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tions, but he thought the public would see some pers'Jnal 1
motive or other had suggested this clause.—( H ear.)
All the Municipal Corporations had the power of appoint-
ing their Commissioners, and those Commissioners were
not disqualified from sitting in Parliament. The to was a
greater police force in Liverpool than there Was in the
City, and yet the Police Commissioner of Liverpool was
I not disqualified from sitting in Parliament. Aud further-
more, he would tell this slumbering Legislators of that
House, there was no clause disqualifying a police constable
of Liverpool from voting ; whereas, in the City Police Bill,
if any police constable was found voting for Members of
Parliament for the city of London he was subjected to a
penalty of 1001. If the Commissioner was elected a
Member of Parliament, and he neglected his duties either
as a Member or as a Commissioner, a correcting influence
could very soon be exercised over him. He did not see
why the Commissioners of Police of Wesminster should
be disqualified from sitting in Parliament if a constituency
could be found to elect them. Farthermore, he objected
to the clause, because he thought it was depriving the
people of one of the few powers they had of bestowing a
recompense on a public man who had acted consistently,
while Government could compensate any man when they
found it to their interest to do so, who might have deviated
from early obligations. He did not see why the police
should be disfranchised ; it was an unsound principle to strip
the guardians or the protectors of the public peace of the
elective franchise; and they would by doing so excite an
undesirable feeling of disgust between the people and those
connected with the people. His opinion was that there
ought to be no disqualification whatever, save that which
the public mind imposed—the constituent bodies ought to
be the jadg,B of individual pretensions.
Sir R. PEEL confessed that his opinion was the functions
of the Cc mmissioner would be performed better by a per.
son not in Parliament than by a person in Parliament.
The House ought to look at what would secure the peace
of the Metropolis ; but there might be dissentions between
she Commissioner and the Secretary of State which would
be productive of the greatest inconvenience. He dis.
claimed any personal feeling, but should give his cordial
vote against the proposition which had been made to the
House.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL did not wish to enter into
the arguments which had been adduced, but merely to
say, that if the appointment had been vested in the
Secretary of State, he should not have thought it expedient
to appoint a Illemblr of Parliament. He was sorry that
there should he this special exclusion, but as the choice was
provided for In an unumal way, it was necessary there
should be small a clause in the Bill, and he should sup.
port it.
The gallery was then cleared for a division. The
numbers were—
For the clause
1 Against it
Majority in favour of the clause -76
On the motion of Sr GEORGE CLERK a special
entry was ordered to be made on the Journals of the House
providing that the introduction of the great number of
clauses on tl.e third reading should not be drawn into a
precedent in future.
The Bill was then read a third time and passed.
IRISH BANK CHARTER.

Mr. HUME gave notice that on Monday next he should
bring forward his motion on the subject of the Irish Bank
Charter.
Mr. WARD gave notice of his intention to move for a
copy of the Treasury Minute of August, 1838, relating to
grants of land in New South Wales.
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (IRELAND)
BILL.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved the Order of the
Day for the third reading of this Bill.
Sir D. ROCHE presented a petition from Limerick in
favour r.f the Bill.
Sir R. INGLIS believed the Bill would be productive
of nothing but evil. It was the actual annihilation of the
old Corporations and the creation of new ones ; and be
shouldraisebis voice, so long as he was allowed to do so, in
opposition to concessions mado to the supporters of her
Majesty's Ministers, in order to promote the interests of
their Church. He moved that the Bill be read a third
time this day three months.
Mr. PL UM PTRE seconded the amendment.
Mr. O'CONNELL did not feel satisfied with the Bill,
inasmuch as the franchise in England was 20 per cent.,
while, in the Bill now under consideration, it was only one-
fourth of that amount in Ireland. If any essential altera-
tion should be made in the Bill in the other House, he
would not accept it, but would vote against it, and appeal
on the subject to the people of England and Ireland.
Mr. DARBY did not think the Bill contained a suffi-
cient qualification, and should therefore vote against it.
Colonel PE RC E VAL said he had voted for the second
reading of the Bill, in the hope that the Government would
permit the 101. voting to be part of the measure. He
should now vote against the Bill.
The House divided, and the numbers were—
For the third reading
Fur the amendment .....
Majority 76
The Bill was then read a third time, and passed.
ADMIRALTY COURT BILL.

On the motion of Mr. C. WOOD, the House went into
Committee on this Bill.
Mr. HUME wished to know why the salary of the
Judge was to be so much increased. He had been in-
formed the office of Judge of the Admiralty Court was a
complete sinecure as compared with the duties of the other
Judges.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that during the war the
Judge received from fees 8.000/. or 9,0001. a year, but
that since the war the salary had not been mere than
2,500/. a year. Those fees were abolished, and it was,
therefore, thought there ought to be an adequate fixed
salary as o'rovided by the Bill.
Mr. HUME did not think this gratuitous increase was
warranted in the present state of the finances of the coun-
try, and he should oppose the proposition.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER con-
tended the proposed increase of salary was not at all extra-
vagant. It was a mistaken economy to refuse a salary that
prevented their securing the services of the most eminent
men at the bar. The Judge of the Admiralty Court had
i° to attend the Privy Council—he had therefore a
able duty to perform, and considering the emoluments
which the present eminent Judge derived before his ap-
pointment from his practice, he did not think the House

wonld be of opinion the proposed increase was too much. Yv
Mr. WILLIAMS opposed any increase in the salary
in the present state of the finances. He considered the
salary that had hitherto been paid to the Judge of the
Admiralty Court quite sufficient for the duties to be Per-
formed.

Mr. C. WOOD said, that if by the present Bill the
salary would be increased during the time of peace, it
would be decreased below what it had always been in the
time of war. It bad been thought best to fix a permanent
salary, and not to leave the Judge to depend for remune-
ration for his labours upon fees and emoluments.
Mr. HUME thought that if 2 500/. was sufficient for

Sir John Nichol it was suficient for the present Judge.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL considered it was a
miserable economy to begrudge a vote of 1,000/ , which
might make it worth the while of an eminent and talented
man to accept the office.

Mr. WA KLE Y would not suppose that a Judge would
allow his conduct to be swayed by any improper motives.
He found that whenever any money was to be voted away,
the opposition members invariably left the House, leaving
it to the supporters of Government to oppose them. He
thought they ought to be much obliged to the Ministers
that they did not propose a large vote, because he had no
doubt they would have carried it. There was no limit to
the extravagance of the House, because the two leading
factions knew that they were voting money to themselves
and their friends. Why not add the fees to the present
amount of salary, and fix the salary at that ? A 3 to the
duties being increased during time of war, there was no
likelihood of war—the first cannon that was fired would
announce the breaking up of every institution in this
country. It was not the fact that Judges were generally
taken from the class of barristers who were mak-
ing large fortunes by their practice—the majo-
rity of the present Judges, and the best of them, had
been brieflees barristers. The very worst Judges were
those who hnd enjoyed large practices a 3 barristers. He
could mention a case in point, with which every
one who heard him must be familiar, in support of this
assertion. The Judge always acted ai an advocate
instead of a Judge. He thought all the Judges too highly
paid, and should be glad to see a reduction take place in
the salary of every public officer.
Mr. C. WOOD found he could not go on with the
clause at present, oa account of some informality. He
would therefore postpone the further consideration of it.
Clauses 4,5, 6,7, 8,9, 10, 11, and 12, were then,
agreed to.

On clause 13 being proposed,
Mr. HUME said he objected to the appointment of a
Deputy Registrar. and asked how be was to be paid.
Mr. C. WOOD, said by the Registration, and that was
the reason for increasing his salary. _

Mr. HUME hoped the fees would be considerably re-
duced if not abokshed altogether.
Captain PE CHELL complained of the enormous fees
at present exacted, amounting sometimes to nine-tenths
of the prize-money recovered. He wished to know if it
was absolutely necessary that all applications should be
made through a Proctor, and he thought the Court should
be compelled to give notice in the London Gazette to the
eeptora when the prize-money was paid.
Mr. C. WOOD had done all in his power, by intro-
ducing a clause permittint, a reduction of the fees. The
fees were regulated by the Privy Council, and of course
he could not promise what a Privy Council mif.r,ht do.
Captain PECHELL thought that the Admiralty had
practically the power to regulate the fees, as no doubt
their Report would be attended to by the Privy Council.
The clause was then agreed to,
Clauses 14, 15, and 16 were agreed to without dis-
elusion.

On clause 17 being proposed,
Mr. C. WOOD moved some verbal amendments.
Mr. HUME thought it had been recommended that the
Court should be thrown open to Barristers
Mr. C. WOOD said that recommendation haYd. been
made in consequence of a recommendation that the Ju
of the Admiralty Court should have the power of suine
Kioning a Jury; as that was not carried into effect of course
the Court was not thrown open.
Mr. HUME considered this to be a limiting cf justice.
Lie thought that all Courts should be open to Members of
the Bar generally.
Captain PECHELL repeated his questions regarding
the necessity for employing Proctors.
Mr. C. WOOD said the Bill made no difference in the
practice of the Courts.
Captain PECtiELL was determined before the Bill
passed, to know as to the necessity of employing Proctors
to ask questions as to prize money. If the payment of the
money were adyersised in the London Gazette, it would
do away altogether with the necessity for employing
Proctors.

Mr. HUME moved that the Court should be thrown open
to the Bar generally.
The SOLICITOR GENERAL opposed the amend-
ment. The education of a Barrister was totally different
from that of a Doctor of Laws.
Captain PECHELL hoped the Hon. Member for Kil.