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London, England, 1828-04-28 00:00:00

LONDON DOCK COMPANY.

➢lr. Alderman THOMPSON presented a petition from
200 Merchants of the City of London, again.st the Clause
in the Rill empowering the Directors of the Landon Dock
Company to leyy dues on goods delivered in craft.—
Ordered to be printed.
Sir G. ROBINS presented a petition from Northamp-
ton, in favour of general toleration.
Lord FORBES presented a petition from the Catholics
of Tipperary in favour of Catholic Emancipation.
Colonel WHITE presented a similar petition from dif•
ferent pitrishes in the county of Dublin.
FRIENDLY SOCIETIES BILL.

Sir E. KNATCHBULL presented two petitions from
Gravesend, against the Friendly Societies Bill.
Mr. llRlcitur thought it very desirable that the public
alarm excited on this subject should be allayed. He had
petitions to present, signed by 5,000 persons, on the sub-
ject.

Mr. COURTENAY said the report on the Bill would
be brought up in the course of a week. The pre-
sent Bill would be greatly modifed, though he did not
know whether it would ;wet with the wishes of all parch( s.
Though hg should feel it his duty to trouble the House
with some oh‘ervations when the Report was brought up,
he might as well say at once that it was not his intention
to proceed fUrther with the Bill this Session.

Mr. HOB HOUSE was greatly pleased with the an-
nouncement made by the Hon. Member, and had no ob-
jection that the Bill should lie on the table until next ses-
sion.—The petitions were laid ex the table-
S-ir E. Ii.NATCKEULL presented a petition from
Hythe against the Corn Laws.—Ordered to be printed.
Lord ALNWICK presented a petition from the Roman
Catholics of Northampton for Emancipation.
Sir E. KNATCHBULL presented a petition from
Hythe, in Kent, against the scale of duties for the regula-
tion of Corn Lawe.
'Lord ALTHORP presented three petitions from Friendly
Societies in Northampton, against the Bill for the Rega •
lation of Friendly Societies.
Colonel BARNARD presented a petition from the Ito-
man Catholics of Raharn, in favour of the Catholic Claims!
Mr. R. COLBURN brought up the report of the Com-
mittee on the Westmeath election, by wh}el•, it appeared
that the return of the, pitting Alembti was good, and that
the petitions against his return was not frivolous or vex-
atious.

Mr. MOORE presented several petitions from various
Corporations, and also from some Dissenters in Ireland,
against any further concession to the Cattlelira.
Mr. MOORE presented a petition from the attorneys
practising in thelrish Courts, praying that the Crown
Solicitor's Bill might not pass into a law.
a Colonel BERESFORD presented a petition from the
Protestant inhabitants of Cork, praying that the House
would take notice of the proceedings of the Catholic Asso-
ciation, and also that no further concession might be grant-
ed to the Catholics.
Lord STANLEY presented a petition from the Catholics
of Barton-upon-Humber, in favour of the Catholic
Mr. CA.RTWRIMIT p.resented a petition from the
Archdeacon of Northampton and the Clergy of Peter-
borough, against any further concessions to the Catholics.
Mr. DUNCOMBE presented a petition-from the inha-
bitants of Leeds against any further concession to the Ca-
tholics.

Mr, AIARSIIALL said that this petition gave a very
erroneous impression of the opinions entertained on the
subject by the inhabitants of Leeds.
After a few words from Mr. DIINCONIBE to the
effect that the people of Leeds, like the inhabitants
of most other larges towns opposed to the Claims 9f the
Catholics.
Lord MILTON said, that this petition was signed by
only about 4,900 persons, whereas a former petition from
the same town was signed by upwards of 10,000 persons.
This he took as a proof of the charge which was rapidly
taking place in public opinion upon the subject.
Mr. DITNCOMBE said that the whole of the signs
titres were procured in 84 days.
The petition was then ordered to be printed.
Mr. DUNCOMBE also presented several other similar
petitions from various places in the county of York.
General KING presented several petitions from the Pro-
testant inhabitants of various places in the county of Sligo
against any further concessions to the Ramp Catholics.
CaptaitiNlA/TLAND Presented'a petition troni the oc-
cupiers of land 'near Bury against the impintation of fo-
reign wool.
Lord OXNIANTOWN presented a petition from the
Boman Cathulic4 of the King'! County in favour Of the
'Oman Catholic Claiim,
LIANCQCK Preaentetl a petition from the Pro-
testant inhabitants of Athlorie against the Roman Catholic

Colonel ROCIIFORT presented a similar petition from
the Protestants of Kildee, in the county of Westmeath.
Mr. CHAPLIN presented a petition from the land
owpera of Borpcastle, apirist the importatitm pf VoGign
WOoT. • '•' • •
Mr. O'NEIL presented a petition from the landed pro-
prietors of Antrim, against the Roman Catholic Claims;
and, also three similar petitions from parishes in Antrim.
Sir J. COCHRANE presented a petition from Roman
Catholics of Hereford, in favour of the Roman Catho!i?
•
Mi. BERNAL presented a petition from the Royal
York 'Friendly Society, Mount-street, Grosvenor-square,
against the Friendly Societies Bill.
Lord JOHN HAY presented a petition from the No-
blemen, Gentry, and Landowners of Hereford against the
proposed alteration of the Corn Laws.
Mr. CAMPBELL presented 'petitions from Glas-
goW, in favour Of fhe Scotch Settlement Bill.
Mr: STANLEY presented two petitions from the Ca-
tholics of Lancaster aril Garidang, in favour of the Roman
Catholic Claims.
Mr. Alderman WOOD presented a petition from a Fish
salesman named Davis, at Gloucester, vgainst the ialmon
Fisheries Bill. -
• Mr. SHIRLEY preyented three petitions from the
Protestant Dissenters of Monaghan, and one petition from
the Protestants and Churchwardens of a parish in Monag-
han, against further concessions to the Roman C itholics.
Mr. Sheriff WYLDE appeared at the bar, and present-
ed,a petition from the Lord Mayor, Altlettnen, and Cum-

mon Councilmen of LOndon, praying for a repeal of the
Stamp Duties on Receipts for sums under 50/.
Mr. Alderman WOOD, in moving that the petition be
read, said that persons engaged in trade experienced great
inconvenience from the stamp receipt duty.
Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN supported the prayer of
thetition, and observed that the repeal of this tax would
not make any considerable diminution of the revenue, as
it was well known that many persons who paid small
accounts never required a stamp receipt.
Sir JOSEPH YORKE said he had no wish to stand
wteen the petitionrs and this tax, but he must beg leave
to say, in reply to an observation by the Hon. Alderman
who had just sat down, that he (Sir J. Y.) was one of those
who was always anxious to get a stamp receipt v, hen
he paid money, and he trusted that the Chancellor of the
Exchequer would net listen to idle clamours, and do away
with a tax which recorded that people had paid those bills
which might otherwise hereafter rise in judgment against
them.--(A laugh.)
The petition was read, and ordered to be printed.
ROMAN CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION.

The Marquis of CHANDOS said he understood it to
be the intention •of the Hon. Baronet, the Member for
Westminster, to postpone the Motion which stood for
to-morrow, and as it would be a great inconvenience
to many Hon. Members who took a pal t for and against the
measure, to know when the discussion might be expected
it would be desirable that the Hon. Baronet should state
what he intended to do.

Sir F. BURDETT—Circumstances had induced him
to postpone the discussion, but he intended to bring for-
ward his motion on Thursday the Sth of May next.
Mr. BROWNLOW presented seven peiitions from the
Roman Catholics of Ferrnannah, Tyrone, Monaghan, and
Castlecomer, in favour of the Roman Catholic Claims.
Mr. WARD presented a petition from persona engaged
in the Wool Trade in the City of London, praying that no
additional duty should he imposed upon Foreign Wool.
The former duty upon Foreign Wool had done consider-
able injury to the English Woollen Manufacturer, who
were but just recovering from the evil effects of the
duty, and he (Mr. W.) was satisfied his Majesty's Go-
vernment would not try the imposition of any duty
upon the raw material, to throw that body again into
distress
Mr. MARSHALL supported the prayer of:the petition.
Mr. Ald. TUOMPSON said the imposition of a duty
would destroy the competition which had already com-
menced between the English and Silesian woollen manu-
facturer.

Sir THOMAS LETHBRIDGE thought such a duty
ought to be imposed as would give to the English wool
Grower, a protection against the Foreigner, adequate to
that now given the English Corn Grower.
Lerd MILTON objected to the imposition of any duty
upon wool, which could only have the effect of retarding
the improvement in Arts and Sciences, without giving to
Cie English wool grower any protection, to which he was
fairly entitled. _

Sir M. W,:RIDLEN: said that an lion. Member had
stated, that if a further duty were to be imposed iu this
way upon manufacturers, we should go back to a state of
barbarism, but he would contend that we would revert to
a state of barbarism if no duty were imposed. It would take
no less than 7,000,000 of sheep to supply the quantity of
wool imported during the last year alone. Under these
circumstances he thought the House would be induced to
agree to a committee.

(Left Sitting.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The Reporters were not admitted to-day, until half-past
five o'clock, at which time the space below the bar, was
crowded by strangers. On our entrance we found
The Earl of lIAREWOOD presenting a petition, as
MB understood, front the City of London, against the im-
portation of Foreign Corn.
Lord MALMESBURY supported the prayer of the pe-
tition, and said, that the Landowners merely required to
have their grievances known, in order to ensure to them the
attention of Parliament.
Several other petitions were presented, but from the con-
fusion which prevailed below the bar, it was impossible to
ascertain their precise object.
The Dake of NORTHI.J.MBELAND presented a peti-
tion, we understood him to say, from the members of the
Chirugical and Medical Society of London, praying for
the facilities of dinie2tion.
The Reporters having been to this time penned up in a
corner, so as to have rendered it impracticable for them
either to hear or write, deelared in a body to the door-
keepers that they would not write a syllable more, unless
farther accomodation were afforded.
A Messenger was then sent to the Chancellor on the
Woolsacic, to inform him of the condition and determina-
tiun of the Reporters. His Lordship was then pleased to
order that they should be allowed to enter within a small
space between the strangers and the fire-place, which
is usually considered to be a passage for the Peers. Here
their inconvenience was slightly removed, and they could
almost contrive to hear what was said.
Earl FITZWITLIANI presented from the Catholics of
Leeds, praying for relief from the civil disabilities under
which they laboured.
Lord BEXLEY presented a petition from the Jewish
community of London, praying that they might not be
prejudiced by the Repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts.
Lord ELDON presented a petition from certain Pro-
testants of Armagh (County) against further concession to
the Catholics.
A similar petition from the Dissenters of a chapel at
Brantley, near Leeds, and from a parish in Berks.
Earl SPENCER presented two petitions from the inha-
bitants of the county of Northampton, praying for the re-
moval of all civil and religious disabilities.
Lord RODEN presented petitions from the Protestant
Dissenters of Camberwell. from members of the Grand
Juay of Monaghan, against further concessions to the
Catholics-

Lord KING presented a petition from Roman Catholics
in the county of Monaghan, praying for a repeal of. the
Test and Corporation Acts.
The Duke of BEAUFORT presented a petition an the
subject of Wool.
Lord LATiti-tP, presented a petition from the
12aruters Aft ast Lothian and Lammer Muir, praying for an
additional tax on Foreign Wool.
Lord DURHAM presented a petition from the Uni-
tarians of Sunderland against the repeal of the Test and
Corporation Acts.
The Marquis of CLEVELAND presented a petition
from Catholics in tkurhem (County) praying for a removal
of the civil disabilities under which they laboured. Also
a petition from the inhabitants of Teasdale, Derbyshire,
praying for relief generally ; also against the import:At-44k of
lead ore. . _

The Duke of WELLINGTON PAtle an observation
here, but it was nearly it;a1.:1:1:1.
Lord CAI:THORPE presented a petition from Protest-
ant Dissenters of Lumley Chapel, Horseferry-road, praying
for the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts.
Lord GROSVENOR, in presenting a petitioo, from
certain Dissenters of Chester, said lie %res. happy that that
broad principle of putting an e& to all, civil, disqualifications
on account of reltiginoi: opißions was about to bv acted
up?,n, and he trusted that the ulterior measure a lotive—,
reli,ef to, the Catholics—would fulloN. the Bill now before
the House.
The Eao, of ELDON 9,41, that the setitimmts uttered by
cie Noble Lord, clearly dernonstrate4 what etrect the pre-
sent Bill would have. I understood, :lie Noble Lord said,
Lord idon to, Ray, that he would bring the Catholic
qqestion under the consideration of the House in the pre-
sent sessions. But of this I can assure him, if lie does not,
I will.—(A laugh.)
Lord ELLErs.II3OROUGH protested against to:ty
infer-
ence being drawn from the,. present bill iu favour of the
Catholc Question.

of itA4ROWBY was of the same opiniou,
After some further discussion the Bill for the repeal oh
the Test and Corporation Acts WWI ordered to be read :1
third time.