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.PARLI.4II/ENTARr PROCEEDINUS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, JUNE 25.
Ilte Royal Aiwa was notified by Conimlssion to the St rro.
gates' Bill, the Pape Cake Bill, the Holyhead Harbour Bill, the
Bristol Small Debts Dill, and Sir Wni. Divorce
The Commissioners were the LORD CHA NOE 1.1.0 R, the Marquis
of WINCH ST FR, am) the Earl at SHATTISBURT
T.fse Mutiny Amendment Bill, the Small Coal Bill, the Stone
bottles Bill, the Appropriation till, and the Corntiee's Bill, were
brought up from the. Haute of Coinino,ni by Mr. Bitoonas, Sir'
JAMES OAA liAlll, and other Members, and read a first time. 'l'he
Irish Lai:Mord, Bill, and the bush Grand Jury Indictment Bali,
• were 11110 returned with the amendments agreed to.
The Habeas Corpus Bill the Mint Machinery Bill, the Irish
Customs Regulation Bill, the Bank Capital 13111, the Herlord
College Bill, and Dyott's Divorce Bill, were read 1 third time,
and passed.
The Stage Coach Regulation Bill was retil a second time, and
.committed !or to•morrow.

The Earl of LAUDEIWALE urterwards observed with re-
spect to this Bill, that irivas a ridiculous 9 ec,e4 of legts.ation,
and if they passed OA% Bill they might expect • t.) see a Bill
brOught in to regulate the mode Of periti:l4 going along the
•streets, as dang.fr might ari-e to others from their running
.fast, or a Bill to prevent person. from drinking more thin a
certain quantity, as persons in liquor were sort tintes agreat
annoyance.
Lord HOLLAND observed, that as legislation seemed to be
going on at a furious rate, it might be of some service for his
Noble Friend to ch-•ck it.
Respecting the Charitable Donations Bill oa the table, Lord
REDESDALE observed, the it contaiaed some very extraordi-
nary provisions which he did not believe their Lordships would
accede to, particularly with regard to the Immense penaltirs
ittt-
posed upon Trustees, who neglected duties which it would be
,isupossibl, for them to execute.
The LORD CHANCELLOR agreed that the Bill was of the
• most extraordinary nature, as It would be impossible for Trustees
to execute the duties imposed upon them by it, and the penalty
impiased fur neglect was most enormous. He intended to move
to-morrow to postpone the Bill for sit months.
The Amendments iu the Pillory Abolition Bill were agreed to
on •the Report.

CATHOLICS OF IRELAND.
• The Earl o- DONOUGHMORE said, he had

intended to give notice of a motion to bring on She
discussion ot the Claims of the Rerun Catholics of
rreland early in the next Session, seeing that the Pe-
titions on the table contained a dear atateincnt of ail
that they complained ot ; that they distinctly pointed
out, means of vaiciliation, and were expressed in re-
spectful and temperate linguage; and that therefore
as the case stood, witt.o,it any renewal of Petitions,
it was perfectly competent to any Noble Lord to
bring on the discusai( n lie, however, bad since.
come to the determin.i t ion not to give any substantive
notice upon the sul,j-ct, as c;rcutuststices might in.

. tervene to render such a notice unavailing, I)r the
Catholics themselves might wish a different course to
be pursued, or m;glit determine to atesent new Peti-
tions. He therefore dechned giving any specific
notice ; • but ternm the Petitions on the table, as con-
taining the case of the R,man Catholics of Ireland,
it was undoubtedly competent for a Noble Lord 1.9
bring on the discussion by a motion early in. the next
Session of Parliament.
Lord ROLLE expressed :t hope that the question
would not be brought in in such a way as to out-
manceuvre the friends of the Established Church.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE rose to defend
the Established Church from any imputation of ma-
noeuvring that might tie inferred from what had been
said by the Noble Lord who spoke last.
Lord ROLLE said, he merely meant that the
question might not be brought on at a period when
many Noble Lords were out of town.
The Earl of DONOUGHMORE said, it vemrd
to be difficult to please the Noble Lord as to the time
of bringing on the question; but he trusted it would.
be brought on early in the Session.

THIASUDY CONSOLIDATION DILL.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL moved the second
reading of the Treasury Consolidation Bill.
The Earl of DONOUGHMORE objected to the
concealment which had been practised with
.regard
to the financial state of Ireland, it not having been
at all intimated until now, that Ireland was inca-
pable of bearing her proportion of the burden of the
Empire; and now the question was brought on four
years sooner than by the Act of Union it would have
been ; or he might say, the crisis had been brought
on (the situation having been the same last year) five
years sooner. This circumstance he could not but
attribute to financial mismanagement.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL said the necessity of
the Bill was universally acknowledged in conserilence
of the financial situation of Ireland, and considering
the heavy expenditure of the war, it was rather mat-
ter for astonishment that such a measure had not

become necessary at a still earlier period. As to
what had been suggested at the time or the Union,
R was evident that it was impossible, at that period,
to anticipate fifteen years (.1 war at the rate of expen-
dictate which had taken place. It was the wish of
Government to relieve Ireland as much as possible;
if the Property Tax had been extended to Ireland,
the present measure would not have been necessary
6;1 the period anticipated at the Union, but that be
supposed the Noble Lord would not have c'esired.
The Earl of DONOUGHMORE 'admitted that
Ireland ought to bear burdens in proportion to those
imposed .upon Great Britain, though he did not wish
for the Property Tax, but what he objected to was,
that the financial situation of Ireland had been con- •
cealed till the war was ended and no more heavy
taxes were wanted, and then when the accounts came
to be wound up, she was declared to be bankrupt.
Earl GROSVENOR objected to some of the pro-1
visions of the Bill, particularly that regarding the
appointment of a Deputy Vice-Treasurer with a sa-
lary of £l,OOO per annum, considering it inconsistent
with that economy which ought to prevail.
The Earl of DARNLEY also objected to this part
of the Bill, and took the opportunity to express his
hopes, regarding the Claims.of the Roman Catholics
of Ireland, that the question would be taken up as a
measure of Government.
The Bill was read a second tirpe and committed
fur 'Llursday.—Adjourned.

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HOUSE OF COMMONS.
, The SPEAKER stated that thk Royal Assent had been given,
by %..ontmisstou, in the House of Lords that day to several Public
aagd Erivate lidls.—(see Lords).
The Glasgow Road ha l weq •through a Committee. Kelton
received, and Bill ordered to be read a third time.
The Hertford College Bill was mead a third time, and pawed.
A new Writ was ordered for Newport. in the Isle of Wight,
in the room of Mr. Leslie Foster, appointed Advocuh•Genera4

far Ireland. _ __
'the Loan Charge Bill" the Claremont Estate Bid, and the
Cehiaa Canal 1301, were read a third time and passed.
'1 L. ElginMarbles bill. Report wu heaved, and taken into
oonaideratiou.—To be read a third time tomorrow.
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