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London, England, 1830-05-22 00:00:00

CRONIAIELIN HARBOUR BILL.

The Earl of SHAFTESBURY moved the second
reading of this
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY, on behalf of a
Noble Marquis who was unavoidably abs•:nt, to oppose
the second reading, and had no hesitation in characterizing
the Bill as the most extraordinary job ever brought before
Parliament. He thought it had been sent up from the
other House without being minutely examined into,
otherwise he was quite sure it would have been utterly

impossible that it should have passed that House. It was
quite clear the individual bringing it forward did so for
his owia bettafit and einolutnent. :Linder such circumstances
he trusted their Lordships would not countenance the
Bill, and he should move that it be read this day six
months.
The Duke of WELLINGTON thought the better
course to adopt would be, as the Noble Marquis to whom
Lord Londonderry had referred was not present, that the
second reading of the Bill should be postponed for a week.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY had no objection
to such a course being pursued, and the second reading
was postponed till this day week.
Lord War. PowLETT, Sir JAMES GRAHAM, Mr. Caarr•
BELL, and others, brought up several Private Bills from
. the House of Commons.
Mr. Crafer from the Treasury presented a Return of
Pensions granted under the 57th of Geo. 111.
PRESENCE OF PROTESTANT SOLDIERS AT
ROMAN, CATHOLIC PROCESSIONS, &e.

The Earl'of WINCHILSEA, in presenting a petition
from the loyal fr(e Barons of the town and port of Dover,
complaining of the cruel situation in which Protestant
officers and soldiers were placed, in being compelled upon
foreign stations to join in the superstitious rites of the
Greek and Roman Catholic Church, would take the oppor-
tunity of asking the Noble Duke opposite, whether it was
the intention of Government to issue an order giving the
relief sought for by the petitioners.
The Duke of WELLINGTON—UntiI the petition is
read, I cannot tell what that relief is.
The petition was accordingly . read by the clerk. On
its being concluded, • • '
The Duke of WELLINGTON certainly could not. say

that Goveinment liad, given any order to put an end t 9 the
military practices complained of in the petition. There
were many statements in the ptition which he knew to
be untrue, more particulatly that which declared that Pa-
gans and others were -not compelled to attend on the cere-
monies of the Protestant Church of England. Now that
attendance he bad himself witnessed.
The Earl of WINCHILSEA did not mean to conceal
from the House, that this petition was founded upon cir-
cumstances which had come out upon a recent court-mar-
tial. He would not enter, at present, into the merits of
that court-martial, nor would be say one word upon its
judgment. He bad, however, a sincere hope that Pro-
testants would be placed forthwith upon an equality with
their Catholic fellow-subjects who were not compelled to
participate in, or to be present at, any ceremonies of the
Church of England, which were repugnant to their feel-
ings. Now attendance at ceremonies of the Greek or no-
man Catholic Church must necesQarily be repugnant to the
feelings :of any man who conscientiously professed the
Protestant religion. He hoped that some measure would
be speedily adopted to relieve the scruples of tender con-
sciences.

The Marquis of SALISBURY presented a petition
from Iloddesdon, praying for the :abolition of the punish-
ment of death in eases of forgery.
Earl BROWNLOW presented a petition from Old and
New Sleaford against the Beer Duties.
SUITS IN EQUITY BILL.

The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the Order of the
Day for the third reading of this B 11.
Lord 'ELDON said, that though this Bill had been
already read a second time, and had gone through a
committee, he (Lord Eldon) had not been able to attend
on those occasions, but he must add that his absence was
entirely his own fault, and not all attributable •to the
Noble and Learned Lord who had introduced the Bill, who
had given him due notice of the various stages of the Bill
during its progress. His opinions with regard to this Bill
Tight be brought into a narrow compass, but he should
not at present enter upon ar detail of them, as he trusted
that the third reading: of the Bill would. he postponed fir
same days longer. He thought the Lord Chancellor had
judged very rightly, in not pressing at an earlier period the
third reading of this Bill. He (Lord Eldon) was of opi-
nion, that their Lordships should not decide filially upon
this Bill, without knowing what should be dune with a
great many other Bills which were in progress in another
place, and which bore upon the question of the general
administration of justice. This Bill now under their Lord-
ships' consideration might be right if it were accompanied
with those measures, or it might be wrong if it were not.
He (Lord Eldon) entertained a strong opinion on the
subject, but he should not wish to state his opinion on the
present occasion. He should feel obliged indeed if the
third reading should be postponed to a future day. He was
confident that their Lordships would give hint credit fur
not being influenced by any other feeling with respect to
this Bill, but 'by a desire that every due regard should be
had to the administration of justice, as well in that House
as in the Courts of Westminster-hall. He understood in a
conversation with the Lord Chancellor on a former occa-