Star.
London, England, 1830-05-11 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS—MoxpAy.

The Speaker took the Chair at four o'clock.
Lord PALMERSTON reported, u Chairman of the Commit-
tee appointed on the :Eye Election, that the Committee had met,
pursuant to adjournment, on Friday morning, but that Oen. King
was unable to attend from indisposition t that the Committee had
again met this day, but that the gallant officer was still unable to
attend.

A medical gentleman was called to the bar, who deposed that
Oen. Ring was too unwell to attend, and that it would be three or
four days before be could attend.
Lord PALMERSTON then moved that, as it was of import-
ance that the proceedings should not be delayed, that Oen. Ring be
excused from further attendance on the Committee, which was or.
dered accordingly.
Sir R. KNATCHBULL brought up the Report on the Rye Har-
bour bilL

Mr. HUME opposed the bill, u being an attempt to make the
legislature a Court of Appeal from the decision of the Court of Chan.
eery; and moved, u an amendment, that the report be taken into
further consideration this day six months.
A division then took place, when there were—
For the amendment .
For the original question .
hlajority in favour of the bill
Mr. WALLACE presented a petition from a clergyman of the
Established Church, in Ireland, of the name of J. O'Rourke taking
notice of certain petitions offered to the house against him, and pray.
ing that, if such petitions made an impression upon any hon. mem-
ber of the house to his prejudice, he might be allowed an oppor-
tunity to defend himself. The hon. member said that the pets.
boner put forth in the petition a full defence against the charges
made. All, however, that he asked at present, was to lay the pe-
tition on the table.

Mr. O'CONNELL said that the petitions which he had offered
to the house complaining of this rev. gent. had been signed by very
respectable persons. They were not received by the house, on ac.
count of informality. He had not since received any instructions
from the who gave him the petitions for presentation.
Mr. ALLACE said he had ne complaint to make of the hon.
and learned member for Clara.

The petition was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
__ ___ OPINING PION WATERLOO 'RIDGE.
_ _ __

Mr. WALLACE presented a petition from the company of pro-
prietors of Waterloo-bridge, praying that a street might be opened
from Waterloo-bridge to Tottenham-court-road.
Sir JOSEPH YORKE supported the petition, which, he said,
ought to interest a great many members of the house. When this
adbject was mentioned before, he was scarcely able to put in one
word for it, so much engrossed was the whole house by the union
of navigation and trade questions. There were various good rea-
sons for opening a passage from Waterloo-bridge, in the direction
of Tottenham-court-road. Numerous families living along that
line had no direct way to the theatres, or to Westminster, without
going round-about ways. He saw various sums in the miscellaneous
estimates for the year, not so well applied as a grant would be for
the proposed street. Why should they bare grants for widening
the streets of Dublin, and not for widening the streets in London
He would also hold out particular inducements to hon. members in
making the proposed opening; they could have Oeulburn.atreet,
Murray-square, wson-alley, &c. as we had in our foreign posses-
sions Melville Island, Croke: Mountains, and such others, which
the hon. member enumerated. Hs would not ask for a vote at pre-
sent for this purpose, but he was desirous that the place should be
kept open, and that a grant might be made some other time. It
would be only applying the public money to public works, which
would employ the people, and which would repay, in time, the mo-
ney laid out on them. He had no doubt but the Duke of Bedford
and others, whose property lay in the way, would concur.
The petition was elected to lie on the table.