The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-07 00:00:00

I IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTERDAY.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the wool-
sack at five o'clock.
Lord STANLEY (of Alderley) presented a petition
from Manchester, praying for the extension of the juiis-
diction of county courts to matters of bankruptcy.
The Bishop of SALISBURY presented several peti-
tions from various parts of his diocese, praying for the
better observance of the Lord's-day.
The Bishop of NORWICH presented a petition pray-
ing for the removal of Jewish disabilities.
AMENDMENT OF THE LAW OF EVIDENCE

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Lord BROUGHAM said h ie. had already expressed his
intention of dividing this bill, which had already been
read a second time, into two parts, and he was confirmed
in this intention by the able report of the Common Law
Commissioners, which recommended that course, and
approved of a large portion of the bill, but did not ex-
press an opinion upon that part which related to self-
crimination by witnesses. He would bring the subject
before their lordships on Monday, and he hoped his
noble and learned friend on the woolsack would name
a day for going into committee upon it.
Lord CAMPBELL suggested that the bill should be
referred to a select committee.
REGISTRATION OF ASSURANCES BILL.
On the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR that this
bill be read a third time,
Lord ST. LEONARDS said he did not believe it
would carry out the objects for which it was intended.
It had been brought before Parliament nine or ten
times, and had never yet become a law. The commis-
sioners of 1850 had given it as their opinion that no
system of registration would work well without a map,
which it would take years to prepare. If the measure
could be carried into execution the costs of it would be
enormous. The noble and learned lord then proceeded
to repeat his objections to the bill which he had urged
upon previous occasions when it had been before their
lordships.

Their lordships then divided—
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On the question that the bill do pass,
Lord CAMPBELL expressed the gratification he felt
at seeing a measure for which he had laboured for twenty-
four years on the point of passing their lordships' house,
and trusted that it would be equally successful in the
other branches of the Legislature. He had, however,
considerable doubts whether it would not reach the
House of Commons too late to be debated this session,
and he hoped that instead of proroguing Parliament at
the end of the session it would merely be adjourned, so
that the bill might become law this year. Indeed, it
would be an excellent plan if the house were adjourned
for two or three months at the end of each session, to
enable them to take up and finish the measures that
were in progress. (Hear, hear.)
Lord LYNDHURST gave his hearty support to the
bill, and said that if his noble and learned friend (Lord
St. Leonards) had attended the commission he would
have been satisfied that his fears as to the operation of
the measure were groundless.
After a slight altercation between Lord ST. LEONARDS
and Lord BEAUMONT as to whether the bill had received
the sanction of the two royal commissions, the bill was
then passed.

ROADS IN INDIA.
The Earl of ALBEMARLE moved for several returns,
which were agreed to,_

CHARITABLE TRUSTS BILL.
The select committee on this bill was nominated.
CATHEDRAL APPOINTMENTS BILL.
The house went into committee on this bill, and the
various clauses were agreed to.

The Bishop of OXFORD gave notice that on bring-
ing up the report he should move the addition of a clause
suspending the operation of the iact, under which the
capitular bodies at present have power to assign their
estates to the Ecclesiastical Commission in return for
fixed stipends, till Parliament shall have considered the
report for the commission.
The bill then passed through committee.

LUNACY REGULATION BILL LUNATIC
ASYLUMS BILL LUNATIC CARE AND
TREATMENT BILL.
These bills were severally read a third time and
passed.
CLITHEROE ELECTION.

Lord BEAUMONT gave notice that on Monday he
would call the attention of the house to the position they
were in with regard to the Chtheroe election, no answer
having been returned to the communication from the
House of Commons on the subject.

Their lordships then adjourned at five minutes past
seven o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock, when the
seats on both sides were nearly all filled.
ELECTION COMMITTEES.

The Cork and Plymouth Election Committees were
sworn in, and appointed to sit to-morrow.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The Lords amendments to the Crystal Palace Com-
pany, and the Great Yarmouth Waterworks Bills, were
considered and agreed to.

The following bills were read a third time and agreed
to :—Belfast and Ballymena Railway ; Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (Alteration of Ca-
pital) Bill.