The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-17 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

H 0 USE OF LORDS, April 16.
Their Lordships met to-day for the -first time after the
Easter recess.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool-
sack at Five o'Clock.
Lord LYTTELTON presented a petition from the
clergy of the city of Worcester against the union of the.
sees of Bangor and St. Asaph. His Lordship said he
wished to inquire whether her Majesty's G.iverignent
intended to propose during the present session any alte-
ration in the law of settlement, or in the law of rating ?
Lord WHARNCLIFFE said that a Right H°ll'
Friend of his had introduced a measure into the House
of Commons with respect to the law of settlement. The
Government had no intention to introduce any Bill on
the subject of rating.
The Marquis of NORMANBY presented a petition
from a Presbyterian congregation in Athlone, in the
county of Meath, praying their Lordship to pass a mea-
sure to legalise Presbyterian marriages ; also a petition
from the minister and congregation of Morpeth, against
the Dissenters' Chapels Bill.
Lord DENMAN pri:isented a petition from a respect-
able congregation at Nottingham, in favour of the Dis-
senters' Chapels Bill.
DEBTOR AND CREDITORS BILL.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that as a
and Learned Friend of his who felt great interest in this •
measure was now absent from London, he would suggest
to his Noble and Learne,l Friend (Lord Cottenharn) that
i
it was desirable to postpone tie, second readingn
until
Monday next, when his Noble and Learned Friend would
probably be present.
Lord COI"I'ENHAM concurred in the postponement.
The further progress of the Bill was accordingly post'
poned till Monday next.
Lord DENMAN presented a petition from fourteen„
cemgregations in Staffiird-hire against the enforcement
of oaths in defian,e of rf ligi u, scruples.
Lord CAMPBELL pr.-rented twenty petitions frl
Presbyterian congregations in the North Of Irelan
praying for legislation on the subject of Presbyterian
marriages.
Lord MONTEAGLE presented a petition in favour
of the Dissenters' Chapels Bill.
The Bishop of LONDON presented a pedal
from a number of the inhabitants of Cheltenham and
the neighbourhood, praying that. the Cheltenham en"
Gloucester Rail ay Company might be prevented fr"ei
running their trains on Sund-+y.
The petition was or_ier_d to be ref,rr.-d to the_
Committee.
STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATES IN IRELAND:
Lord WHAR.NCLIFFE laid on the table a corrected
list of the appointments of stipendiary magistrates
Ireland, which contained the appointment of gri
O'Brien. The reason this gentleman's name waS 11°4
inserted in the last list was, that he had not reportej
himself as having arrived at the station to which he he'
been appointed, and therefore it was considered that
his appoititunent was not complet..
The Marquis of NOR•MANBY said he understood
that Mr. O'Brien had been lately removed to another
part of the country, and therefore, on a future 061;
Ron he (the Marquis of Normanby), should think l'
necessary to make a few observations on the subject.
FORESTALLING A. lARKETS. • • f.
Lord MONTEAGLE moved the second reading °
the Forestalling, &c., Offences Abolition Bill. The objee',
of the Bill was to abolish certain almost obsolete statutes
with respect to fore,talling markets in Ireland.
The Earl of RA DNOR said that it had been et.
tempted to put these laws in force within the lust fe"
weeks. He held in his hand a circular which bad beef
issued by Mr. Charles Legreave, Mayor of Winchester('
cautioning persons against forestalling, engrossing, 8,54
regrating markets, and thr. atening prosecution agelli"
persons committing such offences.
The Bill was then read a second time. •
Their Lordships adjourned till Thursday.