The Sun.
London, England, 1831-08-06 00:00:00

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every week to make it fair to call on Members to sit on
the sixth ; especially as Saturday was always looked upon
by Members as their own, and private arrangements were
made on that understanding.
Lord ALT RORY had no desire to press hard upon
Hon. Gentlemen, but it was highly desirable that the
measure should be hastened forward as fast as possible ;
and the sitting on Saturdays appeared to be one of the
most feasible methods.
Colonel SIBTHORPE said, that as the Noble Lord had
stated that be wished to hasten the Bill forward as much
,s possible, so be (Colonel Sibthorpe) would state that he
wished to retard it as much as possible—(A laugh)—be-
cause he knew, from daily information, that the greatest
re-action was taking place in the country—(Laughter)—
and that the detestable Reform Bill was beginning to be
seen in its right light.
Sir J. WROTTESLEY was desirous that they should
meet on Saturdays ; and he was sure that in so doing he
expressed the opinion of those gentlemen who were con-
nected with the country, and who must be very anxious
to get to their ordinary pursuits.
Lord STORMONT objected to sit on Saturday ; he
found himself quite exhausted with sitting five days a week.
Lord MILTON took the other side, and reminded Mr.
Goulburn that in the first Parliament in which they ever
sat, which was in 1807, they had constantly sat on Satur-
days for the purpose of expediting business.
Sir It. PEEL said the Hon. Gentlemen might talk of
their convenience this way and that way; but the real
question was, whether sitting on Saturdays was the best
way of getting through the public business. For his own
part, he must say that after sitting four days every week
on the subject of Reform, he thought that the mind was
in no fit state to pursue the same subject on the fifth • by
continuing to do so the House wou!d cease to become a
it tribunal for considering the subject.
Lord ALTHORP thought that the Right Hon. Ba-
ronet had made use of rather an odd argument. He said
that because he bad to consider the question of Reform for
,bur days, he was not in a condition for considering it on
the fifth. According to his (Lord Althorp's) feelings,
the more he considered a subject, the more he found
self capable of understanding it.
Sir C. WETHERELL said, that the Bill would he

through the House in tw weeks, the sitting on Saturday
would only save two days; and he did not see, however
iinvortant the Reform BBL might be, what great advan-
tage would be gained by making ruck a paltry saving
as that.

• Sir C. FORBES said, that if any one would second
him, he would have a repetition of the scene that had
taken place two or three weeks ago, from which he
thought that much good had proceeded.
Lord EBRINGTON hoped, that if any such attempt
was made, it would be met in the same way as it was on
the last occasion.—(Cheers.)
Mr. MARTIN reminded the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir
Robert Peel) that he himself, last Friday, had proposed
that they should sit on this Saturday ; and it appeared to
him (Mr. Martin), the more reasonable, as they had not
sat this week on Worldly.
Sir R. PEEL said, that the sitting last Saturday had
nude up for the no-sitting on Monday.
Sir H. HARDINGE said, that the Noble Lord would
not gain any thing by sitting this day, for there was a mo-
tion relative to Belgium which would occupy two, three,
or four hours. _ . .

Mr. LITTLETON said, that that being the case, it
appeared to him to be all the stronger reason for sitting
on Saturday.
Mr. GOULBURN observed, that he only asked the
same courtesy he had invariably shown when he occupied
the situation of the Noble Lord.

Mr. BENET r said, that although Ministers had done
their utmost to advance the measure, they had not credit
for it in the country. They were bound to attend to the
public wishes and expectation. If the opponents of the
Bill would pledge themselves that they would not resist its
passing in a fortnight, be was sure that Ministers would
not require the House to meet on Saturday.
Sir 11. VYV YAN was glad that the House was to sit
to-morrow, as it gave him an opportunity of bringing for-
ward his motion.

Mr. O'CONNELL said, that as the Irish and Scotch
Reform Bills were yet to be brought in and proceeded with.
If it were not a crime, the House ought rather to sit on
Sundays than omit to sit on Saturdays.
The question was then put and carried.
PRINCESS VICTORIA.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER brought
in a Bill for granting the sum of 10,0001. for the Princess
Victoria.—lt was read a first time.

Adjourned at a Quarter-past One until. Eleven this day.

HOUSE OF LORDS, AUGUST 5.
At Fin o'clock the Earl of SHAFTESBURY took his
seat on the Woolsack.

The Earl of BELFAST, from the Commons, brought up
the Belfast Harbour Improvement Bill.
The House then went into Committee on the Church
Building Bill, the report of which was ordered to be
brought up on Monday.
The LORD CHANCELLOR then entered, when the Bills
for the abolition of the truck systam of paying wages

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were passed.
Lefevre's Divorce Bill was also read a third time and
passed.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE. presented a petition
from Ma.nchester, numerously signed, praying that a
legislative enactment might be passed to shortenthe work-
ing hours of children under twenty-one years of age.
The NOBLE MARQUIS then presented another petition
from Stockport, praying for the amelioration of the Crimi-
nal Laws.