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London, England, 1831-02-16 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, FEB. 15.

The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment in a Scotch appeal.
Lord GODERIChI presented a petition from Bolton, signed by
;4.000 persons, against the truck system ; one from Lincoln, against
&very ; and one from Galway foe extension of elective franchise.
Several petitions were presented far Parliamentary Reform.
Lord KING presented a petition from St. James's, Clerkenwell, foe
a revision of the. Corn lows.
The Earl of RADNOR presented the petition of rights (as it was
lidded) of the people of Birsnihnm, praying for parliamentary I
IlArra. The noble lord describa this to be a most important pd..
:xi). it was signed by 21,000 persons • and be expressed a hope that
his Majesty's Government would concede election by ballot to the wishes
:If the people. He himself was ready to give up every other principle,
of reform for the ballot.
Lord CALTHORPE supported the petition, and endeavoured to
impress open their Lordships the strong claim which the manufacturers
,if Birmingham have to the elective franchise.
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Lord LI.LENDOROUGH said, he was desirous of moving for m-
ans of all those articles upon which his Majesty's Government pro-
!sou tases, and therefcre gave notice, that he should move for the stuns
Thursday.
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BANKRUPTCY.
The LARD CHANCELLOR said, be had the honour to present
a petition from a most respectable body, the bankers, merchants, soli.
eitors, wholesale and retail dealers of the metropolis. The noble and
Icvned lord observed, that he was acquainted with many of the lead.

names, and knew them to be highly respectable. The petitioners
unounted to 4,500 persona and firms, each firm standing for one pet.
.on. The meeting at which the petition was signed was held in the
ity of London, and all the signatures affixed in one day. Had the
”etition remained longer be had no doubt the names would have been
tors times more numerous. The petitioners said, that the present oys-
ter of bankrupt laws was injurious to trade in every department ; and
tt,y particularly objected to the manner of administering to the estate
.041 effects of bankrupts by the Fourteen Lists, and they prayed and
entreated their lordships to adopt such measures as may be necessary to
.bolibh the Fourteen Lists of Commissioners, and establish a measure

which may give confidence and satisfaction to the administration of that
most important branch of the law. The noble and learned lord
-.dded, that it might be supposed that he took some interest in this
petition, after the notice he had given for next Tuesday; but be as-
:Urea the noble lords that be had nothing to do with it until waited
upon by the leading men in the petition, who requested be would
resent it.

The petition was then read and laid on the table. The following
.s a copy :
The humble Petition of the undersigned Bankers, Mer-
chants, Solicitors, and wholesale and retail Traders of the
Metropolis,
" Sheweth,
" That the present division of the Commissioners of Bankrupts into
fourteen ilia, of five each, is highly injurious to the interests of your
ptitioners, and the trading part of the community, and unsatisfactory
to the public at large.
" That the decisions of the Commissioners do not appear to be
founded on any fixed principle or general rule, for what is decided by
-ne Ilea to be law on one day is pronounced by another list the same
day not to be law.
That the mode of remunerating the Commissioners, by a fee
n each meeting tends to multiply meetings, and thereby increases
the already very heavy expense of proceedings under Commissions
:v. Bankrupts.
' That from the irregularity and want of punctuality in the at-
tendance of the Commissioners, the public are constantly put to very
considerable inconvenience and expense, and that the whole system
o: the administration of the bankrupt law by the Commissioners re-
luires alteration.
" Tour petitioners therefore most humbly pray, that your ho-
nourable house will adopt such measures as in its judg-
ment may seem necessary to abolish the present Fourteen
Lists of Commissiosen of Bankrupts, and in lieu thereof
to establish such a Court u will give to your petitioners
and the public at large that confidence which ought to be
felt in the administration of so important a branch of the law
of the realm.
RIVIIIAL Or MI MOW.
The Earl of SHREWSBURY manned mend petitions front
Ireland for a repeal of the Union. The Noble Lord said the peti-
tioners requested nothing more than their conultudonal rights; and',
be expressed an opinion that the late administration had been hostile
to the interests of Ireland.

The Marquis of LONDONDERRY roes to ask the Noble Earl
whether he would support a repeal of the Union?
The Earl of SHREWSBURY said be bad not made up his mind
upon the subject.
The Duke of WELLINGTON meld not hear the Noble Earl
say the late Adminhuation was hostile to Ireland. Their measures
could prove that they had considered and provided for the interest of
;hit part of the United Kingdom.
The Earl of SHREWSBURY ea lamed.
psieThaeeNal
by
yquthise of LONDONDERRY, neigwelinagndthewagrat property
paueoed by the Noble Earl In England and Ireland, war dadrus. of
wiles him to stand up in his place and support the repeal of the
tvion. He was happy to find the Noble Earl was not prepared to
uT toe repeal of the Union would either promote the interest or
lupine's of Ireland.
The Bishop of LONDON brought in a Bill to amid the aft ilt*
builtl.ng new churches, by the appointment of new amminionol.....
The bill was accordingly read the first time. The Iliin Emma
Prelate took the opportunity to correct a mis-statersent wields had
tone forth respecting what he had said about tithes. (Hear hear.)
He had said the amount of tithes would give the clergy per hail not
13:;.. per annum, but 1851
Lord KING said the statement of the Right Reverend Prelate
tale the tithes amount to no more than three millions. It was to
him quite inconceivable bow the tithes of the church did not amount to
core than that sum.
The Bishop of LONDON said his statement was made from a
retiirti of the amount of the tithes laid before Parliament it 1811.—
That was a proverous year, and might serve for the average ef tithes
in lira
The Earl of RADNOR thought the Right Reverend Prelate bad
not givtn the whole of the tithes belonging to the estates of alts
church.
Lord WYNFORD presented a petition from the west part of Gal-
way, praying for the protection of the manufacturers of kelp. The
Noble and Learned Lord also presented a petition from a family in
Stafford, preying for a Law to compel fraudulent debtors to give up
their property. The petitioners state the case of a debtor who had long
Put them to great loss and suffering, by remaining In the King's Bench
Primnr.
The Earl of SHREWSBURY presented a variety of petitions from
inland praying for a repeal of the subletting and Vestry Bill; against
the tithe system, and for a repeal of the -ilative union between Great
Britain and Ireland.

FREVeNTION or FRAUDS UPON CREDITORS. RILL.

The LORD CHANCELLOR urged the propriety of a treble and
learned Lord (Wraford) postponinu for a short *clod bis merlon for
the house going into a committee on the above bill, which steed
r that evening ; that bill contemplated a great change in the
law of debtor and creditor : moreover, he (the lord chant:l.lkt) hell
nearly the same objects in View—Lamely, to get possession of the pro.
petty of all fraudulent debtors, in the bill fee law reform, which be was
to lay before their lordships in a few days. He therefore trusted that
the noble and learned lord would consent to pompoms his modes till Fri.
day week.
Lord W Y NFO RD begged to assure the noble and leaned lord es
the woolsack, that he laboured under a slight mistake regarding
nature of his (Lord Wynford's) kill, which was toprevent
firing in comfort and luxury, whilst dreirlieest a edltors were Asa
lately starving.
After a few words from the LORD CHANCELLOR and from
Lord W YNFORD, in reply, it was arranged that the bill should be
committed on Friday week.
Mr. Crater, from the Treasury, presented certain papers telative to
'he trade to Chins ; after which their Lordships adjourned till Thurs-
day at Tut o'Clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
There being two Election Committees to be bellowed for, the pllery
114 s not opened till half-past four. The Committees were to try the
nitnts of the petitions complaining of undue elections for Wigan and
‘Vexford.
The following were amongst the Members= the Wigan Klection pe-
t 40T1 I Lord Fitzgerald, Fazakerly, K. O'Furel, T. Wood, Bey-
fltir, Egerton, 11. Palmer, H. Howard, Lord Mandeville, dte.
['Le following were declared to be the Wexford ISeetko Commit-
'`':—Hon. C. Dander, earga Harr* T. C. Fremantle, H. Clive,
H. Dugdale, Trevor,- Pendarvis, Pam. C. J.
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`4 stottary for Foreign Affairs, as he saw the noble lord (Pahutestoo)
°rPostte. As he felt aware this it was competent in ray mcenlem to
031tute I question relative to ihmiAto affairs, and ming the noble lord
; itthr howl of the Foreign IMllos in his pleas, he wished to ask
4u we of two questions. In dig to do Mishit had aim the last wish
t intent
k „ us to throw any abstains in the way Ohio Majesty% Gomm.
tut' but ascertain publications had memo skied, the time had come