The Express.
London, England, 1852-03-25 00:00:00

IMPERIAL P.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WmasoAT,MAicu 24.
The house set at 12 o'clock.

Viscount NIWPOILT took ths oaths sad his seat, oa Ids
so-election for Shropshire.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

RAmscifi HUTAL HARBOUR BILL.

10%

haring moved the wooed reading of

this hal,
dismission ensued, the result of which was. that
7dr. MASTERMAN consented to postpon. the bill for •
fortnight, sad the second nailing was de erred to April 7.

PUBLIC BUSINESS.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
rO4T-110.1111 •vu C•sut•us DUTIII4 —By Sir E. FIL-
MEM, from West Kent; Sit B. HALFORD, from Leices-
ter; Mr. FARNHAM, from Loughborough ; for repeal of.
MAT/100114 Olt C4T.—By Sir E. FILMER. from East
hat ; Mr. DUNCAN, from the free church of Scotland ;
Mr. J. 11. HAMILTON, from a place not heart; Mr.
SPOONER, from INllliitta plisese in Warwickshire, Wor-
cestershire, Lancashire, and Kent; Mr. G. DUNCAN,
from Dundee, for discontinuance of; and another praying
nlso for the establishment of a system of inspection fur

0111111TelltS.
Hop hart.-11y Sir E. LIIER, from West Kent, for
'eduction of.
Mr. HENRY, from places in Lancashire,
wind the enrolment of.
Coal. Derr.- Mr. J. 11. HAMILTON, from St.
Alban'. complaining or the coal duty levied by the corpora-
Mai of Landes.
}LOYAL FORILSTS.—By Mr. W. WILLIAMS, from Mr.
Maley Wrw•, complaining that, under en act of last
acrision, • large portion of the New Forest hail been con-
veyi.4 to certain private noblemen and gentlemen, and
praying for inquiry.
INlt KAM'S Wan.—By Mr. H. WILLYAMS from
?men, praying for the discontinuance of.
FIiOTEUTION FROM DANGEROUS ANIMALS

—.—
Tile. FRI.:WEN mowed the second reading of this bill,
which, he mid, was to extend that protection to rural dis-
tracts which emoted in the metropolis and corporate towns,
to authorise the destruct;on of dangerous animals, and the
want of which had I weasioneal many serious accidents
The ATTORNEY•OENER.tL doubted whether the
pros isions of the bill would carry out the object in view.
The owner now had the power to confine or destroy any
dangerous animal ; but it was here proposed to give that
power to other persons. The proposed law, however, was
only to be brought into operation when the animal. exhi
kited dangerous symptoms, and then on the order of the
'magistrate, to be issued only on the oaths of two
credible witaemes, leaving the animal—a mad dog,
perhaps, to range about to bite every one who came in ht.
way. If there did not happen to be witnesses, there was to
be no remedy. And further it proposed that when any
rabid dog appeared in any district, all the dogs in the district
were to be lad under a ban and required to be muzsled.
'With regard to another part of the bill which referee.,
to dogs drawing trucks, it was worthy of the attention of
the legislature whether the same law which existed in the
metropolis might not be extended to all other parts of the
country. Ase.ther clause which required that, in may dis-
trict where a hull in any field exhibited symptoms of fem.
city, every bull in the district should be tethered, he
thought likely to increase the danger it wee sought to guard
against. Ile moved that the bill be read a seeoud time this
slay on months.
Mr. SPOONER was favourable to that part of the bill
which went to prevent a great and dangerous nuisance—
that of treploying dogs to draw carts and trucks in the
country. lle should vote fur the second reading of the bill.
Mr. EWA RT opposed the bill.
After a brief discussion, the motion was withdrawn.
COUNTY BATES BILL.
Mr. IRESIIFIELD, on the order for this bill going into
committee, moved that it be refereed to a select committee.
...Agreed to.
CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS BILL
Mr. V. SMITH said his noble friend (Lord John
Russell) had requested him to move the second reading of
this hill. He understood there wee no objection, as the
part of the government, to the second reading; he, there-
fore, hoped that any one having alterations to propose,
would reserve them for the committee, and allow the bill
to be rendre woad time.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the gerernment did
pot oppose the ..mod rending of the bill ; but, of course,
they reeerred the right of introducing my amendment in
committee.
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Colonel SIOTHORP said he considered the !scheme a
very dangeroo. one. It wan probably introduced by some
Mae whose conscience was faulty; for cosscienee did
make cowards of us all. lie mineisiwid the bill
wan meant to encourage • due of amen win about as
spies in every city and borough in the kingdom. It was •
cowardly, dastardly measure, and full of isimaseas. '
declared that nothing should prevent him Ikeda egsreising
that christian hospitality to his fellow-creatures which he
had slum practised—(anghter)--even at the Ask of being
brought heron, a committee of the house. By this hill it
would be dangerous to pee an elector a piece of bread, or
111•110 a pinch of snuff. (Laughter.) The bill was a mere
clap-trap, to show to the country how much the house telt
far purity of election, and that they were anxious to come
here with clean hands. He suspected it would take an im-
mense quantity of snap to cleanse some of them. (Laughter.)
The bill was then reed • second time, sad oremnd to be
tlritled as Friday.
COMMON LAW FEENREGULATION

Mr. SOU% Eltlls moved that the house should go into
committee at this hill.

TI;itifOitREV•CiENERAL said the government
mild not give en unqualified support to the bill. There
wirre some alterations they wished to introduce.
After a moversation the bowie went into committee.
law of the clauses were postponed, the remainder wore
agreed to, and the house resumed.
The bill was ordered to be recommitted on Friday.
COMMON LAW FEES REGULATION (SALARIES).
The house sent into committee on this subject, and the
resolution was speed to.
Tbe \ewes wiontrami at a quarter to two o'clock.