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

CHARITABLE TRUSTS BILL.

On the motion of Lord J. RUSSELL this bill was read
a second time, on the understanding any debate on it was
to take place in committee, which he fixed for Friday in
next week.
CUSTOMS AND STAMP ACTS RESOLUTIONS—
ADVERTISEMENT DUTY.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved that
the report of the resolutions agreed to by the house on the
Ist July be now received. He took the oppoitunity of
saying that he should act upon the intention which Go-
vernment had formed, of deferring to
.what they believed
to be the wish of the real majority of the house in refer-
mice to the advertisement duty. (Cheers.) It was not
necessary for him to enter into the reasons which had led
them to that conclusion, believing that the man who made
an unnecessary speech at that period of the evening was an
enemy to his country. (Cheers and laughter.)

Mr. BRIGHT wished to ask when the advertisement
duty would cease ? It was important this should beknown,
and he had been applied to by several newspaper proprie-
tors on the subject.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was
certainly of great importance that proprietors of newspapers
should be relieved from uncertainty on this point as soon as
possible, and he was afraid that some had unfortunately been
misled by arguing hastily that the practice which the house
pursued with respect to customs duties would apply to the
duty in question, which was, in fact, entirely of a different
character. He believed there was no precedent for making
the remission of this duty follow immediately on the vote
of that house. They should not lightly alter the established
practice, but he saw no reason why the bill in which those
resolutions were to be inserted should not become law by
the end of next week, or, at least, by the beginning of the
following week.
Mr. NE WDEGATE asked if the resolutions now before
the house included the tax upon supplements.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said no.
The extension of the area of newspapers was provided for
by a clause in the Stamp Duty (No. 2) Bill, which was
postponed till after the other orders of the day. What he
proposed in reference to that bill was to commit it, to in-
sert in it the resolutions now brought up, and to re-com-
mit the bill to-morrow (this day).
The report was then agreed to.
CUSTOMS, &c., ACTS.

In committee on these acts,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the
resolutions of which he had given notice, respecting the
post-horse and hackney-carriage duties. With regard to the
first, his proposal was to consolidate all the various duties
now charged upon the keepers of post-horses and post-car-
riages, so as in future to render them liable to pay only
one duty. The effect of this arrangement would be to
make a reduction upon the aggregate amount of the duties
to the extent of about 60,0001. a-year. He believed that,
this proposal would give satisfaction to the parties inte-
rested. With respect to the hackney-carriage duties, he
proposed that there should be an annual license for keeping,
using, or hirinc, hackney carriages in the metropolis of 1/.
The present system' was not to levy an annual license, but
to levy one license, for which 51. was paid. He might
state, in addition, that the bill which he would require to
bring forward would contain a provision to the effect that
those who had already paid 5/. for their license should not
be liable to begin to pay for an annual license until three
years after the Ist of January next. When he first laid his
financial measures before the house, he proposed that the
weekly duty upon hackney carriages should be reduced
from 10s. to 7s. He had since ascertained, however, that
a considerable number of proprietors did not wish to use
their carriages upon Sunday, and what he now proposed,
therefore, was to charge 7s. upon those who ran their car-
riages seven days in the week, and 6s. upon those who ran
theirs only six. (Hear, hear.)
In reply to a question from Colonel BLAIR,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he did
not intend to propose any change with regard to stage-
coaches.

The retiolutiona were then agreed to.
BETTING-HOUSES BILL.

On the order of the day for the second reading of this
bill,
Mr. MITRROUGH presented a petition against the bill
from the keeper of a betting-office, who entreated that it
should not be passed into law before the Newmarket Octo-
ber meeting, upon which a large sum of money had already
been. staked. He further craved that his petition should
be referred to a select committee, and that he might be al-
lowed to appear by counsel in support of its prayer.
The reading of this petition caused considerable merri-
ment in the house, which was increased when the hon. and
i:oareed member stated, with great earnestness, that he had
,'mpathy with its object.
The bill was postponed till to-morrow (this day).
law OF EVIDENCE AMENDMENT BILL.
On the motionlip-,wlu,ror going into committee on this bill,
went of the law o DE said he did not object to the amend-
f evidence, but it was with inexpressible
astonishment he re
in-
troduced into this bill without several most important clauses in-
rithout a word of explanation from
the Attorney-General, though they had no connection what-
ever with the avowedhu objectanodf the measure. The object of
the bill war; to enable
might, iii and wives to be examined in
cases in which they apepen to be parties ; but the
very first clause provided thatatlAcinrsonfs who entertained con-
scientious objections to the an oath should be per-
mitted to giye an rmation ill
oea(1, thus overturnii, a
whentt the bill would be
recent decision of the house. Re t
ere would be an
postponed till some future day,
opportunity of fully discussing its details.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, at
that
.se,r
(one o'clock) he had no objection to accede to the re
hour
Teest
of the honourable and learned member, th0..2,
considered that the main features of this IL hadl thene
fally and elaborately disonssed in the report recently mad,
by the Common Law Commissioners, and had met with
the approval of the highest legal authorities in the other
house, he was surprised that they should have been opposed
by anybody acquainted with the present law of evidence.
With respect to the new clauses to which the honourable
and learned gentleman had referred, they originally formed
part of a bill introduced into the other house; but as it
was considered impossible that that bill could pass this
session, he had deemed it advisable to insert them in the
present bill, they having received the sanction of the dis-
tinguished legal authorities in the House of Lords. He f
Would endeavour to procure a morning sitting for the dis- I

eussion of the bill, and with that view would postpone it
till Monday.
PATRONAGE EXCHANGE BILL.

This bill passed through committee.
The Colonial Bishops Act Extension Bill went through
committee.
LAND TAX REDEMPTION BILL.
The house went into committee on this bill, and t 12.1
various clauses were agreed to.
NEWSPAPER STAMP DUTIES BILL.

This bill passed ihrough committee pro forma.
HIGHWAY RATES BILL.
This bill passed through committee.
TURNPIKE TRUSTS ARRANGEMENTS BILL.
This bill passed through committee.
TURNPIKE ACTS CONTINUANCE, &c., BILL.
The house went into committee on this bill, when
Mr. FREWEN said he wished to move an addition tat
clause for the purpose of relieving districts where the co tu-
niissioners of turnpike roads had placed an excessive nu tu-
ber of toll-gates, in order to exempt the parts of t
country where they themselves resided. Thecommission ers
often took care to keep all the turnpike gates away fr om
their own neighbourhood—(a laugh)—and inflicted gr, eat
injustice upon other parts of the district ; and the obj act
of his clause, therefore, was to restrict the number of tc
►ll-
gates within certain specified distances.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL hoped the hon. gent le--
man would postpone his clause till the bringing up of t lie
report.

FREWEN assented, and the bill passed thron gh
committee.

SHEEP, &c., CONTAGIOUS DISEASES PREVE
TION BILL.

This bill passed through committee.
PUBLIC WORKS ACTS AMENDMENT (IRELAN D:

BILL.

Sir J. YOUNG moved the second reading of this b ill,
the objects of which were—first, to enable grand juries to
borrow money from private parties for constructing ro: ids
and other public works ; secondly, to transfer cert kin
piers to the grand juries, with power to levy tolls for
keeping them in repair ; and, thirdly, to transfer 3ne,
thousand miles of road from the central authority ( the.
Board of Works) to the local authority, namely, to the,
counties to which the roads in question belonged. 1 his
would place no additional burden upon the counties ; and
he, therefore, calculated upon receiving the suppor t. of
hon. gentlemen who opposed centralisation.
Lord NAAS said that the grand juries were abou t to
have an entirely new power given to them, and he thor tult
it would be advisable to put in the bill some additi o nal
safeguard. so that all their proceedings might be well
known in every county.
Mr. F. SCULLY thought this important power ah, ould
not be given to grand juries unless those bodies were i re-
modelled and made to represent the ratepayers.
Mr. WHITESIDE inquired whether, if the col anty
should be willing to do a certain work, and the sury eyor
should have the misfortune to be of a different opin Ulan,
that work could be carried out?
Sir J. YOUNG said he fancied it could not.

Sir R. FERGUSON would feel it to be his duty to op-
pose those clauses of the bill giving power to the Boar til of
Works in reference to piers and harbours.

Mr. V. SCULLY said that this bill would be the m cans
of showing the present defective constitution of g rand
juries ; for it would lead to such abuses that the f iscal
powers of those bodies would have to be transferred b, More
long to bodies of ratepayers.
Mr. FRE WEN ssid that there was no county in Ire land
with which he was not intimately acquainted, and ha d no
hesitation in saying the act of 1836, relating to grandju ries,
had worked well in that country ; and if it worked we 11 in
Ireland, surely it must be an exceedingly good act. (A
laugh.) If county boards were established, as had 1 been
suggested, the result would be that presentments w
ould
be passel for building Roman Catholic chapels or st true-
thing of that description. (Oh, oh.)
The bill was then read a second time.
CONSOLIDATED ANNUITIES (IRELAND) 811 ;L.
The house went into committee on this bill.
The Consolidated Annuities (Ireland) Bill went throq igh
committee.
The Dublin Parliamentary Registration Bill was read 1 a
third time and passed.
The Public Libraries (Ireland) Bill was read a thj rd
time and passed.
The Burials (beyond the Metropolis) Bill was read a
second time.
Mr. PETO in reference to this bill, called the attenti on
of the house to the way in which the rector of St. Gii€ s's
was affected by the closing of the burial-ground of I is
parish. The reverend gentleman had left a parish wog th
6001. a year to come to St. Giles's, but the closing of 1 he
burial-ground had reduced the value of his present living
from 9601. to 2601. a year. When he told the house -LI tat
the reverend gentleman employed three curates, and ti tat
he was liked both by Churchmen and Dissenters—(thee rs)
-they would see that every consideration which coule be i
shown to the reverend gentleman would be afforderd to
him. (Hear, hear.)
The Consolidated Annuities (Ireland) Bill was readl the
second time.

The Employment of Children in Factories Bill was. read
the second time.
STRANGERS AND DIVISIONS.

Mr. MUNTZ moved the consideration of the repo] .t of
the committee upon strangers and divisions, and pi •op ,osed
that Mr. Speaker take measures to have the reso luiLions
agreed to by the committee carried into effect.
Mr. S. HERBERT suggested the postponement of the
subject at so late an hour (ten minutes past two).
Mr. MUNTZ said the notice had been for some i lime on
the paper, and the object was perfeetly well under tstiood ;
but he would consent to postpone it, if the Gove- rninent
would give him a day for its consideration.
After some discussion, the debate was adjour fled. till
Thursday.
CRIME AND OUTRAGE PREVENTION ACT
(IRELAND).

Sir J. YOUNG moved for leave to bring in a bill to
continue the act 15th and 16th Vict., c. 66 (the Cri hue and
Outrage Prevention Act) until the 31st day of kugust,
1854-

Mr. MAGITIRE opposed the motion.
The house divided, and the numbers were—

. 381.

For the motion
Against it
Majority
Leave was therefore given to bring in the bill.
CROWN SUITS.

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The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved for and obtained
leave to bring in a bill for the amendment of the, proce-
dure and practice in Crown suits in the Court of .Exche-
quer, and for the payment of costs in proceeding 3 insti-
tuted on behalf of the Crown.

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.
Mr. WILSON moved for and obtained leave tqo bring
in a bill to amend the laws relating to friendly sod eities.

CUSTOMS DUTIES.

Mr. WILSON also moved for and obtained I enve to
bring in a bill to repeal certain laws relating to rthendly
societies.

The remaining orders were disposed of, and then house
adjourned at half-past two o'clock.

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION&

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-JULY 21.

( From the Votes and Proceedings of the Holum of
Commons. )
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA BILL.

Clause 27 (No appointment of any Advocate-Generml of the
said Company shall be valid, without the approbation of
the Board of Commissioners for the affairs of India.)
Question put, "That the clause stand part of th.e bill."
The Committee divided—Ayes, 115 ; Noes, 59.