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PUBLIC REVENUE AND CONSOLIDATED

FUND CHARGES BILL.
The select committee on this bill was nominated.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF DEEDS BY
MARRIED WOMEN BILL.
The LORD CHANCELLOR moved that this bill be
read a second time. His lordship explained that its
object was to obviate certain objections which bad been
made to some acknowledgments taken before commis-
sioners who were interested in the business to which
those acknowledgments referred.
The bill was read a second tithe.
COMMONS ENCLOSURE (No. 2) BILL.
This bill was read a third time.
MEXICO MARRIAGES BILL.
This bill was read a second time.
Their lordships adjourned at 25 minutes past 7 o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY.)
EPISCOPAL AND CAPITITLAR ESTATES
MANAGEMENT BILL.
On the order of the day for going into committee on
this bill,

Mr. CAYLEY moved as an instruction to the com-
mittee, that it is expedient in this bill, renewing the act
14 and 15 Victoria, c. 104, to define more clearly
the intention of the following words in the first
clause of that act, viz., "It shall be lawful for
any Ecclesiastical Corporation, sole or aggregrate
with the approval in writing of the Church Estate'
Commissioners, who shall pay due regard to the just
and reasonable claims of the present holders of lands,
under lease or otherwise, arising from the long continued
practice of renewal, to sell to any lessee, under any lease
granted by such corporation, the revision, estate, and
interest of such corporation in all or any of the lands
comprised in such lease, for such consideration, upon
such terms, and in such manner as such corporation and
lessee may, with such approval as aforesaid, think fit."
The SPEAKER said there was no necessity for any
such instruction, as the committee would have full
power to make the requisite alterations if they should
think fit.

Lord J. RUSSELL remarked that under these cir-
cumstances it would be better to go into committee at

once.

After some observations from Mr. G. H. Liddell, Mr.
Aglionby, and Mr. Goulburn, the house went into com-
mittee.
Ali the original clauses of the bill having been agreed

;o,
Mr. INGHAM moved the insertion of the following
clause :—"That in every case where a treaty shall have
been entered into under the provisions of this act, for
the sale, purchase, or exchange of any episcopal or
capitular estate in England, or of any interest in such
estate, it shall be lawful by the consent of both
parties to such treaty, to refer to arbitration
the finding of the anti al value of such estate,
and of the value of the fee simple thereof, subject
to the exceptions and reservations, if any, to be excepted
and reserved thereout, and that such finding shall be
adopted in computing the terms of such sale, purchase,
or exchange, regard being bad, in the final settlement of
such terms in every such case, to the just and
reasonable claims of the present holders of land under
lease or otherwise, arising from the long con-
tinued practice of renewal ; and that in every
such case one arbitrator shall be appointed by each of
the parties to such treaty, and the two arbitrators so
appointed shall, before they proceed in the matter re-
ferred to them, appoint an umpire or third arbitrator,
and the proceedings upon such arbitration shall be con-
ducted in like manner, and subject to the same rules
and enactments as upon a reference made by consent
upon a rule of court or judge's order. Provided
always that it shall be lawful for the parties to
such treaty to appoint one and the same person to act
as sole arbitrator ; and in such case the valuations acts
and award of the arbitrators and umpire, under the pro-
visions herein contained ; and in every case the costs of
such arbitration and award shall be in the discretion of
the said arbitrators or umpire, as the case may be."
This clause led to some discussion, but ultimately
Lord J. RUSSELL said, he had no objection to the
clause if using were added to it, providing that the con-
sent of the Church Establishment Commissioners, as
well as the parties, should be obtained before the arbi-
tration took place.
Mr. INGHAM agreed to this amendment of the
clause.
The clause was then agreed to, and the Chairman was
directed to report progress.
The house resumed, and leave was given to sit again
an Thursday,

SUPLY.
The report of the commit P
tee of supply was brought up
and agreed to.

JAMAICA LOAN BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
ROYAL MILITARY ASYLUM BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
THE FACTORY ACT.
Mr. COBBETT said he was labouring under a phy-
sical disability which would prevent his bringing on his
motion to-night for leave to bring in a bill to amend the
Ten Hours' Factory Act—(the hon. gentleman was
quite hoarse)—but he should take the very earliest op-
portunity next session to bring the subject forward.
The other twelve o'clock orders were then disposed
oof,
clock and the sittings of the house were suspended at four
'.

The house resumed at six o'clock.
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PUBLIC WORKS (INDIA). in India.
the motion of Sir E.
on the subject of the. execution e government of India,
works. of important public
move for copies of all cor-
respondence, REID AND THE VENTILATION OF THE
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he hold in connection with the house ;
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ing, but his opinion of the case had been gatheers red from
documents from which be should give extracts bearing
the case, and he trusted that he should be able on
blish such a case of hardship as to induce the toesta"
grant an inquiry into its circumstances. u e house
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shortly shortly state with regard to the antecedents of Dr.wßeid,
that he was for many years a practical chemist in Edin-
burgh, and bore a high reputation as a lecturer on che-
mistry, and lie had made a number of successful experi-
ments in ventilation in his own lecture rooms.
In 1834,
after the Houses of Parliament were destroyed by fire
and the new ones projected, the question of the ventila,-
tion of these buildings came under consideration, and in
consequence of the evidence given by Dr. Reid, he was
desired to make further experiments, and the temporary
House of Commons was placed under his care and
ven-
tilated in such a manner as to call forth from Lord Dun-
cannon, then Chief Commissioner of Works, in a letter
written by him, an opinion that the experiments of Dr.
Reid were most satisfactory. Dr. Arnott about the
same time had given an opinion in favour of Dr. Reid's
system. In 1840 Dr. Reid entered into an engagement
to ventilate and warm the new Houses of Parliament,
and the nature of that engagement had been much mis.
apprehended. Dr. Reid understood that his services
would be required until the new buildings were finished;
and nothing less would have induced him to give up his
lucrative occupations in Edinburgh. But the engage-
ment as interpreted by the Treasury bore a very different
aspect to that in which Dr. Reid viewed it. He (Mr.
Dundas believed the right hon. gentleman (Sir William
Molesworth) differed from the view of that engagement
taken by Dr. Reid, and that he interpreted it to extend
only to such time as the Houses of Lords and Commons
remained untenanted. Dr. Reid threatened to go to
law to assert his rights, but an arbitration was proposed,
and, after some delay, he consented to it. When the re-
ference had been gone into, however, the arbitrators
were informed that if they gave any decision which
could not be supported in a court of law, they would
subject themselves to heavy penalties. The result was
that he received only a small sum compared to what
he was entitled to. The honourable member then read
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a letter from Sir John Forbes, one of the arbi• I