The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-04-06 00:00:00

USURY LAWS.

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The Marquis of DOiff sWI presented a petition from cer-
tain inhabitants of Belfast, against the repeal of the Usury Lows.
The Noble Marquis, in presenting this petition, observed, that the
prayer of it was in accordance with his opinion on the subject.
The price of money, be thought, ought to be free, as well as that
of other commodities. The petition was laid on the table.
IRISH TITHE COMPOSITION BILL.
Viscount CLlFDEN.presented a petition from the inhabitaots
of the united parishes of Frankfort anti Aghadoe, in the county of
Kilkenny, praying for a complete reform of the Tithe system in
Leland, and for a ',Teal of the Tithe Composition Bill. The
Noble Viscount strongly deprecated the union of parishes, and ob-
served that the Catholics knew that they had been ill-treated, and
alto knew their own strength.
The Marquis of DOIKNSIIIRK was well affected towards the
Established Church, and or that account he was anxious to have
the tithe question settled in • manger most consonant with the
feelings of the people, and he thought no course more likely to
produce good effects than that pursued by the Bishop of Down.
If the Bight Bev. Bench would follow that prelate's example with
regard to rectorial and curatorial tithes, he was convinced the most
beneficial resuhs would accrue.

Earl I)ARNLEI( wu desirous of correcting a most
gross mistake of the public prints, which related to a petition that
he had the honour of presenting to their Lordships on Friday
last. The papers had stated that the petition was from the Isle of
Thanet, but the the; was, it came from St. Leonard's, Shoreditch,
and so he stated at the time; ant how the Isle of Thanet could
have been inserted, he was at a loss to imagine, for he had not re-
ceived a petition front that island at all. Ile was generally sur-
prised at the accuracy with which the reports in the public papers
were given, when he considered the inconvenience to which the
gentlemen who attended for that purpose were subjected ; and he
would suggest to their Lordships that every facility should be given
to those who send forth theirLordships' proceedings to the public.
Mistakes might arise from his not spealang probably in so loud a
tone of voice as he ought, or from a noise below the bar; in short,
there were various inconveniences to which those who gave the
Reports were subjected; but as he had amost important subject to
introduce to their Lordship' notice on Thursday next, on the
subject of Ireland, he hoped that he might not be materially
misrepresented; he confessed that he had some apprehensions
on the subject, if sounds so different as the Isle of Thanet and St.
Leonard's, Shoreditch, could appear similar.
The petition was then hid an tile table.
SILK BILL I'DMIIIITTEE.
Their Lordships, on the motion of the Earl of LIVERPOOL,
went into a Committee on the Silk Duties' Regulation Bill, which
was reported without amendments.

CATHOLIC SEPULTURE Clad. (IRE LA ND.)
The Keel of LIVERPOOL moved the second reading of the
Catholic Sepalture Rill.
Earl DARNLEY said that he understood that a petition had
been presented against the BilL
The Earl of LIVERPOOL slid that every endeavour had been
made to remove diffizulties, and to allbrd relief to those wha felt
themselves aggrieved; and he believed the Bill would have every
beneficial erect. He moved that the Bill be then read a second
time, and be committed to-morrow.
Earl DARNLEY thought Friday would be a more convenient
da for committing the Bill.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL said that an amendment might be
moved on the third reading, and he could see no objection to the
committal of the Bill to-morrow.

After a few words from the of CARNARNON, the Bill
was read a second time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow.
CHIEF SECRETARY'S OFFICE (IRELAND.).
Mr. Johnson, from the office of f.',ldd Secretary in Ireland, pre.
seated various papers, in obedience to their Lordships' orders.
Aajourned.

ROUSE OF COMMONS, Moxo*y, APIIL L

NEGRO SLAVERY.
Mr. C. GRANT presented a petition from Kelso, against negro
slaSvimy.
erilar petitions were prmented—from Ilolme, in Cumberland,
by Mr. Curwen ; from Stirling, by Mr. Buchanan ; from Eve-
sham, by Sir C. Cockerel': from Oswestry, by Mr. Pelham; and
from Perth, by Mr. Kennedy.
The several petitions were ordered to lie oo the table.
DUBLIN COAL BILL.

Sir R. SHAW presented a petition from the Chainber of Com.
merce in Dublin, against the Coal Bill.--Ordercd to lie on the
table.

ALIEN BILL.
Mr. DIUNDAY resented & petition from Derby against the
Alien Bill to ha on the s4,l&.__