House Of Lords, Monday, M...
The Times, 1824-03-23T00:00:00

.P4,1I-R fA-A7TARy INTELLIGENCE. 'C4g-Bishop-of JLtWPjtt;t' artd COVEkTRs (translated from i5 ke&zbf Gloeeser),took.the oathst anid his seat. A peison from the office of Secretary of State fit Ireland present- ,ed 41 a~cbdntofaltlieq os of-moneyp-ail ilto the Firbt Prxlts ofrice in IrOlantl for the last ten'vetris. A lyetspn from thc lpteaslre^ utserited.gWisouhi'of't'he trbney -is-. .s%%Cl ao :iesasrs Elvance and'Briodie for, inde ing the Lords' Jpur- nais; and BIr. Brrxdie presented an account pf*the sumns receive,. I and of the pt*Ore,% made in tie woroi. ' ' AMr. BRtoybtEN aud others. from thle Commof;s, byo6ihfp up, the weights ar.d me4suies bill, iind soine privgre bills,-which were.read a first time, ' ' ' - ' " The -Bishp~,of EXETIR presetitedl a petition fitm cettain lubbr- birdnts. of St. George's, Hauover-square, praying for the better treatment of animals. A variety tf petitions for: the gradual .aboltion of slaverj were PresezitedIh*Y Lord BAsHAsAt, from Stroud, Sevenoaks, . Margat and othe: places in- Kert; by the Bishop of EXsT r Eat, from 'Rar- rowvbridge Devonchire; bv the Bishop of IACHPIELi, fourpeti- tiotis from tifferent places; by Lorl CALTHIORDE, to0 Petitions fromii places in the corinty otf Soffleltet, one fron Alton- Harnpshire,: and another from:Berkhamstettl;. ffertfordslfire - by. EaRI GROS'TE N OR, tromi *V1orksop, and from'places in the coundie of, l'Nottbll- hani and Derby. Earl (iRO;VENOR; on pmrsentisg the petitions mentioned above, Tepedted s6hijl oF the obsserVatsons which he addressaed o tthe house on tht subjecto'f inegro slavery a few. days sLgo, and txpressed his wish to be infotinned whtat IAt inisters intenled to do if the colo- nies ivhich possessed legislatures should fintlly refuse to adopt the mreasures of aiurlioratiojt proposed by the GoYernxnent;-ho*' the'ex- pense of theecrlesiaeticalrestablishment il3tended wobe formeR for) the Vpest Inldia colonlies was to be defrayed; wvhat meb'sutres veret to be adopted tbr the ftarrhei eucouragemneni of free lab6ui , rid vhlether bills were to be introduced for carryinir into effect the proposed measures? The Earl of LIVERPOQ I, thought that the noble earl voiuld dti better to refraiw fronm agitating questions of the kind he haid ultuded to on the oesenting of everv petition he wished: td lay before thc house. Ife find nmuch bettcr fix a day, and bring on ai discussion in a resular way. If ibe noble earl chose t6 nanam a dav, his noblc fr- ad. the .Secretary ior the Colonics,would attend and take part in thO tl-eha but for himself he must declare that it vasin'.possible -for hini to be prepared to ans'wer all the incidential questionrv wbich the-lnoble lord mizht put on presenting petitions. Earl GRO>VIENOR w Ls a*are, tihat in the absence of the iioblie j Secrettir ot Stare fir the Colonies, it wai not to be expected that. the neble earl cold' give explanations on every point of detail. lie h at ho-ever.r Vetsured to put a tew euestions.as it was possible it migit bei tep wet of the nohle earl to anawet them. 'he Earl otfDA.\ RNLEY 1resented a eticton frorn the inhabitants ofUrrs-vesood, praying for the aibolition of slavery: and rook that OIl- porrun it' s, olrigrve, that the nressureuiprdpnKser'lfor the aijel inratior of the cornditioni of the slaves had his coneurrence. Earl (011 WVENOR agtain alluded to the ecclesiasticalestablisb- inust intenided ftr tberWest Indies,andri wisltd ti know wuhether th nobid earl opeosite coalde coinmurnicate any iinturisiation relative'to the mnaiier in which that importaint subject was to be brought rwari. The Earl ot' LIVERPOUX1 cjuld r.ot then say wliat particular macarsurs wouhl be submii)tted to ParlialDrent, or ho they wcolild be brorirht filrvwartd. He must aKain observe, that if the noble earl was desi ou, cf enrering into a tdiseission on any of the qtuestionssto which he had alluded, it wothlel he proper to nmie a specitic day ftur it. All he wisheti was. thart if there wvas to be any debate, it should be a tair i rnce. vnered upion after dur notice giien. Their loidihips hadi alreaui v heari the general plain stattal by llis noble frientd: antd if it! wo-re wAighed to goagain into any ot' the details, or into the considera. tiuo of the wvhole, he thoughit it would be adviseable to give the house the usual notice. ! The M arquis of LA'NsDr') N presented several petitions from places in 1nklercfordslireet-lt.sire, and ERsex,praying for the aboli- tion of' slaverc. The noble niltrqai8 observed, thdt he was far from objectimic to the cturse- recommendletl by the noble earl opposite, for be lhought that it would be much bettcr to have a fixed dav for a dis.ussion, titan to enter iitio the qluestion on the presenting of' peti- tio.s. At tire same tiile lie agreed vithi iis noble frienil neaxr himn, I that it twourld be tlesirable to obtain further explanationis on the mnea- sures which occupied the attention of his Majesty's Government, anti he hoped a.n ooportunity woulid be afforded for that purpose. I'le larl of DARNLEY moved the printing r.f several papers which hadl been laid ot tihe tahle, relative to Irish affairs; and gave notice, that on Thurs4ay next he shioultl present an imiportant petition, re- latinig to the hstteact for the comnniutaion of tithes. '11wc Earl ot' WESTM',1ORLAND presenited a petition from Brimstol. praving tor some alteration in the insolvent debtors' act. Adiouirneo. - .THOuSE OP TA.1Rn7 ,lo,nAY. AlRcr 22.