The Sun.
London, England, 1834-05-16 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

71-OtISE OF LORDS, May I<4.
The 'rouse proceeded to general business at half-past 5.
Lord WHARNCLIFFE presented a petition from the
churchwardens and others of a parish in Warwick, praying
for protection to the established church.
The Bishop of GLOUCESTER presented petitions
from different places in Gloucestershire for the better ob-
servance of the Sat;nath. The right rev. prelate also pre-
sented petitions against the Beer Act ; and from Stow-in-
the-Wold as;ainst the claims of dissenters to take degrees
in the ur.cversities.
Thr. Bishop of LINCOLN presented petitions from pa-
rist*.es within his diocese for the better observance of the
Sabbath.
Lord BEXLEY presented a similar petition from a
parish in Kent.
The Marquis of CHOLMONDELEY presented simi.
lar petitions from parishes in Derby.
Lord SUFFIELD presented a petition from Birken-
head, Cheshire, against the holding of vestry meetings in
the parish church. The noble lord expressed his'eoncur-
rence in the prayer of the petition. A place consecrated
to holy purposes ought not to be used `.or objects which
frequently led to brawls and dissenon.
The Earl of HADDINGTO;oI presented a petition
against any change in the P:stem of church patronage in
Scotland. The petiti,:ners prayed their lordships not to
break down the bul:vvarks of the Scotch church in obe-
dience to a sprit of rash and speculative innovation.
The Ea.:. of wiN
CHILSEA presented a petition from
a Pari'd in Northamptonshire for protection to the church.

SABBATH BILL.
The LORD CHANCELLOR wished to know 'from
Lis noble and learned friend ( Lord Wynford) whether it was
his intention to go on with his bill for enforcing the better
observance of the Sabbath—whether he was serious upon
the matter ? (A laugh.) His reason for asking if he was
serious was, that the bill brought in by his noble and learned
friend, unknown probably to his noble friend, prohibited,
under heavy penalties, any person whatsoever in his Ma-
jesty's dominions, of whatsoever station, from doing any
work whatsoever, not upon the Sabbath only, but upon
any other day in the week. (Laughter. )
Lord WYNFORD said he should persist in his bill, and
if any such provision was to be found' in it as his noble and
learned friend had described it must have got there by a
misprint.
IRISH CHANCERY AMENDMENT BILL.
On the motion of Lord PLUNKET, the house resolv
itself into a committee on this bill.

Lord PLUNKET said that he expected e:..rty 4,01 the
neat session to be able to bring in a bill
..aw assimilate the
r Bankruptcy Laws of Ireland to those in operation in
this country. He intended to con`....tidate the bankruptcy
and the insolvent laws, and to -
missioners of the Insolvent,
- ~rnpower the present com-
-Court to administer the whole
of the new system, " be effected to the which a considerable saving would
r..
The several e' p .ote.
....uses of the bill were agreed to, and the
house havirrfs resumed, the report was brought up, and
agreekt,,„, and the bill ordered to be read a third time to-
THE ADJOURNMENT.
'The Duke of, CUMBERLAND wished to know from
the noble earl opposite when the house was to adjourn for
the Whitsuntide recess and on what day it was proposed
that their lordships should meet again ?
Earl GREY replied that it was intended to adjourn
from en-morrow to Wednesday or Thursday next.