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permitted to be on Jurieit,AttetbdtVefelarld- .
lowed even to serve the offiee4pondit ankth4
in 'some instances, they could,nOCeigkiiiekt .
tiffs on their own estates. Tbe distinettonti'Aii:so'
high too, between the Blacks all'the Whit'ek, that
even in the Churek and whilst attending the com-
munion, there was a complete line of demarcation be-
tween them. At this late period of the Session it would
be preposterous far him to bring in any measure to
remove the grievances complained of in the petition,
nor had he a hope that any other Noble Lord would
do so during this session, at the same time he felt
that sooner or later the prayer of the petition would
have to be granted. He was glad to have the
opportunity of stating thus much, because even to
have had the condition of the petitioners brought
before the English House of Peel's, must tend -
greatly to soothe their feelings in their'degraded
situation.
The petition was then read.
Lord ELLENBOROLIGH perfectly agreed with
what the Noble Earl had stated. Same of the pe-
titioners, he waasure, from their wealth, education,
and good conduct, were as well qualified to fill official
situations in the colonies to which they belonged
as any individual in that House; at the same time,
the poor in those parts were in the lowest state of
in every respect unfit to eijoy civil
liberty, and therefore it would be extremely diffi-
cult to draw the line whenever any measure came to
be discussed respecting the removal of the disabilities
under which they laboured. The Noble Lord wished
to take this opportunity of stating that when the
slave trade was mentioned in that House last year
he accidentally made some observations that bad
been grossly misrepresented. lii eonsequence of
such gross misrepresentation, feelings had been
created in the West Indies, Which never would
have been felt if what he stated had been
accurately represented. He regretted extremely to
have observed that such an impression had been
made, and pledged himself he never meant to utter,
nor had he uttered,. a word calculated to offend or
give the pain that bad been occasioned.
Lord SEAFORD thought the subject ought to
be left to the consideration of the Native Legisla-
tive Assemblies.

Lord CALTHORPE supported the petition, and
said, he bad by'no means the same confidence in the
Colonial Legislature that his Noble Friend.professed

to have.
The petition was ordered to lie on the table.
In answer to a, question from Lord CARTIERY,
The Marquis of LANSDOWN said, that the
last report of the Commissioners of Irish Lin-
eation would be printed, and placed in the hands
of their Lordships as soon as possible.
On the motion of the Marquis of LANSDOWN,
the Report on the Dissenters' Marriage Bill was
brought up ; and after a few words from Lord Ten-
terden, the Bishop of Chester, Lord Ellenborough,
and the Marquis of 'Lansdown, some amendments
were agreed to.
The Report was then received ; and the Bill read
a third time pro forma.
The Customs Bill was read a third time and
passed.
Their Lordships then adjourned until to-morrow.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FRIDAY, Jurtf29/,

The SPEAKER took the Chair thii'day,at four
o'clock. We were sorry to observe that the Hon.
Gentleman does not yet appear to have recovered
from the effects of his late accident.

Mr. HOBHOUSE presented a petition from the
householders of the out-parish of St. George's,
Hanover-square, against an Act passed in the last
Session of Parliament, affecting the local taxes: of
that parish.
The Tithes Communion Bill went through a
Committee, after which the Report was brought up
and ordered to be printed. _ _

Mr. Alderman WOOD moved for returns of the
parish rates levied on the inhabitants of the parish
of Marylebone for the last ten years, specifying the
sums received in each year.—Ordered.

Mr. SLANEY presented a petition from the
maltsters of Shrewsbury, praying for a reduction of
the duty on malt.