The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-10 00:00:00

BIRTHS AND DEATHS RE(
IRELAND.
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Sir R. PEEL moved far leave to bring in a bill for the
registration of birth' and deaths in Ireland. The measure,
he observed, in no way affected political 000sideratioas.
Great icemen were the result of the want of • registration of
births and deaths in Ireland to poor persons, through their
inability to prove the connexion with persona dying in-
testate, and it was, therefore, a matter of the first import-
&Doe to pees • measure that would obviate this evil. In his
bill of last year he had Dropoesd that the constabulary
should be the agents ci the reristrution ; but the general
feeling of the house was not favourable to the employment
of the constabulary. In the present bill, therefore, he pro.
posed to adopt the Popular/ machinery ; that the medical
officers of the unions should be the registers, and the
clerks of the unions the superintendent registrars ; that the
registrars should be paid out of the local poor rates, and
the fees of the superintendent registrars out of the Con-
solidated Fund. He proposed that registration should be
oompalaory.
Lord NA 4S thought that the employment of doctors as
registrars was a mistake, considering them most unsuited
to the performance of the duties of that office. It would
be better in his opinion, to allow the boards of guardians
to appoint the constabulary or other pennons. He regretted
that the registration of marriages had not formed part of
the bill.

Mr. BRADY defended the employment of medical officers
as registrars, sod approved the bill.
Mr. MAGUIRE likewise 'greed that the doctor@ were the
right mon.
Mr. M'MAHON urged Sir R.. Peel to deal with the regis.
trstioo of marriages.
Mr. GEORGE thought them would be no difficulty in
legislating for the registration of marriages in Ireland. He
objected to some of the details of the bill.
Sir G. BOWYER considered that Sir R. Peel had acted
rightly in not including marriages is his M7l, and advised
him to interferees little as possible with the law of mar-
riage in Ireland.
Sir R. PEEL briefly replied, and leave was given to
being in the bill . .

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ECCLESIASTICAL REVENUES.
Mr. H. SEYMOUR, in moving the reappointment of a
select committee to inquire Into the present state of the
Ecclesiastical C 00111161600, and to report to the house
whether the ecclesiastical revenues cannot he more &Ivan-
tageoesly admitistered fee the interest, of the church than
they are at present, said the eassimittee eat last year and re-
ported the evidence it took, and recommended that it
should be re-appointed. There was farther evidence which
it was desirable should he taken before the committee made
its report. but he did not apprehend that the inquiry would
be of a protracted nature.
The motion was agreed to.
LANCASHIRE UNIONS.
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Oe the motion of Mr. ATRTOW, the followispr returns were
rto :—Ftetrarna ot the nadennentioned particulars for
year eodsd with Lady-day, 11481, sod for the three quar-
ters ended with Christmas, 1862, where Lit otherwise
stated, io respect of each parish and union, or for each
union only, where so stated, in the union county of Lan-
caster, and for the mikes of Macclesfield. Stockport, sod
Clomp. and for each perish therein. or for earth union
only, where so stated, namely:-1. The pees estimated
rental in each year. 2. The rateable value to each year.
3. The gross annual value of property emeseed to the pro-
perty tax under Schedule (A) le 1800. 4. The member of
ratepayers in each year legally excused payment of their
rates on the pound of poverty, seder the act
54 Geo. 111., e. 170, a. 11, or ander any local
act, and the amount of the rates so excused.
5. The amount expended In relief to the poor In the year
ended Lady-day, 1851, mid in the nine months ended with
Christmas, 1862 ; distingaishieg is respect of both periods
the sum so expended for in-door relief from that expended
for outdoor relief. 6. The rate is the poured for each period
of the amount expended In relief to the poor on the prone
estimated metal, on Ups rateable value, and on the gram
waned Palms is 1860, under schedule (A.) 7. The weekly
average amber of paopme (exclusive of Ineetke is asylums,
sad repasts) relieved in each unioo, distisguiehlag the in-
door Iran the eat-door paupers, and the is-door sod out-
door mita able-bodied from all other dames. 8. The
wkly oast per head in each wine of the is-door e
adefflithe out-door Femmes. V. The total unmet of poor
rates actually tamed is each parish during both periods.
bud of the amount disbursed for emigration, and the aura-
, bar of piracies amplited to emigrate for each parish.
The haw then adjourned at 10 minutia to 8 o'clock.

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