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London, England, 1844-06-05 00:00:00

Mr. E. TENNENT presented five petitions from Ire-
land to the same affect.

Lord SA}CDON presented several petitions from
Church and Dissenting congregations in Liverpool to
the same effect. .

Mr. CRAVEN BERKELEY presented a petition
from a congregation of Protestant Dissenters in Chel-
tenham to the same effect. _ . _

Mr. GREENE presented a petition from the mayor,
clergy, and inhabitants of Manchester, to the same effect.
Sir R. INGLIS presented several petitions to the same
effect.
Mr. Sergeant MURPHY presented a petition from
the Roman Catholics of Dudley, in Worcestershire, in
favour of the Bill.
NCTICE OF MOTION.

Mr. HUME gave notice that he would, to-morrow,
move for a return of tho population of the British
colonies.

POOR-LAWS.

Mr. 'WILLIAMS said he wished to know, from the
Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary for the Home Depart-
ment, when he would bring forward the New Poor-law
Amendment Bill.
Sir J. GRAHAM said that he was unable to state on
what day the measure would .be brought forward. The
Dissenters Chapels Bill would come on to-morrow ; on
Friday they proposed to proceed with the Scotch
Parishes Bill ; on Monday they would proceed with
the Sugar Duties Bill, and on Thursday he intended to
proceed with the Bank Charter Bill.
Mr. FERRAND said that the Right Hon. Gentleman
the Secretary of State for the Home Department had
been in the habit of postponing the Bill from
day to day throughout the last session of Par-
liament. He was now adopting the same system
in the present session. There was great anxiety abroad
concerning the measure, and he should like to have a
distinct answer from the Right Hon. Gentleman as to
the precise day on which the Bill v. ould be brought for-
ward, or whether it was the intention of the Govern-
ment to press it forward at all during the present
session.

Sir J. GRAHAM said he could not give a snore dis-
tinct answer than he had already given. The Bill had
been read a second time, end it stood at present for com-
mittal. As far as the Government was concerned it
was their intention that the Bill should pass during the
present session.
IRISH REGISTRATION BILL.

Mr. M. O'CONNELL wished to know from the Right
Hon. Gentleman when the Irish Registration Bill would
be brought forward ? It would be only fair to .inform
Irish Members whether it would be necessary for them
to remain to oppose the measure.
Sir J. GRAHAM said the Government would state
on Friday nest what was their in:cntions with regard to
the measure.

The Orders of the Day were then proceeded with.
COURT OF CHANCERY (COUNTY PALATINE

OF LANCASTER) BILL.

This Dill went through Committee without discussion;
report ordured to be receivt,d this day fortnight.
COMMONS INCLOSURE BILL.

On the Order of the Day for going into Committee on
the Commons Inclosure Act being read,
Lord WORSLEY apologised to the House for
having kept the Members so long in suspense with
regard to this measure, in consequence of his indispo-
sition; but he was still very anxious to proceed with
the measure, because several parties had been
put to inconvenience by the delay. lie had
that day, however, had a communication from
the Government with respect to this Bill, and he found
that though favourable to it generally, her Majesty's
Government wished it to be materially altered. He
would therefore suggs,st that those Hon. Members who
were opposed to the Bill, would withdraw their opposi-
tion, and allow the. Bill to he committed pro
.forma ; he
would then fix another day for proceeding with it, after
having communicated with the Commissioners of Woods
and Forests as to the alterations that would be required.
He hoped the lion. and Gallant Gentleman opposite
would not feel it necessary to persevere in his opposition
on the present occasion, but that he would permit the
Bill to go into Committee proforma.
Colonel SIBTHORP said that no one could regret
more sincerely than he did the indiTosition of the Noble
Lord. He had put down 46 clauses in this Bill,
on each of which he was determined to take
the sense of the House. He protested against the Bill
as a measure calculated to en'ect serious injury on that
class which the House was most bound to protect. But
as the Noble Lord had expressed a wish to have the Bill
committed pm forma, for the purpose, as lie understood,
of expunging, some of the clauses—and among the m,
perhaps, the 46 clauses to which he objected—he (Col.
Sibthorp) would not object to the Bill being committed
pro forma, if the Hon. Member for Montrose did not
object. If, however, the Hon. Member for Montrose
persevered in his opposition, lie (Colonel Sibthorp)
should undoubtedly support him in it.
Mr. HUME said it was not often that he arced with
the lion. and Gallant Gentleman, but lie did so on the
present occasion. This Bill had been brought in without
due consultation with the public authorities of the coun-
try. The Bill would require a great deal of pruning
before it could be made even passable. Such a
measure as this ought to be a Government
measure.—(" Hear, hear" from Colonel Sibthorp.) It
was a Bill that would affect the whole country, and if
passed it would be a great injustice to the labouring
classes. Already had 2,000 Inclosure Bills been passed,
and the only effect of them had been to give an additional
quantity of land to the squirearchy of the country. No
one could. be more willing than he would be to support
any measure of the Noble Lord's (Lord Worsley's), be-
cause he knew the Noble Lord was actuated by the
best intentions.—(Hear, hear.) But all the best
land of the country had been already inclosed, and
there was no necessity fur new powers to enable persons
to enclose land which was worth cultivating. He hoped
the Noble Lord would withdraw the Bill for the present
session; and lie could assure him that the working
classes throughout the country looked upon the measure
with great suspicion. If there was any necessity for in-
creased powers of enclosure, let the Government take
the matter into their own hands.

Lord SANDON recommended that the Bill should be
allowed to pass through Committee pro forma, and that
the details might be discussed at a future stage.
[LEFT SITTING.i

REGENERATION OF THE HUMAN
RACE.

ADDRESS TO HER MAJESTY VICTORIA,
QUEEN OF THE BRITISH ISLES AND EM-

FIRE. By ROBERT OWEN.
MOST EXCELLENT, AMIABLE, AND BELOVED SOVEREIGN,
Your memorialist, a man of seventy-three years of
age, with extensive experience in ail the great depart-
ments of human life, an old friend of your Majesty's
much valued father, and one who has devoted his life to
discover the removable causes of human evil, and the
permanent causes which will produce good to man—
addresses your Majesty on subjects more important, be-
yond all comparison, than have yet been brought before
the mind of any sovereign or people.
Your Majesty has been placed by natural events to
reign over an empire, made more powerful by a century
of extraordinary discoveries and inventions, than the
world has yet known.
Theso discoveries and inventions have already created
new and scientific powers for the use of man, sufficient,
if understood, and wisely applied, to ensure the per-
manent progressive happiness of his race; and these im-
provements are yet but in their infancy, and are capable
of indefinite increase.

But in consequence of these new powers having been
misdirected, there is now, among the majority in your
Majesty's dominions, more ignorance, destitution, crime,
and severe suffering than exist in any other nation of
equal numbers—while, at the same time, there is more
wealth and more power in the minority than can be
found among the same number in any part of the world.
But these evils are, from the same causes, gradually ex-
tending through other countries, and the growing ex-
tremes of wealth and poverty are creating a conflict be-
tween the rich and poor, which renders a change in the
organisation of society, for the safety and prosperity
of all parties, now unavoidable. Hence the change be-
comes necessary through all the departments of life--
a change now required to open the flood-gates of pros-
perity to the advantage of all the nations of the world.
And the means have been discovered to effect this all-
important change gradually and with substantial perma-
nent benefit to rich and poor of every rank and condition,
and to revolutionise all nations without any of the evils
of former revolutions.

The position of Great Britain, as its empire now ex-
tends, with the amount of accumulated and accumulating
scientific power within it, gives the lead in this glorious
change, naturally to yoiir Majesty's Government, if
parties can be found with sufficient mind and moral
courage, well and wisely to direct it.
The undoubted immediate human causes of good and
of removable evils are now known : the means of secur-
ing and making permanent the good, and of removing
for ever the evil have been discovered ; all nations feel
the necessity for, and desire this change ; but especially,
is the necessity now felt by your Majesty's subjects, from
the effects produced throughout the British empire by
the extensive introduction of scientific power mis-
directed. And this change, from all that is evil to all
that is good, may now be accomplished with order, in
peace, and most beneficially for all within the empire.
But should the Government he so unwise as to de-
cline to take the lead in this most necessary and most
desirable change, the glory of the British name and
power will pass over to the continent of North America,
where the people are preparing to make this change,
and to enter upon ft new course of existence, in which
scientific power and knowledge shall be made subser-
vient to the population, instead of continuing to make
the population subservient to this unreasoning and un-
conscious power. It is true, that to accomplish this
change, the greatest of all human changes, the preju-
dices derived from the past ignorance of our inexpe-
rienced ancestors must be entirely abandoned in like
nro the nmanner, as civilised nations are now abandoning the old
roads Butfo w to changesystemew
from a
of railway
complication
travelling.
of
evils,
which are daily becoming more and more severe and
irrational, for a system beneficial to
all, and which will
daily diminish the evils, will prove to be great foresight
and profound wisdom in your Majesty's Government;
because it will produce permanent, individual, national,
and universal good. _

ground-
less That which is now required is to know how to effect
this all-important change without alarming the
fears of the uninformed, and of those who w
first imagine that their individual position and interest
will will suffer from it.
The means, if they were wisely applied, superabound
in your Majesty's dominions, to accomplish this change
without permanent injury to any party, but with great
safety and lasting advantages of the highest order, to all
of every rank and station; and to delay now making
this change will daily become more and more dangerous.
For the people are intently engaged in learning the
great truths