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London, England, 1841-01-29 00:00:00

MORNING EDITION,

IMPERIAL PARLIAMEN T.

HOUSE OF LOROS, JAN. 28.
The LORD CHANCELLOR tcok his seat on the Wool-
aek at Five o'Clock.
Earl SOMERS, late Viscount Eattior, took the anti s
and his seat.

THE ADDRESS.
The LORD CHANCELLOR read her Majesty':
Answer to the Addreu, which wai ordered to be en-
tered on the Journals.
The Duke of WELLINGTON would take the.t
.
opportunity of saying that it would be very desirable if
o.me mode were adopted of mak'ng known the time
when their Lordships would go up to her Majesty with
the Address. Had he known the time it would cer-
tainly have been his duty to have attended ; and he
could say for several others of his Noble Friends who
'ere ignorant of the time when the Address would
be presented, that it was their intention to have been
present.—(Hear, hear.)
Viscount MELBOURNE rezrettcd that public
notice bad not been given in the House ; but he thought
't had been generally understood that the Address
Would be received at two o'clock. He had given pri-
vte notice to several Peers ; but In agreed with the
Noble Duke, that it would be batter if the matter had
bee stated publicly.
f The Marquis of NORMAN-13Y presented a petition
from Bury St. Edmunds, praying for the relief of Dis-
sen
iters from Church-rates and the discharge of Mr.
Battes.

THE EARL OF CARDIGAN.
tic) 'be LORD CHANCELLOR had a communica-
ton to make to their Lordships to which he wished a
'5lO
/ their attention. He thought it his duty to
have a communication with Mr. Justice Bosan-
qUjt. the Chief Judge of the Central Criminal Court,
atitae to certain proceedings whic'e. had taken place
li ,
la that Court respecting a Member of their Lordships'
use- In answer to that communication he had
et-e4na a letter from his Lordship, in which Le
ate
pap,d an indictment had been found against the
° Cardigan at the last October sessions,
i- '4Drtiously shooting at Mr. Harvey Tuckett, with
kretit to kill or do him some grievous bodily harao
Noidek,dolplte, who appeared as Counsel for thee
reqpit
rf4erl, prayed that the recognizances might be
Noble the ensuing Sessions, on the ground that the
whey, d, being a Peer, could not be tried in that Court,
in or'd(!ntiPa the recognizances. were ordered to be respited
proper
tribu `r tip have the indictment tried before a
ef p nal, o r before the Lord High Steward of the House
CI s• That he had further ascertained from the
let ni the Arraigns, that similar orders had been made
Th..esPit ing the recognizances at the following Sessions.
theeir Lf trdships having now a knowledge of the facts,
shoul Ole Id perhaps think it right that the same course
be• adopted as on all similar occasions, and he
Lo nee d that the first step should be for their
° 8"i115 toappoint a Committee to inquire into the
"ursfe ofproceedings that ought to he adopted.
telloed;°ll9 fi .om the Journals of the House, that the
unif,, apipointing such Committees was not always
aa ',ra the majority of cases, these Committees were.
thpined to• consist of all Peers who had attended during
eXlsting Session ; ier cas had b re-
.erred
tei„L t° a Committeen other
of Privilegees s, .
it
Eittiereen course
a P ealo ted, but he (the Lord Chancellor)
ore t'llght the better course would be to adopt
t Precedent, that the Committee should consist of all
~.°se peers present during the existing Session, as they
Ol "Idd thus secure the attendance of a greater number
Pefe.s.
Alter a short pause,
ebthe LORD CHANCELLOR asked if it was
'r Lordships' pleasure that a Committee should
,otl appointed, to consist of all Peers who had
of 'tiled during the Sessioo, to inquire into the practice
ado the House upon the subject. This was the plan
taPted in 174.6, and there was also another. precedent,
intn°l37, to apply to the Chiefs of the Courts of West-
-I)crster to attend the House upon the subject, though
baps that course would not. be necessary in the pre-
C°t "se, as two of those Chiefs were Members of their
rdships' House.
Zlt was then agreed that the Committee should meet
11.,,Manday next at two o'clock.
".„IHOLD ENFRANCHISEMENT BILL.
Lord BROUGHAM, in presenting the Copyhold
Enfranchisement Bill for a first reading, stated that his
tenlian was to adopt the same course which was pur-
t tomtleed \e bb the Bill last year, namely, that after it bad
printed, and read as soon as possible a second time,
pcve that it be referred to a Select Committee.
: Lord REDESDALE said a few words, which were
neudible in the gallery.
The
was then read a first time, and ordered to
e Printed.
CHURCH INTRUSION (SCOTLAND).
/\e Earl of HADDINGTON wished to ask the
'cb:c Viscount at the head of her Majesty's Govern-
tllt. .a question, the importance of which to the north-
:prn Part of the United Kingdom must be his apology.
question related to the unhappy dissensions which
4gitat.4 Scotland on the subject of Non-Intrusion. He
v'ished to. ask whether it was the intention of Ministers to
it/itht).,se to Parliament any measure to allay the anieoosi-
Pre4 which existed, and to settle, as far as a Parliament ary
ne nii
oci_eviesrioienneto, beinguldsettle, the gut stion ? or whether the
w,,
satisfied with the law as it stood,
determined to afford its full protection to those
Were disposed to obey the law.
1.,
43.
,ord MELBOURNE agreed with the Noble Earl
b,„: the importance of the subject. The question had
terv-ia most seriously considered by her Majesty's Minis-
eta. and they had not thought it necessary to propose
.4„raeasure to alter the existing law.
IN. tile Earl of HADDINGTON hoped that the
4,4sutl:le 'Viscount would answer the latter part of his
1 'slls as to whether it was the intention of Govern-
Lt to protect those who obeyed the law ?
of °r° INIELBOURNE said—Certainly, as a matter
in?urs e.
tIN he lalarl of HADDINGTON said he would not
kit
or,eair.chally with their Lordships,. if he did not state
tke ....lon that the question could be petaled without
,I,rieteraention of Parliament.
to e Earl of lIARDWICKE then put a question
answer, n Melbourne, the import of which, and of the
was totally inauible in the Gallery.
4teir Lordships thend adjourned.

Pri E 0 USE OF COMMONS, J. 28.
pt),,e “ouse met to-day at one o'clock for the pur-
proceeding to Buckingham hairs with the
belress to her Mjesty. The attendance of Mem-
ttZ,was very limited, and it was not till twenty-five
th ""Les to one that a House was made. There were
Present• • Lord Brabazon, the
Nov in various uniforms
tlt 'and Mr:. G. Berkeley, the seconder of the Ad-
ker33 I'T r• Tuffnell. Mr. Busfield, Mr. Dottin, and
Ada. Ptothero. There were also present Sir Charles
1101:11' Mr, M. O'Fcrral, Mr. Sandford, Mr. O'Con-
()Mr. Sturt, &c., &c.
ti the House being made, the paragraph of her
4lestu' ,
th eCh respecting the finance was read, and
'llll.lle motion of Mr. E. J. Stanley, a Committee o
Y was fixed for to-morrow.
Speaker, accompanied by all the Members pre-
Pri:nen went up in procession Co the Palace.
° House adjourned till to-morrow.
COT,
'ItT OF COMMON COUNCIL.
17,
ht4int'st9.rdaY a Court was held for the despatch of

Sheriff
f, ADDRESS TO THE QUEEN.
/VOllhl i,-"' "lIIES informed the Court that her Majesty
birth
of'eteheeivethe Address of the Corporation on the
Princess Royal on. Wednesday next, at two
1:"111.71k' at Buckingham Palace, and that Prince Albert
ti°,l --1 tece their Address immediately afterwards,
A tB° that the Duchess of Kent would receive theirthe
dess after the presentation of the Addresses to
Queen and Prince Albert.—(Hear, hear.)
Ty.
pi. erre d to a
I\4"AU,LATIONS OF ELECTIONS IN THE
'That it
ref ' 'INDERTON gave notice of a motion," it be
consideration the
Ailralstent lor Committee to take into
,aopritty and necessity of presenting a petition_eor,e P
the
to —ar-
an Act to amend the llth of George
elections
Viithi caP. 18, entituled an Act for regulating. a the r
—ity of London, and for preserving the peace,
gt)t)(1 order,
that
the 8 ~ ' I and government of the said City, and
-Quirt,
t'l said
(01'nnaittee do report their opinions to this
P 0
tnrnittecv,
... :t1 th 'e appointment of members to serve upon
kr vir
He • r, ta.z.s objected to be put upon any Committee.
tii Was as hawed of the acts of Committees and repu-
ated thena altogether.
De ••,'!
pre PutY IiLACKETT said that as the gentleman ex-
tees?(.l and entertained so bad an opinion of Commit-
°f taht Wes Int fair that he should witness the conduct
e... ose wlic constituted them, that he should have a
"arilete.
- ingi
of the c ght into their workings. Of the labours
prine. onmaittees, the labours of Common Councilmen
WensiY consisted, and he trusted that when Mr.
i,11) strongly
he s 0
had experience in these Committees the opinion
wehiart• NV Ett.s—lf
expressed would be altered.—(Hear.)
you elect me I shall not serve.
of6e ever information I may require I can get from the
Aof,the Corporation.
Nierrs
his
~ NDEnToN said that Mr. Wells had expressed
tioriuctertnination to ferret out the rats of the Corpora-
the 40d surely he could not refuse to avail himself of
' °PPort • of
thus unity examining
48 open to him. and inquiring which was
AI A
excused, thought
stitiasr thought that Mr. Wells ought to be
ieripefourrint
autotic,nult was the duty of the Members of that
.'p t themselves in possession of every necessary
, ,and he who refusid to avail himself of the
a et2rtuntty was not fit to sit upon Committees.
t :51r. TAY was
thought it would be advisable to ap•
Wroint I'll% Wells to Committees, and as other Members
fjar, aPpointed, let him take the responsibility of blind-
, "Pg hirnself.--(Hear )
, Alr. Asu „
~ ' , .
i with 4 CRS 1.--lne subject is not worth discuss;or.
_ _ withdraw, my objection.
Alr, Wells was then appointed.
....r. JEWS TO HOLD CORPORATE OFFICES. a
• be.,43.1. • ASHURST gave notice that he should move for
' '4‘104 to Parliament to make Such alterations in the