Die Veneris, 18° Februarii 1831.
DOMINI tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentesfuerunt:
PRAYERS.
The Lord Wynford sat Speaker by virtue of a formerCommission.
Hume et al. v. Duncan:
After hearing Counsel, as well on Tuesday last as on thisDay, upon the Petition and Appeal of James Hume ofCarolside, Esquire, acting Trustee and Executor of thedeceased James Watson, Writer to the Signet; GeorgeTod, Writer in Edinburgh, Trustee for the Creditors ofthe deceased Robert Hope; and Hugh Watson, Writer tothe Signet, Assignee of the said George Tod; complaining of Two Interlocutors of the Lords of Session in Scotland, of the First Division, of the 26th of February and15th of May 1829; and praying, "That the same mightbe reversed, varied or altered, or that the Appellantsmight have such other Relief in the Premises, as tothis House, in their Lordships great Wisdom, shouldseem meet;" as also upon the Answer of WilliamDuncan, Stocking Manufacturer in Carluke, put in to thesaid Appeal; and due Consideration had of what wasoffered on either Side in this Cause:
Interlocutors Affirmed, with Costs.
It is Ordered and Adjudged, by the Lords Spiritual andTemporal in Parliament assembled, That the said Petitionand Appeal be, and is hereby dismissed this House, andthat the Interlocutors therein complained of, be, and thesame are hereby Affirmed: And it is further Ordered,That the Appellants do pay or cause to be paid to thesaid Respondent the Sum of Fifty Pounds, for his Costs inrespect of the said Appeal.
Galbraith v. Galbraith.
After hearing Counsel, in Part, in the Cause whereinJames Galbraith and John Galbraith are Appellants, andRichard Galbraith Esquire is Respondent:
It is Ordered, That the further Hearing of the saidCause be put off to Tuesday next.
Com ee on the Poor Laws, E. of Winchilsea sworn.
The Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham was sworn atthe Table, by The Lord Speaker, in order to give Evidencebefore the Select Committee appointed to consider of thePoor Laws.
The House was adjourned during Pleasure.
The House was resumed by The Lord Chancellor.
Postmaster General's Bill:
Hodie 3avice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act forenabling His Majesty to appoint a Postmaster Generalfor the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland."
The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shallpass?"
It was resolved in the Affirmative.
Message to H.C. that the Lords have agreed to it.
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, byMr. Stephen and Mr. Farrer;
To acquaint them, That the Lords have agreed to thesaid Bill, without any Amendment.
Slavery, Petition from Harlech & Barmouth for Abolition of.
Upon reading the Petition of the Persons whose Namesare thereunto subscribed, being Members and othersassembling in the Calvinistic Methodist Chapels in andnear Harlech and Barmouth, in the County of Merioneth;praying, "That such Measures may be taken as to theirLordships shall seem meet to extend to our BlackBrethren, unjustly held in Bondage in any and everyPart of the World, under this free and paternalGovernment, the Benefit of Religious and PersonalLiberty, and thus remove that foul Blot from ourCharacter as a Christian People:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on theTable.
Settlement on the Swan River, Papers respecting, delivered.
The Duke of Richmond laid before the House, pursuantto an Address to His Majesty of the 20th Day of Decemberlast,
"Extract of a Dispatch from Lieutenant GovernorStirling to The Right Honourable Sir George Murray,dated Perth, Western Australia, 20th January 1830,containing Information relative to the Progress of theSettlement at Swan River."
The Duke of Richmond also laid before the House,pursuant to Orders of the 20th Day of December last,
"A Return of the Number of Vessels that have clearedout from the Port of London for the Settlement formedon the Swan River, their Tonnage and Number ofPassengers:"
And also, "An Account of all Persons appointedto Place and to Situations at the Swan River, theirNames, Salaries, and Dates of Appointment, and ifnow resident there."
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie on the Table.
Message to H.C. for Report on the Poor Laws.
Ordered, That a Message be sent to the House ofCommons to request that they will be pleased to communicate to this House, "A Copy of a Report madefrom the Select Committee appointed by that House, inSession 1828, on that Part of the Poor Laws relatingto the Employment or Relief of able-bodied Personsfrom the Poor Rate."
Inglis et al. v. Harper, Respondent's Petition to lodge his Case, referred to Appeal Com ee.
Upon reading the Petition of James Harper Esquire,Respondent in a Cause depending in this House, towhich William Inglis, and others, are Appellants; praying their Lordships "to allow the Petitioner to lodgehis Case, and this notwithstanding of the Lapse of theTime limited by the Standing Orders of their LordshipsHouse:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to theCommittee appointed to consider of the Causes in whichPrints of the Appellants and Respondents Cases, nowdepending in this House in Matters of Appeals and Writsof Error, have not been delivered, pursuant to the StandingOrders of this House.
E. of Bandon's Claim, Com ee to meet.
Ordered, That the Committee for Privileges, to whomthe Petition of James Earl of Bandon, praying their Lordships, "That his Right to vote at the Elections of Temporal Peers of Ireland, to sit in the Parliament of theUnited Kingdom, may be admitted," stands referred,do meet to consider of the said Claim on Thursday next.
Dick v. Cuthbertson.
The House being moved, "That a Day may be appointed for hearing the Cause wherein John DickEsquire is Appellant, and Donald Cuthbertson is Respondent, ex-parte, the Respondent not having put inhis Answer to the said Appeal, though peremptorilyOrdered so to do:"
It is Ordered, That this House will hear the said Causeex-parte, by Counsel at the Bar, on the first vacant Dayfor Causes after those already appointed, unless theRespondent puts in his Answer thereto in the mean time.
Cabbell et al. v. Brock.
The House being moved, "That a Day may be appointed for hearing the Cause wherein William Burridge Cabbell, and others, are Appellants, and JamesBrock is Respondent, ex-parte, the Respondent nothaving put in his Answer to the said Appeal, thoughperemptorily Ordered so to do:"
It is Ordered, That this House will hear the said Causeex-parte, by Counsel at the Bar, on the first vacant Dayfor Causes after those already appointed, unless theRespondent puts in his Answer thereto in the mean time.
Gillon v. Mackinlay et al.
The House being moved, "That a Day may be appointed for hearing the Cause wherein William DowneGillon Esquire is Appellant, and Archibald Mackinlay,and others, are Respondents, ex-parte, the Respondentnot having put in his Answer to the said Appeal,though peremptorily Ordered so to do:"
It is Ordered, That this House will hear the said Causeex-parte, by Counsel at the Bar, on the first vacant Dayfor Causes after those already appointed, unless theRespondent puts in his Answer thereto in the mean time.
Poor Rate Returns Bill presented.
The Marquess of Salisbury presented to the House aBill, intituled, "An Act for procuring Returns to Parliament Annually of the Amount and Application of theMonies collected by the Poor Rates in the severalParishes in England and Wales."
The said Bill was read the First Time.
Ordered, That the said Bill be printed.
Compton Bassett Inclosure Bill.
The Earl of Shaftesbury reported from the LordsCommittees, to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act forinclosing Lands in the Parish of Compton Bassett, inthe County of Wilts," was committed; "That theyhad considered the said Bill, and examined the Allegations thereof, which were found to be true; that theParties concerned had given their Consents to theSatisfaction of the Committee; and that the Committeehad gone through the Bill, and directed him to reportthe same to the House, without any Amendment."
Stretford Road Bill.
The Earl of Shaftesbury reported from the LordsCommittees, to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act formore effectually maintaining the Road from CrossfordBridge to the Town of Manchester, in the CountyPalatine of Lancaster; and for making a Branch Roadto communicate therewith," was committed; "Thatthey had considered the said Bill, and examined theAllegations thereof, which were found to be true; andthat the Committee had gone through the Bill, anddirected him to report the same to the House, withoutany Amendment."
Ashford Road Bill.
The Earl of Shaftesbury made the like Report fromthe Lords Committees, to whom the Bill, intituled, "AnAct for more effectually repairing and otherwise improving the Road from the Post Road near Faversham,by Bacon's Water, through Ashford, to Hythe, and fromBacon's Water to Castle Street, in the City of Canterbury, all in the County of Kent," was committed.
Peniche's Naturalization Bill.
The Earl of Shaftesbury also made the like Reportfrom the Lords Committees, to whom the Bill, intituled,"An Act for naturalizing John Thomas Peniche," wascommitted.
Ordered, That the said Bill be ingrossed.
Scot v. Ker & Johnston: Same v. same: Order for Hearing, discharged.
Upon reading the Petition of James Ker and HenryJohnston, Respondents in Two Causes depending in thisHouse, to which Archibald Scot is Appellant; prayingtheir Lordships, "That the Order for hearing the saidCauses on Monday next be discharged:"
It is Ordered, That the Order for hearing the said Causesby Counsel at the Bar on Monday next be discharged,as desired.
Douglas et al. v. Brown & Craig.
Ordered, That the Cause wherein Henry AlexanderDouglas, and others, are Appellants, and Walter Brownand James Gibson Craig are Respondents, be heard byCounsel at the Bar on Monday next.
Pensions, Petition from Chichester respecting.
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of theCity of Chichester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed;praying their Lordships, "That the present Pension Listmay be entirely abolished, and new Pensions grantedto those who merit them:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on theTable.
Union with Ireland, Petitions from Shipwrights, Dublin, & Aghaboe, for Repeal of.
Upon reading the Petition of the Shipwrights of theCity of Dublin, whose Names are thereunto subscribed;praying, "That their Lordships will ameliorate theCondition of the Petitioners by repealing the Act ofLegislative Union between Great Britain and Ireland,a Circ*mstance which will confer the Blessing of Plentyon a long-suffering patient People, suffering at oncePrivation and Calumny, who stand second to no Portion of His Majesty's Subjects in Loyalty and Affection,and by which Means such Loyalty and Affection mustbecome encreased rather than diminished:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on theTable.
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of theParish of Aghaboe, in the Queen's County, Ireland, whoseNames are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordshipsfor a Repeal of the Legislative Union between GreatBritain and Ireland, which a Minister of England hassince declared to have been "atrocious in its Principle,and abominable in its Means:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on theTable.
Labourers Wages, Petition from Collumpton respecting.
Upon reading the Petition of the Cloth Weavers ofCollumpton and its Vicinity, in the County of Devon,whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "Thattheir Lordships will adopt such Measures for the Reliefof the Petitioners, who are at present laboring undersevere Privations and great Distress from the very lowRate of Wages paid to them for their Labor, as willprevent the Extinction of that Class of Beings, alreadydegraded, debased and worn by repeated Suffering:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on theTable.
Tithe System, Petitions from West Walton & Brancepeth for Revision of.
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants, Ownersand Occupiers of Land in the Parish of West Walton, inthe County of Norfolk, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships, "That the Tithe Lawsmay be totally abolished, as also all unnecessary Officers,such as Deans, Prebends and Archdeacons; that Clerical Duties and those of the Magistrate, which are inconsistent with each other, be no longer allowed; thattheir Lordships do take into their own Hands the wholeof the Church Property, and do apply its superabundantWealth to the Exigencies of the State; that the Bishopsbe equalized and paid as the Judges; that Pluralitiesbe abolished; and that their Lordships will adopt suchother Measures for the Support of Religion as theirLordships in their Wisdom may devise:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on theTable.
Upon reading the Petition of the Owners and Occupiersof Land in the Parish of Brancepeth, in the County ofDurham, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will, at as early a Period inthis Session of Parliament as the Business of the Nationwill allow, take into their most serious Considerationthe present State of the Tithe Laws, and the Effectsnow resulting from them, also the Changes which haveoccurred since they were framed; and that after a strictand mature Investigation of the Question, in all itsrelative Bearings, their Lordships will be pleased toadopt such Measures and to make such Arrangementsas shall appear to them to be consistent with Justice tothe Payers and Receivers of Tithes, and most beneficialto the general Interests of Religion, and those of theCommunity at large:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on theTable.
Stage Coach Duty, Petition of Postmasters, &c. of Fife for Exemption from.
Upon reading the Petition of the Postmasters andCoach Contractors of the County of Fife, whose Namesare thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "toexempt Stage Coaches and Carriages kept for Hire, andthe Coachmen and Guards thereof, from the AssessedTaxes imposed on them, and also to abrogate the WarDuty of One Halfpenny per Mile on the PublicCoaches run by the Petitioners and other Coach Contractors in the United Kingdom:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on theTable.
Law of Settlement, Petition from Sittingbourne for Alteration of.
Upon reading the Petition of the Proprietors and Occupiers of Land, Tradesmen and others residing at and inthe Neighbourhood of the Town of Sittingbourne, in theCounty of Kent, whose Names are thereunto subscribed;praying their Lordships, "That the present Law of Settlement by Hiring and Service be altered to SevenYears Servitude:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on theTable.
Malt Duty, Petitions for Repeal of: (Lenham:)
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Lenham and its Vicinity, in the County of Kent, whose Namesare thereunto subscribed:
East Peckham:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants ofEast Peckham and its Vicinity, in the County of Kent,whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Thornham.
And also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitantsof Thornham and its Vicinity, in the County of Kent,whose Names are thereunto subscribed; severally praying,"That their Lordships will be pleased to take the distressed State of the Labouring Poor into their mostserious and early Consideration, and repeal the Dutyon Malt, a Duty so destructive in its Consequences tothe Health and Comfort of more than Half thePopulation of the United Kingdom:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petitions do lie on theTable.
Convicts Reports respecting, delivered.
The Lord Melbourne laid before the House, pursuantto the Directions of an Act of Parliament,
"Two Reports of John Henry Capper Esquire, Superintendent of Ships and Vessels employed for the Confinement of Offenders under Sentence of Transportation,relating to the Convict Establishments at Devonport,Portsmouth, Tipnor, Sheerness, Chatham, Woolwich,Deptford, and at Bermuda."
And the Titles thereof being read by the Clerk.
Ordered, That the said Reports do lie on the Table.
Dickson et al. v. Cunninghame & L d Medwyn.
It was moved, "That the Order made Yesterday;"That the Cause wherein David Dickson Esquire, andothers, are Appellants, and John Cunninghame Esquireand The Honorable John Hay Forbes Lord Medwyn,are Respondents, be heard by Counsel at the Bar onWednesday next," be now read."
The same was accordingly read by the Clerk.
Ordered, That the said Order be discharged.
Fraser v. Fraser.
Ordered, That the Cause wherein Archibald ThomasFrederick Fraser Esquire is Appellant, and Thomas Alexander Fraser Esquire is Respondent, be heard by Counselat the Bar on Wednesday next.
Commons Answer to Message of this Day.
The Messengers sent to the House of Commons thisDay, being returned; informed the House, "That theCommons return for Answer, That they will send anAnswer by Messengers of their own.
Maiden Newton Inclosure Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,by Mr. Bankes and others;
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for inclosing Landswithin the Parish of Maiden Newton, in the County ofDorset; to which they desire the Concurrence of thisHouse.
The said Bill was read the First Time.
Parliamentary & Burgh Reform, Petitions in favor of: (Edinburgh:)
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Edinburgh and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will take theState of the Parliamentary Representation of Scotlandinto their early and serious Consideration, and grantsuch an Extension of the Franchise as the Evil to beremedied may require:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on theTable.
Bathgate:
Upon reading the Petition of The Provost, Magistrates,Councillors, Burgesses and others, Inhabitants of the Burghof Bathgate and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereuntosubscribed; praying their Lordships "to take such Stepsfor remedying the Evils in the existing State of theRepresentation of the People as to their Lordships mayappear most conducive to the Public Interest, and forreducing the Pressure of Taxation now so severely feltby every Proportion of the productive and industriousClasses of the People:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on theTable.
Glasgow:
Upon reading the Petition of the Merchants, Bankers,Traders and Householders in the City of Glasgow andSuburbs, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; prayingtheir Lordships "to adopt such Measures as shall insurethe Permanence of the British Constitution, and shallprovide for the Exercise of the People's Right to a full,fair and free Representation in the Commons House ofParliament:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on theTable.
County of Cornwall:
Upon reading the Petition of the Freeholders andInhabitants of the County of Cornwall, whose Names arethereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to supportand assist His Majesty's Ministers in the good Work ofinquiring into and reforming the Commons House ofParliament; and by correcting the inadequate and partial Distribution of the Elective Franchise, and establishing the Right of voting on just and uniform Principles, by shortening the Duration of Parliaments, andregulating the Cost, Time and Mode of Elections, torender the House of Commons in fact, as it always hasexisted in Theory, the faithful Organ and Representative of the just Wishes and true Interests of thePeople:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on theTable.
Portsmouth:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitant Householders of the Borough of Portsmouth, whose Names arethereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "for aConstitutional Reform of Parliament; that the Franchise be removed from all decayed and depopulatedBoroughs, and that the Privilege of sending Membersbe extended to all large Cities and Towns not nowrepresented; and that in those Places where the Rightof voting is now limited, it be extended to all Inhabitant Householders paying Rates and Taxes; and thatthe Duration of Parliament be considerably shortened:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on theTable.
Aberdeen:
Upon reading the Petition of the Burgesses, Proprietors and Householders of the City of Aberdeen, whoseNames are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That theirLordships will be pleased to grant such Changes inelecting the Magistrates and Town Councils in Scotland as to their Lordships shall seem wise and expedient; and to extend the Elective Franchise to largeand populous Towns, and secure to Aberdeen aseparate Representative; also that the Suffrages of theElectors may be collected in a Manner best adapted toneutralize the degrading Practice of Bribery; and thatthe Defects in the general System may be remedied onPrinciples suited to the Attachment which the Petitioners feel and believe the People to entertain for thehappy Constitution of this Country:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on theTable.
Irvine:
Upon reading the Petition of the Magistrates and TownCouncil, the Incorporated Trades, and the Feuars andInhabitants of the Royal Burgh of Irvine, whose Namesare thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "togrant such an Extension of the Elective Franchise ofScotland as may appear just and reasonable, and bestsuited to the Interests of Society, and conform to thevenerated Constitution of the Kingdom:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on theTable.
Renfrew:
Upon reading the Petition of the Burgesses, Feuars,Householders and other Inhabitants of the Royal Burghof Renfrew, whose Names are thereunto subscribed;praying their Lordships, "That, in taking the State of theRepresentation of the Country into their serious Consideration, they will be pleased to grant such an Extension of the Elective Franchise as will secure a full,fair and free Representation of the People in the Commons House of Parliament:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on theTable.
Newcastle upon Tyne
Upon reading the Petition of the Merchants, Bankers,Manufacturers and other Inhabitants of Newcastle uponTyne, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; prayingtheir Lordships "to take into early Consideration the important Question of Parliamentary Reform; and toadopt such Measures as may effectually remedy thelong-existing and deeply-felt Grievances of an unequaland imperfect Representation of the People in theCommons House of Parliament:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on theTable.
Dumfries:
Upon reading the Petition of The Provost, Bailies, Deanof Guild, Treasurer, Merchant and Trades Councillors ofthe Royal Burgh of Dumfries, whose Names are thereuntosubscribed; praying their Lordships "to take into theirConsideration the following Statement for Reform inthe Representation in the Commons House of Parliament; that, were the Elective Franchise confined toBurgesses, Proprietors in Burghs, and Land Owners inCounties, each contributing, to a certain reasonableAmount, towards the Contingencies of the State, theRepresentatives of Burghs and Counties would thenpossess the Approbation and Confidence of theirElectors, who would have a solid and tangible Interestin the Constitution and Prosperity of the Kingdom,and the Commons House of Parliament, in so far asregarded Scotland, would be composed of Members,who, in the Words of the Writs of Election, would befreely and indifferently chosen;" from the Respectability and Status of the Electors, even the Chance ofCorruption, it is hoped, would be annihilated, and thelong wished for Purity of the Members of Parliamentin the House of Commons would at length be accomplished, and the reasonable Expectations of the Publicwould be gratified; and that their Lordships would dotherein as in their Wisdom shall seem proper:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on theTable.
Kinross, & c:
Upon reading the Petition of the Householders of Kinross, Milnathort, and the surrounding Country, whoseNames are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordshipsto extend and equalize the Elective Franchise in theCounties and Royal Burghs in Scotland, so as to give aVoice in choosing Representatives in Parliament tothe Real Property, Wealth, Industry and Intelligenceof the Country; and that their Privilege of returninga Member for the County may no longer be confinedto alternate Parliaments:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on theTable.
Alnwick:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Alnwick,the County Town of Northumberland, and its Vicinity,whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying theirLordships "for a Constitutional Reform in the House ofCommons, and for a rigid Suppression of all superfluousExpenditure, the Reduction of all sinecure and unnecessary Offices, and the cutting down, with unsparing Rigour, of the disgraceful List of unmeritedPensions; and the Petitioners recommend to the seriousConsideration of Parliament, the taking the Vote byBallot:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on theTable.
Stoke St. Mary, Somerset:
Upon reading the Petition of the Landed Proprietors,Farmers, Householders and Inhabitants of the Villageand Parish of Stoke Saint Mary, in the County of Somerset,whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying theirLordships, "That all delinquent, close and corrupt Boroughsbe disfranchised in favor of large populous Towns nowunrepresented, such as Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham; and that all resident Persons paying Scot andLot and direct Taxes (not otherwise and civilly disqualified) be entitled to vote for the Return of Membersto Parliament in all Borough Towns; that the Septennial Act be repealed, and the Triennial Act of6th William and Mary be revived, and that the takingof Votes at Elections by Ballot may be taken intodeliberate Consideration; that the Public Resourcesbe husbanded with rigid Economy, and that all Sinecures,useless Offices and unmerited Pensions be abolished inaccordance with the welcomed patriotic Pledge andDeclaration of His present Majesty's Ministers; andthat such Measures be promptly adopted, and suchRedress given, as shall seem meet and expedient in theirLordships Wisdom:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on theTable.
Caithness.
Upon reading the Petition of the Freeholders, Heritors,Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of Supply of theCounty of Caithness, agreed to at a General Meeting heldat the Royal Burgh of Wick, whose Names are thereuntosubscribed; praying their Lordships "to grant an improved System of the Elective Franchise to the wholeKingdom, and such an amended Representation to theCounty of Caithness, as may be calculated to secure theRights, the Property and Liberty of the Subject:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on theTable.
Galway Act, Petition from Galway for Repeal of.
Upon reading the Petition of the Landholders, Clergy,Merchants, Freemen, Tradesmen and Freeholders of theCounty of the Town of Galway, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "for the Repeal of the Provision in the Statute 4 Geo. 1, c. 15,(Irish,) commonly called "The Galway Act," whichrequires the Profession of Protestantism to entitleClaimants to the Freedom of the Corporation ofGalway:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on theTable.
River Moy Navigation, Petition from Kilmore-Moy for improving.
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of theParish of Kilmore-Moy, in the Counties of Mayo andSligo, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to expend a Sum of Money, notexceeding Six thousand Pounds, for clearing the RiverMoy of Rocks, and for improving the Navigationthereof, and the constructing of a Canal to Lough Con,which would at once employ many industrious Poorwho are now in a State not remote from Starvation, andhighly improve a District hitherto neglected, and ofwhich the rich Resources are as yet unexplored:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on theTable.
Education, (Ireland), Petitions from Tramore & Dromore for regulating Grants for.
Upon reading the Petition of the Roman CatholicClergy and Laity of the Town of Tramore and its Neighbourhood, in the County of Waterford, whose Names arethereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships, "Thatall Grants for Education of the Poor of Ireland may bewithdrawn from all Societies requiring by their Rulescertain Observances of a Religious Nature, at variancewith the Principles of the major Part of the Community, and placed in other Hands; firstly, becausetheir Acts are totally at variance with the Intentionsof the Legislature in making such Grants, by havingthe Effect of confining such Grants to a Sect; secondly,because their Acts tend to keep up Religious Discordin the Country; and thirdly, because they monopolizethe Public Money, and, instead of benefiting the Public, tend to paralize the Efforts of many well-meaningIndividuals, who are anxious to assist in the Educationof the People:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on theTable.
Upon reading the Petition of the Catholic Bishop andClergy in the Diocese of Dromore, whose Names arethereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "so todispose of the Funds allocated to the Education of thePoor of Ireland as will remove those Causes of Discontent which have hitherto impeded the Progress ofEducation in Ireland, and may enable the Petitionersto extend its Advantages to the Poor of their Communion, who constitute the great Mass of the Population, by making such Provision for that Purpose aswill be commensurate with their Numbers and theirWants:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on theTable.
Slavery, Petitions for Abolition of: (North Sunderland:)
Upon reading the Petition of the Members of theUnited Associate Congregation of North Sunderland,whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying theirLordships "to take the Business of legislating on theSubject of Slavery in the British Colonies into theirown Hands, and require the Colonies immediately toadopt such Measures as may, in their Lordships Wisdom, appear best fitted for presently ameliorating theCondition of the Slaves, and speedily effecting theircomplete Emancipation:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on theTable.
Glendale Ward:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Glendale Ward and its Vicinity, in the County of Northumberland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; prayingtheir Lordships "to take the momentous Subject ofSlavery into their earnest Consideration, with a viewto devise some effectual Means of relieving the BritishNation from the Guilt and Ignominy of such an inhuman and revolting System, and of ensuring its speedyand total Extinction throughout the Empire:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on theTable.
Tonbridge.
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of theTown of Tonbridge, in the County of Kent, whose Namesare thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "forthwith to pass a Law for the early and utter Extinctionof Slavery:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on theTable.
Illegal Imprisonment, Petition of Debtors in Carlisle Gaol respecting.
Upon reading the Petition of the Prisoners now confined in the County Gaol at Carlisle, whose Names arethereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to empower, authorize and charge the High Sheriff or theJustices of Assize, and a legal Jury, that upon anyPrisoner for alleged Debt finding himself aggrievedand petitioning them or each of them for Relief, afterdue Notice to the detaining Party, to examine into theCause of Complaint, and liberate or allow the Captivethe Privilege of paying according to the Decision ofthe Court:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on theTable.
Marriages of Protestants with Catholics, Petition from Navan respecting.
Upon reading the Petition of the Roman CatholicClergymen of the Parish of Navan, in the County ofMeath, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; prayingtheir Lordships, "That, consistently with the tolerantPrinciples of the British Constitution, the same Libertybe granted to Roman Catholic Clergymen as to Clergymen of any other Denomination; and that the Lawwhich imposes a Penalty of heavy Fine and long Imprisonment on a Roman Catholic Clergyman formarrying a Person of the Established Church to oneof his own Communion, may be abrogated:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on theTable.
Emigration, Petition from Kilcommon respecting.
Upon reading the Petition of the Parishioners of Kilcommon, in the Half Barony of Erris, in the County ofMayo, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; prayingtheir Lordships "to rescue them from the Evils withwhich they are threatened, either by granting themMeans to improve their own District, or to emigrateinto some one of our Foreign Colonies:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on theTable.
Vestry Laws, (Ireland,) Petition from Waterford for Repeal of.
Upon reading the Petition of the Protestant Inhabitantsof the City of Waterford and its Vicinity, whose Namesare thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordshipswill take into their earliest Consideration the presentState of the Vestry Laws of Ireland, with a view totheir total Repeal, or at least to such Amendment astheir Lordships may consider satisfactory to the Interests of this Country:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on theTable.
Union with Ireland, Petition from Dundalk Benevolent Builders Society for Repeal of.
Upon reading the Petition of the Members of theDundalk Benevolent Builders Society, whose Names arethereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordshipswill take the Act of Legislative Union between GreatBritain and Ireland into their Consideration, and giveRelief by repealing the same, and granting such otherMeasures as to their Lordships may seem meet:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on theTable.
Com ee on the Poor Laws, Cowling to attend.
Ordered, That Mr. Cowling, Civil Engineer, do attendthis House on Monday next, to be sworn, in order to hisbeing examined as a Witness before the Select Committeeappointed to consider of the Poor Laws.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentumcontinuandum esse usque ad et in diem Lunæ, vicesimumprimum diem instantis Februarii, horâ decimâ Auroræ,Dominis sic decernentibus.
