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The House of Lords only assembled yesterday. to
cory up the Address to her MAJESTY, in answer to
the Speech. They fixed, however, the commencement
of appeals for Monday.
In the House of Commons, after the transaction of
some private business, Mr. T. DITNCOMBE presented a
petition from JOHN THOROGOOD, and gave notice that
) lie would call the attention of the House to its prayer,
I to provide for the Church without doing violence to
innividuals, on the 30th instant.
Sir R. INGets presented petitions for an increase of
Church accommodation ; and is hereafter to call atten-
tion to the means of providing full instruction for all the
ieople, according to the Established Church.
Mr. LABOUCHERE, in answer to a question, stated
that he meant to bring in a Bill to place the importation
fl rur ire° Ireland and England on the same footing.
Notices were also given of a motion of thanks to the
Indian army, for Tuesday ; for a Bill to amend the
Tithe Commutation-law ;to ask Lord PALMERSTON the
precise date of Lord HOWARD DE WALDEN'S note, re-
ferred to the night before ; and to bring in a Bill, at an
early period, to revise the registration of electors.
The usual Sessional orders were agreed to after a
division, which, by mistake, was taken on an order on
which all parties were agreed.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL, in answer to Captain PECHELL,
stated that the Government meant to bring in a Bill to
t stahlish County Courts.
Its answer to Sir ROBERT PEEL, who seems like
many other persons so annoyed by not getting his letters
•as early as he used to do, that he loses sight of all the
.ravitataees conferred on the community by the Penny
Postage, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
stated that the delay with the stamped covers was
caused by an anxiety to prevent all chance of forgery,
that he hoped the stamped covers would be ready in
about six weeks, and he had some intention of trying
stamped covers in London in the course of a week or so
In answer to Mr. GOULBURN, the Right Hon. Gentles
tleman &lured to the House to make any order it
pleased about sending Parliamentary Bills by the post.
Mr. STOCKDALE was called to the bar, and titres-
Coned, chiefly to get at his motives for bringing an ac-
tion against the Printer of the House of Commons,
and it was elicited, both by his examination and by a
letter of his, which was read, that he brought his action
to try the power of the House.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL then moved that Mr. STOCK-
DALE has committed a breach of privilege, stating that
he meant to follow that up by a resolution of punishment.
Mr. LAW, the Recorder, said Mr. STOCKDALE had
only used the right of every British subject to bring
an action, and he moved that Mr. STOCKDALE be dis-
chaeged from his attendance on the House.
Sir ROBERT INGLIS seconded the motion. He
warned the Howe that Mr. STOCKDALE WOU!d move
for his writ of habeas, and he wished to know how the
H-we would further proceed,
Lord ELIOT would vete to commit Mr. STOCKDALE
for the letter which had been read ; but if the House
were going to pueislr him for appealing to a Court of
LAW, Le would vote for the amendment.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said Mr. STOCKDALE
,vas not to be punished for his letter, but for having
wrought an action against a servant of the House. He
violated two resolutions of the House.
Sir R. PEEL would not vote to punish Mr. STOCK-
DALE for his letter. He wished the resolution to
specify far what reason Mr. STOCKDALE was to be
;irtnerritted.
Lard JOHN Russia". said that, as a contest with
•ae Courts was likely, they must be careful not to
—ake admissions, whicl3 induced him not to state in the
lotion the reasoes for committing Mr. STOCKDALE.
Mr. T. DCNCOUBE, in a short speech, and Mr.
4.101 elixir() in a long one, opposed the motion. A
t. 15111 Jaer Klebate ensued, which, as might have been