The Sun.
London, England, 1825-06-03 00:00:00

PARLIA,NIENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, 'limns!)Ay, JUNE 2.
This morning their Lordships met at tea o'clock, when the
LORD CHANCELLOR came into the Ilouse.
GARDINER PEERAGE.
The above Peerage claim was proceeded with, and, after the
further examination of witnesses, the Committee adjourned to
Monday next.—Prayers were now read by the Bishop of
CHESTER.

The LORD CHANCELLOR observed, that in the case of
" Newburgh v. Newburgh," which stood for to-day, two points
were submitted for the consideration of the Learned Judges,
which had not at present been given in; and as the third point,
remaining to be argued, much depended on the two first points,
it would be useless for their Lordships to hear Counsel on the
last point. He should accordingly move that this Appeal stand
adjourned sine die, which motion was agreed to.
Counsel were afterwards heard in the appeal " v. Lord
Sondes," upon which the Learned Judges were summoned, when
the argument for the Appellant was heard, after which the fur-
ther hearing was postponed.
Adjourned at a quarter to four -during pleasure, and at 29
minutes past four the House resumed.
The Earl of ROCHFORT presented two Petitions from Suf-
folk, one of which proceeded from Framlington, both praying
that no alteration might be enacted with respect to the Corn
Laws.
The LORD CHANCELLOR presented a Petition from
Thomas Daxe, Esq., one of the Officers in the Court of Ex- '
chequer, who prayed for- compensation, for losses he was likely
to sustain, in the event of passing the County Courts' Bill.—
The Noble and Learned Lord added, that he could not con-
ceive why the petitioner should be refused that consideration
which was obtained by the Officers of other Courts under the
pending Bill. He would therefore move to refer his Petition
to the Committee appointed yesterday, which was agreed to.
Mr. Johnson, from the Office of the Chief Secretary for
Ireland, presented the Sixth Report of the Commissioners fo
Irish Fisheries.
MESSAGES FROM THE COMMONS.
Mr. Lushington, Mr. Campbell, and others, brought up
the Scottish Justices Bill,. the Stour Navigation Bill, the
Glasgow Market and Streets' Bills, the Juries and Jurors'
Bill, and some Road Bills, which were subsequently read a
first time.
Upon the motion of the Earl of SHAFTESBURY,the Small
Debts Recovery Bill, the Irish Bankers' Bill, and the Scotch
Peers' Bill, were respectively read a third time, passed, and
messaged to the Commons.
Earl FITZWILLIAM presented a petition from Bighorn ;
but, the Order of the Day being now called for,its purport could
not be distinctly heard.

INTERMENTS IN IRELAND.
Earl RADNOIt, in pursuance of what passed on a former
day, moved the Order of the Day for bringing in a " Bill for
the better regulating all interments in Ireland, in a more decent
and orderly manner." He wished in the outset, that the pre_
amble to the 9th of William 111. should be read, relating to
Burials in Suppressed Monasteries in Ireland (which was im-
mediately done by the Reading Clerk). He was sorry that
the introduction of this business had been left to him, and
wished it had been placed in better hands. The present
was purely a question of religion, which arose out of an Act
of Parliament, by virtue of whose enactments the Roman
Catholics near Dublin since assumed the privilege of burying
their dead within a Protestant Church-yard, with Popish rites.
The measure had itself been referred to a Select Committee,
who were asked to recommend what ought to be done; and what
was the answer ? Do every thing the Catholic Priesthood have
required. But the very. first enacting clause contained the
words " do stand and be repealed," in reference to the clauses
to be repealed in the original Act, and there those clauses were
neither now standing nor repealed, in the true construction of
words. The existing Bill took no proper care of the rights of
persons who officiated in the Church, and it authorised a profane.
ness, and even a blasphemy, not authorised in any country in
the world. —lire wished to have the evidence of Dr. Doyle upon
this subject ; and 'be trusted that the Bill he proposed would
have the approbation of all parties, as going to legalize all pro.
ceedings at interments. lle was of opinion that no form of
prayer nor exhortation should be made in church-yards at the
burial of the dead, on pain of misdemeanour.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL (the above Bill being read), ob-
served, that it was not very material in what way he offered his
opposition to the Bill ; but he felt that he certainly should not
be doing his duty if he did not distinctly say, that lie could not
agree to the Bill, and must oppose it. With respect to intro-
ducing this Bill, the Noble Lord (Radnor) had availed himself
of the privilege belonging to all their Lordships, that of ori-
ginating it without a notice, and courtesy required that it
should be read a first time, but nothing more. The Noble
Lord himself had truly said that this was a religious question,
and, it might be added, one of great difficulty too. Whether
the wording of the preamble of the Act were grammar or not,
had nothing to do with the main point ; perhaps the language
was not so elegant as the Noble Lord desired ; but he believed
this style of legislating was not unusual. This, however, was
certain, that the result of the measure was perfect quiet,
and therefore he wished their Lordships to leave the
law as it at present stood. The law at present so
stood, that all the parishioners, of whatever persuasion, had
an unquestionable right to interment in the Church-yard, the
Clergyman at the same time being boimd to perform the
burial service if required; though the latter was seldom done.
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itself, it had been well received, and was still working well. If,
after this statement, it should be attempted to press the Bill fur-
ther in any way, he should oppose it.
Earl RADNOR complained that the Noble Earl had omitt-
ed to notice Dr. Doyle; and moved that the Bill be printed.
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EQUITABLE LOAN BILL.
Viscount FALMOUTH then presented a petition from St.
Andrew's, Holborn, in favour of the Equitable Loan Bill ;
and at a Quarter past Six o'Clock, the house adjourned to to-
morrow.

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