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81111.M°11111.1112r5121°1112°e11.1111111and Medway Canal Bill, the Velhn Ranh. Pat enership Bill, the
Tunnel under the Thames Bill, and a number of other Bills.
Mr. Jerome, the Commissibneris for Building of Churches,
deliverskalsaec of lie agaenses liseurred by the Commis-
sioners, inlhe elt of Mete -mss
stoners, last year.
Lord GORT presented a Petition from the Landholders and
Householders of the City of Limerick and its Liberties, who com-
plained that while the old town was going fast to decay, the new
town in St. Michael's, which had been well built, was rapidly im-
proving. The Petitioners stated, that a yearly sum of 600/. had
been offered as the contribution of St. Michael's, but that such a
sum was considered quite inadequate to general purposes; and
the Petitioners now prayed for the repeal of the City of Limetick
Regulation Act.
The Earl of LIMERICK rose for the purpose of exonerating
those persons who, in no courteous language, had been designated
as the authors of gross jobs respecting the Petition now before the
House. He could safely say, that he should net
in posse
nvetnish ss the-tr
air,
ans
qeillity he now felt, unless he was able, by a pla ued t
t.i dispel all those illusions which were intended to deceive the
I louse. lie must deny, in the first place, that the clause mentioned
in the Act for regulating the local taxation of the City of Limerick
bad been surreptitiously obtained; though it wee certainly true on
the other hand that the new towik of limerick had been built, and
was increasing, in consequence of the produce of the tax upon acres.
With this, notwithstanding, he had really nothing to do. But he now
stood before their Lordships as a culprit, it the statentents, or rather
Ore surmises or kis noble assailant were to be received ; for he was
arraigned on two Acts, one of which passed before he came into
being, and the other with the perfect concurrence of those most
concerned in it. With respect to the condition of the old town,
which had certainly been superseded by the new town, it might suf-
fice to assure their Lordships that the streets of the former had
boles, or rather bogs, large enough to swallow up waggons; that
darkness visible was there realised ; and he must add, that one of
the great evils of Ireland now arose from the continuance of those
antiquated Corporations which, though useful in their time, had out-
lived their use. The latter of the Acts to which be had referred bad
already done much good to what he considered to be only the third
city in the kingdom; and he hoped that, when all irritating pressure
should be removed front the population, this city would become the
faiourite seat of loyalty and peace.
The Earl of CLA RE assured the Noble Viscount (tort) that a
Bill would be introduced in the course of the next Session of Par-
liament to equalise the taxation of the City of Limerick, with re-
tweet to the old and new towns. The inhabitants, the Noble Earl
added, were most anxious to accomplish that object.
Lord GOItT was about to go into an explanation personal to
himself and a Noble Earl (Limerick), when cries of Order, order!
were heald throughout the House.
The Marquis of LANSDOWN here observed, that he hoped,
as a Bill was about to be introduced on the subject generally, and
as the protraction of discussion would interfere with the more ins-
partant business of the I Jotter, his Noble Friends would be induced
to pause—(Cheers).--Ile begged to suggest thia course as the most
proper to be pursued on the present occasion, when the subject was
ill itself local, and the interest might be comidered as private.
The Petition was then ordered to lie on the table.
Lord KING preiented two Petitions from the parishes of St. I
James, elerketiwell, and St. Paul, Covent-garden, on the subject of
the Equitable Limit Bill.
Lord SUF'FIELU presented a Petition from the Inhabitants of
0:d-street, in the City-road, in favour of the Equitable Loan Ilia.
Lord KEN lON presented a Petition front the Pawtibt silvers of
the Town of Manchester, who prayed to be heard by Counsel
against the Equitable Loan Bill.
The Marquis of 11 UNTLEY presented a Petition from Cro-
marty, praying fur the Abolition of Slavery.
The Marqiiis of LA NSDO WN presented a Petition from the
Protestant Diswnters of the Town of Wareham, in the County of
Dorset, who prayed to be relieved from the prohibitory provisions
of the Corporation and Test Acts.
The same Neble Marquis presented a Petition from Mr. Robert
'Wallace, a Gentleman of whose acquirements every one of their
Lordships had heard, against the Bill relating to Weights and Mea-
sures. lie should therefore move, that the Petitiou be laid on the
table fur tl.e future consideration of the I louse.
Upon the motion of the Earl of SIIATTESCURY, Mr. Richard I
Knight Paytir's British Museum Collectisn Legacy Bill was read a I
third time, passed, and ordered to Le sent to the Commons. • ,
The Marquis of 1. A NSDO W N then presented a Petition front
a 111. Hamilton, of Dublin, who prayed their Lordships to examine
into the ttiscipliiie of the Catholic auel lirotestaut Chorelts,s, for the
purpose of ascertaining which mode was, atter all, the best. the
Noble Nlarqui% with a smile obsessed that he should nut move the
referring of this Petition to the C mittee on the Affairs if Ire-
land, as Ile w..s willing to save his Noble Ftielid opposite, in com-
mon with If, the purgatorial pains, if not penalties, of such
an iuquity, to which indeed he was willing to admit hi, own in-
eonipetency—( Laughter).
Lord SUFFIELD pi ewnted a Petition from several Magistrates
in the County of Norfolk, praying that the Lent Assizes might be
held at Norwich, instead of Thetford.
'llw Duke of 6 11A FTON supported the prayer of the Petition.
The 1.0110 CHANCELLOR opposed it, as to grant the prayer
of the Petition was exclusively in the power of the Crown.—Or-
dosed to be printed.

GAME LAWS.
Earl GROSVENOR moved the second reading of
the Game Laws Amendment Bill. His object was to
repeal that part of the law which made it penal to buy
or sell game. To that his Bill was limited exclusively.
Ile flattered himself the measure would meet with the
approbation of their Lordships, from what had been said
on the first reading of the Bill. From the great mis-
chief that had arisen, ani was likely to ariAsfrom the
Game Laws, it wai desirable that the Bid should pass
in the course of the present Sesion. It was notorious
that game was sold in the markets, and his object was
that what Was now done illegally and clandestinely,
might be done publicly and legally. In that way the
article would become cheaper, and the temptation to
poaching be proportionably dimitlished. No one now
stole deer, because they might be sold publicly in the
markets, and that appeared to him to be a powerful
consideration to induce the House to carry his theory
into practice. In (reign countries game was publicly
sold, and no fears were entertained on that account of
its extinction. _

The LORD CHANCELLOR said the present was
the smallest Bill he had ever seen on the subject of the
Game Laws. After the fate of a similar Bill in the
other House. after five months discussion, he could not
see the utility of the present Bill, at such an advanced
period of the Session. Should the Bill pass, it would
take away what had been the principal recreation and
solace of his retirement. To enable the poacher to
sell—for he never bought—would not, in his mind,
diminish the evil of poaching. Though a partridge
might serve him for a month, he did not think he
should be able to find one on his estate, should the Bill
before their Lordships pass into a law. He saw no
good in passing such a Bill on the 11th of June, 1824.,
when other persons had told them, that after five months
. disc u .6on they could not make up their minds on
the subject.
Lord DACIIE rose with great diffidence to support
the Bill, after what had fallen ft om the Noble and
Learned Lord who had last add:esed the House. He,
however, could not avoid taking thar. comse, when he
U.:collected that from two to three thousand commit.
merits took place annually under the pr,:sent wretched
system of the Game Laws. He was afraid, however,
the Bill of the Noble Lord would not produce the effect
he contemplated, unless a proper moral feeling could
be exerted in the lower orders as to the immorality of
the practice of poaching. He hoped his Noble Friend
would introduce a more extended measure on the sub-
ject in the next Session.
Lord CALTHORPE was in favour of the Bill.
The Duke of RICHMOND opposed the Bill.
The Marquis of SALISBURY would oppose the
Bill. if not greatly altered in another stage.
The Earl of CARNARVON should support the mea-
sure ; though. after what had taken place in another
House, it would perhaps be better to postpone the sub-
ect to another Session of Parliament.