Star.
London, England, 1827-06-01 00:00:00

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Pa-arhes in the County of Wic
Earl DA RNLEY said, that when the Noble Lord had pre
the General Petition of the County of Wickkest spinet the Ca.
Chalice, he (Earl D.) bad stated what was it fact, that die majority
of the Lauded Proprietors in that County were favourable to the
Catholic Claims.

Lord FARNHA NI observed that dtis was true, as She as Ab.
seaters were concerned, but unfounded with respect to Residents,
who were generally opposed to fuether 1011CeilliOnah
The Petitions were then laid on the table.
Lord KING presented one from the Roman Catholics of In.
nimorthy, and ene front another Pulsh in the County of Watford,
for Emancipation.
Lord REDRSDALRpresented a Petition from New Ramey,
against any akeration in the Corn Laws.
The Earl of MA LMESBURY gave notice, that he should pre-
sent a Petition to-morrow on the subject of Foreign Wool, and
should put a question. to his Majesty's Governinent, to know whe-
ther they intended to propose any measstras calculated to relieve the
greet body of British Wool Growers.—Laid oo the table.
The Marquis -of LANSDOWN presented Petition* from the
Dissenters of Stockport, and from the Unitarians of Chester and
Manchester, praying for the repeal of the Test Act.—Laid on
the table.

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Lord CARBERRY presented a Petition from the Ship Owners
of Cork, pt?ying for interference hi their behalf, and for their
relief.—Laid on the table.

TVIUIIIIII.6 SIVORCI 'BILL

The House went ioto a Committee-on Turner's Divorce Bill.—
After some verbal amendments, the report was ordered to be
brought up to-morrow.
The Earl of MALMESBUR Y hoped that the flagrant
case which had given rise to the Bill,' would attract
their Lotdships' attention to what was called Scotch or
Gietna Green marriages, and that a remedyshould be'
applied to that most disgraceful state of the law, un-
worthy of a civilized country.
Lord REDESEIALE also wished for reform on this
point; and for some more authentic way of ascertaining
what was the real state of the law. It was extraordinary,
that the power of making contracts of marriage should
be enjoyed by those- who bad no power to make any
other contract.

Earl GREY presented Petitions from Unitarian Dissenters in
the Comity of Kent.at Kendal, and at Rochdale, for the Repeal of
the Test Act.—Laid on the table.

MATZ or TIM NATION.
The Marquis of LANSDOWN, seeing a Noble Eatl
in his place, who had given notice of an important mo-
tion, wished to know, as it was likay that the House
would adj-iurn to-mortow for the holidays, when and
whether it was his intention to make his motion?

The Earl of WINCHELSEA was understood to say,
that one of the objects which he had in view was to ar
cert.iin the principle on which the present Administra-
Ition stood, a question which was partly answered by
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the situation in which the Noble Marquis at present
'held He had not yet made up his mind to any Ipar-
ticular day.
The Marquis of LANSDOWN only, wished that the
Noble Lord would give a sufficient time.
Earl DAKNLEY said, that if his Noble Friend per-
sisted in his inters ion, the only way would be to bring.
forward a regular motion. The course of which he bad
given notice .was a proper mode of ezpressins thu