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Ontissions.

ST. MARYLEBONE PARISH.
Mr.-HUME presented two petitions from some of
the parishioners of St. Mars lebone, against parts of the St. Mary..
Itbone Improvement Bill.
A petition against further concessions to the Catho-
lics was .presented by Mr. C. BURRELL, fri:ni the Archdea-
conry of Chichester.
TREGONY ELECTION.
LOrirPALMERSTON brought up the Report
of the Committee confirming- the ele,-:tion of Mr. Junes Brong-ham
and Dr. Lushington, and stating that neither the petition nor op-
position was vexatious. •
BREACH OF PRIVILEGE.

Mr. HARi-11.71/2.VIS, holding in his hand a
newspaper, said, in a low tone, that he read in The Times of this
morning the following words, attributed to the Gallant Officer
opposite (Colonel Davies), respecting himself (Mr. IL Davis—
.‘ Perhaps, if he (the Gallant Officer) had been so disposed, he
could have placed before the House some transactions in which
that Hon. Member (Mr. H. Davis) had been concerned, and
which might bring a blush on his cheek." The Hon. Member
then added, that he did not recollect the words exactly, but he
should certainly say something like that was said, and he wished
the Gallant Officer would now repeat what circumstance in his
life he meant, or to say that what was said was uttered in the
irritation of the moment. He did not mean to conclude with
any motion.
Mr. CALCR AFT said, that - unless the Hon.
Member could quote some authority for these words, the House
would not listen to them.
Mr. H. DAVIS—" Then I move that the printer
paper he called to the bar."
Colonel DAVIES said that he did not well recol-
lect the words he made use of last night, but what he did say in
respect to the Hon. Member, he said in the warmth of debate,
caused by seeing that the Hon. Member himself had travelled out
of the question then before the House. He was sorry he said
any thing to hurt the feelings of the Hon. Member—(Hear,
hear)—and he hoped that explanation seas satisfactory and con-
clusive.
The SPEAKER said he was satisfied that the
matter might well rest here. Rut the House was aware of the
• liability to misu.iderstand much of what passed in the House, and
there was nothing more liable to misapprehension than those very
breaches of privilege that happened in the House.
SHIPPING INTERESTS. . . .

Lord LOWTHER presented a petition from the
Shiper•ners of Whitehaven, praying for protection.
Mr, CURWEN said a few words in support of
the petition.
Mr. HEATHCOTE asked a question of the
Right Hon. Gentleman the Vice-President of the Board of T-ads,
respecting the t-ade with Sweden.
Mr. CHARLES GRANT observed, that as the
Hon. Member had alluded to the exclusion on the part of Sweden
of British vessels conveying salt, he would beg to observe, that
one of `..he laws of Sweden precluded all vessels hut their own from
conveying salt, hemp, and various other articles; therefore, in the
treaty alluded to, what the Hon. Member had termed an exclu-
sion, was rather a concession.
Mr. CALCRAFT was most anxious that this
question should he fully discussed, and he therefore put it to his
Hon. and Gallant Friend, the Member for Liverpool, whether it
would not be more proper to postpone the discussion of this ques-
tion until after the Easter recess ; at the same time he would ob-
serve, that on a former occasion, parties had been taken by sur-
prise by the sudden production of documents of great importance,
that never were heard of until the moment of their production,
and he therefore hoped that the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite
(Mr. Wynn) would give au opportunity, in case the discussion

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was postponed, for parties to inspect those documents, so that
they might not come unprepared upon such discussion.
Mr. WYNN said that upon the very account the
Hon. Member had alluded to, thatete was anxious the considera-
tion of the subject should be postponed until after Easter, because
lie was certain that there was not sufficient time to get the docu-
ments printed and circulated, so as to he perused by the time the
question was fixed for discussion.
Mr. LITTLETON said, that being the Repre-
sentative of a large manufacturing county, he had waited upon
the President of the Board of Trade, who was also one of the
Representatives of the town which the Hon. and Gallant Mem-
ber also represented (Liverpool), and the Right Hon. Gentleman
had exp:ess.ed his determination to he present, if possible, not-
withstanding the state of his health.
Mr. N. CALVERT wished the question to be
postponed, in order to secure the attendance of the Right Hon.
Gentleman the President of the Board of Trade.
General GASCOYNE observed, that it was in
consequence of a representation from the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, who had accused him of tardiness, that he had been in-
duced to press this matter forward, and be had in consequence de-
tained a number of shipowners and others in town, to await the
decision of the House—but if it was the wish of the House that
the question should be adjourned until after the recess, he would
upon this, as upon all other occasions, submit to that wish—(hear,
heir) ; for he could assure the Houle, that he should be equally
reluctant to bring this question forward in the absence of his Right
Hon. Colleague, as he would be to betray the interests of his con-
stituents, and therefore he would, under the understanding that
an early day would be named after the recess, postpone the dis-

cusqion.
The petition was laid on the table, and the discussion fixed for
the 3d of May.
A message from the Lords announced their Lordships' assent to
several private Bills.
Sir G. NOEL presented a petition from a town in
Rutland against any further concessions to the Roman Catholics.
Mr. GORDON presented a petition from land-
holders and others of the county of Aberdeen against any alteration
in the Corn Laws.
Mr. MACQUEEN presented a similar petition
from the landowners of Bedford.
General HART presented a petition from the mil-
lers and manufactut,rs of Oatmeal in Meath and Lou It in Ireland,
praying for further protection against the importation of foreign
flour.

SMALL RATES RECOVERY 81l L.
Sir ROBERT WILSON brought in a Bill for
the better regulating and more cheaply recovering small rates.—
A Bill which was expected to have embraced object had Leen
brought in and passed, some time hick, by the Hon Member for
Oxford (Mr. Lockhart) but the enactments of that Bill had
been evaded, and the brokers and others had continued to exact
the most exorbitant fees for levying di:Aresses; he (Sir R. Wilson)
had communicated the substance of his Bill to the Chancellor of
the Exchequer and others, who had no objection ti it ; the ob-
ject of the Bill was the protection of the poor, and he would
merely move that it be read a first time.
The Bill was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second
time on Monday next.
Admiral SOTHERON presented a petition from
' the inhabitants of Worksop, against any alteration in the Corn
Laws.

Mr. CURTEIS presented a similar petition from

Dartford.

Lord CASTLEREAGH wished to ask a ques-
tion of the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite (Mr. Goalburn) as to
his intentions regarding the constabulary force in Ireland ; the
question was one of considerable importance to the inhabitants
of the North of Ireland, and particularly to the county which lie
(Lord C.) had the honour to represent; that county, a'though
in a state of perfect quietude, was called upon to pay for a large
constabulary force, in the same way as if it was in a state of in-
surrection, and he understood that these officers were merely em-
ployed in executing and assisting others in executing civil pro-
cesses. He, therefore, wished to know if the Right Hon. Secre-
tary contemplated any alteration in this respect ?
Mr. GOULBURN replied, that he was not aware
that such was the case. He knew that, in corns few instances,
constables had been employed in assisting civil officers in en-
forcing processes, but only when necessity required ; and at
present ha had not any intention of proposing an alteration in
the law.

Mr. Alderman THOMPSON gave notice of his
intention to bring in a Bill for the better regulation of the price of
bread in the metropolis.
COURT OF CHANCERY.

The MASTER of the ROLLS rose for the pur-
pose of moving that the order fur the further consideration of the
Chancery Improvement Bill be postponed from Monday until Fri-
day next.
Mr. ABERCROMBY could not see the necessity
of pressing this Bill forward at a moment like the present, when
all those most competent to speak of it were absent on the circuit.
He considered that it was not a fair way of dealing with the Bill.
The MASTER of the ROLLS had no objection
to the postponement to any time that the House might suggest ;
but he was anxious that the Bill should pass in sufficient time to
be sent up to undergo due deliberation in the other House ; and,
if it went over until after the recess, he was afraid there would not
be sufficient time fur that purpose.
Mr. ABERCROMBY said that the Bill might be
discussed at an early day after the recess, which would give ample
time (looking at the present state of the business of the Session)
for it to undergo full consideration, in the Lords.
Mr. M. A. TAYLOR strongly urged that the
consideration of the Bill should be postponed until after the recess.
The MASTER of the ROLLS said that his only
object was to have the Bill made as perfect as possible ; and he
was anxious to acquit himself in the eves of the public of all
blame. The measure was one that had been long in contempla-
tion ; for he had, during the last Session, the honour of intro-
ducing a Bill on the Chancery Report, which, for want of time,
did not get throw4h the House. It was well known to all that
the "present Bill was founded on the same Report. He wished it
to he most distinctly understood that he had no disposition to
force this Bill upon the attention of the House. Therefore he
would yield to the suggestion of the Hen. and Learned Centlernan
opposite (Mr. Abercromby), and consent to the further discussion
of this Bill being postponed unti► after the recess.
The Order of the Day for discussing the Bill on 3louday next
was then discharged.
Mr. M. A. TAYLOR said, whenever the ques-
tion should come on, an opportunity would be afforded, to know
whether or not the public would be satisfied with the Bill. For
his own part, he was inclined to believe, that the public would
be both dissatisfied with the Bill and the discussion. He viewed
the Bill in the light of placing a tub to catch a whale.
LARCENY LAWS REPEAL BILL, &c.

Mr. Secretary PEEL said that there were so many
Gentlemen now on the circuit, of whose services he should he
glad to avail himself, with respect to the three Bills which he had
introduced to the House, that he should propose to postpone the
further consideration of the Report on those Bills, which stood for
to-night, until Monday, the 7th May.—(Hear, hear.)
The Order of the Day was then read, and the Report ordered
to be taken into consideration on that day.
Mr. Secretary PEEL, in reference to the leave of
absence which was granted to Members, said that he hoped appli-
cation for leave would not be made on light occasions, so many
Members being now absent; and he likewise hoped that it would
not be necessary to oblige those who had already served on Cora-
mittees to serve again.
Sir T. ACLAND presented a petition, not very
numerously but very respectably signed, from some inhabitants of
Plymouth, praying that the Roman Catholics of Ireland might be
freed from the Penal Laws which existed. In the sentiments ex-
oressed by the petitioners, and their prayer, he most cordially con•
curred.—(Hear.).—To he printed.
On the motion of Mr. C. W. WYNN, the names
of the defaulters of yesterday's ballots were called over ; some Hon.
Members were excused, and the rest ordered to attend on Thurs-
day next.