Star.
London, England, 1830-03-04 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. I, '
HOUSE OP LORDS, M ..._•Rcli 3. 1 i
: The consolidated fend bill was read a third time and passed. I 1
The Lunatic Asylum balances bill was reported, read a third
time, and passed. i
Mr. Crafer, from the Treasury, presented at the bar the accounts
moved for by th. Marquis of Cleveland, relating to lead iodised ore
inipnrted and exported. -
On the motion of the Earl of ROSSLYX, two witusbetwere or.
dead to be summoned to attend the select committee-Sow sitting on
'the inquiry into East India 'tasks. 1
Adjourned at Ten Minutes put Five.
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'HOUSE OF COMMONS, MARCH
3.
.ir TIIO3IAS BA RING appeated at the bar, and presented the
report of the committee appointed to inquire into the merits of the
petition against the return of G. Callaghan, Esq. The report stated
the act urn to be void, and that neither the petition nor opposition to
it was frivolous or vexatious.
On the motion of Sir THOMAII BARING, a new writ was ordered
to issue to return a member fa the city of Cork.
A petition was presented from the agent of H. Massey Dynan,
Esq. stating that, owing to his being summoned as a juror, be
would be unable to attend the ballot.
The petition was ordered to be taken into consideration on Tues.
day, April 20.
Lord LOWTHER obtained leave to bring in a bill for the re-
moval of the haymarket from the parish of St. James and St. Mar-
tin-in.the Fields.
Mr. sLANsir presented a petition from a place near Shrewsbury
against the malt duty.
Mr. SYKES presented a petition from thi Dock Company of
Kingston-upon-Hull against the Eat India Oimpany's monopoly.
Mr. Alderman WOOD presented a- petition from Joseph Spar.
row, complaining of the wins UMW system.
RANICSUPT LAWS,
Mr. WARBURTON moved for a man I-the number el pub.
.lie and private meetings held before the Commissiotters of Bank.
rupts from the Ist January, 1828, to Ist January, 1830, dietinguish.
ing the number of meetings before each list, and the number held
on each day. —Ordered.
IR. DAWSON brought up a bill for the further grant of Excite.
goer Bills for the service of the year 1830 —Read a first time.
Sir J. NYROTTESLEY presented two petitions from Rowley
Regis and Womburn, in the county of S.g, against the practice
of paying wages In goods.
STATE OF THE COUNTRY.
Mr. E. DAVENPORT said he understood his motion for an
inquiry into the state of the nation being ismarbat disagreeable to
ministers, it was intended to throw obenteles in his way by avail-
ing themselves of Friday being ads: deg, to 'ent his motion
from coming on until a late hese, when die pit .of the house
must be nearly exhausted. Hs weld not my whether this was
a mode consistent with the dignity of government in getting rid of
a disagreeable subject. Another impediment woad be, that the
second reading of the bill of tbs hon. yawl= foe Hertfordshire
relative to East Retford was shams the seders. The hon. member
had thus, in consequence date aweigh et epting, like the cuckoo,
laid his eggs in his (Mr. Davenport's) net owthat day—(a laugh.)
The hon. member had declined his motion for Friday
although the hon. member for (Mr. Tennyson) had
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consented to postpone a motion which be on the subject of East
Retford, if the hon. member would have given way. He, bow.
ever, wished to state that he should be in his pines on that night,
and take the sense of the house as to proceeding with his motion
or not. He held in his hand a petition which showed the neces-
sity for this inquiry 1 it was a petition from the retail shopkeep-
ers of Illanchester—the second town in the kingdom—complain.
ing that the distress of this numerous class was greater than had
ever been known. The petition was signed by every shopkeeper
in that large town, with the exception of three; these wars—the
first a butcher, who was too drunk to sign the peti_don—(a laugh;)
the second was a Quaker—(a laugh,) wise declined signing it, say.
ing that he confided in the wisdom of parliament ; and the third
was a pensioner, a tax.gatheeer, who did not find fault with the state
of things. The petition prayed for an inquiry into the cause of
public distress, and a reduction dazes.
Mr. TENNYSON theht it would be much more to the con.
venience of the house, if the hon. member for Shaftesbury (Mr.
Davenport) would inform the house in a more positive manner
whether he intended to bring forward his motion or not.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
of tiaest,seably
to the pleasure the house on a former night, he ex his in.
tendon of going on with the various at aon =days and
Fridays. It appearing to be the wish of a great many honeuzable'l
members that a day might be conceded to the dismission of the But
Retford question, he gave way to that for Prida_P
In o'conversation which thm ensued, Sh X. Yuma, Mr. Ba-
ring, Mr. Secretary Pal, Mr. Dunconsbe, Mr: Postmen, Mr. To-
nacht, Sir F. Burdett, Colonel Davies, end' Ste J. Graham, Sri E.
bull and Mr. Blaney, the four first apreseid a hope that
the discussion of the motion upon the state of the nation should not
be farther postponed, as the public mind wail koPr.lo ourPoooos
while the three last were of opinion that it ought to be postponed
till after the financial statement of the Chancellor of the Exchequer
had been brought forward—vis, the lath instant.
Sir. Secretary PEEL observed that it was indifferent to himself
whether the hon. gentleman brought on his Modal on Friday or
Monday; and took that opportunity of asking him to tell the house
what was the nature of his Intended motion, and whether he would
bring It forward on Friday, and move it as an amendment, or
otherwise.
Mr. DAVENPORT said his motion would be for a Committee
of Inquiry, but whether a select committee, or a committee of the
whole house he would not yet stato—whichever be should move for,
be had no doubt bet it would be told him that was the wrong course.
As to the other point, seeing the opinions in the hams to divided, he
saw nothing better than 'to leave the notice as it was on the books
for Friday next.
The petition, which was from the shopkeepers of Manchester,
complaining of distress, was then read and laid on the table.
In answer to a question put by Mr. Bistro'. respecting a recent
practice at the Custom-house, of charging upon each print or map
in books imported, a separate duty of sixpence of each, instead of
bulking them, -
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was understood
to say that he had not yet informed himself upon the subject sufil.
ciently to give a satisfactory answer.
Sir F. BURDETT presented a petition from the inhabitants of
Chichester, against the licensing system. Laid on the table.
Mr. JEPUSON, after some oliservadens which was very indis-
tinctly heard in the gallery, moved foe 'copies of variourLpeisi4dre-
specting the postponement of the trial of certain persons to
have been implicated in the conspiracy to murder the ma-
gistrates. The motion included the notes taken on the occasion by
Chief Baron O'Grady, and also the correspondence with the crown
solicitor.
Colonel O'GRADY seconded the motion, and said he could state
on the part of the Chief Baron, that that learned Judge was reedy to
send the fullest information on the subject.
Lord L. GOWER said that he, too, was pupated to give all the
information which the hon. member for Mallow could possibly re-
quire, but he did not think that the motion ought to call for copies
of theneg. taken by the Chief Baron.
Sir CHARLES WETHERELL was di opinion that the notes
of a judge ought never to Lc called foe by the house, unless where
misconduct was imputed to him in his judicial character. Neither
was It right to call for the correspondence With the crown solicitor
upon the subject in question.
Mr. DOHERTY saki a hw wards to tbelleineradbe,MateniUng
that the part respecting the notes wf the judge and tbe cones--
pondenee with the gown solicitor ought to be toadied.
Mr. JEPHSON acquiesced, and the motion was then agreed to.
Sir R. VYVYAN said be shotild, on Ftldajnext, move that the
call of the house, of which belted given notice for that day, should
stand postponed to Tuesday, the Nth March,
Mr. E. DAVENPORT said that; on father consideration, be
should postpone till Tuesday, the 16th March, the notice of mo.
tion which he had given for Friday next, on the subject of the state
of the tattoo.
On the motion of iIIrfITANLEY, the Dramatic Writing' Bill
was read a second time. • '
The other Orders of the Day being disposed of, the house ad-
journed at HILT-PAST SIN. ,

HOUSE OF LORDS—Tau DAY.
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Ent India AffAra.—Cornmitteo thereon, to meet at 12 o'clock,
Gnome Christian, Eeq to attend to be examined.
Creolidated Fund Bill—tbizd reading.
Dorcitesarr load Bill, Great Torrington Road Bill, Fluctuates
Naturalloatlon Bin, Bhakerley's Divorce Bill, Lord Ellenborough's
Divorce BID, liamertou's Divorce Bill, Muskett's Divorce
remaining for 'geoid reading.
HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tars

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NOTICES OF MOTIONS.
Sh• John Ne —to move an address to the crown on the Itati
of the es cherub in Indeed.
lir. John Stewart—to mew foe copies of the oorrestandoi bp•
twerp his Majway's eguideolowors fee the. affsirs oftwitse either
of dam, and sz:f thresurotathaitkes at Eanbay, Mobs inter.
foresee of the govenwesst with certsin .of his
Mojestra **prone of Jodkatortat that I.ok do
inonthrof Anent sod SeptealberAlSS, or at say onbesquistpeddd.
Lord Viscomat Fahnerston—to submit $ mots OD the of
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