The Sun.
London, England, 1836-06-15 00:00:00

TURNPIKE TRUSTS.

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Mr. BROWNR iGG presented petitions, praying for the
consolidation of turnpike trusts.
Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD presented a petition from
Drogheda signed by 6,410 persons, praying that tithes may be
abolished—that the revenue of the lands of the Established
Church may be so economically managed as to supply a fund
for the relief of the poor—that the lands of Ireland may be
relieved from any charge, and That the House will not sanction
any Municipal Bill for Ireland, which does not confer the
corporate rights as those which have been granted to Eng-
land and Scotland ; also petitions from the parishes of Fabans
and Dysteterny, County Donegal, and from Drumgooland,
County Down, praying to the same effect.

there appeared to be a sudden sense of duty sprung up in
the office, and these poor petitioners were the victims.
These were encroachments undoubtedly, but they were
encroachments of 30 years standing, and the Attorney-Gene-
ral was so eminent in the law as to know that no encroach-
ments could be questioned in a Court of Law after 20 years'
enjoyment, except by the prerogative of the Crown. He would
make further inquiry into the matter, and if the facts were as
stated, of which he had no doubt, he would certainly adopt
the course suggested by the Hon. and Learned Member for
Kilkenny, and move for a Committee.
After some observations from the ATTORNEY GENERAL,
which were inaudible in the Gallery, the petition was ordered
to lie on the table. _ _

111 r. HOPE presented a petition from Gloucester, praying
for the abolition of death in all cases.
Mr. JARVIS presented a petition from Chester, praying
for an alteration of the timber duties.
Mr. HODGES presented a petition from the Gravesend
Steam Navigation Company, against the Steam Navigation
Bill now before the House. Also, a petition from Frome and
Dartmouth, against the Consolidated Turnpike Act.

TITHES.
Mr. H. GRATTAN presented six petitions from parishes
in the county of Meath against Tithes, and against the Lords'
Amendments to the Irish Municipal Corporation Bill.

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THE SUN, LONDON, *EDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1836.

Mr. SC ARLETT rose to order. He real considered
this manner of arguing a question, and this species of con-
duct, was the best excuse that could be offered for the repeal
of the Union.---( Hear, and cheers from the Opposition Mem-
bers.) He appealed to Hon. Gentlemen sitting on the other
side, whether it was possible that language of this description
could be permitted to be used ; when an Hon. Gentleman in
speaking used language which was repudiated by the House,
he was immediately told it was language so familiar to him,
that he did not know it was improper.—( Hear, and cheers
from the Opposition Members.) He called upon the Speaker.
He begged for his interposition, and to use his authority at a
time when he perceived that Hon. Members were becoming
disorderly.
Mr. O'CONNELL—BehoId I a third advocate. Another
cause for congratulation to the Hon. Member for Berkshire
I do not believe a fourth could really be found in this House.
—(Laughter.) The Hon. Member for Knaresborough makes
use of offensive expressions, I say that I do not require any
apology for them, whereupon the Hon. Member for Norwich—
Mr. GO ULB URN—It is not for the purpose of making a
commentary that I now rise to order, but I submit to you, Sir,
whether if this species of discussion is continued it is calcu-
lated to insure respect to this House ?—( Cries of " Order.")
Mr. O'CONNEL L—l have done with the subject. I
thought, indeed, that a fourth could not be found. I forgot
the Right Hon. Gentleman, I forgot that in this House a
fourth could be found.—(Laughter, and cries of " Order.")
If any gentleman calls me to order I shall immediately sit
down—to find a fifth is impossible.—( Hear, laughter, and
cries of " Order.") And now, Sir, I hope I may be allowed
to go on.
Mr. Sergeant JACK SON here rose to order.

Mr. O'CONNELL (pointing to Mr. Sergeant Jackson)—
Oh, oh !--(Loud laughter and cheers.)
Mr. Sergeant JACKSON, having waited for the cheers
and laughter to subside, took the liberty of submitting to the
Speaker whether such conduct as this should be persevered in ?
--(Cries of " Order.") If it was he should certainly move
the House should adjourn the debate.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL—I must agree in what has fallen
from the Right Hon. Gentleman that any personal expression
is, in itself, irregular, and ought not to be persevered in.—
(Hear, hear.) No interruption of the kind ought to be per-
mitted, but the debate should be allowed to proceed. Now
I cannot help remarking that the last time the Hon. Member
for Kilkenny met with an interruption it appeared to use that
he was about to proceed with what is the proper subject for
discussion.—( Hear, hear.)
The SPEAKER was at all times unwilling to lay hold of
particular expressions ; what he had always endeavoured to do,
and often, he was sorry to say, not very successfully, was to
promote as far as in his humble powers lay, that these debates
should be maintained with discretion, order, and conduct, and
in such a manner as would be consistent with the dignity, cha-
racter, and honour of that House.—( Hear, and cheers.)
Mr. O'CONNELL—The speech of the Hon. Member for'
Berkshire, to which I was adverting when interrupted, con-
tains three subjects. The last was the poor-laws, the last but
one the Church question. Upon that I have shown his utter
inconsistency. Whatever that person's inconsistency may be,
it is not my fault. I have nothing to do with it—it is no act
of mine if a man becomes a renegade to the one side or the
other—but when a man does so it is natural that he should
have, at least, the sympathy of those who are also renegadoes,
and have abandoned principles they formerly professed. It is
matter so completely personal that it is not to be accounted
for.--(Hear, hear.) The inconsistency of the Hon. Gentle-
man is, however, a matter of very little importance in itself;
it certainly has very little to do with the public interests. He
has attacked all the Protestants—he has done so in identifying
them with the wretched Corporations.—( Hear, hear.) Why,
he has done this in utter ignorance of the fact that the num-
ber of Protestants in those Corporations was so miserably
small.—( Hear, hear.) And, besides this, there is the evi-
dence before this House that those Protestants who from their
intelligence and education belonged to the class of politicians,
were as decidedly and as strictly excluded from the Corpo-
rations as the Roman Catholics themselves.—(Hear, hear,
hear.) So totally ignorant is the Honourable Member
for Berkshire upon this subject, that even this fact,
so notorious to most others, he is not in the least de-
gree aware of it.—( Hear.) He is, too, doubly igno-
rant, when he founds an argument upon the assumption
that the corporators have been the representatives of the great
body of Protestants. Now, in connexion with the Hon. Mem-
ber for Berkshire, I have made observations upon the Times
newspaper. The Hon. Member for Knaresborough, for the
first time in his life, is perfectly correct.—( Cries of " Order "
from the Opposition Members.) Well, then, he was not per-
fectly right—( Hear and laughter)—but in principle he was
right, and if there is a denial in this House that the individual
is not connected with that paper, the moment I have heard
that denial I shall never again say a word on the subject. But
lie is right. Let there be, as there ought to be, in this House,
a disclaimer of any connection with an instrument of false-
hood, foulness, and calumny—of one that affords an instance
of the most abandoned, and certainly the greatest degradation
of talent—of one that has lowered literature, and debased the
character of public writers—that has shown them up as mar-
ketable commodities—that has only done this, that the higher
they rise in public estimation, the more ready are they to be
bought, and the greater must be the price paid for them.—
( Hear.) If there be any human being, one of this House—
recollect I speak of a man not in the House—who continues
to earn the wages of public prostitution ; if there be such a
man as 1 describe, then I say he is too despicable for further no-
tice. I leave him to pocket a portion of the wages of his pensioned
writers. Those who poison the waters that even an enemy
in a hostile country drinks of, are accounted guilty of a crime
most abhorrent to civilized life ; but what are we to say of
those who poison the first sources of literature, who stigmatise
the character of a nation, and debauch the instruments of
learning—theirs is the worst mode of earning the wages of
villainy, for theirs is the most abominable of all prostitution.—
( Cheers.) They are those who argue for a question, and
turn against it ; who hope for one thing to-day, and hate it
to-morrow.—( Hear. hear.) Does this touch the Hon. Mem-
ber for Berkshire ? I hope not. I really hope that he has no
connection with an instrument of that kind. It has been sug-
gested by the Hon. Member for Knaresborough that he has
not. I adopt the suggestion. I believe at once that the fact
is, as the Hon. Member has stated, and then every word I have
said is merely in reply to that base instrument which has at-
tacked me so long. But if my words do apply, I mention no
name, I say qui caput ille fecit. Let him who chooses take
them up—if any man wishes to find them, and in the vulgar
phrase " the cap fits him," I cannot help it.—( Hear, hear,
and laughter.) The people of Ireland are not so degraded as
the Hon. Member for Berkshire has suggested, that they
are incapable of managing their own affairs. What is the
ground, what is the pretext for saying so? Is is because they
are Catholics? That is not a topic which suits this House,
though it might read well elsewhere. It is as British subjects
they claim their rights.—( Hear.) Does any man contend
that this measure alone will pacify Ireland ? I shall not do
so. Refuse it, and you create agitation, because you afford
additional materials to the grievances which the people al-
ready endure—( Hear, hear, hear)—grant it, and you advance
another step, for I admit you have already commenced, in
giving to the people of Ireland equal rights with every other
part of the empire. Why should not a measure like this be
adopted towards Ireland, and which tends so much to the pa-
cification and tranquillity of all.—(Hear.) It is for these
reasons I have risen to repudiate the speech of the Hon.
Member for Berkshire, and to call again for justice to Ire-
land.—( Hear, and cheers.)
Mr. WALTER considered that he was quite justified in
the views he entertained upon the subject that had been re-
ferred to ; notwithstanding the remarks that had been made
by the Hon. and Learned Gentleman who had just sat down.
There was, he thought, great inconsistency in the statements
of Hon. Members as to the amount of Church revenue.—
( Cries of " Question.")
The SPEAKER observed, that the opportunity was afforded
to the Honourable Gentleman of explaining anything which
he thought might refer to himself, but not of again referring
to the question before the House.
Mr. WALTER hoped he might be allowed at least to re-
ply to that part of the case which related to his having changed
his seat in the House. He must be permitted to observe that
this charge, coming from the quarter it did, appeared to him
a most extraordinary one. When he looked about he saw
many Hon. Members who, two sessions ago, sat on the Op-
position side of the House, and who now sat on the Ministe-
rial side, although the same Ministers were now in power
who had been then ; surely, then, if there were a charge of
inconsistency to be raised upon the mere fact of having
changed one's seat, that charge applied to the Hon. Mem-
bers in question as well as to himself.--( Some Hon. Mem-
bers cried " Votes, votes.") There were only two occasions
on which he had thought it his duty to vote against Minis-
ters, and on those occasions he had been guided, as he hoped
he should at all times be, by the best consideration he was
able to bring to the subject. If on any particular question
new arguments or facts presented themselves which caused
him to doubt the accuracy of his previous view of the sub-
ject, he was always open to conviction, and ready to give
his vote accordingly. As to the charges which the Hon. and
Learned Member had brought against him, he had only to say
that he should continue the course he had hitherto pursued,
without reference to that of the Hon. and Learned Member,
in the same way that he had hitherto endeavoured to do. He
had not obtained his seat in that House in the way represented
by the Hon. and Learned Member, nor did he continue to sit
there for hire or gain wrung from the most wretched and dis-
tressed classes of his countrymen, whose ignorance might
render them the dupes of false pretences.
The SPEAKER said it would perhaps now be convenient
to the House if he stated the question which was before it.—
( Hear, hear.) The question was, whether Bandon should be
included in schedule C or not ?
After a few words from Mr. F. SHAW, which were inau-
dible to us,
Sir J. C. HOBHO USE said there had been no wish or
intention on the part of himself and the friends of the Govern-
ment to disturb the House by a debate upon the question now
before it, which was, whether Bandon should be included in
the schedule or not ; and if the Hon. and Learned Member for
Bandon had not volunteered his services in that way, he felt
convinced that his Hon. Friend behind him would not have
found a seconder to his proposition. He regretted to see that
there seemed to be a determination on the part of Members
on the opposite side of the House, that whatever. business
might be doing, on any Irish question, nothing sbou_l.4
peaceably, amicably, and according to the usual Parliamentar
course.—( Hear, hear, hear.) There were rnanyhfeutlemen
u lit that
on his (the Ministerial) side of the House who
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Ministers had not made a sufficiently determined stand upon
this question. He could only assure the House, however, that
whatever had been done by them, had been resolved upon
after the best consideration, and with the
_firrn and
honest
conviction that they were doing the best eh, under cir-
cumstances, could be done for Ireland.—( r, hear.) He
thought that the thanks of the country were due to the Go- I

vernment for having adopted a course which he thought wouldt
lead to an honourable compromise, and afford au opportunity
of bringing- this great question to a settlement. (Hear.) He
regretted extremely that any thing of a personal nature had
occurred in the course of the debate. He would express a
hope, also, that his Hon. Friend behind him would see the
importance of not continuing the discussion further. He
trusted his Hon. Friend would see the great advantage which
would result from this Bill being sent up to the other House
in its altered form, without any division upon it whatever. He
begged his Hon. Friend to consider this, and not to permit
himself to " listen to the voice of the charmer, charm ho
never so wisely." (Hear, and a laugh.)
Mr. Sergeant JACKSON explained.
Colonel BUTLER merely rose to say that it was his inten-
tion to have seconded the motion of the Hon. Member for
Dundalk, when he was anticipated by the Hon. and Learned
Member for Bandon in so doing.
Mr. G. F. YOUNG, in reference to the argument of the
Hon. Member for Berks, that the proposed measure of muni-
cipal reform would throw all the political power of the Cor-
porations into the hands of one party, and that the most nu-
merous one in the place, begged to make one observation—
namely, that the political power in the new system was to be
distributed, not simply according to population, but upon the
basis of a property qualification. Now it happened that the
property of Ireland was divided amongst the Protestants and
Catholics, nearly in the inverse ratio of their numerical force—
( Hear, hear)—and there were at least two millions unfortu-
nately in a state of beggary, and who, of course, could take no
part in the political powers created by the new measure.—
(Hear, hear.) He had only one other observation to make
upon this question. He (Mr. G. F. Young) would be one of
the last men to dispute the powers and the perfect inde-
pendence of the other branch of the legislature ; but at the
same time he begged the House to consider the position in
which this question stood. The original question mooted by
the House was, whether Ireland should have corporations
or not ?—( Hear, hear.) The House of Commons declared
its opinion that she ought, but the House of Lords had since
said that she ought not have these institutions. What had
since been done with this ? The House of Commons, which
originully set down the number of the proposed Corporations
at fifty, now consented to reduce them to twelve, and so
showed that it had every disposition to effect an amicable
compromise on the subject with the other House. If the
Lords after this should persist in rejecting the Bill when sent
back to them, they would show that they were not disposed to
listen to any terms of compromise with the Lower House, and
the country would behold them (the Lords) asserting the
principle that the House of Commons had nothing to do but
to yield entire and unconditional submission to their superiority.
(Hear.) He hoped, however, that this would not prove to be
the case ; he hoped, and trusted that when this Bill went back
to the House of Lords it would be received by them in the
spirit of fair and amicable compromise with which it had been
treated in this House ; so would this great question eventually
be settled without throwing this great, happy, and now pros-
perous country into political convulsions, which under different
circumstances would threaten it.
Mr. WALKER hoped his Hon. Friend near him would
not press the House to a division on this question.
Mr. SC A RLETT said that he did not deny that Irishmen
were fit to enjoy political liberty and political institutions, but
he thonght that these must be given them by different means
to those adopted in England, on account of the difference in
the socidl characteristics of the two nations. He did not
mean to say that Irishmen were inferior to Englishmen--
( Hear)—On the contrary, he thought that in many particu-
lars they were their superiors, as in their great vivacity and
quickness of apprehension. (The Hon. and Learned Member
continued to address the House for some minutes, but amidst
such confusion and impatient interruption as to be quite in-
audible to us).
Mr. WALL ACE felt strongly the insult which was offered
to the Irish people by the House of Lords ; but still he hoped
that his Hon. Friend, for whom he entertained great respect,
would withdraw his motion.

Dr. BALDWIN said that it was not to be supposed that
he did not feel strongly the insult which was offered to his
country by the House of Lords ; but he trusted his Hon.
Friend would not bring division into the camp of the Reformers,
by pressing a motion which was calculated to embarrass that
Administration which seemed to him determined to do justice
to his country.—( Cheers.) He would not argue the question ;
all argument upon it was exhausted ; but he rose merely for
the purpose of asking his Hon. Friend not to persevere in his
proposition.
Mr. D. ROCHE also asked his Hon. Friend to withdraw
his proposition.
Mr. S. CRAWFORD said he would consent to withdraw
it if he heard any just reason for his doing so; but in the ab-
sence of all argument in favour of the course which he was
pressed to adopt, he must persevere.
The House then divided, when there appeared—
For Mr. Crawford's amendment
Against it
Majority against the amendment —l4O
On the motion of Lord J. RUSSELL, the following Com-
mittee was appointed to draw up reasons against acceding to
the amendments by the Lords :
Russell, Load John Howick. Lord Bernal, R.
Rice, T. S. liobliouse, Sir J. C. O'Connell, D.
Merpeth, Viscount Campbell, Sir John Sheil, R. L.
O'Loghlen, Sergeant Rolfe, Sir R. M. Wrottesley, Sir J.
MARRIAGES BILL.
On the motion of Lord J. RUSSELL, the House went int°
the committee on the Bill.
The several clauses of the Bill having been agreed to, the
chairman reported progress. Report to be considered On
Thursday next.
EXCISE LICENCES (IRELAND) BILL.
On the motion of Lord MORPETH, the House went into
committee on the Excise Licences (Ireland) Bill.
In the clause for regulating the hours during which public-
houses shall be opened on Sundays, Lord MORPETH moved
that the words from " two in the afternoon till nine at night"
be inserted, which was agreed to.
In the 7th clause, which applies the provisions of this Bill
to all societies in which oaths are administered, '
Lord MORPETH said that he should introduce an amend-
ment hereafter in order to except " Freemasons" from the
operation of the Bill.
Colonel PERCEVAL hoped the Noble Lord would els°
except the Friendly Brothers; it not, he should move en
amendment to that effect.
The other clauses were agreed to, and the House resumed •
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the
House adjourned at two o'clock.

HOUSE OF LORDS, JuKR 14.
ARREST FOR DEBT.
The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from an
individual who had recently visited the prisons in London,
praying for an alteration of the Law of Arrest for debt.
Lord ROSSLYN presented a petition, praying for protec"
tion to Herring Fisheries.
. _ .

HOLYHEAD STEAM PACKETS.
The Earl of LICHFIELD seeing a Noble Marquis
(Westmeath) in his place, who had put a question last night
to the Noble Lord the Chief Commissioner of Woods and
Forests, with regard to the Post-office packets on the Hob.
head station, wished to make a few observations. That Noble
Marquis had said the steam packets were in a dangerous state,
and were not provided with the means of extinguishing fire
should such an occurrence happen. Now the first answer
to that was, that by the Bill which would be brought before
the House all those evils would be remedied, by transferring
those packets to the Admiralty; but until that period arrived, not
only their Lordships, but the public, should be assured that ,
the packets were in an efficient state, and that there had been
no apprehensions of any accident occurring by fire. They were
provided with firebuckets and all necessary means of extinguish-
ing fire. During the time they were in harbour, a large fire
engine was constructing in the dock-yard. That was not the
most suitable occasion for going into the subject of the latter
part of the Noble Marquis's question. A more convenient op-
portunity would be afforded for that when the report then urn
their Lordships' table came under consideration, and then he
should be ready to afford any explanation upon these points'
The Earl of WICKLOW enquired when the reports would
be likely to be taken into consideration by the House.
The Earl of LICHFIELD 'said, intimation had already
been given of the intention of his Majesty's Government to
introduce two Bills founded on the reports.
The Marquis of WESTMEATH said his attention had
been called to this subject by having read the re;
ports on the table ; and certainly the Commissionetr
who had been employed had entered most satisfactorily in
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the subject. They laid very great stress in their report "
uP:at
the want of fire-hose on board vessels to put out fire t
might take place at sea. With respect to the malversation an't
peculation at the Dock-yard at Holyhead, he had only referre:
to that as part of the Report. The Commissioners had dote
their duty, and he was sure the matter could not be in he
tte
hands than theirs.
The Duke of RICHMOND could not suffer the converstr
tion to drop without making an observation. There had been
two packets a day for the last ten years passing backwards t!__.
forwards on this station, and he had not heard of one betett
lost ; that of itself would have been sufficient to show the
was no very great danger to be apprehended. With_
,!5
speet to the fourth report he begged to give notice of
intention on Friday next to call their Lordships' at s _
the subject, for such a Report he thought he had never
steit_T.
placed before any House of Parliament, and backed by c'
evidence as it was.
.he had understood of the Captains had not ha
The Marquis of WE STME AT H said the rep dues
theset e n t io n
I.
lolHyhee,ad p
on seavockraoltaochcaasdionhse,ewn hvileerya pnansosaesnygeorno board,
and
fibndoajord
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had
as were not proper precautions against fire on
n .ata
;
as usual when a landsman asked questions of a seatna
,got a very short answer.—(Hear, hear, and
ive laughtern.t)radiction
g a
The Duke of RICHMOND begged to co
twins
to the statement that the representations of tne Cape on the
Holyhead station had not met with attention from
their
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imapsrtoesrosn General.tations.
He He hadhad always
seseen every
given
peavpeorry
aadt tdernetsisoondt ot 0
him
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horis tNoobbilse Friendpredecessor
Earlin
Lichfield)and he
would had nt no
odnofiurbmt thhi
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in the statement, that every letter or
General, who signed his name on the back o
Department was uniformly communicated to
iPt,ost:iitashtehri;
opinion thereon no
vessel had actually been destroye fire and one no
The Earl of WICKLOW rdemhyarfikreed,,yetthaetvela.lythpoauokgeht
lees than three tinaes.—(Cries of
that station was reported to have been on ,
became known it would injure not on y
Government
therefore the
also the revenues of the country ;
d the Government
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it. He hope
ought immediately to remedy
t description of packets
I that statiolnf that
by establishing
would followuopn tthheatrsetcaotmiomn
aenddi
altogether.with regard to fire
different
nnof the Commissioners,
The Earl of LICHMLD said that

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eta gilles on board being a security against fire, it was a curl-
(N3 fact that the only vessel that was seriously burnt
Ins the Phcenix, and she had a fire hose on board. The coals
in these vessels were placed between the side of the vessel and
the boiler, whereas in common steam vessels they were placed
In a mere dangerous situation, viz., on the top of the boiler.

BREACH OF PRIVILEGE.
Lord STOURTON hoped he should not be accused of a
turbid sensibility, if he approached their Lordships not only in
Protection of his own honour, but in the protection of the ho-
'he document which he now held in his hand had been seut to
4un, and be did not call their Lordships' attention to it from
any desire to have the person with whom it originated punished.
But it deeply and vitally assailed his (Lord Stourton's) honor,
and charged him with no less than violating his oath. The
Noble Lord here handed the petition to the Clerk, who was
about to read it, when
The
EL LENBOROUGH objected to its being read.
the Noble Lord might read it as part of his speech, if he
Pleased.
Lord STOURTON would bow to the decision of the Noble
-Lord opposite, as he was not very well acquainted with the
forms of the House. The paper purported to be a petition
from the Corporation of Tailors, or Guild of St. John the
baptist, of the City of Dublin. The petitioners,
after entering into a variety of statements relative
to the spread of the Roman Catholic religion, and the
illangers threatened thereby to the Established Church, al-
luded to the passing of the Emancipation Bill, at which
Period a pledge was exacted from Roman Catholic Peers and
Members of the House of Commons, that they would
ltot use their privileges to weaken or disturb the established
religion; and it further alleged that the Noble Lord, and other
tlotnan Catholic Members, had violated these oaths by voting
()11 questions affecting the Established Church. After read-
log some extracts from the speech of Sir Robert Peel on the
Catholic Emancipation Bill, the Noble Lord suddenly sat
clown.

Earl WILTON presented a petition from 8,000 inhabitants
of Manchester and Salford, in favour of the Lords' Amend-
flents to the Irish Municipal Bill.
The Marquis of CAMDEN presented a petition from the
University of Cambridge, praying that the name of the Vice
Chancellor of t ambridge for the time being be inserted in the
list of persons appointed to hold the Commission of the Peace
for that town.

The LORD CHANCELLOR said the arrangement
Prayed for in the petition, was most strenuously objected to by
the inhabitants of the town. So far as he was concerned, he
Lad no personal objection to the introduction of such a clause.
The Bishop of GLOUCESTER presented two petitions
from Gloucester, praying for the abolition of the punishment
of death • also a petition from Aberdeen in favour of the
better observance of the Sabbath.