Star.
London, England, 1830-12-07 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PAR LIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, DEC. 6.
Petitions against Slavery were presented by Lord Eldon, I.mil tha-
lami, Duke of Richmond, &c.
bad Ashley, and others from the Commons, brought up two privre

Sir A Grant and others from the Commons, informed Skit lordships
that leave was given to examine Thomas Law /lodges, P.m. in the
select committee on the poor laws.

CONNETT.II rETITION.
Lord KING presented a Petition, praying in an inquiry i the
administration of the Poor haws, from William Cobbett, of Barnes,
In Sutrey. The petitioner stated that much of the present dis•reas
among the labouring classes, was to be attributed to a insl-I,tinini.:ra-
tion of those laws; and further prayed for a rep,:al of th,• Ex...se And
Tithe Laws.

The petition was read, and laid on the table.
The Marquis of CLANRICAR DE presented several pet i:i tr; hum
Ireland, praying for a more equitable distribution of the funds for edu-
cation in Ireland.
Lord GOWER p_resented a petition against the Truck qbtem.
Earl GROSVENOR presented a petition against slams. Tote
noble earl, in the absence of Lord Tenterden, moved that the r,p J its
the Administration of Justice Amendment Bill be received.

REGENCY BILL.
On the Order of the Day for the thitcl trailing of this Bill lit.ing read
by the Clerk,

The LORD CHANCELLOR eulogised this measure, and was
desirous of making a few short remarks. As the bill woald lie made a
leading precedent at some future period, it became nec.issary to rcaiore
all doubts upon the wisdom of the arratycment. The noble and.
learned lord had understood that the MC to be met by the btll had ve-
va occurred at any former period of the history of this cower}.
concurred with the noble and learned lord who hail it troduc.id th.
in the statement that Clue was no direct precedent to meet the case;
but considering it his duty to make inquiry into the subject, he had
done so, and the only case at all in point was one which occurred in the
reign of Henry the Second. It might be said to be a case which ap.
I plied to France as well as Englatitl. Geoffroi, the son of Henry the
Second. held the dukedom of Brittany as a fief of the dukedom of
Normandy. There was a claim on the part of the lord paramount,
Phillippe, King of France. Geoffroi died, leaving two daughters,
Eleanor and Alice. His death raised two claims to the guardianship
of Eleanor. Henry put in his claim by virtue of his right to the duke-
dom of Normandy, and Philippe claimed as lord paramount. Both
claimed the wardship of Eleanor ; but the widow of Oeoffroi was ea-
I ceinte at the time, so that the right of succession did not test in Eleahor
I but in the child ea venire de so same. The lawyers of that day held
that the claim of guardianship to Eleanor was good ; but that it became
Idefeasable on the death of the child, or in other terms that the claim be-
' came a nullity on the birth of an heir. The child was born and named
Arthur, who became Duke of Brittany. In a subsequent reign Arthur
and his sisters were spirited away. It was a doubt in history as to what
became of them, but the general opinion was that Arthur was murdered.
by John. The noble and learned lord stated the above use in order to
show that every attention had been paid to the subject.
The Bill was then read a third time and passed.
Adjourned.