The Express.
London, England, 1850-07-11 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF OOMMONS.—WsinnsDAT, JOLT 10.

TM Semites took Meehan et 12 o'clock.
PUBLIC BUSINESS.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
Jaws' PAILLIAIIRITAIIT OATH BILL—By Mr. G. A.
HAMILTON. from Wooten, Bed.; Mentos sad Braes-
with, Saga& ; Somenhall, Darby; Rastas., HOES; sad
Wan plane.
POst-outat.—By Mr. G. A. HAMILTON, from Dram
gooland, Down, presbyteries coagrecatioa of Cammony,
Antrim, sad Pexforc, Mayo; Sir R. G. BOOTH, from
Boat.ratows Dublin. epeeist maiming tke resullutiem of
the house re:peeling Sauday labeler, or without its hay( p •
fair trial; by Sir G. STAUNTON, from Hence Sir J.
OWEN, from la emu of rescinding tie reso-
lution.
Nauseam BILL —By Mr. CHAPLIN (several); Mr.
COCKBURN (sr were.); Mr. WAK LIT (14), from various
per!. of the Metropolis, to favour of this bill. By Mr. O.
WALD, from Cunene*, Ayrshire; Mr. 0. DUNCOMBE,
trim the Areladenow, and 113 of the clergy of the Arch-
density of Cleveland, Yurkshire, spinet the bill.
Srsatte LICENSES (SCOTLAND) BILL —By Mr. COW AN,
merchants and dealers in nein liquon in Glas-
gow, spinet this bill; Sir H. F. DAVIE, also from Glee-
sow, motion restricti ins oe ',Ark dealer's limns,.
GrTAllr DUTY OW Saw ZS. By Mr. MILNER
BSON, from Mr. Taman* Heat, of the Leerier, news-
paper, complaining that by a return before parliament, 63
neutered newspapers are permitted to stamp only a portion
of their Jar en.' ms, while the Leader is obliged to stamo
the whole of its imprersion, and is thus inmeed to unfair
competition, sod preying that the privilege of stamping only
• pnt.oo of their Ilibir:101411S, now confind tea few, may be
intended to all new, papm.
HIGHWAYS BILL.
Mr. BUCK gave swan that he should to-stoney (this
day) present a petiti, n signed be 6CO rate-payees of the St.
Thomas's Union, County of Dsvoa, spinet this bill, when
M should a,lt what were the intention of the government
with respect to th„: measure.
RAILWAYS.
Mr. COWAN mned, pursuant to notice, for reams of
the names of the reveal rsilwry companies *mina
which any charges have ben brought by the Commis-
timers cf inland rev, one far arrears of passenger duty,
on tin pound of alleged non-eorapliance with the 7 and
8 Via. c. SS, me 6; copies of eurreepoadesee, dace the
lit day of July, 1841, between the Lords of the Tinsman,
commnnoners of inland revenue, or other revenue
beard. and railway commissional, on the cm hand and
any railway companies on the other, relative to alleged
non•oompliance with the Act 7 and S Vio. e. 33, s. 6, on the
part of the sad railway companies ; of letters written, sign
the passini of the abere.atentiumd act, by the railway com-
missioners, to any railway companies or board of inland
revenue, or other revenue board, approving of the times of
starting the trains of such railway companies, without in the
tint place beirg applied to by the said railway companies for
such approval ; of 4-.ny letter written by the railway e immls
nonuser baud of irland revenue, or other revenue board,
to any railway companies, intimating any change of system
0.1 their part, to guide such railway companies as to the
course to ke to fatty* adopted by them for obtaining the
approval of the railway commiWnwners of the times of stett-
ing their Maier, or containing any csn'ion cr warning in con-
'essence thereof : and, of up ree ipts granted by the re-
venue to railway companies, for their mutable payments of
passenesr duty, during the p floe fur which arrears of duty
are now charged, stating that such mien were still cue.—
Ordered.
PUBLIC MONUMENT TO THE MEMORY OF THE
LATE SIR ROBERT PEEL.

Loa J. nrsietiraid—S:r, I beg lave to give node*
that, on Friday meat, before the other orders of the day, I
shall move thus the hone, do resolve itself into a committee
of the whole bows with the view of eonsidering the follow-
iag retaliation namely, " That as humbly address be pre.
seated to her Msjis'y, prayirig her blejesty to be preciously
pleased tn. pies directions for the erection of a monument in
the collegiate church of St. Peter's, Westminster, to the me•
mory of the lets Sir Rabort Peel, with an inscription veer's-
sive of the public seam of the great and irrepar this loss
which the nation has assuaged in the death of that
let* right honourable geutlemso and to enure her Ma-
jesty slat this house will make goodi the expenses attending
the suns." (Cheers) With the permission of the house, I
mid now move that the Lowe, on Friday next, do realer. it-
self into a committee of the whole house for the purpose of
considering that reeoliatima.
The moths was put and serried lee.esine eoestradieerse•.
BUSINESS OF TEE ROUnE.

Lord J. RUSSELL them Stated that after the foregoing
resolution had been dimmed dee Friday, he propmed to go
on with the committee of sumly, and en Monday next In
proposed to resume the committee otii the Ealesiastimi
Commissfate Bill
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES BILL.
Oa the minim for gales Into committee on ti it bill,
Sir 0. PECHELL moved, " that the eamaittee in pat
off :or three ninths," urging the neeessity of further icquiry
previous to legislation upon tle tu'J. et.
He was answered bl Sir J. DVCICROSTII, who had Marge
stew DIU, mid the amendment was opposed by 6:r 0. Grey.
la the 'bort discussion which followed the amend im-
pression of the home s-esned tv be, that the objections to the
WI were matten of detail, fit for consideration in committee,
and Sir 0. Pechell, deferring to this olainion, withdrew his

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mpashiee.
-The louse 'lsm went into committee upon the bill, which
underwent certain amendments and woo reported.
TM bows renamed.
MARRIAGES BILL. . .

Petitions in fa;oeiesfiii• bill were presented by Mr.
Wortley, Mr. Cobden, Mr. L. Haworth, and Colonel
?hoopoe ; and arsine* it by Major Bereeford, Mr. F.
Maul*, and S r C. Clash*.
On the motion that the bill be read a third time.
31r. WALPOLE mead that it be deferred fir three
months, observing that if the bill passed it would utterly
subset' the best Interests of society, by destroying the cow
Cleat: end happiness of families. Upon the religious quo-
tion he argued that the bill should have I ern first introduced '
into the other house, where in a select committee theologians
might have pronounced an opinion none this part of the
cue. Ir.dependettly, however, of the Levities' prohibition
he contended that these marriages were forbidden by the
Divine command; but assumine there was a doubt, notwith
standing contemporaneous expositions and the general usage
of 15 centuries, the balance should incline to the safer aide,
where least risk was run. Oa the mid question
Mr. Walpole examined and endeav::nred to refute the three
reasons upon which the hid was founded:—First, that all
marriages ought to be free, and this prohibition was an
undue restriction • secondly, that, by allowing these mar-
riaa s orphan families had b tter protectors ; and, thirdly.
that these marriages were already so numerous that the pre-
ttiest law could sot be maintained. With referees to the
last, he pointed out the unsatisfactory character of the evi-
dence, and implored the house not to pus a bill to repeal a
saw because pools violated it.
qol. THOMPSON, in supporting the bill, cited the re-
mark of M' atesquieu with respect to incestuous marriages,
that the principle of prohibition was that of preventing the
corruption of infancy or youth ; whereas in this case, epos
the average, the parties were of mature age and distret.
Men, he observed, would always disobey a law which they
deemed unreasonable and unjust.
Mr. M'NEILL said, in Soothed the opinion of the people,
both on religious and social ground, was opposed to the
measure. The Confession of the Faith cc retained an express
declaration upon this particular point, and that confession
was recognised by nineteen-tweinieths of the people of Scot-
land; it was ratified ;Isv an act of parliament, and con-
firmed by the Treaty of Union. The proposition was, that
because a certain number of these marriages had been con-
tracted is Ragland, where there was a certain amount of
desire to have the law altered, therefore the alteration was
to be impaled up en the poop's of Scotland, where there was
so such desire. Was this fair? Was tt not an act of cruel
injustice ? Was it not a reason why the bill should not be
passed at all ?
Mr. S. WORTLEY deserihed the mischiefs which had
been produced bathe get of 1633, and which, he said, called
for a remedy. one had been proposed, and would the
house leas them without remedy or pass this bill i Upon
the social question, he observed that none of the evils pre-
dicted as the consequences of this measure had been realised
in America; and why, hs asked, should proteetioa be more
necessary for English ladiesthan for those of other countries?
He denied that the people of Scotland ware numinous in
their opposition to the bill, and appealed to petitions from
Scotland in Its favour.
Mr. F. )(AXLE renewed his protest against the bill, net
only to its application to Scotland, bat to the general ten-
dency of the measure to violate the best feelings of the
people, and pre encouragement, not merely in this, but in
other matters, to infringement of the law. If an Infraction
of the law justified its repeal, why not repeal the law against
balmy, than which ne mime was more common amongst
certain classes?
Mr. AXIITSY red Mr. WaSTIZAD spoke in support of the
Vat
maive
bill, but the house was I for a division, welch gars
a majority of oily 10 Mr. Walpole', amendment,
there being 134 ayes 144 masa
The bill we, then reed a third time.
Oa theqmsties that the hill do pus,
Mc OSWALD moved the insertion of a clams providing
that the hill should set weed to Scotland.
Mr. MORTLZY opposed the clause.
The hoses DAW—
N, the deems 139
Against le 137-7
Tim puede& that the bill de pee bodes yet le be
speed to.
It being new past six o'clock, the banes Awned.

I/MUSE/N.—Oa Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Williams,
of Caraboaras, Goodhue; had Immo from than. to Tad.,
rag, to mitoses the tonmosy of immersion performed by
Mr. Pryer, firma; of this plisse, who is • latter-day.slut, or
Pluanth brother. The company wen preparing to start
ter the rim is Northwood, when the butane was to be
traametod„ sad • Mr. Blade, of Goodhue; vas the puma
who was to be imaimsed, bat the enammy was
by • mart miss maidost. Mr. and Mrs. Wil isms had
onteludod to ride dew, to the river, sad had just got ia •
cart far that purpose whom the hone no bask late a very
deep soul is Mr. Pryer's yard, sad hone,
aidou Mr. sad
Mn. Williams, were quickly out of sight, sada the
maw, The panne prams; with gent presume of Wad,
threw iato the mood a sheep gets, and Mrs. Williams mao
up Gm, mad ossaltt bold of it, sad them sniped bar Inialmad
by am arm, party amnia/ the shoes sato towards tin
yard, sad Mn and -her hasherst; aid thus both
won saved from their perilous sinsatims. The hone was
drowsed sod the eon brakes to piens. This in said to he a
wary dawn. pond. Mr. Pryers sou met his death then
&mat two yams sime.—Rochsetw Gazette.