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London, England, 1828-03-11 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR, TEIS DAY.

1. Mr. Sykes—To take into consideration the state of the
unrepresented Freeholders in certain Districts or
Counties Corporate.
2. The Lord Advocate--Bill to authorize an additional

Circuit Court of Justiciary to be held at Glasgow,
and to facilitate Criminal Trial in Scotland.
The Lord Advocate—Bill to alter and amend the Act
55 Geo. 3, c. 69, intituled "An Act to regulate

Madhouses in Scotland."
4. Mr. Spring Rice—To refer the Reports on Education in

Ireland to a Select Committee.
5. Mr. Sykes—Petition from the Merchants and Trades-
men of Hull, against the Stamp Duty on Receipts.
ti. Sir John Newport—Return of all appointments to Be-
nefices by the several Diocesans of Ireland during tLe
last ten years ; specifying the value of each Benefice,
and the previous length of service (as a Curate) of
each person appointed, in the Diocese in which he
has been promoted.
ORDERS OF TILE DAY FOR TMIS DAY.
I. Scottish Vagrants Bill--,Second reading.
2. Customary Tenure Bill—Second reading.
S. Robeck's Divorce Bill—,Committee ; Counsel and Wit-
nesses.

4. Passengers' Regulation Bill—Second reading.
5. Westminster Sessions Bill—Second reading.
6. Scottish Entails Bill—Second reading.
7. Mutiny Bill—Third reading.
9. Marine Mutiny Bill—Third reading.
9. Cities and Towns Lighting (Ireland)BiH—Third reading

NOTICES GIVEN YESTERDAY.
Wednesday, March 12.
Lord Stanley—Select Committee on the Laws relating to
the passing Irish Vagrants.
Thursday, April 24.
Mr. Michael Angelo Taylor—Actual state of the Court
of Chancery.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, MAR 644 10.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at a quarter past four o'clock, but none of their Lordships
being present he adjourned the House at pleasure ; and,
on his return, at ten minutes before five o'dock,
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presen ca petition re-
specting the Truro Road Bill, the pattic tars of which we
could not—in consequence of the low cue in which his
Lordship spoke—ascertain.
Lord MAYNARD presented a petition from the Protes-
tant Dissenters of Great Dunmow, Patswick, and of Steb-
hing, Essex, against the Test and Corporation Acts.
Mr. Smee attended from the Bank of England to present
an account of the total number of persons to whom ,half-
yearly dividends were due in October, 182'7, and- in Jan.
1828 ; also an account of the dividend received on the
20th Oct. 1827.

Mr. Farren, from the East India Dock COMpany at-
tended to present an annual amount of the receipts and dis-
bursements of the East India Dock Company, for the
year ending 1827.
Mr. Littleton and others from the Commons • brought
up an Act for Repairing and ItnprOving a Road from New-
castle-under-Lyme to Leeds.
The Duke of BEDFORD presented petitions from Pro-
testant Dissenters in the town of Bedford, from .those re-
siding near Bedford, and from those assembling for worship
;n Mill-lane, in the county of Bedford, against the Test
and Corporation Acts.
Lord TEYNHAM presented a petition from the inhabi••
tants of Middlesex and Surrey, praying for an enquiry into
the state of the labouring Agriculturists of those counties.
The Marquis of BUTE presented a petition from the
Unitarians of Swansea against the Test and Corporation
Acts, and be was happy in having the opportunity of
expressing his hearty compliance with the prayer of it.
Lord ABINGDON presented a petition from the Bap-
tists assembling for worship in Thames-street, Walling-
ford, to the same effect.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY presented a petition
'from Roman Catholics in the county Down, in favour of
their Claims.

" The Marquis of LANSDOWNE had stated on a former
occas;on, that he meant to propose on an early day 'the in-
troduction of another Bill connected with the subject of
qw • that Hill hp_nnur h.ht bond it
was for amending the law as regarded the admission of evi-
dence, the first reading of which he should now move.
The Bill was not long--it would not take more than a
day or two to print. °The other Bill was printed, and he
now begged to give notice that he would move the reading
of both Bills on Tuesday se'nnight. The Bill was then
mead a first time and ordered to be printed.
The House adjourned at a Quarter-past Five o'Clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, MARCH 10.

The SPXAKER toDIE the Chair this day precisely at Four
o'Clock.

A person from the British Museum brought up a return
of the number of persons who visited the Museum last year.
Some papers were laid on the table relating to the East
India Dock Company.
General GASCOYNE brought up the Report on the
Liverpool and Manchester Railway. .
Mr. A. CAMPBELL broug,ht up the report of the
Edinburgh Gas Light Company Bill.
Mr. W. DUNDAS presented a petition from Edinburgh
for the repeal of the Stamp duty.
Mr. PRICE presented a petition from the Protestant
Dissenters of Leominster, for the repeal of the Corporation
and Tests Arts.

' Mr. SPRING RICE presented a petition from the Ro-
man Catholics of the King's County on the subject of
Education.
Mr. CARTWRIGHT presented a petition from the
3faltsters of the county of Southampton, for the repeal of
the Malt Act of last session.
Mr. E. WODEHOUSE moved for returns of the ac-
counts received from Foreign Consuls of the prices of
Foreign Cont.—Ordered.
Mr. E. WODEHOUSE also moved for an abstract of the
money expended for the relief of the poor in England and
Wales during the last year.—Ordered.
Mr, ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL presented a petition
respecting the annual duty on insurances. The Hon.
-Member also presented a petition from the Irish Friendly
Emigration Soeicty of Renfrew, requeiting assistance.
Mr_ ASTELL presented a petition from the licensed
victuallers of Bridgevater, complaining of the licensing
system, praying a repeal.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.

Sir H. PARNELL brought up the Report of the Uom•
mittee on the Public Income and Expenditure.
Mr. BELL presented a petition from the Maltsters of
Eaddington, against the Malt Act.
Mr. DL NDAS brought up a hill for inclosing Morbick
Down, in the parish of Tavietock, comity of Devon.
3k. HUME brought up a petition from the Brewers
and Alesellers of Arbroath, against any additional duty on
Ale.
Mr. DENISON brought up a Bill for inclosing
Battersea Fields.—The.Bill was read a first time.
Sir R. WILSON presented a petition from the Stage-
coach Proprietors of Surrey, praying to be heard against
-the Surrey Road Inclosure Bill.
Lord F. L. GOWER brought up some papers from the
Foreign Office, relative to our North American Colonies.—
Ordere•d to be printed.
ROMAN CMFHOLIC CLAIMS.

Sir T. li.sTHßßlDOßpreTented a petition from the
Archdeaconry of Welts, praying that no further maces-
skins be granted to the Roman Catholics. The Honour-
able Member said, that when so many petitions were pre-
tented on the other side, this petition, which came from a i
roost learned body, was entitled to great respect. The
prayer of the petition was entitled,to his entire Support, and
he hoped it would be followed by otbers,on the same side
of the subject. The great
argument .in favour of the
Catholic Claims was the number. of our. Roman Ca-
tholic fellow-subjects, which had suddenly increased from
three millions to seven, and the Hon. Member for West-
minste.r stated the other night, that the Roman Catholics
were one half of the people of Great Britain and Ireland.
This was a bold assertion, and he considered far beyond
what the fact would warrant.
Mr. DICKENSON bore testimony to the respectability
of the petitioners. He thought Catholic Emancipation was
not a remedy fur the grievances of Ireland.
The petition was then read, and ordered to be printed.
Mr. BROWNLOW presented petitions from eleven
parishes in the counties of Monaghan, Tyrone, Mayo, and
Louth, for the repeal of the statutes which affect the
Roman Catholics. The Hon. Member hoped that the
petitioners would unite with heart and hand to press their
grievances, and never relax till they were placed on a per-
lect equality with their Protestant fellow-subjects—(Hear.)
,__Ordered to he printed.
Mr. BROWNLOW moved for returns of the names of