The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-15 00:00:00

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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (IRELAND) BILL
The Lurie' 'moodiness& to shis MR wore considered and
Weed to-
(kthe motion of Mr. St u.ioarr, the following dense was
added : " And in all counties Apo, cities iusd bosons* where
zoo rate is kited, and which mambos sad chimed
sra lishie to wanly owe, the expense asourreel ender this
Ad shall he defrayed by the respective amities."
SALE 4 )1., GAS Acr AMILNDMILNT BILL.

The home having gone into eammittee on the hill,
Mx. SHERIDAN said be had given notice of a series of
arnendenents, but at this late pined of the mesons he would
not bring them forward if the hoe. member who had charge
of the bill would consent to insert the word " October" in-
stead of the word " July," so se to lengthen the time at
which the bill should came hatooperation.
The committee ilivided :
For the amendment 3l
Ageinst it
Mr. SHERI OA N then mond to omit clause I.
Mr. SPI lON Eli moved that thechainten report progress,
which was earned, and the house resumed.
PLEA ON INDICTMENTS BILL
on the order of that* for going into committee on this
bill,
Mr. IIE;NEBBT said the object of the bill was
to alter the mode of pleading. A primmer, instead of
pleading guilty ..r Hot guilt', was, by this bill, to state
whether he would plead guilty, or that be wished to be put
uPa his trial He moved that the debate be adjourned.
Sir O. C. LEWIS raid it seemed to bun that if a prisoser
declioed to zlesil guilty and hail not the conscience to my
" not guilty, but that hi, relied to be tried, the jury
would be apt to draw the inference that he was guilty.
Mr. E. JAMES objected to lin...reeding with a bill of such
importance without more consideration than could be given
to it under present circumstances.
Mr. DENMAN said the bill was meant to meet the cages
of prisoners who were not guilty of the entire charge
against them, but who hail a conscientious scruple to plead-
ing " not gaty." This bill would prevent them from
bring obliged to put in that plea, and instead to state that
they wished to be put on their trial.
Mr. LTOON moved that the house resolve itself into
committee on the bill that day three months..
The house divided :
Forgoing into committee
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The 111.Iiriconsequeetly lost.
FELONY AND MILIDEILIdNOR BILL

On the order of the day for ocesiderig the Lords' ameod-
mente to this bill,
Mr. E. JAMES moved that the house disagree with
the Lords' amendments. Thu object of the bill was to
enable the counsel for the prisoner to sum up the
case when the witnesses had been heard. The amend-
ment carried by the Lards provided that the prisoner's
r..unsel should have this right if the jwlge presiding at the
trial should see fit to allow him to do so. He objected to
judges having such a power.
The St ILICITOR.OENERAL mid so strongly was he op-
posed to the amendment introduced by the Lords, that he
would infinitely rather that the 'hill should be lost alto-
gether.
'ne nation was agreed to, and several members were ap-
pointed to manage a conference.