The National Register.
London, England, 1811-06-02 00:00:00

HOUSE O 1 LORDS.

MONDAY, MAY 27.
in a Committee of Privileges., their I.ordships were engaged
mild a late hour, past six o'clock, in the further investigation of
the case of the 13etkelev Peerage. A nuno-,erfuf witnesses were
examined on the part of the Crown, and among them Sir Isaac
leant, Knt. Garter King at -rms. The further proci.edings
wi re postponed (by spec al adjournment, until ten o'clock on
Friday.
Lord REDESDALE stated, that as he enderstond the Report of
the Comniittee on Mr. Grey's Estate BM, was likely to be ninde
on 1;i-idly, and as some of the Clause in that Bid contain tl
mater of such imprtance, as renatred it high!): proper the at-
tention of all their Lordships should be r:alled to it, he now
i•; tiotice that he should to-morrow nauve, That the Lords be
e,
sumiuoned fOr Friday next.

IRISH CATHOLICS.

On our admission to the House,
The Marquis of Dow Nsitt av. was on his legs. He had the
honour to present, he said, in the absence (se his Noble Friend
the Earl of Donotighmore, s l'etWott from his N'Tajesty's Ca.
tholic subj. cts of Ireland, and siBned by nearly nidtlon of in-
divithtals. The subject it referred to was one of do highest im•
port ance ; and trom the g..f.at extent of his property and con-
nections in heland, hr wet induced to form a more decided and
a stronger opinion upon the subject, than in other circumstances
probably he would have done. He should now move, that the
Petition be received and read. After which he said he should,
in the name of his Noble Friend, move, That the Petition be
taken into consideration on Friday, the 7th of June.
'llePetition, which Will of very considerable bulk, was then
read. It io'ported to he the humble Petition of his Majesty's
Roman Catholic subjects of Ireland, whose moms were thereto
subscribed for themselves, as well as for others of the same per-

suasion, tkc. &C.
The Petition being read,
The Noble Marquis of DOWNS/ITUE moved, That the Peti-
tion do lie upon the table, and that the Lords be summoned for
Friday the 7th ofJune.
PADDINGTON WATER WORKS BILL.
On the question for the second reading of .this Bill,
Lord 10:1)ESDA it rose, and in an arcumentative speech of
some leiwth, delivered his sentiments of this measure, which
were unt.ivourable to it in principle, as well as in detail, and
coi;cluded ley moving, That instead of now, the Bill be read a
this day three months.
The Earl of MOIKA spoke in favour. of the Bill, as perfectly
its principle, and similar in its provisions to the
g of Bills of the kind.
'lnc CH.% CE t.Lort ably supported some of the leading
poF:.tions of his IslotA: Friend, 1.,,rd Redesdale.
Earl S tiori: was in favour of the Bill going to a Com-
mit tee.
After a few words from the Earl of Bridgewater, in favour o f
the MIL, a division took place—For the Bill 12.—Against
'Fite Bid was accordingly read a second time, and committed
for 'Thursday.
INSOLVENT DEBTORS' BILL.
On t'.ie consideration of the Report of this Bill,
Lord P.L.131...i1JA LE proposed two further Amendments. which
were agreed to. His Lordship then moved, That the Bid be
engrossed.
aii S :ANIIOPE thought the Pill should at least he
recommit-
t(4. 1iu,c.:r.:14 never agree to Vlt ofdaing such a Bill to be