The Sun.
London, England, 1837-02-07 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1837

IMPEnIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, FEBRUARY G.
Lord SUFFIELD presented a petition from Market
Harburo% praying for the abolition of Church-rates.
Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Leeds,
agreed to at a public meeting, and signed by 13,950, pray-
ing that the whole of the Church-rates might be entirelx
abolished. It was perfectly evident, from the tenor of this
petition, as well from the language of many others
which he hail to present to the House, that the meaning
of the petitioners was that the Church-rate was to be en-
tirely abolished without being transferred to any other
fund, because they put it on the ground of conscience. Some
of the petitioners stated that they had no other alter-
native than either to do violence to their conscience
by continuing to pay those rates, or to refuse payment,
which alternative they were most unwilling to resort
to, lest their conduct might have the appearance of
disrespect to the existing law. The Noble Lord. then
presented petitions from Bung-ay, Aylesworth, Walpole,
Wortley, Henley, Abergavenny, Kirk by Moorside,
Botley,- Taunton, Boston, and a great number of other
places. The Noble Lord most strongly recommended the
prayer of these petitions to their Lordships. He believed
he might say, from the conversations he had had on this
subject, that the Bill about to be proposed to Parliament
for the Abolition of Church-rates would be entirely satis-
factory, and amply realize the expectations of Dissenters.
Lord LYNDHURST—Are the petitions for the en-
tire abolition ?

Lord BROUGHAM—Yes, and I think it a very wise
abolition.—( Laughter.)
Lord LYNDHURST—I don't say any thing about.
that, but I merely asked the question for the sake of m-
formation--(A laugh.)
The House adjourned at a quarter•past five o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, FIIBRU JR?' 6.
The SPEAKER took the chair a few minutes before four
o'clock.

Mr. FERGUSON presented papers respecting the St.
Pancras Lighting and Paving Act, pursuant to the order oi
the House.

Mr. OSWALD presented a petition from the Magis-
trates and Council of the City of Glasgow, praying for
leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Police Act for that
city.

Sir E. WILMOT presented a petition from the Bir-
mingham and Derby Railway Company, praying for leave
to bring in a Bill to extend the powers given them in the
Act of last year.

so calumniated was a relation of his own, he would recom-
mend the calumniators to be more sparing of their charges
for the future. When such gross charges were made, it
was but fair that there should be an opportunity for re-
butting them. If in the time of the Duke of Richmond's
administration in any assembly one-fifth part of such
charges had been made against the Government, the
Attorney-General would have filed an information
in less than 24 hours. He would just call the attention of
the House to a statement of the case, in order to show the
malignancy of the charges which had been made against
Government. He held in his band the return of Mr.
Kennedy—he believed that the Right Honourable Baronet
the Member for Tamworth would be a testimony to the
high character of Mr. Kennedy—he had procured those re-
turns up to Dec., 1826, in order to skew the effect which
the Mulgrave Government had on the peace of Ireland.
He begged the House would listen for a moment to this
short exposition of the case. He found that in December,
1835, the attacks on the police were 35, which, under the
administration of Lord Mulgrave, had been reduced
to six ; riots 89 ; which—under the same Govern-
ment—had decreased to 18. Threatening notices
49, which had been decreased to 24 ; the attacks on
houses 24, reduced to 10 ; and illegal meetings 13, which
had been reduced to I—if the new Association was to be
denominated as such. All the insinuations that had been
made against the present Government of Ireland, he
would fearlessly say had arisen out of a malignant spirit,
because that Government was the first who had given
satisfaction to the people of Ireland ; and the Noble
Lord at the head of that Government was the first Lord
Lieutenant who had endeavoured to conciliate the people.
He owed nothing to the Earl of Mulgrave, hut he felt
bound to say that the candid and impartial manner in which
be hail acted had alone secured the affections of the people
of Ireland.—(Hear, hear.)
The return was then agreed to.
Mr. HUME postponed the motion, of which he had
given notice for to-morrow, for leave to introduce a County-
rate Bill, and an Election Expenses Bill, till Friday.