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that the feeling in the county of Durham might elicit a
ewe from the noble marquis for the measure. He had to
observe that the clergy in Durham had abstained front taking
any par tin the great political question. There flight have
been one or two exceptions. One meeting in a populous
town had been convened by the rector of the pariah The
noble marquis explained why petitions bad not come earlier
from the county of Durhnm. One reason was the doubt
whether the bill would be favourably received by their lord-
ships. He had petitions from the tour principal towns in
the county of Durh.m. The noble marquis accordingly
presented• petitions from Sunderland, Gateshead, Castle
Barnard, Darlington, 1111 ton, and the Borough of Dumfries.
The Marquis of LONDONDRRRY was aware that the
noble marquis was well informed as to the state of the
county of Durham. but the statement of the noble marquis
did not alter his opinion. It wu generally known that
Sundetland and Gateshead had an interest in the arrange-
ments of the bill, and it was not at all wonderful that they
should be favourable to the measure. With respect to the
vote which the noble marquis called for, he could only say
that he should give his vote free ftom bias. He was iniu.
(need only by constitutional motives.
The petitions were then read and laid on the table.
The Duke of BUCKING!' A3l suggested, that it might
be adviuble for the house to meet to-morrow to receive pe-
titions, preparatory to the discussion on Monday.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said he had arranged
judicial business for to-morrow, but he agreed with the no-
ble duke, that it might be convenient to receive petitions
to-morrow. The noble and learned lord then observed that
he had risen to present a mass of petitions signed by thou-
' sands and thousands of his fellow countrymen. Ills reason
for presenting them shortly to the House was, that he had
so many entrusted to his care, that his strength would not
I allow him, nor the time of the house permit, of his song
into the merits of each. (Hear, hear, hear.) The first
petition was from Leeds, praying that House to pass the
-Reform Bill. in seven days it rteeived 17,500 signatures,
r and in two days It received 21,000 more. The noble and
' learned lord then presented petitions to the same effect from
Kingston-upon-Hull, signed by 6.276—St. Saviours, South.
wok—The Corporation of Biddeford, signed by 800—Stra-
thallan—Dumfries--Fingal (for their own disfranchise.
me .1 t) —Coe kerm out h East AI imms —Caine— Kersey—
Irviu—Totness— Kidderminster, signed by 1,572-.-Bcar-
borough, by 900—Southamptoneby I,79o—Richmond,
Yorkshire, by 820—Dalkeith, by I,7ss—Hithe, Kent—
Taunton—St. Mary, Newington, by 2,ooo—Paddington,
by 930—Portsmouth, by 3,400-Lambeth, by 2,600.—
The noble aed learned lord then presented several
other petitions to the same effect from certain C rpo.
rations in Edinburgh, the Ciceronian Society of Liverpocl,
nine incorporated trades of Leith, seven incorporated trades
of Portaburgh, and sundry other places—in all 45 petition.
With respect to the presenting of Iteform petitions next
Monday, he (the Lord Chancellor) was of opinion that
such • mode would be very inconvenient, unless their
Lordships met a little earlier; it might be advisable for
their Lordships to meet at a very early hoar in the day
during the discussion on the Reform Bill, as was the case
at one time on an important occasion.—(The trial of
Queen Caroline.)
Lord ROSS lE presented twenty.tvropedtions in favour
certain
of Reform from places in Scotland.
Lord HOLLAND had great satisfaction to find that the
feelings of the people of England wets so generally in favour
of itetorm ; he had a variety of petitions to present to their
Lordships, all of which shewed that no relaxation in the
cause of Reform had taken place; they were couched in loyal
and respectful language ; the petitions, at the same time,
were totally silent as to annual parliaments and universal
suffrage, although such points bad frequently been included
in witless from sitnil.r places. The first petition was
from the Corporation of Nottingham, with wh ch he bad
the honour (and he accounted it a great bon nir) to be con.
fleeted ; the political advantage of that Corpoiation would
be much restricted by the measure, yet thetitionersl
prayed that the Reform Bill might be passed, for the ge.
ntral good ; the next petition was from the inhabitants
of the same town, and was signed by 13,000 persons in
I three days.
The Duke of BUCKINGHAM said the great number,
of petitions to be presented in favour of reform only gave ad-
ditional weight to the hint he had thrown out; he should
suggest that their lordships should meet at four o'clock, and
receive petitions till six o'clock.
The LORD CHANCELLOR agreed w ith the noble
duke—Abe hours were judiciously chosen ; were their lord.
ships to meet earlier, them would be but a thin attendance of
peers ; and he always doubted the expediency of the House
of Commons meeting on a Saturday, perhaps that body could
take greater liberties with their constimenr than then lad.
ships, who bad none. (Laughter.)
Lord HOLLAND said there ought to be ea understand-
ing at what hour their lordships should stop the resenting of
I eti,iona. With respect to sitting on Sstutday, he under-
stood there were certain reasons why their lordships should
not sit to-morrow.

he petitions of the noble baron, which were from the
towns of Nottingham, Siggleswade, and other places, in all
fourteen, were then laid on the table.

The Duke of HAMILTON presented petitions in fa-
un, of Reform, from Linlithgow, Dumbarton, Lanark,
and New Lanark ; also from the town of Lancaster. The
Noble Duke took occasion to observe, that when the question
of Reform came before the House, it ought to be discussed
with calmness and that attention which its great importance
demanded.

TITHES.

On the motion of the Archblihop of CANTERBURY,
the Order of the Day for the third reading of the Tithe
Composition Bill was postponed till next Friday.
Earl Al A NVERS presented a petition in favour of Re-
form from the populous parish of St. Mary-la-bonne.
The Duke of RICHMOND also presented similar pe-
titions from Woolwich, Northampton, and another place.
The noble duke cordially agreed iu the proposition, that
their lordships should nieet at four o'clock fur receiving
petitions.