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London, England, 1829-05-23 00:00:00

Under the circumstances which I have named, I be-
lieve that the course recommeaded by the Noble
Viscount is the proper one—viz. that the considera-
tion of the petition shall be taken up on a future day,
hut whether that day shall be Monday or Tuesday,
must be to him, as it is to me, a matter of indiffe-
rence. This will be for the House to decide. We
must be ready to enter into a consideration of the
question when the House shall be pleased to ap-
point a day. I think that the question is one of
some importance and deserving serious consideration.-
The Earl of MALMESBURY should be sorry
to protract the discussion; but, being a member of
the Committee, he wished to say that when indivi-
duals came before the House, in the circumstances
of the Corporation of the City of London, there was
no doubt about the propriety of calling on thesis for
a true representation of their affairs. They came
before their Lordships, in fact, in forma pauperis, to
ask to be allowed to levy a tax of 60,000/. a year,
without contributing one fraction out of their own
funds. As a Member of their Lordships' House he
would say, " Let me have your accounts, that I may
see how lam to act with respect to you." With
reference to the proposed delay, he owned he ob-
jected to allow a question of privilege to be kept in
abeyance. The sooner such a question was dis-
posed of the better. He had no objection to hear
Counsel, if consistent with the privileges and prac-
tire of their Lordships' House; he did not wish to
put a spoke in the petitioners' wheel; but he never
could support a Bill which was not founded on a
genuine representation.
Lord MELVILLE was only anxious to save
their Lordships' time, and to observe the course
which, by their Lordships' practice, was prescribed
for them. Heshad not the slightest objection to the
proposed postponement to Monday, provided their
Lordships would consent to have the motion of
postponement drawn up in such terms as would fix
the consideration of the petition for that day.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that the
only reason for delay was to obtain information;
and as that could only come from an indirect chan-
nel, he deprecated any postponement—which must
necessarily, under the circumstances,. appear on
their Lordships' Journals in a manner inconsistent
with their Lordships' dignity and privileges.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE thought the course
pursued by the petitioners the most extraordinary he
had ever known. Their Lordships would compro-
mise their dignity, if they consented to one mo-
ment's delay.
Earl GREY was sure that the petitioners in-
tended to infringe neither on their Lordships' pri-
vileges nor their practice. They only represented
the hardship that would follow from their Lordships
insisting on the exercise of their privileges in this
peculiar case. The difficulty seemed to him to be
resnoved by the Noble Viscount (Melville) consent-
ing to a postponement to Monday. The order forii
the assembling of the Committee should, in the'
mean time, be dismissed, because it was impossible
for them to take one step until this question was
disposed of. He trusted that the House would
agree to consider the petition on Monday, with the
understanding that the petitioners be heard on that
day, should their Lordships be of opinion that Coun-
sel ought to he heard.
Lord DURHAM would consent to withdraw his
motion only on the understanding that the Commit-
tee should not sit on Monday.
Lord MELVILLE had no objection to the ar-
rangement.
The Lad of ELDON said that their Lordships
would easily effect their object by agreeing to a mo-
tion that it be an instruction to the Committee to
adjourn to Tuesday.
Earl GREY—I move that the petition be consi-
dered on Monday.— Agreed to.
Lord DURHAM, having withdrawn his other
avitioss, moved that it be an instruction to the Corn-
mitte,e, when they meet on Monday, to adjourn to
Tnesday.,,ls+greed to. '
Lord WHARWCLIFFE rose to-present a peti-
flan.-=..

The Earl of lIADDINGTON had a petition of
great importance to present from the General' As-
sembly of Scotland, respecting the book of the
Kirk now in Sion College. He had not the least
object►on to postpone it to Tuesday, provided he
were allowed to bring it on the first thing.
The Duka of RICHMOND—Tuesday I The
wool is on Tuasflay.—(A laugh.)--If bringing on
this petition will interfere with the debate on Mon-
oly, it certainly will interfere with the debate on
waoi on Tuesday.

The Earl of HADDINGTON said the General
Assembly would break up in a very short time, and
it was most desirable that the petition should be
presented before the breaking up of that body.
The Bishop of LONDON was enabled to pro'-
mise to their Lordships that their time would not
he so much occupied on this subject as they might
have anticipated ; for lie hoped to be able to lay be-
fore then such a statement as would be perfectly
a.;-.(,:sfactory to the General Assembly of Scotland.
Vcrd BERESFORD presented a petition from
LieutemwA Thorndike, praying that the evidence
,token in a &it a Divorce recently before their Lord-
n-right be admitted in support of a new Bill.
Noble Lord made a motion for carrying into
ii4,fect ,tbe prayer of the petition—which was agreed to.
The Narquis of LANSDOWNE presented a
petitiou from the' Fishermen and Ftsh•curers of
Dingle, for the reuewal of the law, which is to ex-
pire immediately, for she protection of the Fisheries
Ireland.

Lord WHARNCLIFFE presented a petition
frr,TM, Calverley, Yorkshire, in favour of the Game
Bid.—Laid on the table.
On the motion of Lord WHARNCLIFFE, the House
resolved itself into a Committee on the Game Bill.
~-several of the clauses were agreed to.
IJpoo a motion to Dave out the words "or grey-
holin•ts," th,e House divided, when the numbers were,
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then agreed to, and the
The other clauses
House resumed.—Report to be brought up on Thurs,
day next.
The Consolidated Fund Bill went 'ltrough a
Commit tee.

Adjourned at a Quarter past Seven o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMNIONS.-;LAST NIGHT.)

The SPEAKER immediately after taking the Chair
proceeded to the House of Lords to hear the Royal
Assent given by Commission to several Bills, for
which see the Lords' Report.