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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS--MmtcH 16.
CATHOLICS. •
The LORD CHANCELLOR presented petitions,
praying their Lordships not to grant any further concessions to the
Catholics, from Horsham, Sussex ; from the Protestant Nobility
and Gent►y of the County of Donegal; from the Ministers and
Elders of the Presbyteriau Congregations in the same County ;
and from.the Minister and Elders of the Presbyterian Congrega-
tion of South Shields.

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The Earl of•RODEN rose to observe, that certain
words in the report in the Morning Chronicle of WednesdaY last,
had been put into his month, which had never been uttered by
Cm. Not only so, but that paper had afterwards commented on
them. He never said that behind was a happy country, and he
could not conceive it to be so as long as the people were deprived
of education, and so much misery reigned amongst them. What
he said was, that no country in the world enjoyed 'so mach reel
He did not rise to found any motion on -it, hut to set
himself right. He believed that their Lordships' speeches Were
taken down, which was certainly contrary to their rules ; but, at
any rate, they ought to be taken down correctly. '
The Bishop of BATH and WELLS presented a
Petition from' the Clergy of his Diocese, against granting any fur-
ther concessions to the Catholics. _ _ _

Similar petitions were presented by the Bishop of Durham
from the Clergy of his Diocese ; by the Earl of Enniskillen, from
the Protestant Inhabitants- of several Parishes in Tyrone ; by
the Bishop of Salisbury, from the Archdeacon and Clergy of
Sarum ; by the Duke of Newcastle, from the Inhabitants of the
Town of Nottingham.
His GRACE observed, -on presenting it, that the petition was
numerously and respectably signed, _ and would have been much
more so, had it not been for the recent debate in another place.
He had presented another petition a few days ago on the same sub-
ject from Newark ; and he could state, that an indisposition-g-he
could alnioit say an intense bnstility—existed among the people in
the-county where he resided, to the measure against which the
petition was directed. Popery was distasteful, and even odious, in
the Cotmty of Nottingbaiii.
Earl Fl TZWILLIAM presented several petitions,
praying for relief, .from the Catholics of the County of Wicklow,
and of different Parishes in Wexford.

Lord Viscount CLIFDEN presented two similar
petitions from parishes in Wexford.

NAVIGATION LAWS.

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The Marquis of LONDONDERRY presented a
petition from the Shipowners of the County of Durbam, com-
plaining of the decay of the Shipping Interest, and Praying their
Lordships to Revise the Navigation Laws. - -
The . NOBLE MARQUIS and Earl STAN-
HOPE briefly supported the prayer of the petition.
Lord TEYNHAM said, in the present state of the
Shipping, if the Alteration of the Corn Laws were to be made,
the coasting trade of the country would be ruined.
Lord REDESDALE objected to entering into
discussions on presenting petitions, particularly before the hour of
five o'clock.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY thought,
that, in presenting important petitions, he was not out of order in
accompanying the presentation by some observations. He was not
aware that their Lordships had made any rule not to enter into
discussions before five o'clock.
Lord REDESDALE said, it was better that their
Lordships should not begin business before five o'clock.
Earl STANHOPE defended their Lordships'
right to make any observations they pleased on presenting petitions.
The LORD CHANCELLOR thought it quite
right that their Lordships might make some observations on pre-
senting petitions ; but their observations might lead to others ;
and, when this was the case, it was better not to make such obser-
vations before five o'clock.

CORN LAWS.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY presented
a petition from Belfast against any Alteration in the Corn Laws.
The Noble Marquess stated that he thought this was not the time,
when the country was labouring under such heavy burdens, to try
experiments on its trade.
Earl ROSEBERRY presented a petition from the
Owners and Occupiers of Land in a Hundred in Norfolk, praying
for protection, but not praying that there should be no alteration
in the Corn Laws.
Earl DARNLEY presented a similar petition from
the Owners and Occupiers of Lard in the neighbourhood of Ash-
ford, Kent.
Lord TEYNHAM presented a similar petition
from the Hundred of Shropham, in Norfolk.
EXPENCE OF PRIVATE BILLS. _

The Marquis of LANSDOWN called their
Lordships' attention to two petitions which he had to present from
the Trustees of Turnpike Roads, one of which complained of the
expence of passing Road Bills through Parliament, and praying
their Lordships to devise means to lessen the expence. His Lord.
ship thought this was a most desirable object to accomplish. The
other petition referred to erecting private buildings in the imme-
diate vicinity of roads, which very often had to be pulled down at
the expence of the trustees. He thought it would be advisable
were their Lordships to take into their consideration the propriety
of introducing some measure to prevent persons erecting private
buildings too near turnpike roads. If such a regulation were not
carried too far, it would be of great service. His Lordship then
presented the first petition.
Lord WHARNCLIFFE said, from his situation,
he had had many opportunities of knowing that the expense of
passing Road Bills was a great injury to the roads. In particular
he objected to the charge being as much for the renewal of a
Turnpike Act as for passing a new one.
Lord REDESDALE said, the fees of Parlia-
ment were now the same as they were in the year 1792 ; but
since that time the expence of passing such Acts had much in.
creased. The Acts were now. much longer than formerly,
which, their Lordships knew, added to the expence; and the
parties employed a Parliamentary Agent, which also increased the
expence.
Lord WHARNCLIFFE said a few words in ex-

planation.
The Marquis of LANSDOWN then presented a
petition from the Trustees of the Frome Turnpike-road, praying
that some Restriction might be laid on Erecting Private Buildings
near Turnpike-roads.
Lord REDESDALE said a few words also on
this 'pet ition.
Lord WHARNCLIFFE presented a petition
from the Ship-owners of Liverpool, praying for a reduction of the
Duty on Timber; a Reduction of the Dues to which ships were
subject ; and that their Lordships would Revise the Navi-
gation Laws. His Lordship said, he bad formerly opposed the
Alterations which were made in our Navigation Laws; and
what had since happened had convinced him his opposition
was correct. The present state of the Navigation Laws was
full of danger to our commercial Marine, and threatened it with
annihilation. He thought some alteration ought to be made.--
Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, MARCH 15.
EAST LOOE ELECTION.
The following Members were this day appointed as a Commit-
tee to inquire into the merits of the petition against the return for
the Borough•of East Looe, in Cornwall.
Edmond Wodehouse, Hon. J. H. Knox, Cuthbert Ellison,
Hon. H. J. Liddell, Neil Malcolm, Evelyn J. Shirley, Hon.
Robert Curzon, Hylton Jolliffe, Hugh Owen Owen, Right Hon.
C. Arbuthnot, G. Watson Taylor, FrancisLawley, L. N. Starkey,
Spring Rice, Right Hon. Sturges Bourne.
CRAIL ELECTION.
Mr. DICKEN SON brought up the Report of the
Committee appointed to inquire into the merits of the Pctitieli

against the return for the Boroughs of Crail and Pittenween, &c.
The Committee decided, that James Balfour, Esq. was entitled to
take his place as the sitting Member, and that the Petition of Sir
W. Rae was not frivolous or vexatious.