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CEYLON.

Mr. lIUME said, as—Ft VaSll-n possible for the Com-
mittee up stairs to proceed with its deliberations with
respect to the late proceedings in Ceylon, he wished to
know from the Judge-Advocate General, or the Under-
Secretary for the Colonies, whether the proceedings of
tho courts-martial held in Ceylon, in the last year,
during the proclamation of martial law in that island,
have been received, and can be laid before this Muse.
Sir GEORGE IIAYTER replied that no proceed-
ings of any court martial in the island of Ceylon had
been received at the office of the Judge-Advocate,
neither did he apprehend that any proceedings would be
transmitted to that office, inasmuch as the persons to
whom they would relate were not subject to the Mutiny
Act or the articles of war. If they had been transmitted
it would have been his duty to have transmitted them to
the Colonial-office.
Mr. HUME put a similar question to the Tindal*.
Sccretary of State for the Colonies.
Mr. lIAWES replied that he could confidently state
that the whole of the papers Lad been already printed
and laid bef;re the House. He had no others in his
THE PARLIAMENTARY OATHS BILL.
Mr. SPOONER inquired if it was the intention of the
Noble Lord at the head of the Government to proceed
with this Lill on the IGth of April.
Lord J. RUSSELL replied that he did not expect to
be able to bring on the Bill on the 16th. He purposed
postponing it for a week or a fortnight.
TUE ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION.
Ia reply to Sir 11. WILLOUGHBY,
Lord J. RUSSELL stated that the Bill for altering
the constitution of this Commission would be in the
bends of 11,:n Members before Easter.
AFFIRMATION BILL.

Mr. W. P. WOOD moved the Committee on this Bill.
Ileving made a statement on the second reading, he
'ehould not do so on the present occasion, unless any
ee. Memßer wished it.
The House then went into Committee.
Mr. WOOD moved the following clause, which was
;reed to without discussion : —And Le it enacted, that
it shall be lawful for the Governor of any of her Ma-
jesty's foreign dominions, plantations, or colonies, by
ieriting under his hand, to appoint one or more compe-
ient officer or officers to receive and file such certificates
as are by this Act directed to be Sled by the clerk of the
peace or sheriff's clerk; and upon any such appointment
being made, all the provisions of this Act shall be in
force in that part of her Majesty's foreign dominions,
plantations, or colonies, wherein such appointment shall
be made, and shall extend therein to the case of every
person who shall obtain such certificate as in this Act
mentioned, from any justice or magistrate acting therein
within his jurisdiction, and who shall cause the same to
be filed with the proper officer appointed by the Governor
as aforesaid in that behalf."
The remainder of the clauses were agreed to without
any opposition, the House resumed, and the report was
ordered to be: brought up on Monday.
INDICTABLE OFFENCES (IRELAND) BILL.
The House resolved into Committee on this Bill.
In answer to a question put by Sir L. O'BRIEN,
Sir W. SOMERVILLE said the object of the Bill
was to extend to Ireland the provisions of an. Act of
Parliament which had been introduced with great suc-
cess in England by the Attorney-General.
Mr. BERNAL said he understood there was no ob-
jection to any of the clauses of the Bill, until the House
came to clause 17.
The clauses down to clause 1; were then read and
agreed to without opposition
Oa clause 17 being Prop.
Mr. M:Cf,',LLAGII said that clause gave power to a
courtos. criminal judieature in Ireland to receive the
depoeiteon on a trial of a witness who was unable to
travel, which he (Mr. M'Cullagh) thought would press
heevily against a prisoner, inasmuch as it would pre-
'elude him from an opportunity of cross-examining the
wilnees, on which his defence might materially depend.
It was a new principle, and one likely to be most perilous
to the innocence of an accused person.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said this clause was
one which had been copies', from the English Bill; and it
was highly nccessnry that in that respect the laws of
England and of Ireland should be assimilated.—(Hear.)
The clause did not introduce a new principle ; it only
provided that ti man's deposition should be received who
was so ill as do be unable to travel to the place of trial,
and
practically out of the jurisdiction of the court. The
principle in question had worked most beneficially in
England, and it was desirable that the law of England
and Ireland should be assimilated in that respect.
nr. F. O'CONNOR did not think the Attorney-Ge-
n'eral had answered the objection of the Honourable
Member (Mr. M`Cullagh). The defence of an accused
person, especially in Ireland, depended almost entirely
on the cross-examination of witnesses, who would not
be in attendance on the trial if that principle were re-
cognised. Besides, there was no difficulty in Ireland of
procuring the certificate of a doctor that a man was in-
capeble of travelling, though that man might be perfectly
well.

Sir L. O'BRIEN thought when the clause was con-
sidered in connexion with trials on charges of high trea-
son it would operate most prejudicially to the accused
not
har, ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the clause would
t all affect the examination of witnesses in cases of
trials for high treason.
After a few words from Mr. NAPIER,
F. PRENCII said he thought no case had beene
mAe out to the House - the law. (.f England and Ire
-
le should not be nasituiLted 1.13 proposed by the prin-
a.4
in question.
SIIARMAN CRAWFORD said that it was no-
t rious that the course of justice Lad been most shame-
ufly impeded by the conduct of witnesses and jurymen
in many instances throughout the whole of Ireland, and
that some measure was nrcessary to remedy the
mis.
chief. lie did not wish to press his objection to the
clause, but he 3et thought that this objection was such
that be ought to tlie notice of it.
Mr. F. O'CONNOR was by no means disposed to ob-
ject anything to the insertion of such a clause, but ha
yet thought that there ought to bo some reservation to
protect those who, under the particular circumstances
to which this Bill had reference, were unable to protect
thwr:selves.

Mr. 11. GRATTAN said, that whatever sense might
be put upon such a clause, he thought that there should
be some protection also for the officials of justice aua

for the country. When he saw witnesses continually
getting upon the table, or going into the
box, and taking, or, as it was called, rather
swallowis,^ fifty oaths ts idain five minutes,
he felt that there should be scmo additional caution.
ageinat the violation of a judicial proceeding, for now it
seemed to be perfectly impossible to discriminate the
offender by whom the blow was indicted or the shot was
fired through the instrumentality of which a murder
was committed. His Hon. Friend, if he might venture
to call him so (Mr. S. Crawford), had spoken somewhat
indiscriminately of the Roman Catholic population.
Against any sweeping imputation of that sort he begged
most decidedly to protest. Yet, nevertheless, it was ap-
parent that some new regulation was required, and ho
trusted the Attorney-General would carry the law into
effect, and interpose that protection which would prevent
all such scenes as that man who had recently disgraced
his country by an exhibition in the witness-box of
conduct which was calculated to destroy entirely any
confidence in the verdict of a jury. He hoped that
they would get for Ireland the best parts of the admi-
nistration of justice as it was tendered in this country,
and not leave to them only the worst.
Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD begged to say that
he had not the a!ightest intention of imputirg to the
whole population of Ireland that which was chargeable
only on a portion— (" Hear, hear," from both sides of
the House)—but he wished the evil to he remedied.
Sir W. SOMERVILLE said that this Bill had been
for a long time before the House, and he had received
very many letters from every part of Ireland approving
of the principle of it, and suggesting in some cases valto
able improvements. There was the most anxious de-
sire on the part of the Government to render the Bill
fitted for the circumstances of Ireland, and he might say
also on the part of the people of that country, to over-
come the mischief which had so long been an oppressive
grievance.
Mr. M'CULLAGH said that his only object was to
prevent an anomaly and draw the attention of the Go-
vernment to an error which he deprecated, and he would
therefore withdraw his amendment.
After a few words from Sir LUCIUS O'BRIEN,
complaining that the law respecting high treason was
particularly obnoxious, on the double ground of corrup-
tion of both jurymen and witnesses, and the inappli-
cability of the law of high treason in this country to
Ireland,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL explained.
The amendment was then withdrawn.
Sir H. W. BARRON said, by the Bill it appeared
that if a witness was absent from illness, the trial might
proceed without him. The trial should be postponed in
justice to the accused, in order that he might be able to
attend to be examined.
Mr. F. O'CONNOR complained that the At-
torney-General had not answered the question
of the Honourable Baronet (Sir L. O'Brien), if the
Government intended to assimilate the law of treason in
both countries. With respect to the powers of the Bill,
surely the Government was aware that there was a cer-
tain class of bailiffs who would not hesitate to swear
falsely.
Sir J. PAKINGTON complimented the Hon. and
Learned Attorney General for the Acts introduced some
years ago with respect to indictable offences, and said
that great good had been accomplished by them, and he
doubted not that this Bill would prove equally advan-
tageous.
Major BLACKALL considered that the Bill would
remedy a great defect in the administration of the law.
The clause was agreed to without amendment.
Clauses to 28 were agreed to.
On clause 29 being proposed, which provides that the
offences specified in the Bill might be dealt with by one
stipendiary magistrate,
Sir L. O'BRIEN proposed the omission of the clause.
Colonel DUNNE considered the clause most objec-
tionable.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the magistrates
of the city of London were empowered to act alone, as
also were stipendiary magistrates in the other parts of
the country.
Mr. F. O'CONNOR characterised this clause as ono
that would introduce military law. Besides the magis-
trates in Ireland were differently appointed to those in
England. Though the Bill had received the assent of the
law officers of the Crown in Ireland he believed it had not
received the assent of the Irish judges. Had their as-
sent been obtained? If the question was not answered
he should repeat the question until he obtained an
answer.

Mr. F. FRENCH said the magistrates must ba bar-
risters, and men competent to act alone.
Sir 11. W. BARRON asked the Attorney-General if
there were any class of magistrates in England corre-
sponding with the stipendiary magistrates in Ireland ?
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, the stipendiary
magistrates in England were invariably barristers.
Colonel DUNNE thought, if that were so, the law of
England and Ireland could not be assimilated, inasmuch
as the stipendiary magistrates in Ireland were not bar-
risters.

Sir 11. W. BARRON said that whilst the English
stipendiary magistrates were barristers, the stipendiary
magistrates in Ireland were men who literally knew no-
thing whatever of law, and were obliged to begin the
study of the law after they had been appointed to the
office of magistrate.—(Hear, hear.)
Sir JOHN YOUNG thought it was highly desirable
that the services of so valuable a body as the stipen-
diary magistrates in Ireland should be recognised.
Mr. GROGAN said with reference to the remark
of the Attorney- General that the stipendiary magis-
trates of England were barristers, the corresponding
class i❑ Ireland were gentlemen, many of whom had at-
tained the rank of barrister by profession, but who had
never practised the profession of the law, or had only
done so for a short period in early life.
He thought the objection would be got over
if the Bill provided that the power in question should
be invested in the stipendiary magistrates, " being bar-
rister:."—(Hear.)
Mr. NAPIER said the only vacancy in the stipen-
diary magistracy of Ireland which had been filled up by a
barrister, was that created by the retirement of a son of
the late Professor M•Culloch.
Sir W. SOMERVILLE said the Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland, in making those appointments, evinced the
greatest anxiety that they should be held by men of
respectable attainments and character.
Mr. S. CRAWFORD said that he himself had been
superseded from the commission of the peace by the
Hon. Baronet the Secretary for Ireland's predecessor,
because he loved his countrymen, and because he was a
Repealer.—(Hear, and laughter.) Here, then, was the
impartial justice of her Majesty's Ministers.
Sir W. SOMERVILLE explained that this Bill was
intended to give an increased .indapendence to the
country justices of the peace.
Mr. M'CULLAGLI said that in his opinion nothing,
had contributed more to the improved administration of
justice than:the appointment of stipendiary magistrates.
Mr. SADLEIR complained of the invidious dis-
tinction which was made by the country gen-
tlemen who were magistrates between themselves
and the stipendiary magistrates. A gentleman who was
a stipendiary magistrate in his county, Mr. Jones, con-
tinually drove to Thurles in the morning simply that he
might drive home in the evening, because he could not
open a court in consequence of the non attendance of the
neighbouring gentlemen who were in the commission of
the peace. He protested against the capricious course
which the Government had pursued with respect to this
matter, and ho trusted that the Right Hon. Baronet the
Secretary for Ireland would introduce some measure
whereby the stipendiary magistrates might be enabled
to act alone.

Colonel DUNNE said that the Honourable
Member who had just sat down had made a re-
mark.; respecting the local magistracy. The fact was
that a single magistrate could only deal with a certain
class of offences, and for another class two magistrates
were required, so that if a power were given to the sti-
pendiary magistrates to act alone, the same power ought
to be given to the local magistrates.
After a few words from Mr. Fitzstephen French, the
Attorney-General, and Mr. Sadleir, in explanation, the
clause was passed, as were also all the other clauses, and
the House resumed.
SUMMARY CONVICTIONS (IRELAND) BILL.
The House went into Committee on this Bill, and the
various clauses having been agreed to, the House re-
sumed. To be reported, 18th April.
LANDLORD AND TENANT BILL.

On the motion that the House go into Committee on
this Bill,
Mr. HERBERT rose to move that it be an instruc-
tion to the Committee that it be extended to Ireland.
Mr. PUSEY said that many Nish Members having
expressed a wish that the Bill be extended to Ireland,
he should not oppose the instruction.
Mr. S. CRAWFORD said the Bill was a step in the
right direction; it would not interfere with any existing
right in Ireland, and therefore he should support the
motion.

ocpominmiounntihcaattiothniswßitihil
v‘te,onualadt-dfoarnmoegr
' Colonel SIBTIIORp said he had a good deal of
pose it in every stage, but he s'ooda.ndlithees)h'
House by dividing on the present occasion.
The motion was then agreed to.
The House then went into Committee. owueldreopo!
should not trouble the
Sir W. SOMERVILLE said there was no objection
on the part of the Government to the extension of tbo
8.11 to Ireland.
The word " Ireland " was accordingly inserted.
Mr. SADLEIR wished to ask if the amendment were
agreed to would it
and Tenant Bill for Ireland?
• supersede the Government Landlord
Sir W. SOMERVILLE was understood to reply in
the negative.
Mr. H. HERBERT remarked that the Bill interfered
with no other measure, and as it would confer great
benefit upon Ireland, he wished to extend it to that part
of the kingdom.
Mr. J. O'CONNELL said if it were intended that the
Bill should supersede the Government measure, the Irish
Members could not support the amendment.
Mr. DRUMMOND sugge,ted that the Bill had better
be treated as it confined to England only, or it would
never be got through. It the principle of the Bill would
benefit Ireland, let it be extended to that country by a
separate measure.
Lord A. BROOKE said the Bill ought to be confined
to England.
Mr. AGLIONBY thought so too, for he was quite
sure if it were made to apply to Ireland there would be

no end of the matter.—(lleTar, and laughter.) Sufficient
for the day was the evil thereof: Let them confine this
Bill to England, and consider hereafter whether it should
be extended to Ireland. For his part he should on a
future day propose its extension to Scotland.—(Hear.)
Mr. A. STAFFORD said the speech of the Hon. and
Learned Member who had just sat down was a most anti-
imperial one—(A laugh)—but what possible objection
could thero be
,to considering whether or not the word
should b 3 " Ireland" instead of " Wales," He should,
however, be glad to hear what the question before the
Committee was.

The CUAIRUAN ;34itl the worcl " Wales" had al-

ready been erased, and the word " Ireland" inserted in its
stead. The question now before the Committee was
the following lines in the clause relatini; to insolvent
tenants and landlords.
Mr. A. STAFFORD had been arra'cl that they were
proceeding in a most Irish fashion, namely, discussing ty
question after agreeing to it.—(A. laugh.)
Sir G. STRICKLAND said this clause provided
that it might be lawful for a landlord ar,d tenant to
enter into an agreement. He would ask if it was not
universally understood that every landlord and tenant
had at the present moment that very power?—(Hear,
bear.) So far as his knowledge went, they had
that power at the present ttaae. If that were
so, ho thought the clause would only have the effect of
leading to litigation between landlord and tenant.
Sir G. GREY said, that as it seemed generally agreed
that the words proposed should be inserted, he had no
objection to their being so.
It was then proposed that the words " served on such
tenant," might be added to the word " notice."
Mr. AGLIONBY thought it would be better to strike
out the nctice on the part of the landlord, and to leave
it only as a notice on the part of the tenant. He thought
they were only entering into an unnecessary discussion,
inasmuch as he only wished to leave parties to do for
themselves that which they could not do at present.
Mr. HENLEY said the only question was, whether a
party in possession should bind his successor altogether,
or in a qualified manner.—(Dear.) As the expenditure
of the money by the tenant on the farm was in some
cases somewhat speculative, and as it was wished
to give the man who wanted to enter into that
speculation a security for the repayment of his
money, if he was disturbed in the possession by
the remainder-man, he (Mr. Henley) thought it was only
fair that the tenant should have a security for the repay-
ment of the money so expended by him.
Colonel SIBTHORP said there was no limitation as
to what expenses or what charges might be levied on the
remainder-man.
Mr. EVELYN DENISON said, that if these words
were to be introduced into the Bill, the clause would be
the occasion of great hardship.
Mr. P. SCROPE said, that he thought the House
hardly knew what they were about. The introduction
of these words would quite emasculate the Bill, and ren-
der it totally useless. It would, if these words were in-
troduced, entirely prevent any tenant at will from im-
proving his farm, for if the enactment was made it would
enable the landlord to dispossess his tenant in the event
of his wishing to quit his holding; all compensation
would be denied to him.
Mr. ANSTEY said that be was surprised to hear from
the Hon. Member for Cockermouth (Mr. Aglionby),
whose opinion was usually of value, that it was not likely
to benefit the tenant. If it were to be rendered useless by
the introduction of the words of the amendment, it
would be no more than a landlord's encumbered es-
tates Bill.
Mr. SOTHERON trusted that the House would not
suffer themselves to be misled by any allusion to the En-
cumbered Estates or any other Bill.
Mr. MULLINGS thought that the Bill might with
advantage be extended to the property at the present
time under their control, as for instance in glebe farms;
but he thought that the Hon. Member for Stroud (Mr.
P. Scrope) had somewhat misrepresented the tenor and
tendency of the amendment.
Sir ROBERT PEEL said, if the proposed amendment
was introduced it would render the hill almost alto-
gether inoperative.—(Hear, hear.) The provision sug-
gested was that, in the event of a tenant making perma-
nent improvements upon his farm, be should not be en-
titled to recover the appropriated value of those improve-
ments, provided he gave notice of his wish to terminate
tenancy. They might suppose the case of a tenant who,
reposing great confidence in his landlord, had laid out a
considerable sum in permanent improvements; he com-
menced with a farm which stood in need of great im-
provements. If it was said to him, " I invite you to
make these improvements which may endure for twelve
years, and 1 calculate upon the probability of
their benefiting the property for that period,"
would it not be extremely hard upon him if, in the
event of his giving notice at the end of two years, that
he should be deprived of the benefit of them? A respect.
able tenant, with the very best intentions, might hare
very good reasons fur giving such a notice ; he
might, tor instance, be rendered wholly incapable
of attending to his farm from ill health, and
it might possibly be for his own benefit, as well
as fur that of his landlord, that the lease should
terminate.—(Hear, hear.) But if it was to be said that
the benefit of the whole improvements should, on the
tenant terminating the lease by his own act, belong ex
elusively to the landlord, and that the tenant should not
be entitled to recover compensation, he thought that the
tenant would be unjustly dealt with, and that the Bill
would not come into useful operation.—(llear.)
Mr. HENLEY thought that unless some such amend-
ment was introduced the measure would press unjustly
upon clergymen who depended entirely upon the revenue
arising from their glebe lands.
After a few words from Mr. B. Denison, Mr. Aglionby,
Mr. Pusey, and Mr. Newdegate, the amendment was
withdrawn.
Mr. PUSEY, on the recommendation of Mr. Henley,
proposed to amend the clause by the insertion of the
word " owner " in the place of the word " lessor."
Sir ROBERT PEEL doubted whether the word
"owner" would answer the purpose, since there were
more intermediate parties between the tenant and the
owner.

Sir J. YARDE BULLER moved the omission of
the words "food for cattle," be leving that p:lrties ought
not to be compensated for such things.
Sir JOHN TYRELL said, no doubt the great ob-
ject of this Bill was to enable the tenant to improve the
land, but he was afraid there was great difficuhy in le-
gislating upon improvements by manure and drain-
ing. A great diversity of opinion prevailed
upon the subject of draining ; but still he
thought it was highly desirable that tenants should be
compensated for all useful and efficient draining and
manure improvements.—(Llear.)
Sir R. PEEL said all his experience was that without
drainage there was no possibility of improvement.—
(Hear, hear.) It might be quite true that in Lincoln-
shire the arrangement referred to by the Honourable
Baronet who last addressed the House might
be perfectly satisfactory, but it did not follow
that if it were introduced into Devonshire it would
work quite as well. Artificial manures consisted of
guano, oilcake, and the like; but how would they deal
with the question of the right to claim compensation for
the purchase of food for cattle. Suppose that he had
turnips on 100 acres, did his Lion. Friend mean that, if
he fed his cattle and sheep—and sheep especially—
with the turnips that he, had grown on his
farm that ho had no claim for compensation?
but if he purchased turnips from his neighbours, with
which to feed his cattle and sheep, he was to have a
claim for compensation for the turnips which he so got
from his neighbours?—(Laughter.) His Hon. Friend
said, all that might be left to arrangement; but he (Sir
R. Peel) feared that each specific case would not be met
by leaving it to be so arranged.
Mr. PUSSY was most anxious to remove that diffi-
culty, if possible; but if those words were struck out
altogether, the greatest possible discouragement to the
farmers would be the result. He proposed that the
word " sheep" should be omitted.—(A laugh.) Then
with regard to the purchase of food, they must state
something. It would not do to specify oilcake only, be-
cause there might be some other artificial manure. It
the House were to introduce the words "purchase of
artificial food for cattle," and then define the words
" artificial food" in the interpretation clause, the difficulty
might be got over.

About half a dozen Members on each side of the
House stood up to speak, on Mr. Pusey resuming his
seat, which caused great laughter, but they all gave
way to

Sir R. PEEL, who proposed the insertion of the words
" food for cattle, as should bo specifically mentioned in
the certificate."

Sir JOHN TYRELL said that much of those arti•
ficial manures were entirely useless, and it was of the
utmost importance that draining should be carried on on
a right system. He thought that Mr. Smith of
Deanston was but a poor authority on draining,
when ho told the farmers of Essex in a lecture
which he delivered to them, that draining two•and-a-
half feet deep was the most advantageow. They asked
him if he had had any experience in draining, eight,
nine, and even ten feet deep, as they had had; he re-
plied that he had not, and they laughed at him.
Sir W. JOLLIFFE thought they were mixing up two
subjects. The question they were upon was ono of
temporary improvements, and how they were to
adapt those temporary improvements to every part
of the country ? There would be the greatest
difficulty in making a general application of the
principle of temporary improvements. He held it to be
impossible to make such agreements in many parts of
the country, where tenants were paid for a great many
more things than were contemplated in the present Bill.
Mr. AGLIONBY congratulated the House that the
observations which had been made early in the debate had
brought on this discussion, but yet it might go on too
far; and he must remind them that they had gone
from the main question at issue to a regular
farming inquiry.—(Hear, hear.) He thought that it they
went on at this rate, they would only be impeding the
important business of the House, and would never get
through the Bill at all. He believed that this Bill, or
at least one very similar to it, had gone through a
Select Committee, and if they did not proceed faster, the
Bill would go as far as that paint, but would proceed no
farther. He quite agreed with his Hon. and Learned
Friend the Attorney-General, that the only considera-
tion to be taken care of was, that an agreement entered
into between a tenant and his landlord should be binding
upon a remainder•man, so that in the case of the sudden
death of a landlord, or any other contingency, the suc-
cessor would be bound by the agreement of his prede-
cessor. How could they legislate for all parts of the
country? Before the Select Committee many parties
had been brought forward from the southern
counties to give evidence, but not one from the
north. The whole merits of the question had not,
therefore, been brought before them. He would tell
them what was the custom in Cumberland, and what in
Surrey. In Cumberland it was the custom for
the incoming tenant to pay to the outgoing
tenant for nothing but that which was already
for the seedling crops, in
hen be above the
ground; whereas in Surrey the whole title of the ract: growing
which, uponin
all probability, soil'
would t
out-
going tenant had to be regulated by a valuation, and
upon a farm of 600 acres there was every
probability that the incoming tenant would
have to pay for property valued at 3,000/., atthe rate
of 51. at least, if not more, per acre for the improve-
ments. It was of the greatest consequence that the re-
mainder-man should be bound by the agreement of his
predecessor. He thought that the word " sheep" ought
not to be introduced.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that there was
not a clause to secure the tenant in the value of his ira•