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London, England, 1839-07-30 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour.
Mr. BLOUNT took the oaths and his seat as Member
Totness.

[lt will be remembered that a:double return was made
from this Borough ; the numbers on the poll being
equal ; on inquiry we found that the rule in such
cases is, that the first comer of the two candidates shall
tie sworn in as Member, but he cannot vote till the va-
lidity of the election has been determined on.]
On the motion of Captain PEC HELL the Brigh-
ton Cemetery Bill was read a third time and passed.
On the motion of Mr. BROTHERTON, the Lords'
Amendments to the Newark, Belper, and Oldham,
Small Debts Bill were agreed to.

Sir EA RD LEY Wll4 MOT presented a petition from
the stationers and paper manufacturers of Birmingham,
praying that in any scheme for the introduction of a
penny postage their interests might be attended to.
CHURCH-RATES (LAMBETH).

Mr. HAWES presented a petition from- G. W,
Webb and Apsley Pellatt, inhabitants of the parish of
Chri.tehurch, Surrey, stating that the petitioners arc
Protestant Dissenters, and conscientiously object
to forced contributions for the support of the Established
Church—that a rate was ordered to be levied for the
support of the parish church in the parish of Christ-
church, Surrey, which the petitioners had refused to pay,
that they were cited in the Ecclesiastical CoUrt, and
the expenses amounted to twenty times as much as the
matter in dispute, which they were compelled to pay,
and abandon further proceedings, in order to save them-
selves from ruin, and they prayed the House would take
measures to remedy this injustice.
CHURCH IN CANADA.
Mr. P AKINGTON presented thirty petitions from
different townships in Upper Canada, stating the peti-
tioners had settled in that colony under the firm per-
suasion that they were to enjoy the benefits of the
British Constitution, a part and parcel of which was the
Established Church ; that there was no support for
that Church from tithes, which they did not wish to
see established—(Hear, hear)—but they considered
they were entitled to the same protection as the Roman
Catholics of Lower Canadr, and pray ing that the
House would not sanction the diversion of any property
granted originally for the support of the Church to any
other purpose. Also a petition from tire Chief.; and
Warriors of the Onondago and other Indian Nations
who had been converted to Christianity by the Church

Missionaries, to the same effect. The. signatures were

PRICE sd.

ilso the number of persons whose opinions each Chid
r.presented ; and he gave notice that if early next.
Session her Majesty's Government took no steps in this
natter he should feel it his duty to call the attention of
:he House to the frightful extent of religious destitution
xisting in Canada. The Hon: Member also pre-
sented a petition from Church Staunton, in Devon,
to the same effect.
Mr. YORKE presented a petition from the Cam-
Taige Unruh denying the statement of the petition.pre-
:ented a short time since by Mr. Fielden. The .petitioi,
:as ultimately withdrawn in co::sequence of an infer-

Mr. O'CONNELL presented a petition from au
i44vidual in favour of the Irish Municipal Bill, and
,raying Olt he
,might receive compensation under it.
Eli (Mr. O'Connell) would have considered the petition
if great importance and worthy the consideration of
lie Mouse, if6there had been any chance of carryin;..
1)t, Bill. The Hon. Member also presented a petition
Dablin namolaining of the expense of the erection
of a new gaol there.
Mr. to OPE presented a petition from the members

if the Sleicty of British Artists, stating that in plae..
arriving considerable profit from the Institution, the.
tad expended considerable sums upon it, and complain.
,tg that the whole of the privili,ges belo3ging to chi.
National Gallery had been entrustA to a private
irresponsible body.
Mr. A. YATES moved for a return of all applieation
made fir military in aid of the civil force in Ireland sine:
the Ist of January.—Ordered.
JAMAICA.

Mr. BERNAL seeing his Hon. Friend the Under
Secretary or the Colonies in his place, begged to ask
hi,►► s qu stion.the answer to which must be of ver
aonsiderable importance to the people of this country.
Ho ha•l seen in a newspaper a paragraph relating to
Focecd;ugs in the island of Jamaica, in which it rvo,
rated that there had. ten a meeting of the Baptist
Alinisters, in_,wt►ich resolutions were passed, stating tlia!
negroes atunt not to be called upon to pay rent ior their
cot!a,,,ei ; amid it was further stated that the negrocs
acre arming themselves, and tl►yt a great number of
stands of arms had been purchased for them in Kingston.
lie had no private letters upon the subject ; but seeing
it stated, he was anxious to know what knowledge the
Government had upon the subject.
Mr. LABOUCHERE—It was not only not the
'act that no information of that kind had been received
by the Government ; but on the contrary, all they had
received was of a totally different nature—that the
iiegroes were pursuing a quiet, innocent, and orderl3
course, and all was going on well. As re
;Jaded the meeting of the Baptists, no doubt
there had been a meeting of them, but the
resolutions passed were very indignant ones, that anti
doubt would have bean entertained of the liability of
the negro to pay his rent, which they were most willing
to do. This view of the case was confirmed by many
private letters which he had seen.
Mr. O'CONNELL—Was the Hon. Member aware
liat it was publicly stated in the Jamaica newspaper
tLat the people were arming ?
Mr. LABOUCHERE—The Government were no.
aware of that fact.
On the motion of Mr.. F. MAULE, the Lords'
amendments 'to the Prisons Bill, were agreed to.
One of them being against the rules of the House, but
heing a very reasonable one, the Standing Orders were
scsoended for the purpose.

PAINTING THE. BIBLE IN SCOTLAND.
Sir J. GRAHAM said that as under the recent re-
gulations on this subject, a Secretary would be appointed
.o perform certain functions, he presumed he would be
paid, and it would be satisfactory if the allowance would
oe included in the annual estimates.
The LORD ADVOCATE said that it would be
=laded in the miscellaneous estimates.
TITHE COMMUTATION BILL.

On the motion of Mr. FOX MAULE the Tithes
Commutation Bill was read a first time.
CHURCH DISCIPLINE BILL.

Oa the motion of the same HoN. MEMBER this Bill
tras also read a first rime.
REPRESENTATION OF TOTNES.

Sir GEORGE CLERK said that at the late elec-
tion for the borough of Totnes the number of voters,
.ts the House was aware, wits equal, and two certificates
had been returned to the House horn the Clerk of the
Crown, stating the return of Mr. Blount and Mr
Baldwin. It had been the practice at the co-
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Atencement of a Session to make a sessional order
that when a double return was made both Member.•
should withdraw until the House should declare
►vhich was properly returned. Since 1834, that
sessional order bad not been renewed, and some dial-
' culty might now exit. It was impossible that both
these Gentlemen could be allowed to take their seats,
and he, thereiCre, thought the safer course would be to
take the course which was pursued up to 1834. As one
of the Gentlemen had taken his seat, he had thought it
necessary to mention the circumstance to the House, to
prevent the inconvenience which might arise if he should
give any vote to-night, and would now give notice that
be should to-morrow call the attention of the House to
the subject.