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London, England, 1839-03-28 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, MARCH 27.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his scat on the Wool-
sack at a Quarter before Four o'Clock.

Lord STRANG FORD presented petitions against
any alteration in the Corn-laws.

ROYAL ASSENT.

The Royal Assent was then given by Commission to
the Duke of Wellington's Estate Bill, the Tithes Com-
position Arrears (Ireland) Bill, the Preston and Wyre
Railway Bill, and a Naturalization Bill. The Com-
missioners were the Archbishop of Canterbury, the
Lord Chancellor, and the Earl of Shaftesbury.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.

. On the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR,
the House then adjourned to Thursday, the 11th of

HOUSE OF COMMONS, MARCH 27.

The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour.

Sir C. GREY presented a petition from Tynemouth
and another from the Water-works Company, of the
same place (as we understood), against the Leeds
Railway Extension Bill.

Mr. CRAW FORD presented a petition against the
extension of the Blackwall Railway into the City ; he
also moved that the petition he had presented on this
subject on Friday last from the Ward of Aldgate be
referred to the Committee on the Bill.—Ordered.

Mr. B. SMITH presented a petition from the rate-
payers a Norwich against the Norwich Improvement
_ _

The Nottingham Small Debts Bill was read a first
and second time, and ordered to be committed.

On the motion of Nlr. WARD, the North Eastern
jtailway Bill was read a first time.

aptain ALSAGER presented a petition signed by
1,400 inhabitants of the parish of Lambeth against any
further grants to the college of Maynooth.
Captain GORDON presented petitions from several
parishes in Abeideenshire in favour of Church Extension
in Scotland. .

Lord HOTHAM (we believe) presented a petition
from Herefordshire, complaining of spiritual destitution
in Canada.

PRIVATE BILLS.

Mr. ALSTON having asked permission of the
Speaker that the Report on some Private Bill should
LL returned to the parties, in order to correct a certain
error which had crept into it,
Tile SPEAKER said—l wish to call the attention of
the !louse to this subject. It is my understanding that
when a report has once been presented to the House
it becomes the property of the House, and ought to un-
dergo no alteration whatever, unless by being re-
committed.—(Hear, hear,) And I may take this oppor-
tunity of stating, that this applies equally to the
Reports of all Select Committees—( Hear)—and that if
a Report has been presented to the House, there is
no authority by which any alteration whatever can be
made in it except in the mode which I have mentioned ;
for unless this rule is rigidly adhered to, the reports
presented in this House will not be the reports of the
Select Committees, but the reports of the parties who
are allowed to make the alterations in them.—(Hear,
hear, hear.) The proper method of proceeding in this
particular case, will to move the re-committal of the
report.—(Hear. hear.)
Mr. ALSTON accordingly gave notice that -he
would move the re-committal of the report.
CORN-LAWS.
Mr. BUCK presented a petition against the abolition
of the Corn-laws. . .

Colonel LYGON presented a similar petition.
THE CHURCH.
Lord NORREYS presented a petition from the
Clergy of the Archdeaconry of Oxford, against the
Ecclesiastical Duties and Revenues Bill.
Mr. CHALMERS presented a petition for addi-
tional endowments to the Church of Scotland.

Mr. ELLIS presented a petition from Scotland,
praying that the Presbyterian soldiers may be placed on
the same footing in regard to their religious exercises, as
tho Roman Catholic soldiers.

Mr. BLAIR presented a petition from Wigton,
prnying: for Church extension in Scotland.
Sir BURDETT presented a petition from Mr.
John Dillon, Master Mariner, late of the Royal Navy,
and fonnc..rly the Commanding Officer at Milk Cove,
county of Cork, on the subject of the capture of the
American smuggling brig Peru, which was driven into
Kinsale by the boats under his command, and there
seized by the Tide Surveyor of the Port. The peti-
tioner prayed for inquiry, with the view of removing the
objections alleged by the Chancellor of the Exchequer
against his claim.

Mr. GASKELL presented a petition in favour of
Mr. Rowland Hill's plan for a uniform penny postage.
Mr. WARD presented a similar petition from Cam-
bridge. Also a petition, complaining of the sewer rates
in the Finsbuv trust. And a petition from a person
named Lorimer, of Paisley, complaining of the delft),
which has taken place in the allotment of land in South
Australia, and praying the House to adopt some
measures to expedite the allotment. The Ho-
nourable Member also presented a petition from
a large body of merchants connected with the South
African trade, pointing out the effects of the war now
carrying on in the neighbourhood of the Cape of Good
Hope, and prayinr, the House to sanction the establish-
ment of a British colony, which would advance the se-
curity of the Cape of Good Hope, and be the means of
promoting civi!ization and the extension of religious mis-
sions, &c. The Hon. Member then gave notice that
he should call the attention of the House to the subject
after the recess.

Sir J. IdOBHOUSE presented papers by command
of her Majesty relative to the treaty with Affghanistan.
Mr. PAKINGTON presented a petition from
Droitwich in favour of Mr. Rowland Hill's plan of
Postage. Also one praying for protection to the Church
in Canada.