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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT;

HOUSE OF LORDS, JULY 1.1.

Their Lordships met at Five o'Clock.
Lord LYNDHURST presented a number of pe-
titions against the Irish Municipal Reform Bill, but
the designations of the petitioners were not heard in
the gallery.
Lord STANLEY (of Alderley) presented petitions
from towns and places in the county of Chester against
the Weaver Churches Bill. The Noble Lord sup-
ported the prayer of the petition , and recommended
that prayer to the consideration of the Noble and
Learned Lord opposite (Lord Lyndhurst) who had
said a few evenings since (in the debate upon the Irish
Municipal Bill) that he would never consent to deprive
any persons of property, vested in them by an Act of
property. It was highly unjust to allow the Trustees
of Weaver River to violate their trust, and apply
the funds to the building of Churches instead of
the improvement of the navigation. He hoped
their Lordships would give this Bill the fullest
consideration, and regard it not as a private Bill, but
as one, the principle of which affected all the trust
property in the kingdom.
The Bishop of LONDON complained of the course
taken by the Noble Lord, in making strong allega-
tions against the promoters of the Bill in pre-
senting a petition, whereas it was distinctly under-
stood on all sides that the discussion of the prin-
cipl of the Bill should be take❑ on the second read-
ing. He would not trouble their Lordships by going
into the details of the measure o❑ this occa-
sion. I4ut their Lordships ought to be informed that
the trustees thought it was their duty to provide not
only hospitals and other means for the relief' and assist-
ance of the large population which their navigation
brought together, but also to provide for them the
means of religious worship and instructisn, The
surplus profit of the trust, after all expenses, for
the navigation and improvement of the river amounted
to 15,0001. a-year, and out of that the trustees pro-
posed to expend in all only 60,0001. for so excellent a
purpose. The Right Rev. Metropolitan contended
that the opposition to the Bill was wholly grounded in
po:itical jealousy, and the signatures to the petitions
against it were obtained by artifice and misrepre-
sentation.

Lord STANLEY, in explanation, said that it was
no argument in favnur of the measure to say that
the Justices of the county of Chester were favour-
eWe to it ; for the trustees were all Justices, and it was
only the Justices on one bench approving of what they
did as trustees on another.

Lord BROUGHANI (who rose amidst vehement
cries for t• the Order of the Day"), presented a peti-
t:on from the Lord Mayor and Corporation of the city
of York also, against the Weaver Churches Bill. The
Noble Lord also presented a petition from Mr. James
Ciarkson, a solicitor in the county of York. complainbg
i:at he could not obtain an interview with Mr. Feargus
O'Connor, his client, who was a prisoner in York gaol.
Tile Marquis of NO RMANB Y said that Mr. Craw-
krci, the lopector of Prisons, had informed him that he
had ascertained that Mr. Clarkson did not want to see
Mr. F. O'Connor up;:n professional business. He did
wisli to impugn the statements of Mr. Clarkson, but
there might have been some mistake on the part of Mr.
TA-eeflie, the Visiting Maxis rate, as to the exact state-
nt made by the petitioner to him.
Lord BROUGH AM said the application of Mr.
4:;!,ukson to the Visiting, Justices distinctly stated that
ire wanted to see hie c!ient on professional lmsiness. The
mut:ache:ion given to Mr. Clarkson's assertion, was,
therefor,, manifestly untrue.
THE REGENCY.

sire CLEEK read htr Mak-sty's Message on
subject of a Regency, at the title, and which we
gave in yesterday's proceedings,
NiELBOU It NE rose and said—M) Lords,
I nox rise for the purpose of ea!hn7, the atti mien of
;f:ttr Lordships to the M,ssag,e which I h.ad the honour
brikig tU I.Le I 1..u5,! yesterday, anti v.:i'eh has just been
rcad the t.;:urk a' II.: ta:,le. My Noide F7ien,l on
odback v hl give notice of his iriteution to bring
tor.•!arcl, without delay, a measure fer the purpose of
meeting that particular contirgeney to which
our at tmition has been called by her Majesty',
ooist gracious Mess,:ge. It oily now thcre-
reme:ns for me to do that which I
"ill- •,thend will meet with no opposition trout any part
I,Ji2r lious,, and byllich it as unnecensary
to einiOice by any argument, namely, to move that
n ),ca nble address be presented to lit-r Majesty,
tha 'zing her Nlejasty for lo•r gracious Message,
asr.d assur:eg- her of our roadinel.s to take those
rilic,ure3 anti tii.;Oireum,tances whieh her Majesty has
Noon. -ended to us. iaato our immediate and earnest con-
.-st.'ltatio.. I now move, my Lords, that an humble
~.lct.'sx be presented to her 111:,jcsty, thanking her Mt-
'rsty her gracious message, in which she has recent,
mended to us ,:ire consideration of such measures as
;nay best sccura the exercise of the Ro3al authority,
:12,1 to assure her Meijesty that this House will adopt
measures as will appear to be best calculated to
unimpaired the power and dignity cf the
to strengthen those securities which protect
r g ute liberties of the people.
It wasl,;o4 4,--iered that the Address be presented to
Majestiit(pf: Wednesday next.
Tim LGt.49 4,7,HANCELLOR then stated that
odd on Thu.: y bring in a Bill to carry into
la
aT et her :Majesty's most gracious Message, and he
v;ou!,I take that opportunity of stating the provisions
the Bill.

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%sal then given to bring in the Bill.
,t of the Peers present shortly afterwards quitted

"
itIBBONISM IN IRELAND.
Lord Zr,
ARNCLIFFE, at the request of the
biarculis of Nm. 'nark, postponed for the present his
inocon which ;to,-1 for this evening, respecting the re-
cent trial and cots;iction of Jones for ribboniser, in
Ireland. RLEVILLE
In answer to Lore
The Marquis of NORMA,NBY said, that there
Was no ObjCetloll to lay before their Lordships all the
information which the Government pusszssed on this
subject.

THE SULPHUR TRADE.
Lord LYNDHURST begged to ask the Noble
V,count whether he had eny objection to lay on the
table the terms of the arrangement respecting the
Sulphur Trade, and the correspondence connected
with it.
Lord MELBOURNE—I will inquire.
THE SPANISH LEGION.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY asked whe-
ther the statements in Sir de Lacy Evans' letter, re•
cently published on the subject of the payment of the
cleims of the Legion, were true, and sanctioned by the
Government, and whether the arrangements there
stated bad actually been made ? If it was inconvereent
to the Noble Viscount to give him an explicit answer,
ha would ask leave to move for a return or the dispatches
or what had been received on the subject. The ar-
rangement which was stated in the letter to hayq been
made on behalf of those poor men would not secure to
them more than halt of what was due to them.
Lord MELBOURNE said he would consider what
answer he could give, and would iitorm the Noble Mar-
quis on Thursday.
COPYHOLD ENFRANCHISEMENT BILL.
Lord BROUGHAM wished to explain on this oc-
casion what course he intended to pursue in reference to
this Bill. He feared that it was now too late to allow
of any hope that the Bill should pass this Session. He
had no doubt that this useful measure would receive
their Lordship's sanction early in the ensuing Session.
For the present he begged leave to withdraw the Bill.
Lord LYNDHURST would not object to the with-
i'rawal of the Bill, on condition that his Noble and
Learned Friend would pledge himself to introduce it
again early nest Session.
After a few words from Lord RED4SDALE,
the Order of the Day was discharged.'
Lord LYNDHURST presented a petitiotrAnitt
Mr. David Salomon, who had formerly filled the office
of Sheriff of London and Middlesex, in 183.5 and 1836,
and who was elected an Alderman in 1835, but being
unwilling to subscribe the declaration required by the •
Act, his election had been declared void. He had after-
wards appealed to the Court of Queen's Bench, but
the decision of the Corporation had been affirmed.
The petitioner prayed that conscientious persons of all
religious persuasions might Le permitted to subscribe
the declaration in the Act, Ist Victoria, relating to cor-
porate offices in lieu of the delaration under the 9th
Geo. 4, c. 78. If he received any encouragement from
the House, he should be inclined to move for leave to
bring in a Bill to embody The prayer of the petitioner.
There was a great anomaly in the present state of the
law, inasmuch as a person ,might be a Sheriff of a
county, because he was not obliged to subscribe the
declaration for six months, anti then he would be pro-
tected by the indemnity Act. He understood that
there were persons of the Jewisb persuasion in the
Corporations of Southampton ant! Bionineham, and
the souner such an anomaly in the law was done away
with the better.
Lord BROUGHAM recommended his Noble and
Learned Friend to try.—(A laugh.) He could pro-
mise 'din his support, for one.
Lora HOLLAND—I can assure him of mit.'e, for
another.
Lord LYNDHIMST feared that such assurances .of
support would act rather as a discouragement.
The NOBLE and LEARNED LORD then presented a
petition from Mr. Roberts, a gentleman of' scientific
attainments, who bad invented a peculiar antiseptic pro-
c,ls, by which animal substances were prevented from
eeeaing. The Noble and Learned Lord entered
at some length into the facts of the case, as they have
itepeared on a previous occasion, in our report of the,
proceedings in the House of Commons, and submitt,ei
titet the petitioner was entitled to some compensation.
The 'Marquis of NORMANBY regretted that ;he
rot been apprised of the Noble and Learned Lot d's
ihtention to present the petition ; but from all the fa tt
%%hie!! bad roast to his kno•eledge, Le did not think Ibe ;
f; ty entitled to any comper.setiere

petition was then iaid on the table,
A:ljourned till Thursday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, JULY 14. 1
The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four
o'Clock.
The Erskine (Western) and Dumbarton Ferry Bill
was read a second time, and ordered to be committed.
Mr. BANNERNIAN presented a petition from the
Rev. Alexander Fordyce, of Belvie, in the county of
Aberdeen, stating that he •was the first inventor
of the percussion lock ; that great benefits
had been derived from that invention, and pray-
ing for compensation. On the motion of the Hon.
Member the petition was ordered to be printed, and
the Hon. Member gave notice that on a future day he
should call the attention of the House to it.
The Earl of DARLINGTON presented a petition
from the Guardians of the Poor-law Union of Ludlow,
praying for the reduction of the number of the As-
sistant Poor-law Commissioners.

Mr. MACKINNON presented a petition :from the
sugar refiners of Glasgow, complaining of the scarcity
of sugar, and praying the House to take measures to
encourage the emigration of free labourers to the West
India colonies.

On the motion cf Mr. W. ATTWOOD, the Lon-
don and Greenwich Railway Bill, and the London and
Greenwich Railway Station Bill, were read a third time
and passed.

Sir M. WOOD brought up the Report of the Me-
tropolis lmprovement Committee.

Mr. HINDLEY presented a petition from Ashton-
under-Line, praying for a remission of the punishment
of Mr. F. O'Connor ; also a petition from Staley
Bridge, in favour of Inland Bonding Warehouses.
Mr. AGLIONBY presented a petition from Mr.
Clarkson, a solicitor, who stated that he was employed
professionally to defend Mr. F. O'Connor on an indict-
ment pending at the Liverpool Assizes, and that he
went to York to see Mr. O'Connor on professional
business, but was refused admission by the Visiting
Justices ; that he subsequently made application to the
Secretary of State for the Home Department, but was
refused permission to visit him ; and praying the inter-
ference of that House.

Mr. HUME gave notice that on the 28th instant he
should move for leave to bring in a Bill to extend the
suffrage to all householders, to afford protection to voters
against intimidation, and to shorten and fix the duratio❑
of Parliament.