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London, England, 1852-04-02 00:00:00

BILL.

Ty'rd LYNDHURST introduced this Bill, which was
react a first time.

On the motion of Lord LONSDALE, the Personal
Estates of Inteitates Bill was read a third time and
passed.

COUNTY COURT EXTENSION.
Lord BROUGHAII presented petitions from se-
veral places in Wales, praying for the hxtcnsiou ofoft q
ii-
table jurisdiction to county courts ; also several pt-tt-
tions, complaining of the present mode of rating to the
poor.

THE MAYNOOTII GRANT.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented petitions
from Arbroath; from the free presbyteries of Lin-
lithgow, Dundee, and Caithne,s ; from a plec. in Bark •
shire ; from Huntley, in Aberdeenshire ; from Tain,
from places in Lincolnshire; from Southampton (2);
from Holy Town, Lanarkshire;
further grant to
from liniveton, Dar-
lington,Ktng's Norton, all
.against any
itlynoth. Also from Paisley, on behalf of the Scotch
ladies of Dumbarton, in favour of the hasp, ction of nun-
missionariesne rie s.
},ro
me x psetlrl:d from
mnes,
against Hungary. Also
Post-offico
Also from the
trading. From Wig.on (2), against the teats imposed
on professors in Scotch Universities; end frum Surbitun,
against church•rates.

MAYNOOTII COLLEGE.
The Earl of ALBE M A RLE gave notice of his inten-
ion to put a question to thep First Lord of the Trea-
sury whether her Mmj sty Government contemplate
tiny cheuge of policy with regard to the maintenance of
Their Lordships then adjourned.
the College of M3ynooth.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, April 1.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock.
PRIVATE BILLS.
The following Bill* were read a third time and
panrd .-
11. 'fast Gag.
Bradford Piece Halls.

Chelvnbam Improvement and Health.
Droitwich Junction Canal.
Macclesfield Improvement

Yaxley Drainage.
The Vale of Neath Railway Bill was considered and
agreed to, and ordered to be engrossed.
PETITIONS.
Sir J. YOUNG presented two petitions from Staf-
fordshire, protesting against the county local rates be-
ing pledged for railway Purposes, and praying the
House to withhold its suction to any measure of that
nature.
Mr. R. SOMERS presented a petition from the
county of Down in favour of tenant rieht.
Sir R. H INGLIS presented a petition from
Northamptonshire nesinst the Maynooth grant.
Mr. M'CULLAGfI presented various petitions from
Armagh in favour of tenant right.
Mr. G. BERKELEY presented a petition from Stroud
against the Meyeooth grant.
Mr. B. DENISON presented various petitions from
the West Ruling in menus of the Pnartnaceuticel 831.
Mr. T. DUNCOABE presented two petitions from
Droitwich, praying for the repeat of the post-horse
duties; also a petition from the Alleged Lunatic Friends
Society, signed by the Chairman, cornplaiiiine, of the
state of the law with regard to persons confined in
lunatic asylums, and praying tor an inquiry into the ex-
iAing lunatic asylum system; also a petition from the
prisoners confined in the Surrey County Gaol comp' .in-
ing of the reguletion which prohibited them from see-
ing, their friends or counsel, and of the food supplied
to them, which they declared was untie to be consumed
by human beings.
Mr. E. DENISON presented a petition in favour of
ocean penny postage.
Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented a number of petiriens
from various parts of Ireland in favour of his Tenant
Right Bill.
Mr. MONCRIEFF presented a petition from Leith
praying for the repeal of university tests.
Mr. GEACII presented a petition from Coventry
against the Militia Bill.
Mr. HEY WOOD presented a petition to the same
effect from Coble, in Lancashire.
Mr. KEOGH presented petitions from Cavan and
Monaghan in favour of tenant-right.
Mr. AGLIONBY presented a
petition from the
builders of the metropolis in favour of the Copyhold En-
franchisement Bill.
TENANT-RIGHT BILL.
On the motion of Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD,
the order o the day for the adjourned debate on the
Tenant-Right Bill was read, for the purpueo of being
postponed to the 10th of Msy.
WESTMINSTER BRIDGE.
Sir R. 11. INGLIS said ho had given notice to the
Noble Lord the First Commissioner of Works, of a
question with respect to the state of Westminster-
bridge. Six eeara ago the state of the bridge was such
that a Committee appointed to consider it reported that
it was necessary to pull it down and rebuild it. Four
years ago another Committee CaMe to the same conclu-
sion, as did also a Commission appointed in 1851. Her
Majesty's late advisers had prepared a Bill fur the pur-
l.° aof transferring to the drpertment over which his
Noble Friend (Lord J. Manners) presided, the property
of the Westminster Bridge C immtssioners, anti it was
c irnmunded that the Bill should bo brought in with-
out delay, with the view Of having a new bridge erected.
The Bill having been sec irdiegly prepared, and all the
needful notices having bean given, Vie question he de-
sired to put was, under what circunisterices, arid by
what advice, had the poetpenemeet of the execution of
euch intention taken place ? The bridge was no butter
now than it was when the recommendation alluded to
was made, and the opinions of eminent engineers re-
mained the same.
Lord J. MANNERS said ho had felt it incumbent
upon him, on entering upon his present office, to make
some inquiry as to the necessity of introducing that mea-
sure in tnis session of Parliament. The engineer whom
he consulted, however, did not consider there was ai•y
urgent necessity for the construction of a new bridge tins
session. Her Majesty's Government, therefore, taking
into consideration the silence of the report of the Com-
mission as to the probable expense of the now erection,
were 0, opinion that it was inexpedient to introduce a
the bridge in the present
ellcial.liofonr. the purpose rebuilding
Lord SEYMOUR—WouId the Noble Lord object to
lay on the table of the House a letter from Mr. Walker,
repor.ing en the stebility of the nrittge._(ui.ar.)
Lord. J. MAN N hold it itt my hand now.—
(Cries of " Read.")
The subject then dropped.
Sir l). LACY EVANS urged upon the Noble
Lord the propriety of ti.rowing epee the Howie of Corn•
mons for the inspection of the public on Saturdays, and
making better accomm datien ter the
EDIN BURG II POST-OFFICE.
Mr. COWAN moved for copies of all the memorials
whch have bee,' received at the Trea.nry or the General
t torn the officers of the Inland Department in
the General Post-office. Edinburgh, since ti e year 1839,
praying for an increase or revision of the scale of heir
ni utu, t --.
salaries; of the answers to each A h
"
reports of the (Beers to whom such tnt moriels mad have
been referred for their opinion thereon; of the scales of
lotteries established from time to Limo in the Inland
Department of the Post. offices in Lenden, EJittburgh, and
Dublin, respectively, since, the per 1830, with any alte-
rations that may have been adopted issuch welshes. and
the respective dates thereof, the names
of the present
officers in such departments, the dates of their appoint
mente, their present salaries, aid hpecify tog any re hsr
emoluments of such office re; and, of the, number of Officers
who have been added to each of the ab,ose mlutid offices
since 1830.—Agreed to.
PE rurroNs.
Mr. HUME presented a petiiion from Suff ilk against
the melt-tax, and one from Arbroath against the univer-
sity teats.
Mr. WALTER presented petitions from Nottingham
against the Militia Bill.
PARK IN Pr
.I"BURY.
Lord ROBER r uItOSVENOIt asked the Chancellor
of the Exchequer whether it
wa, the intention of the
Governrn•nt to assent to the formation of a park at
Finsbury?
• The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said her
Majesty's present Government, equally with tier late
Government, were extremely d
to si' us encout age and
to carry out all those undertakings, the object of which
was to increase the health tool ei.j. yment of the greet
b )dy of the country, but viih r- era to the particular
cpiestion on which the Noble Lord addressed him. he
begged to state, that the dereatiti which had been made
for waking a park Was
400,0001.—and,eli hough I xtrernely deeirous, Qt course, to
assist the people in in object which was so legitimate the
one in question, still he meet remember that when so large
a sum was demanded, he must look to the interests of the
great body of the every large amount—argentamount—argent
People who paid the taxes, out of
which the 400,0001. would have to
be defrayed. Ile
confessed that until ho had been able to give more con-
sideration to the subject he could not undertake to
pledge the Government that the would, without some
hesitaticn, make that considerayble advance out of the
general funds of the community to which the Noble
Lord referred, but at the same time ho could assure him
that the subject would be thoroughly
and impartially
considered.

HOME-MADE SPIRITS.
Mr. REYNOLDS asked the Noble Lord the Chief
Secretary for Ireland if it wets his intention during
the present Beesion of Parlisimmt to ask leave
to introduce u Bill
to place the manufacturers of
and dealers in hemo.toide spirits on a tooting of
equality (as regards allowance tor leakage and evapo-
ration) whh the importers of and dealers in foreign
and colonial 80444 ?

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Toe CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said
this was a question
'which concerned the 4tteeral taxa-
tion of the country, and it WAS not for any other menu
ber of the. Government to apetik upon it except himself.
He had already given a frank answer to au Hon. Mem-
ber euposite on 0-19 butjret. Ho said then, and he would
repeat it, that he would very shof the Government the fin3noial statement, and it %as
ot tly make on the port
quite impossible, until that moment, for any inter-
'nation to be afforded to the Ilouae by the Government
with respect to the taxatiun of the country.
Mr. REYNOLDS them gave notice that he wonid
make a motion on the subject on an early day &Ital.
Easta.

CHURCH-RATES.
Mr. B. OSBORNE w.shed to koow if it was the inter-
top 'Of the lion. Membcr far Tftviitock to bring forward
bier:notion ou the subji•et of church-rdtvs to night.
Mr. 'riII:LAWNY e.id it was.
Mr. OSBORNE-4t what hour?
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