The Sun.
London, England, 1849-07-30 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, July 28.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of Saturday.)

ROYAL ASSENT.

Shortly after two o'clock the Earl of Shaftesbury,
the Earl of Minto, and Lord Campbell took their seats
below the Throne, robed as Lord Commissioners, and
gave the Royal Assent to the following sixty-five public
and private Bills:
Consolidated Fund (3,000,0000.
General Quarter Sessions Courts Procedure.
Turnpike Trusts Union.
Mutiny and Desertion (India).
Attorney and Solicitors (Ireland).
Sites for Sekools.
Administration of Justice (Vancouver's Island).
Turnpike Roads (Ireland).
Sewers Acts Amendment.
Pupils Protection (Scotland).
Militia Ballot Suspension.
Commons Inclosare (No. 2).
Highway Rates.
Excise Benevolent Fund Society.
Newgate Gaol (Dublin).
Lunatic Asylums (Ireland).
House of Lords' Costs Taxation.
Marriages in Foreign Countries Facilitating.
County Rates, &c.
Poor Relief Cities and Boroughs.
Stock in Trade.
Advance of Money, Athlone to Galway Railway.
Relief of Distress (Ireland—No. 2).
Inland Posts (Colonies).
Land Improvement (Ireland).
Labouring Poor Act Amendment (Ireland).
Sequestration Remedies.
Indictable Offences (Ireland).
Summary Convictions (Ireland).
Incumbered Estates (Ireland).
Mouse of Commons Offices.
Regimental Benefit Societies.
Militia Pay.
Protection of Women.
Trustees Relief.
Enlistment (Artillery and Ordnance).
Rock Life Assurance Company.
Sheffield and Tinsley-road (Extension of the Tinsley
and Doncaster Turnpike Road to Sheffield).
Taff Vale Railway (Extension in Merthyr Tydvil).
London and Blackwall Railway Amendment and Ex.
tension of Time.
Lancashire and Yorkshire and London and North-
Western Railway Companies (transfer of interest in the
Preston and Wyre Railway, Harbour, and Dock, and
regulating the management of the undertaking).
Irish South-Eastern Railway, Amendment of Acts.
Caledonian Railway (Purchase on Lease of Wishaw
and Coltness Railway).
East Lancashire Railway Act Amendment and Devia-

tion.
Transfer of Sheffield Canal to the River Dun Naviga-
tion Company.
Flimwell Vent to Hastings Turnpike Road.
Lanarkshire (East and West Line), and Glasgow and
Shotts Turnpike Roads, Amendment of Acts.
Dublin, Ashbourne, Slane, and Drogheda Road Act
continuation and Amendment.
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway (Wilsontown, Morn-
ingside, and Coltness Railway Transfer).
New North Road (Continuation Act).
Kingston. upon- Hull Dock Company.
Borough of Louth, and Free Grammar School of
Louth.
The Aberdeen Destitute Female Orphan Asylum
(Davidson's Estate).
Duke of Norfolk (Duke of Sutherland's Estate).
Canning's Estate.
Hon. Robert Henry Clive's Estate.
Hurd's Estate.
Ladykirk (Robertson's) Estate.
Lee's Estate (Colworth).
Lord Brougham and Vaux (late Duke of Cleveland's)
Estate.
Ogle's E.;tate.
Reynolds' Estate.
Rickards' (or Harman's) Estate.
lloghton's Divorce, and
Hudson's Divorce (India).
POOR RELIEF (IRELAND) BILL.
A message from the Commons requested a conference
on the subject of the amendments made by the House of
Lords to the Poor Relief (Ireland) Bill.
Tho conference shortly afterwards took place, and
upon the return of the Noble Lords composing it,
Tho Marquis of LANSDOWNE informed their
Lordships that they had had a conference with the Corn-
nr,ns, who had made several amendments on the Bill,
which he moved should be printed, and taken into con-
sideration on Monday.
After the presentation of several petitions by the
Earl of CARLISLE, in favour of the Clergy Relief
Bill, the House adjourned at Half-past Three o'clock to
Monday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, July2S.

(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of Saturday.)

NEW WRI r FOR READING.

On the motion of Mr. TUFNELL, the Speaker was
directed to issue his writ fur the election of a Member
for the borough of Reading, which had been vacated by
the elevation of Nit. Sergeant Talfourd to the bench.

MODE—OF CONDUCTING PUBLIC BUSINESS.
Whilst the House was rapidly passing some railway
and other Bills,
Mr. BEBNAL said he Mt it his duty to observe that
several Bills had come down from the House of Lords
at twelve o'cl,)ck this day, to which several amend-
ments had been made, but which, from the
period they had cJme down, and the extent of
those amendments, it was impossible to give that consi-
deration which was duo to them, to the House, and to
the country.
The SPEAKER agreed with Mr. Bernal. So many
Bills came down from the House of Lords at
this late period of the session, that but little
opportunity was aff)rded to the House to consider
them; but he had looked at tho amendments
referred to, and there was nothing in them that inter-
fered with the privileges of the House, or altered, as he
understood, the main features of the measures referred to.
dr. BERNAL said he alluded to certain railway Bills.

M. HUME said the House ought to alter the mode
of pr:ceeding in this respect. The table was covered
with Bills, and ho thought it would be better to
throw them all out, than pass them in such a shape,
which precluded the House becoming acquainted with
their nature. Some rule ought to be laid down with
respect to the period of introducing Bills, printing and
proceeding with them. They had already gone through
thirty-three Bills, and it was absurd to suppose that the
House was acquainted with their nature.—(Laughter.)
Tle would ask if such a course of transacting the public
business wound redound to the dignity of the House?
Mr. F. MAULE said a railway Bill was read a third
time in the House of Lords this morning, in which the
Railway Board were desirous of introducing amendments,
but, °ling to the late period the Bill had come down, the
Pres.dent of thia Board was unable to do so.
Mr. DISRAELI said the statement of the Hon. Gen-
tleman opposite, tne of the Ministers, showed that the
prorcgo.tion was premature, and that the House did not
possess the confidence of the country. No Bill should be
introduced after a certain period of the session had expired.
The fact was, that when Parliament was prorogued the
heads of departments and those under them never con-
sidered the business of the succeeding session, as they
employed the six months in recreation.—(Laughter.)
Tho mode of conducting public business was disgraceful,
and he hoped in future sessions a bettor course would be
adopted.
Tho subject then. cropped.
POOR RELIEF BILL.

Mr. C. LEWIS reported that the Lords had ap•
pointed a conference on this Bill forthwith.
The several Membnrs appointed to conduct the con.
ference on the part of the House the❑ left.
On the conclusion of the conference,

Sir GEORGE GREY reported that the managers on
the part of the Commons had met the Lords, and had
left their reasons for disagreeing with the Lords' amend-
ments.

Mr. MUNTZ presented a petition from tho inhabi-
tants of Birmingham, strongly blaming the conduct of
her Majesty's Government in not protesting against the
French aggression at Rome ; also expressing their
sympathy with the llungarian nation, and praying the
House to present an address to her Majesty, praying her
to protest against the conduct of the Russian and Aus-
trian Governments.

Mr. LUSIIINGTON presented a petition from cer-
tain inhabitants of Westminster, calling the attention
of the House to the unhealthy state of the neighbour-
bond of Nlil'bank Penitentiary.

Mr. AILILLINGS presented a petition from the Law
Association complaining of the Small Debts' Act.
Lord J. RUSSELL rose to move that the House on
its rising adjourn until Tuesday.
Mr. HUME wished to know, before he consented to
this. what business there was on the paper?
Mr. AGLIONBY complained of the press of business
which the House had had on hand for the last month.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL confessed that the business
before the House had been very heavy of late. This was
owing in some degree to the small progress which the
house made in the commencement. So many notices of
motions were placed on the paper, and so many discus-
sions had taken place in Committee of Supply, that it
Was impossible to bring in any Bill before twelve o'clock
at night. The consequence was, that the Government
were obliged to delay all measures, except those of great
importance, until a late period of the session.
Mr. DISRAELI said the Noble Lord had attempted
toexplain the hasty manner in which the public business
was conducted by throwing the onus of it upon the
House, and not upon the Government. This
same course he had pursued was
the
at the expiration of last ses-
sion, and he (Mr. Disraeli) had then taken occasion to
show that the cause ofie mast this press was the Government,
and not the House. l
desire
During
this session there had been a universal
the l:lernment; rsavhe
to facilitate
Government; the progress of business and assist the
had been
never recollected a session in which there
fewer notices of motion. If he could trust to his
there had been no Committee of Supply.raerM
the Ist of July, the Government had introducel
twenty new Bills, and had asked the House to sit on
almost every morning. He merely rose to defend the
House from the accusation which the Noble Lord had
attempted to throw upon it.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that he had never
wished to throw any imputation upon the House.
Mr. ROEBUCK suggested that the Government
should introduce one Bill at a time, and stick to that, and
not encumber themselves with a dozen at a time.
The matter then dropped.
NOTICES FOR NEXT SESSION.
COUNTY COURTS.
Mr. FITZROY gave notice that early next session he
should move for leave to introduce a Bill to extend the
jurisdiction of county mats.

STAMPS.

Mr. MACGREGOR gave notice that he should move
for certain returns with respect to stamps on deeds of
assurance. _ ___

MINES AND COLLIERIES.
Mr. WYLD gave notice that early next session
he should move for leave to introduce a Bill for the due
inspection of mines and collieries.
COPYHOLDS.
Mr. AGLIONBY gave notice of his intention to move
for a return of the number of copyholds enfranchised by
the Copyhold Commissioners.
NEW FOREST, &c.

Mr. CO\IPTON moved for returns with respect to
tho New Forest, but finding they had been ordered
to be printed by the Committee on Woods and Forests,
he withdrew his motion.