The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-03 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF COMMONS—YESTERDAY.
The SPEAKER took the chair at twenty minutes past
twelve o'clock, a house not having been made before.
GREAT GRIMSBY ELECTION.
Mr. WALPOLE brought up the report of the General
Election Committee, nominating the following members to
serve on the Committee on the petition against the return
of the member for Great Grimsby, namely, Mr, J. E.
Egerton (Chairman), Sir A. W. Buller, Mr. G. G. Glyn,
Mr. Loagfield, Mr. Liddell, and Lord Robert Montagu.
MARRIAGES (IRELAND) BILL.
On the motion for going into Committee on this bill,
Sir E. GROGAN said that this was a measure which
deeply affected the social interests of the people in Ireland,
and, though he had not given notice of any motion, he
would conclude by making one in reference to it. The
more he looked at the bill the more objectionable he found
its provisions, and he considered it ought to be referred to a
select committee up stairs before proceeding further. The
present law was operating satisfactorily in Ireland, and had
been got into good working order through the exertions ol
the gentlemen at the head of the department. Notwith-
standing that fact, it was proposed by this bill to upset that
state of things and to introduce a merely experimental
measure. (Hear, hear.) The marriages celebrated
by Roman Catholic clergymen between persons of different
denominations was proposed to be made penal, but a law to
the same effect existed at present, which had beeninvari-
ably evaded. Persons of different denominations might
profess themselves Roman Catholics, and, after the cele-
bration of marriage by a Roman Catholic priest, return to
their real faith; but for such practices there was no re-
medy. He could not see why the statute law of this coun-
try in reference to marriage should not be extended to
Ireland. He concluded by moving that the house go into
committee on this bill that day six months.
After a few words from Mr. Bagwell, Mr. George, and
Mr. Scully,
Mr. CARDWELL also supported the bill.
Colonel FRENCH also supported going into-committee.
Sir H. CAIRNS (who introduced the bill) said that it
had been committed last July, but there was no opposition to
it in Ireland, though there had been an amendment placed
on the paper. With respect to objections that had taken
place he said it would be impossible for a private member
to introduce a bill for an uniform system of registration in
Ireland. In the first place they would have to deal with
the Established Church of Ireland, which had a system of
surrogates. The Presbyterians had a system of licensing of
their own, which they had obtained from Parliament, and
with which they were satisfied. By this bill Roman Ca-
tholics were merely required to give notice of marriage to
the registrar of the district, and on a certificate from him
of due publicity of banns, the marriage might then be so-
lemnised, There was some mistake with reference to the
bill, as it did not, as some hon. members supposed, autho-
rise Roman Catholic clergymen to celebrate marriages be-
tween. Protestants, and it related entirely to mixed mar-
riages. Having entered into some further details as to the pro-
visions of the bill, the right hon. gentleman said he was
anxious that there should be speedy legislation on the sub-
ject, and in order to secure that result he would consent to
the postponement of the new clauses until after Easter, and
to the introduction of the clause agreed to by the house last

session.
Mr. LEFROY withdrew his amendments.
The house then went into committee, and clauses from
Ito 8 were agreed to. Clause 9 was postponed. Clauses
to 22 were agreed to, but there was a discussion on clause
23, which related to the terms of residence in a parish of
persons about to contract marriage, which it was contended
was not sufficiently definite, and the clause was withdrawn.
The clauses to 44 included were then agreed to, and
Sir H. CAIRNS, in reply to a question, said he pro-
posed to proceed with the other clauses on the 14th May.
The Chairman then reported progress, and the house
resumed.

CHANCERY REUULATION BILL.
This bill was considered, and ordered for third reading
to-morrow.

LAW OF PROPERTY AMENDMENT BILL
(LORDS).

The house went into committee on this bill.
The SOLICI TOR-GENERAL objected to clause 1,
He contended that the effect of the clause would be to dis-
turb and unsettle the existing law in relation to title,
without providing an adequate substitute. The clause would
abolish altogether the tests of the present law in making
out. titles, and would require of the judges to con-
struct a new system with which conveyancers, or those
engaged in the transfer of landed property could not possibly
have been previously acquainted. He thought legislation
should proceed in directly the opposite direction to that
pointed out by the clause. He proposed that certain word
in the clause should be omitted and others substituted car-
rying out his views.

MALINS considered that this was so abstruse a
question that before they decided on the amendment it
should be printed. if it were pressed at present he should
feel bound to vote for it as it originally stood.
Sir F. KELLY denied that the present law was in a
settled state, or if it was, he asserted that it was settled on
a very unsound basis, and the sooner it was settled the
better. He said that the bill was prepared with great care,
and a clause was introduced by Lord St. Leonards, end
sanctioned by the highest legal authorities in the Upper
House. He defended the clause at some length, contending
that it contained a remedy for a very serious evil in respect
to the sale and purchase of lauded property.
Sir F. GOLDSMID opposed the clause, and agreed with
the Solicitor-General, that it would unsettle the law and
lead to much mischief.

Mr. I\FDONOUGH gave a short history of the transit
of the bill through the Upper House, and said it had been
so altered as to skeet all the objections that had been raised
to its provisions. He contended that it would be very hard
on an honest purchaser to be dispossessed on the mere pre
tence of a constructive notice, the law of which had been
condemned by several of the most eminent judges.
Mr. LONGFIELD opposed the clause as being totally
inapplicalle to Ireland, and removing a wholesome restric-
tion on the transfer of land.

Mr. MALINS supported the clause, which he said did
little more than re-enact the existing law, and was not
properly understood.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that he would not
divide the House on the clause until his amendment was
printed, and he reserved to himself the right of doing so
when the report was brought up.
Mr. WALPOLE supported the clause.

Sir F. GOLDSMID then moved the omission of the
clause.
The house divided, and the numbers were—
For the clause ' 56
Against it
Majority
The announcement was received with some applause.
On clause 2,
Mr. MALINS proposed its omission. By the act o
last year a clergyman first became a bankrupt, and
by clause 2 of the present bill, when a clergyman
became bankrupt the sequestration creditor would lose
the benefit of his sequestration, and would come in as
one of the common creditors. He contended that
such an alteration in the law would be most unjust,
as the sequestrator would stand in the same position as an
ordinary mortgagee.
Mr. WALPOLE strongly opposed the clause.
Mr. AYRTON supported the clause, but considered it
should not be retroactive in its action.

After some conversation, the clause was agreed to, as
were clauses 3 and 4. The remaining clauses were also
agreed to, and the bill was ordered to be reported on Mon-
day next.
The house then resumed.

LAND DEBENTURES (IRELAND) BILL.
This bill was read a second time.

JUDGMENT LAW AMENDMENT BILLS
Mr. WHITESIDE obtained leave to bring in the bill
which was read a first time.
The house then adjourned.

A LIVERPOOL MANUF C 7 URER
PUNISHED FOR PERJURY.

LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY.
Thomas Corkhill, 53, was fried before Mr. Justice
Willes, at the Liverpool Assizes, to-day, on a charge
of perjury before Mr. Commissioner Perry, at the
Liverpool Bankruptcy Court, on Feb. 3 last. The
prisoner had been for some time a cabinetmaker in a
large way of business in Livarpool, and was regarded
as a substantial and highly respectable tradesman.
In 1861 a fire broke out on Corkhill's premises which
destroyed a considerable quantity of valuable wood
and furniture. The'property being insured, Cork-
hill applied for compensation, but the company
deeming his claims to be excessive refused to pay
them, and he therefore instituted an action, in which
he received the sum of £l,BOO. This was paid 19Y
the company on the 19th Nov, last year, and Cork-
hill's solicitors appropriated for their costs atnodhim.
ex-
penses all but £666, which was handed
over
rourt of
Eleven days after this he petitioned
Bankruptcy, and was adjudicated
positiran of
When his creditors became aware
of the
money which
affairs they demanded an account of
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cow
any.
On
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to account, and
he had receivedTfhriosmc:rtahlve ataehet:bankrunt.
the 21st Jan., 1862, he rendhereadd
it was a statement that he
s for " work don
denied, and upon andh'
Crawley the sum of 1:461
reilYn:sgutr:neNs;c-"Corkhill, sent
money lent."
The evi-
ueved him to sign a recept for
first refused, though he ulti-
matelyhim
consented to do so. All the money, how-
ever, which he factually received
was a shilling, it
being clearly shown that the document was one
for the purposes of
risoner guilty, and he
fraud. TbybeCiourrkyhfielnl
cedntt
framed
sentenced to 12 months'
wasimprisonment, with
hard labour.

CALCUTTA, March 16.—Lord Elgin assumed the
Government of India on the 13th ;inst. Lord Canning
will leave for EnglAnd in the steamer Feroze on the 19th
Lot.