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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS—WEDNESDAY.
Mr. LAW Hot:inEs and other, members of the Commons
brought up several private bills.
A Noble Lord presented a petition from Stratford-upon-Avon,
praying for the better observance of the Sabbath, and another
from Kidderminster against the present beer act.
The Marquis of WoncEsTEEE presented a petition from Wor,
cester, signed by the mayor and five hundred of the inhabitants,
against the beer bill. The noble marquis entreated the house
to make some alteration in that act, for those pests to tile coun-
try, the beer-Eh-Ts, were daily on the increase. They were not the
othy nuisances. connected with the act, for there was generally
adjoining a skittle-ground, and card-playing was allowed upon
the premises. Two young men, who had lately been executed
at Worcester, ascribed their wickedness to the great tempta-
dans of these Leer-shops.
The sugar duties bill went through a committee.
LAW AMENDMENT BILL.
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The report of the committee upon the above bill was brought
up, and seveaal verbal amendments made by the LORD CHAN-
C'LLI,Oft.

The house then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS--WEDNESDAY.
The Speaker took the chair soon after twelve o'clock, and the
House was occupied in receiving petitions until three, and
among them
Col. PERCEVA L presented a petition from the Protestants and
Catholics of the town and neighbourhood of Elphin, in the coon-
tv of Roscommon, against the Irish Church Reform Bill. The
petition was particularly pointed against the clause which went
to remove the Protestant bishop from Eiphin. It also stated
that the public charitable institutions in the neighbourhood were
largely supported by the Bishop of Elphin. It also stated that
it was next to impossible if those bishoprics intended to be unit-
ed were so, that the duties could be performed in a way to sup-
port the true spirit of the Christian.relfgion. The hon. member
then presented a petition from the inhabitants of Foxford, in
the diocese of Kilmallow, in the county of Mayo, to the san •
p nport. It was signed byi the merchants and inhabitants of la
persuasions, and it stated that by this measure they would be
grievous sufferers—that many would be reduced to a state of
ruin if the removal of the bishop were sa.nelioned. It also.stated
that it would be injurious to the prosperity of the town, and
mentioned many evils which had been the consequence of the
withdrawal of regular employment offered to many persons.
Adjourned to rive o'clock,

The Speaker took the chair at five o'clock. -
A messuage from the Lords announced that their Lordshirr,
had agreed to several private bills.

GLAMORGANSHIRE ASSIZES.

Mr. GUEST presented a petition from Merthyr-T3dvil, we
believe, in favour of removing the Glamorganshire summer
assizes from Cardiff to Swknsea.

Mr. VIVIAN presented similar petitions from Swansea, and
two other places in Glainoro•anshire, and was about to make
the motion of which he had given notice, for the introduction
of a bill_to accomplish the object, when
Lord ALTuoRP rose, and entreated that the hon. gentlemar,
as well as other hon- members, would not press their motions;
the near approach of the Easter recess renciering it necessary
that they should get on with the report on the Irish Disturbanct
Bill to-night.
Mr. VIVIAN said he would withdraw his motion with great
pleasure, on the understanding that others did the same.
Mr. W. PATTEN said that he was willing to withdraw for
the present his motion for a commission to inquire into the
factory system, provided there was an understanding that.he
should be enabled to bring it forward on some other occasion. '
Lord Aurtiorip said he should be willing to give the hon.
Member every assistance in his power to bring forward his mo.
tion; it was certainly most desirable that it should be disposcd,
of one way or the other at as early a period as possible. lie
would suggest to the hon. member that if he would appoint to-
morrow for his,motion, he would have a. good chance of bring-
ing it on, for although there were a number of notices on the
books, he did not think they would occupy much time.
Mr. Vivian then withdrew his motion, and Mr. Patten post-
poned his motion till to-morrow.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL also withdrew his notice of motion
respecting the referring to a select conimiftee his bills to amend
the law of inheritance, dower, courtesy, &c. ,

BREACH OF PRIVILEGE.

Mr. HENRY GRATTAN, in reverence to some proceedings of
the Longford election committee, which had been published in
the Dublin Evening Mail, and which were injuribus to the sitting
member for Longford, and his friends, begged to ask the sitting
member for Longford whether it was his intention to bring the
subject before the house, for if it were not, he (Mr. Grattan)
should himself undertake that task, a breach of privilege having
assuredly been committed.
The SPEAKER said, that when the honourable member talked
of a breach of privilege, he ought to take care that he was not
hi►riself guilty of one. The committee would, no doubt, do what
was proper, if it thought that a breach of privilege had been com-
mitted, and the house could not in any way judge by anticipa-
tion what would be the decision of the committee.
DISTURBANCES (IRELAND)
Lord ALTIIORP moved the order of the day for the further con-
sideration of the report on the Irish disturbiinces bill. On the
question that the amendment be now read a second time,
The. SoLICITO B-GENERAL rose and stated the different amend-
ments which kid been made by the committee. After a short
discussion, which was inaudable in the gallery, it was found
necessary to re-commit the bill in consequence of some infor-
malities, . . .