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London, England, 1852-05-05 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS, May 4.
Lord REDESDALE took his seat on the Woolsack at
Five o'clock.

NUNNERIES.

Lord REDESDALE presented a petition from the
ladies of the county of Tyrone, praying for the inspec-
tion of nunneries. _ _

AYNOOTII.

The Earl of RODEN presented petitions from Dublin
and the island of Jersey against the Maynooth grant.
SANITARY IMPROVEMENT.
The Marquis of NORMANBY presented a petition
from the inhabitants of the metropolis, praying for
sanitary improvement in the dwellings of the poor.
M AYNOOTH.

The Duke of MONTROSE presented a petition from
Glasgow against the Maynooth Grant.
COLONIAL BISHOPS BILL.
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY moved the
second reading of this Bill, which the Most Reverend
Prelate slid was to remedy an omission in the Act ap-
pointing the Bishops of Bombay and Madras.
After a few words from Earl DESART and the Bishop
of Losaim, the Bill was read a second time.
PENAL LAWS—MR. SALOMON'S CASE.
Lord LYNDHURST rose to call the attention of the
House to the disabilities created by the 6th George 1.,
cap. 16. His Lords' ip said that he had no wish to
abolish the mere pecuniary penalties, but what he
wished more particularly to do away with was the disqua-
lifications which attended a breach of this law. No person
exposed to their force could ever afterwards bring an
action at law or a suit in equity; he could recover no
property of his own which might be hold by another, he
could not act as guardian to an infant, or administrator
to an esta'e, in fact, he might be assumed to be a com-
plete outlaw. The case:which had more particularly drawn
his attention to the circumstances was the case of a
a gentleman who had lately been subjected to these
penalties and disqualification by the decision of a court
of law for having sat and voted in the other House of
Parliament without being properly qualified. This
gentleman, by that decision, was subject to all these
penalties, though of course no one would think of en-
forcing them, as it was evident that though he
had subjected himself to them with his eyes open,
yet his course of conduct had not been marked by
any presumption. He should suggest the propriety of
repealing these disqualifications, and for that purpose he
had prepared a short Bill which he would ask their
Lordships to read for a first time.
Lord CAMPBELL said he was rejoiced that the
Noble and Learned Lord had introduced this Bill to
to do away with penalties which were a disgrace to the
statute-book. The Noble Lord bad formerly proposed
measures for the benefit of the Jews, and he hoped
that his namo would go down to posterity as the eman-
cipator of the Jews.
The Earl of DERBY said that he would not imitate
the example of the Noble and Learned Lord who had
just sat down, who had gone into the particular case of
the Jews, whereas he thought that the Bill was intended
to apply generally. As the recent decision in the Court
of Exchequer had been alluded to, he would take the
present opportunity of stating what had since taken
place on that subject. Since that decision Mr. Salomons
had written to her Majesty's Government requesting
that an Act of Indemnity should be passed freeing him
from all the penalties except the pecuniary ones, to which he
bad become subject. Her Majesty's Government taking
into consideration the feet that the decision of the Court
of Exchequer had not been unanimous, end that the
conduct of Mr. Salomons had not been frivolous
and vexatious, thought it expedient that he
was fairly entitled to such an Aot being
introduced, but they were also of opinion that some pro-
ceedings should be taken by the party in question him-
self, to petition the Legi.lature praying for such an Act.
There was also another difficulty, and that was that
there yet lay an appeal to the Court of Exche•
quer Chamber, and from thence to their Lordships'
House, and it was felt that no steps could be consistently
taken to grant an Act of Indemnity except on the with-
drawal by Mr. Salomons of all intention to appeal, or by
that appeal going against him, as it would scarcely be
proper to grant an individual indemnity from future
consequences which had not yet accrued. Ho should,
however, not oppose the introduction of this Bill.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE expressed his plea-
sire at the introduction of this Bill.
Aft©r a few words from Lord CAMPBELL, in expla-
nation, and Lord Wrexeow, the Bill was read a first time,
and their Lordships adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, May 4.
Tho SPEAKER took the Chnir a few minutes beforo
Four o'clock.

PRIVATE BILLS.
The following Bills were considered and agreed to :
Deesido Railway.

Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway.
Merthyr Tydfil Waterworks.
Yeovil and Ilehester Turnpike Trusts.
The Manchester House of Recovery Bill was read a
second time, and ordered to be committed.
PETITIONS.
Mr. H. BERKELEY presented a petition from Bristol
against the Militia Bill.
Mr. MUNTZ presented two petitions from Birming-
ham to the same effect.
Sir G. S rRICKLAND presented a similar petition
from Preston.
Mr. G. BERKELEY presented a petition from the
Eastern Steam Navigation Company, complaining of the
undue preference that was given to the tenders of the
Peninsular and Oriental Company, and praying the
House to appoint a Committee to inquire into the subject
of such contracts.
Mr. W. J. FOX presented eight petitions from Lan-
cashire against the Militia Bill.
Mr. CORRY presented a petition from a plale in
Ireland, praying that nunneries may be placed under the
supervision of the civil authorities.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from 1,200
of the inhabitants of Finsbury against the Maynooth
grant.
Mr. HUME presented a petition from Forfar to the
same effect.
Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented several petitions from
places in the county of Louth, praying for the repeal of
the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill.
Mr. W. WILLIAMS presented a petition from the
hand-loom weavers complaining of distress, and praying
the House to establish a system of home colonization.
Sir E. BUXTON presented a petition from Keldon,
in Eases, against the Militia Bill.
The HoN. MEMBER also presented a petition from Ja-
maica, complaining of distress, and praying for relief.
Mr. HEYWOOD presented similar petitions from
places in Lancashire.
POST-HORSE DUTY.

Mr. T. DUNCOMBE rave notice that on an early
day he should move for a Committee of the whole House
on the subject of the post-horse duty, with a view to its
repeal.