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London, England, 1830-12-08 00:00:00

TAX ON NOMINATES&

Mr. STRUTT presented a petition 'ping the tax on newspapers,
which was a tan on knowledge. It encouraged ignorance, and when
offences were committed resulting from ignorance, the parties were pu.
Dished, and they considered unjustly, bemuse they were debarred the
means of obtaining knowledge. Be trusted that the member
for Dover, (Mr. P. Thompson) would persevere in the motion
of which he had heretofore given notice. The petition was from the
operatives of Derby. The pedtionars laid, give them knowledge, and
they would answer for the peace of the country.
Mr. WARD presented a similar petition.

Several petitions were resented, praying for Reduction of Taxation.
There is no doubt of the Master-Generalship of the
Ordnance having been given to Sir Jamey Kempt.
We can state, that Mr. Evelyn Denison, who has lately
failed in the Liverpool Bleak°. has Dot been appointed Secretary to
the Board of Controul. Lord Sandon has received that office.
We are assured by a Gentleman in Paris on whom we
can rely, that M. Posse di Borges, the Russian 11x.Antbareadoe, sent
on Sunday last to several Russians in Peril; to wait upon him, and he
counselled them to leave Paris without delay. We leave the informs.
don, and the inference from it, for our readers, without inquiring
whether M. Pomo di Borges could have obtained information from his
Court subsequent to the change of Ministry here or not.—Chreisicfr.
Some erroneous statements have gone abroad with respect
to the appointments by the Lord Chancellor. It will be seen by the
following, which are the only appointments yet made, that his Lordship
has continued all the persons whom be found in durations except ewe,
who have been seeaeded by Mr. Visaed and his Clerk, Mr. Fisher :
Win' Visarat Req. Secretory of Bankrupts; John Lowdhatti, Bark
Secretary of lainatica ; Beals Le Merchant, Nee. Principal Secretery
Dynely, /eq. Secretary of Pleseatetions ; Mr. John Fisher, First
Gentleman of the Clamber; Mr. John Miller, semi ditto; Mr.
Henry Matte, Train Beane.
The Earl of Carlisle attended the Cabinet Council hellion
Saturday at the Foreign OiSce. Sir J. Graham was ab-
sent, having left town to attend his re-election for the
County of Cumberland.
Earl Grey, Viscount Beresford, Lord Hill, lard F taro;
Somerset, and Count Munster, bad audiences yesterday of
the King.

IMPERIAL PAR lAA M ENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, DEC. 7.

The Regency Bill was carried to the Commons by Judges Pat'tkaa
and Alderson, who attended the House for that purpose.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE presented several petitious from
Ireland. for a noble and gallant Marquis ( Anglesey), and expressed his
sincere belief that the noble marquis would greatly promote the intrre►t
of all classes in that part of the United Kingdom. One of the petitions
was from the Chamber of Commerce, in Dublin, praying that the bank-
rupt laws in England and Ireland may be assimilated. Another pe:i.
don prayed for a more equal distribution of the public grants for pro-
moting education in Ireland. There was also a petition for a repeal of
the duties on seaborne coals.

POOR LAWS.
The Duke of RICHMOND, in tits absence of the Marquis of Sails. •
bury, moved that the evidence taken from time to time bdime the S
Committee on the Poor laws, be printed.—Ordered. The noble duke
also moved, that the said eoanniuee be empowered to report th:ir pro-
ceedings from time to time, as they may think fit —Ordered.
Sir A GRANT, and several members from the Commons, brought
up the Consolidated Fund Surplus Bill ; which, on the motion of Lord
AUCKLAND, was read the first time.
Petitions against Negro Slavery, were presented from various dis-
senting congregations, by Lord Deere, Lord Calthorpe, Lunt Bexley,
and the Bishop of London.
Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Dsc- 7-
The House ballotted for the following Election Committem the
members of which were sworn at the table u follows

MAITIWOR I'llll'loX.
Hon. Lloyd Kenyon, Earl of Uxbridge, Mr. Ralph Bernal, Sir J.
Banal, Sir B. Harrison, Load Brabazon, Sir C. E. Smith, Mr. C. B.
Wall, Hon. F. A. Prittie, Hon. R. Fizgibbon, Right lion. T. P.
Courtenay.

NEW •OWNEY PETITION.
Mr. G. Trail', Mr. P. Thomson, Mr. C. Russell, Mr. M. 31 illuank,
Hon. W. Duncombe, Sir K. Scott, Hon. J. H. Krox, Mr. E. Rogers,
lr. J. L. Lushington, Mr. SI. Bamford, Mr. H. Maxwell.

ILCIIESTER PETITION.
Mr. E. Blount, Hon. G. Pore Campbell, Mr. H. L. Stevens. Mr.
J. 0. Shelley, Lord D. C. Stuart, Mr. Purey. Mr. J. A. Smith, Sir W.
A. Inlleby, Mr. W. Buck, Mr. H. J. Mean, Mr. T. Green.

CORI PETITIOW.
Mr. J. Lawley, Mr. S. White, Mr. S. Percival, Mr. C. Blackett,
Lord V. Maitland. Mr. T. Chaplin, Lord Russell, Alr../. Hayward
Hawkins, Mr. J. Calaaft, Hon. W. Browne, Sly. J. It. Lee.

AZGINCY lIILL.
A Message from the Lords brought up the Regency Bill. Agreed
to by their lordships.
On the motion of Lord ALTHORP the bill was read a first time
and ordered to be read a second time on Thursday.
Lord ALTHORP gave notice that on Thursday he should move fur
the appointment of a Committee to inquire into what reductions might
be made Wu salaries of officers under the Crown (loud cheering.)
The noble ialso gave notice, that on Friday he should move for a
vote on account of the Civil List.

Sir H. PARNELL inquired whether Government meant to propose
any amount of Civil List, or to wait fur the report of the committee
now sitting.
Lord ALTHORP said it was the intention of Government to propose
• Civil List to the House, in the shortest possible time after the Chris.
mast recess; and he believed the Committee would not think it neces-
sary to make a report before Government should lay their proposition
before the House.

Mr. DAWSON said he had heard from report that the Lord Chan-
cella of Ireland was to retire, to make room for a successor. He
thought it quite unnecessary that the country should be put to the
expense of 4,0001. a-year retiring allowance foe such a purpose, and
wished to know whether it was intended.

Lord ALTHORP said he had ;unheard the report as the Right
Honourable Gentleman had beard it, and was not prepared to give an
answer.

Sir R. PEEL said, a Committee having been appointed to report on
the Civil List, he did not think that Government should interfere with
their proceediags, by proposing a Civil List before the Committee made
its report.
Mr. JOHN WOOD said, be thought it was not for the right hon.
gentleman, who had opposed the appointment of the committee, to
prevent government proposing a civil list to the house on their own re.
sponsibility (bear). The right hon. gentleman was mistaken, it he
supposed gentlemen on that side of the house would support him in
impeding the proceedings of government (hear. hear.)
Sir It PEEL said, he did not think the hon. gentleman should lec-
ture him for merely suggesting that the civil list was now in the hands
of a committee appointed by the house.
Lord ALTHORP said It was the intention of government to submit
a civil Ust to the house on their own responsibility (hear).
Mr. HODSON moved for a return of the number of electors in each
of the cities and boroughs sending Members to Parliament in the
United Kingdom.
Mr. BANKES opposed the motion, on account of the great UR-
eulty and expense of making it.
Mr. CROKER said, it was often a question that came before t 'urn-
mittees of that House to decide who were the electors of cities and
boroughs, and be believed the House would not delegate the right of
deciding to any officer.
Lord A LTHORP suggested the propriety of withdrawing the mo.
Lion, and making it in a more precise form.
Mr. HODSON withdrew the motion, and gave notice of bringing it
forward to.morrow.

Mr. TENNY.SaN said, he wished to ask the right hon. gentleman
opposite (Mr. Ooulburn) whether it was true that the Duke of Wel.
linguist had recommended the granting of several pensions after he had
dalartd in the House or Lords that he had resigned his oaks, and only
held ii till his successor was appointed ?
Mr. GOULBURN said, he knew that one pension bad been granted
on the day the noble duke made that declaration ; be did not know of
more than one.

bk. KENNEDY moved for leave to bring in a bill to regulate fu-
ture entails is Scotland.

Sir G. CLERK said he believed there could be no objection to the
principle of the bill ; but he thought there might be considerable
diffevence of opinion in the details. There was Laded property in the
Northern Confides of Scotland to the amount of half a million In the
market at present.
Mr. FERGUSON hoped the question would receive more attention
than it did in tbs last session. It was the most important measure re.
specting Scotland that had been introduced since the Union.
Sir W. RAE thought the subject was one of the moat difficult
that could be entertained by the house. He wished it could be talt.n
up by the other House of Parliament, as he feared it was Impossible to
deal with it with effect in that house, but he should not oppose the
motion.

Alr. KENNEDY said he was not guilty of the presumption of bring.
int forward a bill on his own responsibility. Two committees had sat
on the subject, and recommended the bill.
Leave was given to bring in the bill, and two others on the same
subject.
Mr. IL DRUMMOND moved for leave to bring in a bill to amend
the laws for making turnpike roads in Scotland.
Sir M. W. RIDLEY suggested that the mail coaches in Scotland
should be exempt from the payment of tolls, as well as in England.
Sir G. CLERK said, the present regulation of the tolls of mail
coaches had been agreed to after mature consideration.
Leave was given to bring in the bill. .
Mr. RIDLEY COLBURN asked whether it was the intention of
Government to Issue more special commissions than they had already
issued for the trial of offenders in the disturbed counties. He was
anxious that special commissions should issue for all the counties, ra.
thee than leave the offenders to be tried by the committing magistrates.
Lord ALTHORP said, special commissions had issued for three
counties, and another was preparing for Buckingham. It is net possible
to Issue more at present, without interfering with the regular adminis.
tendon of justice.
Mr. G. LAMB moved for a return of the expense of the Aletropoli.
tan Police, and the expense of the Nightly Watch fur the same dis.
tricts previuus to the establishment of the police.
Sir R. PEEL remarked, that in receiving the report great aitko:ion
should be paid to the nature of the items, as many would appear on the
first year's return that would not constitute a portion of the after stows'
expenditure.
Mr. WILKS said the system of polite was much complained of, as
inefficient and expensive. Ile ammerated several parishes where the
rates had increased—in Shoreditch 10001. St. Lake's 13001. abil in
Christchurch, Surrey, from 13001. the rate had rises to 10001. and be.
sides it bad bees found necessary in many places to continue the old
watch as private watehinen.
Mr. ti. LAMB said, he had bestowed great attention upon the sub.
jeer, and he was convinced that when the accounts were examintd upon
the principle laid down by Ole boo. baronet, the result would be very
different from what was germ* bessiami. He had not heard of the
practice of retaining private waldmiss gloomily : he knew of one in.
'tam . but that was where some al Wm had a fancy to have the bouts
called through the night.—Motion wood to.
CODISSITITIC OF SUPPLY.
The Report of the Committee of Supply was brought up and agreed to.
CISAUPPAIDLE ISISTITUTIOXL. BILL.
Mr. Alderman THOMPSON, in moving the mewed reeding of the
Charitable Institution Bill, took occasion to observe that the object of
the Bill was to exclude Rathbun Hospital from the payment effete* be
lighdag, 114. To this there were stoned two objectless, namely, that
the hospital was in the receipt of large sums of messy and, se.
Goodly, that tbs Marital scowled • large space if grwari, aod,
therefore, so& to contribute to the saposess of the pith& With re-
spect to the loge same which k wart mid the hospital was in pm--
maims of, be mold assure die Howe that he Whoa into the Disuse
and ho found that the sueplus, after the szpsuass, was very trifling,

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