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London, England, 1837-04-26 00:00:00

HO USR OF COMMONS, APRIL 25.

In consequence of the ballot for the Carlow Election
Committee, the gallery was not opened till seven o'clock.
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Mr. C. P. VILLIERS proposed the third reading
of this Bill.

Mr. C. P. THOMPSON opposed this Bill on the
ground that an Act of Parliament passed a few years ago
under which parties could get the power of suinc, and being
sued through one of their partners or officers, and therefore
it was unnecessary to make such an application as the pre-
sent to Parliament. The course directed under this Act to
obtain these powers was much more simple and much less
expensive than by obtaining a Bill.
Sir ROBERT PEEL concurred in the view taken of
this and similar Bills by the Right Hon. the President of
the Board of Trade. There was an importaht distinction
between parties, seeking for a Bill for important national
purposes, and those who applied for such a measure to invest
them with great and exclusive powers in carrying on manu-
facturing processes.

Mr. VILLIERS said that the parties preferred proceed-
ing by Bill before Parliament to obtaining letters patent, in
accordance with the provisions of the Act, because the for-
mer course was less expensive, the cost of a Bill being only
3001., that of letters patent 450/.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL objected to the Bill.
After a short further conversation the Bill was under-
stood to be withdrawn.

The reduced list of the Committee on account of the
Carlow Election, was then delivered in as follows :
Messrs. T. Thornely, H. Walker, H. Wilson, T. Balfour,
P. T. Baring, T. Martin, P. Howard, the Hon. H. Wil-
braham, Colonel Butler, Captain Boldero, and Sir C.
Adam—and the Honourable Gentlemen were then sworn
in at the table.

Mr. PEASE then moved the suspension of the Standing
Orders in favour of certain private Bills on the table of the
House that day.
The House then divided—Ayes, 28 ; Noes, 19 ; Ma-
jority, 9.

CANADA.

Lord J. RUSSELL postponed the bringing up of the
Report of the Committee of the whole House on the Ca-
nada resolutions till to-morrow (this day).
CORONERS OF DURHAM.

Mr. A. TREVOR begged to ask his Majesty's Minis-
ters whether any measure of relief with respect to the
coroners of the county of Durham, was about to be brought
forward by the Government ; and if not, whether, if a
measure having that object were proposed from this side of
the House, his Majesty's Ministers would oppose it.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that this subject
had been under the anxious consideration of the Govern-
ment for some time—indeed, several hours of each day had
for the last week been employed in obtaining the necessary
information, and it would be a great relief to him to bring
the inquiry to a close. He could not name the day, on
which he should bring forward the Bill, but he hoped to be
able to'clo so in a week or ten days.
CUSTODY OF INFANT CHILDREN.

.Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD moved for leave to bring
in a Bill to empower the Lord Chancellor and the Judges
to make orders relating to the custody of infant children of
tender age in cases where the parents are living apart, on
the application of either of such parents, or on the order of
writs of habeas corpus issued at the instance of the father.
Tlic Learned Gentleman said that by this Bill he sought
to empower the Judges to do that which he had often
heard them deplore their inability to do. If there were no
opposition to the present motion, perhaps his better course
%ould be to reserve at observatiocs he had to make on
the subject till the second reading.

The-ATTORNEY-GENERAL did not rise to oppose
the Bill, or to enter into any discussion of it at its present
stage, but he begged to remark that the subject was one of
such extreme delicacy and difficulty that he was apprehen-
sive the law could not be improved even by the Bill of his
lion. and Learned Friend. He was glad, however, that
the first step was taken, and that attention was called to
the subject.—Leave given.
COLONIAL ACCOUNTS.

Dr. BOWRING moved that a Select Committee be
appointed to examine and report on the state of the Colo-
nial accounts, with a view to their greater regularity, cor-
rectness, and completeness. The Hon. Gentleman com-
plained of the present state of the accounts, and observed
that nineteen of the Colonies ►nac!e no return at all.

After a few words from Mr. F. BARING, who was
understood to say that the Go%ernment would not oppose
ti►e motion,
It was moved that the House be counted ; and there
not being forty Me►nbers present, the House adjourned.