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London, England, 1862-07-18 00:00:00

LOCAL MANAGEMENT ACT AMENDMENT.

Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY presented a peti-
tion from the Board of Works of the Wandsworth district,
praying that this bill might be referred to a select com-
mittee, and that they might be heard by counsel before the
committee.

NEWSPAPER, &c. BILL.
Lord CAMPBELL moved the second reading of this
bill, the object of which was k 9 repeal the act which com-
pelled printers of newspapers to lodge securities for the pro-
per conduct of such publications. The measure retained the
registration of such newspaper at Somerset-hous.e.The noble
lord said both the present and late Governmeat had given its
assent to the general principle of the bill, and he was at a
loss to discover why the bill was to be opposed. The sys-
tem had been first put in practice at a time very different
from the present, and the position of proprietors of news-
papers now was such as, in his opinion, to render the re-
strictions altogether useless.
Lord CHELMS FORD moved that the bill be read a
second time that day six months.

Earl GRANVILLE was prepared to vote with Lord
Campbell, because it was useless to maintain on the statute
books acts which were practically obsolete. He thought,
however, the bill should be withdrawn in order to adapt it
better for the object in view.

To this suggestion Lord Campbell agreed, but Lori
Chelmsford insisted that the bill should be negatived.
Ultimated Lord Chelmsford's motion was agreed to. So the
bill was lost.

Lord EBURY moved the second reading of the Metro-
polis Local Management Act Amendment Bill, and stated
that
its object was to introduce amendments in the Act of
1855.
Lord RAVENSWORTH moved that the bill be read a
second time that day three months.
Lord LLANOVER suggested that the bill be referred to
a select committee, to which Lord EBURY assented.
Lord RAVENSWORTH then withdrew his motion, and
the bill was read a second time.
The report of amendments OD. the Merchant Shipping
Acts, &c., Amendment Bill was agreed to.
The Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Bill passed through
committee, with amendments on recommitment.
Bin passed through committee
The Poor Relief (Ireland)
The house adjourned at 10 minutes to 11 o'clock.

COMMONS.—YESTERDAY.
did not take the chair until half-past
HOUSE
The Spzi.x.nu
house not having been constituted
twelve o'clock, the
before.o Lords
amendments to the followin
m g bills were
agreed
'—e to, and the bills were ordered for third reading :
catmarthen and Cardigan Railway Bill—Kettering and
Thrapstone Railway Bill—Metropolitan Meat and Poultry
Market (Western Approach) Bill—Stafford and Uttoxeter
Railway Bill.

The Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway Bill (Lords),
and the Pulteney harbour bill Were read a third time, and
passed.

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (IRELAND) ACT
(1860) AMENDMENT BILL.
The house went into committee on this bill, and clauses
1,2, and 3 were agreed to.
On the 4th clause,
Sir H. BRUCE moved an amendment to the effect that
the power of appointing inspectors should be tiansferred
to the grand jury of the county instead of the Lord Lieu-
tenant.

Mr. MAGUIRE said he had supposed the object of the
right hon. baronet (Sir R. Peel) was to particularise the
bill, and he thought this provision would have a contrary
effect. He wished the bill to pass, because he considered
it would prove a beneficial measure. The fact was, that the
magistrates were gradually losing their power over the con-
stabulary, who were growing daily more a military than a
civil power, and yet this bill proposed to extend the power
of that force.
After some discussion,

Sir It. PEEL said that he was anxious to meet the views
of hon. members. He would agree to a provision by which
the local justices would be substituted for the Lord Lien;
tenant in the appomtmeyot of inspectors, on condition that
the former made the appointment within „ month. If,
however, they felled to do so, gm the Lord loutensat

should have the power with which this bill proposed to
invest him.

Mr. MAGUIRE considered that the compromise of the
right hon. baronet should be accepted.
Other hon. members dissented, and the committee
divided on the amendment—

Ayes
Noes
Majority —2l
_

The amendment was accordingly negatived, and the
clause, with the alteration proposed by Sir R. Peel, was
agreed to.

A lengthened discussion took place on the succeeding
clauses.

The committee were on clause 13, when, at ten minutes
to four the standing orders required that the discussitn
should be stopped.
The other orders were postponed.