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London, England, 1839-06-19 00:00:00

EVENING FDITION.

l'-IPERIAL PARLIAYIEN T.

-HOUSE O.F LORDS, JUNE 18
The LOSS CIIANCELLQU Lt)Qk
at c the o'Cloek.
Lord BROUGHAM presented petitions fe om Maid-
stone, and several other places, in favour of the adoption of
a penny postage.
Earl of WICKLOW said that when the Bill for
the Abolition of Imprisonment for Debt was introduced
"st Session, he pointed out to the Noble and Learned
Lord on the Woolsack the policy of introducing a similar
MI With respect to Leland. far the purpose of aas,milat-
rg the legislation for the two countries. He wished to
now.from the Node and Learned Lord whether any steps
sad been r aken in that respect, as he at the time under-
stood that the Noble and Learned Lord approved of the
somstion.
Tye LORD CHANCELLOR said that he had en-
t approved of the suggestion—that a Bill was in pro..
Kress for the purpose, which would very soon be laid on
t4' l'ble. It would have been introduced before now had it
11,,°t been for some difficulty thee bad arisen from the nature
°I the law affecting insolvent debtors in Ireland.
The Bialiop of EXETER laid, on the table a Bill for
IPPortioning the spiritual duties of persens who had the
are of souls in two or more parishes. The Bill was read
16rst- time, and ordered to be read a secocd time on
,
atonday next.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH moved for certain returns
oPecting the number of beer-shop keepers through-
itthe country, which he thought would be useful
patting the event of the Bill now before their Lordships net
through the other House of Parliament.
th ‘3l'd BROUGHAM said, that nothing could be
proper than to have the returns which the
Ord was entirely mistaken in his prognosis as to the Bill
,a,°t passing through the House of Commons. He had
and
the subject, and he had consulted others upon it,
"ad he had no doubt, whatever, that notwithstanding the
Exclusive privileges of the other House of Parliament,
this Bill was strictly entitled to pass through that House.
Lord DUNCANNON said that the Noble Marquis
i'lirPosite (W
night,estmeath), b p
ad utas now two questions to
int last which he w prepared to.,
Vswer. In reference to the 100,0001. wh!ch had
advanced by the Board of , Works to the
tttesiastical Commissipners that was to be
t!Psid back, anl that until' it had been repaid the Ecele-
11stteal Commissioners were to pay 4 per cent, for the
e• They had been applied to for the payment, and it
Per
their intention to discharge the debt. As to the 75
P" cent. which was. stated to have been the amount to be
1:14 to the Clogy, no sects official statement had been
4qo, -nor could it be until it was known what the amount
t° be received would be.
~11.110 Earl of WICKLOW said that that 100,000/. was
'armed out of the 1,000,000/. which was voted to the
Ltaard of Works for the Church, and therefore, when it
iss repaid by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners to that
Ird, it ought, in justice. to be applied to the Church.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH said that the Church Tem-
poralities' Bill had now been in operation five years, and
eeetract of it had been just what he had predicted—an en-
are failure.
Loral WHARNCLIFFE moved that certain re-
litss be laid en the table, relative to the number of
Pserds that had been offered by the Lord-Lieutenant of
keland, for the discovery of offenders in that country in
'4e year 1837.
t Lord RODEN presented a petition from Bath, praying
cir the better regulations of prisons.
%Ile rands Juries (Ireland) Amendment Act Bill passed
,I.ti'agh a Cemittee.
ph rd RED ESDALE presented a petition from some
tbe name of which we could not catch, against the
ssernment plan of national education.
44 message from the House or Commons brought up
Ltain Bills. Papers from the Poor.law Commissioners
Rho,, presented and laid on the table.
at Merquis of NORMAN B Y laid on the table copies
correspondence.
al:tehe Borough Courts Bill was passed through Cm-n-
-ate,.
fttiord BROUGHAM moved the postponement of the
aadbes cons.dcration of the Education Bill to Monday,
?f the Beer Bill to Tuesday next, which was agreed to.
sttThe Marquis of WESTMEATH complained of the
141,18stoe of ce•taie portions of the evideace in the pa-
-4-
tons which
had been laid on the table relative to the trans.
ia,,,Ts which had taken place. at Mullingar, and stated
.he
vostpone his motion on that subject, which
of nld afforii the Noble M irquis °pats site an opportuoity
"t!'eountieg for those omissions.
Merquis of NORM A NBY said that there was no
pa in the evidence that he was aware of, and that the
Papers were laid on the table as received from Mr. Brook.
a The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented a petition
Iril Warminster in favour of the Government plan of edu-
ction.
%The LORD CHANCELLOR brought in a Bill for
4better regulation of the Court of Common Pleas, which
8 read a first time ; after which the House adjourned, at
'quarter to Six o'Clock.

Liis seat on the Wor.ls&ek

HOUSE OF COMMONS, JUNE 18.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at the usual hour.