VOLUMES IV, V, VI, VII, & VIII (THIRD SERIES) SESSION 1831,
(Fifth Volume of the Session )
HANSARD'S PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES.
(A.)—S U BJECTS OF DEBATES.
No I. HOUSE OF LORDS.-N° II. HOUSE OF COMMONS.
ADDRESSES in answer to the King's
Speech at the opening of Parliament, vol.
iv. p. 87. King's answer thereto, 255
Affidavits in Chancery Bill, v. 645, 724
Appropriation Bill, viii. 836
Bankruptcy Court, Bill to establish, iv. 1316.
--v.910.-vi. 453.—vii. 493.—viii. 760,810,
821, 906
Cholera Morbus, papers concerning it to be
laid before Parliament, iv. 357.-Question
'concerning, vii. 48
Churches Building Act, amendment, v. 194,
461
Coal Duties, repeal of, v. 1183.-Coal Trade
of the Port of London, vii. 492.-Coals,
price of, viii. 904
Consolidated Fund, viii. 836
Coronation, iv. 642.-
Creditors, Frauds on, Bill, first reading, iv.
483.-Third reading, 1246.-v. 130, 1250,
-vi. 451
.-v. 1167.-vi. 208, 365
Beer Bill, Petitions against, iv. 258, 642.—vi.
1,750, 1168.-Suggested alterations in, 259.
-v. 260, 643.-Beer Act Amendment Bill
read a second time, vi. 3. Committed, 209.
Further considered, 751, 1168.-vii. 49, 493
Belgium, affairs of, and negotiations concern-
ing, iv. 296, 1311.-v. 461, 51, 968.
-vi. 75, 587-Fortresses of, v. 311.-vi. Debtors, Fraudulent, iv. 483, 1246.-v. 130,
740.-French Troops in, vii. 786
Bishops, conduct of, in Parliament, viii. 468
Canada Petition, vi. 1372
Canadian Revenues Bill, vi. 1183
Cape of Good Hope Wines, vi. 1022
Capital Punishments, Petition against, vi. 1172
Chancellor, Lord, duty to attend the House,
vi. 453.-Absence of, from the House, vii.
590, 646.--Explanation of his own conduct,
viii. 760, 810, 821
Distress in Ireland, iv. 282
Divorce Bills, regulations concerning, iv. 921
Divorces, Scotch, Bill to settle the law con-
cerning, iv. 295
Donna Maria of Portugal, v. 647, 726
Ecclesiastical Courts, Bill to give them addi-
tional power, vi. 1017
Einburgh, University, Petition from, v. 967.-
City of, Petition for Reform, vii. 772
Education (Ireland) viii. 184
Parliament, opening of, iv. 73.-Prorogation
of, viii. 920
Elections in Scotland, Riots at, iv. 407
Embankments (Ireland) Bill, Committee, viii. Parliamentary Reform, Petitions, iv. 493.—
Exchequer, Court of, Scotland, v. 4.-viii. 885,
907
Excitement, popular, viii. 589
Explanations, iv. 1006, 1076
Fees in Common Law Courts, viii. 58
Finances of the Country, viii. 836
Foreign Policy, iv. 296
vi. 1364.-vii. 106, 583, 646, 772, 779, 848,
921, 1120, 1308.-viii. 59, 185, 589, 686.—
Bill for England, read a first time, vii. 479.
Second reading, 924, 1133, 1334.—viii. 67,
188. Excitement in consequence of reject-
Patronage, abuse of, for election purposes, in
Ireland, iv. 255, 285
Peers, right of, to interfere with the Reform
Bill, vii. 583
Frauds on Creditors Bill, iv. 483, 1246.- Plunkett, Lord, (Chancellor of Ireland) charge
French, Speech of the King of the, v. 311.-
Troops in Belgium, vi. 740.-vii. 786
Galway Franchise, Bill to regulate, viii. 680
Game Laws Amendment Bill, vii. 129, 493
Grand Juries (Ireland) nature of their pre-
sentments, iv. 1720.-Grand Juries of Mid-
dlesex, vi. 1172
Great Seal, power of, as to Magistrates, iv. 622
House of Lords, Gallery erected in the, viii. 813
Ireland [see Union, Distress, Poor Laws,
Lord-lieutenants, Grand Juries, Newtown-
barry, Tithes, Magistracy, Subletting Act,
Education, Public Works, Embankments]
State of opinion in, viii. 59
Kent, Duchess of, Royal Message to provide
for, v. 584.-Annuity Bill, vi. 749
Kildare Street Society, viii. 184
King, The, his Speech on opening Parliament,
iv. 84. Answer to the Address, 255
Labourers, necessity of finding employment
for them, iv. 261. Bill for employing, 358,
Livings, Small, augmentation of, v. 515
London Coal Trade, vii. 492. Corporation
of, Petition on Reform, 779
Lord Lieutenants (Ireland) Bill to appoint,
iv. 407, 643, 942, 1006, 1076, 1316
Lunatics, Bill regulating the care of, vi. 448.-
vii. 772. Difference between the Lords
and Commons concerning, 877
Magistracy, Irish, v. 1249.—vi. 287
Ministers, conduct of, in meeting Irish Mem-
bers, vi. 379.—In attacking the Bishops, viii.
Newtownbarry, Affray at, iv. 159, 1005, 1173
Oaths, abolition of, (Bill) iv. 1308
O'Connell, Mr., his indictment, v. 732
against him, iv. 255, 285
Pluralities, Bill for regulating, iv. 1305.—vi.
854, 1372.-vii. 229, 589
Poor, employment for the, vi. 450
Poor Laws, intentions of the Lord Chancellor,
iv. 261. Of the Government, 284
Poor Laws (Ireland), Petitions, iv. 406, 953
Poor, Overseers of [see Overseers]
Poor Relief Bill, vi. 379
Portugal, affairs of, iv. 296.—v. 311, 584, 647,
786.-vi. 641, 1096, 1241, 1369.-vii. 1, 47,
111
Prescription, Bill to regulate the terms of, vi.
288.-vii. 480.-Petition concerning,viii.468
Prince Leopold resigns his Annuity, iv. 1382
Privileges, v. 1
Public Works (Ireland) Bill, viii. 379
Quarantine Regulations, vii. 48
Queen's Dower, Bill for granting, read a
second time, v. 464. Royal Assent to, 583
Scotch Appeals, Bills to reverse a decision on,
viii. 377, 488, 689
Scotland, state of opinion in, viii. 59
Slavery, Petitions for the abolition of, iv. 1302
Speaker, Royal Assent to the choice of the,
iv. 81
Spring Guns Bill, vii. 134, 255
Standing Orders, viii. 376
Steon, Samuel, case of, v. 1249
Storkes, Mr. Michael, case of, iv. 622.—v. 7
Subletting Act (Ireland) vi. 863
Suttees, petition from natives against, iv. 576
Terceira, conduct of the Government of, v. 786
Tithes, Bill to facilitate the composition of, iv.
292, 1004, 1362.-v. 132. Bill to promote
the commutation of, 292, 1386.-Bill for the
composition of lay impropriators, read a
first time, vi. 2
Tithes, (Ireland) cannot be levied, iv. 1169.-
vii. 858
Overseers of the Poor, Bill to regulate the Tobacco, Growth of, (Ireland) v. 730
office, iv. 643, 1305.-vi. 450
Truck system, petitions against, iv. 411.
to put an end to, 407. Second reading, | Victoria, Princess, Message to provide for,
922.-Committee, v. 464
v. 584, 644.-Provision for, vi. 749
Union with Ireland, petitions for the Repeal Wages, payment of, in Money, v. 464
of, iv. 280, 1303
Vestries, Select, Bill for regulating, viii. 486,
807, 822, 889
Wellesley, Mr., case of, v. 1
Wine Duties, vi. 1022.-vii. 859. Trade, 1370
Yeomanry (Ireland) vi. 736.—viii. 678
ACCOUNTS, Public, vol. iv. 980
Addresses in answer to the King's Speech on
opening Parliament, iv. 169. Report on,
240. King's answer thereto, 274
Admiralty, Court of (Ireland), viii. 142
Aldborough, borough of, motion concerning,
Appleby, case of, iv. 1105.—v. 351
Business, regulations for conducting, iv. 999.
-v. 89, 558.-vi. 876
Call of the House, vii. 522.-viii. 8
Canadian Revenues Bill, iv. 1000.-vi. 75
Canada, propagation of the Gospel in, v. 295
Canadas, the, viii. 767
Arms, Importation and Registration of (Ire- Candles, repeal of the Duty on, iv. 601
land), iv. 618, 976
Army estimates, iv. 387.-v. 279.-Promotion Carlile, Mr., case of, v. 648
Ashton under Lyne, vii. 58
Ayr, riot at, vi, 97
Bahama Islands, v. 280
Ballot, Vote by, iv. 651, 1014.-vi. 871
Banbridge, Affray at, iv. 1412
Bank of Scotland, vi. 1200
Bankruptcy Court Bill, read a first time, vii.
710. Second reading, 901.-viii. 9. Com-
mittee, 356, 560, 654, 725, 781, 814, 865.
Third reading, 901
Barbadoes Importation Bill, viii. 694
Barilla Duties, Resolutions repealing, iv. 597
Barristers appointed under the Reform Bill,
vi. 1067, 1147, 1205
Beeralston, borough of, v. 92
Beer Bill, and Trade, freedom of, iv. 502,1190.
-v. 651.-vi. 156, 536, 697, 766, 1134,
1189.-vii. 482.-viii. 348
Belgic Negotiations, v. 662, 880, 933, 1044,
1208, 1270.-vi. 159, 225, 1031
Belgium, Fortresses of, v. 271, 327, 396
Bermuda, v. 282
Bills, private, regulations for managing, iv. 168
Birmingham, Political Union of, v. 588. Case
of, 591
Bishops, disfranchisement of, viii. 890
Blasphemous Publication, v. 196, 648
Carlow, conduct of the Grand Jury of, v. 263,
1030
Carmarthen, Borough of, v. 1104
Carpenter, Mr., case of, vii. 52
Castle Pollard, Affray at, iv. 1024, 1059.—vi.
538
Catholic Priests, marrying Protestants, vi. 1028
Catholic Witnesses, mode of swearing them,
Chancery, Court of, Proceedings concerning,
iv. 1014
Charitable Funds, Motion for returns, iv. 465
Charities, Inquiries into, Bill, vii. 701
Charity Letters, post free, v. 84
Charter Schools (Ireland), vi. 421
China, Trade with, petition, iv. 429
Chippenham, borough of, v. 405
Cholera Morbus, papers concerning it, moved
for, iv. 321.-Precautions to prevent, viii.
898, 923
Churches, Elections in, v. 88
Church Building Act, vi. 640. Amendment
Bill (Ireland), 762. Property (Ireland),
1305.-Property of, vii. 20
Cities being counties, voters in, vi. 162
Civic Feast, v. 521
Civil List, iv. 456, 1426.-v. 1332.-Pensions
on, vii. 895
Clarence Yard, vii. 896
Brazil, claims of British subjects on, v. 28, Clitheroe, borough of, v. 466
1045.-vi. 876.-vii. 258
Brighton, v. 830
Buckingham Garden Wall, iv. 457
Buckingham Palace, iv. 1447.-vii. 711
Budget, vii. 1029
VOL. VIII. {Third-Appendix.
Clergy, Irish, cannot get their tithes, viii. 142
Coaches and Cabriolets, Hackney, licences
for, iv. 976
Coal Whippers, petition for compensation, iv.
467
Coal Duties, resolution repealing, iv. 592.-| Disturbances in Mayo and Galway, vi. 20
Divorce Bills, vi. 588
Coal Meters (Dublin), v. 817.vi. 592, 1027
Cockermouth, v. 467
Coinage, prosecutions for false, iv. 1438
Colonial Expenditure, v. 280. Representa-
tion, vi. 110
Commissions, special, viii. 697
Commissioners under the Reform Bill, vi. 982
Committees, conduct of, iv. 1396.-v. 137
Common Pleas, petition against the Chief
Justice, viii. 133
Commons, House of, time of meeting, iv. 280.
-Improvements in, v. 1261
Conference with the Lords ordered, vii. 603
Conscience, liberty of, viii. 592
Consuls, number and expense of, iv. 1441.-
v. 275, 382
Control, Board of, President's salary reduced,
iv. 440.-Motion that it ought not to be
reduced, vii. 820
Convicts, expense of, iv. 1442
Corn Laws, iv. 277, 351, 1189.-v. 202, 262,
1033, 1268.-Motion to refer them to a
Committee, vii. 67
Coronation, expense of, iv. 1407.—v. 1334,
1339. - vi. 1017. Adjournment of the
House for, 403. Attendance of the Commons
at, 772, 976. Medals, 1247
Corporate Funds Bill, iv. 405
Dogs, shooting of, in the Parks, iv. 1406
Doneraile Conspiracy, vii. 136, 675
Dorchester, v. 467.-vii. 58
Downton, borough of, v. 174.—vii. 28
Drawbacks on Scotch Whisky, v. 825
Dublin Election, v. 466, 519, 920.-vi. 359,
463, 642.- Report of the Committee, viii.
East-India Company's Charter, Committee to
inquire concerning it, iv. 436.-Petitions
relating to it, v. 83
Ecclesiastical Courts, Contempt Bill, viii. 781
Edinburgh University, vii. 524
Education (Ireland), vi. 457, 1249
Elections, riots at, iv. 361, 460, 1008
Emigrants, French, pensions of, iv. 994
Emigration, compulsory, v. 427.
Estimates, Irish, vi. 421
Exchequer, Court of (Scotland), Second Read-
ing, viii. 151, 365
Excise Acts, iv. 601
Excitement, popular, in consequence of the
rejection of the Reform Bill, viii. 493, 495,
Cotton Factories Bill, iv. 501, 1446.-v. 388, Explanations, vii. 519
Deacle, Mr. and Mrs. the case of, v. 146.-vi.
380, 761.-vii. 136. Motion for a select
Committee to inquire into, 484, 678
Finances of the Country, vii. 1029
Fines and Recoveries Bill, vii. 1206
Finsbury, v. 746
Fleet at Portsmouth, iv. 371.
Foot-paths, v. 650
Forgery of signatures to petitions, viii. 692
Foundling Hospital (Dublin), vi. 421
Fowey, borough of, v. 174
France, commercial treaty with, vi. 220.-Con-
duct of, vii. 679
Freemen of Corporations, vi. 880
French King, Speech of, v. 271, 396
Dean Forest, Bill to settle its boundaries, iv. French Refugees, iv. 996.-Army, march of,
276, 403, 795
Death, punishment of, iv. 254
Debtors, Crown, vi. 1202. Small, 1203
Deccan Prize Money, iv. 1024
Derry, Bishopric of, iv. 1409.-vi. 1193
Devonport, v. 663
Dissenting Ministers, grant for, iv. 996
Distillation, illicit (Ireland), iv. 719.-Frauds
concerning, v. 651
Distress (Ireland), iv. 801.- -v. 263.-vi. 155
Friendly Societies, viii. 132
Gallery, National, for pictures, iv. 991
Game Certificates, v. 936
Game Laws Amendment Bill, v. 387, 939.-
vi. 954, 1061.-vii. 891. Prosecutions under,
767
Gateshead, v. 830
Glasgow, expected riots at, vi. 158
Distress in the Metropolis, vi. 84. In the Ma- Good Hope, Cape of, wines, vi. 1218
nufacturing Districts, 1027
Gospel, propagation of, v. 295
Greenwich and Deptford, case of, v. 663
Gregson, Mr., defence of him, iv. 654
Grimsby, Borough of, report of Committee,
v. 586.-Return not made, and proceedings
in consequence, vi. 95, 159, 294, 460
Guildford, v. 529.—vi. 1147.—vii. 58
Hackney Coaches, resolutions concerning, v.
77, 129. Petitions, v. 87
Half-pay army, viii. 348
Hertford, case of, vii. 368
Hibernian Marine Society, vi. 424
Hibernian Soldiers School Society, vi. 423
Highways Bill, v. 1035.
Hill, Sir George, vi. 933
Law Commissions, iv. 1444
Leary, John, case of, vii. 675
Leave of absence, vii. 491, 522
Leeds, v. 591
Lecesne and Escoffery, case of, vi. 248, 415
Libel, Law of, vi. 1374
Lincoln, city of, motion concerning, vii. 28
Lincolnshire, Members for, v. 1131, 1311.-
High Sheriff of, ordered to attend the House,
vi. 95
Liverpool, Custom House at, iv. 609. Motion
to resolve that the borough ought to be
punished, 480, 1003. v. 34. Bill for that
purpose, viii. 646. New Writ for, iv. 800,
968. vi. 762, 1136.-viii. 647. Bribery at,
1240
Hiring, Settlement by, Bill to amend the Law, London, Improvements in, iv. 275.—Bridge,
Holland and Belgium, v. 395 829, 886.-vii.
674
Holland, the King of, his character, vi. 403
Holyhead Roads, iv. 602
Lord Lieutenant (Ireland), vi. 931
Lord Lieutenants of counties (Ireland), Bill to
appoint, vi. 22, 333.-Motion for an address
concerning, viii. 142
House of Commons, accommodation in,viii. 554 Maghera, affray at, v. 1036
Howe, Earl, resignation of, viii. 897
Magistracy, Irish, viii. 1
Maldon, v. 529
Malmesbury, v. 566
Malt Duties, vi. 1066
Mary-le-bone, v. 746.-Select Vestry, vii. 51
Maynooth, College at, grants for, iv. 268.-v.
16, 818.-vi. 916.-vii. 606
Mayo, county of, requires additional Represent-
atives, iv. 254
Member, incorrect return of, iv. 411
Members, exclusion of, on divisions, v. 902
Merthyr Tydvil, case of, v. 828
Jedburgh, district boroughs, v. 1105, 1266
Judicial Offices, v. 1329
Juries, Grand (Ireland), iv. 978.—v. 263.-
Bill to regulate, vii. 837
Justice, Administration of (Ireland), v. 1153. Messengers, iv. 978
Militia, v. 307, 1104
Minehead, borough of, v. 204
Ministers, conduct of, in interfering with the
Dublin election, vi. 359.-In corresponding
with the Birmingham meeting, viii. 594.
Vote of confidence in, viii, 380, 493
Mint, Master of, Bill to regulate his salary, iv.
Kent, Duchess of, v. 591, 654, 965, 1102,
1166.-vi. 585.-Why absent from the co-
ronation, vii. 263
Kildare Street Society, iv. 1253, 1317.-v.
325, 587.-vi. 457, 1249.-vii. 662
Kilkenny, v. 801.-Trial at, vi. 90
King, Sir Abraham Bradley, case of, iv. 1065,
1422
Knowledge, Taxes on, v. 1256.-vi. 9
Land Tax, Double Assessment, vi. 955
Lanark, Riots at, iv. 460
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