The National Register.
London, England, 1823-04-27 00:00:00

stove for leave to bring in a bill lo abolish the rinisbment of
whipping.
The Quorum Magistrates' Bill and the occasional Freehold-
ers' Bill were postponed till Monday next.
Mr. T. WILSON presented a petition from dealers in wool.
in favour of a measure to repeal die Ltsz on foreign wool.—
Ordered to be printed.
Oil the motion that the report of the Weights and M
Bill he presented.
Mr. D. GILBERT observed that this bill would introduce
no confusion ; it would unly restore the proper ►tate of weights
nod measures.
Report presented and read. Bill ordered to be r. ad a third
time on Friday.
Mr. CALCR AFT presented a report of the Bridport Harbour
Bill.—Agreed to.
WARLIIOUSINO Btel..—Mr. BENET (of Wilts) presented
• petition spinet rite Warehousing bill from woollen nianubic-
lovers of Wittabirc.—ltead and entered to be printed.
Mr. S. WORTLEY presented a Minder petition from simila►
manufacturers of Leeds.
Lord MILTON tru►ted that the prayer on this occasion
might not be attended to—but that they should bare the right
lion. gentleman's support when they applied for the repent of
the tax on foreign wool, a 'filename which sound policy
called for.
Mr. S. WORTLEY presented • similaepotttion from the
town and oeighliourbood of Huddersfield.—He was at issue
with hi. noble friend on the subject of this petition ; he wished
that the question should be enquired into to to the foreign
cloths.
Lord MILTON said, &foreign cloths were required by •
foreigner, why should they bare to come to ibis country? He
was afraid there wan mush delusion on this subjeci. Of the
policy of repealing the foreign wool tax, In wan perfectly
persuaded.
Mr. S. WORTLEY replied, after which the 4)(1%1E0n was
ordered to he printed.
Lord NUGENT gore notice, that en the 21 of May be should
move for leave to bring in a hill to place the English Roman
Catholics on the same tooling, as near as possible, with the
Roman Catholics of Ireland. The. House would be aware
that their case was one of much greater hardship than those of
Ireland ; and be gave the notioe, understanding dial the Irish
Attorney-General did not intend to bring forward soy proposition
on thin subject during the present session.
The estimates were presented of the eependitere of the
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Mr. GOULBURN gave notice that an The 30th of May. he
should brim forward a motion relative to the state of Ireland;
' and he 'horrid move the remora of the Insurrection Act. He
would net anticipate the debate ; but on the day named he
should be prepared to go into thic particulars, whets he would
state what the Government deemed requisite.
Relents were afterwards ordered of all persons proseeeled,
down to April 10th under the Insurrection Act ; the results of
the procreative.,
Mr. WALLACE moved the third reading of the Warehous-
ing Bill, which wait read a third time and passed.
Mr. HOME gave notice of a motion for the Bth of May, for
the appointment ilia committee to enquire into the revenue of
Newfoundland.
The other orders were direpesed of, end the House then
adjourned.
TUESDAY, APRIL 22.
A person from the Treasury presented various meocnts pre-
viously ordered by the House.
Sir H. PARNELL postponed from this day till this day
se eright his motion respecting steam packets, founded on the
Holyhead Road's Committee's .Hits report.
Mr. DENISON presented a petition from Farnham against
the coal (lodes.
Mr. P.IIIOORE brought in a bill to consolidate and amend
the laws for adjusting disputes between masters and their ser-
mints, &c. Ile observed that the bill was of very great im-
portance to the menufeetering districts ; filet it had cost a
good drill of trouble to prepare it ; that it merited the particular
attention of members in general, end of the members connected
with 'antifeminist; districts in particular; and that if the bill
could be usefully altered or amended, he should be glad to
receive the suggestions of hon. members.
Read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on
Monday neat.
Mr. Alderman WOOD p ted a petitioo from Jobe Wil.
lieuison, of llasingledl-eireet, complaining of the frequent viola=
lion of graves, mid praying that the House would adept mea-
sures to prevent the repetition of such repulsive violation d
sanctuaries of the dead.—The petition was then read aril
ordered to be printed.
Mr. Sergeant ONSLOW moved for leave to bring is a bilL
to repeal the leers regarding usury. H. observed the Medi/
not proceed on his own opinion only ; he wee stremelbemed by
that of &committee of the Home on the subject.—Leave gives
to brie; ins bill.
IRELAND.—Mr. C. GRANT said, that there was an (minim
Wire the politic that the right hon. preiident of me board of
coot roul had asserted in that house that ell Dishadministrat ions
previous to that of Lord Wellesley bad been partial in the ad-
ministration of justice ; he wished te k wow whether the
ri fill.
Lon. gent. had said any thing of the kind.
51r. C. W YNN was glad of the epportunity of stating, that
he bad never asserted any thing of the kind ; he had never felt
such sentiment to be jest.
LINCOLN PETITION.—Mr. PELHAM presented the Lincoln
reform petition.
Mr. A. SMITH oh d that not more than 600 persons
were present ; that it was the result of waggon oratory ; and
that it was not to he considered, in its fell meaning, as the Lin-
cola petition.
Mr. R. HERON expressed his astonishment et the deworip-
tionsitee of the meeting, given by one who was not presen► at
it. Whoever gave the iliformation be knew not—but be would
advise the hon. member not again to trust to suob authority.—
There were ten times the number present that bad been present
et the condoling and loyalty mee►ings. And it could not be
dialled a radical meeting, for there were not twenty hand, held
up in favour of the radical amendment. (A laugh.) The radicals
• were on that day at Boaton—a very radical place ; they were
there otherw.se engaged.
Mr. CHAPLIN said that there were not 1000 persons pre-
sent at the meeting.
Colonel JOHNSTON bed seconded the reition, and be now
spoke in support of it. No oar was solicited to attend the
meeting, whiob might account for its aot being much crowded.
.--Read and mitered to be printed.
Lord MILTON presented apetition from the county of York,
for reform. &c. It had been, lie might say, agreed to enapi-
inously, at a meeting ten times more numerous then the Lincoln
meeting. Abort sixteen years ago there was a strongly cog.
tesMd election for Yorkshire, when 23,000 voted, after bavinn
ransacked even the Imes and allies of London ;—this petition
• Men signed by 13,1191111jreekoldors, whose residences were given