The Express.
London, England, 1847-04-28 00:00:00

ROYAL ASSENT.

The royal weent was given ey.o,;i;gion to the following
bins (the commisaioners being the Lord Chancellor, the Bari
of Minto, and the )[nrquia of Clanricarde):-I:•ver dreland)
Sal, and Sniyley Gaslight Company Bill.

ACCIDENTS IN COAL MINES.
Earl FITZ WILLIAM, in presenting the petition above
noticed, said hr cordially supported its prayer, aa far as re-
garded his own property, and he thought the subject one
which called for legislative interference.
The Bishop of DURHAM said that his connexion with
a pert at the country when these accidents were fretitsaati
14 Wm W the oirneltsh that the attention of the legisla-
ture was imperatively called to the subject. He hoped that
government would take the earliest opportunity of inquiring
into the matter.

Lord NVHAENCLIFFE said that an accident whisk
could consign 73 human being* to a armature death, wan
a most alarming occurrence ; but he leered the petitioners
attached undue importance to a system of inspection, which
could never guard against the possibility of act idtnta in coal
mines, however effective such a system might be in factorise.
Lord CAMPBELL, while acknowledging the importance
of the 'object, also feared that inspeetiou could do but little.
The main care most rest on the proprietors of the collieries.
ENCUMBERED ESTATEB (IRELAND) BILL.
The LORD CHANCELLOR moted the second reading
Of this bill, but ep he in so low a tone in to be almost wholly
inaudible. Ile said that though he was aware that it was a
measure not only of great importance, but of considerable
difiiculty, he trusted he should be able to shove that if
carried into effect, it email operate no a considerable relief
to the condition in which a vast proportion of the landed
property in Ireland woe at present placed. In Ireland,
much of the property was doubly encumbered, and a very
greet portion was encumbered to the full extent of its whole
Toler, ar.d it was impowible that anytting could b, more
injurious to the general interests of any conntry, than that
the landed property within it should be.) circumstanced. In
this state of things a man had the apparent pout:region of
property, but when the matter came to be tension', it
would be fend that though he managed the property, the
whole amount derived from it did not go to enable him to
discharge these duties which properly te longed tp property,
but went to pay the mortgagee. who, so long as he received
his money, hsd no care of whether or not the land was kept in
• proper and nourishing condition. This was not only inju-
rious to the proprietor, but was also a great national evil,
because it interfered with the proper management and due
cultivation of the soil. The matter was a moat intricate and
difficult one for legislation, the more especially in in Ireland
the ineumbranno extended to four or five individuals, though
the first incumbrancer, of course, held the title deeds, and
could not he compelled to produce them, even though the
mortgagee might wish to ralee • sem to pay off the original
ineumbrance, but could not do so until he proved hie own
title by the inhibition of the deeds. It was • favourite
saying of the late Earl of Eldon that he should always ad-
vise an inenntbrancier to put the deeds in his box, to tit apes
the box, and set all the world at denence—(hear, hear, and
a laugh)--and upon that prieciple the inenmirrancen of
Irish landed property appeared to act. Hence the
great evils which were complained of in Ireland in this respect.
This being the evil which was complained et he would now
state what was proposed by the bat Na a remedy. Their
lordships were aware that the eapenses attendaot en pro-
, ceedings in the Coen of Chancery were exceedingly heavy,
and in small matters they _bore a very large proportion to
what was obtained. He had been anxious to devise some
plan to meet this—one great and tinniness:try exposes arose
from prepan'es for suite before they came into court, land all
this 'any must be seed before the partite could be put
in motion. In cases of incur:librarian where the court was
Naked for permission to pay them it wee totally useless
and nun...eery, and the aeon could only by reference
to its officers inquire what the ineumbranee wee, and who
were the parties interested, and then give direction for a
sale. It was proposed that Instead of proceeding by bill and
answer, application should be made at once by petition,
stating the foots, and praying that it should be referred to
the master to Ingalls into the circumstances ; and thus all
preliminary expeuses would be avoided. It was proposed
• that any ineumbnmeer should be at liberty to apply, and
as the bill stood, without limit. But that was obvieusly
open to danger, because if property was incumbered
beyond its value the owner had no real interest—for
when it wee bold it did not produce the amount
for which It was mortgaged, and there would be
the danger of getting a petition presented making the
estate of less value, so the owner might become the par.
chaser. He should propose in committee that this be
altered, so that it could only tithe place where it appeared
satisfaotawily to the master that the estate. win worth more
than the inctunierances. With that alteration there would

be no danger of the persons interested being injured. After
some further observations which were quite inaudible, the
noble lord concluded lw saying, that if this bill was acted on,
landed property would be entneumbered, and that noble
lords connected with Ireland would consider it to be of
great value to that mutt".
The Marquis of WILifMEATH said that the public
gratitude was due to the noble lord for having eonsidwed
and matured this measure, which would .be of incalculable
benefit to Ireland. He hoped that when the details of the
bill were considered in committee the expensive and veas•ious
proceedings in the swam' caws would be abridged, and
that the parties in short snits would M allowed to hare
evidenos taken vied owe instead of by interrogatory or on
undone
The Earl of WICKLOW, in thanking the governmentior
this measure, thought there was anne that would b 3 more
likely eventually to tend to the improvement c.f Ireland, and
he was only surprised that it bed been delayed so bag. He
thought the aventh clans", which enacted that where there
was only one iacumbranos on an estate it could not be sold
without the consent of the inimbrancer, would militate
bgalisst the prineiple and wadi( of the bill.
Lord ASHBURTON was eretood to approve of, the
hill, but to object Wawa' of the details, but warmly a weed,
of his remarks was meditate In the gallery.
Lead KONTEAGLE add ft etas a mane" of every is
occurrence in Ireland, that Wear wee p. d.
year to Deer, till the whole y disputer-wen Main up,
end the effect via that the ietan elae..rtedans of
and In an emergency like that *Mit now existek=;"
no oae.wite we. roe pnethl• Sur the 'audition of ttilitimintry.
This pall was itaban.ea: aomsdrehat. MIA dillmagil fres.
the awNty e44..larltt was* at thrown inheadelmirket,
it matt he he vales at first, still it vienKnot
a loss towliftlen lerimme. if they mail not sell
they =ilia. He hoped, that in
the mender ors'ttiltS, estates would be' said Id
smeller pesele be • they geoerally were. The evil
ass .prelsokag 301111 he owed money maw from the
Worth' ofbeffniAllestallebtla uurtkingssonkl sans the
"hemmer and ftmmeno candid°. of Ireland, it was the
creation of a math% thei-af proprietors. He believed that
great Use& weal be 'Sale ts landed property in Ireland if
desert's:of raghtradon roes simplified. -Rejoined with his
aohle fries& in thauhiag the government for the intredoc-
of the bill
The LORDICHANCHLLOR muds 106,8- trPlenatioes
relative to the 7th chain, which mere quite inauthble, owl
the bill wee mod a emend time. "
Thidusethalps adjourned at a quarter past "even.
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.IAXATION OK I'ISOPHATT. • .
Mr. WALT postponed his motion fur a Wife direCt
manna ef tirades on property Wetted of the.presentifeet
etymon byeentoneseadembe dune., until that day fortnight.
• Banta almOdg. •
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gro.troo tom Scotch inalger weft is drillithit of biking
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sin the h abit of Ale* en on May iMaidemilaii
believed that there wane . judge* arlsoc ISIM omen on
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the eternise urgesey %Oita tiattfee tiouctrned, equeetelmf
to take arbitrations and decide "stain disputed biftwoon
rhos parties as referees. He believed that it was not .Aso
ism, anti he believed that when done, it never in rot
Mightiest way interfered with their official duties. If the boa.
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