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London, England, 1838-04-12 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS, APRIL 11.

The SPEAKER took the Chair at a quarter before Four
o'clock. A message from the House of Lords brought down
the Slavery Abolition Act Amendment Act, to which their
Lordships had agreed as amended by the House.
Several Private Bills were advanced a stage.
MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS.

Si: AUGUSTUS CLIFFORD, Usher of the Black Rod, sum-
moned the House to attend in the House of Lords to hear
the Royal Assent given by Commission to sundry Bills, and
the Speaker accordingly, attended by the Chancellor of the
Exchequer and several other Members, proceeded to the other
House.

The SPEAKER, on his return, acquainted the House that
the Royal Assent had been given by Commission to several
Bills (for which see Lords' Report.)
W!CKLOW ELECTION COMMITTEE.

Mr. CHARLES WOOD appeared at the Bar, with the
Report of the Select Committee appointed to try the petition
complaining of an undue return for the borough of Wicklow,
which Report declared that the sitting Members (Messrs.
Howard and Grattan) were duly elected, and that neither
the petition, nor the opposition to said petition, were frivo-
lous nor vexatious.
KINSALE ELECTION COMMITTEE.

Mr. GALLY KNIGHT presented the Report of the
Kinsale Election Committee, declaring that Pierce Mahoney,
Esq., the sitting Member, was not duly elected, but that
Colonel Thomas was duly elected, and ought to have been
returned for the said borough. Also that neither the petition
nor the opposition to the said petition were frivolous nor
vexatious ; and further, that the Committee had amended
the poll at the said election by striking off several per-
sons' names, and adding two names to the said poll.
SUDBURY ELECTION.

The,SPEAKER acquainted the House that a petition had
been received against the return of Sir John Walsh for the
borough of Sudbury.
FINSBURY SMALL DEBTS BILL.

Mr. WA KLE Y said that on the 23d of December he got
leave to bring in a Bill for the recovery of small debts in the
borough of Finsbury. The Bill had been so materially
altered by what had passed in the other House that he moved
to discharge the order for the second reading, in order that a
new Bill might be introduced. The order was then read and
discharged, and the Bill withdrawn.
SWAVESEY INCLOSURE.

Mr. TOWNLE Y moved the third reading of Swavesey
(Cambridge), Inclosure Bill.
Mr. HUME said that under one of the Standing Orders,
the promoters of Bills of this description were directed to re-
serve from one to five acres, for the recreation of the inhabi-
tants. The Bill now proposed to he read only set apart one
acre, and he put it to the House whether that was dealing
fairly or liberally. He did not wish to throw any difficulty in
the way of enclosures, but thought that a liberal interpreta-
tion should be given to the Standing Orders.
_ .

Mr. TOWNLEY here made some remark which wag in-
audible in the gallery.
Mr. HUME understood that five acres were to be allowed
in the present Bill, and he should therefore make no further
objection. The Bill was then read a third time and passed.
Sir GEO. STRICKLAND presented a petition against
certain clauses in the Sheffield Road Bill.
Mr. WA KLE Y brought in the Finsbury Small Debts Bill.
NATURALIZATION BILLS.
Mr. HUME said that he had been watching the reading
of the dropped Orders of the Day from yesterday, for the
purpose of making a few observations to the House with , re-
spect to Naturalization Bills when the third reading of
Behren's Naturalization Bill was moved. He understood,
however, that that Bill had been read a third time. Such
being the case, he wished to make a few observations. The
time of the House was continually occupied with these species
of Bills, and the parties connected with them were put to
great expense in consequence. -He thought that, instead of
wasting the time of the House and the money of par-
ties, it :could
i be much better, if the Government ap-
proved of t, that the Privy Council should be au-

thorised to hear and determine upon the right of
parties who wished to be naturalized. Seeing the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer in his place he wished to ask him in
the absence of the Noble Lord the Secretary of State for the
Home Department, whether there would be any objection on
the part of the Government to recommend the adoption of
such a course, as it would tend very much to free the House
from that species of business.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
be was unable to give any distinct answer to the question in
the absence of his Noble Friend. But as far as he was con-
cerned he thought that such a course ought to be adopted,
not only with respect to Naturalization, but several other
species of Bills. He thought if power wir.: given to the Privy
Council similar to that given in the ease of Joint Stock Compa-
nies, it would be a great improvement, the Government at the
same time retaining a restrictive power. He thought with respect
to Estate Bills the same observations might apply, because those
Bills only passed the House upon the recommendation of a
Judge, and he therefore could not see what use there was in
requiring the agency of Parliament. A third class of Bills to
which the same observations would apply were Divorce Bills,
which not only occupied a great portion of the time of the
House, but reflected a species of disgrace upon it.
Mr. W I LLIA M ROC HE presented several petitions from
the Protestant and Roman Catholic landowners, and others,
of parishes in Cork and Limerick, praying for an immediate
settlement of the Tithe question.
Mr. BLACKSTONE presented a petition from Walling-
ford, against the present system of national education in Ireland.
Mr. DUCKWORTH presented a petition from an indi-
vidual residing in Lincoln's Inn, in favour of the projected
improvements in the Metropolis.
Mr. CHALMERS presented a petition from Montrose,
praying for the abolition of Negro apprenticeship, and peti-
tions from several Secession and Relief congregations, against
any further endowment of the Church of Scotland.
SLAVERY. _ _ _

Mr. O'CONNELL gave notice that he should, early after
the i ecess, move for certain documents connected with the
Colony of Guiana ; and that he should also move for leave to
bring in a Bill for the emancipation of female apprentices.
COPYRIGHT BILL.
Sir H. PARNELL presented a petition from Dundee
against Mr. Sergeant Talfourd's Copyright Bill.
Mr. DENNISTOUN presented a similar petition from the
book-binders and printers of Glasgow.
Mr. W. ROCHE presented a petition from the fishermen
of Limerick, complaining of the Salmon Fisheries' Bill as in-
terfering with their privileges.
Mr. HUME presented a petition from North Shields
against any endowment to the Church of Scotland.
Mr. F. DUNDAS presented several petitions from York-
shire against the Negro apprenticeship system.
NEW POOR LAW.

M. BARNARD presented a petition from Deptford,
complaining of the great expense to which the Union of which
that town is part had been put by the building of the Union
workhouse.
REMUNERATION OF MEDICAL MEN.

Mr. WARBURTON presented a petition from certain
medical men, complaining that the Court of Requests in
Kingsgate-street did not allow them sufficient remuneration
for attendance on their patients.
CASE OF COLONEL MOONE.

Mr. WAKLEY moved that the petition of Lieutenant-
Colonel lloone (late of the Guards), which was presented by
him on the 23th of March last, should be printed with the
votes; and he gave notice that he would found a motion
thereon after Easter.