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ALIENS.

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-Arty stating tl,e extent of the King's 'MAL--
Th. Noble Lords who supported this Bill, startle
of the gnat inconvenience that might be expected
to arise en the event of the Queen's 'itemise g
a dissolution of Parliament ; but that could not
lave been furinerly overlooked, and *he was firmly
persuaded that the Act was poised in the conviction
'that should the events therein -coutemptate4 wear,
-siothisit but the immediate interposition of Par:.
lisinetit'6ulrl satisfactorily armor any difficulties
hat iftiklit thence originate. He did not think it
would 'fie decent its Parliament flow to legislate
•withoht atoll isiquiry into every circumstance COlll..
•Ises tell With his Majesty's state, and that in the
'event of ng, the entire Regency Act should
be ersisiert, He suggested the advantage of intro-
dueinifin the Hill some provision to ascertain whe-
ther iritheeVent of the Regent's demise, after the
issue of emits Tor calling Parliament together, these
writs should tontinue in farce. or whether the old
Partionteitt 'should revive. At present the matter'
lie conceived, was doubtful. In the event of the
King's demise, the writs issued in hiss Majesty's
name would, of course, by the act of demise, be-
ovine void, and the old Parliament would revive;
but it was a qnestion, in the event of the Regent's
demise, as the writs ran in the name and tot the
behalf of the King, whether these writs would
cease and determine. The case might to be ascer-
tained, as it might cease some cottfusion to Sheri&
and other retu • g officers.
Thr LORD CHANCELLOR observed, that the
quarterly reports of the Council were sanctioned by
law, and were regularly transmitted to the Plivy
Council, where it was compete's' for either House
of Parliament to apply for information. None of
these Reports were prepared without containing a
soecifie declaration respecting the probability of his
Majesty's recovery. The Noble and Learned Lord
then stated, that to effect the second object of the
Bill, he should propose a clause, declaring that, in
the event of her Majesty's demise, (iring the ex-
istence of Parliament. the Crown should be em-
powered to issue a proclamation under the Great
Seal, requiring Parliament to assemble within such
lime as their Lordships might think proper to
insert in the Bill--suppose sixty days; secondly,
that iii the event of her Majesty's desni-e, when
Parliament should not be in existence, the Crown
at i lit be enabled, by proclamation under the
Great Seal, to assemble a new Parliament within
the same period ; and, thirdly, that in the event
of Majesty's demise on the day, or 1110641,..
fluent to the issue of writs fur calling Parliament
together, the new writs should not cease and de-
termine by the act of her demise, but continue
operative for the purpose for which they had beets
issued.

The clauses were then severally put and carried,
and the IIou•e having resumed, the Bill, with the
aimenduseasta, won ordered to hr priutrd, and the
Report brought up to-tnorruw,

Lord Stomoutti that he would, on
IVednemlny ilex.. move the second reading of the
Alien Kill.
Lord 1101.1.4 ND intimated his intention of op-
inion% the Bill.

POOR LAWS.
The Earl of HARDWICILE moved the Order of
the Day for the House resolving itself into a Com-
suittee upon the Poor Laws Amendment Bill.—
Tbe N••ble Earl prefaced his motion by a short
and ripiel review of the several clauses of the Bill,
',which he submitted for their Lordships' approval.
Tire Marquis or LAN/DOWN commented upon
;he spit it and principle of the Bill, to which he
strongly objected, and in pa►ticular he remarked
upon the extreme inspolicy of the clause, which
*mailed churchwardens to take the children of
paupers from their parents, and consign them to the
care of a wok-house. Tins was calculuteil, as he
feared, to weaken thosa.social feelings on which the
very strength and consistency of society depended,
motif that elause were pressed farther, be should feel
compelled to take the sense of the !louse
upon it. Ile despaired of any effectual relief upon
this suhiret, while the labouring classes of society
were suffered to look to the public 116 a mama of
future support. The only rffecteal remedy fur this
was, to raise the wages of the labouring classes to all
amount calculated to support the labourer and his
family, and from which souse little saving might he
made against sickness amid age. The Noble
dlar-
ynis also objected to the clau•e enabling parish
officers to Inky bold and let it out again to paupers,
thus establishing a system of firming. This clause
lie thought very objectionahle : fur if the land thus
taken were waste sod bad land, labour would be
only thiown away in fruitless endeavours to turn it
to advantage; and if, on the oilier hand, the land
were good, this system would only give relief to one
Class of persons, by turning aoothercta.s out of
employment. Labour, lie contended, should be
lienuitted to find its level ; mid if this were not
admitted, be feared that wages would be reduced
sill over the kingdom, to the lowest possible pit-
tance. Within a few weeks lie hail, with alarm,
heard that this very pretence had already commenced
among the labourers at Birtningliam, for their em-
ployers observed to them, ' It matters not to you
bow low your wages may be reduced. because yoar
parish sill make op the difference." . .

In the Committee. the clause enabling church-
wardens to hire houses for the care of the children
of paupers, war. read—end after a few wont* from
tlie Earl of Livunroof., the Marquis of Last.
Pow the /tiptop of Los uos. and the Marquis of
itccatsuunt, the clause wee rejected without a
divi%uun.

The claim fur charging the owners of mall
house*, instead of the occupiers, to the poor's rates,
being read, the Hoube divided, a hen there ap-
peared—
For the clause
Aggiust

Itsjoriiy lO
The other clauses were •greed to, awl the House
haviiig resumed, the Report was ordered to be
b ;;;;; glit in to-morrow.
The I►arish Vestries Bill also went through a
Committee, and the Report was ordered to be re-
ceived to-mono*.
CHURCIIEN BUILDING.

The Report of the Churches Building Bill was
brought up.

Lord llor.t.t:sD rose for the purpose or moving
a clause, to %How lit Clergymen of the EstshhAed

heligion to read the Liturgy, or ally part thereof, or
the Holy Scriptures, in any place whasneirev..-
whether 'regularly licensed or otherwise—any Ca-
non or other Law to the contrary notwithstanding."
This alteration wriulrl, in troth. nearly go to a re-
peal of the.Couventiele Act. He did not, in mov-
ing it, do all he wished to do on this subject—but
merely as mach ale -could he effected with reference
to the Bill then before their Lordships.
the Earl of fisaltoaray opposed the clause—
end 'called do their Lordships to say, whether they
would, at the close of the discussions on this ma-
ser,, tolerate such a proposition as this, which
*riot to effect a vital afteritiou in the existing law
of the land.
The Archbishop of 'Cs teraitiluitt said, if it were
improper that the Church of England should have
any control over the Ministers of the Established
Religion; then it would be right that the clause
now proposed should be agreed to—bat, if such a
control were ottessary, the Howe. he hoped.
would trot agree to a clause Which would over-
throw it. lie wished also to observe, that, if the
alteration were agreed to. it would have the effect
or completely orktt uniing the Canons of the Church
of England.
Lord lintr.ante replied.
The LORD CIIANCLI.LOR Mid; If the clause now
proposed were agreed trh divine service might he
performed ill any shop or parlour, and thus the
benefits derived from pittelic *urihip would be
abridged.
The clause was then negatived. the House re-
sumed—sad the. Bill was ordered to be read the
third time to-Morrow,
Adjourned at Half-past Eight otlockt

NOCSC OF COMMONS, Mtromv, Uiv

Me. Maitland presented an Account of the Expenditure
of shr East India Company, and of the amount of their
Saha la.t year.
ON she mission of Mr. LtausorGiox, the gilk &bonfire
Bill, she Bank or Ireland Restriction Rill, and the Irish
Hospitals Bill, •err severally read the third elate, aid
passed.
EGOCI BLE SECUR iTI ES :01 IL.
On the *idiots or Sir S. Rosaii.i.x, the Nmoeistole grea•-
fibre Bill +as trail a second liner, and ordered to be eons-
misted tu-mor►oti.

lltlsll FEVER HOSPItALS.
On Ile mention of Sir J. PIEWPOILT, the high Fetter lios-
putts Bill was read the third time, awd passed:

WIDOWS PRIZE RILL.
On t►e motion of Mr. ROsirson, the Widows' Prise Rill
was read a secant time, aaJ ordered to be contained to.
morrow.

CLANDESTINE MARIIIAGESRIIL.

On the emotion of Dr. Pmet.t.tuone, the Holm*, after a fe*
words from Gemmel T and Mr. DICIIINPON, went
loon Committee on the Clandestine Marriages
Report was received, and ordered to be lakes into further
mosaideration to-morrou.
FAST INDIA SHIPPING RILL.

On the motion of fr CANNING, the Hodge re•enmm►ittrd
the Rest India Shipping Bill, and the Dot India Marriages
Hill, fur the purpose of introducing explanatory clauses.—
Tlw Reports were received, and ordered to be taken into
further consideration on Weduraday next.
IRISH OISTI LLER I FA
Mr. CH (CHESTER presented to Petition from John
Thompson►, proprietor of a di►tillery at Carrickfer-
gus, setting forth the loss and inconvenience which
he had ratiered from the interruption of his trade,
by the orders of the Bourd of Excise. After argu-
ing upon the peculiar hardship of this case, he
culled the attention of the (louse to the absolute
necessity of reri•iog the whole system of the Distil-
lery Laws of Ireland, and of defining the authority
of the txcise deportment, so that it might not
egetu be set up in opposition to the evident MM...
ing and intention of the Legislature.
On the motion of General HART. the Account of
the number of Still Fusses levied iu Ireland was
ordered to be made forthwith.
POOR'S SETT I.ENI ENT HILL.

Mr. Lirreii.TUNlrevented a Petition against the
Poor's Rites Bill. signed by upwards of 200 iudi-
'Moab., in the comity of Worcester.
Mr. LVEON present, d r.imilar Petitions from the
county of Worcester and the town of Bedford.
They were all ordered to be printed.
Mr. COURTENAT presented a Petition from the
Governor and Deputy-Govrrour of the Poor of
Exeter, against this Bull.
Si► C. POLE Frivoled a similar one .from Ply-
month.

Jr.N LITTLETON presented a similar Petition
from the town of IVolverhasnidon.
They wale laid on the titbit.
HIGHWAY PENALTIES BILL..

Oil the motion of Sir C. 11ONCK. the highway%
Nilohies Bid wag read the third limey and wired,
after sr few reorder from Mr. CUaWEN.

EDUCATION OF THE POOR.
Mr. flaunt:llAm brought up the Report of the
evidence given lwfure the Education of the Poor
Cutomittee.—Orderrll to he printed.

FINANCE.

I Mr. mr. ksII.IIF.RT brought up the 11th Report
of the Committee of linence.—Ordered to be
printed.