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[PRICE SEVENPENCE.

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, MAI, 9.
weans* a. WARELIR.

This was an appeal from a Decree in the Court of Chancery in
Ireland. It involved property to iconsiderable amount,but possessed
no public hsterestei—The Decree Was affi. med.
Mr. BILOODIDI, and others from the Commons, brought up the
Silk Manufacturers' Bill, the Yeomanry Volunteers' Bill, and se.
veral Private Bills, which were read a first time.

The Dukeof GLOUCESTER presented a Petition from Man•
cheater against the continuation of Negro Slavery.—Laid on
the table.

Lord SUFFIELD prevented a Petition from the Magistrates of
the County Palatine of Lancaster, against the Game Laws. Laid on
the table, after a few observations in its support by Earl GROSVENOIL
The Duke of MONTROSE presented a Petition from the Uni-
versity of Glasgow, against a clause ii the Trials Prisons Regulation
Bill, which excluded all individuals who had nut taken their dipin.
mas in Dublin, London, or Edinburgh, from bolding the situation
of Surgeons at ally prison its Ireld.
The F.arl of LAUDERDALE remarked that attempts had
been made of late to run down persons wh3 had been educated In
Scotland.—The Petition was then laid on the table.

Lord RED ESDA LE presented a Petition from certain Indivi-
duals against the Metropolitan Trust Bill.—Laid on the table.
Reel DA RNLEX said, that in consequence of the continued
absence of many of their Lordships, and of the late period of the
Session, he should suspend calling the attention of thv l louse to the
state of the Poor in Ireland, till the beginning of the next.
The Earl of LIVER POOL, in moving the Order of the Day
for going into a Committee en the Rill for improving the Adosinis-
tration of Criminal Justice. stated that it 'was not an insulated mea-
sure. It was one of two which had been introduced in the other
House by a Right lion. Friend of his (Mr. Secretary Peel) who
,had paid unremitting attention to the suoject. The other measure
tended to consolidate in one Act all the numberless Acts respecting
thefts, but in order that it might uudergo greater consideration, its
completion had been postponed to the next Session. The present
Bill embraced all the crimes which, without being thefts, affected
property, arch as the demolition of houses or trees. The .Nohle
Earl then described the particular objects of the measure,which have
been minutely detailed in the Commons. Before the House went
into a Committee, he wished to state a few frets which were of
considerable importance. The first was, that the increase of crime
for the last seven years was very great, when compared with the
preceding seven years. The second might be thought in some de-
tree to counteract that afillieting statement, it was that the more'
heinous kinds of crimes had not increased. The third and last was
a most material fact, and one from which many practical conse-
quences might flow. It was that the increase of crime was nothing
like, or nearly as great in this metropolis and its neighbourhood as
In the country at large. This was contrary to what all would (tip-
pose, and could not fail to excite surprise, as it might have been
expected that a great and luxurious metropolis like this would have
'been productive of more crime than the country. The reverse,
however, was the fact, and it had also been ascertained that the dif-
ference was in favour of the manufacturing lover the agricultural
counties. This might perhaps be owing materially to the influence'--
of the Game Laws, and ought to direct the attention of the coun-
try Gentlerneu to the consideration of those Laws. Or if they
deserved anything else in the state of the country which could ex-
plain that phenomenon, it would be their duty to point it out.
The House having then resolved itself into a Committee, and se-
veral verbal amendments having beta made to the Bail, the House
resumed. the Report was brought up, and the Bill ordered to be
printed with the amendments.—Adjourned.

•""1111 HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The House went into a Committee on the St. George's Divorce
Bill, when Counsel was heard, and witnesses examined.

'nig Howe resumed, and
Mr. JUNES brought up the Report, which was received, and
ordered for further considerstion.

. Mr. B. W I LER AHAM presented a Petition from the Justices
of the Peace of the County Palatinate of Lancaster, in which
they stated, that the present Game Lawa required considerable
alteration, and praying the House to inspect them.—Ordered to
be printed.
Mr. S. RICE presented a Petition from the Catholics of Leitrim,
praying for Catholic Emancipation.—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. HUME gave notice of his Intention to move, on Thursday
next, fur leave to bring in a Bill to allow machinery to be ex.
ported from this country, and thus place i t on a footing with other
merchandise.

The Hon. Miossuaa also moved for a return of all Gentlemen
who had been appointed to first commissions in the different Re.
giments of Cavalry and Foot, during the years 1816 and 1822,
Iwhich commission might have been filled up from the half-pay list.
—Ordered.

Sir T. LETHBRIDGE presented a Petition from Sir John Sin-
clair, who suggested that a surplus capital of money belonging to
Government may be very well disposed of to furnish employment
to the many thousands now out of employment, and at the SAMe
time be to the benefit of the country, by employing them in the
cultivation of waste lands, of which there were many in the king-
dom. The Petitioner conoluded by saying, that if any Immure to
this end were adopted, he would be happy to instruct and superin-
tend their operations.—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. W. DUN DAS presented a Petition from several Mortga•
gees of West India property,xesiding in Edinburgh, complaining of
the deterioration of such property, and calling upon the House foe
protection.—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. PORTMAN presented a Petition from Sherborne, in Dor-
setshire, against Slavery.—Ordered to be printed.
Similar Petitions were presented from a Parish in Donetshire,
by Mr. LITCIIITill; from Weston, Bishops Auckland, Middleton,
Hastings, and four other places, by Mr. W. SMITH ; and front
the Students of a College in the West Riding of Yorkshire, by
Lord Mitvon.

The Petitions were laid on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Sir G.WARRENDEIt presented two Petitions from Kelsu and
Roxburgh against any alteration of the Currency of Scotland—Laid
oa the table.

On the motion of Hr. Halals., the House went into a Com-
mittee on the Scotch Bankers' Bill.

The House resumed, Li:PHiantoas brought up the Report,
which was ordered .for further consideration to-morrow, and to
be printed.
Mr. HEATHCOTB presented a Petition from Boston against
any alteration of the Corn Laws.—Ordered to be printed.
Mr. PHILLIPS presented a Petition from the Cotton Spinners
of Manchester, praying for a repeal of the Corn Laws. Ile per-
fectly agreed ith the prayer of the Petitioners, and hoped that
Ministers would repeal the law which prohibited the exportation of
machinery, so that the many who were out of employment might
get employment in manufacturing machines for foreign States.—
Ordered to be printed.
A Message from the Lords stated their entire concurrent* to
several private Bilis, without any amendments; and in answer to a
part of their Lordships' Message, which requested the attendance
of Sir H. Hardinge to a Committee of Privileges of their House, to
give testimony as to the validity of the Marquis of Londonderry's
vote at the ensuing election of Irish Peers, the S informed
their Lordships' Messengers that they would send an answer by a
Messenger a their own.