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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, FEBRUARY 17. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at five o'clock. CHURCH-RATES. The Bishop of LONDON said that he had in his hand a number of petitions from parishes in his diocese, against the abolition of Church-rates. The petitioners objected to their abolition on two grounds—the first was, that the Church-rates were the property of the Church by the common law and the custom of the land, and if they were not so, they (the petitioners) would, nevertheless, object to their abolition on the principle of the necessity of a national Establishment, which demanded a national contribution for its maintenance. The Right Rev. Prelate then presented petitiens to this effect from the landholders and householders of the parish of St. Ni cholas, Colchester ; of Maldon, in Essex ; Salton, in Essex ; Chiw.vell, in Essex ; Little Haydon, in Essex ; Ware, in Hertfordshire ; from Colchester ; from the parish of Langdale, in Essex. All those petitions were signed, and none of them marked, by the parties, and be had no doubt that he should have many more to present to the same effect from the agricultural dis tricts in his diocese; so that those who thought that they could carry the abolition of Church-rates by storm, would find themselves greatly mistaken.—(Hear, hear.) Lord A BINGER presented a petition against the Poor Law Amendment Act, from a place the name of which we could not learn. Lord SUFFIELD presented a petition from the inhabitants of Plymouth, praying for the total abolition of Church-rates. Lord HA T II E RT ON presented a petition from the congre gation of Zion Chapel, Nuneaton, to the same effect. GRAND JURY BILL (IRELAND.) Lord CLARE presented a petition from the physicians and surgeons in the county of Limerick, praying for an alteration in the Irish Grand Jury Law. Viscount DUNCANNON then moved the second reading of the Irish Grand Jury Bill, in which he stated there ,was a provision to amend the present regulation in regard to medical men, whose salaries were so small under the present law that in many districts it this impossible to get proper persons to perform the duties. The Bill was then read a second time. CHURCH- RATES. Viscount DUN CANNON presented a petition from a parish in Devonshire, praying for the abolition of Church-rates. Lord HOLLAND said that he had several petitions to pre seat to the same effect. There was one however which had been sent to him, but which he had not with him in the House. It was signed by 4,000 or 5,000 of the inhabitants of Not tingham, one-half of whom were Dissenters, and the other were members of the Church of England; who stated that they were not averse to pay the expenses of the Es tabfiAtment, but they considered that the time was now come, when for the benefit of the Church, and for the sake of the peace and harmony which should exist amongst Christians, the impost of Church-rates should be entirely done away. The Noble Lord concluded by presenting petitions against Church-rates from Nottingham, Houghton Pans in Northum berland, from tho Dissenters of Kensington in Sussex, and from a number of Dissenters in Plymouth. Lord SUFFIELD presented a petition to the same effect, frOuothe congregation of the new meeting house, Great Yar mouth ; and another from the inhabitants of the town and borough of Great Yarmouth. The Marquis of LA N-SDCi WNE then laid on the table the second Report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into ties condition of the poorer classes in Ireland. Lodi BROUGHAM presented petitions from a great num ter of Protestant Dissenting Congregations; among others, in places in the counties of Northumberland, Wilts, and York, pray ;ng for the total abolition of Church rates; also petitions torn Bradford, Barnsteple, Taunton, Cernarvon, and Al beetarle-street Chapel, in Edinburgh to the same effect. One of the petitions prayed for the unconditional abolition ef Church-rates, but only as regarded persons dissenting from floe Church of England, in the prayer for which the Noble Lord did rot agree. The petitionels all agreed in praying for a total and unqualified abolition of Church-rates, and in opinion that it would be worse to abolish them for the pur pee of throwing them on any general fund than to allow meters to remain as they at present were. But they took different views of the grounds on which they urged the prayer; :be majority urging it on the ground of liberty of conscience— evereno the ground of Church-rates being unseriptural, there fort illegal, and others on the ground that they were bad for tia• Cforrelt, oppressive on the community, and tendin g * to pro mete strife arnorg the diarcnt classes of his Maj-sty's sub jects REGISTRATION BILL On t!.e 'notion of Lord MELBOURNE, the IL:use re solved itself in!o n Committee on the Bill for suspending the operation of the Registration of Births, Deaths, and Mar r ht.-es Acts. _ . • ELLE NB OROUG II considered that the observa tions made by the Noble and Learned Lord opposite yester day mere perfeclli correct, because if this Bill were to pass as it at pres.,nt stood, no marriage could be celebrated either by the publication of banns, or in any other way, except by licence, before the 30th of June. It was impossible, therefore, that the Bill oon!il be passed with that gross error in it. It also appeared to hire tint there Wa.3 a great deal of unnecessary legislation in this till. • Att , m- a few observations from Lord r.Rouc; ti AM, which were I:rit heard in the_Gallery, the Bill went through Com mittee raid was reported, and the report was ordered to be re ceived on Monday next. . _ The .House then adjourned ROUSE OF COMMONS, FRE:lUilir 17. The SrEA lot n tool: the Chair at the usual hour. A Ate.isenger from tlie Bankruptcy Court appeared at the Bar with the accounts for the last year, which were laid on the table. Lord EIBRINGTON moved that the Standing Orders' CommE:ttee have leave to sit till five o'clock, notwithstanding the sitting of the House. Mr. TPALNIER brought up the Report of the Committee on the Greenwich Pier Bill. The Honourable Member also presel&Jed a petition from Kent, praying for leave to bring in a Bill to ) make a harbour at Dungeness. Caitlin PECHELL presented a petition from Cullum, in Ord, against the Oxford and Great Western Railway Union. The Hon. Member stated that every occupier and ow,ler. al the parish of Cullum was opposed to it. Mr. CALLAGHAN presented a petition from Cork, pray ing for leave to bring in a Bill to make a Railway from Cnrk to' Passage. Mr. NO WES presented a petition in favour of the Durham Junction Railway. Mr. OM A INFO RD prersonted a petition from certain pa rishes in Ihe City against the extension of the Biackivall Rail way—the. Standing Orders not having been complied with. Sir .JO.HN BECKETT brought up the Report of the Committee on the Calton and Lofthouse (York) Inclosure Bill. Thy Honourable Member then presented a petition, praying far leave to bring in a Bill to supply the town of Leeds wits: tvater. Mr. P.LUMPTRE presented a petition against the Doter R”;lway..—Referred to the Committee. Nit. W. S. CRAWFORD presented a petition from cer tain proprietors and occupiers of land in the county of Down, praying for leave to bring in a Bill for making and maintaining a railway from Dundalk in the county Down to Ballybay in Monaghan. Referred to the Committee. Sir E. WILMOT presented a Petition from the Stafford shire Canal Company, praying for leave to bring in a Bill for extending their powers. Sir O. MOSLEY presented a petition from Messrs. Fourdrinier, praying for leave to bring in a Bill to extend their patent. BELFAST GAS COMPANY. Mr. EMERSON TENNENT presented a petition from the Gas Company of Belfast, praying for the extension of their powers. I'VEARMOLTTH AND BISHOP AUCKLAND RAILWAY. Mr. PEASE presented a petition, praying for leave to ex tend the Railway. The Hon. Member also presented .a peti tion from the fishermen of Hartlepool, complaining- of some injuries which they had received from the construction of the Hartlepool Railway. Mr. StIAWLE FEVRE brought up the Report of the Committee on the Chester Canal Bill, declaring that the standing orders had been complied with. Leavo was given to bring in the Bill. LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY. • _ _ The Report of the Committee on the London and Brighton ra'iway ((Mixes line) was brought up, and leave given to brit g in the Bill. TIIANET CEMETERY. 'sir.. FRESHFIELD presented a petition for leave" to brirg in a Bill to establish a cemetery in the Isle of Thanet. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. Mr. MORRISON presented a petition from the Eastern Counties Railway Company for leave to amend their Act. COLLIER DOCKS. Capta ALSAGER presented a petition for leave to bring in a Bill authorizing the formation of Collier Docks on the Surrey side' .of the river. C H UR C A TE S. Lord R. GRO SVE NO R presented a petition from Ches ter, praying Yu r the total abolition of Church-rates. The S PEA KER inquired if there were any other Church rate petitions, 'when about forty Members rose (amid great cheering and la.lighter), and proceeded to the table. Among those whom .mac recognized were—Mr. Hawes, Capt. We mvss, Mr. limiges, Mr. Strutt, Mr. T. Duncornbe, Mr. Leonard, Mr. - Bernal, Mr. G. Knight, Mr. Hume, Mr. V. Smith, Mr. Pease, Mr. Withraham and Sir R. Ferguson, who presented two frum Nottingham, one of them signed by upwards of 4,000 of the inhabitant:. there, tieing as many Churchmen as Dis senters ; Mr. Plumptre presented two petitions from places in the county of Kent ; and Mr. ?Mies presented petitions .from Bridgewaler and another place, praying that no alteration eight be made. in, the law with regard to Church-rates ; ; , ir L. Parry presented a petition from Carnarvon ; Mr. Wilks from an Independent Congregation at Southampton, awl one f.'•om an Independent Congregation at Kingsland ; Mr. S. Leff ssre, from five places in the county of Bedford, all praying for I be total abolition of Church-rates. Mr. S. c! WM RD presented a petition from the inha bitants of C louse-east, county of :Monaghan, signed by up -tvards of 500 names, praying for a measure of Corporate Re. for,: for Irel. md, founded on the same principles and of equal rxterit, th at which has been already granted to England a.ul3cotland. ISII MUNICIPAL BILL. Sir R. NA CI-. LE presented five petitions from the county of K oikenny, prt for an extensive and equal measure of Cm-- or,oe n int - Ireland as bad Leen granted to England. Mr. POW' 1 presented a petition with a similar prayer 7 ,R fypin Wexfor Mr. WILSON PATTEN presented a petition, signed by 500 magistrates, merchants, and others of Warrington, praying that the louse would not pass the Irish Corporation Bill. Mr. HODGES presented a petition, signed by upwards of 500 of the Licensed Victuallers of Maidstone, Gravesend, Chatham, Rochester, &c., complaining of many grievances under which they laboured—praying . for a repeal of the duty on Licenses, and that no further privileges might be afforded to beer shops. Mr. AGLIONBY presented a petition from Cockermouth, praying for the total abolition of Church -rates, and also that the necessary amount for the maintenance of the buildings of the Church, be taken out of the misappropriated Church Fund, in the hands of Bishops and other ecclesiastical authorities. Major BE AUCL ER K presented a petition, to the same effect, from Kingston-upon-Thames. Captain ALSAGER had no doubt but that the petition contained the sentiments of those who signed it, and he bad equally little doubt but that he could present a petition from the same place equally, if not more numerously, signed, and containing sentiments of a totally opposite nature. CASE OF COLONEL BRADLEY. Mr. T. DIJNCO MBE presented a petition from Colonel Bradley, complaining of the manner in which be had been dis missed from his Majesty's service without trial or inquiry. As a similar petition had been presented last session, he would not then enter into the merits of that petition ; he would only observe that the only new matter which it contained was a charge against Colonel Arthur, for having in flicted corporal punishment in a most inhuman and brutal manner.—( Hear, hear, hear.) When this matter was before alluded to, it was said that such a serious charge should not be made in the absence of the accused party. Col. Arthur, it appeared, was now on his way to this country, and, as Col. Bradley still pressed . the charge, he hoped that an inquiry would be instituted. Mr. HUME said that when his Hon. Friend presented the petition last year, a question arose respecting the conduct of Col. Arthur. At that time the charges which were made were made irregularly ; now, however, that a charge was on the table of that House, accusing a party as a military officer with having acted illegally, ho hoped the House would institute an inquiry. The petition was laid on the table. Mr. AG LIONBY presented a petition from Nantwich, praying the House not to sanction any measure for the im provement of the criminal code, unless that measure provided for the extinction of the punishment of death in all cases except murder. Mr. FOX MA UI. E presented a petition from Perthshire in favour of local Courts in Scotland. _ _ Mr. GLUON moved for returns connected with the soap trade, distinguishing the soft from the hard. Mr. TURNER presented a petition for the total repeal of the duty on soap. Mr. BAINES presented a petition from Barnsley, prayirg for an improvement in their Local Act. BRITISH MUSEUM. Lord STANLEY wished to correct a mistake that had ap peared in some of the Morning Papers, the other day. in refe rence to a question put to him by the Hon. Member for Lambeth, as to the time the-public were to be admitted to the British Museum. lc was stated that he had said the public would be admitted every day throughout the year except Satur day. That would cause great inconvenience to a vast number of scientific persons ; but what he had stated was with reference to the three weeks of holidays at Whitsun tide, Christmas, and Easter, to which ,the Honourable Gentleman's question more particularly referred, and he stated that in those three weeks, being holiday time, the trustees thought it better not to make the reservation of three days in the week, but to admit the public on every day during the holidays except Saturday. Mr. II E—The Noble Lord says every day except Sa turday. Does he mean the public arc to be admitted on Sun days ? Lord STAN L EY—Certainly not. I did not think it was necessary to mention Sunday at atl.—( Hear, hear, and laughter from the Oppositicn benches.) Mr. lIUM E—There being co question before the Howe, I cannot argue it ; otherwise I would contend the public ought to be admitted on Sundays.—( Cheers from the - Minis- terial Benches.) ABOLITION OF TITHES. Captain WESTENRA presented a petition from King's County, praying for tlio total abolition of tithes. Mr. A. PITZSINION presented petitions to the same efft et. BELFAST HARBOUR Mr. SI!A \V LEFEV RE brought up the report of the Standing Orders' Gmnroittee, stating that the petitioners in this case had couiplie.l with the Standing Orders; also a Report on the Brillillgton Harbour Bill to the same effect. TITHES (IRELAND.) Mr. MAII ER pres.•ntcd petitions from EnniFcorthy, and another place in the county of Wexford, respectably signed, praying tbr the total abolition of tithes. HUSH CORPORATIONS. Sir W. BR ABAZ ON presented a petition from the parish of Barishool, in the county of Mayo, signed by 1,500 pevsons ,in the respectable walks of life, praying for a measure of Mu nicipal Reform for Ireland, similar to that already gr.inted•to England and Scotland. In its prayer he begged to express his warmest concurrence, and he trusted the Imperial Parlia ment would no longer le g islate for his unfortunate country in the spirit manifested by a Noble Baron in another place, but that the people of Ireland would no longer be considered aliens in religion, •in language, and in ( Loud cheers.) The Hon. Baronet also presented petitions from the parishes of Robin and Kilcoleman, and from Aughagour, all in the county of Mayo, praying for the total abolition of tithes. He trusted this impost would no longer be allowed to conti nue to the injury of the people, and to the disgrace of true religion. (Hear, hear.) CHURCILRATES. Sir W. FOLLETT presented a petition from a parish in Somersctshire, praying the House that in every measure for the abolition of Church-rates, some provision would be made from the national funds for the support of the Established Church. • _ MEMBERS' FEES. 111 r. lIITME said, that in pursuance of his motion, a state ment of the amount of fees paid by Members having been Lid upon the table, be now wished - to have the return printed.-- Agreed to. COURT OF EXCHEQUER (SCOTLAND). On the motion of Mr. STE LiAleT, the Court of Ex chequer (Scotland) Bill was read a second time. POST-OFFICE. On • the motion cf Mr. C. WOOD, the House went into Committee on the Post- Office Contracts Bill, Mr. BERN AL in the chair. The Bill went through a Committee, and the House resumed. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (IRELAND). Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved the Order of the Day for the second reading of the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Bill. Mr. GRATTAN begged to ask the Noble Lord the Secretary for Ireland, before the question was put, whether the Government bad received any information relative to a disturbance that bad lately taken place in the North of Ireland. From the letters he (Mr. Grattan) had received, it Appeared that a number of Roman Catholics were returning from a fair, and that they were attacked by a party of Orange men, as he (Mr. Grattan) believed, or Conservatives as they called Themselves. It appeared from one letter he received that fire were killed or wounded, and by another account about 50 killed .or wounded. --- Lord MORPETII had received no information with which the public vas not already acquainted. He believed a very serious outrage, had taken place, and a verdict of wilful mur der was returned against the assailing party. Colonel PERCE VAL wished, as great stress had been laid on the wor d Orangemen, that the Noble Lord would state whether the persons by whom the outrage had been committed were Orangemen. Ile was riot aware that there was any body of men called Orangemen at present in Ireland.—( Cries of " Oh, oh !") Lord NI 0 R PETH could not from any document in his Fs sesion answer the question of the lion. and Gallant Member. Mr. HUME begged to :tsk the Noble Lord the Secretary at War whether the repcils so long expected of the Committee appointed to inquire into the civil establishment of the army was in a state to be brought before the House. Lord HOWICK had the satisfaction of informing the Hon. Member that the Report was in a state of great readiness. The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Monday next. COLONIAL BANKS. Sir R. PEEL wished to put a question to the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite, whether he had any information to give to the House relative to the establishment of chartered banks in the East and West Indies. Mr P. THOMSON said his Majesty had been advised to grant a charter to a bank established in the West Indies, ani accordingly a charter had been granted by the Crown last summer. It did not, however, grant any peculiar privileges ; but merely gave them tile power to bank in the same manner as in this country. That Bank was now in operation. Ap plication had been made last summer for a charter for a bank to be estabWed in the East Indies. He (Mr. P. Thomson) had made a ccwamunication to his Right Hon. Friend at the head of the Boa-rd of Control. That Right Hon. Geutleman did not think it adviseable to grant the charter, without having some communicaiico with the local Government. Enquiries had been sent out, arid until the answers were received, the subject would not Cyrtil.er be considered. BEET-ROOT SUGAR. _ An Hon. AIE El begged leave to ask any of the lion. Gentlemen on the Tree-try Bench whether the Government would throw any obstruction in the way of making Sugar from Peet-root in this couml.ry ? If there was any objection to answering the question l-e ;,, - euld not press it, especially in the absence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr. P. THOMSON said it bad scmctime ago been re ported to him that extensive arrangemCits were being made for such a purpose, and he bac; immediately called the attention of both the Board of Excise and Customs to the subject, in order that the public might be informed that the Government would this Session intisoduce a Bill, not to put a stop to the pc.roject, but to impose as beau a duty upon the sugar so made as that commodity now paid. A Bill for that purpose 41-23 now under the consideration of the Board of Customs, and it would be introduced as soon ag. possible. ADJOURNMENT OF TETE HOUSE. On the motion of Love[ J. RUSSELL, it was agreed that the House at its rising do adjourn to Monday. SEDITION (SCOTLAND) BILL. On the motion of the LORD ADVOCATE, the House resolved itself into Committeo? on this Bill. The Bill went through Committee, and was ordered to be reported on Mon day next. On the motion of Mr. AGLIONBY leave was given to the Committee on public Bills: I to sit to-morrow, RECORDERS' COURTS BILL. Mr. J. S. WORTLE Y moved that the House should re solve itself into a Committee upon the Recorders' Courts Bill. Mr. LEADER wished to ask the Attorney-General a question relative to the Bill before the House went into a Committee upon it. By the Bill, the Recorder of the town might appoint a deputy if the Council wished for one. What he wished to know was, whether the Council was to have any voice as to the person to be appointed Deputy Recorder, or whether it was to rest with the Recorder himself? The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that as the Bill was framed by the Hon. and Learned Member, the Council had no vote upon the appointment of Deputy Recorder. Mr. O'CONNELL suggested that the appointment of the Deputy Recorder should be with the Secretary of State. Sir J. BECKETT thought that the Recorder should have the responsibility of appointing a deputy, as well as that of dischargin g prisoners. Mr. D. W. HA RVE Y said this was one of those measures not sufficieatly stirring to excite interest, and was not discovered to have been in the House at all, until it was law.—(Hear, hear.) It required more consideration than it appeared to have received. What was the operation of the Bill? Under the Municipal Reform Act the Town councils were empowered to intimate to the Crown their desire to have a Recorder appointed, accompanying that suggestion with a statement of the amount of salary they were prepared to give; and if the propositions were suitable to the views of the Crown the appointment of the Recorder was vested in the Crown—so the matter stood. —( Hear, hear, beer.) But this Bill proposed to give to the Recorder so appointed the appointment of a Deputy ; so it stood when the matter was before the House on a former occasion. In some cases when the business of the Quarter Session would exceed or be equal to three days, the Bill, as it was in troduced by the Honourable and Learned Member, pro posed to give to the Recorder the power of naming his deputy. It was now proposed, and so far it was an improve ment, that he should not have the power unless there was That an intimation by the Town Council of its necess it y . was objectionable still, and for this reason, that after the Town-Council should have made such intimation, the Recorder might appoint a deputy who might be directly adverse to the feelings of the Town Council ; or if in the first instance, he should appoint a deputy, on the under standing that a particular individual should be named, yet still when the Town - Council should express a desire to have a deputy, he might at his pleasure revoke the ap pointment.—( Hear, hear.) It appeared to him (Mr. Harvey) therefore, that the same party who intimated the necessity of a Recorder, should also intimate the necessity of a deputy— that intimation to be made to the Crown, and the Crown either to have the power of naming the deputy as it had the power of naming the principal, or that the Crown should have the veto on the suggestion of the Corporation. The present measure was a species of forensic jobbery which would prove fatal to the independence of the Bar.—(Cries. of " Hear.") It was proposed to give ten guineas a day to the Deputy Recorder, that would be 30 guineas a session, .120 guineas a-year; and if all the barristers on the circuit were examined it would be found to ho a great God-send to most of them, the consequence of which would he, that while the leading men would be looking up to the bench with a judicial countenance, the young bar risters would be expecting places as Recorders, or Deputy recorders, under the provisions of the Bill. That, he be lieved, would altogether destroy the independence of the profession. Mr. ROEBUCK said the difficulty complained of could easily be got rid of, without resorting to the proposed Bill. Instead of giving a Recorder power to appoint a deputy, he would propose that instead of sitting, as at pres en t, but two days, he should now be empowered to sit oftener until all the business should be disposed of. He would propose a clause in the Committee to that effect. _ . _ The ATTORNEY-GENERAL was not aware, until lately, of the great ineor.veniences arising from the 'quantity of business in the Recorder's Court. Before the Municipal Reform Bill, there were two Courts sitting at Quarter Ses sions, and since the passing of that measure, there could oLly on.. Court be held, which he was extremely sorry to find had produced great inconvenience and delay to the suitors. The Recorder could have an assistant, provided the Town council approved of it, and it rested with them to decide whe ther there should be a second Court or not. The previsions appeared to him very judicious, and the Bill should therefore have his support. Sir E. WILMOT, with reference to an observation that had been made by the lion. Member for Bath, would observe that the R:corder had power to sit, not only four times a year, but oftener, if he thought proper. The House then went into Committee, Mr. BERNAL in the Chair, Clauses up to 9 were agreed to, with a fow verbal amend ments. _ . _ Mr. BARING opposed the 10th clause, which directed the periods at which the Sessiotr should he hold, on the ground of their being too numerous. It would he impossible to get competent members of the bar to attend every month, and he should oppose it. Mr. ROEBUCK did not think it would be a great evil, if members of the bar did not attend. Perhaps attorneys could practice in that Court, as well as barristers. ( Hear, hear.) But there were other parties, who had escaped the attention of the Honourable and Learnod Member opposite—the poor prisoners.-:—(llear.)' Would - it not be bet ter if prisoners could be tried at the end.: of one -month in stead of at the end of three months ?—t Cries of " Hear.") Would not such a course contribute much to the diminution of crime, and contribute to a good and proper feeling of the people towards the administration of justice ?—( Hear, bear.) It would also be the means of saving great expense, and he should vote for the sitting once a month. Mr. AG LIO NBY could not agree in all that had been spoken by his Hon. Friend who had just sat down. He thought it impossible to carry into effect what the Hon. Member de sired. It would be impossible to get a barrister, of respect able station in his profession, to go about the country travelling at great expense for a salary under 1501. a year. But then the lion. Member opposite said that the deputy should be resident in the town. Now if a proposition were made for the establishment of local courts, he was sure the Hon. Gent. would be himself one of the first to oppose a motion to that effect.—( Hear, hear, hear. )=Ha thought it would be im possible to carry into effect the theory of hia Hon. Friend the Member for Bath, and he should be very reluctantly obligedto divide against him. In his Mr. Aglionby's county ( Cumber_ land) he was sure the attendance • of a London Barrister had contributed greatly to the establishment of public confidence in the administration of justice, and he hoped that nothing would he done to deprive those Local Courts of Judicature of that advantage. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL hoped the Hon. Member for Bath would not press his amendment, as the remuneration proposed would be wholly inadequate to defray the expense of constantly travelling about. Mr. BAINES would ask the Hon. Member why, upon the same principle, the assizes and quarter sessions did not sit every month ? Mr. ROEBUCK—I can't tell.—( A laugh.) Mr. HARVEY suggested that the Bill ought to be sent to a Committee up stairs. It was impossible to consider its de tails in a desultory conversation like the present. He ob jected to the Assistant- Recorder being paid so much a-day, as it would be a strong inducement to him to protract the sittings. It appeared to him to be a question which required con sideration.—( Hear, hear.) But there was another question to which he would request the attention of the House • it was true that the Assistant Recorder was not appointed without the sanction or intimation of the Town Council ; but he would ask when was this intimation to be given, and how long a time • was there,to elapse between the first and second intimation—was it -to be made every Session—. and was there . this account to be a constant succession of ,diaciiisio4: in. the Council from the ne cessity of asking leave to 'make the appointment ?—( Hear, hear, hear.) If this' were -to' be' so, it- was a specimen of juvenile jurisprudetice i would be most inconvenient. Besides this, the subject was one to which the House should give its attention, and it was impossible that a hundred gentlemen at a distance could heir the conversational discussion of the clauses; lie would therefore give the House an op portunity of reflection, by moving that the Chairman do now report progress, with a view to referring the Bill to a Committee up stairs. After a few words from Mr. S. W ORTLE Y, which were inaudible, . Mr. ROEBUCK said that, in his opinion, the course to be pursued was, that the question should be put, and when the Speaker had taken the chair the Bill should be reported, and then the motion made to refer it to a Committee up stairs. The question wai then put and agreed to, and the house having resumed, Sir G. CLERK reported progress. Mr. D. W. HARVEY then moved that the Bill be re ferred to a Committee up stairs. The SPEAKER suggested that the usual course Fur sued, was to report the Bill—to have the Bill reprinted with the amendments, and have a day fixed for a further consideration of the Report. Then would be the time for the Hon. Member for Southwark to make his motion. After a few words from Mr. Harvey, Mr: Roebuck, Sir G. Clerk, and Mr. Aglionby, The Bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed, and taken into consideration on Wednesday next. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS AMENDMENT BILL. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, in moving the bringing up of the Report of the Municipal Corporation Amendments Bill stated, since it was before the House he had done every thing in his power to meet the views of lion. Gentlemen op posite.—( Hear, hear.) The Hon. and Learned Gentleman's statement as to the two first instances in which he had altered the Bill it was quite impossible to collect, in consequence of the confusion which prevailed in the House. The third alte ration he had made related to the expenditure of the Town Councils. The 92d clause of the Act specified certain pur poses to which borough funds might be applied. To provide that the expenditure for other purposes than those specified should not ne made an abuse, he had prepared a clause by which every money-order issued from the Common Council, for any purpose not specified in the Act, should be lodged with the Clerk of the Peace for three weeks, and be subjected to the opinion of the Recorder of the place, or other corresponding t.i.netionary, and if disallowed by him, should be declared null and void.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. MARJORIBANKS complained that no intimation had been given him of the intended presentation of the Feti tion from the burgesses of Hythe, presented on Wednesday by the Member for East Kent, although he met and spoke with that Right lion. Baronet on two occasions preceding the presentation of the petition. Sir E. KNATCIIBULL said the Hon. Member was mis taken in supposing that he had met with (Sir Edward) on the o ccasion to which he alluded. The lion. Gentl,taan said this wa s a case in which his constituents were concerned, and ap- THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1837. peered to think that he ought therefore to have given the Hon. Gentleman personal notice. He was not aware that such a,circumstance rendered a personal notice necessary.— ( Hear, hear.) What he did was this : he gave notice of his intention to the House, and he did think this was sufficient no tification to the Hon. Gentleman of his intention to bring the question forward. He did not think he had exhibited any want .of courtesy towards the Hon. Gentleman ; but if he had, he begged to assure him that he had not intended it. He hoped the Hon. and Learned Gentleman would allow the Bill to be printed, so that the clauses which had undergone change might have due consideration. Sir W. FOLLETT asked whether the Hon. arid Learned Gentleman intended that the new clauses should he printed ? He thought the one before the House was calculated to increase the evil it was intended to remove. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL assured the Hon. and Learned Gentleman that his opinion must be the result of not understanding the clause. Sir W. FOLLETT—That is an additional reason for the printing of the clause. Sir R. PEEL said the printing of the clause need not delay the Bill a single hour. The ATTORNEY. GENERAL would consent to the printing of the clause. The report was then brought up ; after which The ATTORNEY-GENERAL would have all the clauses printed. Lord G. BENTINCK moved the following clause : " And be it enacted, that where any house, warehouse, count ing -house, or shop in any borough shall have come to any person by descent, marriage, marriage settlement, devise, or promotion to any benefice or office, such person shall be entitled to rate the occupancy and rating in respect of the occupancy thereof, by the person from or by whom such house, warehouse, counting-house, or shop shall have so come to him, as his own occupancy, and rating conjointly with the time during which he shall have since occupied and rated for the same, and shall be entitled to be enrolled a burgess in respect of such successive occupancy and rating; provided that since such house, warehouse, counting-house, or shop shall have so come to any person by descent, mar riage, marriage settlement, devise, or promotion to any be nefice or office, such person shall have been an inhabitant householder, and shall have been rated either in his own name. or in the name of his predecessor, to all rates made for the relief of the poor of the parish wherein such pre mises are situated, and shall have paid either by himself or his predecessor on or before the last day of August in such year all such rates, including therein all borough rates (if any) directed to be paid under the provisions of the said re cited Act, except such as shall Ifave become payable within six months next before such last day of August." The ATTORNEY-GENERAL saw no objection to the clause. ______ It was read a first and second time, and added to the Bill. Mr. SC A R LETT rose to move a clause to provide for the election of aldermen. The present mode of electing alder men appeared to him a violation of the principle of the Bill. Ile proposed that they should be elected by the burgesses at large. Un4er the present system, persons rejected as coun cillors were frequently elected as aldermen : thus the least worthy were suffered to obtain the place of the greatest dig nity in the corporation. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL was not disposed to give an opinion as to what might be the effect of the clause pro posed by the Hon. and Learned Gentleman, but it was one which would make a considerable alteration in the Bill. He suggested to the Hon. and Learned Gentleman the propriety of bringing in a Bill upon this subject. The House then divided— For the clause .. Against it 93 Majority —s9 Mr. SCARLETT moved the addition of a clause em powering the Town Councils, in all cases where they had the appointment of one Sheriff, henceforward to have the nomina tion of two Sheriffs. Ile suggested that the election of She riffs would be in the same way as that of Aldermen. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that, as to the elec tion of Aldermen, the mode proposed by the lion. and Learned Member might be quite as good as that established by the present clause; but in regard to the election of Sheriffs, be had no hesitation in saying it was much better, as regu lated by the present Bill, than it would be if the alteration proposcd were adopted.—( Hear.) The Municipal Corpora tion Commissioners had in their Report pointed out the various evi!s which had arisen from having Sheriffs under the old plan. Iu Berwick-upon-Tweed there had ben five Sheriffs.— ( Laughter.) It might be better to have five or three than two Sheriffs.—( Hear, and laughter.) If there were to he unifor mity in everything, why not have two mayors or two town clerks as well as two Sheriffs.—( Laughter.) • Mr. SCARLETT observed that no instance could be shown of delay or inconvenience arising from having two She riffs in a Corporation. The clause was then negatived without a division. Mr. G. FINCH rose to propose the addition of the follow ing- clauses:—" And be it enacted that nothing herein or in the said recited Act contained shall prevent the levying and collecting of any rate by the Town Council in any such bo rough or place in the said recited Act mentioned, for the pur pose of paying any debt chargeable upon the rates of any bo rough or place contracted before the passing of this Act or the said recited Act, or the interest of any such debt ; but that such rate shall and may be levied, collected, and appropriated by the said Town Council in the same way and manner, and as any justices of the peace or body corporate might have so levied, collected, and appropriated the same, if this Act or the said re cited Act had not been passed."—" Provided, that where any liberty and borough have conjointly raised any sum or sums of money, of the interest of which they are respectively bound to pay a proportionate part, and the borough, in consequence of having no separate quarter sessions, has been incorporated with the liberty, and is liable to be assessed as part'of the liberty,, the borough shall not be liable to be rated towards the payment of that portion of the debt for which the liberty before the pass ing of the Municipal Corporation Act was solely responsible." The object of these clauses was to remedy a serious incon venience that had arisen, in consequence of the passing of the Municipal Corporation Act, in the borough of St. Albans. A Reverend Gentleman had lent the Corporation a large sum of money for the purpose of erecting a court-house. The borough had obtained an Act of Parliament for this purpose, and under the provisions of the Act of Parliament the Borough rates were mortgaged for the payment of the interest on the sums thus raised. This Act of Parliament was superseded by the general Act for the regulation of Municipal Corporations, and the consequence was, that this Rev. Gentleman was de prived of a portion of the interest on the money which he had advanced to the borough. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL felt bound to oppose the clause, declaring at the same time that he had no doubt that this gentleman would and must be paid. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL thought that the intro duction of such clauses would have the very contrary effect to that of settling disputes such as that alluded to. A court of law was the proper tribtinal to inquire into and settle such questions. Mr. FINCH, seeing the clauses were opposed by the giants of the bar, he might say the Gog and Magog of the bar—( A laugh)—would withdraw them. He could not, how ever, help expressing his regret that the clauses had met with such opposition. Mr. GOULBURN said that if the Municipal Act had not passed, this individual would not have suffered the injus tice complained of, and the borough-rate would still be sup plied to the payment of the interest of t he debt. That House was bound to remedy an injury.which they had them selves caused. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL begged to observe, that the Municipal Act did not in the slightest degree restrain the payment of this debt. Tho only question was, whether it should be paid by the borough or the liberty, and the Court of King's Bench was the proper tribunal to determine that question. • Mr. A. TREVOR said that this individual had lent his money to the borough on the faith of, an Act of Parliament, and he would like to know what faith could be placed in Acts of Parliament, if the money thus advanced were not paid? Mr. O'CONNELL wished to know whether they were asked to do justice to the borough or the liberty? Until the dispute between them was settled, it was impossible for that House to interfere to any good purpose. Sir T. FREMANTLE said that it was admitted that the debt in this instance was due, and the only object of these clauses was to place the saddle on the right horse. After a few words from Mr. JERVIS and Mr. FINCH, the clause was negatived without a division. Mr. H. lIINDE moved the addition of the following clause :—" And be it further enacted, that all hospitals for the maintenance of aged and decayed freemen, their widows, or daughters, which have heretofore been supported out of the Corporate funds of any city or town, shall continue to be sup ported out of such Corporate funds ; and that so often as any vacancy shall occur in any such hospital, the same shall be filled up within three calendar months, by the Mayor, Alder men, and Council of the city or town in which such hospital is situated ;" provided always, that no part of the expense of such hospital shall be defrayed out of any borough rate, or out of the produce of any tolls." As this clause was so altered as to meet the objections made to a former clause having the same object, he hoped it would be agreed to The ATTORNEY-GENERAL opposed the bringing up of the clause. Mr. Burdon, Mr. Robinson, and Mr. Pryme opposed the clause, and Mr. A. Trevor supported it. The Gallery was cleared for a division, but none took place, the clause having been withdrawn. JUDGES' OPINIONS BILL. Sir E. WlLMOTmoved the second reading of this Bill, the object of which w as t o g ive increased facilities for'the early obtaining the Judges' opinions in doubtful cases in Quar ter Sessions. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL thought the country was much indebted to the lion. Baronet for having brought forward this Bill. Mr. O'CONNELL suggested that the Bill had better be left to the law officers of the Crown, in order that it might be efficiently carried out. Sir E. WILMOT should be most happy if the Solicitor- General would take the charge of it. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL acquiesced. The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Wednesday next. • REGISTRATION OF VOTERS BILL. On the motion,of the ATTORNEY-GENERAL this Bill was read a second time, and ordered for Committee on Mon day se'nnight. FICTITIOUS VOTES (SCOTLAND) COMMITTEE. Mr. HORSMAN moved that Mr. Divett's name be sub stituted for that of the O'Connor Don on this Committee. Major C. BRUCE opposed the motion. • Mr. WARBURTON and Mr. F. NIAULE supported the motion, and Captain Gordon, Lord Stormont, and Mr. Pringle op posed it. Mr. YOUNG conceived that the Hon. Member for Ros common might be considered a moderate man in politics ; he ought to be replaced in the Committee by a Member also of moderate principles, and not by any undeviating political par tisan. In his opinion the Hon. Member for Lancashire was eminently qualified for the duties of a Member of the Corn. mittee ; and he should therefore move, as an amendment to the original motion, that Mr. Patrick Maxwell Stewart be ap pointed a Member of the Committee. Mr. R. STEUART supported the original motion. Sir T. FREMANTLE contended that the Members of the Committee should be selected with care from those Hon, Members who well understood the subject at issue. He was averse to the substitution of any one for the Hon. Member for Roscommon. Mr. HORSMAN had proposed to the Hon. Member for Buckingham to select one of two names ; but that the Hon. Member had replied, " No ; propose your man, and then I will state my objections to him." Mr. O'CONNE L L observed that when the lion. Member for Tynemouth termed the Hon. Member for Roscommon a moderate man in politics, he did not seem to be aware that the latter was prepared to vote for the ballot, universal suf- ' frage, and short Parliaments ; and that he was also a re pealer.—( A laugh.) Mr. It 0 BIN SON supported the original motion. Mr. SC ARL ETT was sorry to hear that the politics of the Hon. Member for Roscommon were so decided. Whoever had the honour and pleasure of knowing him in that House must be aware that no man could have more delicate notions of honour and impartiality. Sir GEORGE CLERK observed, that the matter to be inquired into by the Committee was of a difficult and intricate nature, and that it was highly desirable, especially for the pur pose of giving satisfaction to the people of Scotland, that the members of the Committee should be professional persons, or persons who had turned their attention to the subject. In his opinion, it would be better to allow the Committee to remain without being filled up ; but if that were not the opinion of the House, he would recommend that the further discussion of the question should be postponed until Monday. Lord JOHN RUSSELL had seen the original list of the members of the Committee before it was proposed to the House, and thought it a very fair one. When it was proposed to the House, the only objection made to it was that some of the lion. Members who belonged to the other side of the House might not be able to attend. He (Lord J. Russell) had observed that if that should prove to be the case there would be no difficulty in filling up the vacancies with Members of the same side of the Houso ; for no one contended that the consti tution of the Committee was irrevocable. Now, however, when an Hon. Member from his side of the House was unable to continue his attendance on the Committee, the substitution of another Hon. Member of similar political principles was op posed. The Hon. Member for Buckingham was not entitled to refuse the proposition of the lion. Member for Cocker mouth, and to say, " Do you propose your man, and I will state my objections to him." The Noble Lord should cer tainly feel very confident in the high character of either of his lion. Friends, the Member for Lancaster ( Mr. P. M. Stewart) or the Hon. Member for Exeter ( Mr. Divett), and he could not consent (seeing that a substantive propositiort had been made) to substitute the name of Mr. P. M. Stewart for that of Mr. Divett. Mr. JAMES thought that the discussion which had taken place that evening was one which was too well calculated to de preciate the character of that House in the eyes of the country. The gallery was then cleared for a division. The House divided first on the question that the O'Connor Don be ex cused from his attendance on the Fictitious Votes (Scotland) Committee. _ For the motion Against it Majority for the motion ll4 During our exclusion from the gallery, the I-louse again, di vided on the question that Mr. Divett's name be substituted for that of the O'Connor Don— 130 Ayes lll Nocs . 40 Majority for Mr. Divett's name being substituted —7l The other motions having been postponed, the House ad. journed at Ten o'Clock till Monday. GENERAL EDUCATION AND CHA- RITIES. The following is Lord Brougham's abstract of his Bill for promoting education and regulating charities, presented a few night's since to the House of Lords : . A Board for promoting education and regulating charities is to be formed, consisting of seven Commissioners, namely— three great officers of State (the President of the Council, the Lord Privy Seal, and home Secretary of State) the Speaker of the House of Commons, and three paid Commis sioners appointed by the Crown, but who are not to be remove able except by addresses of both Houses of Parliament. The Commissioners are to have the power of appointing a Secre tary and two clerks ; they may sue and be sued in the name of the Secretary, and are to have the usual protection in actions against themselves and those acting under their authority.— Clauses I. 11. and XXV. The Commissioners have power to regulate their quorum, and the number necessary to do any act, unless where other wise provided.—Clause I. Ce . rtain things require the concurrence of the Life Com missioners, and certain things require the concurrence of one of the officers of the State.—Clauses 111. V. XIII. XVII. XXI. XXII. The office of the Commissioners is twofold—as regards pro moting education and regulating charities. 1.-EDUCATION. The provisions under this branch relate : First.—To the better application of funds already existing. Seco►.dly.--To the application of additional funds, general and local. Thirdly.—To the improvement of the System of Eduation. The provisions belonging to the Srst of these heads are to be chiefly found in Articles 4 and 6 of this Abstract, and clauses IX. and X. of the Bill. The provisions belonging to the second head are to be chiefly found in articles 1,5, and Bof this Abstract, and clauses 111., IX., and XIII. of the Bill. The provisions belonging to the third head are to be chiefly found in articles 1,2, 3,4, and 7of this Abstract, and clauses 111., IV., V., VI., VII., VIII., XI., and XII. of the Bill; but articles 3 and 4, and clauses V., VI., VII., and VIII., are also connected with the first and second head. 1. The Commissioners are to manage and distribute the funds vested in them from time to time by Parliament for es tablishing schools, or maintaining those already established, whether infant schools, ordinary schools, model schools, or schools for training teachers : they are also to manage and dis tribute any other funds vested in them by individuals for the like purposes.—Clause 2. They are to receive applications for advice and assistance from Governors and Trustees of Schools, and to verify the statements made to them by directing examinations of the same.—Clause IV. 3. For this and other purposes they may appoint Inspectors of Schools—not more than ten. The appointment and re moval of Inspectors is vested in the Life Commissioners, with the concurrence of one of the Officers of State, and the Trea sury is to settle their remuneration and allowances ; but the particulars of all such appointments and removals and pay. ments are to be laid before Parliament.—Clause V. 4. The inspectors have power, under the authority of the Commissioners, to examine the state and conducting of all en dowed schools which come within the late Acts for inquiring into charities, of all schools which hare been or shall be as sisted by any grant of public money, and of all schools to be established or assisted under this Act. They may also, but with the consent of those having the care and superintendence of them, examine the state and conducting of all other schools. In both cases they are to report to the Commissioners, but they are to furnish a copy of their report to the parties, with the address of the Commissioners, in order that any answer or explanation may be given.—Clauses VI., VII., VIII. 5. In all cases of charities given for the support of grammar and other schools, or hospitals for children, or given for the use of the poor in any place, without any specification of the manner in which the fund shall be applied, the Commissioners may advise the Trustees as to the most beneficial application of such funds, and may authorize the Trustees to employ the funds in the support of such kind of schools as the state of education and the wants of the neighbourhood may require, after making due provision for fulfilling the purposes of the foundation ; arid the Trustees are empowered to employ the funds accordingly, if they think fit.—Clause IX. 6. But in the case of charities founded above thirty years before, if the trustees refuse to follow the advice of the Com missioners, then the Commissioners may apply to the Judi cial Committee of the Privy Council, who are empowered to hear the matter, and to direct the trustees to follow the ad vice of the Commissioners, with or without variation ; such directions to be binding on the trustees.—Clause X. 7. The Commissioners may authorize trustees to make any conditions with masters of endowed schools on their appoints, and may remove the masters on breach of such conditions ; arid, generally, the Commissioners may, subject to appeal, re move masters for misconduct, negligence, and incapacity, and may (if they think fit) allow part of the stipend as retiring pension, unless in case of misconduct.—Clauses XI. XII. 8. In all Municipal Corporations already or hereafter in corporated, the Town Councils may lay before the Commis sioners plans and estimates for the establishment of new schools, and for the support of schools already existing, with the proposed rules and regulations for the conduct of those schools ; and the Commissioners may approve of the same, in the whole or in part, or with variations, and authorize the Town Councils to levy a rate for carrying into effect the scheme as approved by the Commissioners ; and after the rules for the conduct of any school have been approved or fixed by the Commissioners, they are not to be altered without their consent.—Clause XII I. lI.—CHARITIES. The provisions under this branch relate : First.—To supplying defects in the Constitution of .Charities. Secondly.—To facilitating their Administration. Thirdly.—To preventing and correcting Abuses. The provisions belonging to the First of these heads are to be chiefly found in articles 1 and 2 of this abstract, and clauses XIV.,. XV., and XVI. o f t hi s Bi ll. The provisions elonging to the Second head are to be chiefly found in articles 2 arid 3 of this abstract, and in clauses XVI. XVII. XVIII. and XIX. of the Bill. The provisions belonging to the Third head are to be chiefly found in articles 4,5, and 6, of this abstract, and in clauses XX. XXI. XXII. XXIII. and XXIV. of the Bill. 1. The Commissioners are empowered to appoint Trustees whenever their number has fallen below the quorum in the foundation, and whenever they refuse to act, or cannot be found, retaining such as are willing to act, and give proper ncticcs.—Clauscs XIV. XV. 2. They may authorise trustees to mortgage, sell, exchange or lease the charity estates, after such inquiries, .and upon such conditions, and with such restrictions as they (the Com missioners) think proper to make.—Clause XVI. 3. They may appoint their Secretary or some other person to be " Treasurer of Charities," who shall open tin account at the Bank of England ; and all monies standing to the account of charities shall be transferred to this account by the Ac countant-General. Into this account all trustees and others having in their hands any money belonging to charities shall be authorised to pay those monies, and be exonerated by re ceipt of the Cashier of the Bank. The stock is not to be sold or transferred but by order of the Commisssioners, or of some Court of competent jurisdiction ; but the Commissioners are authorised to make orders for payment of. dividends by the Treasurer.—Clauses XVII. XVIII. XIX. 4. The Commissioners are empowered to call from time to time for accounts and other information respecting the ma nagement of all charities—to summon trustees and others be fore them and examine them—to appoint perkons for the con duct of such examination if in any case they cannot carry ►i on themselves, and by themselves and those persons to exer cise generally the powers of inquiry given by the late Acts tc the Charity Commissioners, and to the Chief Commissioner b) the last Act.—Clause X X. 5. If any complaint of charity abuse is made to the Com. missioners, they are empowered either to direct proceeding! by the Attorney-General in a Court of Equity, or to hear ant determine upon the matter themselves, subject to appeal be, fore the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. This power extends to cases in which the charity is under the managemen of Municipal Corporations ; and in all such proceedings be fore them, or before the Judicial Committee, the Reports o the Charity Commissioners aro admissible in evidence.— Clauses XXI. XXII. XXIII. 6. They are empowered to direct proceedings in equit: upon matters contained in any of those Reports, as well as upol matters ascertained by their own inquiries. —Clause XX I V. [Note.—That some of the provisions belonging to the firs branch, Education, necessarily are connected with the £econ( branch, Charities, and vice versa. Tile following is the preamble to the Bill " Whereas it is expedient to provide for the more regula and neneficial application of the funds from time to tim granted by Parliament in aid of the good education of th people, wherein, under Providence, doth chiefly consist th safety and happiness of the realm. And whereas it is expe client to extend the powers of Municipal Corporations in fur therance of the same end ; and whereas it is likewise expe client to provide a more easy and constant superintendence °ye the administration of the funds which have from time to tim been given or bequeathed, or may hereafter be giveh or be queathed, by pious persons to charitable uses, be it enacted b the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advic and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Com mons, in this present Parliament, &c." SALE OF BEER BILL. A BILL TO AMEND AN ACT OF THE FOURTH AND FIFTI YEARS OF HIS PRESENT MAJESTY, FOR THE SALE 0 BEER AND CIDER BY RETAIL IN ENGLAND. [Note. —The words printed in italics are proposed to be it scrted in the Committee.] Whereas an Act was passed in the fourth and fifth years ( his present Majesty's reign, intituled, " An Act to amend al Act passed in the first year of his present Majesty, to perm the general sale of Beer and Cider by retail in England: and whereas much evil still continues to exist in the nianaga ment and conduct of houses in which beer and cider are sol by retail, under the provisions of the said recited Act, in rur: districts; and it is expedient to amend the provisions of th said Act in certain particulars; be it therefore enacted by th King's, most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice an consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal, and Common - in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority the same, that from and after the commencement of this Ac every person licensed to sell beer by retail, to be drunk o the premixes, desirous of renewing his said licence, shall pre duce to the persons authorised to renew the same, a sintilz certificate to that required by an Act passed in the fourth an fifth years of the reign of his Majesty King William th Fourth, intituled, " An Act to amend an Act passed in th first year of his present Majesty, to permit the general sale Beer and Cider, by retail in England," save and except the two of the subscribing parties shall be the clergyman an constable of the parish. And be it further enacted, that if such constable shall re fuse to subscribe his name to such certificate, or shall neg lect to- insert thereon whether such applying person has c has not, to the best of his knowledge and belief, been cyst victed of any offence against the enactments of the said. 21 cited Act, or against an Act passed in the first year of a reign of his Majesty King William the Fourth, intitulcs " An Act to permit the general Sale of Beer and Cider retail in England," or shall fail to specify thereon the nun ber of such convictions of such applying person within th preceding twelve months, he, the said constable,. s h a ll, o n c ot viction before two Justices of the Peace, forfeit and pay an sum not exceeding ten pounds, or in default of payment then of, be committed to the nous° of CorreCtion for two c a ler s st months. And be it further enacted, that if any person licensed aforesaid shall have been within the twelve months r,recei ing his application for such renewal convicted of ttr : y - o ff cn i against the enactments of the said recited Acts, his hem shall not be renewed for six months ; or if he s.'aall have be( convicted of a second offence against the same within tl same period, his licence shall not he renewable for twelJ months ; or if he shall have been convi c t e d o f a t hi r d o if ou against the same, and within the same time, his licence sha not be renewable for two years. And be it further enacted, that if any person shall obtain tl renewal of his license contary to the provisions of the 1 , ,b0 recited section, he shall, on conviction before two Justices the Peace, forfeit and pay twenty pounds, and in default of pa ment shall be committed to the House of Correction for al time not exceeding six months, nor less than two, and he di qualified from selling beer for two years. And be it further enacted, That if any constable or oth peace-officers shall refuse or neglect to visit the house as premises of any person licensed us aforesaid, and within parish, upon the demand of any rate-payer thereof, - the so rate-payer having first tendered to him his reasonable exivens for the same ; or if, on so visiting the said house and H en Fes, he shall find the person se licensed transgressing,.,•or pt mitting, others to transgress, any of the enactments of the sf recited Acts, and shall refuse or neglect to lay incozemati thereof before two of his Majesty's Justices of the. Pemee I the county in which the said offence or offences shall ha been committed, and to prosecute with effect the said offend or offenders, under the provisions of the said recited Acts, I , the said constable, or other peace officer, shall, on convieti , before two 'Justices of the Peace, forfeit and pay any sti not • exceeding ten pounds, and in default of payment shall committed to the House of Correction for any time not a eceding two months. And it further enacted, that all penalties under this A shall be recovered (except where otherwise enacted) and s' propriated in the same manner as those under the said recit Act of the first year of the reign of his Majesty King Willi. , the Fourth. And whereas doubts have arisen as to the legal hours: 1 opening and closing houses licensed to sell beer and tide r retail to be drunk on the premises, in cases in which. t Justices of the Peace have omitted to fix the hours at houses so licensed shall be opened and closed : be it, the l fore, enacted, that in all cases in which the Justices L cti for the district or place in which the houses so license ti sh be situate, shall have omitted to fix the hours for o peril and closing, the hour of opening shall not be earlit tb seven of the clock in the morning, nor for closing lat. sr tll ten of the clock at night, or before one of the clock 'in I afternoon on Sunday, Good Friday, Christmas-day, a day appointed for a public fast or thanksgiving. And be it further enacted, that this Act shall extena to places in England and Wales, not being within the line its 0 city or borough town ; and shall commence and Is: f eft' from and after the thirty-first day of August, one thous° eight hundred and thirty-seven. - And be it further enacted, that every person app' L yi n g for license to sell beer and cider by retail, not to b e drunk consumed on the premises, shall annually prods ice to 3 . deposit with the Commissioners of Excise the sam e c ent' cate, and be subjected to the same provisions :as i s an d ° required by the second section of the said recit e d _Act the fourth and fifth years of the reign of his M a j est y 16 1 William the Fourth. And be it further enacted, that the penalty of the sever ttee ll section of the said recited Act for selling beer to be d r f ink consumed on the premises sithout having an Excise lie, Inq force authorizing such sale, be hereby made recoverable be' ° any two of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace, in th a sa l manner as other penalties under the said recited Act, an 3113 ' recoverable before th em , an d w i t h t h e same power to n l ir4" . the same. And be it further enacted that all constables, and other pe 3 officers shall hereby have the same power to enter intl> ! a ot ls licensed to sell beer by retail not to be drunk or cor,sun Jed the premises, as they have to enter into those licensed to 5 1 beer to be drunk or consumed on the premises, aceordi.a g to t i j provisions Jet' the seventh section of th e sa id rec it e d P ict ; ~ that all the provisions and penalties of the said sectio u shal l equally in force as relating to the former houses, as they II", arc as to the latter. And be it hereby further enacted, that no lice . ase to s e beer or cider by retail shall b e grante d t o th e owner of at house which is not situated within five hundrer2 yards some other inhabited h ouse , or upon some turnpike road, I.B ' road, or canal. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. DEPTFORD INN MEETING.—THURSDAY. Mr. Biggs's Beelzebub won the Claret Stakes. Mr. Etwall's Erne Nymph won the Port Stakes. Mr. Etwall's El Taldo won the Sherry Stakes. Mr. Goodlake's Glider won the Huff Stakes. Mr. Bigg's Blot won the First Class Stakes for Beaten PO . ' Mr. Goodlake's Gala won the Second Class Stakes for ditt o. Captain Wyndham's Winifred won the 11. Stakes. • O, Mr. Goodlake's Gratilla, Mr. Bigg's Breastk no t, an d Mr. Berkeley's Envelope won their matches. go, s The Amicable Coursing Club met on Thu rs d a y a t Leatherb.l i e and ran the First Class Courses for a Cup, the winning.doV b ei tre , Mr. Jupps's Juvenile, Mr. Hodgson's Merlin, Mr. Evans 's till ec i's Mr. R. Taylor's Nimble, Mr. Hodgson's S usan , M r . J. Wil li ' eat Smoker, and Mr. Alinton's Fly. In the first ties Juvenile b Merlin ; their conclusion was postponed till a future day. tig hoo The influenza is still very preva l ent t b r o Cornwall.