The Sun.
London, England, 1824-06-21 00:00:00

OFFICE OF EARL MARSHAL.

Lord 11014CAND was always unwilling to move the sus-
pension of the standing orders, except in cases in which the
motion was likely to meet the general concurrence of the House :
but from what fell yesterday from the Noble Earl on the wool-
saok, and the Noble Earl opposite, it appeared that there was
not that unanimity in the HOLM:it present which would justify
him in persisting In the motion of which he had given notice.--
He should, therefore, merely move that the Bill be now read a
second time.

The LORD CHANCELLOR thought that as this Bill had
come upon the House in some measure by surprise, it ought to
be postponed to next Session, to give sufficient time for its con-
sideration. _ _ _

Lord ELLENBOROUGH had not the slightest idea that
there could be an objection to the principle of the Bill. During
the late discussion, the general impression of the House was
certainly in favour of the measure.
The LORD CHANCELLOR remarked, that Noble Lords
might state their own impressions, but could not answer for the
impressions of others who were absent.
Lord HOLLAND reminded their Lordships, that the
principle of the measure had, in the late debate, been
completely acceded to. There had been some doubts as
to the form in which it should be carried into effect,
but none to passing an Act In substance the same as that
before the House. It was now brought under their Lordships'
consideration in that form which, according to all that had
passed on the subject, must be unobjectionable. He would on
no account ever attempt to take the House by surprise. Ile
had introduced the Bill, because it was his opinion that the ma-
jority of the House wished to grant the boon it would confer—
that this was the time when the grant would be felt to be most
gracious by hitn_who was to receive it—and that the proposed
manner of giving it would be the least objectionable to those
Noble Lords who were disposed to view measures of this kind
with any degree of jealousy. From motives of friendship he
would at any time have been happy to introduce this Rill, and
if their Lordships were at any time to agree to the measure,
they ought to do so now, when it would be an act of grace done
to sooth the domestic affliction of the Noble Duke, and mark
the sympathy of the House. For these reasons, and as the
pr
' inciple of the Bill had been approved of by a majority of the
House he hoped their Lordships would now give it a second
reading.
The House divided on the word " now"—
Content, 24 Not content, 10 Majority, 14.
The Committee being dispensed with, the Bill was read a
second time, and ordered to be read a third time on Monday.
Lord KING presented a petition from the inhabitants of the
parish of Kilmore, in the county of Armagh, Ireland. The
House would recollect that a petition from the Minister and
inhabitants of that parish had been presented some time since
by a Right Rev. Prelate, praying that they might be enabled
to levy a pour-rate on the parish. The present petitioners said
that the majority of the parishioners were not informed of that
petition, and prayed that no law to raise poor-rates on the
parish might be enacted.
The Bishop of RAPHOE said, the persons who signed the
present petition were such as might be had to sign any petition,
and he was confident more than half of them would have signed
the petition presented by him had they been applied to. That
petition was signed by the Minister of the parish, the members
of the Established Church, Dissenters, Catholics—all who had
any feeling for the poor. Since then some agitators had circu-
lated a report in the parish, that there was to be an act of Par-
liament passed for levying a poor rate of ss. an acre on land,
although at the time of presenting the petition he expressly
stated the poor rate intended was to be voluntary. The per-
sons who signed the petition he presented had been in the habit
of agreeing at the vestry meetings to the collection ora small
rate for the relief of the poor, but those who had no feeling for
the poor need not contribute.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH said, the Right Rev. Prelate
should not say that those who did not sign his petition had no
feeling for the poor—it was quite fair that he should praise
those who had signed it, but he should not cast imputations on
those who had not.
The Bishop of RAPHOE said he did not mean to cast gene-
ral imputations, but when a petition from Ireland was signed
by Protestants and Catholics, it was evident that it spoke the
public opinion.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH was glad to hear the Right
Rev. Prelate admit that the opinion of the Catholics of Ireland
was entitled to regard, and hoped he would evince his con-
sideration for their feelings by his vote in that House.—
Adjourned.

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.