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HOUSE OF LORDS.
MONDAY, MAY 23.
Lord DELAMERE was introduced and took his seat.
Petitions against the Catholic Peers' Bill were presented from
Stirling—Exeter—the Diocese of Caaterbury—the Rector and
Churchwardens of St. Olave.:-:outliwark—and the parishes of St.
Margaret and St. Mary. Leicester. Read, and laid on the table.
I.IIE ROMAN CATUOLIC PEERS' Blll.ll..—The h ousc was
numerously attended this day, in expectation of the Rumen
Catholic Mere' Bill. We observed his Royal Highness the
.Duke of Sussex, and nearly all the opposition I.ords. The
oo die ministerial side displayed a wore than ordinary at-
tendance. The bar was crowded with strangers.
Soon after five o'clock the bill was hrotient up from tbe Com
pons by Al r. Canning, accompanied by Mr. Plunkett. and
many of the members who supportisl it in the lower House.
The Bill was received by the Lord Chancellor, and laid on the
table.
The Duke of PORTI.AND moved the first reading, and ap-
peared to take charge of the Bill.
The LORD CHANCELLOR read the whole of the title.
His Grace of PORTLAND then liked the second reading for
Fraley se'imight, and moved the Lords be summoned for that
tie!. The House was accordingly summoned.
lhe Petitions were severally lead and laid upon the table.
Lori HOLL AN U said, he had the honour last year of pre-
, undo* a petition front Newfoundland, complaining of the bad
adnrlnistiation of their law, and praying relief. The noble
Lord (Bathurst) said, on that occasion, he would take care to
have the subject brou3lit under consideration, and that lie had
no doubt something would be done by the next session. Ile
wished to ask the noble Earl whether any thing had been done,
and whether the noble Earl had it in contemplation to present
any bill.
Feed BATHURST.said lie had intended to bring in a bill to
alter the present system of law in Newfoundland, after the
Easter holidays. but he (mind further infmnation was necessary,
and was thet, fore obliged to postpone the intended measure.
On the motion of the Marquis of LANSDOWNE, a copy of
tic report of a committee in the House of Commons upon Vs elch
Judicature, brought up by message, was ordered to bepeinied.—
The Rouse adjourned.
TUESDAY, MAY 21.
The House met at tour o'clock. when Mr. Brougham, Mr.
Wetherell, and the Attorney General appeared at the bar as
Counsel. in the Marchmont Peerage. After some documentary
evidence had been put in and read, further proceedings were ad-
journed to Thursday.
Sir J. Graham. and other members from the Commons,
brought up the Irish Malt Duties Repeal Bill, and several pri.
ware Bills, which were read the first time.
The LORI) CHANCELLOR presented a petition from the
Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral Church of Gloucester,
praying their Lordships not to admit Roman Catholic Peers to
a seat in that House. 'rim petition was then read and laid on
the table.
The LORD CHANCELLOR also pre-ended a similar peti-
tion front the inhabitants of the parish of St. Martin, Leicester,
bearing between 700 and 800 signatures. The Earned Lord
mated, that there was a peculiarity in the petition. The peti-
tioners erroneously supposed that the Peers of Parliament were
obliged to take an Oath, which had been repealed. The informality
perhaps would not induce the House to reject the petition; it
was nut so much a matter of surprise if die petitioners were n
error, because those who brought in the bill to dyable Roman
Catholic Peers to sit in the House of Lutds had been misled by
the same misconception.
After a few words from Lord Holland the petition was received,
read, and laid on the table.
Viscount IIIELVILLI: presented a petition from Brechin
against the Caellilic Bill. -Laid on the table.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE gave notice that it was his
intention to-morrow to move the suspension of the standing
orders, for the purpose of passing the bill to provide employ went
for the poor in Ireland. The noble Marquismade his motion
conditional, viz. in case the Bill came up dm the Commons.—
The House then adjourned.

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