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London, England, 1852-05-12 00:00:00

PETITIONS.

The Earl of HARROWBY presented a petition from
the county of Derby in favour of the enfranchisement
of copyholds.
The Earl of WICKLOW presented a petition from
Londonderry, praying for amendments in the criminal
law of Ireland.
PENAL DISABILITIES REPEAL BILL.
On the motion of Lord LYNDIIURST this Bill
passed through Committee.
REPAYMENT OF ADVANCES (IRELAND) ACTS

AMENDMENT BILL.
On the motion of the Earl of LONSDALE this Bill
was read a second time.
Lord REDESDALE, pursuant to a notice, presented
a petition from an individual, complaining of the inter-
ference of the Commissioners of Excise with the sale of
a preparation of mangel wurzel or beet-root, called
books, and praying that it may be put on the same foot-
ing with chicory.
The Earl of DERBY said that there was no prohibi-
tion against the sale of this preparation so long as the
petitioner chose to call it by its own name; the only ob-
jection was to his mixing it with coffee and selling it by
that name.
After a few words from Lord REDESDALE and the
Earl of Wicittow the petition was ,-rdered to lie on the
table.

MAYNOOTH.
The Duke of ARGYLL rose to present several peti-
tions from Scotland against the grant to May-
nooth. All these petitions proceeded on the ground
that it was morally wrong for ns to grant sums of
money to support institutions for the propagation of a
religion which we did not believe to be the true one.
For his ow❑ part ho must say that he did not concur on
this ground for the abolition. To his mind the question
was one of policy merely. He was deeply grieved to per-
ceive the course which had been taken by the great
constituencies of Scotland on this question in exacting
pledges from the candidates now canvassing to vote in
favour of this abolition, and he considered it to be the
duty of their Lordships, placed as they were above the
necessity of mingling with a popular constituency,
whenever they considered that the course which popular
agitation might take on any particular question to
be likely to b© dangerous to the public policy, to enter
their protest against it.
NATIVE INDIA.
Lord MONTE AGLE rose to present a petition on
the subject of the position and political rights of the
natives of India under the last Act for the renewal of the
charter.
COLONIAL BISHOPS BILL.

The report on this Bill was received and agreed to.
Their Lordships then adjourned until Friday next.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, May 11.
The SPEAXER took the Chair shortly before Four
o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The following Bills were read a third time and
passed :
Shillingford, Wallingford, and Reading Road, and Shil-
lingtord Bridge.
Tyne Improvement.
The following Bills were considered and agreed to,
and ordered to be read a third time:—
Battle and Robertsbridge Road.

Blyth and Tyne Railway.
Leeds Waterworks (No. 2).
Londonderry Bridge (No. 1).
Londonderry Bridge (N 0.2).
Middlesbrough and Guisbrough Railway.
Preston and Garstang Road.
Stockport and Marple Road.
PETITIONS.
Sir E. FILMER presented a petition from Kent
against the Maynooth grant.
Mr. FRE WEN presented a similar petition.
Mr. K. SEYMER presented a petition from a tem-
perance society, praying the House to inquire into
the causes and consequences of intemperance.
Mr. MUNTZ presented a petition from Birmingham
against the Maynooth grant.
Sir. J. WALMSLEY presently a petition from Glas-
tonbury against the Militia Bill.
Mr. HINDLEY and Mr. EITABT presented petitions
from Dissenting bodies against the Maynooth grant.
Mr. HINDLEY presented a petition from the New
College of London, praying to be exempt from the
operation of the Charitable Trusts Bill.
Mr. ROEBUCK presented a petition from Sheffield
praying for the repeal of all taxes on knowledge.
Mr. CO WAN presented several petitions from various
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Mr. BECKETT presented two petitions from Leeds,
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ono against the Militia Bill and the other against the
grant to Maynooth.
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Salford against the Militia Bill.
Sir JOHN TROLLOPE presented a similar petition
from a place in Norfolk; also a petition from the attor-
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neys of Stamford against the certificate duty.
Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented several petitions from
Surrey praying for the separation of Church and State,
and the abolition of all grants for religious purposes.
Alderman SIDNEY presented a petition from Stafford
against the Maynooth grant.
(Mr. SPOIONER here entered the House leaning on the
arm of an Hon. Member, and appeared to be suffering
from an attack of gout.)
Mr. HUME presented a petition from the handloom
weavers of London complaining of distress and praying
for relief; also a petition in favour of ocean penny
postage.
Alderman HUMPHERY presented a petition from
Southwark against the Maynooth grant.
Mr. NE VVDEGATE, on behalf of his Hon. Colleague
(Mr. Spooner) who, he said, had met with an accident,
presented a large number of petitions to the same effect.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM presented a petition from the
band-loom weavers of the north, complaining of distress,
and praying for assistance to emigrate.
Sir J. PAKINGTON presented a petition from the
colony of St. Lucia, complaining of distress, and preying
for relief.
Mr. MILES presented a petition from Frome against
the Maynooth grant.
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Mr. TUFNELL presented a petition from Devon-
port, and another from East Stonehouse, in favour of the
repeal of
petitions from
Bishop Aukland and other places against, the Chari-
table Trusts Bill.

Mr. FORBES MACKENZIE presented a petition
apinat the Maynooth
grant.
Mr. GROGAN presented a similar petition from
Dublin.

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M. BRIGHT presented similar petitions from Man-
HOME-MADE SPIRITS.
should move for a Committee to take into consideration
the present mode of levying the duty on home-made
spirits in bond.
INDUSTRIAL PARTNERSHIPS.
Mr. SLANEy gave notice that on this day fortnight
ho should submit a motion to the House for amending
the law relating to industrial partnerships.
EAST COAST OF AFRICA.
Mr. HUME gave notice that to-morrow he should
ask the Government whether, in consequence of the loss
of the Birkenhead, they intended to order a survey of
the coast of Africa.
rROPOLITAN POLICE.
Mr' RIC gave notice that this day month he should
Mr. ANDERSON submit a motion to the House relative to the operation
of the metropolitan police force.
THE PACHA OF EGYPT.
the Exchequer whether her Majesty's Government had
received any official information of the termination of
the dispute between the Porte and the Pacha of Egypt,
wished to ask the Chancellor of
and particularly of the withdrawal of the proposal by
the Porte to deprive the Pacha of the power of life and
death in Egypt?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER had
great pleasure in informing the House that the
difficulties which had existed between the Porte
and the Paella of Egypt bad terminated, and
Government had received an official notification of a
complete
adjustment haviog taken place.--(Hear, hear.)
The Porte had conceded to Abbas Pacha the right of in-
flicting capital punishment for the term of seven years—
(Hear, hear, and a laugh)—and the Pacha had accepted
that compromise as perfectly satisfactory.—(Laughter.)
THE CAPE.
Sir WILLIAM MOLES WORTH wished to ask the
Secretary of State for the Colinies—first, whether he
4would have any objection to lay on the table of the
House the Constitution of the Cape of Good Hope, as
amended by the Legislative Council; secondly, whether
there is any truth in the alarming report, that the Boors
under Pretorius lay claim to the Orange Sovereignty
and Natal, have set the British authority at defiance,
and have attacked the native tribes?
Sir JOHN PAKINGTON said the Hon. Baronet
laboured under an erroneous impression in supposing
that the ordinances which had been received were com-
plete; they were, in fact, not, strictly speaking, ordi-
nances, 25 they had not yet received the sanction of the
Governor; ana it would, therefore, be premature at
present to lay them before the House.—(Hear, hear.)
With regard to the second question, he was happy
to state that the dispatches which had recently been
received contained no grounds for the rumour to which
the lion. Baronet had referred.
Sir W. MOLESWORTH wished to ask the Hon.
Member for Staffordshire if he had received information
on the subject?
Mr. ADDERLEY was about to state that his infor-
mation confirmed the report, but the Hon. Gentleman
was stopped by
The SPEAKER, who stated that it was very unusual
to ask a private Member a question concerning a Go-
vernment department.—(Hear, hear.)
THE REV. MR. BENNETT.
Mr. HORSMAN said it would be in the recollection
of the House that this day three weeks he had sub-
mitted a motion to the House on the subject of the
induction ;of the Rev. Mr. Bennett to the vicarage
of Frome, and it would also be remembered
that the Government promised to inquire into
the circumstances, which he then brought before
the House. It was three weeks since that motion was
made, and ho therefore hoped he was not exhibiting soy
undue haste in asking what steps had been taken for in-
stituting the inquiry and with what result?—(Hear.)
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER willingly

admitted that the Hon. Gentleman was quite justified in
putting the question; but he could assure him and the
House that the attention of the Government to the cir-
cumstances connected with the induction of Mr. Bennett
had been unremitting.—(Hear, hear.) He trusted, that
after having made that declaration the Hon. Gentleman
would not press for further information.—(Hear.)
Mr. HORSMAN was unwilling to trespass further,
but, perhaps, the Right Honourable Gentleman
would state when the House might expect to
be further informed on this subject?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER could
fix no particular day, but ho certainly did expect that it
would be in his power to communicate something definite
to the House speedily—(Hear, hear)—when he would
not wait for any question to be asked him, but would
afford the information voluntarily.—(Hear, hear.)
THE " DUNFERMLINE NEWS."

In reply to Mr. HUME,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL stated that he knew
nothing of Mr. Fletcher, who had written to the pro-
prietors of this publication threatening to prosecute
them on behalf of the Inland Revenue for publishing
without a stamp.
MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS.

A messenger from the Lords brought up the follow-
ing Bills, to which their Lordships had agreed:—
Linen, &c., Manufactures (Ireland)—Poor Relief Act
Continuance—Loan Societies—Portsea Gas—Derby Gas
—Vale of Neath Railway—Barnstaple Markets and
Fairs—Medina River Navigation—Lockwood and Melt-
ham Road—Stockton and Darlington Railway—Great
Southern and Western Railway (Ireland)—Belfast Gas
—Rhyl Improvement, without amendment—Bradford
Piece Halls—Dudley Waterworks, with an amendment
—Aberdare Market and Slaughter-houses, with amend-
ments.