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. other suggeslim would be bests7.llonsitilib at tba
third readmit.
Mr. P. Gatineau. saw no rearms for exeepting
I forgeries en dm Book of P.naitted; his if thv
weie excepted, so ought the fa .s of musts"!
bank paper to be excepted eh.. -•
Mr. J. -Mame wished the ptiniitifileut to he
altered from impnaossarent, sr the doserki. 11 of the
Judges, to traosportation foe life. He could agree
Ants* lighter tooddlestion of punishment in Goy
F fir. H. G. Bennett Vonsidesred transportalist
as a bounty tor the commission of crime.
Mr. BAatitio scrods, inst nee ashy fiogeries on the
Bank of England were to be excreted. As to the
Batik, it wee no question of theirs, for theykdid
not pay the furled notes; it lay with the public.
only ; sod if the principle on which the Bill had.
been introduced were good for any thing, it moat
go to the length of substituting a milder, ea
therefore more efficacious punishment fur that of
Ileuili in every case.
Mr. J. SMITH wished to hose the punishment
fixed and definite for every case alike.
Mr. LOCKHART was shout to discus' the general
propriety of the Rill.
Sir J. MACKINTOSH suggested, that it would be..
better to postpone the discussion till the third
reading, when the oh/emotions en the Dell woad
be much more in order than on the introduction of
a few plight amendments ; which were moped •
merely with a view to having them printed.
The amendment was agreed to.
Sir J. filscettsvosn moved an amendment to.
except forgeries of entries of marrisges in perish
register., and licenses to solemnise marriages.
The emendnieut was adopted.
Mr. PEAR'S rind r few nerds.
Sir J. itlacictircosn moved another amendment,
to except forgeries of any transfer of ',abbe or
bank stuck, or of any power of attorney for trams.,
ferring the same.
This amendment was adopted.'
A dnctilision took piece on the punishment tab-
stituted tar the capital one iu the Bill—namely,
not lent than three, nor exceeding fuerteen years im-
prisonment, with or without herd Istiouv.
Mr. BARING recomnsended that the enactmebt
should he simply not less than fourteen years im-
prisonment and herd harbour.
Ur. Lusetsetott thought that, the punishment
for largely ought to he severe, nod %is the
mercantile enteregnivaa abaci 'so be put to a very
.ensesjderable experinarat ise tin sake of removing
the punishment of death, it was *sly due so them
and to the adrocotes of the Rill to secure severe
penalties for the offence of forgery. He was de-
sirous also of making the punishment certain, *nil
as little depemisot on the discretion of the Judges
as possibl,. He moved as au amendment the rub-
btitutiosi of " not less then ten years imprisonment
with hard labour."
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY said that the
discussion had guile to o coosiderable length. If
they were to debate all the clauses it would be im-
possible for the important business of the night to
come on lii sufficient time.

Si. J. MACKINTOSH acceded to the amendment,
which was adopted. He nest proposed, tigreealtly
HS the suggestion of the Lord Advocate, a proviso
to except the law and practiee of Scotland from
the operation of this Bill.
Mr. Calm now proposed a clause to except
" any vote, check, or promissory note, forged nu
sat y country tank, &c."
The Satosea said that the opportunity would
lie open on the third reading to propose such it
clause. At 'resent the discussion would Itad to •
no result, as the motion could not be put.
Mr. MasitaLY said that it would be giving a
premium Inr forgeries on country banks not to
'seep% them as well as forgeries on the Bunk of.
England.
Mr. LOCKHART promised his !turps!' :to the
exception of country bunk forgeriet-
Sir J. Neweosce spike to order. fie conceived
that the discussion opoit a question which could
not then be put must be very useless.
Mr. MARRTATT insisted on his tight to discus
the question. He could not understand the di.-
ginetion taken in the Rill, by excepting the for-
genes on the Bank of England, and not those on
country banks.
Mr. C. W. WYNN spoke to order. The Hon.
Member had a right to discuss the question. but
the time for doing so had passed.
Mr. BRIOHT rose to speak to order—
The SPEAKER said, that there was one Hoo.
Member engaged in speaking to order alreAv.
Mr. C. W. Wyatt appealed to the Speaker if
it was the tight of any Member to go Into the dis-
cussion on u new clause or amendment which could
not then be put.
The Srkausu thought he had made himself
understood before—sthat no Member could revert
to that stage of • Dill which had gone by, in which
it would have beret his right to propose amendments.
The debate at present must he out of order and
useless, as int motion could be made.
Mr. Caters said something not sufficiently au..
dible—to wt,it It

The SPEAKER replied. that it was in the power
of the Hon. Member to object to, admit, or emend
the amendment before the House, which was a pro-
viso to encept from the operation of the Bill the
law and practice of Scotland.
Mr. Girt.' said • few words.
Mr. LOCKHART reminded the Hon. Member
(Mr. Cripps) that he might move a new clause to
be added in the Report, or move the recomannueot
of the 8.11.
The amendment was agreed to, mod on the goo.
titan that ihr Bill .hould be engrossed.—
Mr. CRIPPII proposed his clause.
The Sentient requested the Hon. Member to
hand it up in writing.
Sir J. MACKINTOSH, rather than details the
House longer, agreed to the recommits's* of the