The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-12 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.--(THIS DAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock.

NEW MEMBER.
Sir G. COMMIS!' took the oaths sod his seat for
Kissel&

PRIVATE BUSENEBI3.
The following bills were reed a third time and passed :
Elginshire and Nairnshire Ronda, Bridges, ka ; Hadlow
Railway, Waterford end Pansy* Railway and Fem.
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FISHERIES (=LAND) BILL.
On the motion that the
.Speaker leave the chair for the
purpose of the house going into committee on the
Colonel VANDELEUR expressed a hope that the right
boo. gentleman (Sir B. Peel) who had charge of the bill
would make some statement as to its provisions.
Sir R. PEEL said that he intended to have made a state-
ment on the introduction of the bill, but he was prevented
by the lateness of the hour. At present he thought it
would only be a waste of time to enter into such a state•
merit, a. the number of amendment. given Doti°e of would
afford ample opportunity for discussing minutelyevery por-
tion of the bill (Hear, hear.)
Hr. SCULLY the Atterney-General for Ireland
would not b' as this occasion, but would mist in
legislating on this subject.
The ATFORNEY.GENERAL for IRELAND mid be
trust

ated he should do his duty.
Mr. SCULLY said that any legislation on the snloject
would he due to the hon. member for the county of Wex-
ford (Mr. lillahoe), whost‘idess were taken, dressed up,
and modified by the Secretary for 'rebind. He objected
strongly to this system of plagiarism. He hoped that the
bill would provide that persons who would be deprived et
existing eights should be fairly compensated, and that no
new rights would be created.
Sir H. BRUCE said he thought the Secretary for Ireland
ought to have made some statement before asking the house
to go into committee. The bill brought in by the boo. and
learned member for Wexford interfered unduly with the
rights of one class of proprietors ; and the government bill,
which was called& compromise, which bad greater respect for
vested rights, was open to many objections raised against
the original bill. The present bill made no provision for
doing away with the sweep seta, which did most injury,
while the bag nets which did little harm were specially le&-
lated against
Mr. COX said that big nets in the sea destroyed thou.
sends of small fry.
After a few words from Mr. COvOLLT,
Sir R. PEEL said the bill had been introduced in conse-
quence of it being impossible to arrive at any satisfactory
conclusion upon the bill brought in by the hon. and
learned member for Wexford, and after the 'abject bed
been fully considered by • committee of gentlemen,
who represented all the interests involved. The
bill made no alteration in the law, end it
first prohibited all new fixed engines ; 2ndly, probihited bag
nets in estuaries ; 3rdly, it extended the weekly closed Imo-
son ; and ethly, it increased the license duties on fixed engines.
This was a fair and fitting compromise, and as the subiss,
bad been so much debated on former occasions, be hoped
the house would go into committee without any further
delay. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. OONOLLY did not think the time of the house
had been wasted by the explanation of the right hon. gen-
tleman. (Hear, hear.) That statement was on the whole
satisfactory, but he should object strongly to the provision
that there should be no more new fixed engines.
The house then went into committee upon the bill, Mr.
Masser in the chair.
Clauses 1 and 2 were agreed to.
Claw* 3, after • short discussion, was postponed.
[Left sitting.)