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London, England, 1849-06-20 00:00:00

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SUY OFFICE, Seven o'Clock.

DIPERIAL PaRLIAMENT.

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPZAIER took the Chair at Twelve o'clock.
RIVER TYNE.
The report on the Tyne River Conservancy Bill was
brought up and agreed to.
MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S
SISTER.
The Marquis of Douro, Mr. Vernon Smith, Mr.
Spooner, Mr. Alderman Sidney, and several other
Members presented petitions in favour of the Bill
now before Parliament for an alteration in the law
of marriage.
Sir R. INGLIS presented a petition signed by the
Dean and faculty on behalf of the University of Edin-
burgh against the Bill.
SUNDAY TRADING.
Mr. FOX presented several petitions against Sunday
trading.

BANKRUPTCY LAW.
Mr. M. GIBSON presented a petition from the Man-
chester Chamber of Commerce in favour of the Bill now
before the House, and another from the Manchesttr
board of guardians, praying for greater protection of

trade.
On the motion of the HON. MEMBER these petitions
were ordered to be referred to a Select Committee.
MARRIAGE BILL.
Mr. C. BRUCE presented a petition from the General
Assembly ot the Church of Scotland against this Bill,
as caleulati-d to violate the purity cf all conjugal relations.
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRA.TIoN.
Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition signed by 363
electors, and another by 4,000 inhabitants of tbeborcugh
of Bolton, in favour of international arbitration.
BEER BILL.
Mr. MOODY presented a petition, praying for an al-
teration ot the Act for the sale of beer.
Al A RBIAGE BILL.
Mr. S. WORTLEY presented several petitions from
the metrop-Its and other places, in favour ot this Bill.
REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGES, &c. (SCOT-
LAND) BILL.
Mr. HUME gave notice that on the order of the day
being read fur going into Committee upon this Bill he
should move that the further consi.4.ration of it be de-
ferred until there was laid before the House an estimate
of the expenses to be Locum d under it, both by the
public and by private individuals. He also gave notice
that he would to-morrow move for certain returns, in
order that this information might be furnished to the

House.
VANCOUVER'S ISLAND.— THE " COUNT
OUT " OF LAST NIGHT.
Lord LINCOLN gave notice, in consequence of the
house having been counted out yesterday through the
instrumentality and active exertions of persons con-
meted with the Government—(Hear)—but particularly
of one who was specially entrusted by the Government
to muster their forces on all occasions of that kind,
that it was his intention to renew his motion which he
made yesterday with respect to Vancouver's Island as
an amendment to the first motion for going into a Com-

mittee of Supply.
Mr. TUFNELL said he did not know whether the
Noble Lord alluded to him relative to the " count
out;" but he could assure him that he had done all he
could to keep a House. He was compelled himself to
leave the House shortly before the Noble Lord concluded
his speech through innispositi_n, but he had given no-
tices to all the members of the Government with respect
to the motion.—(Hear.)
Lord LINCOLN said he had been assured by an Hon.
Friend of his, who was coming into the House, that if
he had not been shut out he would have made the fortieth
Member, and at the time there was not a member of the

Government present.
Mr. HUME said he believed that his Hon. Friend
(Mr. Tufnell) was utterly unable to remain in the House.
Aay one could see from his appearance that he had been
indisposed.—(Hear.)
Lord LINCOLN—I do not allude to the Hon. Gentle-
man but to the Noble Lord the Member for Evesham
(Lord M. Hill).
The ATTORNEY- GENERAL observed that the
Noble Lord was addressing the Howse for four hours
ar.d a qw.:rter, and that during that time there were very
few Members on the opposite side of the II use—(Hear)
—he believed not more than five or six.—(Hear.)

Lord LINCOLN—Lord :Marcus Ilill whipped out the
)Mouse.—(Order, order.)
The A fTORNEY-GENERAL said it was highly
inconvenient to the Government that the House should
have been counted out after the Noble Lord had made
his address—(Hear, hear)—because his Hon. Friend
(Mr. Hawes) was prepared to give what he believed
would have been a very satisfactory answer.—(Hear,
hear.) But the Noble Lord having addressed the House
so long ought rather to have complained of the real
cause than of the conduct of his Noble Friend.—(Hear.)
Mr. GLADSTONE rose, but was interrupted by
The SPEAKER, who intimated that if any. Hen.
Gentleman wished to make any observations with re-
spect to what had tak• n place last night, he had better
wait until the dreKed crders had been re-appointed.
The subject then dropped.
PEV ER AL COURT.
In reply to Mr. ROEBUCK,
The Arro%NEY-uENtAtAL was understood to
say that in the -lint which was to be brought forward with
respect to the Palace Court, he intended to introduce a
clause for the abolition of the Peveral Court.
EXEMPTION OF LITERARY SOCIETIES FROM
LOCAL TAXATION.
In reply to Mr. BROWNE,
The ATTORNEY-GENER,AL said he had consi-

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tiered the Bill tor simplifying the mode of carrying into
effect the exemption of literary societies and mechanics'
institutions from local taxes; but there were two portions
of it to which he entertained considerable objections.
The first, with respect to the mode prescribed for ad-
justing disputed facts, which he considered would give
rise to considerable litigation; and the second, with re-
spect to the establishment of an office under the Act (as
we understood him), and the payment of fees for rrgis
tration. lie was not prepared to give any pledge on the
part of the Government as to the course they intended
to take in regard to this measure.
Mr. MILNER GIBSON wished to ask the Hon.
Attorney General whether he objected to the principle
propounded by the societies, and whether the Govern-
ment would undertake to bring in a Bill to effect the
object of the societies without the creation of the new
office.

Mr. BRIGHT said perhaps there might be persons
looking out for the new office.—(A laugh.) perhaps
the Hon. and Learned Gentleman would be willing to in-
troduce the Bill without that clause.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he was quite
prepared to say that, with the exception of matters of
minor detail, he was ready to give his sanction and sup-
port to the principle of the measure without the creation
of the new office.—(Hear.)
CANADA.

Mr. HERRIES said he ventured now to put a
question relating to Canada to the Under Secretary
of State for the Colonies, or the Right Honeureble
Gentleman, the President of the Board of Trade. In
order to make his question intelligible he must read a
few passages from the dispatch of Lord Elgin, of the
12th of Amy, 1848:—" The advantage to the colonies
afforded by ; means of protecting duties generally,
enabled them to compete with their neighbours in
the markets of the United States."—(So we understood,
but the Hon. Member was rather inaudible). Again, in
the same dirpatch—" Connected with the subject of the
free navigation of the St. Lawrence, which the Ame-
ricans are desirous to procure, is a corre6poed-
ing desire on the part of the Canadian people
to avail themselves of the American hume market
whenever it affords superior prices." . . . . " The
prices of wheat and flour in the Eastern States,
entered for home consumption. is often much higher
than the price in Canada." . . . . " When
this happened the Canadian people (said Lord
Eigin continued to say) were prevented from availing
themselves of the American home market by the pro-
tecting duty cf Ss. 44 per bushel on wheat. All these
extracts wore intended to recommend to her Majesty that
a treaty sheelii be formed.
Mr. ROEBUCK rose to order—(Hear, hear)—and
was proceeding to state his objection, when
The SPEAK. H intimated that the Right Hon. Gen-
tleman was itt ceder.
Mr. HERMES said the question he bad to ask
.was,
what answer had ben given to the representation from
the Canadian Government, t,ansinitted by Lord Elgin
on the 12th May, 18-18? He had next to ask what
steps, if any, had been taken to secure the object which
the Canadian Government, through Lord Eight, had in-
dicated to her Mbjesty's Government.
Mr. LABOUCIiERE said he was able to state ge
nerally that the Gov, rtimeut had had representations
made to them from the North American colonies, of the
great importance it would be to some of these colonies to
have a free trade across the border, with regard to those
articles which constituted the great bulk of the commer-
cial intercourse between the United States and Canada.
Hie own belief was that a measure of that description
arid having that object in view would be advantageous,
not only to British North America, but to the United
states. The Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Herries) was, no
doubt, aware what her alajesty's Government had stated
in answer to those representations—namely, that any
steps that depended on her Majesty's Government would
be gladly taken to facilitate that object. There
was a Bill, indeed, brought into the American
Congress not long ago to effect that object,
which Bill did not pass, but that was from no objection
to its principle, but from' the shortness of the session,
and from the measure itself not appearing to be of such
pressing and urgent importance as others before the
House. All be could say was, that the matter was not
lost sight of; and the Government would do everything
in its power to facilitate the object which was of such
pare.ruount importance, as that of free trade across the
border dividing the two countries.
Mr. GLADSTONE wished to know whether there
bad been any corresporelence wi h foreign Powers, in
regard to the effect of the alteration of the law as to the
definition of national vessels, in our commercial treaties
with those Powers.
Mr. LABOUCHERE sail a communication was
made to all Foreign Governments of the whcle altera-
tion in our law contained in the Navigation Bill. There
had been no subsequent communication made to any
Foreign Government.
Mr. GLADSTONE said we had now a number of
treaties on navigation with different Foreign States, in
which an equality of prise'erre by national vessels was
stipulated and given on both sides. The effect of that
was, under those treaties, to make each c'
the ncogaition of national yese.el
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