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London, England, 1826-04-27 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

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HOUSE OF LORDS, WEntrEsnaT, APRIL 26.
Mr. Brogden, Sir Edward Knatithbull, and others from the
Comm one, brought up the Stage Coach License 13111, the London
Bridge Advances Bill, and several Private Bills.
land MALMESBURY moved, that an bumble Address be
I resented to his Majesty, " For a return of all the accounts re-
‘eived from the Consuls residing abroad, -of the price of Corn in
I'm-vigil Countries for 1825, as far as that can be ascertained."
The Earl of LAUDERDALE also moved an Address, request-
...ug a copy of any information which had been transmitted to his
Majesty'e Government relative to the price of Corn in Foreign
Countries, and the consequences of importing it into this; and
copies of any Report, that may have been made on these subjects.
!the Noble Earl would take that opportunity, lie said, of remark-
Inc, that he thought; without compromising the dignity of either
House of Parliament, some 'mode might be fallen on by. which the
Reports and other Papers presented to one should be presented to
the other, without being reprinted for this purpose. It would
only be necessary that a sufficient number of copies should be
printed at once for both Houses. At present, almost all Reports
and Papers were separately printed, for the couveuience of each
House.
Lord MALMESBURY agreed in opinion with the Noble
Earl. The information be had moved for, and the Report
moved for by the Noble Earl, had already been laid before the
other House. • 7 '
Earl BATHURST, by his Majesty's command, laid on the
Table certain Papers relative to the Slave Population.
Earl ROSEBERY presented a Petition from Dunblaine
against any Alteration in the Scotch Banking System ; and also
Petitions from the Town and County of Nottingham, and from
the Town of Dalkeith, praying for the Gradual Abolition of
Slavery.
Lord FARNHAM presented a Petition from the Merchants'
Chillti of Dublin, praying that no further concessions might be
granted to the Catholics.
Lord MELVILLE brought in a Bill, which was read a first
sime, for the better Regulating of Co-Partnerships in Scotland.
Several measures were forwarded one stage.—Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Sir R. FERGUSSON presented a Petition from the inhabi-
tants of Scone, praying the liberation of Robert Gourley, as a per-
fitctly harmless individual.
The Westminster New Bridewell Bill was read a third time,
sod passed.
IMPROVEMENTS AT CHARING-CROSS.
Mr. HODHOUSE said that he rose to present a petition from
certain inhabitants of the parish of St. Martin's in the Fields, who
prayed that the communication which had formerly existed from
the end of Castle-street, Leicester-square, through the King's
Mews, might be re-opened. The communication in-question had
been shut up for some time, and was occasioned by the introduction
of the barracks, a measure against which -he had so muds com-
plained. The consequence of the closing of the ingress and egress
by the way mentioned, had gone much to deteriorate the property
'of the petitioners ; that property had come into their possession,
under the idea that they had the right of way mentioned. The
petitioners some time since had made an application to the Com-
missioners of Woods and Forests, and the answer they received
was, that the arrangements were not come then under the Consi-
deration of the Commissioners; but when they did, their repre-
sentation should not be overlooked. The petitioners now under-
stood that the arrangements of the improvements were made, and
that, by the erection of the National Gallery on the site where the
communisation hail formerly passed, it was intended to shut them
out altogether. He (Mr. Hohhouse) therefore hoped that the
Hight Lion. Gentleman (Mr. Arbuthnot) would take the case of
the petitioners into his consideration.
Mr. ARBUTHNOT said that he hoped the Hon. Member for
Westiiineter would not think him indisposed to attend to the
prayer- of the petition ; at the same time he was compelled to say
that it could not be granted, inasmuch as it would interfere with
the contemplated improvements. The communication in goes-
tion.had originally been allowed to exist by sufferance only, and
had been taken away for. a period of five years without any com-
plaint having been made. He begged to assure the Hon. Mem-
bar (Mr. Hohhonee) that the appliaition to the Board had been
made before he (Mr. Arbuthnot) came into that office. •

Mr. HOBIIOUSE adverted to a former petition he had pre-
sented, complaining of the closing of the thoroughfare.
Mr. ARBUTHNOT maid, that he wam ignorant of the fact.
The Petition was then laid upon the table.
LICENSING SYSTEM.

Sir F. BURDETT presented a Petition from Chichester, pray-.
jug a remedy for the evil of the present Licensing System.
Mr. JAMES presented a Petition from. Martha Jackson, of
Manchester, complaining .of the oppressive conduct of certain Li-
cenAing Magistrates.
Mr. MONK begged the House to attend to the circumstances of
the case,. as it was one of great hardship.
After a few words from Mr. Estcourt, Mr. Moberly, and Mr.
James, the Petition was read and laid upon the table.
Mr. LAWLEY presented a Petition from Stratford-upon-
Avon, against Slavery in the West
On the motion of Mr. lIEATHCOTE, a comparative Return
wt.,' ordered of British and Foreign. Tonnage entered inwards for
• the last ten years.
ROMAN CATHOLIC CLAIMS.

Mr. ELLIS presented *Petition from the Guild of Mer-
&tuts of Dublin, against any further concession to the Roman
Catholics. Also a similar Petition of the Barber-Surgeons of