Star.
London, England, 1828-03-18 00:00:00

IMPgRIAL PARLIAMENT.

- HOUSE OF LORDS, MARCH 17.
The LORD CMARCILLOR took his seat Upon the 'Woolsack at a
quarter•after four setioek. .

,Lettlf CARRINGTON presented a Petition from the Prates-
tast Pissenters of
ots Chapel in Aylesbury, for the Repeal of the
'Test Corpot-iticin'Aers.
Lord KING presented a simifar PetitiOn Mini the Protestant
':Dissenters of New Roomy, 'Kent. •-•
Them Petitions werebeverally ordered to lie upon the table.
. The.prlsate .Bilis upon the table were forwarded in their re-
spective stages...
Sir Aireastoia Gitaiisladd othir Member* from, the House of
Con-mons Srbbtht-Up Copies of lite 'Reports of the Committees of
the House vE-Commons ion the Game Laws, of the-Sessions 1816
andlBl7,.whipb, on the motion of Lord WriaaNctiers, were or-
dered to be referred to their Lordships' Committee on the Game.

• 11r. W.' Drincewsz;• •Lood 43avocuoct, and. other Member%
:brought up. Several Private hails, which were read a first time.
Lord KING, had, a Petitiou to present, signed by certpin Clergy-.
Iptert of the Church of Eeryland; complaining that the funds of the
/Moiety for the Propagation of 'hie Gospel bad hceri attuned 'in many
instances, and that the Boeiety<hid Wen grossly imposed upon.,
.13e would not now prermt ilsis,Pctitiou, in 'he absence of.-the
Bishop of London, who was an active trustee of the Society, but
would give notice of his intention to tiresent it to morrow.
The ilfuliny and the 'Aldine Mutiny Bills Were severally read a
Ablid tline,'ind passed. " -"r • •-•
The :Billsop:of • GLOUCRSYKli.preseated• a Petition front the,
Rural. Deattand Ciergy of the Deanery:of Camden, in the Dio-
cese of Gloucester, %Orin any further concesiiiini to the Roman
`tatholics • also a Similar .l'etltion from the 'Rural Dean and Clergy
bt the Deanery. of Whichcoathe,•hr 'the:sante Dlocese.—Orslerett
to lie uplift the title, -s si•J

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-Lord. WHArRNCLIF.RE teeing his Noble. Friend- in.
•his place‘who had:tappointeii .Thursday next••for thC
committal of theSisla of, Game Bills rose for the
poseof ..asking binalapottpone it for a week. -Ile bad
to infornt their Lotsiships that the Committee Avon the
..general subject of the Game Lawthad adopted cesUin
Tesolutions-which. were about. to:be. embodied in a Re,
port. This Report.heShould .be enabled.. to present to
the. House to-morrow ..or she following:day. It WAS
hit itite.nrion,. upon.. the author ity -of- these Resolutions,
to,popose the additiois.of certain clauses ,to to his Noble
Friend's Bil Pin the. Committeev but he thought . next
Thursday would be tc,o early a period from thepresen-
tati on ofthe•Report; and he therefore trusted his Noble
iend• would eornply with. his requestiand postpone the
committal of. the Bill until Thursday sennight. •-
•,..-The-tbfarquis •of SALISBURY-could not refuse to
itequietteiw this ptopositl.:- He trusted .the tecommenda-.
tiotia of -the Committee. were •of such a -nature as were
not likely to excite any. peat. difference of opinion, as
he would be exceedingly -reluctant to encumber the Sale
of GameZill..with any.additions calculated to endan-
ger ice: ••-• • . • • •
Lord WHARNCLIFFE -would • wily sayf that. the
Resolutions•oftheCommittae had been adopted unani-
mously. • •••

;The Hours thee tedjamed.
HOUSE OF COMMON&.

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The Queenborough Oyster Fisheries Regulation Bill was read a
Brit, and Ordered to be read a second time. •
' ' The Royal Clarence Bridge Bill was read a first time; and or-
* wed to be read a second time. •

A Message was brought from the Lords, with _their I.ordshipe
Assent tp the Marine Mutiny Bill, and various Private Bills.
Mr. W.1,41(TH brought in a Bill to enable• the Thames Tun.
flef COmpany•to raise &further sum towards the completion of that
wurk.--.The Billwas read a first time, and.erdered to he. read a

:second-Orme. . . • • . .
.111 r. Jt)liti.g.NllTH presented a Petition froM Sir Harcourt
'Lees afiinst die Repeat of the Test and. Corporation Ats. The
Petiticinhiilsouglre that if the Test Act Should- be repealed, some
oarisitigitt to be introduced to sapply.its place —Ordered to be
..• . .
The same lion. Mamas* presented a Petition from the Roman '
Catholics of. itosscarbury, in the 'County of •Cork,• praying for
Enantipatlori-1-oideted to be printed. • •
•'Ltird• CITA NDOS, presented a Petition' frtim the, Rector and
artmehwitdenant Cherrington against the Repeal of the Test and
col'l4o44l°a Acts. •
.Noaut Lomipreittited Petitions to • the same efftet' from
ilstrtetd other PariShes in the County'afßueks.
Lord W. PA ULET presented a •Petklon tram the Dissenters of

/Darlington; end its neighbourhood, in favour.
spill Act.. • •
Lord LOWTHER presented a' Petition 'from the-Maltsters of
Venda!, agaiii.t the Malt Act.--Ordered to be'printed. •
Sir T. LETHBRIDGE presented a Petition from Warminster,
Milling that •Local Road Trusts niii,ht• be: converted into Public
Wawa, and, the expenses of. passing Private . Bills reduced.
Mr. A still UItST presented a Petition from Horsefair, in the
'Caitiff of °Hord. against the Test and Corporation Acts.
' Mr.-Mt/NCI/11BH presented a-Petition .frane Scarborough, in
favour of the British Fisheries.
• Sir G, H. SMYTH pregented a Petition from the Corporation of
Colchester,.against the Repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts.
HAltirEY said, this Was not the lititioo If the Corpora-
Rim In their aggtegate charleter, bot of a divided. Minority. 'There
was not present more than half Bib Corporation, and they were net
unanimous. The Petition was very extended in its objects. It
prayed against Emancipation, against the Repeal of the Test and
Corporation Acts, and the Unitarian Alarriage`Act. •In One part
of the Petition, they stated that' they viewed With hornrit and dis-
may the spread of what were called liberal opinions, and prayed
that means might be taken to prevent his Majesty from being
plundered, by such opinions, of the.loyalty.which was dee to hit*.
Sir G. H. SMYTH contended that this Petition was the act of
the Corporation. Their seal woo Id not be otherwisd appended to it.
W. SMITH said; that orie.lisif. of •the.Corporation.were
not present •when the Petition was agreed to. .
. The Petition was then read and of tiered to be punted.
Sir W. I N GLEBY presented` 'Petition from the Maksters of
Spibby, Lincolnshire; agairift-the Act.---Orctired• to be
printed. • *nor..
The same Honourable Alsstasa, prmented :Retitions froat.various
Growers of Wool in the county of Lincoln, praying for Protection
!to the British Wool Grower against Wool the growth' of Foreign
Countries.
• 31r. HEATHCOCE wished to know•if..lt..-was intends to do
this important subject. T. price of wool. war
now
rubssualy low. • It would be for .the advantage of manufacturers,
,agriculturists, and lationrers, to know Whether' anything 'fratto bi
done with a •eitW td i•elifve•the inctmventerites which• they al
equally felt from•the law alit now. Stood. - • •s•
Mr. HUSILIBSON-aald be .should be prepared' on.s future.
paion to preee,i)lat.l4a.,.chtote suggested by the-Hod.: Member
.would tend rather to injarc than serve thetartieS wlitweinterests he
was drsiroyul tkildlfifice-{Herr,itear).• •
BARING Ittaidetit take the present oppirtunity Islam
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