Commons Sitting of 6 September 1841

MINUTES.
Bills. Head first time:—Lagan Navigation. —Passed through all its stages:—Earl of Scarborough's Indemnity.
Petitions presented. By Mr. Hawes, from William Blaxland, for a Repeal of all Taxes on Food.
Elections. Petitions complaining of, for Cardigan b., Cork co., Kerry, Nottingham, t, Wakefield, Dudley, Wigtown, Rochester, Athlone, Gloucester, cy., Dublin, cy., Blackburn, Louth, Tipperary, Lichfield, Southampton, t., Flint, Newry, Newport, Kinsale, Elgin Burghs, Sudbury, Bewdley, Reading, Penrhyn, and Falmouth.

THE EARL OF SCARBOROUH'S INDEMNITY.
A bill for the indemnification of the right hon. John Saville Lumley, Earl of Scarborough, from the penalties incurred by him, in having sat and voted in the House of Lords, without having first duly taken the oaths, and signed the Parliamentary roll, to which they asked the concurrence of the House, was brought down from the House of Lords, and read first time.
Sir T. Fremantlebriefly stated the object of the bill, and said, that he had been requested to apply to the House that the standing orders might be suspended, and the bill passed through all its stages that evening. The hon. Gentleman cited the case of the Earl of Harborough, in 1820, as a precedent.
Viscount Palmerstonwas ready to give his assent to the proposed course of proceeding.
Mr. Wakleysaid, that he did not mean to oppose the bill, but rose to express a hope, that when, through ignorance, a poor man violated the law, the same course would be pursued in respect of his offence.
Bill passed through its several stages, and returned to the Lords.

THE SPEECH—SUPPLY.
On the Order of the Day for the consideration of the Speech of the Lords Commisioners being read,
Sir G. Clerksaid, that in the absence of the responsible Ministers of the Crown,

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he should not think of making any motion on which any difference of opinion would be likely to rise, but it was necessary that the usual motion that a supply be granted to her Majesty should be made, before the public business could be proceeded with. He would, therefore, avail himself of the meeting of the House that day and tomorrow, to take steps which would facilitate the progress of business, when the responsible Ministers of the Crown should take their places. He would, therefore, move, that a supply be granted to her Majesty.
Motion agreed to; it was ordered that the committee on the Navy Pay Bill be taken on Wedneday, and the House adjourned.