Star.
London, England, 1823-04-22 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Sir W. LEMONT presented a Petition from St. Colomb, in
Cornwall, against the Hawkers and Pedlars' Act; also one from
the same place against the Duty on Coals, carried coastwise.—
Laid on the table.

A Petithm was presented from the County of Sligo, against
the Grand Jury Presentment BilL—Laid on the table.
Mr. LA MBTON presented a Petition from many of his
Constituents, engaged in trading to the South Seas, against the
Warehousing Ihil. 'The Petitioners comp Wried of the gradual
inroads upon the ancient Navigation Laws, tending, as they
thought, to encourage the employment of foreignl shipping, and
prayed that lithe louse continued to pursue the same eoursetsf
legislation, they' would repeal all restrictions on the shipping of
this country.
Mr. SYKES supported,the Petition.
Mr. WALLA CR extressed his surprises, the Petition which
had just been presented, because if there was Oak interest blne-
fitted more than another by it was the shipping in-
terest. The object of this Bill was to induce foreigners to send
the produce of their industry to this country, whence, in all pro-
bability, it would be conveyed to the place of its original desti-
nation in English bottoms.—The Petition was then ordered to
be printed.
Mr. LA MBTON presented another Petition front Glass Bot-
tle Makers in Durham, against the provisions of the Warehousing
BilL—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. WYVILL presented a Petition from the Inhabitants of
Tort, signed by 1100 individuals, praying fug a Reform in Par-

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liameist-Ordered to He on the table.
Lard MILTON stated, in answer to a question from Ur.
Wrrill, that It was his intention to present a similar Petition
from the same place to.morrow.--Ordered to be printed.
Mt. •BENNET presented a Pbtition from certain Poulterers
in the Odes of London and Westminster, praying that the sale
of Game emigke legalised.-lAld Gotha table.
On the motion of Mr. Seers, the Quorum Magistrates Val
was postponed to this day seanight.
Mr. BENNET gave notice that he would, on the 29th inst.
submit a motion to the House to do away with the punishment
of Whipplag.
Mt. 8114 W prorated a Petition from the Chamber of Com-
merce, against the Warehousing 13i11.—Laid en them table.
Mr. T. WILSON presented a Petition from certain Factors
of Wool hi the Cltyor London, praying fora repeal of the Duty
on Foreign Wool.lLaid on the table.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT complained of some misrepresenta-
tion which bad been made of what be had said on a late debate
oo Irish Tkbes. He had been made to say, that in the pro-
vince of Coonanght and Bishopriek of Ossory, in 1816, an union
of six livings bad taken place. Now be begged distinctly to de-
dim t►at he bad ne►er said any each thing. He seldom mis-
stated
anything, or misrepresented any one, because he took par-
ticular care to ascertain the truth of all that be stated to that
Nouse. Neither did he mean to say that he had in this instance
been Intentionally misrepresented, as be could easily account
for misapprebsaidee, where the difficulties of cnnveying what
°warred in that Home to the Public were so great as he /mew
them to be. But be did think it hard, that Members should be
made answerable not only for what they did say, but also for
what they did not sa in that House.
' Mi. ffiIiNETT ( ) presented a Petition from certain
Woollen Manufacturers of Wikabini against the Warehousing
BUL—Ordered to be printed,
Mr. STUART WORTLEY presented a similar Petition
from Leeds.

Lord MILTON laid, that he had hod notch emeespondence
with his constituents upon the sablem, bet they had failed to
convince bin that every particular interest in the country de-
ierved orthe Legislature an exequies from the operation of the
Bill in question in its favour. If he could have been so per-
suaded, he should appear as an opponent to it, bat be wait con-
vinced it could only tend to a destruction of the UM akogether.
Mr. WALLACE assured the House that be considered the
Bill as patting the woollen manufacture upon a better footing
than it war before.
After a few words from Mr. Glees and Mr. Mamma; the
Petition was read and ordered to be printed.
Mr. S. WORTIAY then presented a similar Petition from
the Merchints and Manufacturers of the town and neighbour-
hood of Huddersfield. He declared himself to be at issue with
his Right Hon. Friend, as to the comparative prices at which
cloth could be manufactured in England and in ether commies.
fh, therefore hoped some inquiry would take place.
Mr. WA LLACR wished to know, with the opinion enter-
tained by the Right Honourable Gentlentan how he could
answer the fact of 2,000,0001. in woollens being annually ex-
ported So the Continent?
A Warr conversation took place, in which Lord Aluma,
Mr. Boom, and Mr. GLADSTONE participated, after which the
Petition was ordered to be printed.
Oa the Madan of Mr. Bauras, Accounts of the Expenditure
and 'meow of the British Museum, in i8?.4, with the Estimates
of the same' for IMO, were ordered to be laid before the House.
A penes from the British Museum afterwards presented the
Papers; which were ordered to be printed.
The tionsideration of the Report of the Irish Grand Jury Pre-
mix:Meg Bid was postponed till Friday.

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

Sir GEORGE CLERK moved the Order of the Day'for re-
ceiving the Report on this Bill.
Mr. DAVIES GILBERT brought up the Report.
Mr. HUME objected to this Bill as a part of legislation
whirl could not effectually be carried Into execution. The at-
tempt to *indigo and assimilate weights and measures had been
made in Franee, but the power of Bonaparte had been found
inadequate to :Rabe it successful. The same failure he expected
in this country, and 'confusion was all that would be done by
the attempt.
O LEO • air RGE CLERK explained that the lineation of the
Bill was to assimilate the weights and measures throughout the
country with those registered in the Fatehequet.TTbe ohjett was
IMF .01 general etibty.-sod was intended to dMf confusing' ra-
ther than create it, and he had co doubt of its being accomplished.
Mr. BENNET considered that this Bill, if passed, would
' create more confusion in that which It professed to mutate,
thin the Marriage Act bad done with respect to marriages.
Mr. DAVIES GILBERT said, it was not proposed by this

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Mil to make any alteration whatever in the atbdept its
and measswes, hut, on the contrary, to restore them throUghosit
tbs whob seetetey to their primitive quantum, from which, in
many places, they were found to have degenerated to an extent
scarcely credible.
' The Report was then read, and the Bill ordered to be.mad
a third time on Friday next.
ENGLISH' CATROLICS.
Lord NUGF.NT, seeing the Right Hon. the At-
torney-General for Ireland in his place, wished to ask
him one question. He believed he had not mis.con-
ceived him when he understood hiM on a forgoer
night to reply to the question of tenant General,
that he had no intention of attain banging forward
ihe Claims of the Roman Catholics in the coorke of
the pre slit Session.- He now begged to ask if he had
understood the Right Hon. Gentleman correctly on
the ncvisitin to which he referred, as it was his in-
tention to give notice of a Motion for leave toning
in a Bill in no respect connected with or dependent
on that which the Bight Hon. Gentleman had desired
to introduce, tbonghtbuse whase eAse he proposed to
bring before the House were much interested in the
fate of that question.—{Mr.PLout rrr here intimated
that he did not propose again to bring the Claims of
the Roman Catholics into discussion this Session.]—
If be did not misunderstand the Right Honourable
Gentleman, he did not intend to agitate the question
again in the present year. He (Lord Nugent) would
therefore give notice,that on the 2d of May he would
move for leave to bring in a Bill, the (Nett of which
would be to place the Roman Catholics of Great
Britain on the same footing, as nearly as might be,
with the Roman Catholics of the Sister Island ; as the
case of the Catholics of England, at present, he held
to be one of much greater hardship than even that
of the Irish Roman Catholics.