The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-04 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock.

CHESTER RACES.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
MEMBER'S PLATE. (60 GUINEAS).

Chilton
Lerrywheut
Ten ran

SCRAMBLE HANDICAP-

Ada'
Margaret of Anjou
Six ran.

HER MAJESTY'S PLATE.

Audubon
Massaroni ..

Nino ran.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

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

The report upon Victoria (London) Docks Bill was
considered and agreed to.
PROBATES OF WILLS AND GRANTS OF
ADMINISTRATION BILL.

Mr. HADFIELD moved the second reading of this
bill, intimating that if the house agreed to the motion,
he would postpone going into committee until after the
holidays, in order to afford an opportunity to the Soli-
citor-General to bring in the larger measure of reform
which he had promised on this subject.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said, in consequence
of the reception which the announcement of his intention
to bring in a bill met with in the house, he had been
encouraged to proceed with its preparation, and it was
now ready to be introduced. The question of testa-
mentary jurisdiction was, however, under the considera-
tion of the law commissioners, and it had been thought de-
sirable to postpone his bill until it could be submitted to
the house with the sanction of those commissioners.
What he proposed, therefore, was, that the present bill
' should be read a second time on the understanding that
unless the larger measure was brought in, it
should receive the best attention of the Government
in order to render it at all events an instalment of a much-
needed reform,

Mr. PHILLIMORE protested against the bill, which
he said was full of serious errors, and would consider-
ably aggravate and not diminish the evils which it was
proposed to rectify.
The LORD ADVOCATE intimated that the hon. mem-
ber had agreed, in the event of the bill going into com-
mittee, to introduce a clause to meet certain cases in
Scotland, to which it did not now apply.
Mr. B. DENISON thought it was trifling with the
dignity of the house to press the second reading, after
the Solicitor-General had given a pledge to propose a
more comprehensive measure. If the hon. member did
not withdraw his motion, he would move that the bill
be read a second time that day six months.
Mr. FITZGERALD objected to the bill being read
a second time except pro forma, because he believed
that in attempting to remove a small evil it created a
greater one.
Mr. HENLEY also opposed the second reading.
Lord J. RUSSELL could not see any sufficient
reason for rejecting the bill at its present stage, for he
thought it was advisable that every information and sug-
gestion should be brought before the house previous to
its coming to an ultimate decision upon the important
subject of testamentary jurisdiction. He should, how-
ever, object to going seriously into committee upon the
bill, as it only dealt with a part of that subject.
Mr. COLLIER perfectly agreed with what had fallen
from the noble lord. He did not mean to say that the
measure was perfect, but it was good as far as it went,
and should not be stopped in its progress. If the ques-
tion of testamentary jurisdiction was not dealt with
during the present session, he believed that great dis-
satisfaction would be caused throughout the country.
The bill was then read a second time pro forma, and
ordered to be committed on Wednesday next.