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London, England, 1864-07-19 00:00:00

IMPROVEMENT BILL.

This bill passed through committee.
ISLE OF MAN HARBOUR ACT AMENDMENT

BILL.
This bill passed through committee.
MILITIA BALLOT SUSPENSION BILL.

This bill also passed through committee.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT AMENDMENT BILL,
This bill was read a second time.
THE PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT.

Lord REDESDALE asked the noble earl the President
of the Council whether he could state the time when Par-
liament would be prorogued.
Earl GRANVILLE said there was no occasion, as far
as the other house of Parliament was concerned, why Par-
liament should not be prorogued at the end of next week,
but it all depended on the state of the private business of
the house.
Lord REDESDALE asked if the private business of the
house required it would this session be continued boyond
the end of next week.
Earl GRANVILLE said it would.
Their lordships then adjourned.

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HOUSE OF COMMONS—This Day,
The SFEAKER took the chair at 20 minutes past 12.
THE PATENT LAWS
Sir M. PETO asked the noble lord (Lord Stanley) when
the report of the commissioners on patent laws would be
presented to the house.
Lord STANLEY said the report had been finally settled,
and he had no doubt it would be made in a few days.
SUPPLY.

Mr MASSEY brought up the report of the committee
of supply.
On the vote of £2,000 on account of the Ashantee war
being read, Sir H. 'WILLOUGHBY wished to know
whether the vote of the local expenses of the
Ashantee war was not for money which had been
already expended. lle should also like to know
what the intentions of the Government were with respect
to the fawn). He thought it was absolutely necessary
that some check should be placed upon colonial governors
in granting public money, and it would bs important to
know whether the vote now before the house would cover
the whole of the Local Government expenses already In-
curred.
Mr. F. FEEL said the vote properly belonged to the
Colonial .office, and in the absence of his hon. friend, the
under secretary for that department, he could not give a
positive answer on the subject. He believed that the vote
was to cover expenses already occurred. Governors of
colonies could not, except in important and exceptional
cases, pay advances from the Treasury chest.
The report was then agreed to.
W.A.7S AND MEANS.
Mr. MASSEY brought up the report, which was
agreed to.
ARMY AND NAVY EXPENDITURE.
Sir H. WILLOUGHBY made several objections to the
amauner in which the army department was conducted in

reference to our estimates.
Mr CIIILDERS entered into some detail in reference to
the navy expenditure. The estimates had been increased
by two causes; first, by the transport of troops to Canada;
and, secondly, by the New Zealand war,
Gen. PEEL thought the excess of the estimates was
unavoidable.
The report was agreed to.
PUBLIC WORKS (MANUFACTURING DIS •
TRICTS) ADVANCES BILL.
The report of this bill was agreed to.
IMPROVEMENT OF LAND ACT (1.861) BILL.
This bill passed through committee.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES BILL.
On the order for going into committee on this bill,
Mr AYItTON thought the bill should be sent to a
select committee. It applied to Chatham, Portsmouth,
Plymouth, Cob:hosier, and other places, and if it referred