Star.
London, England, 1825-06-03 00:00:00

GARDENER PEERAGE.

A female servant of the late Captain and Mrs. Gardener has
been this morning examined by the Sormiroz-Gzezeax, to prove
that a child (who is apprehended to be one of the claimants)
was not the child oc Captain Gardener, but of a hlr Jadis.-1
The witness proved repeated acts of adultery committed in
the Captain's absence, in Portugal-street, May-fair, Conduit-street,
and South Audley-street, and her delivery after her husband's
return, in -his own house, without his knowledge. The child
was immediately taken away to a house in the west end of the town,
and subsequently to Mr. Bailey's, in Aldersgate-street. She proved
further intimacies between Mr. Jadis and Mrs. Gardener after her
delivery, and Mrs. Gardener had declared the child to be Mr;
Jadis's, who had received and caressed bins accordingly.
Mr:TINDAL was about to cross-examine the witness, when it
being twelve o'clock, and other business fixed for that hour, this
case was adjourned to Monday.
Earl ROCHFORD presented Petitions from the Land-owners
of several Hundreds in the County of Suffolk, against any altera-
tion in the. Corn Laws.—Laid on the table.
The LORD CHANCELLOR presented a Petition from Tho-
mas Daze, an Officer of the Court of Exchequer, praying for com-
pensation in case of the passing of the County Courts Bill.—Laid
on the table.

Mr. Joni:son, from the Office of the Chief Secretary for Ireland.
presented the Sixth Report of the Commissioners on Irish Fisheries.
Laid on the table.

Mr. LUSUINOTOS' Mr. Br.acesuaus, and others, brought up from
the Commons the Scottish Judges Salaries I3ill,the Juries and Jurors
Regulation Bill, the Glasgow Improvement Bill, and a great num-
ber of Private Bills, which were read a first time.
The Excise and Customs Assimilation Bill went through a Com-
mittee and was reported.

BURIALS IN IRPLAND.

Earl RADNOR, after the Order of the Day had been read,
went into the history of the Bill passed last Session for the regula-
tion of Burials in Ireland, and contended that it gave protection to
all heresies whatsoever. It allowed all sects to libel in its own
Church-yards the tenets of the Church of England, and authorised
the dissemination of an unequalled mass of impiety and blasphemy.
He should therefore propose to alter and repeal some of its provl-
siOns, and to that erect should introduce to their Lordships a Bill
for regulating interments in Ireland in a more decent and or-
derly manner.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL could not give his consent to the
Bill proposed by the Noble Earb lie admitted that the subject had
been deemed an embarrassing one at the time when Parliament le-
gislated upon it, but the deepest attention had been paid to it by all
parties. The consequence of the measure ha I been, that-Ireland

remained perfectly quiet to the present moment. Would it there.
fore be proper to disturb it? The Bill tad pleased at its oriel
neither extremes of both parties: to him, however, it appeared a
mast happy compromise between both. What was better than the
Bill itself, it had been well received, and was acting well. On these
grounds he should oppose the Bill presented by the Noble Earl on
its second reading, and its being printed this night.
Lord REDF.S DA LE advised the Noble Earl to withdraw hisßill.
Earl RADNOR, however, persisted, and after the Bill bad been
read a first time, moved that it be printed. The House then divided,
Content . . . 1
Not-Contents . 51 7,
Majority against the Bill • --30
Earl FALMOUTH presented a Petition from the Parish of St,
Andrew's, Holborn, in favour of the Equitable Loan Bill.—Laid
on the table.—Adjourned.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Mr. T. WILSON presented a Petition from the Master,
Wardens, &c. of the Cordwainers Company of the City of London,
praying a revision of the Combination Laws.—Referred to the
Committee on the said Laws.

OIL GAS BILL. •
Mr. S. WHITBREAD brought up the Report of the Westmin-
ster Oil Gas Bill, stating that the allegations of the preamble of the
Bill bad not been proved in the Committee.
The same Honourable Member rose to present a Petition relative
to the 'said Bilk The Hon. Member proceeded to state that no
Members bad attended in the Committee to hear the evidence, air
though on the last day the Bill was lost by a majority of 28 to 15.
Mr. T. WILSON should only reply to the observa-
tions of the Hon. Gentleman, that the evidence of the
Committee having been printed, the Members were as competent to
vote as if tbeybad dailygiven their attendance. For his own part,
although he held ISO shares in the undertaking, he had voted against
the Bill. from a conviction that it ought not to pass.
Mr. W. SM IT H supported the prayer of the Petition.
TREMAYNE wished some Honourable Member of weight
and influence in the House would turn his attention to the subject
collaterally introduced by the preseit Petition—the conduct of
Committees up stairs.
Mr. CALCRAFT agreed that something should be
done, but considered it a case of difficulty, for on almost
every question brought before the House, Honourable
Members came down and voted, without having heard
its merits discussed. If, however, a Special Committee were in the
first place nominated by ballot to judge of the measure, and none
others allowed subsequently to vote, much of the grievance would
be redressed. He would also say that the conduct of Private Com-
mittees this year had given great dissatisfaction to the Public.
Mt. SYKES complained, that alter two years spent
crnsideration of this Bill, Gentlemen should, on
the lea day which the Committee sat, have come down and thrown
it out. lie denied the analogy alluded to by the Mon. Member for
Wareham (Mr. Calcraft), between the public and private proceed-
ings of the House.
Mr. LIT I'LETON thought it a matter so scandalous,
that after parties had perhaps gone to 3,000 expense
in bringing up witnesses and in other proceedings,
Members should, fur the first time, eater the Committee room,
and defeat the measure, that he could not trust himself to express
his opinion of it.
Mr. TItA NT reprobated the existing practice of Private Com-
mittees, and declared his determination not. to attend aby of those
Committees in future, till some reform in the mode of conducting
them was introduced.
Mr. J. P. GRANT could not help observing, that a single ;Re:

tattoo of the Hon. Member behind. _ (Mr. S.Whitbread) had not
been* denied. He certainly thought such Members ailiad not at.
tended Committees ought not to vote.
Mr. RICK FORD defended the canduct of the Committee.
Mr. BRIGHT was most anxious that some Hon. Member
should move for a Committee to enquire into the practice of pri-
vate Committees up stairs, for it was unquestionable that they had
d Me given great dissatisfaction to the*Pulalic.
The Petition was then read.—On the motion that the Petition
be printed.
• Mr. S. WHITBRE A D said, he bad mentioned this subject solely
no public-pounds, and begged to give notice that if the Hon. Mein.
her fur Westminster (Mr. Hobhouse) should- hot persist in bring.
leg the abuses complained of distinctly before the House, he (Mr.
W.) should himself submit a motion this Session, with a view of
having the evil remedied.
Mr. Alderman WOOD brought up the Report of the London
Portable Gas Bill, which was received, and the amendments co:-
dered to be engrossed.
Sir A. CHICHESTER presented a Petition front the Cotton
Spinners of Belfast, against the Bill for regulating the hours of
labour in manufactories.
Sir GEORGE HILL presented a Petition from the bier:tants
sad Manufacturers of Belfast, in favour of the Irish Manufacturers'
Mr.aZßill.
URTEIS presented a Petition from the Sawyers of
atightou relative to the Combination Laws.
Mr. J. CALCRA FT presented a Petition from the Journey.
men Fishmongers of London, against permitting the sale of Mac-
karel on- Sundays.
Sir R. WILSON opposed the Petition.
Mr. W. SM ITH supported the Petition.
Mr. C. WILSON hoped the House would agree to the Mo-
tion, for leave to bring in a Bill corresponding with the prayet of
the Petition.,
Sir M. W. RIDLEY said that the law was not now compul- •
sory, and merely allowed such as chose to sell this description of
fish on Sunday.
Mr. Alderman HEYG ATE presented a Petition from the Saw.
yers of London, against the renewal of the Combiuition Laws.
Mr. BYNG presented a Petition from Battersea, tot a repeal 411
the House and Window Taz.

LAW BETWIDIN PARRCHANT AND FACTOR.
Mr. J. SMITH had a Petition to present from the
Merchants of London, praying a regulation of the law
betueen Merchant and Etctor. Some time ago he
bad brought in a Hill to modify this law. but in another place it
was so alzered ato leave the gr'evarce unmitigated. The Hon.
Member proceeded to support the Petieo i, but from the continued
noise is the House,it was impossible to est& the exact tenour of his

. Mr. Serjeant ONSLOW supported the prayer of the Peti-
tion, as did also
Mr. T. WILSON, who expressed his conviction, that it embo-
died the sentiments not only of the Merchants of London, but of
those of the-whole country.
Mr. HUSKISSON said, it seemed to be allowed that
this was not a convenient time to discuss the subject,
although he was not sorry that the question had been •
introduced. We understood the Right Hon. Gentleman to add,
that as a measure embracing the object of the Petition was likely
to come from the other Home of Parliament, an opportunity would
then be afforded by entering on the discussion.
Mr. SCARLET!' should be most anxious tn. remove existing
evils, but remarked that to this day a former Bill on the subject
lad not been perfectly understood even by the Judges.
&r-R. WILSON moved for returns of the quantity and value of
lleasbasins and Norwich Crapes exported from London and Liver-
pool for the last three years.
Sir H. PARNELL presented a Petition from the •Dibene of
Kiiialoe respecting the Tithes Bill.
Mr. BROUGHAM presented a -Petition from Richard Bell, of
Tully Allan, in the County of Tyrone, respecting the Irish Grand
Jury Bill.—Referred to the Committee above stairs, on the &ate
of Ireland
Mr. BROUGHAM presented a Petition front Mid Lothian
and East Lothian. Scotland, against the renewal of the Combine-
ties Laws. The Hon. Menses also presented a Petition from
Cede Lions in Ireland, complaining of the Tithe System.
The lion. Monza also presented a Petition from Member's of
the Established Church at and near Stroud, in favour oFthe Roman
Catholic Bill. The Hon. Maxim also presented a Petition from
a Gentleman of the name of Hayes, of Cambridge, a solicitor,
complaining of the ignorance of Country Magistrates. The Pe-
'loner observed that the Country Magistrates were generally fox-
hunters, clergymen, physkiansou rgeuns, &c. and prayed that before