The Express.
London, England, 1852-05-28 00:00:00

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hear.)
THE MAYNOOTH DIIMATE.
Mr. P. HOWARD perceived, Gem Ike votes," that the
Chancellor of the Exchequer and the members of the go.
vernment had voted on Tuesday for, the adjournment of
the Isms, which was considered one of the radius/stag
forms by which a resolution fee an inquiry could be nega-
tived. 'The government had failed to make a house at eight
o'clock, the time they. had stipulated ; and he (Mr. Howard)
wished to sek the right hon. gentleman whether he had
altered the course of policy which had been adopted with
respect to the college of Maynooth?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that
the question of Maynooth was not before the house when
it adjourned. There were on the paper before the ad-
journed debate several motions which, if carried, would
very much diminish the revenue; and so he naturally
thought it was his duty, as Chancellor of the Ezehequer, to
prevent those motions from being brought on. (Laughter.)
The views of the government with reference to the motion
of the hon. member for Warwickshire were identical with
those they had expressed the other day.
PASSENGERS' ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
In answer to Mr. W. Snows,
tin J. PAKINGTON said it was his intention to proceed
with thisP bfil if the house arrived at it that night.
ATENT LAW AMENDMENT ACT.
In answer to Sir Da L. EVANS,
Mr. HENLEY hoped the government would be able to
bring in this bill dimwit the present session.
THE GUANO ISLANDS.
In reply to Mr. Wiens,
Lord it TANLEY stated that the British government had
no claim to these islands ; but
Sir F. BARING said he might be permitted to state,
having been concerned in this matter, that within the last
few days he bad received • letter from the admiral of the
station to the effect that he was on the point of sending out
• ve•gel to protect our traders.
TILE CASIBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COMMISSION.
Mr. HORSMAN gave notice of his intention to ask the
government when the report was likely to make its ap-
pearance ?
ACCELERATION OF MAILS.
Mr. COWAN gave notice of his intention to ask the Se-
cretary of the Treasury whether it was the intention to ac-
celerate the mails between London and Edinburgh ; and, if
so, when the change would take place
THE MILITIA BILL.
On the further consideration of this bill,
Colonel SIBTHORP moved an amendment of the 3rd
clause, after the words " appointments to the rank of," by
leaving out the word " major," and inserting " captain, or
any higher rank ;" the object of which was to require the
same qualification for captains as by the existing law.
Mr. HUME protested against the whole bill, but advised
its opponents to divide upon the third reading, by way of
leaving their opposition on record.
After a few words from Mr. WILLIAMS,
Mr. Secretary WALI'OLE acceded to the principal
amendment moved by Colonel Sibthorp, and a secondary
one was withdrawn.
Other alight amendments were made in the 4th and 6th
clauses.
In clause IS, Mr. TIIORNLEY moved a proviso, that
no member of the senate, examiner, or other officer, nor
any professor, tutor, or lecturer of the University of Lon-
don, nor any student who shall have matriculated in
the said university, shall be liable to serve.
Mr. GOVLBORN and Mr. GLADSTONE objected to
the amendment, that its terms carried the exemption fur-
ther than in the cases of Oefosd and Cambridge.
At the suggestion of Mr. WALPOLE, who was ready to
consent to the University of London being placed upon the
same footing in this respect as the Universities of Oxford
and Cambridge, the amendment was postponed, as well
as another, of which notice hail been given by Mr. Hay-
wood, to exempt resident members of the University of
Durham, in order that the proviso might be properly
worded.
Mr. BERNAL suggested that the privilege should like-
wise be extended to St. Bees.
The report was then agreed to, end the bill was ordered
to be mad a third time on Monday week.
VALUATION (IRELAND) BILL.
The second reeding of this bill was moved by
Lord NAAS, who described Its provisions as designed to
introduce • new machinery of valuation into such Irish
counties as had not already been valued, and to apply it to
such other counties as might be deemed necessary, the data
of valuation to be certain schedules framed with due regard
to the depreciated value of the property to be rated.
Mr. CLEMENTS opposed the bill, and asserted that its
complicated character would prevent its being dealt with
during the present session. Ile moved that it be read a
second time that day three months.
Mr. 11. HERBERT said he came from a part of Ireland
where some measure of this kind was imperiously neces-
sary, and be tendered his thanks to the government for
introducing this bill, any reasonable suggestions for improv-
ing which would, he was sure, be attended to.
Sir It. FERGUSON recommended that those parts of the
bill alone should be retained which related to the finishing
of the valuation in the southern counties of Ireland, and
that it should not include those parts not under valuation.
After some observations by Mr. VESET in favour of the
bill, and by Sir D. NORREIDI against it,
Mr. NAPIER suggested that if the house would affirm its
principle, that of an uniform valuation for all Ireland, the
details would be more properly discussed in committee.
After some further debate,
The house divided—
For the second reading B9
Against it -83
PATENT LAW AMENDMENT BILL.
On the motion for the second reading of this bill,
Mr. WAKLEY presented • petition praying that it be
referred to a select committee.
Mr. Alderman SIDNEY presented a petition from cer-
tain inhabitants of the City of London, praying, not that
the bill might be referred to a select committee, but pray-
ing the house to omit the 25th clause.
Mr. COWAN wished that the bill should be referred to
• select committee, objecting to its interference with the
functions of the crown ; to itscentralising effect in reference
to Scotland and Ireland, and to its non-extension to the
colonies.
Mr. WAKLEY likewise recommended its reference to a
select committeee, with power to examine witnesses, the
bill not being what he wished it to be.
Mr. BROTIIERTON said to refer the bill to a select
committee would throw it over until the next session.
Mr. J. STUART said the bill involved a large and ex-
tensive principle, respecting which public opinion was much
divided, and, indicating the important consequences of
some of its clauses, he entreated the government not to
fpress the bill this session, but to assent to the proposal to re-
er it to a select committee.
Mr. HENLEY excepted to the generalityof Mr. Stuart's
objections, observing that its main principle was a simple
and wholesome one, and that the machinery, which ad-
mitted of improvement, might be amended W committee.
The reduetioa of expense would be a great boon to the
patentees, end ho urged the house to read the bill a second
them
Mr. 8. CARTER suggested some defects Mike bill, which
Mr. KUNTZ considered to be as bed a bill as it was
reale to make.
After a few words from Mr. J. Gum and Mr. W.

WiLiums,
Mr. R. PALMER observed that it would be a greet rido
fortune if a bill like this was passed in a hurry, containing,
as it did, not only a new machinery, but new principles. It
would be a far wiser tionzes not to proceed with the mea-
sure this notion bet pcetpone the whole subject till
a future parliament. One slam of the clauses, re-
-IL.tito the reduction of Ifni, end to the better
' of legal proceed*" with lewd to patents,
.12g17 be pared now ; but in respect tote rest of the bill,
very serious questions would arise, whisk might undermine
the whole system of the patent law. In the wont of a divi-
sion, he should vote against the emoted seradlog.
Mr. WALPOLE said the toe guest sister fa pienslag
the passage of this bill were, IBM, le MEM& the expense
of inventors of patented intim; soundly, to Mile the law
of patents uniform throweboat Ma dim divlslewe of the
United Kingdom, Instead of elt**eg a et to take out
one patent for England, 'neither he lel and a third
for Ireland. Re thought the house would do well not to

reject the measure.
The bill was then read a second time.
On the motion that it be referred to a select committee,
Mr. COWAN hoped that the select committee would
have the usual power to send for witnesses, papers, and
documents.
Mr. HENLEY said that if the committee found it noise-
vary to do so, they could come to the house, and obtain per-
mission in the usual way.
The motion was then agreed to.
KUTCH MILLS FOR FLAX (IRELAND) BILL.
This bill was read a second time.
LAW OF WILLS AMENDMENT BILL.
The house went into committee on this bill.
Mr. BETHELL moved to omit in the preamble the words
0 as follows," and the whole of the first section, and in lieu
thereof insert the following as the first section of the bill:
" That se much of an act passed in tie first year of the
reign of her Majesty Queen Victoria, intituled an Act for
the Amendment of the Law with respect to Wills, as
enacts ' That no will shall be valid unless it shall be in
writing, and executed in manner hereinafter mentioned
(that is to say), it shall be signed at the foot or end thereof
by the testator, or by some other person in his presence
and by his direction ; and such signature shall be made or
acknowledged by the testator in the presence of two or
more witnesses present at the same time; and such wit-
nesses shall attest and shall subscribe the will in the pre-
sone* of the testator, and no form of attestation shall be
necessary,' be, and the same is hereby repealed : and in
lieu thereof be it, and it is hereby enacted, that no will
shall be valid unless it shall be in writing, and executed in ,
'sinner hereinafter mentioned . (that is to say), it shall be
signed by the testator, or by some other person in his pre-
ssmen and by his direction, in such manner as that it shall
be apparent that the testator intended to give effect by
such signature to the writing as his will, and such signa-
ture shall be made or acknowledged by the testator in
the presence of two or more witnesses present at the same
time, and such witnesses shall attest and shall sub-
seethe the will in the presence of the testator, but
no form of attestation shall be necessary." It was
impossible to know what was meant by the jumble
of words as the clause stood, and ho had, therefore, pre-
pared the amendment in such a way as, without substi-
tuting an entirely new form of words, would render the
clause plainer, and more easily understood.
Mr. BERNAL said that the bent course for the hon. and