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GREEK LOAN BILL.

This Bill was read a third time, and passed.
Mr. BERNAL, and others from the Commons, brought up
the Parochial Assessment Bill.
The Inns and Alehouses Bill went through Committee,
and was reported without amendment.
On bringing up the report,
Lord \VHARNCLIFFE moved the omission of the
sixth clause, which after a conversation across the table,
between Lord LYNDlluasT and Viscount MELBOURNE,
• was agreed to.

Lord LICHFIELD moved the first reading of the Paro-
chial Assessment Bill.—Agreed to.
The NOBLE LORD gave notice that to-morrow he would
move the suspension of the Standing Orders, in order to
pass the Bill.
The Stannaries Courts Bill, and the County Election
Polls Bill, were read a third time and passed.
The Lists of Voters Bill, and the Copyright Compensa-
tion Bill, were read a second time. On the latter,

Lord LANSDOWNE said be would state its purport
to-morrow, on going into Committee.
The Earls Rosslyn and Brownlow, Viscount Hood, the
Bishop of Gloucester, Lords Redesdale, Lyndhurst, and
Fitzgerald, were appointed as Managers for the Lords, to
hold a Conference with the Commons, on the amendments
made to the Prisoners' Counsel Bill.

The Earl of ROSSLYN, the Manager of the Confe-
rence, on returning to the House, stated that the House of
Commons still persisted in their objections to their Lord-
ships' amendments.
STANDING ORDERS.
_ _ .

The Marquis of LANSDOWNE;;:ed the Order of
the Day for the consideration of the resolutions with
respect to the alteration of the Standing Orders. The
Noble Marquis stated shortly the effect of the resolution,
which was to give greater facilities to bringing in Bills, and
greater uniformity in carrying them through.—Agreed to.
The House then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, AUGUST 17.
The SPEAKER entered the House a Quarter before Four
o'Clock, shortly after which Sir Augustus Clifford, the
Usher of the Black Rod, appeared at the Table, and sum-
moned the Commons to the House of Lords, -to hear the
Royal Assent given to several Bills, for which see our Lords'
Report.
Mr. Strinburne, from the Commissioners of Westminster-
bridge, presented certain returns.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.

Lord J. RUSSELL said that as he believed there was
not business to occupy the House to-morrow, he begged
leave to move that the House at its rising do adjourn to
Friday next.—Agreed to.
COMMON FIELDS INCLOSURE.

Mr. LEADER presented a petition from Bristol against
this Bill. As, however, a clause had been introduced to
obviate the objections of the petitioners, he would not oc-
cupy the time of the House with any ohsr'rvations upon them.
CHURCH RATES.

Mr. WILKS presented a petition from Chatteris, in
Ely, deprecating the continuance of Church Rates.
Lord J. RUSSELL would take that opportunity to cor-
rect a misunderstanding respecting some words that had
fallen from him on this subject. When the subject was
discussed in that Heuse, and an Honourable Member
stated to him that his vote would depend upon his (Lord
J. Russell's) answer respectinr, Church Rates, he thought
that it would be unfair to induce' that Hon Gentleman to
give his vote, when it might afterwards appear that the
measure which he (Lord John Russell) would have to
propose might not be such as that Hon. Gentleman con-
templated. This statement of his was supposed to imply
that he (Lord J. Russell) felt quite certain that the mea-
sure he intended to introduce next Session would
be a measure that must be unsatisfactory to that
Honourable Gentleman, and to his Honourable Friend
who had presented this petition, and to others who had
taken an interest in this subject. He begged leave to say
that he did not at all mean to imply this : what he meant
was, that he would not take advantage of an Hon. Gentle-
man's vote, when the measure he had to propose might not
come up to that Hon. Gentleman's expectations ; but his
hope was then, and is now, that the measure which he
should have to propose would be satisfactory to his Hon.
Friend who had presented this petition, and to the great
part of those who were interested in the subject.—(Hear.)
THE BISHOPS.
Mr. RUTHVEN presented a petition from St. Ann's,
Dublin, stating that the public business would be greatly
_ facilitated in the House of Lords, if the Bishops had not
seats there, and praying the House to take into its consi-
deration some measure by which the Bishops might be ex-
pelled from the House of Lords. He moved that the pe-
' tition be laid on the table.
Mr. A. TREVOR would oppose the petition being laid
• on the table. It prayed that the Bishops might be expelled
from the House of Lords, and he submitted that that was
not language in which petitions presented to that House
• ought to be couched.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL would like to hear the opi-
nion of the Chair, as to whether the petition ought to be
received or not.
The SPEAKER considered the petition contained lan-
guage which would prevent its being received by the House.
Mr. RUTHVEN would withdraw the petition, and
take care that the language was amended. At the same
time he believed that such petitions had been received by
the House.
Mr. BUCKINGHAM gave notice of his intention to
move for Select Committees on his Bills respecting public
walks, public grounds for play, and for the preservation of
the public morals.
Mr. HUME wished to ask the Noble Lord (Lord J.
Russell), whether any measure for the more speedy trial of
juvenile offenders was in the contemplation of the Govern-
: ment for next Session, as he had before promised that some
neasures on the subject were in contemplation, and they
Lad not yet beard of it.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said ameasure upon the subject
vi 'mild be brought forward in the next Session. He might be
a: flowed then to say that he thought the Dartmoor would
h we made an excellent prison for the purpose. He had
nit down an inspector of prisons, and an architect, who
.ported that it would not be worth while to lay out
i oney for repairing it, it not being in a fit state. He
Iv ad directed inquiries to be made respecting other public
V 1 laces, but had not yet been able to satisfy himself with a
tuddincrt' which would be suitable to the purpose.
Mr. LENNARD said a report had long been on the
j able from the Commissioners who inquired into the cri-
z ainal law. He had been deterred from bringing forward
/ my measure, hoping that the Government would do so.
3 He now wished to ask, whether it was probable the
( iovernment would introduce some measure next Session ?
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said a measure upon the sub-
ict was in contemplation. The report on the table did
.t Lot, though an able report, enable him to introduce a Bill
• upon it. He intended, therefore, to refer some other
.question to the Commissioners, which he thought would be
answered in time.
Mr. M. PHILLIPS presented a petition from the cot-
ton and woollen manufacturers of Manchester and Salford,
praying for the repeal of the duties on cotton. The Hon.
Member gave notice that he would, early in the next ses-
, sion, move for the entire repeal of the duty on raw cotton.
After some few observations from Mr. HUME and Mr.
ROBINSON, the petition was ordered to be laid on the table.
CHURCH RATES.
Mr. D. W. HARVEY presented a petition from the
'hichester Church Association, praying for the redress of
ievances. The petitioners, after enumerating the griev-
epees of which they complained, hoped his Majesty's Mi-
iters would next Session introduce a Bill for the abolition
Church rates. Also a petition from the Surrey Radical
ssociaton against certain parts of the Poor Law Amend-
lit Bill, and for the repeal of the Corn Tax,
Mr. WARBURTON presented a petition from Brid-
rt, praying that a penalty might be imposed upon all per-
as selling spirits below the legal proof.
ORDNANCE.

Sir R. DONKIN presented papers from the Ordnance-
ice, which were laid on the table.
Mr. HUME hoped that during the recess some measures
Id be taken to carry i2to effect the recommendations of
Committee upon this subject.
EDUCATION.
ir. EWART begged to know whether it was the inten-

tion of his Majesty's Government to appoint a Commission
to inquire into the state of education in England and Wales.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL, as we understood, said that
the subject would have the consideration of GOvernment
previous to the next Session of Parliament.