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London, England, 1834-04-19 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS, April 18.

Mr. Bedwell, from the Court of Chancery, produced a
return of the fees taken by the reg►strars of that court.
OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Mr. GUEST brought in a bill to regulate the salaries
of the officers of the House of Commons, and to abolish
certain sinecure offices, which was read a first time, and
ordered to be read a second time on Friday next, and to be
printed.
FREEDOM OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP.

Mr. HARDY brought in a bill to remove all restrictions
on the freedom of religious worship, which was read a
first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Friday
next, and be printed. He also presented several petitions
for the relief of dissenters, from Brentford and other places.
THE DORCHESTER UNIONISTS.

Mr. O'CONNELL said he had intended to move for a
copy of the record and conviction of the men convicted at
Dorchester, the production of which he now understood
would be opposed. He had been of opinion that
the punishment was more than was warranted by
the statute, but he had now heard that the sta-
tute was imperative as to transportation, and that
the judge had no discretion. Now the law was not
so; for the punishment, according to the statute, was
" not exceeding " seven years' transportation; so that
a month or a day would have been a compliance with
the statute. (Cries of " Hear, hear.") He had
had frequent occasions to move for records of
cases tried in Ireland, but it had been intimated to him
that his Majesty's government meant now to oppose his
motion. He wished to ask the noble lord (Althorp)
whether he intended to oppose it?
Lord ALTHORP spoke in a very low tone of voice,
but was undeistood to say that as the discussion could come
on as well with as without the record, he should oppose it.
Mr. O'CONNELL begged to ask whether the prisoners
had been actually sent out of the country ?
Lord ALTHORP did not know of his own knowledge,
but his noble friend, the Under Secretary of State, would
answer the question when he arrived.
O'CONNELL then gave notice that on Friday
next he would bring the subject on, but he thought it
would not be satisfactory without the record.
Upon the motion of Mr. EWART, the bill for abolish-
ing capital punishments upon criminals returning from
transportation in certain cases was read a second time, and
ordered to be read a third time on Wednesday, the 14th of
May next. Also a bill for enabling prisoners and others
to make their defence by counsel ; and a bill to abolish the
practice of hanging the bodies of criminals in chains, were
severally read a second time.
WARWICK ELECTION. _ _

On the motion of Mr. HALCOMB, the minutes of the
proceedings of the Warwick Election Committee, as taken
by the committee clerks, were ordered to be laid before
the house. . . _

Mr. J. JOHNSTON presented a petition from the
members of some church in Scotland against the present
system of church patronage.
Mr. V. SMITH presented a petition from the Dissen-
ters of Northampton, praying to be relieved from their
disabilities ; also a petition from Cheam, in Surrey, for
the better observance of the Lord's Day:

DISSENTERS' GRIEVANCES.-CAMBRIDGE