Star.
London, England, 1823-05-24 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY viocz Tnnvas.
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Counsel were called in abolt ten o'etire when the Attorney.
Geveral was heard out in thooppeaFpf-m James Duffy. the
FAIR of FM," and. Mr. clerk followed ha part, after which the
"further hearing was adislOna till to-Yogi! Av.
At twenty minutes to Dior o*cloeir; the` Doke of Mosyraoint,
the Loaq,Qtascati,ort, and the, lisrl of §,starrnauftv at robed
as Lordirettibmissinners for notifying and declaring the Royal
~Assent to divers Bills which had been arreed upon by both
Houses of Parliament ; and the Yeonia i..l.lsber was directed to
require the attendance of the Commoas ; soon after which he
returned with the Ste/Aces, Mr. Baehr x, and seven more
hi embers. of The `tithe t House, at ten de biy their -Ofliter s, when
the Commission was read (signed by the King himself, with his
own hand, this 23d day of May. at Westminster), and his Ala-'!
jesty's Assent was given to the undermentioned Rills, which
were passed by the Clerks of this House with the prescribed
forms, namely—
Tbe Union Duties Bill, the Militia (Ireland) Reduction Bill,
the Magistrates' Quorum Bill, the Airpreriticeships Regulation
Bill, the Severn Bridge Bill, the Southwark (Parish of St. Sa-
viour's) Alai ket Bill, the Knaresborough, the Rochdale, and the
Belfast Gas light lulls, the Dublin New" Gas Company's Bill,
the Liverpool and the Maidstone Gas Light Bills, a very large
number of Road Bills, the Canterbury Roads' Lighting Bill,
the Durham. Oxford, and Westmoreland Inclosure Bills, tlO
Stockton Railway Rill, and Allardyce's I)ivorce Bill, amounting
altogether to 46 Bills.

Petitions were presented for the entire Abolition of Slavery
in the British Colonies. _

Mr. BLCIGDCN and others, in consequence of a message from
their Lordships, brought up a copy of the Report of the Select
Committee of the other House (Ifni), respecting Weights and
Measures; which, upon the motion of Viscour.t Mazvizza, were
ordered to be printed for the use of this House.
Admiral Maoism, Mr. H. Somoza, Dr. PUILLSMOIII, Mr. S.
Rsca,Sir J. GRAHAM, and others, brought up several Bills.
The Commercial (Ireland) Intercourse Bill was read a third
dine, passed, and messaged to the other House.
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY gave notice of his In-
tention to move the second reading of the New Marriage Bill
on Tuesday nest; and their Lordships were ordered to be sum-
moned for that day,
The Duke of NEWCASTLE presented a Petition from the
Inhabitants of Newark, praying that no further concessions
might be granted to Roman Catholics.
Lord MINTO presented a Petition from the County of Roe- I
burgh to the same eirect.
Upon the motion of the Earl of Donoichratoaa, their Lord-
ships now proceeded to the Order of the Day, and went into a,
Committee on the Cbunty (Ireland) Treasurers Bill, in which
some few amendments were proposed and agreed to; when the
clause, ingrossed by mistake in the Bill as originally sent up by
the Commons, was expunged:
Some conversation took plase between Lords Cazzoon, Dor-
',WV, CLAIM, and Doasouolosoaa ; after which the DUI was
reported as amended (by substituting the January for the Mi-
chaelmas Quarter, and putting the October Sessions in sequence
with the Assizes), and the Bill was ordered to be read a third