Star.
London, England, 1828-04-26 00:00:00

IMPERIAL IVIENT
fiQuAE NLORIA, APRIL S 5.
Lord LAUDERDALE presented a Petition from certain indi.
viduals against the Lunatic Asylum Bill.
Lord ELDON presented a Petition to the nme effect, from the.
Proprietors of a Lunatic Asylum. His Lordship also presented a
Petition against Catholic Emancipation.
Sir A. Gesasv appeared to acquaint their Lordships that the
IroeSe of Commons had given leave to D. SARDLAT, Rm. one- of
their Members, to attend as a witness on the second reading of the
Patiryn Disfranchisement Bill—U he thought lit;
Sir A. GRANT and others bmught up a Bill passed by the Com-
mons. for the repairing of the Harbour of Dover, in Kent.
Several other Private Bills were brought up by Sir THOMAS
Aela.cam, Mr. Lwrri.wrou, and others.
Me. Coasts presented Papers relative to the increase and dimi.
nution of Salaries in Public Offices for the last year.
Lord TORRINGTON presented a Petition from Narewell, in
Kent, praying th. it Lordships not to grant any further concewions
to the Roman Catholics.
Petitions to the same effect were presented by the Archbishop of
Muss; from the Clergy of the East Riding. and the Clergy of Cie.
veland, in the County of York ; by the Bishop of DISMAY, from
the Clergy of :he Diocese of Oxford ; by the Bishop of ST. DATID'SI
and by the Bishop of Wnicsorerns, from Cobham, in-the County
of Surrey The Bishop of • NV:monists likewise presented a Pe-
tition from Cobham, in the County of Surrey, against Slavery in
the Colonies.
Lord RADNOR presented Petitions from Reading and White-
barn. in favour of Catholic Emancipation.
TIMIS OLIVIA/SCHISM-IDM ELI.
The Duke of WELLINGTON presented a Petition from
Manchester, complaining that the Bill now before their Lordships
for transferring the elective franchise from the borough of Penryn
to Manchester, did tot make regulations for preventing tumults,
delay, and expense at elections, and praying that as the population
of Manchester was so great as to render such regulations necessary,
the Bill should not pass into a law.
Lord SK ELMERSDA LE said, that the Petition was signed
by some of the most respectable individuals its Manchester..
Lord CA RNA R VON moved that the witnesses to be examined
on the Penryn Disfranchisement Bill should be obliged to produce
certain papers.
After a few words from Earl GREY, and his Lordship in re-
ply, the motion was agreed to.
The Marquis of LA NS DO WN said be held in his band several
Petitions from medical practitioners respecting the diffioulty they
labour under in procuring anatomical subjects. As the Govern.
ment had taken up the question. be should only say, that the path.
tioners were entitled to praise fur their endeavour to qualify them-
selves to serve the public. He thought they were entitled to the
attention of Government.
Lord ROLLE suggested, that not only the bodles of murderers,
but other criminals, might be given to the surgeons.
The Marquis of LA NSDO W N said be should never consent to
make the law, which gave the bodies of criminals for dissection,
more extensive than it is. He thought persons might be induced
to seU their bodies, a practice common in Italy.
Lord ROLLE bserved, that be bad merely thrown out a sug-
gestion on the subject.
Lord RODEN presented a Petition from the Lord Mayor, Cot.-
potation, and Inhabitants of Dublin, praying their Lordships to put
down the Roman Catholic Association.
Several similar Petitions were presented from Armagh,. SUgo,
and other parts of Ireland.
e*s MGM on 1111:LANIN
Earl DARNLEY said be believed he had a right to claim
priority in bringing forward his motion; yet as great importance
was attached to the subject which stood for discussion this day, he
should give up his right of priority. He did nut allow any subject.
to be of more importance than the state of Ireland, but he was un-
willing to have it clash with any other, therefore should move tip
Order of the Day for taking into consideration the state of Ireland
be discharged, and fixed for Thursday nest.
The Earl of LIMERICK considered the subject of so much
Importance, that he should feel it his duty to oppose dse motion of
the blobk Earl if it applied to the introduction of Poor Laws in
Itch:A.—The Order was discharged, and Bud for Thursday.

TLST AND CORPORATION ACTS.
The Earl of ELDON rose, on the Order of the Day
bring reed for taking the Report on the Test and Cot-
p ration Acts into further consideration; but his Lord-
ship spoke so low that he was inaudible below the bar,
and some of their Lordships called out " Speak out!"
Noble Lard said he would speak out, as well as he
could; but he had been called on so often to speak, that
he hoped their Lordships would make some allowance
for his damaged voice. Taking into his consideration
that several amendments were introduced into the Bill,
it was consistent with the usages of their Lordships
'louse that they should not adopt the preamble ; and it
was consistent with their usages to propose that the
preamble be left out. He should therefore, s itl out
further remarks, propose that the words " and whereas
the Protestant Episcopal Church of England and Ire-
land, and the doctrine, discipline, and government
thereof, and the Pa otestant Presbyterian Church of Scot-
land, and the doctrine, discipline, and government
thereof, ate by the laws of this realm severally esta-
blished permanently and inviolably," be left out of the
Bill. He did so because, asheunderstood their bearings,
they were insidiously drawn up. He did not say so as
to those who bad introduced them into the Bill ; but
they had been insidiously drawn up in that Bill from
which they have been taken, and most incautiously in-
serted into this Bill. The Church had long remained
secure; but their Lordships could not be certain that it
would remain secure, if the law of the land were al-
tered; and that by this Bill it would be mate:ially
altered, no man living could doubt. The Acts it was
intended to repeal were, by the Act of Union, torsi-
dosed as Statutes that were to be enforced for the secu-
rity of the Church of England, as established by law.
and for insuring that the Government and the Church
should remain for ever united. He proposed to strike
out all that part of the preamble before the words
" vlves' it is just and fitting," in order that the words
he proposed might be constituted. His object was ao
put his Amendment on the Journals of the Hosse.
Earl GREY said, the Noble and L. used Lord had
given them the same assonance last night, that lie only
intended to record his opinions on the Journal, yet be
had afterwards taken the sense of the House, though
many Noble Lords had gone away under the impressios
that no division would take place. Ile would not argue
the question, though he was prepared, if necessary, to
state his reasons for giving it a direct negative. The
motion had been sufficiently argued already, and settled
by the decision of the House the previous night, when
it was negatived. But be rose now to state, that in point
of Grief it was not competent for the Noble and Learned
Lord to make this proposition. The clause in which
the omission was proposed had been already passed by
the House.
The Rawl of ELDON—No.
Earl GREY said, if the Noble and Learned Lord
world listen to him, he would prove that it had been
agreed to. It was under discussion last night, when the
N•ble and Learned Lord had moved the insertion of
certain words, the value of which he (hall Grey) was still
at a loss to discover. The motion was negatived, *ad their
Lordships bad proceeded beyond the pseamble; and, if
he recollected rightly; they had entered into the consi-
deration of some subsequent clauses,atwbich they had ad-
journed. There had been a discussion on the proposition
to insert the words in the declaration " on the true faith of
a Christian." The Noble and Learned Lord had moved
the insertion of the words, "I am a Protestant." The
discussion of this proposition was continued till SOllllll
doubts and difficulties having arisen, their Lordships
had adjourned, in order to give time for making inquiry.
The House had now arrived at that stage when it was
impossible the Noble and Learned Lord could make
his proposition. Having this shown bow the case stood
in point of order, and as to the state of the facts, be'
would remark, that the Noble and Learawdloogd would
labour under no disadvantase by being deprived of this
opportunity, as be slight sull, on the third reading of,