The Express.
London, England, 1851-08-01 00:00:00

HOUSE 01? LORI/S.—Town/MAT, JULY 31.
Tim Loan Cis/inciteL took his mot at 5 o'clock.
PETITIONon S PRESENTED.
learaL Minims:ex.—By the Earl of ENNISKILLEN,
from severe" laces in Ireland, pa pee spremion.
WHAUNCL L., from
CRYSTAL I'ALACZ.—By
a place not heard, in favour of the retention of the Crystal
Palace.
ECCLESIASTICAL RESIDENCES (IRELAND) BILL.
The report on this hill was brought up and received.
LEASEHOLD TENURE OF LAND (IRELAND) I
ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the third reading
this bill, which, after a short cnvenution, was served toss
HERCANTILE MARINE ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
MEItCIIAN't SEAMEN'S FUND BILL.
On the motion of Earl Gteassit Let, these bills seven*
went through committee.
STOCK IN TRADE BILL.
This bill was, upon the motion of Earl GRANVILLE, NM
a third time an,l Rom I, after some observations fence the
Sari of Mat.,41,111 ILI, ' • • complaining of the parochial Wor-
then% being by this bill thrown entirely on reel property,
and a promise on the pan of Earl Gaze that a measure
embracing the whole eubject of parochial suieainent was
now ready, and would lie brought forward at the earliest
opportunity.CHAßlTAßLE TRUSTS BILL.
On the motion of the Loan CHANCELLOIM, this bill was
read a third time and wooed, after some complaints from
the Earl of MALICE:aiI:KT as to the late period of the section
at which the measure had been introduced.
COIJIIT OF CHANCEItY AND JUDICIAL COM-
MMIEE BILL.
The LORD CHANCELLOR, in moving the second
reading of thes bill, said that it had been rendered neces-
sary, partly in emeequenes of the increased business in the
Court of Chancery, by reason of certain act, of parliament
which hail recently provided remedies in that court with
reference to a vast number of kinds of property, and also
owing to the illness of some of the judges of that court last
year, which had OCCasionell la considerable arrear in the ap-
peal business of that court. The bill provided for the dis-
posal of the appeal hithinco, either with or without the I
athistence of the Chancellor, and it especially made ar-
rangements' fur the appeal Moiness of that house, en that
it should receive more attentem from the person holding the
great soul. Having stated the provisions of the bill, the noble
end learned lent ..rd that a commission was now sitting, who
were engaged iii the examination of the whole subject of
thane, ry refierm ; but it was necessary that an curly remedy
should be provided Me diminishing the appeals, and this
bill was confined almost entirely to that object. Two noble
lords not now pneent (Lord Brougham and Lord Lynd-
hurst), perfectly upprnved of this bill ; and the whole of
the legal prole-dine whew opinions had been leaked, had
concerted in tkineitee that there was no reason to object to
it. From some 'mice:bee which hail recently been made, it
might be supposed that no attempt hail ever been made to
improve the admiuistretion of justice in the Court of Chan-
cery. To show that this had not been over-Inked by the
judges of that court, the noble and learned lord cited at
some length the various orders which Lorde Eldon, Lynd.
hunt, 'though:tin, analCuttenheru had In:Oh:nit° the practice
of the court. When lie (the Lord Chancellor) came into office
last year, eel UM matters iemaineel to be carried into effect
tin lee the former acts, and he immediately determined that
the administration of justice in. hi. court and the other courts
of equity should be improved to the utmost possible extent.
Ile hail cinoultiel with several of the judges, of wheaeknow-
ledge and abilities he hail the highest opinion. A commis-
sion hail been farmed; they had been employed in their
inquiries during the kW pear ; end recently, on the emote-
nienelatien of the 'loud of Commune, two lay mem-
bers (Sir Jain,. Graham and Mr. Henley) had been
added to that mutate...ion. The cuitemieeiunere hail
been diligently occopia d, and had accomplished much,
though much remained to be done ; but the com-
plaints of much inquiry and of nothing being done were
utterly unfounded. On the hand, for the last 20
rare, the atheithien of every judge had been most dili-
gently apple d to the improvement of the mlininistretion of
juetitis in the ('nacre of Chance re. 'else inquiries of the for-
mer eomini.dese were dinette' to, the practice of the court;
thew of the preset es • 'on were directed also to it.
jurisdiction, to tic how it could practically be altered and
improvell. 'fbe present hill would he productive of consi-
derable ailsinategi , as applying to taunts which required
lapin diate moved that the bill be read a
second time.
The Earl of A lIIIRDEEN said the extent of Lord Lynd-
burst's approbation was, that it w.o • *try small deli in the
right dine . Ile took that opportunity of calling atten-
tion to this unedistectery state of the arrangements respect-
ing the hearing of Scotch appeals, which presented the SAO-
fatly of the principles of the Scottish law being adminis-
ter...l by judge who had not made that e)atem of jurisdic-
tion their erly diely.
Lord C RAN WORTH and the Lord CHANCELLOR,
having both admitted the theoretical anomaly, but con-
tended that the practice worked well,
The bill was reol a second time, and ordered to be come
MEDICAL CHARITIES (IItELAND) BILL.
The 'Marlon. of letel 'LICARI*: in moving the second
reading of the. hill, dedribed its principal objects to be the
institution of a ventral board, and the ilivisiun of the coun-
try into hospital district. - by which he anticipated a great
diminution of expense, and at the same time a correspond-
ing increase in the efficieney of the medical charities.
'the bill was read a serene" time without
THE METROPOLITAN INTERMENTS ACT.
lend MONTEAG LE having put a question to his
noble friend (the Earl of Shatle.bury) reepecting the delays
who la had oreurred in 'butting this act iutu operetion.
The Earl of slIAlelliellt• ICY said that no one could
feel snore drip Crane at thus delay which had taken place,
or was more sense &to the es its which called for remedy.
lloargl of health had been deeply ce mewed
in emit. r 'ewe. awl therefore he thought it his
duty. as it was unalouliteally his right, to state the
stein which they bed taken. On the very day on
which the ineweire hail remised the royal asatut, a
meeting of the boanl was held to adopt preccedings under
the ace. The Act provided that beton• they could enter into
any arrangement with an existing cemetery company, or
commence any siegotietione fur the purchase of land, notice
must be given by advertisements audited in the public
journals six weeks pre vioue, at the least. The bean' drew
up the metier awl gave orders for its insertion, hut in order
to avoid any charge 44f undue precipitation, they extended
the time to two month.. Certein members of the board
thee went over to Perth, in order that they might see the
working of the whole system ; and, immediately on their
return, they rimaiunicateil with the various companies,
the renieteriee of which it had been determined that they
should purchase and use, until they could obtain properness
for new ones. The conneanies however, declined to furnish
the bowel with valuations, and they were obliged to make
me of their own raluetione, whereby much time was lose,
In the meantime they pruceeeled to divide and suledivide
the town into dietricts, soil to make all the necessary ar-
raugeturnts fur carrying the act into operation. 11y the
23rdid' November the board had fully prepared a scheme
to he submitted to the treeeury, and they proceeded to in-
stitute inquire.. auto the daunts of the various companies,
parishes. churchwardens, and Where, to whom the right of
compensation was due. Every day's reflection of the plan
submitted to this government had convinced him not only
of its neCeasity hut of it. practicability. In that plan the
beard demandael pertnimion to 'purchase the whole of the
cemeteries ; and they did nut receive a reply until the 22nd
of January. Upon that • correepundenee arose, and
on the 20th of March they received permission
to proceed immediately with their proposition, coupled
with • TOCOlTlniellolatiOn that although they hail power
to purchase the whole of the companies, they should sepa-
rate them. I•eun ties notice was instantly given to the
companies; but they elem• to adopt the longer process of
arbitration, which agein had led to great loos of time. In
fart, after three months' lapse, the meanie had not yet been
given. 'The board heal also proceeded to make surveys and
valuations for the ground fur a new cemetery near Isling-
ton. On the eeth of April they requested leave to make
that purchase. and they obtained it on the :Nth of May.
On ffic of May they applied to the Treasury for leave
to contrect a loan from the 6 uerdien Insurance Office, but
they del not obtain permission till the 18th of June; and
then they receivi al a final answer from the Guardian
(Mice, stating that they declined to lend money
to • body whose existence was limited to five yearn.
The board communketed that reply to the Treasury imme-
diately, and they necked an seknowledgmeut of it on the
24th of June. On the 9th of that nionth they had de-
manded permission to negotiate a loan with the Royal
Exchange, and they had received no answer till the 224th.
On the end of July, finding that it was necessary that they
should have Money, th 4 y wrote to the Treasury, urging en
them the expealieney of affording the board some assistance.
To that application they received• decided refusal. Om the
3rd of July they sent the. Treasury the copy of the letter
in which the Hoye! Exchange doubted the goodness of the
security. and an the 10th of July they received from that
society its boil answer, which they likewise instantly com-
municate to the Treasury. These delays. then, were not
theirs (the Board of Health's). Not a moment. he would
undertake to say, had been wasted by them. The value
and practicability of their scheme had not been tested, Ma-
ple became they had beet, stopped by the preliminary
difficulties of raising the money. Nor had these difficulties
been unforeseen by the board for iu the report which I
they made when they propounded their plan to the govern-
ment and the country they stated that they must have •
commission or a body with a permanent existence—(hear,
bear)—and that they musthave the complete control. That
plan had been altered by the government; and it was
on those alterations that the insurance companies had
founded their objection to granting them a loan. Yet now
they were told that it was to their mismanagement. their
negleet, and the crudeness of their schemes, that the failure
was owing. Ile never was inure astonished in his life than
to have heard it stated in another place that the scheme
was • bad sue. He would simply declare that at no one
time since he first took • part in the conduct of this matter
had he heard either directly or indirectly, in public or in
mnthe, in writing or by word of mouth, from the govern-
meat, that the scheme was • bad one. If it wow,
why bad it been mentioned in such terms in her
Majesty's speech He did not core in the least
what was said of himself, but when he found his
colleagues, Mr. Chadwick and Dr. Southwood Smith,
than whom he had never known more zealous oe more in-
telligent gentlemen. treated in the way they had been by
those who ought to have defended them, he felt called upon
to make this statement. Their lordships ought to have the
whole proceedings placed before teem, and when he had
laid them upon the table they would see whether the Board
Of Health ought to be thus reviled. (Cheers.)
The Earl of CARLISLE thought there must be some
misapprehension, for he could with truth mute the noble