House Of Lords, Monday, M...
The Earl of KIxGSTOc, of the kingdom of Ireland, being created Baron KINGSTON, of.the United Kingdom, took theozths and his seat as such. He was introduced by Lord RrErSDALt and Lord FOXrORD (Earl of LsseEftICK.) On the motion of Earl GROSVENOR, several returns re- lative to offices executed by deputy, reversions, sinecures, &c., were ordered to be plinted. A. return of the reduced salaries of the persons executing the office of Clerk of the Pells in Ireland was also ordered on the motion of the noble earl. The LORD C 1I ANCELLOR presented a petition from the silk- weavers of Spitalfields against the silk bill. The roll of parchmext on which the petition was engrossed was of great dimensions. The noble and learned lord stated that it was signed by 25,700 persons, forming the wholeof the weavers of Spitalfields. He had read the oetition, and found it to be properly and respectfully worded, and therefore thought it his duty to submit it to their lordships' con- sideration. The illarquisof LANSDOWN winhed to say a few words con- nected witl this petition. He still fully retained all those opinions whichi, in common with others who composed the committee on the bilk trade, had been embodied in the report. These opinions he had no occasion to reFeat, and should onlY say that he had since seen no reason to depart from them. In alluding, however, to the committee with which this important mneasure originated, he felt it to be his duty to do justice to one of the witnesses who had been cx- amined before it, a gentlemnan of great respectability, whose evidence on one peint had by accident been misrepresented. As the evidence stood in the report, i Ir. IIale, the gentlemain to whom he alluded, was made to appear favourable to the alteration now proposed; which was not the fact. The mistake arese in this way-On a question respecting the facilities which would exist for the introduction of fo- reign tilks, if certain regulations were dispensed with, MIr. Hale said, that great facilities would in that rase exist, and he mentioned the names of several laties who had availed themselves of certain facilities afforded to passengers to introduce foreign silks. Being asked whether he thought that such facilities injured the trade, he replied that he did not. Ile thought that this practice tended to leep up a taste for wearing silks, to extend the fashion, and thus to act as mn encouragement to the home nmanufacturer. He was therefore of opimion, that if this practice was not carried far- tuier than It had yet been, it would do no harm to the silk-tradc. As it had been thought proper to order the names of the ladies to be expunged, the explanatory part of the answer had also been struck out, lSy which it appeared that Mr. liale had stated generelly that facilities for the introduction of foreign silk would riot be injurious. As this opinion had been attributed to Alr. Hale else,here, it was but Justice to him to give this explanation. That gentleman had not stated any tlhing favourable to free importation, andi continued to regard such a systeni as ruinous to the trade. The petition was then laid on the table. The Earl of DARNLEY congratulated their lordships on the in. tended appoin,tment of a commission to inquire into the state of edu. cation in Ireland, and observed that the measures whlich had been adopted in the other house wouild enable him to curtail some of the observations which he rneant sooii to address to their lordships on the subiect of Ireland. in thie mean time, he moved for seme re- turns relative to the state of education, and particularly to that of Protestant charter s5hools in Ireland.-Ordered, TIhe penitentiary convicts bill was read a second time; the mar- riage act amendment bill was read a tlhird time; and several other bills were forwarded in their respective stages. On the second reading of the slave-trade piracy bill being moved bv Lord B3EXLEY The Alarquis of LANSDOWN said he had an objection of sonme iryiportanee to urge against the bill; and as the house had not been summ.oned for the seconti reading, he did not expect it to be moved oit that dav. On this subject a conversation arose, in which Earl GnosvEatoR anid Lord HIOLLAXD took a part- and Lord BEXLEY SUggeSted that the bill 1migt; lie allowed to pass through the second reading now, with an understanding that the debate should take place on the next st:ue, to-n:orrow, whien Earl Bathurst, who was then ab- sent, m:ight be expected to attend. This arrangemnent was flnally agreed to. and their lordships wvere summoned for to-norrow. The Marquis ot' LANSDO WNhadsomepetitions relative to Irish tities to present, but in the absence of the noble Secretary of State (Lord Liverpool, who is indisposed), it was not his wish to call their lordships' attention to the provisions of the commutation act of last vear. Ile understood that the noble earl might be expected to be in his place On Fridlyv, and on that day lie intended to present ithc petidons. For the sante reason he postwoned the motion of' which le h4d given notice, tor the second reading of the dissenters' mar- riage bill, till Fridav next. The Earl of' DARNi.EY and the Earl of KItxGSTOM also inlti- iratcet thcir ittention of withh1olding the petitions they intended to present. oni the subject of Irish tithes, until Friday next.-Ad- I ourned. HOUSE OF LORDS. MVODAYA, *IARCX 29.