tary contribution of its members : to lie on the Table. 10. Slavery; Petitions for the aboli 18. tion thereof; of Inhabitants of Kilwinning; of Barrington; of Cumnock; of Guisborough; of 17. Castletown; of Saltcoats; of Melbourn; of Baptists and Wesleyan Methodists of Ely; of Methodists of the New Connexion of Zion Chapel, Pudsey; of Inhabitants of Eccleshill; of Barton St. David's, Baltenborough, and other places; of Independents meeting in Castle-street, Abergavenny; of Inhabitants of Brighouse and Rastrick; of Peniston; of Barnoldswick in Craven; of Congregation meeting at the Church of the Holy Trinity, at Idle; Two Petitions of Protestant Dissenters and others, of Wedmore; of Doncaster; of Idle; of Dewsbury; and of Addingham; to lie on the Table. 11. Hand-loom Weaving; Petition of Hand-loom Weavers of Irvine, complaining of distress, and praying for the appointment of a Board of Trade, to equalize, superintend, and regulate the prices of workmanship in the different departments of that trade: to lie on the Table. Corn Laws; Petition of Inhabitants. of Cumnock, for the repeal thereof: to lie on the Table. 13. Tithes; Petition of Labourers of the parish of Veryan, for the abolition thereof: to lie on the Table. 14. Tithes and Corn Laws: Petition of Gentlemen, Freeholders, Merchants, and others, of Blatchinworth and Calderbrook; for the abolition of Tithes, and for the repeal of the Corn Laws: to lie on the Table 19. 20. 21. 22. 15. Taxes on Knowledge; Petition for the repeal of all Taxes on the diffusion of Knowledge; of Gentle-23. men, Freeholders, Merchants, and others, of Blatchinworth and Calderbrook; and of Gentlemen, Freeholders, Merchants, and others, of Stansfield; to lie on the Table. 16. Taxation; Petition of Gentlemen, Freeholders, Merchants, and others, of Blatchinworth and Calderbrook, for the repeal of Taxes on Malt, Hops, and Soap; to lie on the Table. Septennial Act; Petitions for the repeal of the Septennial Act, and for the Vote by Ballot; of Gentlemen, Freeholders, Merchants, and others, of Blatchinworth and Calderbrook; and of Gentlemen, Freeholders, Merchants, and Inhabitants of Stansfield: to lie on the Table. Protestant Dissenters; Petition of Independents of Ashton-underLyne, complaining of the grievances to which Protestant Dissenters are subject, and praying for relief: to lie on the Table. Sinecure Offices; Petition of Members of a Society calling itself the Beith Agricultural Political Union, for the abolition of all sinecure offices both in Church and State: to lie on the Table. Jews; Petitions for the removal of all disabilities affecting the Jews; of Protestant Dissenters of Toxteth; of Inhabitants of Ashtonunder-Lyne; of Staley Bridge, and Dunkinfield; and, of Unitarian Christians of the Octagon Chapel, Norwich to lie on the Table. Factories Regulation Bill; Petitions praying that a Commission may be appointed to inquire into the expediency of the measure; of Proprietors of Cotton Factories; of Master Spinners of Wigan; of Proprietors of Cotton Factories in the County of Renfrew to lie on the Table. Factories Regulation Bill; Peti tions in favour; of Inhabitants of Wakefield; and, of Manufacturers and Inhabitants of Holmfirth: to lie on the Table. : Prison Officers (Ireland); Petitions for enabling Grand Juries to make provision by way of superannuation or pension for Officers of Prisons in Ireland; of George Dunn, Governor of Kilmainham Jail; and, of the Officers of Sligo Prison: re 1 ferred to the Select Committee on 30. Disturbances (Ireland) Bill; Peti Grand Juries (Ireland) Bill. 32. 24. Church of Ireland Bill; Petitions 34. 27. Vote by Ballot; Petitions in favour thereof; of Parishioners of Tacum-36. shane; and, of Freeholders of the Barony of Gallen: to lie on the Table. 28. Union with Ireland; Petitions for the repeal thereof; of freeholders of Ballymitty, Kilkevan, and Ambrosetown; of Inhabitants of Tin*tern: of Kilrane; of Tacumshane; of Clone; of Kilcormack; and, of Freeholders of Bannow, Carrig, and St. Imok: to lie on the Table. 29. Established Church; Petitions for the adoption of measures to increase the spiritual efficacy of the Established Church; of Clergymen, or Lay members of the United Church of England and Ireland, resident in the County of Monmouth; and, of Clergymen of the Church of England, resident in the Eastern part of the County of Dorset, in the Diocese of Bristol: to lie on the Table. : tion of Inhabitants of King's Lynn, ́ ́in favour : to lie on the Table. Slavery; Petition of Henry Sealy, for compensation to Slaveholders, in case of the emancipation of the Slaves to lie on the Table. Robert Robison; Petition of Robert Robison, late a Captain in his Majesty's Service, complaining of his dismissal from the Army, and praying that the Minutes of the proceedings, finding, and sentence of the Court-martial may be laid before the House; lie on the Table. Dublin Corporation: Petition of William Kertland, complaining of his being refused admission to that Corporation referred to the Select Committee on Municipal Corpo rations. Soap; Petition of Manufacturers of Church of Scotland; Petition of In- Mr. Speaker left the Chair at three o'clock. Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair at five o'clock. 37, 38. 39. 40. 41. Message from The Lords; That Holyhead Roads; Annual State- 58. Thursday Morning, 28. March. Resolutions to be reported this day; Committee to sit again on Friday. 47. Fines and Recoveries Bill; Order for Committee read, and discharged; Bill committed to Mr. Solicitor General, Mr. Aglionby, Mr. Alexander Baring, Mr. Blamire, Mr. Brodie, Mr. William Brougham, Mr. Bonham Carter, Mr. Evelyn Denison, Mr. Ewart, Mr. Fazakerley, Mr. Gisborne, Mr. Hill, Mr. Ingham, Mr. James, Mr. Jervis, Sir Edward Knatchbull, Mr. Lennard, Mr. Littleton, Lord Viscount Lowther, Mr. O'Connell, Mr. Pease, Mr. Pepys, Mr. Sergeant Perrin, Mr. Frederick Pollock, Mr. 60. 1 59. Police Offices (London) Bill; Second Reading deferred till Friday. Ways and means; Committee deferred till Friday. 1 Lunatic Commissions Bill; second reading deferred till Friday. Marine Mutiny Bill; read second time, and committed for this day. Marriage Act (Ireland); Acts (Irish) 6 Anne, c. 16, sec. 6, 8 Anne, c. 3, sec. 26, 12 Geo. 1, c. 3, 23 Geo. 2, c. 10, and to amend 33 Geo. 3, c. 21, sec. 12, read; Bill to repeal the said Acts: ordered to be brought in by Mr. Sergeant Perrin, Mr. Sheil, and Mr. Chapman Civil Bill Courts (Ireland); Bill to extend the jurisdiction of Civil BiH Courts from the late Irish currency to the present currency: ordered to be brought in by Mr. Sergeant Perrin, Mr. Lefroy, and Mr. O'Connell. Spirits, Wine, and Beer (Ireland); Bill to consolidate and amend the Laws in Ireland relating to the sale thereof: ordered to be brought in by Mr.Sergeant Perrin, Mr. O'Connell and Mr. Lynch. Glamorgan Assizes; Bill for hold ing the Summer Assizes for the 61. Leave of Absence; to Mr. Kin-71. 62. Sewers Bill; " to amend the Laws 72. read second time, and committed. 66. East India Charter; Copy of Cor- dered, "Proceedings of the Bom- 74. 75. "several pensions and charges pays "able thereon, with the dates when "the same were severally granted, “1826, 1832, for each year sepa"rately." (Mr. Hume). Ettrick Forest; Address for "Copy "of the Warrant of appointment "of Lord Dunglass to be Cham"berlain of Ettrick Forest; with "a statement of the revenue he "collects, the salary he receives, "and the sources from which re"ceived." (Mr. Hume). Chancery Director (Scotland); Address for "Copy of the Warrant of Appointment to the office of Di66 rector of Chancery in Scotland, "with the emoluments of the same, "and from what sources derived." (Mr. Hume). 66 Privy Seal (Scotland); Address for "Copy of the Warrant appointing "Lord Melville to the office of "Privy Seal in Scotland, and the "Salary and Allowances received "for the same." (Mr. Hume.) --Liffey River Bill; to repeal so "much of an Act passed in the "Parliament of Ireland, in the 34th "year of His Majesty King George "the Third, as imposes fines on "the Masters of Vessels lying in "the river Liffey for having fires 66 on board:" presented, and read a first time; to be read a second time on Monday next, and to be printed. House and Window Duty; Return Adjourned at half after two o'clock. 69. Exeter Waterworks Bill; Petitions against; of the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral Church of St. Peter Now, I beg you to look at the numin Exeter; of the Exeter Improve-ber of petitions presented in the three ment Commissioners; and, of hours in the middle of the day, and Rated Inhabitants of Exeter; re- above all things to look well at the ferred to the Committee on the Bill; Counsel ordered. 70. Four and a Half per Cent. Duties; Account ordered, "of the amount “of Four and a Half per Cent.Duty; "stating the amount received from "each Island, and specifying the famous work that was done after twelve o'clock at night, the Speaker having been in the chair from twelve o'clock in the day; and you will see that he quitted it at half-past two in the morning; so that he was sitting in the chair fourteen hours and a half, with the ex : ception of two, from three to five. the navy for this year, beginning with Above all t things observe, that the army the 5. of April and ending with the 5. of estimutes came on about twelve o'clock April after. It would have been proper at night, though being an affair of so for me, particularly, to show that the many millions, and though demanding sum demanded on this account ought an attention of which few men are ca- to have been about two millions instead pable at the end of a sitting of only of being, as it was, more than four four or five hours. You will need no- millions and a half; but it was imposthing more than this general view of sible for me to do this; and that you the matter, to convince you that it is ut- would have seen if you could have been terly impossible for any man to make present. Just the same with regard to head against anything that the Ministers the army estimates, and just so in every choose to propose, if such man confine demand that is made upon the House. himself to the occasions which are thus Thus the money is voted and while offered to him. The papers themselves those who support the Ministers in their require a great deal of time to examine demands for the money, are, nevertheless, them. They consist of fifty-three folio continually telling them that there must pages, wherein the statements are as be a reduction of taxes; not seeming complex as they can possibly be made; to perceive that they will first authorise and those subjects are brought forward them to expend the money, and that at midnight, or after midnight, when it would be very inconsistent afterwards all is impatience and confusion. You to take from them the means of raising remember the situation of the hotel at that money. All the money that they Oldham, when you used to be assembled demand is voted at once, and by mathere in the evening, at the time of the jorities surprisingly great; and you will election. We, used to think that a scene see how unreasonable it would be, afterof pretty decent confusion; but I can wards, to demand of them to take off assure you that it was order and regu- the taxes. larity compared with the House of Com- This appears to be a very gloomy mons, at a late hour in the night. You prospect held out to you; but you are will ask us why we do not avail our not to despair; for though we cannot selves of the ancient usages of Parlia-prevent the voting of the money, and ment, and adjourn the House, when it cannot make a stand against the voting becomes too late to sit. Ah! a re- at the time when the voting takes place; formed Parliament" would make an ""order" to prevent this, as it has made orders to prevent more than one speech by one member upon a petition, and to prevent the petitions from being printed, except by the consent of a committee selected by the Ministers. So that we are reduced to this state: either to suffer these important matters to be dispatched at midnight or after midnight; or, to go away ourselves, and leave it to be done without our pre-tocracy. This is what we have the sence. and though we have no means of hereafter getting the money back, or of causing any part of the taxation to cease, we have the means of making you, and making all the industrious classes of this whole kingdom, see clearly in what manner the taxes are imposed; what portion is borne by the aristocracy, and what portion by the industrious classes, and also how large a portion of the whole goes into the pockets of the aris power to do; and, as I always told you, Thus situated, it is impossible for us and as I told the people fin every part to make any representations in your of the kingdom where I had an opporbehalf, such as it would become us to tunity of addressing them, this I would make, at the time when the subjects do to the utmost of my power, not reare first brought forward. For in-garding the seat in Parliament as of any stance, the other night the navy estimates were brought forward; that is to say, a statement of the sum wanted for use at all, except for the sole purpose of enabling the oppressed and industrious millions of this kingdom to see, and |