The Express.
London, England, 1851-07-03 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF CONIMONS.—WEDNEDAT, JUT 2.
Tie AAAAAA took the cha;r at 12 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
lima CON SI ozmiu.--Cubitt's Estate; and Wceord Frcc

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PUBLIC BUSINESS.
NOTICES OF MOTIONS.
Mr. MUNTZ gam notate theism Tuesday, the 22nd of
July, be would move for the appointment of a select com-
mittee, to hydra Into the donametleamoecianected with the
improper seisure of the Novelle.
r:HUME gave notice that, on Tuesday next, he would
move fez papm relative to the parks M and about London,
with &view a instituting inquiries into the enormous ex-
pellees Warred in oonneaion therewith.
Mr. FRESIIFIELD postponed until to-morrow (this
dap) the question which he had intended to put to the
noble lord at the head of the government as to the course
whisk ha (the noble lord) intended to pursue in reference
to the aneiredments which had been carried on the Ecclesi-
astical Titles Assumption Bill.
BRITISH OCIANA.
Mr. G. BERKELEY begged to move the adjoumment of
the horse, ia ceder that he might have an opportunity of
addressees • few words to the treeintry beach. It would be
in the recolleetioa of the house that he had twin: endea-
Inured to call attention to the officers o f the West India
r010111”0, and that yesterday he had put • question to the
tinder Secretary for the Colonies, with respect to the report
of the commissioners appointed to enquire into the state
and prospects of British Guiana. The substance of that
report was very remarkable.
rhe SPEAKER interrupted the hon. member, and said
tint he was out of order. lle was stating no reason fur
the adjournment of the house.
Mr. 0. BERKELEY did not intend to trespass long on
the house, bat he was of course subject to the Speaker's
hotter judgment. He understood that any hon. member
who named the adjournment of the house had • right to
address a few words on any subject. (No, no.) If the
boas. would permit hint be should be able to set right what
stood beliee the country
Mr. W. PATTEN (interrupting the hon. member) roes
to order. if such a practise became general the whole
business of the house mi,cht be stopped, particularly on
Wedneeday. It was complained that private members
meld not get their business Nought on, and there were
several members waiting who had their papers put off till
that day. He suggested to the boo. member that it would
he much better to put his question on Friday in the regular
way.
/dr. HUME said his hon. friend (Mr. G. Berkeley) had
just ground of complaint ; and. as he had not been able to
attire another opportunity, he had adopted the course
which he had pursued that day. lie advised him, how-
Wier, to bring the matter forward on Friday, and, that
swing • government day, the question might be withiu the
Me. W. PATTEN did not think it a fair mode of pro-
uder* to make • motion of adjournment simply to get
eametking below the house.
Mr. O. BERKELEY mid it was as fair as the practice
pursued by government when they wished to get rid of a
metion—which was not to come down to the house. (Hear,
hear) la deference to what seemed to be the sentiments
of the balm, he would withdraw the matter in the mean-
time; but he would take the earliest opportunity of bring-
ieg U forward.
ECCLESIASTICAL. RESIDENCES (IRELAND) BILL.
Mr. NAPIER, in stating the object of this bill, said that
them were forty-one statutes which constituted the code
regulating the building and maintenance of ecclesiastical
residences in Ireland. These statutes lie wished to have
=demon complete and satisfactory, but in endeavouring I
to do this be had taken rare not to interfere with vested
sights. At present, owing to the great number of statutes,
sad their curious and complex character, great confusion
prevailed. This confusion he wished to remedy, and he
she wished to put the requirements of the law on a more I
just and equitable fouling. By an act passed in the reign
of William 111., when a party built a mansion for the pur-
possoof • benefice, he was allowed to expend on it one and a
half year's income, and thanes two-thirds of the espenee
against his successor. This law had been subse-
quently modified, and as it stood at present the
allowance was two years* income if the building were
on a new site, and one and a half year's income
if on an old site. What he (Mr. Napier) proposed todo in the
new hill was to 111t1k1' two years' net income the limit of ex-
penditure in all caws ; the cum to he recovered from the
successive holders art the benefice about the rate of two per
rent. per annum, and the party expending the money in
the first instance to enjoy the residence free of charge for a
certain number of years. By this method the liability
would more equally distributed, and every person would
pay his fair propunian. 'Then there was a power given in
the bill of raising Lunde by mortgage to be repaid by easy
instalments. This was preferable to the prise vet mode of
taming money by oiequestration. The neat part of the bill
related to perpetual earach., and these he proposed to put
on the same footing as other livings, vie., to allow them to
expend two pars• income on building of residences, the
amosat recoverable in the manner he had already
pasted out. Further on, again, there was provision made
iu reference to repairs. Nothing email be more merciless
than the present state or the law as regarded dilapidation.
Whes a clergyman died his family, who hail scarcely the
mesas of supporting themselves in decency, had often •
charge made airaiu.t them for dilapidation. What he tMr.
N er) proposed on this point was to &Iliad the power
of ring a commission to inquire as to bow far repairs
were neceesar) lie concluded by muvinu that the licele-
Residences (Ireland) Bill be read a second time.
'rhesecond reading was agreed to.
CHUltellEs AND CHAPELS (IRELAND) BILL.
On the motion of Mr. Naples., this bill was read a second
tine.
UNITED CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND IRELAND
BILL.

On tho motion of Mr. this bill won olso runt •
wood time.