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London, England, 1841-02-24 00:00:00

ROUSE OF COMMONS, Fsa. 23.

The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'clock.
Mr. CRAVEN BERKELEY presented a petition
from Cheltenham for a mitigation of the punishment of
Frost, Williams, and Jones. He disagreed with the prayer.
—(Laughter.) The Hon. Member presented a petition
from► the same place against the continuance of the new
system of Poor-laws. He need hardly say that he dis-
agreed with this petition also.—(Much laughte-. )
Mr. G. EVANS presented a petition tram a place in
the county of Dublin, in favour of Lord Morpeth's Regis-
tration Bill.

Mr. DUNBAR presented a petition from Belfast, in
favour cf Lord ,Stanley's
Colonel RAWDON prosental a petition from Mona-
ghan, in favour of Lord Morpeth's Bill.
• Captain BERKELEY presented a petition from
Poor-law Guardians of Bristol against certain clauses in
the Poor-law Cornmision Continuance Bill.

Mr. ELLIS presented a petition from the Society of
RationA Religionists of Leicester, praying for an inquiry
into their doctlineF.

Mr. FITZSTEPHEN FRENCH presented a peti-
ti'm from the medical practitioners cf Waterford praying
for an alteration in the laws relating to vaccination.
Mr. AGLIONBY brought up the Report of the Corn-
mittee on the North American Colonial (Ireland) Bill,
which stated that the Standing Orders of the House hat
not been complied with.
Ordered to be referred to the Committee on Standing
Orders.

Sir IL SMITH presented a petition from Colchester,
against any grant to the College of Maynooth.
Sir IL PEEL presented a petition from some pattern
designers, in favour of the Bill for the Extension of
Copyright. of Designs. Also a petition from Ardee, in Ire-
land, in favour of Lord Stanley's, and against Lord Mor-
peth's Registration Bill.
Mr. HUME presented a peti ion from the County of
Donegal, praying for the rejection of Lord Stanley's, and
in favour of Lord Morpeth's Registration Bill.
Mr. O'CONNELL presented petitions from the coun-
ties of Tyrone, Navan, Cavan, and Antrim, in favour of
the Bill for the Extension of the Franchise in Ireland,
and pra,•-ir,g the House to reject the Bill for its extinction.
Mr. ELLICE, jun., presented a petition from the
Presbytery of Kirkcaldy, praying for the speedy and total
abolition of patronage in the Church of Scotland.
O❑ the motion of Mr. 13. WOOD the Southwark Im-
provement Bill was read a second titnc, and ordered to be
conunittld.

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IRIS_ 1-1 REGISTRATION,
t red the•: House beartat,-an immense petition which seemed
as weighty as the Noble Lord could carry. He Ka; re-
ceivect with loud cheer;. Thu Noble Lord said-1 hold,
I cannot:say in my hand, but by the hand, a petition which
calls for and is fully entitled to the best consideration of
this House. The petition, Sir, emanates from a meeting
held in Dublin, in January last, which was presided over by
the Earl of Charlemont. It is signed, Sir, by 20.5,830
persons..—(Cheers.) Amongst the signatures there are
those of 43 Peers, 22 Baronets, 58 Deputy-Lieutenants,
and ups rards of 400 Magistrates. It contains the Eames
of thos f. representing the great commercial wealth of Ire-
land. a-id it also contained the name of every Roman Ca-
tholic Bishop in Ireland. I am instructed that there is
not one f. critious signature attached to the petition, and
that the name of one l'eer was not added without the
Secretary's having had communication with him. That is,
I believe, snore than can be said of the Noble Lord optic-
site.—(Cries of " Order.") The petitioners state that
they had viewed with indignation the introduction of the
Bill cf the Noble Lord opposite, and they pray the House
to take into consideration the present unjustly limited state
of the franchise, and to take such steps as would allow pro-
perty and nun ibers to be fairly represented. He moved that i t
be brought up. The Noble Lord also presented a petition
against Lore; Stanley's Bill, and in favour of the Govern-
ment Bill, fr om a parish in the county Wexford
Mr. MARK PHILLIPS presented a petition to the
same effect. from Manchester, with 32,237 signatures, all
of which ; re believed were attached to the petition in one
cliy.—(H ear, hear.)
Petition s to the same effect were presented by Mr.
O'Connell. from the county of Westmeath; Mr. Blake,
from several parishes in the county of Galway ; Mr. Hind-
' ley, from Ashton-under- Lyne ; and Mr. Roche, from
Limerick..
Mr. I' a ESHFIELD gave notice, that when the House
went into Committee on the Poor-law Bill, he should
move cert, lin amendments-.
Mr. 1' .1 ;ND A RATES moved for returns of the quantity
of tin, lea d, and copper ore, imported and exported.—
, Ordered-

LAW OF EVIDENCE.
Mr. C. BULLER moved for leave to bring in a Bill
to amend .the law relative to the admissibility of evidence
in certai rx cases.. Of course, if any lion. Gentleman
way oppcis,:td to the motion, he should not press it; but
he suggc sled that it might possibly meet the convenience
of the E louse if he now moved for leave to bring in the
Bill ins rder to have it printed, and then they might take
the disci: fission on a future stage.
Mr. W.ANDLE Y moved for leave to britig in a Bill re-
lating to 'lnd drainage of laud in England and Wales.—
Grante,l.
Mr. FOX MAULE moved for leave to bring in a Bill
for rota eying doubts as try the continuance of certain
Local 'I 'urripikc Acts, and for continuing until the Ist day
cf Juno 1842, or, if Parliament shall then be sitting, until
the cad the then session of Parliament, the Local Turn-
like Act: ; for Great Britain, which expire with this or the
ensuing Session of Parliament.—Granted.
DANISH CLAIMS. •
Mr. teR.ESSWELL postponed the Committee on
the Ade& ess to her Majesty respecting Danish claims, to
Thurscly3• week.
TiEGL'iiTRATION OF VOTERS' (IRELAND)