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a composition for tithes due t• lay impropriators, which
he considered as a proper if not necessary appendage to.th,
Bill brought in by the most Reverend Prelate (Archbishop '
of Canterbury), for providing for compositions cf tithes
due to the Church. His Lordship stated, that, by a
statute of Edward the Third, it had been provided, thai
where lands were naturally so sterile as to yield no tithes,
and where such lands should be improved so as to yield a
titheable produce, they should not be liaole to the pay-
ment of tithes till the expiration of seven years from the
time of their bring so improved. The construction put
by the Courts on this Statute had not given all the advan-
tages to the cultivator which the Legislature intended, and,
therefore, he had introduced clauses In the Bill, by which
lands, brought in frsm tie sea or otherwise, so completely
sterile as to yield no titheable produce should not be liable
to pay tithes in consequence of their improvement; that
lands prodacing some titheable produce should, when im-
proved by irrigation or otherwise, he liable to ray no more
tithes than they had paid in their unimproved state ; and
also that lands to be cultivated by spade cultivation under
a Bill brought in by a Noble Duke (Richmond), should
not, in consequence of that mode of cultivation, be liable
to pay more tithes than they did before. This last pro-
vision he considered as of great importance; for he was
convinced, from what he had himself observed, that there
was no better mode of encouraging industry, sobriety, and
other virtues among the poor than by giving them small
parceN of ground to cultivate for their own benefit.
Lord TEYNHAM thanked the Noble and Learned
Lord for the introduction of this Bill, and suggested that
it would he advantageous to introduce into the Bill some
' I provision relative to tithes payable on the cultivation of

hops.
Lord WYNFORD observed, that he was not sufficiently
acquainted with the cultivation of bops, to enable him to
introduce any special provision on that subject, but that
if the Noble Lord himself would propose of clause appli-
cable to the cultivation of hopa, it would meet with all
proper attention.
The Bill was then read a first time.
Lord TENTERDEN introduced two Bills, which had
been lost last Session, in consequence of the dissolution,
having for their object to carry into effect some of the
most material improvements recommended by the Common

Law Commissioners.
Lord PLUNKETT observed, that the Bills would re
ecive his roost serious consideration. , •
it,

They were read a first time.
CHURCH BUILDINGS. " ,
The Bishop of LONDON moved the third reading of
the Church Buildings Bill.
It was read a third time and passed.
BEER ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
Lord MELBOURNE moved the second reading of the
Biil which he had brought in for the amendment of the
Beer Act. One great object of this Bill was to strengthen
the power of the constables in regard to the visiting of these
houses. The constables had no power to enter these pre-
mises at present, except under the warrant of a Magistrate;
but it was provided in this Bill that the constables ahou'•d
have the power of entering these houses at any time when
there should be riots in them, or when they should have
company in them at prohibited hours, without any warrant

from a Magistrate.
The Duke of WELLINGTON threw it out as a matter
for consideration, whether it it ould ❑ot be proper that the
hours for these to be open ought not to be restricted to the
usual hours of labour, and that none of them should be
allowed to be open beyond four o'clock in the winter time
and ?six o'clock in the summer time. His object in this
was to prevent tippling in these beer houses after the hours
of work.
The LORD CHANCELLOR gave no opinion at pre-
sent as to the propriety of a clause to the effect mentioned
by the Noble Duke, vs ho had himself only suggested the
matter for consideration. Whether the houses should be
shut at four o'clock in the evening in winter, and at six
o'clock in summer, might be a subject for discussion. But
it would be necessary to consider whether any such provi-
sion could be introduced consistently with the Beer Act.
The great object was to prevent the abusing the liberty and
the advantages obtained by the Beer Act, without at all
touching the principle. To increase the price of the
licenses too much, would he in fact to repeal the Act ; and
it was question able whether to require peremptorily that
these houses should be shut at four in winter and six o'clock
in the summer, as suggested by the Noble Duke, would
not materially trench on the principle of the Act. The
pelt object was, to give to the public the full advantage of
the Act, without allowing it to be conceited into an in-
strument of mischief.
Lord TENTERDEN agreed in the principle, that the
hours during which these houses were to remain open should
be limited; but did not think that they ought to he perempto-
rily shut immediately after the hours of labour. He thought
that some time should be allowed to labourers to refresh
themselves at those houses after their work ; and therefore,
instead of four o'clock in winter, and six in summer, as
proposed by the Noble Duke, he should say seven o'clock
in winter, and eight or nine in summer.
Lord MELBOURNE thought it probable that the evils
which had been complained of, zs resulting from this
Bill, had been owing to the reduction in the price of
beer; and the object was, to apply to a remedy for these
evils, without trenching on the principle of the Act. As
to the shutting of houses of this description, provision had
been made by an Act of William the Third, and great cont.
plaints had been made that such houses had been directed
to he shot at unnecessarily ratty hours.
Lord TENTERDEN hoped that the cause of the com-
plaint would be increased.
The Bishop of LONDON called the attention of the
Noble Secretary to a point to which he had occasion to ad-
vert before the Noble Secretary came into the House—be
alluded to the profanation of the Sabbath, which was oc-
casioned by the Beer Act as it stood. As an instance of
its effect in this respect he might mention a well authenti-
cated fact :—A young man had come home to his father's
house from one of these beer houses at a late hour on Sun-
day morning, and his father in consequence immediately
called at five or six of the houses and found persons drink-
ing in them at that hour. A great increase had taken place
in the profanation of the Sabbath in consequence of the
Beer Act, and he thought that the time during which
these houses might h open on Sundays should he limited
to that which was absolutely necessary for supplying poor
families with beer.
Lord WYNFORD—It had been provided by the Beer
Act that constables might be authorised by M tgistrates to
enter these houses if kept open after undue hours. It
was proposed by the present Bill to alter this, and to
enact that the constable, in case of riots occurring in
these houses, or their being kept open at improper hours,
might enter without any Magisterial authority ; and be
should propose, in addition to this, that any inhabitant of
a place in which there should be any of these houses might
call upon a constable to enter the houses on his represent-
ing to the constable that something improper was going
on in them ; and that the constable should he bound to
enter on that requisition.
Lord MELBOURNE was of opinion that the purpose
might be answered by enabling the constables to enter of
their own authority if riots occurred in the houses, or if
they were kept open after ten o'clock at night.
The Bishop of LONDON thought that these beer
houses should not be allowed on the Sundays to remain an
anomaly as compared with other shops. They ought not
to be allowed to remain open during the whole day, but
only for a certain time, and that met ely for the purpose of
selling out beer to families, without being allowed to sel
beer to be consumed on the premiers.
The Bill was read a second time, and committed fur
Thursday next.
FRAUDULENT DEBTORS' BILL.
Lord TENTERDEN, referring to the Bill which had
been brought iuto the House by his Noble and Learned
Friend (Wynford) for making the property of a certain
description of debtors available for the payment of their
debts, moved that there be laid before this House an ac-
count of the names and nutobsrs of prisoners confined 111
execution for debt in the King's Bench and Fleet prisons,
with a statement of the sums for which they were con-
fined, and whether they had instituted any and what pro-
ceedings under the Insolvent Debtors' Act _Ordered ac-
cordingly.
The Militia Embodying Bill was read a second time, and
ordered to be committed to-morrow.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented a petition
from a place in Kent, praying for as alteratio❑ in the Beer
Act.—Adjourned.

THE ARCHBISHOP OF DUBLIN.--The
Archbishop of MIKAN is at prevent so severely indisposed
that but slight hopes of his recovery are entertained.
Saunders's. News Letter.

THE BISHOP OF FERNS.—The Bishop of
FERNS is lying without hopes of recovery at his house in
Parliament-street, London. His Lordship has had a severe
:tpoplec!ic attack.—Saunders's News Letter.
We are happy to announce that the Bishop of
KILLALOE is translated to tl.e See of Derry, and that his
appointment x•:11 Le officially announced in a few d tys.
Limerich Chronicle.

The will of Lord NORBuItY has been proved;
probate taken out for a sum under 138,0001, and ',temp
duty paid thereon to the amount of 124001,