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Mr. HINDLE Y moved that the words "her Majesty"
be omitted, and the words ‘• Town Council" inserted in
their place.
Ths Committee divided, when there appeared :
For the clause
For the amendment..
Majority..
The clause was agreed to.
Clause 2 was agreed to, with some verbal amendments.
Clauses 3,4, and 5 were agreed to.
On clause 6 being proposed,
- Lord GRANVILL E SOMERSET proposed that the
words. "-Treasurer of the Borough" should be omitted,
and the, words " Receiver -to be appointed by her Ma-
jctsty" inserted in their place
After a short conversation the amendment was negatived
without a division.

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The clause as amended was then agreed to.
Clauses 7 and 8 were agreed to without any amendment.
The remaining cruses of the Bill were agreed to. The
'Luse resumed, and the Report was ordered to be brought
up tomorrow.
BOLTON POLICE BILL.
- - - -

On the Order of the Day bell,' read for going into
Committee_onthis 13i11

Mr. BOLLING presented a petition, signed by 900
inhabitants, against the Bill, and moved as an amendment
that the Bill be committed that day three months.
Mr. GRIMSDITCH said the circumstances of the town
of Bolton were quite different from those of Manchester,
and he trusted the Noble Lord would consider the addi-
tional burden imposed on the town.
The amendment was not pressed, and the House went
into Committee on the Bill. The clauses were agreed to,
and the House resumed.

TITHE COMMUTATION ACTS AMENDMENT

BILL.

On the motion of the SOLICITOR-GENERAL this
Bill was read a third time and passed.
JOINT STOCK BANKING COMPANIES' BILL.
On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EX-
CHEQUER the Joint Stock Banking Companies' Bill
was read a third time and passed.
EXCISE LICENSES (SALE OF SPIRITS) BILL•
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved
the third reading of this Bill.

Mr. A GLIONBY moved the omission of clause A.
His object was to restore the 13111 as originally framed by
the Chancellor of the Exchequer. A distinction had been
drawn between brandy and ruin, which had no real founda-
tion, as to the consumer. And he considered that any
person should be able to get a small quantity of spirits
at that place where he believed he could get it best,
at a wholesale dealer's, and not be compelled to
go to a gin palace. He earnestly recommended the
blovernment early next Session to consider the whole
system of licensing generally—having .regard alike to the
interests of the licensed victuallers, the beer-houses, and
the public.—( Hear.)
Mr. HUME seconded the motion.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUERthought
it would have been an improvement of the law to pass the
Bill as first framed.—(Hear.) But after a great deal of
consideration as to the large interests affected by the Bill,
he had agreed to alter the Bill into its present shape,
and to that he must adhere. —( Hear.) At the same time
the whole subject undoubtedly required great consideration.
Captain PECHELL thought the Chancellor of the
Exchequer had taken a wise course. He must express his
hope that the statutes on the subject generally would soon
be consolidated and amended.—( Hear, hear.)
The motion was negatived.
On the question that the Bill do pass,
Mr. M. PHILLIPS begged to join in the request
that the general subject would be hereafter considered with
attention.—( Hear.)
The Bill then paised.
The Report on the Patents' Invention Bill was brought
up and agreed to.
The Real Estates Liabilities Bill was read a third time
and passed.
SHERIFFS EXEMPTION BILL. _ .

The Sheriff; Exemption Bill was then read a third time
and passed. •
STANNARIES' COURTS BILL.
The Lords' amendments to the Seminaries Courts Bill
were agreed to.
CONSOLIDATED FUND BILL.
The Consolidated Fund Bill was read a second time.

EXCHEQUER BILLS BILL.
The Exchequer Bills Bill was read a second time.
CORPORATE PROPERTY (IRELAND.)
The Corporate Property (Ireland) Bill was read a
second time.

LIGHTING THE HOUSE.
Sir F. TRENCH said that in bringing forward the
motion of which he had given notice, he felt somewhat
in the situation of the clergyman who was obliged to com-
mence the service, in consequence of the non-attendance
of the congragation, " My dearly beloved Roger." He
begged to call the attention of the House to the experi-
ments submi►ted to the Bade Light Committee, and to
move, " That the lustres be furnished with candles, short
threes to the pound, instead of long threes, which give no
more light than six to the pound, and which therefore de-
feat the intention of making a fair comparison bet►veen
the power of the Wax Light and the Bade Light."—
( Loud laughter.) Justice had not been done to the
candles. The former experiment with the Bade Light
had proved a failure, and now they were about to
institute a third.—(Hear, hear.) It was a beautiful
light, but was not suited to the House. He had been
ill treated. Dr. Ure stated that short threes gave a much
better light than, long threes—( A laugh)—a long three
gave no more light than a six—(Loud laughter)—and yet
he had been put off with long threes —( Laughter. )
Mr. PR YM E seconded the motion.

Sir R. INGLIS supported the motion, thinking the
House indebted to his Gallant Friend for the exertions he
had made with respect to lighting the House.
The CHANCELLORof theEXCHEQUERthought
the time of the House might have been much better em-
ployed than in discussing tho comparative merits of long
threes and short threes.—(Laughter.) He would not throw
any obstacle in the way of the experiment, if it was worth
while making it.
After a short conversation the motion was withdrawn.

The other Orders were then disposed of, and the House
adjourned at Five o'Clock.

HOUSE OF LORDS.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat oa the Woo
sack at Five o'Clock.

A message from the Commons brought up the Col-
lection of Poor-rates Bill, the Birmingham Police Bill,
the Slave-trade Suppression Bill, the Disembodied Mi-
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litia Bill, the Road-money (Scotland) Bill, the Stan-
naries Courts Bill, with their Lordships' amendments
agreed to, the Prisons Bill with their Lordships' amend-
ments agreed to, the Excise License Sale of Spirits
Bill, the Joint-stock Banking Company Bill, and several
other Bills, which were severally read a first time.
Lord LYNDHURST presented a petition, praying
that certain clauses might be introduced into the Copy-
hold Enfranchisement Bill. • Also a petition from (as
we understood) a Mr. Clarke, praying for compensation
in consequence of a clause hi the Metropolitan Police
Bill.

Lord DUNCANNON said the claim should have
his best attention.
Lord LYNDHURST said he should propose that
the clause be struck out unless compensation were to
be made to such persons as the petitioner.
The Duke of Richmond supported the claim of the
petitioner.
Lord LYNDHURST said that if the Noble Vis-
count would give a similar assurance to that which he
gave with respect to the Municipal Corporation Bill, he
had no doubt it would be satisfactory.
After a few words from Lord DUNCANNON,
Viscount MELBOURNE said he had no objection
to give a similar assurance.
Lord LYNDHURST—Then I am satisfied.
UNLAWFUL OATHS, (IRELAND) BILL.
Lord DUNCAN NON moved the third reading of
this Bill.
After a few words from the Earl of GLENGALL,
the Bill was read a third time and passed.
Lord BROUG HA M presented a petition from three
licensed Victualers, the agents representing their
brethren in 43 towns, against the Spirit Licences Bill
and praying the House to reject it. He trusted their
Lordships would, at all events, reject one clause in the
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Lord ELLENBOROUGH presented a petition
against the two Bills connected with the administration
of the Poor-laws, now before the House, from the paish
of St. Luke, Chelsea. The petitioners prayed that no
parish, containing more than 25,000 inhabitants, might
be compelled to unite with any other for the purposes
of the poor. They also objected to the system of
proxy voting, mentioning an instance where one indivi-
dual obtained 900 proxy votes in favour of his son, and
outvoted all the parishioners present. They also stated
that the law had not operated econimically for them,
but that the rates had been increased. This was not
surprising, considering that the Clerk received 4001.
a-year, and the Deputy-clerk, in whose favour the
proxies had been obtained, 1001. a-year.
•A NOBLE Loan enquired the name of the Union.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH said—The Kensington
Union.
Earl STANHOPE presented a petition from the
parish of St. Pancras, against the Metropolitan Police
Bill, and the Metropolitan Police Courts' Bill. A
similar petition from St. Leonard's, Shoreditch. Also
a petition from the Kensington Union (we believe)
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against the Collection of Rates' Bill, and a similar
petition from St. Luke's, Chelsea. Also a petition from
the Stroud Union against the new Poor-law, stating
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and petitions against the Bill from the parishes of St.
Andrew's, Holborn, and St. George the Martyr.
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Also a petition from the Commissioners of Paving of
the parish of St. George the Martyr. Another from
the parish of Gatesby, and another from the town of
Oldham, in Lancas'nire, against the New Poor-law.
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g it, because
as they could recognize no convention of the industrious
classes, nor any representative body except the House
of Commons—nevertheless, as it stated the opinions of