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,r consideration for the

r the improvement

lesiastical Courts in

on should consider, with a

lirth regulate the regi-
e in Parliament.

The address was then ag
terwards adjourned.

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the conti

d distress

HOUSE OF LORDS—Fainay

The suffering

been borne

s on the various im-

ttention

lterests and
, and I fer-

suit to improve the

industry and pro-

of the Address,

was fully sensible of the

L he stood, and espe-
: he had ever had the
The birth of a Prince

joy_9lr:ough.-

of her Majesty's

cause of much congra-

n no period of our

s born under such

31e marquis then seriatim

:ech from the Throne

brsoonexf

ding an

ave utterance to a glowin,

ships must hail with

ales sprung from such pa-
f the King of Prussia, who
oung prince, was
reater still, however,

r to the

great powers of

slave trade,

to destroy. (Hear,
other topics in the
.onding the address.
he concurred, not only in the
the address, but also in what
Dyer and seconder. He must
ainisters upon the comfortable

g to t'l.

i with that which
ras impossible for
knowledge of the
their views, and

side, and more particularly his
the Board of Trade, should not
Tly—that in fact he should now
in every part of the globe. He

)posite had fotind their situations more
had anticipated, and that they were
.1 insurmountable difficulties as they
The noble viscount then alluded to
ressed his conviction that the sliding
fined. He hoped that noble lords on

►t be afraid cdchanging their opinions,
s upon such changes of opinion if con-
of so doing. With respect to the dis-
was idle to suppose that the distress
of manufacturing labour could be re-
ence in the shape of legislation. As
nand fluctuated, and as a consequence

pressed or enlivened

i not be mitigated by great organic
y opposed, for if distress was
reat changes, there would
the institutions of the coun-

aid that the present Government seed
about changing their opinions, for
them the brilliant example of their
]rticular. (Hear, hear.) He denied
le noble viscount had drawn from his
,ugust, in which, as regarded the war
ily said that we were at war with a
tight, and as long as they continued
it was difficult to see the termination
respect to Persia, he had expressed a
atic arrangements with that country
id they had since been resumed. He
pes that legislative interference could
' the country when that distress pro-
of demand for our manufactures, and

uch delusion

)n that the sliding scale was
:►try could have against the
, and thought a fixed duty

,on the Sliding scale

ss was lamentable ; but
ordship adverted to the
impossible that any rup-
Id arise out of that affair.

America could claim

lated exclusively to mur-
inkrunts; and even that

was no international law by which
re up, the parties who had taken
and those persons must stand or

ered into a lengthened disquisition
Ilusion to the secession of the Duke

abiuct, said he hoped that his re•
principle as connected with the

fined to enter into any dis-

question at that time, contenting
ion that when the measure of the
,rought forward, it would be found

o satist

d unaltered

ver citt

,enever the details of

before their lordshlps he

I been so

r in China,

Mr. ESCOTT said the agriculturists had sustained a severe
loss in the retirement from the councils of the champion, the
defender, and the friend of the farmer. They were not
averse to any change in the system of protection they en-
joyed, merely because it was a change ; but they were na-
turally anxious to know its extent, and he sincerely thanked
the right hon. baronet for fixing such an early day to relieve
them from their embarrassment on this head. _ _

'reed to, and the house shortly af-

Lord MONTEAGLE gave notice that, on the 17th instant,
he would move the appointment of a select committee to in-
quire into the late forgeries of exchequer bills, and to report
whether in the mode of preparing, making out, signing, and
issuing exchequer bills, there had been any neglect or viola-
tion of the established usages of the Exchequer, which either
produced or facilitated forgery or other fraud.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL, as lord steward of the household,
intimated to their lordships that her Majesty had appointed
ecti her Majesty withdrew I one o'clock to-morrow (this day) to receive the address.-
amidst the cheers of the as- Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—FranAy.
Mr. BROTHERTON gave notice'that, on Thursday next, he
would move that henceforth no opposed motion should be
brought forward after twelve o'clock, unless there should be
100 members in the house.

In reply to a question from Mr. O'Connell,
Sir R. PEEL said that the question which had arisen as to
the illegality of marriages which had been celebrated by
Presbyterian clergymen between Protestants and Presbyte-
rians had been under the consideration of the government,
and it was felt that an immediate remedy was requisite for the
immediate evil. A permanent law respecting such marriages
would require much consideration ; and it was resolved,
therefore, to bring in a bill immediately to legalise such mar-
riages as had hitherto taken place; and at as early a period as
possible afterwards, a bill respecting such marriages in fu-
merce with all parts of the I "

Mr. CURTIS gave notice that on Thursday next be should
put a question to the Secretary to the Admiralty relative to
the case of Mr. Elton, a midshipman, who had been recently
tried by court-martial. If the answer should not be satisfac-
tory he should then move an address to her majesty, praying
that she would be graciously pleased to remit the sentence
passed on Mr. Elton.
In reply to a question from Sir John Easthope,
Sir R. PEEL said it was not iu the contemplation of the
Government to bring in a bill relating to church-rates.
Mr. DUNCOMBE asked if it was the intention of the right
hon. baronet to bring in a bill to put an end to the whole-
sale system of bribery to which he believed a vast majority
of that house owed their seats. (A laugh.) He had inquired
of the noble lord (Lord J. Russell) if he intended to renew
his bill of last session on the subject, and understanding that
it was not his intention to do so, he wished to ascertain if it
was taken up by the Government.
Sir R. PEEL said he was surprised to bear that the noble
lord had abandoned his bill. It was not the intention of the
Government to take this matter up at present. Indeed he
felt strongly that, while such important commercial and
financial subjects had to be discussed, it would not be well to
distract the attention of parliament by bringing less import-
ant matters under its consideration. (Hear, hear.)

The Right Hon. BARONET then said, in reply to a ques-
tion from Lord John Russell, that he would fully state his
proposition respecting the corn-laws on Wednesday next, on
which day, as far as he himself was concerned, he was fully
prepared to enter upon the discussion ; this, however, might
be very inconvenient to others, and if it would better suit
the convenience of the members, he would fix the discussion
for the Friday or Monday ensuing.
It was arranged that the discussion should take place on
the Monday. _ _

When LOrd MARCH brought up the report on the address,
Mr. O'Connell took occasion to express his alarm at the
allusion in the speech to a new system of registration for Ire-
land, but in all other respects he concurred in the address.
The learned gentleman wore his chain of office as Lord
Mayor of Dublin.

On the motion of Sir H. PEEL a motion of congratulation,
to Prince Albert on the birth of a Prince of Wales was agreed

Lord STANLEY then moved for leave to bring in two bills,
one to amend the act 5 and 6 William IV. for regulating the
carriage of passengers in merchant vessels, the other for re-
gulating the survey and sales of land belonging to the Crown
in the Australian colonies and New Zealand. The noble
lord said that although there was no colour for the reports
which had been in circulation as to its being the intention of
the Government to propose an extensive system of emigra-
tion, yet he had felt it to be his duty to direct his attention
to two points respecting emigrants—one to make provision
for the security of poorer emigrants against the frauds con-
stantly practised upon them, the other to remedy the incon-
venience to capitalist emigrants arising from the constant
fluctuation of the system of the sale of lands. The noble lord
then entered into various details to show the growing ith-
portance of these colonies, and the increase of voluntary emi-
gration to them ; from which it appeared that the number of
emigrants in 1838 was from 75,000 to 80,000, while in the
first three quarters of 1841 the number reached 106,460. To
force emigration beyond this point, he thought would be im-

politic, and he thought it would be only advisable to adopt
measures to protect the poorer class of emigrants. He should
propose some alterations in the existing law, to the extent of
providing a larger space for passengers in vessels going to
tropical seas, and a larger quantity of water and of provisions
than such vessels were now compelled to provide. With re-
spect to the sale of lands, he confined his bill to the Austra-
.

Tian colonies, because there the Government bad a freer com-
mand over the land fund than they had in others. Hereto-
fore the systems under which lands were sold varied from
year to year, which gave rise to great disappointments to
persons who went out under one set of regulations and
found another in operation on their arrival. He proposed
to apply the same system to the whole of the Australian
colonies by act of Parliament. He proposed that a
certain quantity of land should be submitted to auction
every six months at an upset price, below which none
should be sold; if any remained unsold, it might be sold at
the upset price at any time prior to the ensuing auction.
The governor was to have a discietionary power of raising
the upset price, but neither he nor her Majesty in Council
were to have the power of lowering it; that could only be
done by act of Parliament. Many hon. gentlemen thought
the land fund should be made applicable to emigration, but
he could not go that_length, It was requisite that

4..pproop.

of it -alrenid lit,. applied to`defraji di 'surveying ;
and the rights of humanity called for a-further sum towards
a provision of some kind• fOr the aborigines. lie therefore
proposed that one-half of the land fund should be devoted
to the purposes of emigration, and as much more as the

competent authorities might deem expedient, subject to cer-
tain specified conditions. He would not then enter into the
details further, but had tombserve that the act was confined
to the life time of her Majesty, for the present. Sovereign
had not the power of disposing of the property of her suc-
cessors.

Lord J. RUSSELL was happy to be able to concur in all
the general principles of the measures proposed. The fact
that in such a short space of time 106,000 persons had vo-
luntarily emigrated to Australia, was a clear proof that an
extensive system of emigration under the auspices of Govern-