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London, England, 1831-02-04 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, FEs. 3.
Their Lordships met this day pursuant to adjournment.
_ Earl Fauns's, Earl WICKLOW, and *
- teak their
oaths and their seats.

Mr. COOPER, .'rom Greenwich Hospital, presented certain papers
relative to that establishment.

Mr. TOMLIN& IN presented a copy of the Treasury Minute rela-
tive to the duty on Marina.
The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from the Chamber
of Commerce. Galway, praying for an equalisation of civil rights.
The LORD CHANCELLOR gave nodes that on that day fort.
night lie should move for leave to bring in a bill for the better admim
aeration of justice in the Court of Chancery, and for regulating the pro.
ceedings in all cases of Bankruptcy—Lords to be specially summoned
thereon.

The Marquis of LONTit )NDERRY presented a petition from Bel-
fast fur a repeal of the Coal Duties. The noble Marquis stated that the
Coal Tax bore most oppressively on the inhabitants of the North of Ire-
land, m lime was the supply of any other kind of fuel: it was to re-
move the distress which affected the poorer classes in a severe degree,
that he urged a remission of the coal duties in Ireland; and he should
take the liberty of enquiring, if his Majesty's Ministers had made up
their minds to afford any relief by a reprA of these duties ? and whether
the Bill that was brought in last Session relative to the coal trade, was
to be all that was intended to be done in that matter.
Earl GREY hoped that in a very talon time he and his colleagues
should have it in weir power to answer the noble marquis's questions
in the fullest and moat satisfactory mane g ; till which time he trusted
the noble marquis would remain sathifier The petition was then tend
and laid on the table.

Earl GREY said he had several petitions to present, praying fee Par-
liamentary reform.
The petitions were then enumerated. They were from the weavers
of Glasgow, from Paisley, Dunbarton. and a variety of plates in Eng.
land. The noble earl said, although he did not Concur in all the plans
recommended by the 'various petitioners, still he was convinced that re.
fonts was absolutely,
.tfecessary, and he was happy to state that he and
bis colleagues had prepared a plan for reform which would be submitted
to the other House of Parliament at as early a period as possible, and
which plan he trusted would be found to be effective, without exceeding
the bounds of a well advised moderation.
Earl DARNLEY declared himself inimical to what was called radi.
cal reform ; still he was satisfied that a reform in the representation was
moat urgently necessary. The noble cal then presented two petitions
from two plates in Kent, playing for reform. The noble earl resumed :
he said he was convinced, if his Majesty's mildews succeeded in wry.
ing die great and important question of refines lairiament, all those
distorbances. which disfraewsl the empire keen oat of it to the other.
would speedily be terminavd.—Adjourned,
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Tile House resumed its sittings to day. The &maize took the
Chair at Three o'Clock.
Twelve newly.retumed members took the oaths sad their AMs
amotet them undoubtedl Mr. HUNT MN the most conspicuous mem.
her trlbs " mood above" all the. rem. Many persons 'hod assembled
round the entrances to the House to see the membets go in, and on per-
ceiving '• Hesrse Hour," they gave him three hearty cheers, in spite
of the wet VitNLIWI, to which all of them reset:posed. Having taken

the oaths, he paid the 'clerk's fee, signed his name in the iv•
vellum bcok and thence went to the Speaker to hind•.
The Speaker held nut his hand long before the Hont•ur..ble Mitubcr
for Preston had approached him. A moat hearty shake of h: tds took
place between the first Commoner and the new Commoner. Mi.
Hunt then proceeded to take his place. At first he looked at that am-
titan usually occupied by Mr. O'Connell, (who was not present). and
he then went to the bench above. and took his plate next to that clwava
occupied by Mr. Hume. He was almost immediately followed by M.
Hume, and between them the most cordial recognition took place.
Hunt, i was stated in the gallery, was introduced by Mr. A. Dawson and
Mr. D. W. Harvey. Amongst the other Members who took the oaths and
their seats, was Sir H. Hardinge.
Oen. OASCOYNE presented a petition from the Irivettcs,l Rail-
way Company, foe leave to tiling in a bill to enlarge their powers.

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