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London, England, 1840-02-22 00:00:00

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IMPERIAL PARL LAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORD: S. Fxs. 21.

Their Lordships met at Five o'Cl
The Bishop of ELY presented a. petition from the.
Cl-rgy of Bury St. Edmunds, prayingthat the. House
would not entertain any Bill, interfearta T with the admi-
nistration of Church discipline, i'T Noe* ring or encroach-
ing upon the authority of the Bishops. •
The Right Rev. PRELATE presented a petition from the
same body, praying that their Lordsh s would not sanc-
tion the carrying into effect, by Act a:: Parliament, any
measure recommended by the Eccles; pstical Commissions.
On the motion of the Bishop of LC INDON, the Church
Buildings' Act Amen: merit Bill was read a first time.
CHURCH PATRONAGE ( SCOTLAND).
The Marquis of BUTE presents( I a onus of petitions
from Glasgow, Aber3een, Cupar, and other places in
Lanarkshire, Aberdeenshire, File. Perth, and other coun-
ties, praying for a modification of the existing law of
Church patronage in Scotland.
EMIGRATION OF INDIAN- LAJIOURERS. -
Lord DUNCA NNON laid on tl3o tabt e a series of re-
turns connected with the subject ,of In dia n emigration to
the Iklauritius and other colonies of Gee at Britain.
WAR WITH CHIN., k.

Lord ELLENBOROUGH, in con sequence of what
he lead seen reported of the proceedings in another place,
niched to ask the Noble Viscount at th a head of her Ma-
jesty's Government whether it was his intention to lay
upon the table early in the next week, a ar y papers relating
to China.
Lord MELBOURNE replied that the papers would
-be lai4 before the House as early as pc asible.
Lord ELLENBOROUGHnow vs 6 kexitoput two other
questions to the Noble Viscount, to k one of which the
answer might conveniently be postpone 3 to Monday. The
first question was, whether it was intend at 1 that any message
from the Throne should be sent down vi th the returns, or
that the views of her IVis,jesty's Govern in ent on the whole
question should be entered into on the pi •esentation of the
returns? His second question was, whet tier any arrange-
ment had been entered into with the &Id t India Company
for the purpose of dividing between That I tdy and her Ma-
jesty's Government the charges of an c xpedition against
China ?
Lord MELBOURNE apprehended t. hat no message
would be sent down ; and with respect to the Noble
ifiron's second question, he was not prul cared to give as
answer.

WAR IN INDIA.
Lord MELBOURNE, after some obs,9reations that
were inaudible, moved that the resolutionof the House,
voting thanks to the officers and troops engak ed in the
capture of Gbuznee, should be amended by addinj to those
names those of the officers and troops engaged in the cap-
ture of Kelat, which was agreed to.
The E irl of ABERDEEN wished to r.sk a question rela-
tive to that part of the world. One nnotiv,t for the expedi-
tion mentioned by the Noble Viscount was die state of Herat.
Be wished to know whether since that affair any intelli-
gence had been received announcing that the chief of that
province bad come to an understanding isvith the Persian
Government, and rejected the protection and assistance
intended and offmed by this country in ;ending, that force.
Lord MELBOURNE said that some intelligence had
been received which threw some suspicioct upon the autho-
rities of that place, but not to the extent supposed by the
Noble Earl.
Viscount STRANGFORD asked leave to withdraw
his notice of motion relative to the state of trade on the
coast of Africa, as he found it related to subjects of much
greater tmportance and extent than he was aware of,
which was agreed to.
The House then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, FEft. 21.

The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour.

Mr. GISBORNE presented petitions from parishes in
the County of Chester against the River Weaver and
Cbureb-building Bills.
On the motion of Mr. BARNARD, Swain's Mau-
rali,aation Bill was read a second time.

On the motion of Mr. BAINES, the Dewsbury Gas
Bill was read a first time.
On the motion of the same HON. MEMBER the Chester
and Crewe and Grand Junction Railway Consolidation
Bill was read a second time.
THE CHURCH

Colonel GORE LANGTON presented several peti-
tions from places in Somersetshire. praying for the aboli •
tion of Church-rates. He most cordially concurred in
the prayer of the petition.—( Hear.)
Mr. LOCKHART presented petitions from places in
Laparkshire against the intrusion of Ministers into parishes
against the consent of the'pariThioners.
Colonel CONOLLY presented petitions from Donegal
complaining of the decision in the Auchterarder case.
Mr. C. LUSHINGTON presented a petition from
Rochfort and its vicinity fur the abolition of Church-rates,
the suppression of Ecclesiastical Courts, and the release
of John Thorogood.
Mr. BLACBURN presented a petition froni War-
rington in favour of the Inland Warehousing Bill.
Colonel RUSHBROOK presented a petition from a
parish in Suffolk against any further grant to the College
of Maynooth.
Mr. B ROTHE RTON presented a petition from Wors-
ley, in Lancashire, signed by 619 persons, praying fur a
total repeal of the Corn-laws.
Sir J. DUKE presented a petition from the ward of
Billingsgate, praying for the immediate release of Mr.
Sheriff Evans.
Mr. BL AKE NIORE presented a similar petition from
Wells.
Sir G. STANTON presented a petition from Ports-
mouth in favour of religious education.
Mr. M. A. ROCHE presented a petition from
Skibreen in favour of the Extension of the Franchise in
Ireland.
Sir CHARLES BROOKE VERE presented a peti-
tion from a parish iu Suffolk in favour of Church Ex-
tension.