The Sun.
London, England, 1830-07-02 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS—(LAST NIGHT.)
The House met to-day shortly after Three o'clock, The
Earl of SetArritsucar took his seat on the Woo Nick, in
the absence of the Lord Chancellor. The Duke of Bran-
don, the Iltrl of Chesterfield, the Marquis of Winchester,
and the Bishop of St. David's, took the oaths of allegiance.
The LORD CHANCIMLOR took his seat on the Woolsack
at a Quarter past Five o'clock.
BIRMINGHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

Earl GREY presented a petition from certain 141

tants of Birmingham, praying that the third reading
this Bill might not take place till next Session.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY observed that the
was at the present moment in a very wit/need stage, ant
on that account he felt disposed to move its third reading
at the present moment.
Lord CALTHORPE would give the Bill his utmost
support, because be believed it to be most beneficial to the
town ofßirminghatn, and that it had in view all the objects
which the Royal Founder wished it to embrace. He also
believed that their Lordships, by passing the Bill at the
present moment, would prevent that continual irritation
which would exist in the town of Birmingham during the
interval between the close of the present and the meeting
of another Parliament.

The Earl of RADNOR opposed the third reading.
There was an understanding that the Bill should be post-
poned, and he should, therefore, vote against sending it to
the Commons.

Earl FERRERS supported the third reading.
Earl GREY observed that the great mass of the mer-
chants of Birmingham were decidedly of opinion that the
interests of the town of Birmingham would be materially
injured by the passing of the present Bill. He considered
the best mode of securing the tranquillity of the town
of Birmingham would be to let the present Bill stolid
over till next Session, as in the mean time the parties
might discuss the matter, and settle all differences amicably.
The Earl of HARROWBY supported the third reading.
An extensive grammar 'tattool like the present was
perfectly useless in a Jarge town like Birmingham. The
object of the Bill was to increase the benefit of the
present school, in consequence of its increased revenue,
and to ingraft upon its foundation those peculiar
blanches of knowledge which would tend to great
utility in the instruction of the youths of the present day.
He thought it rather bard that the present Bill ►hould go
Over to the next Session, and that the introducers
of the Bill had acted most wisely in giving up the principal
objectionable clause, whereby It was proposed that Dis-
senters should not be allowed to take any part in the
management of the school.

Laid DACIIE considered that it they proceeded to the
third reading of the Bill. the greatest injustice would he
done to the present petitioners. He therefore opposed the
third reading.
The Earl of CAERNARVON also opposed the third
reading.
The House then div4led, when there appea-ed—
For the third reading... 16 i Against it... 22 I Majority". 6
The Bill was therefore lost.

Several other petitions were then presented.
The Marquis of DOWNSHIRE presented a petition
from Hillsborough, against an increase of taxation in Ire-
land. The Noble Marquis expressed his satisfaction at
bearing that the measures agAinst which the petitioners
cotnplaineti were now withdrawn by his Majesty's Govern-
ment.

The Marquis of LONDONDERRY considered that the
course taken by his Majesty's Ministers with respect to the
withdrawal of the measures was wise and salutary.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said be was not our.
prised that those measures had been now abandoned, but
be was surprised that they had not been abandoned
long ago.—(Hear.)—He always considered it an unwise
step to attempt to increase a falling revenue on a particular
article by increasing the duty on it.
The E trl of DARNLEY heard with great satisfaction
the intention of Government on this subject, and was per-
suaded that it was the best course to adopt.
The Marquis of DOWNSIIIHE presented a similar
petition from the town of Belfast.

The Marquis of DOWNSIIIIIE presented the report of
the Select Committee on the Irish flog Drainage Bill,
which was ordered to lie on the table.

The Duke of RICHMOND pre4ented'a petition from
Bristol, against the punishment of death for forgery.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented another to
the same effect.

The Duke of DEVONSHIRE presented a petition from
several Catholic families in Dungarven, against bving.forced
to contribUte to the building of Protestant places of worship.
They were all ordered to lie on the table.