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London, England, 1863-05-15 00:00:00

VACCINATION (IRELAND) BILL.

This bill passed though committee.
NAVAL MEDICAL SUPPLEMENTAL FUND SO-
CIETY WINDING-Up ACT (1861) AMENDMENT
BILL.
On the motion of Mr. STANSFELD, this bill was read
a third time and passed.
oALMON FISUERIEfi (SCOTLAND) ACT CON-
TINUANCE BILL.

This bill was read a second time.
SALE OF MILL SITES, &c, (IRELAND) BILL.
This bill passed through committee.
LISBURN ELECTION—WITHDRAWAL OF
PETITION.

On the order for the consideration of the report of the
general committee of elections,
Mr. BOUVERIE presented a petition from Alexander
M'Cann, who had sent the document purporting to be the
withdrawal of the petition. He stated that he had been
entrusted with the withdrawal of the petition, and prayed
that he might be offered an opportunity of substantiating
his allegations upon oath.
After some discussion the motion was agreed to.
ENGLISH CHURCH SERVICES IN WALES BILL.

This bill was recommitted.
On clause 1, which provided that the bill should come
into operation where there were ten English inhabitants,
Mr. HUNT moved the insertion of the qualification three
of them should be householders.
Mr. AYRTON opposed the amendment.
The committee divided. The numbers were—
For the amendment
Against
Majority against
Several other verbal amendments were proposed, and
eventually the chairman was ordered to report progress,
leaving the clause still to be disposed of.
ELECTION PETITIONS.

Mr. RUNT obtained leave to introduce a bill to amend
the law relating to elections.
COSTS SECURITY.
Mr. BUTT obtained leave to introduce a bill to amend the
law relating to the giving of security for coots by plaintiffs
resiling out of the jurisdiction of the court.

PORT ERIN HARBOUR.
Mr. M. GIBSON, in committee of the whole house, ob
tained leave to bring in a bill to authorise the taking of
harbour dues at Port Erin, in the Isle of Man, in order to
provide a fund for the improvement of the harbour and
other purposes.

EXECUTION OF DECREES.
Mr. BUTT obtained leave to introduce a bill to make
better provision for the enforcement throughout England
and Ireland of the decrees and orders of the Courts of
Chancery, Probate, and Divorce.
The bill, for which leave was obtained, was brought in
and read a first time.
The house adjourned at half-past one o'clock.

DEATH OF DR. RElD.—Many Edinburgh citizens
will learn with regret the death of Dr. David Bos-
well Reid, well known by his labours in regard to ventila-
tion. Dr. Reid, who has been for some years in America,
died at Washington on the sth of April. The death was
sudden, and caused by congestion of the lungs. Dr. Reid
had been appointed by the Government Medical Inspector
to the Sanitary Commission, and he was about to leave
Washington, to be employed in ventilating the new mili-
tary hospitals which have been erected in different parts of
the country. Dr. Reid was a native of Edinburgh, grandson
oofuthlyebcueliemmbragted Hugo Arnot, the historian of Edinburgh,
of ventilation have and Was himself at one time an extensively-employed and
successful teacher of chemistry here. His connection with
tilation. of this building
,klovwarlitilation of the Houses of Parliament is but too well
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Reid began his
the late Dr. Hope, Prcofe
the world, he said, in which his principles
public is considered very successful. Dr.
He was also a candidat completely carried out. The ven-
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for of Chemistry in the University.
career in Edinburgh as assistant to
or the
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