The Express.
London, England, 1852-06-29 00:00:00

Ili PER lAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF 1.0H05.--MoNDAT, JUNK 28.
The Unlit CMANCILLORLIC tooBUSINESS. k his seat at five o'clock.
PUB
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
Man ImulAs Stu...us-11y Lord WODEHOUSE,
from Limeade, cumplainiug of the price of sufter.
METROPOLITAN In (CEMENT BILL.—By Lord CHAN-
WORT H, from dissenters widths two mania London,
complaining of iertaiu slums in this bill.
REMOVAL OE SMITMVIRLD Maaaat.—By the Earl of
SHAFTESBURY, trom owners and occupiers of houses in
the neighbourhood of Copenhagen-fields, complaining of
the selection of that place as the site fur the market to be
removed from Smithfield. The noble earl said that, it the
erection of the market in Copenhagen-fields was permitted, ,
they *mild soon have all the annoyances which now elated
in Smithfield. It was a densely-populated neighbourhood.
surrounded on every aide by buildings, the inhabitants of
which mast be subject to great inconvenience ; and, alive.
ther, it was so bad a situation as could have been choten for
the new market.
Arlo Marva, CAMDEN supported the prayer of the'
rti
e petition was ordered to lie on the table.
STANDING ORDERS.
Lord REDESDALE moved to insert after section 2 of
standing order 119, "That notice in writing shall be given
to ler Map sty's Attorney-General of every bill containing
pruvoions whereby the application of the property tor the
patronage or constitution of any charity, or the right of
any charity to any property shall be affected, and no such
bill shall be read a Devoid time until the house shall have
received a report tram the AttorneyHenend on the mattets
relating to such charity."
Ape, d to.
CONSOLIDATED FUND APPROPRIATION BILL.
MILITIA BALLOTS SUSPENSION DILL.
These aW s,vertlly mussed through committee.
MILITIA FAT BILL.
On the quistion that the house go into committee on this
ball,
Lord BROLIIIIAM said he would take that opportunity
of stating that he only accepted this militia bill because
nothing better had twin proposed. He could only look
upon such a measure as necessary as a 111.1111 of defence. It
should bare been passed years ago, and then no suspicion
would have ahem on the continent as to our motives for
bringing it forward at this time. He looked upon a militia
as the moot objectionable mode of levying troop. in this
country. It was the worst possible tea. because it was
nothing hews. than a pnll tax, and it enforced compulsory
service, which was another serious objection to it Ile had
hems aoxion• to expos his opinion—wel•ich, Clod knew,
was of little value to anybody but hinueir—upon this ob-
armies* measure.

Tliebilitinqipassed through the committee.
DISCIPLINE or THE TROOPS ON BOARD THE
BIRKENHEAD STEAMER.
The Earl of CARDItiAN laid on the table minutes from
the Adjutant-tic:scree office, with respect to the state of
instruction of the soldiers on board the Birkenhead steamer
when she vs*. lost near the Cape of Good Hope, which he
thought would be a perfectly satisfactory reply to the state-
ments made by the noble earl opposite the other evening.
By the report, it would appear that they were well up
to ball practice, and in every other respect
highly edicirait. Ihe noble earl p.id • compliment to the
brevity or the troops in the frightful position in which they
were placed; and proceeded to say that be would take that
opportunity of saying that be thought the plan proposed by
her Majesty's guverament for a militia was susceptible of
improvement, particularly with regard to the officers, many
of whom, although highly respectable, were totally unfit
fur the situaticau is which they would be placed. Ile
knew, for instance, several captains upwards of silty years
of age totally unacquainted with military movements; and
to assemble men for training under such persons would
clew a perfect chaos of military confusion. (" Hear."
and a laugh.) Ile hoped the government would look care-
fully into this matter.
}..el OBEY was glad to hear from the noble earl that the
report of the adjutant. general was satisfactory. He bad
alluded to the subject as deserving of inquiry; and be
coocurri d with the noble earl in has esprcasion of admira-
tion of the discipline and heroism of the men on board the
Birkenhead in the midst of the frightful calamity which
had befallen that ship. He thought they had displayed as
much courage by their conduct on that occasion as the gal-
lantry displayed in the Held of battle. (Hear, hear.) Ile
admired both the cooduct of the men and that of their
Winters under whom they had acquired the state of dis-
cipline which enabled them coolly to meet death in any
form.
PATI:NT LAW AMENDMENTS (No.!) BILL.
Lord COLCHESTER moved that the Contraltos* amend-
mints to this bill be agreed to. The noble lord's observa-
tions sere inaudible in the gallery.
After a few words from Earl GRA:4I,mA, also in a low

tom,
Earl GREY did not agree with the amendment to clause
IS, which provided that patents might henceforth be
granted net only for the United Kingdom, but for all the
colonies. That was a great interference with the acknow-
le hied privileges of those colonies which possessed teals-
live aesemblies. Ile must move that their lordships disa-
gree with the amendment in question.
The LORD CHANCELLOR was understood to rejoin
that the crown had always possemed the tight of granting
patents in all colonies.
Earl GREY thought the legal right of the crown doubt-
fiti, and contended that it had been practically waived.
After some further conversation, Earl Grey's emend-
= nt was withdrawn, and the Commons' amendments were
agreed to.
Oa the motion of Earl DENAIIe, the New Zealand Go-
vernment Bill wan read a third time.
The Nisi Prins Otficen Bill posed through committee.
SUITORS IN CHANCERY RELIEF BILL.
On the motion for the third reading of this bill,
Lord LYNDIIURST rejoined to the answer made by the
Master of the Rolls, in the Commons on Friday last, to his
complaint of partiality in the enactments of this bill in
favour of the Rolls Court. He repeated that one of the
recommendation.; of the committee on whose report the bill
was founded, and of which the Master of the Rolls was •
member, was the abolition of orders of course in this
Rolls Court, with a view to the abolition of the office
from which those orders emanated ; and not only was that
recommendat;on not carried out in the bill, but in
November last, on the office becoming vacant, a new ap-
pointment was made, in the person of • very young man.
Having, on presenting a petition on the subject, failed in
obtaining information, be felt justified in directing atten-
tion to it in the committee on the bill. He spoke highly
of the learning, the talent, and the honour of the Muter
of the Roils, and, understanding that he disclaimed
having had anything to do with the drawing of the bill,
he proposed to have his support when next year he
moved, as he intended to do, the abolitien of the office in
=. The other statements he had made as to the pre-
shown to the clerks of the Master of the Rolls over
thine of the Lord Chancellor, he in substance reiterated,
end complained at the latter end of the session, of a prec-
tke which bad been followed is reference to the compen-
'rations under this bill, of making material alterations with-
out due notice, at the last stage.
After an eh.ervation from Lord BROUGHAM,
The bill was then read a third time and passed, as were
also the following bills:—Common. Enclosures Acts and
Extension ; Turnpike Acts Continuance ; Poor low Board
Continuance; Inland Revenue Office; Savings Banks
(Ireland).
IMPROVEMENTS OF TILE JURISDICTION IN
EQUITY BILL—THE MASTERS IN CHANCERY
ABOLITION BILL.
The LORD CHANCELLOR, in movies mecumenee with
the Commons' ameednurnta to this bill, defended himself
from charges made by Lord Jtiha Ramsell, that on this,
Meek wee DM a party riesetian, seek eltaratioes had been
mein from tbe egret of the eamedesiemen that We James
Ikebeet bad felt it viseemary I. latemem, es • seembar of
ling eseembelea. toMeet on its reemmeedations being coon
Mk seeded eat He declared be had taken those moms-
peedletima aneestly—not servilely, foe they were amt law,
ash lei =nisi them out in the boll as far ea he theuebt
•el be useful.
• law words from Lords LYNDHIMIT and CALIF
illrenTll.
Lied CAMPBELL regretted the introdnetios at the
which prevented reference to the courts of commas
terlta questions of law, without the delay and eves.* of
en
action.
. Lad BROUGHAM considered that no action would be
directed melees matters of fact were involved, and in such
caws the appeal to a jury was the proper course. He paid
a compliment to the Lord Chancellor for the care and at-
tention be had bestowed on these law reform bills, which
be believed would be of great benefit to the country.
. The amendments were then agreed to.
METROPOLIS WATER SUPPLY.
The report en this bill war received.
THAMES EMBANKMENT.
This bill wee read a third time and pared.
METROPOLITAN BURIALS.
On the motion for going into committee on this bill,
The Earl of HA RDWICK E explained its main features
and the points in which it differed from the previous
burial sets, consisting principally of making the Home-
Odin the depository of power indeed of Board of He ilth,
the authority to raise money on the security of the poor.
rate to he repaid in 20 years, and the preservation of the
lomat jurisdiction of the parishes.
Lord Clt ANWORTiI said that some of the dissenters
were uni.er an impression that under this act the new
burial grounds would be divided into consecrated and an
orraseenred ground, and were apprehensive that they would
loss the right which they now possessed—of being buried
in consecrated ground. He wished the noble lord would
state hew that was ?
The Earl of HA RDW ICK E said that the present bill made
go change in the law In that respect. The dissenters would
Lave the Gotham of being buried in the consecrated ground
by a minister of the church of England, or in the mosomee-
seated mud by one of their own clergymen.
The hill then parsed through committee.
OENERAL BOARD OF HEALTH BILL.
This but p mead through committee.
PIM LICO IMPROVEMENT BILL.
TIM bill passed throwth committee.
COUNTY RATES BILL.
This bill was read • third time and pascal.
EXCISE SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS.
This hid was read • third time and premed.
WOODS, FORESTS. AND LANDS REVENUES.
This hill was r. ad a time and mimed.
VALUATION (IRELAND) BILL.
This bill wee read • third time and passed.
METROPOLITAN SEWERS BILL.
This bill we. read a third time and paned-

TILIIINDLY SOCIETIES BILL.
This bill wee read a third time and peassal.
CRIME AND OU ERALIE (IRELAND) BILL.
This bill was reed a third time and passed.
ENCUMBERED ESTATES (IRELAND) BILL.
On the motion that thilr be read a third time
Lard MONTEAOLE Mdid net 14:11 OW the
purpose of opposing tho bill, toe he approved of the Ems
cumbered Estates Act, and wished to see its principle ex-
tended, bet that set was to continuo only for three years.
Now, a vast actutaalatima of lead was already thrown upon
the commissioners—more than they. toot: dispose of—and
the effect of this bill would he to increase that amount ;
what he bad therefore to complain of was that the
bill did not increase the time for disposing of
the business commensurately with the increase of
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business which would he thro-wn upon the eeminissimiess.
Considering that the bill had arrived at its last stage, be
would not move any amendment, but would urge Ha
nutter on th• attention of the government.
The Earl of DERBY, admitting that the bill would me.
long the time for presenting petitions, said there would be
opportunity in the next session to eon der how the ma-
chinery of this court might best be modified. Such, h• be-
lieved, was the object of the 1/4-11 Ch ineellor, who was
anxious to ascertain whether the existing tribunals might
not be an modified as to have this business brought beWir
them. Should it prove to bo otherwise, there would be
plenty of time in the neat lassion to renew the pow of
the commissioners, with such modifications as might be
thought necessary.
Lord bIONTPAGLE mid there would be a better chance
of amending the low nest year, if it were not then &boo-
lately to aspire.
Alter a few words from the Earl of STRAMMOKE, the
bill was read a third time and passed, as were the following
bills: Distressed Unions (Ireland) Bill, and the Holloway
grin of Correction Bill.
After a conversation between the law lords, the Coin-
Mum' amendments to the following bills were considered
Mad agreed to Common Law Procedure Amendment Bill ;
Secretary of li.inkrupts Abolition Bili ; and the Aberdeen
Sip' and Girls' Hospital Bill.
111 Mr lordships rose at a quarter before nine o'clock.