The Sun.
London, England, 1835-07-31 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY SUMMARY.

.1:1 the LORDS' yesterday, several petitions against the Mu.
nicipal Corporation's Bill were presented. The Royal Assent
was given by Commission to the Merchant Seamen's Bill, the
Stamp and Tax Office Consolidation Bill, and to some pri-
vate. Bills. The Earl of Haertowav, on presenting a petition
from the CorporatiOn of Tiverton, entered into a detailed ex-
planation of his conduct respecting the Report of the Commis-
sioners. Lord Mouoliam presented a petition from certain
places in- Essex, praying their Lordships to pass the Muni-
cipal Corporations Bill. His Lordship availed himself of this
opportunity to remark on the c:tlumnies heaped upon him by a
part of the Press.. "He could guess.the -cause of these at-
lacks. One man was refused one thing by him when he was
in the Government, and another man was refused another ;
and these were the causes which gave birth to such calumnies
against him." The charge too against him, that by agreeing
to hear Counsel against the Municipal Corporations Bill, he
had caused all the delay, was wholly unfounded. His Lord-
ship opposed the hearing of, Counsel ; a majority, however,
being in favour of that course, he yielded a reluctant assent.
Some further conversation then took place on the subject of
hearing Counsel. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE thought it
most important " that it should not go abroad that their Lord-
ships had called Counsel to argue the principle of the Bill—in
other words, to do what was strictly and solely their Lordships'
own duty—to discuss, determine, and decide on the principle
of every measure brought before them." After an irregular
allusion to the Procla,mation of Don Carlos, by the Marquis
Of LONDONDERRY, Viscount STRANGFORD moved, that Cuuntel
be heard at the Bar in defence of the Municipal CiA,rporat:-
Bill. Sir CHARLES WETHERELL aCCOT(lingiy rtilP.-
having finished his speech yesterday, lae-willr-
In the CommoNs'the Leitb Harbour '-
The Cruelty to Animals Bill Iva-
ordered to lie received on "1"
Bill, and the Publi,,

dred ; not
appear to-day.
sill was thrown out.
committed, and the :Report
. ncrsday. The Public Institutions
ttfalks Bill, were read a second time, and
- Committed on Tuesday. Mr. CLIPPERTON was
_yeti from Ncwgate to the bar of the House; there repri-
manded and discharged. Mr. Alderman Noon obtained leave
to bring in a -Bill for the better regulation of Steam-boats on
the river Thames. The money resolutions of the committee
of the whole House on Wednesday, upon which clauses for the
Irish Church Bill are to be founded, were reported and agreed
to by the House. The Report of the Committee on the
Great Yarmouth Petition (Bribery) was brought up, and Mr.
Prentice, who persisted in withholding evidence, was ordered
to attend at the bar this day. On the subject of Orange
Lodges, Mr. Hymn said that he should move certain resolu-
tions next Tuesday. Mr. Tootca asked the Attorney. Gene-
ral what were the intentions of his Majesty's Government on
the subject of the charter to the London University, in an-
swer to the address to the Crown, agreed to by the House last
March. The ATTORNEY- GENERAL replied to the effect that
two charters had been prepared, one constituting the London
University a College, the other for the establishment of a me-
tropolitan University, which alone would be empowered to con-
fer degrees. Mr. TOOKE expressed some dissatisfaction, and
said that he should postpone the motion of which he had given
notice till this day week. On the motion of the Hon; Mem-
ber fur Middlesex, Mr. Keith was committed to Netvgate—
not however without some sharp opposition from the purity-
of-election. party. After the presentation of some petitions
from New South Wales, praying for inquiry into the conduct
General Darling, Mr. M. i;O'CoNNELL, in a speech of great
ability, brought forward his motion for a Committee on this
subject. A division took place; the numbers were :—For the
motion, 55; Against it, 44.

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