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London, England, 1847-04-14 00:00:00

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RAJAH OF SATTARA.
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A messenger from the East India-house presented copies
of the correspondence in relation to the case of the Rajah of
Bohan.
EDINBURGH AND PERTH RAILWAY BILL.
Mr. F. MAULE moved the second reading of this bill.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said that, looking at the evidence
which had been taken with reference to this bill, and bovine
nothing whatever to do with any of the parties connected
with the measure, he was of opinion that the house would
neglect its duty if it gave • second reading to this bill. It
approved that the promoters had taken up the
plans, maps, and section', of a defunct committee, and
Shia was, he contended, • violation of the standing
orders, as well as a direct violation of the provisions of Lord
Dalhousie's act. Besides this, there was a suit pending
between the old and new company in the Supreme Courts
in Scotland, and it would be unfair to prejudge the decision
In the courts, by granting to one of the parties the powers
which this bill would confer. On these grounds he moved,
as an amendment, that the bill be read a second time this
day six months.
Mr. D. BROWNE seconded the amendment.
Sir W. IiIIATHCOTE observed that this ease had been
specially referred to the standing orders committee, of
which he was chairman, and that body were unanimously
of opinion that there had been on the part of the promoters
of this bill, no violation either of the letter or spirit of the
landing orders. tinder such circumstances, he should sup-
port the second reading.
Mr. ESTCOURT also supported the original motion.
The house divided—For the second readiog 6B
Against it l4-64
The blll was then read a second time.
THE EXPERIMENTAL SQUADRON.

Mr C. NAPIER said he wished to ask the gallant Officer
opposite (Admiral Hondas) whether there would be any ob.
)eedoll en the part of the Board of Admiralty, to call on Ad-
miral Sir H. Parker for his report in reference to the per-
formances of the vessels in the experimental squadron, and
also to lay that report on the table of the house. He would
take that opportunity to give notice that, next day, he should
ask the hon. the Secretary to the Admiral, whether there
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Admiral DUNDAS was understood to say that there
would be no objection to the production of Admiral Parker's
re
Sire.C. NAPIER said his question was, whether the gal-
lant Alcor, or the Beard of Admiralty, would call upon Ad-
miral Parker for his report ?He knew that Admiral Parker
had one, and he believed Quid been sent into the late Board
of Admiralty.
Admiral DUNDAS said a few words in reply, which were
nos heard in the gallery.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COAST-GUARD.
Mr. HUDSON said he had a question to put to the hon.
the Secretary to the Admiralty, which the hon. gentleman
might answer either now or on a future day. He had recently
erased from Boulogne by the packet-boat, which had run
aground, and been boarded by the officers of the coast-guard,
who put the passengers to considerable inconvenience, by
preventing them from landing for three quarters of an hour,
and keeping possession of their luggage. They pioferesed to
be ogling under the orders of the Admiralty. He wished to
ask for a copy of the order.
Mr. WARD said he would make inquiry, and answer the
question on the following day.
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS.

Mr. WALPOLE moved for leave to bring in " • bill to
emend the law for the registration of per-gins entitled to vote
iss the alactioe of members to serve in parliament for
Eisslmmil gni Wales, pursuant to suggt gloms contained io
the lepers silks committee on votes of electors." The object
*Mean ereis te prevent the wholesale objections which had
belim=eam.ege in counties to voters possessing bona
fiblo awl to wire to such voters a right to re-
man on eta without being exposed to (rico-
kno and objections. He proposed materially
to alter the immehinery of registration. First, he
would give to those voters who bad once proved their
votes the privilege of remaining on the register, without
being liable to these objections in future; and if objections
were made, the objector should be under the liability of a
heavier penalty. The second object, which would be a great
improvement, was to draw a distinction between objections
resting on merely technical ground+, and those which
went to the merits of the qualification. The third object wee
to give to the revising" harristers greater powers than they
now possessed of eurrectieg and purifying the register. This
hill was entirely iu socurd+nce with the suggestions of the
committee of lest year, except that their first suggestion had
not been included.
Leave was given to bring in the bill.
RETAIL BEER-HOUSES.
Mr. MUNTZ moved for leave to bring in "a bill t tenable
,'Nail brewers in the 'midland counties to keep open their
-Liewtill Swedee o'clock at night, the same as the outropo-
brewers." As the law stood at present, the retail
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moped to the keepers of licensed betties. As to the bill itself

to assisted whether it mead be en advantage to thi
browses, bat es the home h essetimed the ask oy beer b.,
assesyartlea. it seemed Nig seaseable that •.:fley should be
pimped oe the seem MI" ether PP" .es. He would now
stove fir awe a OM.isttos bill.
Grzczpopme lassies'. The law as it stood
' lied three bella fet the as of hem=
Mein skink In Wiwi awl mid es
--la Wier Wee tease eleves.—meet la the .es eft He
law MO neon for disturbing this arrangement ; the Ada-
don in linear of the beer-houses in London had tees aegis
Is mesidoestien lathe ream efficiency of the pollee same.
vides. Ti. Ma. taehtlee bed doubted whether the alters-
tise maid be tbe tbe odastep arise parties ; and he (Sir
G. Grey) doubled abeam it would be for the advantage of
trotisey stigar.H. said he felt bound to take the sense of
the hemp athis
The loess divirleM-611-
For the introduction of the bill
Against it
QUAKERS' AND JEWS' MARRIAGES.
Mr. CHRISTIE moved for leave to bring in " a bill to
remove doubts as to Quakm' and Jews' marriages which
have been solemnised before the 2nd of Msrch, 1837." It
bad been the general opinion that, since the passing of the
general marriage act, the marriages of gushers and jews
were legally performed according to their own respective
rites. But recent inveMigations, and the opinions express, d
by the judges and the law lords, had thrown considerable
doubt upon the complete validity of those marriages which
had been celebrated before the passing of the act of 1837.
It was thought that Lord liardwicke's act had done no more
than leave those marriages where they were before it parsed;
and hence the necessity for the bill he proposed to introduce.
Ile trusted that no opposition would be made to his bringing
in a short bill to remove all doubts concerning the marriages
to which be alluded.
Sir G. GREY said that it was supposed that doubts
existed with regard to the legality of these marriages. He
himself had consulted a legal authority on the matter, and
that gentleman stated it to be his opinion that etch doubts
were groundless. He had no objection, however, to the in-
troduction of the bill of the hon. gentleman.
Leave granted.
PRIVATE BILLS OF COSTS.
Mr. HUME moved for leave to bring in a bill to
amend an act to establish the taxation of private
bills of costs. He said that the bill which he
wished to introduce would give to the Speaker of the
House of Commons the same power with regard to the
bills of costs of this house which the Lord Chancellor had
over bills of costs of the Courts of Chancery. There we.
one question, which was one of considerable difficulty—
lamely, whether all bills of costs for the business of this
keels should be taxed or whether it should be at the option
of those who had the bil's of costs to pay to apply for their
taxation. The committee of that house had made it a gene.
sal rule that the same course should be adopted as in the
other marls, with this exception—that in all eases where
corporations, oir ladtvideels in trust for others, should bring
in bills of vests, they &add enforce the taxation of every
one a them before the pieties should be allowed to pay any
punka at their expenses. la lin red 1843 the immense
sea of 82,3311. was expended on applications to this Louse
Is, the promotion of the public welfare, and the carrying on
of business in the town of Liverpool. If a proper system
of taxation had been adopted there might have been a con-
siderable reduction in the amount. If the house would
sanction his bill the evils arising from the absence of such a
system would be remedied. There was the case of the river
Clyde, the trustees of which had, since the year
1836, expended 66,0001. in applications to this house,
for the improvement of that river, and in matters of litiga-
tion, yet the whole sum expended in improvement did not
amount to that. Some such regulation as his should be
made, if the house wished to protect the public against rob-
bery and plunder. He wished, before he sat down, to state
that in last si aeon the bill of costs served on them by an at-
torney for a short bill brought in for the continuation of
another act, which only occupied the attention of the com-
mittee for about one hour, amounted to 1,9551., and that the
hill of costs for the London and York railway bill amounted
to 432,6201. Such immense expense ought to be put an
and to.

Leave was granted.
BUITLY.

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On the report of the committee of supply on the navy
estimates being brought up.
Mr. HUME wished to ask whether the present board of
admiralty took advantage of Burnet's invention for the pre-
servation of timber immersed in water?
Mr. WARD said that the invention was very largely ap-
plied in all the docks.
Capt. PECHELL wished to inquire what steps the
Secretary of the Admiralty intended to take with
respect to the subject of the treatment of lunatic
officers in Hasler Hospital, which he had already brought
before the notice of the house, and complained of
the power which the law gave sheriffs' officers of
arresting lunatic officer; on account of debts which they
were not morally responsible for, and which they knew
nothing about. He gave, as an instance, the case of Lieu-
tenant-Forbes, who wanlately arrested for debt.
Mr. WARD said that it was the intention of government
to take all possible steps to afford comfort to the inmates of
the Hasler Hospital. With regard to the law of arrest, it
amdkorttuntely did happen that in the case of Lieutenant
Perbre, who was not legally pronounced to be a lunatic, the
sheriff had the power of arresting him, but when the matter
came to the ears of the board of Admiralty, immediate steps
were taken to contribute to his comfort while in prison, and
the earliest opportunity was taken to procure Lis liberation.
Sir 0. GREY said a few words in corroboration of the
statement made by the hon. gentleman, the Secretary to the
Admiralty.
The report was then adopted.

FEVER (IRELAND) BILL.
On the third reading of this bill being moved,
Mr. FFRENCH said that be had just returned from
Ireland, where fever was very rife; and he wished to call
the attention of his right hon. friend (Mr. Labouchere) to
the fact that, unto,' they appointed some competent medical
inspection of dispensaries in Ireland, it wou:d be of no
use to given& extensive powers of taxation to the electoral

LABOUCHERE said that he was quite aware that
the question was very important; but the honourable
gentleman should remember that this bill was of a
temporary nature,. to accomplish • temporary object,
which was to afford the best means of stopping the
progression of fever in Ireland, and that it was not de-
sirable to mix up with such • bill a matter of a permanent
nature. He would assure the hon. gentlemen that the
government had not lost sight of the subject which he
alluded te. Mr. Labouchere then proposed the introduction
of two clauses in this bill—one giving the treasury entire
control over all payments and salaries under this bill; the
other enabling the different boards of health, as fur as pos-
sible, to separate those attacked by fever from those whs
were not attacked by that malady.
The clauses having been agreed to, the bill was read a
third time and paned.