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LONDON, SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1863.

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HOUSE OF LORDS.—FUIDAY.
The Municipal Corporations Act Amendment Bill
passed through committee.
The Resident Magistrates (Ireland) Bill, the Turn-
pike Trusts Arrangements Bill, the Sheep, &c., Con-
tagious Disease 4 Prevention Bill, and the Public
Libraries (Ireland and Scotland) 11111 were severally
read a second time.
The Registrar of Meetings Bill and the Stamp
Duties Bill severally passed through committee.
The Customs Bill and the Dublin Parliamentary
Registration Bill were read a third time, and pas ,ed.
The Burgh Harbours (Scotland) Bill, the Elections
Bill, and the Sheriffs' Courts I Scotland) Bill were
read a second time.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF cora MONS.—Fammr.
At the morning sitting,
SOUTH SEA STOCK, BILL.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in answer to
the speeches of Mr. Disraeli and Sir F. Kelly of the
previous day, denied that it was the intention of the
tioveniment to offer the holders of South Sea Stock
any better terms than those which they hail already
declined, or Hutt ho was anxious for an unlimited
time in order to negotiate with such holders. Hav
ing referred to the state of the foreign relations and
of the weather as reasons for the non.success of his
measure—which, however, he denied to be a total
failure—he contended that the measure had been
beneficial. inasmuch as it hail commuted a certain
amount of stock with positive advantage to the Ex-
chequer.
Sir F. KELLy trusted that the bill to be founded
on these resolutions would contain clauses restrain-
ing trustees from commuting trust property without
the concurrence of the pa ties beneficially interested.
Mr..). B. Simi' and Sir IL Wit.i.outinev opposed,
and Mr. O. C. 01. vs supported, the resolutions.
Mr. Disnima ridiculed the assumption of the
Chancellor of the Exchequer that his conversion
scheme had failed owing either to the state of our
foreign relations or to the influence of the season. It
bad been I.ondemned from the first by those who
were competent to deal with the subject.
The resolution proposed on the former day was
carried on a division by 117 to 69.
The third resolution was agreed to ; the house re-
sumed ; and the report was ordered to be brought up
on Monday.
The house then wont into committee on the
Assessed Taxes Bill, to which several clauses were
added, and which passed that stage.
The Stamp Duties Bill was read a third time and

passed.
At the evening sitting.
Lord J. Ressw., in reply to Mr. Bowyer, said the
Government did not intend to introduce any bill for
the regulation of the fares of hackney carriages.
The noble lord, in moving the aljournment of the
house until Monday, said that on that day he would
state the views of the Government with regard to the
Island of Jamaica.
Lord PAtmEttsros, in answer to Lord D. Stuart,
explained that the ground of Mr. Henry the Bow-
street magistrate's committal of Phillips, the cab-
man, was, not. that he could not furnish the five shil-
lings required, but that he objected to have the
ground measured.
Mr. O. A. Ihmit.ros reported from the Clitheroe
election committee that Richard Towler. a witness,
had been guilty of " wilful prevarication, with a view
to mislead the committee." He was ordered to be
committed to the custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms.
INDIA BILL.
This bill was read a third time. On the question
that it do pass, the house was occupied with the con-
sideration of a variety of amendments proposed to be
introduced. Some clauses of minor importance
having been negatived, some with and some without
a division.
Mi. Bimini. moved a clause providing that the
Board of Control and Court of Direclors should
transact their business in the same building. The
funds for the erection of one common bureau he pro-
posad to raise by the sale of the present India-house.