House of Lords Journal Volume 63: 11 July 1831

Die Lunæ, 11° Julii 1831.

DOMINI tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes fuerunt:

PRAYERS.

Holdsworth et al. v. Fairfax & Eamondson.

The joint and separate Answer of Thomas Lodington Fairfax and Benjamin Eamondson to the Petition and Appeal of Roger Holdsworth, John Robson, Robert Stephen Thompson and William Wright, was this Day brought in.

The Provost, &c. of Dingwall et al. v. Mackenzie & Munro:

After hearing Counsel this Day upon the Petition and Appeal of Alexander Fraser of Inchcoulter, Provost of the Burgh of Dingwall, Charles Stewart and Donald Stewart, Baillies, Doctor Wishart, Dean of Guild, Alexander Macgregor, Treasurer, Councillors, and George Mackenzie, Town Clerk, as representing the Community of the said Burgh; Mrs. Catherine Munro or Rose, Spouse of Hugh Rose Esquire, of Glastullich, and the said Hugh Rose, and John Carpenter Stevenson, Tacksman of their Fishings in the Water of Conon; complaining of Two Interlocutors of the Lords of Session in Scotland, of the First Division, of the 4th of June and 11th of July 1829; and praying, "That the same might be reversed, varied or altered, or that the Appellants might have such Relief in the Premises, as to this House, in their Lordships great Wisdom, should seem meet;" as also upon the joint and separate Answers of The Honorable Mrs. Hay Mackenzie of Cromarty, and Hugh Munro of Teaninich, the Tenant of her Fishings on the River Conon, with Concurrence of His Majesty's Advocate for His Majesty's Interest, put in to the said Appeal; and due Consideration had of what was offered on either Side in this Cause:

Interlocutors Affirmed, with a Declaration, & Cause remitted.

It is Declared, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the Mention of Poole-Oure and Pool-Breakenord, in the said Interlocutors complained of, shall not prejudge, bind or at all affect the Question touching the Course of the Boundary Line, nor decide whether the said Line runs below or above the said Two Pools: And that with the above Declaration, It is Ordered and Adjudged, That the Interlocutors complained of in the said Appeal, be, and the same are hereby Affirmed: And it is further Ordered, That the Cause be remitted back to the Court of Session in Scotland, to proceed therein as shall be just, and consistent with this Judgment.

Pearson et al. v. Stephen et al:

After hearing Counsel this Day upon the Petition and Appeal of Henry Robert Pearson, Frederick Burnet Pearson, Edwin Pearson, Arthur Hugh Pearson and William Wilberforce Pearson; complaining of a Decree of The Master of the Rolls, of the 28th Day of March 1828, made in Two certain Causes; in the first of which, Henry Robert Pearson, Frederick Burnet Pearson, Edwin Pearson, Arthur Hugh Pearson, William Wilberforce Pearson an Infant, by John Norman Pearson his eldest Brother and next Friend; Sarah Pearson, George Gisborne Babington, Sarah Ann his Wife, and Ann Norman, were Plaintiffs, and James Stephen the younger, and Zachary Macauley, Henry John Pearson, Frederick Thorpe Pearson, Alfred Pearson and Mary Arabella Pearson, Infants, by George Gisborne Babington, their Guardian, Defendants, by Original Bill; and in the second, the said Henry Robert Pearson, Frederick Burnet Pearson, Edwin Pearson, Arthur Hugh Pearson, William Wilberforce Pearson an Infant, by John Norman Pearson his eldest Brother and next Friend; George Gisborne Babington, Sarah Ann his Wife, and Ann Norman, were Plaintiffs, and James Stephen the younger, and Zachary Macauley, Henry John Pearson, Frederick Thorpe Pearson, Alfred Pearson and Mary Arabella Pearson, Infants, by George Gisborne Babington, their Guardian, Defendants, by Supplemental Bill; and praying, "That the said Decree might be reversed, varied or amended;" as also upon the Answer of James Stephen the younger and Zachary Macaulay, and Henry John Pearson, Frederick Thorpe Pearson, Alfred Pearson and Mary Arabella Pearson, Infants, by George Gisborne Babington, their Guardian, put in to the said Appeal; and due Consideration had of what was offered on either Side in this Cause:

Decree Reversed, with Declarations.

It is Ordered and Adjudged, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said Decree of His Honor the Master of the Rolls, be, and the same is hereby Reversed: And it is Declared, That the Appellants, Henry Robert Pearson, Frederick Burnet Pearson, Edwin Pearson, Arthur Hugh Pearson and William Wilberforce Pearson, are, under the Will of John Pearson the Testator, in the said Decree mentioned, entitled absolutely, in equal Shares and Proportions, to the Principal Money, the Interest whereof was by the said Will directed to be paid to Sarah Pearson, the said Testator's Widow during her Life or Widowhood: And it is further Declared, That in the Event of Sarah Ann Babington, in the said Decree named, dying in the Lifetime of her Husband George Gisborne Babington, such of the abovenamed Appellants as shall be living at the Time of the Death of the said Sarah Ann Babington will be entitled to the Sum of Five thousand and fifty-five Pounds Five Shillings and Ten-pence Three Pounds per Centum Reduced Bank Annuities, in equal Shares and Proportions; provided that if any or either of the above-named Appellants should die before the Decease of the said Sarah Ann Babington, leaving Issue, such Issue, if living at the Time of the Decease of the said Sarah Ann Babington, will be entitled to the Share or Shares of the said Fund which their respective Parents would have been entitled unto in case they had been alive at the Time of the Death of the said Sarah Ann Babington, and shall stand in the Place of their respective Parents in the Division of the said Sum of Stock; and such Issue are to take such Share of their respective Parents equally amongst them: And it is further Declared, That the said Appellants are absolutely entitled, in equal Shares and Proportions, to the Principal Money, the Interest whereof was by the said Will directed to be paid to Frances Medley Pearson during her Life: And it is further Declared, That the said Appellants are absolutely entitled, in equal Shares and Proportions, to and for their own Use and Benefit, to the Residue of the said Testator's Personal Estate: And it is further Ordered and Adjudged, That the Costs of all Parties be paid out of the Fund in Court in this Cause.

Ld. De Ros takes his Seat.

This Day Henry William Lord De Ros sat first in Parliament after the Death of his Mother Charlotte Baroness De Ros; his Lordship having first, at the Table, taken the Oaths, and also taken and subscribed the Oath of Abjuration, pursuant to the Statutes.

E. of Buckinghamshire takes the Oaths.

This Day George Robert Earl of Buckinghamshire took the Oaths, and also took and subscribed the Oath of Abjuration, pursuant to the Statutes.

Bills passed by Commission.

The Lord Chancellor acquainted the House, "That His Majesty had been pleased to issue a Commission to several Lords therein named, for declaring His Royal Assent to several Acts agreed upon by both Houses of Parliament."

The House was adjourned during Pleasure.

The House was resumed.

Then Three of the Lords Commissioners, being in their Robes, and seated on a Form placed between the Throne and the Woolsack, The Lord Chancellor in the Middle, with The Lord President on his Right Hand, and The Earl of Shaftesbury on his Left; commanded the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod to signify to the Commons, "The Lords Commissioners desire their immediate Attendance in this House, to hear the Commission read."

Who being come, with their Speaker;

The Lord Chancellor said,

"My Lords, and Gentlemen of the House of Commons,

His Majesty, not thinking fit to be personally present here at this Time, has been pleased to cause a Commission to be issued under the Great Seal, and thereby given His Royal Assent to divers Acts which have been agreed upon by both Houses of Parliament, the Titles whereof are particularly mentioned; and by the said Commission hath commanded us to declare and notify His Royal Assent to the said several Acts, in the Presence of you the Lords and Commons assembled for that Purpose: Which Commission you will now hear read."

Then the said Commission was read by the Clerk as follows; (viz ^t.)

"WILLIAM R.

"William the Fourth, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith; To Our right trusty and right well-beloved the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and to Our trusty and well-beloved the Knights, Citizens and Burgesses, and the Commissioners for Shires and Burghs of the House of Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, Greeting: Whereas in Our said Parliament divers and sundry Acts have been agreed and accorded on by you Our loving Subjects, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Commons, in this Our present Parliament assembled, and endorsed by you as hath been accustomed, the Titles and Names of which Acts hereafter do particularly ensue; (that is to say) "An Act for repealing so much of an Act passed in the Seventh Year of His late Majesty King George the Fourth, for paving, lighting, watching, repairing and otherwise improving Grosvenor Place, and other Streets therein mentioned, as relates to the Assessment of the Boundary Fence or Wall of the Garden belonging to Buckingham House:" "An Act to revive and continue expired Commissions, Appointments, Patents and Grants in Ireland; and to indemnify certain Persons in relation thereto:" "An Act to indemnify Persons who have acted as Deputy Lieutenants in Scotland without due Qualification." And albeit the said Acts by you Our said Subjects, the Lords and Commons in this Our present Parliament assembled, are fully agreed and consented unto, yet nevertheless the same are not of Force and Effect in the Law without Our Royal Assent given and put to the said Acts; And for as much as for divers Causes and Considerations We cannot conveniently at this Time be present in Our Royal Person in the Higher House of Our said Parliament, being the accustomed Place for giving Our Royal Assent to such Acts as have been agreed upon by you Our said Subjects, the Lords and Commons, We have therefore caused these Our Letters Patent to be made, and have signed the same, and by the same do give and put Our Royal Assent to the said Acts, and to all Articles, Clauses and Provisions therein contained, and have fully agreed and assented to the said Acts; Willing that the said Acts, and every Article, Clause, Sentence and Provision therein contained, from henceforth shall be of the same Strength, Force and Effect, as if We had been personally present in the said Higher House, and had openly and publicly, in the Presence of you all, assented to the same: And We do by these Presents declare and notify the same Our Royal Assent, as well to you the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons aforesaid, as to all others whom it may concern; Commanding also by these Presents Our well-beloved and faithful Councillor Henry Lord Brougham and Vaux, Our Chancellor of that Part of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland called Great Britain, to seal these Our Letters Patent with Our Great Seal of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; and also commanding Our most dear Brothers and faithful Councillors Ernest Duke of Cumberland, Augustus Duke of Sussex, Adolphus Duke of Cambridge; Our most dear Cousin and faithful Councillor William Frederick Duke of Gloucester; The Most Reverend Father in God and Our faithful Councillor William Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate and Metropolitan of all England; Our well-beloved and faithful Councillor Henry Lord Brougham and Vaux, Chancellor of that Part of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland called Great Britain; Our most dear Cousin and Councillor Henry Marquess of Lansdowne, President of Our Council; Our well-beloved and faithful Councillor John George Lord Durham, Keeper of Our Privy Seal; Our most dear Cousins and Councillors William Spencer Duke of Devonshire, Chamberlain of Our Household; George William Frederick Duke of Leeds, William Henry Duke of Portland, Arthur Duke of Wellington, Richard Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Marquess Wellesley, Steward of Our Household; Charles Marquess of Winchester, John Jeffreys Marquess Camden, Henry William Marquess of Anglesey, John Earl of Westmorland, George Earl of Carlisle, Cropley Ashley Earl of Shaftesbury, George Earl of Aberdeen, William Earl Fitzwilliam, George John Earl Spencer, John Earl of Chatham, Henry Earl Bathurst, Charles Earl Grey, John Earl of Eldon, John William Earl of Dudley, William Viscount Melbourne, Robert Viscount Melville, Henry Viscount Sidmouth, Frederick John Viscount Goderich; Our well-beloved and faithful Councillors Henry Richard Lord Holland, William Wyndham Lord Grenville, Edward Lord Ellenborough, Nicholas Lord Bexley, John Singleton Lord Lyndhurst and Charles Lord Tenterden, or any Three or more of them, to declare and notify this Our Royal Assent in Our Absence in the said Higher House, in the Presence of you, the said Lords and Commons of Our Parliament, there to be assembled for that Purpose; and the Clerk of Our Parliaments to endorse the said Acts with such Terms and Words, in Our Name, as is requisite, and hath been accustomed for the same, and also to enrol these Our Letters Patent, and the said Acts, in the Parliament Roll; and these Our Letters Patent shall be to every of them a sufficient Warrant in that Behalf: And finally, We do declare and will, that after this Our Royal Assent given and passed by these Presents, and declared and notified as is aforesaid, then and immediately the said Acts shall be taken, accepted and admitted good, sufficient and perfect Acts of Parliament and Laws, to all Intents, Constructions and Purposes, and to be put in due Execution accordingly, the Continuance or Dissolution of this Our Parliament, or any other Use, Custom, Thing or Things to the contrary thereof notwithstanding. In Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent.

"Witness Ourself at Westminster, the Eleventh Day of July, in the Second Year of Our Reign.

By the King Himself, signed with His own Hand.

Bathurst."

Then The Lord Chancellor said,

"In obedience to His Majesty's Commands, and by virtue of the Commission which has been now read, We do declare and notify to you, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in Parliament assembled, that His Majesty hath given His Royal Assent to the several Acts in the Commission mentioned; and the Clerks are required to pass the same in the usual Form and Words."

Then the Deputy Clerk of the Crown, at the Table, read the Titles of the Bills to be passed, severally, as follow; (viz ^t.)

1. "An Act for repealing so much of an Act passed in the Seventh Year of His late Majesty King George the Fourth, for paving, lighting, watching, repairing and otherwise improving Grosvenor Place, and other Streets therein mentioned, as relates to the Assessment of the Boundary Fence or Wall of the Garden belonging to Buckingham House."

2. "An Act to revive and continue expired Commissions, Appointments, Patents and Grants in Ireland; and to indemnify certain Persons in relation thereto."

3. "An Act to indemnify certain Persons who have acted as Deputy Lieutenants in Scotland without due Qualification."

To these Bills the Royal Assent was pronounced, severally, by the Clerk Assistant, in these Words; (viz ^t.)

"Le Roy le veult."

Then the Commons withdrew.

The House was adjourned during Pleasure.

The House was resumed.

Dean Forest Boundaries Bill.

A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Mr. Bernal and others;

With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for ascertaining the Boundaries of the Forest of Dean, and for inquiring into the Rights and Privileges claimed by Free Miners of the Hundred of Saint Briavel's; and for other Purposes;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.

The said Bill was read the First Time.

Ordered, That the said Bill be printed.

Thornset Road Bill.

A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Mr. Bernal and others;

With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for making and maintaining a Road from Thornset, in the County of Derby, to Furnace Colliery within Disley, in the County of Chester, and Two several Branches therefrom;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.

Monmouth Roads Bill.

A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Mr. Bernal and others;

With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for more effectually repairing and improving several Roads therein mentioned, leading to, through and from the Town of Monmouth; and for making several new Lines and Diversions of Road to communicate therewith, in the Counties of Monmouth, Gloucester and Hereford;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.

Ashtonunder-Lyne Tithes Bill.

A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Lord Stanley and others;

With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for settling disputed Rights respecting Tithes within the Parish of Ashtonunder-Lyne, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, and for fixing certain Annual Payments in lieu thereof;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.

Lynn (South Gate) Roads Bill.

A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Sir William Folkes and others;

With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for more effectually repairing and otherwise improving the several Roads from the South Gate in the Borough of King's Lynn into the Parishes of East Walton, Narborough, Stoke Ferry and Downham Market, in the County of Norfolk;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.

Aylsham & Cromer Road Bill.

A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Sir William Folkes and others;

With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for more effectually repairing the Road from Norwich to Cromer, in the County of Norfolk, and Two Branches of Road leading towards Holt and towards Wolterton, in the said County;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.

Lynn (East Gate) Roads Bill.

A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Sir William Folkes and others;

With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for more effectually repairing the Roads from the Borough of King's Lynn, and other Roads therein mentioned; and for making a new Line of Road at Castle Rising, all in the County of Norfolk;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.

Barton & Brandon Road Bill.

A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Sir William Folkes and others;

With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for repairing the Road from the Bridge on the old River at Barton to Brandon Bridge, in the County of Suffolk;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.

Ferrybridge Inclosure Bill.

A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Mr. Strickland and others;

With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for inclosing the several Open Common Fields, Mesne Inclosures, Ings, Common or Stinted Pastures and Balks, within the Manor and Township of Ferrybridge otherwise Ferryfryston, in the West Riding of the County of York;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.

Doncaster & Tadcaster Road Bill.

A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Mr. Strickland and others;

With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for repairing and improving the Road from Doncaster, through Ferrybridge, to the South Side of Tadcaster Cross, in the West Riding of the County of York;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.

Handsworth Road Bill.

A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Sir William Folkes and others;

With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for more effectually maintaining and improving the Road from Soho Hill, in the Parish of Handsworth, to the Walsall Road on the Northern Side of Hamstead Bridge, and another Road from Brown's Green to the Friary, in the County of Stafford;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.

Southampton Pier Bill.

A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Sir William Folkes and others;

With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for erecting and maintaining a Pier and other Works for the more conveniently landing and embarking Passengers in the Port of the Town of Southampton;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.

The said Eleven Bills were, severally, read the First Time.

Ld. Sinclair's Estate Bill:

Hodie 3^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to empower the Judges of the Court of Session in Scotland to sell such Part of the Entailed Lands and Barony of West Nisbet, in the County of Berwick, now belonging to Charles Carre Lord Sinclair, as shall be sufficient for Payment of the Provisions, Debts and Incumbrances affecting the same."

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

It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Birmingham Grammar School Bill:

Hodie 3^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to enable the Governors of the Possessions, Revenues and Goods of the Free Grammar School of King Edward the Sixth, in Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, to erect a School House, Masters Houses, and other suitable Accommodations for the said School, on a new Site in the Vicinity of the Town of Birmingham, and to extend the Objects of the Charity; and for other Purposes."

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

It was resolved in the Affirmative.

D. of Hamilton's Estate Bill:

Hodie 3^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to enable The Most Noble Alexander Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, and the Heirs of Entail of the Lands and Barony of Kinneil, in the Shire of Linlithgow, to charge the Sleeches or Land to be gained from the Sea opposite the said Barony with the Expences laid out in gaining the same."

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

It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Messages to H.C. with the 3 preceding Bills.

And Messages were, severally, sent to the House of Commons, by Mr. Cross and Mr. Trower;

To carry down the said Bills, and desire their Concurrence thereto.

Turnpike Acts Continuance Bill.

Hodie 2^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for continuing, until the Thirtieth Day of June One thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, the several Acts for regulating the Turnpike Roads in Great Britain which will expire at the End of the present Session of Parliament."

Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

Ordered, That the House be put into a Committee upon the said Bill To-morrow.

Education, (Ireland,) Petition from Killesher for extending Grants for.

Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parish of Killesher, County of Fermanagh, Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will rather extend than diminish the Grant hitherto made to the Society for promoting the Education of the Poor of Ireland, commonly called the Kildare Place Society, feeling well assured that by thus enlarging its Funds their Lordships will most materially advance the Knowledge of the Bible, the Peace of Ireland, and the Salvation of Immortal Souls:"

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

Annandale Peerage, Notice of Meeting of Comee to be served on all the Claimants.

Ordered, That a Copy of the Order made on the 4th Day of this instant July, "That the Committee for Privileges to whom the Petition of John James Hope Johnstone of Annandale, Esquire, to His Majesty, claiming the Earldom of Annandale and Hartfell, with His Majesty's Reference thereof to this House; also the Petition of John Henry Goodinge Johnstone Esquire, late of Pembroke Place, in the County of Middlesex, now of Bonnington Bank, near Edinburgh, to His Majesty, claiming the Titles of Earl of Annandale and Hartfell, Viscount of Annan, Lord Johnstone of Lochwood, Lochmaben, Moffatdale and Evandale, with His Majesty's Reference thereof to this House; also the Petition of Sir Robert Graham Baronet, of Walbrook, in the City of London, to His Majesty, claiming the Titles, Honours and Dignity of Earl of Annandale and Hartfell, Viscount Annan and Baron Johnstone of Lochwood, Lochmaben, Moffatdale and Evandale, with His Majesty's Reference thereof to this House; also the Petition of William Greig Johnstone, lately residing in the Parish of Monikie, now in the Town of Montrose, County of Forfar, North Britain, to His Majesty, claiming the Title of Earl of Annandale, with His Majesty's Reference thereof to this House; also the Petition of George Conway Montague Levine Wade Souter Johnstone, Lieutenant in the 14th Regiment of Foot, praying their Lordships, "to grant him Time to procure Evidence to establish his Right to the Marquisate of Annandale;" and also the Petition of James Johnstone of Drum, in the County of Monaghan, Esquire, praying their Lordships "to defer making final Decisions on the Claims already presented for such Time as will enable the Petitioner to complete his Enquiries," stand referred, do meet to consider further of the said Claims on Wednesday the 27th of this instant July; and that Notice thereof be given to His Majesty's Attorney General, and The Lord Advocate for Scotland," be served upon the said several Claimants, or their known Agents.

Galway Elective Franchise, Petitions for Extension of: (Barna:).

Upon reading the Petition of the Protestant Freemen and Inhabitants of the Parish of Barna, in the County of the Town of Galway, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

St. Nicholas, Galway:

Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Roman Catholic Inhabitants of the Parish of Saint Nicholas, in the Town of Galway, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:

Bohermon.

And also, Upon reading the Petition of the Freemen and Freeholders of the Parish of Bohermon, in the Town of Galway, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; severally praying, "That their Lordships will be graciously pleased to equalize Civil Rights in Galway, by extending to the Roman Catholic Mercantile and Trading Classes the Elective Franchise in as full and ample a Manner as the same is now enjoyed by Protestants:"

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

Poor Laws, Petition from Birmingham for Introduction of, into Ireland, &c.

Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a Committee appointed by a Public Meeting of the Inhabitants of Birmingham, held on the 10th of June last, for the Purpose of originating Measures for relieving the Distress in the Western Part of Ireland, and of calling the Attention of His Majesty's Government and the Legislature to the Condition of that Country, in Connection with that Subject, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to institute an immediate Inquiry into the State of Ireland, and to adopt, without Delay, such Legislative Measures as will render the Property of that Country available to the Maintenance of its own Poor, and thus prevent those frequent Appeals to English Benevolence, which impose an unjust Burden upon the People of England; and that their Lordships will adopt such other Legislative Enactments as will tend to raise the Peasantry of Ireland out of their wretched Condition, and secure from its frequently recurring Destitution one of the most fertile Countries in the World:"

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

Beer Act, Petition from the Grand Jury of Cheshire, &c. for Repeal of.

Upon reading the Petition of the Persons whose Names are thereunto subscribed, being the Grand Jury for the County of Chester, assembled at the Assizes now being held for the said County, and of the High Sheriff of the said County; praying "the Consideration of their Lordships to the Facility with which Persons of all Descriptions can, under the late Statutes, obtain Licences to open Public Beer Houses without any Inquiry into or Regard for the Character of the Applicants, a Subject so vitally affecting the Morality and Security of the Country; and the Petitioners beg to suggest the Propriety of Legislative Interference for the repealing an Enactment productive of such alarming Circumstances:"

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

Customs, &c. Oaths Abolition Bill.

Hodie 2^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to abolish certain Oaths and Affirmations taken and made in the Customs and Excise Departments of His Majesty's Revenue, and to substitute Declarations in lieu thereof."

Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

Ordered, That the House be put into a Committee upon the said Bill To-morrow.

Duchy of Cornwall Leases Bill.

Hodie 2^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to enable His Majesty to make Leases, Copies and Grants of Offices, Lands and Hereditaments, Parcel of the Duchy of Cornwall, or annexed to the same."

Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

Ordered, That the House be put into a Committee upon the said Bill To-morrow.

Thompson et al. Leave for a Bill:

After reading and considering the Report of the Judges; to whom was referred the Petition of Paul Beilby Thompson Esquire, and others; 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 exchanging Part of the Freehold Estates devised by the Will of Beilby Thompson Esquire for Freehold Lands devised by the Will of Mrs. Dorothy Wilson to Trustees for Charitable Purposes; and for amending and enlarging the Powers of an Act passed in the Third Year of His late Majesty King George the Fourth, intituled, "An Act for empowering Trustees to sell and convey Part of the Freehold and Copyhold Estates in the County of York devised by the Will of Beilby Thompson Esquire, deceased, and Part of the Freehold Estates in the same County devised by the Will of Richard Thompson Esquire, deceased, and for laying out the Money arising from such Sales respectively, under the Direction of the High Court of Chancery, in the Purchase of other Estates to be settled to the same Uses."

Maule v. Maule:

Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of The Honorable William Maule of Panmure; complaining of an Interlocutor of the Lords of Session in Scotland, of the 5th July 1831; and praying, "That the same may be reversed, varied and altered, or that the Appellant may have such other Relief in the Premises, as to this House, in their Lordships great Wisdom, shall seem meet; and that William Maule Esquire, presently residing in Edinburgh, may be required to answer the said Appeal:"

It is Ordered, That the said William Maule may have a Copy of the said Appeal, and do put in his Answer thereunto, in Writing, on or before Monday the 8th Day of August next; and Service of this Order upon the said Respondent, or upon any of his known Agents in the Court of Session in Scotland, shall be deemed good Service.

Thomson to enter into a Recogce on it.

The House being moved, "That William Gibson Thomson of Old Palace Yard, Westminster, Gentleman, may be permitted to enter into a Recognizance for The Honorable William Maule, on account of his Appeal depending in this House:"

It is Ordered, That the said William Gibson Thomson may enter into a Recognizance for the said Appellant, as desired.

Preece's Estate Bill.

The Earl of Shaftesbury reported from the Lords Committees, to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act to effect an Exchange of Estates in the County of Hereford between William Preece Esquire and the Dean and Canons of Windsor," 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 directed him to report the same to the House, without any Amendment."

Ordered, That the said Bill be ingrossed.

Cathcart v. Sir J. A. Cathcart & Ritchie: Same v. same.

Ordered, That the Two Causes wherein John Cathcart Esquire is Appellant, and Sir John Andrew Cathcart Baronet and Henry Ritchie Esquire are Respondents, be heard by Counsel at the Bar on Wednesday next.

Calcraft's Divorce, Order for 2 a discharged.

It was moved, "That the Order made on Monday the 27th of June last, "That the Bill, intituled, "An Act to dissolve the Marriage of Granby Hales Calcraft Esquire with Emma Sarah otherwise Emma his now Wife, and to enable him to marry again; and for other Purposes therein mentioned," be read a Second Time on Tuesday the 12th of July next, and that Counsel be then heard for and against the same; and that the Lords be summoned," be now read."

The same was accordingly read by the Clerk.

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged.

Reform of Parliament, Petition from Newcastle upon Tyne against proposed Measure.

Upon reading the Petition of the Free Burgesses of Newcastle upon Tyne, resident in Sunderland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will take the Measure for amending the Representation of the People of England into their Consideration, and not deprive the Petitioners and their Children of their Rights and Privileges, which they have so long enjoyed, in voting for the Representatives in Parliament, and which they have faithfully and justly discharged:"

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

Order for Lords to be summoned discharged.

It was moved, "That the Order made on Monday last, "That all the Lords be summoned to attend the Service of the House on Friday the 15th of this instant July," be now read."

The same was accordingly read by the Clerk.

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged.

Lords summoned.

Ordered, That all the Lords be summoned to attend the Service of the House on Friday the 22d of this instant July.

Tithes Composition Bill.

The Order of the Day being read for the Second Reading of the Bill, intituled, "An Act for encouraging and facilitating Compositions for Tithes, and other Payments arising and payable to Incumbents of Ecclesiastical Benefices in England and Wales;" and for the Lords to be summoned;

Ordered, That the said Bill be read a Second Time on Thursday next; and that the Lords be summoned.

Tithes Commutation Bill.

The Order of the Day being read for the Second Reading of the Bill, intituled, "An Act for the Commutation of Tithes in England and Wales;" and for the Lords to be summoned;

Ordered, That the said Bill be read a Second Time on Thursday next; and that the Lords be summoned.

Lords summoned.

Ordered, That all the Lords be summoned to attend the Service of the House on Wednesday next.

Ld. Trimlestown v. Lloyd et al. Papers to be returned to the Court of Prerogative in Dublin.

Whereas in a certain Cause lately depending in this House, in which Thomas Lord Trimlestown was Appellant, and Evan Lloyd Esquire, and others, were Respondents, some Testamentary and other Papers were deposited by the Messenger from the Office of the Registrar of the Court of Prerogative in Dublin; and by an Order of this House, bearing Date the 26th of March 1827, it was ordered, that the Papers so deposited should be retained in the Custody of the Clerk Assistant of this House, and be not delivered out without the further Order of the House; and the said Cause having since been decided by this House:

It is Ordered, That the Clerk Assistant do return the said Papers to the said Office of the Court of Prerogative in Dublin.

Calder v. Aitchison & Co.

Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of John Calder, Fish Curer in Leith; complaining of an Interlocutor of the Lords of Session in Scotland, of the First Division, dated the 28th June 1831, disallowing the Bill of Exceptions; 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 George Aitchison and Company, Merchants in Leith, may be required to answer the said Appeal:"

It is Ordered, That the said George Aitchison and Company 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 8th Day of August next; and Service of this Order upon the said Respondents, or upon their known Counsel or Agent in the Court of Session, shall be deemed good Service.

Churches Building Bill presented.

The Lord Bishop of London presented to the House, a 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."

The said Bill was read the First Time.

Ordered, That the said Bill be printed.

Lord Lieutenants (Ireland) Bill.

Ordered, That the Report of the Amendments made by the Committee of the Whole House to the Bill, intituled, "An Act to provide for the better Order and Government of Ireland, by Lieutenants for the several Counties, Counties of Cities and Counties of Towns therein," be received To-morrow.

Scotch Universities, Accounts respecting, delivered.

The Lord Melbourne laid before the House, pursuant to an Address to His Majesty of Thursday last,

"An Account of the Number of Degrees taken Annually in the University of Edinburgh, from the Year 1800 to the Year 1830 inclusive; distinguishing the Faculties, and stating the Number of Graduates in each of the Four Faculties respectively; also distinguishing, so far as may be possible, those who have taken Degrees after Residence and Attendance at Lectures for the Space of One or more Sessions, from those who have received Degrees without such Residence or Attendance:"

And also, "Similar Accounts from the Universities of Glasgow, St. Andrews, King's College Aberdeen, and Marischall College Aberdeen."

And the Title thereof being read by the Clerk;

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

Ordered, That the said Accounts be printed.

Adjourn.

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