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London, England, 1849-05-22 00:00:00

AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS.

Mr. G. BERKELEY, pursuant to notice, wished to
ask the Noble Lord at the head of the Government
whether he had in contemplation any measure for
the relief under which the agricultural interest
was labouring, and whether he was prepared to reduce
the income-tax charged under schedule B?

Lord J. RUSSELL said that he had no measure in
contemplation on the subject first referred to by the
Hon. Member, and that it WSS not his intention to re-
duce the income•tax.
THE KAFIR WAR.

The CHANCELLOR of the
.EXCHEQUER, in
answer to a question from Mr. V. Smith, said,
that the accounts furnished to the Board
of Audit of the expenses of the Kafir
wur being unsatisfactory to that board, he should
wait till further information was received from the Cape
before taking any further step in the matter.
BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL, in answer to a question
from Mr. Stidleir, stated that he could not fix any time for
the Government instituting any measures on the subject,
of births, deaths, and marriages.
INCUMBERED ESTATES (IRELAND) BILL.
The House then went into Committee on the Incum•
bered Estates (Ireland) Bill.
On the Ist clause being proposed,
Mr. J. STUART said he had already taken an op-
portunity of stating his impression of the importance of
this measure and his objection to the principle upon
which it was founded, but no answer whatever
had been given to those objections by any
one Member of the Government. Most of the
Irish Members, it was true, had expressed their
approbation of the Bill, but ho was not surprised at that
when he remembered that they expressed similar appro-
bation last year of a measure which had since turned
out a total failure.—(Hear, hear.) This Bill, in
fact, was constructed on a principle which was
far more objectionable than that of the Bill of
last year. It contained provisions which it was the duty
of every English Member to attend well to. It proposed
to create a set of Commissioners, who were to be paid
out of the English Exchequer; and he objected to every
clause which related to this Commission, the more so, as
the duties imposed on it ought now to be
exercised by the Lord Chancellor of Ireland.
These Commissioners were not to be paid by the land-
owners or mortgagees of Ireland, but by the tax-payers
to the English Exchequer; and if these Commissioners
could perform one of the Lord Chancellor's duties
they could not see why they should not under-
take the whole of them.—(Cries of " Hear, bear.")
Ho quite understood the reasons which induced the
Lord Chancellor of Ireland to approve of the principle
of the Bill. It was the duty of the Court of Chancery
in Ireland to appoint receivers, and to regulate all the
ineunibered property in that country, and to keep it in
a legal state for disposal. He could well, therefore,
understand the reason why his Honourable and Learned
Friend had cited the approval of that learned and
eminent personage's opinion—for in fact the Bill was
intended to relieve the Court of the duty, whilst it re-
tained the emolument for the service. This was the
principle on which the Bill had been raised. If it was at
all necessary to obtain legislative interference at all for
such a purpose as that for which the Bill was lintended
to provide, the first point that ought to have been looked
to was to provide the foundation of a good title. Had it
been advisable, he should have felt it his duty to use every
available means which the rules of the House gave him
to oppose the clauses seriatim as they were put from the
chair; but seeing the friendly spirit in which the Eiil
was received by the Irish Members, he did not conceive
himself justified in waiting the time of lion. Members
by dividing, but he intended on the third reading to give
his most strenuous opposition, and to state his reasons
for doing so. Clauses one to eight defined the duties of
the Commissioners, and those on to clause fifteen devised
the means for enabling the Commissioners to fulfil
those duties. Every ono of these clauses was faulty,
and unless the Government took the opportunity of
greatly amending them, he should at a future step
earnestly oppose their adoption. He thought it was not
right that they should be called upon to pay out of the
English Exchequer three new functionaries—thus giving
additional patronage to the Government, and appointing
persons for the performance of do,,es which ought to
be discharged by the Lord Chancellor of Ireland.
Colonel RAWDON said he had not any objection to
the several merits of the Bill. 1:e had received from a
gentleman in Dublin, who was well acquainted with
Chancery practice, a letter which he thought it might be
Just to read to the House. The writer
stated that the Ineumbered Estates Bill would
be one of the most beneficial measures that could be
devised for Ireland; that it was prepared with clearness,
and that the provisions were so simple that no one could
fail to und,,rstand them.
Mr. SHAFTO ADAIR thought that the measure
would have a very beneficial effect in Ireland; but was
of opinion that one or two gentlemen should be ap-
pointed as Commissioners, who were acquainted not only
with the legal, but the personal management of estates.
was incumbent upon the Government, he thought, to

appoint gentlemen to the offiQe of Commissioner who
were possessed of the highest possible legal at-
tainments.

Mr. F. FRENCH revated that he was opposed to
the Bill, because it would act most unjustly. Under it
many lands would he sold at but twelve years' purchase,
and the proceeds would be, therefore, insufficient to meet
the claims upon them.
Sir JOHN WALSH was convinced that this Bill,
like the one of last year, would prove altogether
nugatory, and considered that the sale of property at its
present depreciated value in Ireland, would he like put-
ting up a house to auction whilst it was in flames. It
would be most difficult to get purchasers. When capi-
talists purchased landed property, they did so expecting a
definite and regular revenue, unlike shopkeepers who
speculated when they purchased property. Capitalists
did not purchase property from philanthropic motives,
but to profit by what they did. Therefore, capitalists
would not invest their money in the impoverished dis-
tricts of Ireland. He objected to the arbitrary nature of
the Commission to be appointed under the Bill.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said the reel question was
whether the whole state of Ireland was such as to
demand some extraordinary measures for re-
lieving it. Upon the motion for the second
reading of this Bill, it was admitted that there
were extraordinary circumstances to justify its intro-
duction, and he thought, therefore, that the Com-
mittee ought at once to proceed with the details
of the Bill. It was quite evident that the
present machinery of the Court of Chancery
was inadequate to facilitate the speedy transfer of in-
cumbered estates, and that fact must be the answer of
the Government to the objection which had been raised
to the measure, that it imposed duties on Commissioners
which ought to devolve upon the Lord Chancellor.
Colonel DUNNE should consider himself unworthy
of being an Irishman if he did not protest against this
arbitrary Bill. If a Bill of this kind was to be passed,
he thought that when property was to be handed
over to Commissioners, the House ought at least to
know who those Commissioners were, and if Hon.
Members would divide with him, he would move that the
consideration of the first clause should be adjourned
until the names of the Commissioners were known.—
(Hear, hear.) He thought it monstrous that three un-
known men should be entrusted with powers scarcely
possessed by the Autocrat of Russia.—(Hear,
hear.) He had said that this Bill was
in blank, and to prove that it was so, he would only
refer to the tenth section, which gave a power to refer
disputed points to the Privy Council in Ireland, but
which stated no rules by which the Council were to be
directed in their decisions.—(Hear, hear.) Ile con-
ceived that the Hon. Gentleman opposite was entirely
mistaken in supposing that the Irish Members would
accept this Bill with anything like friendly unanimity.
The Hon. Member was proceeding to comment on certain
clauses, when

The CHAIRMAN suggested that the Hon. and Gal-
lant Member had better take the clauses in their regular
order, and reserve his remarks upon each until it came
duly under consideration.

Colonel DUNNE thought that he had been pursuing
a proper course by staticg all his objections to the Bill
at once, intending afterwards to have left the question
in the hands of the House to deal with as they thought
proper. He would, however, bow to the Chairman; but
he could not conclude without repeating his protest
against this Bill, which was most unjust to Irish pro-
prietors, and which he believed not one of its supporters
could conscientiously say they would apply to England.
The real difficulty in Ireland was the defective registry
of titles, not in the abstract right of the proprietors, and
for that difficulty this Bill provided no remedy.
Mr. GROGAN said, the question as to the persons
who were to administer this Act was a most important
one. The history of Ireland was curious, but it scarcely
presented anything more extraordinary in its history than
this proposal to dispense with the Court of Chancery,
and to plum the property of the country at the disposal
of an unnamed Commission, invested with almost abso-
lute powers. If the circumstances of the country were
so extraordinary as to call for a measure of this kind, it
would certainly be far better that the Commissioners
should be named in the Bill. By leaving the clause as
it stood at present, the Commissioners would be only
the nominees of the Government, and he thought that if
the House felt there was such a strong necessity for
this Commission, it should exercise the prisi;ege'of nam-
ing it.—(Hear.) It was feared that the Bill would not
be efficient iu one respect. He feared that it would be
too efficient, because the powers given to the Commis-
sioners were of so absolute a character that not a single
owner of property would feel himself safe against the
application of a single creditor for a sale. On the other
hand, he believed the Bill by itself would be inefficient.
They might compel sales, but they could not secure
purchasers at a fair value at the same time. Under
the circumstances the incumbered proprietor and his
family, and the holder of the mortgageQ, would be
equally damaged by their legislation. This Bill as it stoi,d,
unsupported by other measures, would fail to produce
any of the effects anticipated by its framers. The ques-
tion that arose, however, on the first clause was, as he
had said, whether the circumstances of Ireland were so
extraordinary as to warrant such a departure from the
ordinary course, and if so, whether the presiding power
might not be beneficially vested with the Lord Chancel-
lor, and if noti:whether they ought to know who the
Commissioners were to be?

Sir L. O'BRIEN approved of the Bill in some respects
as being superior to the Bill of last year, but at the sime
time concurring in the opinion of Hon. Members, that
they ought to know who the Commissioners were to be.
lie should divide on the clause if the Hon. Member
pressed the question to a division. He must say that the
House, in pressing forward these questions, was acting
under some delusion.—(Hear, hear.) Their object was
to get the estates into the hands of those who owed no
money. Why, the persons who purchased were to be
empowered to borrow half the purchase money as a
mortgage upon them, and when they came to make im-
provements fresh loans would be necessary.—(Hear.)
He thought, therefore, that some more time and consi-
deration was required with reference to a measure of
such importance. At the same time he agreed that in-
creased facilities were required, and within proper and
judicious limits, calculated to encourage the investment
of small capitals in land. He should be prepared to give
any such measures his support.

Col. DUNNE moved that the Chairman report pro-
gress and ask leave to sit again until th© Commissioners
were named.

Mr. J. O'CONNELL believed that the people of Ire-
land approved of this Bill as far as it went, and there-
fore he deprecated any such obstruction to its consider-
ation as that now proposed.
Mr. SADLEIR said the Lord Chancellor and Masters
already possessed discretionary powers to dispose of
property similar to those enacted in this Bill, and there-
fore it was no new power which was to be given to the
Commissioners.

Col. DUNNE said these authorities were bound by
certain legal forms which very much tended to diminish
the chance of these powers being abused.
Mr. HORSMAN hoped that the Hon. Member would
withdraw his motion and allow the Bill to proceed.
After a few words from COL DUNNE and Sir G.
GREY, the motion was withdrawn and the clause was
agreed to, as were clauses 2,3, 4, and 5.
On clause 6, which fixes the salary of the Chief
Commissioner at 3,0001. a year, and that of the two
other Commissioners at 2,0001. a year each,
Mr. HENLEY suggested that in order to lighten the
expense of the Commission they might charge fees.
The SOLICITOR-GENERs.L objected to the sys-
tem of fres. The amounts set dawn in the clause were
net sqlaries.

Mr. GROGAN saw that the Commissioners were em-
powered to apoint a secretary, and such clerks as they
might require. He wished to knew whether a valuator
was to be appointed under any of these natnas.

The SOLICITOR-GENERAL did not propose to ap-
point any valuator. In the majority of cases such an
officer would not be rt quired.
After some further conversation the amounts were
agreed to.
On the question that the clause do pass, a conversation
arose as to the latter portion, which enacted that the
expense of the Commission shall be defrayed as provided
by Parliament.
Mr. HENLEY suggested that the word " directed"
should be substituted for "provided." He did not want
the cost to come out of estimates.
The clause, as amended, was then ordered to stand
part of the Bill, as were clauses 7,8, and 9.
On clause 10, which subjectod the Commissioners'
rules to examination and confirmation by the Privy
Council,

Colonel DUNNE moved that the Court of Chancery,
and not the Privy Council, should he judges of the rules.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL objected. It the Court
of Chancery were named, the proceedings wuuld be de-
layed and clogged with difficulties.

-Mr. E. B. ROCHE said that the Hon. and Gallant
Gentleman's Ojection, though apparently to one of the
details of the Bill, was in reality against the principle,
and he should give it his opposition.
Mr. SADLEIR, in reply to a question from Colonel
Dunne, admitted that no land would be sold in Ireland,
except under the provisions of this Bill; and so deeply
was he impressed with this conviction, that he intended
urging on Government the propriety of extending the
Bill to estates not incumbered.
Mr. TURNER thought power of appeal against the
sales should be given.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said there was no
precedent for such a proposition.
Mr. TURNER reminded the Hon. and Learned Gen-
tleman that such a power was given in the West Indian
Compensation Act.
Colonel DUNNE withdrew his amendment, and the
clause passed.
Clauses 11, 12, and 13 were agreed to without dis-
cussion.
Clause 14, which enacts that the orders of the Com-
missioners may bo enforced in England, led to a brief
explanation by the SOLICITOR-GENERAL, and
passed.
On clause 15, which arms the Commissioners with the
jurisdiction of a Court of Equity, the SOLICITOR.
GENERAL, in reply to Mr. Martin, stated that the
Commissioners would have the power of deciding in
cases of disputed title. The clau.,o was then passed.

Clause 16, which enacts, that when Ilnd, or lease of
land in Ireland, is subject to incutnbrance, the owner, or
incumbranur may apply to the Commissioners for a
sale, caused slight discussion.

Mr. SADLEIR thought that the owners of tinincurn-
bered estates ought to be permitted to avail themselves
of the machinery of the Bill, just as well as tl:e inhe-
ritors of incumbered estates.

The SOLIDI TOR-GENERAL feared that, consii.
tently with the principle of the Bill, it would he impos-
sible to adopt the Hon. Gentleman's suglestion.
Mr. GROGAN suggested, that instead of all incum-
brances as stated in the clause, the words "existing
incumbrances" should be substituted, as that would do
away with the possibility of parties creating incum•

brances in ordcr to get their properties sold under the
I Act.

Mr. MARTIN considered a. clause ought to be
inserted preventing parties not fully Membered from
going to the Commissioners in order to get their estates
sold.

The clause was then passed, as were also clauses 17
and is,

On clause 19 being proposed, which provides that the
Commissioners upon application for sale may, after
notices and bearing, direct a sale,
Mr. TURNER .moved that a proviso be added to die
clause, to the effect, that no such order for sale should be
made unless the incumbrance upon the property
amounted to two-thirds of the value thereof, stud also
that no such order should be made on the application of
a party whose interest in the estate did not exceed that
of the highest incumbrance.
The bOLICITOR-GENARAL objected to such
proviso. Were such added , before a sale could.take
place they would have to ascertain the value of the pro-
perty, and in the existing state of Irish landed property
that would be almost impossible.
Mr. MARTIN supported the amendment. There
could be no difficulty in getting at the valuation of
the estatus, as the ordnance valuation could be bad re'
course to.
Colonel DUNNE also supported the amendment. If
the ordnance valuation was not considered complete, the
poor law valuation was, and hence no difficulty in getting
at the valuation.

Mr. TURNER was in the hands of the House, but be
thought the additional proviso he had proposed was re-
quired to make the measure effectual.
Sir L. O'BRIEN hoped that his Hon. and Learned
Friend would not press the first part of the proviso, and
that her Majesty's Ministers would allow the second
part to be inserted without any division.
Mr. TURNER said he had no objection to the ling:
gestion of the Hon. Baronet, and that all parties tnigb'
be satisfied, be would alter the words " two-thirds of the
value thereof to one-half," which alteration, he coast'
dered, could not be opposed by the Solicitor-General.
After a few words from Colonel DUNNE, the Con"
mittee divided, when there appeared—
For the proviso, 9
Against it
Majority..
Clause 19 was then agreed to.
Clauses 20 to 34, inclusive, were then agreed to.
Clause 37 was then agreed to.
On clause 38 being proposed, which provided that
order for a sale under this Act may be made, notwith'
standing pending suit or decree for sale,
Mr. MONSELL suggested that the Commissioner'
should have the power to take the initiative in the Case"
of bankrupt estates before the Court of Chancery.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said the object of the
Bill was to sell incumbered estates on the application Of
the parties. The Hon. Member (Mr. Mansell) wished
to make an exception, but he (the Solicitor- General);woe
of opinion that in the class of estates to which the Lion.
Member had alluded, applications for sale would in all
likelihood be among the first made.
After a few words from Mr. SADLEIR, Col. DUNNfit
and Mr. TURNER, the clause was agreed to.
Oa clause 39 being read,
The SOLICITOR •GENERAL said he was willing to
accede to the suggestion of an Hon. Member to add °
few words to the clause, enabling the Court of Chanced.
to appoint a receiver to an estate during the period
pending the sale.
Mr. SADLEIR hoped the Hon. and Learned Solicitor'
General would reconsider his proposition, as he (AU'
Sadleir) thought that nothing was more detrimental to
property than the appointment of a court receiver if,
was invested with power to manage an estate. oe'
therefore, hoped that the control and management of so
estate would be placed in the Commissioners.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL thought the objection
of the Hon. Member (Mr. Sadleir) had some weight;
and he would, therefore, leave it to him to propose 01
addition to the clause on the bringing up of the report.
The clause was then agreed to.
On clause 40 being read,
Mr. MONSELL suggested that there should be a poWer
given for the partitioning of unincumbered as well 0
incumbered estates.

The SOLICITOR-GENERAL was of opinion tbst to
give a general power to partition would be stepping be:
yond the bounds and objects of the Bill, which Or'
limited to incumbered estates.

The clause was then agreed to.
Clauses 41, 42. and 43 were next agreed to.
On clause 44 being proposed,
Colonel DUNNE objected to the clause, on the grouna
that no appeal was allowed without the consent of I"
Commissioners.
The SOLICITOR GENERAL said it was desirable
that all pretences for delay should be avoided, and there;
fore it was that the Commissioners were invested with
summary power.
Mr. MARTIN said a case might arise in which the
Commissioners might decide upon the rights of
party in his absence, and which decision might bea
highly prejudicial to his interests. It was, therefore,
desirable that in such a case the power to appeal
should
bo absolute.
to every
Mr. TURNER said the clause was contrail
principle of law, and particularly of the %Vest India
Compensation Act; and the effect of the entire 811.1
would be that estates would be bought up by joint-stecic
companies. In his opinion an appeal ought to be per-
mitted, as in tha West India Compensation Act, without
the consent of the Commissioners.
The SOLICITOR- GENERAL replied that in O.
Act alluded to not a single appeal was made that the
Commissioners did not at once accede to.

Mr. R. WOOD said they were providing an extra'
ordinary remedy for an extraordinary tvil, and if a de•
lay of one or two or more years occurred, it would pre•
vent the practical intention of the Bill being carried into
eff.et by vexatious appeals.
The clause was then agreed to, as were the remaining
clauses, and the House resumed.
The CHAIRMAN reported progress, and the report
was ordered to be brought up on Thursday.
A messenger from the Lords brought up the report
of several Biqa, which were agreed to.

PARLIAMENTARY OATHS BILL.
On the motion of Sir G. GREY, the third reading °f
the Parliamentary Oaths Bill was fixed for Monday, the
11th of June.

LANDLORD AND TENANT BILL. illy
On the c ideration of the Landlord and Tenant 13"
as a m,nded,
Colonel SIBTIIORP moved that the Bill be put 0
for six months.

The-motion was, however, withdrawn.
Mr. MULLINGS moved the following amendrnents:
—" After section 7 to insert the following clausei ni
s-
and with a view of preventing or lessening the elvi'%-f
the right to emblementa, as well us the loss and
to tenants holding under landlords having limited to
terests, be it enacted, that where the lease or tentill,''
of a farm held by a tenant at rack rent, shall determine da
the death or cesser of the estate of any lundl°.rn°
entitled for his life, or for any other limited :
~„1-
terest, the tenant shall continue to hold and `-t
cupy the farm until the expiration of the then curreor
year, and shall then quit upon the terms of his lease
holding, in the same manner as if such lease or tenefleeir
were then determined by the effluxion of time or etb,,
lawful means, during the continuance of his landlore.o
estate, and the succeeding landlord shall be entitled 's
recover and receive of the tenant in the same manner
his predecessor could have done if living, a fair propera
tion of the rent for the period which may have elapse"
from the day of the death or coiner of the estate of such,
predecessor to the time of the tenant so quitting, and t;,
succeeding landlord and the tenant respectively shall', j
between themselves and as against each other, be entail
to all the benefi:s and advantages, and be subject to ebb
restrictions to which the preceding landlord and eu
6i
tenant respectively would have been entitled and subieo4
m
in case the lease or tenancy had determined in ond
aforesaid, at the expiration of such eurrei,t year. J'l,-ho
he it enacted, that in case the growing crops Of
tenant of any farm shall be seized and sold by any
riff or other officer, by virtue of any writ of fieri tact" ,
or other writ of execution, such crops shall, so loel; 1,6 e
-
the same shall remain upon the farm, be liable to t'"ii
rent which tniy accrue and b 'come due to the hincli°,r
after any such seizure and sale, and to the remedies 11
distress and otherwise for recovery of such rent, an.
that notwithstanding any bargain and sale or afsuch
ment which may have been made or executed °
crops by and such sheriff or other officer.
cattsee.
Mr.te cnew erati
PUSdEY said he must leave this proposed H
d
ease.
on of the
legal Members of the be
Mr. HENLEY said he thought the clause would iv
comprised in a Bill of this sort.
great improvement, and it might be very legitimate
The amendment was then agreed to.
The Bill was then agreed to as amended
to be read a third time on Thursday.
TIIE CHARITABLE TRUSTS BILL.
, and ordered
and, after a few ob'
PASSENGERS BILL.
was ordered to
clause
to h
servationsThi3 B illfr wasom read
Captain a siPcEonCdi time,E i ,
The Passengers Bill went through Committee Pr:
reported on Friday next.
forma, and the report was ordered to be brought up °-
Thursday next.
The other orders of the day were then disposed of
and the House adjourned at Eleven o'clock.

HOUSE OF LORDS, May 21 . the
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon
Woolsack at Five o'clock.
Lord REDESDALE presented several petits
against the repeal of the navigation-laws
Petitions with a similar prayer were. presenteci of
the Earl of Eglinton, the Earl of Warwick, the Duke
Richmond, aPd Earl Talbot. 05
Lord LYTTELTON presented several Pe°
praying for tho abolition of the law of settlement.
ATTACK ON TIIE QUEEN. ',der°
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE hoped that —o
they proceeded to c:msider a subject on which t"he-er.
would be much difference of opinion, he might bei,„l no
mined to advert to a subject on which there could "`ere
difference of opinion.---(Hear, bear.) There 11,
offenc:s of a character most atrocious and at the 55
time most Contemptible. All that be could sal the
that there were discovered on inquiry into . of
circumstances attending the hateful attetnyt for
Saturday nothing to justify a committal°, it
high treason. Had such been the C"toe%-
would have been their duty to address her Maies.t-Vtai had
press their abhorrence of the crime. The Comm to
been fin. a misdemeanour, and therefore he intends,t to
Iperaoypeostehinsocoandttplrmespst,ibainederhiewitihnugtohttaiktewthoueldeobnes;:ricetie
of his crime, without giving to him the notoriety t "
he was perhaps mnhitious.
steril:,ittevetehlettohoehuetcaroart,l3,,tetheetntdop.ettibebilrlsewiiii:::::
ettli:eainadonohrLfde her Majesty o'G‘
oNh vaLedrEnYhme perpetratedeewrul at
in danger, not only the

but the whole country would have congratulated her
on her escape, and they might congratulate her
Majesty on the fact that when it was supposed that she
had been in danger it called forth an universal expres-
sion of desire for vengeance. lie thought it was well
to leave this wretched miscreant to the disgraceful and
degrading punishment he so well merited.—(Cheers.)
Lord KENYON thought there ought to be some re-
cord on the journals either by a resolution or an address
of the occurrence of this circumstance.
Lord BROUGHAM hoped this would go no further.
The offender had yet to go to trial, and in the last resort
their Lordships might have to decide on his guilt or
innocence; therefore he felt rejoiced that they were not
called upon to express any opinion as to the attempt
which had been made, and which could only excite con-
tempt and disgust.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said, that had he
proposed an address it would have related merely to the
nature of the offence, and not to the parson committing
it. But he thought it much better that no further notice
Should be taken of an attempt which was as contemptible
as it was atrocious.

The subject was then dropped.
The Earl of FITZHARDINGE presented a petition
111 favour of the repeal of the navigation laws. Ho did
not concur in its prayer.
The Earl of 1-lARROWBY presented a petition with
a similar prayer.