The Express.
London, England, 1849-06-06 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—TOESDAT, JUNE 6.
Tba Earl of SEAVTILIIIVILT (D put, Speaker) took Ids
seat at 6 °Week.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
SECOND READING.—Baysolao' &tat* BM.
THIRD READINGS -r Tay Norigetion rod Ferther
H-
bals Acts Aromisiest ; "Raiworwroor or Doddirgtos Fifth
Thieriot Droineso Act Ameadsent (to amend sod 'stead
the powers, to aaaaa other lands, to borrow Iwo' sy, sad to
boy rates or Nita); Kirkcaldy Harbour, Docks, Forty, sad
Bevy Customs ; BILL

PUBLIC BUSINESS.
FIRST RB &DINO —I membered &states (Ireland) BilL
Ell-COMMITTAL—Bankrupt Lily Consolidation
REPORT.—Lsesehold Tenors of Lead (Ireland) Bill,
THIRD RlLADlNG.—Appreheasioa of Deader' (Pee.
tap!) Bill.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
COUNTY Cocars.—Be the Eul .1 STRAFFORD, fres
Chichewa. t.r an exhanion of the jurisdiction of these
courts.
AnareerrunaL DOTIRIAA.—By Eal STANROPE, seve-
ral, (rose vsr one plus, complaining of agricultural Metres
and praying fee relic(.
BANKRCPTCY Law Coirsounason BILL.—Bp Lord
CAMPBELL, from Oiesgon ; L rd BROUGHAM, frt.=
the loadon Are xdatfion, and o.ner rate.. io ibs metropolis,
and free 8 Vold, Piposooth, Crenuy, Dudley, ant other
glass, in Giros of this bill.

BANKRUPT LAW CONeOLIDATION BILL.
Lord BROUGHAM, cm moving the nag .samotassetenkis
bill, add it had been,
moored early last week., cord ea-
Meted a digest et the bankrupt law, as well M
ane repeal
Mall o
no die
Laws. It seesedly *masted of mprove-
meat. The diges' c maturated the whole law, but the mete
on ale) contained acme mat important improvement% such
Si the skarlifying and extending of the sets of bankniptcy—
trnabSag creditors with greater futility to main a debtor a
bankrupt. It also emit tined some praviai.ms to ;meant an-
due prefira nes belie given to ereditors—to family coasee-
time and others. Then was further an improvement la the
jurisdietio• of bankruptcy.
The Marquia of LANSDOWNE felt guit satin action in
hew irg from the no',le and learned lord that he bad made
amendments i.t the bill, wide% did not affect its spirit, but
which would insure fee it the supra, it of true noble and
!turret lord on the wool-ask, and the bet and mat learned
au. bailie s of the Lad.' Be thought the bill would be a great
social r lons, and that It would effect a treat benefit to
the tOntlielreial and trailer classes of the community.
Lord WHARNCLIFFE supporta the bill. There
would be a seeing by ilia bill of 12,0001. a year, besides
other meet important Improvements.
Lord CAMPBRLL thought the bill won'il
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hie improvement in the abatis bankrupt la.
Lad BROUGHAM bad omitted to state ea important
matter. The old law gave the eomminianer Ow power of
rawsraiag impriaonssent fur a year. Tn. statemest of a
brakrupt was not voluntary, fir be eat animated if he
would not answer, and a jury had therefore been suggested
before he eheald be committed, is order to take the power of
criminal pasishmout out of tee hands of a judge—a riagla
individest This, how. Ter, had ea overruled, and it was
mow a provision of the bill that the punishment shouli he
the retail of protection and tail certitiate, mead of impri-
Raiment, and that this should be limited to a certain time.
Oa the motion of Loral Bterroitaat the bill was then re-
tommUted.

CANADA.
Lord BROUGHAM rei it had ben reported, with rs-
Samoa to the Rebellion L sees B 11, that it was at tint pro-
reed to tempt all who had been engaged in the rebellim
from ernapeseatima, bet that the government had eoaflaed
the exception tops IMMO who had he n found guilty, and to
others who had auhmitsed them elves to be transported. He
ehonl.l like to know whett.er this statement was wtll
banded ?
Earl GREY said the whole of the information which he
bad offici dlf renal,, d was on the tah'e of the haste. What-
ever he knew mote war derive! from the perusal of the de-
bates in the House of Assembly in the C tnadian twerps:ten,
and that information was egutlly accenible to the noble and
learned lard.
Lord BROUGHAM—There has been no oft vial comma-

isiestioeoWthe subject.
Earl GREY said the information he had received on the
subject had been derived from newspaper containing the
debates, which had b.ea sent him by Lord Elgin.
Lord BROUGHAM—Theteby adopting the reset&
DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES.
Lord BROUGHAM hoped throe was a neer
Pnefect of
the termination of that unhappy and diteredimble opposition
which now proemial Imagoes D insatrk and the Duchies or
Schleswig and Hoistole. He had great respect for the Kim;
of Prussia, bet be always nndere'ooet that his corded had
been dictated by a feeling of deference t s the Frankfort As-
sembly; and he hoped he would abstain further
hostilities against Denmark. (Hear, bear.) But if
be did not, he trusted that the Ii Romeo si this
country, and her allies would be exerted to bring about such
a desirable consummation.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE entertained hopes that
an amicable arrangement would be mate; but b-yond that
he had no power to give any further answer. The efforts of
this country and of the allsee of Denmark end the Duchies
to procure such arrangement hit been unremitting
—(hear, hear)—and the bope of Weir leading to • sue-
cessful termination had lately inermard. (Hear, hear.)
LEASEHOLD TENUREBILL. Of' LANDS (IRELAND)
Lord CAMPBELL moved that the report on this bill be
received.
The Earl of LUCAN moved as an amendment that it be
referred to a select committee. His objections applied not
only to the hill itself but to all ire mad hinery. 0. e of the
provisions contained in it was that the a mint should appeal
by petiiina to the Lard Chancellor. The result of course.
wool I be a infamies to MO f the mash is, which would be
brought to a 0011011402 nobody caul I till when.
Lord CAMPBELL felt it incumbent up ai him to oppose
the propoel lin of the noble earl. The bid had been intro-
duced by the Lord Chancellor on the 7th of April, when it
was read a first time. Upon the 10 It his lordship gave
notice for the second reading on the 26.11 of April, when it
was read a mooed time, and ordered to be committed on the
10th of May. Oa the 10th of May, when the bill was com-
mitted, it was ordered to be reported upon the 24th.
It was further postponed for a day or two, and there was no
doubt it would have long bribe* this passed the third read-
ing, and it wool I have been sly t to the other house had it
not be:n for the illness of the Lerd Chancellor. There wee
no extraordinary haste in parsing the measure, and the noble
esti who now stated he we. opposed to its principle and
machinery had had certainly many oppottunkiee to express
his views, and take their lordships opinion upon the subject
without resorting to 'be warm he now adopted.
Lord MON IHAOLE (who spoke from one of the cross
benches, and was almost inaudible) apprehended that many
cases of hardship were likely to arise Irom the provisions of
the bill. lie did not acquiesce in the promaition for a re•
ferenee to a select committee.
Lord CAMPBELL had the Miami confidence in the sin-
cerity of the protrusions of the nob!" lord in femur of the
bill ; but he should still resist the recommittal of the bill,
as it would lead to no possible use.
The Earl of DEVON said that the principle of the bill
had never yet been fully discussed by their lordihipe. He
was not aware that the evils propose i to he renr died or the
principles involved were at all sufficiently discussed or even
known. In his opinion the reference to • select committee
might be attended with some advantage.
Lend REDESDALE cionectod the statement made by the
noble lord who last addressed the how., and said that the qua-
tioninyolved lathe bill bade yet been fully diecameLree
fact that was there was • very considerable diseemina upon
the secoad reading of the bill; but it should be admitted
that =pay thing. not then adverted to had bees glace dis-
closed.
Lord OLENOALL said it waseididabg Mbar of as
immense quantity of property in Imbed dab wood to
affected by that bill. He wee in lamer eftbe peopeoltion to
refer the matter to the paled sommitta
The Earl of WICKLOW mid that though he would not
exactly oppose the refembei el the bill to • select committee,
yet he must my that he ad not hear one argument of any
weight in favour of their lordships ad ring each a course.
He thought it desirable Adak bill should pass, inasmuch
as he filt that it would toad to improve tenure in Ireland.
he Earl of LUCAN withdrew his amendment.
The report was thee agreed to, and next Friday was fixed
for the third reading of the bill