Die Martis, 7° Februarii 1832.
DOMINI tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Dux Cumberland. |
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Dux Sussex. |
| Ds. Brougham & Vaux, Cancellarius. | |
Epus. Lich. et Cov.
Epus. Landaven.
Epus. Laonen, &c.
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Ds. Wellesley, Senescallus.
Ds. Melbourne, Unus Primariorum Secretariorum.
Ds. Dacre.
Ds. Gower.
Ds. Monson.
Ds. Holland.
Ds. Ducie.
Ds. Foley.
Ds. Montagu.
Ds. Kenyon.
Ds. Auckland.
Ds. Mendip.
Ds. Selsey.
Ds. Redesdale.
Ds. Ellenborough.
Ds. Sheffield.
Ds. Ponsonby of Imokilly.
Ds. Penshurst.
Ds. Seaford.
Ds. Fife.
Ds. Plunket.
Ds. Stuart de Rothesay.
Ds. Clanwilliam.
Ds. Wynford.
Ds. Fingall.
Ds. Sefton.
Ds. Dover.
Ds. Poltimore.
Ds. Cloncurry. |
Dux Cumberland.
Dux Sussex.
March. Lansdowne, Præses.
Ds. Durham, C. P. S.
Dux Norfolk, Marescallus.
Dux Devonshire, Camerarius.
Dux Richmond.
March. Salisbury.
March. Thomond.
March. Westmeath.
March. Cleveland.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Essex.
Comes Doncaster.
Comes Shaftesbury.
Comes Albemarle.
Comes Cowper.
Comes Carnarvon.
Comes Wicklow.
Comes Rosslyn.
Comes Gosford.
Comes Grey.
Comes Mulgrave.
Comes Eldon.
Comes Lichfield.
Vicecom. Bolingbroke & St. John.
Vicecom. Sydney.
Vicecom. Hood.
Vicecom. Lorton.
Vicecom. Gordon.
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PRAYERS.
The Earl of Shaftesbury sat Speaker by virtue of
a former Commission.
M'Ewen v. Cameron:
Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of David
M'Ewen, Writer in Dundee; complaining of Two Interlocutors of the Lords of Session in Scotland, of the
Second Division, the First dated the 4th and signed the
5th Day of February 1830, and the 2d dated the 20th Day
of February 1830; and praying, "That the same may
be reversed, varied or altered, or that the Appellant
may have such Relief in the Premises, as to this House,
in their Lordships great Wisdom, shall seem meet;
and that James Cameron, Merchant in Dundee, may be
required to answer the said Appeal:"
It is Ordered, That the said James Cameron may have
a Copy of the said Appeal, and do put in his Answer
thereunto, in Writing, on or before Tuesday the 6th Day
of March next; and Service of this Order upon the said
Respondent, or upon any one of his known Agents in
the Court of Session in Scotland, shall be deemed good
Service.
Webster to enter into a Recogce on it.
The House being moved, "That George Webster of
Old Palace Yard, Westminster, Gentleman, may be
permitted to enter into a Recognizance for David
M'Ewen, on account of his Appeal depending in this
House, he living in Scotland:"
The same was agreed to; and Ordered accordingly.
Codwise Leave for a Naturalization Bill:
Upon reading the Petition of Edward Codwise of
No. 2, Old Burlington Street, in the Parish of Saint James,
Westminster, in the County of Middlesex; praying their
Lordships, "That Leave may be given to bring in a
Bill for his Naturalization:"
It is Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill,
according to the Prayer of the said Petition.
Bill read.
Accordingly, The Earl of Shaftesbury presented to the
House a Bill, intituled, "An Act for naturalizing Edward
Codwise."
The said Bill was read the First Time.
The House was adjourned during Pleasure.
The House was resumed by The Lord Chancellor.
Sacramental Test (Ireland) Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Mr. Bernal and others;
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for the Relief of
His Majesty's Subjects in Ireland being Protestants of
the Established Church, and to repeal an Act passed
in the Parliament of Ireland in the Thirty-third Year
of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Third,
intituled, "An Act to remove some Doubts respecting
Persons in Office taking the Sacramental Test;" to
which they desire the Concurrence of this House.
The said Bill was read the First Time.
Ordered, That the said Bill be printed.
Contempts in Equity Act Amendment Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Mr. Bernal and others;
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act to extend the Provisions of an Act of the First Year of the Reign of
His present Majesty, for altering and amending the
Law regarding Commitments by Courts of Equity for
Contempts, and the taking Bills pro Confesso; and to
explain certain Parts thereof;" to which they desire the
Concurrence of this House.
The said Bill was read the First Time.
Ordered, That the said Bill be printed.
Dublin Roads, &c. Presentments Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Mr. Bernal and others;
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act to repeal so much of
an Act, passed in the Parliament of Ireland in the
Twenty-sixth Year of the Reign of His Majesty King
George the Third, as provides for the applotting and
levying of Presentments off the Baronies of Saint
Sepulchres and Donore in a Manner different from
that provided for the other Baronies of the County
of Dublin;" to which they desire the Concurrence of
this House.
The said Bill was read the First Time.
Ordered, That the said Bill be printed.
Norwich & Lowestoft Navigation Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Mr. Bernal and others;
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act to enlarge the Term
and amend the Powers and Provisions of an Act passed
in the Seventh and Eighth Years of His late Majesty
King George the Fourth, for making a Navigable Communication between the City of Norwich and the Sea,
at or near Lowestoft, in the County of Suffolk;" to
which they desire the Concurrence of this House.
The said Bill was read the First Time.
India & China Trade, Papers respecting, delivered.
The House being informed, "That Mr. Preston, 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 the 8th of December last,
"An Account of the Annual Value of the Trade
between the Subjects of Great Britain and China in the
Year 1830-31:"
Also, "Statement of the Value of Imports into and
Exports from the Territories subject to the Presidencies
of Fort William, Fort St. George and Bombay, by Sea,
in the Years 1829-30 and 1830-31, exclusive of the
Trade of The East India Company (extracted from
the Reports of External Commerce received from
Bengal, Madras and Bombay respectively:)"
Also, "An Account of the Value of Imports into the
several Presidencies of India from the United Kingdom,
and of Exports from India to the United Kingdom, in
the Years 1829-30 and 1830-31, exclusive of Exports
and Imports on account of The East India Company
(extracted from the Reports of External Commerce:)"
Also, "An Account of the Value of the Trade between
the Eastern Islands and India in the Years 1829-30 and
1830-31:"
Also, "An Account of the Value of Imports into and
Exports from the Port of Canton by the Subjects of
the United States of America, in the Year 1829-30:"
Also, "An Account of the Exports from Canton by
the Americans, intended for American Consumption, in
the Year 1829-30:"
Also, "An Account of the Exports from Canton by
the Americans, intended for European Consumption,
in the Year 1829-30:"
Also, "Statement of the Number of Furs imported
into China by the Americans in the Year 1829-30:"
Also, "An Account of the Value and Quantity of
Cargoes imported into Canton and Macao on the
Tonnage employed Annually in the Country Trade
between the different Ports of British India and Canton
and Macao, specifying particularly the Quantities and
Value of Raw Cotton and Opium, in the Year 1830-31:"
Also, "An Account of the Quantity and Value of all
Manufactures, exclusive of Woollens, exported by The
East India Company and their Officers to China, in the
Year 1830-31-(May to May:)"
Also, "An Account of the Quantity and Value of
British Manufactures exported to all Parts of India
exclusive of China, by The East India Company, in
the Year 1830-31-(May to May:)"
Also, "An Account of the Quantities of British
Manufactures exported to our Indian Possessions in the
Year 1830-31; specifying particularly the Quantity and
Value of Woollens and Cottons:"
Also, "An Account of the Invoice Value of The East
India Company's Trade between China and England
in the Year 1830-31:"
Also, "An Account of the Quantity of British Manufactures imported by The East India Company into
the Port of Canton in the Year 1830-31; specifying
particularly the Quantities of Woollens and Cottons
imported:"
Also, "An Account of the Quantity of Woollens exported by The East India Company to China in the
Year 1830-31:"
Also, "An Account of the Prime Cost and Quantity
of Raw Silk exported from the Port of Canton by The
East India Company in the Year 1830-31:"
Also, "Quantities and Value of British Manufactures
imported into China by the Americans in 1829-30;
and also the Amount imported by The East India
Company and their Officers in the same Year:"
Also, "Statement of the Amounts paid in England
for Freight and Demorage, including Cost and Outfit
of Company's own Ships, 1st May 1830 to 30th April
1831:"
Also, "An Account of the Prime Cost and Quantity
of Tea exported from the Port of Canton by The East
India Company in the Year 1830-31:"
Also, "An Account of the Quantity and Sale Amount
of Teas sold by The East India Company in the Year
1830-31:"
Also, "An Account of the Quantity and Value of Teas
sold by The East India Company at the Cape of Good
Hope in the Year 1830-31; also showing the Rate of
Colonial Duty payable thereupon:"
Also, "An Account of the Quantity and Value of Teas
sold by The East India Company at Quebec and Montreal in the Year 1830-31; with the Rates of Colonial
Duty payable thereupon:"
Also, "An Account of the Quantity and Value of Teas
sold by The East India Company at Halifax in the
Year 1830-31; with the Rate of Colonial Duty payable thereupon:"
Also, "Rates of Duty payable upon Teas imported
into New York:"
Also, "An Account of the Quantity of Tea put up to
Sale in the Year 1831, the Quantity sold, and the
Quantity refused by the Buyers (including the Private
Trade of the Commanders and Officers):"
Also, "An Account of the Commercial Charges not
added to the Invoices at the several Presidencies in
India respectively, in the Year 1829-30:"
Also, "An Account showing the Amount of all Advances made at the several Presidencies and Settlements in India for the Purposes of Commerce, in so
far as regards the Purchase of Investments for Europe,
in the Year 1829-30; showing the Amount applied to
the Purchase of Investment in China, and distinguishing the Amount issued in Repayments of Territorial
Charges defrayed in England from the Amount issued
from Commercial Funds:"
Also, "Stock, per Computation, of The East India
Company, (exclusive of their Capital Stock,) drawn
out, in respect to England, to the 1st May 1831, and
in respect to India, to the 1st May 1830:"
Also, "An Account of all Sums received by The East
India Company on Bills of Exchange remitted to them
from their several Presidencies and Settlements in India
and their Factory at Canton respectively, in the Year
1830-31; distinguishing Bills drawn on Territorial and
Commercial Account, and showing also the Amount
drawnon the Departments of His Majesty's Government:"
Also, "An Account showing the Amount of all Bills
of Exchange and Certificates paid by The East India
Company from the 1st May 1830 to 30th April 1831
inclusive; distinguishing India from China, and specifying, as far as practicable, such as were for Liquidation of Indian Debt, for Interest on Indian Debt, and
for general Purposes:"
Also, "Statement of the Rates of Exchange at which
Bills have been drawn upon India by The East India
Company in the Year 1831:"
Also, "Statement of the Rates of Exchange at which
Bills have been drawn, from India, upon The East
India Company, in the Year 1831:"
Also, "An Account showing the Amount of all Sums
paid by The East India Company from their Treasury
in England, chargeable to the Territories in India, in
the Year 1830-31:"
Also, "An Account showing the Invoice Amount of
all Goods, Stores and Bullion exported by The East
India Company to their several Presidencies and Settlements in India respectively, to the Island of St. Helena,
and to their Factory at Canton, in the Season 1830-31;
distinguishing the Amount of Goods from Stores, and
the Bullion on the Political from the Bullion on the
Commercial Account-(from September to September:)"
Also, "A Return of the Quantities and Prices of the
several Sorts of Teas sold by The East India Company
in the Year 1830-31, (including the Private Trade of the
Commanders and Officers)-(from 1st May to 1st May:)"
Also, "Statement showing the Average Sale Price per
Pound of all Teas sold by The East India Company in
the Year 1830-31:"
Also, "Sale Amount of Privilege and Private Trade
Goods sold at The East India Company's Sales in the
Year 1830-31; distinguishing India from China-(from
1st March to 1st March:)"
Also, "An Account of the Profit or Loss upon the
Trade of The East India Company between Europe and
India, Europe and China, India and China, China and
the North American Colonies, stating each separately, to
the latest Period to which the same can be made up:"
Also, "An Account of the several Sales of The East
India Company in the Year 1831, specifying the
Quantity of each Kind of Tea sold, the Average Price
at which each Kind was put up, and at which each
Kind was sold at each Sale:"
Also, "An Account of the Quantity of Tea exported
by The East India Company from Canton in the Year
1830-31:"
Also, "An Account of the Expence of The East India
Company's Establishment at Canton, the Names of the
Servants, and the Amount of Salaries and Emoluments
of each, and of the whole Cost for the Maintenance of
the same, in the Year 1830-31:"
Also, "An Account showing all other Charges, as
well in China as in England, incurred by The East
India Company in their Trade with China, including
Freight, and stating the actual Amount in the Year
1830-31:"
Also, "An Account of all Goods exported to China
from Great Britain in the Year 1830, (May to May.)
specifying the Quantity and declared Value of the
principal Articles exported, and distinguishing the
Trade of The East India Company from the Privilege
Trade:"
Also, "An Account of all Goods imported from China
into Great Britain in the Year 1830, specifying the
Quantity and Value of the principal Articles imported,
and distinguishing the Trade of The East India Company from the Privilege Trade:"
Also, "Statement of the Company's Establishment
of Supra Cargoes, &c. at Canton, specifying their Rank,
their respective Salaries, and all other Charges of the
Establishment, likewise the Commission paid to each
on the European or Chinese Sales of Goods, or both, for
1830-31:"
Also, "An Account showing the Amount of all
Supplies received from the several Presidencies and
Settlements in India at the Factory at Canton, distinguishing the Presidencies, and specifying the particular
Supplies under each Head, in the Year 1830-31:"
Also, "An Account showing the Amount of all
Supplies from the Factory at Canton to the several
Presidencies and Settlements in India, distinguishing
the Presidencies, and specifying the particular Supplies
under each Head, in the Year 1830-31:"
Also, "An Account showing the Amount of all
Supplies received from the Island of St. Helena at the
Factory at Canton, (specifying the particular Supplies
under each Head,) in the Year 1830-31:"
Also, "An Account showing the Amount of all
Supplies from the Factory at Canton to the Island of
St. Helena, specifying the particular Supplies under
each Head, in the Year 1830-31:"
Also, "An Account showing the Amount of all
Supplies from England to the Factory at Canton, in the
Year 1830-31:"
Also, "An Account showing the Amount of the
Cargoes (and of what consisting) consigned from the
Factory at Canton to England; likewise the Amount of
all Payments for which England is debited, in the Year
1830-31:"
Also, "An Account showing the Amount of all Bills
of Exchange drawn upon the Court of Directors by the
Supra Cargoes of Canton in the Year 1830-31, in Tales
converted into Sterling Money at the Rate of 6s. 8d.
per Tale, contrasted with the Amount of the Payment
of the said Bills actually made in Sterling Money:"
Also, "An Account of Goods exported by the Court
of Directors from England to Canton in the Year
1830-31, specifying the Quantities of each, and their
Invoice Value; and a Statement of the Gain or Loss
on the Sales of the Company's Exports in the same
Year:"
Also, "An Account of the Quantity and Value of
Military Stores exported to India in the Year 1830-31;
specifying the Average Rate of Freight per Ton at
which they have been sent out-(May to May:)"
Also, "An Account of the Losses sustained by The
East India Company in the China Trade in the Year
1830-31, by Perils of the Sea, Capture, Damage or
Waste of Goods, Short Deliveries or other Causes:"
Also, "An Account of Losses sustained by The East
India Company from Perils of the Sea, Damage of
Ships or Cargoes, from Bad Debts, &c. in the Years
1829-30 and 1830-31:"
Also, "An Account of the actual Cost of all the Company's Buildings in China up to the latest Date; also a
Statement of the Sums expended in Repairs, Rent,
Taxes or otherwise, for the Year 1830-31:"
Also, "Account of the Remittances in Merchandize
from India made in each Year since 1814, with their
Invoice Value, and the Charges incurred upon them,
and the Sums they have actually realised at the Company's Sales:"
Also, "A Statement of the Account between the
Territorial and Commercial Branches of the Affairs of
The East India Company, from 1st May 1830 to 1st May
1831, drawn upon the Principle observed in the Accounts
transmitted to the Government of Bengal, as Enclosures
to the Letters of the Directors in the Territorial Financial
Department:"
And also, "A Return of the Foreign Trade with
China, distinguishing the different Nations, and the
Trade carried on by The East India Company from
that carried on by private India Ships under the British
Flag; also the Tonnage employed by each Nation, and
the principal Articles of Export and Import, as far as
the same can be ascertained, to the latest Period to
which the same can be made up."
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.
Aston Rowant Inclosure Bill.
Hodie 2a
vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
inclosing Lands in the Parish of Aston Rowant, in the
County of Oxford."
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
Thursday next, at Ten o'Clock in the Forenoon,
in the Prince's Lodgings, near the House of Peers;
and to adjourn as they please.
Manerowen Inclosure Bill.
Hodie 2a
vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for
inclosing Lands in the Parish of Manerowen, in the
County of Pembroke."
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
Thursday next, at the usual Time and Place; and
to adjourn as they please.
Court of Session Bill, reported:
The House (according to Order) was adjourned during
Pleasure, and put into a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, "An Act to provide for carrying on the Business
of the Court of Session in Scotland when interrupted
by the Death or necessary Absence of any of the
Judges thereof."
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
Thursday next.
Anatomy, Petitions from Pupils of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, & Worcester, for facilitating the Study of.
Upon reading the Petition of the Pupils of Saint Bartholomew's Hospital, in the City of London, whose Names
are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships, "That
Measures may be adopted for legally supplying Schools
of Anatomy with Subjects for Dissection:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Upon reading the Petition of the Householders of the
City of Worcester, whose Names are thereunto subscribed;
praying their Lordships "to institute an Inquiry into the
Manner in which the Public Hospitals in England are
conducted, more especially into the Nature of the
pecuniary Prohibitions by which the Apprentices of
regular Practitioners are prevented attending them;
the Petitioners being convinced that by removing or
reducing these Prohibitions, and by permitting a longer
Attendance on such Institutions, a vast Amount of
Anatomical and Surgical Knowledge may be acquired,
an immediate Decrease in the Demand for "Subjects"
effected, consequently the Temptation to "Burking"
would be obviated, and the Public supplied with more
efficient Practitioners:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Reform of Parliament, Petitions in favor of:
(Stonehouse:)
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
Village and Parish of Stonehouse, Middle Ward, of the
County of Lanark, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to pass as expeditiously
as possible the Measure for amending the Representation of the People in the Commons House of Parliament:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Mayor, &c. of Waterford:
Upon reading the Petition of The Mayor, Aldermen,
Sheriffs and Common Council of the City of Waterford,
in Common Council assembled, under their Common
Seal; praying their Lordships "to consult the Freedom
and Happiness of their Fellow Countrymen, and the
Glory and Prosperity of the entire Empire, by an early
passing of the great Measure of Parliamentary Reform;
and that their Lordships will attend to the Right of
Ireland to such Proportion of Representatives in the
Imperial Parliament as she may appear entitled to on
the Grounds of her Extent, Population and Revenue,
in common with any other Portion of the British
Empire:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Castlebar, &c.
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of Castlebar, Westport, Newport, and their respective Vicinities,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their
Lordships, "That the Measure for amending the Representation of the People may pass into a Law; and that
the County of Mayo be named in the Irish Reform Bill
as one of those Places whose Number of Representatives
is to be increased; and that their Lordships will make
such an Addition to the present Number of Irish Representatives as will be deemed a National Advantage:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Silk Trade, Petition from Macclesfield for Relief.
Upon reading the Petition of the Mill Men and others
employed in the Silk Throwing Factories of Macclesfield
and its Vicinity, whose Names are thereunto subscribed;
praying their Lordships "to take their abject and increasingly miserable Situation into their Consideration,
and afford them timely and speedy Relief, by granting
the Silk Throwster further and increased Protection
against Foreign Competition:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Foreign Gloves, Petitions against Importation of:
(Yeovil:)
Upon reading the Petition of the Operatives of the
Glove Trade of Yeovil, in the County of Somerset, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships,
"That, as the only Means of averting the impending
Ruin which threatens so large a Portion of the People
as the Glove Manufacturers of England, they will
forthwith repeal the existing Laws permitting the
Importation of Foreign Gloves, and return to the old
System of strictly prohibiting all future Importations of
the same:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
London:
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of London,
Manufacturers of Kid and other Leather Gloves, and of
Merchants connected therewith, whose Names are thereunto subscribed:
Great Torrington.
And also, Upon reading the Petition of the Persons concerned in the Glove Manufactory within the Borough and
Town of Great Torrington, in the County of Devon, whose
Names are thereunto subscribed; severally praying their
Lordships, "That they will take into their most serious
Consideration the Propriety of relieving the Petitioners
from the Ruin impending over them by reverting to
the old System of Prohibition as regards French and
other Foreign-manufactured Gloves:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petitions do lie on the
Table.
Tithes & Church Rates, (Ireland,) Petition from Rathclaren for Abolition of.
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants and Landowners of the Parish of Rathclaren, in the Diocese of
Cork, Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed;
praying their Lordships "to abolish the Law by which
the Inhabitants of this Realm are compelled to pay
Tithes and Church Rates; and that their Lordships
will resume the Church Lands, and dispose of them
for Objects common to all the Inhabitants of this
Realm:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Tithes, (Ireland,) Petitions for Abolition of, referred to Com ee on the Subject:
(Skreen & Rathfigh:)
Upon reading the Petition of the Inhabitants of the
Union of Skreen and Rathfigh, in the County of Meath
Ireland, whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their Lordships "to abolish the Tithe System of
Ireland, the Vestry Cess, Church Rates and Fees, &c.,
and to adopt some other Means of providing for the
Spiritual Wants of the Half Million of the Petitioners
Protestant Fellow Subjects, more economical and
better adapted to the Condition of Ireland, and thereby
relieve the great Mass of the People from the galling
Pressure of an enormous Ecclesiastical Taxation, with
a view of complying with His Majesty's Recommendation "of securing internal Peace and Order which
seem wanting to raise a Country blessed by so many
natural Advantages to a State of Prosperity:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the
Select Committee on Tithes, Ireland.
Clonmethan:
Upon reading the Petition of the Landholders of the
Union of Clonmethan, in the County of Dublin, Ireland,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their
Lordships "to put an End to all Tithe Conflicts, by
devising some Plan so as to have the Payment of the
Protestant Clergyman put upon another Basis, and at
the same Time amply remunerated for his Services:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the
last-mentioned Committee.
Woollen Grange.
Upon reading the Petition of the Parishioners of the
Parish of Woollen Grange, Part of the Union of Burnchurch, in the Diocese of Ossory and County of Kilkenny,
whose Names are thereunto subscribed; praying their
Lordships "to abolish for ever the Tithe System of
Ireland, a System most oppressive and ruinous to the
Petitioners, and pregnant with Mischief to the Country
at large:"
It is Ordered, That the said Petition do lie on the
Table.
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the
last-mentioned Committee.
Logan et al. v. M. & J. Wienholt.
Ordered, That the Cause wherein Sarah Logan, and
others, are Appellants, and Mary Wienholt and John Birkett Wienholt, are Respondents, be heard by Counsel at
the Bar on Friday the 17th of this instant February.
Berners Peerage, Com ee to meet.
Upon reading the Petition of Robert Wilson of Didlington and of Ashwellthorpe, in the County of Norfolk,
Esquire; praying, "That their Lordships will be pleased
to order that the Lords Committees for Privileges may
meet to consider of the Petitioner's Claim to be eldest
Co-heir of the Barony of Berners, either on Thursday
the 23d or on Tuesday the 28th Day of February instant,
or on such other Day as their Lordships will be pleased
to appoint; and that Notice thereof may be given to
His Majesty's Attorney General:"
It is Ordered, That the Committee for Privileges do
meet to consider of the said Claim on Friday the 2d of
March next; and that Notice thereof be given to His
Majesty's Attorney General.
Buckingham Palace, 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
all the Plans, detailed Estimates and Contracts relative
to the proposed Alterations at Buckingham Palace, the
Plans to distinguish between the Works already done
and the proposed Alterations.
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His
Majesty by the Lords with White Staves.
Baking Trade, (Ireland,) Bill presented.
The Marquess of Westmeath presented to the House
a Bill, intituled, "An Act to regulate the Baking Trade
in Ireland."
The said Bill was read the First Time.
Ordered, That the said Bill be printed.
Slane Peerage, Com ee to meet.
Ordered, That the Committee for Privileges, to whom
the Petition of George Bryan of Jenkinstown, in the
County of Kilkenny, Esquire, to His Majesty; praying,
"That his Claim to the Barony of Slane may be referred
to the House of Peers, to report whether the said
Title be or be not a Barony in Fee, by Writ of Summons, descendible to Heirs General, and whether the
same is or is not now in Abeyance between Edward
Lord Dunsany and the Petitioner;" together with His
Majesty's Reference thereof to this House, and the
Report of The Attorney General thereunto annexed;
also the Petition of Henry Fleming of the City of Dublin;
also the Petition of James Stewart Fleming of Belville, in
the County of Cavan, in Ireland, Esquire, late a Captain
in His Majesty's Army; and also the Petition of James
Fleming of Monkstown, in the County of Dublin, Esquire,
in relation to the said Claim, stand referred, do meet to
consider further of the said Claim on Friday the 24th of
this instant February; and that Notice thereof be given to
His Majesty's Attorney General for England, and to His
Majesty's Attorney and Solicitor General for Ireland.
Com ee on Tithes, (Ireland,) Witnesses to attend.
Ordered, That Patrick Costello Esquire and Anthony
R. Blake Esquire do attend this House on the 16th of
this instant February, to be sworn, in order to their being
examined as Witnesses before the Select Committee on
Tithes, Ireland.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum
continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Jovis, nonum
diem instantis Februarii, horâ undecimâ Auroræ, Dominis
sic decernentibus.