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London, England, 1837-05-03 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF ,LORDS, MAY 2.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack
at Five o'Clock.
Mr. Crater brought up papers from the Treasury.
On the motion of Lord SHAFTESBURY the Conso-
lidated Fund 8,000,0001. Bill was read a third time and
passed.
The West Cork Min's and Quarries Bill was real a
second time.
The Earl of HA DDINGTON presented a petition
in favour of Church-rates from the Synod of Perth.
Sir J. BECKETT and other Members of the House of
Commons, brought up Gardiner's Divorce Bill and several
private Bills.
The Bishop of St. AS H presented several petitions
in favour of Church-rates from places in Glarnorganshire,
amongst which was one signed by the High Sheriff, and 60
Magistrates.
The Bishop of CHICHESTER presented similar pe-
titions from Huntingdon and other places.
Lord WINCHILSEA presented similar petitions from
Brighton and from several places in Northamptonshire.
The Bishop of EXETER presented petitions from the
Clergy of Limerick, Tuam, Ardagh and Killala, against the
• National system of Education in Ireland ; also petitions in
in favour of Church-rates from South Shields, and from
several places in Devonshire, Cornwall, Warwickshire,
and Staffordshire, as also from the inhabitants of St.
Andrews.
Lord DUCIE presented a petition from Gloucester
against the punishment of death.
The Duke of RUTLAND presented petitions in favour
of Church-rates from places in Leicester, Nottingham,
Derby, and Lincoln. The Noble Duke said, that when
he before presented a number of petitions, it was remarked
in a daily journal that but for the exertions of the parsons
they would have been fewer, and would have had
fewer signatures.--(Hear, hear.) Now ho would say that
of ten petitions which lie now presented from parishes in
his own neighbourhood, six of them were not signed by the
ministers, as they thought it better to leave their pa-
rishioners to their own inclinations in this respect.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented petitions
in favour of the abolition of Church-rates, from Norwood
and Camberwell. The Noble Marquis then moved for
copies of the reports of the Kildare-place Society while it re-
ceived Parliamentary aid, and also copies of all correspon-
dence between the Board of Education and the Rev. Mr.
Croly as to a complaint made by him in 1835, and all directions
given in consequence.—Ordered.
The Duke of WELLINGTON presented a petition in
favour of Church-rates.
Lord BROUGHAM presented petitions from Wilts
and Northampton against Church-rates.

Lord WHARNaLIFFE presented petitions in favour
of Church-rates from Berwick, and from several places in
York.
Lord RODEN presented similar petitions from places in
Staffordshire.

Lord BROUGHAM would ask the Noble Duke op-
posite would he have any objection that the amendments he
intended to move to the Irish Corporation Bill should be
printed, as it would greatly facilitate the discussion of them ?
The Duke of WELLINGTON said that he could not
say what amendments he should move.

Lord BROUGHAM said that he understood, on the
second reading, that the Noble Duke said that he would
move amendments in Committee. He asked the question
with the view he had stated.

Viscount DUNCANNON presented a petition from
Mr. Keogh, the High Sheriff of Carlow, praying that
either he himself, or Counsel on behalf of him, should be
heard at the bar, if in considering the papers moved for
—the grand-jury list and book—any observation on his
conduct as sheriff might be made, which he might thus de-
fend himself from.

After a few words from Lord RODEN and the Mar-
quis of WESTMEATH,

Lord MELBOURNE said that all that was required
by the petitioner was that in case any accusation were made
against him he might be allowed to defend himself.

DUBLIN POLICE BILL.

Lord DUNGANNON moved the second reading of
:his Bill.

Lord ELLENBOROUGH approved of the principle
of this Bill, which was widely different from that adopted
in a similar Bill in reference to taxation. He regretted that
a better system of local taxation was not adopted for the
city of Dublin. If the Noble Lord would refer to the
evidenee of the Paving and Lighting Commissioners, he
would find that with the addition of a few clerks, the ma-
ehinery was amply sufficient for all the purposes intended by
the present Bill.
After a few words from Lord DUNC A NNON in ex-
planation,

Lord WICKLOW could not see the necessity for
the present Bill. It gave an unconstitutional power to
the Lord-Lieutenant, which he for one would not sanction.

The necessity for an increased patronage being vested in

the head of the Irish Government should be satisfactorily
proved to him, otherwise he should feel it his duty to mo‘e
the omission of that clause in Committee.
After a few words from Lord HATrtEwroN and Earl
WICKLOW,
The Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be com-
mitted on Friday.
The Marquis NORTHAMPTON on the part of his
Noble Friend, the Duke of Richmond, postponed the mo-
tion of which he had given notice, for the abolition of oaths,
to a future day.—Adjourned.

HOUSE Ol• COMMONS, MAr 2.

The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour.
Mr. HINDLEY presented a petition from Stockport
against the Stockport Improvement
Mr. LOWTHER brought up the Report of the Com-
mittee on the North Midland Railway Bill.
On the motion of Sir SAMUEL WHALLEY the
North Metropolitan Cemetry Bill was read a second time,
and ordered to be committed.
BRIGHTON RAILWAY—FICTITIOUS SHARE-