House of Lords Journal Volume 63: 17 February 1831

Die Jovis, 17° Februarii 1831.

Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes fuerunt:

PRAYERS.

Sir G. Noel v. Rochfort et al.

After hearing Counsel further in the Cause wherein Sir Gerard Noel Noel Baronet is Appellant, and Gustavus Rochfort, and others, are Respondents:

It is Ordered, That the further Hearing of the said Cause be put off to Monday next.

Devon Peerage, Evidence to be printed.

Ordered, That the Evidence taken before the Committee for Privileges, to whom the Petition of William Courtenay Viscount Courtenay of Powderham Castle, in the County of Devon, to His Majesty, praying, "That his Right to the Earldom of Devon may be recognized by His Majesty, and that he may be accordingly summoned to Parliament as Earl of Devon;" together with His Majesty's Reference thereof to this House, and the Report of the Attorney General thereunto annexed, stands referred, be printed.

Finances of The East India Co. Accounts respecting, delivered.

The House being informed, "That Mr. Plowden, from the Court of Directors of The East India Company, attended;"

He was called in; and delivered at the Bar, pursuant to an Order of the 16th Day of December last,

"Continuation of No. 1. General Statement of the Revenues and Charges of India, (exclusive of the Commercial Charges,) drawn from the Accounts presented to Parliament; also shewing the Interest paid upon the Debts, and the General Result, in the Years 1826-27 and 1827-28; (those of the former Years further adjusted;) with the Estimate of the same for the Year 1828-29:"

Also, "Continuation of No. 1. (A.) Statement of the Revenues and Charges of the Presidency of Bengal, (exclusive of the Commercial Charges,) drawn from the Accounts presented to Parliament; shewing also the Interest paid upon the Debts, and the Result, in the Years 1826-27 and 1827-28; with the Estimate of the same for the Year 1828-29:"

Also, "Continuation of No. 1. (B.) Statement of the Revenues and Charges of the Presidency of Madras, (exclusive of the Commercial Charges,) drawn from the Accounts presented to Parliament; shewing also the Interest paid upon the Debts, and the Result, in the Years 1826-27 and 1827-28; (those of the former Years further adjusted;) with the Estimate of the same for the Year 1828-29:"

Also, "Continuation of No. 1. (C.) Statement of the Revenues and Charges of the Presidency of Bombay, (exclusive of the Commercial Charges,) drawn from the Accounts presented to Parliament; shewing also the Interest paid upon the Debts, and the Result, in the Years 1826-27 and 1827-28; with the Estimate of the same for the Year 1828-29:"

Also, "Continuation of No. 1. (D.) Statement of the Revenues and Charges of the Settlements of Prince of Wales Island, Singapore, Malacca and St. Helena, (exclusive of the Commercial Charges,) drawn from the Accounts presented to Parliament; shewing also the Interest paid upon the Debts, and the Result, in the Years 1826-27 and 1827-28; with the Estimate of the same for the Year 1828-29:"

Also, "Revised Account No. 2. An Account of the total Annual Amount of the Revenues and Charges of the several Presidencies in India, from the Year 1809-10 to the Year 1827-28; with the Estimate of the same for the Year 1828-29, as laid before Parliament; distinguishing, as to the Revenues, the Revenues realized in the original Possessions of The East India Company from the Subsidies from the Native Princes or Collections from ceded and conquered Countries, and, as to the Charges, the Military Charges, and the Charges for Buildings and Fortifications, from Civil Revenue, Judicial and Marine Charges; shewing also the Net Charge of Bencoolen, Prince of Wales Island, &c., likewise the Interest paid on the Debts, and the Amount of Territorial Charges paid in England; revised according to more recent Adjustments in the Accounts of the Company, particularly with respect to the Articles of "Off Reckonings and Stores," under the Heads of "Territorial Charges paid in England:" (Vide Evidence before the Select Committee of the House of Commons, 7th June 1830, Pages 6 to 8):"

Also, "Continuation of No. 2. (A.) Statement of the Revenues realized in the original Possessions of The East India Company at Bengal, Madras and Bombay, in the Years 1826-27 and 1827-28; with the Estimate of the same for the Year 1828-29:"

Also, "Continuation of No. 2. (B.) Account shewing the Gross and Net Receipts from Subsidies under Treaties with the Native Princes of India, or from the Revenues of the ceded and conquered Countries, in the Years 1826-27 and 1827-28; with the Estimate of the same for the Year 1828-29:"

Also, "Continuation of No. 2. (C.) Statement of the Civil, Revenue, Judicial, Marine and other Charges, (exclusive of the Civil Charges of the ceded and conquered Countries,) defrayed at Bengal, Madras and Bombay, in the Years 1826-27 and 1827-28; (those of the former Year further adjusted;) with the Estimate of the same for the Year 1828-29:"

Also, "Continuation of No. 4. An Account of the Amount of the Bond and other Territorial Debts owing by The East India Company at their several Presidencies in India on the 30th April in each of the Years 1827 and 1828:"

Also, "Continuation of No. 6. An Account of the Amount of the Assets of The East India Company at the several Presidencies and Settlements in India on the 30th April 1828; distinguishing the Territorial from the Commercial Assets:"

Also, "Continuation of No. 7. Abstract Statement of the Result of the Debts and Assets of The East India Company in all India, on the 30th April 1828:"

Also, "Continuation of No. 21. General Statement shewing the Amount of the Proceeds of the Sales of Goods and Merchandize of The East India Company in Great Britain, and of their Commercial and other Receipts, Charges and Payments in Great Britain, under the several Heads thereof, for the Year 1829-30, according to the Annual Account presented to Parliament; distinguishing the Receipts and Payments in the Political and Territorial Branch from the Receipts and Payments in the Commercial Branch:"

Also, "Continuation of No. 23. General Statement of the Bond Debts and Simple Contract Debts of The East India Company, with the Rates of Interest they respectively carry, and the Amount of such Interest, and the State of Cash remaining in the Treasury, and other Effects appertaining to the Company in Great Britain, and afloat on the 1st May 1830; distinguishing the Debts and Assets in the Political and Territorial Branch from the Debts and Assets in the Commercial Branch:"

And also, "Continuation of No. 27. An Account of the Sale Amount of the Company's, the Private Trade, and the Neutral and Prize Goods, &c. sold by The East India Company in the Year 1829-30."

And then he withdrew.

And the Titles thereof being read by the Clerk;

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

Chelsea Hospital, Account of Prices of Provisions at, delivered.

The House being informed, "That Mr. Spicer, from Chelsea Hospital, attended;"

He was called in; and delivered at the Bar, pursuant to an Order of the 14th Day of December last,

"An Account of the Prices of Provisions and Necessaries, as far as the same can be obtained, from the Books of Chelsea Hospital; distinguishing each Year, from the Year 1795 to 1830."

And then he withdrew.

And the Title thereof being read by the Clerk;

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

Ordered, That the said Account be printed.

Arundel Port Account delivered.

The House being informed, "That Mr. William Holmes, from the Commissioners of the Port of Arundel, attended;"

He was called in; and delivered at the Bar, pursuant to the Directions of an Act of Parliament,

"The Report and Account of the Commissioners of the Port of Arundel, to the 31st Day of December 1830."

And then he withdrew.

And the Title thereof being read by the Clerk;

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

Dickson et al. v. Cunninghame & L d Medwyn.

Ordered, That the Cause wherein David Dickson Esquire, and others, are Appellants, and John Cunninghame Esquire and The Honorable John Hay Forbes Lord Medwyn are Respondents, be heard by Counsel at the Bar on Wednesday next.

Brack v. Johnston et al.

Ordered, That the Cause wherein William Brack is Appellant, and George Johnston, and others, are Respondents, be heard by Counsel at the Bar on Wednesday next.

Sir J. Colquhoun v. Colquhoun:

The House proceeded to take into further Consideration the Cause wherein Sir James Colquhoun Baronet is Appellant, and Robert Colquhoun Esquire is Respondent:

And Consideration being had thereof;

The following Order and Judgment was made:

After hearing Counsel, on Monday the 7th Day of this instant February, upon the Petition and Appeal of Sir James Colquhoun of Luss, Baronet, complaining of an Interlocutor of the Lords of Session in Scotland, of the First Division, of the 16th (signed the 19th) of December 1828; and praying, "That the same might be reversed, varied and amended, or that the Appellant might have such Relief in the Premises, as to this House, in their Lordships great Wisdom, should seem meet;" as also upon the Answer of Robert Gilmour Colquhoun Esquire, Son of Robert Colquhoun Esquire, of Carnstradden, deceased, as Heir of Entail under the Entail of the said Estate of Carnstradden, or Heir at Law of his said Father, and of Mrs. Harriet Farrer or Colquhoun, Widow of the said Robert Colquhoun, and William Blair of Blair, Esquire, as Executors of the Will of the said Robert Colquhoun, put in to the said Appeal; and due Consideration had this Day of what was offered on either Side in this Cause:

Cause Remitted, with Instructions.

It is Ordered and Adjudged, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the Cause be remitted back to the Court of Session in Scotland, to review generally the Interlocutor complained of in the said Appeal: And it is further Ordered, That the Court to which this Remit is made do require the Opinion of the other Division and of the Lords Ordinary, in Writing, in regard to the Law and to the Practice of Conveyancers in Scotland in the Services of Heirs; and whether, according to such Law and Practice, the Service in this Case, of the 21st of August 1806, by Robert Colquhoun of Carnstradden, as Heir of Tailzie and Provision to his Grandfather Robert Colquhoun, the Maker of the Entail of 1741, was a valid Service, or whether such Service should have been to James Colquhoun, the Institute in the said Entail, who predeceased his Father, the Grantor thereof, or to any other and what Person: And it is further Ordered and Adjudged, That, after obtaining such Opinions, the said Court to whom this Remit is made shall, with the other Division, and with the said Lords Ordinary, do and decern in this Cause as may be just.

Union with Ireland, Petitions for Repeal of: (Coach Makers, Tullamore:)

Upon reading the Petition of the Operative Coach Makers of the Town of Tullamore, in Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to take the Question of the Repeal of the Legislative Union between Great Britain and Ireland into their serious Consideration, and by the speedy Settlement thereof, confer innumerable Blessings and Benefits on one of the finest, and at the same Time the most impoverished Countries on the Face of the Earth:"

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

Killenaule:

Upon reading the Petition of the People of Killenaule, in the County of Tipperary, Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to take into their Consideration the Subject of the Union between Great Britain and Ireland, with a view to the Restoration of their Native Legislature, which alone, the Petitioners think, can effectually forward the general Interests of their Country, and supply the particular Remedies of their local Wants:"

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

Grange Gorman:

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Manor of Grange Gorman, in the County of Dublin, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will at once repeal the Act of the 10th George the 4th, Chap. 1st, "for the Suppression of dangerous Associations or Assemblies in Ireland;" and also that His Majesty may be advised immediately to convene His loyal and faithful Irish Parliament in Dublin; and that their Lordships will take the proper Measures for that Purpose:"

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

St. Michael & St. John's, Dublin:

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parish of Saint Michael and Saint John's, in the City of Dublin, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "not to delay taking into Consideration the Measure of the Legislative Union between Great Britain and Ireland, with a view to its immediate Repeal:"

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

Letter Press Printers, Dublin.

Upon reading the Petition of the Letter Press Printers of the City of Dublin, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will repeal the Act of Union between Great Britain and Ireland, an Act which has reduced the Working Classes of Ireland to a State of Wretchedness almost beyond the Limits of Human Endurance:"

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

Small Debts, Petition from Collumpton for better Recovery of.

Upon reading the Petition of the Tradesmen and others, of the Town of Collumpton, in the County of Devon, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking Notice of the Inadequacy of the Law as it now stands for the Recovery of Small Debts, and praying their Lordships "speedily to furnish them with such Measures that by a cheap, simple and effective Mode their Property may be protected and their legal Claims secured:"

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

Tithe System, Petition from Aldington for Alteration of.

Upon reading the Petition of the Owners and Occupiers of Land in the Parish of Aldington, in the County of Kent, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will be pleased to take the Subject of Tithes into their Consideration, with a view to some Enactment of the Legislature to introduce a more equal and less oppressive Mode of charging and collecting Tithe upon Agricultural Produce:"

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

Slavery, Petitions for Abolition of: (Rattary:)

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parish of Rattary, Scotland, and others, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "forthwith to pass a Law for the early and utter Extinction of Slavery in the Colonies of Great Britain, and, until this most desirable Consummation shall have been attained, to take immediate Measures for arresting the Progress of the Evil, and for preventing any further Addition being made to the present Number of enslaved British Subjects, by fixing a Day after which all Children who shall be born within the Dominions of His Majesty, whatever be their Class, Condition or Complexion, shall thenceforward be absolutely free:"

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

Auchtermuchty:

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Royal Burgh of Auchtermuchty and its Vicinity, composing the Auchtermuchty Political Union, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to take into their own Hands the System of Negro Slavery which prevails in the British West India Colonies, and to redeem the Pledge so honourably given, by setting free, with the least possible Delay, every Slave within the British Dominions, according to Justice:"

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

Cairston.

Upon reading the Petition of the Presbytery of Cairston, in the Synod of Orkney and Church of Scotland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will as soon as possible, consistently with the Interests of the Slaves themselves, and with Justice to the Proprietors, be pleased to adopt such Measures as their Lordships shall see meet for conferring upon that Portion of the British Subjects who are still in a State of Slavery, the Blessings of a full and free Emancipation:"

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

Malt Duty, Petition from Holt for Repeal of.

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Town of Holt, in the County of Norfolk, and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will relieve them from the Malt Tax, which proves peculiarly injurious to the Health, Habits and Comfort of the Lower Classes, and is a Clog on the Agricultural Interest, which is so alarmingly depressed, that unless some Redress be speedily granted it is impossible to foresee the Extent of the National Evil which must ensue:"

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

Coals carried Coastwise, Petitions for Repeal of Duty on: (Newcastle upon Tyne:)

Upon reading the Petition of the Ship Owners of the Port of Newcastle upon Tyne, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships, "That Coals conveyed by Shipping from one Part of the United Kingdom to another may not be subject to a higher Duty than when sent by any other Conveyance:"

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

Penzance:

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Town of Penzance, in the County of Cornwall, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships, "That the Duty on Coals carried Coastwise may be entirely taken off, that all Classes of His Majesty's Subjects may, as far as this Duty is concerned, be placed on a Level:"

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

Cardigan.

Upon reading the Petition of The Mayor, Burgesses and other Inhabitants of the Town of Cardigan, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will be pleased to take the necessary Steps for the Repeal of the Duty imposed upon Sea-borne Coal and Culm in the United Kingdom, as an Act of Justice to the distant Consumer, and as an Act of Encouragement to the Shipping of the United Kingdom:"

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

Reform of Parliament, Petitions in favor of: (Northampton:)

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Borough of Northampton, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will support His Majesty and the Cabinet in granting, in answer to the Prayers of the Nation, a full, honest and effective Reform in the Commons House of Parliament, by an equitable Distribution of the Elective Franchise; and that their Lordships will enact such Laws as shall effectually protect the Elector in the free, perfect and unbiassed Exercise of his important Privilege:"

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

Wellingborough:

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Town of Wellingborough, agreed upon at a Meeting publicly convened, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "for a more equal and impartial Distribution of the Elective Franchise, by the Disfranchisement of those Boroughs which have fallen into Decay or have become the Patronage of private Individuals; by shortening the Duration of Parliaments in conformity with the Statute passed in the Sixth Year of the Reign of King William and Queen Mary; and by securing the free and unbiassed Exercise of the Elective Franchise by establishing the Vote by Ballot, which the Petitioners believe to be the only effectual Means of preventing the disgraceful Scenes of Corruption, and the arbitrary Exercise of Power, which are now the usual Concomitants of all contested Elections, and which serve to exclude from the Commons House of Parliament the honest and conscientious Candidate, however qualified he may be by Talent or Character, when unsupported by undue and powerful Influence, and the demoralizing Resources of Corruption:"

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

St. Pancras:

Upon reading the Petition of the Freeholders, Householders and Rate Payers of the Parish of Saint Pancras, in the County of Middlesex, in Public Meeting assembled, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will be pleased forthwith to adopt Measures for a Repeal of a large Portion of the existing Taxes; for a Suppression of all unmerited Pensions, and all unnecessary Offices, Civil, Ecclesiastical and Military; for a Reduction of the Salaries of Officers of State and of the Law; and for a more reasonable and moderate Provision for the Maintenance of the Church Establishment; and lastly, that their Lordships will secure the Freedom of Election by enacting a System of voting by Ballot, with such Regulations as shall, in their Wisdom, seem best calculated to prevent the wealthy and powerful from invading and usurping the dearest Privilege of the People, viz ^t the Right of choosing their own Representatives; and that by curtailing the Duration of Parliaments, and effecting a thorough and efficient Reform, the Confidence of the People in their Lordships may become perfect, and the Rights, Happiness and Prosperity of the Nation restored:"

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

Calne:

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitant Householders and Rate Payers of the Borough of Calne, in the County of Wilts, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships, "That when the Question of the Amendment of the Representation of the People may come before them, the Hardships and Usurpation under which the Petitioners have for so long a Time suffered may be fully considered and terminated, and a Restitution of their Rights granted to them; and that such further Relief be given to the Petitioners and to the Nation generally, by a thorough and efficient Reform of the Representation of the People in Parliament, as to their Lordships may seem fit:"

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

Navan.

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parish of Navan, in the County of Meath, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will grant a thorough and radical Reform in the Commons House of Parliament, and that the Vote by Ballot be made a necessary Part thereof:"

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

Public Debt, Kentish's Petition respecting.

Upon reading the Petition of William Augustus Kentish, of the City of London and County of Middlesex, Gentleman; stating, "That the Petitioner having laid down a Plan for the Redemption of the Public Debt, and for the ultimate Removal of all Taxation, without burdening the State with any Contribution in order to effect this Object, or infringing in any Shape upon the present Expenditure of the Government;" and praying, "That their Lordships will be pleased to receive and consider the Outlines of his Proposal, and that he may be permitted to appear at their Lordships Bar, in order to explain the Particulars of his System to the fullest Extent, if deemed needful:"

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

Assessed Taxes, Petitions from Easington & Bolton for Repeal of, & for Retrenchment.

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parish of Easington, in the County of York, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

And also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parish of Bolton by Bolland, in the County of York, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; severally praying their Lordships "for the immediate Repeal of the whole of the Assessed Taxes, as a Measure calculated to give great and lasting Relief to the Country, and which the Petitioners respectfully represent to their Lordships may be adopted without Injury to the Honor and Safety of the British Empire, if His Majesty's Ministers (imitating the Example of their Sovereign) make a Sacrifice of a Portion of their Official Incomes to the Public Exigencies, introduce a rigid Economy, and abolish all useless and sinecure Offices in the State:"

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

Com ee on the Poor Laws, Witnesses to attend.

Ordered, That Richard Spooner Esquire do attend this House on Monday next, to be sworn, in order to his being examined as a Witness before the Select Committee appointed to consider of the Poor Laws.

Ordered, That John Burton Esquire do attend this House on Thursday next, to be sworn, in order to his being examined as a Witness before the last-mentioned Committee.

Peniche's Naturalization Bill, Certificate produced:

A Certificate from The Right Honorable The Viscount Melbourne, One of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, "That John Thomas Peniche, Son of Antonio Jose Peniche by Jacinta Maria his Wife, born at Oporto, in the Kingdom of Portugal, had produced to him satisfactory Proof that he is a Person well affected to His Majesty's Royal Person and Government, and of orderly Life and Conduct," was produced and read, pursuant to the Standing Order.

Peniche takes the Oaths:

John Thomas Peniche took the Oaths appointed, in order to his Naturalization.

Bill read 2 a, & committed.

Hodie 2^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for naturalizing John Thomas Peniche."

Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the Consideration of the Lords following:

Their Lordships, or any Five of them, to meet Tomorrow, at Ten o'Clock in the Forenoon, in the Prince's Lodgings, near the House of Peers; and to adjourn as they please.

Dean & Chapter of Canterbury Leave for a Bill:

After reading and considering the Report of the Judges, to whom was referred the Petition of Richard Lord Bishop of Oxford, Dean of the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ, Canterbury, and the Chapter of the same Church, praying Leave to bring in a Private Bill, for the Purposes therein mentioned:

It is Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill, pursuant to the said Petition and Report.

Bill read.

Hodie 1^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for assisting the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Christ, Canterbury, to take down and rebuild the North-western Tower of the same Church."

Macintyre et al. v. Macdonald & Lawson, Respondents Petition to receive their Case, referred to Appeal Com ee.

Upon reading the Petition of Coll Macdonald and John Lawson, Respondents in a Cause depending in this House, to which Christian Macintyre, and others, are Appellants; praying, "That their Lordships will be pleased to permit their Appeal Case to be received:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Committee appointed to consider of the Causes in which Prints of the Appellants and Respondents Cases, now depending in this House in Matters of Appeals and Writs of Error, have not been delivered, pursuant to the Standing Orders of this House.

Robertson to enter into a Recog ce on Clyne's Appeal.

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

It is Ordered, That the said David Robertson may enter into a Recognizance for the said Appellant, as desired.

Suits in Common Law Courts Bill.

It was moved, "That the Order made on Monday last, "That the House be put into a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, "An Act to prevent the Expence and Delay of Suits in the Common Law Courts at Westminster," on Tuesday the 22d of this instant February; and that the Lords be summoned," be now read."

The same was accordingly real by the Clerk.

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged.

Ordered, That the House be put into a Committee upon the said Bill on Monday the 28th of this instant February; and that the Lords be summoned.

Frauds on Creditors Bill.

It was moved, "That the Order made on Tuesday last, "That the House be put into a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, "An Act to prevent Debtors from defrauding their Creditors by lying in Prison or absconding from England," on Friday the 25th of this instant February; and that the Lords be summoned," be now read."

The same was accordingly read by the Clerk.

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged.

Ordered, That the House be put into a Committee upon the said Bill on Monday the 28th of this instant February; and that the Lords be summoned.

Education, (Ireland,) Petition from Kilchrist for regulating Grants for.

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parish of Kilchrist, in the County of Galway, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will be pleased to institute such Change in the Administration of the Parliamentary Grants for the Education of the Poor of Ireland, as will make the System of Public Education in Ireland conformable to the Wants and Wishes of the People, and as to their Lordships shall seem meet:"

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

Scot v. Ker et al.

Ordered, That the Cause wherein Archibald Scot is Appellant, and James Ker, and others, are Respondents, be heard by Counsel at the Bar on Monday next.

Scot v. Ker & Johnston.

Ordered, That the Cause wherein Archibald Scot is Appellant, and James Ker and Henry Johnston are Respondents, be heard by Counsel at the Bar on Monday next.

Cotton Wool imported, Accounts respecting, Ordered.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, "An Account showing the Quantity and the Official and Real Value of Cotton Wool imported into the United Kingdom from Foreign Countries in each of the last Ten Years, distinguishing the Countries, and showing the Rate and the Amount of Duty in each Year:"

And also, "A similar Account of Cotton Wool imported from British Possessions, distinguishing the Possessions, and showing the Rate and the Amount of Duty in each Year."

Ashford Road Bill.

Hodie 2^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for more effectually repairing and otherwise improving the Road from the Post Road near Faversham, by Bacon's Water, through Ashford, to Hythe, and from Bacon's Water to Castle Street, in the City of Canterbury, all in the County of Kent."

Ordered. That the said Bill be committed to the Consideration of the Lords Committees aforenamed:

Their Lordships, or any Five of them, to meet Tomorrow, at the usual Time and Place; and to adjourn as they please.

Compton Bassett Inclosure Bill.

Hodie 2^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Compton Bassett, in the County of Wilts."

Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the Consideration of the Lords Committees aforenamed:

Their Lordships, or any Five of them, to meet on the same Day, at the same Place; and to adjourn as they please.

Stretford Road Bill.

Hodie 2^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for more effectually maintaining the Road from Crossford Bridge to the Town of Manchester; in the County Palatine of Lancaster; and for making a Branch Road to communicate therewith."

Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the Consideration of the Lords Committees aforenamed:

Their Lordships, or any Five of them, to meet on the same Day, at the same Place; and to adjourn as they please.

Postmaster General's Bill.

The House (according to Order) was adjourned during Pleasure, and put into a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, "An Act for enabling His Majesty to appoint a Postmaster General for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland."

After some Time, the House was resumed:

And The Earl of Shaftesbury reported from the Committee, "That they had gone through the Bill, and directed him to report the same to the House, without any Amendment."

Accounts delivered:

The House being informed, "That Mr. Danvers, from the Court of Directors of The East India Company, attended;"

He was called in; and delivered at the Bar, pursuant to Orders of the 25th Day of February and the 24th Day of May and the 16th Day of December 1830,

Territorial & Commercial Branches of Affairs of The East India Co:

"A Statement of the Account between the Territorial and Commercial Branches of the Affairs of The East India Company, from 1st May 1814 to the latest Period, drawn upon the Principle observed in the Accounts transmitted to the Government of Bengal, as Enclosures to the Letters of the Court of Directors in the Territorial Finance Department:"

Foreign Trade with China:

Also, "A Return of the Foreign Trade with China, distinguishing the different Nations for several Years:"

Also, "A Return of the Foreign Trade with China carried on by the Americans, distinguishing the principal Articles of Export and Import, also the Tonnage employed, so far as the same can be ascertained, for the Year 1828-29:"

Also, "A Return of the Trade with China carried on by The East India Company, for the Year 1828-29:"

Also, "A Return of the Trade with China carried on by Private India Ships under the British Flag, so far as the same can be ascertained, for the Years 1828-29 and 1829-30:"

Trade with India & China, & the Finances of India.

Also, "An Account of the Annual Value of the Trade between the Subjects of Great Britain and China in the Years 1827-28, 1828-29 and 1829-30:"

Also, "Statement of the Value of Imports into and Exports from the Territories subject to the Presidencies of Fort William, Fort St. George and Bombay, by Sea, in the Years 1827-28 and 1828-29, exclusive of the Trade of The East India Company; extracted from the Reports of external Commerce received from Bengal, Madras and Bombay respectively:-(In Continuation of an Account, No. 5, presented in June 1829:)"

Also, "An Account of the Value of Imports into the several Presidencies of India from the United Kingdom, and of Exports from India to the United Kingdom, in the Years 1827-28 and 1828-29, exclusive of Exports and Imports on account of The East India Company; extracted from the Reports of external Commerce:- (In Continuation of an Account, No. 6, presented in June 1829:)"

Also, "An Account of the Value of the Trade between the Eastern Islands and India in the Years 1827-28 and 1828-29:-(In Continuation of an Account, No. 7, presented in June 1829:)"

Also, "An Account of the Value of Imports into and Exports from the Port of Canton by the Subjects of the United States of America, in the Years 1827-28 and 1828-29:-(In Continuation of an Account, No. 25, presented in June 1829:)"

Also, "An Account of the Exports from Canton by the Americans, intended for American Consumption, in the Years 1827-28 and 1828-29:-(In Continuation of an Account, No. 26, presented in June 1829:)"

Also, "An Account of the Exports from Canton by the Americans, intended for European Consumption, in the Years 1827-28 and 1828-29:-(In Continuation of an Account, No. 27, presented in June 1829:)"

Also, "Statement of the Number of Furs imported into China by the Americans in the Years 1827-28 and 1828-29:-(In Continuation of an Account, No. 28, presented in June 1829:)"

Also, "An Account of the Value and Quantity of Cargoes imported into Canton and Macao on the Tonnage employed annually in the Country Trade between the different Ports of British India and Canton and Macao, specifying particularly the Quantities and Value of Raw Cotton and Opium, in the Years 1828-29 and 1829-30:-(In Continuation, of an Account, No. 29, presented in June 1829:)"

Also, "An Account of the Quantity and Value of all Manufactures, exclusive of Woollens, exported by The East India Company and their Officers to China, in the Year 1829-30-(May to May:)-(In Continuation of an Account, No. 2, presented by His Majesty's Command in 1829:)"

Also, "An Account of the Quantity and Value of British Manufactures exported to all Parts of India, exclusive of China, by The East India Company, in the Year 1829-30-(May to May:)-(In Continuation of an Account, No. 3, presented by His Majesty's Command in 1829:)"

Also, "An Account of the Quantities of British Manufactures exported to our Indian Possessions in the Year 1829-30; specifying particularly the Quantity and Value of Woollens and Cottons:-(In Continuation of an Account, No. 4, presented by His Majesty's Command in 1829:)"

Also, "An Account of the Invoice Value of The East India Company's Trade between China and England in the Years 1828-29 and 1829-30:-(In Continuation of an Account, No. 20, presented by His Majesty's Command in 1829:)"

Also, "An Account of the Quantity of British Manufactures annually imported by The East India Company into the Port of Canton in the Years 1828-29 and 1829-30 respectively; specifying particularly the Quantities of Woollens and Cottons imported:-(In Continuation of an Account, No. 21, presented by His Majesty's Command in 1829:)"

Also, "An Account of the Quantity of Woollens exported by The East India Company to China in the Year 1829-30:-(In Continuation of an Account, No. 22 presented by His Majesty's Command in 1829:)"

Also, "An Account of the Prime Cost and Quantity of Raw Silk exported from the Port of Canton by The East India Company in the Years 1828-29 and 1829-30: (In Continuation of an Account, No. 23, presented by His Majesty's Command in 1829:)"

Also, "An Account of the Quantities and Value of British Manufactures imported into China by the Americans in 1827-28 and 1828-29; and also the Amount imported by The East India Company and their Officers in the same Years:-(In Continuation of an Account, No. 30, presented by His Majesty's Command in 1829:)"

Also, "Statement of the Amounts paid in England for Freight and Demorage, including Cost and Outfit of Company's own Ships, 1st May 1829 to 30th April 1830:-(In Continuation of an Account, No. 31, presented by His Majesty's Command in 1829:)"

Also, "An Account of the Prime Cost and Quantity of Tea exported from the Port of Canton by The East India Company in the Years 1828-29 and 1829-30:- (In Continuation of an Account, No. 32, presented by His Majesty's Command in 1829:)"

Also, "An Account of the Quantity and Sale Amount of Teas sold by The East India Company in the Years 1828-29 and 1829-30:-(In Continuation of an Account, No. 33, presented by His Majesty's Command in 1829:)"

Also, "An Account of the Quantity and Value of Teas sold by The East India Company at the Cape of Good Hope in the Years 1828-29 and 1829-30; also shewing the Rate of Colonial Duty payable thereupon: -(In Continuation of an Account, No. 34, presented by His Majesty's Command in 1829:)"

Also, "An Account of the Quantity and Value of Teas sold by The East India Company at Quebec and Montreal in the Years 1828-29 and 1829-30; with the Rates of Colonial Duty payable thereupon:-(In Continuation of an Account, No. 35, presented by His Majesty's Command in 1829:)"

Also, "An Account of the Quantity and Value of Teas sold by The East India Company at Halifax in the Years 1828-29 and 1829-30; with the Rate of Colonial Duty payable thereupon:-(In Continuation of an Account, No. 36, presented by His Majesty's Command in 1829:)"

Also, "Rates of Duty payable upon Teas imported into New York:-(In Continuation of an Account, No. 37, presented by His Majesty's Command in 1829:)"

Also, "An Account of the Quantity of Tea put up to Sale in the Years 1829 and 1830, the Quantity sold, and the Quantity refused by the Buyers (including the Private Trade of the Commanders and Officers:)-(In Continuation of an Account, No. 38, presented by His Majesty's Command in 1829:)"

Also, "An Account of the Commercial Charges not added to the Invoices at the several Presidencies in India respectively, in the Years 1827-28 and 1828-29: -(In Continuation of an Account, No. 11, presented by His Majesty's Command in 1830:)"

Also, "An Account shewing the Amount of all Advances made at the several Presidencies and Settlements in India for the Purposes of Commerce, in so far as regards the Purchase of Investments for Europe, in the Years 1827-28 and 1828-29; shewing the Amount applied to the Purchase of Investment in China, and distinguishing the Amount issued in Repayment of Territorial Charges defrayed in England from the Amount issued from Commercial Funds:-(In Continuation of an Account, No. 13, presented by His Majesty's Command in 1830:)"

Also, "Stock, per Computation, of The East India Company, (exclusive of their Capital Stock,) drawn out, in respect to England, to the 1st May 1829, and in respect to India, to the 1st May 1828:-(In Continuation of an Account, No. 25, presented by His Majesty's Command in 1830:)"

Also, "An Account of all Sums received by The East India Company on Bills of Exchange remitted to them from their several Presidencies and Settlements in India and their Factory at Canton respectively, in the Year 1829-30; distinguishing Bills drawn on Territorial and Commercial Account, and shewing also the Amount drawn on the Departments of His Majesty's Government:-(In Continuation of an Account, No. 30, presented by His Majesty's Command in 1830:)"

Also, "An Account shewing the Amount of all Bills of Exchange and Certificates paid by The East India Company from the 1st May 1829 to 30th April 1830 inclusive; distinguishing India from China, and specifying, as far as practicable, such as were for Liquidation of Indian Debt, for Interest on Indian Debt, and for general Purposes:-(In Continuation of an Account, No. 34, presented by His Majesty's Command in 1830:)"

Also, "Statement of the Rates of Exchange at which Bills have been drawn upon India by The East India Company in the Year 1830:-(In Continuation of an Account, No. 35, presented by His Majesty's Command in 1830:)"

Also, "Statement of the Rates of Exchange at which Bills have been drawn from India by The East India Company in the Year 1830:-(In Continuation of an Account, No. 36, presented by His Majesty's Command in 1830:)"

Also, "An Account shewing the Amount of all Sums paid by The East India Company from their Treasury in England, chargeable to the Territories in India, in the Year 1829-30:-(In Continuation of an Account, No. 32, presented by His Majesty's Command in 1830:)"

Also, "An Account shewing the Invoice Amount of all Goods, Stores and Bullion exported by The East India Company to their several Presidencies and Settlements in India respectively, to the Island of St. Helena, and to their Factory at Canton, in the Season 1829-30; distinguishing the Amount of Goods from Stores, and the Bullion on the Political from the Bullion on the Commercial Account:-(In Continuation of an Account, No. 28, presented by His Majesty's Command in 1830:)"

Also, "A Return of the Quantities and Prices of the several Sorts of Tea sold by The East India Company in the Year 1829-30:-(In Continuation of an Account, No.41, presented by His Majesty's Command in 1830:)"

Also, "A Statement shewing the Average Sale Price per Pound of all Teas sold by The East India Company in the Year 1829-30:-(In Continuation of an Account, No. 42, presented by His Majesty's Command in 1830:)"

Also, "Sale Amount of Privilege and Private Trade Goods sold at The East India Company's Sales in the Year 1829-30; distinguishing India from China:-(In Continuation of an Account, No. 26, presented by His Majesty's Command in 1830:)"

Also, "An Account of the Profit and Loss upon the Trade of The East India Company between Europe and India, Europe and China, India and China, China and the North American Colonies, stating each separately, to the latest Period to which the same can be made up:-(In Continuation of an Account, dated 17th March 1830, Ordered by the House 25th February 1830:)"

Also, "An Account of the several Sales of The East India Company in the Year 1830, specifying the Quantity of each Kind of Tea sold, the Average Price at which each Kind was put up, and at which each Kind was sold at each Sale:-(In Continuation of an Account, dated 17th March 1830, Ordered by the House 25th February 1830):"

Also, "An Account of the Quantity of Tea exported by The East India Company from Canton, specifying the several Kinds of Tea, and the Average Prime Cost per Pound, in the Year 1829-30:-(In Continuation of an Account, dated 17th March 1830, Ordered by the House 25th February 1830:)"

Also, "An Account of the Expence of The East India Company's Establishment at Canton, the Names of the Servants, and the Amount of Salaries and Emoluments of each, and of the whole Cost for the Maintenance of the same, in the Year 1829-30:-(In Continuation of an Account, dated 17th March 1830, Ordered by the House 25th February 1830:)"

Also, "An Account shewing all other Charges, as well in China as in England, incurred by The East India Company in their Trade with China, including Freight, and stating the actual Amount, in the Year 1829-30: -(In Continuation of an Account, dated 17th March 1830, Ordered by the House 25th February 1830:)"

Also, "An Account of all Goods exported to China from Great Britain in the Year 1829 (May to May,) specifying the Quantity and Declared Value of the principal Articles exported, and distinguishing the Trade of The East India Company from the Privilege Trade:-(In Continuation of an Account, dated 19th May 1830, Ordered by the House 25th March 1830:)"

Also, "An Account of all Goods imported from China into Great Britain in the Year 1829, specifying the Quantity and Value of the principal Articles imported, and distinguishing the Trade of The East India Company from the Privilege Trade:-(In Continuation of an Account, dated 19th May 1830, Ordered by the House 25th March 1830:)"

Also, "A Statement of the Company's Establishment of Supra Cargoes, &c. at Canton, specifying the Rank of each, their respective Salaries, and all other Charges of the Establishment at Canton, likewise the Commission paid to each on the European or Chinese Sales of Goods, or both, for the Year 1829-30:-(In Continuation of an Account, dated 19th May 1830, Ordered by the House 29th March 1830:)"

Also, "An Account shewing the Amount of all Supplies received from the several Presidencies and Settlements in India at the Factory at Canton, distinguishing the Presidencies, and specifying the particular Supplies under each Head, in the Year 1829-30:-(In Continuation of an Account, dated 19th May 1830, Ordered by the House 29th March 1830:)"

Also, "An Account shewing the Amount of all Supplies from the Factory at Canton to the several Presidencies and Settlements in India, distinguishing the Presidencies, and specifying the particular Supplies under each Head, in the Year 1829-30:-(In Continuation of an Account, dated 19th May 1830, Ordered by the House 29th March 1830:)"

Also, "An Account shewing the Amount of all Supplies received from the Island of St. Helena at the Factory at Canton, specifying the particular Supplies under each Head, in the Year 1829-30:-(In Continuation of an Account, dated 19th May 1830, Ordered by the House 29th March 1830:)"

Also, "An Account shewing the Amount of all Supplies from the Factory at Canton to the Island of St. Helena, specifying the particular Supplies under each Head, in the Year 1829-30:-(In Continuation of an Account, dated 19th May 1830, Ordered by the House 29th March 1830:)"

Also, "An Account shewing the Amount of all Supplies from England to the Factory at Canton in the Year 1829-30:-(In Continuation of an Account, dated 19th May 1830, Ordered by the House 29th March 1830:)"

Also, "An Account shewing the Amount of the Cargoes (and of what consisting) consigned from the Factory at Canton to England, likewise the Amount of all Payments for which England is debited, in the Year 1829-30:-(In Continuation of an Account, dated 19th May 1830, Ordered by the House 29th March 1830:)"

Also, "An Account shewing the Amount of all Bills of Exchange drawn upon the Court of Directors by the Supra Cargoes of Canton in the Year 1829-30, in Tales converted into Sterling Money at the Rate of 6s. 8d. per Tale, contrasted with the Amount of the Payment of the said Bills actually made in Sterling Money:-(In Continuation of an Account, dated 19th May 1830, Ordered by the House 29th March 1830:)"

Also, "An Account of Goods exported by the Court of Directors from England to Canton in the Year 1829-30, specifying the Quantities of each, and their Invoice Value; and a Statement of the Gain or Loss on the Sales of the Company's Exports in the same Year:-(In Continuation of an Account, dated 19th May 1830, Ordered by the House 25th March 1830:)"

Also, "An Account of the Quantity and Value of Military Stores exported to India in the Year 1829-30, specifying the Average Rate of Freight per Ton at which they have been sent out - May to May:-(In Continuation of an Account, dated 20th July 1830, Ordered by the House 14th July 1830:)"

Also, "An Account of the Losses sustained by The East India Company in the China Trade, in the Year 1829-30, by Perils of the Sea, Capture, Damage or Waste of Goods, short Deliveries, or other Causes:- (In Continuation of an Account, dated 19th May 1830, Ordered by the House 29th March 1830:)"

Also "An Account of Losses sustained by The East India Company from Perils of the Sea, Damage of Ships or Cargoes, from Bad Debts, &c. in the Years 1828-29 and 1829-30:-(In Continuation of an Account, dated 23d June 1830, Ordered by the House 29th March 1830:)"

And also, "An Account of the actual Cost of all the Company's Buildings in China up to the latest Date; also a Statement of the Sums expended in Repairs, Rent, Taxes or otherwise, for the Year 1829-30:-(In Continuation of an Account, dated 19th May 1830, Ordered by the House 29th March 1830.)"

And then he withdrew.

And the Titles thereof being read by the Clerk;

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

Greenwich Hospital Account to be printed.

Ordered, That the Account of the Prices of Provisions and Necessaries at Greenwich Hospital, from the Year 1795 to 1830 inclusive, laid before the House on the 3d of this instant February, be printed.

Adjourn.

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