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PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.

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HOUSE OF LORDS, MARCH 43.
This morning the LORD Darer, sat for Appeals at ten o'clock.
1, Hutton v. Gibson," from the Court of Session in Scotland,
ws• affirmed', with on!. costs, by their Lordships.
For the appeal of " Smith and others v. the Bank of Scotland," i
Mr. SHADWELL (in conclusion) and Mr. ASER6IOMBY were heard'
• faille appellants, Mr. Moaner and Mr. WALLii for the respond-
enti, and Mr. SIPAHWILLIin reply.—Jodgment deferred.
Giboin v. Robertson" Was next proceeded with ; aria after
. Sews. Aaancaoater and MURRAY were heard for the appellants,
and the Arrinimer,Genastex for the. respondents, the. further hear-
ing was postponed to Thursday.
At about eight minutes to four co'clnek the Earl of HAIM/WRY,
the Loins Citaareata oa,.and the Earl Of SHAFTESBURY, sat robed as
the• Lords Commissioners for notifying and declaring his Majesty's
Assent to certain Bills ; and the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod was
directed to require the attendance of the Commons in this House.
Shortly atter the SPEARED. eccompanied by several of the Mem-
bers, came to the bar, when the Royal Assent was given, with the
usual forms, fo the Bills following
To the Sugar Boorries and Tobacco Duties Bill for the current
year, the Five per Ce:its. Annuities Transfer Bill, the Army Moe
tiry and DeA•rtion Punishment Bill, the Marine Forces on Shore
Regulation Bill, the County Jails Act Amendment Bill, the Ireland
Court or Exchequer Regulation Bill, and the Female Orphans'
- Asylum Bill, and several Road Bills.
Adjourned during pleasure, and at five the House resumed.
Sir CHARLES Buntouoit, Mr. MUNDAY, and others, brought up
the County Courts Bill, and several Road Bills, which were after-
wards read a first time.
Mr. ADRIAN, from the Treasury, delivered in the annual Ac-'
count of Superannuation Allowances in Public Departments, and
also the Tax Office Arrears and Balances. These papers were after-
wards, at the instance of Karl Gaostrenos, ordered to be printed.
The Barnsley Church and Improvement Bill, and the lOngston-
tipon-Hull Poor Employment Bill, were read a second time.
The Marquis of LANSDOWN gave notice, that he should
move the second reading of the Protestant Dissenters' Marriage Bill
on Monday, and he moved that their Lordships be summoned for
. Monday next.—Ordered.
At half-past five this House adjourned till to-morrow at ten.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
This day the House was summoned to attend in the House of
Peers. On the SPEAKER'S return to the House, he informed them he
bid been in the House of Lords to hear the Royal Assent given by
Commission to several Bills.—(For which see the Lords Report).
A Person from the Treasury presented Papers pursuant to the
order of the House.
Mr. 11. SUMNER Preeinted a Petition from certain persons in-
terested in the proposed Decks south of •the Thames, for leave to
bring in a Bill relative to the said Docks. The Petition being read,
was laid on the titbit-, and leave given accordingly.
Mr. T. WILSON presented a Petition from the Watermen
near the Towtr, praying that the House would not permit the
new proposed Suspension Bridge to he erected, as likely to prove
injurious to thewatermen below Bridge ; or if the Bill should pass,
that a remuneration should be granted them for the Ipss they must
sustain.—Ordered to lie on the table.
• Sir J. SHELLEY presented a Petition from the Freemasons of
the County of Tyrone, praying that they might be put on the same
finning of privilege and protection as the Freemasons of England.—
Read and laid on the table.
• Lord 1.0 WTH ER presented a Petition from Alston against the
continuance of Slavery ; also Petitions against the Excise. Lacenses
font Kendal and Perith,in Cuniiieriand.—Laid an thwtable.
retinues were presented from Elford, by Sir Wteetaat Rovrese
against the Es ci,e License Duties; and a !leaden from the Growers
of Wool in Cemberlard, 'against the removal of the Import Duty
•n Forfign NVool.—Therwere both laid on the table.
Sir E. KN ATCHI3CLI. presented a Petition front the parish
of St. Ah,liage, against the Excise Licenses. Also a Petition from
the Inhabitants of Folkestone, against the continuance of .Slavery
in the West Indies.—both were laid on the•table.—ln. moving,
the hater might be printed, he observed, that the Petition prayed
A' I a gradual Abolition of Slavery, and approved the intentions
of his itljesty's Government.
-Mr. M. P 1.17 presented a Petition frOm Sherborne, against the
continua::ce of Slavery.
A Petition was presented from Lyme Regis against the Tax or.
Boats; and a similar Petition from the Inhabitants of Chalont.—
They were trail, and laid on the table.
AIreIERVIS presented a -Petition from the Inhabitants of Basing-
Stoke, and Sir Jamas Gaanast a Petition from those of Brampton,
against the continuance of Slavery in the West Indies.—ltead and
Ind on the table.
Mr. ijli It Rf?.I.L Presented a Petition from.certain Occupiers 'of
Land it Sterling in Sussex, Lgainst the repeal of the duty on the
imptirtatiou of. Foreign Wool, which the Petitioners viewed with
the utmost alarm, as calculated to depress most materially the agri-
cultural interein—The Betition was read sad laid on the table.
Mr. SYKES presented a Petition from Ow Corporation of Candle-
eiskers of Edinburgh, praying, that in consequence of their trade
b,-ing much on the decline, owing to the very 3eneral use of oil and
the invention of gas, the House would take into its consideration
the plop:my of either totally repealing the duty on Candles, or else
readering the duty lighter, as it could ouly be considered as a tax
directly on labour. One great objection he had to thetax was, that
it was ceikcted at an expanse of treble that of ordinary taxation,
which proved that the tax was needlessly oppressive; and that some
most 'mover conduct was adopted in the collection. He pledged
Infuselt, it no one else took it up, to bring the subject of the tax be-
fete the House, with a view to repeal it. He also presented a Pe-
tition from the inhabitants of Pocklington, in the County of Ydrk,
against the continuance of Slavery in the West Indies.—They were
both read and laid on the table. •
Sir fi I LBEItT H EATH COTE presented a Petition frootOlte-
ham against the continuance of Slavery,in the West Indies.. Ile
presented also.a Petition from the Licensed Victuallers of Oaking-
nam, in Lincolnshire, against the Excise License Duties.—Both Pe-
titions were laid on the table. -
Sir FRANCIS BLAKE presented a Petition from the Mayor
and Burgesses of Berwick-upon-Tweed against the continuance of
Slavery.--Laid on' the table. -
Sir W.INGLEBY presented a Petition-from the Parish of
in Lincolnshire, against the continuance of Slavery in the West It:-
dirs.—The Petition was read and laid on the table. •
-Mr. CHARLES CALVERT presented a Petition from the
Parishioners of the Parish of St. Olave, against the continuance of
the Assessed Taxes: -
•• Mr. Alderman WOOD presented a Petition from the Wateimen
of Iron-gate Ferry, St. Katherine's, against the projected Suspen-
sion Bridge over the Thames from Wapping to Rotherhithe ; also
a Petition from the Inhabitants of Smithfield agaiest cruelty to
animals.—They were laid on the table. •
Mr. HOBIIOUSE presented a Petition, signed by 1,560 Jour-
neymen Carpenters and Joiners in Westminster and the Borough
of Southwark, against the Combination Laws. He presented alai-
tnilar Petition from the Boot and Shee•makers of Wigan, in Lan-
. Petitions were laid on the table. . •
Mr. S. RICE pi-est:met: Petitions front Knochgrafton -and ano-
ther parish In the County of Limerick against the 'lithe Corneusi;
thin Act.—Laid on, the Lille. - •
Sir J. N EWPORT resented 'a Petition from certain Roman
Catholics in Newl,,untll. rid, praying for a Repeal of the LaW:, re-
Wive to Mai nags, as applied to Catholics in that Colony.—Read,
and laid on the task: • •
Mr. Secretary PERI. presented a Petiticin from the Borough of
aganisi the present System of the Prison Law;;.--The Pc-
titton bring read, he moved ft should be referred to the Committee
sitting on Prison Regulations.
The Penitentiary Convicts Bill vrai tend a third time and passed.
Mr. HU Allt.brought up the Report of the Committee on the
Artisans' machinery, which was orderid to be printed. •
The.same Honourable Member 'presented • a Petition from the
Elders and Congregation of the Scotch Church In %Veils-street, re-
lacing to Slavery in the West 'sidles, antlyraying that the Abolition
cif Slavei-y might be effected conjointly with a due respect to any
property acquired in Slaves, and a suitable and adequate remune-
ration for ad losses sustained by emancipation. Ile gave notice it
was his intention to move a Resolution Tin the first open day to the
following effect t—" That the House would not sanction any Bill
ormeasure to emancipate the Slaves in our West India possessions,
which should not urovide an indemnification or remuneration for
loss sustained by the owners of Slaves in those Colonies."—The Pe-
Wiwi was read and laid on the table.
The same Honourable Member presented a similar Petition from
the towns of Greenock and Brecon.—Read and laid on the table.
Also, a Petition from the Boot and Shoe-makers of Montrose,
against the Combination Laws.—This Petition was read, and re-
ferred to the Artisans' Committee.
• Mr. BARING said he held In his hand a Petition pressing on
Government the necessity of Repealing the Duties op Cider. It
was well known to be very small in its amount, and yet most inju-
tiotis to the pockets, and what was much worse, to the morals of
the people of the West of England,whose principal drink it formed,
and who of course were tempted continually to break the laws ie-
. vying duties on. the production of their home manufactured be.
Image. He had hoped to press the subject ou the attention of the

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Bight flononrable Ciengovw, thtCiikedlif-or4be Excliagrt
hod he been in his pace. k&aa laity when Mat
itight.Honograble Oentletnan woo.firesept.—lrktillan appeared,
to be from certain Litensed Victuallers at tainton. Being reatc',
it was laid on the Italie.
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-The House went intoi Committee on the amity Courts Bill:
After a desultory conversation with respect to the mode of ap-
pointing the assessors, the CHAIRMAN reported progress, and asked
.leave'to sit again that night.
Mr. JAMES presented a Petition from William Cobbett, com-
plaining that the new Game Bill made a species of property of a
east variety of wild fowl, which were never before considered to be
property. The Hon. Gentleman observed, that the Member fur
Yorkshire (Mr. Stuart Wortley) seemed to have excepted sciicr
; single bird, except the wild goose, which it was to be presut
be hadexcepted out of compliment to the' immortal Shakspeare,
who had said—." The wild g•lose, soars aloft, unclaimed of any,
man." (A laugh.) The petitioner frayed, that not only the prod.+
ing Bill might be rejected, but that the Hoer night be radically re
formed, &c. (A laugh.)
Mr. S. WORTLEY assured the' Honourable Member that the
Petitioner must have been mistakeu, as it was not intended by
the Bill to create a new Species of game or property ; more parti-
cularly with respect to rabbits the Bill only made it a trespass to
go on any inkier person's ground, to destroy them.
Mr. JAMES widird to know, might hares be snared by this
law, since it was-well known that farmers, in many places where
rabbits were a nuisance, set traps for them ; in some places trapping
rabbits was more productive than turning the land into tillage. --
Mr. cuirrnis knew hands of the description just mentioned
in his own County.
Mr. S. Vs ORTLEY said, the law as to hares and rabbits stood
as it did before ; hares were one thing, rabbits another.