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MARRIAGE ACT.

Lord ELLE/1501101MM gave notice, that he
would on Friday week move the Second reading of
the Marriage Act Amendment Bill, and that their
Lordships should be summoned for that day.
Lord DAClli requested that the Noble Baron
would fix his motion for some other day, as he bad

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on that slay to prereilt • Peiiu.•u relatiie to the
church discipline of the diocese of Peterborough,
which he had postponed prat ' g until the Reis
Prelate of that diocese was in Ins place, and Ise hod
received sn intimation fron► him that be•w•uld be
so •a the day mentioned by the Noble Lord.
I.•ed ELLoononouall was of opinion dist his
nodes of motion had better stand for the day tie bed
Bard ; he slid not apprehend that it would occupy
much of their Lordship.' time, Si he understood
the second reading would not he opposed.
The Earl of Livairoot. said, that the Nelde
Baron (Deere) might present his Petition soy time,
and give notice of • day for its being taken iutu
consideration. It certainly was Hot his inteutiois
to oppose the Bill alluded to by the Noble Loud
(Ellenborough) going los Cott►stsistee, bet becoold
g►ve so.further pledge.
Their Lordships were then ordered to be NUM
mooed fur Friday week.

STATE OF IRELAND.
The Marquis of LANIDOWN Kam notice. that he
would, on Monday the 10th June, I,l'ol before their
Lordships the subject of the State of Ireland. The
Noble Marquis moved that their Lordships should
be sown l d for that day.—Ordered.
Earl GROSVSNOR presented • Petition from the
Inhabitants of the Town of Shaftesbury and its
vicinity, praying for • reviriou of the criminal code.
...Read and laid un the table.

AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS.
Earl Gausverioa presented a Petition &meet..
tain Owners and Occupiers of Land in the Couihy
of Somerset, complaining of agricultural distresa,
and praying for relief.
The Earl of ALBIMAILS presented a similar
Petition from the Owners and Occupiers of Laud
of an Hundred iu the County of Norfolk.
Lord SUFFIELD presented a similar Petition
from another Hundred in the same County.
'they were severally read and laid on the table.
ROMAN CATHOLIC PEERS BILL, POSTPONEMENT
OF THE SECOND READING.
The Duke of PORTLAND moved that the Order
of the Day for their Lordships being summoned for
to-morrow, for the purpose of the above Bill being
read, should be discharged. He was induced to do
so on account of a Noble Earl (Grey), who took a
distinguished part iu the debates of their Lordships•
House, not being able to attend on account of a
family calamity ; there was also another Noble
Lord, who always took part in this discussion, who
would be also preveuted from being in his place to-
morrow on account of indisposition. It had been
his intention to have renewed his notice of motion
foe another day, but until be communicated with
the Noble Lords to whom he hod klluded. to amen
lain whets they would be able to be in their place+,
he thought he would trot be justified in lining ow
• certaiii day; he would therefore lease the day
Open.

Lord ROLLS said, he was of opinion that some
early day ought to be fixed for the second reading
of the Bill, as he knew many of the Irish Peers
wished to return to Irelaud, and were only de-
taMed by the iiiteisded discussion of this measure.
The Duke of Arent, agreed with the Noble
Baron who had just sat down, that there was no
just reason for postponing the second reading of the
Bill, or why the notice should be p►ostpo►ed on the
ground of certain Noble Individuals not being ab'e
to attend in their places from certain cauves. He
would go as far in courtesy as any man, but when
the great importance of the question was consider-
ed, and the manner in which it was brought before
them, which in his opinion went to affect their
Lordships' privileges, he could nut agree to delay.
It was attempted by the Bill to do what had never
been attempted before, to break up the union be-
tween this country and Scotland. When their
Lordships saw the table covered with Petitions
against the Bill, they ought not to keep the people
of the couniry in suspense—they ought to bring it
to issue, and try the question at once. If Noble
Lords were prevented from attending in their places,
it was well known that there was a way in their
Lordship.' House that they might express their
opinion by their votes, although abeam. He would
nut agree to the notice of motion being withdrawn.
without the Noble Duke named a certain day,
Monday or Tueaduy next.
The Marquis of LANSDOWN said, he had always
understood it to be in order to move for the dis-
charge of an Order which merely went to summon
their Lordship.. Suppose the Noble Duke on the
cross-bench (Athol) was to prevent the Order being
discharged, ha would wish to know where was the
power that could compel his Noble Friend (the
Duke of Portland) to move the second reading of
the Bill to-morrow. The Noble Duke on the
cross-bench had said, if he understood him right,
that the Bill originating where it did was a breach
of the privileges of their Lordships' House. He
would ark him, if it was so, why he did not make
the objection on the first reading of the Bill ?
The Duke of ATHOL" I was not present."
The Marquis of LANSDOWN—The Noble Duke
not being in his place at the first leading is nut an
excuse, for he might have been ; he had not been
afflicted with any family calamity or with indispo-
sition. He was convinced the course winch had
been taken by the Noble Duke on the bench be-
hind him (Portland) was the usual one. Ile would
feel as de►irous as the Noble Baron (Rolle) that
there should he • full attendance of their Lordships
at the discussion, and he would feel as much (or
the detention of the Irish Peers from Ireland, where
their presence was so much requited. as he did ;
but lie knew that the propositions that hail been
brought forward in the other House of Parliament
by his Misjest)'s Alinisters, would not be matured
there so us to be brought up to their Lordships
House until after the second reading of this Bill,
even if it was to take place at a distant period. mid
the Irish Peers would not think of leaving this
country until the business of Government was con-
cluded.

Lord ROLLS said he merely rose to state an-
other reason why the second reading of the Bill

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should net be postponed, which ons, duet it would
interfere with the Right Rev. l•relate-, who win I 1
shortfehave to attend a vialtauoa. lie wail I pin.
pu.e that it should be rend a second time on Thr r;•
day wet, the day after Ascot mires.—(Laughter.,
l'he LORD CNANVIILLOS said, iu rinng it wai
tot his wish to enter into the que►tion whether the
Bill ought or ought not to Have o'tgrualed when,
it did, but having so originated, it certainly did
affect their Lurd.hipa' pledgees; if it did, I.e
world have considered it his duty to ha* stated so
when it was broualit up. He would not then give
hie opinion whether the Bill ought to pass or ought
urn to pass, bat he could tell their Lordships, that
he knew twit there was great unruliness its the mind
of the public an the *tibia's Ise eusehi therefore
emeriti the Noble Duke to Rx a certain day for the
second teadinF, however distant it might be, so NI
the public mind might be wet at ease if there *as
a eertain time flied lur determiaing the question ;
for In. own pa►t he would not say that the 41st or
the 30th of next month would be too late.
The Earl of LivairooL said, that to-morrow
was fixed for the second reading by a georral ar-
rangement. He deplored as much as any men the
family calamity of the Noble Earl (Grey). but the
object►on he had to postponing the second readion:
Will, that its necessity lead not been put on that
ground, but on the indisposition of some other Noble
Peers. He knew that many engagements that had
not been made for to-morrow could have been made.
and many that had been made were broken on
account of its being generally understood that the
Bell would be read a second time. He considered
that it would be expedient that a certain day should
be fixed for the secood reading.
Lord Rot.t.e moved that the Bill should be
read a secood time on Thursday next.
The Duke of PORTLAND rearmed his aotice of
motion, that their Lordships should be summoned
for Friday the 41st of June, for the purpose of his
moving that the Bill should be read • second time.
The Rail of LtvgarooL observed, that the Noble
Baron had tooted iustrad of giving notice of a
motion.
Lord Rol.t.e then withdrew his motion.
Lord Kawyon mid, that the Right Rev. Prelate•
would be much inconvenienced by being kept sway
from their dioceses.
After some conversation across the table, which
was not audible below the bar, between the Duli.!
of PORTLAND, the Elul of LlYearooc, and the
Earl of Lameinteaut—

The motion of the Doke of PORTLAND, that
their Lordships shoold be summoned for Friduy.
the it of Jon.. wee speed to.
The LORD Csaicsu.oa begged that it might
be nadersreod, if the Bill was not read a *retool
time on the 4let of June, that he would bring fp,.
we di snotieo, es the subject of which this tali..
mato* might be considered as doe notice of his IV-
teation.

INSURRECTION ACT (IRELAND).
The Marquis of LAIIIIDOWN bind, as the Noble
Earl opposite (Liverpool) had admitted on ■ form.,
day that it was the iieteistioa of his Majesty's Go.
sentiment to continue the Insarection Act in Ire-
land. he wished to ask him alien they might ex-
pect the Bill for that purpooe would be brought up
from the other House of Parliament ?
The Earl of LIVERPOOL said he had no hesita-
tion in *eying that it was the inteltion of Govern-
ment to renew that Act ; but whether a Bill hail
ben► brought into the other Hosse of Parliament, i,r
whether it would be shortly brought in. or the
length of time it would take to discuss, it wee im-
possible for him to say, but he wiiuld undertake to
say that such a Bill would be introduced into the
other House of Parliament.—Adjouroed.