The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-22 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 22, 1864.

The LORD CHANCELLOR said he might irately state
that he felt obliged to his noble and learned friend for har-
ing called Manna to this subject, and which had been dose
with his entire consent and concurrence, homes he thought
that the progress of all new 'GUM/aliments of this kind
should be dimmed in parliament and the moony. With
regard to the expectations raised in 1862 he had this coueo-
lation, that the measure which was introduced is 1858 under
the auspices of hie noble and teemed friend woeld have cost
the country double the amount of the act of 1882. When
the bill of 1858 was brought forward he gave it a alum,
and strenuous support, sad if the government of Lord
Derby had continued long enough in office it might have
been passed into law • but when the present government
came into offiee the ark of 1862 was framed on the views
which he originally entertained, viz., the registration of the
real owners. He would make • statement of what
bad been doge under the act, in promisee for
the future, and of the reasonable grounds for sup. •
posing that it would succeed when compared with
the working of acts passed in modern times.
Of those acts there were sow more useful than the Oopy-
hold Enfranchisement Act. Under that act in the first
year there was only pee application, and in the next year
12, and in the next 29, and in the next 49—eo slow was its
program ; and yet in 1861, twenty years after its pas •
ing,
so great was its utility that the applications amounted
to no less than 786. Under the act for enabling exchangse
to be made, sad which wee passed in 1845—is the first year
there were 10 applicatiom ; in the second, 12 ; in the third,
33; but in IKt, 17 years after the act was passed, the
applications were no less than 246. Now, under the act
passed in 1862,
. and the orders relating to which
were only signed on the 15th of October of that
year, there had been during the 16 mouths of its operation, I
and notwithstanding the most determined opposition on the
part of the great body of solicitors throughout the country,
brought into court two millions worth of property. Was
that • failure? And sines the let of March there had been
additional applications to the extent of between 1,700 and
1,800 acres, amounting in value to 130,0081. The obstacles
' to the working of the act were very great, for unfortunately
there was in existence io this country a very bad mode of
remunerating solicitors for their work according to the
length and repetition of the language used. The result
was that "elicitors were obliged to continue a system
of complexity, because they had no other way by which to
obtain their bread. The law as it at present stood rewarded
them for prolixity and fined them for brevity. He would
make soother attempt to make the act work, and the bill
which be would introduce would contain a clams upon the
subject of remuneration to solicitors, who had, as • body,
opposed the act on the principle of self-preservation. The
present act had been kept from the knowledge of the people, I
and if any one asked if he could register his title,
under it he was told that the cost would be very great, and
thus he was prevented from resorting to it. (Hear, hear.)
Did any one of their lordships know anything of the
title of his estate? Was there not on every estate'
• solicitor who guided the proprietor in all things ? Could
their lordships not shake od this old man of the sea? (Hear,
bear.) Why should not their titles be printed, instead of
being written on repulsive parchments in a style which few
men could red! (Hear, hear.) After all that had been
done titles were • sealed book, of which the lawyer kept,
the key, and loaded men with grievous burdens which were
heavy to beer. He had had one of the new deeds brought
. down for their lordships' inspection. It was a small deed,
yet it contained the rest of an investigation of an
abstract of title extending over 150 sheets of parch-
meet, and the deed contained an accurate map
lof the property. This title had been entered
upon the registry accenting to the act, and the owner of the
property, if he wished to sell it, would have nothing more
to do than to carry this deed to the auctioneer, and the pur-
chaser would have nothing more to do than to take it to the
office and have it registered for the small sum of se. or 6s.
in addition to the ad valorem stamp, and thereupon his
name would be endorsed on the deed, and the estate would
be thus conveyed to him with an indefeasible title. (Hear.)
If the holder of land with this kind of title wanted money
he had only to go with a copy of the new form of title in his
hand to his banker, and borrow as much money as the cetate
would carry. This he could do by way of mortgage, but if
he simply required a loan without a mortgage, he could
deposit the document as collateral with personal security ;
for the lender, knowing that there was no pos-
sibility of his dealing with the lead without
having the document, and knowing that he had
an indefeasible title, would be quite secure. He was
happy to say that he had obtained from the Enclosure Coin-
' misaioners the invaluable assistance of Colonel Leech, and
had been able to prepare maps giving the mart perfect and
I conclusive evidence of what the laud mapped consisted of,
at as expense not exceeding Si. in any one case. lie held in
his hand a letter from a purchaser of 42 acres of land for
I 4.0004, who said that he had been desirous of having his
title put upon the register, but that his solicitor said that it
was maim the sprit and the law of his caste, and
that therefore he could not concur in the application.
The oonsequence was that the gentleman went himself,
1 and he had given him (the Lord Chancellor) the details of
the whole amount he had to pay for the registration of
his title to this land, which was likely to be let for building,
and the whole expense of putting the title upon the re-
, gister, and emancipating the land and the owners for ever
' from all parchment aod mystaficatioxia, was 291. 7s. ld.
, (Hear, hear.) This, he thought, proved that it was • wise I
and sound measure, and having for many years given
anxious attention to the matter, and framed the bill with
I his own hand, he might be allowed to say that there had
not been found any difficulty ig working it, though, no
I doubt, in consequence of several cautionary provisions in-
serted by their lordships and the other house of parliament,
• especially in reference to public notices, some delay and
additional expense had been caused. Bat what was the
delay of • month or two when the land was placed in •
position in which it could be brought into the market with
I perfect certainty of being able to complete the title and carry
out the contract for its sale within a few days, while under
the present system there were frequently delays of mouths,
and sometimes even of years? Hie noble and Jointed (Timid
spoke of their haying sounded a trumpet ID the Queen's
speech about the measure ; but, surely, the language—with
which he had some little coocerci—was as moderate and as
little triumphant as it could possibly be ; for it simply
stated the effect of the bill, and expressed • hope
I that it would be productive of general utility.
He entreated their lordships to observe what
an infliction is the shape of taxation rested upon the landed
interest, arising from the present state of the law which it
was the object of this measure to do away with. They
, could not grant • lease, ornell a bit of land, or make any
change or settlement, without having to go through •
• laborious and expensive operation, that the most act
in reference to property involved an expense of 1001., or'
130?., or more. Let any ow of their lordship run up in
: his memory the sum he had paid to his solicitor from year'
to year. The solicitor was the familiar of every estate, and
what an enormous amount of taxation and burden was the
consequence. This was by no means necessary. All that
was required was that the title should be examined, the
result of the examination stamped, the consequences
of the examination recorded, and the record continued in •
simplified manner, so as to prevent the perplexity,
complexity, and intricacy which resulted from the present
. system, and thee the title would become simple, trans-
parent, clear, and certain in the same manner as
that to funds, railway stock, or ship. That the
measure had been a failure he utterly denied ;
• that it would be a failure he ventured to anti-
, cipate was impossible. He had had the good fortune
to mist in some measures of legal reform, and to originate
' others, but if there was anything upon which he could put
• his finger by which he could hope to be hereafter remain-
bered it was this particular measure. He would venture to
trouble their lordships with only a few words more. He
held in his hand a well conducted paper which represented
' the opinions of solicitors, in which it was said, " This (the
different mode of remuneration) must be borne in mind
when the male of corn eomes to be settled. If it be not it
will be so much the worse for the chance of this newl
department solar ea the amount of its business is ..
Those who thus prophesied had the means of fulfilling their
own predictions. and that to a great extent was the sauce'
of the measure being !so slowly carried,into effect. (Hear.)
Lord CRANWORTH expressed his belief that they all
had the same object in view in the various alterations of
the existing law which they had suggested, and he hoped
they would all as the present measure becoming more and
anoceneful. He did not think that the manure—which was
in existence only about sixteen mouths—could be procounced
anything like • failure. If his noble and learned friend
could succeed in framing any mamma to institute a more
rational mode of remunerating solicitors, it would be worth
all the billa on the subject, bet he most express very great
doubt whether such • measure was possible. An ad
valorem remuneration had been talked of, but to that there
was the greatest objection, for it would give to the rick a
monopoly.

The Duke of MONTROSE referred to an alteration which
was some years since made in the law of Scotland with the
view of shortening legal documents relating to title. As
superior of many estates,be had had to sign numerous charters,
but he was sorry to say that he had imbed only one in the
short form reqtusite under the act to which be bad alluded.
The act was practically a dead letter, owing to the lawyers
tallieg their clients that the short deed was not satisfactory,
and that they had better have everything recapitulated.
This showed how difScalt it was to bring about a change of
this sort. As to registration of titles, he must say that
that system worked remarkably well in ScitJand.
Lord OVERSTONE mid that having had great experience
he quite concurred in the importance and value of this act,
and be thought that if the Lord Chancellor would *Dement to
the publication of the bill prepared under the new statute
to which be had referred, it would do more than anything
elm to render the measure intelligible, and to produce a con-
viction of the desirability of carrying it into extensive
operation.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said be should be most happy
to meant to the publication of she document, but as it Irma an
actual transcript, it must be understood that the names of
parties and of platen should not be printed. He might
observe that this short document was the result of an exami-
nation of a title, the abstract of which occupied 150 pages.
The matter then dropped.
THE CONFERENCE.

The Earl of CAENARVON, before their lordships ad-
journed, wished to ask this noble lord at the heed of the
Faseignooffiee a question at some importance Maths to the
conferesco. Their leidabipe sere aware that the Dustin of
the roeference had bees fixed for yesterday, and that the
representative of the minor German States, and of Austria
and Prose* failed to attend, sod consequently ass day was
lout—sod • dila wee of meth roceneet at n time like the
pram& Re undonitcod that the conference stood postposed
said mat Monday, sod Mar Ice:law would rsobrabse

that it was sot the first postponement. The conference wee
originally to have assembled ou the 11th, it was thee t-
poned to the 20th, sad now it was again till
Monday next. It was most distinctly neaten that cos
of the first steps of the conference would be to order an
armistice, and that a suspension of keratin would take
place ; but he was sorry to say that there were reasons
which it waa very easy to undereksadt which might
induce the Austrian, and especially the Prussian goverment,
to desire to see delay in the armistice being carried into
effect. That was a matter that ought not to be lost sight
of. The question he wished to put wee this : whether in
the evest of any further postponement of the conference,
any step would be taken to secure at owe such an armistice
as would cease a suspension of hostilities, and to avoid an
indefinite postponement of the conference accompanied with
a continuance of hostilities io Denmark. He bad seen it
stated in the newspapers that there was an intention on the
part of the Prussian government to forward their troops into
Jutland. He bad also seen it stated—he hoped not on good
authority, but it had appeared is some of the German news-
papers—that them was an intention by means of the occupa-
tion of Jutland to make Danmark pay the expenses of the
war. Under these circumstances he wished to put his ques-
tion as to the probability of there being an armistice.
Earl RUSSELL, who was very indistinctly heard, was
understood to say—With regard to the meeting of the con.
ference I have to state that the German Confederation
having appointed Baroo Von Eclat u their representative,
and he holding the offices of President of the Council,
Home Minister, and Foreign Minister of Baxoey, it would
be necessary for him to make &magmata' with respect to
performing the duties of these offices during his &hoopoe,
and he could not therefore be in London until Monday
next. The plenipotentiaries attended yesterday, when they
found that the representatives of Austria and Prussia had
received strict instructions not to attend the conference
until the representative of the Diet was in attendance.
Under these circumstances I must decliue to enter into the
question which the noble earl has put. (Hear, bear.) I
must say further, however, that when the conference
meets, which I trust will be on Monday next, they will
take the whole matter into their lotion' consideration.
The Earl of MALMESBURY—I am quite sure that it is
best to treat the mattes. with all discretion under the cir-
cumstances about to take place--I say about to take place,
because the conference now stands adjourned. I think the
noble lord is right in theanswer which he gave in reference to
es armistice, but I must say on my own part I hope the
noble lord and the government will be on their guard against
a repetition of these postponements. (Hear, bear.) It is
impartible not to see the obvious *magnums of future
postponements. (Hear, hear.) It is evident CI every one
that the parties to meet in the conference may make use of
these postponements to corns before the conference in a dif-
ferent position from that which they occupy at this moment.
I therefore trust the government and the noble lord will
employ themselves in noting most accurately what excuses
may be made for further postpoemeet, because in this
instance, looking in the distance, and to what I know myself
has been the course taken by the gentleman to whom the
noble lord alluded, I am extremely auspicious as to the ex-
cuse made on this occasion being sincere.
Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE said—lt is satis-
factory to observe that both sides of the house recognised
the importance of avoiding discussion under pr sent circum-
stances. I have no reason to doubt that her Majesty's
government have already had in their minds the observations
made by the noble earl on the other side. At the same time,
it appears to me that great value attaches to what has fallen
from my noble friend. It is satisfactory to those who ob-
serve what is passing that both sides seem to regard the
conference with the proper disposition. It is impossible for
anyone to read the accounts of what has transpired with
regard to Sonderborg, with regard to the continuance of
hostilities carried on in a murderous sprit, and likewise
with regard to the apparent intention of extending those
hostilities to the other principal fortresses of Denmark and
throughout Jutland,without recognising the very great im-
portaoce that attaches to the spirit is which the conference
is to assemble. I trust the progress of the conference will
be accelerated, and that it will be brought to a happy end.
Earl RUSSELL—The noble earl opposite is quite justi-
fied in saying he had a right to ask when the conference
would begin. But with regard to the observations he made,
it is just to all parties to renumber that when Austria and
Prussia declared their willingness to enter the conference,
and when that proposition was made by me to Denmark,
the answer I received was that there was so much excite-
ment at the time in Copenhagen, that the Danish govern-
ment hoped an answer would not be pressed till they had an
opportunity of more fully considering the matter than they
had at that time. In consequence of that reply I did not
press for an answer for some time. After a certain number
of dale I communicated the answer I received to the courts
of Vienna sod Berlin, and there was no objection made on
their part.
The house adjourned at five minutes past

HOUSE OF COMMONS. -THURSDAY, APRIL 21.
The SnA took Ow chair at 4 o'clock.
NEW MEMBER.

Mr. CRILDW took the oaths and his seat for Ponte-
fract, upon his appointment as one of the junior Lords of
the Admiralty. The hon. member took his seat on the
Treasury beach. Hs was introduosd by Mr. Brand and
Mr. Huger**.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Halifax and Ovenden Junction Railway, Newcastle-under-
Lyne Canal and North Staffordshire Railway Companies,
Pontypridd Water, Salisbury and Yeovil Railway, Sudden-
Midge and Bary Roads, and the Whitby Water Bill.
NEW COURTS OF JUSTICE.

Mr. SELWYN asked the First Commissioner of Works
whether her Majesty's government intended to swept the
offer made by the Society of Lincoln's-inn in 1859, and since
repeated, viz. :—either to give the ground necessary for the
erection of courts for the vice-chancellors, or to build such
courts at the expense of the society upon receiving, for a
term of years, 41. per cent. per annum on the actual outlay
on the buildings from the Suitors' Fund, but without any
charge upon or guarantee from the national exchequer.
Sir F. KELLY asked asked whether it was part of the
scheme which the government had in view to erect in the
metropolis one large building which should comprise all the
courts?

Mr. COWPER said that the proposal made in 1839 for
erecting vice-chancellon' courts in Lincoln's-bin, was more
for the benefit of Lincoln's-inn, aa it would have entuinced the
value of chambers within Um inn, and would not so well
meet the general convenience of miters and the protessiou
as the scheme proposed by the commiesionen for the con-
centration of all the courts in on. building. He
believed that wan the ground on which the
offer of the society of Linooln's.inn was re-
tumid by her Majesty's government at the time it
was made. With reference to the question of the hon. and
learned member for Suffolk, he had to state that the scheme
under the consideration of the government carried out in its
main features the recommendation of the commissioners,
viz., that all the courts, with their aloes, should be under
one root, and that scheme would be brought forward in a
few days. _ _

I state of hie health, and that a very eminent medical man
who had visited General Garibaldi—Mr. Ferguson—one of
the first WIMP is the profession
Mr. SCULLY—I ripe to order. (Cries of " Oh, oh,"
"Hear, hear," and laughter.) With great respect I rise
to order. lam myself kept very strictly to the questions
before the house, and not allowed, in answering questions,
to enter into irrelevant dentinal,. (Hear.)
The SPEAKER—A question having been addressed to
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, he is not at all out of
order. (Chinn)
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—The Duke
of Sutherland stated to me that the frieods of Gestural
Garibaldi were beginning to entertain very serious &ppm-
harness with regard to the effect of his protracted labotue
and his intended excursions in the provinces on his health.
and requested me to come to Stafford.house at
nine o'clock on that evening for the purpose of considering
whether any advice should be tendered to the general on the
subject. (Laughter.) I considered that the Duke of
Sutherland, by the coulee b. bad pursued in regard to
General Garibaldi bad not only been exercising a princely
hospitality, but really had been conferring a great public
nervice—(hear)—and I felt it my duty, es he had thought
it desirable to consult me upon the matter, to comply with
his wish. I went accordingly to Stafford-house, where I
found considerable apprehension prevailed on the subject.
Geoenl Garibaldi had already accepted conditionally 'old.
tatione to visit about 30 towns in the country—(a laugh)—
and that list was one which was growing rapidly from day
to day—(hear, hear)—and there was an explicit declaration
by Mr. Ferguson to the effect that it was quite impossible
his strength could stand the exhaustion connected with these
continual public demonstrations, which were more taiga.
ing in proportion as they were more ardent and affectionate.
Well, the noble duke, Colonel Peerd, General Ebor, and
one or two friends of General Garibaldi, consulted on this,
and we all came to the conclusion that it was our duty to
advise General Garibaldi to contract very greatly the circle
of his provincial excursion, and rot only contract it, but fix
it absolutely before leaving London in order that it might
not be capable of being extended and enlarged by any new
applications. This was first made known to General Gari-
baldi by two of his friends ; and afterwards I was re-
quested, and did readily undertake, to tell General Gari-
baldi what I thought on thesubject. I ventured to repre-
sent to him very strongly that it was scarcely possible—and
most of us may have bad experience enough in such matters,
though on a very inferior scale, to form au opinion on the
subject—that be could go through these labours without
great injury to his health, which I venture to add I believe
the people of England hold to be an object of great value to
; his country and the world. (Hear, hear.) I represented to
him that it was his duty to consider what would be the
effect on his health if the engagements he had made,
or appeared to have made, and probably would be
called upon to make in addition to those he had
already contracted, were carried out. I ventured
to my that there was some tisk lest the magnifi-
cent national reception given to him in the great metro-
polis of this country, and which really forms an historical
event, should not gain, but possibly even rather lose some-
thing of its real dignity from being frequently repeated
elsewhere. That, sir, was the whole substance of my
communication to General Garibaldi—(cheer)—the upshot
of it being very strong representations to the effect that we
prayed him to consider whether be ought not to contract
greatly the circle of his tour. and fix it absolutely before
quitting London. General Garibaldi heard me with great
patience, and then proceeded to state that in his
opinion there was great force in what I had
said, but there would be very great difficulty
in drawing a distinction between the claims or wishes of one
town or Wise of another—that he considered the purpose
of his journey was already at au end ; that he had come to
England, not with the view of obtaining those honours for
himself which people might be disposed to p, but with the
view of rendering his thanks and acknowledgment, to the
government and people of England for what he considered
they had done for his country. (Hear, hear.) He stated
that it appeared to him that in visiting London he visited
the entire nation, and ccosequently, as be had visited the
nation, the purpose of his journey bad been accomplished;
that the promises he bad given were all conditional, and that
be felt, therefore, perfectly at liberty to withdraw from
them, and that he thought the best plan would be to with-
draw at present from visiting the provinces. He stated at
the sanuhtinie that he hoped it might be in his power at some
future period, and with is pomp and formality, to come back
to England, and be would then iodates, in the daaire be
felt of gratifying the wishes of his old friends and others
by seeing them in a less formal manner than it is now
poi/able for him to effect that object. That wee the sub-
stance of the conversation which passed, and I need hardly
say that I have omitted nothing whatever that is material
to the point, and consequently only the very busy and active
imaginations of people who, perhaps, have nothing better
to do than go front club to club inquiring for some new
thing—(" oh, oh I—could believe that political motives
had been imported into this discussion. Indeed, it is hardly
material to mention, but it was within my knowledge at
the time of that conversation, both through official and
unofficial channels, that so far from the ridiculous story of
umbrage being given or taken on the other aide of the water
by the reception accorded to General Garibaldi being true,
the feelings of the Emperor of the French with regard to
that reception were such as were stated by my noble
friend at the head of the government the other evening
in answer to a question. (Cries of " Order, order," chiefly
from the benches below the gangway on the opposition aide
of the house.) Sir, a little truth is very often a means of in-
troducing a very great deal of error, and the accidental
circumstance of my having been called in—whether with
maxi or without reason—to advise on account of the bear-
ing of these receptions on the health and comfort of General
Garibaldi has been made, perhaps not unnaturally, the
ground of storied' which I need only declare to be entirely
destitute of the slightest shadow of foundation. (Cheers.)

Sir H. VERNEI7—May I be allowed to say one word—
(Laughter, and loud cries of "Order," which induced the
hon. baronet to speedily resume his seat.)
. _

Mr. V. SCILLY—With reference to the matter which
the Chancellor of the Exchequer bee brought forward, I
would sak this question—whether in the course of the con-
versation he has stated to us he represented to General Ga-
ribaldi that the feelings of the metropolis of England repre-
sented the feelings of the people of Ireland (Loud
laughter
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—In the con.
venation referred to I made no statement with respect to
the population of Ireland, and with respect to the popula-
tion of England I left General Garibaldi to judge of their
feelings entirely for himself. (Cheers.)
The conversation then dropped.
LISBURN ELECTION.

Oa the order of the day for the consideration of the Apssti.tions of R. Hennaly, and B. Palen and J. J. Eichardaon,
being
Mr. read,
moved that the select committee on the
Lisburn election petitions do re-assemble, and report upon
the matter referred to them by the house. He stated the
circumstances under which thecommittee had separated with.
out coming to • decision, and complained of the hardship
thus inflicted upon Mr. Richardson, the candilite at the last
election for the borough, and the petitioner for the seat,
who for eleven days had been subjected to the trouble and
expense of a contested election petition before a com-
mittee. He thought that the bonse ought, in some way or
other, to provide him with a remedy. If they said that
they had no means of coming to a final adjudication on his
petition, even to the extent of saying the snit was at as
end, the house was placed in a very humiliating position.
In 1770, when the Grenville Act passed, the house eat at
nine o'clock in the morning, and the committees at eight in
the evening. The words of that act relative to the adjourn-
ment of committees had been copied into every am that had
been passed since, though they were not applicable to pre-
sent circumstances. The committee, in this case, adjourned
to the wrong day, and era., one must admit that there had
been a failure of judice. There were several courseswhich
might be adopted by which justice might be done. One
was to pass an act of parliament by which the committee
would be empowered to continue its sittings, and that course
would not be without precedent. Another course would be
by empowering the select committeetocoutinue its sittings. It
was • mistake to suppose that select committee. derived their
power from statute. Formerly election petitions were
heard at the bar of the house, and afterwards by • select
eounrittee. Mr. Grenville's act made it imperative that
they should be tried by a select committee, and the act
regulated the proceedings of the committee. Whenever
the act of parliament did not regulate the proceedings of
the committee, the committee was subject to the control
of the house as all select committees were. The St
Alban's case was • direct precedent for the committee pro-
ceedieg with its deliberations after an illegal adjournment.
In that case Sir Robert Inglis moved that the report of the
committee be rejected on account of the illegal adjourn-
ment, but the house received the report, and subsequently
it passed a bill founded on the report, by which bill the
borough of St. Alhen's was disfranchised. Under the cir-
cumstances he thought that this matter should be referred
back to the select committee.

Mr. HUNT said the house seemed at present to have its
attentica drawn to the inhabitants of Owners rather than to
the election for Lisburn, and it was impossible for him to
follow the argument' of the hon. and learned member as he
had not heard them. The hon. and learned gentleman had
been attempting an impossible task, to galvanise • corpse_
the Lisburn election committee, which was defunct. Al-
though hon. members opposite, who were moat interested
in continuing the proceedings of the committee, had the ad-
vantage of the beet legal insistence, no learned gentleman
had ventured during the recent debate, to suggest that the
committee could 'Magnin. The Attorney-(serf practically
advised the house to let the unfortunate committee flounder
in the bole as long as they pleased, and thee to get out of it
as beet they might, These four gentleman met again the
next day, and proceeded to hold a sort of coroner's inquiet
upon themselves. Doubtless they were anxious to return
an open verdict, but they had no alternative, and they were
obliged to find that they Lad committed /do de sr. The house
was bound band and foot by the terms of the act, and
though they had unquestionably • right to order any
four hon. potion's to sit and report upon any subject they
pleased, it wasdear that nothing which could be now dose
would have the moillest died epos the return of the
sitting member. He would, therefore, teowtiteesd the has,