The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-11 00:00:00

AFFIRMATION BILL.

Sir J. TUELAWNY obtained leave to introduce a
bill to allow certain groom to make afilrinatioe in all oases
where an oath is or 'ha be required. He would only state
that the bill was substantially the Kane as the one of last
ass ice, and which proposed to apply to this country the law
now in force in India.
ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN (IB.EL&ND) BILL.

Sir R. PEEL moved for leave to bring in a bill to amend
the law enabling boards of ilaardisse to recover oasts of.
maintenance of illegitimate children in certain 0111011 in Ire-
land.

Mr. HENNESSY said the Poor Law Act for Ireland had
be wholly useless and inoperative, as predicted
relveci to
seeeion, and he should be glad to hear what was the
scope and object of this measure.
Sir R. PEEL said the bill was merely for the purpose of
putting a proper construction on one clause of the act of last
year, there baring bees a difference of opinion amongst the
chairmen of boards of guardians and the law officers of the

The motion wee agreed to.
CHURCH RATES REDEMPTION BILL.

Yr. ALOOCH obtained leave to introduce a bill for the
voluntary redemption of church rates.

BENCILERB' JURISDICTION AND AUTHORITY

BILL

Sir G. BOWYER moved for leave to introduce a bill to
amend the law regarding the jurisdiction and authority ex-
erased by the benches of the four inns of court in England
in certain cases. The hon. gentleman said this bill was
precisely the Nuns as one which he introduced last erasion.

The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said he did not rise to offer
any munition to the hon. baronet, but to state that, in
the event of any other measure being introduced on this nib.
ject by the heathers of the inns of court, who had at pre-
sent vested in them this jurisdiction, it would be understood
that the government and private memben would be at
liberty to adopt their proposal, whether in a substantive
form or by way of amendment to this bill. This subject
was no doubt one of great importance, and be was at liberty
to state that it had received the attention of the beechen
of the inns of court, and that some communications had
taken place between them and the government, and he was
not without hope that the result would be an agreement
upon a measure of a character which would recommend
itself to the house. At present thecommunicationa had not
advanced far, nor did be know that they would result in a
bill. He hoped this measure would not be hastily pressed
forward so as to interfere with the deliberations of the
touchers of the inns of court.

Sir F. KELLY said the observations of the boo. baronet
led him to suggest that some understanding should be come
to u to the period at which the bill should be read a second
time. They were within a fortnight or so of the circuits,
when many of the boa and learned members of the house
would))s out of town, end he hoped the hoe. baronet would
ant bring on the second reading until after the assizes were
over. It would be desirable that the bill of the benches of
the inns of court should be before the bones before the
second reading of bill.
Alter a few observations from Sir G. Bowan to the effect
that ample time would be given far the consideration of the
bill, the motion wee speed to.