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1 turb that settlement, but to facilitate certain procedure
under the set of 1818, and did nut alter the rights of belts
of entail under that set. His hon. friend prop.eed to repeal
the 12th clause of that act. It was not desirable to disturb
I so recent and deliberate a settlement of the question, and
1 therefore he hoped the question of his bun. 'fiend would
not he . -waned. If it was, he must oppose it, fur the reason
I just the p..'l only proposed to regulate process, and this
amendment was • modification of the statute of 1848.
Mr. CRAUFURD urged that the clause to which the
amendment applied did not relate to procedure only, but
gave powers wt: ich wens not contained in the bill of 1818.
Mr. CUMMINLI BRUCE suggested that it would be
better to withdraw the present proposition, and introduce
• bill for the specific object desired by the hon gentleman,
rather than to engraft it on this bill, which was simply in-
tended to facilitate the prouder* under Lord Rutherforses
bill.
Lord J. RUSSELL hoped that the bill might be allowed
to be proceeded with, and if it was desirable further to
amend the law of Scotland on this subject, a substantive
measure might be brought forward, and he submitted that
this bill ought not to be defeated by this proposition.
Mr. DUNLOP said it was not Isis object to defeat the
bill, the provisions of which he approved of, but nil he
asked was to extend to one class of entails the provisions
which the bill extended to other classes.
After • few words from the LOkD.ADVOCATZ,
The house divided.
Fur the amendment
Against it
The bill, as amendpd, was then considered.
The house then went into committee on the Taxing-
officers Common Law Business (Ireland) Bill ; but on the
motion of Mr. J. Burr the Chairman reported prorate
immediately, and the house resumed.
PUBLIC-HOUSES (SCOTLAND) BILL.
Oa the order of the day for the committal of this bill,
Mr. COWAN said the hon. gentleman the member for
Liverpool, who bad charge ,of the bill, was absent through
indisposition. The bill contained a clause relative to the
system of licensing public-houses in Scotland, and it was
understood on a former occasion that the honourable mem-
ber intended to consult the chairman of the Inland Revenue
department on this part of the bill. He should be glad to
, know from his hon. friend the Secretary to the Treasury
if the interview had taken place.
Mr.WILSON replied in the negative,but the bill contained
provisions which were objected to by the Inland Revenue
1 department, and which would render it necessary to refer
the bill to the select committee sitting on the general sub-
ject of public-houses in Scotland.
On the motion of Mr. Fuittterotr, the committal of the
bill was postponed until Wednesday nest.:
CHATHAM WRIT.
Lord J. RUSSELL, in moving that the order of the day
for resuming the adjourned debate on the Chatham writ be
read, for the purpose of being retponed until the lath of
June, took the opportunity of giving notice that on an early
day ho should move for leave to bring in a bill to disfran-
chise all persons employed in her Majesty's dockyards.
NEW WRIT.
Oa the motion of Mr. Ca•urcian, a new writ was
ordered for the borough of Maidstone, in the room of Geo.
Dod, Esq., unseated on petition.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.
On the motion of Mr. Wli.son, it was agreed that the
house at its rising should adjourn until Monday next.
The other orders were then disposed of, and the house
adjourned at one o'clock.

ELECTION EXPOSURES.

111. IL

HARWICH.
DECLAIIID DULY

P/tACOCXII

When the committee met yesterday morning,
the proceedings wire resumed by
Mr. James commencing his address u counsel on behalf
of Mr. Peacocks.

Mr. Ballantine then addressed the committee u counsel
for Mr. Waddington.
At the conclusion of the learned counsel's speech, the
room was cleared, and the committee remained in delibera-
tion about two hours. When the public were again
admitted,
The chairman read their decision as follows:
"That George Montagu Warren Peacock., Esq is not
duly elected a burgess to serve in the present parliainent for
the borough of Harwich.
" That the last election for the said borough is a void
election, so far as regards the returnof the said 0. M. W.
Peacock., Esq.
" That the said G. M. W. Peacock., Esq., entered
[ate an arrangement with J. Attwood, Esq., through
his solicitor, in accordance with the terms of which
arrangement the said 0. M. W. Peacock., Eq., was, on
his part, to pay a certain sum of money in the event of his
return ; and the said .1. Attwood, Esq., was to endeavour
to procure the return of the said 0. )1;W. Peacock., Esq.,
for the said borough of Harwieli.
"That it was proved to the ceininittee that John Cotting-
ham was bribed by the sum of 37i. lea., paid for his release
from prison; that Adam Pratt, Jen. was employed in com-
pleting the said set of bribery ; and that the said Adam
Pratt and George Jay absconded to avoid appearing before
this committee.

" That it is not proved to the satisfaction of the commit-
tee that the said act of bribery was done by the said G. Y.
W. Peso:ache or the said David Waddington, Baps., or by
their legal agents."
The prooeediap then terminated.

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION.

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