The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-10 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

ROUSE OF COMMONS.---This Day.

The SPEAKER took the chair at a quarter after twelve.
The following bills were considered, and ordered to be
read a third time :—Devon Valley Railway—Haddington
Roads—London and North Western Railway—and len-
dring Hundred Railway.
SECOND READINGS.

The following bills were read a second time :—lsle of
Wight Railways (Extensions)—Merthyr, Tredegar, and
Abergavenny Railway—and Tottenham and Hampstead
Junction Railway.
INNKEEPERS' LIABILITY (No, 1) BILL.

Mr. W. MARTIN moved that the Speaker do leave the
chair.

Sir F. GOLDSINIID desired to intimate that he should
offer no further opposition to the measure. The promoters
had placed various amendments on the paper, which would
completely alter and at the same time materially improve
the provisions of the bill.

Mr. PACKS also withdrew his opposition to the
measure.

The house then went into committee.

Clause 1 was withdrawn, and the following amendment,
by Mi. HUNT, substituted :—" After the passing of this act
no innkeeper shall be liable to make good to any guest of
such innkeeper any loss of or injury to goods or property
brought to his inn, not being a horse or ether live animal,
or any gear appertaining thereto, cr any carriage, to a
greater amount than the sum of thirty pounds, except in
the following cases t—That is to say--1, Where such goods
or property shall have been stolen, lost, or injured through
the wilful default or neglect of such innkeeper, or any servant
in his employ ; and, 2. where such goods or property shall
have been deposited expressly for safe custody with such
innkeeper, or his servant authorised by him for that pur-
poses. Provided always, that in the case of such deposit
it shall be lawful for such innkeeper, if be think fit, to re-
quire, as a condition of his liability, that such goods or pro-
perty shall be deposited in a box or other receptacle, and
that the person depositing the same shall affix his seal to
the fastening thereof."
Mr. ROEBUCK proposed a clause to the effect that £3O
be the limit of compensation, end that the onus of proving
the value thereof rest with the °when

Mr. LOCKE said it would be incumbent upon the owner,
if he went to law, to prove the value of the property.

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Mr. HEYGArE supported the clause, and mentioned a
case of great injustice which had occurred to an innkeeper
in Leicestershire,

After a short discussion, the proviso of the hon. and
Learned member for Sheffield was withdrawn.

Mr. W. MARTIN proposed the adoption of the follow-
ing clauses :--" If any innkeeper shall refuse to receive for
safe custody, as before mentioned, any goods or property of
his guest, or if any such guest shall, through any
default of such 'innkeeper, be unable to deposit such
goods or property as aforesaid, he shall not be en-
titled to the benefit of this Act, in respect of such
goods or property. Every innkeeper shall cause to be
printed in plain type the first section of this act, and shall
cause at least one copy thereof to be exhibited in a conspicu-
ous part of the hall or entrance to his inn, and he shall be
entitled to the benefit of this act in respect of such goods or
property only as shall be brought to his inn while such
copy shall be exhibited ; and he shall also append to such
copy a notice in writing, signed by himself, containing the
name of the servant (if any) authorised by him to receive
goods and property for safe custody."
(LEFT SITTING.)

LONDON GAZE T TE—Yesterclay.

FOREIGN OFFICE, JUNE 1.

The Queen has been graciously Pleased to appoint Percy
Mitford, Esq., now Attache to her Majesty's Legation at
Brussels, to be a Third Secretary in her Majesty's Diplo-
matic Service.