House of Lords Journal Volume 63: 7 March 1831

Die Lunæ, 7° Martii 1831.

DOMINI tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes fuerunt:

PRAYERS.

Lady M. Montgomerie & Sir C. Lamb v. Rundell & Co. et al.

The Answer of The Right Honorable Lady Mary Montgomerie and Sir Charles Lamb of Beauport, Baronet, her Husband, for his Interest, to the Petition and Cross Appeal of Messieurs Rundell, Bridge and Rundell, Jewellers, London, and George and Richard Gillows, Upholsterers, London, and others, Creditors of the late Archibald Lord Montgomerie, was this Day brought in.

Rothschild v. Brookman.

After hearing Counsel, in Part, in the Cause wherein Nathan Mayer Rothschild is Appellant, and James Brookman is Respondent:

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

Houston & Griffiths v. Hughes et al. Appellants Petition for an early Day, referred to Appeal Comee.

Upon reading the Petition of Elizabeth Houston and Charlotte Griffiths, Appellants in a Cause depending in this House, to which Henry Alwright Hughes, and others, are Respondents; praying, "That their Lordships will be pleased to advance this Appeal in their List of Appeals, and to appoint an early Day for the hearing thereof:"

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.

Baird v. Ross, Appellant's Petition for Time to lodge his Case, referred to Appeal Comee.

Upon reading the Petition of William Baird, Appellant in a Cause depending in this House, to which Robert Ross is Respondent; praying their Lordships "to grant him another Month's Time to deposit his Case:"

It is Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the last-mentioned Committee.

Brodie v. Sinclair.

The House being informed, "That William Sinclair Esquire, Respondent to the Appeal of George Brodie, had not put in his Answer to the said Appeal, though duly served with the Order of this House for that Purpose:"

And thereupon an Affidavit of William Manson of the City of Edinburgh, Apprentice to David Clyne of the said City, Solicitor, Supreme Courts, of the due Service of the said Order, being read:

Ordered, That the said Respondent do put in his Answer to the said Appeal peremptorily in a Week.

Duvergier, v. Fellowes, in Error.

The House being moved, "That a Day may be appointed for hearing Counsel to argue the Errors assigned upon the Writ of Error wherein Anne Duvergier is Plaintiff, and William Dorset Fellowes is Defendant:"

It is Ordered; That this House will hear the said Errors argued, by Counsel at the Bar, on the first vacant Day for Causes after those already appointed.

Burntisland Whale Fishing Co. et al. v. Trotter et al

The House being moved, "That a Day may be appointed for hearing the Cause wherein The Burntisland Whale Fishing Company, and others, are Appellants; and William Trotter Esquire, and others, are Respondents, ex-parte, the Respondents not having put in their Answer to the said Appeal, though peremptorily Ordered so to do:"

It is Ordered, That this House will hear the said Cause ex-parte, by Counsel at the Bar, on the first vacant Day for Causes after those already appointed, unless the Respondents put in their Answer thereto in the mean time.

Glendonwyn & Kennedy v. Goldie et al:

Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of Mrs. Ismene Magdalina Glendonwyn otherwise Scott, Spouse of William Scott Esquire, late of Wimpson and Parton, and of Robert Kennedy, W. S. her Tutor ad litem; complaining of an Interlocutor of the Lord Ordinary in Scotland, of the 11th of July 1829, in so far as it "Finds the Heirs Portioners other than the Petitioner entitled to the Interest of the Sum of Ten thousand Pounds, and appoints the same to be paid to them or their Assigns;" also of an Interlocutor of the Lords of Session there, of the First Division, dated 1st (and signed 3d) December 1829, refusing the Petitioners reclaiming Note, and adhering to the Interlocutor of the Lord Ordinary; and also of Two Interlocutors of the said Lords of Session, dated 21st (and signed 26th) January 1830, finding that the Interest of the said Sum of Ten thousand Pounds is to be paid to Mr. Crombie, Miss Glendonwyn and Lady Gordon, and in general in so far as they are prejudicial to the Petitioner; and praying, "That the same may be reversed, varied or amended, or that the Appellants may have such other Relief in the Premises, along with the Costs of Suit, as to this House, in their Lordships great Wisdom, shall seem meet; and that Alexander Goldie, the said Alexander Crombie, the said Lady Gordon, and Xaveria Glendonwyn may be required to answer the said Appeal:"

It is Ordered, That the said Alexander Goldie, and the several other Persons last named, may have a Copy of the said Appeal, and do put in their Answer or respective Answers thereunto, in Writing, on or before Monday the 4th Day of April next; and Service of this Order upon the said Respondents, or their known Agents in the Court of Session, shall be deemed good Service.

Macqueen to enter into a Recogce on it.

The House being moved, "That John Macqueen of Little George Street, Westminster, Gentleman, may be permitted to enter into a Recognizance for Mrs. Ismene Magdalina Glendonwyn otherwise Scott, and Robert Kennedy, on account of their Appeal depending in this House:"

It is Ordered, That the said John Macqueen may enter into a Recognizance for the said Appellants, as desired.

Fraser v. Gordon.

Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of James John Fraser, Writer to the Signet, Edinburgh, in Scotland; complaining of Four Interlocutors of the Lord Ordinary in Scotland, of the 15th December 1830, 27th January, and Two of the 9th February 1831; and also of an Interlocutor of the Lords of Session there, of the Second Division, of the 22d January 1831; and praying, "That the same may be reversed, varied or altered, or that the Appellant may have such Relief in the Premises, as to this House, in their Lordships great Wisdom, shall seem meet; and that Lieutenant Colonel John Gordon of Cluny may be required to answer the said Appeal:"

It is Ordered, That the said Lieutenant Colonel John Gordon may have a Copy of the said Appeal, and do put in his Answer thereunto, in Writing, on or before Monday the 4th Day of April next; and Service of this Order upon the said Respondent, or upon any one of his known Agents in the Court of Session in Scotland, shall be deemed good Service.

Reddie v. Syme.

Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of John Reddie of Cuthie, residing in Milnathort; complaining of Two Interlocutors of the Lords of Session in Scotland, of the First Division, of the 10th and 24th Days of February 1831; and praying, "That the same may be reversed, varied or altered, or that the Appellant may have such Relief in the Premises, as to this House, in their Lordships great Wisdom, shall seem meet; and that David Syme Esquire, of Cartmore, Advocate, may be required to answer the said Appeal:"

It is Ordered, That the said David Syme may have a Copy of the said Appeal, and do put in his Answer thereunto, in Writing, on or before Monday the 4th Day of April next; and Service of this Order upon the said Respondent, or upon any one of his known Agents in the Court of Session in Scotland, shall be deemed good Service.

The Magistrates, &c. of Dundee v. Kay & Morton, Petition of J. M. Lindsay to be made a Respondent, referred to Appeal Comee.

Upon reading the Petition of John Mackenzie Lindsay, Merchant, Burgess and Guild Brother of the Royal Burgh of Dundee; setting forth, "That an Appeal between the Magistrates and Town Council of the Royal Burgh of Dundee, and others, Appellants, and Alexander Kay and John Morton, Respondents, is now pending in this House, against a Decision of the Court of Session pronounced upon the 10th Day of March 1830, which in effect voided the whole Elections of Magistrates and Town Council of the said Burgh, on account of certain Irregularities connected with the Election of the Dean of Guild for the Year 1827: That the Petitioner understands that the Parties Respondents at whose Instance the Judgment was pronounced in the Court below, notwithstanding that it has been fully and finally acquiesced in by the Appellants, by their presenting a Petition to His Majesty The King in Council, praying for a new Set for the Burgh, and various other Acts, have agreed with the Appellants to offer no Opposition to the said Appeal, and to allow the same to be heard ex-parte; and accordingly their Lordships were pleased, upon Report from their Committee on Appeals to whom the Petition of the Appellants had been referred, (no Appearance being made for the Respondents,) to order that the Cause should be heard ex-parte, out of its Course on the Roll, on Thursday next: That the Petitioner, being a Burgess and Guild Brother, has an Interest in seeing that the Election of the Dean of Guild for the said Burgh, and his Admission into the Town Council, is legal or otherwise, and as the Matter at Issue in the Cause so appealed from was whether certain Proceedings connected with such Election and Admission were or were not legal, the Petitioner trusts that their Lordships will allow him to be heard as a Respondent in support of the Judgment complained of, as well upon the Ground of Acquiescence as on any other Ground which can be urged against the same, seeing that the other Respondents named in the Appeal have deserted the Case: That the Subject Matter of the Appeal being a Question of Public Right, the Petitioner hopes that their Lordships will not refuse his Request upon any technical Ground of Objection in point of Form, which can have Reference only to Matters of individual private Concern;" and therefore praying their Lordships "to order that he may be allowed to appear as a Respondent in the said Cause, and have Leave to state against the said Appeal all legal Objections which he may have to urge against the same as well on the Head of Acquiescence as any other Ground:"

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.

Slavery, Petitions for Abolition of: (Clergy of Ely:)

Upon reading the Petition of the Archdeacon and Clergy of the Archdeaconry of Ely, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to adopt, without Delay, such Measures as may appear proper, with a due Regard to the Interests of all Parties concerned, for utterly abolishing the System of Slavery; and to fix an early Day beyond which no Person born in His Majesty's Dominions shall be a Slave:"

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

Melbourne:

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Melbourne and its Vicinity, in the County of Cambridge, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships, "That Legislative Measures may be adopted for the immediate Amelioration of the Situation of the Slaves in the British Colonies, and for the early and entire Abolition of the State of Slavery:"

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

Cotgrave, &c:

Upon reading the Petition of the Ministers, Churchwardens and other Inhabitants of the Parishes of Cotgrave, Hickling and Broughton-Sulney, in the County of Nottingham, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to enact a Law for the early and utter Extinction of Slavery, and for providing such Compensation to the Slaveholders as their Lordships may deem reasonable and expedient:"

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

Roscrea:

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Town and Neighbourhood of Roscrea, in the County of Tipperary, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

St. Catherine's, Dublin:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of St. Catherine's Parish, Dublin, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Donoughmore:

And also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the Presbyterian Congregation of Donoughmore, Parish of Donoughmore and County of Down, Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; severally praying, "That their Lordships will take decisive and effectual Measures for the Extinction of Slavery in the British Colonies:"

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

St. Mary's, Dublin:

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of St. Mary's Parish, in the City of Dublin, and others, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will take such decisive and effectual Measures for the immediate and total Removal of that great National Crime, the Trade in Slaves, as shall to them seem meet:"

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

Portadown.

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Portadown, in the Parish of Drumcree and County of Armagh, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will no longer postpone to take that momentous Subject, Slavery, into their early and earnest Consideration; and that, in order effectually to relieve the Country from the Guilt and Ignominy of such a System, their Lordships will proceed forthwith to devise, adopt and enforce the wisest Means of ensuring its universal Extinction throughout the British Empire; and that until this most desirable Consummation shall have been attained, immediate Measures may be taken at least to arrest the Progress of the Evil, and to prevent any farther 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 and to all Intents and Purposes free:"

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

Local Jurisdictions Bill, Petition from Wisbech in favor of.

Upon reading the Petition of the Merchants, Tradesmen and other Inhabitants of the Town of Wisbech, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; taking notice of a Bill depending in this House, intituled, "An Act for establishing Courts of Local Jurisdiction;" and praying their Lordships, "That the Provisions of the same may be extended as soon as practicable to the County of Cambridge and Isle of Ely, so that the Town of Wisbech may have, in common with other Provinces, the Fruits of an impartial, regular and easy Administration of Justice, wherein the Strength and Happiness of Nations mainly consist:"

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

Malt Duty, Petition from Wrotham for Repeal of, & Revision of the Tithe System.

Upon reading the Petition of the Occupiers of Land and Payers of Parochial Rates in the Parish of Wrotham, in the County of Kent, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "for the Repeal of the Malt Tax; and that their Lordships will take into their most serious Consideration the present odious and oppressive Tithe System, and devise some fair and equitable Means of getting rid altogether of this Bane of Religion, this Enemy to all Agricultural Improvements, and consequently one of the principal Causes of Pauperism:"

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

Reform of Parliament, Petitions from Windhill & Hammersmith in favor of.

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Windhill and its Neighbourhood, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will adopt as the Basis of the English Representative Part of the Legislature, Universal Suffrage, Annual Parliaments and Vote by Ballot; the First being contained in the notorious Principles of the English Constitution; the Second being a Check upon such as design to fatten upon the Productions of the laborious Part of the Community; and the Third being a Protection to the Voters against the imperious Influence of a tyrannical Master or Landlord:"

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

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Hamlet of Hammersmith, in the Parish of Fulham, in the County of Middlesex, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "for Parliamentary Reform, including Vote by Ballot, immediate Retrenchment in every Department of Government, and a Revision of the Poor Laws:"

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

London Bridge Approaches Bill:

Hodie 3^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for enlarging the Powers of an Act passed in the Tenth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty, for improving the Approaches to London Bridge."

Then the following Amendment was made to the said Bill.

Pr. 2. L. 36. Leave out ("said")

The Question was put, "Whether this Bill, with the Amendments, shall pass?"

It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Message to H.C. with Amendments to it.

A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by Mr. Harvey and Mr. Roupell;

To return the said Bill, and acquaint them, That the Lords have agreed to the same, with some Amendments, to which their Lordships desire their Concurrence.

Transfer of Aids Bill:

Hodie 3^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for appropriating certain Sums to the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and thirty-one."

The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall pass?"

It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Consolidated Fund (£5,000,000.) Bill:

Hodie 3^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to apply the Sum of Five Millions, out of the Consolidated Fund, to the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and thirty-one."

The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall pass?"

It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Pensions, &c. Duties Bill:

Hodie 3^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for continuing to His Majesty for One Year certain Duties on Personal Estates, Offices and Pensions in England, for the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and thirty-one."

The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall pass?"

It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Burton Road Bill:

Hodie 3^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for repairing the Road from Burton Bridge, in the County of Stafford, to Market Bosworth, in the County of Leicester."

The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall pass?"

It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Messages to H.C. that the Lords have agreed to the 4 preceding Bills.

And Messages were, severally, sent to the House of Commons, by the former Messengers;

To acquaint them, That the Lords have agreed to the said Bills, without any Amendment.

Order for Lords to be summoned discharged.

It was moved, "That the Order made on Thursday last, "That all the Lords be summoned to attend the Service of the House on Thursday next," be now read."

The same was accordingly read by the Clerk.

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged.

Tithe System (Ireland,) Petitions from Wicklow & Comber for Revision of.

Upon reading the Petition of the Magistrates, Clergy, Landowners and Farmers of the Parishes composing the Union of Wicklow, in the County of Wicklow, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will, by making the Act for the Composition of Tithes, passed in the Fourth Year of His late Majesty King George the Fourth, compulsory both with respect to the Clergy and their Parishioners, relieve them from much Vexation; and that the Statute of Limitations, or some similar Enactment, may be extended to Church Lands and Demands for Tithes:"

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

Upon reading the Petition of the Parishioners of the Parish of Comber, in the County of Down, in Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will, at as early a Period in this Session of Parliament as the Business of the Nation will permit, take into their most serious Consideration the present State of the Tithe Laws, and the evil Consequences resulting from them; and that they will be pleased to adopt such Measures and make such Arrangements as shall appear to their Lordships consistent with Justice to the Payers of Tithes, and most beneficial to the general Interest and Good of Religion, and the Community at large:"

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

Tithe System & Church Cess, (Ireland,) Petitions respecting: (Jerpoint & Woollengrange:)

Upon reading the Petition of the Tithe and Church Tax Payers of the United Parishes of Jerpoint and Woollengrange, in the County of Kilkenny, in Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "at as early a Period as possible to repeal and totally abolish the Tithe System, and the Church Tax in Ireland:"

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

Dungarvan:

Upon reading the Petition of the Roman Catholic Parishioners of Dungarvan, in the County of Kilkenny, Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to repeal the existing Tithe and Vestry Laws, which for many Years have been the fertile Sources of Riots, Feuds, Popular Insurrections and Murders; and to substitute in their room a more just, convenient and equitable Mode of providing for the Maintenance of the Protestant Clergy, and the Erection and Repairs of Protestant Churches:"

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

Ballycallan:

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parish of Ballycallan, in the County of Kilkenny, Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to enact some Modification or Retrenchment of the Tithe System and of the Vestry Cess in Ireland, if not their Abolition altogether:"

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

Maglas.

Upon reading the Petition of the Landholders of the Parish of Maglas, in the Union of Killenick, in Wexford, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "for a full Reform of Church and State; Abolition or else Restitution to its former Uses of Tithes; a re-modelling of the Grand Jury and Vestry Laws, so that those who pay Cess shall also have a Voice in its Assessments; and, above all, Measures to tax in some Manner the Property of Absentees who contribute nothing, in order to relieve the resident Population, who contribute every thing at present:"

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

Bp. Worcester's Estate Bill.

Hodie 2^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to enable The Right Reverend The Lord Bishop of Worcester, and his Successors, to grant Leases of certain Hereditaments belonging to the Episcopal See of Worcester, situate, arising or growing within the Parish of Ripple, in the County of Worcester."

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

Their Lordships, or any Five of them, to meet on Friday the 18th of this instant March, at Ten o'Clock in the Forenoon, in the Prince's Lodgings, near the House of Peers; and to adjourn as they please.

Cambridge University Estate Bill.

Hodie 2^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to effect an Exchange between The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge, and The Master, Fellows and Scholars of the College or Hall of the Holy Trinity commonly called Trinity Hall, in the same University, of Lands situate in the Parish of Saint Andrew the Less, in the Town of Cambridge, in the County of Cambridge; and for authorizing the Removal of the present Botanic Garden of the said University to a new and more eligible Site; and for other Purposes."

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.

Churches Building Bill.

It was moved, "That the Report of the Amendments made by the Committee of the Whole House to the Bill, intituled, "An Act to amend and render more effectual an Act passed in the Seventh and Eighth Years of the Reign of His late Majesty, intituled, "An Act to amend the Acts for building and promoting the building of additional Churches in populous Parishes," be now received."

The Question was put thereupon?

It was resolved in the Affirmative.

The Earl of Shaftesbury accordingly reported the said Amendments.

And the same being read by the Clerk;

Ordered, That the said Bill be re-committed to a Committee of the Whole House To-morrow; and that the Lords be summoned.

Dean & Chapter of Canterbury's Bill.

The Earl of Shaftesbury reported from the Lords Committees, to whom the Bill, 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," was committed; "That they had considered the said Bill, and examined the Allegations thereof, which were found to be true; that the Parties concerned had given their Consents to the Satisfaction of the Committee; and that the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made One Amendment thereto."

Which Amendment, being read Twice by the Clerk, was agreed to by the House.

Ordered, That the said Bill, with the Amendment, be ingrossed.

Birmingham Road Bill Specially reported.

The Earl of Shaftesbury reported from the Lords Committees appointed to consider of the Bill, intituled, "An Act for repairing the Road from Birmingham to Bromsgrove;" "That the Committee had met, and considered the said Bill, and, in the first place, proceeded to enquire how far the Standing Orders of the House relative to Road Bills had been complied with, and found that all the said Orders had been complied with, except in the following Particular; viz ^t. That no Map or Plan, together with a Book of Reference, containing a List of the Names of the Owners and Occupiers of the Lands, and an Estimate of the Expence of the Work proposed to be done, and of the probable Time within which the same may be completed, had been deposited with the Clerk of the Parliaments previously to the Bill being brought to this House from the Commons, as it was stated to the Committee, by the Agent for the Bill, that the same had been omitted to be done through Inadvertence; but that the said Map or Plan and Papers had since been deposited with the Clerk of the Parliaments, and had been produced to the Committee, and duly proved; and that the Committee had gone through the Bill, and directed him to report the same to their Lordships, without any Amendment."

Which Report being read by the Clerk;

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

Pinwall Lane, &c. Roads Bill.

The Earl of Shaftesbury reported from the Lords Committees, to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act for repairing the Road from Measham, in the County of Derby, to Fieldon Bridge, in the County of Warwick, and other Roads communicating therewith, in the Counties of Derby, Leicester and Warwick," was committed; "That they had considered the said Bill, and examined the Allegations thereof, which were found to be true; and that the Committee had gone through the Bill, and directed him to report the same to the House, without any Amendment."

Clown Road Bill.

The Earl of Shaftesbury also made the like Report from the Lords Committees, to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act for more effectually repairing the Road from the Rotherham and Mansfield Turnpike Road, at or near Clown, in the County of Derby, to the Worksop and Kelham Turnpike Road, at or near Budby, in the County of Nottingham," was committed.

Union with Ireland, Petitions for Repeal of: (Button Makers, Dublin:)

Upon reading the Petition of the Gilt Plated and WhiteMetal Button Operatives of the City of Dublin, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to avert the increasing Calamities of Ireland by an effective Remedy, not to be found in Poor Laws, but in a Repeal of the Legislative Union of Great Britain and Ireland:"

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

Bannow & St. Imocks:

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parishes of Bannow and St. Imocks, in the County of Wexford, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Tin Plate Workers, Dublin.

And also, Upon reading the Petition of the Tin Plate Workers of the City of Dublin, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; severally praying their Lordships "for a Repeal of the Legislative Union of Great Britain and Ireland:"

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

Sugar produced by Free Labourers, Petitionsfrom St. Mary's & St Catherine's, Dublin, to take off Duty on.

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of St. Mary's Parish, in the City of Dublin, and others, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

And also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of St. Catherine's Parish, Dublin, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; severally praying, "That their Lordships will take off the Protecting Duties now levied upon all Sugar imported from British Colonies and other Places where it is produced by Free Labourers, and to remove all other Impediments to its free Introduction into Great Britain and Ireland:"

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

Lunatics Bill.

The Order of the Day being read for the House to be again put into a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, "An Act to diminish the Inconvenience and Expence of Commissions in the nature of Writs De lunatico inquirendo; and to provide for the better Care and Treatment of Idiots, Lunatics and Persons of unsound Mind, found such by Inquisition;" and for the Lords to be summoned;

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

Settlement at Swan River, Address for Dispatches respecting.

Ordered, That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, to request that His Majesty will be graciously pleased to order that there be laid before this House, "Copies or Extracts of such Dispatches as may have been received from the Lieutenant Governor of the Settlement at Swan River, dated subsequent to the 20th January 1830."

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His Majesty by the Lords with White Staves.

Frauds on Creditors Bill.

The Order of the Day being read for the House to 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;" and for the Lords to be summoned;

The House was accordingly adjourned during Pleasure, and put into a Committee upon the said Bill.

After some Time, the House was resumed:

And The Earl of Shaftesbury reported from the Committee, "That they had gone through the Bill, and made several Amendments thereto, which he was ready to report, when the House will please to receive the same."

Ordered, That the said Bill, as amended, be printed.

Suits in Common Law Courts Bill.

The Order of the Day being read for the House to 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;" and for the Lords to be summoned;

The House was accordingly adjourned during Pleasure, and put into a Committee upon the said Bill.

After some Time, the House was resumed:

And The Earl of Shaftesbury reported from the Committee, "That they had gone through the Bill, and made several Amendments thereto, which he was ready to report, when the House will please to receive the same."

Ordered, That the said Report be received To-morrow.

The Magistrates, &c. of Dundee v. Kay & Morton.

Ordered, That the Hearing of the Cause wherein the Magistrates and Town Council of the Royal Burgh of Dundee, and others, are Appellants, and Alexander Kay and John Morton are Respondents, which stands appointed for Thursday next, be put off to Thursday the 17th of this instant March.

E. of Strathmore v. Dundas et al.

Ordered, That the Cause wherein Thomas Bowes Earl of Strathmore is Appellant, and James Dundas, and others, are Respondents, be heard by Counsel at the Bar on Thursday next.

British Shipping, Petition from South Shields respecting.

Upon reading the Petition of the Shipowners of South Shields, in the Port of Newcastle, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships, "That an Enquiry may be made into the actual State of British Shipping, and such Relief afforded to the Petitioners as may appear to their Lordships to be just and necessary:"

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

Canada Timber, Petition from South Shields against Increase of Duty on.

Upon reading the Petition of the Shipowners and other Persons interested in the Welfare of British Shipping, resident in South Shields, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships, "That, instead of making the contemplated Changes in the Timber Duties, which will clearly operate only to the Advantage of Foreign Timber Merchants, and English Timber Merchants having Establishments in Baltic Ports, with Ships sailing under Foreign Flags, some Measures may be devised to promote the beneficial Employment of British Shipping and Seamen:"

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

Adjourn.

Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Martis, octavum diem instantis Martii, horâ undecimâ Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.