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Newspaper
True Sun
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 22, 1834
Page
6
A House of Lords session records petitions from Dissenters in Somerset and Suffolk, adding Cambridge Dissenters seeking admission to university degrees. Earl Grey advocates removal of religious tests at Cambridge, arguing benefits of inclusion while preserving the Established Church. Wellington, Ellenborough, and Durham offer varied cautions about university sovereignty and religious balance.
The Duke of Cumberland says he does not oppose Cambridge bye laws despite Dublin statutes differing from Oxford and Cambridge. He notes the absence of the Lord Chancellor of Ireland to explain the contrast. Grey explains. The petition is then laid on the Army Mutiny Bill as it passes through a committee. The house adjourns at half past seven.
MPs clash over Corn Laws and national debt amid calls for free trade. Speakers warn repeal would wreck farmers, investors, and Ireland, urging equitable adjustments, fixed duties, and broader monetary reform while stressing the fundholder versus people conflict.
The Commons resumed the chair at night as the Gloucester Gas Bill received a first read then second. Alliance Marine Assurance Company moved to second reading and was ordered for committee. Petitions followed on hand loom weavers, Dissenters grievances, Sabbath observance, Sunday schools, and child chimney sweeps. A select committee on expediting business was appointed after discussion on Wednesday orders and a motion by Mr H L Bulwer.
The House discussed ordnance estimates including saving measures, the Irish Survey, and depot reductions. Mr Maberly highlighted further savings and approved transfers to Woolwich, while Mr Hume pressed on Ireland quotas and questioned the cost and management of stores and the civil military split in the ordnance department.
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