Star.
London, England, 1824-05-14 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The Sezaisa took the Clrair at Four o' Clock.
Lord STANLEY presented a Petition from the Licensed Vic-
tuallers of Bury, in Lancashire, against the Beer Bill.
Similar Petitions were presented by Colonel Davies, from the
Innholders and Licensed Victuallers of Worcester; by Air.
=mon, from the Publicans and Licensed Vktuallers of tbeStaf-
fordshire Potteries ' • by Mr. SVECti, from the Brewers of King-
ston-upon-Hull ; by Captain Beeca, from the Brewers of the Town
of Alloa, and from .the lamkeeperi of Gaitishorough; by Lord
Atamour, front the Inhabitants of Eetterir.g ; and by Sir. W. W.
Wyntr, front tin: Brewers of Thrapston?, in Northamptonshire.
These Petitions were severally ordered to be tettrred to the
Committee on the Bill. •
Colonel WHITE presented a Petaion from _ the Ink thitants or
the Parish of St. George, Dublin, aping the Bill for a new Valua-
tion of Houses.—Referred to the Committee on the said Bill.
Mr. Alderman WOOD presented a Petition from the Watermen
of Rotherhithe, against the Thames Tunnel Bill.--Referred to the
Committee on tite said
muss RA QWELL presented a Petition from the Catholic Lila-
L itanto of Carrick-om§utr, in the County of Tipperary, in Ireland,
praying for a repeal of the Penal Laws. The Hou. Member added,

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that the Petition was signed by upwards of two thoc%and persona.
—Ordered to be,printed.
Lord STANLEY presented a Petiticn from certain Tanners is
Lancashire, against the Hides and Skins Re4ttlation BM.
Similar Petitions were presented by Mr. MArrat.v from the
I).alcrs in Leather in FeverFbant ; by Mr. !lulu: front the Tant..ts
and Corri,2rs of Aberdeen: by Lord Foncisro.sr: from the Dealer:
ea Leather of the borough of New Saront.—A :1 of which were er-
dered to be referred to the Committee on the si.lh!
Mr. LOCK lIA RI presented a Petition fioni the Inhabitan:s
or Oxio.-d, praying for a Repeal of tVe £xeise Taxes:
Mr. SYK ES presented a Petition from certain Importers of
Wheat t f cite town of Kingiton-upon-Hull, in favour of the Bonded
Wheat 1;111.

A l'etitilo was presented by Sir I.:Lytzsts 11,-ncit front the Inha-
bitant.: of Carlow against rho Mil. A ‘iroilLr Pethion Was presented
by Lord Sporrinto from th.! Inliabitatiti of ntiniscorthy, in the
county of Wexford, trelond.—Ordered to be printed. •
W. TA 1(1.01t presented a Petit'on from the Clerks ant
Officers employed in the Excise Depaxtment, azainst the Reduction
of their Salarl:A.

Sir J. YORK F. said, thi; was the commencement of a series of
Petitions from the Clerks in Public Offices against the operation of
a most salutary Act, passed for their own benefit, by the establish-
ment of a superannuation fund. It might happen that ill: persons
employed in the F.xcise Department might feel the pres.tne of the
deduction (5 per cent.), but if the prayer of their Petition were
granted, other similar Petitions must be equally attended-to. He
trusted that Ministers would stand km aga:tist tho*e Petitions,
that their motto woted ha " steady," ant: that t...ty would nut
second or cuter into the mi.:taken views of the Petitioners. Ordered
to be printed.
Mr. GOULBURN presented a Petition from the Noblemen,
Gentlemen,and Occupiers of Land of certain Baronies in the county
of Tipperary, complaining of being surcharged for Grand Jury Cess.
Alter a few words from Lord Aerno:.e, Sir Joins NEIYINIAT,
Mr. GRATTAN, amid Mr. Toostas Eents, the Petition was ordered
to lie upon the table.
Mr. BEAUMONT presented Peritim-; 1 urn the inhabaants of
IL:ill:on, and of a certain pati.4 in the county of Northumberland,
Nrio-u Slavery.
Mr. LA W LEY presented a similar Petition front 6,000 Inhabi-
tants of Birmingham.
These Petitions were severally ordered to he printed.
Mr. 111.111 E presented a Petition lions John Dur:can Dawson
and other inhabitants of Beverley, playing for the enactntent of
some law for the encouragement of tree discussion.—The Petition
was ordered to be printed.
Mr. lIUME presented a Petition from the Journeymen sawyers
of the .1 own of Salford, arinst the Conibinatiun Laws.—Ordered
to be relvi red to the Committee on Artf;ans.

Mr. HUM E presented a Paition front the Ereehriders and Jus-
tices of the Peace of the County of Kincardine, praying for the
vcralization of the Duties un Spirits.—Ordered to bc. printed.
Mr. HUME moved, that there be laid before the copies
of the Accounts of all the Turnpike Trusts throughout the kingdom
for one year.—Ordered.
A Message front the Lortis announced that their Lordships had
agreed to certain Bills, for which see Lords' Report.
Lord ALTIIORP presented a Petition from an individual, an
inhabitant of the county of Kildare, IrrLnd, praying that the sect
of Separatists may he exempted from tle obligation to take u..tbs.
After a few words from Mr. T. Ews, the Petiti in was ordered to
lie upon the table.
Lord AUfIIORP presented a Petition front the inhabitants of
the town of Burnley, in the county of Lancaster, in lave ur of the
County Courts Bill.—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. V. FITZGERALD presented a Petition front certain Se-
ceders or Separatists in Bagnars Town, in Wearord, complaining
of their conscientious scruples being violated in being compelled to
take oaths officially.
After a few words from Mr. Exus, of Dublin, the Petition was
ordered to be printed.
Mr. S. WORTLF.Y presented the Petition of John Harding,
Esq. Barrister, praying to have his case taken into consideration,
b.ing liable to be affected materially in his income by the pending-
Colony Courts Bill.—Laid sto the table.
The same Honourable Member presented two Petitions from tile
Butchers in the county of York, in favour of the Hides and Skins
Bill.—Laid on the table.