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London, England, 1819-03-10 00:00:00

PETITIONS.

Lord WODZKOCSII pithiellted a Pliiiioll from Falmouth,
pray mg for a revision of the Criminal Code.
Lord Ktitrtok presented a Petition from the Pariah of
Mary-le-Bone, against a renewal of the Insuiveut Debtors'
Act.

The Noble Lord also presented a Petition from the unit.
parishes of Si. (Gilesimitne-Fields, rill St. Geosze, lllt
bury, for the amendinem or repeal of the Art of the seith
of the King, relative en putting out Parish Appetit:eve.
The Earl of HYLTIMURY presented a Pet4lloll from the
Mayor, Burgesses, and Inhabitants of the town of Mail-
borough, against any alteration iu the Duties emu Co
The Earl of DARTMOUTH pretested n similar Petitims
Gum the Parish of -, in Staffordshire.
These Petitions were severally read, and I.ud as the table.
WINDOW TAX IN IRELAND.
The Marquis of Dowilantas presented a Petition aittned
by the Lord Mayor, the Nubility, and 3,1.(1) other !Medi .
tants of the City of Dublin, praying for a reliefs 'I of CI .-
Window Tax. The Nohle Marquis, in bringiug ill.s Pet,
tius before the House, stated, (tom his own exp. riestre of
the feelings and sentiments of the people of !Matta, that
the modification of this obuoxious and injunomi tau. by
Parliaineot, during the last Session, was reeriesil with gra-
titude, and isms attended by must salutary erecte. The
people, however, still insisted, that as this tax had Lean in.-
posed expressly as a leer tax, they had a right In call up.:tt
Pis Saluda for its total repeal. Ile, however, should ii it
press the subject an far as this, if it were thought inezp.-
dsent its the present fiiiised einharrassineuts of the (Jou-
try ; but be trusted mot only in the joetiet, but rn the bene-
volent feelings of Parlianieut, that it would nut mad the pre-
seer& taints to pass by, without extending a feu ther porti.:l;
of its benevolence to the still ring people of Inland. li.
could assure their Lordship that every kindness and attest.
two sliewn to that etnottey would not to: thrown away.
The time would lw well employed in ir.4ll.e,Riog frierautea
when the result would he fouled its tacrearine clue fireent
gratitude of a generous people, aiti its presuming the Ilse-
pinem, tranquillity, and rusperiTy elf n gnat Nod
potion of their empire. He felt great satisfaction in stailog
to their Lordship, that haviug, in the course of the last year,
dui lag his residence in Ireland, anxiously watched the sever.
public mcetitigs which had taken place is that moiety, sow,:
of them oil subjects calculated to excite t he n armesefeet els a
a people proverbially warm, yet they were uniformly sensed
by the utmost 'druid ity, decorum, sod propekty. flits tes-
timouy he was the mon desirous of wing thus publicly,
from an apprehensiou, that no the 'object of public met-
hugs in Ireland a certain degree of preirithre pitrailed in
Ibis country, which would represeut throw owned' rather
as scenes of angry COliteilliOn than coedited by tho,e roles
which may be thought better calculated to promote the olio
feet of public ateenthlies
The Petition was then reed and hid on she table.
The Noble Marquis prownied similar Petitions rims the
towns of Belfast mid Eoutlusiderry, which a ere *too 1,:,l mot
laid on the tame. The Noble Marquis expressed los wish t..at
certain Retort's connected with ilve snhji et tif the Wiwi" I "1‘
In Ireland might be laid before the House, for ihe ism. p.o.e
of
potting their Lordships more fully in pu.sewiinu the sop`
jeet, but suit teeing any of his Majesty's NI ini.te ra 11, itvl!
places, he thought it better to postpone Lis matins for the
peudactiou of the Accounts.
SECOND READINGS.
Ou the motion of the Earl of tinArtresvity, the
1;4 for
encouraging the apprebewoun of Smuggle le, the lb
sertadulag the Touusge of Mesta boats, and the Paull fi !emit

the Phte Glass Caw pectiect7 nal a +Peewit!
t RiV, and 0rd.:rt....1 to
be House theta
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,st steel un tell tuittutes passive u'eluetc,

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CH E L A HOSPI
1.. Apicrr presetat 41 accounts of the moahle
expe,Nli-
•,n tt Ch, Isra Hospital, which weir o,tiered to be trail the

tittle.
the the motion of General GAICOINt, the LiVerpdal
11iLket 8111 wa. Lead the third trine nod ',asstd.

EIV WRITS.
On theiOotion of Mr. I.l(tvlttiviarov. new *rot; WC?! Kr-
derv.] fur tit:. Borough of Yarmouth, of the room of %le.
IU Meant not Mr. lobo T•sylor, who have uxce their eke-
tuts r cepINI the Chiltern Rumfords.

HOLYHEAD DOCKS.
General Greco%Nr presented a Petition from certain
l'etrieltiniii and Traders in Liverpnitl, pr.i)inK that they
tear hr allotted, no the payment (if a moderate tontine
slaty. to make 'lse of the Rolsttrati Durk,.
The
private nature, leave tu prrsrnt it should first be ut
a liubhr, a. in the rase of the Hiitish 31irelint and Agri-
totem.. Hoard Petitions, leave es. sl,n requ.red.
The Hon. Genres) withdrew the Petition, fur the purpose
at complying/flits the ape optics..
POOR LAWS.

Itir W. Gomm' present:4 a l'eu II ion from several Woollen
Manufacturers w CloneePiershiri, ou the subject of the
• Poor lisos.—Lsi.l on the tabk.
Mr Comm, to Bruited 11•Peliiion front Holverionn, iu
'Cumberland, on the subject of the Your Laws.—Laid ou
the tAblr.