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PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIEBNCE.

DOUSE OF WEDS, MONDAY, MAY 2.

COMMISSION.
The Soya) Assent was given by Commission to the King's Per-
sonal property fill, the Bankrupt Laws Amendment Bill, the
Theastraing Letters Bill, the Seamen's Wages Bill, and the Inn-
keepers' Allowance Bin; and also to the Royal Exchange As-
PUISIIOI Company Bill, and several Private Bills.
The Lords Commissioners were, the Lord Chancellor, the Mar.
quis of Winchester, and Earl of Shaftesbury,
Mr. Maling presemwd certain Returns from the East Country
Docks.
Mr. Tooke presented a Copy of the Expenses for erecting the St:
Katharine's Docks, and also of erecting the Collier Docks in the
Isle of Doge.
Mr. Stuart Wortley, and other Members from the (louse of
Commons, brought up the Game Laws Amendment Bill, ar.d se-
veral Private Bills, which were read a first time.
EQUITABLE LOAN BILL.
Lod TORRINOTON presented three petitions in favour of the
Equitable Loan Bill ; one from Spitalfields, another from the worts.
men of the London Decks, and another from those of the West
India Deeks—baid on the table.
Lord DACRE wished to know from the Noble Earl (louder.
dale) why he moved on a previous night for tatain Papers relative
to the Equitable Loan Bill, and what purpose it was intended
thaw papers should serve.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE said, he had moved for them
merely to become better acquainted with the nature of the Aiwocia-
tion. The Noble Earl then moved for a certain Paper relative to
the Equitable Loan Company, pub' -hed in the newspapers, by
autttonty of the Directors, since the bth November last.
Lord DACRE hoped that no order would be made for the pro.
duction of papers which might be published under the names of
the Directors, and might not proceed from that Company as a body.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE said, that the paper to which
ne alluded was published in the public papers, headed " Equitable
Loan Company," and it animadverted on the conduct of Parlia-
ment as it related to this subject. He was not disposed to make
ally observations, further than to say, that the parties spoke of
proceedings in that House, as if Parliament were under the control
of those corporate bodies. This he thought very improper ; but if
the paper to which he alluded were produced, then the motive that
gave rise to it might be ascertained. His own conduct had always
been uniform, and would continue so. Nothing that the Directors
could do would have the effect of altering it.
Lord DACRE hoped the Noble Earl would not press tbe Di.
rectors of this Company to say whether or not they had signed an
essay in the public papers, which might have been inserted by some
adversary. He was sorry to see the Noble Earl so warm in his op.
position to the Directors.
Lord SUFFIELD said, he believed there was not in the coun-
try a more respectable body of men than the Directors of the
Equitable Loan Company. Among them there were several Mem-
bers of Parliament, and one person who, from his situation, must
be supposed to know more of the effects of that Company than
almost any other person. Ile alluded to Sir Richard Birole. •
police magistrate, whose character stood deservedly high. He
(Lord Suffield) did not, however, mean to oppose the production
of the paper for which the Noble Earl (Lauderdale) had moved.

The LORD CH A NCE LLO it said there were various other Insti-
tutions connected with the question of the legality of the Equitable
Loan Company, the legality of which Companies was not so clear. He
&geed in the opinion that there was no man more respectable than
Richard Dania, but in consequence of the nature of his official
st:uation, he did not think him the most fit person to act as a
Director of the Equitable Loan Company.
Petitior.s in favour of the Equitable Loan 8111 were then pre.
eer.ted ftom the Watermen of London by Lord EXMOUTH, and
from Deptford.
A petition against the Equitable Loan Bill was presented by
ere Earl of EtiItE3IONT, from the Pawbrokers of Brighton.
The petitions wcre laid on the table.
CATHOLIC CLAIMS.
The LORD CHANCELLOR presented petitions against the
Claims of the Catholics, from the parish of Leyton, in the county
• eznffulk ; from the inhabitants of Royston, and from those of
Betterwick, near Boston, in the county of Lincoln.
Lord KENYON presented a petition to the same effect, from
thwestry, which, the, Noble Lard observed, was voted at apublic
and contained the signatures of 629 persons.
• Lend ICING said, that be hoped the petition was respectably
signed. He knew that in many instances petitions had been filled
ty schoolboys, but to this he did not so strongly object as to the
signature of the hangman of a certain town, which he understood
As_' been affixed to a certain petition that had been presented to the
House.
Lord KENYON said, that he knew the petition was respectably
air: ed.
Lord KING then presented a petition from Oswestry, signed by
the Mayor, by several Aldermen, and the moat respectable inhabi.
tants of that town, in favour of Catholic Emancipation.
' The Earl of EGRE3IONT presented a petition against the
Claims of the Catholics, from the Dissenting Congregation of
Union-street, Brighton ; and two others to the same effect from
other congregations in the same town.
, The Blarquis of WINCH ELSEA presented a petition to the
same effect, from Ashby de.la.Zouch.
Tee Earley DARNLEY repeated the observations he had made
on a preceding bight, relative to the petition presented against the
(;kaires of the Catholics, from the Clergy of Ely. Ile noticed it
e.ow, as he perceived the Lord Bishop of Ely was in the House.
The Bishop of ELY said that the petitioners had expressed
themselves strongly. and were justified in so doing.
Lord DYNE% OR presented a petition a:;ainst the Claims of the
Catholic*, front Carmarthen.
Lord t;AWDOR said that every exertion had been made to
procure signatures to this petition.
Lord DY NEVOR said that the petition, he knew, wes signed
by several of the most respectable men in the county. lie could
not however say how those signatures were procured.
Lord CAWDOR then presented a petition in favour of the
(;laitr.s of theCatholies front the same town, signed, he observed,
by all the dissenting Clergymen resident there, with the exception
of the Methodists, _ _

The lilarquis of DOWNSIIIRE said that he had a petition to
present, from the large, respectable, and increasing town of ltelfast,
in favour of Catholic Emancipation. He would, however, defer
presenting it until the Bills in progress through the other House
were brought before their Lordships.
The filar.quis of Salisbury presented a petition against Catholic
Emancipation from Barking in Essex.
The Earl of FA L3IOUTH presented a petition of a similar
nature from the Vicar, Churchwardens, and inhabitants of Green-
Lam. in the county of Beth ; and another from the borough of
Truro, in the county of Cornwall.
Tile Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented a petition to the same
fere: from the independent congregation of Betesford-street, Wal.
worth.

The petitions were laid upon the table.
GAME LAWS AMENDMENT BILL.
lard DACRE_gare notice that he should move the second read.
id, of the Game Laws' Amendment Bill this day week.
Lari GROSVENOR presented a petition from certain inhabi.
t tr.ts of the city of Westminster, praying for the extension of the
Dill to ineve.:t cruelt ts? arAtxials=i2siq on the table.