The Marquess of Westminster, in presenting a Petition from Chester, praying for a Better Observance of the Lord's Day, said, that as far as strengthening the existing laws on the subject went, he would have no objection to do so; but he should certainly object to the mixing up of anything like a puritanical spirit with the laws of the country in reference to this important matter. He was not aware of the nature of the measure on this subject, of which notice had been given in the other House, but judging from the number of petitions that were presented, calling for some measure of the kind, he supposed that it would be passed by the other House, and he should, therefore, previous to its coming up to their Lordships, move for a Copy of the Report of the Commons' Committee of last Session on this matter, in order that their Lordships might be put in possession of the information which it contained. Some years ago in conjunction with Mr. Wyndham and Mr. Wilberforce, he brought forward a measure in reference to the publication of the Sunday newspapers, which, if it had been passed at the time, might have checked the evil in question; but it was not passed into a law, and the evil, for the cure of which it was intended, had gone on increasing ever since. It appeared to them at the time that the very name of a Sunday newspaper was objectionable; and it was still more objectionable, that the persons engaged in getting them up should be all employed in working on the Sabbath Day. True it was, that it was stated by the advocates of those Sunday papers, that they were all printed on the Saturday evening, although they did not come out until the Sunday morning; but he recollected well, that several petitions were presented from the printers and others engaged in working them, praying for relief, and for the liberty of taking recreation and repose upon the Sunday. It was alleged at the time in defence of those Sunday journals, that they would contain pious articles, suitable for Sunday reading, and homilies that would rival those of the Church itself. He must say, that subsequent experience did not prove that such had been the case.