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London, England, 1849-07-27 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, July 26.

Their Lordships met at Five o'clock.
Messengers from the Commons brought up certain Bills..
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (IREL AND) BILL.

The Marquis of CLANRICARDE moved the second..
reading of this Bill.
Lord STANLEY trusted the standing orders would
be strictly adhered to in regard to all Bills, and this
among them. He believed the Bill was generally ap—
proved of, and this was the only reason that induced
him not to move that this Bill should be read a second
time this day six months.
Lord MONTEAGLE hoped that no obstruction
would be thrown in the way of passing the
Bill. It had received the greatest consideration in the
House of Commons.
Lord STANLEY had great respect for the Home of
Commons, but he thought their Lordships ought to have
time for the consideration of these Bills.
The Bill was then read a second time.
COLLECTION OF RATES (IRELAND) BILL.
This Bill was read a second time.
DUBLIN (IMPROVEMENT) BILL.
This Bill was read a second time.
MINES.

The Marquis of LANSDOWNE laid on the table the
report of the Commissioners of mines.
Lord WHARNCLIFFE presented a petition from
certain miners, praying for the adoption of means for
the prevention of explosions in mines.
IRISH INCUMBERED ESTATES BILL.

Lord CAMPBELL moved the consideration of the
Commons' reasons for amending two of their Lordships'
amendments on the Irish Incumbered Estates Bill, and
for insisting on one of the original clauses. He moved
that the amendment of the Commons, authorising the
sale of estates when the incumbrances shall not
exceed one-half of the net income instead of one of the
gross income, as it was enacted in the Bill as it went
down from their Lordships, should be agreed to.
Lord STANLEY, although he did not consider the
Commons' amendment an improvement, would not resist
its adoption.
After a few words from Lord BROUGHAM and the
Marquis of LANSDOWNE,
Lord CAMPBELL, in answer to Lord Brougham,
said that the appointment of the Commissioners had not
yet been determined on.
The motion was then agreed to.
Lori CAMPBELL then moved that their Lordships
do not insist upon the clause for awarding c6'mpensation
to Mr. Fitzgibbon, one of the officers of the Court of
Chancery in Ireland. The Lord Chancellor of Ireland
had given it as his opinion that this officer would not be
entitled to poundage on the sale of their estates, and
therefore there was no excuse for awarding compensa-
tion.—The motion was agreed to.
HUNGARY.

Lord BEAUMONT presented a petition adopted at
a public meeting in London, on Monday last, which was
signed by Mr. David Salomons, the chairman of the
meeting. He would only read the prayer of the peti-
tion, without comment, merely observing that he believed
that the mention of the independent kingdom of
Poland—
Lord BROUGHAM—PoIand!
Lord BEAUMONT—I meant Hungary. The Noble
Lord then read the prayer of the petition, which was,
that the Government would at once acknowledge the de
facto Government of-Hungary.
Lord BROUGHAM did not wonder that the Noble
Lord said Poland when he meant Hungary ; but
he must say that the balance of power was in
great danger if an agitation could, as he said,
crush Russia, crumpling it like a piece of
paper in his hand, by agitating the city of
London. He said that he could by agitation
prevent Russia getting a loan in the city of
London. Why, he (Lord Brougham) believed that
there was no power on the earth or under the earth
which could get a loan in the city of London if 61 per
cent. were offered by that House against the 6i per cent
offered by anybody else.—(A laugh.)
JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES ACT AMEND-