The Express.
London, England, 1847-05-13 00:00:00

BILL.

On the order of the day for committee on this bill being
reed,
Mr. IL CRAWFORD said that the object of the bill was,
to enable tenants for life to secure the value of such improve-
ments as they might make on the land by way of rent-
charge.
Mr. MONAHAN said that there was matter in the bill
which would require a good deal of consideration. There
' was an act at present in existence, called the Duke of Rich
monde act, which had the same end in view as that contem-
plated by the bill of the hen. member, the only difference
being that the powers of the act were vested in the Court of
Chancery, and not in the Board of Works. There were parts
of the bill of which he approved; and if the hon. member
would consent to postpone the committee for a few days, he
would give it his most careful consideration.
Committee poetponed for a week.
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHARITABLE TRUSTS BILL.
Mr. ROM ILLY withdrew his motion for the second read-
ing of this bill, at the same time giving notice that, on Tues-
day next, he intended to move for a committee to inquire
into the administration of charitable trusts as connected with
Roman oatholice.

POOR RATES (IRELAND) BILL.
On the order of the day for the committee on this bill
being read,
Mr. 8. CRAWFORD said he merely wished the bill to be
committed proforma in order that certain alterations which
had been suggested to him might be made.
Tim bill was committed pro forma, and on the bringing
up of the report
Mr. 8. O'BRIEN protested against the further progress
of the bill. It wes a subject of too great importance to be
undertaken by say private member of that house.
Sir G. GREY said that on the second reading of the bill
he had stated the grounds on which he permitted that stage
of the bill to be proceeded with. To some portions he
objected, especially the sixth clause, but that might be
altered in committee ; and certainly there was much in the
present state of the law which required alteration. At pre-
sent, when poor-rates were due, the landlord could only be
got at through the occupying tenants, but be should reserve
his opinion on this and other points until the bill came
regularly before him in committee. He trusted that the
hon. member for North Northamptonshire would not press
the rejection of the bill.
Mr. J. YOUNG was opposed to the priasiple of the MR.
Mr. 8. CRAWFORD declared that one ef his okras in
going into committee was to explain the arta; idiots, to
which objettitss had hoes cede; net at he did not
think the el_s anstsen, bat be wee eindeok it pebble,
to meet the whites oldie beer. At premed tonents were so
much ander the power of Me radioed and the middleman,
that they did not dare to emert their riche, sad der s the
amount of rates whit& gm ware settled to deduct. His
object was, by facilitating Ord to do pasties to the tenants ;
and he had prepared a ohne ender whla, if the landlord's
portion of the rates war net paid, the temunissioners of
poor-law might spply to Me maim issueleisf law in Dublin
to appoint a receiver ke the payment of the rates. To the
principle of the bill he wee determignil to adhere.
Sir R. FERGUSON opposed the till, observing that it
would render the collection of arc ablest impossible.
Mr. LABOUCH ERI seppeeted the media that the bill
should be repotted to hhe hem Um, la evoke that it
alight be asoealdrd en keen emeelsa. He mid it
newt net, bowler, ha eemposed *et ha inlaid in favour of
ilim eserma Elko multi of the bill. He doubted
wtrattl ea
easeipted erampliek the hon. gentleman's
elemt, but be limb* the beam weld not be justified in
diemiag kin ea oppartmdty of peemoting n
it In an amended

Mr. GOULBURN opposed the bill, on amount of its
bearing on the collection *Crates.
The house divided—Pm the motion
Against
The bill was consequently lost.lt Bl-28
SEAMEN'S ENLISTMENT BILL
Sir C. NAPIER moved the etwamd rthliag of this bill,
and stated that its oldest waste imaemla_peet oldie Seamen's
Ealiatmant Act, brought in by Mr T. Heath= in 1836.
He peopmed that the gum should bere:the right of clam-
ing the seemen, andothiag out any ember that might be
nemired fur the Immediate neemaithe of the sountry. Great
theemmusionno end Nudes had been experioneed ander the
prenimtlaw. When the dart was undenthmted, end it be-
am neatens, to augment the craws, the admirelty were
'hiked In pay • bounty of 61. to sissota, sad tbsegh no
more Ara three or fear thrombi mu were wanted, it hod
&tidbit et eideuely die whole of the matimat
serviee. When; It von Maori Mint* to ononest a
bounty with the Isaias produssdes, he replied, that
the adoption of enths a owe would be a breath
of kith with these who hail esseael la the genies ea Nelda
ecaditires. The whairalt, bad. however, abeelately beau
hi to employ twoovr, to whim they paid
11. for evezeirrameasties te thew Ea Wes
ceived his the crimps themsfen•
The 0141141. et hi bill was to peewit era
how ersearle fakirs ; and Mtimiled
home wadi Ida their be ' set
sagest AM the gewswareaL"Lireigiales Tea that the
Maldetials=ml4 so& le be elvadatra, the power
he awe ef estmoleithary aeweeity. I
were tweed loader Mr hill, the mon of
warehmat alpinist necereardy disierge their sea, mad
they would hem to seek einidormat in the ftheen's
navy. That was a mild species of compulsion
much leas objeetithable than impressment, which
maid cot in the present state of sestet/ be serried
bhp ependea. The bill allowed rery ewe via wine hoard
' M awn mhintarily, • bounty of IL, vide use who aim
eat of the shoes included In the MINIM be en-
ded ID 11111. As he should not have aa eppentwat, of ad-
=the house for • muy seselimale period, he
endroMed the goverment te shads the system
of thenomment Without table that ammo they would
ram 'hada a desk man from the Amorist= navy ; and if
they
this were ebilpd to go to war with
ARNICA they weedirreUllved le mad Englieh ships par-