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Article PARLIAMENTARY ANALYSIS. ← Page 4 of 6 →
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Parliamentary Analysis.
After some discussion on the point of order the Lord Chancellor declared that he would not support it ; but , on the contrary , he would oppose such a bill , as an infringement upon the Bill of Rights , and an invasion of the freedom of debate . The law , as it stood at present , was efficient for the protection of character ; or if any improvement were to be wished , he hoped they might expect it from the propriety and taste of the audience addressed .
2-ith . —Several petitions were presented in favour of the Established Church . —The Marquess of Westmeath complained of the misrepresentations made against Irish landlords . —The Earl of Stradbroke , Viscount Clifden , and the Earl of Limerick bore testimony to their worth and humanity .
26 th . — Ihe Irish Coercion Bill was brought from the Commons , and read a first time . 28 th . —The Irish Coercion Bill was read a second time , and ordered for a third reading . —The Duke of Sussex presented a petition in favour of the claims of Dissenters . 29 th . —The Dissenters' Admission Bill was read a first time , and ordered for a second reading . —The Irish Coercion Bill was read a third
time and passed . 30 th . —Royal Assent was given by commission to the Disturbances Suppression ( Ireland ) Bill , and several others . 31 st . —The Duke of Wellington presented 155 petitions against the admission of Dissenters to the Universities .
August 9 th . —On the motion of the Lord Chancellor , it was agreed that the Attorney General should have precedence in all causes in that Plouse , and in every other Court in England . This motion decides the dispute for precedence between the Attorney General and the Lord Advocate of Scotland . 11 th . —Previously to the second reading ofthe Irish Tithe Bill , the Duke of Cumberland presented a petition from the Mayor and
corporation of Dublin , in favour of the Protestant Church of Ireland . His royal highness commented on the inconsistency of the proceedings adopted towards that country ; and said that the measures then before their lordships' House was intended to deprive the clergy of a large portion of their property . —The Lord Chancellor defended himself and the government in the course which they had pursued . —Lord Melbourne then rose to move the second reading of the Irish Tithe
Bill . His lordship entered into a description of the state of the Protestant Church in Ireland , and the resistance opposed by the people to the collection of tithe . A very long debate ensued , which ended in the rejection of the Bill by a majority of 189 against 122 . 12 th . —Several petitions were presented in favour of the Established Church . —The Church Temporalities Bill went through committee , and the Report was brought up . The Earl of Warwick entered into some explanations of his conduct in respect to the election for the borough of Warwick , and the Lord Chancellor bore testimony to the disinterested conduct of his lordship during the discussion on the Reform Bill .
15 th . —His Majesty entered the House at a quarter to three o ' clock . The Speaker of the Plouse of Commons was then summoned , and shortly after appeared , accompanied by several members . After the usual ceremonies , His Maiesty delivered the following speech : —
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Parliamentary Analysis.
After some discussion on the point of order the Lord Chancellor declared that he would not support it ; but , on the contrary , he would oppose such a bill , as an infringement upon the Bill of Rights , and an invasion of the freedom of debate . The law , as it stood at present , was efficient for the protection of character ; or if any improvement were to be wished , he hoped they might expect it from the propriety and taste of the audience addressed .
2-ith . —Several petitions were presented in favour of the Established Church . —The Marquess of Westmeath complained of the misrepresentations made against Irish landlords . —The Earl of Stradbroke , Viscount Clifden , and the Earl of Limerick bore testimony to their worth and humanity .
26 th . — Ihe Irish Coercion Bill was brought from the Commons , and read a first time . 28 th . —The Irish Coercion Bill was read a second time , and ordered for a third reading . —The Duke of Sussex presented a petition in favour of the claims of Dissenters . 29 th . —The Dissenters' Admission Bill was read a first time , and ordered for a second reading . —The Irish Coercion Bill was read a third
time and passed . 30 th . —Royal Assent was given by commission to the Disturbances Suppression ( Ireland ) Bill , and several others . 31 st . —The Duke of Wellington presented 155 petitions against the admission of Dissenters to the Universities .
August 9 th . —On the motion of the Lord Chancellor , it was agreed that the Attorney General should have precedence in all causes in that Plouse , and in every other Court in England . This motion decides the dispute for precedence between the Attorney General and the Lord Advocate of Scotland . 11 th . —Previously to the second reading ofthe Irish Tithe Bill , the Duke of Cumberland presented a petition from the Mayor and
corporation of Dublin , in favour of the Protestant Church of Ireland . His royal highness commented on the inconsistency of the proceedings adopted towards that country ; and said that the measures then before their lordships' House was intended to deprive the clergy of a large portion of their property . —The Lord Chancellor defended himself and the government in the course which they had pursued . —Lord Melbourne then rose to move the second reading of the Irish Tithe
Bill . His lordship entered into a description of the state of the Protestant Church in Ireland , and the resistance opposed by the people to the collection of tithe . A very long debate ensued , which ended in the rejection of the Bill by a majority of 189 against 122 . 12 th . —Several petitions were presented in favour of the Established Church . —The Church Temporalities Bill went through committee , and the Report was brought up . The Earl of Warwick entered into some explanations of his conduct in respect to the election for the borough of Warwick , and the Lord Chancellor bore testimony to the disinterested conduct of his lordship during the discussion on the Reform Bill .
15 th . —His Majesty entered the House at a quarter to three o ' clock . The Speaker of the Plouse of Commons was then summoned , and shortly after appeared , accompanied by several members . After the usual ceremonies , His Maiesty delivered the following speech : —