House of Lords Journal Volume 63: 16 September 1831

Die Veneris, 16° Septembris 1831.

DOMINI tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes fuerunt:

PRAYERS.

Hunter v. Roughead & Melrose.

The Answer of Mrs. Isobel Dickson or Melrose, Widow of the deceased James Roughead, now Spouse of William Melrose, residing in Woodmarket Street of Kelso, with his Consent, and the said William Melrose for his Interest, to the Petition of Appeal of James Hunter, Writer in Dunse, only surviving Trustee and Executor of the deceased James Roughead, Tenant in Jerdanfield, was this Day brought in.

Mackenzie v. Macartney.

After hearing Counsel fully in the Cause wherein Murdo Mackenzie Esquire is Appellant, and Alexander Macartney Esquire is Respondent:

It is Ordered, That the further Consideration of the said Cause be put off sine Die.

The House was adjourned during Pleasure.

The House was resumed.

Grieve v Wilson.

The Order of the Day being read for the further Hearing, by One Counsel of a Side, of the Cause wherein John Grieve is Appellant, and Thomas Wilson is Respondent;

Counsel were accordingly called in:

And the Appellant's and Respondent's Counsel being fully heard;

The Counsel were directed to withdraw.

Ordered, That the further Consideration of the said Cause be put off sine Die.

J. & W. Dixon v. The Monkland Canal Navigation Co. et e con.

Ordered, That the Hearing of the Cause wherein John and William Dixon Esquires are Appellants, and The Monkland Navigation Company are Respondents, et e contra, which stands appointed for this Day, be put off 'till To-morrow.

Hunter v. Roughead & Melrose.

Ordered, That the Cause wherein James Hunter is Appellant, and Mrs. Isabel Roughead or Dickson or Melrose, and William Melrose her Husband, are Respondents, be heard by Counsel at the Bar To-morrow.

Dillon v. Sir W. Parker.

Ordered, That the Cause wherein John Joseph Dillon Esquire is Appellant, and Sir William Parker Baronet is Respondent, be further heard by Counsel at the Bar on Monday next.

Etzerodt's Naturalization Bill, Certificate produced:

A Certificate from The Right Honorable Viscount Melbourne, One of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, "That Christian Etzerodt, Son of Friedrick Daniel Etzerodt by his Wife, (both deceased,) born at Heinde, near Hildesheim, in Germany, 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.

Etzerodt takes the Oaths:

Christian Etzerodt took the Oaths appointed, in order to his Naturalization.

Bill read 2a, & committed.

Hodie 2^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for naturalizing Christian Etzerodt."

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

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

Prescription Bill.

The Order of the Day being read for the Second Reading of the Bill, intituled, "An Act for shortening the Time of Prescription in certain Cases;" and for the Lords to be summoned;

The said Bill was accordingly read a Second Time.

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 on Thursday next; and that the Lords be summoned.

Spring Guns Bill presented.

The Lord Melbourne presented to the House a Bill, intituled, "An Act to permit the setting of Spring Guns and Man Traps in certain Cases."

The said Bill was read the First Time.

Ordered, That the said Bill be printed.

Turnpike Regulation Bill.

Hodie 2^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to amend the Acts for regulating Turnpike Roads in England, so far as they relate to certain Exemptions from Toll."

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 on Monday next.

Turnpike Roads (Scotland) Bill read 2a, & referred to a Select Comee:

The Order of the Day being read for the Second Reading of the Bill, intituled, "An Act for amending and making more effectual the Laws concerning Turnpike Roads in Scotland;"

The said Bill was accordingly read a Second Time.

It was moved, "That the said Bill be referred to a Select Committee, to consider and report."

The Question was put thereupon?

It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Ordered, That the Lords following be appointed a Select Committee to consider the said Bill, and report thereupon to the House:

Their Lordships, or any Five of them, to meet on Monday next, at One o'Clock in the Afternoon, in the Prince's Lodgings, near the House of Peers; and to adjourn as they please.

Comee to appoint a Chairman.

Ordered, That the said Committee do appoint their own Chairman.

Houses, Population, &c. Papers respecting, Ordered.

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, "An Account of the Number of Houses assessed to the Inhabited House Tax in each County of Great Britain in the Year ending 5th April 1830; distinguishing the Proportions in each County assessed at Rentals as follows; viz. at £10 to £15; £16 to £20; £21 to £30; £31 to £40; £41 to £50; £51 to £60; £61 to £70; £71 to £80; £81 to £90; £91 to £100; £101 to £110; £111 to £150; £151 to £200; £201 to £300; £301 to £400, and all above; with the Total Amount of Rental at which each Class was assessed: also of the Number of Farm Houses in each County exempt: and also a separate Account, made out in like Manner, of the Number of Houses so assessed in the Cities of London and Westminster; the Ten Parishes in Surrey within the Bills of Mortality; the remaining Part of the Hundred of Brixton, in Surrey; the Hundred of Blackheath, in Kent; and in the Hundred of Becontree, in Essex; so far as the same can be made out for England and Wales:"

Also, "(1.) An Account of the Number of Houses assessed to the Inhabited House Tax in each County of Scotland in the Year ended 25th May 1830; distinguishing the Proportion in each County assessed at Rentals as within mentioned; with the Total Amount of Rental at which each Class was assessed; and distinguishing further the Number of Farm Houses in each County exempt from House Tax; as far as the same can be made out:"

"(2.) An Account of the Number of Dwelling Houses in each County of Scotland charged with Window Duty in the Year ending 25th May 1830; distinguishing the Proportion in each County charged with Number of Windows, as within mentioned, showing the Total Amount of Duty at which each Class has been charged:"

Also, "(1.) Copies of the Assessment for the Inhabited House Duty at which a Hundred of the highest rated Houses in London are assessed:"

"(2.) The same in the Country; distinguishing the Counties:"

"(3.) The same on the Houses from No. 1 to No. 60 inclusive, in Cornhill; from No. 1 to No. 27 in the Poultry; from No. 56 to No. 80 in Cheapside:"

Also, "An Account, from each City and Royal Burgh in Scotland, of the Number of Persons in each owning or occupying a Dwelling House and Premises (separate or attached) rented at or of the Value annually of £10 and under £15; of £15 and under £20; of £20 and upwards; distinguishing Owners and Occupiers, and made up with reference to the Boundaries of each City or Burgh strictly so called; together with a separate and similar Account, comprehending all adjacent Towns or Suburbs, and stating the Name or Names of such adjacent Town or Suburb:"

Also, "An Account of the Number of Persons composing the Corporation of each of the said Cities or Royal Burghs in Scotland in whom the Elective Franchise is now by Law vested; and specifying the Cities and Burghs which are single, or contributory with each other, in returning Members to Parliament:"

Also, "(1.) An Account of the Population of each City, Borough and Town in England and Wales now returning Members to Parliament; prepared from the Parliamentary Census of 1821:"

"(2.) An Account of the Population of each City and Town in England not now returning Members to Parliament which amounted in 1821 to 10,000 or upwards:"

"(3.) An Account of the Population of each County in England and Wales and Scotland; prepared from the same Census:"

"(4.) A similar Return of the Population of each City and Royal Burgh in Scotland now sharing in the Return of a Member to Parliament; and of each City and Town not so sharing, the Population of which in 1821 exceeded 8,000:"

Also, "(1.) An Account of the Number of Houses in each City and Borough in England now returning Members to Parliament:"

"(2.) An Account of the Number of Houses in each City and Town in England not now returning Members to Parliament, the Population of which amounted in 1821 to 10,000 or upwards:"

"(3.) An Account of the Number of Houses in each County in England and Wales and Scotland:"

"(4.) An Account of the Number of Houses in each Royal Burgh and Town in Scotland now sharing in the Return of a Member to Parliament; and of each City not so sharing, the Population of which in 1821 exceeded 8,000; distinguishing, in each of such Accounts, the Number of Houses assessed to the Inhabited House Duty from £10 to £19 inclusive; and from £20 to £39 inclusive; and at £40 and upwards; as well as the same can be made up in the Department of Taxes:"

Also, "(1.) A Return (taken from the Census of 1821) of the Population of the several Parishes, Precincts and Liberties comprised within the District of the Liberty of the Tower, in the County of Middlesex, distinguishing each:"

"(2.) A Return (taken from the Census of 1821) of the Population of the Parishes of St. Mary-le-bone and St. Pancras, in the County of Middlesex, and of Lambeth, in the County of Surrey:"

Also, "A Statement of the Number of Houses in each City, Borough and Town in England and Wales sending Members to Parliament, and the greatest Number of Electors polled at any Election within the same, at any Period during the last Thirty Years; so far as the same can be ascertained from the Returning Officers:"

Also, "(1.) A Statement of the Population of each Borough in England and Wales returning Members to Parliament, of which the Population in 1821 did not exceed 2,000; the Number of Houses; the greatest Number of Electors polled within the last Thirty Years; and the Number of Houses in each Borough rated to the Inhabited House Duty in the Year 1830 at and above £10 a Year:"

"(2.) A similar Statement with respect to all Boroughs exceeding 2,000 and not exceeding 4,000 Inhabitants:"

"(3.) A similar Statement with respect to all Cities and Boroughs exceeding 4,000 Inhabitants:"

"(4.) A similar Statement with respect to all Cities and Royal Burghs in Scotland:"

Also, "An Account of the Population of each Town in Wales not now returning Members to Parliament which amounted in 1821 to 10,000 or upwards:"

Also, "An Account of the Number of Houses in the several Towns of Wales specified in Schedule (F.) annexed to the Bill for reforming the Representation of England and Wales, distinguishing the Number of Houses in each assessed to the Inhabited House Duty at £10 and under £20 Rent; at £20 and under £40 Rent; and at £40 Rent and upwards; together with the Population of the same, from the last Returns:"

Also, "Copy of Circular Letter issued from the Home Office to the Returning Officers of all Cities, Boroughs and Towns in England and Wales, respecting the Limits, Houses and Population of the said Cities, Boroughs and Towns; together with the Statements received from the Returning Officers in Reply to such Circular Letter:"

Also, "A Return of the Population of each City and Borough in England from the Population Returns of 1821; distinguishing in each Case whether the Population given be that of the Borough or of the Borough and Parish together; and distinguishing the Boroughs mentioned in Schedules (A.) and (B.) of the Bill to amend the Representation of the People in England and Wales:"

Also, "Return of the Population of each City and Royal Burgh in Scotland having a Vote in the Election of a Member of Parliament; as also of the Towns of Paisley and Greenock, from the Population Returns of 1821; distinguishing in each Case whether the Population given be that of the Burgh or Town exclusively or of the Burgh or Town and Parish together: A like Return of the Population of the Parishes in which the Suburbs of the Burgh of Perth are situated, including that of Bridgend; and distinguishing, as far as possible, the Population of such Suburbs from that of the rest of such Parishes:"

Also, "Copies of any Memorials addressed to The Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department from the Corporation or Inhabitants of any Borough, respecting the Population of the said Borough:"

Also, "An Account of the Number of Houses assessed to the Inhabited House Duty at £10 and upwards in the Tower Hamlets, including the Parishes in the Tower Division of Ossulston Hundred, Middlesex; also in Finsbury, including the Parishes of the Finsbury Division in Ossulston Hundred, Middlesex, and the Parishes of St. Andrew, Holborn, and St. George the Martyr, and St. Giles-in-the-Fields and St. George, Bloomsbury, and the Liberties of Saffron Hill, Hatton Garden and Ely Rents, all in Middlesex; also in Maryle-bone, including the Parishes of St. Mary-le-bone, St. Pancras and Paddington, Middlesex; and also in Lambeth, including the Parishes of St. Mary, Lambeth; St. Mary, Newington; Bermondsey and Rotherhithe, Surrey; distinguishing in each Division the Number of Houses assessed from £10 to £19 inclusive; and from £20 to £30 inclusive; and from £31 to £39 inclusive; and at £40 and upwards:"

Also, "Supplement to Copies of any Memorials, addressed to The Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, from the Corporation or Inhabitants of any Borough, respecting the Population of the said Borough:"

Also, "Additional Supplement to Copies of any Memorials, addressed to The Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, from the Corporation or Inhabitants of any Borough, respecting the Population of the said Borough:"

Also, "Copies of all Applications (not already laid before Parliament) made to His Majesty's Government, that any City, Town or District should be continued in or admitted to the Right of sending Members to Parliament:"

Also, "Copies of further Information touching the Amount of Population, and the Number and Value of Houses in Towns or Districts now sending Members to Parliament, or proposed in the Reform Bill to send Members in future:"

Also, "An Account of the Total Amount of Assessed Taxes for each of the Years ending 5th April1829, 5th April 1830 and 5th April 1831, for Places sending Members to Parliament:" Also, "(1.) An Account of the Total Amount of Assessed Taxes in each of the Years 1828, 1829 and 1830 levied on the Places contained in Schedule (C.) of the Bill (last amended) to amend the Representation in England and Wales:"

"(2.) An Account of the Total Amount of Assessed Taxes in each of the Years 1828, 1829 and 1830 levied on the Places contained in Schedule (D.) of the Bill (last amended) to amend the Representation in England and Wales:"

Also, "Returns of the Population, according to the last Census, of all such Towns or Districts in England and Wales as are proposed in the Reform Bill to send Members to Parliament in future:"

Also, "Return of the Population, according to the last Census, of the Parish or Parishes in which any City, Borough or Cinque Port in England and Wales now sending Members to Parliament is wholly or partly situate; distinguishing, in Cases where the Limits of the Parish and the Town are not the same, the Population of each respectively; so far as the said Return can at present be furnished:"

Also, "Further Returns of the Population, according to the last Census, of Boroughs and other Places not mentioned in Schedules (A.) (B.) or (F.) of the Reform of Parliament (England) Bill:"

Also, "Copies of all Applications (not already laid before Parliament) made to His Majesty's Government, that any City, Town or District should be continued in or admitted to the Right of sending Members to Parliament:"

Also, "An Account of the Total Amount of the Assessed Taxes in each of the Years 1828, 1829 and 1830 levied in Places contained in Schedule (F.) of the Bill to amend the Representation in England and Wales:"

Also, "A Return of the Number of Resident Electors in each of the Boroughs named in Schedule (B.) of the Reform of Parliament (England) Bill:"

Also, "A Return of the Number of Freeholders resident in the several Cities and Towns being Counties within themselves in England and Wales:"

Also, "(1.) Return of the Fifty-six English Boroughs the Population of which stands lowest in the Census of 1831; of the Forty-one Boroughs immediately above them; and also of the Sixteen Boroughs next in Order; according to the local Limits of the Returns of 1821; those Boroughs being excluded which now return One Member only, (excepting Higham Ferrers,) as well as those which are placed in Schedule (E.) of the Reform Bill; distinguishing the Boroughs which now stand in Schedules (A.) and (B.) respectively, or are in neither of those Schedules:"

"(2.) Return of the Fifty-six English Boroughs the Population of which stands lowest in the Census of 1821, with the Population of the same according to the Census of 1831; of the Forty-one Boroughs immediately above them; and also of the Sixteen Boroughs next in Order; according to the local Limits of the Returns of 1821; those Boroughs being excluded which now return One Member only, (excepting Higham Ferrers,) as well as those which are placed in Schedule (E.) of the Reform Bill; distinguishing the Boroughs which now stand in Schedules (A.) and (B.) respectively, or are in neither of those Schedules:"

Also, "An Account of the Number of Houses in the several Towns of Wales specified in Schedule (F.) annexed to the Bill for reforming the Representation of England and Wales; distinguishing the Number of Houses in each assessed to the Inhabited House Duty at £10 and under £20 Rent, and at £20 and upwards; together with the Population of the same, from the last Returns:"

"A like Return for the Towns of Swansea, Loughor, Neath, Aberavon and Ken-Fig:"

"A like Return for the Towns and Parishes of Abergavenny, Monmouth, Chepstow and Usk, and the Parish of St. Wollos; distinguishing the Borough of Newport, and the Townships of Pontypool, Trosnant and Sowhill, in the Parish of Trevethin, in the County of Monmouth:"

Also, "A Return of the Total Assessed Taxes paid for each of the Towns and Parishes in the County of Monmouth enumerated above during each of the last Three Years:"

Also, "An Account of the Population, under the Census of 1821 and also under that of 1831, so far as the same can be made up, of each County in England and Wales, exclusive of and distinguishing (under the Head of the County in which it may be wholly or principally situated) the Population of each City, Town or District which is to send a Member or Members to Parliament under the Provisions of the Reform Bill; enumerating each County in the Order of the Amount of such Population; stating the Number of Members which each such County, City, Town or District is to send to Parliament, and the Amount of Assessed Taxes paid in the Year 1830 for each such County, City, Town or District; distinguishing them as aforesaid:"

And also, "An Account of the Population, under the Census of 1821 and also under that of 1831, so far as the same can be made up, of each County in England and Wales, exclusive of and distinguishing (under the Head of the County in which it may be wholly or principally situated) the Population of each City, Borough or Town which now sends a Member or Members to Parliament; enumerating each County in the Order of the Amount of such Population; stating the Number of Members which each such County, City, Borough or Town sends to Parliament, and the Amount of Assessed Taxes paid in the Year 1830 for each such County, City, Borough or Town; distinguishing them as aforesaid."

E. of Mansfield v. Scott.

The House being informed, "That Ralph Scott, Respondent to the Appeal of William Earl of Mansfield, 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 Graham Binny of the City of Edinburgh, Writer to the Signet, 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.

Public Works Bill.

The Order of the Day being read for the Second Reading of the Bill, intituled, "An Act to amend several Acts passed for authorizing the Issue of Exchequer Bills and the Advance of Money for carrying on Public Works and Fisheries, and Employment of the Poor; and to authorize a further Issue of Exchequer Bills for the Purposes of the said Acts;" and for the Lords to be summoned;

The said Bill was accordingly read a Second Time.

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 on Monday next.

Contempts in Ecclesiastical Courts Bill.

Hodie 2^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for enforcing the Process upon Contempts in the Courts Ecclesiastical of England and Ireland."

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 on Monday next.

Adjourn.

Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Sabbati, decimum septimum diem instantis Septembris, horâ decimâ Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.