The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-03 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WwNEBDiT, Arc. 2.
Ma Spurn took Clke ehoirat 12 o'clock.

PRIVATP BI SINE-an.
SECOND READING.—EarI of sh,Meld'etletate Rd!.
LORDS' AMENDMENTS CONslDEßED.—Ar,oravan Market;
Leith Muniepaley and Police Trust', Markets., Payinz, and Sanitary
Improvement ; Wiehow and Coltaese Railway (daviatioo, connecting
branch, and improvement; ; Bills.
PUBLIC BUSINES&
SECOND READ/Mr-A.—Remedies against the Hundred DLL
COMMITTEE.--Windsor Cuatle and Town, Om., Approaches Bill.
REPORT.—Iran Societies Bill.
THIRD REA 1/1110,4.—Sale of Beer; Caledonian Canal ; Bills.
PETITIONS.—Mr. BAN la Es, from Bridport, Doreetshira, againet
Diplomatic Lot Mono with ROlllO I:U.—Sir W. BIRCH. from Liver-
pot, praying the house to disregard the petitions that had been pm.
rented to the house the other night hos. Liverpool, praying for an el.
tension of the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act.—Mr. HUME,
from a Bootie congregation in London, against the tedium donum, or
any other grant toe religious purPosee.
RETURNS ORDBRED.—On the motion of Mr. HUME—I. Re-
turn, to sh Ow, in columns, the number of causes brought before each
Lard Ordinary of r c Court of Seerion, betwo • the long vacation,
cornmeacind on th;.. 28th day of July, 1817, sod that which .ow-
mewed on the 20111 day of July in the present year of 1840, and the
another of said came. decided by each of said judges, previous to the
last of raid dame. 2. Return, aa above, of the number of camas, other
than and except such aa related to matters of mere form, brought be-
fore each of the find and emend divi.ions of the court of anaion, be-
tween the 20th day of July, 1547, and the 20th day of July, 1818, and
the number of raid causes decaled by each of said divisions, previous
to the bet of said dates. 3. Return, as above, of the number of rause%
other than and except thaw specified in No. 1 hereof, decided by each
Lord Ordinary of the Court of Session, between the 29th dav of July,
1817, and the 20th lay of July, 181 a, and the number of trses that
remained to be derided by each of said judge' when the said cumin:cm,
on the 20th day of July of the present year, for the long race ion. 1.
Return, am show, of the mcmber of caua., other than and except those
emsdied in No. 2 hereof, decided by each of the trot and second
divisions r f the Court of henhoo, between the 20th day of Jule, 11G,
and the 20th day of July, t'4s, and the number of MINS that re-
mained to be derided by each of cold &endow, at their rising TV.
epectively for the long vacation lu the present year. nun, to
show the number of days, and the number of h tare each day, which
each of the shove musts respectively sat, between the 20th day of
July, 1847, and the 20th day of July, ISO. 6. Copy of the authority
which authorial. the judges cf the Court of Session to prolong the
sittings otj the respective court* cunnosing the said court foe two
months, should the buyinese thereof be In arrow ; Mating whether
the Ist and 2nd Viet., c. 38, has reer been acted on, and. of it 11,0
not, notwithstanding arrears, why it lon not. 7. And, reteu 0, to
chow the name and ediaial designation, and the present e.1:11/tea of
• the judges of the Court of &onion, together with their former imlartee;
that ie, their salaries before and since the pwelng of the act which
authorises and empowers the fitting% of the said court, should the
• budness thereof he in ante, to be extended two months.
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LANDED PROPERTY (IRELAND) BILL.
Mr. S. CRAWFORD moved that the order for going into
committee on this bill 'ix discharged. At this period of the
session there was no hope of its bring passed, but he hoped
that the government would give their best attention to the
subject, with a view to legislate next session.
Mr. HUME thought no improvement could take place in
the law either in England or Scotland, unless the Chancellor
of the Exchequer remnved the tax upon the conveyance of
small properties.
Mr. P. SCROPE added his earnest entreaty to the go-
vernment to consider tho objects of this bill, and introduce
it next session into their Landlord and Tenant Bill.
The CHANCELLOR the EXC El EQI.Y ER said that the
bill before them had r lthing whatever to do with the
transfer of prom sty ; end before he consented to repeal cer-
tain stamp duties he must ho offered some substitute. The
subjeceicif the bih:dici, be admitted, demand the most careful
consideration of the government.
The oroer WSJ then disoharged.
BAKEHOUSES BILL.
Mr. lIROTHERTON (on the part of the noble lord the
member Mr Middlesex) moved that the order for the ascend
reading of this bill tio. discharged.
Mr. STAFFORD complained of the absence of the hon.
bert. the member for Morylsbone, Sir B. Hall, whose name
was on the bill, and who took upon himself so frequently to
censure other hon. seemlier* circumstances.
The erder was then dilicheroed.
LIFE POLICIES OF AbSURANCES BILL.
On the motion of Mr. NV. FAGAN the order tor going into
committee an this bill was dignarged.
REMEDIES AGAINST THE HUNDRED BILL.
Sir W. CLAY, in moving the second reading of this bill,
said he wished to restore the lase to what it was in 1807, be-
cause at present no damage would be indemnified for unless
it could be shown that the wrongdoers intended to demolish
the houses, or that a riot exist( d at the moment.
Sir G. GREY opposed the &trend reading of the bill, be-
cause it would restore the low t wh.,t it was before the bin
of the right hon, baronet the member for Tamworth, which
he thoueht gave sufficient protection, indemnifying, an it
did, in the case of riot or felony.
Mr. IiANKES regrt(te'i tie Coolit hon. baronet would not
consent to go into committee• o. this bill, and. instenecd the
grievance to which special Cons' able, would be subjected,
whey, as lately, should go out to protect the property of
others, and who, should their own prop.rty be injured, while
so occupied, would hove no remedy.
Mr. BERNAL suogeoed th.t the levy officers of the
crown should prepare a short bill on the subject—for if they
went into a committee on a ekelcon bill at this time of the
session, they could not hope to do justice to the did... rent
claws who would be affected by it. It was a question which
certainly ought not to be left in the hamis of • private
member.
Mr. H 1; ME said' that while he concurred in the opinion
that it would be wrong to retest a t s the state of the law on
this subject as it stood, before its amendment by Sir R. Peel's
acts, still there was at prevent a sound and -legal claim on
the part of those who were subjected to hies ender such in.-
cumstances, for redress At the same time, he thought that
legislation on it oucht nit to be left in the hands of any
individual member, Int ought to be undertaken by the right
hon. baronet the Home Saretary, whose special duty it was
to attend to the police a: the country. In this measure the
right hon. baronet coal secure the asaistance of the law
officers of the crown, acid thrrefore he hoped the session
would uet be allowed to close rithout passing some measure
to protect the interests of the pubic generally.
Mr. SI'uONER said he should. it a division was taken,
vote in favour of the bill goo g into committee. Ile could
not consent that the hcao: should separate, leaving the law
in its present most unsetislactory state.
Capt. PECIIELL supported the bill, the passing of which
during the present gaoler was anxiously Lotted for by all
parts of the country. He hoped, therefore, that the govern-
ment would take up; tha measure and carry it out
before the termination of the present session.
Mr. ELLIOT said that while he supported the principle
of the bill, be thought it might be improved by a provision
to make liable lor any damage done by a riot 'us mob, those
who had convened the meetieg horn which the riot origi-
nated. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. CARDWELL sold that in Liverpool a mintier feeling
existed in favour of the principle of this hill. He held in Ina
hand a petition from the Liverp 00l Guardian Suck ty for the
protection of trade, praying that at least the bill might have
a second reading
After a few words from Sir G. GREW in explanation,
Mr. HENLEY said he preferred the bill to the law as it at
present existed, but thought the matter had better be lett in
the Minds of the government.
Sir W. CLAY said he felt he was justified in having intro-
duced the measure by the fact that not one word had been
said against its principle. lithe right hon. baronet opposite
(Sir G Grey) would now !Oaten'. to its second reading, he
(Sir W. Clay) would leave the hill entirely in his hands to
make such alterations in it in eommittee u the law officers
of the crown might advise: If teeright hon. baronet refused
this course, he should he reluctantly compelled to divide the
house.
After a few observationa from Sir 11. WILLOCOUBT,
which did not reach us,
Sir G. GREY said he wont l not oppose the second read-
ing of the bill, if it was undo: stood that the house sought
merely to allizin its principle, :out he could not undertake to
proceed further with it this session.
The bill was then tea. • !, cond time, and ordered to be
committed on Wednesday nee.
SMOKE PROHIBITION BILL
The furtlme ,roces,ling wit.: the Smoke Prohibi:ioa Bill
was postponed to Wednesday nort.
SALE OF BEER BILL.
On the motion of Mr. W. lotrome, the Sale of Beer Bill
was read a third time.
Mr. HASTIE (Glasgow) ,posed, with a view to ex-
tend the operation of the bid t . Scotland, the addition of the
following amuse :
And be it enacted, that in inland all penalties under this act doll
be recos..rahle with expenses, or. r.• nviction before any juKtice et the
peas" for the county, Mins, ll'terty, city, bar AO, or place,
'there the offence shall be committed, or where the party offending
shall reside ; and that in ticotand the mashie., with expenses, than
be no Kt ra',:e nn conviction he'cre the aheritf or any justice of the
peace of the county, or any tail a of the city, bwougb, or place,
where the oftener shall be c imnatted, or where t`q. party (AO:Kling
Wall reside ; acid the procedure for recovery cf pcnaltira MIT a
summary close, without any written pea.dings or record of evi-
dence ; and it Khali be competent for the court to grant warrant for
the recovery Cl The penulti, i and expenses failing payment within
ban teen days atter oonvicttun by &sire. stool sale of the goods and
chattels of the respective offenders, or by imprisor.ment for a penal at
the discretion oat the court not 'Rivaling misty day., it being hereby
pro-Ided !hut a record shall ba preserved of the charge sad of the
migment pronounced.
After a teeniest and desultory conversation, in which Mr.
Hume (who ,eronsrly opposed the clause), Mr. W. Patten,
the Attornev. General. Capt. l'echell, and the Lord-Advocate
took part, the clause was negatived without a division,
Mr. lIUME suggested that as there were so mousy amend-
ments standing on the pop r ea be proposed, he theught the
better coulee would be to recommit the bill.
Mr. W. PATTEN remarked that all the amendments in-
volve d the same question. and therefore a recommittal cf the
bill was unnecessary. Toe amendments involved these al-
terations in the first chase: ts.. whether the hour for opening
public-heti/tee and beer shops on Sundays should be halhpast
twelve o'clock, or whether it should provide that these
houses should be cloud on Sunday until " the termination of
morning divine service." The clause as it at present stood
present d tooth alternatives.
Mr. M. GIBSON raid he tad an amendment to propose,
to substitute twelve for hatf-past twelve o'clock, but
The SPEAKER interposed, and said the amendment of
which the hon. member for Cheltenham had given notice
stood first in order.
Mr. C. BEItKELEY then moved to omit the words " be-
fore half past twelve o'cloek," so as to limit the period for
closing not to a fixed hour, but to the termination of morning
onrice in the parish church. This would bring the hel in
strict conformity with the terms of the licensed victuallers'
licence, and therefore would simplify the law.
Mr. KERSHAW preferred the fixed hour of half-past
twelve o'elork to the indefinite period which" the duration of
divine service" provided.
Mr. SFOONER reimtrke.l that the objection to the fix-
ing a definite hour was, that as the licensed victuallers were
hound by their licenses as. keep their premises closed during
divine service, the beer-shop keepers would obtain an ad-
vantage.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL dissented from this, and
stated the law as it affived the licensed victuallers mall the
beenthepth• epees m contradistinction.
Mr. NEWDEGATE suggested "one o'clock" u the
hour to be fixed, without reference to the termination of
divine service.