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London, England, 1842-05-28 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF LORDS. May 27.

Their Lordships met at the usual hour.
MESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS.

A Message from the House of Commons brought up
the Marketllarborough and Brampton Roads Bill, the
Liverpool and Birmingham Junction Canal Bill, Bates'
Naturalization Bill, and several other private Bills.
NAVY CONTRACTS.

The Duke of RICHMOND moved for a return of the
quantity of salt provisions which had been supplied to
the Navy during the last ten years, with the contract
price, and the countries whence supplied.
DISTURBANCES IN IRELAND.

Lord DUNALLY put a question to her Majesty's
Government, relative to two murders which had lately
taken place in Tipperary, and wished to know whether
the Government had taken means to secure the offenders,
and prevent the recurrence of such crimes in future.
Lord WHARNCLIFFE said it was quite impossible
for Government to devise plans for the prevention of such
crimes as those referred to. Government had inquired
into the matter, and the murders were stated to be the
result of private revenge ; over such crimes the Govern-
ment, of course. had no control.
COLLEGE OF MAYNOOTII.

Lord KENYON presented a pkition against any fur
ther grant to the College of Maynooth._

ECCLESIXSTICAI, COURTS.

Lord CAMPBELL laid on the table a Bill for the
transferring of the causes in the Ecclesiastical Courts
of Ireland to the Courts of this country. He should re-
serve his observations upon the Bill until the second
reading. The Bill was then read a first time.
POOR-LAW.

Lord FAVERSHAM presented a petition against the
New Poor-law.

Earl FALMOUTH presented a petition from the
Cornwall Medical Association, praying their Lordships
to pass a Bill to provide a proper remuneration for me-
dical officers connected with parish Unions.
CUSTOMS DUTIES (DRAWBACK) BILL.
On the motion of the Duke of WELLINGTON this
Bill was read a third time and passed.
SOLITARY CONFINEMENT.

Lord COLBORNE moved that the Report of the
Commissioners, relative to prison discipline, be printed ;
he thought the satistical information would be very use-
ful, more particularly that part which related to solitary
confinement. He did not think that a total separation
from one's fellow creatures was a kind of punishment
which would ever be attended with beneficial results,
and which ought to be allowed in this country. The
system of solitary confinement had now had a trial, and
he should wish to see the Report of the Commissioners
upon it.

Lord WIIARNCLIFFE doubted whether the system
of solitary confinement was one that could be main-
tained in this country.—(Hear, hear.) Ile thought the
punishment was too severe for the human mind.
The Puke of RICHMOND was of the same opinion
as expressed by the two Noble Lords. He had no objec-
tion to the system being tried, but at the same time he
should prefer partial separation to solitary confinement.
The motion was then agreed to.
THE PUNISHMENT OF DEATH BILL.

The Bill for assimilating the law of capital punish-
ments in England and Ireland went through Committee.
The Marquis of WATERFORD presented a petition
from a place in Ireland, praying for an alteration in the
Poor-law Bill (as we understood).
The Bills on the table were forwarded a stage, and
the house adjourned to Monday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, May 27.
The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four
o'Clock.
The following Bills were read a third time and
passed:—The Market Ilarborough and Brompton Road
Bill, the Stockton and Hartlepool Railway Bill, the
Dundalk and Banbridge Road Bill, the Birming-
ham and Liverpool Junction Canal Bill, the
Indemnity Mutual Marine Assurance Company's Bill,
the Yate Inclosure Bill, Glegg's Divorce Bill, and the
York Cathedral Bill.
On the motion of Mr. lIALFORD, the Leicester
Small Debts Bill was read a second time, and ordered to
be committed.
On the motion of Mr. ANTROBUS, the Surrey and
Sussex Roads Bill was read a second time, and ordered
to be committed.
An HON. MEMBER on the Ministerial side, presented
a petition from the owners of quarries in the neighbour-
hood of Bath, against the importation of foreign stone,
Mr. HALFORD presented a petition from Ilarborough,
praying that a clause might be introduced into the Rail-
ways Bill, now before the House, for the prevention of
railway travelling on Sundays ; also a petition from
Leicester, praying for an alteration in the Poor-law.
Colonel ACTON presented a petition from the Pro-
testant inhabitants of Wicklow, against the present sys-
tem of National Education in Ireland.
TOXTETH PARK BILL.

On the motion of Sir H. DOUGLAS the Toxteth
Park Bill was read a third time and passed.
Mr. METCALFE presented a petition (we did not
hear from what place) complaining of Catholic griev-
ances in the Army and Navy.
Mr. LABOUCHERE presented a petition from the
Northampton Turnpike Trusts against the Turnpike
Roads Bill.
Mr. MILES presented a petition from the Board of
Guardians of Frome, praying for a clause to be intro-
duced into the Poor-law Amendment Act giving the
Board of Guardians the power of granting out-door relief.
FACTORY BILL.
Mr. B. DENISON presented a petition from Dewsbury
in favour of a Ten Hours' Bill.
Mr. STANSFIELD presented a similar petition,
signed by 360 operatives and others, from some place in
Yorkshire.
EMPLOYMENT OF FEMALES IN MINES.

Lord ASHLEY presented a petition from the Rector
and inhabitants of Watford, in Hertfordshire, praying the
House to pass a law for the exclusion of females from
mines and collieries.
Mr. O'CONNELL presented a petition from the
Roman Catholic inhabitants of Kensington and Ham-
mersmith, complaining of the want of spiritual provision
for Roman Catholics in poor-houses and prisons.
Lord R. GROSVENOR presented a petition from 700
inhabitants of the city of Chester, praying that no rail-
ways should be used on the Lord's-day, excepting in
cases of charity or necessity.
Sir R. INGLIS presented a petition from the inhabi-
tants of Islington, praying the House to take into its
serious consideration the Report of the Commissioners
on Mines.
Lord JOCELYN presented a petition from Campbell-
town to the same effect.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition, signed by
3,510 masters and journeymen corkcutters, against the
proposed alteration in the duty on the importation of
foreign cork.
Lord ELIOT presented a petition from East Corn-
wall, against any further grant to the College of
Maynooth,
Mr. O'CONNELL gave notice that he should, in the
Committee on the Witnesses Indemnity Bill, move a
clause to enable the Committee to examine witnesses on
oath. _ _

Dr. BOWRING wished to give notice, for his llon.
Friend the Member for Greenock, of his intention, on
the 2d of June, to move for certain returns connected
with the Court of Session in Scotland.
BOROUGH OF SOUTHAMPTON.

Mr. MACKINNON gave notice that he would post-
pone his motion for the issuing of a writ for the borough
of Southampton till Monday next.
CHURCH OF SCOTLAND.
Sir A. LEITH HAY gave notice that he would on
Thursday, June 2, move for an address to her Majesty,
requesting that she would be pleased to direct the mi-
nutes of the General Assembly of the Church of Scot-
land to be laid on the table.
POOR-LAWS.

Mr. WORTLEY gave notice of a motion respecting
the Poor-laws, but what the precise nature of it was we
could not learn, in consequence of the low tome of voice
in which the Hon. Member spoke.
BOROUGH OF SOUTHAMPTOY.

Mr. W. O. STANLEY said that he had given notice
of a motion with regard to the borough of Sou thampton,
but he intended to postpone his motion in consequence of
what had fallen from the Hon. Member for Le unington,
till Monday next, when he would call the attcmtion of the
House to the subject, and move for the suspAision of the
writ.

Mr. MACKINNON said he could only- judge of the
intention of the Hon. Member opposite fr,n.i the motion
which appeared on the paper ; and in co nsequence of
that, he (Mr. Mackinnon) postponed his motion till
Monday next.
NEW C ASTLE-UNDER-LY:NE.
Mr. ADDEKLY postponed his motion for the issuing
of the writ for Newcastle-under-Lyne.

MAYNOOTH GRANT.
Mr. PLUMPTHE wished to ask the Noble Lord,
the Secretary for Ireland, whether, it w'as the intention
of the Government to increase the amottnt of the annual
grant to Maynooth College ?
Lord ELIOT said it was the intention of the Govern-
ment to Propose the estimates in Vile usual manner,
without any alteration.
NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME ELECTION.
Mr. HUME understood that the motion for a new writ
for Newcastle-under-Lyme had been postponed; he now
gave notice that when the writ should be moved for, he
should move for the appointment of a Select Committee
to make further inquiries into the bribery stated to have
been committed at the last election for that borough.
CHUR OF SD.
Sir A. L. HAY saidCH , that ou 'tCheOTLA motioNn for the second
reading of the Bill introduced by the Hon. Member for
Argyleshire, for the regttlaticu of the Church of Scot-
land, he had understood the Right Hon. Gentleman, the
Secretary of State for the *Home Department, to state
that. certain conciliatory overtures had been made by
parties connected with the unfortunate differences
which at ,present existed in the Church of Scot-
land„ which had given rise to hopes that those
unfortunate differences might be .atisfactorily ad-
justed ; and that it was the intention of the Govern-
ment, if circumstances -would permit, to introduce a
measure for the future re,ulation of the Church of Scot-
land. He now wished to ask the Government whether,
after having had time to consider all the circumstances of
the case, and after havir g ascertained the feelings existing
on the subj ect in Scotla7 td, the Government were ofopinion
that those overtures *had been made in a spirit ,t 1 sin
cerity, and whether it was the intention of the Govern-
ment to bring forward any measure for the settlement
of that unfortunate. and disgraceful dispute
Sir J. GRAHAM begged to observe that he thought
the question of the Hon. and Gallant Officer was prema-
ture. The Geite,:al Assembly of the Church of Scotland
was sitting at that moment—their proceedings were most
important, and the Govern meat were not at all disposed
to disregard those proceedings ; but he thought that
it would be inexpedient, while the Assembly was '
sitting, to make any premature disclosures of the