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London, England, 1830-04-27 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS-(LAST NIGHT.)

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The House assembled this day, pursual.., to ad-
journment.
The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four
o'clock.
Mr. CALLAGHAN, Mr. G. BANKES, Mr. HOPE,
and other Members, took the oaths and their seats.
The SPEAKER was summoned to the House of
Lords to hear the Royal Assent given by Commis-
sion so several public and private Bills (for which
see Lords.)
Two petitions were presented against the return
of Mr. Callaghan for Cork.—Laid on the table.
NEW WRIT.
On the motion of the Marquis of CHANDOS, a
new writ was ordered to issue to return a Member
to serve in Parliament, for the borough of St.
Mawee, in the room of Sir S.B. Morland, deceased.
In compliance with a Message from the Lords, a
Copy of the Evidence taken before the Committee
on the East Retford Election, was ordered to be laid
before the House of Lords.
Mr. A. CAMPBELL and Sir M. S. STEWART
presented several petitions against the Glasgow
Rovelty Bill.—Laid on the table.
Mr. MUNDY presented a petition from Derby,
against capital panishme:at for forgery ; also a peti-
tion from the licensed victualleta of a town in Der-
byshire, against throwing open the trade in beer.
Mr. BROUGHAM, after expressing his regret
that certain returns (which had been moved for)
respecting causes heard in the Court of Chancery
bad not been laid before the House, moved for a
r,-turn of the number of causes heard before that
Court from 1791 to 1826, distinguishing those
causes which had been finally settled.
Sir G. MURRAY presented a petition from
Perth, against the monopoly of the East India Corn.
piny ; also a petition of the merchants and traders at
the Cape of Good Elope to the same effect.
Mr. CRIPPS presented a petition from Ciren-
eetter against capital punishment for forgery.
Mr. KING gave notice, as we understood, that
he would submit a motion to the House to-morrow
(this day) respecting the proposed increase of the
stump duty on Irish aewspapers.
Mr. O'BRIEN moved for a return of the number
of persons that had emigrated from Great Britain to
any of the colonies, distinguishing the colonies to
which they had emigrated, and specifying the number
of males, females, children, and adults.
;qr. IL DAMS presented a petition from Ax-
bridge, Somersetahire, against the punishment of
death for forgery. Also a petition fa.al the Chain-
ber of Commerce of Bristol, praying the House not
to sanction a Bill which had been introduced into
that House, for am purpose of rasing the sum fur
which insolvents could be arrested fear: 201. to 100/.
Mr. O'CONNELL said a few words, as was un-
derstood, against the prayer of the petition.
Mr. HART DAVIS presented a petition from
the tobacco merchant; of Bristol, against a measure
which they understood was in agitation, to admit
the growth of tobacco is this country, on paying a
duty of Is. Bd. the pound. Such a duty they cone
ceived would not be eufficient, and they therefore
prayed that the law should remain as it is, or that
the duty be raised to 2s. 6d. the pound.
Mr. H. GRATTAN trusted that the law would
be restored to the state it was in 1779, and that
gentlemen, who were devising measures to
en-
courage emigration from Ireland, would not oppose
a measure which would be effectual in giving addi-
tional employment to a great number of the inha-
bitants of that country.
Mr. LITTLETON presented a petition from the
inhabitants of :stone-upon-Trent, for opening the
trade to China; also a petition from Leek Stafford-
shire, against c,,pital punishment for forgery.
Mr. KENNEDY presented two petitions from
the burgh of Ayr, in favour of free trade with India,