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HOUSE OF LORDS.
alnrinAll, MAY 14.
The Earl of C AUDER I) ALE presented a petition from
Hall against the limber do ies bill.
The Earl ut LAUDERDALE rose previous to going
into committee on the Oranspound Di•fralichisetisent hill,
and repeats d his (dip climbs to it. He could not bring his
mind to believe is was • meassire founded in Justice. Ii
would not be just to tarnish men for no crime whatever.
It was clear * I uf the Orampotind voters had cum
mined no offence. 'the noble earl had heard lt of
parliamentary reform. Heat onetime was a parliamentary
reformer, bat the ntommit be changed his opinion Oa that
*abject. be became a strong advocate against that ques-
tion. He was nut ashamed to avow his opinion. Hr was
convinced the remedies proposed were not calculated to
hem fit the public. The noble earl concluded by moving,
that • rommittee be appointed to leave out of the bill Hie
rimes aof the mayor and aldermen of the botough of
Gramponud, for she purpose of distinguishing oily the
names of those who had here proved Reilly of bribery.
The LORD CHANCELLOR pat the question.
The Earl of CANNA RVON defended the principle em
whirls the bill was wool/hi to. The persons supposed to
be pure and innocent were the nombiess of those who had
been lathy of corrupt practices. He expressed • hope
that the home would nut go biro an inquiry which could
'maw er no dillies purpose than to luse the bill.
Tin LOUD CHANCELLOR was decidedly of opinion
that no measure was so dangerous as measures of initial
....form. It had ever appeared to him to be violence to
the has of the constitution to bike away from innocent
men the right of voting—not became they had committed
any oftener themselves, but because others had been
guilty.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, the meting, was made
to defrost the bill. The only qnestion was, whether they
could are eIsOUNII in the pi ineiple of the bill to go into •
committee ? The bill ltad been milled a bill of pains and
penalties. It certainly deprived a body of men of their
r sad privileges, Wit the question was, whet were
those tights and privileges? He did not support the
principle of the bill because he was • reformer, but be-
cause be was against sweeping reform. He thought the
best way of relormiug abases was to prevent and check
them, when they were clearly proved to exist. If ever
there was a ease snide oot, it was the ease made against
the borough ofGrampound, whose very profits were made
to depend ou conniption. The noble rail supported the
bill, and expressed his readiness to go into the committee.
Earl BATHURST opposed the bill. In adopting it
they look apart themselves to transfer a great mild im-
portant sight from ant body of persons to another. All
this opened • door to partiality and favour, and esta-
blished parliamentary jobbing. Hr considered it a must
dart/germs measure.

Cird HEDESDALE objected to the measnre, on the
ground that it laid down a precedent for parliament toady
who !Mould, ur not, lir elrc•urs. It was adopting a pint.
emir unknown to the constitution.
♦lter ramie further conversation between the Marquis
Lansdowue soil Earl asthma', Lout Lauderdale's mo-
tion was negatived without a division.

SIUMOUTH rose me the qtiestion for going
into the committee, and strongly objected to it.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE then observed, that
oppmition to the coo eeee Uwe had atisra cootrary to ex-
pectation. lied it been generally known that the question
of going committee would have produced a diseits.
stun, et trait twelve lords, then absent, would have been
in the house. The noble martinis moved, that the order
of the day for going into a COlllllB3lllCe on the bill be post.
posted to Monday.
After a tre observations front the Lord Chancellor and
the Earl oh Westmorland, the molten was agreed to, sad
the house adjourned.
TUESDAY, MAY

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The house met in a committee of priviletm on the claims
to the Strathmore Peerage and estates in Eli/gland and Sent.
lead. Atler "illnesses had been heard, further proceedsugs
were postponed to Tuesday next.
The Ea: I of DERBY prevented a petition from the master
rope makers, and others. at Liverpool, presto* for some
legislative measures whit h may have the elect of abolishing
certain new outebesori for ni.tkinit ropes had cordage. The
usage earl observed, th..t he did not concur iu the upinimi
expressed by the pttitiooee4, that machinery was injurious
to their interests; but at the same time he considered it his
duty to lay the petition before the home. It was accord-
ingly read and laid tin tier table.

The- Earl of LIM EltleK snored for several reports of
the innate eurinsittee on the expenditure of Ireland.—
.rd 'rcd.

Vi•cnont MELVILLE gave notice of his inteniinn in
naive Ittnaiiirru* the second reading of the Scott h court ui
*clomps bill, and another bill—Adjourned.
WILDNCADAY, NAY 16.
TUC NABIL or JUICY O. SMITH•

The Jedites attended the Home. soon after one o'clock.
to deliver their opinions in the above appeal from the Court
of CO*lllllll Pkilbe

'flit quest arts, ss heih.-r the nubile plaintiff had a right
of re eau) upon premises, fifteen day. after resit remained
•opntd. l'lm Lords had to 41e. ide o m the legal
temettsietiois ut a lease, the pi:mail could claim the right
contended for. ♦ftet moermil Judges had spoken, further
proceed*. were postponed to fioday.
ThebNls too th? table were severally forwarded, and the
hotter ailjutaroert.

THUM/DAV, KAY 17.
Evidence was heard in the Muuldsworth Peerage, and further
peneeedings rostponed to this day week.
"Tin Earl of ROSSLYN moved the second reading of the
Irish Courts ofJuatice Fen. Bill, which was accordingly read
and committed for to.marsom.
The Martinis of LA NSDON'NP moved the older tithe day
for the second reading of the Gaol Pees Abolition Bill, and rho
Stealing Privately in Shops Amendment Bill. The noble mar-
quis stated that the object of those bills was to assimilate the law
01 Ireland to that of England. Both were read thssecond time.
The Irish Bankrupt Laws Bill was read a second time.
The Jisiors &madame at the Assis,s Bill was commuted and
repoited without amendment. The lioual then adjourned.
IltlOAlo, MAY Itig

The judges attended the tannin., and delivered their
*pi .. .. n w the appeal Swill, u. Lind J.s.ey I alter which
the Judgment of the lower cootie was ,esrs►rd.
Mi. Irrwg, ti lie Ctivi..inv, iiseiteitied en account of
the toiroitiAl lions llot. to 1527, pinetteiit to au
Order of the house.

Lord Lk NYON presented • petition honk. certain