The Express.
London, England, 1850-06-14 00:00:00

SUNDAY TRADING BILL.

Mr. B. WALL wished to know from the hon. mem-
ber for Lambeth whither hr would have any objection
to postpone the Doomed reading of the Sunday Trading Bill,
which was tired for Wednesday next, till Wednesday week,
a. ,the evidence which was taken before the committee on
the subject was not yet before the house.
Mr. PEARSON said that if the evidence c-.u'd not be
laid before the how in sufficient time he would have no
objection to the peatpunement of the bill, if he could obtain
an early day for bringing it on. Otherwise, as the subject
was one of great Importance to Lis constituents, be would
bring it on on the day for which it was fined.
COUNTY COURTS EXTENSION BILL.
Tt e house resolved Itself into a committee upon this bill,
sod proceeded to take Into ronsidsritiun several new clauses
introduced by the Attorney-General.
Claws A was agreed to after some few observations from
the ArroaxarsoxisztiAL, which were not heard.
On clause 11
Sir .1. ORAkAM said be had to repeat the observations
which he made yesterday with regard to the difficulty of
bearing in the house. (Rear, hear.) With respect to thee
clause, it we., as drawn up by the Attorney-General, pro-
spective in its operation as to the removal of clerks. By
the thistinw law, clerks being appointed by the judges, with
the sanction of the Lord Chancellor, the government had
no direct power to remove them, whatever their misconduct
might be. Besides that, several clerks resided out of their
districts, and neither was there any power of removing them.
Sir 0. GREY admitted that the irremovability of clerks
was a great evil, and, therefore, it was proposed to give a
generel power of removal by this bill. (fisar, hear) With
I respect to the power of sing existing court houses for the
purpose of holding eoanty courts, his hon. and learned friend
had a clause prepared to effect that object. lie could assure
the right hon. gentleman that the government were prepared
to carry oat such recommendations of the committee of five
judges es they thought likely to remedy existing defects.
The clause was then agreed to.
On clause C, the object of which is to alliw the plaintiff to
serve his own summon.,

The iiToKITIN:GENERAL said that this clause had
been premed on him tram all quarters, and he had taken
pains to see how it could be carried into operati n. But
once he had given aotits of the clause he h.d received com-
munications limn the judges of the county courts stating
that the matter would be atteaded with consul. table diffi-
culty. He therefore proposed tostrike out the clause. (Hear.)
The clam was 'Knack out accordingly.
Sir G. PECHELL said that they laboured under the great
disadvaatage on his aide of the house of not hearing one
word of what fell from the hon, sad learned gentleman.
(" Hear, bear" sari laughter.)
The CHAIRMAN—The clause is now withdrawn.
(Laughter.)
Sir G. PRCHELL—I did not hear a word ahout with-
drawal. (" Hear, hoar," and laughter.)
bir. 'lugs --If this is the only way that we can conduct
business in this house, I think we had better return to the
other house. (" Hear, hear," and renewed laughter.)
Mr. 0011LLIURN said that the reason why his right hon.
friend had been heard was, that the house expected some.
thing worth hearing from him. (" Hear, hear, laughter,
and " Ne no" from Sir J. Graham.)
Sir J. GRAHAM said it wne much more important that
tho louse should be able to hear what el.e government said
than anything that might fall rum him. But he could
assure his right hon. friend that the imperfection was la the
house itself. (Hear, hear.) Th, y were completely at grow
rupoiss. (Hear, hoer.) They heard what wee said as as.

aide, but not a word of what wee said on the esker. (Rear,
hear.) Title sushi be fount tray iseemeealeat is debate.
wad in etramitte• It would preetrut the prow Wimeection of
Widow. I Hear. leer.)
• Mr. STAFFORD—I was net aide to hue Nos bon. and
leaned gentleman the Attotsay-Genseal on his (the Atter-
.47.o,,sorare) side of the has" and therefore I creased here
esalikme so do so. • (Lutektir.)
Mr. HUME—I think we should adjourn to the other
hones. (" Hear, hear," cheer., aid " me, no.")
Oa clause D,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL me "reseeding to make
some ebeervatinne. when
Sir 0. PIiCH ELL eri-d out—Speck load—we met hear
• word hue. f L-mehtor )
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL mid that If he spoke
loader he wu afraid he would only still more defeat the
object which the hon. gentleman had in view—that of
making himself distinctly heard. (Rear, hear.) The
object of the present clause was this—at present the act was
worded, if a party laid his plaint, and served it upon the
defendant, eves though the defendant might not intend to
make any defense, the plaintiff wee obliged to go into court
with ha ease, and incur all the names of provieg it, even
though it was an undefended plaint. He sow meant so moon
a slaws the object of which wee that whether the defendant
was served with a plaint or not, if he knew a suit was about
to be instituted he might with the plaintiff agree about the
amount of the debt and eater that agreement in writing with
the clerk of the court, and thereupon the judge should proceed
to adjudicate upon this case in the muse manner as If he had
tried it. Tote would be a moat economical measure, and he
believed a setie.aetory one.
Mc FITZROY proposed a verbal amendment, which was
agreed to.
The elutes then rased.
Clauses E, F, and 0 were agreed to.
Clause* IR to K, as prepared by the ArronlearHaxatur.,
were successively win ed to a tor a briet and irrestular lik-
ens/On. only snatches ant! isolated sentences of which reached
the reporters' gallery, as also many hon. members, who se-
verally took oceadoes, amid much laughter, to protest they
did not hear s word that was Rare on, and that the debate
assumed a character quite " private and confidential."
Mr. MITCHELL moved the addition of the following
clause, which was carried without dawn% :
Be It muted that noth•ng contained In this bill shall take away the
power of the Jades of the .upenor c tarts to nuke, or shall interfere
with the exercise of their discretion in making, onieni for bolding
defendants to bail In actions ennmenord In the superior courts for
claims not exceeding iOf., mid that when In say action any such order
shall remain the provisions of this act shall sot apply with respect
to such setiom
Mr. M'CULLAOR moved thefollowing clause

And ba it enacted that the court shall, after the trot day in which
It Mellott in ea b district ur eummence ka MU- es not later
than nine of the eloek in the forenoon, pave when prevented by dim re
o- unavoidable absence in the judge appointed to preside in each
court ; and that no total, ere, or buslima shall be entered nine after
the boor of fix of the Mork In the afterhoun of any day by eueb court,
except at the request of bath partite.
Tne ATTORNEY. GENERAL opposed the clam*, which
was immediately withdrawn by the hon. propose.
Mr. CROW DER, In moving the adoption of app. al clauses,
recommended that the judge should bays the pwer of
greeting to each party the right of appeal in a case of pal-
pable error, and that in the et se of a supposed nurtirection
or error on the part of the judge, the party who c pidered
himself t r be agerieved should have • richt of appeal inde•
pendently of the judge, to two 01 the ledges of the superior
courts. II they wished to dest•oy the efficacy of the bill,
and to raise as greet a clamour against it so had been heard
in favour of it, they could not do so more effectually than by
passing it without the power of appeal.
Mr. FITZROY said it appeared to him that to introduce
into the b.ll the principl of appeal would be to throw on
the suitor the whole or the espies. a incurred in the conaty
courts, in addition to th se which were now incurred
in the other courts. The public would net hove cried out, as
they had done, for an extension of the jurisdiction i: they had
found the decisions su 13201.01!rOUS.

Sir G. GREY skid he had opposed the extension of the
jurisdiction Incises he thought it would make the courity
courts unpopular ; hut the house hens' decided in leveler
of exteeding it to 604, in order that the* courts might not
be deprived of their distiocive character, his had since been,
and was still, neje...id to the principle of the bill.
Mr. AOLIONBY believed that the addition of three
clauses would render the bill distaltelal to the whole ceum
' try, and ineke It a curie irony! of a blessing.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL must oppose the introduc-
tion of these clauses. The object of establishing these coons
was to have the matter in dispute summarily, cheaply, and,
if possible, ettisfactorily decided ; and though he had been
opposed to the extension of the jurisdiction to 501,
the house havieg decided in favour of it, he felt it to be hip
duty to assist in paseing the measure as proposed.
Mr. COCKBURN believed an appeal to he abeolutrly
necessary. There was no member of the house
who was a more c irdal supporter of the prin.
ciple of the measure than he was. (Hear, hear )
Unless they provided for en rpprd te the superi it courts,
there might be considerable hostility in the other house ;
and, it only because he was anxious for the ultimate success
of the meteure, he aboald suppon the proposed addition.
Sir J. GRAHAM said he, too, was v ry aexious for the
success of the measure, but he would not prognostieete as to
the fete of the bill in the. other house. (Hear, hear.) He
was extremely glad that her Majesty's government bed
adopted the course which they had done that evening, that
of endeavouring to perfect the bill as for se possib:e, so as to
meet the reasonable expectations of the greet body
of the people. (Hear, hear ) It was the opinion of
the people of this country that, in the sispenor courts
of law, what with delay of process, and what with the great
expense attending an application to them, justice was too
dear—(sheen)--and that they must hays a more
summary and r-ady pr icess. (Hear, hear.) He
was afraid that the justice which was about to
be placed at their disposal, though cheap, would be imper-
fect as compared with that which they were accustomed to
receive at the hands of the judges of this couatry. lie abio
entertained some tears as to the indirect effret of this mea-

sure in relation to the Is or of Westminster of
men which he tonal loved to be rate of the greatest ornaments
of the giuntry, and to whom it wee under eternal obligations.
It was the earnest and the legitimate desire of the people of
this country, with regard to debts of moderate amount, to
have cheep and ream justice at their own doors; and
though be th ught the elan... proposed had been both
framed and supported in the right spirit, and although
he could not satisfactorily answer the arguments urged
for them in the abstract, he felt bound to say that he
thought the house would not correctly represent the opiaiona
of the eountry by sanctioning them. (Hear, hear.)
Sir It. INGLIS said, Rosrever t'ght it might be to desire
cheap, speedy, and summary istatioe, certain justice was not
Irisimportant ; and he could not help fearing that the dad
sinus of the 60 County Court judges would be found a. con-
flicting ea those of election committers were form' rly when
no person could anticipate the decision of the committee
ezeept by looking at its constitution. He had no wish
to impede the program of the b.il ; on the contrary, he
aimed at making it perfect, and for that meson he sleculd
vote for the additional clauses.

Mr. J. S. WORTLEY doubted whether thou were the
best friends of the measure who resi.sied, the proposed addi-
tion.

Colonel THOMPSON said that without profanity any
an might pray the Lord to deliver him from SUMS try and
uaadvised decisions.

Mr. W. J. EVANS would like to know how much of the
501. would remain if this appeal were granted when the
eau had been brought into onu of the soperior courts
(Laughter.)
Mr. CROWDER, in reply, sail that it was rather in
deference to the bill u it stood that be framed the clauses ;
and that tha right hon. baronet the meueb.r for Alpo had
failed to convince kiln of the propriety of passing the bill
without inserting the appeal clauses.
The hums then divided—

For the clauses
A4ainst them lOB-83
The mo•ion was consequently lot.
Mr MULLINOS then moved the following clause:
That the fees to be taken by barristers-ad or and attorneys prat.
using in the raid courts in car, brought within the jurisdiction mean
by tile act, shall bees follow.:—An attorney shall be entitled to Mee
or recover a sum not exceeding one pound ten shillings for hie fees
and costs, where the debt, damage, or demon I coined in one plaint
in covenant, debt, detinue, or assumpeit, shall not mewl 331.; and
in no ems shall any fee exceeding 21.4 e. fat be allowel for ernoluying
a barrister or counsel in the mum, and the expense of MO.) lilt; a
barrister or an warm% either by plaintiff or defendant, shall not he
allowed on taxation ot amts, unless by order of the judge ; and the
judgca ofthe said courts respectively shall from time to time deter-
mine In what eases such expense. shall be a sllowed.
to.
Virr.7OOCKBURN proposed the following clause
And whitens by the act of the 10th of her alajeety, hereinbe'ore m-
elted, it la enacted that the judge lot any county court may make
criers concerning the time or time., and by what Instalments any
debt, or damages, or costa tor which juaumeat shall be °Malawi,
shell be pail; be it enact, d, that in any case where any &hi recovered
under this set shall Amount to more than 201., and tbe party against
whom any eider for the payment of such debt shall be male, shall be
In respect of his trade, business, or calling, subject to the laws relat-
ing to bankrupts, it shall not be lawful 6.r the jtelito making such
order to postpone the payment of such debt beyond the period of one
OR:eodar month from the time of making such order.
The ATTORNBY-GENERAL said that he would oppose
the clause unless he heard some very cogent argument in
favour Sits insertion,
After a few wards in its femur from Mr. MITCHELL, it
was negatived without a division.
Mr. BROTHEBTON then proposed a ease to extend
the privileges to be granted by th sbtll to the local courts of
Salford and Liverpool.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL opposed it.
It was negatived without a division
Lord D. STUART proposed a ease which he said would
facilitate the berries of notioes, and another which he asserted
would be calculated to protect the °liken of the county
courts in the execution of their du•iii•
They were both negatived.
The treatable was agreed to and the house resumed. TheaB
WAS ordered to be read a third time on Ts *day next.
PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS BLL.
Mr. xwear, In moving that the Louse resolve i I
self into
committee on this bill, said that be understood that the
gallant c done', the hon. member fur Lincoln, intended to
oppose the bill ; but two divisions had already been taken on
this bill. The object of the bill was to enable the popula-
tion of towns to have the advantage of • library. By the
bill, as it at present stood, the consent of two-thirds of the
ratepayers was necessary, and the parties who wished to have
the museums and libraries were.requirsid to put up public
notice at the Town-hail and other pise s. He hoped the
hoses would not reins, to go into committee.
Col. SIBTHORP said that it was a Watt., of indiffer-
ence to him whelks there had been two or 2.0 divisions.
lie telt himself called upon to give as strenui.ue an oppo-
sition to the present bill as he had given to Ow former one.
He moved that the further progress of this bill be postponed
until this day six months.
Mr. HUME thought that the hon. and gallant officer Gould
not have read, this bill with attention. Tne Yee %Mani of
one halfpenny in the pound was a very moderato one for so
great and Important a purpose.

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY . RUINING, JUNE 14, 1850.

Mr. Atdersna BIDNRY observed t►at it was sot a volun-
tary tendon of the nsubses themselves, for there wee se
provision la this set for anion say peddle Besting.
Kr. HEALD thought that there yen Mom for the
bows going into smarslttee on the bill that it night be
asseaded. He approved of the principle of the bin, sad
should jive his Tenpin support of the motion for going into
sosereitese..

11;,.--fiflaNFORD objected to a mail portion of the
community fermi the rest of the ratepayen to agree in es.
tablidimats of this description.
Mr. EIRSNAW sed that lb. ratepayers would eheer-
W folly pay the small pm iafileted by the bill in considera-
tion of the good ft would offset.
Mr. SPOONER hoped that the hon. sad gallant man,
her would withdraw his saitadmat
Mr. WYLD believed that la properties as onassans sad
libraries were nadir 'sensible to the working dame, the
public Meese would kamatid. Wherever public libraries
dad been entablinek, Mass bad in a remarkable degree
itainished. Having these views, he Mt bound to support
the bill.

For going into committee
For tee amendment 2l—eB
The house went into committee on the bill.
Oa clause 1, a desultory discussion ensued, but oar at-
tempts to leas the purport were for some time utterly futile.
At length
Mr. 001:ILEUM was understood to ask how many
towns bed taken advantage of the Museums Act ?
Mr. EWART said, five, Warrington, Ballard, Leiouter,
Manchester, and Liverpool.
Two or three hon. members rose in sueession, and ap-
peared as if addressing the ebair, but nothing m..re than •
murmuring sound reached the gallery. With mush diffi-
culty we gathered from
Mr. BROTHERTON that he considered the object of
hon. members opposite to be nothing more than obstruction.
Ha moved that the chairman report progress.
Sir 0 GREY thought it bitter to go on with the bill.
The committee divided:
Foe reporting progress
Against
The house resumed, and the chairman reported progress.
Mr. EWART moved to resume the committee on Wed-
nesday next.
Mr. LAW moved that it be resumed on that day six
months.

Mr. HUME appeared u if remonstrating with the right
hon. and Parried member, but his words were unheard at
our end Mae gallery.
Mr. LAW reminded the hon. member that he had just
voted for reportirir progress.
Sir H. VERNEY thought that the house had much rearm
to complain or tee conduct of the promoters of this bill in
,heinselves votirg for delay. (Haar, hear.)
The house divided—

For the motion
For the amendment d7-38
Mr. ANSTEY suggested to the hon. gentleman wheth,r,
after the experience be had new of the fe.ling of the oppo-
nents of the measure, it would not be &drillable for him to
rest satisfied with the victory he bad just obtained, and
withdraw the bill for the present sissior,
Mr. EWAlir should state hie intentions on a future day.
The further proceeding with the bill in committee was
then and for Wednesday neat.

MARRIAGES BILL.
On the otder of the day for resuming the committee on
this bill,
Mr. E. ELLIE', Mr R. HAILIM, Mr. SWART WOIEI,
LET, Mr. C. Peannox, and several other boa. members
;assented petitions from various parts of the country in
favour of the measure, and Mr. B. Hor■ presented
tm:itiens against it from clergy and laity of the Church of
Englend, the Dean of Down, C,ttenh►m (2), Ludlow, Birch-
ington, and Monkton.
The house tuiviog resolved itself into committee, com-
menced with clause 3, on which Mr. ItOUNDELL
PALMER rose to move the amendment of which he had
given notice, to insert the foliuwing words:

"Nor shall any member of either of the mid churches, who may
hereafter cotrract any such m bo exempted, by virtue of this
act, from any such spiritual or mclesutstica.l censure or punishment ;
nor shalt any senterc • for restitution of conjug.4 rights be pronounced
by any sorresiawieal court In any suit or procceding between the
parties to any such marringe."

This amendment differed from the clause he had moved last
year, and for this reason, that lot year the bill did not pro-
fess to he for the relief of dissenter,, but took the question
breselly oy the horns. and said there shall be full liberty for
all persons in the United Kingdom to contract such mar-
r.ages, and it shall be open to any minister of religion to
celebrate such marriages or not, as Le may think fit. That
being the principle of the bill, as affirmed at the second
readies, the object of his amendment waa confined to the
preservation of the doctrine and discipline of the church, by
enacting that no churchman should be compelled to cele-
brate any marriage ceutrary to the rule of the church of
which he svu a minister. Soon after the house rose for the
recess, it became evident Wit the bill would be on the next
',cession presented to the country and the house as a dis-
senter's question, and be had seen a letter, purportiog to be
written by his right bon. and learned friend to n &reenter
after the prorogation of parliament, and published in the
Nentonfornaist, showing clearly the new point of view
in which the question was to be brought forward. In that
letter his right hon. and learned friend, after expressing his
determination to reintroduce the bill, called upon all those
who felt an interest in the question to spare no exertion to
influence public opininn, in order that petitions might be
poured in to sway the decision of the Howe of Loris in its
favour, and stating that hitherto he had not received ,that
effective support from the dissenters he had expected, and
that no general movement had been made by them on a
question which he considered affected religiose liberty.
Accordingly when the measure appeared this session, instead
of presenting it as a bill applicable to all classes of her
Majesty's subjects his right hon. and learned friend st ited that
he mean' to adopt the principle which he supp seed he (Mr.
Palmer) had endeavoured to preserve in his amendment and to
base the me mute en the ground of the conscientious opinions
of the dissenter,, leaving the rules and discipline of the eeta-
blished church perfectly untouched. This however the bill
es it at ad would not do. And with regard to the church of
Seltlend the bill did not carry out his hon. and learned
frienc'e declared intention, that the doctrine and discipline
of that church should be left intact. Hence the necessity
for the amendment he cow proposed. With regard
to the discipline and rules of the church, ex-
cept as to clergymen celebrating such marriages
it would be destroyed by the operation of the bill. He
contended that his amendment would go far to relieve the
members of the churches of England, Ireland, and Scotland,
who disapproved of the bill, and thought these marriages
Incestuous, from the obnoxious provision, of the measure ;
and that would be no slight effect. lie celled upon the
house to extend protection to that party who dissented from
the hill—a party consisting of the majority of the people of
the United Kingdom. (Cheers.)
Mr. WORTLEY would say that his honourable and
learned friend was greatly mistaken as to the effect
of the clause on which he had proposed his amendment.
That amendment, like much of the opposition to the bill,
seemed to have proceeded from a desire to stretch ecclesias-
tical authority on the marriage question. (Hear, hear.)
What would be its tendency if adopted ? Why,
that one day you would have a marriage solemnised at the
altar, and that the neat day any mischievous person might
pursue the married parties bite an ecclesiastical court, and
cum them to stand in a white sheet. ('• Hear," and
laughter.) He contended that the complaints of his hon.
end learned friend were not just. The bill proposed that
no laymen who contracted marriage with a deceased wile's
sister should be subject to any suit in an ecclesiastical court.
The discretion of the clergyman was left untouched by the
bill; he was perfectly at liberty to refuse the sacrament to
such parties. it unfortunately be thought it his uuty to do so.
Sir R. INGLIS said the object of the amendment was not
to increase cedes &stied authority, but to leave it as it stood
before this bill was proposed. He supported the amend-
ment, from the wish to maintain the jurisdiction of the ec-
clesiasticel courts as it at present existed.
Mr. WORTLEY said a few words in explanation.
Sir F. THESIGER pointed out a discrepancy which
would be introduced iuto the bill by the admission of the
latter part of the amendment without the former.
Mr. COCKBURN said he could conceive nothing more
mischievous than the legislation proposed by the amend-
ment, which would put the ecclesiastical tribunals in direct
opposition to tho civil tribunals of the country,—the latter
being empowered to enforce these marriages, the former to
declara them void.

I Mr. OS WALL) said the amendment would merely give to
the churches the power of exercising that discipline which
they ought to exercise if their authority was to be of any
advantage.
Mr. 8. P. WOODsaid the amendment, so far from causing,
I would obviate collision between the ecclesiastical and
civil tribunals. Parties were not compelled to resort to the
ecclesiastical courts for the restitution of conjugal rights; if
they chose to daso, the courts ought not to br compelled to
pronounce in such cases contrary to their own principles and
doctrine. A reform of the ecclesiastical courts had been
promised by the government, and it was said the bill was in
preparation. He quite agreed in the necessity of an alters-
tion in the jurisdiztion of these courts, so u to relieve them
from a clue of suits which did not properly belong to them,
and most cordially should he rejoice in seeing the bill so
lone promised by the government.
After a few words from Mr. Fossils,
Mr. S. WORTLEY said it was (ally his intention to pre-
serve every ecclesiastical censure now possessed by the
Church of Scotland or by the united Churches of England
and Irelsnd, end he considered the dense now under cousi-
dera.ion fully cared d out that intention.
Mr. R. PALMER entirely dissented from the view taken
by his hon. and learned friend. He considered that his re-
presentation of the effect of the clause was totally incorrect.
(Hear.)
The committee then divided,
For the amendment
Against it

The CUAIRMAN begged to inform the committee that
the amendment being negatived, the question then before
them was whether or not the clause should stand part of
the bill.

Mr. FORBICS moved that the clause be rejected alto-
gether. (Hear. hear.)
Ur. GOULDUItN recommended the hon. gentleman,
after the diviner' that had just taken place, not to press his
amendment.

Mr. FORBES consented to withdraw his amendment, and
the Meuse was 'greed to, as also wile 4 and 6.
On Hausa 6 hemg proposed,
Col. CHATTEHTON moved the following proviso : " Pro-
vid, d always, and he it enacted, that nothing in this aet
contained shaU extend, oe be construed to extend, to Ire-
land."
Mr FARRELL moved that the chairman report progress.
He had been in the house for some time and had not bees
aide to bear a word. There they were in a house where no-
body could hoar, with no ventilation, and with weeks out.

aide eatiolng a meet pestiferous smell. (Laughter.) He
thought the best way would be to *any hi, !notion, and
enable them to go home to bed.
Colonel SIBTEOIII3 supported the emotion.
Mr. J. S. WORTLEY must appeal to the house, and ex
prom his hip, that this important measure would not to
trifled with.
Mr. F. MAIILE hoped that the motion to adjourn would
not be pressed.
Kr. NAPIER observed that the protestant, of Ireland
were quits as unanimous against this bill ea the Roman
catholic, were.
Col. THOMPSON said when he heard of the unity of the
people of Scotland and Ireland he confiued his faith was
somewhat shaken by • feet be ascertained from the news-
men, that at the very tints the assertion was made in that
house that Scotland was In one flame of unity on this subject
flootaltinen in Edinburgh were mutually breaking heads
about it.

Mr. Y. MAULS mid that on this question Scotland was
110/111111101111 until stirred up by a paid skeet, who was at that
moment pirambulating the country and leadieg the lowest
of the low to Join in a clamour in favour of the bill. Tha:
person hid been amongst his own constituents, and had
managed to get up a petition amongst them ; hut when he
attempted to call a public meeting in the large and populous
city (Pettit), he could not dad a respectable man to take the
chair.

Mr. BADLEIR believed that ?he people of Ireland, both
oatholies and protestant*, were almost unanimously opposed
to the measure.

The O'GORMAN MAHON denied that the hon. and
learned gentleman represented the feelings of the Irish
people on this question, and had mired at cenclug.ons
opp-site to those which he had expressed. If the catholic
hierarchy and people were opposed to this bill, they would
have made known their sentiments through their represen-
tatives in that house. _ . .

Mr. MONSELL ;aid that he believed that every ears in
Ireland, whether catholic or presbyteriao, or belonging to
ens establirhed church, was opposed to this bill.
Colonel THOMPSON asked if the seven millions of the
Irish catholic. would recognise the principle of granting dis-
pensations for incest, or would they approve of anyth g ab-
horrent to general morals or the good of society ? (Hear,
hear.) He thought he might conclude that when the catkin.
lie church admitted such marriages under certain circum-
s'ancrs, the catholic people of Ireland must •i• w the subject
as one on which human wisdom and legislative decision had
a right to be heard. _

scrtir • few words of explanation between Mr. ANIMIST
an!l./dr._N•Ptsn2___

Mr. MACOILEGOR said that the bill wee utterly opposed
to the religious feelings of the entire people of Sc-Aland.
Mr. SADLEIR, in reply to Colonel Thompson, said that
the catholic, of Ireland would not seek a dispensation for
incest, and rega-ded these marriages as unlawful, wino;
11411 C imied by • dispetuation, which was never granted wile's
under v•ry preming and peculiar circumstances.
Col. RAWDON observed, th'it if Ireland were to be ex-
cluded from the bill, and a difference all•.wed in the law of
marriage between the three kingdoms, gnat injury wou.d
be done to property.
Lord CASILEREAGH believed the general feeling of
the Irish people of every religious denomination to be
again-it the hill.
Mr. FARRER withdrew his motim for an adjournment
of the debate, and
The house divided—

FIR Cul. Chatterton's clause ll4
Against it 132-1S
The Ai I then went through committee.
Col. CHATTERTON gave notice that on the next stage
of the bill he would mwe the insertion of the same
clause.

THE LIGHTING OF TIIE lIOUSE.
Mr. HUME complained of the immense glare of light in
the house. He sr ii be had got a headache from it—a thing
that he wu seldom subject to. He wished t, know for
what reason they were surrounded by such illuminationi.
He protested against their siving any longer in the Louse,
unless some rune', were applied.
Mr. GREENE wu about to reply; but hie oberea-
tions were completely drowned by the cries of " Order 1"
GENERAL BOARD OF HEALTH BILL.
This bill went through committee
POST OFFICE CLERKS.
Mr. ANSTEY moved for a c.ipy of the memorial from the
clerks of the monq order di partment addressed to the
Postmaster•Generu in September, 1849, and refinod to in
their petitien which was presented on the ith instant, and
printed with the votes; and, of any correspondence between
them and the Postmaster-General on the subject of the said '
memorial.

Atter some conetrsition,
Mr. F. DIACLE remarked that the hut. member had
moved, not only for the memorial but for the correapoadence
If this house were to make itself a court of appeal to every
disconteuted clerk, ao gentleman of character or hoacur
would maintain the discipline of his deportment.
After some further conversation, the house div:ded—
For the motion lO
Against it
PRINCE EDWARD'S ISLAND.
Mr. ADDEItLEY moved—" That the despatches lately
received from the Lieutenant-Governer of Prince Edward's
Island be laid on the table of the house ; also, copies of
correspondence which passed at the commencement of the
year between the House of As embly of that coloiny and the
Sterctory of State for the Colonial Department."
Mr. HAWES a /id that the papers moved for would r.ot
convey ell the information on the aubjtct which Lord Grey
wished to communicate to the house. The correspondence
was itcomplete, but would, when the peeper time came, be
laid entire upon the table.
Mr. A DDERLEY consented to withdraw the motion.
Motion withdrawn.

DOVER HARBOUR.
Sir G. PECHELL moved fa • return of all sums re-
ceived by tho warden and assistants of the harbour of
Darer, on account of tonnage duties, from the 10th d‘y
October, 1547, to the 10th day of October, 1849, distii.•
gui-hing the number cf vessels and the Lame of the port
at which the same were paid u tol.e fa p►ning the har-
bour of Dover.—Asreeil tn.

THE ROYAL PARKS.
Col. SIBTHORP moved for a return of the number
of rangers and other officers in R ehmond and Busby
Parks, occupying houses during the last five years.
Agreed to.
The boas: adj)utned at a quarter to 2 o'clock.

- -- • •-
THE. TEN lions ACT.-OPrOSITION TO THE Go-,
TiIINNENT MEASI:a2.-011 Wednesday evening a large end
enthusiastic meeting was held in the Temperance Hall,
Bradford, for the purpose of taking measures to induce the
government to pass an act for securing to women and children
employed in factorin a limitation of ten hours' labour during
five days 110 the week and sight hours on the Saturday,
making • total of fifty-eight hours per week. The
real otject of the meeting was to oppose the ex-
tension of working time to sixty hours a week, as
proposed by the government, as a compromise between the
manufacturers and their workpeople. The Rev. Dr. Burnet,
the vicar, presided, and was surrounded by Joshua Pollard,
Esq., Charles Hardy, Esq., Charles Walker, Esq., and a
number of other gentlemen connected with Mr. Outlet and
the old agitators on this question. There were also present
a number of the clergy. Resolutions were passed, and • pe-
tition to parliament adopted, expressive of the right of far.
tory workers to have the time of work limited to 58 hours •
week, and expressive of surprise at the refusal of her Ma-
jesty's ministers to correct a technical error in the act of
1847, without the impviitien of two additional hours of
labour. A strong feeling was manifested in favour of in-
sisting upon the limit indicated, and a declaration by the
vicar that he would, if their present efforts failed, go with
the factory workers to seek an eight hours act, was re-
ceived with much cheering. A vote of thanks was gamed
to Lord John Manners for his efforts to secure the passing
of the original limit in the Factory Act, and a pledge
given to assist him in securing that object. A vote of thanks
to the chairmen terminated the proceedings.
GOTTA PERCRA BodT.—A failing yacht, built upon
the life boat principle, and with the view to combine ordi-
nary sailing powers with entire freedom from danger of either
capsizing or sinking, has been experimenting during the kit
three or tour weeks daily on the Serpentine in Hyde-park.
She is a small vowel, and has been built merely as • model
to test bow far the principle of the life boat may be made
applicable to pleasure yachts, fishing boats, and coasters,
consequently very little attention has been paid to
beauty of outline, but as regards the important,
object safety, the experiment which we on Wed-
nesday had the opportunity of witnessiog seem to
prove thather builder has been completely successful. She is
clinker built, 13 feet 6 inches long by a breadth of 4 feet 10
lochs., and • depth of 2 feet 4 inches. ller outside planks
are of gutta perches, cemented and copper rivetted together,
the sides are double, forming angular air chambers, their
greatest breadth being on the upper or deck side, diminish-
ing to a point at the bilge. The fore and aft bulkheads, the
thwarts, and the gunwale are also formed into air-
chambers to increase her buoyancy, and as • coun-
terpoise to the extreme lightness so acquired, and
to enable her to bear sail, she has a heavy in•n
keel and keelson (the latter being proved to re
ceive the ribs) and deep bilge timbers, which acting as
extra keels when she heels over, combine with the air
chambers aloof the side of her deck to prevent the possibi-
lity of her capsizing. lier power of resistance in this respect
was subjected to a mach se test than any vessel would
be likely to meet with even under extraordinary chasm-
stances. All her ballast and heavy weight was brought on
one (the leeward) side, and when by this means and the
action of the wind upon her sails, she was sunk as low in
the water on that side as she would go, • heavy man, hold-
ing on by a rope from her mast heed, his legs hung over her
gunwale, and the whole of this form failed to bring any part
of her deck under water. Her buoyancy was also teased
by sailing her full of water, there being at the same
time on board • man of fourteen stone weight and
4 cwt. of ballast, and though this heavy cargo brought her
gunwale down almost vel with the water, it neither sank
her nor prevented her making fair way. Her owner calm,
Wes that notwithstanding her diminutive siae,sshe;would sail
with two tons weight on board. As a life boat or a safety
boat for pilots, fur 'matinee in rough weather, or other pur •
poses, when much bulk is not required to be stowed, there
can be no doubt that the invention is a valuable one ; but it
is very questionable whether it can ever be made available
for vessels carrying general cargoes, in consequence of the
large proportion of the specs of the interior occupied by the
air chambers. The plan on which this yacht is built (a
claimed by her builder as a new invention, and has been
registered by him under the Copyright of Designs Act.
TURES SMUGGLERS CAPTURED.—Osi Wednesday,
at midnight, the Coast-guard men on duty at the entrance of
Portsmouth Harbour observing • large wherry coming into
the harbour, the officers manned a boat and -boarded her.
when 37 tubs of foreign brandy and three men were found
and seized on board. One of the men, named Hann, is only
just out Of gaol for • similar offence.