Die Veneris, 27° Januarii 1832.
DOMINI tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Dux Cumberland. |
Epus. Laonen, &c.
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Vicecom. Bolingbroke & St. John.
Vicecom. Hood.
Vicecom. Lorton.
Vicecom. Gordon.
Ds. Wellesley, Senescallus.
Ds. Melbourne, Unus Primariorum Secretariorum.
Ds. Teynham.
Ds. King.
Ds. Monson.
Ds. Kenyon.
Ds. Auckland.
Ds. Selsey.
Ds. Ellenborough.
Ds. Penshurst.
Ds. Lyndhurst.
Ds. Tenterden.
Ds. Melros.
Ds. Stuart de Rothesay.
Ds. Wynford. |
March. Lansdowne, Præses.
Ds. Durham, C. P. S.
Dux Norfolk, Marescallus.
Dux Devonshire, Camerarius.
Dux Richmond.
Dux Wellington.
March. Salisbury.
March. Cleveland.
Comes Carlisle.
Comes Shaftesbury.
Comes Coventry.
Comes Jersey.
Comes Radnor.
Comes Clarendon.
Comes Carnarvon.
Comes Wicklow.
Comes Rosslyn.
Comes Chichester.
Comes Gosford.
Comes Harrowby.
Comes Mulgrave. |
PRAYERS.
The Earl of Shaftesbury sat Speaker by virtue of
a former Commission.
Nicol v. Sir R. W. Vaughan et al. Appellant's Petition to advance Appeal, referred to Appeal Com ee.
Upon reading the Petition of William Nicol Appellant in a Cause depending in this House, to which Sir
Robert Williams Vaughan, and others, are Respondents;
praying their Lordships, "That the Petitioner's Second
Petition of Appeal may be advanced and placed in
their Lordships Paper of Appeals in the Place where
the Petitioner's former Appeal stood previously to the
Hearing thereof; and that an early Day may be appointed for the Hearing of the said Second Petition of
Appeal:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the
Appeal Committee.
Macqueen to enter into a Recogce on Clyne's Appeal.
The House being moved, "That John Macqueen of
Little George Street, Westminster, Gentleman, may be
permitted to enter into a Recognizance for David Clyne,
on account of his Appeal depending in this House:"
The same was agreed to: and Ordered accordingly.
The House was adjourned during Pleasure.
The House was resumed by The Lord Tenterden, who
sat Speaker by virtue of a former Commission.
Agricultural Labourers Employment Bill read 2 a, & referred to a Private Com ee:
The Order of the Day being read for the Second
Reading of the Bill, intituled, "An Act for encouraging
and facilitating the Employment of Labourers in Agriculture;" and for the Lords to be summoned;
The said Bill was accordingly read a Second Time.
It was moved, "That the said Bill be referred to a
Private Committee, to consider and report."
The Question was put thereupon?
It was resolved in the Affirmative.
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to the Consideration of the Lords present this Day:
Their Lordships, or any Five of them, to meet on
Tuesday next, at Two o'Clock in the Afternoon, in
the Prince's Lodgings, near the House of Peers;
and to adjourn as they please.
All Lords added to the Com ee:
Ordered, That all the Lords who have been or shall be
present this Session, and are not named of the Committee
to whom the last-mentioned Bill stands referred, be added
thereto.
Com ee to appoint a Chairman.
Ordered, That the Committee to whom the said Bill
stands referred do appoint their own Chairman.
Reform of Parliament, Petition from Kinsale in favor of.
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
Town and Liberties of Kinsale, in the County of Cork,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to take the present corrupt System of Parliamentary
Representation, and the Petitioners own particular
local Grievances, into their serious Consideration, and
to grant such speedy and substantial Relief as the Case
requires, and to their Lordships Legislative Wisdom
may seem fit:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Slavery, Petitions for Abolition of, (Beckham:)
Upon reading the Petition of the Ministers, Freeholders and principal Inhabitants of the Parish of
Beckham, in the County of Norfolk, whose Names are
thereunto subscribed:
Tyddyn:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a
Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Tyddyn Chapel, in the County of Carnarvon,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Castleford:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Parish of Castleford, in the West Riding of the County
of York, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Union St. Southwark, Meeting:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Protestant Dissenters assembling in their Meeting, Union Street, Southwark, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Chepstow:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and
Members of the Congregation of Protestant Dissenters
connected with the Baptist Chapel in the Town of Chepslow, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Bethel Chapel, Cemues, Llanbadrig:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the
Church and Congregation of Protestant Dissenters in
Bethel Chapel, Village of Cemues, Parish of Llanbadrig, in
the County of Anglesea, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Kellington:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Parish of Kellington, in the West Riding of the
County of York, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Darrington:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Parish of Darrington, in the West Riding of the
County of York, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Featherstone:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Parish of Featherstone, in the County of York, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed:
Lorn:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Ministers and
Elders of the Presbytery of Lorn, in the County of
Argyll, North Britain, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Annan:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and
Members of the Congregation of the United Secession
Church, Annan, Scotland, whose Names are thereunto
subscribed:
Weeley:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a
Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at the Wesleyan Chapel, Weeley, in the County
of Essex, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Wereham:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Parish of Wereham, in the County of Norfolk, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed:
Cefn Mawr:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Ministers and
Members of the Congregations of Protestant Dissenters
and of the Baptist Denomination in Cefn Mawr, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed:
Killishee:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Curate and
Parishioners of Killishee Parish, in the County Kildare,
Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Atherstone:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the
Congregation of Protestant Dissenters of the Independent
Denomination assembling in Atherstone, in the County of
Warwick, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Aldringham:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Protestant Dissenters of the Baptist Persuasion assembling for Religious
Worship at Aldringham, in the County of Suffolk, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed:
Skelbrook:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Parish of Skelbrook, in the West Riding of the County
of York, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Ebenezer Chapel, Caernarvon:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a
Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at Ebenezer Chapel; Caernarvon, in the County
of Caernarvon, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Avebury:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a
Society and Congregation of Protestant Dissenters of the
Baptist Denomination assembling for Religious Worship
at a Chapel in the Parish of Avebury, in the County of
Wilts, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Abersychan:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and
Members of the Congregation of Abersychan Baptist
Chapel, in the County of Monmouth, whose Names are
thereunto subscribed:
Eynsford:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and
Members of the Congregation of Protestant Dissenters
assembling at Eynsford, Kent, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Llanafan:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the
Protestant Calvinistic Methodist Congregation at Llanafan
and its Vicinity, in the County of Cardigan, whose Names
are thereunto subscribed:
Knighton:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Knighton, in the County of Radnor, and Neighbourhood,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Tabor:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Ministers and
Members of the Congregation of the Particular Baptist
Denomination assembled at Tabor, in the County of
Pembroke, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Arncliffe:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Parish of Arncliffe, in the County of York, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed:
Saron:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the
Church and Congregation of Protestant Dissenters meeting
in Saron, in the Parish of Llangelor, in the County of
Carmarthen, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Abury:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Abury and Villages adjacent, whose Names are thereunto
subscribed:
Tregaron:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the
Protestant Calvinistic Methodist Congregation at Tregaron and its Vicinity, in the County of Cardigan, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed:
Aberton:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a
Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at the Wesleyan Chapel, Aberton, in the County
of Essex, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
St. Peter's Port, Guernsey:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of a
Society and Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists worshipping at their Chapel, St. Peter's Port, in the Island of
Guernsey, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Llanfechell:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the
Church and Congregation of Protestant Dissenters meeting
in Ebenezer Chapel, in the Parish of Llanfechell, in the
County of Anglesey, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Badsworth:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Parish of Badsworth, in the West Riding of the County
of York, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Askam Bryan:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
the Village of Askam Bryan, in the County of York,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Straddishall:
And also, Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants
of Straddishall, in the County of Suffolk, whose Names are
thereunto subscribed; severally praying their Lordships
to pass a Law for the early and utter Extinction of
Slavery in the British Colonies:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petitions do lie on the
Table.
Lewes:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
Town of Lewes and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to adopt,
without further Delay, such decisive Steps as shall
effectually ensure that great Measure of National Justice which the Petitioners have in view, the entire
Abolition of Slavery, and thereby for ever clear from
its foul Stain the British Name and Character:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Grimsby, Arbroath:
Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members
of the Congregation of the United Secession Church
assembling in Grimsby Church in the Burgh of Arbroath,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their
Lordships "to put an immediate and utter Termination
to the Degradation and Misery under which our Negro
Brethren and Fellow Subjects groan, and by adopting
effectual Measures for enlightening that Portion of our
Colonial Population with a liberal Education, as well
as by furnishing every Facility for promoting Christianity among them, to do all that can be done for
repaying to this long-injured Portion of the Human
Family the Wrongs which have for Ages been crying
to Heaven for Vengeance:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Astley:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
Parish of Astley, in the County of Worcester, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships
to abolish, forthwith, Colonial Slavery, a System so
fraught with Impiety to God, with Injury to Man, and
with Dishonour to the British Name:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Aldborough:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
Borough of Aldborough, in the County of Suffolk, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their
Lordships would forthwith adopt effectual Measures for
ameliorating the Condition of the Negro Slaves in the
West Indies, and for the speedy Extinction of British
Colonial Slavery, with a due Regard to the Interests
of all Parties concerned:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Little Alie St. Chapel, Goodmans Fields:
Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members
of the Church and Congregation of the Baptist Denomination meeting for Divine Worship in Little Alie Street,
Goodmans Fields, London, whose Names are thereunto
subscribed; praying their Lordships, "so far as in them
lies, to avert the impending Storm of Divine Vengeance,
by passing a Law for the speedy and total Abolition of
Slavery in all His Majesty's Dominions:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Baptists, Ashton-under-Lyne:
Upon reading the Petition of the Members of the
Congregation of Baptists assembling at Ashton-under-Lyne,
in the County of Lancaster, whose Names are thereunto
subscribed:
Altrincham:
Also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members of
the Methodist Congregation assembled at Altrincham, in
the County of Chester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Protestants, Ashton-under-Lyne:
And also, Upon reading the Petition of the Members
of the Congregation assembling for Divine Worship in
St. Michael's Established Church at Ashton-under-Lyne,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed; severally praying, "That their Lordships will immediately adopt
Measures for the utter Extinction of Slavery, and the
Extension of all the Blessings of Freedom to the utmost
Limits of the British Empire:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petitions do lie on the
Table.
Auchtergaven:
Upon reading the Petition of the Minister, Elders and
Members of the United Associate Congregation in Auchtergaven, Scotland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed;
praying their Lordships "forthwith to pass a Law for
the early and utter Extinction of Slavery in the Colonies
of Great Britain; and until that most desirable Consummation shall have been attained, to take immediate
Measures for arresting the Progress of the Evil, and
for preventing any further Addition being made to the
present Number of enslaved British Subjects, by fixing
a Day after which all Children who shall be born
within the Dominions of His Majesty, whatever be
their Class, Condition or Complexion, shall thenceforward be absolutely free:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Thorne & Hatfield:
Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members
of the United Congregations of Protestant Dissenters of
the Independent Denomination assembling at Thorne and
Hatfield, Yorkshire, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to terminate the
cruel and atrocious System of Slavery, by immediately
bestowing upon the Slaves of the British Colonies the
Rights and Privileges enjoyed by every other Class of
His Majesty's Subjects:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Cheshunt:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
Parish of Cheshunt, in the County of Hertford, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "for the speedy Accomplishment of the Object
already avowed by this House, vizt. the Advancement
of the Slave Population in the Colonies to the Civil
Rights and Privileges enjoyed by other Classes of His
Majesty's Subjects; and that their Lordships will give
Effect to their recorded Resolutions by Parliamentary
Enactments, which shall secure the total Abolition of
Slavery throughout the British Colonies at the earliest
practicable Period; and that their Lordships will
exercise towards those whose Property is connected with
the present System of Slavery, the fair and equitable
Consideration to which they are entitled:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Ashbocking:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Ashbocking, in the County of Suffolk, whose Names are
thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to pass
a Law for the early and utter Extinction of British
Colonial Slavery, and thereby wipe away the foulest
Stain which attaches to our National Character:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Ashfield cum Thorpe:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Ashfield cum Thorpe, in the County of Suffolk, whose Names
are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to
give the truly painful Subject of Slavery their earliest
Attention; and that they will adopt such decisive
Measures as will speedily put an End to so disgraceful
and revolting a System:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Ashwell:
Upon reading the Petition of the Persons whose Names
are thereunto subscribed, being chiefly Protestant Dissenters of the Independent Denomination assembling at
Ashwell, Hertfordshire; praying, "That their Lordships
will see that their own Resolutions on the Subject of
Slavery in 1823, upon the Accomplishment of which
the Petitioners have relied, may be fully carried into
Effect without any unnecessary Delay; that efficient
Measures may be adopted for the complete Abolition
of West Indian Slavery; that a Day may be appointed
after which it shall for ever cease; and that the
extravagant and pernicious Bounty upon Sugar, raised
by compulsory and unrequited Labour, may be withdrawn:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Abbott's Roothing.
Upon reading the Petition of the Minister and Members
of the Congregation of Abbott's Roothing Meeting, and its
Vicinity, in the County of Essex, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying, "That their Lordships will no
longer delay gratifying the Petitioners ardent Desires,
and with all possible Haste put a final End to the
Existence of Slavery, a System so hateful to them, and
so thoroughly disgraceful to the Character of the
British Nation:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Beer Act, Petition from Laughton for Alteration of.
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of
Laughton, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to prohibit the Consumption of
Beer in the Houses of Sale as authorized by the recent
Act for permitting the general Sale of Beer by Retail,
or any Building thereunto attached, at all Times; but
if this appear to their Lordships to be uncalled for, that
such a Regulation may be made for the Lord's Day
that Tippling may not be encouraged on that Day:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Foreign Gloves, Petition from Worcester against Importation of.
Upon reading the Petition of the Magistrates, Clergy,
Gentry and other Inhabitants of the City of Worcester
and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed;
praying their Lordships "to grant their serious Attention
to the Necessities and Sufferings of the Glove Manufacturers of Worcester; and, upon deliberate Enquiry
into the actual State of their Trade, afford them Relief,
by a Prohibition of the Importation of Foreign manufactured Gloves:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Com ee on Tithes, (Ireland,) Abp. Dublin sworn to give Evidence.
The Lord Archbishop of Dublin was sworn, at the
Table, by The Lord Speaker, in order to give Evidence
before the Select Committee on Tithes, Ireland.
Irish Clergy, Return respecting, Ordered.
Ordered, That there be laid before this House, "A
Return of the Residence and Non-residence of the
Irish Clergy for the Year 1829, as communicated to
the Privy Council."
Arbitration Bill.
Hodie 2a
vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
settling Controversies by Arbitration."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House.
Ordered, That the House be put into a Committee
upon the said Bill on Wednesday next.
Land Revenue (Buckingham Palace) Bill reported:
The House (according to Order) was adjourned during
Pleasure, and put into a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, "An Act to authorize the Application of Part of
the Land Revenue of the Crown for the Completion
of the Repair and Improvement of Buckingham
Palace."
After some Time, the House was resumed:
And The Earl of Shaftesbury reported from the Committee, "That they had gone through the Bill, and
directed him to report the same to the House, without
any Amendment."
Order for 3 a.
Ordered, That the said Bill be read the Third Time on
Tuesday next.
Parliamentary Representation, Address for Papers respecting.
Ordered, That an humble Address be presented to His
Majesty, to request that His Majesty will be graciously
pleased to order that there be laid before this House,
"Copies of Instructions given by the Secretary of State
for the Home Department with reference to Parliamentary Representation; likewise, Copies of Letters or
Reports received by the Secretary of State for the
Home Department in Answer to such Instructions."
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His
Majesty by the Lords with White Staves.
Summons of the Lords, Order for, discharged.
It was moved, "That the Order made Yesterday,
"That all the Lords be summoned to attend the
Service of the House on Tuesday next," be now
read."
The same was accordingly read by the Clerk.
Ordered, That the said Order be discharged.
Lords summoned.
Ordered, That all the Lords be summoned to attend
the Service of the House on Thursday next.
China Trade, Letters respecting, delivered.
The House being informed, "That Mr. Danvers, from
the Court of Directors of The East India Company,
attended;"
He was called in; and delivered at the Bar, pursuant
to an Order of Monday last,
"Copies of Letters to the Court of Directors of The
East India Company, from the Select Committee of
Supra Cargoes in China; dated the 31st May and the
18th June 1831:"
Also, "Copy of a Letter to the Select Committee in
China, from the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of
The East India Company; dated the 9th December
1831:"
Also, "Copy of a Letter from the Court of Directors
to the Select Committee; dated the 13th January
1832:"
And also, "Extracts from the China Consultations
and other Documents relating to the Letters above
mentioned."
And then he withdrew.
And the Titles thereof being read by the Clerk;
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie on the Table.
Ordered, That the said Papers be printed.
Adjourn.
Dominus Tenterden declaravit præsens Parliamentum
continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Martis, tricesimum
primum diem instantis Januarii, horâ undecimâ Auroræ,
Dominis sic decernentibus.