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deretl to he taken into consideration (nominally) on the
4th of January.
Mr. IL VILLIERS gave notice that after the Christ-
mas recess he should once for a Committee to inquire into
the law 4 relating to British seamen.
Mr. NORMAN presented a petition from Glamorgan-
shire, praying for a repeal of the Corn Laws.
Lord G. BERESFORD presented a petition from 'Wa-
terford, praying for a repeal of the Legislative Union.
Mr. O'CONNELL said the petition should have his most
cordial support.
COLONIAL SLAVERY.

Petitions praying for the Abolition of Slavery in the
Colonies were presented from seven places in Nottingham
by Sir Ronald Ferguson ; from Congleton by Mt. Eger-
ton; from Berveick.ttpon-Tweed by Sir Francis Blake;
from llockney by Mr. Ward ; five from Richmond by Mr.
Wilda; from the Merchants and Traders of Belfast by
Sir Robert Bateson; three from places in the county of
Surrey by Mr. Briscoe; from Great Yarmouth by Mr.
Iltunhahl; from Manazion by Mr. Pendarves.
Lord KILLEEN Moved for a return of the gross as"
segment of grand juries in Ireland for the summer ofu
1830.—Ordered.

Mr. GRATTAN moved for a return of all sums of
money collected in the last seven years in Ireland for th,.
risit of the poor.—Ordered.
Mr. WRIGHTSON presented a petition front 11011,
praying for a repeal of the wool duty.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENTS. _ _

Mr. BROUGIIAM presented a petition from the freemen
of London liable to serve upon juries praying a remission of
capital punishments in cases where no personal violence was
used. The lion. Member begged particularly to call the
attention of the House to the petition; it was one, in his
opinion, of the last importance, and well worthy of the
notire of the Legislature.
Mr. WARD said he hail been called up by six indivi-
duals, who had served as Foremen of Juries at the Old
Bailey, who expressed their full conviction of the neces-
sity of an amelioration of the law regarding capital punish-
ments. lie full) agreed with the prayer of the petition.
Mr. ;DENMAN considered it one of the moat important
petitions ever presented. lie had frequently witnessed the
unwillingness of Juries to convict in any eases where
that conviction would be followed by capital punishment.
—The petition was ordered to be printed.
Mr. WARD presented a petition from a resident at
Gibraltar, praying the House to take into its consider-
ation the st rte of the law now existing in Gibraltar.
Mr. JEPHSON presented a petition front the county
of Cork, praying fora repeal of the Sub-letting Art.
Mr. LEADER presented a petition from a place in the
county of Galway, praying that Roman Catholics might
be placed on the same footing as Protestants.
Mr. O'CONNELL presented petitions from several pa-
rishes in the county of Cork in favour of voting by ballot,
and others praying for a repeal of the Legislative. Union.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER fluid that
if be was in office on Monday next, he should move that a
vote of money be granted to his Majesty for the ordinary
supplies of the state.—(Hear.)
PUBLIC SALARIES.

Mr. lIUNIE gave notice that on Monday next he should
submit a revolution to the How, to the effect that all new
appointments of every kind whatever that ►niKht be made
from this day forward should/ be at the same rate of
salary as in the year 1796.—(11ear.)
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE BILL.

Sir ALEXANDER GRANT brought up the Report,
with its amendments, on the Administration of Justice
Bill, which, after a few oblervations from
The Arroawsr-Gtomtat., Mr. Unlit, and Mr.
O'CoilwatA., was agreed to, and ordered to he real a third
time on Monday nest.
LABOURERS' WAGES BILL.

Lord NU6I,.NT obtained leave to bring in a Bill for
the better providing employment for the libonring poor,
at fair and adequate %rages.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved
that the House at its rising do adjourn until Monday
next.—Agreed to.

THE LONDON GAZEITE

OF THIS EVENING.

Wwiteball, Nov. 17.
The King has been pleased to nominate and appoint the
under-mentioned Knights-Qnninanders of the Most Ho-
nourable Military order of the. Bath, to he Xnights Grand
Crosses of the said Most Honouralde Military Order:--
Admiral Sir James Hawkins Whitslied, vice Admiral
Sir llaiab Ilaryey, deceased.
Admiral Sir Philip Charles Henderson Durham, vice
Admiral the Right lien. Sir Charles Morice Pole, Dam,
deceimd.

His Majesty has further been pleased to nominate and
appoint Vice-Mdtniral Willoughby Thomas Lake, and
.Rear-Admiral Frederick Lewis Maitland, Companions of
the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath, to be
Knights-Commanders of the said Order.