The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-11 00:00:00

THEGAROTTING SYSTRM.

Mr. ADDERLEY gave notioe that m Tureday next he
should move for leave to bring in a bill to afford greater
protection to her Majesty's subjecta from violence.

SALMON FISHERIES (IRELAND) BILL.
Mr. MACH AfION, in moving the second reading of this
bill, said that up to the year 1842 the Where laws of Ire-
land were similar to those existing in England. In
that year, in defiance of all law and disregarding all
principle, a bill was passed without any previous
inquiry, and without any comment whatever. It was
• rob and nothiog buts iob, and • minister who was pre-
sent when it passed said that it must be • very gross one
when no Irish member said • word against it. (Laughter.)
His bill would not interfere with any patent rights or the
rights of upper proprietors. All that it proposed in fact
to do was to repeal the act of 1841 The act of 1842 was so
obnoxious and so ineffective that for eight yean from 1842
the promoters of it were obliged to coon to parliament to
amend it. Therefore there was no pretence for saying that
the act of 1342, whatever might be its result, created
vested rights, and ought not to be now disturbed.
The act is force in England was much more
stringent than the bill he proposed. His learned
friend (Mr. Butt) had an amendment to his motion to the
effect that any legislation affecting the rights of the owners
of property secured by the existing laws regulating Irish
fisheries, ought to be preceded by • full and complete in-
quiry either by • royal commission or • committee of that
home. No • he held with Lord Ellenborough that
no man could claim a property in • public nuisance ;
and the creation of weirs, bag nets, sod ',take nets, was •
public nuisance. What claim had those proprietors who
occupied land at the mouth of rivers to the fish upon the
shores of the ses. They did not feed the fish. Thu
were, in fact, the usurpers of rights which belo
to the Queen, as trustee for the public. e
common law rights of the public to their common
of plecary were confiscated by the act of 1842, and because
an act was smuggled through the house in that year, was
it to be maintained that the public had for ever lost their
rights. He hoped parliament would never sanction such •
doctrine as that. There was no necessity for any
further commimini of inquiry, because there bad
been commissions of inquiry over and over again.
But he should like to see a permanent commission created,
inch as existed in ancient times in England, for the purpose
of seeing that the rights of the public' were protected
against weirs and other improper modes of taking flab.
All he asked was that Ireland should have the same fishery
laws as England. He did not suppose there was asything
in the condition of Ireland or any peculiarity in the nature
of Irish salmon which rendered them unfit to have the
same protection which wan afforded to England by the Act
of 1861. The hon. gentleman concluded by moving the
second reading of the bill.
Mr. BUTT rose to move the following amendment :
" That any legislation affecting the rights of the °mien of
property secured by the existing laws regulating Irish
fisheries ought to be presided by a full and complete ioquiry,
either by a royal commission or • committee of this
house." The hon. and learned gentleman contended that
the whole question of Irish fisheries was brought before
parliament in 1842, not by • private member but by the go-
veroment of the day, and then settled—that under that act
rights had been created which it would be • violation of
property now to take away. That act was • settlement of
rights which in his opinion was superior to any rights exist-
ing under old and obsolete acts of parliament.
(Left speaking.)

CAMBRIDGE ELECTION.

POLLING.—(THIS DAY.)
(By axonal TazolArs.)

Timms o'cLooz.

Powell
Fewoett

502
467

HALP•PAST rwavi o'cLocc

Powell
Fawcett 5lO
TWO O'CLOCK.
Oosservative statement :
Powell 619
Fawcett
Liberal statement :
Fawcett 562
Powell
THINK O'CLOCK.

Lalend stamina :
Aimee
Powell
Oosserrative statemose :
Powell
Fawcett

611
677
672
591

DEVONPOI2 szscrroz.

1701111PATION.—CTIOB DAT.)
Off ILICITILIC TZLIOZA2I.I
At the nomination of candidates this day the
show of hands was declared to be in favour of Mr.
Finial. the oeuservative candidate.
A poll was daemanded for Sir F. Grey.

MEETING OP CONVOCATION.-(THIS DAY).

This morning the Convocation of the Province
of Canterbury easembled at Westminster.
The Archbishop of CLIITSIBUItIr presided in the Upper
House, bat their lordships had not proceeded to busmen
when we west to press.
I. the Lower House the Dean of Bristd resumed his
duty u prolocutor.
Many petitions were presented, having reference to an
extension of the episcopate, church rates, &c.
Archdeacon DINIBON then moved the suspension of the
standing orders, ip order that the house might proceed to
the consideration of Dr. Coletrao's book.

Dr. /Mem. seconded the motto°, which wu Carried.
Archdeacon DINISON then proemial to move en address,
and went elaborately into the Belied.

LETTER FROM GARIBALDI'S BON.