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London, England, 1853-07-22 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS--(TIIIS EVENING.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the wool-
sack at five o'clock.
The Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway ; the
Llanelly Railway and Dock (No. 2) ; the London and
North-Western (Oldham Branch); and the Limerick and
Foynes Railway Bills were read a third time and passed.
The LORD CHANCELLOR presented a petition
from the Metropolitan Law Association, complaining of
inequalities in the Stamp Act, and praying that they
might be revised. _

ENTAILS (SCOTLAND) BILL.
This bill was passed through committee.
SUCCESSION DUTY BILL.

The Earl of ABERDEEN moved the second reading
of this bill, which he said had occcupied the attention of
the other house for a considerable time, where it under-
went great revision, and was finally sent up to their
lordships by a considerable majority. The Government
were induced to propose this tax for the purpose
of enabling them to remit many heavy taxes
provision for the ultimate repeal of the tax upon in
that pressed heavily upon the people, and to make future
comes. The Government had at the same time done
their best to remove some of the inequalities of this lat-
ter tax ; but the greatest inducement for passing this
bill was the sense of injustice which was felt by the people,
that while personal property paid the legacy and probate
duties, real property was altogether exempt.from such a
tax. Mr. Pitt once attempted to pass such a tax as this,
but he did not succeed, and no minister had since repeated
the attempt until his right hon. friend the Chancellor of
the Exchequer hazarded the proposal. The glaring in-
equalities that at present existed in the law was
a remnant of the feudal times ; but the time
had gone by when the poor man who succeeded
to a legacy of 1001. should be required to pay
101. of it to the State, while the man who succeeded to
an estate of 100,000/. went scot free. It was, therefore,
proposed that every species of succession should be taxed
equally with personal property. They had heard a
good deal of late against this measure, and the alleged
injustice of this measure, but upon examining the peti-
tions of both houses, he found that no public disappro-
bation had been expressed through that medium, but he
understood that no oppopition was to be offered to the
second reading of the bill, and he was therefore
relieved from going at any length into its defence.
The noble earl then proceeded to explain the pro-
visions of the bill in detail, which must be familiar
to the reader, and concluded by moving the second read-
ing of the bill. (Hear, hear.)
The Earl of DERBY rose and announced his inten-
tion not to oppose the second reading, but to
reserve his objections for the committee on the bill.
He believed this measure was the corner stone and foun-
dation of the budget, and by this measure the whole
financial scheme of the Government must be tested.
Now he contended that however important this
bill might be in a monetary point of view, it
was based upon injustice and spoliation. It was
retrospective as well as prospective, and conse-
quently it would inflict a tax upon settlements that
were made in times when no such a tax as
this was contemplated. No Minister had ever attempted
to obtain a surplus by such unjust means, and he hoped
the measure would be severely dealt with in committee.
[LEFT SPEAKING.]

HOUSE OF COMMONS-(THIS DAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

Pemberton Leigh's Estate Bill was read a third time
and passed.
The Galway Harbour Bill was considered, and ordered
to be read a third time.
Ward Jackson's Estate Bill was read a second time,
and ordered to be committed.

DOCKYARD APPOINTMENTS.
Lord SEYMOUR brought up the report upon Dock
yard Appointments, which was ordered to be printed.

LETTER CARRIERS.
Lord R. GROSVENOR presented a petition from
the Metropolitan letter carriers, praying the house to
take their condition into consideration, with a view to
increasing their salaries.
TENANT COMPENSATION (IRELAND) BILL.
The house then went into committee on this bill, com-
mencing with clause 9.
Clause 9 was agreed to.
On clause 10, which provides that an evicted tenant
shall have power to recover compensation from the land-
lord for improvements which he has registered,
Colonel GREVILLE moved an amendment, to insert
the word "wilful', to provide that the eviction should
be for wilful neglect.
After considerable discussion, the committee divided,
and the numbers were—
For the amendment 67
Against it B5
Majority —lB
The clause was then agreed to, as were also clauses
11, 12, and 13.
On clause 14,
Mr. GROGAN proposed an amendment to limit the
time of compensation to ten years.
The committee then divided
For the amendment...-
Against it ...

. 87

Majority —4s
Lord C. HAMILTON moved the insertion of words
to limit the sum of compensation to four years of the
annual rent of the building.
The house then divided, when there appeared—
For the amendment 52
Against it 77
Majority —2s
Sir J. WALSH should feel it his duty to divide the
committee upon the clause, because it was objectionable
in principle, and could not be improved by any modifi-
cation. He considered the effect of it would be to in-
crease litigation between landlord and tenant in Ireland,
and to neutralise all the good which might be produced
by the bill.

Mr. CONOLLY believed that the bill had been drawn
up in order to set class against class in Ireland. Who,
he asked, would purchase property in that country if it
was subject to such restrictions ?
Mr. DRUMMOND said the very reason the bill was
introduced was that the tenant and landlord in Ireland
were at variance. He considered the clause was the
very essence of the bill. It was as good as could he
drawn up to meet an unfortunate state of things, and he
should give it his support.
After some further discussion the committee divided
on the clause, when there appeared—

For the clause
Against it
Majority

. 103
. 44
. --59

The clause was then agreed to.
The remaining clauses and schedules were then agreed
to after a desultory conversation, in the course of which
Mr. Napier was complimented for the ability and energy
he had displayed in regard to the bill, both in the select
committee and in the committee of the whole house.

Mr. V. SCULLY moved the insertion of the follow-
ing clause after clause 16 :—" Any judgment or decree
obtained under this act, in respect of compensation for
improvements executed by any tenant who has been
evicted from, or put out of, possession of his holding,
shall be the first charge thereon ; and, in default of pay-
ment within the time limited by the court in that be-
half, shall entitle the tenant to go forthwith into actual
possession, or into receipt of the rents and profits of
such holding as mortgagee thereof, and to continue in
possession or receipt until fully paid off, with interest
and costs."
The committee divided, and the clause was rejected by
a inaj6rity of 91—the numbers being 25 and 116.
The house then resumed, and the bill was ordered to
be reported on Monday.
CAVAN ELECTION.
The SPRAKRR intimated that he had been informed

GENERAL SIR JOSEPH THACKWELL, G. C. B.—This
distinguished officer arrived in our (Cork) harbour yes-
terday, per the Sabrina. As the steamer passed along
the coast, bonfires blazed on the hills, at Roche's
Tower,
ofthe Light-house,39thßegiment,
eagnidmeCnz wrlislielicFhorste.rveTdhe detach-
mentwith
hthe
gallant General in India, assembled on the ramparts of
Carlisle Fort, the flag was lowered as he passed, and the
people cheered enthusiastically. At Queenstown the
ships, dressed out in their flags, looked gay and beauti-
ful. On the steamer's approach, the Admiral's barge shot
alongside, under command of the flag-lieutenant, and
took Sir Joseph on board. As he left the steamer the
crew and passengers gave several hearty cheers, which
he duly acknowledged, and on reaching the Admirai's
yacht it immediately steered for Whitegate, from whence
he proceeded to Captain Roche's of Ballymonis. The
people assembled in large numbers to give him a cordial
greeting. The road leading to Captain Roche's gate
was lined with laurel branches and spanned with tri-
umphal arches. In the evening tar-barrels were burned
and the village illuminated looked gay and well from the
water.— C».k Examiner.

CONSECRATCON OF A NEW CLIURCII NEAR HOLTWELI„
--A new church, designed to supply the place of ow'
erected some tithe since by Lord Fielding, at Pantasa,
and afterwards alienated from the Establishment on his
conversion to the Church of Rome, was consecrated on
Monday by the Bishop of St. Asaph.