Die Jovis, 8° Decembris 1831.
DOMINI tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Dux Cumberland. |
Ds. Brougham
& Vaux,
Cancellarius. |
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Epus. Laonen, &c.
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Vicecom. Gordon.
Ds. Melbourne, Unus Primariorum Secretariorum.
Ds. Stourton.
Ds. Teynham.
Ds. Middleton.
Ds. King.
Ds. Ponsonby.
Ds. Sundridge & Hamilton.
Ds. Auckland.
Ds. Selsey.
Ds. Lilford.
Ds. Redesdale.
Ds. Ellenborough.
Ds. Ravensworth.
Ds. Wharncliffe.
Ds. Melros.
Ds. Stuart de Rothesay.
Ds. Wynford.
Ds. Sefton.
Ds. Clements.
Ds. Chaworth.
Ds. Templemore.
Ds. Cloncurry. |
March. Lansdowne, Præses.
Ds. Durham, C. P. S.
Dux Richmond.
Dux Leeds.
March. Queensberry.
March. Salisbury.
March. Westmeath.
Comes Westmorland.
Comes Winchilsea & Nottingham.
Comes Shaftesbury.
Comes Jersey.
Comes Selkirk.
Comes De Lawarr.
Comes Radnor.
Comes Clarendon.
Comes Carnarvon.
Comes Wicklow.
Comes Chichester.
Comes Gosford.
Comes Grey.
Comes Harrowby.
Comes Mulgrave.
Comes Camperdown. |
PRAYERS.
The Earl of Shaftesbury sat Speaker by virtue
of a former Commission.
Ld. Middleton takes the Oaths.
This Day Henry Lord Middleton took the Oaths, and
also took and subscribed the Oath of Abjuration, pursuant to the Statutes.
Bush et. al. v. Locke.
Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of John Bush
and Ann his Wife, and Robert Mattock, Devisees under
the last Will and Testament of Thomas Southwood Esquire,
deceased; complaining of Two Decrees of the Court of
Chancery, of the 30th Day of June 1829, and the 20th
Day of June 1831; and praying, "That the same may
be reversed, or that the Appellants may have such
other Relief in the Premises, as to this House, in their
Lordships great Wisdom, shall seem meet; and that
Susannah Locke may be required to answer the said
Appeal:"
It is Ordered, That the said Susannah Locke may have
a Copy of the said Appeal, and do put in her Answer
thereunto, in Writing, on or before Thursday the 22d Day
of this instant December; and Service of this Order upon
the said Respondent, or upon her Clerk in Court or
Solicitor, shall be deemed good Service.
Baillie v. Grant, Petition to revive Appeal, referred to Appeal Com ee.
Upon reading the Petition of Mrs. Catherine Baillie,
Widow and Personal Representative of Alexander Baillie,
late Appellant in a Cause lately depending in this House,
to which Miss Margaret Grant was Respondent; praying
their Lordships, "That the said Appeal may be revived,
and be in the same Plight and Condition as the same
was in at the Time of the Death of the said Appellant;
and that the Petitioner may be at liberty to prosecute
the said Appeal in her Name:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the
Appeal Committee.
Cameron v. Mackie et al. Respondents Petition to lodge their Case, referred to Appeal Com ee.
Upon reading the Petition of John Mackie Esquire, and
others, Respondents in a Cause depending in this House,
to which Patrick Cameron Esquire is Appellant; praying,
"That their Lordships will be pleased to order that they
may have Leave to lodge their printed Cases:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the
Appeal Committee.
Whittet & Greig v. Johnston et al. Respondents Petition to lodge their Case, referred to Appeal Com ee.
Upon reading the Petition of George Richardson Johnston, and others, Respondents in a Cause depending in this House, to which Mrs. Jane Whittet or Greig, and Alexander Greig her Husband, are Appellants; praying, "That their Lordships will be pleased to permit their
Case to be lodged within a Week:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the
Appeal Committee.
Finlay et al. v. Whyte et al.
The House being moved, "That a Day may be appointed for hearing the Cause wherein Kirkman Finlay
Esquire, and others, are Appellants, and Thomas Whyte,
and others, are Respondents, ex-parte, the Respondents
not having put in their Answer to the said Appeal,
though peremptorily Ordered so to do:"
It is Ordered, That this House will hear the said Cause
ex-parte, by Counsel at the Bar, on the first vacant Day
for Causes after those already appointed, unless the Respondents put in their Answer thereto in the mean
time.
Gibson v. Kirkland & Sharpe.
The House being moved, "That a Day may be appointed for hearing the Cause wherein Archibald Gibson
Esquire is Appellant, and John Kirkland and John Ferguson Sharpe are Respondents:"
It is Ordered, That this House will hear the said Cause,
by Counsel at the Bar, on the first vacant Day for Causes
after those already appointed.
Vaughan v. Gronow.
The House being moved, "That a Day may be
appointed for hearing the Cause wherein John Edwards
Vaughan is Appellant, and Thomas Gronow Clerk is
Respondent:"
It is Ordered, That this House will hear the said Cause,
by Counsel at the Bar, on the first vacant Day for Causes
after those already appointed.
The House was adjourned during Pleasure.
The House was resumed by The Lord Chancellor.
The King's Answer to the Address.
The Lord Chancellor reported, "That the House did
Yesterday wait on His Majesty with their Lordships
Address; to which His Majesty was pleased to return
the following most gracious Answer:
"My Lords,
"I thank you for this loyal and dutiful Address,
which I have received with the greatest Satisfaction.
"I rely with perfect Confidence on your Attachment
to My Person and Government, and on your zealous
Co-operation in maintaining the Honour of My Crown,
and the Safety and Welfare of My People."
Ordered, That the said Address, together with His
Majesty's most gracious Answer thereto, be forthwith
printed and published.
India & China Trade, &c. Accounts respecting, Ordered.
Ordered, That all Accounts relating to the Trade of
India and China, and to the Finances of India, which were
presented to this House by His Majesty's Command in
1829 and 1830, and in the present Year, and all such
further Accounts relating to the same Matters which have
been Ordered by this House, or prepared for the Committee on the Affairs of The East India Company, during
the Year 1830, be completed to the latest Period to which
the same can be made up, and laid before this House
within Twenty-one Days after the Christmas Recess.
Message to H.C. for Report on The East India Co's Affairs.
Ordered, That a Message be sent to the House of Commons, to request that they will be pleased to communicate
to this House, "A Copy of the Report made from the
Select Committee appointed by that House in the last
Session of Parliament, on the State of the Affairs of
The East India Company, and to inquire into the State
of Trade between Great Britain, the East Indies and
China."
Hops & Malt Duty, Returns respecting, Ordered.
Ordered, That there be laid before this House, "A
Return of the Hop Duty for 1831, specifying the
Districts, and the old and new Duty, with the Number
of Acres in Cultivation:"
Also, "A Return of the Number of Bushels of Malt
that have paid Duty in England and Wales during the
Year 1831:"
Also, in Scotland:
And also, in Ireland.
Lords summoned.
Ordered, That all the Lords be summoned to attend the
Service of the House on Thursday next.
Anatomy, Petition of Physicians, &c. Hunterian Society forfacilitating the Study of.
Upon reading the Petition of the Persons whose Names
are thereunto subscribed, on behalf of the Physicians and
Surgeons, Members of the Hunterian Society; praying
their Lordships "to investigate the Causes of the Difficulties of obtaining Bodies for Anatomical Purposes,
and on the urgent Importance of some Legislative Enactment on the Subject; and that their Lordships will
provide an effectual Remedy:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum
continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Veneris, nonum
diem instantis Decembris, horâ undecimâ Auroræ, Dominis
sic decernentibus.