissory Notes from the operation 
of the Laws relating to Usury : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue until the Slave Trade 
First day of August One thousand eight hundred Treaties Bill 
and Forty-four, and to the end of the then Session 
of Parliament, an Act for authorizing Her Majesty 
to carry into immediate execution, by Orders in 
Council, any Treaties for the Suppression of the 
Slave Trade : ' 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue until the Controverted 
First day of August One thousand eight hundred Elections Bill 
and Forty-four, and to the end of the then Session 
of Parliament, an Act for amending the Law for 
the Trial of Controverted Elections : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue until the Stock in Trade 














First day of October One thousand eight hundred Bi! 
‘and Forty-four, the Exemption of Inhabitants of 
| Parishes, Townships and Villages from liability to 


A Petition of Merchants, Bankers and Traders | be rated as such, in respect of Stock in Trade or 
of the town of Ashbourn, praying that the County | other Property, to the Relief of the Poor : 


Courts Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Von. 98. 


Burgh of Dingwall 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for appointing the Royal Ross and Cro- 
to be the Head Burgh of the marty Juris. 
3 Z Shire diction Bill. 











538 3° Augustz. 


Shire of Ross, and for giving Cumulative Jurisdiction 
to the Justices of the Peace of the Counties of Ross 
and Cromarty: And also, 
Public Works | The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
(Ireland) Bill. Act for carrying on Public Works in Jreland, with 
Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 


Cromford The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
aay Act for more effectually repairing the Road from 


the Town of Cromford to the Town of Belper, and 
the Road from the Main Road, near the River Am- 
ber, to the Turnpike-road at Bull Bridge, all in the 
County of Derby, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for regulating the Police, and paving, cleansing 
and lighting the Streets of the Town or Barony of 
Gorbals, in the County of Lanark, and Grounds 
adjaceut, and for other Purposes relating thereto, 
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 
for the Completion of a Parochial Church in the 
Parish of Saint Michael, in the City of Limerick, 
and for securing the Nomination of a Perpetual 
Curate thereto; to which the Lords desire the con- 


currence of this House :—And then the Messengers 
withdrew. 


Gorbals Police 
Bill. 


Limerick 
Church Bill. 


Episcopal 
Functions Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, after the Orders 
of the day, resolve itself into a Committee upon the 
Episcopal Functions Bill. 


Turnpike Acts 
Continuance 


Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, after the Orders 
of the day, resolve itself into a Committee upon the 
Turnpike Acts Continuance Bill. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Highway Rates 
Bill be now received. 

Mr. Greene 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 To-morrow. 


Highway Rates 
Bill. 


Holyrood Park 


~ Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
iil, 


solve itself into a Committee upon the Holyrood 
Park Bill. 
Limitation 


imitat The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
(ireland) Bill mittee on the Limitation of Actions (Ireland) Bill; 
* The House was moved, That the Petition of Jere- 
miah Lennox Livingstone, Esquire, praying that the 
said Bill may not pass into a law, and that he may 
be heard at the bar of the House, against the same, 
which was presented upon the 20th day of July 
last; andalso the Petition of the there-undersigned 
Noblemen, praying that the said Bill may not pass 
into a law, and that they may be allowed to be 
heard by counsel, at the bar of the House, against 
the same, which was presented upon the 21st day of 
July last, might be read; and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That the said Petitions be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and that the Petitioners 
be heard by counsel, upon their Petitions, if they 
thir.k fit. 
Then the House resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee. 
(In the Committee.) 


Petition of the Earl of Glengall, and other Noble- 
men: 

Petition of Jeremiah Lennox Livingstone, Esquire, 
against the Bill, referred. 

Order of the House, That the said Petitioners be 
heard by their counsel, upon their said Petitions, if 
they think fit——read. 

Motion made, and Question, That the Bill be read 
a first time put, and agreed to. 

Couusel directed to be called in ; and being called 
in accordingly ; 


Mr. Austin appeared for the Petitioners, the Earl 
of Glengall, and other Noblemen ; 








A. 1843. 


Mr. Younge for the Petitioner, Jeremiah Lennox 
Livingstone, Esquire. 

And the Bill having been read a first time ; 

Mr. Austin was heard in support of the Petition 
of the Earl of Glengall, and other Noblemen; and 
pointed out the injustice which would be done to 
his clients by the fourth Clause, and suggested that 
Amendments should be made to the said Clause, or 
that the time allowed to the Petitioners to try their 
rights in a court of law, should be extended ; 


And Mr. Younge having stated the case of his 
client to the same effect ; 


The counsel were directed to withdraw. 


- Bill to be read 2°, paragraph by paragraph. 
Preamble postponed. 
CravuseEs N° 1 to N° 3, agreed to. 
Cuiause N° 4, read: Amendments proposed, and 
withdrawn. 
Clause agreed to. 


Ciause N° 5, read: Amendment proposed : To 
leave out “ One thousand eight hundred and Forty- 
four,” and to insert “‘ One thousand eight hundred 
“ and Fifty,” instead thereof. 

Question, That “ One thousand eight hundred 
“ and Forty-four” stand part of the Clause——put, 
and negatived. 

Question, That “ One thousand eight hundred 
“ and Fifty” be inserted :—By leave, withdrawn. 

Question, That “One thousand eight hundred and 
“ Forty-five” be inserted——put, and agreed to. 

Clause, as amended, agreed to. 

Preamble read, and agreed to. 


Bill, as amended, to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had heard counsel in 
support of the said Petitions; and that they had 
gone through the Bill, and made an Amendment 
thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Petitions from Edenderry Union ;—and, South Poor Relief 
Dublin Union (Chairman); praying for amendment (Ireland) Act, 
of the Poor Relief (Ireland) Act,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


_ The House, according to Order, resolved itself Poor Relief 
into a Committee upon the Poor Relief (Jreland) (ireland) Bill. 
Bill. 
(In the Committee.) 
Crause, N° 10, amended, and agreed to. 


Cuiavuse N° 11 (That, for the purpose of charging 
the expense of relief to any electoral division, no 
person shall be deemed resident in such division, 
unless, during nine months before his admission, he 
shall have occupied some tenement for six months, 
or have slept within such division for six months) 
——read. 

Amendment proposed : To leave out the words 
“ for the purpose of charging the expense of relief 
“ to any electoral division,” m order to insert the 
words “ the expense of the relief of all persons re- 
“ lieved under the provisions of the said recited 
“ Acts, and of this Act, shall be borne by and 
“ charged against the whole union in which such 
“‘ persons are relieved, and shall be provided for 
“ by an uniform rate per pound, affecting in equal 
“ proportion all rateable property within such 
““ union,” instead thereof. 

Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
out stand part of the Clause ; 
The Committee divided : 


Tellers for thef Sir Thomas Fremantle, } 112 
Yeas, Mr. Young: sot 
Tellers for thef Mr. William O’ Brien, } 17 
Noes, Mr. Vesey : , 


Several Amendments made. 





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Motion made, and Question put, That the Clause, 
as amended, stand part of the Bill; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for thef Sir Thomas Fremantle, 108 
Yeas, Mr. Pringle: _— 
Tellers for thefJ Mr. More O’ Ferrall, 10 
Noes, Captain Jones: } : 


Cuauses, N°12 to N°15, amended, and agreed to. 
To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again, 





And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Friday morning ; 


Veneris, 4° die Augusti, 1848: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
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. 


Prison Disci- 


. The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
pline Bill. 


mittee on the Prison Discipline Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Machinery 
Exportation 
Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Machinery Exportation Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday next. 


Law of Evidence 


Mr. Greene reported the Law of Evidence Bill; 
Bill. 


and the Amendment was read, as followeth : 

Pr. 4. 1. 5. After “ oath” insert Clause (A). 

Cuauss (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That nothing 
“ in this Act shall apply to or affect any suit, action 
“ or proceeding brought or commenced before the 
“ passing of this Act.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon 
Tuesday next. 


Mandamus 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
Appeals Bill. 


into a Committee upou the Mandamus Appeals Bill; 
and, after some time spent there, 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 this day. 


Warrants of 


Mr. Greene reported the Warrants of Attorney 
Attorney Bill. 


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. 


Church of 
Scotland 
Benefices Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Church of Scotland Benefices Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Apprehension 
of Offenders 
(France) Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Apprehension of Offenders (France) 
Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 

Apprehension 


of Offenders 
(America) Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Apprehension of Offenders (America) 
Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itselfinto the said Committee. 


Bishops’ Relief The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
(Ireland) Bill. into a Committee upon the Bishops’ Relief (Ireland) 
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 di- 
rected him to report the same, without Amendment. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time this 
day. 
Voi. 98. é' 


3°—4° August. 


539 


The Order of the day being read, for the third Designs Copy 

reading of the Designs Copyright Bill ; a 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 

upon Saturday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Moveables __ 
mittee on the Moveables (Scotland) Bill ; (Geecland) OM. 
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 Episcopal Functions Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


Episcopal 
Functions Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Turnpike Acts 
mittee on the Turnpike Acts Continuance Bill; ee 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 





Land Revenue 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill a 


to declare and amend the Law for auditing and en- 
rolling the Accounts of the Land Revenue of the 
Crown: And that Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer 
and Sir George Clerk do prepare, and bring it in. 





Ordered, That the Minutes of the Proceedings of Coal-whippers 
the Select Committee on the Coal-whippers Bill, be“ 
laid before this House. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Coal Market 
Returns of the Sums of Money received and paid, (4ondo.) 
and how applied, in each year, to and including the 
31st day of December 1842, by the Chamberlain of 
the City of London, in relation to the Market esta- 
blished for the sale of Coals, &amp;c., pursuant to the Act 
1 and 2 Will. 4, c. 76, for regulating the Vend and 
Delivery of Coals within the Cities of London and 
Westminster, and in certain parts of the Counties 
of Middlesex, Surrey, Kent, &amp;c., and also the Act 
1 and 2 Vic. c. 101, for continuing for Seven years 
the aforesaid Act of 1 and 2 Will. 4.:—And, of the 
Sums of Money invested under the authority of the 
said Acts; stating the Securities in which the same 
is invested, and the Balance in hand, on the 31st 
day of December 1842. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Corn. 
an Account of the Quantity of Corn imported and 
bonded in each month, from the 1st day of January 
1843 to the Ist day of August 1843; also, the 
Quantities taken out of bond in the said months, 
specifying the different sorts of Grain. 











Ordered, That the Annual Account relative to New Churches, 


New Churches, which was presented yesterday, be No. 531. 
printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till one of the clock on Friday morning, 
adjourned till this day. 








Veneris, 4 die August ; 


Anno 7° Victoria Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 





RDERED, That all Committees have leave to Committees. 
sit this day, during the sitting of the House. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Hackney and 
into a Committee upon the Hackney and Stage Car- i came 
riages Bill. : 





(In the Committee.) 
Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
| graph. 
Preamble postponed. 
| Cuxauses, N° 1 and N° 2, agreed to. 


| 


| Cuavse, N°3, amended, and agreed to. 

| Crauses, N° 4 to N° 9, agreed to. 

| Cuxause, N° 10, amended, and agreed to. 

322 CLAUSES, 





A AO SION 





peer an omar 


SEA 


ane ee 


Highway Rates 
Bill. 


540 


Carriages, or drivers or conductors of Metropolitan 
Stage Carriages, for certain offences) 


the words “and every driver or conductor of any 


“ 
“cc 


left out stand part of the Clause ; 


to. 


Criavuses, N° 11 to N° 23, agreed to. 

Crause, N° 24, amended, and agreed to. 
Crauses, N° 25 to N° 27, agreed to. 

Cuause, N° 28, amended, and agreed to. 
Cuavse, N° 29 (Penalty on drivers of Hackney 





read. 
Amendment proposed, in P. 13. ]. 4. To leave out 


Metropolitan Stage Carriage, who shall smoke 
whilst acting in such capacity.” 
Question put, That the words proposed to be 


The Committee divided : 

Mr. Manzers Sutton, 34 

Mr. Pringle : . 
Colonel Sibthorp: } as 
Mr. Leader : sa 

Clause amended, and agreed to. 


Cuiauses, N° 30 and N°31, amended, and agreed 


Tellers for the Yeas, { 


Tellers for the Noes, 


Cuavses, N° 32 and N° 33, agreed to. 
Cravuse, N° 34, amended, and agreed to. 
Crauses, N° 35 to N° 38, agreed to. 
Cravuse, N° 39, amended, and agreed to. 
Ciavuses, N° 40 to N° 43, agreed to. 


| 


4° Augusti. 

















Schedule N° 1, agreed to. 

Schedule N° 2, amended, and agreed to. 
Several Clauses added. | 
Preamble read, 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 To-morrow. | 
} 


The ingrossed Bill to continue an Act for autho-— 


rizing the Application of Highway Rates to Turn- 


pike-roads, was, according to Order, read the third | 


time. 


Dramatic Art. 


Theatres 
Regulation Bill. 


Title be, An Act to continue until the First day of | 
August One thousand eight hundred and Forty- | 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the | 


four, and, if Parliament be then sitting, to the end A - 
ame Message from the Lords . Far ge f 
of the then next Session of Parliament, an Act for Si 7 e Lords, by Mr. Farrer and Message from 


authorizing the Application of Highway Rates to | 
Turnpike-roads. 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. | 


gers and others interested in the welfare of the Eng- | 
lish Stage, praying the House to repeal former Acts 
upon the subject of Dramatic Art, and that in any 
measure passed by the House, the right to exercise 
the arts enumerated may be taken as the rule, and 
the restraints as the exceptions; that the artists 
shall, where regulation is necessary, be controlled by 
some authority constitutionally responsible for the 
due exercise of it, and that in principle and in detail 
they may, in common with all their fellow subjects, 
be left as much as possible to carry on their own 
trade, with their own views of its interests, without 
discredit or discouragement, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Theatre, Blackfriars-road, in the county of Surrey, 
Widow, Lessee of the Surrey Theatre ;—and, John 
Medex Maddox, the Lessee and Manager of the 
Princess’s Theatre, Oxford-street ; praying that the 
Theatres Regulation Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table, 





Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 


| 
| 
A Petition of Dramatic Authors, Actors, Mana- | 


Petitions of Frances Davidge, of the Surrey 


| 


A. 1843. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Theatres 
a Committee upon the Theatres Regulation Bill ; Regulation Bit), 
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 To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Players of 
mittee on the Players of Interludes Bill ; Interludes Bil], 
Resolved, That this House will, upon this day 
three months, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Limerick Church Bill was read the first time. Limerick 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select Church Bill. 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of the Chairman of the Board of Guar- poor Relief 
dians of the Athy Union;—and, Deputy Vice (Ireland) Bill, 
Chairman and Clerk of the Naas Union; praying 
that the Poor Relief (Jreland) Bill may not pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Poor Relief 


into a Committee upon the Poor Relief (Zreland) Cleland) Bill. 
Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 
Cause, N° 16, (Guardians may assist destitute 


| persons to emigrate)——read. 


Amendment proposed, in P. 8. 1. 21: To leave 
out from the word “ respectively” to the end of the 
Clause. 

Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
out stand part of the Clause ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the [ Mr. Pringle, ’ 

Yeas, { Mr. tt : 1 os. 

Tellers for the f Mr. Ross, 

Noes, Mr. Sharman Crawford : } ™ 


To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene 
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. 


r Giffin Wilson : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Spalding and 

Act for repairing and maintaining the Roads from Deeping Roads 
Spalding High Bridge, through Littleworth, to ®i"' 
James Deeping Stone Bridge and Handley’s Bridge, 
in the County of Lincoln, and from Deeping Stone 
Bridge to Maxey Outgang, in the County of North- 
ampton, without any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Leicester and 
Act for more effectually repairing the Road from Peterborough 
the Borough of Leicester to the City of Peterbo- R= Bil. 
rough, with Amendments ; to which Amendments 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 

And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Argyllshire 
Act for making and maintaining Highways, Roads, Roads Bill. 
Bridges and Quays, and for regulating Ferries, in 
the Shire of Argyll; and for altering and repairing 
certain Military and other Roads, Bridges and 
Quays, in the said Shire, with Amendments; to 
which Amendments the Lords desire the concur- 


rence of this House:—And then the Messengers 
withdrew. 


the Lords, 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee Standing 
on Standing Orders, a Resulution; which was read, Orders; 
as followeth: 


Resolved, That in the case of the British Iron British fron 








Company Petition, the Standing Orders be dis-Co.npany. 
| pensed 














Bri 
Col 








7 Vicroriz. 


pensed with; and that the Parties be permitted to 
proceed with their Bill; and that they prove before 
the Committee on the Bill, that they have given 
the Notice in the London Gazette for two successive 
weeks. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 


British Iron 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
Company Bill. 


of the Petition for the British lron Company Bill, 
which was this day made from the Select Com- 
mittee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and the 
same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enlarge the Powers granted by an Act of the fourth 
year of Her present Majesty, intituled, “ An Act for 
granting certain Powers to the British Iron Com- 
pany,” and to facilitate the Sale of the Estates and 
Properties belonging to the said Company: And 
that Mr. Brownrigg, Mr. John Abel Smith and Mr. 
Benjamin Wood do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- 
lect Committee on Public Petitions; That a | had 
examined the Petitions presented from the 26th day 
of July last to the 1st day of this instant August, 
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. 


Public Petitions 
(Forty-fourth 
Report.) 


Coal-whippers 
Bill. 


No. 532. 


Mr. Chalmers, one of the Clerks attending Com- 
mittees of this House, presented, pursuant to Order, 
—Minutes of the Proceedings of the Select Com- 
mittee on the Coal-whippers Bill. 

Ordered, That the said Minutes do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


A Petition of Attornies resident and practising at 
Wincanton, in the county of Somerset, 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. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Chelmsford, in the 
county of Essex, and its vicinity, praying that the 
said Bill may pass into a law, was also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


County Courts 
Bill. 


Wood. A Petition of Operative Wood-sawyers of the 


Metropolis, praying the House to impose a tax upon 
steam-sawing or upon Wood sawed by steam, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Coun- 
cil of the Royal Burgh of Linlithgow, in Common 
Council assembled, praying that the Prisons (Scot- 
land) Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Shepton Mallett 
Church of England Lay Association, praying for 
the immediate formation of a new and independent 
bishopric for the town of Manchester, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Freeholders and Inhabitants of the 
county of Buckingham, stating that at the Summer 
Assizes for the county of Buckingham for the year 
One thousand eight hundred and Forty-two, John 
Palmer, Esquire, the then High Sheriff, returned to 
Mr. Baron Alderson, the Senior Judge of Assize on 
the Norfolk Circuit, a list of Gentlemen qualified 
to serve the office of Sheriff, viz. John Lee, of 
Hartwell House, Esquire, John Kay, of Fulmer, 
Esquire, Anthony Davis, of Misbourne House, Chal- 
font Saint Giles, Esquire, William George Cavendish, 
of Latimer, Esquire, William Jones, of Chalfont 
Saint Giles, Esquire, Thomas Tyrwhitt Drake, the 
younger, of Shardeloes, Esquire ; that the Petition- 
ers cannot but believe that the same list was by the 
said Baron Alderson handed in, without alteration or 
amendment, at the meeting of the Judges and other 

Vox. “8. 


Prisons 


(Scotland) Bill. 


Manchester 
Bishopric. 


Sheriff of Buck 
inghamshire. 


4° Augustt. 





541 


Great Officers and Privy Councillors in the Exche- 
quer on the morrow of Saint Martin, in the same 
year One thousand eight hundred and forty-two, but 
none of the persons whose names were so returned 
by the said John Palmer were nominated to serve 
the office of Sheriff, but there appeared in the Gazette 
of persons so nominated, one Edmund Francis Day- 
rell, of Lillingstone Dayrell, in the county of Buck- 
ingham, Esquire, whose name was not in the return 
made by the said John Palmer ; that the nomination 
of a person to serve the office of Sheriff, not chosen 
according to the statute, is a power not vested in 
Her gracious Majesty, is a gross violation of the 
constitution, calculated to infringe the liberty of the 
subject, and subvert that great bulwark of consti- 
tutional liberty, Trial by Jury; and praying, that the 
House will be pleased forthwith to inquire into all 
the circumstances attending this great violation of 
the constitution, by a repetition of which that great 
bulwark of the liberty of the subject, Trial by Jury, 
may in effect be impaired, and by what means and 
through whose agency the name of the said Edmund 
Francis Dayrell became gazetted as a fit and proper 
person to serve the office of Sheriff for the county 
of Buckingham, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Private Bills. 
a List of the Private Bills which, in the present 
Session, have been treated as Opposed Bills, to- 
gether with the Number of Days which the Com- 
mittee on each such Bill has sat; the Names of the 
Members selected; and the Number of Days on 
which each Selected Member has served on such 
Committee ; Number of Petitions presented in con- 
formity with the Standing Orders ; Number of Peti- 
tions for leave to present Petitions; Number of 
Petitions referred to Standing Orders Committee ; 
Number of Petitions rejected by Standing Orders 
Committee ; Number allowed to proceed ; Number 
of Bills brought from the Lords; Number of Bills 
read the first time; Number of Bills read a second 
time, and committed ; and Number of Bills reported. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a poor Law 
Return from the different Unions in England and Amendment 
Wales, of the Total Number of Children in the re- 4‘ 
spective Workhouses, distinguishing the Legitimate 
from the Illegitimate; also, the Total Number of 
Able-bodied Women, distinguishing the Mothers 
of Bastards, at the end of the Lady Day Quarter, 

1843 ; together with the Amount of Population of 
each Union in 1841, and the Cost per head of each 
Pauper in the Workhouse for Food and Clothing. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented County 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Treasurers. 
to give directions that there be iaid 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 1841 and 
Michaelmas 1842. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
ot Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration puitic Works 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- (Ireland) Bill. 
tituled, An Act to amend the Acts for carrying on 
Public Works in Jreland ; and the same were read, 
as follow : 

Pr. 9. 1. 32. Leave out “ and” interlined, and 
insert “ or,” and in the same line leave out “ or” 
and insert “ and.” 

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. 


323 Ordered, 





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542 4°—-5° Augusti. 


New Street 


Paving Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 


an Account of the Amount expended by the Com- 
missioners acting under the authority of the Act 
5 Geo. 4,c. 100, and other Acts for paving the 
Regent’s Park, and the New Street from Regent’s 
Park to Pall Mall, and the New Streets in the 
neighbourhood of Parliament-street and Privy 
Gardens, in each of the last Five years, to be made 
up to the latest period ; distinguishing the Amount 
for Macadamised Paving, Stone Paving, and 

ood Paving, and the Price paid for each per 
square yard, and whether the same has been done by 
Contract after Public Advertisements for Tenders : 
—Also, stating whether the Householders in the 
Streets which have been paved with Wood have 
paid the extra Cost of such Wood Paving, or any 
part thereof, and, if so, how much for each square 
yard. 


Supply ; 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 words “ That the” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the 

Kingston-upon- words “ Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of 

Hull Meeting. «¢ Kingston-upon-Hull, complaining of the illegal 
“ manner in which a Public Meeting of the Inha- 

bitants of that town, convened for the purpose 

of petitioning Parliament, was dispersed by the 
police [which was presented upon the 9th day of 

May last], be referred to a Select Committee; and 

that the said Committee do report their Opinion 

thereupon, with the Evidence, to the House,” in- 
stead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers tor the { Sir George Clerk, 


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Yeas, \ Mr. Pringle: aa 
Tellers for the { Mr. Thomas Duncombe, \ 99 
Noes, Mr. Hume : 7" 


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 ; 
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 
Dunoon “ the Petition of Fishermen, Feuars and other In- 
Castle Lands. « habitants of the village of Dunoon, in the county 

“ of Argyle, complaining of encroachments on their 
‘ riglits and privileges over the lands of the Royal 
‘ Castle of Dunoon [which was presented upon the 
11th day of July last], be referred to a Select 
Committee,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question : 
—1It was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee. 

(In the Committee.) 


Motion made, and Question proposed, That a 
sum, not exceeding One million two hundred and 
eighty-one thousand two hundred andeleven pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to make good to certain 
Holders of Opium, surrendered in China in March 
1839, the amount of Compensation due to them 
under the fourth Article of the Treaty of Peace 
with China ; 

Amendment proposed : To leave out the words 
inake good,” in order to insert the words “ enable 
“ Her Majesty to make Compensation,” instead 
thereof. 


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China (Opium 
Compensation.) 


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A. 1843. 


| Question put, That the words proposed to be left 

| out stand part of the Question ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the { Sir Thomas Fremantle, 
Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring: 

Tellers for the { Viscount Ebrington, } on 
Noes, Mr. Hawes: a 

Original Question put, and agreed to. 

Resolution to be reported. 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 5° die Augusti, 1843: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
ag That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
ution. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 

r. 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 Order of the day being read, for the second County Courts 

reading of the County Courts Bill ; ih. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 

upon this day three months. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Small Debts 
reading of the Small Debts Bill ; Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon this day three months. 








The Order of the day being read, for the second Superior Courts 
reading of the Superior Courts (Common Law) Bill; (Common Law) 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 2!" 
upon this day three months. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third Arms (Ireland) 

reading of the Arms (Jreland) Bill; Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 

upon Monday next. 


The ingrossed Bill to enable Her Majesty to ac- admiralty 
quire Lands for the Enlargement of Her Majesty’s Lands Bill. 
Dockyards, and for other Naval Purposes, was, ac- 
cording to Order, read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered to be added to 
the Bill, by way of Rider (That lands taken under 
the authority of the Act shall continue liable to the 
payment of parochial rates): And the said Clause 
was brought up, and read the first time; and, with 
leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Attornies and 
further consideration the Report on the Attornies Svlicitors Bill. 
/ and Solicitors Bill:—The Bill was re-committed to 
a Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


The Fisheries Bill was, according to Order, read Fisheries Bill. 
a second time; and committed to a Committee of 
the whole House, for Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means ; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
| next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Holyrood Park 
into a Committee upon the Holyrood Park Bill; Bill. 
and, after some 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 this day. 











| 
| Mr. Greene reported the Limitation of Actions Limitation 
| Ireland) Bill; and the Amendment was read, as °f Actions 


‘ | Bill. 
| followeth : (Ireland) Bi 


Pr. 





Man 
App 


War 
Atto 


Apr 
of O 
(Fre 


App 
of O 
(An 


Bisk 
(Ire 


Epis 
Fun 


Tun 
Con 
Bill. 


Out 
(Ire 


Foy 
Jur 


Bill 





7 Vicroriz. 


Pr. 10.1.1. Leave out “ four” and insert “ five.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
this day. 


Mr. Greene reported the Mandamus Appeals 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 ingrossed Bill to enlarge the Provisions of 
an Act for preventing Frauds upon Creditors by 
Secret Warrants of Attorney to confess Judgment, 
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. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Apprehension of Offenders (France) 
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 Apprehension of Offenders (America) 
Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 


4°—5° Auguste. 


543 


risdiction by Her Majesty, within divers countries 
and places out of Her Majesty’s dominions, and to 
render the same more effectual: And that Mr. 
George William Hope and Lord Stanley do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Coal-whippers. 


Copies of all Applications made to the Board of 
Trade, or to Her Majesty’s Government, on the 
subject of the Coal-whippers of the Port of London, 
within the last Two years. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
the 27th day of June last, That there be laid before 
this House, a Return of the Fees charged for ad- 
mitting Individuals to see the Monuments at Wes¢- 
minster Abbey, distinguishing the Charge for Ad- 
mission to the Body of the Edifice, and that for 
Admission to the Chapels :—Also, the Aggregate 
Amount received in each year from 1836 (in conti- 
nuation of Parliamentary Paper, No, 242, of Session 
1837) :—And, a similar Return for Saint Paul's 
Cathedral, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

And Notice being taken, that no Return had been 
made from Saint Paul’s Cathedral ; 

Ordered, That a Return to the said Order, so far 
as relates to Saint Paul’s Cathedral, be laid before 
this House forthwith. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Reproductive 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased — Fund 
to give directions that there be laid before this yy 


next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Bishops Relief 


The ingrossed Bill to relieve Bishops succeeding 
(Ireland) Bill. 


ireland.) 
to Bishopricks, by operation of the Act to alter and 


amend the Laws relating to the Temporalities of 
the Church in Ireland, from certain Liabilities, 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. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Episcopal Functions Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


House, a Copy of the Petition of the Right honour- 
able George William Frederick Villiers Karl of Cla- 
rendon, John Caton, Esquire, John Abel Smith, Es- 
quire, and others ; praying Her Majesty to grant 
to them and their successors Her Majesty’s Royal 
Charter of Incorporation, by the name of “ The 
Irish Reproductive Loan Fund Institution,” with 
Rights, Privileges and Immunities as are expressed 
in the Schedule thereunto annexed ; together with 
the Schedule accompanying such Petition. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


! The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
fontinuance mittee on the Turnpike Acts Continuance Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Vice Admiralty 
Copies of the Returns made by the Registrars of Courts. 
the several Vice-Admiralty Courts, of all cases which 
have been adjudged in the said Courts under the 
Act 2 and 3 Vic. c. 78; with the Names of the 





Outrages 


(inna) A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
rejand. 


posed, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn, showing the Number of Trials that have taken 

lace of the several Outrages specially reported to 
the Constabulary Office (Jreland), during the months 


Seizors, and the Dates of the Seizures, and Sentences 
respectively ; together with an Account of the State 
of the Property according to the Schedule annexed 
to the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 91. 


of January, February and March 1843, that are in- 
cluded in the Returns that have been laid upon the 
Table of this House for the above periods; distin- 
guishing such cases as may have been before a Jury, 
from those that have been brought under the sum- 
mary jurisdiction of Magistrates in Petty Sessions ; 
stating the Verdict of each Jury in every such case, 
and the Sentence of the Court; the Decision of the 
Magistrates on every case brought before them, and 
the Punishment awarded :—Also, in all Offences 
against Property, if any Notice of Application has 
been served for the Recovery of any and what Re- 
compense from the County, and the Result of such 
Application; showing if the Application shall have 
been afterwards withdrawn, or not proceeded with, 
and the Decision of the Special Sessions and Grand 
Jury on each case; and if any Traverse has been 


Sir George Clerk presented a Bill to declare and Land Revenue 
amend the Law for auditing and enrolling the Ac- Accounts Bill. 
counts of the Land Revenue of the Crown: And No. 533. 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time upon Monday next ; and to be 
printed. 


Sir George Clerk presented a Bill to remove Foreign — 
Doubts as to the exercise of Power and Jurisdiction J — 
by Her Majesty within divers Countries and Places“ 
out of Her Majesty’s Dominions, and to render the 
same more effectual: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Monday next ; and to be printed. 


No. 534 


Mr. John Abel Smith presented a Bill to enlarge British Iron 
the Powers granted by an Act of the fourth year of Company Bill. 


entered against the Decision of any such Grand 
Jury, and the Result of any such Traverse :—And, 
also, showing what cases included in the above Re- 
turns have not been brought to Trial, and giving an 
Explanation why each case of Outrage, if any, has 
not been brought to Trial:—And the said Motion 
was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Her present Majesty, intituled, “ An Act for granting 
certain Powers to the British Iron Company,” and 
to facilitate the Sale of the Estates and Properties 
belonging to the said Company : And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Churches 
a Return of the Number of Churches and Chapels #"4 Schools 
built in each Diocese of Ireland, since the 1st day “'**"*) 
of January 1823; stating, as nearly as possible, the 
324 Cost 


Foreign Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
Jurisdiction 


Bill remove Doubts as to the exercise of Power and J u- 
‘ Vou. 98. 




















Answer to 
Addresses. 


Yeomanry 
Cavalry. 


No. 535. 


Duchall 
Estate Bill. 


Hambro’s 
Nat. Bill. 


Cromford 
and Belper 
Road Bill. 





544. 4°_.5° August. A. 1843. 


Cost in each case, and the Sources, whether Public 


or Private, from which the Money was derived :— | 


A similar Return of Churches and —— rebuilt 
and enlarged :—And a Return of the 

School Houses in each Diocese in which Divine 
Service is performed. 


Sir James Graham reported to the House, That 
their several Addresses of the 26th day of July last 
and the 1st and 3d days of this instant August, (that 
Her Majesty would be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that the Papers therein mentioned might 
be laid before this House) had been presented to 
Her Majesty; andthat Her Majesty had commanded 
him to acquaint this House, that She will give di- 
rections accordingly. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to an 
Address to Her Majesty,—A Return of the Names 
of the different Corps of Yeomanry Cavalry which 
have been or are to be re-established on Permanent 
Pay and Allowances, under the Estimate of the pre- 
sent year. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 


till two of the clock on Saturday morning, 
adjourned till this day. 





Sabbati, 5° die Augusti ; 
Anno 7° Victoria Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 


Ms Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Duchall 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. 


Pr. 12. 1. 23. After “ toll-gate” insert “ bar or 
chain.” 


Pr. 13. 1. 26. Leave out “or,” and, in the same 


“é 


umber of! line, after “ bar’’ insert “ or chain.” 


| Pr,.13.1. 28. Leave out “or,” and, in the same 
line, after “ bar” insert “ or chain.” 

Pr. 17. 1. 22. Leave out “ money,” and insert 
“ moiety.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time ; 
(and it appearing that the object of the said Amend- 
ments was to carry out the intention of the Com- 
mons,) were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Mundy 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 Gorbals Police 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Bill 
tituled, An Act for regulating the Police, and paving, 
cleansing and lighting the Streets of the Town or 
Barony of Gorbals, in the County of Lanark, and 
Grounds adjacent, and for other Purposes relating 
thereto ; and the same was read, as followeth: 

Pr. 161. 1. 27. Leave out “ either.” 

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 
Lordships. 





The House proceeded to take into consideration Liverpool Fire 
the Report on the Liverpool Fire Prevention Bill ; Prevention Bill, 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


| A Petition of the Chairman of the Visiting Jus- Prison Disci- 
tices of Westminster Bridewell, praying that the Pline Bill. 
| Prison Discipline 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 Creditors of different estates under Peter Harris 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on | the jurisdiction of the Court of Bankruptcy to Abbott. 


Hambro’s Naturalization Bill; That they had exa-| which Peter Harris Abbott was by the court ap- 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the | pointed Official Assignee, stating that Peter Harris 





same to be true; and that they 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 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for more effectually repairing the 
Road from the Town of Cromford to the Town of 
Belper, and the Road from the Main Road, near 
the River Amber, to the Turnpike-road at Bull 
Bridge, all in the County of Derby; and the same 
were read, as follow : 

Pr. 4. 1. 29. Leave out “ Beecher” and insert 
“ Becher.” 


Pr. 6. 1. ult. Leave out “ turnpike,” and insert 
main.” 


Pr. 7. 1. 1. Leave out “ highway,” and insert 
* road.” 
Pr. 7.1. 9. After “ said”’ insert “ main.” 
Pr. 7. 1. 19. Leave out “ or.” 
Pr.7. 1.20. After “ toll-bars” insert “ or chains.” 
Pr. 10. 1. 28. After “ toll-gates” insert “ toll- 
“ bars or chains.” 
Pr. 10. 1. 33. After “ toll-gates”’ :asert “ toll- 
bars or chains.” 
Pr. 11. 1. 11. Leave out “ or,” and, in the same 
line, after “ toll-bar” insert “ or chain.” 
Pr. 11.1. 13. Leave out “or,” and, in the same 
line, after “ bar” insert “ or chain.’ 
Pr. 11. 1. penult. Leave out “ or,” and, in the 
same line, after “ bar” insert “ or chain.” 


_ Pr. 12.1. 11. Leave out “or,” and, in the same 
line, after “ bar” insert “ or chain.” 


“ 


“ 


| Abbott was appointed an Official Assignee of the 
| Court of Bankruptcy in the year One thousand 
eight hundred and thirty-two, and that the said 
Peter Harris Abbott was under the regulation of 
| the Court of Bankruptcy attached to the court of 
| Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque ; that the said Peter 
Harris Abbott was, as such Official Assignee, 
| assigned by the said Commissioner and appointed 
|to the superintendence and management of several 
| bankrupts’ estates; that the said Peter Harris 
| Abbott continued to discharge his duties as such 
Official Assignee to the several estates to which 
he was so appointed, from the time of his appoint- 
ment to the same down to the month of April One 
thousand eight hundred and forty-one, when he 
absconded, having at that time considerable sums 
in his hands belonging to the several estates to which 
jhe had been so appointed Official Assignee as 
aforesaid ; that the Petitioners are advised that the 
loss occasioned by the said Peter Harris Abbott 
should be made good to them, and that there are 
large funds standing to the credit of the Accountant 
in Bankruptcy in the Bank of England which might 
be safely applied to the payment of such loss; and 
| praying, that the House will be pleased to order, that 
|Inquiry may be made into the facts stated in their 
Petition, and that provision be made out of such 
funds as shall be deemed applicable to the same, 
for the payment of the losses incurred by the de- 
falcation of the said Peter Harris Abbott, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 











A Petition of the Moderator of the Reverend Pres- Church of 


*terv of Sar Ys pravi ‘hurch Scotland 
bytery of Saint Andrew’s, praying that the a Senciiens Bl 














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Westminster 
Abbey, and 
Saint Paul’s 
Cathedral. 


Limitation 
of Actions 
(Ireland ) Bill. 


Mandamus 
Appeals Bill. 


Theatres 
Regulation Bill. 


Customs Bill. 


7 VictToriz. 


of Scotland Benefices Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands, and that the Bill may not be al- 
lowed to pass before the General Assembly of the 
Church of Scotland shall have had an opportunity 
of considering it, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The following Return having been transmitted to 
the Clerk, was laid upon the Table; viz..—Further 
Return to an Order, dated the 27th day of June 
last, for a Return of the Fees charged for admitting 
Individuals to see the Monuments at Westminster 
Abbey, distinguishing the Charge for Admission to 
the Body of the Editice, and that for Admission to 
the Chapels: — Also, the Aggregate Amount re- 
ceived in each year from 1836 (in continuation of 
Parliamentary Paper, No. 242, of Session 1837) :— 
And, a similar Return for Saint Paul’s Cathedral 


[so far as the same relates to Saint Paul’s Cathe- 
dral]. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for 
extending to Jreland the Provisions not already in 
force there, of an Act of the third and fourth years 
of the reign of the late King William the Fourth, 
intituled, “‘ An Act for the Limitation of Actions and 
Suits relating to Real Property, and for simplifying 
the Remedies for trying the Rights thereto,” and to 
explain and amend the said Act, was, according to 
Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendment, do 

ass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed tothe same, with an Amendment ; to which 
Amendment this House doth desire the concurrence 
of their Lordships. 


The ingrossed Bill to enable Parties to sue out 
and prosecute Writs of Error, in certain cases, upon 
the Proceedings on Writs of Mandamus, was, ac- 
cording 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. 


Mr. Greene reported the Theatres Regulation 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Mon- 
day next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Customs Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 

Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Cuiauses, N° 1 to N° 5, agreed to. 

Cuavsss, N° 6 and N° 7, amended, and agreed to. 

Cxiavse, N° 8, disagreed to. 

CrauseE, N° 9, agreed to. 

Cuiavuse, N° 10, disagreed to. 

Cuavsss, N° 11 and N° 12, agreed to. 

CuiauseE, N° 13, amended, and agreed to. 

Cuause, N° 14, (Manufactures of Gibraltar, 
Malta and Heligoland, made of materials of foreign 
origin or produce, or materials liable to duty upon 
importation into the United Kingdom, upon which 
no duty has been paid, for purposes of duty to be 


deemed to be the produce of and imported from a 
foreign country) read. 

Motion made and Question put, That the Clause 
stand part of the Bill; 

The Committee divided : 





Tellers for the f Sir Thomas Fremantle, 7 87 
Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring : a 
Tellers for thef Mr. Milner Gibson, Lag 
Noes, Dr. Bowring : Doe 
Vor. 98. 


5°—7° Augusti. 














545 


Crausss, N° 15 and N° 16, agreed to. 
Cravuse, N° 17, amended, and agreed to. 
CiauseE, N° 18, disagreed to. 
Crausss, N° 19 and N° 20, amended, and agreed 
to. , 
Cuavuse, N° 21, agreed to. 
Crauses, N° 22 to N° 24, amended, and agreed to. 
Crause, N° 25, agreed to. 
Preamble read, 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. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Poor Reliet 
mittee onthe Poor Relief (Zreland) Bill ; (Lreland) Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third eal 
reading of the Designs Copyright Bill ; sie 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Monday next. 


Mr. Greene reported the Hackney and Stage Hackney and 
Carriages Bill; and the Amendments, as far as the {42° C*™"i*8es 
Amendment in P.12.1.43, were read, and agreed to. 

P. 12. 1. 48. 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; and an Amendment 
was made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday 
next. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving Holyrood Park 
the Report on the Holyrood Park Bill; Bill. 


Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Freeholders and Sheriff of Buck- 
Inhabitants of the county of Buckingham, for inquiry Ssh. 
into the manner in which the appointment of High 
Sheriff of that county for the year 1842 took place, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 





Lune, 7° die Augusti ; 


Anno 7° Victories Regine, 1843, 
PRAYERS. 


HE following Return having been transmitted Bavkruptes. 

to the Clerk, was laid upon the Table; ziz.— 
Further Return to an Order, dated the 14th day of 
February last, for a Return of the Annual Income 
received by the London Official Assignees in Bank- 
ruptcy, during each of the last Three years ending 
the 25th day of June 1842; distinguishing how 
much of such Income has arisen from a per-centage 
upon Assets received by such Assignees, or Monies 
passing officially through their hands, and how 
much from other and what other sources. 


Ordered, That all Committees have leave to sit 


° é Psat Cummittees, 
this day, during the sitting of the House. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for Hambro’s 
naturalizing Carl Joachim Hambro, was read the Nat. Bill. 
third time. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
4a the 








Lunatic 
Asylums 
(Scotland.) 


Fox’s Estate 
Bill. 


Poor Reliet 
(Ireland) Bill. 


540 r ing Augusti : 


the Lords, and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Number of Windows in each of the 
Lunatic Asylums of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth, 
Dundee, en Aberdeen and Dumfries :—Of 
the Number of Male Servants, Carriages and Horses, 
kept for each, in the years ending at Whitsunday 
1840, 1841 and 1842:—Of the Number of Patients 
in each of these Asylums, in the before-mentioned 
years :—And, of the Assessed Taxes charged against 
each of these Asylums, and against their respective 
Medical Superintendents. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for 
authorizing the Sale of Portion of the Real Estate 
devised by the Will of Richard Fox, of Foxhall, in 
the County of Longford, Esquire, deceased, and 
vesting the Residue thereof in Richard Marwell 
Fox, of Foxhall aforesaid, Esquire, his Heirs and 
Assigns, in Fee Simple, and for vesting certain Lands 
and Hereditaments of the said Richard Maxwell 
fox in the Right honourable Henry Lord Baron 
Farnham in lieu thereof, to the Uses and upon the 
Trusts of the said Will, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Duncan do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Poor Relief (Jreland) Biil. 


(In the Committee.) 

Crause, N° 17, amended, and agreed to. 

Crause, N° 18, agreed to. 

Ciause, N° 19 (Commissioners may order fresh 
elections to supply vacancies, if they think fit, but 
not otherwise) read. 

Several Amendments made. 

Motion made and Question put, That the Clause, 
as amended, stand part of the Bill; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the § Mr. Henry Baring, 37 

Yeas, Mr. Young: } : 

Telle:sfor the f Mr. Sharman Crawford, 13 

Noes, UMr. William O’ Brien: } 

Cravuse, N° 20, amended, and agreed to. 

Cause, N° 21, agreed to. 

Ciavses, N° 22 and N° 23, amended, and agreed 
to. 

Causes, N° 24 to N° 26, agreed to. 

Clause (And be it Enacted, That it shall be law- 
ful for the Guardians of any Union, if they shall 
so think fit, to put out to nurse, and to contract 
from half year to half year for the maintenance of 
any orphans or deserted children whom they may 
consider fit objects for relief, and to order payment 
out of the rates of such sums as may be agreed 
upon between the Guardians and the persons so 
contracting for the maintenance of such orphans or 
deserted children: Provided always, That no such 
contract or payment shall continue after any orphan 
or deserted child, for whose maimtenance such con- 
tract shall have been made, shall have attained the 
age of thirteen years ; and provided also, that such 
children shall be brought before the Guardians at 
least twice in each year during the subsistence of 
such contract ; and that in entering into such con- 
tract due provision shall be made for their education, 
and training in habits of industry, during the period 
of such their maintenance out of the workhouse) 

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 : | 

Tellers forthe { Mr. William O’Brien, 








Yeas, \U Mr. Wyse : ’ 
‘Tellers forthe f Mr. Pringle, \ ‘ 
Noes, \ Mr. Young : = 





A. 1843. 


| Clause (And be it Enacted, That every person 
having paid his poor rate, and being entitled to de- 
duct any portion of such poor rate, may deduct the 
same from the rent he may be then or next there- 
after liable to pay in respect thereof; Provided al- 
ways, that no deduction on account of any payment 
of rate under this Act shall be held as a discharge 
of any portion of any gale or quarterly or other 
payment of rent due from the person liable to make 
| such deduction, so as to prejudice the right of any 
landlord to recover the possession of any heredita- 
ments by ejection for non-payment of the rent there- 
of, in any case where the remaining portion of such 
gale, or quarterly or other payment of rent, out of 
which such deduction is hereby allowed, had re- 
mained wholly due and unpaid) ——brought up, and 
read the first time. 
Moticn made and Question put, That the said 
Clause be now read a second time ; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the { Sir Robert Ferguson, } 
Yeas, { O’ Conor Don: j a 
Tellers for the f Sir Thomas Fremantle, \ . 
Noes, Mr. Young: | aaa 
Several Clauses added. 
Schedule added. 
Postponed Cravusx N° 7, disagreed to. 
Preamble read, 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 To-morrow. 


Manchester, praying that the Theatres Regulation 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
| Table. 





| 


ments were made to the Bill. 
| Another Amendment was proposed to be made 
| to the Bill, in Pr. 5. 1. 31., by leaving out from the 
| word “ justices” to the word “ And” in Pr. 6. 1. 21. 
And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Bill:—It was 
resolved in the Affirmative. 
Then other Amendments were made to the Bill. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


was read the third time; and Amendments were 
made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Howard Douglas do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to vest Duchall_ 
certain Parts of the entailed Estate of Duchall, in Estate Bil’. 


the County of Renfrew, in Trustees, to sell the 
same, and apply the Price thereof in discharging 
the Debts and Provisions affecting the said entailed 
Estate, and, if necessary, in purchasing the Teinds 
thereof, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Captain Jones do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without Amendment. 








the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for more effectually repairing the 
Road from the Borough of Leicester to the City of 
Peterborough ; and the same were read, as —: 
r. 3. 





A Petition of Frederick Philips, the Treasurer, Theatres 
and one of the Proprietors of the Theatre Royal in Regulation Bill. 


The ingrossed Bill for regulating Theatres was, Theatres 
| according to Order, read the third time ; and Amend- Regulation Bill. 





An ingrossed Bill for the better Protection of Liverpool Fire 
Property in the Borough of Liverpool from Fire, Prevention Bill 





The House proceeded to take into consideration Leicester ane 








Arg 
Ro 








Argyllshire 
Rous Bill. 











7 Victoriz. 


Pr. 3.1. 1. Leave out “ second” and insert |‘ 
“ third.” 
Pr. 4. 1.29. Leave out “ Firinadge” and insert |‘ 
‘* Firmadge.” 


7 August. 


. 
n 


547 


port Duties Committee of Session 1840, be car- 
ried into general effect; and that the trade and 
industry of the country require further and more 
effectual relief by the removal or reduction of duties 


‘ 


‘ 


n 


Pr. 12. l. 8. Leave out “ second” and insert | “ which press on the raw material of manufacture, 


“third.” “ and encourage smuggling, and on articles of in- 
Pr. 12. 1. 30. Leave out “second” and insert | “ terchange with foreign nations, as well as on the 
“ third.” “ means of subsistence of the people,” instead 


The said Amendments, being read a second time, | thereof. 


were agreed to. 


And the Question being put, That the words pro- 


Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill | posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 


to the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for making and maintaining High- 
ways, Roads, Bridges and Quays, and for regulating 
Ferries, in the Shire of Argyll; and for altering and 
repairing certain Military and other Roads, Bridges, 
and Quays in the said Shire; and the same were 
read, as follow : 

Pr. 9. 1. 18. After “ thereafter” insert “ at Jn- 
verary.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 3. Leave out “ their’ and insert “the 
* Gn.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 4. After“ meetings” insert “ on Tues- 
day the fifth day of September One thousand 
eight hundred and Forty-three, and the district 
meeting thereafter.” 

Pr. 13. ls. 37. and 38. After “ purpose” insert 
which at all seasonable times shall be open to the 
inspection of all persons interested, who may 
take copies thereof or extracts therefrom.” 

Pr. 83, 1. 8. Leave out “ therein.” 

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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Special Sessions The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Bill. reading of the Special Sessions Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 

upon this day three months. 





Special Sessions | Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
(No. 2.) Bill. regulate the Convening and Holding of Special Ses- 
sions of the Peace: And that Mr. William Bodkin 
and Mr. Cripps do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies or Extracts of Communications between 
Lord Eliot and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners in 


Ireland, or any of them, relative to the Revenues of 
the Established Church. 


Slavery Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
(Ceylon.) 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 Abolition of Slavery in the Island of Ceylon, 

since the date of the last Despatches laid before 
Parliament. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 

Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 

of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Church of 
Treland. 


Special Sessions 


Mr. William Bodkin presented a Bill to regulate 


The House divided : 
The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 
Tellers for thef Sir Thomas Fremantle, } 
Yeas, Sir George Clerk : 
Tellers for thef[ Mr. Ewart, 
Noes, Mr. Milner Gibson : | Soo 
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 ; 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That Mr.Speaker do now leave the Chair ; 
An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words, 
“ an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, pon Carlos. 
that She will be graciously pleased to give direc- 
“ tions that there be laid before this House, Copies 
or Extracts of any Correspondence which has 
“ taken place between the Governments of Great 
“* Britain and France, relative to the detention of 
Don Carlos in France,” 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. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 


Chair:—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee. 


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(In the Committee). 


1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eight China Expe- 
hundred and twenty-one thousand and twenty dition. 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, on account of 

the Expenses of the Expedition to China. 


2. Motion made, and Question put, That a sum, Canada. 
not exceeding Twenty-five thousand and three hun- 
dred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray, 
to the 31st day of March 1844, the Expenses of 
the Service in Canada consequent upon the late 
Insurrection in that Colony ; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for thef Sir Thomas Fremantle, 90 
Yeas, \ Sir George Clerk : J ‘ 
Tellers for the { Mr. Hume, \ ‘i 
Noes, Dr. Bowring : | 
3. Motion made, and Question put, That a sum, Caledonian 
not exceeding Five thousand pounds, be granted to Canal, 
Her Majesty, on account of Works carrying on 
upon the Caledonian Canal in the year 1843 ; 
The Committee divided : 


Tellers for the ¢ Sir Thomas Fremantle, 137 
Yeas, L Mr. Pringle: : ie 
Tellers for the{ Mr. William Williams: 43 
Noes, Mr. Hume: ) since 


4. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four Port Patrick 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Harbour, 





(No. 2.) Bill. the Convening and Holding of Special Sessions of 
No. 537. the Peace: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Thursday 

next ; and to be printed. 
Supply ; 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 
Import Duties. ‘* it is expedient that the principles and suggestions 
‘“* contained in the Evidence taken before the Im- 
Vor. 98. ' 


Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of Repairs to 
the Harbour of Port Patrick. 

5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five thou- Public Health’ 
'sand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray Commission. 
‘the Expense of the Commission appointed to inquire 
‘into the best mode of preserving the Public Health. 

6. Resolved, ‘That a sum, not exceeding Seven Poor Law 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to ape 
defray, to the 31st day of March 1844, the Expense aaa 
of the Commission appointed to inquire into the 

' practical operation of the Poor Laws in Scotland. 

; 4a2 7. Resolved, 


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548 7°—8° 


Monuments, 7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One thou- 


sand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Her | on the Municipal Corporations ({reland) Bill ; 


Majesty, towards defraying, in the year 1843, the 


A. 1843. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Municipal 
Corporations 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday ‘1¢!"4) Bil. 


August. 


Cost of the Monuments to be erected to the me-| next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


mory of Sir Sidney Smith, Lord Exmouth and Lord 
De Saumarez, pursuant to the Addresses of the 


House of Commons of the 10th day of August! on the Charitable Loan Societies (Zreland) Bill; 


1842. 
Forged Exche- 
quer Bills. 


indemnity has been granted. 


South Australian 9, Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Charitable 
Loan Societies 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- ‘**!#"4) Bill 


8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four | solve itself into the said Committee. 
thousand nine hundred and three pounds sixteen 
shillings and five pence, be granted to Her Majesty, 


to pay the Interest due to the respective Holders of | redding of the Defamation and Libel Bill ; 
certain Forged Exchequer Bills, in respect of which 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Defamation 
and Libel Bill, 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Applotment 


Her Majesty, to pay Bills drawn from South Aus-|into a Committee upon the Applotment of Rates rag - 
tralia, for Expenses incurred for the Relief of Des-| (Dublin) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, ‘ an 


titute Emigrants. 
Services of 
former years. 


granted for the Service of the year 1842, or for any 
preceding year. 

11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One 
hundred and fifty-five thousand six hundred and 
ninety-five pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 


Disembodied 
Militia. 


defray the Charge of the Disembodied Militia of 
Great Britain and Ireland, to the 31st day of 


March 1844, 
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. 


Ways and The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Meune. mittee of Ways and Means ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Supply 5 Mr. Greene reported from the Committee of Sup- 

ply, a Resolution ; which was read, as followeth : 

i Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One million 

Cowpensatioz.) two hundred and eighty-one thousand two hundred 
and eleven pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
make good to certain Holders of Opium, surrendered 
in China in March 1839, the amount of Compen- 
sation due to them under the fourth Article of the 
Treaty of Peace with China. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 

was agreed to. 


China (Opium 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 8° die Augusti, 1843: 
Holyrood Park — "The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
—_ the Report on the Ho/yrood Park Bill; 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 
West India 
Islands Relief 


iil, 
agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be | 


ingiossed ; and read the third time this day. 


Bill. reading of the Arms (Jre/and) Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 


To-morrow. 


Church of The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


Scotland 


Fe netece Pi], Muttee on the Church of Scotland Benefices Bill ; 
enefices Bill, 


next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Greene reported the West India Islands 
Relief Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and, Mr. Greene 


10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five | reported, That the Committee had gone through 
hundred thousand pounds, be granted to Her Maz- | the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
jesty, to discharge the like Amount of Supplies 


Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Sudbury Commission Bill was, according to Sudbury Com 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a mission Bill, 
Committee of the whole House, for Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Prison Disci- 
mittee on the Prison Discipline Bill ; pline 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- Moveables 
mittee on the Moveables (Scotland) Bill ; (Scotland) Bill, 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 








| The House, according to Order, resolved itself Attornies and 
|into a Committee upon the Attornies and Solicitors Svlicitors Bill. 
| 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 upon Friday 
next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Apprehension 
on the Apprehension of Offenders (France) Bill; of Offenders 

Resolved, That. this House will, upon Friday next, (fre) Bill 
| resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Apprehension 
on the Apprehension of Offenders ( America) Bill ; &gt; 4 ~ 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, (A™«"'*) ®" 
‘resolve itself into the said Committee. 





The House, according to Order, resolved itself Episcopal 
| into aCommittee upon the Episcopal Functions Bill; Functions Bill. 
|and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker No. 538. 
; resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
_ the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
| Amendments thereunto. 
| Ordered, ‘Vhat the Report be now received. 
Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further 
consideration this day; and the Bill, as amended, 
| to be printed. 
| 
| The Order of the day being read, for the Com- ‘Turnpike Acts 
j a Continuance 


| mittee on the Turnpike Acts Continuance Bill; oe 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 


Arms(Ireland) The Order of the day being read, for the third scve Heel into the anid Committee. 


The Land Revenue Accounts Bill was, according Land Revenue 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to a Accounts Bill. 
Committee of the whole House, for this day. 


The Foreign Jurisdiction Bill was, according to Foreign Juris- 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday } Order, read a second time; and committed to a diction Bill. 


Committee of the whole House, for this day. 





Mr. 








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Customs Bill. 


Designs Copy- 
right Bill, 


Hackney and 
Stage Carriages 
Bill. 


PeterHarris 
Abbott. 


Detached Parts 
of Counties Bill. 


Public Notaries 
Bill. 


Chelsea 
Hospital Out- 
Pensioners 


Bill. 


Grand Jury 
Presentments 
(Ireland) 
(No. 3.) Bill. 


Chelsea 
Hospital Out- 
Pensioners 
Bill. 


No. 538. 


Church of 
Treland. 


7 VicToriZ. 


Mr. Greene reported the Customs Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


be ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Friday 
next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the Designs Copyright Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
To-morrow. 


The ingrossed Bill for regulating Hackney and 
Stage Carriages in and near London, 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. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Creditors of dif- 
ferent estates under the jurisdiction of the Court of 
Bankzuptcy, to which Peter Harris Abbott was ap- 
pointed Official Assignee, relative to the payment 
of the defalcation of the said Peter Harris Abbott, 
which was presented upon Saturday last, be printed, 
with the signatures thereto. 


7°—8° Auguste. 





Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 


549 
clesiastical Commissioners, in lieu of the Compulsory 
Assessments by Vestries, abolished by the Act 
3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 37 :—Of the Number of Spiritual 
Persons officiating in the Established Church in 
Treland, classified in the following manner :—1. 
Archbishops and Bishops ; 2. Dignitaries, Preben- 
daries, Canons, Minor Canons and Vicars Choral ; 
3. Beneficed Clergy; 4. Stipendiary Curates :— 
Of the Number of Lay Vicars Choral, Organists, 
Stipendiaries and Choristers of Cathedrals :—Of the 
Number of Sinecures abolished since the passing of 
said Act, 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 37, the 14th day of 
August 1833 :—Of the Number of Faculties for 
holding a Plurality of Benefices granted since the 
passing of the aforesaid Act, the 14th day of August 
1833, and when the last such Faculty was granted : 
—Of the Number of Cases in which Incumbents 
have ceased to hold more than one Benefice, since 
the passing of the aforesaid Act, the 14th day of 
August 1833 :—Of the Number of Unions of Pa- 
rishes dissolved since the passing of the aforesaid 
Act, the 14th day of August 1833 :—Of the Number 
of the Beneficed Clergy who are resident within 
their Benefices, and of those who reside sufficiently 
near to them to perform their own Duties :—Of the 
Number of the Beneficed Clergy who are non-resi- 
dent, and the Occasion of their Non-residence :— 


toannex Detached Parts of Counties to the Counties Of the Number of Benefices wherein the Incum- 
in which they are situated: And that Mr. Robert | bents did not reside or perform the Duty personally 
Scott and Mr. Brotherton do prepare, and bring it | previous to the passing of the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4 


mM. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for removing doubts as to the service of Clerks or 
Apprentices to Public Notaries, and for amending 
the Laws regulating the admission of Public Nota-| 
ries: And that Mr. Manners Sutton and Viscount | 
Sandon do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for rendering more effective the services of such 
Out-Pensioners of Chelsea Hospital as shall be called 
out to assist in preserving the public peace: _ 
that Sir Henry Hardinge and Sir James Graham do 
prepare, and bring it in. 





Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
make further provision in respect of Grand Jury 
Presentments in Counties of Cities and Counties of 
Towns in Jreland: And that Mr. Attorney General 


for Lreland and Lord Eliot do prepare, and bring | 
it in. | 





Sir Henry Hardinge presented a Bill for rendering | 
more effective the Services of such Out-Pensioners | 
of Chelsea Hospital as shall be called out to assist 
in preserving the Public Peace: 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 there be laid before this House, | 
Summaries of the Revenues of the Established | 
Church in Jreland, classified in the following man- | 


c. 37, the 14th day of August 1833, in which the 
Incumbents are now resident or performing the 
Duty in person :—Of the Number of Churches in 
Ireland :—Of the Number of Schoolhouses and 
other Buildings used for the performance of Divine 
Service by License, or Permission of the Diocesans : 
—Of the Number of Churches built, rebuilt and 
enlarged, since the passing of the Act 3 and 4 Will. 
4, c. 37, the 14th day of August 1833; distinguish- 
ing the Number built, rebuilt and enlarged, by means 
of Private Subscriptions, by grants from the Eccle- 
siastical Commissioners, and partly by both; with 
the Total Amount of such Grants, and the Amount 
of increased Accommodation for Attendants on Di- 
vine Worship provided thereby :—And, of the Num- 
ber of Schools for the Instruction of the Poor, and 
Diocesan Classical Schools, supported by or under 
the Superintendence of the Bishops and Clergy of 
the Established Church in Ireland. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of any Correspondence which took place be- 
tween the Chief Secretary for Zreland and the Go- 
vernors of the National Institution for the Education 
of the Deaf and Dumb Children of the Poor in 
Treiand, established at Claremont, relative to any 
Changes proposed to the Governors of that Institu- 
tion to be made in the Principles and Forms of the 
system of Education heretofore carried on there. 

Lord Eliot accordingly presented the said Paper. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 


Table. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 


Deaf and Dumb 


Institution 
(Ireland. ) 


Limerick 


ner:—1. Total of the Gross and the Net Income of | Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Chureh Bill 
the Archbishops and Bishops; 2. Total of the Gross | the case of the Limerick Church Bill, the Standing 


and the Net Income of the Beneficed Clergy ; 3. 
Total of the Gross and the Net Income of the Deans 
and Chapters, and all Subordinate Corporations, 
such as Minor Canons, Vicars Choral, &amp;c., and of 


as : : | 
all Dignities and Prebends, exclusive of the Incomes 


Orders had not been complied with. 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 


' Committee on Standing Orders. 





= % pandh | Mr. Manners Sutton presented a Bill for removing Public Notaries 
of Benefices with Cure of Souls, forming the Corps | Doubts as to the Service of Clerks or Apprentices Bil. 


of such Dignities and Prebends; 4. Total of the! t&gt; Public Notaries, and for amending the Laws re- No.539. 
Gross and the Net Value of the Economy Estates | culating the Admission of Public Notaries: And 

of Cathedral Churches :—And, of the Gross and Net | the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
Revenues of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners :— | yead a second time upon Thursday next ; and to be 

Estimate of the Revenues which will belong to each | 


“ys rinted. 
of the foregoing, when the Provisions of the Church P 


Temporalities Act, 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 37, shall have Mr. Robert Scott presented a Bill to annex De- Detached Parts 
come into full operation :—Accounts of the Amount | tached Parts of Counties to the Counties in which of Counties Bil, 


of the several Annual Payments made by the Ec-' they are situated: And the same was read the first No 510. 
Vox. 98. 4a3 


time ; 





Grand Jury 
Presentments 
(Treiand ) 
(No. 3.) Bill, 


No, 541. 


Liverpool Fire 


550 


Mr. Attorney General for Zreland presented a | 
Bill to make further Provision in respect of Grand | 
Jury Presentments in Counties of Cities and Counties | 
of Towns in Jreland: And the same was read the | to Her Majesty, to defray, to the 31st day of March 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time 


To-morrow ; and to be printed. 


A Petition of Warehousemen, Porters, Coopers, 


Prevention Bill, T umpers, Stevidores, &amp;c., of Liverpool, praying that 


Slave Trade 
Suppression 
Bill. 


Turnpike Acts 
Continuance 


Bill. 


Westminster 
Abbey, and 

Saint Paul’s 
Cathedral, 


No. 542. 


Committees. 


Supply; 


Customs. 
Frauds, 


the Liverpool Fire Prevention 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 Saint John del 
Rey Mining Company, praying that the Slave Trade 
Suppression 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 Trustees for putting into execution 
the Act passed in the ninth year of the reign of 
his late Majesty King George the Fourth, for more 
effectually amending the Road leading from the 
Stone’s End, in Blackman-street, in the borough of 
Southwark, in the county of Surrey, to Highgate, 
in the county of Sussex, and several other Roads 


7°—8° Augusti. 


time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon’ 
this day two months ; and to be printed. 


| hundred and twenty-one thousand and twenty Expedition. 





therein mentioned, and for other purposes relating 
thereto, praying that the House will be pleased to | 
reject any measure or clause in the Turnpike Acts | 
Continuance Bill, which would have the effect of | 
exempting from toll any vehicles or beasts of bur- 
then carrying chalk or lime on the said roads for 
the purpose of manuring land, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Westminster 
Abbey and Saint Paul's Cathedral, which were 
presented upon the 26th day of July last, and upon 
Saturday last, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till half an hour after one of the clock on 
Tuesday morning, adjourned till this day. 








Martis, 8 die Augusti ; 


Anno 7° Victoria Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS, 
RDERED, That all Committees have leave 
to sit this day, during the sitting of the House. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
the Report from the Committee of Supply ; 

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 “ That’ to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
** an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, 








that She will be graciously pleased to direct that 
a Copy of the Evidence taken before the Com-| 
missioners appointed to inquire into the Frauds 
in the Collection of the Revenue of Customs be | 
laid before this House, in order that the extent 
and nature of the Frauds may be known, and 
measures adopted by Parliament to put an end 
to such proceedings, which are injurious both to 
Her Majestv’s Revenue and to the fair trader,” 
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 Report be now brought up. 

Mr. Greene accordingly reported several Resolu- 
tions ; which were read, as follow : 











A. 1843. 


1. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Eight China 


pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, on account of 
the Expenses of the Expedition to China. 

2. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Twenty- Canada. 
five thousand and three hundred pounds, be granted 


1844, the Expenses of the Service in Canada, con- 
sequent upon the late Insurrection in that Colony. 

3. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five Caledonian 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, on Cal. 
account of Works carrying on upon the Caledonian 
Canal in the year 1843. 

4. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four Port Patrick 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Harbour, 
Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of Repairs to the 
Harbour of Port Patrick. 

5. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five Public Heaith 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to Commission. 
defray the Expense of the Commission appointed 
to inquire into the best mode of preserving the 
Public Health. 

6. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Seven Poor Law 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to oe 
defray, to the 31st day of March 1844, the Expense pone 
of the Commission appointed to inquire into the 
practical operation of the Poor Laws in Scotland. 

7. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One thou- Monuments. 
sand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, towards defraying, in the year 1843, the 
Cost of the Monuments to be erected to the me- 
mory of Sir Sidney Smith, Lord Exmouth and Lord 
De Saumarez, pursuant to the Addresses of the 
House of Commons of the 10th day of August 1842. 

8. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Four Forged Exche- 
thousand nine hundred and three pounds sixteen 9%" Bills. 
shillings and five pence, be granted to Her Majesty, 
to pay the interest due to the respective Holders of 
certain Forged Exchequer Bills, in respect of which 





| indemnity has been granted. 


9. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Three South Australia, 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, to pay Bills drawn from South Aus- 
tralia, for Expenses incurred for the Relief of 
Destitute Emigrants. 

10. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding Five Services of 
hundred thousand pounds, be granted to Her Ma- former Years. 
jesty, to discharge the like amount of Supplies 
granted for the Service of the year 1842, or for any 
preceding year. 

11. Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding One Disembodied 
hundred and fifty-five thousand six hundred and Militia 
ninety-five pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to i 
defray the Charge of the Disembodied Militia of 
Great Britain and Ireland, to the 31st day of March 
1844. 

The first Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

The second Resolution, being read a second time; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made there- 

unto, by leaving out from the word “ That” to the 
end of the Resolution, in order to add the words 
“ in the Opinion of this House, the payment by (Canada.) 
“ Great Britain of any Militia or Volunteers in 
“ Canada, in a time of profound peace, is alike in- 
“ jurious to that colony and to the resources of 
this country; and therefore, the proposed Vote 
of Twenty-five thousand three hundred and thir- 
teen pounds eleven shillings and seven pence, for 
the pay of Militia, ought to be withdrawn,” in- 
stead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to. be left out stand part of the Resolution : 
—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 

And the said Resolution was agreed to. 

Then the subsequent Resolutions, being read a 
second time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the last Militia Pay 
Resolution: And that Sir Henry Hardinge and Mr. 8" 

Greene do prepare, and bring it in. 





“ 


A Motion 











Custom House 
Orders. 


Coal-whippers 
Bill. 


Foreign Jurise 
diction Bill. 


West India 
Islands Relief 
Bill. 


Episcopal 
Functions Bill. 


Holyrood Park 
Bill. 


Public Petitions 


(Forty fifth 
Report.) 


Petty Sessions 
(Ireland.} 


No. 548. 


London Cor. 
poration. 


No. 544. 


Slave Trade 
Suppression 
Bill, 


7 Victoriz. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That it is the Opinion of this House, that henceforth 
all Orders made by the Lords of the Treasury, the 
Board of Trade, and the Commissioners of Customs, 
relating to the importation or exportation of goods, 
and trade generally, should be entered in Minute 
Books, to be lodged for public inspection with the 
Bench Officers in the Long Room and with the 
Landing Surveyors of the Customs; Also, that on 
the first day of each month, every new Order made 
during the preceding month by the Lords of the 
Treasury, the Board of Trade or the Commissioners 


of the Customs, be printed, and furnished to the | 


public at a reasonable price ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for thef Mr. Thomas Duncombe, 19 
Yeas, L Mr. Hume : \ ‘n 

Tellers forthe) Sir Thomas Fremantle, 57 
Noes, Mr. Henry Baring : } ure 

So it passed in the Negative. 


mittee on the Coal-whippers Bill ; 
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 the Foreign Jurisdiction 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 To-morrow. 


The ingrossed Bill for granting Relief to the Is- | 


lands of Antigua, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Dominica and 
Mountserrat, was, according to Order, read the third 
time ; and Amendments were made to the Bill. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene 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 Episcopal 
Functions Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report on the Holyrood Park Bill; 
Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Mr. George William Wood reported from the Se- 
lect Committee on Public Petitions ; That they had 
examined the Petitions presented from the 2d to the 
7th day of this instant August, 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. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Petty Ses- 


sions (Ireland), which was presented upon the 31st ' 


day of July last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to the Cor- 
poration of London, which were presented upon the 
25th day of July last, be printed. 


A Petition of Merchants of London, engaged in 
the foreign trade of the country, praying that the 
Slave Trade Suppression Bill may be referred for 
examination to a Committee of the House, with in- 
structions to the said Committee to call before them 
such Merchants engaged in foreign trade as the 
Committee may judge convenient and useful, there to 
be examined in relation to the provisions of the Bill, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Vo. 98. 


8°—9° Auguste. 


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The Order of the day being read, for the Com- | Dasvans 





551 

_A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Coun- Prisons 
cillors of the royal burgh of Sanguhar, in council (Scotland) Bill. 
assembled, praying that the Prisons (Scotland) Bill 


may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses County Courts 
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. 


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 
| 


| put, till To-morrow. 


then after four of the clock :—The House was ad- 
journed by Mr. Speaker, without a Question first 








Mercuri, 9° die Augusti ; 
Anno 7° Victoria Regine, 1843. 


R. Horne, from the Commissioners of Staines Staines Bridge. 
p Bridge, was called in; and at the bar pre- 
sented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of Par- 
| liament,—An Account of the Receipts and Disburse- 
‘ments of the Tolls and other Monies collected on 
| Staines Bridge, from the 26th day of March 1842 
_to the 25th day of March 1843, both days inclusive : 
—And then he withdrew. 
| Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That all Committees have leave to sit Committees. 
this day, during the sitting of the House. 

A Petition of Merchants, and others, trading with Slave Trade 
| the Western Coast of Africa, praying that the Slave Suppression 
‘Trade Suppression Bill may not pass into a law,-"* 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
‘the Table. 
| A Petition of the Secretary of the Directors of 

the Brazilian Company, praying that the said Bill 

may not pass into a law, or if it should pass, that 

| the House will be pleased to grant compensation to 

| the said Company to the full amount that they have 

expended on their mines and slaves, was also pre- 

sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

| The British Iron Company Bill was read a second British Iron 
‘time; and committed. Company Bill. 
| Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
|mittee of Selection, that the Committee on the said 
| Bill may be appointed to meet, and sit, and proceed, 
'upon Monday next. 


A Petition of Charles M‘Carthy, and others, Coat.whippers 
| praying that before the Coal-whippers Bill is per- Bill. 
mitted to be read a third time, it be referred to a 
Committee to inquire into the necessity of passing 
such a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 
A Petition of Inhabitants of the district of the 
Tower Hamlets, and others, praying that the said 
Bill may pass into a law, was also presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Coat-whippers 
mittee on the Coal-whippers Bull ; Bill. 
Ordered, That be an Instruction to the Committee, 
that they have Power to introduce Clauses for the 
relief of Coal-fitters, by staying actions which may 
have been or may hereafter be commenced against 
them for penalties imposed by any Act of 1 and 2 
4A 4 Will. 4, 


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552 


Majesty. 


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 


9° Augusti. 


Will. 4, or by any Act of 1 and 2 of Her present | 


_ to. 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being | 


“ 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 Yeas, 4 saga } 40. 
ee ar... § Mr. Hume } 
Tellers for the Noes,) iy. William Williams: 1° 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 
Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 
Preamble postponed. 
Crause, N° 1, (That the Lords of the Committee 
of Her Majesty’s Privy Council, appointed for the 
consideration of matters relating to ‘Trade, shall ap- 


point four fit and proper persons for carrying this 
Act into execution) read. 





Amendment proposed : To leave out the words | 


“« four fit and proper persons,”’ in order to insert the 
words “ one fit and proper person,” instead thereof. 

Question put, That the words “ four fit and pro- 
“ per persons” stand part of the Clause ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the Yeas,f qr Pra: a } 49. 

{Mr. Hume, 1 
Mr. William Williams :J i 


Tellers for the Noes 2 


Clause agreed to. 


Criause, N° 2, (The Corporation of London shall 
appoint four other fit and proper persons for carrying 
the Act into execution)-——read. 

Amendment proposed: To leave out “ four,” in 
order to insert “ two,” instead thereof. 





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A. 1843. 


Crauses, N° 11 and N° 12, amended, and agreed 


CrauseE, N° 13, agreed to. 
Ciause, N° 14, amended, and agreed to. 


Cause, N° 15, (Money may be raised on the cre- 
dit of the duty of one penny per ton on Coals, under 
Act 1 and 2 Will. 4, c. 76) read. 

Several Amendments made. 

Motion made, and Question put, That the Clause, 
as amended, stand part of the Bill; 

The Committee divided : 





Tellers for thef Sir Thomas Fremantle, 1 . 
Yeas, L Mr. Pringle : | fase 

Tellers for thes Mr. Hawes, © ie 
Noes, Mr. Hume: | eae 


Cuauses, N° 16 and N° 17, agreed to. 

Crauses, N° 18 to N° 20, amended, and agreed 

to. 
Crausz, N° 21, agreed to. 


Crauss, N°22,(Penalty on Ship-master employing 
non-registered persons as Coal-whippers : Provided 
nevertheless, That the master of a vessel may employ 
any person being actually part of the crew of his 
vessel, or of any other vessel engaged in the Coal 
Trade)-—— read. 

Amendment proposed: To leave out the words 
“ engaged in the Coal Trade.” 
Question put, That the words “ engaged in the 
“ Coal Trade” stand part of the Clause ;” 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the { Sir Thomas Fremantle, 


Yeas, Mr. Pringle : } ae 
Tellers for the { Mr. Wawn, 1 
Noes, Dr. Bowring : f - 


Clause agreed to. 


Crauses, N° 23 and N° 24, amended, and agreed 
to. 
Cuiauses, N° 25 to N° 42, agreed to. 
Cuausgs, N° 43 and N° 44, amended, and agreed 
to. 
Causes, N° 45 to N° 47, agreed to. 
Clause added. 
Preamble read, and agreed to. 


Bill, as amended, to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene 


Question put, That “four” stand part of the reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
| Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 


Clause ; 
The Committee divided : 


, fevtho Voag J Mr. Henry Baring, \ 
Tellers for the Yeas,s yy, Young : 2 49. | 
oan . Mr. Forster, 71 
Tellers for the Noes,{ 4," ane i 11. 


Clause agreed to. 
Criavuses, N° 3 to N° 8, agreed to. 
Cravuse, N° 9, amended, and agreed to. 
Crause, N° 10, (That the Registrar shall, upon 
payment of a fee not exceeding four pence, enter in 
the register the name, age and place of abode of 
any person who, at the time of the passing of this 
Act, shall follow the employment of a Coal-whipper, 
who shall be desirous of continuing therein, and of 
any other able-bodied male person above the age of 
twenty years, who shall be desirous of entering on 
such employment) read. 
Amendment proposed : To leave out the words 
““ above the age of twenty years.” 
Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
out stand part of the Clause ; 
The Committee divided : 


Tellers for the Yeas, f Mr- Kemble, } = 
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\ Mr. Sheppard: 


Tellers for the Noes f Mr. Wawn, 


LMr. Robert Scott: f ?* 


Clause agreed to. 


| 





Ordered, That the Report be received upon Friday 
next. 


Ordered, That the Law of Evidence Bill be read Law of Evi- 
the third time To-morrow. dence Bill. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Poor Relief poor Relicf 
(Ireland) Bill be received after the Orders of the (Ireland) Bill. 
day. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Applotment of Applotment 
Rates (Dublin) Bill be now received. (Dablin) Bill 
Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly ; e——" 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Friday 
next. 


Resolved, That this House will, after the Orders Land Revenue 
of the day, resolve itself into a Committee upon the Acs Bil 
Land Revenue Accounts Bill. 


A Petition of Charles Hopkinson, of Regent-street, British Iron 


in the city of Westminster, Banker, praying that he Company Bil 


may be heard, by his counsel or agent, against cer- 
tain parts of the British Iron Company 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 








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Sierra Leone 
and the 
Gambia. 


Public Depart- 
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Port of 
Sunderland. 


Tithe Commu- 
tation. 





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Factories Bill. 


State of 
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7 Vicroriz. 


think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


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 Total Income of the Settle- 
ments of Sierra Leone and the Gambia, in each of 
the years 1839, 1840 and 1841, and how expended ; 
stating the several and separate heads of Income 
and Expenditure, with the Particulars thereof, under 
each head. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty, by such Members of this House, as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of any Minutes of the Treasury as to the 
Qualifications requisite for Persons admitted to the 
Public Service in the Departments of the Customs, 
Excise, Stamps, Post-office, and other Public Of- 
fices; and as to Examinations that are made before 


any Person is admitted to the Public Service in any 
Department. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return for each of the last Twenty years of all 
Monies levied at the Port of Sunderland, and pay- 
able to the Trinity House of Mewcastle-upon-Tyne, 


under a Charter of James the Second, or by any 
other authority. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of all Agreements for the Commutation of 
Tithes which have been confirmed by the ‘Tithe 
Commissioners, in the several Counties in England 
and Wales, from the 1st day of January to the Jst 
day of July 1843: 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 :—And, of all Awards for the Commu- 
tation of Tithes which have been confirmed by the 
Tithe Commissioners, in the several Counties in 
England and Wales, from the 1st day of January 
to the 1st day of July 1843 ; 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 Appropriators, Impropriators 
or Clerical Incumbents :—Also, of all Apportion- 
ments of Rent-charges which have been confirmed, 
from the 1st day of January to the 1st day of July 
1843 (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, 
No. 80, of the present Session). 


A Petition of Operative Wood-sawyers of Pres- 
ton, praying the House to impose a tax upon steam 
sawing mi!ls or Wood sawed by steam, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Catholics, Members of the Congre- 
gation of Lytham, in the county of Lancaster, pray- 
ing that the Factories Bill may not pass into a law, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions of the High Sheriff and Grand Jury of 
the county of Antrim, at the Summer Assizes 1848 ; 
—and, High Sheriff, Grand Jurors, Clergy and 
Gentry of the county of Kilkenny, assembled at 
Summer Assizes 1843 ; stating that the Petitioners 
consider the system of agitation for a repeal of the 
Union now prevalent in Jreland to be highly inju- 
rious to the best interests of the empire; and pray- 
ing the House to adopt such measures as may seem 
to be best calculated, both to allay an agitation so 
ruinous, and to restore tranquillity and confidence, 


—were presented, and read; and -ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 
Vor. 98. 


9° Augusti. 553 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Landlord 
reading of the Landlord and Tenant (Jreland) Bill; 2"4 Tenant 


posed, That the Bill be now read a second time :— 
And the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 

















The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Slave Trade 
mittee on the Slave Trade Suppression Bill ; a 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, ~ 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Fisheries Bill. 
mittee on the Fisheries 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 the Com- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means ; Means ; 
Ordered, That the several Accounts relating to Accounts, 
Public Income and Expenditure, which were pre- referred: 
sented upon the 23d day of March last, be referred Public Income 
to the Committee. ae 
Ordered, That the Account of Monies in the ygoniesin the 
Exchequer, or remaining to be raised on the 27th Exchequer. 
day of June 1843, to complete the Aids granted by 
Parliament for the service of the years 1841 and 
1842, which was presented upon the 27th day of 
June last, be referred to the Committee. 
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 
“ a Select Committee be appointed, to examine into Governor of 
“ the conduct of the Governor of Saint Kitts in Saint Kits. 
“ the case of Mr. Jellicoe,” 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. 
Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That towards making good the Sup- Exchequer 
ply granted to Her Majesty, the sum of Eleven Bills. 
million one hundred and thirty-two thousand one 
hundred pounds, be raised by Exchequer Bills, for 
the Service of the year 1843. 

2. Resolved, That towards making good the Sup- Consolidated 
ply granted to Her Majesty, the sum of Seven mil- Fund. 
lion three hundred and ninety-two thousand and 
forty-four pounds, be granted out of the Consoli- 
dated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Bri- 
tain and Ireland. 

3. Resolved, That towards making good the Sup- Transfer of 
ply granted to Her Majesty, the sum of Five hun- Aids. 
dred thousand pounds, a part of the sum in the Ex- 
chequer of the United Kingdom of Great Britain 
and Ireland, or remaining to be raised on the 27th 
day of June 1843, to complete the Aids granted by 
Parliament for the service of the years 1841 and 
1842, be applied to the service of the year 1843. 

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. 





4B Resolved, 


i ° Ireland) Bill. 
A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- ‘ reland) Bi 


| 
| 





Arms (Ireland) 
Bill. 


Charitable 
Loan Societies 
(Ireland) Bill, 


Defamation and 
Libel Bill. 


Turnpike Acts 
Continuance 


Bill. 


Designs Copy- 
right Bill. 


Grand Jury 
Presentments 
(Ireland) 
(No. 3.) Bill. 


Foreign Juris- 
diction Bill. 


Episcopal 
Functions Bill. 


554 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the ingrossed Bill to amend and continue 
the Laws in Ireland relative to the registering of 
Arms, and the Importation, Manufacture and Sale 
of Arms, Gunpowder and Ammunition ; 


And a Motion being made, and the Question being | 


proposed, That the Bill be now read the third time ; 


9°—10° Augusti. 





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 ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Thursday morning ; 


Jovis, 10° die Augusti, 1843: 
And the Question being put ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 
Tellers for the { Sir Thomas Fremantle, 


Yeas, Sir George Clerk: 
Tellers for the { Viscount Clements, Le 
Noes, Mr. Wyse : | oes 


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 amend and continue for Two 
years, and to the end of the then next Session of 
Parliament, the Laws in Jreland relative to the 
registering of Arms, and the Importation, Manufac- 
ture and Sale of Arms, Gunpowder and Ammuni- 
tion. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Charitable Loan Societies (Ireland) 
Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, wpon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Defamation and Libel Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time ; and committed to a 


Committee of the whole House, for Wednesday 
next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Turnpike Acts Continuance Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve | 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the Designs Copyright Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
this day. 


The Grand Jury Presentments (Jreland) (No. 3.) 
Bill was, according to Order, read a second time ; 
and committed to a Committee of the whole House, 
for this day. 





, Mr. Greene reported the Foreign Jurisdiction 
Bill, : 


and the Amendments were read, and agreed | 
to. 


| 
_ Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. | 
_ The Order of the day being read, for taking into | 
further consideration the Report on the Episcopal | 
Functions Bill:—The Bill was re-committed to a | 


Committee of the whole House, for Wednesday | 
next. | 


| 


A, 18435. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving Holyrood Park 
the Report on the Holyrood Park Bill ; Bill, 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Poor Relies 
gesses of Cork, praying the House to cause to be (Ireland) Bilt, 
introduced into the Poor Relief (Jreland) Bill, 
clauses enacting that in respect to every union the 
workhouse of which shall have been declared fit for 
the reception of the destitute poor, the provisions of 
the Grand Jury Act for maintaining destitute chil- 
dren in such union shall no longer be in force, and 
that the guardians of the poor shall cause the desti- 
tute children within such union to be maintained, and 
be authorized to support those of tender age, as they 
shall see fit, whether within or without the workhouse ; 
that the poor of the union shall be maintained at 
the expense of the union, and not at the charge of 
any particular electoral districts, and that the guar- 
dians of the poor may be empowered to transmit to 
their respective localities, paupers who may be sent 
from England to places with which they have had 
no previous connection, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported the Poor Relief (Zreland) Poor Relief 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed (Ireland) Bill. 
to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


The House, according to the Order made this Land Revenue 
day, resolved itself into a Committee upon the Land Aenents EE. 
Revenue Accounts 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 this day. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Gentle- Militia Pay 
men appointed to prepare and bring in the Militia Bil 
Pay Bill, to make provision for the employment of 
the Non-commissioned Officers of the said Militia 
in certain cases. 


Sir Henry Hardinge presented a Bill to defray the Militia Pay 
Charge of the Pay, Clothing and Contingent and Pill. 
other Expenses of the Disembodied Militia in Great No. 545. 
Britain and Ireland; and to grant Allowances, in 
certain cases, to Subaltern Officers, Adjutants, Pay- 
masters, Quartermasters, Surgeons, Assistant Sur- 
geons, Surgeons’ Mates and Serjeant Majors of the 
Militia ; and to authorize the Employment of the 
Non-commissioned Officers : And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time 
this day; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina _ Bill Court of 
for the further Regulation of the Offices of Chief Celena 
and Second Remembrancer of the Court of Exche- Offices Bill. 
quer in Jreland: And that Mr. Chancellor of the 
Exchequer, Lord Eliot and Sir George Clerk do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Petitions of the High Sheriff, Grand Jurors, Arms (Ireland) 
Clergy and Gentry of the county of Kilkenny, as- Bll 
sembled at Summer Assizes 1843 ;—and, High She- 


| riff, Grand Jurors and Magistrates of the county of 


Mayo, assembled at Summer Assizes 1843 ; praying 
that the Arms (Jreland) Bill may pass into a law, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 


upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Dublin Protestant Roman Catlole 
Operative Association and Reformation Society, Wallet Set. 
praying for repeal of the Roman Catholic Relief 
Act, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

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Court of Sir George Clerk presented a Bill for the further 
eres Regulation of the Offices of Chief and Second Re- 
bOfces Bill, | membrancer of the Court of Exchequer in Jreland : 

No.546. And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 


to be read a second time this day ; and to be printed. 

ConvictService Ordered, That the Returns relative to the Convict 

— Service (Ireland), which were presented upon the 
No.547. 31st day of July last, be printed. 


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, 10° die Augusti ; 
Anno 7° Victorie Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


Corn Laws, Pp ETITIONS from Great Torrington ;—and, 
Chairman of a Meeting of Inhabitants of 
Shaftesbury ; praying for the repeal of the Corn and 
Provision Laws,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Church of 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Alnmouth, and its 
Ireland. 


neighbourhood, in the county of Morthumberland, 
praying the House to abolish the State Church in 
Ireland, and to discontinue for ever all State inter- 
ference with matters of religion, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Slave Trade Petitions of Directors of the Imperial Brazilian 
Suppression 


Bil Mining Association ;—Directors of the Consolidated 
: Copper Mines of Cobre Association ;—and, Chair- 
man and Honorary Secretaries of the Belfast Anti- 
Slavery Society ; praying that the Slave Trade Sup- 
pression Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 

lie upon the Table. 








Applotment A Petition of Rate-payers and Burgesses of the 

of Rates = = Custom House Ward, in the city of Dublin, praying 

(Dublin) Bill. that the Applotment of Rates (Dublin) Bill may 
not pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

me “4 Petitions of the High Sheriff and Members of 

reiand. 


the Grand Jury of the county of Galway, assem- 
bled at Summer Assizes;—and, Grand Jurors and 
Magistrates assembled in Tralee, at the Summer 
Assizes 1843, for the county of Kerry; stating that 
the Petitioners consider the existing agitation for a 
repeal of the legislative union between Great Britain 
and Ireland, to be fraught with the most pernicious 
consequences to the prosperity of that country ; and 
praying the House to adopt efficacious measures to 
repress this agitation, and further that the House will 
be pleased to direct their attention to the introduc- 
tion of such measures as may appear most likely to 
develop the resources of Ireland, and to ensure that 
repose which is so essential to its welfare, —were 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 














Thomas Cooper 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Rochdale, in the 


and John county of Lancaster, praying the House to adopt | 

Richards. : es 
means to obtain the removal of Thomas Cooper and | 
John Richards, now under sentence of imprisonment | 
in Stafford Gaol, to the Queen’s Bench Prison, was | 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Court of A Petition of Samuel Gordon, of Aungier-street, 

Chancery ; i S j 

(ireland) Dublin, praying the House to order returns relating 


to the conduct of certain officers of the Court 
of Chancery in Ireland, to be laid before them, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Vot. 98. | 





August. 555 
Ordered, That all Committees have leave to sit Committees. 
this day, during the sitting of the House. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee of Ways Ways and 
and Means several Resolutions ; which were read, ess 
as follow: 

1. Resolved, That towards making good the Sup- Exchequer 
ply granted to Her Majesty, the sum of Eleven Bills. 
million one hundred and thirty-two thousand one 
hundred pounds, be raised by Exchequer Bills, for 
the service of the year 1843. 

2. Resolved, That towards making good the Sup- Consolidated 
ply granted to Her Majesty, the sum of Seven million Fun¢- 
three hundred and ninety-two thousand and forty- 
four pounds, be granted out of the Consolidated 
Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Ireland. 

3. Resolved, That towards making good the Sup- Transfer of 
ply granted to Her Majesty, the sum of Five hun- Aids 
dred thousand pounds, a part of the sum in the 
Exchequer of the United Kingdom of Great Britain 
and Jreland, or remaining to be raised on the 27th 
day of June 1843, to complete the Aids granted by 
Parliament for the service of the years 1841 and 
1842, be applied to the service of the year 1843. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the first Exchequer Bills 
Resolution : And that Mr. Chancellor of the Exche- Bill. 
quer and Sir George Clerk do prepare, and bring it 
in. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Gentle- Consolidated 
men who are appointed to prepare, and bring in a Fund Bill. 
Bill, pursuant to the Resolution which, upon the 
9th day of May last, was reported from the Com- 
mittee to whom it was referred to consider of Ways 
and Means for raising the Supply granted to Her 
Majesty, and which Resolution was then agreed to, 
that they do make provision therein to carry into 
effect the second and third Resolutions. 


The House was moved, That the Bill of the pre- West India 
sent Session, intituled, An Act for granting Relief Islands Relief 
to the Islands of Antigua, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Do- ®"" 
minica and Mountserrat, might be read; and the 
same being read ; 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Gentle- 
men who are appointed to prepare, and bring in a 
Bill upon the first Resolution, that they do make 
provision therein to amend the said Act. 


Mr. Greene reported the Holyrood Park Bill. Holyrood Park 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being Bill. 
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 three months,” instead thereof. 
And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the old Lobby; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 
ssl Mr. Pringle, | 
Tellers for the Yeas,{ 8)" Preto Pk: | 
jMr. William Williams, \ 
?LMr. Wawn: J 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That the Amendments made by the 
Committee to the Bill be now read a second time : 
—The said Amendments were accordingly read a 
second time, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


45. 


Tellers forthe Noes 


The ingrossed Bill to amend the Laws relating to Designs Copy- 
the Copyright of Designs was, according to Order, tight Bill. 
read the third time. 


4B2 Resolved, 





Municipal 
Corporations 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Excise Bill. 


Slave Trade 
(Austria, &amp;c.) 
Bill. 


Slave Trade 
(Mexican 
Republic) Bill. 


Slave Trade 
(Chile) Bill. 


Slave Trade 
( Portugal) Bill. 


Limitation 
of Actions 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Army Prize 
Money. 


Durham City 
Election. 
Petition of 
Thomas Bowes 
and others, 
Electors. 


556 10° Augusti. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Municipal Corporations 
(Ireland) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 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, this day, again 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Lynch and 
Mr. Russell: 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to reduce the Duty on 
Spirits in Jreland, and to impose other Countervail- 
ing Duties and Drawbacks on the removal of certain 
Mixtures and Compounds between Ireland, England 
and Scotland respectively : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for carrying into execu- 
tion a Treaty signed at London, for the Suppression 
of the Slave Trade, so far as the same relates to 
Great Britain, Austria, Prussia and Russia: 

A Bill, mtituled, An Act for carrying into effect 
the Treaty between Her Majesty and the Mexican 
Republic, for the Abolition of the Traffic in Slaves : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for carrying into effect 
the Treaty between Her Majesty and the Republic 
of Chile, for the Abolition of the Traffic in Slaves: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for carrying into effect 
the Treaty between Her Majesty and the Queen of 
Portugal, for the Suppression of the Traffic in 
Slaves: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendment made 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act for ex- 
tending to Jreland the Provisions not already in 
force there, of an Act of the third and fourth years 
of the reign of the late King William the Fourth, 
intituled, “‘ An Act for the Limitation of Actions and 
Suits relating to Real Property, and for simplifying 
the Remedies for trying the Rights thereto,” and to 
explain and amend the said Act, without any Amend- 
ment :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Mr. Talman, from the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, 
was called in; and at the bar presented, pursuant 
to the directions of an Act of Parliament,—An Ac- 
count of Unclaimed Army Prize Money (formerly 
made by the Deputy Treasurer of the Royal Hos- 
pital at Chelsea), from the 18th day of January 1809 
to the 31st day of December 1842 :—And then he 
withdrew. 


Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Bowes, of Old Elvet, in 
or near the city of Durham, Gentleman, /Villiam 
Henderson, of the South Bailey, in the same city, 
Gentleman, John Henry Forster, of Old Elvet, 
aforesaid, Gentleman, and Francis Humble, of Fram- 
wellgate, in the said city, Printer and Publisher, 
Electors of the city of Durham, claiming and having 
a right to vote for Members to serve in Parliament 
for the said city, was delivered in and read; setting 
forth, That on or about the fourteenth day of July 
One thousand eight hundred and forty-three, a Com- 
mittee of the House, duly appointed to try the 
merits of a Petition complaining of an undue Elec- 
tion and Return of the Right honourable Arthur 
Hill Trevor Viscount Dungannon, as a Member to 
serve in this present Parliament for the said city, 
reported that the Election of the said Arthur Hill 
Trevor Viscount Dungannon, as a citizen to serve 
in this present Parliament for the City of Durham, 
was a void Election; that an Election of a Mem- 





A. 1843. 


ber to supply the vacancy so caused in the repre- 
sentation of the said city in Parliament, and to 
serve in this present Parliament for the said city, 
was thereupon holden for the said city of Durham 
on the twenty-fourth day of July last; that at the 
time of such last-mentioned Election, the Petitioners 
were and have since continued to be and are still 
electors of and voters for the said city, and had a 
right to vote and did vote for a Member to serve in 
Parliament at such Election; that John Bright, 
Esquire, and Thomas Purvis, Esquire, were severally 
candidates at the said Election ; that Robert Hog- 
gett, Esquire, the Mayor of the said city, and Re- 
turning Officer for the said city, was the Returning 
Officer at the said Election; that the nomination 
thereat was made on the twenty-fourth day of July 
One thousand eight hundred and forty-three, and a 
poll having been demanded, the same was had and 
taken on the twenty-fifth day of the same month; 
that at the declaration of the state of the poll, on 
the twenty-sixth day of the same month of July, 
the said John Bright was declared to have had a 
majority of votes, and thereupon the said John 
Bright was declared to be elected, and was accord- 
ingly returned as Member to serve in this present 
Parliament for the said city; that at such Election 
the said John Bright, by himself, his agents, friends 
and managers, or by persons employed on his behalf, 
before and at the time of the said Election, was 
guilty of open and extensive bribery and corrupt 
practices, in order to procure persons having or 
claiming to have a right to vote at such Election to 
vote thereat for the said John Bright, or to forbear 
to vote for the said Thomas Purvis, and in order to 
procure the said John Bright to be returned to serve 
in this present Parliament for the said city; 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 John Bright did, by himself and 
his agents, friends and managers, and by persons 
employed in his behalf, by divers ways and means, 
directly and indirectly, give, present and allow to 
persons having or claiming to have votes at such 
Election, money, meat, drink, lodging, entertain- 
ments, provisions and reward, aud did make presents, 
gifts, rewards and promises, agreements, obligations 
and engagements to give money, meat, drink, pro- 
vision, 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 John Bright might be elected, 
and for being elected to serve in Parliament for the 
said city; that the said John Bright, by himself, 
his agents, friends and managers, and other persons 
on his behalf, did, by means of force, threats and 
intimidation, induce and compel many of the voters 
who intended to vote for the said Thomas Purvis to 
vote for the said John Bright, or to forbear to vote 
for the said Thomas Purvis, who, but for such 
threats, violence and intimidation, would have voted 
for the said Thomas Purvis, and was otherwise, by 
himself, and his agents and friends, guilty of threats 
and acts of intimidation towards the agents and 
friends of the said Thomas Purvis, at and during 
the Election, for the purpose of obtaining an unjust 
and illegal return of him the said John Bright ; 
that the Election and Return of the said John 
Bright were procured by the said illegal practices, 
or by some of them, and that by reason of the pre- 
mises the said Election and Return of the said John 
Briyht were wholly null and void; and praying, 
That the said Election and Return of the said John 
Bright may be declared null and void, or that the 
Petitioners may have such other relief in the pre- 
mises as to the House may seem meet. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
General Committee of Elections. 
Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
or Warrants for such persons, papers and records 
as 














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as shall be thought necessary by the several Parties 
on the hearing of the matter of the said Petition. 


557 


Bills, the experience of the present Session may 
show to be desirable; and to what extent and under 
what restrictions Committees on Private Bills may 
alter the Preambles of Private Bills, have Power to 
report their Opinion thereupon; together with the 
Minutes of the Evidence taken before them. 

Lord Granville Somerset reported from the said 
Select Committee; That they had examined the 
matters to them referred ; and had agreed to several 
Resolutions, which they had directed him to report ; 
together with the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
before them, with an Appendix. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into fur- 
ther consideration upon Monday next; and be 
printed. 


Exchequer Bills Sir George Clerk presented a Bill for raising a 
(£.11,132100-) Sum by Exchequer Bills for the Service of the year 
ag One thousand eight hundred and Forty-three, and 
for amending an Act for granting Relief to certain 
Islands in the West Indies: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 


time To-morrow ; and to be printed. 


No. 548. 


Consolidated 


Sir George Clerk presented a Bill to apply a Sum 
Fund Bill. 


out of the Consolidated Fund, and certain other 
Sums, to the Service of the year One thousand eight 
hundred and Forty-three: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 











time To-morrow. 


Foreign Juris- 
diction Bill. 


and an Amendment was made to the Bill. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 


Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Militia Pay 
Bill. 


of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


Shipwrecks, 
(First Report.) 


No. 549. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed 


of Select Committees of Sessions 1836 and 1839 


were referred, and who were empowered to report 


their Opinion thereupon from time to time, have 
Power to report their Observations thereupon from 
time to time, together with the Minutes of the 
Evidence taken before them. 

Mr. George Palmer 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. 


Message from 


the Lords. = Mr. Russell ; 


Mr. Speaker, 
Glasguw 


Police Bill. 


desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 
Morgan’s 
Divorce Bill. 


—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Morgan’s 


Divorce Bill. and ordered to be read a second time. 


Public Notaries 
Bill, 


of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


Standing Orders 
Revision. 
No, 550, 


Vot. 98. 


; 


The ingrossed Bill to remove Doubts as to the 
exercise of Power and Jurisdiction by Her Majesty 
within divers Countries and Places out of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Dominions, and to render the same more ef- 
fectual, was, according to Order, read the third time ; 


The Militia Pay Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee 


to inquire into the Shipwreck of British Vessels 
and the means of preserving the lives and property 
of shipwrecked persons; and to whom the Reports 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Lynch and 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to consolidate, amend and extend the Provi- 
sions of several Acts for the better paving, watching, 
lighting and cleansing, and for regulating the Police 
of the City of Glasgow, and adjoining Districts ; 
and also for managing the Statute Labour of the 
said City, and for other Purposes in relation thereto, 
with Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords 


The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to dissolve the Marriage of Herbert Morgan, Es- 
quire, a Lieutenant in Her Majesty’s First or Royal 
Regiment of Dragoons, with Elizabeth Morgan 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; 


Morgan’s Divorce Bill was read the first time ; 


The Public Notaries Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time ; and committed to a Committee 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to 
consider whether any and what alterations in the 
Standing Orders of the House respecting Private 


Petitions of John Attwood, formerly of Corn- British Iron 
greaves, in the county of Stafford, and now of Hy- Company Bill. 
lands, in the county of Essex, Esquire ;—and, Tho- 
mas Baker, of Spring Gardens, Westminster, Gentle- 
man; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certam parts 
of the British Iron Company Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petition, if they think fit; and coun- 
sel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


A Petition of Owners of Seans at Bantry, pray- Fisheries 
ing the House to enact laws for regulating and en- (Ireland. ) 
couraging the Fisheries of Jreland, the importance 
of which, whether as a means of affording employ- 
ment or producing wealth, cannot be denied, was 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Limerick Cha- Charitable 
ritable Loan Society, praying that the Charitable a a 
Loan Societies (Jreland) Bill may not pass into a law, sede 
as it now stands, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the ‘Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of Poor Relief 
Guardians of the Poor of the Fermoy Union, in the (Ireland) Act. 
county of Cork, praying for amendment of the Poor 
Relief (Ireland) Act, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Freemen’s Deputies appointed for Land Allot- 
the borough of Leicester, for the management of ments. 
their lands, praying the House to promote the Al- 
lotment system, by granting of Waste and Crown 
lands to the poor on reasonable terms, and by the 
advancement of loans for that purpose, by making 
due provision for the poor in all Inclosure Acts, and 
by permitting the lands in the neighbourhood of 
corporate towns to be let to the working classes re- 
sident in such towns, at such rates and in such 
manner as to permit of their profitable cultivation, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Message, by Mr. Pulman, Yeoman Usher of Royal Assent 

the Black Rod : to Bills. 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty’s 
Commission, for declaring Her Royal Assent to 
several Acts agreed upon by both Houses, do desire 
the immediate attendance of this Honourable House 
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 

4B3 Peers, 














Excise Bill. 


Controverted 
Elections Bill, 


Militia Ballots 
Suspension Bill. 


Steck in Trade 
Bill. 


Bills of Ex- 
change Bill. 


Slave Trade 
Treaties Bill, 


Slave Trade 
(Austria, &amp;c.) 
Bill. 


Slave Trade 
( Mexican 
Republic) Bill. 


Slave Trade 


(Chile) Bill. 


Slave Trade 


( Portugal) Bill. 


Public Works 
(ireland) Bili, 


Limitation 
of Actions 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Ross and Cro. 
marty Juris- 
diction Bill. 


Gorbals 


Police Bill. 


Spalding 
and Deeping 


Roacs bill. 








558 


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 : 


and to impose other countervailing Duties and | 
Drawbacks on the Removal of certain Mixtures and | 
Compounds between Ireland, England and Scotland 
respectively : 

An Act to continue until the First day of August 
One thousand eight hundred and Forty-four, and to | 
the end of the then Session of Parliament, an Act | 
for amending the Law for the Trial of Controverted 
Elections : 


An Act to suspend until the Thirty-first day of 
August One thousand eight hundred and Forty-four 
the making of Lists, and the Ballots and Enrol- 
ments for the Militia of the United Kingdom : 


An Act to continue until the First day of October 
One thousand eight hundred and Forty-four the 
Exemption of Inhabitants of Parishes, Townships 
and Villages from Liability to be rated as such in 
respect of Stock in Trade, or other Property, to 
the Relief of the Poor : 

An Act to continue until the First day of January | 
One thousand eight hundred and Forty-six, an Act 
for exempting certain Bills of Exchange and Pro- 
missory Notes from the operation of the Laws re- 
lating to Usury : 


| 
| 


An Act to continue until the First day of August 
One thousand eight hundred and Forty-four, and to 
the end of the then Session of Parliament, an Act 
for authorizing Her Majesty to carry into immediate 
execution by Orders in Council, any Treaties for the 
Suppression of the Slave Trade : 

An Act for carrying into execution a Treaty signed 
at London, for the Suppression of the Slave Trade, 
so far as the same relates to Great Britain, Austria, 
Prussia and Russia : 

An Act for carrying into effect the Treaty between 
Her Majesty and the Mexican Republic for the 
Abolition of the Traffic in Slaves : 

An Act for carrying into effect the Treaty between 
Her Majesty and the Republic of Chile, for the 
Abolition of the Traffic in Slaves : 

An Act for carrying into effect the Treaty between 
Her Majesty and the Queen of Portugal, for the 
Suppression of the Traffic in Slaves : 

An Act to amend the Acts for carrying on Public 
Works in Jreland : 


10° August. 











An Act for extending to Jreland, the Provisions | 
not already in force there, of an Act of the third | 
and fourth years of the reign of the late King Wil- 
liam the Fourth, intituled, “ An Act for the Limita- 
tion of Actions and Suits relating to Real Property, 
and for simplifymg the Remedies for trying the 
Rights thereto,” and to explain and amend the said 
Act: 

An Act for appointing the Royal Burgh of Ding- 
wall, tobe the Head Burgh of the Shire cf Ross, 
and for giving Cumulative Jurisdiction to the Jus- 
tices of the Peace of the Counties of Ross and 
Cromarty : 

An Act for regulating the Police, and paving, 
cleansing and lighting the Streets of the Town or 
Barony of Gorbals, in the County of Lanark, and 
Grounds adjacent, and for other Purposes relating 
thereto : 

An Act for repairing and maintaining the Roads 
from Spalding High Bridge through Littleworth, to 
James Deeping Stone Bridge and Handley’s Bridge, 
in the County of Lincoln, and from Deeping Stone 
Bridgeto Maxey Outgang, in the County of North- 
ampton: 





A. 1843. 


An Act for more effectually repairing the Road Cromford 


from the Town of Cromford to the Town of Belper, 
and the Road from the Main Road near the River 
Amber, to the Turnpike-road at Bull Bridge, all in 
the County of Derby: 


and Belper 
Road Bill, 


ae An Act for more effectually repairing the Road Leicester ang 
An Act to reduce the Duty on Spirits in Lreland, | from the Borough of Leicester to the city of Peter- Peterborough 


borough : 


Road Bill. 


An Act for making and maintaining Highways, Argyllshire 


Ferries, in the Shire of Argyll, and for altering and 
repairing certain Military and other Roads, Bridges 
and Quays in the said Shire: 


| Roads, Bridges and Quays, and for regulating Roads Bill. 


An Act for rendering valid a certain Award as to Saggart Com. 
the Commons of Saggart, within the Parish of Bis Award 


Saggart, in the County of Dublin: 


An Act for authorizing the Sale of Portion of the 
Real Estate devised by the Will of Richard Fox, of 
Foxhall, in the County of Longford, Esquire, de 
ceased, and vesting the Residue thereof in Richard 
Maxwell Fox, of Foxhall, aforesaid, Esquire, his 
Heirs and Assigns, in Fee Simple, and for vesting 
certain Lands and Hereditaments of the said Ri- 
chard Maxwell Fox in the Right honourable Henry 
Lord Baron Farnham, in lieu thereof, to the Uses 


| and upon the Trusts of the said Will : 


An Act to vest certain Parts of the entailed Es- 
tate of Duchall, in the County of Renfrew, in Trus- 
tees, to sell the same, and apply the Price thereof 
in discharging the Debts and Provisions affecting 
the said Entailed Estate, and, if necessary, in pur- 
chasing the Teinds thereof: 


An Act for naturalizing Carl Joachim Hambro. 


A Petition of Noblemen, Gentry, Clergy, Landed 
Proprietors and Occupiers of the county of Wez- 
ford, praying the House to adopt measures for pre- 
serving inviolate the existing Legislative Union be- 
tween Great Britain and Lreland, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Pitmen who work in the Coal Mines 
of Durham and Northumberland, praying that the 
House will be pleased to appoint a Select Com- 
mittee of Inquiry, or to take such steps as may be 
necessary for the appointment of a Commission of 
scientific and practical men to visit the mines, and 
investigate the condition of the miners by personal 
inquiry and examination, with the view to speedily 
report thereon, for the purpose of basing a practical, 
complete and comprehensive measure, by which the 
Petitioners may, for the future, be better protected 
from the fearful destruction that is perpetually 
carrying death and woe into the bosoms of their 
families, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Glandwr ;—and, Kirkwall; pray- 
ing that the Factories Bill may not pass into a law, 


—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Captains, Mates, Seamen and others 
connected with the Merchant Seamen’s Service at. 
the port of Fraserburgh, praying for repeal or amend- 
ment of the Act 4 and 5 Will. 4, c. 52, regulating 
the Merchant Seamen’s Fund, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Proprietors of India Stock, and 
other Persons interested in the welfare and govern- 
ment of the British Indian Empire, praying the 
House to institute an inquiry into the case of the 
Raja of Sattara, in order that justice, however tardy, 
may be done therein, seeing that that Prince has 
been deposed from the throne of his ancestors, and 
exiled upon accusations, the copies of the evidence 
in support of which, the Petitioners state, have been 

studiously 


Fox’s Estate 
Bill. 


. 


Duchal! 
Estate Bill. 


Hambro’s 
Nat. Bill 


Union with 
Ireland. 


Mines. 


Factories Bill. 


Merchant Sea- 
men’s Fund, 


Raja of Sattara. 


























Prison Disci- 
pline Bill. 


Prisons 


(Scotland) Bill. 


Chureh 
Property. 


Church 
Property. 


Public Depart- 
ments. 


Pablic Depart- 
ments. 


No. 551, 


Answer to 
Addresses, 


Reproductive 
Loan Fund 
lustitution 
(Ireland). 


7 VictToriz. 


studiously, systematically and most unjustly denied 
him, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Visiting Jus- 
tices of the House of Correction for the county of 
Middlesex, praying that the Prison Discipline 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 Magistrates and Town Council of 
the Royal Burgh of Cullen, praying that the Prisons 
(Scotland) Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
the 29th day of May last, That there be laid before 
this House, a Return of the Amount of Property 
and Annual Income arising from all sources which 


has been ascertained to belong to the Church of 


Engiand and to the Church of Scotland, in England, 
Ireland and Scotland respectively, by the several 
Commissions which have inquired into the Revenues 
and Endowments of these Churches; also, of the 
Amount of Deductions from such Income, if any, 
in Curates’ Salaries, Ecclesiastical or other Dues or 
Taxes, Instalments to Board of First Fruits or Ec- 
clesiastical Commissioners, or otherwise, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Amount of Property and Annual In- 
come arising from all sources which has been ascer- 
tained to belong to the Church of England and to 
the Church of Scotland, in England, Ireland and 
Scotland respectively, by the several Commissions 
vhich have inquired into the Revenues and Endow- 
ments of these Churches. 


The House was moved, That the Order made 
upon the 9th day of this instant August, That 
there be laid before this House, Copies of any 
Minutes of the Treasury as to the Qualifications 
requisite for Persons admitted to the Public Ser- 
vice in the Departments of the Customs, Excise, 
Stamps, Post-office and other Public Offices ; and 
as to Examinations that are made before any 
Person is admitted to the Public Service in any 
Department, might be read; and the same being 
read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 


Ordered, Thatthe Return relative to Public De- 
partments, which was presented upon the 23d day 
of May last, be printed. 


Sir James Graham reported to the House, That 
their several Addresses of the 4th, 7th and 9th days 
of this instant August (That Her Majesty would 
be graciously pleased to give directions that the 
Papers therein mentioned might be laid before 
this House), had been presented to Her Majesty, 
and that Her Majesty had commanded him to 
acquaint this House, that She will give directions 
accordingly. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to an 
Address to Her Majesty,—A Copy of the Petition 
of the Right honourable George William Frederick 
Villiers Earl of Clarendon, John Caton, Esquire, 
John Abel Smith, Esquire, and others, praying Her 
Majesty to grant to them and their successors Her 
Majesty’s Royal Charter of Incorporation, by the 
name of “The Jrish Reproductive Loan Fund In- 
stitution,” with Rights, Privileges and Immunities, 
as are expressed in the Schedule thereunto annexed ; 

Vou. 98. 


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559 


| together with the Schedule accompanying such Pe- 
| tition. 


Ordered, That the said Paper dolie upon the Table. 


| 
| : 
| Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee standing 


on Standing Orders, a Resolution; which was read, Orders; 

as followeth : 
| Resolved, That in the case of the Limerick Church Limerick 
Bill, the Standing Orders be dispensed with; and Church Bill. 
| that the Parties be permitted to proceed with their 

Bill. 
| The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Railway Bills, 
Return of the Number of Railway Bills brought 
into Parliament in each year since the year 1839, 
and the Number of Railway Acts passed during that 
time, and the Amount of Capital authorized to be 
raised by such Acts respectively ; distinguishing the 
Names of the Railways to which such Acts relate, 
and which of them relate to new Railways, and 
which to alterations of Railways previously autho- 
rized ; also, of the Number of Railway Plans de- 
posited in the Private Bill Office during the same 
time, distinguishing the Names of the Railways to 
which such Plans relate, and whether they relate to 
new Undertakings, or to Amendments already autho- 
rized. 





The House, according to the Order made this day, Municipal 
again resolved itself into a Committee upon the pa ery 
Municipal Corporations (Zreland) Bill. cae dames 

(In the Committee.) 


Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 


Preamble postponed. 

Crause, N° 1, agreed to. 

Crause, N° 2, amended, and agreed to. 
Criauses, N° 3, to N° 5, agreed to. 
Crause, N° 6, disagreed to. 

Cause, N° 7, agreed to. 

Crauses, N° 8 to N° 10, disagreed to. 
Cravuses, N° 11, to N° 13, agreed to. 
Cuiause, N° 14, amended, and agreed to. 
Crause, N° 15, agreed to. 

Cravuse, N° 16, amended, and agreed to. 
Cuauvse, N° 17, agreed to. 


Criauses, N° 18, to N° 20, amended, and agreed 
to. 


Criavsez, N° 21, agreed to. 











Cuiause, N° 22, amended, and agreed to. 
Cuause, N° 23, to N° 25, agreed to. 
Clauses added. 

Schedules amended, and agreed to. 
Preamble read, 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 To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Machinery 
reading of the Machinery Exportation Bill; — 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being ~"" 
proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ a Select Committee be appointed to examine into 
“ the Laws relating to the Exportation of Machi- 
“ nery,” instead thereof. 

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Yeas, UMr. Pringle: } - 

Tellers for the f Mr. Hindley, } is 

Noes, UMr, William Williams: : 

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 To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Church of Scotland Benefices 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, wpon this day three months, re- 
“ solve 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 ; 


Church of 
Scotland 
Benefices Bil’. 





And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Friday morning ; 


Veneris, 11° die Augusti, 1843: 


And the Question being put ; 
The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 


10° Augusti. 


And the Question being put, That the words pro-' 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 
Tellers for the { Mr. Henry Barina, 


_posed, That the Bill, with the Amendments, do 


A. 1843. 


Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon this day three 
months, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Chelsea 
reading of the Chelsea Hospital Out-Pensioners Bill ; poet (Out. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being Bill. we 
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 thef Sir George Clerk, - 

Yeas, \ Mr. Pringle: i 

Tellers for thef Mr. Thomas Duncombe, 

Noes, L Mr. Elphinstone : J 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second 
time :—The Bill was accordingly read a second time 
and committed to a Committee of the whole House, 
for this day. 


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ey) 


4. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for Law of Evi- 
improving the Law of Evidence, was, according to “nce Bill. 
Order, read the third time. 

A. Motion was made, and the Question was _pro- 


pass :—And the said Motion was, with leave of the 
House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the 
third reading of the said Bill be adjourned till this 


Tellers for they Mr. Pringle, 
Yeas, | Mr. Henry Baring: 
Tellers for thef Mr. Patrich Stewart, 


Aa 


85. 





| day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Turnpike Acts 


Noes, \ Mr. Bannerman: 5 mittee on the Turnpike Acts Continuance Bill ; Continuance 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. _ Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the | itself into the said Committee. 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into | . ; 
the Committee; and, after some time spent therein, | . The House, according to Order, resolved itself Grand Jury 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene | toa Committee upon the Grand Jury Presentments aaa 
reported, That the Committee had gone through (Ireland) (No. 3.) Bill; and, after some time spent (No, 3.) Bill. 
the Bill, and directed him to report the same, with- | therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. 
out Amendment. | Greene reported, That the Committee had gone 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time this through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
dav. | Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


| 
54. | 
| 
| 


Special Sessions The Special Sessions (No. 2.) Bill was, eecording | The Order of the day being read, for the third Poor Relief 





r . . . - or ' 

(No. 2.) Bill. to Order, read a second time ; and committed to | reading of the Poor Relief (Zreland) Bill; (Ireland) Bill. i 

a Committee of the whole House, for Tuesday next. | Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time this 

i day. 

Sudbury The House, according to Order, resolved itself | ’ 
Commission 


aa into a Committee upon the Sudbury Commission | 
, 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 made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. | 
a The Order of the day being read, for the Com- | 
(Scotland) Bill. mittee on the Moveables (Scotland) Bill ; 
And a Motion being made, and the Question | 
being proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave | 

the Chair ; 


| day. 





The Order of the day being read, for receiving Land Revenue 
the Report on the Land Revenue Accounts Bill; — Accovss Bil 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Satur- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Court of Exche 


. i + of Ex (Tr “ uer (Ireland) 
—" of the Court of Exchequer (Zreland) Offices Offices Bill. 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Property Tax. 


An Amendment was proposed to be made to the | a Keturn of the Lists and Supplemental Lists of 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to | Commissioners for General Purposes, appointed un- 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words : der the provisions of the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 35, s. 4, 


“ 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 :— | 
It passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being put, That the words | 
“ this House will, upon this day three months, re- 
“« solve itself into the said Committee,” be added | 
jnstead thereof:—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 


specifying the District for which each List is ap- 
pointed ; also, the Place of Meeting of each List, 
the Number of Notices of Appeal in each District, 
the Number of Appeals actually heard, and the 
Number of Days on which each List held Meetings 
in the present year, and up to the date of the Return. 





Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Sessions — { 
to make better provision for the Appointment of —" sani 
Deputy for the Chairman of the Sessions of the 


Peace 





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10°—11° 


Peace in the county of Dublin, and to provide for 
the taking of an Oath by the said Chairman or De- 
puty, and to amend an Act of the first year of Her 
present Majesty, to amend the Law for the recovery 
of Small Debts by Civil Bill in Jreland: And that 
Mr. Attorney General for Ireland and Lord Eliot 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


7 VicTori. 


Defamation 


nation | A Petition of Johnson Gedge, of Bury Saint Ed- 
aud Libel Bill. 


munds, in the county of Suffolk, Newspaper Proprie- 
tor, praying that the Defamation and Libel Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was _pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
ony a Mr. Attorney General for Zreland presented a Bill 
Pee (Pel) to make better Provision for the Appointment of a 

No.552, Deputy for the Chairman of the Sessions of the 
"Peace in the County of Dublin, and to provide for 
the taking of an Oath by the said Chairman or De- 
puty, and to amend an Act of the first year of Her 
present Majesty, toamend the Law for the Recover 
of Small Debts by Civil Bill in Zreland: And the 
same was read the first time ; and ordered to be read 
a second time this day ; and to be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till two of the clock on Friday morning, ad- 
journed till this day. 











Veneris, 11° die August ; 





Anno 7° Victorie Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 


Poor Law R. Adrian, from the Office of the Poor Law 
Unions, Commissioners, was called in; and at the 
No. 554. bar presented,—Return to an Order, dated the 12th 
day of July last, for an Account of the Prices of 
the following Articles of Consumption at the Poor 
Law Unions throughout England and Wales, in 
June 1842 and June 1843 :—Flour, Seconds per 
Sack, Thirds per Sack, Beef, per pound, Suet per 
pound, Mutton per pound, Butter per pound, Milk 
per quart, Coals per ton, Oatmeal per 32 pounds, 
Peas per bushel, Tea per pound, Coffee per pound, 
Sugar per pound, Salt per cwt., Rice per ewt., Soap 
per cwt., Candles per 12 pounds, Cheese per pound : 

—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 

Table ; and be printed. 


Prison Disci- A Petition of the Right honourable Charles 

pe Be. Philip Earl of Hardwicke, the Right honourable 
Francis Godolphin Lord Godolphin, and Her Ma- 
jesty’s Justices of the Peace acting in and for the 
county of Cambridge, assembied at an adjourned 
Quarter Sessions held on the 4th day of August 
1843, praying that the Prison Discipline Bill may 
not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


British Iron Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
Company Bill. mittee onthe British Iron Company Bill, to enter- 
tain any Petition praying to be heard by counsel or 
agents, which may be presented to the House upon 
any day prior to the first sitting of the Committee. 
Ordered, That the Committee have Power to 
make their Report upon Monday next. 


Consolidated 


The Consolidated Fund Bill was, according to 
Fund Bill. 


Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


ExchequerBills The Exchequer Bills Bill was, according to Or- 
(£. 11,132,100) der, read a second time ; and committed to a Com- 
Bill, 2 

mittee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


Militia Peay 


Bill The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
Hi, 


into a Committee upon the Militia Pay Bill; and, 


August. 561 


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 ingrossed Bill for the more equal Applot- Applotment 
ment of certain Rates in the County of the City of (Dablin) Bill 
Dublin and County of Dublin respectively, 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. 


The ingrossed Bill for carrying into effect an Holyrood Park 
Agreement between the Commissioners of Her Ma- Bill. 
jesty’s Woods and the Earl of Haddington, for the 
Purchase and Surrender of the Office of Hereditary 
Keeper of the Royal Park of Holyrood House, and 

for other Purposes relating thereto, was, according 

to Order, read the third time; and Amendments 
were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Greene reported the Coal-whippers Bill ; and Coal-whippers 
the Amendments were read, and, with an Amend- Bill. 

ment to one of them, agreed to; and Amendments No. 553- 
were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 

be ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Machinery 

mittee on the Machinery Exportation 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, 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 {Sir Thomas Fremantle, 1 40 
Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring: | a 

Tellers for thef Colonel Szbthorp, las 
Noes, Mr. Broadley : See 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee ; and, after some time spent therein, 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and directed him to report the same, with- 
out Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be ingrossed ; and read the 
third time To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Fisheries Bill. 
into a Committee upon the Fisheries 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 To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Miller’s Estate Miller’s_ 
Bill have leave to sit this day, during the sitting of Estate Bill. 
the House. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Preventive 
Return of the Forces of the Preventive Water Water Guard. 





Vot. 98. 


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5 marae nermmemerrre 


Coal-whippers 
Bill. 


Union with 
Treland. 


Slave Trade 
Suppression 


lile 


Punishment of 
Death. 


Poor Law 
Commissioners 
(Jreland. ) 


Poor Relief 
(Ireland) Act, 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Court of 
Exchequer 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Fines and 
Penalties 
(!reland) Bill. 


Cathedral 
Churches 
(Wales) Bill. 


Liverpool 
Docks Bill. 


Lough Foyle 
Drainage Bill. 


562 


Guard in the United Kingdom, showing the Num- 
ber of the Officers and the Number of Men, with 
the Rate of Pay of the several grades, so as to ex- 
hibit the Aggregate Number and Total Annual 
Charge at the present time, distinguishing Grreat 
Britain from Ireland. 


A Petition of William Grant, of Weston-street, 
Pentonville, in the county of Middlesex, Gentleman, 
praying that the Coal-whippers Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered tolie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Leeds, 
in the county of York, in public meeting assembled, 
praying the House to pass an Act for the immediate 
repeal of the Legislative Union between Great Bri- 
tain and Ireland, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Gentry, Clergy, Landed Proprietors 
and Occupiers of the county of Wexford, praying 
the House to adopt measures for preserving invio- 
late the existing Legislative Union between Great 
Britain and Ireland, was also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the African Associa- 
tion of Liverpool, praying that the Slave Trade Sup- 
pression Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Society of Friends 
(commonly called Quakers), in Jreland, praying for 
abolition of the Punishment of Death, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Number and Names of the Assistant 
Poor Law Commissioners in Ireland, the Names of 
the Districts and Unions to which they are attached 
respectively, and the Number of their Attendances 
during the last six months at each Workhouse. 


A Petition of Incumbents of the diocese of Ar- 
dagh, praying for amendment of the Poor Relief 
(Ireland) Act, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Lynch and 
Mr. Russell : 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for the Amendment of 
the Proceedings and Practice of the Equity Side of 
the Court of Exchequer in Ireland : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for the better Collection 
of Fines, Penalties, Issues, Deodands, Amercia- 
ments and forfeited Recognizances in Ireland, and 
for the Appropriation thereof: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for regulating the Cathedral Churches of Wales, 


with Amendments; to which Amendments the | —A Return of the Number of Railway Bills brought 


Lords desire the coneurrence of this House: And 
also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 


11° Augusta. 


A. 1843. 


| donderry, so far as the same relates to the said Lands 
in Lough Foyle, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 


The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Affidavits, &amp;., 
for extending to Scotland and Ireland the Power ae 
of the Lord High Chancellor to grant Commissions Treland) = 
to enable Persons to take and receive Affidavits, 
and for amending the Law relating to Commissions 
for the Examination of Witnesses; to which the 


Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And 
also, 


The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act China Govern. 
for the better Government of Her Majesty’s Sub- ™ent Bill. 
jects resorting to China; to which the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House: And also, 


The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Earl of Shrews. 
for vesting part of the settled Estates of the Right bury’s Estate 
honourable John Earl of Shrewsbury, in the Coun- ” 
ties of Oxford, Chester, Salop, Worcester and Staf- 
ford, in Trustees, to be sold, and for laying out the 
Monies to arise by such Sale in the Purchase of 
other Lands and Hereditaments, to be settled in 
lieu thereof, to the same Uses, and subject to the 
same Restrictions, and for other Purposes therein 
mentioned ; to which the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House:—And then the Messengers 
withdrew. 








The ingrossed Bill for the further Amendment of Poor Relief 
'an Act for the more effectual Relief of the Desti- (Ireland) Bill. 
|tute Poor in Jreland, was, according to Order, read 
the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered to be added to 
the Bill, by way of Rider (Compensation for tithe 
or rent-charge to be deemed a separate rateable 
| hereditament): 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, 
severally, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Another ingrossed Clause was offered to be added 
‘to the Bill, by way of Rider (Poor Law Commis- 
| sioners not to have the power of dismissing any 
| Assistant Commissioner in Ireland, without the con- 
| sent of the Secretary of State): And the said Clause 
| was brought up, and read the first time. 

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, 
| severally, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to 
| the Bill, in Pr. 21. i. 31. by leaving out from the 
'word “ same’ to the word “ And,” in Pr. 22. 1.31. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Bill :— 
|The said proposed Amendment was, with leave of 
| the House, withdrawn. 
| Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
| Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
| the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 








The Clerk laid upon the Table, pursuant to Order, Railway Bills. 


into Parliament in each year since the year 1839, 


jand the Number of Railway Acts passed during 


that time, and the Amount of Capital authorized to 





Act to alter and amend certain Provisions of the | be raised by such Acts respectively ; distinguishing 
Acts relating to the Docks and Harbour of Liver-| the Names of the Railways to which such Acts re- 
pool, with Amendments ; to which Amendments the | Jate, and which of them relate to New Railways, and 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House : And which to Alterations of Railways previously autho- 
also, rized; also, of the Number of Railway Plans de- 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An | posited in the Private Bill Office during the same 
Act for amending an Act passed in the second year | time, distinguishing the Names of the Railways to 
of the reign of Her present Majesty, for draining | which such Plans relate, and whether they relate 
and embanking certam Lands of Lough Swilly and |to New Undertakings, or to Amendments already 
Lough Foyle, in the Counties of Donegal and Lon- | authorized. 


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American A Petition of Members and Friends of the P/y- 
Treaty. mouth Anti-Slavery Society, praying that im any 


measure the House may be called upon to pass to 
give effect to the tenth Article of the Treaty of 
Washington, provision may be expressly made, that 
in no case shall fugitive slaves surrendered on the 
demand of the Federal Government of the United 
States for alleged criminal offences, be again sub- 
jected to the incidents of slavery, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


August. 563 


Another ingrossed Clause was offered (The general 
denomination of certain goods to be reported, and to 
be entered in the ship’s manifest): And the said 
Clause was brought up, and thrice read ; and agreed 
to, to be made part of the Bill, by way of Rider. 

Ordered, That the further Proceeding on the third 
reading of the said Bill, be adjourned till To-mor- 
row. 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


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(America) Bill. ac the Apprehension of Offen-) My. Greene reported the Municipal Corporations Municipal 


(Ireland) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and, (Irclend) Bill. 


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(In the Committee.) 

Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Criause, N° 1 (Certain offenders to be appre- 
hended on requisition of the United States) read. 

Amendment prcposed, in P. 2.1.15. After the 
word “any” to insert the word “ free.” 

Question put, That the word “free” be there in- 
serted ; 

The Committee divided: 

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23. 


Yeas, UMr. Thomas Duncombe : 
Tellers for the { Sir Thomas Fremantle, 59 
Noes, Mr. Pringle: | ees 


Clause agreed to. 

Cravsss, N° 2 to N° 6, agreed to. 
Preamble read, and agreed to. 
Bill to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed 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 read the third time 
upon Monday next. 


Apprehension The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
of Offenders into a Committee upon the Apprehension of Offen- 
(France) Bill. Gers (France) 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 directed him to report the 
same, without Amendment. 
Ordered, That the Bil! be read the third time 
upon Monday next. 


Customs Bill. The ingrossed Bill to amend the Laws relating to 
the Customs, was, according to Order, read the third 
time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered (Every person 
not being a subject of Her Maiesty, liable to be pro- 
ceeded against on suspicion of being the owner of 
contraband goods): And the said Clause was brought 
up, and thrice read; and agreed to, to be made 
part of the Bill, by way of Rider. 

Another ingrossed Clause was offered to be added 
to the Bill, by way of Rider (All manufactures of 
Gibraltar, Malta and Heligoland, made of materials 
of foreign produce, liable to duty upon importation, 
shall (for the purposes of duty) be deemed the pro- 
duce of and imported from a foreign country): And 
the said Clause was brought up; and read the first 
and second time. 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Clause, by adding at the end thereof, the words 
“ Provided that nothing herein contained shall be 
“ deemed to affect flour or meal.” 

And the Question being put, That those words be 
there added :—It passed in the Negative. 

Then the said Clause was read the third time, 
and agreed to, to be made part of the Bill, by way 
of Rider. 

Vou. 98. 





with an Amendment to one of them, agreed to. 


A Clause was offered to be added to the Bill 
(Compensation to Edward Newsom and John Saun- 
ders for loss of office): And the said Clause was 
brought up ; and read the first time. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the said Clause be now read a second time : 
—It passed in the Negative. 


Another Clause was offered to be added to the 
Bill (Provisions of the Municipal Corporation Act, 
respecting the sale of Ecclesiastical Preferment, ex- 
tended to the Jrish Society): 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. 

Another Clause was offered (Powers of dis- 
solved Corporations under 34 Geo. 3, (I.) may be 
exercised by Commissioners or Justices until other 
provisions made): And the said Clause was brought 
up, and twice read ; and agreed to, to be made part 
of the Bill. 

Another Clause was offered to be added to the 
Bill (To remove doubts as to the true construction 
of the recited Act, in relation to rating and occu- 
pancy, to entitle an inhabitant householder to be 
enrolled on the Burgess Roll): 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 se- 
verally, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Another Clause was offered (Recovery of Rates 
by Civil Bill): And the said Clause was brought 
up, and twice read ; and agreed to, to be made part 
of the Bill. 

Another Clause was offered (Polling at Elections 
of Commissioners): And the said Clause was brought 
up, and twice read; and agreed to, to be made part 
of the Bill. 

Another Clause was offered (Appointment of 
Commissioners to receive Affidavits and take bail 
in Galway Borough Court): And the said Clause 
was brought up, and twice read ; and agreed to, to 
be made part of the Bill. 

Another Clause was offered (Jurisdiction of As- 
sistant Barrister for Louth extended to Drogheda) : 
And the said Clause was brought up, and twice 
read ; and agreed to, to be made part of the Bull. 

Another Clause was offered (Municipal Commis- 
sioners for Carrickfergus): And the said Clause 
was brought up, and twice read ; and agreed to, to 
be made part of the Bill. 

Another Clause was offered (What deemed suffi- 
cient occupation, and payment of rates, to entitle a 
person to be inrojled on Burgess Roll, 3 and 4 Vie. 
c. 108, s. 30): And the said Clause was brought 
up, and twice read ; and agreed to, to be made part 
of the Bill. 

Another Clause was offered to be added to the 
Bill (Nomination of Deputy Town Clerk): And the 
said Clause was brought up; and read the first 
time. 

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A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- | “ to, and left with the Commissioners of Stamps and 
posed, That the said Clause ‘be now read a second “ Taxes as hereinbefore directed.” 
time :—And the said Motion and Clause were seve- 
rally, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Another Clause was offered (Appeals and appli- 


(C.) 


may be consolidated, 3 and 4 Vic. c. 108, ss. 49, | “ 
50): And the said Clause was brought up, and 
twice read; and agreed to, to be made part of 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- 


mittee on the Prison Discipline Bill ; 


Resolved, Tinat this House will, upon Tuesday 


next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Greene reported the Attornies and Solicitors 


Bill ; and the Amendments were read, as follow : 


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such ofticer shall be at liberty to take at the time 
of filing every such affidavit, the sum mentioned 
in the second Schedule to this Act annexed, and 
no more, as a recompense for his trouble in filing 
such affidavits, and preparing and keeping such 
books as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 11. 1.18. Leave out “and” and insert “ or.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 23. After “ aforesaid” insert “ or such 
agent, barrister or special pleader as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 28. Leave out from “ Attorney” to 
Solicitor” in 1, 29. 

Pr. 11. 1. 29. Leave out from “ Solicitor” to 
during” in 1. 31., and insert “agent, barrister or 
special pleader.” 

Pr. 16. 1. 34. After “the” insert “ court of.” 

Pr. 16. 1. 35. After “ the” insert “ court of.” 

Pr. 17. 1.12. After “ reward ” insert “ other than 
such sum or sums as are mentioned in the second 
Schedule hereunto annexed.” 

Pr. 19.1. 4. After “ reward” insert “ other than 
as last aforesaid.” 

Pr. 20. 1. 32. After “ the” insert “ court of.” 

Pr, 21.1.11. After “ pleasure” insert Clause (A.) 

Crause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That from 
and aofter the fifteenth day of Nvember next, it 
shall not be lawful for the Commissioners of 
Stamps and Taxes, or any of their officers, to grant 
or issue to any person any stamped certificate 
authorizing such person to practise as an attorney 
or solicitor, unless, nor until, he shall leave with 
the said Commissioners, or their proper officer, at 
the head office for stamps and taxes at Somerset 
House, in the county of Middlesex, a certificate 
from such registrar as aforesaid, that such person 
is an Attorney or Solicitor, and entitled to take 
out such stamped certificate ; and the said Com- 
missioners, or their proper officer, shall deliver to 
the said registrar, on the sixth day of April in 
every year, or so soon afterwards as the said re- 
gistrar shall apply for the same, all such registrar’s 
certificates under the authority of which any 
stamped certificates shall have been granted or 
issued since the fifteenth day of November pre-~ 
ceding, with a note or memorandum endorsed or 
written thereon respectively by the proper officer 
of the said Commissioners, stating the date of 
the stamped certificate granted or issued in re- 
spect thereof, and shall from time to time after- 
wards, whenever application shall be made for 
that purpose by the said registrar, deliver to him 
al’ such other registrar’s certificates under the 
authority of which any stamped certificates shall 
have been granted or issued upon or after the 
sixth day of April and before the sixteenth day 
of November in every year, with a like note or 
memorandum endorsed or written thereon respec- 
tively as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 22. 1. 11. After “ annexed” insert “ and 


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Pr, 22. 1.27. After “ fit” insert Clauses (B.) and 


Crause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That if any 
Attorney or Solicitor shall neglect to procure an 
annual stamped certificate authorizing him to 
practice as such, within the time by law appointed 
for that purpose, then and in such case the said 
registrar shall not afterwards grant a certificate to 
such Attorney or Solicitor without the order of 
the Master of the Rolls in the case of a Solicitor, 
or of one of the Courts of Queen’s Bench, Com- 
mon Pleas or Exchequer, or of one of the Judges 
thereof, in the case of an Attorney, authorizing 
such registrar to issue such certificate; and it 
shall be lawful for the Master of the Rolls, or for 
such court or judge, to make such order upon 
such terms and conditions as he or they shall 
think fit.” 

Crause (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That no per- 
son who as an Attorney or Solicitor shall sue, 
prosecute, defend or carry on any action or suit 
or any proceedings in any of the courts aforesaid, 
without having previously obtained a stamped 
certificate which shall be then in force, shall be 
capable of maintaining any action or suit at law 
or in equity for the recovery of any fee, reward or 
disbursement for or in respect of any business, 
matter or thing done by him as an Attorney or 
Solicitor as aforesaid whilst he shall have been 
without such certificate as last aforesaid.” 

Pr, 23. 1.5. After “court” insert “ Provided al- 
ways, that no additional fee besides those payable 
by virtue of this Act shall be demanded or paid.” 

Pr. 23. 1. 20. After “ court” insert “ Provided 
also, that no additional fee besides those payable 
by virtue of this Act shall be demanded or paid.” 

Pr. 24. 1.14. After “ fraud” insert Clause (D.) 

Cuause (D.) “ And be it Enacted, That until 
the same shall be varied or altered pursuant te 
the provisions hereinafter contained, the several 
sums of money mentioned in the second Schedule 
to this Act annexed, shall and may be taken and 
received for the services and purposes mentioned 
and specified therein: Provided always, That it 
shall be lawful to and for the Lord Chief Justice 
of Her Majesty’s Court of Queen’s Bench, the 
Master of the Rolls, the Lord Chief Justice of 
the Court of Common Pleas and the Lord Chief 
Baron of the Court of Exchequer, (or any three 
of them, of whom the Master of the Rolls shall 
be one), from time to time to diminish or increase 
the said sums, or any of them, as they shall see 
fit, so that by such diminution they be not re- 
duced to less than one half, or by such increase 
be not made to exceed by more than one half the 
amount mentioned in the said Schedule; Provided 
also, That it shall be lawful for the Lord Chief 
Justices and the Lord Chief Baron to make any 
order or orders for the payment and appropriation 
of the same sums, so far as they concern the said 
courts of common law, to such persons and in 
such manner as they shall think proper; and that 
it shall be lawful for the Master of the Rolls to 
make any order or orders for the payment and 
appropriation of the same sums, so far as the 
concern the said High Court of Chancery, to suc 
persons and in such manner as he shall think fit ; 
and no greater or other fees, rewards or sums 
than hereinbefore mentioned or referred to, shall 
be taken or received on any pretence whatsoever.” 

Pr. 29. 1. 2. Leave out from “ disbursements” 


| to “for” in 1. 3. 


Pr. 29. 1. 16. Leave out from “ disbursements” 


to “ and” in 1. 22. 


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Pr. 30. 1. 7. Leave out “ courts” and insert 
court,” 


Pr. 30. 1. ult. Leave out “ or,” and in the same 


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Pr. 31. 1. 2. Leave out from “ bill” to “ with” 
in |, 4, 

Pr. 31. 1. 19. After “ made” insert “ by the 
“ party chargeable with such Bill.” 

Pr. 31. 1. 28. Leave out “ or,” and in the same 
line after “ sent” insert “ or left.” 

Pr. 31. 1. 28. Leave out from “ aforesaid” to 
“ except” in 1. 32. 

Pr. 32.1.1. Leave out “ or,” and in the same 
line, after “‘ sent” insert “ or left.” 

Pr, 32.1. 19. After “ shall” insert “ except as 
“ hereinafter provided for.” 

Pr. 32. 1. 23. Leave out “ or,” and in the same 
line after “ sent” insert “ or left.” 

Pr. 32. 1. 30. Leave out “ or,” and in the same 
line after “‘ sent” insert “ or left.” 

Pr. 32. 1. 39. Leave out from “ certify” to 
“ upon” in }. ult., and insert “ what.” 

Pr. 33. |. 7. Leave out from ‘“ payable” to 
“« provided” in 1. 10. 

Pr. 33. 1. 10. Leave out “ nevertheless” and 
insert “ also that such officer shall in all cases be 
“ at liberty to certify specially any circumstances 
relating to such bill or taxation, and the court 
or Judge shall be at liberty to make thereupon 
any such order as such court or Judge may think 
right, respecting the payment of the costs of 
such taxation; provided also.” 

Pr. 33. 1. 26. Leave out “ or,” and in the same 
line after “ sent” insert “ or_left.” 

Pr, 34. 1. 3. Leave out “ always” and insert 
“ also.” 

Pr. 34. 1. 11. Leave out “ or.” 

Pr. 34. 1.12. After “ sent’? insert “ or left.” 

Pr. 34. 1. 14. Leave out from “ disbursements” 
to “ subscribed” in |. 16. 

Pr. 34. 1. 19. Leave out “ or,” and the in same 
line after “ sent’’ insert “ or left.” 

Pr. 34. 1. 23. Leave out “ or.” 

Pr. 34. ]. 24. After “ sent” insert “ or left.” 


Pr. 34. 1. 26. After “ Act” insert “ Provided 
also that it shall be lawful for any Judge of the 
superior courts of law or equity, to authorize an 
Attorney or Solicitor to commence an action or 
suit for the recovery of his fees, charges or dis- 
bursements against the party chargeable there- 
with, although one month shall not have expired 
from the delivery of a Bill as aforesaid, on proof 
to the satisfaction of the said Judge that there is 
probable cause for believing that such party is 
about to quit England.” 

Pr. 34. 1. 31. After “ shall” insert “ be liable 
to pay or shall.” 

Pr. 34. 1. 36. Leave out from “ aforesaid” to 
“2” m Pe. 36. 1 3. 

Pr. 35. ls. 16. and 17. Leave out “ nevertheless” 
and insert “ always.” 

Pr. 35. 1. 19. Leave out “ hereinbefore” and 
insert “ herein.” 

Pr. 35.1. 33. Leave out “and” and insert “ And 
“ be it Enacted, That.” 

Pr. 36. 1. 8. After ‘‘ demand” insert “ there- 
“ upon.” 

Pr. 36. 1. 24. Leave out “ before.” 

Pr. 36. 1. 35. Leave out “ nevertheless” and 
insert “ always.” 

Pr. 37. 1.21. Leave out from “had” to “ to” 
in 1. 23., and insert “ And be it Enacted, That for 
“« the purpose of any such reference, upon the appli- 
cation of the person, not being the party charge- 
able within the meaning of the provisions of this 
Act as aforesaid, or of a party interested as afore- 
said, it shall be lawful for such court or Judge.” 

Pr. 37. 1. 30. Leave ont “ but.” 

Pr. 37. 1. 31. Leave out from “ copy” to “ pro- 
“« vided” in 1. 35. 

Pr. 37. ls. 35. and 36. Leave out “ nevertheless” 
and insert “ always.” 

Pr. 37. 1. 36. Leave out “ such.” 
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Pr. 37. 1. 38. Leave out from “ settled” to 
“ shall” in 1. ult. 

Pr.37.l.ult. Leave out “so,” and in the same line 
leave out from “ referred” to “ unless” in Pr. 38.1. 2. 
Pr. 38. 1. 3. After “ the” insert “ court or.” 

Pr. 38. 1. 6. Leave out from “ thereof” to 
“ And” in]. 13., and insert Clause (E.) 

Crause(E.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall 
‘* be lawful, in any case in which a trustee, execu- 
“ tor or administrator has become chargeable with 
“ any such bill as aforesaid, for the Lord figh 
“ Chancellor, or the Master of the Rolls, if in his 
“ discretion he shall think fit, upon the application 
“ of a party interested in the property out of which 
such trustee, executor or administrator may have 
“ paid or be entitled to pay such bill, to refer the 
“ same, and such Attorney’s or Solicitor’s, or exe- 
cutor’s, administrator’s or assignee’s demand 
“ thereupon, to be taxed and settled by the proper 
“ officer of the High Court of Chancery, with such 
“ directions and subject to such conditions as such 
*¢ judge shall think fit, and to make such order as 
“ such judge snall think fit for the payment of what 
may be found due, and of the costs of such re- 
“ ference, to or by such Attorney or Solicitor, or the 
“ executor, administrator or assignee of such At- 
“ torney or Solicitor, by or to the party making 
“ such application, having regard to the provisions 
“« herein contained relative to applications for the 
“ like purpose by the party chargeable with such 
“ bill, so far as the same shall be applicable to such 
“ cases ; and in exercising such discretion as afore- 
said, the said judge may take into consideration 
“ the extent and nature of the interest of the party 
“‘ making the application: Provided always, That 
where any money shall be so directed to be paid 
“ by such Attorney or Solicitor, or the executor, 
“ administrator or assignee of such Attorney or 
“ Solicitor, it shall be lawful for such judge, if he 
“ shall think fit, to order the same or any part 
** thereof to be paid to such trustee, executor or 
“ administrator so chargeable with such bill, instead 
of being paid to the party making such applica- 
“ tion; and when the party making such applica- 
** tion shall pay any money to such Attorney or 
“ Solicitor, or executor, administrator or assignee 
“ of such Attorney or Solicitor, in respect of such 
“ bill, he shall have the same right to be paid by 
“ such trustee, executor or administrator so charge- 
“ able with such bill as such Attorney or Solicitor, 
“ or executor, administrator or assignee of such 
“ Attorney or Solicitor, had.” 

Pr. 38. 1. 29. After “ powers” insert “ and may 
“* receive the same fees in respect thereof.” 

Pr, 38. 1. 35. After “ same” insert “ and the 
“ officer to whom such reference is made shall not 
“ be paid any fee for that portion of the bill which 
** shall have been so taxed and settled by the officer 
“ of such other court at his request.” 

Pr. 39. 1. 19. Leave out “ thereby certified” and 
insert “ thereof.” 

Pr. 39. 1.21. Leave out “ or balance.” 

Pr. 39. 1. 31. Leave out “ or balance.” 

Pr. 39. 1. 32. After “costs” insert “ unless the 
“ retainer shall be disputed.” 

Pr. 39. 1. 35. Leave out from “ proper” to 
“ And” in Pr. 40. 1. 4. 

Pr. 40. 1. 23. Leave out from “ the” to “shall” 
in 1. 24., and insert “ first day of January One 
thousand eight hundred and forty-three.” 

Pr. 40. 1. 26. After “ solicitors” insert “ of any 
“ of the Courts of Law or Equity at Westminster, 
or.” 

Pr. 41. 1. 1. After “ always” insert “ that 
upon such admission being duly perfected, such 
persons shall be considered to have been Attor- 
nies and Solicitors of such court, in which they 
shall be so admitted from the date of their first 
admission into any other of the said courts : Pro- 
vided, that such admission be perfected on or 

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“ before the first day of Michaelmas term One 
“ thousand eight hundred and forty-four, and pro- 
vided also.” 


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Pr. 56. Is. 12. and 13. After “ 5 


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The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to; and the Amendments following were | 
made to the Bill; : viz. 

Pr. 4. 1. 19. After “ directed’”’ insert “ Pro-| 
vided always, that any person who now is or shall 
hereafter be bound by contract in writing to serve 
as clerk to a practising Attorney or Solicitor of |” 
the Court of Common Pleas of the county pa- | 
latine of Lancaster or the Court of Pleas of the 
county palatine of Durham respectively, for the 
term of five years, and shall continue in such | 
service for and during the said term, and shall | 
during the whole of such term have been actually 
employed by such Attorney or Solicitor, or by | 
the Loudon agent of any such Attorney or Soli- 
citor, or by any practising barrister or special | 
pleader, with the consent of such Attorney or 
Solicitor, for any part of the said term not exceed- | 
ing one year, shall be admitted and enrolled an 
Attorney of the said last-mentioned courts re- 
spectively as heretofore, on his satisfying the 
Judges for the time being of the said courts re- | 
spectively of his being qualified to act as an | 
Attorney or Solicitor.” 

Pr. 18. 1. 19. After “ courts” msert “ which | 
said prothonotaries of the courts of the counties 
palatine of Lancaster and Durham, or their de- | 
puties, or such person or persons as shall be ap- 
pointed as last mentioned, shall be deemed and | 
taken to be the proper ofticers for filing such af- | 
fidavits as hereinbefore mentioned in the Court | 
of Common Pleas at Lancaster and the Court of | 
Pleas at Durham respectively, and he and they | 
is and are hereby respectively required from time | 
to time without fee or reward, other than such | 
sum or sums of money as are now payable, to | 
enrol the name of every person who shall be ad- | 
mitted an Attorney in the said last-mentioned 
respective Courts, pursuant to the directions in 
this Act, and the time when admitted, in alpha- | 
betical order, in rolls or books to be provided and | 
kept for that purpose in their several and respec- 
tive oftices.” 

Pr. 20. 1. 26. After “kingdom” insert “ whether 
by their present or any future charter of incorpo- 
ration.” 


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official certificate thereof, and that the same still 
continues in force.” 

Pr. 30. 1. 13. Leave out “ or,’ and in the same 
line after “ Exchequer,” insert “ Court of Common | 
“ Pleas at Lancaster or Court of Pleas at Durham.” 

Pr. 38.1.15. Leave out from “ Bill” to “shall” 
in 1.16. 

Pr. 42. 1.1. After “ enrolment” insert “ or any 
rig its or privileges,” and in the same line after 
“ of” insert “ any,” and in the same line after 
persons” insert “ appoited.” 

Pr, 42. 1. 9. After “ navy” insert “ or to the 
Solicitor of the Board of Ordnance.” 


Amendments to the Schedule : 


Pr. 51. 1. 33. After “ admitted” insert “ an At- 
** torney or Solicitor.” 

Pr. 65. 1. 18. After “ admitted’”’ insert “ an At- 
“ torney or Solicitor.” 


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Pr. 69.1. 34. After “ therewith” insert 


| “ 9 Geo. 4. c. 25 | - - An Act to authorize the appoint- | The whole.” 


ment of persons to act as Solicitors 
on behalf of his Majesty, in any 
Court or Jurisdiction in Revenue 
matters. 


Pr. 72. 1. ult. After “5 Vict. Sess. 2., c. 10” 
insert “ 6 Vict. c. 9 | ditto.” 


At the end of the First Schedule insert the 
Second Schedule. 


“ THE SECOND SCHEDULE. 





“ Persons entitled 





| Amount of 
to Duties to be performed. Fees 
receive the Fees. | in each Case. 
| £, 2. d. 
The person appointed | - -On filing every affidavit ofexe- | - 5 —- 


for that purpose | cution of articles of Clerkship, 
under sections 8. | entering affidavit, and making the 


11. 20. | indorsements required by the Act. 
The Incorporated Law | - - On leaving articlesand assign- | - 10 - 
Society. | ments for inspection, and inquiry 
| as to due service previous to exa- 
| mination. 
The Incorporated Law | - - For the examination and cer- | 2 2 - 
Society. | tificate of fitness and capacity. 
The Officer appointed | - - Search for and delivery of affi- | - 2 6 


for that purpose | davit of execution of articles, to 
under sections 8. be produced on applying for ad- 





11. 20. mission, 
| TheClerk of the Judge For fiat at Common Law - - zt = 
granting the fiat. 
The Crier - - | For the oath - - - -| - 1 - 
The Usher - - | On signing the roll - - -| - 5 - 
| The Master’s Clerk - | For certificate of enrolment -| -10 - 
| The Officer appointed -- For admission at the Rolls, 117 - 
bythe Master of the including the fees of the Clerk at 
Rolls. , the Petty Bag Office, Usher, and 
, Porter. 
The Officer appointed | - - For admission in the Court of | - 6 - 
by the Court of | Bankruptcy. 
Bankruptcy. | 
The Registrar of At- | -- Preparing and keeping anAl- | - 1 6” 
tornies and Solici- | phabetical Roll of all the Attornies 
tors. | of the Courts of Law and Solicitors 
| in equity, and for issuing each 
| certificate. 





Pr. 73. 1. 20. Omit the second blank. 
Pr. 73. 1. 29. Leave out “ C. D.” and insert 
« EF." 
Pr. 73. 1. 
ae a Pies 
Pr. 73. 1.33. Leave out “ EF. F.” and insert 
G.. H.,” and in the same line leave out “ G. H.” 
and insert “ J. K.” 
Pr. 74. 1. 2. Leave out “ C. D.” and insert 
“ EK. F.” 
Pr. 74. 1. 3. Leave out “ said.” 
Pr. 74.1. ult. After “ taxes” insert “a stamped 
“ certificate was issued to the above-named E. F., 
“ the day of 
(signed) o 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time this 
day. 


2. Leave out “ C.D.” and insert 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Slave Trade 
mittee on the Slave Trade Suppression Bill ; — 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Public Notaries 
into a Committee upon the Public Notaries Bill ; 3#!- 
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. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to re- Church of 
—_ Doubts respecting the Admission of Ministers se a _ 
» Benefices in that part of the United Kingdom °°" 
called Scotland, was, according to Order, read the 

third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill - 
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the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


7 Vicroriz. 


Sudbury Com- 
mission Bill. 


Mr. Greene reported the Sudbury Commission 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and, with an 
Amendment to one of them, agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


Chelsea 
Hospital Out- 
Pensioners Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Chelsea Hospital Out-Pensioners Billi ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Law of Evi- 


_ The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
dence Dill. 


the adjourned Proceeding upon the third reading of 
the Law of Evidence Bill ; 

Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the 
third reading of the said Bill be further adjourned 
till Monday next. 


Turnpike Acts 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
Continuance 


a Committee upon the T urnpike Acts Continuance 


- 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 this day. 

Grand Jury Mr. Greene reported the Grand Jury Present- 

—_ ments (Jreland) (No.3.) Bill; andthe Amendments 


were read, and agreed to. 
_ Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


(No. 3.) Bill. 


Court of Exche- 
quer (Ireland) 
Offices Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Court of Exchequer (Jreland) Offices 
Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
this day. 


Sessions of the 
Peace (Dublin) 
Bill. 


The Sessions of the Peace (Dublin) Bill was, ac- 
cording to Order, read a second time ; andcommitted 
to a Committee of the whole House, for this day. 


Southwark 
Court of Re- 
quests, 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
the 2d day of May last, That there be laid before 
this House, a Return from the Court of Requests 
for the Borough of Southwark, and the Eastern Half 
Hundred of Brixton, of the Salaries, or Stipends 
and Fees, of the High Bailiff and of each of the 
Chief and Subordinate Clerks and Executive Officers 
of the Court, on an average of the last Seven years, 
to the last Audit of Accounts; stating the source or 
sources from whence such Salaries, Fees or Stipends 
are derived ; also, the Number of Days of Attend- 
ance of each of the Chief Clerks in each of those 
years, the authority on which they from time to 
time delegate their Office Duties to the Sub Clerks, 
with the Aggregate Amount of Unclaimed Suitors’ 
Cash or Stock at the last Audit, with an Account of 
the Total Amount of Debts recovered during the 
said period, distinguishing the Amount under Forty 
shillings, Ten shillings and Five shillings respec- 
tively, and stating the Aggregate Amount of Costs 
incurred thereon, on Debts recovered under Forty 
shillings, Ten shillings and Five shillings respec- 
tively, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, Thata Return to the said Order be laid 
before this House forthwith. 


Church of 


se The House was moved, That the Order made 


upon Monday last, That there be laid before this 
House, Copies or Extracts of Communications be- 
tween Lord Eliot and the Ecclesiastical Commis- 
sioners in Ireland, or any of them, relative to the 
Revenues of the Established Church, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 


Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 
VoL. 98, 


/ 





Augustt. 567 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to Sierra Leone. 
Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to 
give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
a Keturn of the Public Expenditure in the Settle- 
ment of Sierra Leone, from 1825 to 1842, both in- 
clusive ; distinguishing that from Colonial Funds, 
and that from Parliamentary Grants; and distin- 
guishing the Expenditure in each year from each 
source. 

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 China Government Bill was read the first China Govern- 
time; and ordered to be read a second time upon ment Bill. 
Monday next. No. 555. 

Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


The Affidavits, &amp;c., Commissions (Scotland and Affidavits, &amp;c., 
Ireland) Bill was read the first time ; and ordered Commissions 


to be read a second time upon Monday next. saree and 
: : reland) Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be printed. No. 556 


The Earl of Shrewsbury’s Estate Bill was read Karl of Shrews- 
the first time. bury’s Estate 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select i": 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The following Returns, pursuant to Order, having Coal Market 
been transmitted to the Clerk, were laid upon the (London.) 
Table; viz. Returns of the Sums of Money re- No. 557. 
ceived and paid, and how applied, in each year, to 
and including the 31st day of December 1842, by 
the Chamberlain of the City of London, in relation 
to the Market established for the Sale of Coals, &amp;c., 
pursuant to the Act 1 and 2 Will. 4, c. 76, for re- 
gulating the Vend and Delivery of Coals within the 
Cities of London and Westminster, and in certain 
parts of the Counties of Middlesex, Surrey, Kent, 

&amp;e., and also the Act 1 and 2 Vie. c. 101, for con- 
tinuing for Seven years the aforesaid Act of 1 and 2 
Will. 4: — And, of the Sums of Money invested 
under the Authority of the said Acts; stating the 
Securities in which the same is invested, and the 
Balance in hand, on the 31st day of December 1842, 
Ordered, That the said Returns be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Public Income 
Accounts of the Net Public Income of the United and Expendi- 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Treland, in the year “® 
ended the 5th day of July 1843, after abating the No. 558. 

ixpenditure thereout defrayed by the several Re- 
venue Departments, and of the actual Issues or 
Payments within the same period, exclusive of the 
Suis applied to the Redemption of Funded or pay- 
ing off Unfunded Debt, and of the Advances and 
Repayments for Local Works, &amp;c. :—And, of the 
Balances of the Public Money remaining in the Ex- 
chequer on the 5th day of July 1842; the Amount 
of Money raised by the Additions to the Funded 
or Unfunded Debt in the year ended the 5th day of 
July 1843; the Money applied towards the Re- 
demption of the Funded or paying off Unfunded 
Debt; the Total Amount of Advances and Repay- 
ments on account of Local Works, &amp;c., with the 
difference accruing thereon, and the Balances in the 
Exchequer on the 5th day of July 1843. 

Sir George Clerk accordingly presented the said 
Accounts. 

Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, by Her Majesty’s Copyholds. 
Command,— Copy of the Second Report of the 
Copyhold Commissioners to Her Majesty’s Prin- 
cipal Secretary of State for the Home Department, 
pursuant to the Act 4and 5 Will. 4, c. 35, s. 3. 

4c4 Abstract 





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Population. 


Saint Mary-le- 
bone Work- 


house, 


No, 559. 


Army Prize 
Money. 


No. 560. 


Lough Foyle 
Drainage Bill. 


568 }1°-—19° 


Abstract of the Answers and Returns made pur- 
suant to Acts 3 and 4 Vic. c. 99, and 4 Vic. c. 7,, 
intituled respectively, “An Act for taking an Ac-| 
count of the Population of Great Britain,” and 
“ An Act to amend the Acts of the last Session, for 
taking an Account of the Population,” so far as re- 
lates to the Number of Houses inhabited, unin- 
habited and building in Great Britain, the Total 
Number of Males and Females (distinguishing those 
of each Sex above and below 20 years of age); and 
showing the Number of Persons born in the County 
in which they were enumerated :—Also, Tables of 
the Ages of the Population, in quinquennial periods, 
for every Hundred or other Division of each County, 
and for the principal Towns thereof :—And, similar 
Returns for Islands in the British Seas. 


Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Sir James Graham presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Copy of Proceedings of the Directors 
and Guardians of the Poor of Saint Mary-le-bone, 
relative to the Infant Pauper Children in the Work- 
house, subsequently to the 1st day of January 1843. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Army Prize 
Money, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till two of the clock on Saturday morning, 
adjourned till this day. 


Sabbati, 12° die Augusti ; 
Anno 7° Victoria Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 


TT H E House proceeded to take into consideration 

the Amendments made by the Lords to the 
Bill, intituled, An Act for amending an Act passed 
in the second year of the reign of Her present Ma- 


A. 1843. 


the prayer of the said Bill in the said suit, or of 
any such supplemental Bill as aforesaid, as to the 
said Court of Chancery shall seem fit, at any time 
and from time to time, as if this Act had not been 
passed ; nor shall any thing in this Act contained 
prejudice or affect any proceeding at law or in 
equity subsisting between any other person or 
persons whomsoever, in relation to the said lands 
of Lough Foyle, or any contract relating thereto, 
but the same may be prosecuted and the rights 
of the parties decreed and ascertained therein as 
if this Act had not been passed ; and that the 
said lands shall continue subject to all such 
equities and rights of the parties in the said se- 
veral suits as may be decreed therein, or in any 
amendments thereof by supplemental Bill or other- 
wise, as if this Act had not been passed.” 

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. 


Augustt. 


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nx 


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wn 


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n 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Mail Coach 
a Copy of Memorials to the Treasury, and Corre- Contract 
spondence relating to the new Contract for the Sup- ( 


ply of Mail Coaches for the use of the Post-office 
in Ireland. 

Sir George Clerk accordingly presented the said 
Paper. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


Income arising from all Sources which has been as- 
certained to belong to the Church of England and 
to the Church of Scotland, in England, Ireland and 
Scotland respectively, by the several Commissions 
which have inquired into the Revenues and Endow- 
ments of these Churches. 


A Statement showing the Total Amount of Taxa- Taxation. 

















jesty, for draming and embanking certain Lands in 
Lough Swilly and Lough Foyle, in the Counties of | 
Donegal and Londonderry, so fav as the same re- | 
lates to the said Lands in Lough Foyle; and the 
same were read, as follow: | 
Pr. 4. 1. 3. Leave out “level” and insert “ levels | 
from time to time to be.” | 
Pr. 9. |. ult. After “ notwithstanding” insert | 
but subject nevertheless as hereinafter men- | 
* tioned.” 


‘e 


tion which has been reduced or repealed in Great 
Britain and Ireland respectively, since the 1st day 
of January 1814, such Amount being computed 
upon the Average Produce of each Tax, during the 
five years next preceding its partial or total Repeal. 


A Return from the Commissioners for the Issue Public Works 
of Exchequer Bills for Public Works in Great (Treland.) 


Britain, of the Amounts advanced and contracted 
to be advanced, to Borrowers in Ireland, Dates of 


Sir George Clerk presented, pursuant to Orders,— Church 
A Return of the Amount of Property and Annual Property. 


“cc 


isuch Advances, and how to be repaid; the Rates 
Pr. 10. 1. 35. Leave out from “ unto” to “ ab-| of Interest, Amount of Interest paid, of Principal 
solute” in 1, 38., and insert “ such person or | repaid, of Principal or of Instalments, where the 
persons as but for the provisions in that behalf | Debt was to be paid by Instalments, remaining un- 
hereinbefore contained would have been entitled | paid, and of Interest due. 


to the aforesaid two hundred acres of land for| A Return, showing, in columns, the Sums of Pub- Port Patrick 
the,” and in 1. 38. after “ use” insert “ of such | lic Money which have been actually Jaid out in Harbour. 


person or persons.” maintaining, repairing or improving the Harbour of 
Pr. 11. 1. 26. Leave out “ their” and insert | Port Patrick, in the years 1839, 1840, 1841 and 
the.” 1842, respectively ; also, any Sum or Sums of Mo- 
Pr. 11. 1. 27. After “charges” insert “ of such | ney which are in progress of being applied for the 
person or persons.” above purposes in the present year. 
Pr.13.1. 20. After “ passed” insert Clause (A.) 





acted, That nothing in this Act contained shall | from Foreign Countries and from the Colonies, 
conclude, or be deemed, taken or construed to |from the 5th day of January 1843 to the 5th day 
ccnelude or affect the rights of the parties or any lof July last, inclusive; specifying the different 
of them ina certain suit now pending in the High | Kinds, the Countries whence sent, the Quantities 
Court of Chancery in Jre/and, wherein the said |entered for Home Consumption, and the Amount 
Thomas Isaac Dimsdale is Plaintiff and the said |of Duty paid on same respectively ; also, the Quan- 
John Robertson aud others are Defendants; but | tities of each Kind re-exported, and whether taken 
said suit may be prosecuted and the relief prayed | for the use of the Ship or for Merchandize, and the 
by the Bill in the said suit or any amendment of | place to which same were exported. 


the same, by supplemental Bill or otherwise, or} Accounts of the Amount of all Duties levied South Sea 
by any part of the said Bill, or of any such Sup- | under the Act 55 Geo. 3, c. 57 (the South Sea Act), Company: 


the parties therein be declared conformably to ie to the latest period :—And, of all Sums is- 
sued 





plemental Bill, may be decreed, and the rights of |}in each year, from the 25th day of June 1823 in- 


An Account of the Quantity of Cured Provisions, Cured Provi- 
Crause (A.) “ Provided always, and be it En- | of all Kinds, imported into the United Kingdom *°"* 





— ss 


Miller’s 
Estate Bil a 


\ 
| Consolidated 
j= Fund Bill. 


Sudbury Com- 
mission Bill, 


Attornies and 
Solicitors Bill, 


7 Vicroriz. 12° August. 569 


sued by the Exchequer to the Commissioners for 
the Redemption of the National Debt, under the 
Provisions of the Act 55 Geo. 3, c. 57, from the 
25th day of June 1823 to the latest period :— 
A Return of all Stock purchased by the Commis- 
sioners of the National Debt, and of the Amount | 
of Deficiency still to make up the Guarantee Fund 
of £.610,464 3s. of three per cent. Stock, provided 
for the purposes of the Act 55 Geo. 3, c. 57, from 
the 25th day of June 1823 to the latest period :— 
Accounts of the clear Revenue and Profits of the 
South Sea Company, for the half year ending the 
5th day of July 1823, and for every subsequent 
half year, up to the 5th day of July 1843 (in con- 
tinuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 518, of Ses- 
sion 1823) :—And, of Annuitants possessed of Old 
South Sea Annuities ; of New South Sea Annuities ; 
of three per cent. Annuities; classed agreeable to 
an Order of the House of Commons of the 13th 
day of March 1823, and due the 5th day of July 
1843 (in continuation of or according to Parlia- 
mentary Paper, No. 262 of Session 1823). 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on 
Miller’s Estate Bill; That they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and that the Parties concerned had given 
their consent to the Bill, to the satisfaction of the 
Committee ; and that the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made verbal Amendments 





thereunto; and the same were read, as follow: 
Pr. 5. 1. 19. Leave out “ but” and insert “ and.” 
Pr. 5. 1. 21. Leave out from “ testatrix” to “ to” 
in 1]. 23. 
Pr. 31. |. 24. Leave out “ Benjamin Richings.” 
Pr. 31.1. 33. Leave out from ‘* Freer” to“ John,” 
in |, 34. 
Pr. 32.1. 32. Leave out “ and the only other.” 
Pr. 34. 1. 39. After “ reciting” insert “ among 
“* other things.” 
Pr, 35. 1. 2. Leave out from “ affixed” to the 
end of |. 10. in Pr. 36. 
Pr. 36. 1.11. Leave out “ all.” 





Pr. 37. 1. 16. Leave out “ Benjamin Richings.” 

Pr. 37. 1. 38. Leave out “ Benjamin Richings.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Consolidated Fund Bill; 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, that they have Power to receive a Clause of 
Appropriation. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- 
—_— That the Committee had gone through the 

ill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


The ingrossed Bill for appointing Commissioners 
to inquire into the existence of Bribery in the Bo- 
rough of Sudbury, 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. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for 
consolidating and amending several of the Laws 
relating to Attornies and Solicitors practising in 
England and Wales, was, according to Order, 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 

Vou. 98. ' 














hath agreed to the same, with Amendments; to 
which Amendments this House doth desire the con- 
currence of their Lordships. 


The ingrossed Bill to make further Provision in Grand Jury 
respect of Grand Jury Presentments in Counties of ne 19 an 
Cities and Counties of Towns in Jreland, was, ac- iyo. 3. Bill 
cording 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. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third Coal-whippers 
reading of the ingrossed Bill for establishing an Bill. 
Office and a Relief Fund for the benefit of the Coal- 
whippers of the Port of London ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Bill be now read the third time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question ; viz. To leave out the word 
“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words ‘ upon this day three months.” 

And the Question being put, That the word “ now” 
stand part of the Question :—It was resolved in the 
Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third 
time: — The Bill was accordingly read the third 
time; and Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for establishing an Office for the 
Benefit of the Coal-whippers of the Port of Lon- 
don, and for staying certain Actions in respect of 
Fitters’ Certificates. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 

Mr. Greene reported the Fisheries Bill; and _ the Fisheries Bill. 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

A Clause was offered (Articles may be suspended 
in Ireland, while there is no mixed fishery there, 
5 and 6 Vic. c. 106): And the said Clause was 
brought up, and twice read; and agreed to, to be 
made part of the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed; and read the third time upon Tues- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming Customs Bilt 
the adjourned Proceeding upon the third reading of 
the ingrossed Bill to amend the Laws relating to 
the Customs:—The House resumed the said ad- 
journed Proceeding. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered (So much of 
3 and 4 Will. 4, as prohibits exports of the machi- 
nery in Schedule, repealed): And the said Clause 
was brought up, and thrice read; and agreed to, 
to be made patt of the Bill, by way of Rider. 

Then an Amendment was made to the Bill. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to 
the Billin Pr. 5.1. 29. by inserting after the word 
“any” the words “ but the legal.” 

And the Question being proposed, That those 
words be there inserted: —The said proposed 
Amendment was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 

Then other Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third Machinery 

reading of the Machinery Exportation Bill ; — 
Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. . 
Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Exchequer Bills 
into a Committee upon the Exchequer Bills Bill ; £:11»13%!0°) 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 

4D the 








Militia Pay 
Bill. 


Public Notaries 
Bill. 


Turnpike Acts 
Continuance 
Bill. 


Court of Exche- 
quer (Treland) 
Offices Bill, 


Sessions of the 
Peace (Dublin) 
Bill. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Poor Law. 


Waterloo, &amp;c., 
Bridges, 


Committees. 


Morgan’s 
Divorce Bill. 


570 19°—14° 


the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


Mr. Greene 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 upon Monday 
next. 


Mr. Greene reported the Public Notaries Bill ; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday 
next. 


Mr. Greene reported the Turnpike Acts Conti- 
nuance 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. 


The Court of Exchequer (Jreland) Offices Bill 
was, according to Order, read a second time ; and 
committed to a Committee of the whole House, for 
Monday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Sessions of the Peace 
(Dublin) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) 
Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Monday next. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return, showing the Number of In-door and Out- 
door Paupers relieved, during the first week of the 
month of April 1843, in the several Unions com- 
se in each Assistant Poor Law Commissioner’s 

istrict, with the estimated Number of Places not 
under the Administration of the Poor Law Amend- 
ment Act. 


And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 








Lune, 14 die Augusti ; 
Anno, 7° Victoria Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


ETITIONS from the Ward of Langbourn ;— 
Wards of Bread-street and Cheap ;—Ward of 
Billingsgate ;— Ward of Tower ;—and, Ward of 
Portsohen, London; 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. 


Ordered, That all Committees have leave to sit 
this day, during the sitting of the House. 


Morgan’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 


August. A. 1843. 
the Parties concerned think fit to be heard by coun- 
sel or produce witnesses. 


Ordered, That the Committee have leave to sit, 
and proceed, with a Quorum of Three Members, and 
to make their Report on Wednesday next. 


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, 
to request that their Lordships will be pleased to 
communicate to this House a Copy of the Minutes 
of the Evidence taken before their Lordships in the 
case of the said Bill: And that Mr. Greene do carry 
the said Message. 


Thursday last, was made from the Select Committee 
appointed to consider whether any and what alter- 
ations in the Standing Orders of the House respect- 
ing Private Bills, the experience of the present Ses- 
sion may show to be desirable; and to what extent 
and under what restrictions Committees on Private 
Bills may alter the Preambles of Private Bills; and 
the Resolutions of the Committee were read, as 
follow : 


ALTERATIONS IN PREAMBLE. 


That it appears to this Committee that the altera- 
tion of the Preambles of Private Bills by the Com- 
mittee on the Bills has been practised for many 
years. 


That these alterations have not been of such a 
nature as to cause an extension in the objects of 
the Bill, as sanctioned by the House, on the Second 
Reading of the Bill. 


That it is expedient that this practice, under the 
following limitations, should be continued :— 


1. That in making alterations in the Pre- 
amble, nothing in any degree inconsistent with 
the notices given in compliance with the Stand- 
ing Orders of the House applicable to the Bill, 
should be introduced. 

2. That every alteration so made in a Pre- 
amble should be specially noticed in the Report 
of the Bill to the Heuse. 

3. That together with the notice in the Report 
of any alteration so made in the Preamble, the 
ground of making it should be stated. 


AMENDMENTS ON REporT AND Tuirp READING. 


That 119 Bills have been introduced into and 
passed the House of Commons up to 30th July in 
the present Session: That of these 119 Bills, 56 have 
passed without Amendment after coming out of the 
Committee: That in 51 cases Amendments have 
been made in the House on the Reports of Private 
Bills, and in 32 cases Amendments have been made 
on the Third Reading of Private Bills, and in 
20 cases Amendments have been made both on the 
Report and on the Third Reading. 


That it is the opinion of this Committee, that 
such a practice is fraught with inconvenience, and 
tends to alterations of the provisions of the Bills 
without due consideration of the interests of private 
parties, and without sufficient attention to the way 
in which the public may be affected. 


That whilst, therefore, the right of every Member 
of the House to suggest Amendments during every 
stage of a measure in its progrese through the House 
should be carefully preserved, it is desirable that 
means should be taken to discourage the habit, by 
parties interested either for or against a Bill, of de- 
laying, until after the close of the Committee, the 
attempt to introduce Clauses or Amendments ; and 
it is expedient to take further precautions to pre- 
clude the possibility of important alterations being 
introduced without their object being understood, 
or their magnitude appreciated. 





That 


_ The House, according to Order, proceeded to take Standing Orders 
into further consideration the Report which, upon Revision. 


No. 563. 


See Appendix. 





7 Vicroriz. 


That to effect these objects the Committee recom - 
commend the adoption of the following Standing 
Orders :— 


1.—That when any Clause or Amendment is 
offered upon the Report, on the consideration of the 
Report, or the Third Reading of any Private Bill, 
such Clause or Amendment shall be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders; that such 
Clause shall be printed ; and when any Clause is 
proposed to be amended, it shall be printed in ez- 
tenso, with every addition or substitution in different 
type, and the omissions therefrom included in 
brackets. 

2.—That when any Clause or Amendment upon 
the Report, or the consideration of the Report, or 
the Third Reading of any Private Bill, shall have 


Clauses and 
Amendments 
proposed on 
Report or — 
Third Reading, 
to be referred 
to Select Com- 
mittee on Stand- 
ing Orders, 

and printed. 


When referred, 
no further pros 
ceeding to be 
had till Report 
of Select Com- 
mittee on Stand- 


Orders, no further proceeding on either of such 
ing Orders, 2 


stages shall be had until the Report of the said Se- 
lect Committee shall have been brought up. 

3.—That when any Clause or Amendment pro- 
posed toany Private Bill on the Report, or the con- 
sideration of the Report thereof, shall have been 
referred to the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
they shall report to the House whether such Clause 
or Amendment be of such a nature as not to be 
adopted by the House without the re-commitment 
of the Bill, or of such a nature as to justify the 
House in entertaining it without recurring to that 
proceeding. 

4.—That when any Clause or Amendment pro- 
posed to any Private Bill on the Third Reading shall 
have been referred to the Select Committee on Stand- 
ing Orders, they shall report to the House whether 
such Clause or Amendment ought or ought not to 
be adopted by the House at that stage. 


Committee to 
report whether 
Clauses and 
Amendments 
on Report 
ought to be 
adopted or not 
by House with- 
out Re-commit- 
ment of Bill. 


Committee to 
report whether 
Clauses or 
Amendments on 
Third Reading 
should be 
adopted or not 
at that stage. 


That it is alleged as one of the causes of the 
practice of making Amendments and suggesting 
Clauses at late stages of Bills, that the Public De- 
partments who may desire to have Clauses pro- 
tective of the interests of the Crown or of the Public 
introduced, are backward in arranging them with 
the Promoters of the Bill. 

That cases may occur in which it may not be 
practicable that the Public objects can be duly pro- 
vided for until the provisions of a Bill, when it shall 
have passed through Committee, shall be known ; 
but in the great majority of instances, Clauses and 
stipulations of this nature depend little on the par- 
ticular enactments of a Bill, and may therefore be 
easily furnished in time for insertion in the Com- 
mittee. 

That it is very desirable that the attention of the 
Public Departments should be called to this ques- 
tion, and that, so far as is practicable, all enact- 
ments (not rendered necessary by subsequent pro- 
ceedings) required on behalf of the Crown or of 
the Public, should be communicated to the Pro- 
moters of the Bill in time for their insertion in the 
Committee. 

That the Promoters of the Bill would facilitate 
this object by giving Seven Days’ clear notice of 
the day intended for the sitting of the Committee, 
to every Public Department which has an interest 
in its provisions. 

That it should not be expected that the assent of 
the Crown, when such assent is necessary, should 
be signified before the stage at which it is by the 
custom of the House at present required. 


That in respect to certain Bills of the Third Class, 
the following Standing Order be adopted : — 


That as respects all Bills of the Third Class for 
the incorporation of Joint Stock Companies or pro- 
posed Companies for carrying on any Trade or Bu- 
siness, or for conferring upon such Companies the 
power of suing and being sued, there be deposited 
in the Private Bill Office, previous to the presenta- 
tion of the Petition for the Bill, a copy of the 

Vox. 98. 


; 


14° Auguste. 


been referred to the Select Committee on Standing | 


571 
Deed or Agreement of Partnership (if any) under 
which the Company or proposed Company is acting, 
or of the Subscription Contract (if any), together 
with a Declaration in writing, stating the following 
matters :— 
1st. The present and proposed amount of 
the Capital of the Company. 
2d. The number of Shares, and the amount 
of each Share. 
3d. The number of Shares subscribed for. 
4th. The amount of Subscriptions paid up. 
5th. The Names, Residences and Descrip- 
tions of the Shareholders or Subsribers (so far 
as the same can be made out), and of the actual 
or provisional Directors, Treasurers, Secretaries 
or other Officers, if any. 
And such Documents shall be verified by the Sig- 
natures of some authorized Officer of the Company, 
or proposed Company (if any), and by some respon- 
sible party promoting the Bill. 


That with the view of making provision for the 
more effectual auditing of Accounts, the following 
| Standing Order be adopted :— 
| That in all Bills whereby any parties are autho- Provision to be 
rized to levy Fees, Tolls or other Rate or Charge, made in Bills 
Clauses be inserted providing for the following ob- - Aig gg 
jects, except in so far as any of such objects shall levied. © 
have been provided for in some general Act appli- 
cable to the subject-matter of the Bill :— 

1. That Security be taken from the Treasurer, Security to be 
Collector or Receiver, and every other Officer — nny 
entrusted with the Collection or Custody of ne 
Monies under the Bill, for the faithful execution 
of his Office: 

2. That full and accurate Accounts be kept Accounts tu be 
of all Monies received and expended under the ‘Kept. 
provisions of the Bill, and that such Accounts 
be balanced once in each year, at the least: 

3. That such Accounts be duly audited once Accounts to be 
in each year, at the least, and that for such pur- *udited. 
pose an Auditor or Auditors be appointed by 
some person or persons not immediately con- 
nected with the Commissioners, Directors, Trus- 
tees or other party, by whom or by whose di- 
rection or authority such Fees, Tolls, Rates or 
Charges shall be levied : 

4. That for the purpose of auditing such Ac- Accounts, 
counts, the Commissioners, Directors, Trustees, Vouchers, &amp;c., 

. é . to be produced 
or other such party as aforesaid, be required to to Auditors. 
cause the Accounts, together with all their Books 
and Vouchers, to be produced to the Auditors : 

5. That the Remuneration of the Auditor Remuneration 
and his Expenses be defrayed out of the Funds ' Auditors. 
levied under the Bill: 

6. That an annual Account in Abstract be Account to be 
prepared of the Total Receipts and Expenditure oe rot 
of all Funds levied under such Bill for the past bf Peace, 
year, under the several distinct heads of Re- 
ceipts and Expenditure, with a Statement of 
the Balance of the said Account, duly audited 
and certified by the Chairman of the Commis- 
sioners, Directors, Trustees, or other parties 
aforesaid, and also by the Auditors thereof; 
and that a copy of such annual Account be 
transmitted free of charge to the Clerk of the 
Peace (or in Scotland to the Sheriff Clerk) for 
the County, or to the Clerk of the City or Bo- 
rough within which the chief Office for the 
management of such funds shall be situated, 
on or before the 31st day of January in each 
year, under a sufficient penalty for not ‘sty arta | 
and sending in the said Account, to be levie 
by summary process; the said Account to be 
open at all seasonable hours to the inspection 
of the public, upon payment of a fee. 














TAXATION oF Costs. 
It appears to this Committee—That the provi- 
sions of the two Statutes, 6 Geo. 4, cap. 123, and 
4p2 &amp; Geo. 4, 








Committee on 
Petitions for 
Private Bills, 


Sub-Com- 
mittees on 
Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Committee 
on Standing 
Orders. 


Committee of 
Selection. 


Committee on 
Opposed 
Private Bills, 


572 


8 Geo. 4, cap. 54, by which it is intended that the 
charges of Agents and others for carrying Private 
Bills through this and the other House of Parlia- 
ment respectively should be taxed, are insufficient 
for the purpose, and the provisions of the above Sta- 
tutes contemplate no taxation of Costs, except when 
application is made on behalf of the Petitioner or 
Petitioners for the Bill or of their agents. 

That the question of rendering it imperative, that 
all Costs and Expenses charged by Parliamentary 
Agents and Solicitors or others in respect of Bills 
subject to the payment of Fees in Parliament, com- 
monly called Private Bills, and incurred in comply- 


ing with the Standing Orders of the two Houses of 


Parliament, and in preparing, bringing in and car- 
rying the Bill through Parliament, and also all Costs 
charged in opposition to any such Bills, in their 
progress, should be taxed by a competent Tribunal, 
is one well worthy of attention; but as it involves 
many important considerations, and affects the pri- 
vileges of the other House of Parliament, it is not 
advisable at this late period of the Session to attempt 
to go into the Evidence which would be required in 
arriving at a satisfactory conclusion upon it. 

That it will be desirable that a Committee of the 


House should be appointed at the commencement of 


the next Session to investigate all points connected 
with the taxation of Costs on Private Bills, and to 


14° Augusti. 








A. 1843. 


6. That the Committee on every “ Unopposed Committe on 
Private Bill,” not being a Divorce Bill, and which Unopposed 
shall have originated in this House, shall consist of -"“** Bills 
the Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, 
together with the Members ordered to prepare and 
bring in the Bill; and that the Committee on every 
‘“* Unopposed Private Bill,’ not being a Divorce 
Bill, which shall have been brought from the House 
of Lords, shall consist of the Chairman of the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means, and of not less than 
Two other Members to be named by the Committee 
of Selection; and that the Chairman of the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means shall be the Chairman 
of the Committee on every “ Unopposed Private 
Bill,” not being a Divorce Bill; and that such 
Chairman and One of such other Members shall be 
the Quorum required to be present during the whole 
progress of the Bill throngh such Committee. 


7. That a Committee be appointed at the com- Committee on 
mencement of every Session, consisting of not more Divorce Bills. 
than Fifteen Members, of whom Five shall be a 
Quorum ; and such Committee shall be denominated 
“ The Select Committee on Divorce Bills.” 


8. That after any Committee on a Private Bill Members not 
shall have been formed, no Members be added there- (be added to 
j ommittee, 
to, unless by special Order of the House. except by 
special order, 














consider how far it may be expedient to repeal the | 


above Statutes, and to legislate generally upon the | 


subject. 





In addition to the foregoing Resolutions, the 
Commitiee have made such alterations in the Stand- 
ing Orders as the experience of the present Session 
appears to render desirable, and which they beg 
leave to report to the House without further obser- 
vation. 


J. 
APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES. 


1. Tuat a Committee be appointed at the com- 
mencement of every Session, consisting of Forty- 
two Members, of whom Five shajl be a Quorum in 
opposed cases, and Three a Quorum in unopposed 
cases; and such Committee shall be denominated 
“ The Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills.” 

2. That the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills, have leave to divide themselves into 
Sub-Committees, each consisting of Seven Members 
at the least, and to make regulations for the trans- 
action of business. 

3. That a Committee be appointed at the com- 
mencement of every Session, consisting of Eleven 
Members, including the Chairmen of the Committee 
and of the Sub-Committees on Petitions for Private 
Bills, of whom Jive shall be a Quorum, and such 
Committee shall be denominated “ The Select Com- 
mittee on Standing Orders.” 

4, That a Committee be appointed at the com- 
mencement of every Session, consisting of the 
Chairman of the Select Committee on Standing 
Orders and of the Chairmen of the Committee and 
of the Sub-Committees on Petitions for Private 
Bills, of whom Three shall be a Quorum ; and such 
Committee shall be denominated “ The Committee 
of Selection.” 

5. That the Committee on every “ Opposed Pri- 
vate Bill,” not being a Divorce Bill, shall consist 
of the Members on the Speaker’s List of that County 
or that Divisicn of a County to which the Bill 
specially relates, and of such number of “ Selected 
Members” not locally interested in the Bill in pro- 
gress, and in such proportion as the circumstances 
of each case shall in the judgment of the Com- 
mittee of Selection require, of which Committee 
Five (including the Quorem of Selected Members) 
shall be a Quorum. 


II. 
DUTIES OF COMMITTEES. 


Duty or THE SELEcT CoMMITTEE ON PETITIONS 
For Private BILLs. 


9. That the compliance with the following Stand- Compliance 
ing Orders shall be proved before one of the Sub- pith Standing 
Committees of the Select Committee on Petitions soon toll 
for Private Bills, and any parties shall be at liberty Sub-Com- 
to appear and be heard, by themselves, their agents ™e® 
and witnesses, upon any Petition which may be re 
ferred to such Committee, complaining ofa non-com- 
pliance with the Standing Orders, provided the matter 
complained of be specifically stated in such Petition, 
and that such Petition be presented Three clear days 
before the first meeting of such Sub-Committee. 


10. That in the case of any application for a Pri- Proof of 

vate Bill relating to England, the Committee may Jptices 
i i z . i1urch-doors, 

admit proof of the compliance with the Standing where Bills 
Orders which refer to the affixing to the Church- relate to 
doors the requisite Notices, on the production of #7s!an4. 
Affidavits sworn before any Justices in Petty Ses- 
sions assembled, for the division within which the 
Churches on which the Notices have been affixed 
shall be respectively situated. 


11. That in the case of any application for a Pri- standing 
vate Bill relating to Scotland, the Committee may Orders may 
admit proof of the compliance with the Standing b&amp; Proved 





Orders of this House, on the production of —_"' 


|vits sworn before any Sheriff Depute or his Substi- 
| tute there, whose certificate shall be admitted as 
evidence of such proof having been made, unless 
the Committee shall require further evidence. 


12. That in the case of any application for a Pri- gtanding 
vate Bill relating to Jreland, the Committee may Orders may 
admit proof of the compliance with the Standing ——_ ws 
Orders of the House, on the production of Affidavits . 
sworn before any Judge or Assistant Barrister of 
that part of the United Kingdom, whose certificate 
shall be admitted as evidence of such proof having 
been made, unless the Committee shall require fur- 
ther evidence. 

Sub-Committee 


13. That when the Sub-Committee shall report to 
the House: that the Standing Orders have not been ‘report fects 
a 7 . when Standing 
complied with, they do report the facts upon which Orders have not 
their decision is founded, and any special circum- been complied 
stances connected with the case. —_ 





Scotland. 





Treland. 


14. That Notices be given in all cases, where Notices of 
application is intended to be made for leave to bring Application. 





in 











Notices to be 
published, 


Intention to 
levy or alter 
Tolls, to be 
stated. 


Application to 
Owners, &amp;c. 


7 VicTortzZ. 


in a Bill relating to the subjects included in any of 
the following Classes :— 


ist CLass: 

Burial Ground, making, maintaining or altering. 

Church or Chapel, building, enlarging, repairing or 
maintaining. 

City or Town, paving, lighting, watching, cleansing 
or improving. 

Crown, Church or Corporation Property, or Pro- 
perty held in Trust for Public or Charitable 
Purposes. 

Fishery, making, maintaining or improving. 

Land, inclosing, draining or improving. 

Market or Market-place. 

Local Court, constituting. 

Market or Market-place, erecting, improving, re- 
pairing, maintaining or regulating. 

Poor, maintaining or employing. 

Poor Rate. 

Stipendiary Magistrate or any Public Officer, Pay- 
ment of, if not out of County Rate. 


2d CLAss: 


Making, maintaining, varying, extending or en- 
larging any 


Aqueduct. Navigation. 
Archway. Pier. 

Bridge. Port. 

Canal. Railway. 

Cut. Reservoir. 
Dock. Tunnel. 

Ferry. Turnpike-road. 
Harbour. Waterwork, 


od CLASs: 

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 a former Act is proposed to be 
made. : 

Company, incorporating or giving powers to. 

County Rate. 

County or Shire-hall, Court-house. 

Gaol or House of Correction. 

Letters Patent, confirming, prolonging or trans- 
ferring the Term of. 

Powers to sue and be sued, conferring. 

Stipendiary Magistrate, or any Public Officer, 
Payment of, if out of County Rate. 


15. That such Notices be published in Three suc- 
cessive weeks in the months of October and Novem- 
ber, or either of them, immediately preceding the 
Session of Parliament in which Application for the 
Bill shall be made, in the London, Edinburgh or 
Dublin Gazette, as the case may be, and in some 
one and the same Newspaper of the County in which 
the City, Town or Lands to which such Bill relates 
shall be situate; or if there be no Newspaper pub- 
lished therein, then in the Newspaper of some County 
adjoining or near thereto; or if such Bill do not re- 
late to any particular City, Town or Lands, in the 
London, Edinburgh or Dublin Gazette only, as the 
case may be; and that all Notices required to be 
inserted in the London, Edinburgh or Dublin Ga- 
zette, be delivered at the Office of the Gazette in 
which the insertion is required to be made, during 
the usual office hours, at least Two clear days pre- 
vious to the publication of the Gazette, and that 
the receipt of the Printer for such Notice shall be 
proof of its due delivery. 

16. That if it be the intention of the Parties ap- 
plying for leave to bring in a Bill, to obtain powers 
for the compulsory purchase of Lands or Houses, 
or to levy any Tolls, Rates or Duties, or to alter 
any existing Tolls, Rates or Duties, or to confer, 
vary or extinguish any exemptions from payment of 
Tolls, Rates or Duties, or any other rights or pri- 
vileges, the Notices shall specify such intention. 

17. That on or before the 31st day of December 
immediately preceding the application for a Bill by 
which any Lands or Houses are intended to be taken, 
or an extension of the time granted by any former 
Act for that purpose is sought, application in writ- 
ing, (and in cases of Bills included in the Second 

VoL. 98. 


/ 


14° Auguste. 








573 


Class, in the form, as near as may be, set forth in 
the Appendix marked (A.)), be made to the Owners 
or reputed Owners, Lessees or reputed Lessees and 
Occupiers, either by delivering the same personally, 
or by leaving the same at their usual Place of Abode, 
or, in their absence from the United Kingdom, with 
their Agents respectively, of which application hav- 
ing been duly made, the production of a written 
acknowledgment by the party applied to, of the 
receipt of such application, shall be sufficient evi- 
dence, in the absence of other proof, of the same 
having been duly delivered or left as aforesaid; and 
that separate Lists be made of the Names of such 
Owners, Lessees and Occupiers, distinguishing which 
of them have assented, dissented or are neuter in 
respect thereto. (See as to depositing said Lists in 
Private Bill Office, p. 582, No. 127). 





Orpers specially relating to Brus of the 
First Crass. 


18. That in cases of Bills included in the First Notices on 
Class, Notices shall also be affixed to the Outer Church Doors. 


Doors of the Churches of every Parish to which 
they specially relate, for Three successive Sundays 


in the months of October and November, or either 
of them. 


Crown, &amp;c., Property. 


19. That in cases of intended Application to Par- Notice to 
liament for Bills relating to Crown, Church or Cor- Owners, &amp;c. 


poration Property, or Property held in Trust for 
Public or Charitable Purposes, Notice in writing of 
such intention be given to the Owners or reputed 
Owners of such Property, and to the Lessees or re- 
puted Lessees of such Property, holding Leases 
granted for a life or lives, or for any term of Twenty- 
one years or upwards ; such Notice to be given as 
aforesaid previous to the presentation of the Peti- 
tion for leave to bring in the Bill, or, in the case of 
a Bill brought from the House of Lords previous 
to the First Reading thereof. 


Burial Grounds. 


20. That Notices be affixed to tue outer doors Notices on 


of the Churches of every Parish adjoining that in 
which a Burial Ground is proposed to be made, for 
Three successive Sundays in the months of October 
and November, or either of them. 


Church Doors, 


21. That on or before the Thirty-first day of De- Notice to 


cember immediately preceding the ap 


lication for —— and 


any Bill for making a Burial Ground, Notice be fouses, of 


given to the Owner and Occupier of every Dwelling 
House situated within Three hundred yards of the 
Boundary of the proposed Burial Ground. 





Orvers specially relating to Brutus of the 
Seconp Crass. 


22, That in cases of Bills included in the Second 
Class, 
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 
Post-masters, as the case may be. (See Nos. 23 
and 27). 

23. That a Plan and also a duplicate of such 
Plan, on a scale of not less than Four Inches to a 
Mile, be deposited for public inspection at the office 
of the Clerk of the Peace for every County, Riding 
or Division in England or Ireland, or in the office 
of the Principal Sheriff Clerk of every County in 
Scotland, in or through which the Work is proposed 

4D3 to 


ouses, 


Notices to cone 


all Notices shall contain the names of the tim Names of 


Parishes, Ac. 


Plans, &amp;c., 
with Clerk of 
the Peace. 








Lands within 
Deviation to be 
on Plan. 


Buildings, &amp;c., 
on enlarged 
Scale, 


Section. 


Clerks of Peace 
to indorse a 
Memorial on 
Plans, &amp;c. 


Plan and 
Section with 
Parish Clerk, 
&amp;e. 


Time for 
Deposit in 
Private Bill 
Office. 


Estimate and 
Subscription 
Contract. 





574 


to be made, maintained, varied, extended or | 
larged, on or before the 30th day of November, | 
immediately preceding the Session of Parliament | 
in which application for the Bill shall be made ; 
which Plans shall describe the line or situation of! 
the whole of the Work, and the Lands in or! 
through which it is to be made, maintained, varied, | 
extended or enlarged, or through which every com- | 
munication to or from the Work shall be made, 
together with a Book of Reference containing the 
Names of the Owners or reputed Owners, Lessees 
or reputed Lessees, and Occupiers of such Lands 
respectively ; and in the case of Bills relating to 
Turnpike-roads, Cuts, Canals, Reservoirs, Aque- 
ducts and Railways, a Section and duplicate thereof, 
as hereinafter described, shall likewise be deposited 
with such Plan and duplicate. 


14° August, 


A. 1843. 


30. That in cases where the Work is to be made by Cases wherein 
means of Funds, or out of money to be raised upon ee : 
the credit of present Surplus Revenue, under the con- payee 
trol of Directors, Trustees or Commissioners, as the scription Con- 
case may be, of any existing Public Work, a Declara- tt. 
tion stating those facts, and setting forth the Nature 
of such control, and the Nature and Amount of 
such Funds or Surplus Revenue, and given under the 
common seal of the Company, or ene the hand of 
some authorized Officer of such Directors, Trustees 
or Commissioners, may be substituted in lieu of the 
Subscription Contract, and in addition to the Esti- 
mate of the Expense. (See as to depositing Sub- 
scription Contracts in Private Bill Office, p. 582, 

No. 127). 


31. That in cases where the Work is to be made Cases wherein 
out of Money to be raised upon the security of the Declaration 





24, That where it is the intention of the parties 
to apply for powers to make any lateral deviation 
from the line of the proposed Work, the limits of 
such deviation shall be defined upon the Plan, and | 
all Lands included within such limits shall be marked | 
thereon, and that in all cases, excepting where the 
whole of such Plan shall be upon a scale of not 
less than a quarter of an inch to every One hun- | 
dred feet, an additional Plan of any Building, Yard, | 
Court-yard or Land within the curtilage of any | 
Building, or of any Ground cultivated as a Garden, | 
either on the original line or included within the | 
limits of the said deviation, shall be laid down on 
the said Plan or on the additional Plan deposited | 
therewith, upon a scale of not less than a quarter | 





of an inch to every One hundred feet. (See Fig. 3). | Christian and Surnames, Description and Place of 


25. That the Section be drawn to the same 
horizontal scale as the Plan, and to‘a vertical scale 
of not less than One inch to every One hundred 


marked on the Plan, and the intended level of the 
proposed Work, and a datum horizontal line, which 


Rates, Duties or Revenue to be created by or to arise oe 
under any Bill, under which no private or personal Rates may be 
pecuniary profit or advantage is to be derived, a substituted for 
Declaration stating those facts, and setting forth Cobsctintion 
the means by which Funds are to be obtained for 
executing the Work, and signed by the Party or 

Agent soliciting the Bill, together with an Estimate 

of the probable Amount of such Rates, Duties or 

Revenue, signed by the person making the same, 

may be substituted in lieu of the Subscription 

Contract, and in addition to the Estimate of the 

Expense. (See as to depositing Estimate and Sub- 

scription Contracts in Private Bill Office, p. 582, 

No. 127). 


€ 
e 


32. That every Subscription Contract contain the Contract to con- 
tain Christian 
and Surnames 


Abode of every Subscriber; his Signature to the 6¢ parties. 


amount of his Subscription, with the amount which 


feet, and shall show the surface of the ground | he has paid up; and the Name of the Party witness- 


‘ing such Signature, and the date of the same re- 


spectively. 





shall be the same throughout the whole length of 
the Work, or any branch thereof respectively, and | 
shall be referred to some fixed point stated in writing 
on the Section, near either of the termini. 
Line D. D., Fig. 2). 

26. That the Clerks of the Peace or Sheriff Clerks, 
or their respective Deputies, do make a Memorial 
in writing upon the Plans, Sections and Books of 
Reference so deposited with them, denoting the time 
at which the same were lodged in their respective 
offices, and do at all seasonable hours of the day 
permit any person to view and examine one of the 
same, and to make copies or extracts therefrom ; 
and that one of the two Plans and Sections so de- 
posited be sealed up and retained in the possession 
of the Clerk of the Peace or Sheriff Clerk until 
called for by Order of one of the two Houses of 
Parliament. (See Appendix, Act 1 Vic. c. 83). 


27. That on or before the 31st day of December 
a copy of so much of the said Plans and Sections 
as relates to each Parish in or through which the 
Work is intended to be made, maintained, varied, 
extended or enlarged, (see Fig. 5.), together with a 
Book of Reference thereto, be deposited with the 
Parish Clerk of each such Parish in England, the 
Schoolmaster of each such Parish in Scotland, (or 
in Royal Burghs with the Town Clerk), and the 
Post-master of the Post Town in or nearest to such 
Parish in Ireland. (See Appendix, Act 1 Vic. c. 83). 


| amount subscribed shall be deposited with the Court 
(See | 


33. That previous to the presentation of a Peti- One-tenth 


tion for a Bill, a sum equal to One-tenth part of the part of amount 
subscribed to 
be deposited, 
and Shares of 
Three-fourths 


of Chancery in England, if the Work is intended to 
be done in England, or with the Court of Chancery 

in England or the Court of Exchequer in Scotland, * Soaren 
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 Jreland; and that 

not less than Three-fourths in number of the Sub- 
scribers shall pay up their Shares of such Deposit. 

(Vide Appendix C). 

34. That no Subscription Contract shall be valid Not valid, 
unless it be entered into subsequent to the close of 
the Session of Parliament previous to that in which 
application is made for leave to bring in the Bill to 
which it relates, and unless the Parties subscribing 
to it bind themselves, their Heirs, Executors and 
Administrators, for the payment of the Money so 
subscribed. 


unless entered 
into subsequent 
to close of pre- 
vious Session, 


35. That previous to the presentation of a Peti- Copies of 
tion for a Bill, Copies of the Subscription Contract, Subscripts 

: a : : Contract, or of 
with the Names of the Subscribers arranged in al- peclaration, 
phabetical order, and the amount of the Deposit re- &amp;c., to be — 
spectively paid up by each such Subscriber, or where Printed, and 

: ee ’ delivered in 

a Declaration and Estimate of the probable amount yote Ofice. 
of Rates and Duties are substituted in lieu ofa Sub- 
scription Contract, copies of such Declaration or of 


such Declaration and Estimate be printed at the 





28. That on or before the 31st day of December | 


a copy of the said Plans, Sections and Books of 
Refereuce be deposited in the Private Bill Office of 
this House. 


29. That an Estimate of the Expense be made 





expense of the Promoters of the Bill, and be deli- 
vered at the Vote Office for the use of the Members 
‘of the House. 


36. That previous to the presentation of a Peti- Notice to 


, j . Pica Owners, &amp;c., 
tion for a Bill whereby any part of a Work autho- vrei Sh, 


and signed by the person making the same, and | "ized by any former Act is intended tobe relinquished, js to abridge 


that a Subscription be entered into under a Contract, 


| Notice in writing of such Bill be given to the Owners any Public 
made as hereinafter described, to three-fourths the | OT Te puted Owners and Occupiers of the Lands in 


Work. 


amount of the Estimate. (See as to depositing Es- | Which the part of the said Work intended to be 


timate and Subscription Contracts in Private Bill | 
Office, p. 582, No. 127). 


relinquished is situate. 





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7 Vicroriz. 


Cuts, Canals, Reservoirs, Aqueducts and 
Navigations. 


37. That in all cases where it is proposed to divert 
intended to = into any intended Cut, Canal, Reservoir, Aqueduct 
cone anne or Navigation, or into any intended variation, exten- 
Cut, &amp;c., into sion or enlargement thereof respectively, any Water 
an intended = from any existing Cut, Canal, Reservoir, Aqueduct 
Cut, ee or Navigation, whether directly or derivatively, and 
name ofthe OF Navigation, whether directly or derivatively, an 
existing Cut, whether under any agreement with the Proprietors 
Xe, to be men- thereof or otherwise, the Notices shall contain the 
one. name of every such existing Cut, Canal, Reservoir, 

Aqueduct or Navigation, the Waters supplying 

which, by virtue of any Act of Parliament, will 
either directly or derivatively flow or proceed into 
any such intended Cut, Canal, Reservoir, Aqueduct 
or Navigation, or into any intended variation, ex- 
tension or enlargement thereof. 

38. That in all cases where it is proposed to make, 
vary, extend or enlarge any Cut, Canal, Reservoir, 
Aqueduct or Navigation, the Plan shall describe the 
Brooks and Streams to be directly diverted into 
such intended Cut, Canal, Reservoir, Aqueduct or 
Navigation, or into any variation, extension or en- 
largement thereof respectively for supplying the 
same with Water; it shall also exhibit the height 
of the several embankments, and the depth of the 
several Cuttings respectively, on a scale specified 
thereon (see Fig. 1.); and in cases of Bills for im- 
proving the Navigation of any River, there shall be 
a Section which shall specify the levels of both 
Banks of such River, and where any alteration is 
intended to be made therein it shall describe the 
same by feet and inches. 


When it is 


Plan to describe 
Brouks, &amp;c., to 
be diverted. 





Railways. 


39. 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 Embank- 
ments and the depth of the several Cuttings respec- 
tively, onascale specified thereon. (See Fig. 1.) 

40. That in every Section of a Railway, the Line 
marked thereon shall correspond with the upper 
surface of the Rails. (See LineS, S., Fig. 2.) 


Plan of Railway 
to show Eme 
bankments and 
Cuttings. 


Line of Railway 
on Section to 
correspond with 
upper surface 


of Rails. 

Vertical Mea- 41. That a vertical measure from the datum line 

suresto be to the line of the Railway shall be marked in feet 

ee es and inches at each change of the gradient or in- 

gradient. clination (see E. F., Fig. 2.), and that the proportion 
or rate of inclination between each such change 
shall also be marked. (See G. G. in Fig. 2.) 

Height of Rail. | 42. That the height of the Railway over or under 


way, over or 
under surface, 
to be marked at 
every crossing 
ofa Road, &amp;c. 


the surface of every Turnpike-road, public Carriage- 
road, navigable River, Canal or Railway, or junction 
with a Railway, shall be marked in figures at every 
crossing thereof (see I. I. 1., Fig. 2); and if there 
shall be no such crossing in every half-mile, then 
the height over or under the surface of the ground 
shall be marked once in that space (see O. O. O., 
Fig. 2); and if any alteration in the present level 
or rate of inclination of any Turnpike-road, Carriage- 
road or Railway be intended, then the same shall 
be stated on the said Section. (See P. Fig. 2.) 

43. That where Tunnelling as a substitute for open 
cutting or Arching as a substitute for solid embank- 
ment, be intended, the same shall be marked both 
on the Plan and Section. (See Q. R., Figs. 1 and 2.) 


Tunnelling and 
Archway to be 
narked. 





ORDERS specially relating to Bitus of the 
Turrp Crass. 


44, That as respects all Bills of the Third Class 
for the Incorporation of Joint Stock Companies, or 
proposed Companies for carrying on any Trade or 
Business, or for conferrimg upon such Companies 
the power of suing and being sued, there be depo- 
sited in the Private Bill Office, previous to the Pre- 
sentation of the Petition for the Bill, a copy of the 
Deed or Agreement of Partnership (if any) under 

Vot. 98. 


Documents to 
be deposited in 
Private Bill 
Office, 


i 


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575 


which the Company or proposed Company is acting, 
or of the Subscription Contract (if any), together 
with a declaration in writing stating the following 
matters :— 
ist.—The present and proposed amount of 
the Capital of the Company. 
2d,—The number of Shares, and the amount 
of each Share. 
3d.—The number of Shares subscribed for. 
4th.—The amount of Subscriptions paid up. 
5th.—The names, residences and descrip- 
tions of the Shareholders or Subscribers (so far 
as the same can be made out), and of the actual 
or provisional Directors, Treasurers, Secretaries 
or other officer, if any. 

And such documents shall be verified by the sig- 
nature of some authorized officer of the Company or 
proposed Company (if any), and by some responsible 
party promoting the Bill. (See as to depositing 
documents in Private Bill Office, Order, page 582, 
No. 127.) 


Letters Patent. 


45. That in cases of Bills for confirming or pro- Name of 
longing the terms of Letters Patent, each Notice [nvention to 
shall have prefixed to it in Capital Letters the name Caritals - " 
by which the Invention is usually distinguished, and Notice. 
shall contain a distinct description of the Invention 
for which such Letters Patent have been obtained, 
and alsoan account of the Term of their duration. 





Duty oF THE SELECT CoMMITTEE ON 
STANDING ORDERs. 


46. That when any Report of the Select Com- Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills, in which they ay otal 
. g Orders to 
shall report that the Standing Orders have not been report whether 
complied with, shall have been referred to the Select Standing Orders 
Committee on Standing Orders, they shall report to Ousht of ought 
; not to be dise 
the House whether such Standing Orders as have pensed with. 
not been complied with ought or ought not to be 
dispensed with, and whether in their opinion the 
parties should be permitted to proceed with their 
Bill, or any portion thereof, and under what (if any) 
conditions. 


47. That when any Petition for leave to dispense Select Com- 
with any of the Sessional Orders of the House re- mittee onStand- 
lating to Private Bills, shall have been referred to eort whet 
ating to Private Bills, shall have been referred to yeport whether 
the Select Committee on Standing Orders, they shall Sessional Order 
report to the House whether such Sessional Orders usht of ought 


- = ot to be dis- 
ought or ought not to be dispensed with. eal hile. 


48. That when any Clause or Amendment pro- Committee to 
posed to any Private Bill on the Report, or the report = 
consideration of the Report thereof, shall have been xiendment on 
referred to the Select Committee on Standing Or- Report ought to 
ders, they shall report to the House whether such be adopted or 
Clause or Amendment be of such a nature as not 2t,&gt;Y House 
to be adopted by the House without the re-commit- commitment. 
ment of the Bill, or of such a nature as to justify 
the House in entertaining it without recurring to 
that proceeding, or of such a nature as not in either 
case to be adopted by the House. 


49, That when any Clause or Amendment pro- Committee to 
posed to any Private Bill on the Third Reading (port whether 
shall have been referred to the Select Committee Amendment on 
on Standing Orders, they shall report to the House Third Reading 
whether such Clause or Amendment ought or ought a a 
not to be adopted by the House at that stage. by House at 
that stage. 


Duty or THE COMMITTEE oF SELECTION. 


50. That the Committee of Selection shall refer Opposed Bill 
every Private Bill referred to them, when it be op- rte gg 
posed, to the Speaker’s List of that County or that gc, 
Division of a County to which the Bill specially 
relates, and tosuch number of Members not locally 


4p4 interested 








576 


interested in the Bill as the circumstances of the 
case shall in their judgment require. 


Quorum of 51. That the Committee of Selection shall in 
—— each case direct what number of Members (not 


locally interested in the Bill) selected and added to 
the Speaker’s List by them, shall be a quorum of 
such Members. 


Notice to Se- 52. That the Committee of Selection shall, after 

lected Members. the name of any Member sball have been added 
by them to the Speaker’s List, direct the Clerk at- 
tending them to give notice as soon as possible to 
such Member of his Name having been so added, 
and of the time when the Committee on the Bill 
shall have been appointed to meet. 


53. That the Committee of Selection shall con- 
sider no Bill as an opposed Private Bill where no 


What Bills not 
to be considered 


es Petition has been presented in which the Petitioners 
pray to be heard by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, unless in cases where the Chairman of Ways 
and Means shall have reported to the House that 
in his opinion any Bill should be so treated. 

Unopposed 54. That the Committee of Selection shall refer 

Bills to be | every unopposed Private Bill referred to them, and 

referred to the ‘ ig ‘ “ 

Chairman of | Which shall have originated in this House, to the 

Ways and 


Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, 
together with the Members ordered to prepare and 
bring in the Bill; and shall refer every unopposed 
Private Bill referred to them, which shall have been 
brought from the House of Lords, to the Chairman 
of the Committee of Ways and Means, together 
with not less than Two other Members, to be named 
by the Committee of Selection. 


Jommi 55. That the Committee of Selection shall, sub- 

Selection to ject to the Order that there be Seven clear days be- 

appoint First A : 3 3 

Sitting of Com. tween the Second Reading of every Private Bill 

mittee. and the sitting of the Committee thereupon, fix the 
time for holding the First Sitting of every Com- 
mittee on a Private Bill referred to them; but in 
the case of unopposed Private Bills, after commu- 
nication with the Members who are to form the 
Committee on such Bill. 


Mezens, &amp;c, 


Committee of 


Postponement 56. That no postponement of the first sitting of 


of First Sitting. ony Committee on a Private Bill shall take place, 
unless such postponement, and the duration of it, 


14° Auguste. 


A. 1843. 


appoint a Chairman, otherwise the Member signing 
the same shall not be entitled to attend or vote. 


No. 2.—The Declaration of a Member whose Declaration 
name has been added to the List prepared under a 
the direction of Mr. Speaker by the Committee of ; 
Selection, his constituents having no local interest 
in the Bill for 


I, C. D., being one of the Members selected 
and added to the List by the Committee of 
Selection, to which List the Bill for , 
has been committed, do hereby declare, That 
my constituents have no local interest, and 
that I have no personal interest in such Bill; 
and that I will never vote on any question 
which may arise without having duly heard and 
attended to the Evidence relating thereto. 


Memorandum.— The Declaration, signed as afore- 
said, must be delivered to the Clerk of the Committee 
on the Bill before the Committee shall proceed to 
appoint a Chairman, otherwise the Member signing 
the same shall not be entitled to attend or vote. 


59. That the Committee Clerk shall furnish to Form of Decla- 
each Member appointed to serve ona Committee on by Clee 
a Private Bill, who shall apply for the same, a Form ; 
of one of the above Declarations, according to the 
class to which the Member may belong; and that 
such application shall be made to the Committee 
Clerk, either in the Committee Clerk’s Office, pre- 
vious to the time when the Committee shall have 
been appointed to meet, or in the Committee-room, 
previous to the door thereof being locked, as herein- 
after directed. 

60. That no Member shall be entitled to attend When Member 
or vote in a Committee on an opposed Private Bill, pe pa 
who shall not have delivered his Declaration to the y 
Clerk, previous to the time when the door of the 
Committee-room shall be locked for the appoint- 
ment of the Chairman, and who shall not have been 
present at such appointment. 

61. That Five Members (including the Quorum Quorum to be 
of Selected Members) shall be the Quorum of lays present. 
|every Committee on an opposed Private Bill, and 
| that no such Committee shall proceed to business, 
lor continue their inquiry or deliberations, unless 








shall have been sanctioned by the Committee of | si yegenondignllgnina 9: ale. sangede-yhei: taal 


Selection. 





Duty or THE CoMMITTEE ON THE BILL. 


OrpeErs specially relating to the ComMITTEE on 
an Orpposep Bit. 


Members of 57. That each Member appointed to serve as a 
Committee 


aa cay Member of a Committee on an opposed Private 

pl tg Bill, whether he be on the Speaker’s List or one of 
the Selected Members, before he be entitled to 
attend and vote on such Committee, shall (accord- 
ing to the class to which he may belong) sign one 
of the following Declarations. 

Declaration of 


Member on 
Speaker's List. 


58. That the following shall be the several Forms 
of Declaration :— 


No. 1.—Declaration of a Member whose name 
is on the List prepared under the direction of Mr. 
Speaker for . . 


I, A. B., being one of the Members whose 
neme is on the List prepared under the direc- 
tion of Mr. Speaker, to which List the Bill for 
pel ak a ee has been committed, do 
hereby declare, That I will never vote on any 
question which may arise without having duly 
heard and attended to the Evidence relating 
thereto. 


Memorandum.— The Declaration, signed as ufore- 
said, must be delivered to the Clerk of the Committee 
on the Bill before the Committee shall proceed to 


lified to serve on such Committee shall be present. 


62. That so soon after the expiration of Zen When Preceed- 

minutes, and not sooner, after the time appointed — 
st \- 

for the first sitting of a Committee on an opposed mence. 
Private Bill, as there shall be present at least Five 
Members appointed and duly qualified to serve on 
such Committee (including a Quorum of Selected 
Members), the Clerk shall direct the Messenger in 
attendance on the Committee to clear the room of 
all strangers, and to lock the door of the Committee 
Room; and the Members then present shall pro- 
ceed to appoint a Chairman. 

63. That the Member to be appointed the Chair- Chairman to 
man of each Committee on an opposed Private Bill be ® Selected 
shall be one of the Selected Members. sean 


64. That if at any time during the sitting of the Proceedings w 
Committee a Quorum of the Selected Members shall poe 
not be present, the Chairman of the Committee shall present. 
suspend the proceedings of such Committee until 
such Quorum shall be present ; and that if at the 
expiration of one hour from the time fixed for the 
meeting of the Commiitee, or from the time when 
the Chairman shall so have suspended the proceed- 
ings of such Committee, a Quorum of the Selected 
Members shall not be present, the Chairman shall 
adjourn the Committee for any period not exceeding 
Two clear days, or to the day on which the House 
shall next thereafter meet, and report to the House 
the circumstances of the case. 

65. That if at any time after the Committee on a Absence of 
Bill shall have been formed, a Quorum of Members + se ge a 

. ~ ‘ ° eath or other- 
required by the Standing Orders cannot attend in vice, to be 
consequence of any of the Members who shall — reported. 

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7 VicrorizZ. 


duly qualified to serve on such Committee having 
become incompetent to continue such service by 
having been placed on an Election Committee, or 
by death or otherwise, the Chairman shall report the 
circumstances of the case to the House, in order 
that such measures may be taken by the House as 
shall enable the Members still remaining on the 
Committee to proceed with the business referred to 
such Committee, or as the exigency of the case may 
require. 
Petition against §=§6, That no Petition against a Private Bill be 
Bill not to be taken into consideration by the Committee on such 
considered, : ; on ; 
unless grounds Bill, which shall not distinctly specify the ground 
of objection on which the Petitioners object to any of the pro- 
— visions thereof; and that the Petitioners be onl 
= heard on such grounds so stated ; and if it shall 


14° Augusti. 


y| sworn before any Judge or Assistant Barrister of 





appear to the said Committee that such grounds 
are not specified with sufficient accuracy, the Com- 
mittee may direct that there be given in to the 
Committee a more specific statement, in writing, 
but limited to such grounds of objection so inac- 
curately specified. 


67. That no Petitioners against any Private Bill 
oe shall be heard before the Committee on the Bill, 
dass before first unless the Petition shall have been presented to this 
day appointed House Three clear days before the day appointed for 
for meetings —_ the first meeting of such Committee, unless the Pe- 

titioners shall complain of any matter which ma 
have arisen during the progress of the Bill before 
the said Committee. 


Petition against 





OrpeERs specially relating to the CommiTTEE on 
an Unopposep BI1t. 


What Chairmen 68. That the Chairman of the Committee of 

tobeappointed. Ways and Means shall be the Chairman of the 
Committee on every unopposed Private Bill (not 
being a Divorce Bill), and that such Chairman and 
one of the other Members of the Committee shall 
be the Quorum thereof. 


Chairman at 69. That the Chairman of the Committee on 


liberty to report every unopposed Private Bill (not being a Divorce 
that any Bill y PP ( S 


ponerse he Bill), shall be at liberty, at any period after such | 

treated asop- Bill shall have been referred to him and the other 

posed. Members of the Committee, to report his opinion 
to the House (if he shall think fit), that such Bill 
should be treated as an opposed Private Bill; in| 
which case such Bill shall be again referred to the | 
Committee of Selection, and shall be dealt with by 
them as an opposed Private Bill. 

Filled-up Bills 


70, That a filled-up Bill, signed by the Agent 
Parca for the Bill, as proposed to be submitted to the 
Committee, Committee, be laid by him before such Chairman 

at the time of giving notice of the meeting of the 
Committee on the Bill, and that similar copies be 
also laid by the Agent for the Bill before the other 





Members of the said Committee Three days, at the 
least, before the First Meeting thereof. 





Orpers relating to CommiTTEEs on BI.ts, 
whether OprosEp or UNOPPOSED. 


Names of 71. That the names of the Members attending 
—- each Committee be entered by the Clerk in the 
Minutes, Minutes of the Committee; and if any Division 


shall take place in the Committee, the Clerk do 
take down the names of Members voting in any 
such Division, distinguishing on which side of the 
question they respectively vote, and that such Lists 
be given in with the Report to the House. 


72. That no Committee shall have power to 

Bilinoctto examine into the compliance or non-compliance 

consis Staag. With such Standing Orders as are directed to be 

ing Orders, | proved before the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills, unless by special order of the 
House. 


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73. That in the case of any Private Bill relating Standing 
to Scotland, the Committee may admit proof of the nec 
compliance with the Standing Orders of this House, be proved on 
and of the Consents of Parties concerned in interest Affidavit. 
in such Private Bill, on the production of Affidavits g7riand 
sworn before any Sheriff Depute or his Substitute 
there, whose certificate shall be admitted as evidence 
of such proof having been made, unless the Com- 
mittee shall require further evidence. 


74. That in the case of any Private Bill relating Standing 
to Ireland, the Committee may admit proof of the — and 
i s . onsents may 
compliance with the Standing Orders of the House, be proved on 
and of the Consents of Parties concerned in interest Affidavit. 


in such Private Bill, on the production of Affidavits 





Treland. 


that part of the United Kingdom, whose certificate 
shall be admitted as evidence of such proof having 
been made, unless the Committee shall require fur- 
ther evidence. 


75. That in all other instances, the Committee Consents in all 
may admit proof of the Consents of Parties con- °° 
cerned in interest in any Private Bill, on the pro- 
duction of certificates in writing of such Parties, 
whose signature to such certificate shall be proved 
by One or more witnesses, unless the Committee 
shall require further Evidence. 


76. That in all Bills presented to the House for Clause compel- 
2 ; ling payment of 
carrying on any Work by means of a Company, Subscriptions. 
Commissioners or Trustees, Provision be made for 
compelling Persons who have subscribed any mo- 
ney towards carrying any such Work into execution, 


to make payment of the Sums severally subscribed 
by them. 


77. That in all Bills whereby any Parties are au- Provision to be 
thorized to levy Fees, Tolls or other Rate or Charge, ae 
Clauses be inserted, providing for the following ob- eintang be 
jects, except in so far as any of such objects shall levied. 
have been provided for in some general Act appli- 
cable to the subject-matter of the Bill :— 


That security be taken from the Treasurer, Security to be 
Collector or Receiver, and every other officer — brag 
entrusted with the collection or custody of weed 
monies under the Bill, for the faithful execution 
of his office. 

That full and accurate Accounts be kept of Accounts to be 
all monies received and expended under the *P* 
provisions of the Bill, and that such Accounts 
be balanced once in each year, at the least. 


That such Accounts be duly audited once Accounts to be 

in each year, at the least, and that for such pur- *4ite4- 

pose an Auditor or Auditors be appointed by 

some person or persons not immediately con- 

nected with the Commissioners, Directors, Trus- 

tees or other party, by whom, or by whose di- 

rection or authority, such Fees, Tolls, Rates or 

Charges shall be levied. 


That for the purpose of auditing such Ac- Accounts, 
counts, the Commissioners, Directors, Trustees pes eapain nat 
or other such Party as aforesaid be required to to helio, 
cause the Accounts, together with all their 
Books and Vouchers, to be produced to the 
Auditors. 

That the remuneration of the Auditor, and Remuneration 
his expenses, be defrayed out of the funds le- ' Auditors. 
vied under the Bill. 

That an annual Account, in abstract, be pre- Account to be 
pared of the Total Receipts and Expenditure annually trans: 
of all Funds levied under such Bill for the past "pra (2 Ce 
year, under the several distinct heads of Re- 
ceipts and Expenditure, with a Statement of the 
Balance of the said Account duly audited and 
certified by the Chairman of the Commissioners, 

Directors, Trustees or other Parties aforesaid, 
and also by the Auditors thereof; and that a 
copy of such annual Account be transmitted, 
free of charge, to the Clerk of the Peace (or in 
Scotland to the Sheriff Clerk) for the County, 
or to the Clerk of the City or Borough within 

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87. That in the case of a Railway Bill, the Com- 


such funds shall be situated, on or before the mittee report specially :-— 


Thirty-first day of January in each year, under | 
a sufficient Penalty for not preparing and send- 
ing in the said Account, to be levied by sum- 
mary process ; the said Account to be open at 
all seasonable hours to the inspection of the 
Public, upon payment of a Fee. 


78. That where the Level of any Road shall be 
altered in making any public Work, the ascent of 
any Turnpike-road shall not be more than One foot 
in thirty feet; and of any other public Carriage- 
road not more than One foot in twenty feet ; and 


Level of Roads. 


Fence to that a good and sufficient Fence, of Four feet high, 

Bridges. at the least, shall be made on each side of every 
Bridge which shall be erected. 

Plan, &amp;e., to 79. That every Plan, and Book of Reference 

oe a by thereto, which shall be produced in evidence before 


the Committee upon any Private Bill (whether the 
same shall have been previously lodged in the 
Private Bill Office or not), shall be signed by the 
Chairman of such Committee with his name at 
length ; and he shall also mark with the initials of 
his name, every alteration of such Plan and Book 
of Reference, which shall be agreed upon by the 
said Committee ; and every such Plan and Book of 
Reference shall thereafter be deposited in the Pri- 
vate Bill Office. 


80. That the Chairman of the Committee do 


Committee Bill 
and Clauses to 





sign, with his Name at length, a printed copy of 
the Bill (to be called the Committee Bill) on which 
the Amendments are to be fairly written ; and also 
sign, with the initials of his name, the several 
Clauses added in the Committee. 


be signed by 
Chairman. 


Chairman to 81. That the Chairman of the Committee upon 
report on alle- 


Bi, every Private Bill shall report to the House, that 
ea or allegations of the Bill have been examined ; and 
whether the Parties concerned have given their con- 
sent (where such consent is required by the Standing 

Orders) to the satisfaction of the Committee. 
Committee to 


report Bill in 
all cases, 


82. That every Committee to whom any Private 
Bill shall have been referred shall report the Bill to 
the House, whether such Committee shall or shall 
not have agreed to the Preamble, or gone through 
the several Clauses, or any of them. And when any 
alteration shall have been made in the Preamble of 





the Bill, such alteration, together with the ground 
of making it, shall be specially stated in the Report. 


Minutes of 


83. That the Minutes of the Committee on every 
Committee. 


Private Bill be brought up and laid on the Table of 
the House, with the Report of the Bill. 


Railway Bills. 


84. That in the case of a Railway Bi!l, no Com- 
pany shall be authorized to raise, by Loan or Mort- 
gage, a larger sum than One-third of their capital ; 
and that, until #ifty per cent. on the whole of the 
capital shall have been paid up, it shall not be in 
the power of the Company to raise any money by 
Loan or Mortgage. 


85. That where the level of any Road shall be 
altered in making any Railway, the ascent of any 
Turnpike-road shall not be more than One foot in 
Thirty feet; and of any other public Carriage-road 
not more than One foot in Twenty feet; and that 
a good and sufficient fence, of Four feet high at 
the least, shall be made on each side of every 
Bridge which shall be erected. 


Restrictions as 
to Mortgage. 


Level of Roads. 


Fence to 
Bridges. 


Railways not to 
cross Turnpike- 
roads, &amp;c., on 
same Level, 


86. That no Railway whereon Carriages are pro- 
pelled by Steam shall be made across any Turnpike- 
voad or other public Carriage-way on the level, 
unless the Committee on the Bill report that sucha 
restriction ought not to be enforced, with the reasons 











and facts upon which their opinion is founded. 


1. The proposed Capital of the Company Capital. 
formed for the execution of the project, and 
the amount of any Loans which they may be 
empowered to raise by the Bill. 

2. The amount of Shares subscribed for, and Shares, &amp;c, 
the Deposits paid thereon. 

3. The Names and Places of Residence of Names, &amp;e., of 
the Directors or Provisional Committee, with Directors, 
the amount of Shares taken by each. 

4. The number of Shareholders who may be Local Share. 
considered as having a local interest in the holders, 
Line, and the amount of Capital subscribed for 
by them. 

5. The number of other Parties, and the 
Capital taken by them. 

6. The number of Shareholders subscribing Subscribers for 
for 2,000/. and upwards, with their Names and % 0004. and 
Residences, and the amount for which they dian 
have subscribed. 

7. The sufficiency or insufficiency for agri- Present means 
cultural, commercial, manufacturing or other of conveyance, 
purposes, of the present means of Conveyance, 
and of communication between the proposed 
termini, stating the present amount of traffic 
by land or water, the average charges made 
for passengers and goods, and time occupied. 


8. The number of Passengers, and the Passengers,&amp;c., 
weight and description of the Goods, expected ¢*Peted- 
upon the proposed Railway. 

9. The amount of Income expected to arise Income 
from the conveyance of Passengers and Goods, ¢*Pected- 
and in what proportion ; stating also generally 
the description of Goods from which the 
largest revenue is anticipated. 

10. Whether the proposed Railway be a Whether 
complete and integral Line between the ter- —— phe 
mini specified, or a part of a more extended opi ufa 
plan now in contemplation, and likely to be more extended 
hereafter submitted to Parliament, and to what P/». 
extent the calculations of remuneration depend 
on such contemplated extension of the Line. 


11. Whether any, and what, competing Competing 
Lines of Railway there are existing, and whe- Lines 
ther any, and what, are in progress or con- 
templation, and to state, so far as circumstances 
will permit, in what respects the proposed 
Line is superior or inferior to the other Lines ; 
but that no Line of Railway be deemed a com- 
peting Line in contemplation, unless the Plan, 

Section and Book of Reference for the same 
shall have been deposited with the Clerks of 
the Peace and in the Private Bill Office re- 
spectively, as required by the Standing Orders. 

12. What planes on the Railway are pro- Assistant 
posed to be worked, either by Assistant Engines, P"8i"e* 
stationary or locomotive, with the respective 
lengths and inclinations of such planes. 

13, Any peculiar Engineering Difficulties in Engineering 
the proposed Line, and the manner in which it difficulties. 
is intended they should be overcome. 

14. The length, breadth and height, and Ventilation of 
means of Ventilation of any proposed Tunnels, Tunnels, 
and whether the strata through which they 
are to pass are favourable or otherwise. 

15. Whether in the Lines proposed, the Gradients and 
Gradients and Curves are generally favourable ©"""*s- 
or otherwise, and the steepest gradient, exclu- 
sive of the inclined planes above referred to 
and the smallest radius of a curve. 


16. The Length of the main Line of the Length of Line. 
proposed Railway, and of its branches re- 
spectively. 

17. Whether it be intended that the Rail- Pas-ing High- 
way should pass on a level any Turnpike-road wayson a Level 
or Highway, and if so, to call the particular 
attention of the House to that circumstance. 

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Estimates. 18. The amount of the Estimates of the Cost 
or other Expenses to he incurred up to the 
time of the completion of the Railway, and 
whether they appear to be supported by evi- 
dence, and to be fully adequate for the 
purpose. 

Annual 19. The estimated Charge of the Annual 

—— Expenses of the Railway when completed, and 

how far the calculations on which the Charge 

is estimated have been sufficiently proved. 

20. Whether the calculations proved in 
Evidence before the Committee have satis- 
factorily established, that the Revenue is likely 
to be sufficient to support the Annual Charges 
of the maintenance of the Railway, and still 
allow profit to the Projectors. 

Assents. 21. The number of Assenis, Dissents and 
Neuters upon the Line, and the length and 
amount of Property belonging to each Class 
traversed by the said Railway, distinguishing 

‘ Owners from Occupiers ; and in the case of any | 
Bill to vary the original Line, the above par- 
ticulars with reference to such parties only as 
may be affected by the proposed Deviation. 

22. The Name of each Engineer examined 
in support of the Bill, and of any examined in 
opposition to it. 

23. The main allegations of every Petition 
which may have been referred to the Com- 
mittee in opposition to the Preamble of the 
Bill, or to any of its Clauses; and whether the 
allegations have been considered by the Com- 
mittee, and if not considered, the cause of their 
not having been so. 

And the Committee shall also report generally as 

gineerin to the fitness, in an engineering point of view, of 
pomt of views the projected Line of Railway, and any circum- 

and any other ais ° ee p : F 

circumstances. Stances which, in the opinion of the Committee, it 

is desirable the House should be informed of. 


8s. That in all Railway Bills there be inserted 
the following Clauses : 


« And be it further Enacted, That it shall not be 
lawful for the said Company to proceed in the exe- 
cution of the said Railway hereinbefore authorized 
to be made unless the said Company shall have, 
previously to the commencement of such Work, 
deposited with the Clerk of the Peace of the several 
Counties in England or Ireland, and in the Office of 
the Principal Sheriff Clerk in every County in 
Scotland, in or through which the said Railway 
hereby authorized to be made is intended to pass, a 
Plan and Section of all such alterations from the 
original Plan and Section as shall have been ap- 
proved of by Parliament, on the same scale and 
containing the same particulars as the original Plan 
and Section of the Railway; and also with the 
Clerks of the several Parishes in England, the 
Schoolmasters of the several Parishes in Scotland, 
(or in Royal Barghs with the Town Clerk), and the 
Postmasters of the Post Towns in or nearest to such 
Parishes in Ireland, in or through which such alter- 
ations shall have been authorized to be made, copies 
or extracts of or from such Plans and Sections as 
shall relate to such Parishes respectively ; and all 
persons interested shall have liberty to inspect and 
make extracts from or copies of the said Plans and 
Sections, or extracts or copies thereof, paying to the 
Officer having the custody of such Plan and Section, 
or of such extract or copy, the sum of One shilling 
for every such inspection, and after the rate of 
Six-pence for every One hundred words copied 
therefrom.” 

“ And be it further Enacted, That in making the 
Datum Lien” said Railway it shall not be lawful for the said Com- 
described on Panny to deviate from the Levels of the said Railway 
the Section, &amp;c. as referred to the common Datum Line described 
on the Section so approved of by Parliament, and 
as marked on the same, to any extent exceeding in 

Vou. 98. 


Revenue in 
reference to 
annual charge. 


Engineers 
examined. 


Petitions in 
opposition, 


Fitness in an 
engineering 


Railway not to 
be proceeded 
with till certain 
Plans, &amp;e, 
deposited. 


Limiting 
Deviations from 


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any place Five feet, or in passing through Towns 
Two feet, without the consent of the Owners, 
Lessees and Occupiers of the Land in, through or 
over which such Deviation is intended to be made ; 
or in case any Street or public Carriage-road shall 
be affected by such Deviation, then the same shall 
not be made without the consent of the Trustees or 
Commissioners, or, if there be no such Trustees or 
Commissioners, without the consent of Two or more 
Justices of the Peace in Petty Sessions assembled 
for that purpose, and acting for the district in which 
such Street or public Carriage-road may be situate, 
or without the consent of the Commissioners for any 
public Sewers, or the Proprietors of any Canal or 
Navigation affected by such Deviation ; and that no 
increase in the inclination or gradients of the said 
Railway as denoted by the said Section, shall be 
made in any place to an extent exceeding the rate 
of Three feet per mile; and where in any place it 
is intended to carry the Railway on an Arch or 
Arches, as marked on the said Plan or Section, the 
same shall be made accordingly; and where a 
Tunnel is marked on the said Plan or Section as 
intended to be made at any place, the same shall be 
made accordingly, unless the Owners, Lessees and 
Occupiers of the Land in or through which such 
Tunnel is intended to be made shall consent that 
the same shall not be so made: Provided never- 
theless, That it shall be lawful for the said Com- 
pany, with such consent as aforesaid, and not 
otherwise, to make a Tunnel or an Arch or Arches 
as aforesaid, not marked on the said Plan or Sec- 
tion, so that no such Tunnel shall be of greater 
length than Two hundred yards, and that no two 
Tunnels be at a less distance from each other than 
One hundred yards measured on the Line of the 
Railway: Provided always, That Notice of every 
Petty Sessions to be holden for the purpose of ob- 
taining such consent as aforesaid shall, Fourteen 
days previous to the holding of such Petty Sessions, 
be given in some newspaper circulating’ in the 
County, and also to be affixed upon the Church- 
door of the Parish in which such Deviation or altera- 
tion is intended to be made, or if there be noChurch, 
some other place to which Notices are usually 
affixed: And provided also, That for the purpose of 
consenting to any such Deviation from the said 
Sections, and to any ‘Tunnelling or Arching as afore- 
said, the word ‘ Owners’ shall be deemed and 
taken to mean such persons as are herein capacitated 
to agree for the sale of and to convey Land for the 
making of the said Railway; and the consent of 
such persons, with or without the consent of any 
other persons interested as Owners in the said 
Lands, shall be deemed and taken to be suflicient 
for such purposes.” 


“ And be it further Enacted, That it shall not be Limiting 
lawful to diminish the radius of any Curve as de- Alteration of 
scribed on the Plan deposited with the Clerk of tie C¥'ve* 
Peace, or Principal Sheriff Clerk, unless such 
radius exceed One mile, nor to diminish it in any 
such case so that it shall become less than One 
mile, nor to diminish any greater radius by more 
than a quarter of a mile, unless where it exceeds 
Two miles, or by more than half a mile, unless 
where it exceeds Three miles on the said Plan.” 


Letters Patent. 


89. That when any Bill shall be brought into the Copy of Letters 
House, for confirming of Letters Patent, there be Patent to be 


a true Copy of such Letters Patent annexed to the a to the 
Bill. ° 


Inclosure and Drainage Bills. 


90. That in the case of any Bill for inclosing Notices and 
Lands, the Committee may admit proof of the Allegations. 
Notices required by the Standing Orders, and of 

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the Allegations in the Preamble of such Bill, by 
Affidavit taken and authenticated, according to the 

Gen, Inc. Act. form prescribed in the Schedule to the General In- 
closure Act (41 Geo. 3, c. 109); unless such Com- 
mittee shall otherwise order. 


Consent Bill 91. That the Committee on every Bill for in- 
and Statement 


: closing Lands shall, in the first place, require the 

rele om Ay Agent for the same to deliver in ha the Cocmeitien 
a printed Copy of the Bill, signed by the Lord of 
the Manor, (in cases where the Lord of the Manor 
has any interest as such in the lands to be inclosed) 
and by such Owners of Property within the Parish 
to which the Bill relates as shall have assented 
thereto; but that the Parties, if they shall think 
fit, be permitted to deliver in different Copies of the 
Bill, separately signed by the several Parties here- 
in-before mentioned, instead of one Copy signed by 
all of them collectively ; together with a List of all 
the Owners of Property within such Parish, show- 
ing the value according to the Poor Rate or Land 
Tax Assessment of each Owner’s Property therein, 
and distinguishing which of them have assented, 
dissented or are neuter in respect thereto. 


Consent Bill 92. That the Committee on every Bill for draining 
and Statement 


chee Lands shall in the first place require the Agent for 

be delivered in, the same to deliver in to the Committee a printed 
Copy of the Bill, signed by such Owners and Oc- 
cupiers of Property within the Parish to which the 
Bill relates as shall have assented thereto; but that 
the Parties, if they shall think fit, be permitted to 
deliver in different Copies of the Bill, separately 
signed by the several Parties hereinbefore men- 
tioned, instead of one Copy signed by all of them 
collectively ; together with a List of all the Owners 
of Property within such Parish, showing the value 
according to the Poor Rate or Land Tax Assess- 
ment of each Owner’s Property therein, and distin- 
guishing which of them have assented, dissented, or 
are neuter in respect thereto. 


Clause for 93. That in every Bill for inclosing Lands, pro- 
leaving open vision be made for leaving an open Space in the 
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exercise and 


most appropriate situation, sufficient for purposes 
recreation, 


of Exercise and Recreation of the neighbouring 
population; and that the Committee on the Bill 
have before them the number of Acres proposed to 
be inclosed, as also of the population in the Pa- 
rishes or places in which the Land to be inclosed is 
situate ; and also do see that provision is made for 
the efficient Fencing of the Allotment, for the In- 
vestment of the same in the Churchwardens and 
Overseers of the Parish in which such open space is 
reserved, and for the efficient making and permanent 
maintenance of the Fences by such Parish ; and that 
in any case where the information hereby required 
is not given, and the required Provisions are not 
made in the Bill, the Committee on the same do 
report specially to the House the reasons for not 
complying with such Order. 


Consent Billto 94, That in every Bill for inclosing Lands, the 
contain Names 


ae Names of the Commissioners proposed to be ap- 
of Commission- . . I ? 
ers, aud Com. pointed, and the Compensation imtended for the 


peusations fur Lord of the Manor, and the Owners of Tithes, in | 


Manorial | lieu of their respective rights, and also the Com- 
Rights, Tithes, = 


pensation intended to be made for the Enfranchise- 
ment of Copyholds, where any bargains or agree- 
ments have been made for such Compensations, be 
inserted in the copy of the Bill presented to the 
House: And that all copies of such Bills, which 
shall be sent to any of the Persons interested in 
the said Manor, Tithes, Lands or Commons, for 
their consent, do contain the Names of such pro- 
posed Commissioners, and also the Compensations 
so bargained or agreed for. 


and Enfran- 
chisements, 


Disqualification 
of certain Per- 
sons as Come 
missioners, 


95. That no person shall be named in any Bill 
for inclosing Lands as a Commissioner, Umpire, 
Surveyor or Valuer, who shall be interested in the 
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the Agent ordinarily intrusted with the care, super- 
intendence or management of the Estate of any 
person so interested. 


96. That in every Bill for inclosing, draining or Clauses for 
improving Lands, there be inserted a Clause, pro- settling Pay of 
viding what sum of money in the whole, or by the eco an 
day, shall be paid to each of the Commissioners to be their Accounts, 
appointed by such Bill, in satisfaction of the expense 
and trouble which he shall incur in the execution of 
the powers thereby given ; and that there be also in- 
serted in such Bill a Clause, providing that the Ac- 
count of such Commissioner or Commissioners, con- 
taining a true statement of all Sums by him or them 
received and expended, or due to him or them for 
their own trouble or expenses, shall, at least once 
in every year, from the date of the passing of the 
Act till such Accounts shall be finally allowed, to- 
gether with the Vouchers relating to the same, be 
examined by some person or persons to be appointed 
by the Bill, and the Balance by him or them stated 
in the Book of Accounts required to be kept in the 
Office of the Clerk of such Commissioners; and 
that no charge or item in such Accounts shall be 
binding on the Parties concerned, or be valid in law, 
unless the same shall be duly allowed by such 
person or persons. 





Turnpike-roads (Ireland.) 


97. That in every Bill for making a Turnpike- Clause for 
road in Ireland, or for the continuing or amend- Qualification of 
ing any Act passed for that purpose, or for the Commissioners. 
increase or alteration of the existing Tolls, Rates 
or Duties upon any such Road, or for widening or 
diverting any such Road, a Clause be inserted, to 
prevent any person who shall be nominated a Com- 
missioner from acting or voting in the business of 
the said Turnpike, unless he shall be possessed of 
an Estate in Land, or of a Personal Estate, to such 
certain value as shall be specified in such Bills ; and 
that such Qualification be extended to the Heirs 
apparent of persons possessed of an Estate in Land 
to a certain value to be specified. 





Duty or SeLect CoMMITTEE ON 
Divorce Bits. 


98. That the Select Committee on Divorce Bills what Evidence 

shall require evidence to be given before them, that to be given in 
an action for damages has been brought in one of Divorce Cases. 
Her Majesty’s Courts of Record at Westminster, or 
in one of Her Majesty’s Courts of Record in Dublin, 
or in one of Her Majesty’s Supreme Courts of 
Judicature of the Presidencies of Calcutta, Madras, 
Bombay or the Island of Ceylon, respectively, against 
the persons supposed to have been guilty of Adul- 
tery, and judgment for the piaintiff had thereupon ; 
or sufficient cause to be shown to the satisfaction of 
the said Committee why such action was not brought, 
or such judgment was not obtained. 


99. That the Select Committee on Divorce Bills when peti- 
shall, in all cases in which the Petitioner for the tioner for Bill 
Bill has attended the House of Lords upon the — nl 
Second Reading of the Bill, require him to attend ™"~ 
before them to answer any questions they may think 
fit that he should answer. 


100. That the Select Committee on Divorce Bills Committee to 
shall report every such Bill to the House, whether report Bill in 
such Committee shall or shall not have agreed to *!! cases 
the Preamble, or gone through the several Clauses, 
or any of them. 





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Ill. 
THE ORDERS 


REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF THE HOUSE 
WITH REGARD TO PRIVATE BILLS. 


101. 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. 


Petitions, when 102. That all Petitions for Private Bills be pre- 
to be presented. sented within Twenty-one days after the First Friday 
in every Session of Parliament. 


Petitions for 103. That all Petitions for Private Bills, with 
ages their annexed Bills, and all Petitions for additional 
&amp;e., ang “ore Provision in Private Bills, with the proposed Clauses 
Bills to be : 

referredto annexed, and all Estate Bills brought from the 
Committee on House of Lords, after having been read a first time, 
— shall be referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 

tions for Private Bills. 


Time between 104. That there be Ten clear days between the 

— of day on which the Petition for any Private Bill re- 

Petition av’ Jating to Exgland shall be presented, and the day 

Meeting of 5, ‘ - : 

Sub-Committee. on which the Sub-Committee shall sit thereupon ; 
and Fifteen days, in case such Bill shall relate to 
Scotland or Ireland. 

Reports that 


105. That all Reports of the Select Committee 
a on Petitions for Private Bills, in which they shall 
ave not been z 
complied with, report that the Standing Orders have not been com- 
to be referred = with, be referred to the Select Committee on 
to Commttee Standing Orders. 


Orders, 


Petitions for 
leave, &amp;c., to 


Petition for 
Bill, and how 
to be signed. 


106. That all Petitions for leave to dispense with 
Se etcd ty any of the Sessional Orders of the House relating 
Committee _ tO Private Bills, be referred to the Select Committee 


on Standing on Standing Orders. 
Orders. 


Printed Billto 107, That every Private Bill printed on paper, of 

be presented. size to be determined upon by Mr. Speaker, be 
presented to the House, with a cover of parchment 
attached to it, upon which the title of the Bill is 
to be written; and the short title of the Bill, as first 
entered on the Votes, shall be in accordance with 
the subject-matter of the Bill, and shall not be 
changed unless by special order of the House. 


Rates,Tollsand 108. That the proposed amount of all Rates, Tolls 
= semen and other matters heretofore left blank in any Private 
is dealin, Bill when presented to the House, be inserted in 


Italics in the printed Bill. 


What Billsto 109. That every Private Bill (except Name and 
be — Naturalization Bills) be printed ; and printed copies 
end when. 


thereof delivered to the Door-keepers for the use of 
the Members before the First Reading. 


110. That there be Three clear days between the 
First and Second Reading of every Private Bill. 


Time between 
First and Se- 

cond Reading. 
No Petition 111. That this House will not receive any Peti- 
complaining tion complaining solely of a non-compliance with 
Onanding the Standing Orders of the House in respect of any 
subsequent to Private Bill, subsequently to the Second Reading 
Second Read- of such Bill, unless in the case of those Standing 
mg ot Bills. Orders which must necessarily be taken into consi- 

deration by the Committee on the Bill. 


112. That no Private Bill be read a Second time, 
fg until after the expiration of Two calendar months 
Months after. ftom the day the last notice shall have been given 
last Notice. in the Newspaper. 


Breviate tobe 113. That a Breviate of every Private Bill (ex- 

prepared. cept Divorce, Name, Naturalization and Estate Bills 
brought from the House of Lords, and not relating 
to Crown, Church or Corporation property, or pro- 
perty held in trust for public or charitable purposes) 
be prepared under the direction of Mr. Speaker, and 
that such Breviate shall contain a statement of the 
object of the Bill and a summary of the proposed 
Enactments, and shall state any variation from the 
general law which will be effected by the Bill. 

Vor. 98. 


Second Read- 


/ 





14° Augusti. 581 


114. That no Private Bill be read a Second time Breviate to be 
until Three clear days after the Breviate thereof ~ — 
shall have been laid on the Table of the House, and : 


; before Second 
have been printed. Reading of B11. 


115. That no Private Bill, or Clause for the par- When Fees to 
ticular interest or benefit of any Person or Persons, b¢ paid. 
County or Counties, Corporation or Corporations, 
or Body or Bodies of People, be read a Second time, 
unless Fees be paid for the same. 


116. That every Private Bill, not being a Divorce Bills referred to 
Bill, after having been read a Second time, and Committee of 
committed, shall be referred to the Committee of *!°¢" 
Selection ; and every Divorce Bill shall be referred 
to the Select Committee on Divorce Bills. 


117. That there be Seven clear days between the Time between 
Second Reading of every Private Bill, and the sitting Second Read- 


. 5 ing and Com- 
of the Committee thereupon. — 


118. That the Report upon every Private Bill Report of Bill 
ordered to be printed as amended in Committee, “h*" printed, as 


° id ded, to li 
shall lie upon the Table. —— 


119. That a Breviate of the Amendments made Breviates of 
in every Committee on a Private Bill be submitted Pills amended 
to the Chairman of the Committee of Ways and {4 be Said bee 
Means, and also laid upon the Table of the House, fore Chairman 
at ieast the day previous to the consideration of the of Ways and 
Report of such Bill. seitaaliias 


120. That every Private Bill, as amended in Com- Bill to be 
mittee, excepting in the cases wherein the Com- owen ater 
mittee shall report the Amendments to be merely ~“?*™ 
verbal or literal, be printed at the expense of the 
Parties applying for the same; and be delivered 
to the Door-keepers for the use of the Members 
Three clear days at least before the consideration 
of the Report. 

121. That when any Clause or Amendment is Clauses and 
offered upon the Report, or the consideration of the — 
Report, or the Third Reading of any Private Bill, aren: or Third 
such Clause or Amendment shall be referred to the Reading to be 
Select Committee on Standing Orders: That such referred to Se- 
Clause shall be printed: And when any Clause is ae 
proposed to be amended it shall be printed in ex- Orders, 
tenso, with every addition or substitution in different 
type, and the omissions therefrom included in 
brackets. 

122. That when any Clause or Amendment upon When referred, 
the Report, or the consideration of the Report, or ne further pro- 
the Third Reading of any Private Bills, shall have jog oe 
been referred to the Select Committee on Standing port of Select 
Orders, no further proceeding on either of such oe eee 
stages shall be had until the Report of the said —™ 
Select Committee shall have been brought up. 


123. That in order to afford opportunity for the Reports on 
proper discussion of the Reports on Railway Bills rang dneaedl 
included in the second class, this House will upon upon every 


every Tuesday proceed to the consideration of Re- Tuesday. 
ports on such Bills. 


124. That no Private Bill shall pass through two Biil not to pro- 
stages on one and the same day, without the special ath — 
leave of the House. 7 


125. That (except in cases of urgent and pressing Notice to be 
necessity) no motion be made to dispense with any 8'¥¢” of Motion 


fordi ion. 
Sessional or Standing Order of the House without “© "?"*""" 


due notice thereof. 





IV. 
THE ORDERS 
REGULATING THE PRACTICE IN THE 
PRIVATE BILL OFFICE, 


126. That a Book, to be called “ The Private Private Bill 
Bill Register,’ be kept in a Room, to be called — 
“ The Private Bill Office,” in which Book shall *"” 
be entered by the Clerks appointed for the busi- 
ness of that Office, the Name, Description and 
Place of Residence of the Parliamentary Agent in 
town, and of the Agent in the country (if any) 

4E3 soliciting 





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Plans, &amp;c., 
to be lodged. 


Copy of Bill 
annexed to 
Petition to be 
deposited in 
Private Bill 
Office. 


Notice of 
Meeting of Sub- 
Committee on 
Petition, &amp;c. 


Notice of 
Postponement 
of Sub-Com- 
mittee. 


Examination 
Book. 


Custody of 


Bills. 


Examination 
of Bill and 
Breviate. 


Notice of Se- 
cond Reading. 


Notice of 
Committee. 





582 14° Augusti. A, 1843. 


soliciting the Bill; and all the Proceedings, from 
the Petition to the passing of the Bill :—Such Entry 
to specify, briefly, each day’s Proceeding in the 
House, or in any Committee to which the Bill or 
Petition may be referred ; the day and hour on which 
the Committee is appointed to sit; the day and hour 
to which such Committee may be adjourned, and 
the Name of the Committee Clerk. Such Book to 
be open to public inspection daily, in the said Office, 
between the hours of Eleven and Six. 


127. That all Plans, Sections, Books of Re- 
ference, Lists of Owners and Occupiers, Estimates, 
Copies of the Subscription Contracts and Declara- 
tions, required by the Standing Orders of the House, 
be lodged in the Private Bill Office; and that the 
Receipt thereof be acknowledged accordingly, by 
one of the Clerks of the said Office, upon the said 
Documents, and upon the Petition, before it is pre- 
sented. 

128. That a Copy of every Bill annexed to a 
Petition be deposited in the Private Bill Office on 
the day of the Presentation of the Petition to the 
House ; and that such Bill be open to the inspection 
of all parties. 

129. That Ten clear days’ notice in writing be 
given by the Agent for the Bill to the Clerks in the 
Private Bill Office of the meeting of any Sub-Com- 
mittee on a Petition for a Private Bill, and One clear 
day’s notice of the meeting of any Sub-Committee 
on a Petition. for additional Provision, or on an 
Estate Bill brought from the House of Lords; and 
that no such notices respectively be given until after 
such Petition shall have been presented, or such 
Estate Bill read a First time. 


130. That One clear day’s notice in writing be | 


given by the Agent for the Bill, to the Clerks in the 
Private Bill Office, of the postponement of the first 
meeting of any Sub-Committee on a Petition for a 
Private Bill, or on a Petition for additional Provi- 
sion, or on an Estate Bill brought from the House 
of Lords. 


131. That after each Private Bill has been read 
the First time, its Name (or short Title) shall be 
copied by the Clerks of the Private Bill Office, from 
the Clerk’s Minute Book of the day, into a separate 
Book, to be called “ The Examination Book” 
wherein shall be noted the number of such Bill, ac- 
cording to the priority of its being read, and the 
date of the day of such First Reading. 

132. That every Private Bill, after it has been 
read the First time, and the Title copied and exa- 
mined for the Votes, be in the custody of the Clerks 
of the Private Bill Office, until laid upon the Table 
for the Second Reading ; and when committed, be 
taken by the proper Committee Clerk into his charge, 
till reported. 

133. That between the First and Second Reading 
of every Private Bill, every such Bill shall, accord- 
ing to its priority, be examined, with all practicable 
despatch, by the Clerks of the Private Bill Office, 
«s to its conformity with the Rules and Standing 
Orders of the House; and if not in due form, the 
Examining Clerk shall specify thereon the page in 
which any regularity occurs, and shall enter the 
day of such Examination, together with his own 
Name, in the Examination Book. 

134. That Three clear days’ Notice in writing be 
given by the Agent for the Bill, to the Clerks in the 

Private Bill Office, of the day proposed for the Se- 
cond Reading of every Private Bill. 

135. That Seven clear days’ Notice, and in the 
case of a re-committed Bill, Three clear days’ No- 
tice, in writing, be given by the Agent for the Bill, 
to the Clerks in the Private Bill Office, of the day 
and hour appointed for the meeting of the Com- 
mittee on every Private Bill; and that all the pro- 
ceedings of any Committee of which such Notice 
shall not have been given, be void. 


| Private Bill Office, of the dé y proposed for the Third 
| 


&gt; lates shall have been reported, or the Report thereof 


| 136. That a filled-up Bill, signed by the Agent Filled-up Bit, 

for the Bill, as proposed to be submitted to the {© Pe deposited 

| Committee on the Bill, and in the case of a re-com- — -_ 
mitted Bill, a tilled-up Bill, as proposed to be sub- 

mitted to the Committee on re-committal, be depo- 

sited in the Private Bill Office at the time of giving 


notice of the meeting of the Committee on every 2 
Private Bill; and that all Parties shall be entitled sit 


to a Copy thereof, upon payment of the Charges 
for making out Amendments of such Bill. 


137. That One clear day’s Notice, in writing, Notice ot 
countersigned by a Committee Clerk, be given by Postponement. 
the Agent for the Bill, to the Clerks in the Private 


Bill Office, of the postponement of the first meeting P 
of any Committee on a Private Bill. : 
138. That Notice in writing be given by the Notice of Ad- . 


Committee Clerk to the Clerks in the Private Bil] Joument. 
Office, of the day and hour to which each Committee 
is adjourned. 


139. That One clear day’s Notice, in writing, be Notice of 
given by the Agent for the Bill, to the Clerks in ee 
the Private Bill Office, of the day proposed for the —” 
Report of every Private Bill, and also for the con- 
sideration of the Report of every Private Bill or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


| 140. That the Committee Clerk, after the Report Bill as amended 
is made out, do deliver in to the Private Bill Office ~ ae 
a printed Copy of the Bill, with the written Amend- * “°""*"S""™ 
ments made in the Committee ; in which Bill, all 

the Clauses added by the Committee shall be regu- 

larly marked in those parts of the Bill wherein they 

are to be inserted. 


141. That when it is intended to bring up any Notice to be ; 
Clause or to propose any Amendment on the Report, = 
or the consideration of the Report, or on the Third oy pen a 
Reading of any Private Bill, Notice shall be given of Report or 
thereof in the Private Bill Office, on the day pre- Third Reading. 
vious to such Report or consideration of the Report, 

or Third Reading. 


142. That One clear day’s Notice, in writing, be Notice of Third 
given by the Agent for the Bill, to the Clerks in the Reading. 











Reading of every Private Bill; and that no such 
| Notice be given until after the Bill to which it re- 





considered. 


143. That the Amendments (if any) which are Amendments 

made upon the Report or consideration of the Re- en a e 

port and on the Third Reading of any Private Bill, Report and 

and also such Amendments made by the House of Third Reading. 

Lords as shall have been agreed to by this House, 

be entered by one of the Clerks in the Private Bill 

Office, upon the printed Copy of the Bill, as amended 

in Committee ; which Clerk shall sign the said Copy, 

so amended, in order to its being deposited and 

preserved in the said Office. 


144. That to insure the Accuracy of the Ingross- Examination of 
ment of all Private Bills, the Clerk of the House a 
be required to provide a sufficient number of Clerks, 
to be called Examiners of Ingrossments. 


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145. That no Private Bill be read a Third time, Certificate of 
until a Certificate is indorsed upon the Paper Bill, Examtention. z 
and signed by one or more of the Examiners of In- 
grossments, declaring that the Ingrossment thereof 
has been examined, and agrees with the Bill, as i‘ 
amended in Committee, and on the consideration 
of the Report. 


146. That when Amendments made by the House Notice of 
of Lords to any Private Bill sent up to them are to Csaget 
be taken into consideration, Notice be given thereof Amendments. 
in the Private Bill Office, the day previous to the 
same being proposed to be taken into considera- 
tion. 





a eRe Me 


147. That all Motices required to be given in the Time for 
Private Bill Office be delivered in the said Office fclverns 
before Six of the clock in the evening of any day 








on 








Daily Lists of 
Committees 


sitting. 


Plans to be 
verified as 
Mr. Speaker 
shall direct. 


Appendix. 





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on which the House shall sit, and before Two of 
the clock on any day on which the House shall not 
sit; and that after any day on which the House 
shall have adjourned, no Notice shall be given for 
the first day on which it shall again sit. 


148. That the Clerks in the Private Bill Office 
do prepare, daily, Lists of all Private Bills, and 
Petitions for Private Bills, upon which any Com- 
mittee is appointed to sit; specifying the hour of 
meeting ; and the Room where the Committee shall 
sit; and that the same be hung up in the Lobby of 
the House. 





149. That every Plan and Book of Reference 
thereto, which shall be certified by the Speaker of 
the House of Commons, in pursuance of any Act 


14° Auguste. 583 











of Parliament, shall previously be ascertained, and 
verified in such manner as shall be deemed most | 
advisable by the Speaker, to be exactly conformable | 
in all respects to the Plan and Book of Reference | 
which shall have been signed by the Chairman of 
the Committee upon the Bill. 





APPENDIX 


Referred to in the preceding Resolutions. 


Appendix (A.) 
No.— 





Sir, 

We beg to inform you, that Application is in- 
tended to be made to Parliament in the ensuing 
Session for “ An Act” [here insert the Title of the 
Act), and that the Property mentioned in the an- 
nexed Schedule, or some part thereof, in which we 
understand you are interested as therein stated, will 
be required for the purposes of the said Undertaking, 
according to the line thereof as at present laid out, 
or may be required to be taken under the usual 
powers of deviation to the extent of yards 
on either side of the said line which will be applied 
for in the said Act, and will be passed through in 
the manner mentioned in such Schedule. 


We also beg to inform you, that a Plan and 
Section of the said Undertaking, with a Book of 
Reference thereto, has been or will be deposited 
with the several Clerks of the Peace of the Counties 
of [specify the Counties in which the Property is 
situate}, on or before the 30th of November, and that 
copies of so much of the said Plan and Section as 
relates to the parish in which your property is situate, 
with a Book of Reference thereto, has been or will 
be deposited for public inspection with the Clerk of 
the said Parish, Schoolmaster of the Parish, Town 
Clerk of the Royal Burgh, or the Post-master of the 
Post Town in or near such Parish [as the case may 
be], on or before the 31st day of December instant, 
on which Plans your property is designated by the 
numbers set forth in the annexed Schedule. 


As we are required to report to Parliament 
whether you assent to or dissent from the proposed 
Undertaking, or whether you are neuter in respect 
thereto, you will oblige us by writing your answer 
of assent, dissent or neutrality in the Form left 
herewith, and returning the same to us with your 
signature on or before the day of 

next; and if there should be any 
error or misdescription in the annexed Schedule, we 
shall feel obliged by your informing us thereof, at 
your earliest convenience, that we may correct the 
same without delay. 
We are, Sir, 
Your most obedient Servants, 


To 





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Appendix (B.) 





Anno Primo Victorize Regine. 
CaP. LXXXIII. 


An Acr to compel Clerks of the Peace for 
Counties and other Persons to take the Cus- 
tody of such Documents as shall be directed 
to be deposited with them under the Standing 
Orders of either House of Parliament. 


Wuereas the Houses of Parliament are in the 
habit of requiring that, previous to the introduction 
of any Bill into Parliament for making certain 
bridges, turnpike-roads, cuts, canals, reservoirs, 
aqueducts, waterworks, navigations, tunnels, arch- 
ways, railways, piers, ports, harbours, ferries, docks 
and other works, to be made under the authority of 
Parliament, certain maps or plans and sections, 
and books and writings, or extracts or copies of 
or from certain maps, plans or sections, books and 
writings, shall be deposited in the office of the 
clerk of the peace for every county, riding or 
division in England or Ireland, or in the oftice of the 
sheriff clerk of every county in Scotland, in which 
such work is proposed to be made, and also with 
the parish clerk in every parish in England, the 
schoolmaster of every parish of Scotland, or in 
Royal Burghs with the town clerk, and the post- 
master of the post town in or nearest to every parish 
in Jreland, in which such work is intended to be 
made, and with other persons: And whereas it is 
expedient that such maps, plans, sections, books, 
writings and copies or extracts of and from the 
same, should be received by the said clerks of the 

444 peace, 


; 
i 


— cmrineenamerials 


a ne 








Clerks of the 
Peace, &amp;c., to 
receive the 
Documents 
herein men- 
tioned, and 
retain them 

for the purposes 
directed by the 
Standing Orders 
of the Houses 
of Parliament. 


Clerks of the 
Peace, &amp;c., to 
permit such 
Documents to 
be inspected 
or copied by 
persons inter- 
ested. 


Clerks of the 
Peace, &amp;c., for 
every omission 
to comply with 
the provisions 
of this Act, 
liable to the 
Penalty of 51., 
to be recovered 
in a summary 
way. 


584 


peace, sheriff clerks, parish clerks, schoolmasters, | 
town clerks, post-masters and other persons, and | 
should remain in their custody for the purposes 
hereinafter mentioned ; BE it therefore Enacted, by 
The QuEeEN’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with 
the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and 
Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parlia- 
ment assembled, and by the Authority of the same, 
Tart whenever either of the Houses of Parliament 
shall by its Standing Orders, already made or here- 
after to be made, require that any such maps, plans, 
sections, books or writings, or extracts or copies of 
the same, or any of them, shall be deposited as 
aforesaid, such maps, plans, sections,books, writings, | 
copies and extracts shall be received by and shall 
remain with the clerks of the peace, sheriff clerks, 
parish clerks, schoolmasters, town clerks, post- | 
masters and other persons with whom the same | 
shall be directed by such Standing Orders to be 
deposited, and they are hereby respectively directed | 
to receive and to retain the custody of all such 
documents and writings so directed to be deposited | 
with them respectively, in the manner and for the 
purposes and under the rules and regulations con- 
cerning the same respectively directed by such 
Standing Orders, and shall make such memorials 
and endorsements on and give such acknowledg- 
ments and receipts in respect of the same respectively 
as shall be thereby directed. 

{I. And be it further Enacted, That all persons 
interested shall have liberty to, and the said clerks 
of the peace, sheriff clerks, parish clerks, school- 
masters, town clerks and post-masters, and every 
of them, are and is hereby required at all reasonable 
hours of the day, to permit all persons interested to 





14° Augusti. 





inspect during a reasonable time and make extracts 
from or copies of the said maps, plans, sections, 
books, writings, extracts and copies of or from the 
same, so deposited with them respectively, on pay- 
ment by each person to the clerk of the peace, 


A. 1843. 


be as good, valid and effectual to all intents and 
purposes as if an information in writing had been 


exhibited. 





Appendix (C.) 


Anno Primo &amp; Secundo Victoria Regine. 
Cap. CXVI. 

An Act to provide for the Custody of certain 
Monies paid in pursuance of the Standing Or- 
ders of either House of Parliament by Sub- 
scribers to Works or Undertakings to be effected 
under the Authority of Parliament. 


WuerEAs it is expedient to provide for the custody 
of any sums of money paid in pursuance of any 
Standing Order ofthe Lords Spiritual and Temporal 
in Parliament assembled, or of the Commons in 
Parliament assembled, by subscribers to works or 
undertakings to be made under the authority of an 
Act of Parliament; BE it therefore Enacted, by The 
QvuEEN’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Tem- 
poral, and Commons, in this present Parliament 


assembled, and by the authority of the same, Tu a'r Authority to 
in all cases in which any sum of money is required 4°? 


by any Standing Order of either House of Parlia- 
ment, either now or hereafter to be in force, to be 
paid by the subscribers to any work or undertaking 
which is to be executed under the authority of an 
Act of Parliament, if the director or person or di- 
rectors or persons having the management of the 
affairs of any such proposed work or undertaking, 
orany Five of them, shall apply to the Chairman 
of the Committees of the House of Lords with 
respect to any such money required by any Standing 
Order of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Par- 
liament assembled, or to the Speaker of the House 
of Commons, with respect to any such money re- 





sheriff clerk, clerk of the parish, schoolmaster, | quired by any Standing Order of the Commons in 
town clerk or post-master having the custody of any | Parliament assembled, the said Chairman or the 
such map, plan, section, book, writing, extract or| said Speaker may, by warrant or order under his 
copy, One Shilling for every such inspection, and | hand, direct that such sum of money shall be paid 
the further sum of One Shilling for every hour | in manner hereinafter mentioned; that is to say, 
during which such inspection shall continue after | into the Bank of England in the name and with the 
the first hour, and after the rate of Sixpence for | privity of the Accountant-general of the Court of 
every One hundred words copied therefrom. | Exchequer in England, if the work or undertaking 

III. And be it further Enacted, That in case any | in respect of which the sum of money is required to 
clerk of the peace, sheriff clerk, parish clerk, school- | be paid is intended to be executed in that part of 
master, town clerk, post-master or other person, | the United Kingdom called England; or into the 
shall in any matter or thing refuse or neglect to; Bank of England in the name and with the privity 
comply with any of the provisions hereinbefore con- | of the said Accountant-general, or into any of the 
tained, every clerk of the peace, sheriff clerk, parish | Banks in Scotland established by Act of Parliament 
clerk, schoolmaster, town clerk, post-master or other | or Royal Charter in the name and with the privity 
person shall for every such offence forfeit and pay | of the Queen’s Remembrancer of the Court of Ex- 
any sum not exceeding the sum of Five Pounds; | chequer in Scotland, at the option of the person or 
and every such penalty shall, upon proof of the | persons making such application as aforesaid, in 
offence before any Justice of the Peace for the | case such work or undertaking is intended to be 
county within which such offence shall be com- | executed in that part of the United Kingdom called 
mitted, or by the confession of the party offending, | Scotland; or into the Bank of Jreland in the name 
or by the oath of any credible witness, be levied and | and with the privity of the Accountant-general of 
recovered, together with the costs of the proceedings | the Court of Chancery in [reland, in case such work 
for the recovery thereof, by distress and sale of the | or undertaking is intended _ to be made or executed 


goods and effects of the party offending, by warrant | 
under the hand of such Justice, which warrant such | 
Justice is hereby empowered to grant, and shall be | 
paid to the person or persons making such com-| 
plaint ; and it shall be lawful for any such Justice 
of the Peace to whom any complaint shall be made 
of any offence committed against this Act to summon 
the party complained of before him, and on such 
summons to hear and determine the matter of such 
complaint ina summary way, and on proof of the 
offence to convict the offender, and to adjudge him 
to pay the penalty or forfeiture incurred, and to 
proceed to recover the same, although no informa- 
tion in writing or in print shall have been exhibited 
or taken by or before such Justice; and all such 
proceedings by summons without information shall 





in that part of the United Kingdom called Ireland ; 
and every such application as aforesaid to the said 
Chairman or Speaker shall be made in writing, and 
be signed by the director or directors, or person or 
persons having the management of the said work 
or undertaking, or by any Five of them; and therein 
shall be stated the name or description of such work 
or undertaking, and name and place of abode or the 
names and places of abode of such director or di- 
rectors, person or persons, and the sum of money 
required to be paid, and the Bank and name into. 
and in which the same is to be paid ; and such par- 
ticulars shall also be set forth in every such warrant 
or order; and such warrant or order shall be a suf- 
ficient authority for the Accountaut-general of the 
said Court of Exchequer in England, the Queen’s 

Remembrancer 





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Payment of 
Deposit. 


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Investment 
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Repayment 
of Deposit. 


7 VictrortizZ. 


Remembrancer of the Court of Exchequer in Scot- 
land, and the Accountant-general of the Court of 
Chancery in Ireland respectively, to permit the sum 
of money directed to be paid by such warrant or 
order to be placed to an account opened or to be 
opened in his name in the Bank mentioned in such 
warrant or order. 

Ii. And be it Enacted, That it shall be lawful for 
the person or persons named in such warrant or 
order, or the survivors or survivor of them, or any 
Five of them, to pay the sum of money mentioned 
in such warrant or order into the Bank mentioned 
in such warrant or order in the name and with the 
privity of the officer or person in whose name such 
sum shall be directed to be paid by such warrant or 
order, to be placed to his account there ex parte the 
work or undertaking mentioned in such warrant or 
order; and every such sum so paid in, or the se- 
curities in or upon which the same may be invested 
as hereinafter mentioned, shall there remain until 
the same or such securities as aforesaid shall be paid 
out of such Bank in pursuance of the provisions of 
this Act: Provided always, That every sum paid 
into the Bank of England in the name and with the 
oat of the Accountant-general of the Court of 

xchequer under the provisions of this Act, shall 
be paid in and placed to his account there pursuant 
to the method prescribed by an Act passed in the 
first year of the reign of his late Majesty King 
George the Fourth, intituled, “ An Act for the better 
securing Money and Effects paid into the Court of 
Exchequer at Westminster on account of the Suitors 
of the said Court, and for the Appointment of an 
Accountant-general and Two Masters of the said 
Court, and for other Purposes,” and pursuant to the 
general orders of the said court, and without fee 
or reward ; and every sum paid into the Bank of 
Ireland in the name and with the privity of the 
Accountant-general of the Court of Chancery in 
Ireland, under the provisions of this Act, shall be 
paid in and placed to his account pursuant to the 
method prescribed by an Act made and passed in 
the Parliament of Jrefand in the twenty-third and 
twenty-fourth years of the reign of his late Majesty 
King George the Third, intituled, “ An Act for the 
better securing the Monies and Effects of the Suitors 
of the Court of Chancery and Exchequer, by de- 
positing the same in the National Bank, and to pre- 
vent the forging and counterfeiting any Draft, Order 
or other Voucher for the Payment or Delivery ofsuch 
Money and Effects, and for other Purposes,” and 
pursuant to the general orders of the said Court, 
and without fee or reward. 

III. And be it Enacted, That if the person or 
persons named in such warrant or order, or the 
survivor or survivors of them, or any Five of them, 
desire to have invested any sum so paid into the 
Bank of England or the Bank of Ireland, the court 
in the name of whose Accountant-general the same 
may have been paid, on a petition presented to such 
court in a summary way by him or them, may order 
that such sum shall, until the same be paid out of 
court in pursuance of this Act, be laid out in the 
Three per Centum Consolidated or Three per Centum 
Reduced Bank Annuities, or any Government secu- 
rity or securities. 

IV. And be it Enacted, That on the termination 
of the Session of Parliament in which the Petition 
or Bill for the purpose of making or sanctioning any 
such work or undertaking shall have been intro- 
duced into Parliament, or if such Petition or Bill 
shall be rejected or finally withdrawn by some pro- 
ceeding in either House of Parliament, or shall not 
be allowed to proceed, or if an Act be passed autho- 
rizing the making of such work or undertaking; and if 
in any or either of the foregoing cases the person or 
persons named in such warrant or order, or the sur- 
vivor or survivors of them, or the majority of such 
persons, apply by Petition to the court in the name 
of whose Accountant-general the sum of money 


Vo. 98. 


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14° Augusti. 585 


mentioned in such warrant or order shall have been 
paid, or to the Court of Exchequer in Scotland in 
case such sum of money shall have been paid in the 
name of the said Queen’s Remembrancer, the court 
in the name of whose Accountant-general or Queen’s 
Remembrancer such sum of money shall have been 
paid shall, by order, direct the sum of money paid 
in pursuance of such warrant or order, or the stocks, 
funds or securities in or upon which the same are 
invested, and the interest or dividends thereof, to be 
transferred and paid to the party or parties so ap- 
plying, or to any other person or persons whom 
they may appoint in that behalf; but no such order 
shall be made in the case of any such Petition or Bill 
being rejected, or not being allowed to proceed, or 
wizidrawn, unless it be proved by the certificate of 
the Chairman of Committees, if the said Petition or 
Bill was rejected or not allowed to proceed, or with- 
drawn in its passage through the House of Lords, 
or of the said Speaker, if the said Petition or Bill 
was rejected or not allowed to proceed, or with- 
drawn during its passage through the House of 
Commons, that the Petition or Bill has been either 
so rejected, or not allowed to proceed, or so with- 
drawn by some proceeding in one or other House of 
Parliament; which certificate the said Chairman or 
Speaker shall grant on the application in writing of 
the person or persons, or the majority of the persons, 
named in such warrant or order, or the survivor or 
survivors of them; and every such certificate shall 
be conclusive proof of such rejection, or not pro- 
ceeding, or withdrawal. 





The House was moved, That the present Standing 
Orders relative to Private Bills, might be read ; and 
the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Standing Orders be re- 
pealed. 

Resolved, That the Orders relating to Private 
Business recommended by the Select Committee 
“ appointed to consider whether any and what altera- 
tions in the Standing Orders of the House respecting 
Private Bills the experience of the present Session 
may show to be desirable, and to what extent and 
under what restrictions Committees on Private Bills 
may alter the Preambles of Private Bills,” as amended 
and arranged by the said Committee, be adopted as 
the Standing Orders of this House in relation to 
Private Business. 

Ordered, That the said Standing Orders be 
printed. 


Mr. Greene reported the Consolidated Fund (Ap- Consolidated 


ati ill: ‘ read, Fund (Appro- 
propriation) Bill; and the Amendments were read, priation) Bil 


and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


Mr. Greene reported the Exchequer Bills Bill; £ 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be = 


ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The ingrossed Bill to defray the Charge of the Mititia Pay 
Pay, Clothing and Contingent and other Expenses Bi! 


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; and to 
authorize the Employment of the Non-Commissioned 
Officers, was, according to Order, read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to defray, until the First day of 
August One thousand eight hundred and Forty-four, 
the Charge of the Pay, Clothing and Contingent 
and other Expenses of the Disembodied Militia in 
Great Britain and Ireland; to grant Allowances, in 
certain cases, to Subaltern Officers, Adjutants, Pay- 

4F masters, 








Public Notaries 
Bill. 


Curnpike Acts 
Coutinuance 
Bill. 


Glasgow 


Police Bill. 


Sessions of the 


Peace ( Dublin) 


Bill. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Charitable 
Loan Societies 
‘Treland) Bill. 


Charitable 
Loan Societies 


(Ireland) Bill. 


586 
masters, Quartermasters, Surgeons, Assistant Sur-| 
geons, Surgeons’ Mates and Serjeant Majors of the 
Militia, and to authorize the Employment of the 
Non-Commissioned Officers. 


Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill for removing Doubts as to the 
Service of Clerks or Apprentices to Public Notaries, 
and for amending the Laws regulating the Admis- 
sion of Public Notaries, 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. 


14° Auguste. 





A. 1843. 


Crause, N° 22, amended, and agreed to. 
Cravuses, N° 23 to N° 27, agreed to. 


Crauses N° 28 to N° 31, amended, and agreed 
to. 


Ciause, N° 32, agreed to. 
To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had made Progress in 
the Bill; and that he was directed to move, That the 
Committee may have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, again 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 





The ingrossed Bill to continue certain Turnpike 
Acts, was, according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to continue until the First day of 
August One thousand eight hundred and Forty-four, 
and to the end of the then next Session of Parlia- 
ment, certain Turnpike Acts. 


Ordered, That Mr. Greene 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 consolidate, amend and extend the | 
Provisions of several Acts for the better paving, 
watching, lighting and cleansing, and for regulating 
the Police of the City of Glasgow, and adjoiming 
Districts, and also for managing the Statute Labour 


of the said City, and for other Purposes in relation | Parliament,—An Account of the Revenue and Ex- 
| penditure of the Royal Harbour of Ramsgate Trust, 
Pr. 137. 1. 5. After “removed” insert “ and the | from the 24th June 1841 to the 24th June 1842 :— 
* said Superintendent shall obey and see enforced | And then he withdrew. 


thereto; and the same were read, as follow: 


« 
” 


such regulations, orders and instructions on the 
subject as may be from time to time agreed on, 
and issued by the said Board of Commissioners.” 

Pr, 137. 1s. 14. and 15. Leave out from “ pre- 
* mises” to “ And” in 1. 21. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


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Mr. Greene reported the Sessions of the Peace 
(Dublin) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be | 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


| Mr. Russell : 





| Table. 


| 
Bill to | 


| Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Senior and Message from 
the Lords, 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An gishops’ Retief 
Act to relieve Bishops succeeding to Bishopricks by (Ireland) Bill. 
operation of the Act to alter and amend the Laws 
relating to the Temporalities of the Church in Jre- 
land, from certain Liabilities, without any Amend- 
ment: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Coroners’ 
to amend the Law respecting the Duties of Coro- Duties Bill. 
ners; to which the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 








Mr. Shadwell, from the Trustees of the Royal Ramsgate 
Harbour of Ramsgate, was called in; and at the bar Harbour. 
presented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of 


Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 


The Coroners Duties Bill was read the first time ; Coroners’ 
and ordered to be read a second time To-morrow. Duties vanes 
Ordered, That the Bill be printed. No. 562. 


The Limerick Church Bill was read a second Limerick 
‘time ; and committed. Charch Bill. 
| mittee of Selection. 

| Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 

| mittee of Selection, that the Committee on the Bill 

| may be appointed to meet, and sit, and proceed, and 
| to make their Report on Wednesday next. 





The House proceeded to take into consideration Liverpool 
_the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Docks Bill. 


The ingrossed Bill to amend an Act of the third | tituled, An Act to alter and amend certain Provi- 
and fourth years of Her present Majesty, for the | sions of the Acts relating to the Docks and Har- 
Regulation of Municipal Corporations in Jreland, | bour of Liverpool; and the same were read, as fol- 
was, according to Order, read the third time; and | low: 

Amendments were made to the Bill. Pr. 10. 1. 8. After “ be” insert “ as. ” 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. Pr. 10. 1. 11. After “ whomsoever” insert “ as 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to|« if the said admeasurements had been in strict 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. “ accordance with the said recited Acts, and the 
general law for the time being relating thereto.” 

Pr. 10. lL. 20. After “ them” insert “ on the 
ground that any such admeasurements have not 
been made in accordance with the said recited 
Acts, and with the general law for the time being 
| regulating such admeasurements.”’ 
The House, according to Order, resolved itself; | The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
into a Committee upon the Charitable Loan Socie- | were agreed to. 
ties (Ireland) Bill. Ordered, That Sir Howard Douglas do carry the 
| Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 
‘House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- | their Lordships. 
graph. 

Preamble postponed. | 

Crause, N° 1, postponed. 

Cuiausgs, N° 2 to N° 21, agreed to. 





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‘ 

A Petition of Edward Bewley, m.v., of Moate, in 
the county of Westmeath, praying that the Charitable | ‘ 
Loan Societies (Jreland) Bill may not pass into a} « 
law, as it now stands, was presented, and read ; and | « 


ordered to lie upon the Table. | 66 


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(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 


Vaudois. 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciousiy pleased 
‘to give directions that there be laid before this 
| House, a Copy of Memorial addressed, on the 9th 
day 





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A RATER TTIOR Te REPRE et em 





7 Victoria. 


day of April 1842, to the Earl of Aberdeen, x. ., 
Her Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for Fo- 
reign Affairs, by the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury 
and others, on behalf of the Vaudois, of Piedmont. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Post-office. Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to 


No. 564. inquire into the measures which have been adopted | 
for the general introduction of a Penny Rate of | 
Postage, and for facilitating the conveyance of Let- | 
ters, and the result of such measures so far as relates | 
to the Revenue and Expenditure of the Post-office, 
and the general convenience of the country, and to 
report their Observations thereupon to the House, 
have Power to report the Minutes of the Evidence 
taken before them. 

Sir George Clerk reported from the said Select 
Committee ; That they had considered the matters 
to them referred ; and 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. 


PublicPetitions Mr, Brotherton reported from the Select Com- 
eo. &lt;- mittee on Public Petitions; That they had examined 
_ the Petitions presented from the 8th to the 12th 
day of this instant August, 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. 








Corn Laws. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Irthing- 
ton, in the county of Cumberland, praying for the 
repeal of the Corn and Provision Laws, was pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Public Depart- 


ments. 


A Petition of James Birch, of the city of Dublin, 
complaining of persons holding appointments in 
public departments being permitted to employ a 
part of their time in the transaction of other affairs ; 
and praying the House to adopt measures to insure 
the country the services of those who are paid for 
discharging them, was presented, and read; and 


14° Augusti. 587 


sent agitation in Lreland, and as shall be calculated 
to give security to the peaceable and well disposed, 
uphold the union between Great Britain and Jre- 
land, and avert the calamities which such a dis- 
memberment of the empire would inevitably produce, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


| the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the United Church of Established 
England and Treland, praying that the House will ©" 

e pleased to consider what measures should be 
adopted for securing the efficiency of the United 
Church of England and Ireland, so as better to 


enable her, in the existing circumstances of the 


country, to carry forward the great objects of her 
original institution, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Tenants of lands, Feuars and Ree Caithness 
sidenters in towns and villages, Householders, Arti- a 
sans, Mariners, Labourers, Cottagers, Journeymen =~ 
and Apprentices, Inhabitants of Caithness-shire, pray- 
ing for the repeal of the Act 11 Geo. 4, c. 102, for 
making, repairing, widening and keeping in repair 
certain Roads and Bridges in the County of Caith- 
ness, and for better regulating and rendering more 
effectual the Statute Labour in the said County, and 
Conversion Money in lieu thereof, or to amend and 
modify the same as regards the assessment of road- 
money, presently exigible from the Petitioners ; and 
to order that the Trustees lay before the House their 
Accounts and Minutes relative to the levies and 
application of all monies on account of the Turnpike- 
roads in the county of Caithness, under the aforesaid 
Act, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Mr. Darby reported from the Committee on the British Iron 
British Tron Company Bill; and to whom several Company Bill, 
Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; That 
they had considered several of 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 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. 





ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Lanarkshire 


A Petition of George M‘Indoe, Weaver, Bishop- 
a the street, Anderston of Glasgow, complaining of the 
conduct of the Clerk of the Peace for Lanarkshire, 
and his Depute Clerk and partner in business, in 
having refused to issue to the Petitioner an arbitra- 
tion claim in terms of the third section of the Act 
5 Geo. 4, c. 96, commonly called the Arbitration 
Act ; and praying for inquiry, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Church 
Patronage 
(Scotland.) 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Coun- 
cillors of the town of Greenock, praying for the 
repeal of the Act of Queen Anne, restoring Church 
Patronage in Scotland, and give to every congrega- 
tion the right and privilege of choosing their own 
minister, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Arms(Ireland) A Petition of Inhabitants of the parishes of Saint 
Bill, &amp;c. Nicholas and Saint Finn Barry, in the city of Cork, 


praying that the Arms (Jreland) Bill may pass into 


a law, and that the House will introduce into the 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented, pur- New Churches. 
suant to the directions of an Act of Parliament,— No. 565. 
The Twenty-third Annual Report of Her Majesty’s 
Commissioners for Building New Churches. 

Ordered, That the said Paper dolie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Earl of Shrews- 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in bury’s Estate 
the case of the Earl of Shrewsbury’s Estate Bill, ~"" 
no Standing Orders were applicable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported, That he had carried to the Morgan’s 
Lords the Message of this House of this day, re- Divorce 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 Morgan’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. 

Ordered, That the said Minutes be referred to 
the Select Committee on Divorce Bills. 





Municipal Corporations (Jreland) Bill, provision | 


making necessary the confirmation by the Lord | 


Lieutenant and Privy Council, of the election of the 
Mayors of boroughs in like manner as was required 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Chelsea 
posed, That the Order of the day for the Committee Hospital Ow 
on the Chelsea Hospital Out-Pensioners Bill, be “°°? © 


before the passing of the Zrish Municipal Corpora- | now read ; 
tion Act, and to adopt such other measures as may | An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
be deemed necessary for putting an end to the pre- Question, by leaving out the words “ now read,” in 


Vou. 98. | 


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Apprehension 
of Offenders 
¢America) Bill. 


588 14°—15° Augusti. A. 1843, 


order to add the words “ deferred till this day three | 


‘* months” instead thereof. 

“ now read” 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, 1 90 
Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring: Soe 

Tellers for the { Mr. Thomas Duncombe, 16 
Noes, L Mr. William Williams : } F 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That the Order of the day for the Com- 


The Order of the day being read, for the third Apprehension 
reading of the Apprehension of Offenders (France) of Offenders 


And the Question being put, That the words | Bill; runny 


Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming Law of Evi- 
the adjourned Proceeding upon the third reading of ¢ence Bill. 
the Law of Evidence Bill; 

Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the 
third reading of the said Bill be further adjourned 
till this day. 





mittee on the Chelsea Hospital Out-Pensioners Bill The China Government Bill was, according to China Govern. 


be now read; and the same being read ; 


Order, read a second time; and committed to a ment Bill. 


And a Motion being made, and the Question being Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair ; 


An Amendment was proposed to be made to the; The Affidavits, &amp;c., Commissions (Scotland and Afidavits, &amp;c., 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to | Zreland) Bill was, according to Order, read a second &gt; ep 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words | time; and committed to a Committee of the whole (cotland and 


“cc 


thereof. 


7 ; ‘ ; Ireland) Bill. 
“« this House will, upon this day three months, re- | House, for this day. ‘ 
solve itself into the said Committee,” instead 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Court of Exche. 


And the Question being put, That the words pro-|into a Committee upon the Court of Exchequer yo (Ireland) 


posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the {Sir Thomas Fremantle, } 99 
Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring : oi 

Tellers for theJ Mr. Hume, at 
Noes, (Mr. William Williams: J 1°: 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 


(Ireland) Offices Bill; and, after some time spent 2° Bi" 
therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. No. 566. 
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; andthe Bill, as amended, to be 
printed. 


Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Shipping. 


the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of all the Tolls, Dues, Fees and 


Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para-| other Charges imposed by Public Authority on 


graph. 
Preamble postponed. 


British Shipping in each of the Principal Ports of 
those Countries which have entered into Treaties of 














, , Reciprocity with Great Britain; stating the Par- 
ISE o i , : ‘ Sse. eaters 
_ Cras, N° 1, (Her Majesty may, from time to _ticulars in each case, and distinguishing the cases 
time, order such and so many Out-Pensioners to " 


be enrolled as a local force as to Her Majesty shall 





seem fit) read. 


‘in which Vouchers are given, and in which they are 
| not given:—Also, an Account of all the Charges 


, | whi re levi n itish Vessels in an 
Amendment proposed, in P. 1.1. 10. After the | hich are levied on British Apes ony such 
me : ee - Country, and which are not levied on Vessels under 
words “ from time to time,” to insert the words “ for 


“ec 


“ of this Act.” 
Question put, That those words be there inserted ; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the f Mr. William Williams, } 27 
Yeas, \Mr. Hume: j ™ 
Tellers fortheJ Sir Thomas Fremantle, 1 
Noes, \Mr. Henry Baring : J ™ 
To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 
And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, i5° die Augusti, 1843: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, ‘That the Committee had made Progress in 
the Bill; and that he was directed to move, That 
the Committee may have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, again 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Charitable Loan Societies (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 
reading of the Apprehension of Offenders ( dmerica) 
Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
this day. 


a period not exceeding two years from the passing 


fe 


its own Flag; together with a Statement of any 
Commercial, Fiscal or other advantages enjoyed by 
such Foreign Vessels from which British Vessels 
are excluded. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Mr. George William Hope presented, pursuant to Malta 
several Addresses to Her Majesty,—Copies or Ex- University. 
tracts of Papers relating to the removal of the Re- No. 567. 
verend Mr. O’ Malley from the Office of Rector of 
the University of Malta. 

Copies or Extracts of any Correspondence relative Slavery 
to the Abolition of Slavery in the Island of Ceylon, (Ceylen.) 

since the date of the last Despatches laid before Ne. 568. 
| Parliament. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


Ordered, That the Papers relative to the Raja Roja of Sattara. 
of Sattara, which were presented upon the 29th day No.569. 
of January 1841 and the 10th day of August 1842, 
be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Repro- Reproductive 
ductive Loan Fund Institution (Ireland), which was 12 Fund 


= : Institution 
presented upon Thursday last, be printed. ¢Lreland.) 


No. 570. 
| Ordered, That the Return relative to Railway Railway Bills. 
| Bills, which was laid upon the Table upon Friday No. 571. 
| last, be printed. 





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Church Ordered, That the Return relative to Church 

Property. Property, which was presented upon Saturday last, 
No. 572. be printed. 

Taxation. Ordered, That the Paper relative to Taxation, 
No.573. which was presented upon Saturday last, be printed. 

Public Works Ordered, That the Return relative to Public 

(Ireland-) = ‘Works (Zreland), which was presented upon Satur- 
No.574. day last, be printed. 

Port Patrick Ordered, That the Return relative to Port Pa- 

Hahoer. trick Harbour, which was presented upon Saturday 
No.575. ast, be printed. 

Cured Provi- Ordered, That the Account relative to Cured 

sions. Provisions, which was presented upon Saturday last, 
No. 576. be printed. 

South Sea Ordered, That the Account relative to the South 

Company. Sea Company, which was presented upon Saturday 
No.577. last, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour after one of the 


clock on Tuesday morning, adjourned till 
this day. 








Martis, 15° die Augusti ; 
Anno 7° Victorie Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


Consolidated T HE ingrossed Bill to apply a Sum out of the 
Fund — Consolidated Fund, and certain other Sums, 
prition) Ball. to the Service of the year One thousand eight hun- 
dred and Forty-three, was, according to Order, read 
the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to apply a Sum out of the Conso- 
lidated Fund, and certain other Sums, to the Service 
of the year One thousand eight hundred and Forty- 
three, and to appropriate the Supplies granted in 
this Session of Parliament. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Exchequer Bills The ingrossed Bill for raising a Sum by Exche- 


rae quer Bills for the Service of the year One thousand 
eight hundred and Forty-three, and for amending 
an Act for granting Relief to certain Islands in the 
West Indies, was, according to Order, read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for raising the Sum of Eleven mil- 
lions One hundred and thirty-two thousand and one 
hundred pounds by Exchequer Bills for the Service 
of the year One thousand eight hundred and Forty- 
three, and for amending an Act for granting Relief 

to certain Islands in the West Indies. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 


14°—15° Auguste. 


589 


may be appointed to meet, and sit and proceed, and 
to make their Report on Thursday next. 


Ordered, That Mr. Boyd, Mr. Brotherton and Divorce Bills. 
Mr. Stafford O’ Brien be added to the Select Com- 
mittee on Divorce Bills. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Affidavits, &amp;c., 

into a Committee upon the Affidavits, &amp;c., Commis- Commissions 

° (Scotland and 
sions (Scotland and Ireland) Bill; and, after some Jyeland) Bill. 
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. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Chelsea 
posed, That the Order of the day for the Committee Hospital Out- 


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 thef Mr. John Collett, 1 9 
Yeas, LMr. Thomas Duncombe: J 
Tellers for the) Sir Thomas Fremantle, 1 a5 

Noes, Mr. Henry Baring: is 


So it passed in the Negative. 


And the Question being put, That the Order of 
the day for the Committee on the Chelsea Hospital 
Out-pensioners Bill be now read :—It was resolved 
in the Affirmative. 

And the Order of the day being read accordingly ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ this House will, upon this day three months, 
“ resolve itself into the said Committee,” instead 
thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for thef Sir Thomas Fremantle, | ., 

Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring : sei 
Tellers for thes Mr. Hume, 10 
Noes, Mr Thomas Duncombe : } ; 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


And the Question being again proposed, That 
Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair :—And a De- 
bate arising thereupon ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till this 
day. 














Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Special Sessions 


No.579. 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 
consideration upon this day three months ; and the 








The ingrossed Bill to carry into effect a Conven- gisheries Bill. 


| tion between Her Majesty and the King of the 
The House, according to Order, resolved itself French, concerning the Fisheries in the Seas between 
(No. 2.) Bill. into a Committee upon the Special Sessions (No. 2.) , 


the British Islands and France, was, according to 
Order, read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered (Rules to be laid 
before Parliament): And the said Clause was brought 
up, and thrice read; and agreed to, to be made part 


| of the Bill, by way of Rider. 


Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 


on the Chelsea Hospital Out-pensioners Bill be now pensioners Bill, 


Earl of Shrewse 
bury’s Estate 
Bill. 


Bill, as amended, to be printed. 


The Earl of Shrewsbury’s Estate Bill was read a 


second time ; and committed. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


mittee of Selection. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Court of 
to enlarge the Jurisdiction and to improve the Prac- Chancery 
tice and Proceedings of the Court of Chancery of —— Z ag 
the county palatine of Lancaster: And that Lord caster) Bil!. 
Granville Somerset and Mr. Nicholl do prepare, 





mittee of Selection, that the Committee on the Bill | and bring it in. 


Vou. 98. 


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County Courts 
(County Pala- 
tine of Lan- 
caster) Bill. 


British Iron 
Company Bill. 


Sessions of the 
Peace ( Dublin) 
Bill. 


Cathedral 
Churches 


(Wales) Bill. 
No, 0.131, 


Scientific 
Societies Bill. 


Turnpike 
Trusts. 


Sittings of the 
House, 


Shipwrecks 
(Second Re- 
port. ) 


N oO. 08 l . 


Message from 
the Lords, 


Admiralty 
Lands Bill. 


Ecclesiastical 
Jurisdictions 
Bill. 


590 


it in. 


Ordered, That the Report on the British [ron 
Company Bill, be taken into consideration To-mor- 
row. 


The ingrossed Bill to make better Provision for 
the Appointment of a Deputy for the Chairman of 
the Sessions of the Peace in the County of Dublin, 
and to provide for the taking of an Oath by the 
said Chairman or Deputy, and to amend an Act of 
the first year of Her present Majesty, to amend the 
Law for the Recovery of Small Debts by Civil Bill 
in Ireland, was, according to Order, read the third 
time; and Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Amendments made by the Lords 
to the Cathedral Churches (Wales) Bill be taken 
into consideration To-morrow. 

Ordered, That the said Amendments be printed. 


A Petition of Members of the Gloucester Mecha- 
nics’ Institution, praying that the Scientific Societies 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to the 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—Abstracts of 
the general Statements of the Income and Expen- 
diture of the several Turnpike Trusts in England 
and Wales, for the year 1841. 


15° Augusti. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to extend the Jurisdiction and regulate the Pro- Act for the Improvement of the Burgh of Anderston, 
ceedings of the County Courts of the county | in the County of Lanark, for regulating the Police 
palatine of Zancaster: And that Lord Granville | thereof and of certain Lands adjacent, and for other 
Somerset and Mr. Nicholl do prepare, and bring | Purposes relating thereto, with Amendments ; to 


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A. 1843. 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 


which Amendments the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House: And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to enable the Glasgow Marine Insurance Com- 
pany to sue and be sued, and for other Purposes 
relating to the said Company, with Amendments ; 
to which Amendments the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House: And also, 


The Lords have agreed to-.the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to incorporate the Persons having Claims upon 
the Lagan Navigation in Ireland, and to provide for 
the future Management and Improvement of the 
said Navigation, with Amendments; to which 
Amendmeats the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 


The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to provide for the Recovery, by Summary Process, 
of Sums due to the Teachers of Schools in Ireland ; 
to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 


The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to confirm two existing Leases, and to enable the 
Reverend James White, and the Persons for the 
time being entitled to certain Estates situate in the 
Parish of Bonchurch, in the Isle of Wight, in the 
County of Southampton, devised by the Will of 
Charles Fitzmaurice Hill, Esquire, deceased, to 
accept Surrenders of existing Leases, and to grant 
new Leases in lieu thereof; to which the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House —And then 
the Messengers withdrew. 


Gibson’s Estate Bill was read the first time ; and 





Anderston 
Improvement 
and Police Rij}, 


Glasgow Marine 
Insurance 
Company Bili, 


Lagan Naviga- 
tion Bill. 


Teachers of 
Schools 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Gibson’s 
Estate Bill. 


Gibson's 


Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the | referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Estate Bill, 


Table. 


| 
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Private Bills. 
Ordered, That the Committee have leave to sit, 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a and proceed, and to make their Report, To-morrow. 


Return of the Number of Days on which the House 
of Commons sat in this Session of Parliament ; 


stating the Total Number of Hours occupied in the | the first time ; and ordered to be read a second Schools 


| 


The Teachers of Schools (Jreland) Bill was read 


Sittings of the House, and the Average Time; and | time To-morrow. 


also, distinguishing the Number of Nights on which 
the House sat, and the Number of Hours after mid- 
night, to the latest period. 


Mr. George Palmer reported from the Select Com- 
mittee appointed to inquire into the Shipwreck of 
British Vessels and the means of preserving the 
Lives and Property of Shipwrecked Persons, and to 
whom the Reports of 1836 and 1839 were referred ; 
and who were empowered to report their Opinion and 
Observations thereupon from time to time to the 
House together with the Minutes of the Evidence 
taken before them ; That they had made further Pro- 
gress in the matter referred to them, and had directed 
him to make a Report thereof to the House ; together 
with the Minutes of the Evidence taken before them. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Senior and 
Mr. Russell: 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable Her Majesty 
to acquire Lands for the Enlargement of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Deck Yards, and for other Naval Purposes : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for suspending until the 
First day of October One thousand eight hundred 
and Forty-four the Operation of the new Arrange- 
ment of Dioceses, so far as it affects the existing 
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions : And also, 


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Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Senior and 
Mr. Russell : 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to continue until the First day of August One 
thousand eight hundred and Forty-four, and if Par- 


_liament be then sitting to the end of the then next 


Session of Parliament, an Act for authorizing the 
Application of Highway Rates to Turnpike-roads, 
without any Amendment: And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for regulating Theatres, with Amendments ; to 
which Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House :—-And then the Messengers with- 
drew. 


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 an Act passed by the Legislature 
of the Province of Canada, in the fifth year of the 
reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, intituled, 
“ An Act for the Disposal of Public Lands.” 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Greece. 
posed, That an humble Address be presented to Her 
Majesty, 


the Lords, 


Teachers of 


(Ireland) Bill. 
No. 578. 


Message from 


Highway Rates 
Bill. 





Theatres 
Regulation Bill. 


Canada. 











ill, 


‘ine 


Greece. 


Servias 


rT Custom House 
, Orders, 


es 


Se tae ae 


— 


Ordnance Sur- 
vey (Ireland.) 








7 Vicroriz. 


Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to give 
directions that there be laid before this House, cer- 
tain Papers which relate to our Diplomatic Inter- 
course with the Kingdom of Greece; among others, 
for Copies of those Protocols which are supposed 
to have been signed since 1833, when the last was 
communicated to Parliament :—Also, Copies of any 
Instructions transmitted to our Minister at Athens, 
in consequence of those Meetings of the Repre- 
sentatives of the Three Powers at which, from any 
particular cause, no Protocol was signed :-—Also, 
Copies of those Communications from Sir Edmund 
Lyons, which convey any Information relating to the 
Financial State of Greece :—And the said Motion 
was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid’ before this 
House, certain Papers which relate to our Dipig- 
matic Intercourse with the Kingdom of Greece ; 
among others, for Copies of those Protocols which 
are supposed to have been signed since 1833, when 
the last was communicated to Parliament. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That an humble Address be presented to Her 
Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to give 
directions that there be laid before this House, Copies 
or Extracts of all Communications which have 
passed between the British Government and the 
British Ambassadors at Vienna, Paris, Petersburg 
and Constantinople, and the British Consul General 
in Servia, in regard to the Transactions connected 
with the late changes in the Government of Servia ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Wednesday morning ; 


Mercurii, 16° die Augusti, 1843: 


And the Question being put :—It passed in the 
Negative. 


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 henceforth all Orders made by 
the Lords of the Treasury, the Board of Trade, and 
the Commissioners of Customs, relating to the im- 
portation or exportation of goods, and the regula- 
tions of Trade generally, should be entered in Mi- 
nute Books, to be lodged for public inspection in 
some appropriate place in the Pasian House, and 
with the Landing Surveyors of the Customs :—Also, 
that Her Majesty will be graciously pleased to give 
directions, that as soon after the first day of each 
month as may be practicable, every new Order so 
made relating to Trade during the preceding month 
by the Lords of the Treasury, the Board of Trade 
or the Commissioners of the Customs, be printed ; 
and furnished to the public at a reasonable price :-— 
And the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That an humble Address be presented to Her Ma- 
jesty, that She will be graciously pleased to direct, 
that the Board of Ordnance do make a return of 
the extent in statute acres of every county, barony, 
parish and townland in Ireland :—And also, to pre- 
pare and publish a Map of each county in Jreland, 
on a scale of one inch to one statute mile; and a 
Map of every city and borough returning Members 
to Parliament, showing the Parliamentary Boun- 


daries under the Act 2 and 3 Will. 4, c. 89, ona | 


15°—16° Augustz. 591 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Valuation 
posed, That an humble Address be presented to (tea 
Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to direct the Poor Law Commissioners to inquire 
into, and prepare a Statement of the several Valua- 
tions on which public rates and taxes are levied in 
Ireland; of the several descriptions of property 
which are liable to some but are exempt from other 
rates ; of the several modes of estimating value, 
as directed by the Acts under which such rates and 
taxes are levied; to report on the expediency of 
forming one general and uniform Valuation of lands, 
tenements and hereditaments in Jreland, such Va- 
luation being an estimate of the net annual rent 
which might reasonably be expected for them if let 
for a term of years, subject to the expense of main- 
tenance and the payment of all rates and taxes, 
except tithe ; and how such Valuation could be an- 
nually revised, so that all county and local taxation 
could be equitably levied according to it ; to report 
on the progress which has been made in the Town- 
land Valuation of Jreland, the number of acres 
valued, and the probable number of acres which 
still remain unvalued, the Cost of the Valuation and 
the time occupied by it ; to report on the expediency 
of discontinuing such Townland Valuation forth- 
with ; and also, whether in any new Valuation, it 
will be desirable to value separately each separate 
division or denomination of land according to its 
existing boundary, or to continue the system adopted 
in the Townland Valuation of Jreland, of valuing 
continuous qualities of land irrespective of boun- 
daries :—And the said Motion was, with leave of 
the House, withdrawn. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming Chelsea 
the adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed Hospital vee 
this day, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair iain aad 
(for the House to resolve itself into a Committee 
upon the Chelsea Hospital Out Pensioners Bill) ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till this day. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for Apprehension 








giving effect toa Treaty between Her Majesty and °f Offenders 
the United States of America, for the Apprehension 
of certain Offenders, 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 acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for Apprehension 
giving effect to a Convention between Her Majesty Prana Sit 
and the King of the French, for the Apprehension "°°? ©" 
of certain Offenders, 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 acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without Amendment. 





The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Prison Disci- 
mittee on the Prison Discipline Bill ; pline 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- Slave Trade 
mittee on the Slave Trade Suppression Bill ; — 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, ~* 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 





| The Coroners Duties Bill was, according to Order, Coroners 
‘read a second time; and committed to a Committee Dues Bill. 


‘of the whole House, for this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Charitable 


scale of not less than six inches to one statute mile: | mittee on the Charitable Loan Societies (Jreland) (ire na) Bil 
Bill; relan i. 


Resolved, 


—It passed in the Negative. 
VoL. 98. 


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Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve | 
itself into the said Committee. 


Law of Evi- 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 
dence Bill. ¢ 


adjourned Proceeding upon the third reading of the 
Law of Evidence Bill; 





Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the 


third reading of the said Bill be further adjourned 
till this day. 


Court of Exchee The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
ee further consideration the Report on the Court of 
ces lil. 


Exchequer (Ireland) Offices 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. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 
Theatres Ordered, That the Amendments made by the 
Regulation Bill. 7 rds to the Theatres Regulation Bill be taken into 
No. 582. consideration this day. 
Ordered, That the said Amendments be printed. 


Public Bills. Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 


a Return of the Titles of the Public Bills presented 
to this House and brought from the Lords; together 








with the Dates of the several Proceedings thereupon 
during the present Session. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
a quarter of an hour before two of the clock 
on Wednesday morning, adjourned till this 
day. 


Mercurii, 16° die August? ; 
Anno 7° Victoria Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. . 


RDERED, That all Committees have leave 
to sit this day, during the sitting of the House. 


Committees. 


Waterloo, &amp;c., 


Petitions from the Ward of Broad-street;—and, 
Bridges. 


Ward of Cornhill, London; 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. 


National Mr. 
Schools 


(Treland.) 


Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to 
Orders,—Returns from each National School in 
Ireland, of the Number of Pupils who for the four 
months previous to the 30th day of April, have 
daily read Portions of the Holy Scriptures :—Also, 
the Number who have read the Extracts selected 
by the National Board, and the Number who have 
not read either the Scriptures or the Extracts. 

Returns showing the Number of Disturbances | 
which have taken place in Jreland during the years | 
1840, 1841, 1842 and 1843, at the different Fairs | 
and Markets, in the Collection of the Tolls and | 
Customs; stating the Names of the Places where | 
such Disturbances have taken place, and the Num-} 
ber of Persons that have been proceeded against 
for any such Disturbances, and the nature of the} 
Charge that has been brought against them :—Of| 
the Names of such Fairs and Markets where no! 
Tolis are collected :—And, of the Names of the | 
Fans and Markets where Toll-boards are not put 
up according to law. 
Fever A Copy of any Memorial from the Members of 
(Ireland.) the Jrish College of Surgeons to the Secretary for | 

Lreland, with reference to an Inquiry into the Extent | 

and Causes of Fever in Zreland. ~ 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to 
the directions of an Act of Parliament,—An Ab-| 
stract of Statements of Monies received and ex-! 








Disturbances, 
&amp;c, (Ireland. ) 





Municipal 
Boroughs 


(Treland.) 


Augusti. A. 1845. 


pended on account of certain Boroughs in Jreland, 
in 1841-42, 


Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Episcopal Functions Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 
Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 
Preamble postponed. 
Crauses, N° 1 to N° 6, agreed to. 


Crause, N° 7, (That the like proceedings shall 
be had in the case of like infirmity of any Arch- 
bishop, and in such case all things hereinbefore re- 
quired to be done by and with respect to the Arch- 
bishop of the Province, shall be done by and with 
respect to the Lord High Chancellor)——read. 

Motion made, and Question put, That the Clause 
stand part of the Bill; 

The Committee divided : 


Tellers for the [Sir Thomas Fremantle, 151 
Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring: | ie 
Tellers for the f Viscount Clive, L~ 
Noes, UMr. Henley : J , 


Cause, N° 8, amended, and agreed to. 
Crausgs, N° 9 to N° 13, agreed to. 
Crause, N° 14, amended, and agreed to. 
Cuiauses, N° 15 and N° 16, agreed to. 
Preamble read, 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 To-morrow. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Order of the day for resuming 
the adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed 
yesterday, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair (for the House to resolve itself into a Com- 
mittee upon the Chelsea Hospital Out-pensioners 
Bill) be now read ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out the words “ now read,”’ 
in order to add the words “ deferred till this day 
“* three months,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
“ now read” stand part of the Question :—And a 
Debate arising thereupon ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the Debate be now adjourned ; 
The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for thef Mr. Thomas Duncombe, } 9 
Yeas, L Mr. Hume: ‘ 

Tellers for thef Sir Thomas Fremantle, } 31 
Noes, l Mr. Gaskell : . 

So it passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being put, That the words 

now read” stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for thef Sir Thomas Fremantle, 1 89 

Yeas, Mr. Gaskell: 4 ™ 

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Tellers for thefJ, Mr. Hume, 
Noes, UMr. Thomas Duncombe : 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That the Order of the day for resuming 
the adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed 
yesterday, that Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair 
(for the House to resolve itself into a Committee 
upon the Chelsea Hospital Out-pensioners Bill) be 
now read ; and the same being read :—The House 
resumed the said adjourned Debate. 
And the Question being put, That Mr. wie” 
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do now leave the Chair:—It was resolved in the 
Affirmative. 
The House, accordingly resolved itself into the 
Committee. 
(In the Committee.) 


Criause, N° 1, (Her Majesty may, from time to 
time, order such and so many Out-pensioners to be 
enrolled as a local force as to Her Majesty shall 


words “ for a period not exceeding Five years.” 
Tellers for thef Mr. Hawes, 
Another Amendment proposed: After the words 
serted ; 
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Tellers for thef Sir Thomas Fremantle, } ea 
Cravses, N° 5 and N° 6, amended, and agreed to. 


seem fit) :— 
Another Amendment proposed, in P. 1. 1. 10, 
After the words “ from time to time,” to insert the 
Question put, That those words be there in- 
serted ; 

The Committee divided : 

Yeas, L Mr. Benjamin Wood : \ = 

Tellers for the) Sir Thomas Fremantle, 76 
Noes, Mr. Henry Baring: | Saag 

“ from time to time,” to insert the words “ fora 
“ period not exceeding Five years and six months.” 
Question put, That those words be there in- 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the f Mr. Hume, 4 
Yeas, Mr. Thomas Duncombe : : 
Noes, Mr. Henry Baring: 

Clause amended, and agreed to. 

Crauses, N° 2 to N° 4, agreed to. 

Ciavusss, N° 7 to N° 9, agreed to. 

Preamble read, 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 To-morrow. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the British Iron Company Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to; and 
Amerdments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time To morrow. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act to incorporate the Persons having 
Claims upon the Lagan Navigation in Ireland, and 
to provide for the future Management and Improve- 
ment of the said Navigation; and the same were 
read, as follow: 

Pr. 9. 1. 27. After “ shall” insert “so far as 
the same lands shall be the property of the said 
Company, or of Her Majesty in right of the Crown 
under the Acts relating to the said Navigation, or 
in consequence of the determination of the same.”’ 

Pr. 11. 1. 138. After “ the” insert “ artificial.” 

Pr. 119. 1. 36. Leave out “ although” and in- 
sert “or of the interest of the said Marquess of 
“* Donegal in any property, although such lands, 
“ plantations, quays, walls, garden or walks and 
“« property may be.” 

And it appearing by the said Amendments that 
Her Majesty’s interest is concerned therein ; 

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, by Her Ma- 
jesty’s Command, acquainted the House, that Her 
Majesty, having been informed thereof, gives Her 
consent as far as Her Majesty’s interest is concerned, 
that the House may do therein as they shall think fit. 

Then the Amendments were read a second time, 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Young do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 

Vou. 98. 


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593 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Cathedral 
consideration the Amendments made by the Lords Churches 


to the Cathedral Churches (Wales) Bill ; 
Ordered, That the said Amendments be taken 
into consideration To-morrow. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Theatres __ 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Regulation Bill, 


tituled, An Act for regulating Theatres; and the 
same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 4. 1. 30. After “ liberty” insert “ cinque 
port.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 37. Aster “ shall,” insert “ within 
“&lt; Twenty-one days next after such application shall 
‘ have been made to them in writing, signed by the 
party making the same, and countersigned by at 
least Two Justices acting in and for the division 
within which the property proposed to be licensed 
shall be situate, and delivered to the clerk to the 
“ said Justices.” 

Pr. 4. 1. penult. Leave out “ or,” and in the 
same line after “ district,” insert “ or place.” 

Pr. 5.1.7. Leave out “ for the,” and insert 
within such.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 8. Leave out “ or,”’ and in the same 
line leave out from “ district” to “ and,” in]. 9., 
and insert “ or place.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 23, Leave out “ not exceeding,” and 
insert “ of.” 

Pr. 5.1. 27. Leave out from “open” to “shall,” 
in 1. 29. 

Pr. 5. 1. 31. Leave out from “ Justices” to 
“ And,” in Pr. 6.1. 21. 

Pr. 7. 1. 21. After “ rules,” insert “ or any of 
“ the provisions of this Act.” 

Pr. 8.1.5. Leave out “the said,” and insert “a.” 

Pr. 8.1. 12. Leave out from “ their” to “ and,” 
in ]. 18., and insert “ jurisdiction.” 

Pr. 8. 1. 35. Leave out “ flagrant.” 

Pr. 8. 1. 38. Leave out “ four,’ and insert 
“ two.” 

Pr. 8. 1. ult. Leave out “ division or place,” 
and insert “ jurisdiction.” 

Pr. 10. 1.7. After “ present” insert “ or cause, 
“ permit or suffer to be acted or presented.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 19. Leave out “ for hire.” 

Pr. 12.1. 16. Leave out “ think fit,” and insert 
“ be of opinion that it is fitting, for the preservation 
“‘ of good manners, decorum, or of the public peace, 
so to do.” 

Pr. 14. 1. 2. Leave out from “ in” to “ pro- 
ceedings” in I. 5., and insert “ any.” 

Pr. 14. 1.11. Leave out “ and” and insert “ :f,” 
and in the same line leave out “have been” and 
insert “ be.” 

Pr. 15.1. 5. Leave out from “ thereof” to “in- 
“ curred,” in |. 6. 

Pr. 16. 1. 2. Leave out “ or,” and in the same 
line after “ liberty” insert “ city or borough.” 

Pr. 16.1. 8. Leave out “ the same to,” and in- 
sert ‘ and in default of payment of such penalty, 
“ together with the costs, the same may.” 

Pr. 16.1. 14. After “ penalty” insert “ costs.” 

Pr. 16.1. 20. Leave out “ in” and insert “ of.” 

Pr. 16. 1. 21. Leave out “ or,” and in the same 
line after “ liberty” insert “ city or borough.” 

Pr. 16. 1. 35. Leave out “ or,” and in the same 
line after “ liberty” insert “ city or borough.” 

Pr. 16.1. ult. After “ be” insert “ paid and.” 

The said Amendments, as far as the Amendment 
in Pr. 5. 1. 23., being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 

Pr. 5.1.23. 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 Lords in 
the said Amendment :—It passed in the Negative. 

Then the subsequent Amendments, being read a 
second time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to draw 

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Court of Exche- 
quer (Ireland) 
Offices Bill. 


Defamation 
and Libel Bill. 


Chine Govern- 
ment Bill. 


Affidavits, &amp;c., 
Commissions 
(Scotland and 
ireland) Bill. 


594 


up Reasons, to be offered to the Lords at a Con- 
ference, for disagreeing to the Amendment to which 
this House hath disagreed :—And a Committee was 
appointed of Sir James Graham, Mr. Chancellor 
of the Exchequer, Sir Edward Knatchbull, Mr. 
Attorney General, Mr. Attorney General for Ireland, 
Mr. Manners Sutton, Mr. Greene, Mr. Darby, Mr. 
Bernal, Mr. Redhead Yorke and Mr. Christie. 
Ordered, That Three be the Quorum. 


Mr. Greene reported the Court of Exchequer 
(Ireland) Offices 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. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Defamation and Libel 
Bill. 

(In the Committee.) 

Bill read 1; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Crauses, N° 1 and N° 2, disagreed to. 

Crausz, N° 3, (That in any action for Defama- 
tion, the truth of the matters charged shall not 
amount to a defence to such action, unless the said 
matters charged should be published for the public 
good)——read. 

Several Amendments made. 

Motion made, and Question put, That the Clause, 
as amended, stand part of the Bill; 

The Committee divided : 


. ~ ag J Mr. Christie ie 
Tellers for the Yeas,) Mr. Charles’ Buller ; ; 30. 
Tellers for the Noes, { Mr. Pringle, } 38. 


Mr. Darby: 
Ciauses, N° 4 to N° 8, amended, and agreed to. 
Cuiauses, N° 9 to N° 13, agreed to. 

Preamble read, 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 To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the China Government 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 had 
directed him to report the same, without Amend- 
ment. 


Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
To-morrow. 


Mr. Greene reported the Affidavits, &amp;c., Commis- 
sions (Scotland and Jreland) Bill; and the Amend- 
ments were read, as follow : 

Pr. 3. |. ult. After “ accordingly” insert Clause 
(A.) 

Crause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That every 
such person authorized to act under any such 
Commission as aforesaid, shall be entitled to re- 
ceive and take such and the same fees, and none 
other, as Masters Extraordinary of the High 
Court of Chancery in England are now entitled 
to by virtue of the orders of that Court, or of any 
Act or Acts of Parliament now in force.” 


In Rider (A.) leave out from “ Commission” in 
28. to “to” in 1. 31., and insert “ such refusal 
or failure to appear shall be certified by such 
Commissioner or Commissioners, and itshall there- 
upon be — to or on behalf of any party 
suing out such Commission.” 


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16° Augustz. 


A. 1843. 


At the end of Rider (A.) insert Clause (B.) 

Crause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That upon 
the service of such rule or order upon the person 
named therein, if he or she shall not appear before 
such Commissioner or Commissioners as aforesaid 
for examination, or to produce the writings or 
documents mentioned in such rule or order, the 
disobedience to such rule or order shall, if the 
same shall happen in England or in Ireland, render 
the person disobeying subject and liable to such 
pains and penalties as he or she would be subject 
and liable to by reason of disobedience to a writ 
of subpeena in England or in Ireland, and if such 
disobedience shall happen in Scotland it shall be 
competent to the Lord Ordinary on the Bills, upon 
an application made to him by or on behalf of any 
party suing out such Commission, and upon 
proof of such disobedience made before him, to 
direct the issue of Letters of Second Diligence, 
according to the forms of the law of Scotland, 
to be used against the person disobeying such 
rule or order.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
To-morrow. 


The Teachers of Schools (Jreland) Bill was, ac- 
cording to Order, read a second time; and com- 


mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for To- 
morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Coroners’ Duties Bill. 


(In the Committee). 


Bill read 1°; to beread 2°, paragraph by paragraph. 
Preamble postponed. 


Crausss, N° 1 to N° 4, agreed to. 


Clause (Provided always, and be it Enacted, That 
whenever the accounts of any Coroner shall be laid 
before the Justices in General or Quarter Sessions 
assembled, or before any Town Council, such Jus- 
tices or Council respectively may, if they shall 
think fit, examine the said Coroner or Deputy Co- 
roner, or any witness tendered by or on behalf of 
the Coroner or Deputy Coroner, on oath, as to any 
Inquest holden before any Deputy Coroner; and if 
on such examination it shall appear to such Justices 
or Council that such Inquest was holden before such 
Deputy Coroner at any time other than during the 
illness of the said Coroner, or during his absence 
for some lawful or reasonable cause, such Justices 
or Council, as the case may be, shall disallow in 
such account the fees and mileage of such Coroner 
or Deputy Coroner at such Inquest)——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 : 

Tellers for the f Mr. WVicholl, 


Yeas, Sir Thomas Fremantle : } - 
Tellers for the J} Mr. Manners Sutton, } 40 
Noes, Mr. Young: : 


Preamble read, and agreed to. 
Bill to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed 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 read the third time 
To-morrow. 


Teachers of 
Schools 
(Ireland) Bill, 


Coroners” 
Duties Bill. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Charitable _ 
into a Committee upon the Charitable Loan Socie- Loan Societies 
ties (Jreland) Bill. 

(In the Committee.) 

Crauszs, N° 33 to N° 35, agreed to. 








CiauseE N° 36, amended, and agreed to. 
CLAUSES, 


(Ireland) Bill. 





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Law of Evi- 
dence Bill. 


Cork Union 
Workhouse. 


Morgan’s 


Divorce Bill. 


Gibson’s 
Estate Bill. 


Gibson’s 
Estate Bill, 


Glasgow Marine 


Insurance 


Company Bill. 


7 Vicroriz. 


Curavusss, N° 37 to N° 44, agreed to. 


Cause, N° 45, (Irish Reproductive Loan Fund 
Institution to be exempt from the control of the 
Loan Fund Board)——read. 


Motion made, and Question put, That the Clause 
stand part of the Bill; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the Mr. Young, 
Yeas, \ Mr. George Hamilton: 
Tellers for thef Viscount Clements, 
Noes, \ Mr. Hindley : 
Crauses, N° 46 and N° 47, agreed to. 
Cuiausss, N°48 and N° 49, amended, and agreed to. 
Cravuse, N° 50, agreed to. 
Cuiause, N° 51, amended, and agreed to. 
Cuiauses, N° 52 to N° 61, agreed to. 
Schedule (A.), amended, and agreed to. 
Schedule (B.), agreed to. 
Postponed Ciavusz, N° 1, agreed to. 
Clause added. 
Preamble read, and agreed to. 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. 


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And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Thursday morning ; 


Jovis, 17° die Augusti, 1843: 


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 this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned Proceeding upon the third reading of 
the Law of Evidence Bill; 

Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the 
third reading of the said Bill be further adjourned 
till this day. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of all Reports connected with the building 
and completing the Cork Union Workhouse; of the 
Objections made to its Site; with the Reports of 
the Officers sent down to examine it. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Com- 
mittee on Morgan’s Divorce Bill; That they had 
examined the allegations of the Bill as to the mar- 
riage of the parties, the adultery charged as the 
ground for dissolving the marriage, the verdict at 
law and the sentence of divorce in the Ecclesiastical 
Court, and, upon evidence satisfactory to the Com- 
mittee, found the same and the other allegations to 
be true; and they saw no reason to suspect collu- 
sion 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. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select : 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of Gibson’s Estate Bill, no Standing Orders 
were applicable, 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Gibson's Estate Bill was read a second time; 
and committed. 

Ordered, Yhat the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee of Selection, that the Committee on the Bill 
may be appointed to meet, and sit and proceed, 
and to make their Report this day. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act to enable the Glasgow Marine In- 
surance Company to sue and be sued, and for other 
Purposes relating to the said Company; and the 
same were read, as follow: 

Pr.117. |. 13. Leave out “and.” 

Vor. 98. 


16°—17° Augustz. 








595 


Pr. 117. 1. 14. After ‘‘ manager” insert “ or 
secretary.” 

Pr. 117. 1. 17. Leave out “ or.” 

Pr. 117.1. 18. After “ manager” insert “ or 
“ secretary.” 

Pr. 117.1. 26. Leave out “ or,” and in the same 
line after “ manager” insert “ or secretary.” 

Pr, 23. 1. 21. Leave out “ of” and insert “ for.” 

Pr. 23. 1. 25. After “ resolution” insert “shall.” 

Pr. 25. 1. 5. After “ by” insert “ article thirty- 
“ fourth of.” 

Pr. 25. 1.7. After “is” insert “ among other 
« things.” 

Pr. 31. 1. 22. Leave out from “with” to “the” 
in 1, 23., and in the same line leave out “ said,” and 
also in 1. 23. leave out “ or secretary.” 

Pr. 31. 1. 35. After “ practice” insert “ or any 
“ thing contained in the said contract of co- 
“« partnery.” 


In the Schedule to the Bill: 


Pr. 35. 1. 6. After “ manager” insert “ secre- 
“ tary.” 
Pr. 35. Is. 21., 22. and 23. Leave out 
“?. Ga 
R. S., of 
7’. V., of 
and insert 
* FP. ¢G,4 
R. S., of 
T. V., of 
W. X., of 
Pr. 35.1. 26. After “‘ manager” insert “ or secre- 
“ tary.” 

Pr. 35. 1. 30. Leave out “ and.” 

Pr. 35. 1. 31, After “ manager” insert “ and 
secretary.” 

Pr. 36. 1. 3. After “ manager” insert “ or se- 
cretary.” 

Pr. 36. 1. 9. After “ manager” insert “ or of 
the new secretary.” 

Pr. 36. 1. 26. After “ N. O. of, manager, in the 
place of O. N.” insert “ P. Q. secretary, in the 
place of Q. P.” 

Pr. 36. 1. 29. After “ manager” insert “ or se- 
cretary.” 

Pr. 36. 1.35. After “ manager” insert “ or se- 
cretary.” 

Pr. 37, 1. 8. After “ manager” insert “ or se- 
cretary.” 

Pr. 39. 1. 36. and 1. penult. After “ appointed ” 
insert “and of the name of the new secretary and 
‘¢ of the name of the person in whose place he has 
been appointed.” 

Pr 40. 1s. 24. and 25. After “ N. O. of 
manager, in the place of O. WV.” insert “ name 
of the new secretary, and of the person in whose 
place he has been appointed Fr. @, 
secretary in the place of Q. P.” 

Pr. 40. 1. 28. Leave out “ P. Q.” and insert 
“5.5.” 


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Pr. 40, 1. 29. Leave out “ A. S.” and insert 
ale A Fug 

Pr. 40. 1. 31. Leave out “ 7. V.” and insert 
&lt;vV. WwW.” 

Pr. 40. 1. 32. Leave out “ W. X.” and insert 
* 2: ae 


Pr. 40. 1.35. After “ manager” insert “ or se- 
cretary.” 

Pr. 40. 1. ult. After “ manager” insert “ and 
secretary.” 

Pr. 41, 1. 23. After “ 


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day of 
insert “ the last memorial as to 
the new secretary was deposited on the 

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The said Amend ments, being read a second time 

were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Pringle do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
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Anderston 
Improvement 
and Police Bill. 


Revenue, 
Population, 
Commerce, &amp;c. 


Turnpike 
‘Trusts. 


No. 580. 


Poor Law. 


British Iron 
Company Bill. 


Church of 
lreland. 


Drunkenness. 


596 16°—17° 


hath agreed to the Amendments made by their Lord- 
ships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for the Improvement of the Burgh 
of Anderston, in the County of Lanark, for regu- 
lating the Police thereof, and of certain Lands ad- 
jacent, and for other Purposes relating thereto ; and 
the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 4. 1. 34. Leave out “ reaches” 
“« reach.” 

Pr. 9. 1. 33. After “ exercised” insert “ within 
the lands or territory lying im the said barony 
parish of Glasgow, and comprised.” 

Pr. 9. 1.38. After “ same” insert “and which 
said lands or territory are bounded as follows : 

Pr. 11. 1.11. After “ limits” leave out “ as.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Pringle 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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Sir George Clerk presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Tables of the Revenue, Population, 
Commerce, &amp;c., of the United Kingdom and its 
Dependencies—Part II. 1841. 


August. A. 1843. 


ter, praying the House to repeal the existing Acts 
relating to the Punishment of Persons convicted of 
Drunkenness, and that an Act better adapted to the 
present exigencies of the community may be passed 
for the amendment of the law relative to such of- 
fenders, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the t. able. 


and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


sorting to China, was, according to Order, read the 
third time ; and the Amendment following was made 
to the Bill: 
Pr. 3.1. 39. After “ the” insert “ person or.” 
Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendment, do 
ass. 





Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That the Abstracts of the General 
Statements of Turnpike Trusts, which were presented 
yesterday, 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, 17° die August ; 
Anno 7° Victorie Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 

} R. Adrian, from the Office of the Poor Law 

Commissioners, was called in; and at the 
bar presented,—Return to an Order, dated the 12th 
day of this instant August, for a Return, showing 
the Number of In-door and Out-door Paupers re- 
lieved, during the first week of the month of April 
1843, in the several Unions comprised in each As- 
sistant Poor Law Commissioner’s District, with the 
estimated Number of Places not under the Admi- 
nistration of the Poor Law Amendment Act :—And 
then he withdrew. 


Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


The ingrossed Bill to enlarge the Powers granted | 


by an Act of the fourth year of Her present Majesty, 
intituled, “ An Act for granting certain Powers to 
the British lvon Company,” and to facilitate the 
Sale of the Estates and Properties belonging to the 
said Company, 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 Petition of Inhabitants of Worth Sunderland 
and its neighbourhood, in the county of Morthum- 
berland, praying the House to abolish the State 
Church in Jreland, and to discontinue for ever all 
State interference with matters of religion, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Justices of the Peace acting in and 
for the division of Prescot, in the county of Lancas- 


Ordered, That Mr. Greene 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. 


was, according to Order, read the third time; and 
the Amendments following were made to the Bill: 

Pr. 1. 1. 23. After “ county” insert “ city.” 

Pr, 2. 1. 14. After “ county” insert “ city.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 18. After “ county” insert “ city.” 

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. 





|extending to Scotland and Ireland the Power of the 
Lord High Chancellor to grant Commissions to 
enable Persons to take and receive Affidavits, and 
|for amending the Law relating to Commissions for 
\the Examination of Witnesses, was, according to 
Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
ithe 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. 


Sir George Clerk reported the Defamation and Libel 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, as follow : 
Pr. 1.1. 12. Leave out from “ same” to “ that” 
in Pr, 2. 1. 34. 
Pr 2. 1.35. Leave out “ such.” 
Pr. 3.1.15. After “newspaper” insert “ or other 
“ periodical publication.” 
Pr. 3. 1.18. After “newspaper” insert “ or other 
€ periodical publication.” 
Pr, 3. 1. 23. After “ newspaper” insert “ or other 
“ periodical publication.” 
Pr. 4. 1.16. After “ publish” insert “ or threaten 
“ to publish.” 
Pr. 4, 1. 25. Leave out from “ trust” to “every” 
in |. 28, 





Pr. 4. 


Mr. Greene reported the Chelsea Hospital Out- Chelsea 


pensioners Bill; and the Amendments were read, Hospital Out. 
pensioners Bill, 


Mr. Greene reported the Charitable Loan Societies Charitable 


(Jreland) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and Loan Societies 
(Ireland) Bill, 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for the China Govern. 
better Government of Her Majesty’s Subjects re- ment Bill. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to Coroners 
amend the Law respecting the Duties of Coroners, Duties Bill, 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for Agidavits, &amp;c. 


Commissions 
(Scotland and 
Ireland) Bill, 


Defamation 


and Libel Bill. 


MBean 


tae otid 


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ute 


Bill, 


ties 
il, 


Tne 





Saree sia 





Court of 
Exchequer 
(Treland) 
Offices Bill. 


Law of Evie 
dence Bill. 


Episcopal 


Functions Bill, 


7 Victoriz. 


“ hard” in |. 31., and insert “ with or “ without.” 


Pr. 4, ls. 35. and 36. Leave out “ unlawfully 
and.” 

Pr. 5. Is. 6. and 7. Leave out “ unlawfully and.” 

Pr. 5.1.10. Leave out from “ to” to “ And,” in 
. 15., and insert “ fine or imprisonment, or both, as 
“ the court may award such imprisonment, not to 
exceed the term of one year.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 

To-morrow. 


— 


‘ 


« 


The ingrossed Bill for the further Regulation of 
the Offices of Chief and Second Remembrancer of 
the Court of Exchequer in Jreland, 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. 


The House, according to Order, resumed the ad- 
journed Proceeding upon the third reading of the 
Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for improving 
the Law of Evidence. 

Resolved, That the Bill. with the Amendment, do 

ass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the same, with an Amendment ; to 
which Amendment this House doth desire the con- 
currence of their Lordships. 


Mr. Greene reported the Episcopal Functions 
Bill ; and the Amendments were read, as follow : 

Pr. 1.1. 17. Leave out “ bodily or.” 

Pr. 1.1. 20. Leave out from “ Archbishop” to 
“ to,” in i. 23. 

Pr. 2.1. 10. After “issue” insert “ in order that 
** such Bishop may, if he shall think fit, show cause 
“ to the Archbishop against the issuing thereof.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 15. Leave out from ‘ witnesses” to 
© on” in i. 97%. 

Pr. 2. 1. 21. Leave out “these purposes” and 
insert “ this purpose.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 31. Leave out from “ witnesses” to 
‘“‘ tendered” in 1. 32., and insert “ when they may 
“ deem it necessary to summon for the purpose 
“ of fully prosecuting the inquiry as well as all 
** witnesses.” 

Pr. 2. ls. 32. and 33. Leave out from “ exami- 
“ nation” to “ by,” in 1. 35. 

Pr. 2. 1.36. Leave out “such” and insert “ the,” 
and, in the same line, leave out from “ Bishop” to 
“ and,” in |. ult., and insert “ concerning whom the 
“ inquiry is pending.” 

Pr. 3.1.1. Leave out “ where” and insert “ at 
“ which.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 14. After “or” insert “ one of his,” 
and, in the same line, leave out “and” and insert 
* of.” 

Pr. 3.1. 22. After “or” insert “ any one or more 
“ of his.” 

Pr. 3. 1.32. After “ or” insert “ any one or more 
of his.” 

Pr. 4.1. 20. Leave out from “ is” to “his” in 
. 21., and insert “ incapable by reason of mental 
infirmity of duly performing.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 26. After “ or” insert “any one or more 
“ of his.” 

Pr. 5.1. 16. After “and” insert “ the commis- 
sion of inquiry shall be composed in all respects 
““ in the same manner, save that.” 

Pr. 5. 1. penult. After “ Archbishoprick”’ insert 
Clauses (A.), (B.) and (C.) 

CrauseE (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That every 
‘* Commissioner to be appointed by virtue of this 
« Act, shall, at the first meeting of the Commis- 


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n 


— 
” 


“ 


‘ 


‘“ sioners for the purpose of prosecuting the inquiry, 


Vo. JS. 


/ 


17° August. 


Pr. 4. 1. 30. Leave out from “ imprisoned” to | 











597 


“‘ take before the Archbishop or Lord Chancellor 
*“ issuing such Commission, or before a Master 
“ Extraordinary in Chancery, the following Oath ; 
“ (that is to say) 


weg do swear, That I will faith- 


fully, impartially and honestly, according 
“ to the best of my skill and knowledge, 
execute the several powers and trusts 
reposed in me, under a Commission of 
“« Inquiry issued by 

relating to the capacity of [ 

Lord Bishop or Archbishop 
a ] duly to perform his 
[Episcopal or Archiepiscopal] functions, 
and that without favour or affection, pre- 
“* judice or malice. 

“* ¢ So help me God.’” 


Cause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That at any 
time before the expiration of Twenty-eight days 
after the filing of the report of the Commissioners 
in the registry of the diocese or province, as the 
case may be, it shall be lawful for the Bishop or 
Archbishop concerning whom such inquiry shall 
have been made, or for his nearest friend, or any 
one or more of his next of kin, or his or their coun- 
sel, proctor or agent, to present a Petition to Her 
Majesty in Council, or to the Lord Lieutenant, 
or other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland 
for the time being, in Council, praying that no 
such Letters Patent as are hereafter mentioned 
may be issued; and at the same time to lodge 
with the Clerk of the Council an office copy of 
the report of the Commissioners, and of the de- 
positions and affidavits whereon the same is 
founded ; and the matter of such Petition shall 
be heard or considered on such report, depositions 
and affidavits in England before the Judicial 
Committee of the Privy Council, in case Her Ma- 
jesty shall be pleased to refer it to the said Com- 
mittee, and in Jreland before the Lord Lieutenant 
or other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland 
fur the time being, in council ; and a copy of the 
order in council containing the decision in the 
matter of such Petition, shall, by the Clerk of 
the Council, be transmitted to the registry of the 
diocese or province, as the case may be, and shall 
“« be there filed.” 

Crause (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That every 
Archbishop and Bishop of the United Church of 
England and Ireland, who now is or at any time 
hereafter shall be sworn of Her Majesty’s Most 
honourable Privy Council, in England, shall be 
a Member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy 
Council for the purposes of this Act.” 

Pr. 6.1. 7. Leave out from “is” to “his” in 
]. 8., and insert “ incapable by reason of mental 
infirmity of duly performing.” 

Pr. 6.1.11. After “Chancellor” insert “ after the 
expiration of the said period of twenty-eight days, 
or in case any such Petition as aforesaid shall be 
presented within such period of twenty-eight days, 
then, at any time after the prayer thereof shall 
“ have been pronounced against or abandoned.” 

Pr. 6. 1. 20. After “ Zreland” insert “and not 
“ being one of the Commissioners aforesaid.” 

Pr. 6. 1. 26. Leave out from “ incapable” to 
“ and” in 1. 27. 

Pr. 7. 1. 8. Leave out from “ person” to “ to” in 
1. 10. 

Pr. 7. 1. penult. Leave out from “ person to 
“ on” in I. ult. 

Pr. 8. 1. 17. Leave out “ such” and insert “ the,” 
and in]. 18., after “‘ person” insert “ so appointed as 
“ aforesaid.” 

Pr. 9. 1. 28. Leave out “ and enjoy.” 

Pr. 9. 1s. 36. and 37. Leave out ‘“‘ answerable or.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 5. Leave out “ fifth” and insert 
« sixth.” 

Pr. 10.1. 13. Leave out from “ person” to “ de- 
4c3 “ fray ”? 


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: 


Soe 


Cathedral 
Churches 


(Wales) Bill. 





598 


“ fray” in |. 14., and insert “ shall also out of such | 
“ revenues. 
Pr. 10. 1. 18. After “ Act” insert “such ex- 


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wn 


ord Chancellor, as the case may be.” 
Pr. 20, 1. 20. Leave out “ payment” and insert 
payments.” 
Pr. 10. 1. 38. Leave out from “ same”’ to “ pro- 
“ vided” in Pr. 11. 1. 26., and insert Clause (D.) 
Crause (D.) “ And be it Enacted, That if at 
any time hereafter any Bishop or Archbishop 
shall have been found a lunatic, or of unsound 
mind, under any commission in the nature of a 
writ De Lunatico inquirendo, and if the inquisi- 
tion shall not have been quashed or the commis- 
sion superseded, it shall be lawful for the Arch- 
bishop of the province, or Lord Chancellor, as 
the case may be, without further or other inquiry, 
to make request to Her Majesty, as on the report 
of Commissioners appointed under this Act ; and 
such request shall be, to all intents and purposes 
whatsoever, of the same force and effect as a re- | 
uest made on such report as aforesaid.” | 
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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The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- | 
tituled, An Act for regulating the Cathedral Churches | 
of Wales; and the same were read, as follow : | 

Pr. 2.1. penult. After “ situate” insert Clause 


17° August. 


(B.) 
pee being first allowed by the Archbishop | 


| 6¢ 


A. 1843. 


Pr. 7.1. 24. After “ person” insert “or persons.” 
Pr. 7.1. 25. After “ accordingly” insert Clause 


Cravuse(B.) “ And be it Enacted, That so much 
of the said first recited Act as relates to the Col- 
lege of Saint Davids at Lampeter shall be re- 
pealed, and that so soon as conveniently may be- 
and by the authority hereinbefore mentioned, ar- 
rangements may be made for effecting the sale, 
to any person or persons or body corporate ca- 
pable of holding the same, of the advowsons of 
the several benefices with cure of souls now an- 
nexed to the said college, and for enabling the 
existing incumbents of such benefices respectively 
to resign the same immediately upon the comple- 
tion of the respective sales of such advowsons, 
and for investing the proceeds of such sales re- 
spectively for the ultimate use and benefit of the 
said college, and in the first instance, if it be 
thought fit, for the use and benefit of such In- 
cumbents respectively, for such time and subject 
to such conditions in each case as by the like au- 
thority may be deemed just and proper ; and that 
if after the sales of the advowsons of all such be- 
nefices, it shall be made to appear to the said 
Ecclesiastical Commissioners that the said college, 
when it shall be in the enjoyment of the use and 
benefit of the whole proceeds of all such sales, 
when so invested as aforesaid, will still not be 
competently endowed, it shall be lawful by the 
like authority to transfer to the said college, in 
augmentation of the endowment thereof, any of 
the lands, tithes, tenements or other hereditaments 


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“ce 
““ 
ss 
“cc 
“cc 
“ 


(A.) |“ aforesaid, or of the proceeds thereof.” 


Ciause (A.) “ And be it Declared and Enacted, 
That the dean of each of the said four Cathedral 
Churches shall be the head of the chapter thereof, 
and shall have precedence over all other members 
of such chapter; and that such Dean and the 
Canons Residentiary respectively of each such 
Church shall possess and may exercise all the 
like rights, power and authority as are and may 
be possessed and exercised by the Dean and 
Canons respectively of any Cathedral Church in 
England founded by King Henry the Eighth. 

Pr. 3.1.7. Leave out from “ that” to “and,” in 
]. 21., and insert “ it shall be Jawful, if it be deemed | 
expedient, by the authority hereinbefore men- 
tioned, with the consent of the Bishop of Llandaff 
for the time being, to declare and provide that 
the cure of souls in and over the respective parishes 
of Llandaff and Whitchurch, ov either of them, 
shall be vested in one spiritual person as perpetual 
Incumbent thereof, and that such Bishop and his 
successors shall, from time to time, collate or 
nominate and license, as the case may be, a spi- 
ritual person to be such Incumbent; and also, 
with the like consent and with the consent of the 
Dean and Chapter, to endow such parishes, or 
either of them, in such manner, and to such 
amount as may appear expedient ; and upon any 
such declaration being made in the case of the 
varish of Llandaff, the respective rights and duties | 
to be exercised and performed within and over | 
the Cathedral Church by the Dean and Chapter, 
Dean Canons and Minor Canons thereof, and by 
such Incumbent as aforesaid respectively, shall be 
defined by the likeauthority with the like consents.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 25. After “ said” insert “ four.” 

Pr. 4.1. 6. Leave out “like,” and, in the same 
line, leave out “and” and insert “ hereinbefore men- 
*“ tioned to provide.” 


Pr. 4.1.7. Leave out from “ fund’ to “ one,” 
inl. 8. 











Pr. 7.1.9. After “ person” insert “ or persons.” | 
Pr. 7.1.10. After “ native” insert “ or natives.” | 
Pr. 7. 1. 12. Leave out “ Zondon” and insert 
“ the diocese.” 

Pr. 7. 1. 14. Leave out “ situate.” 
Pr. 7. 1. 16. Leave out “ and.” 


The said Amendments, as far as Clause (B.), 
being read a second time, were agreed to. 

Criause (B.) The last Amendment, being read a 
second time ; 

The Amendments following were made thereunto ; 
viz. 

Fo. 1. 1.13. Leave out from “ college” to “ And,” 
in |. 18. 

Fo. 1. 1.20. Leave out “ ultimate.” 

Fo. 1. 1. ult. Leave out from “ college to “ And,” 
in Fo. 2. 1. 6. 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was 
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, with Amendments; to which Amend- 
ments this House doth desire the concurrence of 
their Lordships. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Teachers of 


into a Committee upon the Teachers of Schools 
(Treland) Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 
Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 
Preamble postponed. 
Crause, N° 1, (Sums due for instruction to be 
recovered in the same manner as wages) read. 


Motion made, and Question, That the Chairman 
do leave the Chair,-—— put, and agreed to. 








Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to dis- Morgan’s 
solve the Marriage of Herbert Morgan, Esquire, a Divorce Bill. 
| Lieutenant in Her Majesty’s First or Royal Regi- 


ment of Dragoons, with Elizabeth Morgan 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 Sir John Yarde Buller do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


Resolved, 


Cruella 



































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MOLT, 














Murder. 





7 Vicroniz. 17° Augusti. 599 
Resolved, That an humble Address be presented | And, similar Statements for each year, from 1835 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased | to 1841 inclusive, with the Total Numbers for all 
to give directions that there be laid before this the years collectively, and the Increase or Decrease 
House, I. a Statement of the Number of Persons per cené. on the Aggregate Commitments in the 
committed and executed for Murder in England years following those in which there were Commit- 
and Wales, during the Thirty years ending December ments and no Conviction :—And, VII. a Statement 
1842, divided into Five periods of Six years each, of the Number of Persons committed, convicted and 
viz., Six years ending December 1818, Six years | executed for Murder in London and Middlesex, 
ending December 1824, Six years ending December | during the Thirty-two years ending December 1842, 
1830, Six years ending December 1836, and Six | divided into Two Periods of Sixteen years each; viz., 
years ending December 1842 :—II. A Statement of | Sixteen years ending December 1826 and Sixteen 
the Years, from 1810 to 1842 inclusive, in which all | years ending December 1842; together with the 
of those convicted of Murder in England and Waies ,Ceutesimal Proportions of Executions to Convic- 
were executed, giving the Number of Persons con- | tions, and the Centesimal Proportions of Convictions 
victed of Murder and the Number executed in each | to Committals, in each of the same Periods re- 
year, together with the Number of Commitments | spectively. 
for Murder in each of the same years, and in the| Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
years immediately following; and stating the Total, Her Majesty by such Members of this ese as are 
Numbers for all the years collectively, and the In-| of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 
crease or Decrease per cent. on the Aggregate Com- | 
mitments in the years following those in which all 


in which the smallest Proportion of those convicted same to be true; and that the Parties concerned 
of Murder were executed, giving the Number of| had given their consent to the Bill, to the satisfac- 
Persons convicted of Murder and the Number exe- tion of the Committee; and that the Committee 
cuted in each year, together with the Number of| had gone through the Bill, and directed him to re- 
Commitments for Murder in each of the same years | port the same, without Amendment. 

and in the years immediately following ; and stating | Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time To- 


? 
the Total Numbers for all the years collectively, | morrow. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the far of Shrewse 
convicted were executed :—Also, a Statement of an | Earl of Shrewsbury’s Estate Bill; That they had bury’s Estate 
equal Number of Years, from 1810 to 1842 inclusive, examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the Bill. 


and the Increase or Decrease per cent. on the Ag- 
gregate Commitments in the years following those 
in which the smallest Proportion of those convicted 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on Gib- Gibson's 
son’s Estate Bill; That they had examined the al- Estate Bill. 


ae Eras ly gee Sa, legations of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; 


England and Wales in which all of those sentenced | 


to Death for Murder, during the year 1834, were 
executed (with the exception of those Counties in 
which Persons committed for Murder were ordered 
to be detained as Insane); specifying the Number 
of Persons executed for that Crime in each County, 
and stating the Number of Commitments for Mur- 
der in each County during the same year, and in 
the following year:—And, similar Statements for 
each year from 1835 to 1841 inclusive, with the 
Total Numbers for all the years collectively, and 
the Increase or Decrease per cent. on the Aggregate 
Commitments in the years following the Executions: 
—IV. A Statement of the Counties in England and 
Wales in which Persons convicted of Murder during 
the year 1834 received Commutation of Sentence or 
Free Pardon; distinguishing, by an asterisk, those 
Counties in which there were also Executions for 
Murder, and specifying the Number of Persons in 
each County who received Commutaticn of Sentence 


and that the Parties concerned had given their con- 
| sent to the Bill, to the satisfaction of the Committee ; 
and that the Committee had gone through the Bill, 
'and directed him to report the same, without Amend- 
| ment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
To-morrow. 


the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into con- 
' sideration To-morrow. 


Usher of the Black Rod 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty’s 
|Commission, for declaring Her Royal Assent to 











Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Limerick 
Limerick Church Bill; That they had examined Church Bill, 


A Message, by Sir Augustus Clifford, Gentleman Royal Assent 


or Free Pardon, and stating the Number of Com-| several Acts agreed upon by both Houses, do desire 
mitments for Murder in each County during the | the immediate attendance of this Honourable House 


. . . le » . . 
same year, and in the following year:—And, si-| in the House of Peers, to hear the Commission read. 


milar Statements for each year, from 1835 to 1841 
inclusive, with the Totai Number for all the years 
collectively, and the Increase or Decrease per cent. 


on the Aggregate Commitments in the years fol-| 


lowing Commutation or Free Pardon:—V. A State- 
ment of the Counties in England and Wales in which 
Persons committed for Murder in the year 1834 
were ordered to be detained as Insane ; specifying 
the Number of Persons ordered to be detained as 
Insane in each County, and stating the Number of 
Commitments for Murder in each County during 
the same year, and in the following year :—And, 
similar Statements for each year, from 1835 to 1841 
inclusive, with the Total Numbers for ail the years 
collectively, and the Increase or Decrease per cent. 
on the Aggregate Commitments in the years follow- 
ing those in which Persons were ordered to be de- 
tained as Insane:—VI. A Statement of the Counties 
in England and Wales in which there were Commit- 
ments for Murder in the year 1834, and in which 
there were no Convictions; giving the Number of 
Persons committed for Murder in each County 
during the same year, and in the following year .— 
VoL, 98. 


/ 


Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went 
up to the House of Peers:—And being returned ; 

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the 
desire of the Lords, authorized by virtue of Her 
Majesty’s Commission, had been at the House of 
Peers, where a Commission under the Great Seal 
was read, giving, declaring and notifying the Royal 
Assent to the several Public Bills therein mentioned ; 
and that the Lords, thereby authorized, had declared 
the Royal Assent to the said Bills: Which Bills are 
as follow : 


sion of Ministers to Benefices in that part of the 
United Kingdom called Scotland : 


An Act for suspending until the First day of Ecclesiastical 
October One thousand eight hundred and Forty- —-*, 
four, the Operation of the new Arrangement of ~ 


Dioceses, so far as it affects the existing Ecclesias- 
tical Jurisdictions : 


Parliament be then sitting to the end of the then 
next Session of Parliament, an Act for authorizing 
4a4 the 








An Act toremove Doubts respecting the Admis- Church of 


An Act to continue until the First day of August tea Rates 
One thousand eight hundred and Forty-four, and if" 


Admiralty 
Lands Bill. 


Bishops’ Relief 
(Ireland) Bill, 


Court of 
Exchequer 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Fines and 
Penalties 
(Treland) Bill. 


Liverpool 
Docks Bill. 


Glasgow Police 
Bill. 


Lough Foyle 
Drainage Bill. 


Smoke. 


Slave Trade 
Suppression 
Bill. 


Tower Hamlets 
Court of Re- 
quests. 


Theatres 
Regulation Bill. 


600 


the Application of Highway Rates to Turnpike- 
roads : 

An Act to enable Her Majesty to acquire Lands 
for the Enlargement of Her Majesty’s Dock Yards, 
and for other Naval Purposes : 

An Act to relieve Bishops succeeding to Bishop- 
rics by Operation of the Act to alter and amend the 
Laws relating to the Temporalities of the Church in 
Ireland, from certain Liabilities : 

An Act for the Amendment of the Proceedings 
and Practice of the Equity Side of the Court of 
Exchequer in Ireland : 

An Act for the better Collection of Fines, Penal- 
ties, Issues, Deodands, Amerciaments and Forfeited 
Recognizances in Jreland, and for the Appropriation 
thereof: 

An Act to alter and amend certain Provisions of 
the Acts relating to the Docks and Harbour of Li- 
verpool : 

An Act to consolidate, amend and extend the 
Provisions of several Acts for the better paving, 
watching, lighting and cleansing and for regulating 
the Police of the City of Glasgow, and adjoining 
Districts, and also for managing the Statute Labour 
of the said City, and for other Purposes in relation 
thereto : 

An Act for amending an Act passed in the second 
year of the reign of Her present Majesty, for drain- 
ing and embanking certam Lands in Lough Swilly 
and Lough Foyle, in the Counties of Donegal and 
Londonderry, so far as the same relates to the said 
Lands in Lough Foyle. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
gesses of the borough of Leicester, in common 
council, praying that the House will be pleased to 
prosecute their inquiry into the nuisance arising from 
the smoke of steam-engines and furnaces, as being 
a subject intimately connected with the health and 
comfort of the inhabitants of all large manufac- 
turing towns, and to adopt legislative measures for 
abating this evil, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the President of the Board of Direc- 
tors of the Bristol Chamber of Commerce, Trade and 
Manufactures, praying that the Slave Trade Sup- 
pression Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Edmund Meeks ;—- Daniel Harris ;— 
and, John Joseph Sumner Mackinner; praying the 
House to authorize Her Majesty’s Principal Secre- 
tary of State for the Home Department to grant 
the use of a prison to the Tower Hamlets Court of 
Requests,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to he upon the Table. 


Mr. Manners Sutton reported from the Commit- 
tee appointed to draw up Reasons, to be offered io 
the Lords at a Conference, for disagreeing to one of 
the Amendments made by their Lordships to the 
Theatres Regulation Bill; That they had drawn up 
a Reason accordingly, which they had directed him 
to report to the House : and the same was read, as 
followeth: 

The Commons agree to the Amendments made 
by the Lords as faras the Amendment in Pr. 5. 1.23. 

The Commons disagree to the Amendment in 
Pr. 5.1. 23. for the following Reason: 

Because the Commons consider that the fee 
tc be paid fora license to be granted by the 
Justices of the Peace should be subject to al- 
teration according to the circumstances of the 
case, in the same manner as the fee to be paid for 
a license tobe granted by the Lord Chamberlain. 

The Commons trust the above Reason will be 
deemed sufficient to induce their Lordships not to 
insist upon the Amendment. 


17° Auguste. 








A. 1843. 


The Commons agree to the other Amendments to 
the Bill. 

The said Reason, being read a second time, was 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That a Conference be desired with the 
Lords upon the subject-matter of the Amendments 
made by their Lordships to the said Bill: And that 
Mr. Manners Sutton do go to the Lords, and desire 
the said Conference. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to Smoke. 
inquire into the means and expediency of prevent- No. 583. 


ing the Nuisance of Smoke arising from Fires or 
Furnaces, have Power to report their Observations 
thereupon, together with the Minutes of the Evi- 
dence taken before them. 

Mr. Mackinnon reported from the said Select Com- 
mittee; That they had considered the matters to 
them referred ; and directed him to make a Report 
thereof to the House; together with the Minutes of 
the Evidence taken before them, with an Appendix. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Tabie ; 
and be printed. 


Petitions of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inha- Factories. 


bitants of Daw Green ;—and, Chairman of a Meet- 
ing of Delegates representing various Trades of 
London; praymg the House to pass a law to limit 
the hours of labour of all persons employed in Fac- 
tories, 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 presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Ward of Bridge Within ;—and, Waterloo, &amp;c., 


Ward of Coleman-street, London ; praying the House Bridges. 


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. 


A Petition of Protestant Subjects of Her most State of Ireland. 


gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, in the town and 
vicinity of Portglenone, praying the House to adopt 
constitutional and energetic measures in the power 
of a centralized executive, to suppress all assem- 
blies of the population called for the repeal of the 
union, tending as they palpably do to sedition and 
treason, and to the dismemberment of the empire, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town Shipwrecks. 


Council of the Royal Burgh of Montrose, stating 
that the Petitioners beg most respectfully to bring 
under the consideration of the House, the deeply 
calamitous accidents that are from time to time 
occurring on the coasts of this kingdom and else- 
where, by the stranding of steam-vessels, the loss of 
emigrant ships, and also from the collision of vessels 
at sea, and that the Petitioners are of opinion that 
the losses thus occasioned have in numerous in- 
stances arisen from the want of a sufficient number 
of boats of competent capacity to preserve in case 
of accident the passengers and crews of the vessels ; 
and praying the House to devise a measure for 
putting an end to the evils thus so frequently taking 


place, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Samuel Gordon, Esquire, of Aun- 
gier-street, Dublin, complaining of misrepresentation 
in the Papers presented to the House relative to the 
Boyle Union, with reference to the Zrish Protestant 
Tenantry Society; and praying the House to give 
this Petition the same publicity that they have given 
to the memorial to the Guardians of the Boyle 


Union, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Ordered, 


Boyle Union. 





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Lunatic Poor 
(Ireland. ) 


Theatres 4 
Regulation Bill. 


Church of 
Ireland. 


County 
Buildings. 


Iusolvent 
Debtors Act. 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Theatres 
Regulation Bill. 


Theatres 
Regulation Bill, 


Athlone 

Election. 

Petition of 
ectors, 


7 Victoriz. 


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, 
to request that their Lordships will be pleased to 
communicate to this House, a Copy of the Report 
and Evidence taken before the Select Committee 
appointed by their Lordships to consider the state 
of the Lunatic Poor of Zreland: And that Sir Ro- 
bert Ferguson do carry the said Message. 


Mr. Manners Sutton reported, That having been 
with the Lords to desire a Conference on the sub- 
ject-matter of the Amendments made by their Lord- 
ships to the Bill, intituled, An Act for regulating 
Theatres, their Lordships gave for answer, that they 
would send an Answer by Messengers of their own. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 


Return of the actual Amount of the Revenues of | 


the Lrish Church, whether derived from Tithe, Rent- 


charge, Glebe Lands or Lands in the possession of 


the Bishops, Prebends or other Dignitaries; the 


Return to include Ministers’ Money and Easter 
Offerings. 


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 from the Treasurers of each County in 
England and Wales, stating whether any and what 
Officer is employed in superintending the County 
Buildings and Bridges, with the Amount paid to 
such Officer in each of the last Five years, distin- 


guishing Salary from Fees, Per-centage, and other 


Allowances. 


Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


A Petition of William Palmer and others, praying 
for amendment of the Insolvent Debtors Act, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Senior and 
Mr. Russell: 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords agree toa Conference with this House 
upon the subject-matter of the Amendments made 
by their Lordships to the Bill, intituled, An Act for 
regulating Theatres; and appoint the same to be 
had presently in their Lordships’ Committee-room 
No. 2., pursuant to Message of this day :—And then 
the Messengers withdrew. 


Ordered, That the Committee who were appointed 
to draw up Reasons, to be offered to the Lords at 
a Conference, for disagreeing to one of the said 
Amendments, do manage the Conference: —And 
the names of Sir Thomas Fremantle, Mr. Dickinson, 
Captain Polhill, Mr. Thomas Duncombe, Mr. Hawes, 
Mr. Trotter, Sir James Flower, Mr. Darby, Mr. 
Warde, Mr. Wawn, Sir John Rae Reid, and Sir 
Robert Ferguson were added to them. 

Then the names of the Managers were called over, 
and they went to the Conference :—And being re- 
turned ; 


Mr. Manners Sutton reported, That the Managers 


17° Auguste. 601 


March last, by and before George Augustus Boyd, 

Esquire, Sheriff of the said county of Westmeath, 

who acted as Returning Officer thereat, and that at 

the said Election John Collett, Esquire, and George 

de la Poer Beresford, Esquire, were the only can- 
| didates; that a poll having been demanded, the 
| same was commenced on the thirty-first day of 
| March, and continued until the fourth day of April 
| last, when the same was finally closed, and the said 
| John Collett was declared to have been duly elected, 
|as having the majority of votes given at the said 

Election over the said George de la Poer Beresford, 

and was accordingly returned as having been elected 

and chosen a burgess to serve in this present Par- 

liament for the said borough; that at the close of 
the said poll the number of voters stated by the 
Returning Officer for the said borough to have voted 
for the said John Collett was one hundred and four- 
teen, and for George de la Poer Beresford one hun- 
dred and eight, making an apparent majority for 
the said John Collett over the said George de la 
Poer Beresford of six votes ; that at such Election 
the said John Collett, by himself, his agents, friends 
and managers, and by persons employed on his be- 
half, before, at and during the time of the said Elec- 
tion, was guilty of open and extensive bribery and 
corrupt practices, in order to procure persons having 
or claiming to have a right to vote at such Election 
to vote for the said John Collett at the said Elec- 
tion, and to forbear to vote for the said George de 
la Poer Beresford, and in order to procure the said 
John Collett to be returned to serve in this present 
| Parliament for the said borough; that the said John 
| Collett, by himself, his agents and managers, and 











and during the time of such Election, was guilty of 
various corrupt acts, and employed undue influence 
and other illegal and improper means, and gave and 
caused to be given divers sums of money, and gave 
and entered into and caused to be made, given and 
entered into, divers gifts, rewards, agreements and 
engagements, to several persons having and claim- 
ing to havea right to vote at such Election, in order 
to procure them to vote at such Election for the 
said John Collett, and to forbear to vote for the said 
George de la Poer Beresford, and in order to procure 
the said John Collett to be returned to serve in this 
present Parliament for the borough aforesaid ; that 
the said John Collett, by himself, his agents and 
managers, and by persons employed in his behalf, 
since and after such Election was so had and come 
to as aforesaid, to wit, since the twentieth day of 
July last, and in pursuance of corrupt agreements 
entered into before, at, and during such Election, 
paid and caused to be paid divers sums of money 
to each of several persons, such persons being voters 
and having given their votes at such Election in 
favour of the said John Collett; and that amongst 
such persons so paid as aforesaid, were those whose 
names are hereunder written, who received the sums 
/of money set against their names respectively :— 
| Gamaliel Jervis, 101.; Michael Madden, 101.; 
Hugh Brennen, 101.; Andrew O'Connor, 101.; 
Michael Curley, 101.; James Moran, 101.; Henry 
| M‘Hugo,151.; William Deane,101.; Philip Deane, 
junior, 101.; John Garty,5l.; Francis Claffey, 51. ; 





by persons employed in his behalf, before and at- 


had been at the Conference, which was managed on | Cornelius Duffy, 31.; James Roper, 71.; Patrick 
the part of the Lords by the Lord President of the | Lawler, 51.; Michael Norton, 71. ; J. Devine, 71. ; 
Council; and that they had delivered the Reason | Patrick Cuniffe, 71.; Patrick Keegan, 71.; John 
for disagreeing to the said Amendment; and had | Geraghty, 101.; John Hagan, 7l.; James Wynne, 
left the Bill ard Amendments, with their Lordships. | 71.; Michael Curly, 71.; Marks Quin, 1ul.; Bar- 
| tholomew Flink, 71.; Michael M‘Namara, 71. ; 
A Petition of the thereunder-signed, who were or | Thomas Cunningham, 71.; Patrick Doyle, 51. ; 
claimed to be Electors for the borough of Athlone | that the said sums of money so paid were given in 
at and during the last Election of a Burgess to serve | pursuance of a corrupt agreement made before, at 
in this present Parliament, was delivered in, and | and during such Election, with the said several 
read; setting forth, that the last Election of a | voters, to whom they were respectively paid as afore- 
Member to serve in this present Parliament for the | said, and were given corruptly and illegally for and 
borough of Athlone, in the counties of Roscommon |in consideration that the said several persons being 


and Westmeath, was held on the thirty-first day of | such voters had given their votes, and had voted in 
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favour of the said John Collett, at such aforesaid 
Election, and for and in no other respect whatso- 
ever; that the said John Collett, by himself, his 
agents and managers, and by persons employed in 
his behalf, since and subsequent to such Election, 
to wit, since the twentieth day of July last, and in 
pursuance and furtherance of the general bribery 
and corruption which prevailed thereat, did give, 
pay and deliver to divers persons, divers sums of 
money, in consideration that such persons being 
voters, and having a right to vote, had given their 
votes at such Election in favour of the said John 
Collett; and that amongst such persons so paid as 
aforesaid were those whose names are hereunder 
written, who received the sums of money set against 
their names respectively :—Gamaliol Jervis, 10 1. ; 
Michael Madden, 101.; Hugh Brennan, 101.; An- 
drew O’ Connor, 101.; Michael Curley, 101.; James 
Moran, 101.; Henry M‘ Hugo, 151.; William Deane, 
10/.; Philip Deane,101.; John Garty, 51.; Francis 
Claffy, 51.; Cornelius Duffy, 3/.; James Roper, 71.; 
Patrick Lawler, 51.; Michael Norton, 7l.; J. De- 
vine, 71.; Patrick Cuniffe,71.; Patrick Keegan, 71.; 
John Geraghty, 101l.; John Hagan, 71.; James 
Wynne,7l.; Michael Curley, 7 1.; Marks Quin, 101. ; 
Bartholomew Flink, 71.; Michael M‘Namara, 71.; 
, 51.; Thomas Cunningham, 771. ; 
Patrick Doyle, 51.; that the said return of the said 
John Collett was procured and brought about by 
the said corrupt and illegal practices, and that the 
said John Collett was and is thereby wholly disabled 
and incapacitated and ineligible to serve in Parlia- 
ment for the said borough of Athlone, and the return 
of the said John Collett 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 John Collett wholly null and 
void, or that the House will afford to the Petitioners 
such further and other relief in the premises as to 
the House may seem meet. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
General 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, 
on the hearing of the matter of the said Petition. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





Veneris, 18° die Augusti ; 
Anno 7° Victorie Regine, 1843. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Swinburne, from the Commissioners of West- 
minster Bridge, was called in; and at the bar 
ere pursuant to the directions of an Act of 
arliament,—The Four Quarterly Accounts of the 
Treasurer to the Commissioners of Westminster 
Bridge, from the 5th day of April 1842 to the 5th 
day of April 1843 :—And then he withdrew. 


Table. 


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The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for) 
vesting part of the settled Estates of the Right ho- 
nourable John Earl of Shrewsbury, in the Counties 
of Oxford, Chester, Salop, Worcester and Stafford, 
in ‘srustees, to be sold, and for laying out the Monies 
to arise by such Sale in the Purchase of other Lands 
and Hereditaments, to be settled in lieu thereof, to 
the same Uses, and subject to the same Restrictions, 
and for other Purposes therein mentioned, was, ac- | 
cording to 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. 


A. 1843. 


verend James White, and the Persons for the time 
being entitled to certain Estates situate in the Parish 
of Bonchurch, in the Isle of Wight, in the County 
of Southampton, devised by the Will of Charles 
Fitzmaurice Hill, Esquire, deceased, to accept Sur- 
renders of existing Leases, and to grant new Leases 
in lieu thereof, 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 acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


Ordered, That Report be considered, provided the 
printed Copies of the Bill, as amended, shall have 
been previously delivered to the door-keepers, and 
the Breviate of the Amendments submitted to the 
Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, 
and laid upon the Table of the House. 

And the House being informed, that the said Con- 
ditions had been complied with ; 

The House proceeded to take the said Report into 
consideration ; and the Amendments were read, as 
follow : 

Pr. 9. 1. 15. Leave out from “ granted” to 
“ And,” in Pr. 11. 1. 18., and insert Clause (A.) 

CuiauseE (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That all the 
‘ grants, gifts, conveyances and endowments of 
lands, tithes, rent-charge in lieu of tithes, profits, 
or other emoluments heretofore made and granted 
by the late Edmond Sexton Viscount Pery and by 
“ the said Edmond Henry Earl of Limerick, or 
either of them, to the Reverend Pryce Peacock, 
as Minister of the Chapel of Saint George, or 
granted by them or either of them for the use of 
the Minister of such Chapel, or in trust for him, 
comprising the unsold portion of the plot or piece 
of ground in Saint George’s-street, and the plot 
or piece of ground in Mallow-street, in the city of 
Limerick, and also of the rectorial tithes or rent- 
charge in lieu of tithes in the parish of Ballin- 
lough, in the county of Limerick, granted as afore- 
said, are hereby granted, conveyed and confirmed 
to the said Pryce Peacock as first Perpetual Cu- 
rate of the said Church, and to his successors for 
ever, being Perpetual Curates thereof duly nomi- 
nated under this Act, and shall be deemed, taken 
and considered part or portion of a perpetual en- 
dowment of the said Church for the maintenance of 
such Perpetual Curate and his successors forever.” 

Pr.12.1.5. Leave out from “ aforesaid to “ And,” 
in I. 29. 

Pr. 14. 1. 38. After “ privileges” insert “in the 
“ said Church of Saint Michael.” 

Pr. 15. ls. 2. and 3. Leave out from “ notwith- 
“ standing” to the end of line 17., and insert Clauses 


(B.), (C.) and (D.) 


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Crause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That pews or 
sittings in the said Church, to be marked with the 
words ‘ free sittings,’ amounting in the whole to 
not less than One fourth part of the whole of the 
sittings in such Church, shall be appropriated 
and set apart for the use of poor persons resorting 
thereto, and for which pews or sittings no rent or 
assessment whatsoever shall be at any time charged 
or imposed ; and that the pews or sittings in the 
said Church, save and except the pews or sittings 
so to be set apart for the use of poor persons, and 
save and except the pews set apart or to be set 
apart for the use of the Rector, Curate or offici- 
ating Minister of the said Church for the time 
being, or for their families, shall be for ever charged 
and chargeable in the several and respective yearly 
rents or sums to be set opposite to the figures or 
numbers to be marked upon each of the said pews 


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confirm two existing Leases, and to enable the Re- Estate Bill. 


The Order of the day being read for taking into con- Limerick 
sideration the Report on the Limerick Church Bill ; Church Bill, 


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Waterloo, &amp;c., 
Bridges. 


Tithe Commu- 
tation Act. 


State of 
Ireland. 


Maynooth 
College. 


Education 
(Ireland. ) 


County Cess 
(Ireland. ) 


7 Victoriz. 18° Auguséz. 603 


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or set down in the lists or schedules to be signed 
by the Perpetual Curate of the said Church of 
Saint Michael, and the Bishop of the diocese for 
the time being.” . 

Cravuss (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That in case 
the rent of any such pew or sitting, or any part 
thereof, shall happen to be behind and unpaid by 
the space of Six months next after the same shall 
become due, and notice in writing demanding 
payment thereof shall have been given to the 
owner or occupier of such pew or sitting, then 
the said Perpetual Curate of the said Church of 
Saint Michael for the time being, may enter upon 
and hold such pew or sitting, and let the same to 
any other person or persons in such manner as he 
shall think proper; and it shall be lawful for the 
said Perpetual Curate for the time being to recover 
the said rent so in arrear by action of debt or 
upon the case, for the use and occupation of such 
pew or seat, to be brought against the owners or 
occupiers thereof in the name of the said Perpe- 
tual Curate for the time being.” 

CuavseE (D.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall 
not be lawful to use any of the vaults of the said 
Church, or any of the precincts thereof, for the 
purposes of interment.” 

Pr. 17. 1. 1. Leave out from “ mentioned” to 
“ to” inl. 7. 

Pr. 17. 1. 11. Leave out “ already.” 
Pr. 17. 1. 12. Leave out from “Church” to 
« And” in 1. 14, 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
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A Petition of Merchants, Warehousemen, Brokers, 
Traders and Residents of and in the vicinity of 
the Ward of Lime-street, in the city of London, 
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. 


A Petition of James Henry Scudamore Burr, M. a., 
Clerk, praying the House to restore to the Petitioner 
and all other trustees of church property the en- 
joyment of their respective rights, either by the 
repeal of the Tithe Commutation Act, or by such 
other measures as to the House may seem fit, was 


presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table 


Petitions from Deputy Lieutenants and Magis- 
trates of the county of Cork; — and Cork (two 
Petitions); praying the House to adopt such mea- 
sures as they may deem necessary to put an end to 
the dangerous course of agitation now in progress 
in Ireland, and as shall be calculated to give security 
to the peaceable and well disposed, uphold the union 
between Great Britain and Ireland, and avert the 
calamities which such a dismemberment of the em- 
pire would inevitably produce,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Donegon and Kil- 
bride, in the county of Antrim, praying the House 
to withdraw every kind of public support from the 
College of Maynooth, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Minister and Inhabitants of 
the parish of Timolin, in the county of Kildare, 
praying that the annual grant for national Education 
in Ireland may be henceforth discontinued, was 


presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the townland of Tul- 
lihinell and Ballymackasey, in the county of Kerry, 


praying the House to order the County Cess in Jre- 
Vou. 98. 


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land to be applotted in each townland, according 
to its value, by the valuation for the tithe composi- 
tion or for the poor’s rates, until the Ordnance Survey 
shall come into operation, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Samuel Gordon, Esquire, of Aungier- Court of 
street, Dublin, complaining of his arrest under an Chancery 
attachment from the Court of Chancery in Ireland ; “te!#"4-) 
and praying the House to take the matter into im- 
mediate consideration, and afford him redress, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Samuel Gordon, Esquire, of Aun- Boyle Union. 
gier-street, Dublin, complaining of misrepresentation 
in the papers presented to the House relative to the 
Boyle Union, with reference to the Zrish Protestant 
Tenantry Society, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Allotment So- Labouring Poor 
ciety of the borough of Leicester, praying that the (Allotments of 
House will adopt the suggestions of the Select Com- 1"4-) 
mittee recently appointed on the subject of Labour- 
ing Poor (Allotments of Land) as given in their 
Report, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to an Friendly 
Address to Her Majesty,-A Return of the Names Societies. 
of all the aennea tate who have been appointed 
under the Act 10 Geo. 4, c. 56, and since the pass- 
ing of that Act, by Her Majesty’s Attorney General 
for [reland, and by the Lord Advocate for Scotland, 
to certify the Rules of Friendly Societies, with the 
Dates of their respective Appointments, and the 
Amount of Fees annually received by the said Bar- 
risters. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to Pawnbrokers 

Orders,—Returns of the Number and Names of (Ireland.) 
Pawnbrokers in Dublin, Belfast, Cork and Limerick 
respectively ; together with the Dates of Registry, 
the Number of Tickets issued, and the Sums lent 
by each, as shown in the Return of the Marshal of 
the City of Dublin, for the year ending the 31st day 
of December 1842, and ordered to be laid upon the 
Table of the House the 3d day of March 1843 :— 
Of the Number of Licensed Pawnbrokers in Ireland, 
and of their Places of Business :—Of the Number 
of Sales held by the Divisional Auctioneers of For- 
feited Pledges in Dublin, for the year ending the 
31st day of December 1842; distinguishing the 
Date of each Sale, the Number of Pledges for Sums 
under Four shillings, the Number at and above 
Four shillings and under Twenty shillings, and the 
Number above Twenty shillings; together with the 
Number, if any, of Pledges redeemed or withdrawn 
from Sale after having been entered or sent out for 
that purpose:— And, of the Number of Notices 
given monthly during the year ending the 31st day 
of December 1842, pursuant to the Act, by the 
Pawnbrokers of Dublin of Forfeited Pledges for 
Sale; distinguishing the Number of Notices for 
Articles pledged for Sums under Four shillings, 
those pledged for Sums at aad above Four shillings 
and under Twenty shillings, and those far Sums 
above Twenty shillings. 

Returns of all Agreements for the Commutation ithe Commu- 
of Tithes which have been confirmed by the Tithe tation. 
Commissioners, in the several Counties in England 
and Wales, from the ist day of January to the 1st 
day of July 1843 ; 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 Incum- 
bents :—And, of all Awards for the Commutation of 
Tithes which have been confirmed by the Tithe Com- 
missioners, in the several Counties in England and 
Wales, from the ist day of January to the Ist day 





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Miller’s 
Estate Bill. 


Chelsea 
Hospital Out- 
pensioners Bill. 


Episcopal 
Functions Bill, 


604 18° Augusti. 


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of July 1843; specifying also, in each case, the | 
Amount of Rent-charge awarded to be paid im lieu 
of Tithes ; and showing whether the same be payable 


A. 1843. 


Archbishop of England or of Ireland respectively, 
“as the case may be, and.” 


Pr. 5. 1.21. After “ Britain” insert “ the third 


to Appropriators, lmpropriators or Clerical Incum- |“ Commissioner.” 


bents :—Also, of all Apportionments of Rent-charges 
which have been confirmed, from the 1st day of} 
January to the 1st day of July 1843 (in continuation | 
of Parliamentary Paper, No. 80, of the present 
Session.) 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
Table. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for 
enabling certain Persons, on behalf of John Weston, 
a Person of unsound mind, and Sarah, his Wife, 
and of John Jones, also a Person of unsound mind, 
to join in carrying into effect a Compromise and 
Arrangement with other Parties, for a Division of 
the Real Estates of Arthur Gramer Miller, deceased, 
according to a Rule of Her Majesty’s Court of Ex- 
chequer of Pleas, was, according to Order, 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 concurrence 
of their Lordships. 


The ingrossed Bill for rendering more effective 
the Services of such Out-pensioners of Chelsea Hos- 
pital as shall be called out to assist in preserving 
the Public Peace, 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. 








The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to pro- 
vide for the Performance of the Episcopal Functions | 
in case of the Incapacity of any Bishop or Arch-| 
bishop, was, according to Order, read the third 
time ; and the Amendments following were made | 
to the Bill, viz. : 

Pr. 1.1. 19. After “functions” insert “ it shall 
be lawful for such Archbishop to give a notice | 
under his hand to such Bishop, that unless within | 
fourteen days from the service thereof satisfactory | 
cause to the contrary be shown by or on behalf 
of such Bishop, the said Archbishop will issue a | 
commission to inquire into the state of the mental 
capacity of the said Bishop, and if within fourteen 
days from the service of such notice cause to the 
contrary be not shown to the satisfaction of the 
Archbishop.” 

Pr.1.l.ult. After “that” insert “ the aforesaid,” | 
and leave out from “ notice” to *‘ shall” in Pr. 2.1. 6. 

Pr. 2. 1. 6. Leave out “ upon him.” 

Pr. 2. 1.8. Leave out “him” and insert “ the 
“ Bishop,” and, in the same line, leave out from 
“ Secretary” to ‘‘ And” in I. 10. 

Pr, 3. 1. 3. After “holden” insert “for the pur- 
“ pose of prosecuting the inquiry.” | 

Pr. 3. 1. 8. Leave out from “leaving” to “ days” | 
in 1. 10., and insert “ one copy thereof with the | 
‘“* Bishop or his Secretary, and another copy thereof 
with the registrar of his diocese, fourteen.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 23. After “ shall” insert “think fit to.” 

Pr. 3.1.38. After “Chancery” insert “ Provided 
also, That the said Commissioners shall not direct 
the proceedings, or any part thereof to be in pri- 
vate, nor shall take evidence upon affidavit if the 
Bishop, or his counsel, proctor or agent, object 
thereto.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 16. Leave out from “and” to “if” in 
1, 19., and insert “ of the three persons being mem- 
“ bers of the United Church of England and Ireland 
to be appointed Commissioners, one shall be a 
Bishop of the province, another shall be the other 


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Pr.5.1.24, After “‘ Chancellor” insert “ of Eng- 
land.” 

Pr. 5. 1, 26. Leave out from “ Jreland” to 
“ shall” in 1. 27., and insert “ the third Commis- 
“&lt; sioner.” 

_ Pr. 6.1. 28. Leave out “or,” and, in the same 
line, after “incapacity” insert “ deprivation or sus- 
“&lt; pension.” 

Pr, 6.1. 30. After “shall” insert “ on the peti- 
tion of such Bishop.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 33. After “incapable” insert “a luna- 
tic, or of unsound mind.” 

Pr. 11. ls. 33. and 34, Leave out “ the cause of.” 

Pr. 11. 1.34. After “ incapacity” insert “ lunacy 
or unsoundness of mind.” 

Pr. 11.1. ult. After “ that” insert “ such inca- 
pacity, lunacy or unsoundness of mind hath 
ceased, and that.” 

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Resvlved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acqnaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the same, with Amendments ; to 
which Amendments this House doth desire the con- 
currence of their Lordships. 


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The ingrossed Bill to consolidate and amend the Charitable 


Laws for the Regulation of Charitable Loan So- 
cieties in Ireland, was, according to Order, read the 
third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered (Rate of interest 
upon Loans to be continued till a certain period) : 
And the said Clause was brought up, and thrice 
read; and agreed to, to be made part of the Bill, 
by way of Rider. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. | 

Ordered, ‘That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to Defamation 
amend the Law respecting Defamatory Words and and Libel Bill. 


Libel, was, according to Order, read the third time; 
and the Amendments following were made to the 
Bill, viz. : 

Pr. 3. 1. 24. After “ Libel” insert “ or if the 
newspaper or periodical publication in which the 
said Libel appeared, should be ordinarily published 
at intervals exceeding one week, had offered to 
publish the said apology in any newspaper or pe- 
riodical publication to be selected by the plaintiff 
in such action.” 

Pr. 3.1, 25. After “ shall” insert “ upon filing 
such plea.” 

Pr, 4. 1. 16. In the first interlineation, leave out 
defamatory,” and after “ Libel” insert “upon any 
other person,” and in the third interlineation 
leave out “and” and insert “ or,’ and at the 
end of the line after “ publish” insert “ or shall 
directly or indirectly propose to abstain from 
printing or publishing, or shall directly or in- 
— offer to prevent the printing or publishing 
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Pr. 4. 1. 84, After “ years” insert “ Provided 
always, that nothing herein contained shall in any 
manner alter or affect any law now in force in re- 
spect of the sending or delivering of threatening 
letters or writings.” 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being put, That the Bill, with the Amendments, do 

ass ; 

The House divided : 
The Yeas were directed by Mr. Speaker to go 


forth to the old Lobby, and the Noes to the new 
Lobby ; 


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Slave Trade 
Suppression 
Bill. 


No. 584, 


7 Vicroriz. 


Mr. Christie and Sir Thomas Fremantle were ap- 
pointed Tellers for the Yeas, and Mr. Escott was 
appointed one of the Tellers for the Noes; but there 
being no other Member to be a second Teller for 
the Noes, Mr. Speaker declared that the Yeas had it. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, do 

ass. 


Ordered, That Mr. Christie do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments this House doth desire the concurrence 
of their Lordships. 


_ The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Slave Trade Suppression 


Bill. 
(In the Committee.) 


Bill read 1°, to be read 2°; paragraph by para- 
graph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Crausss, N°1 and N° 2, amended, and agreed to, 

Cuavuses, N° 3 and N° 4, agreed to. 

Crauszs, N°’ 5 and N° 6, disagreed to. 

Crause, N° 7, amended, and agreed to. 

CrauseE, N° 8, agreed to. 

Clause added. 

Preamble 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 now received. 

Mr. Greene 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. 


Factories Act. 


Adjournment, 


Ramsgate 
Harbour. 


No. 585, 


Tower Hamlets 
Court of Re- 
quests. 


State of 
Treland. 


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 Days, in the 
Twelve months ending the 1st day of July 1843, 
during which the Inspectors of Factories have been 
engaged in the discharge of their Duties ; specify- 
ing in how many of those Days they have been en- 
gaged in visiting Mills:—And, of the Number of 
Visits each Inspector has made to the Mills in his 
District; and the Number of Mills (subject to his 
jurisdiction) which he has not inspected, during the 
same period of Twelve months; specifying whether 
such Mills have been visited, and how often, by any 
Superintendent of Factories within the same period : 
—And similar Returns for the years ending the 1st 
day of July 1842 and the 1st day of July 1841. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of 
the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Ramsgate 
Harbour, which was presented upon Monday last, 
be printed. 


Petitions of Thomas Crout :—and, John Masham; 
praying the House to authorize Her Majesty’s Prin- 
cipal Secretary of State for the Home Department, 
to grant the use of a prison to the Tower Hamlets 
Court of Requests,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Grand Jury of the 
county of Galway, assembled at Summer Assizes, 
1843, stating that the Petitioners see with regret the 


multitudinous Meetings now assembling throughout 
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| the land, without the sanction of any constituted 


| authority, which prevent the investment of capital 
|in the country, divert the people from industrious 
_ pursuits to political agitation, and sow distrust be- 
| tween landlord and tenant ; and praying that means 
'may speedily be taken to terminate a state of things 
so fraught with injury to all classes of society, was 
| presented, and read ; and ordered tolie upon the Table. 


The Clerk laid upon the Table, pursuant to Order, sittings of the 

—A Return of the Number of Days on which the House. 
| House of Commons sat in this Session of Parlia- 
'ment; stating the Total Number of Hours occupied 
in the Sittings of the House, and the Average Time; 
and also distinguishing the Number of Nights on 

which the House sat, and the Number of Hours 
after Midnight, to the latest period. 


Ordered, That the Abstract of the Account re- Dublin 
lative to Dublin Corporation, which was presented Corporation, 
upon the 14th day of July last, be printed. No, 586. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Deaf Deafand Dumb 
and Dumb Institution (Jreland), which was pre- Institution 


sented upon the 7th day of this instant August, be gre 
printed. 0. 587. 





Ordered, That the Returns relative to National National 

| Schools (Ireland), which were presented upon Wed- Clrelend ) 

nesday last, be printed. No. 588. 
Ordered, That the Returns relative to Distur- Disturbances, 

| bances, &amp;c. (Zreland), which were presented upon ee 

| Wednesday last, be printed. No, 589. 


| Ordered, That the Abstract relative to Municipal Municipal 

Boroughs (Jreland), which was presented upon Boroughs 

| Wednesday last, be printed. — 
No. 590. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to the Poor poor Law. 
Law, which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 591. 


And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 


Lune, 21° die Augusti ; 


Anno 7° Victorie Regine, 1843. 








PRAYERS. 


ETITIONS of the Lord Primate of all Jreland, Education 
and Clergy of the diocese .of Armagh ;—and, (1'elan4.) 
Bishop and Clergy of the united dioceses of Down 
and Connor and Dromore; praying the House to 
devise means for removing all objectionable restric- 
tions placed on the distribution of the aid annually 
granted for Education in Jreland, so .as to afford 
assistance to the schoo!s of the Church Education 
Society,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Lord Granville Somerset presented a Bill to ex- County Courts 
tend the Jurisdiction and regulate the Proceedings (County Pala- 


: ine of Lan- 
of the County Courts of the County Palatine of practe Bill, 


Lancaster. No.592. 

And a Motion being made, That the Bill be now 
read the first time ; 

Lord Granville Semerset, 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 first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time upon this day three months 
and to be printed. 


Lord Granviile Somerset presented a Bill to en- Court of Chan- 
large the Jurisdiction and to improve the Practice cery (County 
and Proceedings of the Court of Chancery of the + tae ) Bil! 
County Palatine of Lancaster. No. 583 ‘ 

And a Motion being made, That the Bill benow “‘°°** 
read the first time ; 


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Lord Granville Somerset, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand, acquainted the House, that Her Majesty, 
a 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 first time; and or- 
dered to be read a second time upon this day three 
months ; and to be printed. 


Limerick 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for 
Church Bill. 


the Completion of a Parochial Church in the Parish 
of Saint Michael, in the City of Limerick, and for 
securing the Nomination of a Perpetual Curate 
thereto, was, according to Order, 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. 


Argyleshire 
Writ. 


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 Argyle, in the 
room of Alexander Campbell, Esquire, who, since 
his election for the said Shire, hath accepted the 
Office of Steward or Bailiff of Her Majesty’s three 
Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough and Bo- 


nenham, in the county of Buckingham. 


Waterloo, &amp;c. 


A Petition of Shopkeepers, Rate-payers and Re- 
Bridges, 


sidents of Walworth and its vicinity, in the county 
of Surrey, 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. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Senior and 
Mr. Russell : 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills follow- 
ing, without Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for carrying into effect 
an Agreement between the Commissioners of Her 
Majesty’s Woods and the Earl of Haddington, for 
the Purchase and Surrender of the Office of Here- 
ditary Keeper of the Royal Park of Holyrood 


House, and for other Purposes relating thereto : 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Holyrood Park 
Bill. 


Designs Copy- A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend the Laws re- 
right Bill. lating to the Copyright of Designs : 

Mandamus A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable Parties to sue 
Appeals Bill. 


out and prosecute Writs of Error, in certain cases, 
upon the Proceedings on Writs of Mandamus: 


Warrants of A Bill, intituled, An Act to enlarge the Provisions 


21° Augusti. 











A. 1843, 


A Bill, intituled, An Act to defray until the First Militia Pay 
day of August One thousand eight hundred and Bill. 
Forty-four, the Charge of the Pay, Clothing and 
contingent and other Expenses of the disembodied 
Militia in Great Britain and Ireland, to grant Al- 
lowances, in certain cases, to Subaltern Officers, Ad- 
jutants, Paymasters, Quartermasters, Surgeons, As- 
sistant Surgeons, Surgeons’ Mates and Serjeant 
Majors of the Militia, and to authorize the Employ- 
meut of the Non-commissioned Officers : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for the more equal Ap- 
plotment of certain Rates in the County of the City 
of Dublin and County of Dublin respectively : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to make better Provision Sessions of the’ 
for the Appointment of a Deputy for the Chairman }eace (Dublin) 
of the Sessions of the Peace in the County of Dub-  * 
lin, and to provide for the taking of an Oath by the 
said Chairman or Deputy, and to amend an Act of 
the first vear of Her present Majesty to amend the 
Law for the Recovery of Small Debts by Civil Bill 
in Ireland : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to carry into effect a Fisheries Bill, 
Convention between Her Majesty and the King of 
the French, concerning the Fisheries in the Seas 
between the British Islands and France: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for making and main- North Esk 
taining a Reservoir at Deerhope or Fairliehope, on Reservoir Bill. 
the River North Esk, in the Counties of Edinburgh 
and Peebles, and for other Purposes relating thereto : 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for maintaining the Belfast and 
Railway called The Belfast and Cavehiil Railway, an _— 
and for reviving and extending some of the Powers” 
of the Acts relating thereto : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for more effectually re- Bermondsey, 
pairing certain Roads in the Parishes of Bermond- rg eee 
sey, Rotherhithe and Saint Pauland Saint Nicholas, Roads Bill, 
Deptford, and for making several new Roads con- 
nected therewith, all in the Counties of Surrey and 
Kent: And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made Coroners 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to amend Duties Bill. 
the Laws respecting the Duties of Coroners, without 
any Amendment: And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made Afidavits, &amp;c., 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act for ex- Commissions 
tending to Scotland and Ireland, the Power of the icine) Ba 
Lord High Chancellor to grant Commissions to en- 
able Persons to take and receive Affidavits, without 
any Amendment: And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made Episcopal 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to pro- Functions Bill. 
vide for the Performance of the Episcopal Functions 
in case of the Incapacity of any Bishop or Arch- 
bishop, without any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made Attornies and 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act for con- S*licitors Bill. 
solidating and amending several of the Laws re- 
lating to Attornies and Solicitors practising in Eng- 


Applotment 
of Rates 
(Dublin) Bill. 


|land and Wales, without any Amendment: And 


The Lords have agreed to the Amendment made China Govern- 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act for the ment Bill. 
better Government of Her Majesty’s Subjects re- 
sorting to China, without any Amendment: And 


Attorney Bill. of an Act for preventing Frauds upon Creditors by | 
secret Warrants of Attorney to confess Judgment : 

Grand Jury A Bill, intituled, An Act to make further Provision | also, 
ree in respect of Grand Jury Presentments in Counties 
(No. 3.) Bil, Of Cities and Counties of Towns in Ireland: 
West India =A Bill, intituled, An Act for granting Relief to 
— Relief the Islands of Antigua, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Domi- 

ws nica and Mountserrat : also, 
Stamps Bill. A Bill, intituled, An Act to impose certain Stamp 


Duties, and to amend the Laws relating thereto : 


A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend and continue 
for Two years, and to theend of the then next Ses- 
sion of Parliament, the Laws in Jreland relative to 
the registering of Arms and the Importation, Manu- 


facture and Sale of Arms, Gunpowder and Ammu- 
nition : 


Airms (Ireland) 
Bill. 


| eae a0 Acts A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue until the 
Bi... _—*First_day of August One thousand eight hundred 


and Forty-four, and to the end of the then next 
Session of Parliament, certain Turnpike Acts: 





The Lords have agreed to the Amendment made Law of Evi- 


| by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act for im- dence Bill. 


proving the Law of Evidence, without any Amend- 
ment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made Cathedral 
by this House to the Amendments made by their Churches ” 
Lordships. to the Bill, intituled, An Act for regu- (Wes) Bil- 
lating the Cathedral Churches of Wales, without any 
Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Coal-whippers 
Act for establishing an Office for the benefit of the Bill. 
Coal-whippers of the Port of London, and for staying 
certain Actions in respect of Fitters’ Certificates, with 

Amendments ; 


Sudbury Com- 
mission Bill. 


Hackney and 
Stage Carriages 
Bill. 


Theatres 
Regulation Bill. 


Hackney and 
Stage Carriages 
Bill. 


Durhain City 
Election. 


Coal-whippers 
Bill. 


7 Vicroriz. 


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 appointing Commissioners to inquire into the 
existence of Bribery in the Borough of Sudbury, 
with Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for regulating Hackney and Stage Carriages in 
and near London, with an Amendment; to which 
Amendment the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords do not insist on the Amendments made 
by their Lordships to the Bill, intituled, An Act for 
regulating Theatres, to which this House had dis- 
agreed :—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 regulating Hackney and Stage 
Carriages in and near London; and the same was 
read, as followeth : 

Pr. 32.1. 9. After “ shall” insert Clause (A.) 

Crauss (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That nothing 
“ herein or in any other Act contained shall be 
“ deemed or construed to authorize any Hackney 
“* Carriage to stand or ply for hire opposite to the 
“ General Post-office in Saint Martin’s-le-Grand, 
“* London, or any part thereof.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendment made by their Lordships. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That he had 
this day received a Report from the Examiner of 
Recognizances, that the Surety to the Petition of 
Thomas Bowes and others, complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the City of Durham (being 
one Surety in the sum of £.1,000), is unobjectionable. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for establishing an Office for the 
Benefit of the Coal-whippers of the Port of London, 
and for staying certain Actions in respect of Fitters’ 
Certificates ; and the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 6.1. 20. Leave out from “ reasonable” to 

“ and” in |. 22. 

Pr. 6. 1. 24. After “ approve” insert “ and to 
regulate the duties of the office of registrar.” 

Pr. 33. 1. 9. After “ Act” insert “ or any bye 
law or regulation made in pursuance thereof.” 

Pr. 34.1. 11. After “ Act” insert “ or by any 
bye law or regulation made in pursuance thereof.” 

Pr, 35. 1. 3. Leave out “ rule, order or.” 

Pr. 35. 1. 4. After “ law” insert “ or regula- 
tion.” 

Pr, 38.1. 4. Leave out from “ Westminster” to 
by” in 1. 7. 

Pr. 38. 1, 18. Leave out “ double” and insert 
“ full.” 


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Pr. 41. 1. 19. Leave out “ double” and insert 


* a” 
Pr. 45. 1. 8. After “ certificates” insert “ the 
' day of the month and year of the loading or.” 
Pr. 45.1. 10. Leave out “ said.” 
Pr. 45. 1. 12. After “ gotten” insert “or the 
price paid for the same.” 


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person interested in such certificate.” 
Pr, 45. 1. 17. Leave out “ of” and insert “ at.” 
Pr. 45. 1.26. After “ any” insert “ such.” 


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aforesaid.” 


VoL. 98. 


21° Augusti. 


Pr. 45. 1.14. After “ on” insert “ by any com- 
mon informer or by any other person except the 
solicitor of the corporation of London, or some | with an Abstract of the Amount of the remaining 


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Pr. 46. 1. 20. After “ the” insert “ satisfaction 
“ of the.” 

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. 


Sir James Graham reported to the House, That Answer to 
their several Addresses of the 11th, 14th, 17th and Addresses. 
18th days of this instant August (That Her Ma- 
jesty would be graciously pleased to give directions 
that the Papers therein mentioned might be laid 
before this + sll had been presented to Her Ma- 
jesty; and that Her Majesty had commanded him 
to acquaint this House, that She will give directions 
accordingly. 


Mr. George William Hope presented, by Her Ma- south Australia. 
jesty’s Command,—Papers relative to South Aus- 
tralia, 

Mr. George William Hope also presented. pur- Clergy Reserves 
suant to several Addresses to Her Majesty,—Fur- (Cunada.) 
ther Return to an Address to Her Majesty, dated No. 594. 
the 14th day of July in the last Session of Parlia- 
ment, for Accounts of the Proceeds of all Sales of 
the Clergy Reserves in Canada, and of the Amount 
thereof invested inthe Public Funds in the Province 
of Canada, or in the Public Funds of Great Bri- 

tain and Ireland, and of the Annual Interest and 
| Dividends thereof; distinguishing the Sales which 
were effected under the authority of the Act 7 and 8 
| Geo. 4, c. 62, and those which have taken place 
under the Act 3 and 4 Vic. c. 78 :-— Of all Rents 
arising from the Clergy Reserves that have been 
demised for any term of years, and of the Amount 
of the Annual Fund directed to be formed under 
the Act 3 and 4 Vic. c. 78:—Of the Annual Stipends 
and Dividends which are payable out of said Annual 
Fund, and were assigned and given to the Clergy 
of the Churches of England and Scotland, and to 
any other Religious Bodies or Denominations of 
Christians in Canada, and to which the faith of the 
Crown is pledged; distinguishing such Religious 
Bodies or Denominations of Christians ; and spe- 
| cifying the Amount payable to each respectively out 
\of said Fund :—And, of the Application and Ap- 
propriation of the said Annual Fund to the Churches 
of England and Scotland, and of the Application 
of such part thereof as the Act 3 and 4 Vic. directs 
the Governor of Canada to apply to the purposes 
of Public Worship and Religious Instruction in 
Canada ; distinguishing the Religious Bodies and 
Denominations of Christians to whose Public Wor- 
ship and Religious Instruction such Annual Fund 
shall have been supplied. 

Copy of the Act of the Parliament of Canada in Public Works 
1841, appropriating Colonial Monies for the Improve- (Cavada.) 
ment of the Navigation of the River Saint Lawrence, No. 595- 
and for other Public W orks in the Canadas :—Copies 
or Extracts of all Correspondence between the Co- 
lonial Office and the Governors of Canada, respect- 
ing the Improvement of the River Saint Lawrence, 
and other Public Works, under the Provincial Go- 
vernment, in the years 1840 to 1843, both inclusive : 
—Copy or Extracts of any Reports made to the 
Government of Canada, since January 1840, re- 
specting the Lachine, Beauharnois, Cornwall, Rapid 
Plat, Gallops and Welland Canals; showing the 
Estimates, if any, prepared for each of those Works : 
—Accounts of the Amounts already expended upon 
these Canals and Public Works; stating the Amount 
expended upon each Work in each year, together 




















Estimates for the said Works :—Of all Monies bor- 
‘rowed for Public Works by the Canadian Govern- 
'ment during the years 1840 to 1843, both inclusive, 


Pr. 45.1. 28. Leave out from “them” to “ with- stating the Rates of Interest to be paid; and what 
out,” interlined in 1. 35., and insert “ except as | Arrangements have been made for Repayment of 


Principal Sums and Interest thereon: — Of the 
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Canada, 


Falkland 
Islands. 


Gambia. 


New South 


Wales. 


Private Bills. 


608 


Terms on which the Loan (sanctioned by the British 
Parliament in 1842 for the Service of Canada) has 
been made in England; stating the Date of the 
Contract, the Amounts of the Loan paid up, the 
Dates of such Payment, and how the same has 
been appropriated :—And, of all Monies received 
as Tolls on the Lachine, Ottawa, Rideau and Wel- 
land Canals, in each of the years 1840 to 1842, both 
inclusive ; distinguishing the Amount from each 
Canal in each year. 


Extract ofany Letter or Despatch from Lord Auck- 
land, Governor General of India in 1841, proposing 
to send Reinforcements, Naval and Military, from 
India to China; with the Date at which such Letter 
or Despatch was received in London, and Extract 
of the Answer sent thereto :—Returns of Regiments 
or Detachments, Native or British, sent from India 
or from the United Kingdom, to China, in 1841 or 
1842, stating the Dates of their Departure from 
their respective Stations, and the Dates of their 
Arrival at the Places in China to which they were 
sent, together with the Names of those Places :— 
And, of the Ships of War sent from India and from 
the United Kingdom to China in 1841 and 1842 
(stating, with regard to those sent from the United 
Kingdom, the Dates when they were put in Com- 
mission, and the Dates when they were reported fit 
for Sea) ; together with the Dates of their Departure 
for China, and the Dates of their Arrival at their 
respective Stations in China, and the Names of 
those Stations :—And, Copies or Extracts of further 
Correspondence and Returns relative to the Supply 
of Troops, Vessels and Munitions of War, for car- 
rying on the Military Operations in China. 

Copy of an Act passed by the Legislature of the 
Province of Canada, in the 5th year of the reign 
of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, intituled, “ An Act 
for the Disposal of Public Lands.” 

Mr. George William Hope also presented, pursuant 
to the directions of several Acts of Parliament,— 
No. 1. Copy of Letters Patent under the Great Seal 
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire- 
land, to provide for the Government of the Falkland 
Islands and of their Dependencies, dated 23d June 
1848 :—No. 2. Copy of Letters Patent under the 
Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain 
and Ireland, appeinting Lieutenant Richard Clement 
Moody to be Governor and Commander in Chief in 
and over the Falkland Islands and their Dependen- 
cies, dated 23d June 1843 :—No. 3. Copy of In- 
structions to Lieutenant Lichard Clement Moody, 
Governor and Commander in Chief in and over the 
Falkland Islands and their Dependencies, dated 23d 
June 1843. 


No. 1. Copy of Letters Patent under the Great 
Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Ireland, to provide for the Government of Her Ma- 
jesty's Settlements in the Gambia, dated 24th June 
1843 :—No. 2. Copy of Letters Patent under the 
Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain 
and Ireland, appointing Henry Frowd Seagram, Es- 
quire, Commander in the Royal Navy, to be Gover- 
nor end Commander in Chief in and over Her Ma- 
jesty’s Settlements in the Gambia, dated 24th June 
1843 :— No. 3. Copy of Instructions to Henry 
Frowd Seagram, Esquire, Commander in the Royal 
Navy and Governor and Commander in Chief in and 
over Her Majesty’s Settlements in the Gambia, dated 
24th June 1843. 


Copies of the Laws and Ordinances passed by 
the Governor and Council of the Colony of Mew 
South Wales. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table ; and that the Papers relative to Clergy Re- 


serves (Canada); Public Works (Canada); and, 
China, be printed. 


The Clerk laid upon the Table, pursuant to Order, 
—A List of the Private Bills which, in the present 


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A. 1843. 


Session, have been treated as opposed Bills, together 
with the Number of Days which the Committee on 
each such Bill has sat; the Names of the Members 
selected ; and the Number of Days on which each 
selected Member has served on such Committee ; 
Number of Petitions presented in conformity with 
the Standing Orders ; Number of Petitions for leave 
to present Petitions; Number of Petitions referred 
to Standing Orders Committee ; Number of Peti- 
tions rejected by Standing Orders Committee ; 
Number allowed to proceed; Number of Bills 
brought from the Lords ; Number of Bills read the 
first time ; Number of Bills read a second time, and 
committed ; and Number of Bills reported. 





The House, according to Order, proceeded to take Slave Trade 
into further consideration the Report on the Slave — 


Trade Suppression Bill; and the Amendments were 
read, as follow: 

Pr. 1.1. 6. After “ trade” insert “ whereby it is 
enacted (among other things), that it shall not be 
lawful (except in such special cases as are here- 
inafter mentioned) for any persons to deal or trade 
in, purchase, sell, barter or transfer, or to contract 
for the dealing or trading in, purchase, sale, barter 
or transfer of Slaves, or persons intended to be 
dealt with as Slaves ; or to carry away or remove, 
or to contract for the carrying away or removing 
of Slaves or other persons, as or in order to their 
being dealt with as Slaves; or to import or bring, 
or to contract for the importing or bringing into 
any place whatsoever, Slaves or other persons, as 
or in order to their being dealt with as Slaves ; 
or to ship, transship, embark, receive, detain or 
confine on board, or to contract for the shipping, 
transshipping, embarking, receiving, detaining or 
confining on board any ship, vessel or boat, Slaves 
or other persons, for the purpose of their being 
carried away or removed, as or in order to their 
being dealt with as Slaves; or to ship, transship, 
embark, receive, detain or confine on board, or to 
contract for the shipping, transshipping, embarking 
receiving, detaining or confining on board of any 
‘ ship, vessel or boat, Slaves or other persons, for 
the purpose of their being imported or brought 
into any place whatsoever, as or in order to their 
being dealt with as Slaves; or to fit out, man, 
navigate, equip, despatch, use, employ, let or take 
to freight or on hire, or to contract for the fitting 
out, manning, navigating, equipping, despatching, 
using, employing, letting or taking to freight or 
on hire, any ship, vessel or boat, in order to ac- 
complish any of the objects, or the contracts in 
relation to the objects, which objects and contracts 
have hereinbefore been declared unlawful; or to 
lend or advance, or become security for the loan 
or advance, or to contract for the lending or ad- 
vancing, or becoming security for the loan or ad- 
vance, of money, goods or effects employed or to 
be employed in accomplishing any of the objects, 
or the contracts in relation to the objects, which 
objects and contracts have hereinbefore been de- 
clared unlawful; or to become guarantee or secu- 
rity, or to contract for the becoming guarantee or 
security for agents employed or to be employed 


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contracts have hereinbefore been declared unlaw- 
ful; or in any other manner to engage or to con- 
tract to engage directly: or indirectly therein as a 
partner, agent or otherwise ; or to ship, transship, 
lade, receive or put on board, or to contract for 
the shipping, transshipping, lading, receiving or 
putting on board of any ship, vessel or boat, 
money, goods or effects, to be employed in accom- 
plishing any of the objects or the contracts in re- 
lation to the objects, which objects and contracts 
have hereinbefore been declared unlawful ; or to 
take the charge or command, or to navigate, or 
enter and embark on board, or to contract for the 

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any ship, vessel or boat, as captain, master, mate, 
petty officer, surgeon, supercargo, seaman, marine 
or servant, or in any other capacity, knowing that 
such ship, vessel or boat is actually employed, or 
is in the same voyage, or upon the same occasion, 
in respect of which they shall so take the charge 
or command, or navigate or enter and embark, or 
contract so to do as aforesaid, intended to be em- 
ployed in accomplishing any of the objects, or 
the contracts in relation to the objects, which 
objects and contracts have hereinbefore been de- 
clared unlawful; or to insure or to contract for 
the insuring of any Slaves, or any property, or 
other subject-matter engaged or employed, or in- 
tended to be engaged or employed in accomplish- 
ing any of the objects, or the contracts in relation 
to the objects, which objects and contracts have 
hereinbefore been declared unlawful,” and leave 
out from “ whereas” to “that”’ in 1. 15., and insert 
“ it is expedient that from and after the commence- 
ment of this Act, the provisions of the said Act 
hereinbefore recited, shall be deemed to apply to 
and extend to render unlawful and to prohibit the 
several acts, matters and things therein mentioned, 
when committed by British subjects in foreign 
countries and settlements not belonging to the 
British Crown, in like manner and to all intents 
and purposes as if the same were done or com- 
mitted by such persons within the British domi- 
nions, colonies or settlements, and it is expedient.” 


Pr. 1. 1. 29. After “ Act” insert “ hereinbefore 
“ recited.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 29. Leave out from the beginning of the 
line to “ shall” in Pr. 3. 1. 5. 


Pr. 5. ls. 32. and 33. Leave out from “ notwith- 
“ standing” to “ provided” in Pr. 10. 1. 33., and 
insert Clause (A.) 

Cuiause (A.) “ Provided always, and be it En- 
acted, That in all the cases in which the holding 
or taking of Slaves shall not be prohibited by this 
or any other Act of Parliament, it shall be lawful 
to sell or transfer such Slaves, any thing in this 
or any other Act contained notwithstanding.” 

Pr. 10.1. 38. Leave out from “ for” to “ trans- 
ferring”’ in Pr. 11. Is. 9. and 10. 

Pr. 11. ]. 12. Leave out “ by any persons.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 13. Leave out “ time” and insert 
passing,” and leave out from “ Act” to “in” in 
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Pr.11. 1.17. After “time” insert “ or for selling 
any Slave or Slaves which were lawfully in his 
possession at the time of passing this Act, or 
which such person shall or may have become pos- 
sessed of or entitled unto bond fide prior to such 
sale by inheritance, devise, bequest, marriage, or 
otherwise by operation of law.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to; and the Amendments following 
were made to the Bill; viz. 

Pr. 11. 1. 21. Leave out “ March” and insert 
“ October.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 1. ult. Leave out “ four” and insert 
“ three.” 


Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 


To-morrow. 


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A Petition of Churchwardens and Overseers of 
the Poor of Bermondsey, in Surrey, praying that if 
no means can be devised for increasing the poundage 
to Property Tax collectors, either by the Com- 
missioners of Stamps and Taxes or the Lords Com- 
missioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury, that the 
House will pass a Bill exempting parishes from any 
liability to be re-assessed to make good any defi- 
ciency that may arise by the default of collectors, 
or to authorize the Petitioners to pay an additional 
allowance out of the poor-rate of the parish, was 

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August. 609 


taking the charge or command, or for the navi-| presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Tahiti. 
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, 
Copies or Extracts of any Communications which 
may have been made to the Government, relative 
to the Proceedings of the French at Tahiti, either 
from Queen Pomaré, the British Officers or Func- 
tionaries, or from the Missionaries, in the South Sea 
Islands :—And the said Motion was, with leave of 
the House, withdrawn. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Pauper 
Returns of all Children who have been removed Children. 
from Union Houses into the Army, and into the 
Navy; distinguishing the Two Classes; their 
Names ; their Ages; Names of Unions from which 
removed, and Date of such Removal ; and whether 
by Consent of their Parents or not. 


A Petition of Frederic Palmer, praying the House Tower Hamlets 
to authorize Her Majesty’s Principal Secretary of —— of Re- 
State for the Home Department to grant the use of” 

a prison to the Tower Hamlets Court of Requests, 


was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions of Members of the Grand Jury of the State of Ireland. 


city of Cork, impannelled at Summer Assizes, 1843 ; 
—and, Inhabitants of the parish of Saint Mary, 
Shandon, in the city of Cork; praying the House 
to put an end to the dangerous course of agitation 
now in progress in Ireland, to give security to the 
peaceable and well disposed, uphold the union be- 
tween Great Britain and Jreland, and avert the 
calamities which such a dismemberment of the em- 
pire would inevitably produce,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That an Abstract of the Returns relative Sheriffs Depute 
to Sheriffs Depute (Scotland), which were presented (Stand. ) 
upon the 31st day of July last, be printed. No, 597. 


Ordered, Vhat the Returns relative to Tithe — Commu- 
Commutation, which were presented upon Friday “%°" 
last, be printed. No. 598. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Sittings Sittings of the 
of the House, which was laid upon the Table upon House - 
Friday last, be printed. No. 599. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 


Martis, 22° die Augusti ; 
Anno 7° Victoria Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


MESSAGE from the Lords, by Mr. Senior Message from 
and Mr. Russell : oo 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills follow- 
ing, without Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend the Laws relat- Customs Bill. 
ing to the Customs : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for the further Regula- Court of Exche- 
tion of the Offices of Chief and Second Remem- oo 
brancer of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland: And . 
also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made Limerick | 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act for the Ch"? Bill 
Completion of a Parochial Church in the Parish of 
Saint Michael, in the City of Limerick, and for se- 
curing the Nomination of a Perpetua] Curate there- 
to, without any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Poor Relief 
Act for the further Amendment of an Act for the (*ln¢) Bill 
more effectual Relief of the Destitute Poor in Ire- 
land, with Amendments ; to which Amendments the 

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Public Notaries 
Bill. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
(ireland) Bill. 


Liverpool Fire 
Prevention Bill. 


Lunatic Poor 
(Ireland. ) 


Public Bills. 


Royal Assent 
to Bills, 


Stamps Bill. 
Customs Bill. 


Cathedral 
Churches 
(Wales) Bill. 
Episcopal 
Functions Bill, 


Militia Pay 
Bill. 


Apprehension 
ot Offenders 
(France) Bill. 


Apprehension 
of Offenders 


(America) Bill. 





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Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And 
also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for removing Doubis as to the Service of Clerks 
or Apprentices to Public Notaries, and for amending 
the Laws regulating the Admission of Public No- 


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jesty’s Subjects resorting to China: 


A. 1843. 


An Act for the better Government of Her Ma- China Govern. 
ment Bill. 
_An Act for granting Relief to the Islands of An- West India 
tigua, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Dominica and Mount- — Relief 
ul. 


serrat : 


An Act for carrying into effect an Agreement be- Holyrood Park 


taries, with Amendments; to which Amendments |tween the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Woods Bill. 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: | and the Earl of Haddington, for the Purchase and 


And also, 
The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An | 


| Surrender of the Office of Hereditary Keeper of the 


Royal Park of Holyrood House, and for other Pur- 


Act to amend an Act of the third and fourth years | poses relating thereto : 


of Her present Majesty, for the Regulation of Mu- | 
nicipal Corporations in Ireland, 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 | 
Act for the better Protection of Property in the Bo- | 
rough of Liverpool from Fire, with Amendments; | 
to which Amendments the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House: And also, 

The Lords communicate to this House a Copy of 
the Report and Evidence taken before the Select 
Committee appointed by their Lordships to consider 
the state of the Lunatic Poor in Jreland ; pursuant 
to Message of Thursday last :—And then the Mes- 
sengers withdrew. 


The Clerk laid upon the Table, pursuant to Order, 
—A Return of the Titles of the Public Bills pre- 
sented to this House and brought from the Lords ; 
together with the dates of the several Proceedings 
thereupon during the present Session. 





A Message, by Mr. Pulman, Yeoman Usher of 

the Black Rod : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty’s 
Commission for declaring Her Royal Assent to 
several Acts agreed upon by both Houses, do desire 
the immediate attendance of this Honourable House 
in the House of Peers, to hear the Commission 
read. 

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went 
up to the House of Peers :—And being returned ; 

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the 
desire of the Lords, authorized by virtue of Her 
Majesty’s Commission, had been at the House of 
Peers, where a Commission under the Great Seal 
was read, giving, declaring and notifying the Royal 
Assent to the several Public and Private Bills therein 
mentioned ; and that the Lords, thereby authorized, 
had declared the Royal Assent to the said Bills: 
Which Bills are as follow : 

An Act to impose certain Stamp Duties, and to 
amend the Laws relating thereto : 

An Act to amend the Laws relating to the Cus- 
toms: 


An Act for regulating the Cathedral Churches of 
Wales : 


An Act to provide for the Performance of the Epis- 
copal Functions in case of the Incapacity of any 
Bishop or Archbishop: 


An Act to defray until the First day of August 
One thousand eight hundred and Forty-four, the 
Charge of the Pay, Clothing, and Contingent and 
other Expenses of the Disembodied Militia in Great 
Britain and Ireland, to grant Allowances, in certain 
cases, to Subaltern Officers, Adjutants, Paymasters, 
Quartermasters, Surgeons, Assistant Surgeons, Sur- 
geons’ Mates and Serjeant Maiors of the Militia, 
and to authorize the Employment of the Non-com- 
missioned Officers : 

An Act for giving effect to a Convention between 
Her Majesty and the King of the French, for the 
Apprehension of certain Offenders : 

An Act for giving effect toa Treaty between Her 
Majesty and the United States of America, for the 
Apprehension of certain Offenders : 











An Act to carry into effect a Convention between Fisheries Bill 
Her Majesty and the King of the French, concern- ‘ 
ing the Fisheries in the Seas between the British 
Islands and France : 

An Act for improving the Law of Evidence : Law of Evi- 
dence Bill, 

An Act for consolidating and amending several Attornies and 
of the Laws relating to Attornies and Solicitors Solicitors Bill 
practising in England and Wales : 

An Act to enable Parties to sue out and prose- Mandamus 
cute Writs of Error, in certain cases, upon the Pro- Appeals Bill. 
ceedings on Writs of Mandamus: 

An Act to enlarge the Provisions of an Act for Warrants of 
preventing Frauds upon Creditors by Secret War- Attorney Bill. 
rants of Attorney to confess Judgment : 

An Act for regulating Hackney and Stage Car- Hackney and 
riages in and near London : — Carriages 


An Act to amend the Laws relating to the Copy- Designs Copy. 
right of Designs: right Bill, 
An Act toamend the Law respecting the Duties Coroners’ 
of Coroners : Duties Bill. 


An Act for regulating Theatres : Theatres 
Regulation Bill. 

An Act to continue until the First day of August Turnpike Acts 
One thousand eight hundred and Forty-four, and to Continuance 
the end of the then next Session of Parliament, ®!!! 
certain Turnpike Acts: 

An Act for establishing an Office for the Benefit Coal-whippers 
of Coal-whippers of the Port of London, and for ill. 
staying certain Actions in respect of Fitters’ Certi- 
ficates : 

An Act for the Completion of a Parochial Church Limerick 
in the Parish of Saint Michael's, in the City of Church Bill. 
Limerick, and for securing the Nomination of a 
Perpetual Curate thereto : 

An Act for extending to Scotland and Ireland Afidavits, kc, 
the Power of the Lord High Chancellor to grant Commissions 
Commissions to enable Persons to take and receive (S¢ouand 2nd 

. : &gt; Ireland) Bill. 
Affidavits, and for amending the Law relating to 
Commissions forthe Examination of Witnesses. 

An Act to amend and continue for Two years, Arms (ireland) 
and to the end of the then next Session of Parlia- Bilt. 
ment, the Laws in Jreland relative to the registering 
of Arms, and the Importation, Manufacture and 
Sale of Arms, Gunpowder and Ammunition : 

An Act to make further Provision in respect of Grand Jury 
Grand Jury Presentments in Counties of Cities and Presentments 
Counties of Towns in Ireland ; (Ne 3. ) Bill 

An Act for the more equal Applotment of certain Applotment of 
Rates in the County of the City of Dublin and Rates (Dublin) 
County of Dublin respectively : vn 

An Act to make better Provision for the Appoint- Sessions of the 
ment of a Deputy for the Chairman of the Sessions Peace (Dublin) 
of the Peace in the County of Dublin, and to pro- °"" 
vide for the taking of an Oath by the said Chair- 
man or Deputy, and to amend an Act of the first 
year of Her present Majesty, to amend the Law for 
the Recovery of Small Debts by Civil Bill in Jre- 
land: 

An Act for the further Regulation of the Offices Court of Exche- 
of Chief and Second Remembrancer of the Court oi" — 
of Exchequer in Ireland : inaaes 

An Act for maintaining the Railway, called, “ The Belfast and _ 
Belfast and Cavehill Railway,” and for reviving and Cave! _ 
extending some of the Powers of the Acts relating“? ”"” 
thereto : 

An Act to incorporate the Persons having claims Lagan Naviga- 
upon the Lagan Navigation in Ireland, and to pro- ti" Bill. 


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Anderston 
Improvement 
and Police Bill. 


North Esk 
Reservoir Bill. 


Glasgow Marine 
Insurance 


Company Bill. 


Bermondsey, 
Rotherhithe 
and Deptford 
Roads Bill. 


Gibson’s 
Estate Bill. 


Earl of Shrews- 
bury’s Estate 
Bill. 


Morgan’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Poor Relief 
(Ireland.) 


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vide for the future Management and Improvement 
of the said Navigation : 

An Act for the Improvement of the Burgh of An- 
derston, in the County of Lanark, for regulating the 
Police thereof, and of certain Lands adjacent, and 
for other Purposes relating thereto : 

An Act for making and maintaining a Reservoir 
at Deerhope or Fairliehope, on the River North 
Esk, in the Counties of Edinburgh and Peebles, and 
for other Purposes relating thereto : 

An Act to enable the Glasgow Marine Insurance 
Company to sue and be sued, and for other Purposes 
relating to the said Company : 

An Act for more effectually repairing certain 
Roads in the Parishes of Bermondsey, Rotherhithe 
and Saint Paul and Saint Nicholas, Deptford, and 
for making several new Roads connected therewith, 
all in the Counties of Surrey and Kent : 

An Act to confirm two existing Leases, and to 
enable the Reverend James White, and the Persons 
for the time being entitled to certain Estates situate 
in the Parish of Bonchurch, in the Isle of Wight, in 
the County of Southampton, devised by the Will of 
Charles Fitzmaurice Hill, Esquire, deceased, to ac- 
cept Surrenders of existing Leases of certain Parts 
of the same Estates, and to grant a new Lease 
thereof : ; 

An Act for vesting Part of the settled Estates of 
the Right honourable John Earl of Shrewsbury, in 
the Counties of Oxford, Chester, Salop, Worcester 
and Stafford, in Trustees, to be sold, and for laying 
out the Monies to arise by such Sale in the Purchase 
of other Lands and Hereditaments, to be settled in 
lieu thereof, to the same Uses, and subject to the 
same Restrictions, and for other Purposes therein 
mentioned : 

An Act to dissolve the Marriage of Herbert Mor- 
gan, Esquire, a Lieutenant in Her Majesty’s First 
or Royal Regiment of Dragoons, with Klizabeth 
Morgan, his now Wife, and to enable him to marry 
again, and for other Purposes therem mentioned. 


Mr. Adrian, from the Office of the Poor Law 
Commissioners, was called in; and at the bar pre- 
sented, pursuant to Orders,—Further Return to an 
Order, dated the 17th day of May last, for a Copy 
of the Estimates for erecting each of the Poor-houses 
now open in Jreland, approved of by the Poor Law 
Commissioners, and a Return of the whole of the 
Monies laid out upon each Building ; stating also, 
the present Condition of each Poor-house, and whe- 
ther any further Outlay is required for the Comple- 
tion, Alteration or Repair of such House ; together 
with Copies of any Complaints addressed to the 
Commissioners by the Guardians of any Union, re- 
lative to the Execution of Contracts or Works, or 
to the Condition of the Poor-house :—Returns of all 
Expenses incurred for Furniture, Clothing or other- 
wise, as Outfit in every Poor-house :—And, of the 
Number of Paupers in each Poor-house in the first 
week of every month since the opening of such Poor- 
house ; distinguishing the Sexes, and the Adult 
from the Infant Paupers ; and stating the Number 
that received Instruction in the first week of every 
month, and the Number that may have been in the 
Hospital or Infirmary in each month:—Copies of 
any Instructions, relating to the Education of Pau- 
pers, issued by the Commissioners ; and Copies of 
any Correspondence upon that subject with any 
Board of Guardians :—Returns of the Paid Officers 
belonging to each Poor-house, and the Salaries re- 
ceived by each of them ; showing also, the Payment 
or Allowances made to any Valuator, Collector or 
other Person employed by the Union :—Of the whole 
Expenditure of each Poor-house up to the present 
time; distinguishing the Cost of maintaining the 
Paupers from other Expenses ; showing the Amount 
of Monies paid, and of Debt due by each Union :— 
And, of the Rates voted by the Guardians of the 
various Unions ; showing the Amount collected, and 

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| the Arrears due by Collectors or Rate-payers in each 
| Union :—Copies of any Resolutions of a Board of 
| Guardians for a Rate to be levied hereafter, or stat- 
ing Reasons for refusing or postponing any further 
Rate :—Of any Resolutions of a Board of Guardians 
directing a Rate to be levied in different Sums, on 
different Electoral Divisions, in accordance with 
the Sixty-second Section of the Irish Poor Law 
| Act; and Copies of any Schedules which may have 
| been made to show the past Expenditure chargeable 
upon, and Amount of Rate to be levied in, the dif- 
ferent Electoral Divisions of any Union :—And, of 
any Application for increased Military or Consta- 
bulary Force, to enforce the levy of the Poor Rate. 
A Return, giving the Date of the Formation of 
each Union under the Poor Relief Act in Ireland ; 
the Date of the Admission of the Poor; the Expense 
(prepared from the audited Accounts) in each Half- 
year from which the Accounts have been audited ; 
with, in the first column, the Sums for Maintenance 
and Clothing ; and, in the second, those paid for 
the Proportion of Establishment Charges, Re-pay- 
ment of Workhouse Loan, Collection, Burial and 











other Expenses ; and, in the third, the Total, and 
the Number relieved in each Workhouse, in each 
Half-year, and marking the Half-years in which In- 
stalments of the Workhouse Loans have been paid : 
—And then he withdrew. 


Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
Table. 





bar presented,—Return to an Order, dated the 2d 
day of May last, for a Return from the Court of 
Requests for the Borough of Southwark, and the 
Eastern Half Hundred of Brixton, of the Salaries, 
or Stipends and Fees, of the High Bailiff and of 
each of the Chief and Subordinate Clerks and Exe- 
cutive Officers of the Court, on an average of the 
last Seven years, to the last Audit of Accounts, stat- 
ing the source or sources from whence such Salaries, 
Fees or Stipends are derived; also, the Number of 
Days of Attendance of each of the Chief Clerks in 
each of those years, the Authority on which they 
from time to time delegate their Office Duties to 
the Sub Clerks, with the Aggregate Amount of Un- 
claimed Suitors’ Cash or Stock at the last Audit, 
with an Account of the Total Amount of Debts re- 
covered during the said period, distinguishing the 
Amount under Forty shillings, Ten shillings and 
Five shillings respectively, and stating the Aggre- 
gate Amount of Costs incurred thereon, on Debts 
recovered under Forty shillings, Ten shillings and 
Five shillings respectively :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 











Mr. Smith, from the Commissioners of Richmond 
Bridge, was called in; and at the bar presented, 
pursuant to the directions of an Act of Parliament, 
—Richmond Bridge Cash Account for the year 
1842 :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 
Table. 


Twentieth Report of the Commissioners for the Im- 
provement of the Road from London to Holyhead, 
and from London to Liverpool. 


Works and Buildings, being the Fourteenth Annual 
Report of the said Commissioners. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 








412 tituled, 


Poor Law 
Unions 
(Ireland. ) 


Mr. Drewe, from the Court of Requests of the southwark 
Borough of Southwark, was called in; and at the Court of Re- 


quests. 


Richmond 
Bridge. 


The Earl of Lincoln presented, pursuant to the Loudon and 
directions of several Acts of Parliament,-——The Holyhead, &amp;c., 


Roads. 


The Twentieth Report of the Commissioners of Woods, Forests, 
Her Majesty’s Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Land Revenues, 


&amp;e. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Liverpool Fire 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Prevention Bill. 


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612 22° August. 


tituled, An Act for the better Protection of Pro- 
perty in the Borough of Liverpool, from Fire ; and 
the same were read, as follow: 
Pr. 4. 1. 26. After “ provided” insert “ that.” 
Pr. 5. 1. 5. After “ built” insert “ or rebuilt, 
“ or of any addition hereafter to be made to any 


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warehouse.” 

Pr. 9. 1. 9. After “ warehouse” insert “ if he 
shall think fit so to do, but not otherwise.” 

Pr. 24,1. 15. After “ beams” insert “ and the 
doors and door-frames or jambs, whether external 
or in staircases, and the door-sills and heads and 
window shutters and frames shall be of wrought 
iron, except that the door-frames and door-sills 
and heads may be of wrought or cast iron, and 
there shall be no wood in the construction of any 
part of such warehouse.” 

Pr. 27. 1. 5. Leave out from “ required” to 
or” in |. 7., and insert “ for a fire-proof ware- 
house.” 

Pr. 36. 1.36. Leave out from “ door-frames” to 
window-frames” in ]. 37., and insert “ window- 
shutters.” 

Pr. 36. 1. 38. Leave out ‘‘ and” and insert “ or.” 

Pr. 36. 1. penult. After “ warehouse” insert 
which shall have been entered upon the said re- 
gister hereinafter directed, in any of the classes 
“ thereof.” 

Pr. 37. 1. 8. Leave out “ one month” and in- 
sert ‘‘ three months.” 

Pr. 37. 1. 16. Leave out “ month” and insert 
“ three months.” 

Pr. 37. 1.25. Leave out “ of” and insert “if.” 

Pr. 37.1.26. After “ warehouse” insert “ shall.” 

Pr. 37. 1. 27. Leave out “ month” and insert 
“ three months.” 

Pr. 37. 1. 37. After “ pounds” insert Clauses 
(A.), (B.) and (C.) 

Ciauss (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That if any 
occupier, on being served with any such notice as 
aforesaid, shall not within one month after service 
thereof transmit the same, or a copy thereof, to 
the owner of the warehouse whereof he is the 
occupier, every such occupier shall for every such 
default forfeit a sum not exceeding Ten pounds ; 
Provided always, that delivering such notice, or a 
copy thereof, to the person who shall act as the 
agent of such owner, in the receipt of rent or 
otherwise, in respect of such warehouse, or leaving 
the same at his place of abode, shall be deemed 
a sufficient transmission of the notice by the oc- 
cupier.” 

CrauseE (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That every 
surveyor under this Act shall keep a register of 
all notices given by him, which register may be 
inspected at all reasonable times without any 
charge.” 

Cuause (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That if the 
* owner of any such warehouse shall not cause the 
same to be amended and repaired in manner 
aforesaid, within one month after such notice 
shall have been transmitted to him as aforesaid, 
it shall be lawful for the occupier of such ware- 
house to cause the same to be amended and re- 
paired in manner aforesaid, and to deduct the 
expense of making such amendment and repair 
out of the rent then due or thereafter to become 
due by him to the owner of such warehouse, un- 
less there shall be some specific agreement between 
such owner and occupier to the contrary ; or, at 
tne option of such occupier, the cost and expense 
of making such alteration or improvement, or so 
much thereof as shall not be deducted as afore- 
said, may be recovered by him from such owner 
by action or suit in any of Her Majesty’s superior 
courts of record, together with all costs and ex- 
“ penses incident to recovering the same.” 

Pr. 38. 1. 24. After “ room” insert “ flour or.” 
Pr. 71.1. penult. Leave out “ above the same” 
interlined, and in 1}. penult. and 1. ult. after “ ware- 


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houses” insert “ above such counting-houses, 
offices, sample or sale-rooms, and so far as com- 
munication with the same can be conveniently 
shut off, the parts of the building occupied as 
warehouses on the same floor as such counting- 
houses, offices, sample or sale-rooms.” 

Pr. 72. 1. 16. In the Interlineation : 

J.. 1. After “above” insert ‘ or on the level 

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Pr. 72. 1.19. In the Interlineation : 

L. 2. Leave out “ below” and insert “ with- 

“ out.” 

Pr. 87. 1.8. Leave out from “ courts” to “ And” 
in I. 10. 

Pr. 94. 1. 27. After ‘ deceased” insert “ or of 
the Company of Proprietors of the Mersey and 
Irwell Navigation,” and in the same line after 
their” insert “ respective.” 

Pr. 95.1.1. After “‘ devisees’’ insert “ and in 
the said Company respectively.” 

Pr. 95. 1. 2. After “ several” insert “ and re- 
spective.” 

Pr. 95.1. 14. After “ devisees” insert “ or by 
the said Company or by persons using the canal 
of the said Company as common carriers.” 

Pr. 95.1.19. After “ devisees” insert “ or of 
the said Company or of such persons as afore- 
said,” and in the same line after “ public” insert 
or common.” 

Pr. 95. 1. 20. After “ or” insert “ any building.” 

Pr. 95. 1. 23. After “ devisees” insert “ or of 
the said Company.” 

Pr. 95. 1. 24. After “ servants” insert “ respec- 
tively.” 

Pr. 101.1. 14. Leave out “ September” and in- 
sert “ October.” 

In Schedule (A.) to the Bill: 
Pr. 107. 1. 32. and 1. 36. After “ warehouse” 
insert “ or shed.” 
Pr, 108. 1. 8. and 1. 9. After “ warehouse” 
insert “ or shed.” 
Pr. 108. 1. 30. and |. 31. After “ warehouse” 
insert “ or forwarding.” 
Pr, 111.1. 3. Leave out “ in which” and in- 
sert “ so long as.” 
In Schedule (B.): 
Pr. 114.1. 10. Leave out “ all” and insert 
“ the.” 
Pr. 114.1. 12. Leave out “ eight” and insert 
“ eighth.” 
Pr. 115. 1. 3.and 1. 16. After “ warehouse” 
insert “‘ or shed.” 
Pr. 117. 1. 9. After “ thirty” insert “ six 
feet, or if the street be less than thirty.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Sir Howard Douglas 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 Shankhill ;— Donacloney ;—Money- Education 
more ; — Collinstown; — Union of Tessara ;— and, (Ireland.) 
Kilroran; praying that the annual grant for national 
Education in Jreland may be henceforth discon- 
tinued,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 














lie upon the Table. 
' A Petition of Timothy Thomas, praying the Tower Hamlets 
House to authorize Her Majesty’s Principal Secre- Court of Re- 
tary of State for the Home Department, to grant the 1°" 

use of a prison to the Tower Hamlets Court of 

Requests, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 

lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Traders and others, Railways. 
agreed to at a meeting held at the King’s Arms 
Tavern, Philip-lane, Wood-street, in the city of Lon- 
don, praying the House to direct their attention to 
the absence of uniformity in the charges for — 

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Pro 


Free-grown 
Produce. 


Maynooth 
College. 


Merchant Sea~ 
men’s Fund, 


Clergy 
(Ireland.) 


Roman Catholic 


Relief Act. 


Malta 
University. 


Public Notaries 
Bill. 


7 VicToriz. 


29° Augusti. 


613 


ling the same distance by different Railway Com-| hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
panies, and to appoint a Committee of inquiry into | Lordships. 


those evils, with a view to the adoption of some 
adequate remedy, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Secretary of the Committee of 
the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, 
praying the House to pass measures to allow of the 
introduction of the Free-grown Produce of all nations 
into the British markets on equal terms with that 
from the British Colonies, and also to provide for 
the introduction of the produce of nations where 
slavery at present unhappily exists, on similar terms, 
contemporaneously with the abolition of slavery by 
such nations, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kilroran ;—Donacloney ;—Shank- 
hill;—Union of Tessara ;—and, District of Collins- 
town; praying the House to withdraw every kind 
of public support from the College of Maynooth, 


—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Master Mariners’ 
Benevolent Society, praying the House to order that 
a commission may be immediately issued to collect 
information of the actual state of the Merchant Sea- 
men’s Fund, and to report the same to the House 
at an early period of the next Session, to the effect 
that a full and adequate measure may be framed by 
which seamen shall be enabled to obtain that relief 
in indigence and old age, for which they have been 
mulcted of a portion of their earnings during health 
and manhood, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Clergy of Ireland, stating that of 
all classes of Her Majesty’s subjects, the Clergy of 
Ireland have suffered the most oppressive grie- 
vances in regard to their temporalities for several 
years past, and that they have lost one-fourth part 
of thew income in the subtraction therefrom by 
legislative enactment ; and praying the House to 
devise for them some remedial measures, was pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the Union of Tessara, 
in the county of Roscommon, praying for the repeal 
of the Roman Catholic Relief Act, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Thaddeus O’ Malley, Rector of the 
University of Malta, praying the House to institute 
an inquiry into the cause of his removal from that 
office, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for removing Doubts as to the Ser- 
vice of Clerks or Apprentices to Public Notaries, 
and for amending the Laws regulating the Admis- 
sion of Public Notaries; and the same were read, 
as follow : 

Pr. 10. 1. 5. Leave out “ and ” and insert “ or.” 
Pr. 10. 1.19. Leave out from “‘ recovered ” to 
“« provided” in 1. 22. and insert “ by action of debt, 
“ plaint or information in any of Her Majesty’s 
“‘ Superior Courts of Record at Westminster, or if 
the cause of action shall have arisen in any co- 
lony or place to Her Majesty belonging, out of 
England, then in the supreme court of law of 
such colony or place.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were zgreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 


the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
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The House proceeded to take into consideration poor Relief 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- (Ireland) Bill. 


tituled, An Act for the further Amendment of an 
Act for the more effectual Relief of the Destitute 
Poor in Ireland ; and the same were read, as follow : 
Pr. 8.1. 10. Atsthe end of the Interlineation add, 
“ Provided always, That nothing herein con- 
“ tained shall be construed to repeal or affect 
“ the provisions of an Act, of the third and 
“ fourth year of the reign of Her present Ma- 
“ jesty, intituled, An Act for the Regulation 
“ of Municipal Corporations in Ireland, which 
“ enables any persons occupying any house, 
warehouse, counting-house or shop to claim 
“ to be rated to the relief of the poor in re- 
“ spect of such premises respectively, whether 
“ the landlord shall or shall not be liable to be 
“ rated to the relief of the poor in respect 
“* thereof, and to be enrolled as a burgess under 
“« the conditions provided in the said recited 
* Act.” 
Pr. 17. 1. 16. After “ said” insert “ first.” 
Pr. 18. 1. 1. Leave out “ the” and insert “ this.” 
Pr. 24. 1. 6. Leave out “this” and insert “the 
said.” 
Pr. 28.1. 12. After “ Act” insert Clause (A.) 
Criause (A.) “ And be it declared and Enacted, 
That if at any election of guardians, the returning 


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officer have reasonable cause to doubt the cor- 
rectness of any claim to vote made by any person 
in respect of rent received and retained by such 
person, such returning officer shall not admit 
such person to vote in such election in respect of 
such rent until such person produce evidence to 
the satisfaction of such returning officer of the 
amount of such rent.” 
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. 


The House proceeded tc take into consideration Sudbury Com- 


the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for appointing Commissioners to 
inquire into the existence of Bribery in the Borough 
of Sudbury; and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 5. 1.5. Leave out “ any.” 

Pr. 5. 1.7. Leave out from “ money” to “ or” 
in |. 10. 

Pr. 5. ls. 12. and 13. After “ otherwise” insert 
or whether any sum of money or other valuable 
consideration whatsoever has been paid to any 
voter, or to any other person in his behalf, after 
the termination of such election, as a reward for 
giving or for having refrained from giving his vote 
at such election.” 

Pr. 8. 1. 88. Leave out “ any former” and insert 
“ the last.” 

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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The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act to amend an Act of the third and 
fourth years of Her present Majesty, for the Regu- 
lation of Municipal Corporations in Ireland; and 
the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 3. 1. ult. After “ Act”’ insert “ or in any Bo- 

“ yough to which a Charter of Incorporation may 
“ have been or may be hereafter granted under the 
413 “ provisions 


mission Bill. 


Municipal 
Corporations 


(Ireland) Bill. 














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Militia and 
Yeomanry 
Cavairy. 


No. 600. 


Slave Trade 
Suppression 
Bill. 


Message trom 
the Lords. 


British Iron 
Company Bill, 


Municipai 
Corporations 
(No. 2.) Bill, 


Foreign Juris- 
diction Bill. 


614 22° August. 


“ provisions of that Act and of the secondly-recited 
“ Act, or either of them.” 

Pr. 7. 1. 21. After “ the ” insert “ aforesaid,” 
and in the same line leave out from “ Boroughs” 
to “or” in |, 24, 

Pr. 7. 1. 34. Leave out “ six ” and insert “ ten.” 


Pr. 9. 1. 5. Leave out “ several” and insert 
aforesaid,” and in the same line leave out from 
Boroughs” to “ is” in 1. 8. 

Pr. 9. 1.24. After “ Act” insert “ or on the 
Ninth day of November next after such Borough 
shall be incorporated.” 

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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Sir Henry Hardinge presented, pursuant to Order, 
—An Abstract of the Sums voted and the Amount 
actually expended for the Militia of the United 
Kingdom, distinguishing Great Britain from Ire- 
land, in each year, from the 1st day of January 1834 
to the Ist dav of January 1845, including Expense 
for Ballot, Lieutenancy Clerks, Surgeons, and for 
every other account, so as to exhibit the Total Ex- 
pense of the Militia and its Pensioners, in each year, 
and in each Kingdom; stating also, what Corps 
have been called out im aid of the Civil Power in 
each of these years, and the Amount of Expense 
specially incurred for that Service ; also the aggre- 
gate Amount of Expense in those years (in continua- 
tion of Parliamentary Paper, No. 231, of Session 
1834):-—-And, a similar Account for the Yeomanry 
Cavalry in each year since the Ist day of January 
1816, and the aggregate Charge up to the 31st day 
of December 1842 (in continuation of Parliament- 
ary Paper, No, 231, of Session 1834). 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the Bill from the Lords, intituled, “ An 
Act for the more effectual Suppression of the Slave 
Trade ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 


being proposed, That the Bill be now read the third 


time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be 

made to the Question; viz. To leave out the word 

“ now,’ and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words “ upon this day three months.” 

And the Question being proposed, That the word 

“ now ” stand part of the Question 





A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Senior and 
Mr. Russell : 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to enlarge the Powers granted by an Act of the 
fourth year of Her present Majesty, intituled, “ An 
Act for granting certain Powers to the British Iron 
Company,” and to facilitate the Sale of the Estates 
and Properties belonging to the said Company, 
without any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to amend the Act for the Regulation of Muni- 
cipal Corporations in England and Wales, with 
Amer.dments ; to which Amendments the Lords de- 
sire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to remove Doubts as to the exercise of Power 
and Jurisdiction by Her Majesty within divers 
Countries and Places out of Her Majesty’s Do- 
minions, and to render the same more effectual, with 
Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords de- 
sire the concurrence of this House :—And then the 
Messengers withdrew. 





























A. 1843. 


And the Question being again proposed, That the Slave Trade 


word “ now” 


said proposed Amendment was, with leave of the 
House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third 
time:—The Bill was accordingly read the third time. 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill in Pr, 11.1. 17. byinserting after the word “ time” 
the words “ or for taking any mortgage, or selling 
“ under the same, or executing any judgment for 
“ any debt due before the passing of this Act.” 

And the Question being put, That those words 
be there inserted :—-It passed in the Negative. 
- Then the Amendment following was made to the 
ill : 
Pr. 11. 1. 21. Leave out ‘ October ” and insert 
“ November.” 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, do 

ass. 

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 concurrence 
of their Lordships. 


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The House proceeded to take into consideration Municipal 


the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act to amend the Act for the Regula- 
tion of Municipal Corporations in England and 
Wales; and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 5. 1. 7. After “ book ” insert “ or paid on 
account of the premises in respect whereof such 
person may be entitled to be enrolled as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 5. |. 12. After “ person” insert “ or in re- 
spect of such premises as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 7. 1. 6. After “‘ same” insert “ Provided 
always, That in preparing such Lists he shall 
exclude therefrom the name of every person who 
shall not appear by the entries made in the book 
hereinbefore mentioned by the several Collectors, 
Treasurer or Mayor, to have paid all rates, cesses 
or taxes by the said Act required to be paid, in 
order to qualify such person to be or to be enrolled 
as a burgess of such borough.” 

Pr. 12. 1. 2. Leave out “ first ” and insert 
“ third.” 

Pr. 16. 1. 34. After “ water” insert “ it was 
“ Enacted, That.” 

Pr. 33. 1. 8. Leave out “ this and,” and in the 
same line leave out “ succeeding.” 

Pr. 37. 1. 9. Leave out “ made or.” 

Pr. 37. 1. 14. Leave out “ made or.” 

Pr. 52. 1.24. After “ entitled ” insert “ if other- 
wise qualified.” 

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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The House proceeded to take into consideration Foreign Juris- 


Corporations 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- diction Bill. 


tituled, An Act to remove Doubts as to the exercise 
of Power and Jurisdiction by Her Majesty within 
divers Countries and Places out of Her Majesty’s 
Deminions, and to render the same more effectual ; 
and the same were read, as follow : 
Pr. 1. 1. 16. Leave out from “ therefore ” to 
“ Enacted ” in |. 17. 
Pr. 2. 1. 8. After “ thing” insert “ which may,” 
and in the same line after “ time” insert “ be.” 
Pr. 2. 1, 28. Leave out “ pending or instituted.” 
Pr. 5. 1. 1. In the Interlineation : 
L. 48. Leave out from “ for” to “ the” in 
1. 49. 
L. 50. Leave out “ they are ” and insert “ it 
is. 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords ; 


Popul 
(Irele 
Fine 
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and 








Population 
(Ireland S 


Fine Arts. 


Education. 


Births, Deaths 


and Marriages. t 


Mint. 


Fees on 
Criminal 
Prosecutions, 


Edenderry 


Union. 


Parliamentary 


7 Victroriz. 


Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


Mr. Manzers Sutton presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Copy of Report of the Commissioners 
appointed to take the Census of Jreland, for the 
year 1841. 

Copy of the Second Report of the Commissioners 
on the Fine Arts, 1843, with Appendix. 

Copy of Minutes of the Committee of Council 
on Education, 1842-43. 

Copy of the Fifth Annual Report of the Regis- 


rar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages in 
England. 


Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to 
several Addresses to Her Majesty,—An Account 


22° Augusti. 





of all Work done in the Royal Mint, in the year 
1842, by the Public Servants (except in the En- 
graving Department), on account of Private In- 
dividuals or of Public Bodies, other than the Go- 
vernment, wherein the Machinery or Utensils of the 
Crown may have been employed ; stating the Rates 
of Charge, the Amount of Money received in the 
year, the Parties to whom it has been paid, and the 
Amount paid to each :—Also, Copy of any Order, 
Contract or other Document authorizing the use of 
the Machinery and Utensils of the Mint for such 
Work; and the Amount of any Fee or other Al- 
lowance made to the Government for such use, in 
the last year. 


Statement, in detail, of Fees payable to the Clerks 
of Assize, and other Officers of the Court, in the 
several Circuits in England and Wales on the Pro- 
secution of Persons, from Criminal Offenders, stat- 
ing the different Charges on cases of Conviction 
and Sentence, Acquittal, and no True Bill being 
found by the Grand Jury; whether such Fees are 
payable by the Prosecutors, Prisoners or by the 
Treasurers of the respective Counties, and by what 
authority such Fees are demanded :—And, an Ac- 
count of the Amount received by such Clerks of 
Assize or other Officers, in each Circuit (stating the 
Amount paid by the Treasurer of each County 
therein, respectively), in the years 1841 and 1842. 


Further Return to an Address to Her Majesty, 
dated the 18th day of July last, for Copy of Me- 
morial of the Chairman of the Edenderry Board of 
Guardians to the Secretary of State for the Home 
Department, of the 13th day of May 1843; to- 
gether with Copies of two Letters from the Poor 
Law Commissioners to the Secretary of State on 
the same subject. 


A Return, showing the Total Number of Mem- 


een bers sent to the House of Commons by the several 


Clerks of the 
Peace. 


Grand Jurors, 


Counties, Cities, Towns and Boroughs in England, 
Wales, Ireland and Scotland, respectively ; classi- 
fied so as to exhibit the Total Number of Mem- 
bers sent to Parliament from each County, the 
Members returned by the several Cities, Towns and 
Boroughs in each County being included in the 
Total for such County; and showing, in parallel 
columns, the Amount of Population of each such 
City, Town and Borough, with the Total Population 
of each County, according to the Census of 1841, 
accompanied by a Summary for each Kingdom re- 
spectively. 

Returns of the Table of Fees payable to the Clerks 
of the Peace for each County in England and Wales : 
—Of the Items charged by them in Prosecutions 
for Felony; and stating the Amount received by 
them for the same, in the year 1842 :—And, of the 
whole Amount received by them charged on the 
County Rates in the year 1842, exclusive of the 
Sams received for Prosecutions for Felony, but in- 
cluding those received for Misdemeanors. 


Kc. (Ireland) 6, Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to 


rders,—Returns of the Number of Days appointed 


by the Sheriff for transacting the Fiscal Business in 
Vou. 98. 


, 


615 


each County, County of a City, and County of a 
Town in Ireland; with the Number of Grand Jurors 
sworn at each Assizes since the passing of the Act 
3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 78, for the same period ; of the 
Date and Length of Sitting of the several Road 
Sessions in each County, al of a City, and 
County of a Town in Ireland, and of the Number 
of qualified Persons attending at them, distinguish- 
ing Magistrates from Cess-payers; and of the Date 
of the Publication of the Grand Warrant in each 
County, County of a City and County of a Town 
during the same period. 

A Return of the Names of those Towns in Ireland 
in which the Act of 9 Geo. 4, c. 82, has been brought 
into operation wholly or in part; the Date thereof ; 
the Names of the Commissioners, their Trades or 
Professions, if any; the Total Number of Houses 
and other Tenements in each Town which have been 
assessed as of the Annual Value of £. 5 and upwards. 
distinguishing the Number rated at £.5 and under 
£.10, at £.10 and under £.20, at £. 20 and upwards; 
and the Total Amount of Rate raised in each year 
since the adoption of the Act, specifying the Rate 
per Pound as a per-centage upon the Property as- 
sessed since the 1st day of January 1836. 

Returns of the Name of every Person who has 
been appointed in Ireland to any Situation pro- 
ducing an Annual Income of £.100 and upwards, 
the power of Appointment to which is vested in Her 
Majesty, or in any Member of the Executive Go- 
vernment, whether such Situations be of a legal 
character, or connected with any Department of the 
Public Service in Jreland, whether Local or General 
(exclusive of the Army, Navy and Ordnance) since 
the 1st day of September in the year 1841; stating 
the yearly Income of each such Situation :—And, 
of the Name of every Person who having held any 
Situation in Jreland in any of the above Depart- 
ments, on the 1st day of September 1841, has been 
discontinued or dismissed from such Situation; 
stating the Annual Income arising from each such 
Situation. 


Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns from the principal Officers of the several 
Courts of Law in Ireland, of Copies of the several 
Quarterly Accounts submitted to, and certified by, 
the Judges of said Courts respectively, in the years 
1839, 1840, 1841 and 1842, of Sums incurred for 
Clerks employed in the Offices of the said Courts, 
and as and for the Expenses of Coals, Candles and 
all other Expenses of the said several Offices, and 
in the several Chambers of the said Courts, including 
the Remuneration of the Court-keeper, and Sta- 
tionery ; and for additional Clerks employed in said 
Offices respectively ; and for further or increased 
Payment to any Clerks employed in said Offices 
respectively, and (in the Civil Side of the Court of 
Queen’s Bench) for the Salary of the Clerk in the 
Office of the Taxing Officers :— From the Paymaster 
of Civil Services in Jreland, of the Sums paid 
through his Office in each Quarter of the years 
1839, 1840, 1841 and 1842, to the several Officers 
and Clerks of the Superior Courts of Common Law 
in Ireland; and also, of the Sums paid upon the 
Certificates of the Judges of said Courts, for inci- 
dental and other Expenses; specifying the Names 
of the Persons to whom paid, and the Amount paid 
to each :—And, from the Commissioners of Stamps, 
or the proper Officers of the Stamp Office, Dublin, 
of all Sums received by the Commissioners of Stamps 
by, from or under the Duties made payable by the 
Act 1 and 2 Geo. 4, c. 112, called The Law Fund 
Duties, in each of the four years 1839, 1840, 1841 
and 1842; distinguishing so much of the said Duties 
as was paid in by the several Officers of the Superior 


Courts of Law in Jreland, from time to time in each 
such year. 








414 Resolved, 





Lighting of 
Towns (Ire- 


land.) 


Public Ap- 
pointments 


(lreland.) 


Courts of Law 


(Ireland. ) 





ca 


rst el it rir 


616 22°-—24° 


Adjournment. Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of 
the House this day, adjourn till Thursday next. 


Message from A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Senior and 
the Lords. = Mr. Russell : 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 
Exchequer Bills A Bill, intituled, An Act for raising the Sum of 
. cre Eleven millions one hundred and thirty-two thousand 
- one hundred pounds by Exchequer Bills, for the 
Service of the year One thousand eight hundred and 
Forty-three, and for amending an Act for granting 
Relief to certain Islands in the West Indies : 
Consolidated A Bill, intituled, An Act to apply a Sum out of 
Fund (Appro- the Consolidated Fund, and certain other Sums, to 
priation) BUI. the Service of the year One thousand eight hundred 
and Forty-three, and to appropriate the Supplies 
granted in this Session of Parliament : 
Chelsea Hos- A Bill, intituled, An Act for rendering more effec- 
pital Out-pen- tive the Services of such Out-pensioners of Chelsea 


— — as shall be called out to assist in preserving 
the Public Peace: 

Charitable A Bill, intituled, An Act to consolidate and amend 

Loan Societies 


(ireland) Bill the Laws for the Regulation of Charitable Loan So- 
" cieties in Zreland: And also, 
Defamation The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made 


and Libel Bill. by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act toamend 
the Law respecting Defamatory Words and Libel, 
without any Amendment: And also, 

Slave Trade The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made 

Bi by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act for the 


more effectual Suppression of the Slave Trade, with- 
out any Amendment: And also, 
— Estate The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made 
ms by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act for ena- 
bling certain Persons, on behalf of John Weston, a 
Person of unsound mind, and Sarah, his Wife, and 
of John Jones, also a Person of unsound mind, to 
join in carrying into effect a Compromise and Ar- 
rangement with other Parties, for a Division of the 
Real Estates of Arthur Gramer Miller, deceased, 
according to a Rule of Her Majesty’s Court of Ex- 
chequer of Pleas, without any Amendment :—And 
then the Messengers withdrew. 


And then the House adjourned till Thursday next. 


Jovis, 24° die Augusti ; 
Anno 7° Victorie Regine, 1843. 


PRAYERS. 


Greece. S'2 Robert Peel presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Copies of Protocols of Conferences 
held in London, relative to the Affairs of Greece, 

1832—1837. 
Afghanistan. Copy of a Letter from the Governor General of 
India, dated 9 May 1843, relative to Affghanistan. 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 

Table. 


State of Petitions from Lisburn ;—and, Saint Paul's, Cork ; 

Ireland. praying that the House will endeavour to recommend 
to Her Majesty and Her Majesty’s Ministers to 
take such prompt measures as will speedily repress 
the repeal agitation in Jreland, which is found so 
ijurious to public confidence, and the continuance 
of that progressive improvement which has been so 
manifest in Ireland since her legislative union with 
Great Britain, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Commercial Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented, by 

ve. Her Majesty’s Command,—Copy of Commercial 
Tariffs and Regulations of the several States of Eu- 
rope and America; together with Copies of the 
Commercial Treaties between England and Foreign 
Countries—Part X1.— Russian Empire. 





Augusti ; A. 1843. 


Copy of Report of the Commissioners of Customs Customs. 
on the Report of the Commissioners of Revenue 
Inquiry. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


The Earl of Lincoln presented, pursuant to Order, New Street 
—An Account of the Amount expended by the Com- Paving. 
missioners acting under the authority of the Act No.601. 
5 Geo. 4, c. 100, and other Acts, for paving the Re- 
gent’s Park, and the New Street from Regent’s 
Park to Pall Mall, and the New Streets in the 
neighbourhood of Parliament-street and Privy Gar- 
dens, in each of the last Five years, to be made up 
to the latest period; distinguishing the Amount 
paid for Macadamised Paving, Stone Paving and 
Wood Paving, and the Price paid for each per 
square yard, and whether the same has been done 
by Contract after Public Advertisements for Tenders : 

—Also, stating whether the Householders in the 
Streets which have been paved with Wood have 

paid the Extra Cost of such Wood Paving, or any 

part thereof, and, if so, how much for each square 
ard. 

Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the’ 
Table ; and be printed. 


A Petition of Clergy of the united dioceses of Education 
Ossory, Ierns, and Leighlin, praying the House to (Ireland.) 
adopt measures for giving encouragement and sup- 
port to the Schools in connection with the Church 
Education Society for Ireland, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Saward, praying the House tower Hamlets 
to authorize Her Majesty’s Principal Secretary of Court of Re- 
State for the Home Department to grant the use of 4sts- 

a prison to the Tower Hamlets Court of Requests, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Charles Miller, m. a., Clerk, praying Tithe Comme- 
for the repeal of the Tithe Commutation Act, was tation Act, 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
‘Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Enniscorthy Poor Poor Relief 
Law Union, complaining of the introduction of poli- (Ireland) Act. 
tical topics at meetings of the Board of Guardians 
of that Union; and praying the House to adopt 
some measure which shall prevent the time of the 
board being occupied with political discussions, 
tending not only to the great prejudice of Poor Law 
establishments, but also to the promotion of party 
bitterness and animosity throughout the country, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


The Earl of Arundel and Surrey reported, from Public Petitions- 
the Select Committee on Public Petitions, That — 
they had examined the Petitions presented from the _— 
14th to the 24th day of this instant August, 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. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Coroners’ 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Expenses. 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, A Return from each County of England and 
Wales, stating the Amount of Payments for Mileage 
made to Coroners out of the County Rate in the 
years 1840, 1841 and 1842; stating the Number of 
Coroners so paid in each County, the Number of 
Miles charged and paid for; and also, as nearly as 
can be ascertained, the Number of Miles actually 
travelled by each Coroner on holding his Inquests ; 
and also, whether, when two or more Inquests had 
been held on the same day, the full mileage — 

pai 














Prisons 
(Scotland, ) 


Monuments to 
Civilians. 


No, 636, 


Posteoffice. 
No. 602, 


7 Vicroriz. 


paid from the Residence of the Coroner to each In- 
quest, or only from Inquest to Inquest. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Aggregate Sums of Money imposed 
by the General Prison Board of Scotland, under the 
Act land 2 Vic. c.42; together with the Allocations 
thereof in the different Cities and Burghs and Coun- 
ties of Scotland; distinguishing the Amount of 
Crime and Population in each District ; and distin- 
guishing also, under separate heads, the Purposes for 
which, and the Places where, the Monies have been 
applied, for the years 1840, 1841 and 1842:—And, of 
the Rates imposed upon the Inhabitants of the dif- 
ferent Counties, Cities and Burghs of Scotland, un- 
der the said Act, for the same years, distinguishing 
the Rate for 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. 


Sir Robert Peel presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Copy of Letter from the Right honour- 
able Sir Robert Peel to C. L. Eastlake, Esquire, 
Secretary to the Commission for promoting the Fine 
Arts, on the subject of the erection of Monuments 
to men distinguished by eminent attainments in 
Civil, Literary or Scientific Pursuits. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


Mr. Crafer, from the Treasury, was called in ; 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,—Fur- 
ther Return to an Order, dated the 22d day of May 
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 5th day of December 
1839, dividing the time (as far as practicable) into 
periods of four complete weeks each, and distin- 
guishing, as regards each period, the unpaid, paid 
and stamped, and Total Number of Letters ; also, 
of the estimated Average Number for Four weeks 
of the year immediately preceding the Reduction, 
distinguished in like manner :—And, of the Number 
of Letters which have passed through the London 
District Post (exclusive of all General Post Letters), 
for the same periods, and distinguished in the same 
manner as the last Return :—A Comparative State- 
ment of the Number of Letters (including Franks, 
during the existence of the Franking Privilege) de- 
livered in the United Kingdom in one week of each 
calendar month, beginning with November 1839, 
and ending with the present time :— Accounts, show- 
ing the Gross and Net Post-office Revenue, and the 
Cost of Management for the United Kingdom, for 
each of the years ending the 5th day of January 
1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 and 1843, excluding from 
the Account, whether of Gross Revenue or Cost of 
Management, any Advances that may have been 
made by the English to the Irish Post-office, and 
Advances to the Money Order Office :—Showing, 
as nearly as it can be given, the Gross Amount of 
Postage Revenue for England and Wales (exclusive 
of Returns for refused Letters, &amp;c.), for the month 
ending the 5th day of January 1840 (during which 
the Fourpenny Rate was established); and also for 
the months ending the 5th day of January 1842, 
and the 5th day of January 1843 :—And, of the 
Payments by the Post-office made during each of 
the years ending the 5th day of January 1839, 1840, 
1841, 1842 and 1843, for the Conveyance of the 
Mails by Railway in Great Britain; distinguishing, 
in each instance, the Payments for Work done 
within the year from Payments for Work done in 

Vou. 98. 


24° Auguste. 








617 


previous years: —A Return of the Number and 
Amount of Money Orders issued and paid in Eng- 
land and Wales (London inclusive), during each 
Quarter, from the Quarter ending the 5th day of 
April 1839, to that ending the 5th day of January 
1843, inclusive:—-A similar Return, as regards 
Money Orders issued and paid in London only :— 
And, a Return, for the month of June 1839, of the 
Number of General Post Letters registered gratuit- 
ously in London, in consequence of their being sup- 
posed to contain Coin or p sea also, a Return 
for the month of June 1843, of the Number of such 
General Post Letters as would have been registered 
in London, had the plan of Gratuitous Registration 
been continued ; also, a Return for the same month 
of June 1843, of the Number of General Post Letters 
actually registered in London. 





A Return of the Names and the Amount of Monies Law Expenses 
paid for Law Expenses to Solicitors to Public De- (Public De- 
partments, stating whether for Salary, Professional re 
Charges or from Bills paid by Individuals for Official No. 603. 


Business, in all cases where such Solicitors are not 
wholly paid by fixed Salaries, distinguishing, as 
far as may be, the Amount charged for Attendances 
on the Principal or other Officers of each Depart- 
ment, with the Total Amount of the Bills for such 
Attendances, and for Law or other Expenses charged 
to the Public, for the last Five years for which such 
Bills have been made out :—Also, whether any such 
Solicitors are engaged in Private Business, and if 
so, whether in Partnership, with the Names of the 
Partners, and the Authority under which the Public 
Appointments are held. 


Copies of all Memorials and Statements made to West Indian 
the Treasury, Admiralty and General Post-office, a4 Peninsular 


respecting the Establishment of a Port in the En- 
glish Channel, for the Embarkation and Disembark- 
ation of the West Indian and Peninsular Mails by 
the Steam Packets under Contract with the Govern- 
ment :—And, of all Estimates, Surveys, Reports 
and Correspondence which have passed between the 
Treasury, Admiralty and General Post-oflice, re- 
specting the Establishment of a Colonial Post-office 
at Dartmouth, and the Orders then given by the 
Treasury, and the Suspension of those Orders. 


Mails, &amp;c. 


No. 604. 


_ Accounts of the declared Value of the various Ar- Exports and 
ticles of British Produce and Manufacture exported Imports ; and, 
to the British West India Colonies, during each of S"Pping- 


the Twelve years ending with 1842 :—Of the Quan- 
tities of the Principal Articles of the Growth and 
Manufacture of the British West India Colonies 
imported into the United Kingdom during each of 
the Twelve years, ending with 1842, and of the 
Quantities of such Articles annually entered for 
Home Consumption; showing the average per cent. 
Increase or Decrease in the past Six years, as com- 
pared with the preceding Six :—And, of the Number 
of Ships, distinguishing British from Foreign, and 
their Tonnage, entered from the British West Indies, 
in the Ports of the United Kingdom, in each year 
during the past Twelve years, ending the 5th day of 
January 1843 :—Also, a similar Return of the Num- 
ber cleared Outwards for the British West Indies: 
—A similar Return for the British North American 
Colonies :—And, a similar Return for the Last India 
Company’s Territories and Ceylon. 


No. 605. 


Accounts of the Total Number of Gallons of Spirits. 
Proof Spirits distilled in England, Scotland and Ire- No. 606. 


land respectively ; distinguishing the Quantities pro- 
duced from Malt, and from a ates of Malt and 
unmalted Grain, or from any other Ingredient ; 
showing also, the Total Quantity of each Sort in the 
United Kingdom, for each of the Quarters ending 
the 5th day of April and the 5th day of July in each 
of the years 1842 and 1843 :—Of the Number of 
Gallons of Proof Spirits (distinguishing the Sorts) 
on which Duty was paid for Home Consumption in 
each of the Three Kingdoms, with the Rate per Gal- 
lon, and Amount of such Duty; also, the ‘Total 
Number of Gallons, and Duty, in the United King- 


4k dom, 





Spirits. 
No, 606. 


Anatomy Act. 


Excise Laws 
Offences 


(Treland.) 
No. 607. 


618 


dom, for each of the Quarters ending the 5th day 


of April and the 5th day of July in each of the years | 


1842 and 1843:—And, showing, under separate 
heads, the Number of Gallons of Proof Spirits (dis- 
tinguishing the Materials from which made) im- 
ported into each Kingdom from each of the others re- 
spectively, and including, in the cases of England and 
Scotland, those conveyed either by Land or by 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 each of the Quarters ending the 
5th day of April and the 5th day of July in each of 
the years 1842 and 1843. 

Further Return to an Order, dated the 20th day 
of March last, for Accounts of the Total Gallons of 
Proof Spirits distilled in England, Scotland and Jre- 
land respectively ; distinguishing the Quantities pro- 
duced from Malt, and from a Mixture of Malt and 
unmalted Grain, or from any other Ingredient ; 
showing also, the Total Quantity of each Sort in the 
United Kingdom, for the year ending the 5th day 
of January 1843 :—Of the Number of Gallons of 
Proof Spirits (distinguishing the Sorts) on which 
Duty was paid for Home Consumption in each of 
the Three Kingdoms, with the Rate per Gallon, and 
Amount of such Duty; also, the Total of Gallons 
and Duty in the United Kingdom, for the year end-. 
ing the 5th day of January 1843 :—Showing, under 
separate heads, the Number of Gallons of Proof 
Spirits (distinguishmg 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 the re- 
moval of the Spirits from Bond, and what after their 
arrival at the Place of Destination, for the year end- 
ing the 5th day of January 1843:—Of the Total 
Number of Gallons of Proof Spirits permitted out 
from Distillers’ Stocks in England, and the Total 
Number of Gallons Proof of British Brandy and 
Spirits of Wine permitted out from Rectifiers’ Stocks 
in England, for the year ending the 5th day of Ja- 
nuary 1843; also, the Stocks remaining in the hands 
of English Distillers on the 5th day of January 
1843 :—And, of the Total Number of Proof Gallons 
of Rum, Brandy, Geneva, and all other Spirits that 
“se Duty in each Kingdom, from the 5th day of 

anuary 1842 to the 5th day of January 1843; 
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 
1842 to the 5th day of January 1843. 

A Return of all Sums of Money paid to each In- 
spector appointed under the Provisions of the Act 
2 and 3 Will. 4, c. 75, commonly called “ The Ana- 
tomy Act,” in each year, from the 1st day of January 
1833 to the 31st day of December 1841 inclusive; 
distinguishing Payments for Salary and Allowances, 
and stating the grounds upon which such Allow- 
ances were made. 

A Return of the Number of Informations filed in 
Her Majesty’s Court of Exchequer in Jreland, for 
the Recovery of Penalties for Offences against the 
Excise Laws, in each of the three years ending re- 
spectively the 5th day of July 1841, 1842 and 1843, 
the Number tried, the names and descriptions of the 
Persons prosecuted, and the nature of the Offence ; 
distinguishing the undefended cases, the Amount 
of Penalty or Penalties sought to be recovered, the 
Amount of Penalty for which Verdict was found 


24° Auguste. 





A. 1843. 


against the Defendant finally, and the Amount paid 
or levied in each case; the Total Costs of each 
Prosecution ; a Statement in each case whether the 
Defendant had been brought before any other Tri- 
bunal for an Offence against the Excise Laws, and 
the decision of that Tribunal; with Totals for each 
year. 


A Return of the Number of Persons who have Assessed Taxes, 


been confined in the several Gaols in England, be- &amp;«- 

tween the 1st day of January 1842 and the 30th No. 608, 
day of June 1843, inclusive, for non-payment of 
Assessed Taxes, distinguishing Game Duty, Income 

or Property ‘Tax, with the Names and Residence 

of such Prisoner, when taken, the Amount of the 

Tax, the Amount of Costs thereon, and Sheriffs’ 

and Officers’ Expenses, the day when taken to Gaol, 

and the day when discharged, and how discharged, 

whether by Payment or how otherwise. 

An Account of the Quantity of Corn imported Corn. 
and bonded in each month, from the 1st day of Ja- No,609., 
nuary 1843 to the Ist day of August 1843; also, 
the Quantities taken out of bond in the said months, 
specifying the different Sorts of Grain. 

An Account of the Number of Ships that cleared shipping. 
out from Halifax in Nova Scotia during 1840 and wo, 610, 
1841; specifying their Tonnage and Crews, the 
description and Value of their Cargoes, and the 
Countries to which they were destined :—And, a 
similar Return from Quebec and Miramichi. 

A Return of the Stamps issued, and Advertise- Newspaper 
ment Duty paid by the various Newspapers of Great Stamps. 
Britain and Ireland for the last quarter of the pre- No. 611. 
sent year (in continuation of and in the same form 
as the last Return). 

A Return of the Number of Stage Coaches or mail Coaches. 
other Public Conveyances that have been used by wo, goo. 
the Post-office Authorities as Mails in England and 
Wales, not being so originally ; together with the 
dates of their being converted to this use, and also 
whether they are accompanied by Guards. 

Return to an Order, dated the 5th day of May Post-office. 
last, for Returns showing the Number of Applica- No.602. 
tions, by Letter or otherwise, which have been made 
at the General Post-office in London for Letters 
stated to be missing, during the months of October 
and November 1839 and 1842; also, for the two 
months immediately following after the date of this 
Return ; distinguishing such Letters as were stated 
to contain Inclosures of Value, and stating how 
many of the above were found, distinguished as be- 
fore mentioned :—For the same periods, showing 
the Number of Applications as to delay of Letters 
so far as can, for the months of October and No- 
vember 1839 and 1842, be given from the Register 
of Papers kept in the Post-office oe the 
Number of Letters delivered in the United King- 
dom in a week in the months of November 1839 
and 1842, and April and May 1843 :-—Showing the 
Number of Persons employed under the Post-office 
in the United Kingdom in October 1839, October 
1842, and at the present time :—And, showing the 
Number of Applications made to the Postmaster 
General or Secretary to the Postmaster General, or 
Surveyors by Postmasters and others in the United 
Kingdom ; distinguished in classes as far as may be 
possible, for increased Salary, Wages or Allow- 
ances, or increased Assistance, during the years 
1838 and 1842, stating how many out of each class 
have been complied with. 

A Return, in columns, of the Number of Letters Postage. 
which have been forwarded monthly through France No. 602. 
to the East Indies or other countries, by way of 
Egypt, made up from the earliest period of our 
Postal Conventions with France; stating the Amount 
of Postage received thereon in England, and the 
Amount paid to the French Government :—A similar 
Return of Letters received from the East through 
Egypt: —A similar Return of Newspapers :—A 
Monthly Return of the Number of Letters not passing 
through France, forwarded by English Steamers 

through 





Luna 
Jums' 


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Inf 
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Lunatic Asy- 


7 Vicroriz. 


through Egypt, with Amount of Postage received 
on the same :—And, a similar Return of the Home- 
ward Correspondence. 

Returns of the Number of Windows in each of 


lums Scotland.) the Lunatic Asylums of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth, 


No. 612. 


East India. 


Infanticide 
(India.) 


No. 6138. 


East India. 
No. 614. 


Affghanistan, 


No. 615. 


Poor Relief 
(Ireland. ) 


No. 616. 


Dundee, Montrose, Aberdeen and Dumfries :—Of 
the Number of Male Servants, Carriages and Horses, 
kept for each, in the years ending at Whitsunday 
1840, 1841 and 1842:—Of the Number of Patients 
in each of these Asylums, in the before-mentioned 
years :—And, of the Assessed Taxes charged against 
each of these Asylums and against their respective 
Medical Superintendents :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table ; and, except the Return relative to the Ana- 
tomy Act, be printed. 


Mr. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the 
East India Company, was called in; and at the 
bar presented, pursuant to the directions of several 
Acts of Parliament,—Resolutions of the Court of Di- 
rectors of the East India Company, being the War- 
rants or Instruments granting any Pension. 

Resolutions of the Court of Directors of the East 
India Company, being the Warrants or Instruments 
granting any Gratuity. 

Mr. Campbell also presented, pursuant to Orders, 
—Copies or Extracts of all Communications received 
since the last Returns presented to Parliament rela- 
tive to the practice of Infanticide in India. 


A Return of the Terms, Conditions and Modes of | 
Tenure on which Lands are allowed to be held by | 
Europeans under the Company’s Government in| 


India; stating whether on the same Terms, Con- 
ditions and Modes of Tenure as when held by Na- 
tives :—Also, Copies of any Rules which may have 
been prescribed for regulating the Grant of Waste 
Lands to European and other British Subjects in 
the several Provinces of India. 

Copies or Extracts of Letters received from Major 
General Sir George Pollock, G.c.s., and from the 
General Officers commanding Divisions of the Army 
lately under his Orders, in reference to Outrages 
alleged to have been perpetrated by the British 
Troops on the evacuation of Affghanistan :—And 
then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table ; and that the three last be printed. 


Mr. Adrian, from the Office of the Poor Law 
Commissioners, was called in; and at the bar pre- 
sented,—Further Return to an Order dated the 17th 
day of March last, for a Copy of the Estimates for 
erecting each of the Poor-houses now open in Jre- 
land, approved of by the Poor Law Commissioners, 
and a Return of the whole of the Monies laid out 
upon each Buiiding ; stating also, the present con- 
dition of each Poor-house, and whether any further 
Outlay is required for the completion, alteration or 
repair of such House ; together with Copies of any 
Complaints addressed to the Commissioners by the 
Guardians of any Union, relative to the execution 
of Contracts or Works, or to the condition of the 
Poor-house :—Returns of all Expenses incurred for 
Furniture, Clothing or otherwise, as Outfit, in every 
Poor-house :—And, of the Number of Paupers in 
each Poor-house in the first week of every month, 
since the opening of such Poor-house ; distinguish- 
ing the Sexes, and the Adult from the Infant Pau- 
pers; and stating the Number that received Instruc- 
tion in the first week of every month, and the Num- 
ber that may have been in the Hospital or Infirmary 
in each month:—Copies of any Instructions, re- 
lating to the Education of Paupers, issued by the 
Commissioners ; and Copies of any Correspondence 
upon that subject with any Board of Guardians :— 
Returns of the paid Officers belonging to each Poor- 
house, and the Salaries received by each of them; 
showing also, the Payment or Allowances made to 


any Valuator, Collector or other Person employed 
Vou. 98. 


24° Auguste. 

















_ 
019 
by the Union :—Of the whole Expenditure of each 
Poor-house up to the present time; distinguishing 
the Cost of maintaining the Paupers from other 
Expenses ; showing the Amount of Monies paid, 
oe of debt due by each Union :—And, of the 
Rates voted by the Guardians of the various Unions; 
showing the Amount collected, and the Arrears due 
by Collectors or Rate-payers in each Union :— 
Copies of any Resolutions of a Board of Guardians 
for a Rate to be levied hereafter, or stating Reasons 
for refusing or postponing any further Rate :—Of 
any Resolutions of a Board of Guardians directing 
a Rate to be levied in different Sums, on different 
Electoral Divisions, in accordance with the Sixty- 
second Section of the Jrish Poor Law Act; and 
Copies of any Schedules which may have been 
made to show the past Expenditure chargeable upon 
and Amount of Rate to be levied in the different 
Electoral Divisions of any Union: —And, of any 
application for increased Military or Constabulary 
Force, to enforce the levy of the Poor Rate :—And 
then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, by Her Majesty’s Interments in 
Command,—Copy of Supplementary Report on an Towns. 


Inquiry into the effects of the Practice of Inter- 
ments in Towns. 


Copy of the First Report of the Midland Mining = 


Commission. 


Copy of the Eighth Report of the Inspectors ap- Prisons. 


pointed to visit the different Prisons of Great Bri- 
tain— Part I. Home District—II. Northern and 
Eastern District—III. Southern and Western Dis- 
trict—LV. Scotland, Northumberland and Durham. 

Copy 
for the half-year ending 30th June 1843. 


Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to Schools (Fac- 
several Addresses to Her Majesty,—Copy of the tory Districts.) 


Report of Mr. R. I. Saunders, upon the Establish- 
ment of Schools in the Factory Districts in Febru- 
ary 1842. 


Return to an Address to Her Majesty dated the Petty Sessions, 
27th day of April last, for Returns from the Clerk &amp;« 
of each Petty Session in England and Wales, ofthe No,617. 


Amount of Fees received by him during each of the 
last Three years, ending the 31st day of December 
1842; also, a Return for each of the same years of 
the Number of Convictions; specifying in each case, 
separately, the Amount of the Fine or Penalty, and 
also the Amount of the Costs, and, if paid, to what 
purpose the Fine or Penalty was applied ; if not 

aid, the time of Imprisonment awarded, and the 
rene of sending the Offender to Prison :—And, 
from the Keeper of each Gaol and House of Cor- 
rection in England and Wales, of the Number of 
Persons committed on Conviction by any Justice or 
Justices during each of the Three last years, ending 
on the 31st day of December 1842, for Non-pay- 
ment of any Fine, Penalty and Costs; stating, in 
each case, separately, the Amount of such Fine or 
Penalty, as also the Amount of the Costs; also the 
time each Party so committed remained in custody, 
and whether the Fine or Penalty and Costs were 
paid. 


Copies of all Lists of Insane Persons chargeable Insane Persons, 


to Parishes, returned by the Overseers of the Poor, 
in the year 1842, to the respective Clerks of the 
Peace acting in and for the several Counties of 
England and Wales, or their Deputies, pursuant to 
the Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 40, s. 836: — And, of all Lists 
of Insane Persons chargeable to Parishes or Unions 
returned by the Clerks of Boards of Guardians to 
the respective Clerks of the Peace acting in and 
for the several Counties of England and Wales, pur- 
suant to the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 57, s. 6. 


I. Statement of the Number of Persons com- Murder. 


mitted and executed for Murder in England and 
4k2 Wales, 





of Reports of the Inspectors of Factories Factories. 


620 


Wales, during the Thirty years ending December 
1842, divided into Five Periods of Six years each, 
viz. Six years ending December 1818, Six years 
ending December 1824, Six years ending December 
1830, Six years ending December 1836 and Six years 
ending December 1842:—II. Statement of the years, 
from 1810 to 1842 inclusive, in which all of those 
convicted of Murder in England and Wales were 
executed, giving the Number of Persons convicted 
of Murder and the Number executed in each year, 


24° Auguste. 


A. 1843, 


Statement of the Number of Persons committed, 
convicted and executed for Murder in London and 
Middlesex, during the Thirty-two years ending De- 
cember 1842, divided into Two Periods of Sixteen 
years each; viz. Sixteen years ending December 
1826, and Sixteen years ending December 1842 ; 
together with the Centesimal Proportions of Exe- 
cutions to Convictions, and the Centesimal Propor- 
tions of Convictions to Committals, in each of the 
same Periods respectively. 


together with the Number of Commitments for Mur- 
der in each of the same years, and in the years im- 
mediately following ; an 





Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to Criminal 


g; stating the Total Numbers Orders,—A Return, under distinct heads, of the Presecutions 
for all the years collectively, and the Increase or| Application of the Sum of £.90,000 voted for the (Ireland. 


Decrease per cent. on the Aggregate Commitments | Expense and Arrears of Criminal Prosecutions and 
in the years following those in which all convicted | other Law Charges in Ireland, 1842; stating the 
were executed : — Also, a Statement of an equal , Total Expense of each Trial defrayed at the Public 
Number of years, from 1810 to 1842 inclusive, in | Charge, and the Total Sums respectively applied in 
which the smallest proportion of those convicted each case for the Expense of Witnesses, Fees of 
of Murder were executed, giving the Number of Counsel and Solicitors’ Costs. 

Persons convicted of Murder and the Number exe- | 


No. 619. 


An Account of Expenses incurred by the Return- giection 


cuted in each year, together with the Number of! ing Officer at every Election for a County, or City, or Expenses 
Commitments for Murder in each of the same years! Borough in Jreland, during the months of June and {1land.) 


and in the years immediately following ; and stating | July 1841, and charged to the Candidates, or to 
the Total Numbers for all the years collectively, and ; Electors who had nominated Candidates, with the 
the Increase or Decrease per cent. on the Aggregate | Items of Charge; stating the Number and Names 
Commitments in the years following those in which | of the Candidates at each Election, the Number of 
the smallest proportion of those convicted were exe- | Booths and Polling Places, and the Amount paid 
cuted :—III., Statement of the Counties in England | or payable by each Candidate to the Returning Of- 
and Wales in which all of those sentenced to Death | ficer, in respect of such Election ; also the Number 
for Murder, during the year 1834, were executed of Electors on the Register, and the Number who 
(with the exception of those Counties in which | polled at such Election. 

Persons committed for Murder were ordered to be| | Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
detained as Insane); specifying the Number of, Table; and that the Papers relative to Murder; 
Persons executed for that Crime in each County, | Criminal Prosecutions(Ireland); Election Expenses 
and stating the Number of Commitments for Mur- | (Ireland); and an Abstract of the Return relative 


No. 620. 





der in each County during the same year, and in 
the following year:—Similar Statements for each 
year from 1835 to 1841 inclusive, with the Total 
Numbers for all the years collectively, and the In- 


crease or Decrease per cent. on the Aggregate Com- | 


mitments in the years following the Executions :— 
IV. Statement of the Counties in England and Wales 
in which persons convicted of Murder during the year 
1834 received Commutation of Sentence or Free 
Pardon ; distinguishing, by an asterisk, those Coun- 
ties in which there were also Executions for Murder, 
and specifying the Number of Persons in each 
County who received Commutation of Sentence or 
Free Pardon, and stating the Number of Commit- 
ments for Murder in each County during the same 
year, and in the following year :—Similar Statements 
for each year, from 1835 to 1841 inclusive, with the 
‘Total Number for all the years collectively, and the 
Increase or Decrease per cent. on the Aggregate 
Commitments in the years following Commutation 
or Free Pardon :—V. Statement of the Counties in 
England and Wales m which persons committed for 
Murder in the year 1834 were ordered to be detained 
as Insane ; specifying the Number of Persons or- 
dered to be detained as Insane in each County, and 
stating the Number of Commitments for Murder in 
each County during the same year, and in the fol- 
lowing year: — Similar Statements for each year, 
from 1835 to 1841 inclusive, with the Total Num- 
bers for all the years collectively, and the Increase 
or Decrease per cent. on the Aggregate Commit- 
ments in the years following those in which Persons 
were ordered to be detained as Insane :—VI. State- 
ment of the Counties in England and Wales in 
which there were Commitments for Murder in the 
year 1834, and in which there were no Convictions ; 
giving the Number of Persons committed for Mur- 
der in each County during the same year, and in the 
following year :—Similar Statements for each year, 
from 1835 to 1841 inclusive, with the Total Num- 
bers for all the years collectively, and the Increase 
or Decrease per cent on the Aggregate Commit- 
ments in the years following those in which there 
were Commitments and no Conviction:—And, VII. 


| to Petty Sessions, be printed. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Parishes 
to facilitate the disjoining or dividing of Extensive ¢Seetland) 
or Populous Parishes, and the erecting of new Pa- 
rishes in that part of the United Kingdom called 
Scotland: And that Sir James Graham, Sir George 
Clerk and Mr. Pringle do prepare, and bring it in. 


Lord Stanley presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- Colonial Land 
mand,—A Copy of General Report of the Colonial and Emigration, 
Land and Emigration Commissioners. No. 621. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 


Mr. George William Hope presented,—Return to Sierra Leone 
several Addresses to Her Majesty, dated the 9th 2"4theGambia, 
and 11th days of this instant August, fora Return No. 622. 
of the Total Income of the Settlements of Sierra 
| Leone and the Gambia, in each of the years 1839, 

1840 and 1841, and how expended; stating the seve- 
ral and separate Heads of Income and Expenditure, 
'with the Particulars thereof, under each Head :— 
| And, for a Return of the Public Expenditure in the 
| Settlement of Sierra Leone, from 1825 to 1842, both 


|inelusive; distinguishing that from Colonial Funds, 
| and that from Parliamentary Grants; and distin- 
'guishing the Expenditure in each year from each 
| source. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 











Sir James Graham presented a Bill to facilitate Parishes __ 
the disjoining or dividing of Extensive or Populous (Scotland) Bill. 
| Parishes, and the erecting of New Parishes, in that No. 623. 
|part of the United Kingdom called Scotland: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time To-morrow ; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Post Post-office. 
Office, which was presented upon the 30th day of No. 602. 
May last, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Private Bills, Private Bills 
which was laid upon the Table upon Monday last, No. 624. 
be printed. 
| Ordered, 











‘Exchequer Bills 


7 VicrorizZ. 


Lunatic Poor Ordered, That the Copy ot the Report and Evi- 
(Ireland. ) dence relative to Lunatic Poor (Ireland), which was 
No.625- communicated from the Lords upon Tuesday last, 
be printed. 
Public Bills. Ordered, That the Return relative to Public Bills, 
No.626. which was laid upon the Table upon Tuesday last, 
be printed. 
Poor Relief Ordered, That the Return relative to Poor Relief 
(Ireland.) (Jreland), which was presented upon Tuesday last, 
No. 616. be printed. 
Poor Law Ordered, That the Return relative to Poor Law 
—- Unions (Ireland), which was presented upon Tues- 
and. ) dus te b satel 
No. 627. @#Y !ast, be printed. 


London and 


seatgd Ordered, That the Twentieth Report of the Com- 
— »“» missioners of the London and Holyhead, &amp;c., Roads, 
No. 628. which was presented upon Tuesday last, be printed. 


Woods, Forests, Ordered, That the Twentieth Report of the Com- 
ag Revenues, missioners of Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, &amp;c., 
No. 629, Which was presented upon Tuesday last, be printed. 


Parliamentary  Ordered,That the Return relative to Parliamentary 
Representation, 


Representation, &amp;c., which was presented upon Tues- 
ke. - 
day last, be printed. 


No. 630. 
Clerks of the Ordered, That the Return relative to Clerks of 
Ponce. the Peace, which was presented upon Tuesday last, 
No. 631. be printed. 
Fees on Ordered, That the Return relative to Fees on 
tn ee ee which was presented upon 
No.631, +Uesday last, be printed. 
Lighting Ordered, That the Return relative to Lighting of 
Cirelond.) Towns (Jreland), which was presented upon Tuesday 
No.632. ast, be printed. 
Public Ordered, That the Returns relative to Public Ap- 
erga ointments ([reland), which were presented upon 
No. 633, _wesday last, be printed. 

Mint. Ordered, That the Account relative to the Mint, 
No. 634. which was presented upon Tuesday last, be printed. 
Edenderry Ordered, That the Return relative to Edenderry 
— Union, which was presented upon Tuesday last, be 

No. 635. printed. 
a Assent A Message from Her Majesty, by Sir Augustus 
0 Duis, 


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. 


a Mr. Speaker, with the House, went 
up to attend Her Majesty, when Her Majesty was 
oni to give the Royal Assent to the several 
ublic Bills, and one Private Bill, following, viz. 


An Act for raising the Sum of Eleven millions 
etme) one hundred and thirty-two thousand one hundred 
Pounds, by Exchequer Bills, for the Service of the 
year One thousand eight hundred and Forty-three, 
and for amending an Act for granting Relief to cer- 
tain Islands in the West Indies: 


An Act to apply a Sum out of the Consolidated 
Fund, and certain other Sums, to the Service of the 
year One thousand eight hundred and Forty-three, 
and to appropriate the Supplies granted in this Ses- 
sion of Parliament: 


An Act to amend the Law respecting Defamatory 
Words and Libel: 


An Act to remove Doubts as to the Exercise of 
Power and Jurisdiction by Her Majesty, within 
divers Countries and Places out of Her 


Consolidated 
Fund (Appro- 
priation ) Bill. 


Defamation 
and Libel Bill. 


Foreign Juris- 
diction Bill. 


+ ajesty’s 

Dominions, and to render the same more effectual : 
Seve Loade An Act for the more effectual Suppression of the 
Bi ~—Ss Slave Trade : 


Vot. 98. 


24° Auguste. 














621 


An Act to amend the Act for the Regulation of Municipal 


Municipal Corporations in England and Wales: (Nera) Bill 


An Act for appointing Commissioners to inquire sudbury Com- 
into the Existence of Bribery in the Borough of mission Bill. 
Sudbury : 

An Act for removing Doubts as to the Service of Public Notaries 
Clerks or Apprentices to Public Notaries, and for Bill. 


amending the Laws regulating the Admission of 
Public Notaries : 


An Act for rendering more effective the Services Chelsea 
of such Out-pensioners of Chelsea Hospital as Hospital Out- 


shall be called out to assist in preserving the Public pensionens SNR. 
Peace : 


An Act for the further Amendment of an Act for Poor Relief 
the more effectual Relief of the Destitute Poor in (1*e!"4) Bill. 
Treland: 


An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws for Charitable 


the Regulation of Charitable Loan Societies in Creland) Bill 
Ireland : 


An Act to amend an Act ofthe Third and Fourth Municipal 
years of Her present Majesty, for the Regulation (ireland) Bil 
of Municipal Corporations in Ireland: ' 

An Act for the better Protection of Property in Liverpool Fire 
the Borough of Liverpool from Fire : Prevention Bill. 


An Act to enlarge the Powers granted by an Act British Iron 
of the Fourth year of Her present Majesty, intituled, Compay Bill. 
“ An Act for granting certain Powers to the British 
Iron Company,” and to facilitate the Sale of the 
Estates and Properties belonging to the said Com- 
pany : 

An Act for enabling certain Persons on behalf of Miller’s 
John Weston, (a Person of unsound mind), and Estate Bill. 
Sarah his Wife, and of John Jones, (also a Person 
of unsound mind), to join in carrying into effect a 
Compromise and Arrangement with other Parties 
for a Division of the real Estates of Arthur Gramer 
Miller, deceased, according to a Rule of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Court of Exchequer of Pleas. 


After which Her Majesty was pleased to make a Her Majesty’s 
Most gracious Speech from the Throne, to both Speech. 
Houses of Parliament, as followeth : 


My Lords and Gentlemen, 


The state of public business enables Me to close 
this protracted Session, and to release you from fur- 
ther attendance on your Parliamentary Duties. 


I thank you for the measures you have adopted 
for enabling Me to give full effect to the several 
Treaties which I have concluded with Foreign powers. 


I have given My cordia] assent to the Bill which 
you presented to Me for increasing the means of Spi- 
ritual Instruction in populous parishes, by makin 
a portion of the Revenues of the Church available 
for the endowment of additional Ministers. 


I confidently trust that the wise and benevolent 
intentions of the Legislature will be aided by the 
zeal and liberality of My subjects, and that better 
provision will thus be made for public worship, and 
for pastoral superintendence, in many districts of 
the country. 


I view with satisfaction the passing of the Act 
for removing doubts respecting the Jurisdiction of 
the Church of Scotland, in the admission of Minis- 
ters, and for securing to the people and to the Courts 
of the Church the fall exercise of their respective 
rights. 


It is My earnest hope that this measure will tend 
to restore religious peace in Scotland, and to avert 
the dangers which have threatened a sacred institu- 
tion of the utmost importance to the happiness and 
welfare of that part of My dominions. 


I continue to receive from all Foreign powers, as- 
surances of their friendly disposition, and of their 
earnest desire for the mamtenance of peace. 


4L Gentlemen 


Parliament 
Prorogued. 


622 
Gentlemen of the House of Commons, 


I thank you for the readiness and liberality with 
which you have voted the Supplies for the current 
year. It will be My constant object to combine a 
strict regard to economy with the consideration 
which is due to the exigencies of the public service. 


My Lords and Gentlemen, 


In some districts of Wales the public peace has 
been interrupted by lawless combinations and dis- 
turbances unconnected with political causes. 

I have adopted the measures which I deemed 
best calculated for the repression of outrage and for 
the detection and punishment of the offenders. 


I have at the same time directed an inquiry to be 
made into the circumstances which have led to in- 
subordination and violence in a part of the country 
usually distinguished for good order and willing 
obedience to the law. 


I have observed with the deepest concern the 
persevering efforts which are made to stir up dis- 
content and disaffection among My subjects in Ire- 
land; and to excite them to demand a Repeal of 
the Legislative Union. 


It has been, and ever will be, My earnest desire 
to administer the Government of that country in a 
spirit of strict justice and impartiality, and to co- 
operate with Parliament in effecting such amend- 
ments of existing laws as may tend to improve the 
social condition and to develope the natural re~ 
sources of Ireland. 


From a sincere conviction that the Legislative 
Union is not less essential to the attainment of these 
objects than to the strength and stability of the 
Empire, it is My firm determination, with your sup- 
port, and under the blessing of Divine Providence, 
to maintain inviolate that great bond of connection 
between the two countries. 


I have forborne from requiring any additional 
powers for the counteraction of designs hostile to 
the concord and welfare of My dominions, as well 
from My unwillingness to distrust the efficacy of the 
ordinary law, as from My reliance on the good 
sense and patriotism of My people, and on the so- 
lemn declarations of Parliament in support of the 
Legislative Union. 

I feel assured that those of My faithful subjects 
who have influence and authority in Ireland, will 
discourage to the utmost of their power a system of 
pernicious agitation, which disturbs the industry and 
retards the improvement of that country, and excites 
feelings of mutual distrust and animosity between 


different classes of My people. 


Then the Lord Chancellor, by Her Majesty’s 
Command, said ; 


My Lords and Gentlemen, 


{t is Her Majesty’s Royal Will and Pleasure, That 
this Parliament be prorogued to Thursday the 19th 
day of October, to be then here holden; and this 
Parliament is accordingly prorogued to Thursday 
the 19th day of October next. 





94° Augusti.—19° Octobris.— 14° Novembris.—19° Decembris. A. 1843. 


Jovis, 19° die Octobris ; 
Anno 7 Victoria Regine, 1843. 


§ 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 14th day of November 
next ; and the Parliament was accordingly pro- 


rogued until Tuesday the 14th day of November 
next. 








Martis, 14° die Novembris ; 
Anno 7° Victorie Regine, 1843. 


| ee House being met, pursuant to the last Parliament 
Prorogation; and Mr. Speaker being in the Proregued. 
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 Second Clerk 
Assistant, went up to the House of Peers; where 
the Commission was read, for the further proroguing 
of the Parliament until Tuesday the 19th day of 
December next; and the Parliament was accord- 


ingly prorogued until Tuesday the 19th day of 
December next. 








Martis, 19° die Decembris ; 


Anno 7° Victorie Regine, 1843. 


‘i 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 Second Clerk 
Assistant, went up to the House of Peers; where 
the Commission was read, for the further proroguing 
of the Parliament until Thursday the 1st day of 
February next; and the Parliament was accord- 


ingly prorogued until Thursday the Ist day of 
February next. 

















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