The Express.
London, England, 1848-06-23 00:00:00

1M PE ttl AL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—TmaDAY, luxe 22.
Tke Loan CHANCaLLOR took bin seat at 6 o'clock.
PItIYITE ROSINESS.
gEOOND READINOS.—Leeds Central Nadirs; Station ; Tadeaster
and Melton that ftnad ; Bil s.
THIRD KB Ntalland Railway (alteration of the line and
branches near Wellingborough, and approach to tho Wellinaturonah
&Atm) Great Yarmouth coal Duties ;No BOUM Railway (No.
1) (increase and division of capital} • Hilts.
PUBLIC iii:SINEF.S.
HECOND REA DIV:S.—Gam, (Whitest,. for Willing Dorn; f er-
titleatea foe Kill,g Hare. (Scotland); Criminal law consolidation
(No. 21: Opvhold Enrnmehirement ESteribion • Hills.
REPORT OF AME.NOMENTS.—Evicted Destitute Poor (baleful
Bill.
GAME CERTIFICATES FOR KILLING HARES
BILL; AND GAME CERTIFICATEi FOR KILL-
ING HARES (scorLANL) BILL.
The Duke of RICHMOND moved the second reading of
these bills.
The Duke of BUCCLEUCH would not oppose the hills
at this stage, although in many respects ho thought them
objectionable.
'The Earl of MALMESBURY also objected to the bills,
and would muse severnl rmendments in committee.
The E irl ot CARDIGAN viewed the measures with great
distrust. He thought it • first step towards a repeal of the
game laws.
The Duke of RICHMOND defended the bills SS most
reasonable slid proper measures, as their object was to permit
the occupiers of land to kill harts without taking out a certi-
ficate.
Earl GREY said the game laws were impcsed to ruse
revenue. and not preserve game; pers ;US who shut for their
own amuseaterit should pay for licenses ; but the case was
very different with those who killed hares merely for the
preservation of their property.
The Earl of YARBOROUGH would not oppose the
second reading.
Tie bills were then read a second tim,.
SPAIN.
Lord STANLEY wished to inn a enes'ion to the noble
1;01lalt io the recent correspi.r."nce be-
tween the Spanish gov,rnment and the government of her
Majesty. Auer the Spanish government had taken the very
strange step, which perhaps could not be justified under any
circumstances, of dismissing Sir H. Bulwer at so short •
notice, supposing th it it would excite great indignation in
this country, they has., ned to remove that impiession by
sending over Cou..t Mirasol to explain the circumstances
under which 60 strong a course had been adopted, and that
gentleman urived on the 2jih of May. But the noble vis-
count at the head of foreign affairs—he would not say
whether c•rrectly cr incorrectly—came to the conclusion
that he would hot receive any communicition from the
Spaniel' government unless it conic through Senor
Isturitz, the Spanish minister here ; and on the 14th ol
June, without having had an o;Tortunity of submitting to
the British government the papers explanatory of the
motives of the Spanish government, which had been sent by
a confidential agent, and with suers haste that, he believed,
that agent had arrived in this country before Sir IL Bulwer,
the Spanish ambassador quitted England. It was under
these circumstanees that the government had laid the corre-
spondence on the table, with an intimation that it had wholly
and entirely closed. lie believed, however, that within 21
hours after Senor Isturits bail left this coturry a
courier arrived with despatches giving permission to him
to communicate to the British government the documents
b -curd by Count Mirasol, and other papers. Ile Wshi d
to ask the noble marquis, first, whether a supplementary
communication bad in the first instance been made by Count
Mirasol, and whether directions hail subsequently been
given to the Spanish minister hero to make that communi-
cation ? If se, whether it had been made ; and if made,
whether it had been accepted and received by the Foreign-
office ? And it so received, he wished to know whether it
arm the natation of ministers to submit such papers and ex-
planations to the consideration of parliament before they
were called upon to decide on the merits of the question ?
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE (who was all but inau-
dible in the gantry) o u understood to say that no further
communication had been made to her Majesty's government
on the subject referred :o. No communication, in fact,
could have been received since diplomatic relations between
the two countries hat ceased. (Hear, hear.)
Lord STANLEY wished to know whether since the de-
parture of Senor Isturitz there had been a tender by any
person what, ver, on the part of the Spanish government, of
the explanations to which he had referred ?
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE was understood to say
that the re had not, because it could not have been received.
Lord BROUGHAM—Then we can only see one side of
the question.
The Earl of ABERDEEN said, that in such a state of
things they could not be called upon to pronounce any opi-
nion on the subject of the correspondence in question. They
must necessarily wait for that information which had been
declined by her Majesty's government—they must wait un-
til the Spanish government took the meats of communicating
it to the world.. (Hear, hear.)
CRIMINAL LAW CONSOLIDATION BILL.
Lord BROUGHAM moved the second reading of this
bill ; and concluded by raying it was his intention to refer
the whole matter to a select committee.
The LORD CHANCELLOR approved of the noble and
learned lord's proposition to refer so complicated a subject to
a select committee.
Lord CAMPBELL also thought it desirable that the mea-
sure should be fully considered.
The Earl of I'OWIS called attention to a clause in the bill
enacting severe penalties on deans and chapters for refusing to
obey letters missive to the crown nominating to bishoprics.
He complained of such a clause, and hoped it would not be
allowed to pass without the fullest consideration.
Lord BROUGHAM said the bill proposed no more than
that which was now part of the law of the land.
Lord DENMAN hoped this matter would be taken alto-
gether out of the criminal code. The law bad been arci
dentaily and carelessly enacted by a statute of Edward VI.,
and he thought there was a genetic' wish that it should be
done away with.
After a few words from the Earl of ELLiNnOROUGIT, the
motion was agreed to; and Lord BROUGHAM nominated
the select committee.
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