Star.
London, England, 1823-06-13 00:00:00

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tion Laws bad abpady affected one Shipping Interest and oar
Commerce, to a very extraordinarf_delfle•
After a few awards from Mr. ids.aelhnv, the Petition was
received.
Mr. HUME said; he bad shove& filltmaty for 'Returns rode.
the to the Badge Orgies, and Prosectasial• Min out of dumb,
Duties, as far el relkeettsto Scotland; those _Returns Had been
made accurately, but the Returns for England were made in'
such a form no Ate could understand; is would, thereforrahvr
move for them in another form. The Hon. Member read his
motion, which was agreed to. The Hon. Gentletnan then ;ire-.
suited a Petition from an individual named Clayton, complain-
' lag of the losses and Injustice he had sustiined by being discharged
from the Coal-Meter rake, as he contended, insproperlyi—
Ordered to be printed. . .
Mr. W. WYNN said, he had the satisfaction to lute that a
correspondence bad taken place between the Goventident and
the East India CoMpany, relative to pensions-aid half-pay alio*.
lances to the Officers and soldiers of the King's troops.in India ;
and that the Company were willing to give £60,000, which was
considered a fair compensation. lie should. therefore mese for
a Committee on the subject to-morrow.
Mr. PEEL presented a Petition from Belfast, complaining
of the' high price of.Coals.—Ordered to lie on the table. •
On the motion of Mr. F. BUXTON, there was verde* to
be laid before the House accounts relative to the sums recovered
from Prance ; and he gave notice that, on the 24th, he shotild
move to refer the papers to a Committee. - •
Lord NUGENT wished his Bill, for giving partial relief to
the Catholics to be read a second time; and those who meant to
oppose it might do so on a future stage.
Mr. EANKES wished the second reading of the Bill to be
postponed.
Mr. BROUGHAM said, that complaints had been made of
the Abuse of Charities iti the Isle of Man ; now he wished to know
limy enquiry had been made into the truth of that allegation?
Mr. PrAL said, he had not found that the amount of the
Charities would warrant the expense of sending out a COM-
tUissioner; but he had caused enquiry. to be made.
GRAND ItatltS.

Mr. DENMAN presented a Petition from certain
inhabitants of Liverpool, complaiting of the present
mode of striking Special Juries in this country. The
Honourable and Learned Gentleman supported the
prayer of the Petition.
Mr. WILBRAHAAI defended the present system.
Lord STANLEY thought that Grand Juries were
fairly appointed. • •
Mr; PHILLIPS said, lie perfectly agreed with the
Petitioners in the view they took of this subject. He
believed, under the present system, undue influence
might be used ; and, adverting to what was- said by
the Petitioners, he could not look to the rejection of
the bills preferred before the Grand Jury of Lancas-
ter, against the individuals charged with being con-
cerned in the unfortunate transactions at Manchester,
when he considered the evidence, without feeling the,
utmost astonishment how any body of Gentlemen
could be found who could reconcile it to their con-
sciences to reject these bills.
Mr. B. ‘VILISHAIIANI said a few words in de-
fence of the Lancaster Grand Jury. _
The Petition was then received. •
MARRIAGES OF ROMAN CATHOLICS.
D-. PHILLIMORE presented a Petition from Dr.
Collings, a Clergyman, praying for an amendment
of the Laiv, which, as it at preseat stands, renders
marriages of Catholics by the rites' of their own
Church not binding in this country.. ' -
Lord NUGENT said, a provisiOrr on this subject
might he introduced into his Catholic gill. now pend-
ing, as regarded England. The Noble Lord ob-
served, the second reading of that Bill stood for to-
ni but he feared, if debated on the second irid-
ing, the adjourned debate nn the Currency would
Prevent its being forwarded a stage to-night. He
was extremely anxious to get this 13111 to the Lora
so soon as to insure it a full discussion dating the
present. Session. He would, therefore, entreat the
House to permit. the Bill to be read a second tithe,
without discussion, and the discussion to betaken on ,1
A tobseituent stage of the MlL—Petition received.
Sir .1." MACKINTOSH presented a similar Peti-
tion from the Palish Officers of St. Luke's, complain-
ing of the charges brought On the Parish by the mar-
riages of indivtiluall by Catholic Priests, such mar-
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runts not being legal. • • -
'Mr. DI. A. TAYLOR thought, when his Noble
Friends measure came on,. this-subject should be well
considered: He must be allovied to say, however,_
that much "blame attached to the Catholic Clergy,
who 'did not. those lower classes, who 'came tcf
them. to incur the 'obligation 'of 'marriage, thet• it
would be necessary for. them also -to- be marriedhy
the Protestant forms.

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Mr. BENNET st, °ugly censured theeiristing law!
Mr. ELIAS (the Member for Diabthi) defended the
Catholic Clergy. • •

Mr. M. A.VAYLOR explained; and, after-a few
warder:twos Mr. J. P. ci NT, Mr. BERNET, Sir JAMES
"MACKINTOSH, Mr. Srasao Rice, and others, the Pe.
titioa was reteired.

• Tun -Pittrctss zlistlhaiites;
Sir GERARDWDElinitviielfthat i Pititioss,.prett
seated 'by 'kiln from 'this-individual an:. the Sd of,
March' last,' should be printed. '• He reftained from
moving that, this 'Petittori should-be printed at the,
time be presented it, Iwishing to allow time to his Mis.
jesty's Government to consider the of this-jai.*
etividtral. Nothing, hOivever,!had "et been done by
them. He bad no other •ohject but justice. Heise
claims of this woman were just, they ought-now to
be settled ; if she was an impostor, then she had been
suffered to impose on the Public too long. He would
now move, that the Petition be printed.—The 0101:
tion was agreed to.