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London, England, 1825-04-16 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Mr. CALVERT moved t 1 second reading of the South-
wark Paying Bill.—On the motion that the Bill be com
mitred; - _ _ _

Sir ROBERT WILSON expressed Ms opposition to the
measure, and moved that the 131!1 be committed this day six
months.

Upon which the House divided. The numbers were—
For the Committee - . - 17
• .Against it - - -•— 24
Majority against the Bill - -7
• THAMES QUAY.
Mr. lIOBITOUSE presented a petition, most numerouSly_
signed, from 'the Owners of Wharfs on the North Bank of the
Thames, against the •Thamcs-Quay Bill. The Hon;Mernbee
expressed his satisfaction, that for this Sesiion at least the.pro-
posed measure would he-abandoned.
Colonel TRENCH said, that if those gentlemen who now
petiirined against the Bill would .only open their eyes, they
would find that, instead of their interests being injured by the
projected alteration, they would be the persons most benefitted.
It was a subject of very great national importance, for it could
rot be denied, that to throw open a free azd convenient e.o.m.
munication between' both ends of this Metropolis, would be a
benefit to every individual in the Empire. He was aware of
tl-:e.grounds of opposition to this inewiure, and he could assure
the !louse, that-the resistance of those Persons proceeded from
an ignorance of their own interests—but from the personal com-
munication he had had with Many of thein,.he found them in
many instances open to conviction. liowever,
_he did not in-
reed to press the measure during the present Session,. and he
had no doubt. that befre ilie..next the oppoution to it would
considerably diminished.
Mr. 1-1011110USE•said, the Honourable. and Gallant Mem-
ber -would find himself greatly; deceived if he thought he
..mull be able to make converts of these Petitioners. In his
opinion the conve.rts would come from the other side.

S r.`AMP—DUTIP.S.
711 r. VAULETT presented a. petition from the Corporation
of Stockton, Durham, fora Itepttei of tile Stamp Duties.—Laid
on the table,

IRISH BUTTER TRADE.

Mr. WIGIIA 51 presented a pztitiou from the town of Wex-
ford, ;gainst any immediate alteration' in the Irish Butter
Trade Laws.-14till on the table.
WINDOW TAX.

Mr. lIUSICLSSON presented a-petition from certain under-
sign 2d Inhabitants of Liverpool,- -praying the repeal of the
I-loose and -IVindow Taxes.--.-Laid on the table.

11013110.1fSE gave notice, that on Tuesday, the 3d of
ray, he should more for the repeal of the Window Tax. The
icon. Member also gave notice, .that it was the intention of
his Noble Friend, Lord Nugent, -to present on Monday next
the, petition of the Roman Catholic Body of England and
-.*:otland, praying for the .repeal of the existing Pena! Laws
against them. .

• • LINEN BLEACHERS.
Mr. If USKISSON presented a petition from the Linen-
Bleachers of Armagh, against the duties on Bleaching Linens.
—Laid on. the table.
CATHOLIC CLAIMS.

Petitions were presented from the following individuals and
piaces against any further concessions to the Roman Catholics
-*Frown the Parishea,of St. Margaret's-and St. Nicholas, in
the Borough of Leicester ; from Lutterworth, and-some other
Psris,hes in the County-f Leicester ; Hinckley, Nottingham-
-shire ; from the Presbytery of Ross ; from the Mayor and prin-
cipal Burgesses of the Borough of-St. Alban's; from the Rural
lieens--(a Winscombe and Dursley, Gloucester-
shire ; from a Parish- in Cambridgeshire; from certain inha-
bitants of Cardiff, -Glainorganshire ; from .Newark'"Notting-'
hams:lire ; from the Clergy:of the free Chapel of St. George's,
Windsor • from the Corporation of Colchester ; from the parish
Dawlisl, Devon ; 'from the Incorporation of Weavers, Glas-
ITO W front the Corporation of Bast- Retford ; and certain pa-
rishes in Merionethshire, 'Wales.--;They were laid on the table,
sod ordered to be printed.
SALMON FISHERIES.

Mr. KENNEDY gave notice of a motion for Illonday.next,
rclAi.ve to Salmon Fisheries.
WINDOW TAX.

r. Alderman WOOD presented a petition from the Church-
wardens and all the otlier inhabitants, with the exception of the
•J'ar..-gathers—la. laugh), of St. Bartholonaev., in favour of the
repeal of the Loufse and Window Taxes. —Laid on the table,
andprdered to be printed. • . .
FOREIGN LINEN ' DUTIES. -

Mr. DOWNIB-presented three Petitions from the Provost
and Corporation of the Burgh of .Dunfermline-; from the Ma.
woiacturers anti Operative Weavers of the same Burgh.—Laiti
Jr, the table. •

CORN LAWS.

Mr. CURWEN-presented a Petition from' the farmers and
occupiers of land in Ellenborough, Cumberland; in favour of
an alteration in the Corn Laws.
lair. S. RICE presented a Petition from the Chamber of
Commerce of Limerick, one of the greatest corn ports of lre.:
lid, praying that a.sufticient time should_ be allowed to pro_
vide for existing interest;;, before any alteration was -made in
the Corn LaVis.
Mr, HUTCHINSON presented a similar Petition (as we
understood) from the Chamber of Commerce in the city of Cork:
—These Petitions were ordered to be printed. •
• CATHOLIC CLAIMS. ' -
Admiral SOTHERON prescntix a Petition, numerously
signed, from certain inhabitants of the town of Nottingham
and its vieinity, against.furthes concession- to the, Catholics.
Mr. DENMAN pbserved, that of the numerous signatures
• to the petition, very few comparatively were residents of the
town of Nottingham. Great edbrts were made to procure sig-
natures, and a most: inflammatory placard was circulated on
the subject of the Catholics, but he was proud to say, without
effect, in the town of Nottinghatn.,,• There were, however, some
very popillous, villageS is its:vjcmity, and there, -he believed,
the great
,majgrity, of signatures was procured. The present
petition was not agreed to at any public meeting, convened for
• the purpose pf.getting the free expression of the public voice.
—(Hear, hear 5771udeed,, he could safely assert that the
opinions of the great fir-.ly of the enlightened inhabitants of the
town of Nottingham 'were in , favour of the Catholic Claims,
necsuse they felt that on that subject was involved the great
question Which they unanimous) y supported of civil and
reli-
gious liberty.74llear, hear !)—The petition was _ordered to be
printed. • • '
Colonel COST presented a similar Petition from the Borough
of Grantham, Lincelnshire.. The Gallant Officer expressed his
interition to support„the prayer of .the petition, on strong TOR,
tic*/ grounds of necessity, but with no feelings of illiberality
towards the Rarnaii Catholics. • •
similarpoitions were aisci presented from Carmarthen, Peck-
ham, ,BoLtop; the.Archdeac.onry of Illiddlese.x, Poplar, several
„pariste...s in th county of Stirling, acid the City of Glasgow la:.
. . . • • -

patrick, Camberwell, &c. ; and a petition of an opposite ten-
dency from Bandon, in the South of Ireland.
They were ordered to be printed.
ASSESSED TAXES.

Mr. DENMAN presented a petition,.signed by 8,000 inha-
bitants of the town of Nottingham, praying for ,ihe repeal of_
the whole of the Assessed Taxes. The lion. and Learned-
Member presented a petition from.the same persona in lakour of
a revision of the Corn law::.

These Petitions were ordercd-to be printed.
Sir T. LETHBRIDGE presented a petition from Shepton
Mallett, praying for the repeal of the Window Tax.—Ordered
to, lie on the table.
COMBINATION LAWS.

Mr. HUME presented a petition from the seamen of North
and South Shields, complaining► -of misrepresentation, denying
the insubordination attributed to them, and praying to be heard
by Counsel. -They denied that their union was for any illegal
purposes ; its object was a charitable one. They had more rea-
son to complain of the combination of the masters than the mas-
ters had to complain of them.
On the motion for submitting the petitien -to the consideretion
of the Committee on the Combination Laws,

LAMBTON observed, that although'he was norpre-
pared to speak to all the allegations of the petition, he was.
quite ready to deny that the union of the scunlen was for cha-
ritable purposes. The lion. Gentleman read several articles
of the union in support of his assertiou; and, alnong ,otber cor-
roborative statements, mentioned The ease of a vessel from the
west of England, the captain of ;Which was compelled to dis-
charge the greater part ot. his crew, because they did not be
long to the union. 'Several other cases of oppression bad,
occurred; and at Sunderland two sailors were put in -such,
jeopardy that their lives were still in danger. "Nothing -cer-
tainly could be more objectionable than that the-masters should
be dictated to with respect to the men that tliey 'tiould employ.
After a few words from Mr. HUM L, the petition was -refer-
red to the Committee; as was also a sin-Mar petition presented
by the same-Hon. Gentleman Srom the Operative-Shipwrights
on the river Thames.

Mr.l-11.TME presented:a petition from the Merchants Ship_
owners, &c. of Itlontrose, engaged in the Greenland Fishery,
against the repeal of the -ditties on Foreip Rape Seed.—Or-
Aered to he.printed.