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would get up in his rtlace in that house, and tell their lord
ships that they had conferred a great benefit on the corn.
munity at large by establishing a general registration of
deeds for England and Wales. (Hear, hear.)
Lord BEAUMONT said that the second commission
which had inquired into that subject had carefully con-
sidered the bast mode of carrying out the En e isuro, and,
after having sifted various plans,had come to the conclusion
that Mr. Duval's was the best. Mr. Duval had devised a
most ingenious system of indexing, although under that sys-
tem there would be a difficulty in getting the titles into the
index. That difficulty he proposed as far as possible to re-
move byinserting the names of the granters ; and it was true
that some inconvenience might occasionally arise-from the
fact that &number of persons sometimes bore the same name.
The commission set about obviating the objections,-enter-
tained to the index of names by means of maps. A majority
of the commission were in favour of the latter system.
However, upon examining into that portion of the subject
there were two of the commissioners who dissented from
the majority and the consequence had been that they had
returned to 'the index of names, having effected certain
alterations and modifications in that system. The plan
which had been recommended by Mr. Bellenden Ker and
others—namely, to divide the districts of names into
various small districts, so as to render it probable that
there should not be many persons of the same name
within those districts, was adopted. That plan had, in
a great measure, overcome the objections to the system of
Mr. Duval, and all the members had concurred in approv-
ing of it. With reference to the other observations which
had fallen from his noble and learned friend (Lord St.
Leonard's), he should only remark, that though he had
listened to those observations, as being opposed to the bill,
with pain, yet that they had been a source of pleasure to
him on one account, because he felt that they embraced
everything that could be urged against the bill. His noble
and learned friend had not denied the statements which
had been made by the noble lord upon the woolsack with
respect to the inconveniences of the existing system of
registration ; he had not denied the insecurity of the title
and the thousand other difficulties connected with the sub-
ject. He trusted that when- they went into committee
these matters would be discussed fully, and that they
would have the advantage of his noble and learned friend's
guidance on points upon which he was so eminently en-
titled to give an opinion.
Lord 'BROUGHAM begged to express his unqualified
approval of the principle of the bill ' • and he believed he
was fully authorised to add that such were also the senti-
ments with respect to it of his noble and learned friend
Lord Lyndhurst.
The bill was then read a second time.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.

NEW MEMBER.

Viscount EMLYN took the oaths and his seat for Wor
cestershire.

BOSTON ELECTION.

The SPEAKER intimated to the house that he had
received a letter stating, that it was not intended to pro-
ceed with the petition against the return of Mr. Bond
Cabbell for Boston.
WIGTON BURGHS ELECTION.
Sir J. TROLLOPE said he had to inform the house,
that Lord Charles Pelham Clinton, who had been ap-
pointed to serve on the Wigton Burghs election com-
mittee, was in a bad state of health, and unable to attend
to his duties in that committee. The medical attendant
of his lordship was in attendance, and would, if called
in, inform the house of the state of his lordship's health.
The medical attendant was then called to the bar, and
stated that his lordship was suffering from a severe
bronchital affection, and was incapable of attending the
committee.

On the motion of Sir J. TROLLOPE, the services of his
Lordship were dispensed with.

PETITIONS.
Mr. W. WILLIAMS presented a petition from Bel-
fast against granting any public money for horse-racing.
Mr. SPOONER presented a petition from working
men in Worcestershire against the opening of the Crystal
Palace on Sundays ; also a petition from Warwickshire
against the removal of Jewish disabilities.
Sir J. TROLLOPE presented a petition from medical
men at Long Sutton, in Lincolnshire, complaining of
the present mode of taxing their incomes.
Lord I3ROOKE pre-knted a petition from Learning
ton, against the admission, of Jews into Parliament.
DERBY ELECTION.
The members of the Derby Election Committee were
called to the bar and sworn. The committee was ap-
pointed to sit to-morrow at 11 o'clock.

SUPPLY OF WATER TO THE METROPOLIS.
Lord R. GROSVENOR gave notice that to-morrow
he would ask the Government what their intentions were
with respect to the hint; which were introduced in the
present session, for the purpose of supplying the metro-
polis with water.
THE SIX-MILE BRIDGE AFFRAY.

Mr. NAPIER gave notice that on the 17th of March
he would move for the production of all papers relating
to the disturbance at Six-mile Bridge.

FISCAL REFORM.

Mr. W. WILLIAMS gave notice that this day fort.
night he would move a resolution to the effect that al
public money passing through the revenue departmen
should be paid into the exchequer.

OFFENCES !AGAINST WOMEN & CHILDREN

Mr. FITZROY gave notice that this day week he
would ask for leave to bring in a bill for the better pre-
vention of offences agai:ast women and children.
THE MAIL BAGS OF THE AUSTRALIAN.

Sir D. L. EVANS gave notice that to-morrow he
would ask the Governnient whether any measures would
be adopted to enable the public to ascertain what letters
in the last Australian mail by the ship Australia had
been destroyed by water.