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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LuRDS, July 17.

Their T,orthhips met. at Five u'cock.
ADMIRALTY COLONIAL JURISDICTION
BILL.

Lord CAMPBELL :coved the second reading of this
Bill. It had been introduced by the Lord Chancellor,
and was intended to give the power to colonial Courts to
try cues of piracy, and off4nees committed on the high
seas in the culonies. Prisoners charged with those of-
fences were now obliged to be brought to England for
trial. This Bill gave the colonial Courts the power of
trying such offences.
After a few words from Lord STANLEY and Earl
GREY the Bill was read a second time.
HOUSE OF LORDS' COS IS TAXATION BILL.

This Bill was read a third a time and passed.
METROPOLITAN BUILDINGS ACT AMEND•

MEN T BILL.

The Earl of CARLISLE introduced this Bill, which
was read a first time. He had no intention of passing
it this session, but ho hoped that useful suggestions
might be made for the sLill further amendment of the
law during the receFs.
YORK, NEWCASTLE, AND BERWICK
R AIL WAY.

Lord kIONTEAGLE laid on the table the second
report of the Committee on this subject ; and he hoped
that those of their Lordships who were opposed to the
Audit Bill would read and well consider this
report.

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES BILL.
Lord STANLEY asked whether it was the intention
of the Noble Earl opposite to restrict the operation of
this Bill to the separation of Australia from New South
Wales, or whether he intended to proceed with the whole
&% Bill.
Earl GREY said it was impossible for him to give
any decided answer to the question at present. As the
merely extended to Australia the Constitution
which already existed in New South Wales, and did not
introduce any new constitution, he must decline giving
any answer to the question until after the debate on the
' second reading of the Bill.
Lord MONTEAGLE wished to know if it was the

inantion of his Noble Friend to introduce any clauses
entirely changing the method of selling lands in the
% Australian colonies, referring the question of the sale of
lands altogether to the Australian colonies.

172 Earl GiIEY believed that the maintenance in its in-
tegrity of the present system was of vital importance
to that colony ; and ha did not propose to introduce
14 claims of the nature referred to; but he did intend to
• introduce a clause, that if a federal legislature should be
is brought into operation, such afi darn! legislature should
rave the pow,r of altering the Laud Sa!es Act; but he
should much regret if any use should be made of the

power; and he thought that those who had bought lauds
under the Land Sales Act would, under such circum-
stances, be entitled to compensation.
Lord STANLEY thought that after the statement of
11-.0 Noble Earl, it was utterly itnpos&ble that
this Bill could pass during the present session. It
ould be impossible to discuss during the present session.
the question of the formation of the powers of a colonial
!ederal government.
e. Lord MONTEAGLE protested against the doctrine
;hat because they had made laws regulating the sale of
land they were fettered for all time against varying such
law, without awarding compensation to those who had
purchased land under the powers of the old law.
V 2 The subject then dropped.
TITLES OF RELIGIOUS CONGREGATIONS IN
SCOTLAND.
At the request of the Earl of ABERDEEN,
Lord CAMPBELL agreed to postpone the second
reading of this B:11 to Thursday.
SEWERS ACV AMENDMENT BILL.
The Earl ST. GERMANS moved the second reading
of the Sewers Act Amendment all.
The Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be
;34 committed on Thursday.
FOREIGN MARRIAGES BILL.
On the motion of Lord EDDISBURY, this Bill was
•
' read a third time and passed.
The Bills on the table were forwarded a stage, and
their Lordships then adjourned.