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London, England, 1857-08-08 00:00:00

THE PRESS, AUGUST 8,1857.

The debate upon the sixth clause, which occupied
much time, brought into view the effect; of the bill
!n relation to marriage; and divorces in parts of the
empire other than England, to which the bill is
limited.
Upon reaching the eighth clause the chairman
was ordered to report progress.

PERSIA AND HERAT.

Mr. WARREN asked whether the Government had
received any intelligence of the refusal of the Per-
sians to evacuate Herat ?
Lord PALMERSTON :

I do not believe that any intelligence has been received
as yet with regard to the evacuation of Herat. Ido not
think there has been time for a communication to be made
atter the arrival of the commissioner at Teheran.

The Insurance Companies Bill was committed pro
forma.
The Clerks of Petty Sessions (Ireland) Bill was
withdrawn.

The Representative Peers (Ireland) Bill passed
through committee.
Mr. WHITESIDE, in moving the second reading of
the Leases and Sales of Settled Estates Act Amend-
ment Bill, dwelt upon the injustice which he said
had been done to Sir T. M. Wilson with reference to
Hampstead-heath, and which this bill was intended
to remedy.
The motion was seconded by Mr. MALINS.
Mr. Cox moved the adjournment of the debate,
and, after some discussion, this motion was agreed to.
Some further business having been disposed of,
the house adjourned at twenty minutes past one
o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS-WEDNESDAY.

The Sale of Obscene Books, &c., Prevention Bill
was read a second time, with the understanding that
on the committal of the bill pro forma on Thursday,
it should receive certain amendments.

The Ecclesiastical Commission, &c., Bill passed
through committee.
On the order for going into committee of supply,
Mr. SrooNER called attention to this first deviation
from a constant practice and an acknowledged rule,
that all measures introduced by private members
should have precedence on Wednesdays; and he
objected to going into supply until the orders for the
third reading of the Election Petitions Bill and for
the second reading of the Leases, &c., of Settled
Estates Act Amendment Bill were isposed of. . _

Sir G. GREY observed that there was no rule of
the house upon the subject, and it had been usual at
a late period of the session to take the orders as they
stool upon the paper.

Ultim'ately it was agreed that the committee of
supply should follow the other orders of the day.
The Burial Acts Amendment Bill and the illicit
Distillation (Ireland) Bill were read a third time and
passed.
On the order for the third reading of the Election
Petitions Bill,
Sir G. GREY remarked that the fourth clause,
which referred to the schedule, there being no
schedule in the bill, made the hill nonsense. He
urged, with reference to the measure generally, that
there ought to be a previ ms inquiry, and moved to
defer the third reading for three months.

After some conversation this amendment was
agreed to; so the bill, at its last stage, is lost.
The motion that the Leases and Sales of Settled
Estates Act Amendment Bill should be read a second
time gave rise to considerable discussion, in which
the measure was warmly opposed by Lord ROBERT
GROSVENOR, on the ground that it would enable Sir
T. M. Wilson to inclose and build upon Hampstead-
heath. The bill was defended, on the other hand,
upon the plea that it only repealed a single clause
in the act passed last year, which was specially aimed
at an individual, whom it debarred from the exercise
of his just rights.
Sir .TAMES GRAHAM remarked that the subject had
been repeatedly under discussion, and each time, in
his opinion, injustice had been done to Sir Thomas
Wilson. Sir Thos. Wilson was an unhappy nabob
who possessed property which was coveted by the
public ; but he understood that his claim had refe-
rence only to land adjacent to lampstead•heath,
which, owing to the anxiety of the people to retain
the heath in an open state, was refused to him. If
they refused the claim of Sir Thomas Wilson, he
considered that great injustice would be done ; and
it was his intention, therefore, to support the bill of
his hon. and learned friend (Mr. Whiteside).
On a division there appeared—
For the motion
Against

The bill was then read a second time.
The Dunbar Harbour Bill was also read a second
time.

The house then went into committee of supply,
and passed several votes for miscellaneous civil ser-
vices.