Star.
London, England, 1831-02-14 00:00:00

SECOND EDITION.

STAR OFFICE, StvEw o'CLocK.

HOUSE OF LORDS—Tnis DAY.

MT. BARING and others, frost• the Commons, brought a message
praying that the LORD Csarcar.Loa may have leave to attend and
give evidence before the Select Committee on places, pensions, dm. con-
nected with the Civil List Question.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said it was usual in such cues to
grant the prayer of the request, as far as he was concerned, he should
have much satisfaction in attending, inasmuch u he then might
have an opportunity of pointing out sundry reductions to the Commons,
which he would lay before their lordships to-morrow week. Leave was
then given, and the Commons having been called to the bar,
The LORD CHANCELLOR then informed them that he should
be ready to attend the Commons Committee to-morrow morning,
should the Chancellor of the Exchequer deem his attendance necessary
on that day.

HOUSE OF COMMONS-THIS DAY.
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Mr MAXWELL gave nodes that he should move that the house be
called over on the 2Rth (instead of the 18th), the day before that motion
which was of so much importanm to the country. namely, Lord J. Rus-
sell's motion on the subject of Reform.

111 11l DUBLIN.

Mr. LEADER presented a petition from Dublin, in favour of a re•
peal of the legislative union, expressing his satidaction that then had
been an amicable termination of the prosecutions in Dublin. He was
sure it would contribute to promote the tranquility of the country.—
Ordered to be printed.

WEST INDIES.

The Marquis of CH ANDOS moved for various returns respecting
measures taken for the amelioration of slaves in the West Indies, &c.
also for accounts regarding the quantities of rum and sugar imported,
'dm. .Ordered. Also for accounts of raw sugar expected from Ireland.
—Ordered.

The Marquis of CHANDOS gave notice that he woad.° Monday
next call the attention of the house to the present state of the sugar
duties. _ _

Mr. HOBHOUSE presented s petition for Parliamentary Reform
from Wilts.—Ordered to be printed.
He then presented a petition from Lancaster far reform, annual Parlia-
ments, unirenal suffrage, and vote by ballot. He felt quite assured
that the more the demand was considered the more fear, end just would
be the prayer for the vote by ballot. Without that improvement be
was persuaded that reform would be inelibetuaL--Ordered to be printed.

00SXWALL WITOIX PETITIOX.

31r. PENDARVIS presented serval petitions
,from the Cornwall
for Parliamentary Reform most numerously signed—one by
nearly 20,000 permits, and being " seven yards long'•.—Ordered to be
printed.

Mr. WYSS presented a petition from Tipperary foe the Repeal of
the Union. One from Tyrone against the grant to the Kildare
street Society; one from Tuam, for extending the franchise; of Galway
—Ordered to lie on the table. _ _

Lord MI )RPETH presented a petition for the repeal of the taxes

on newspapers.
COI. SIOTROIP, Mr. STIES, and Mr. Duwcomat supported ite
prayer.
Several peddotw were presented for reform.
OrASGOW 'vermin PETITION.

Mr. HUNT presented a petition from the East Barony of the
district for Glasgow, for parliamentary reform, universal suffrage, and
ballot. He entirely concurred In the prayer. It had been mentioned
that some thousands had petitioned from Wilts, had the petitions prayed
for vote by ballot there would have been 40,000 signatures. A noble
lord (Morpeth) had presented petitions for reform, but In presenting those
for the ballot his Lordship bad been silent. Knowing how intimately his
Lordship was connected with ministers, be respected his silence.
Lard MORPETH said he had neither concurred in, nor dissented
from the prayer t and as to the intentions of Ministers, he was as 'goo.
rant of them as any one could be. Ordered to be printed.

IRELAND.

Mr. HUNT presented $ petition from the Tin Plate Workers of
Dublin, for the Repeal of the Union. He presented it with great
plessure:beeause he thought the Irish were the best judges of their
own wishes and wants.

O'GORMAN MAHON was glad to hear these liberal sentiments—
the observations were true. He begged to say. that be called fur the
repeal to be 'acted by legal mesas—hs would countenance no other.
He had been misconceived the other night when he said that had " he
belonged to a secret society for the repeal of the Union," it was not to
'Abet that repeal by force of anus. The Amchitka was a Club. He
wu the only Catholic in it, he believed. It bad existed before the
Catholic Emancipation. He bad mentioned the fact to show that the
demand for the repeal of the Union was not new.
Mr. COOPER, adverting to the Roscommon petition, said, that
none of the respectability of the County had attended it. •
O'OORMAN MAHON said it had been attended by the Sheriff,
O'Connor Don, Itc.
Mr. COOPER did not deny that some were reepectable.—Ordered
to be printed.

SPICIAL

Mr. HUNT presented a petition foe an address to his Majesty for
a commutation of the sentences of those tried under the Special Com-
missions. He then presented a petition hens fientbanspton for a gene-
ral feast and jubilee (laughter) on the relent being carried, Instead of
a fast. (Cheers.)

311. O'CONIIZLL.

The Marquis of CHANDOS asked whether Mr. O'Comtelre plea
of " Guilty" was the resulillef nap compreatise with the Government.
Mr. STANLEY replied la the Depth,. lasts had been made by
Mr. O'Comment Meade ; but it was defined that the Goversinest
could pursue se other worse, sad that the law must take its same.—
(Load cheering.) He added, that inquiry was staking as to arms
fated in vessels es the Irish coast.
The adjourned debate on the Budget ►egan, just as we go to press
with OUT Second Edition.

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