The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-18 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OP' COMMON& —IV EDNEKDAT, JUNE 17.
After our mod left yesterday, the Naval Pr4ixtl=
NU wee read • sexed time, and ordered to be
WO Friday.
ELECTION PETITIONS BILL.
Oa the order of the day for going into committee on this
Sir 6. GREY said Me object of the bill was to check
the practised (rivets= petitions, but it might check boot
fir petitsons. Owesideriag the importenoe of the bill and
the Humber of amendaireata, he thought the best coarse
we old be to go late sommittee pro forint, in order to have
the ball reprieted with amendments, and that it should thee
be referred to • eommittes. In any caae be hoped
the hon. gentlemen would not ask them now to go into the
detain of ties MIL
Mr. HUNT said it ems ealy • quarter past two. and they
had three Isms and • MU diuteg_which they might diocese
it. He bad gone Waugh
the bill with the Attorney-Ge-
neral, and was nee
and to assent to the hon. and learned
gootleman's awiredmerds. Under these circumstances he
*ought he might fairly ask the house to go into committee
in this bill.
Sir F. GOLIMMID east this bill would bare the effect
checking bead ids petitiona.
Ir. ADDZILLEY &seed it would be better to go to
with the Mil-
lis. HUGESSEN said he thought they ought to be care-
ful la allowing charges to be made against member' who
lad been retuned to the house, and it might be wail if
there was a committee to take ooguissoce of petitioos—a
rommittee in the nature of • grand jury, to determine
whether there were grounds for proceeding spinet the
sitting member. He hoped that something would be done
to stop the present system, which was unfair both to the
emstitnents and the sitting member.
Sir W. MILES said they were in a position to go into the
discussion of the details at once. The Attorney-General was
present, and be saw no mason why they should not go into
committee one the bill forthwith.
Mr. AY ETON said he thought the bill required more
mimte attention than could be paid to it in committee of
the whole house, and he moved as an amendment that the
to: be referred to a select committee.
Sir F. GOLDSMID seconded.

The hour divided :
For the anrodment 92
Apart it
Mr. HUNT rid be hoped the select committee would be
appointed immediately.
Sir GREY said he had voted in favour of the anteed-
sent, not with a view to defeat the bill, but because such a
rerun requited very careful aossiderstion by a select
erimittee.

BAHRIAGES REGISTRATION (IRELAND) BILL
The boom went into committee at this bill, remain at
abuse 2.
Clauses 2 to 6 were agreed to without amendment.

On clause 7,
Sir E. GROGAN mid this was an extraordinary bill. It
was to enable Roman catholic marriages to be registered is
a way exceptional way. The bill reread that as soca r
• marriage shall hare been celebrated is a Rome catholic,
church, without compliance with any form whatever, the
Mate should register it, and whatever benefits should attach
to the registration of the marriage the Romeo esthetics ie
Ireland were to be entitled to them. The bill required oo
buns, no security that the varies to be married should be
of age, or if under age, that they were about to be married
with the corset of their parte. These securities were
required by the kw of this country, and he thought the
law ought to be eadmilatwi is the two countries. He did
sot wish that the bill should at all interfere with the owe.
limy, but he thought the same securities should be
mused as were moored is Shia eountry. In order to raise
the question he would move to insert the words " one of."
Lord NAAS said it must have struck the ocierittee that
the arguments of hi bee. friend would equally apply to
any proposal for the registration of marriages. It must be
tome in mind that Roman catholic in Ireland were
r good as any !rows that were celebrated, and all that wee
asked by the right boo. gentleman was to establish • mode
ef registering them. Such • step would at least do no harm,
and to a certain extent it would tend to prevent deodorise
marriages.
The committee thee divided:
For the arneadeseet 3l
Against it
Sir E. GROGAN, after this dividoe, withdrew the rest
of his amermeate, sad the reorader or the bill was agreed
to ; after which the house resumed.
SUPPLY.
_ . .

The report of the oceoseitis;olipupply was brought up
ma Weed to.
OFFENCES (SOUTH AFRICA) BILL.
This bill was reed s third time sad paned.

CIVIL BILLS COURTS (IRIL&ND) BILL.
The above bill was read • aimed time.

Mr. LONGFIELD moved that the bill De referred to •
'elect committee i•steed of • conizeittee of the whole house.
The matters in thelilll, especially those which had reference
to the duties of sheriffs, required the greatest considera-
tion, far more that' could be gives to them late in the
evening or at a morning sitting. If the government acceded
to his motion b• would be glad to allow the right bon.
gentleman to amninate the select committee.
Sir R. PEEL hoped the home would not agree to the
motion ; and if the time between the present cod Monday
week should not prove sufficient, the government would
name Thursday fortnight h would be far better to discus
the maritime of the bill in • full house than in • mom
'finales. The objecting which had been put forth should
be fully considered by the government before the house
went into commits* ea Monday week.
The hones divided :
For Mr. Loegfielirs motion 36
Against it
The Local Government Supplemental (No. 2) Bill wu
read a second time.

The Sheep mad (Scotland) Bill, and Um Metropolis
Turnpike Roads Acts Amendment Bill were severally read
• third time and pun&

THE DONEST7IC SERVANTS AND APPRENTICES
PROTECTION BILL-THE CORPORAL PUNISH.
RENT IN SCHOOLS BILL.

ViTc«uctiiiftifiliCobctiold inn to bring in a bill
for the protection of young persons miler the age of 16
Pram, eggnog r domestic 'error and apprentice, ; and
aro a bill -to ungulate corporal punishment in schools and
elsewhere.

The bills were subsequently read a first time.
THE WILLEM), (VEETING LAND6I BILL.
Mr. BRAND (for the Marquis of Hartiagtoo) obtained
lame to bring is a bill for vesting in bet Majesty's prin-
cipal Secretary of State for the Vier Departmont, certain
Lads and hereditament' of Weimer, in the county of Kent.
The bill was read a first thou
ROWTH HARBOUR BILL.

Mr. BRAND (for Mr. Peel)ol)teinedhieve to introduce
• ball for the further intprareentat of the harbour of If owth.
THE INCLOSIIRE (No. 2) BILL.
. . . . .

Mr. BRUCE obtained leave to bring in a bill to authorise
the inelasare of certain lam& in punuanue of • !medal re-
port of the liselosure Commissiooers.
The bill was reed a first time.
The other business was disposed of, and the house ad-
journed at half-past 5 eadoek.