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London, England, 1841-04-02 00:00:00

y ENIN G _EDITION

to reprint the clause relative to the franchise, gad they
proposed to go on Monday into Committee on the fran-
chise, and on the Thursday following they would mike
their financial statemement.
The Bill was then read a third time and passed.
_ ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE BILL.

In answer toaqu;stion from Sir W. FOLLETT,
Lord J. RUSSELL said that he wculd be ready to
state to-morrow or on Monday, when he intended to pro
coed with the Administration cf Justice Bill.
ORDNANCE SURVEY.
Lori J. RUSSELL having moved the Order of the
Day for the Committee on the Ordnance Surrey,
Sir ADOLPHUS DALRYMPLE put a qnestion to
his Hon. and Gallant Friend at the head of the Ordnance
Department respecting the powers left to the cfficers
engagA in the Ordnance survey. The Hon. and Gallant
Member spoke amidst much noise in the House, and ',as
not distinctly heard.
Sir HUSSEY VIVIAN was understood to say that
perhaps the officers did push their instructions respecting
goologiA inquiry too far, but some better arrangement
would be made in future.

Lord G. SOMERSET thought a proper survey Should
be made, in a proper manner, by persons delegated by Ge-
vernment. He sad delegated by the Government, because
there would be in the survey interference with pri-
vate property. There were many provision,
however, of the Bill to which be greatly ob-
jected. Ile objected to Lordi-Lieutenant of Counties
having anything to do with the selection of the par-
ties who mere to mark out the boundaries. The next
part of the mechinery to which be objected
was the county surveyors. He thought the appoint-
ment of such an officer was extremely wrong.
because, generally speaking, he was a man of little
or no education, end therefore it ryes to be supposed
that he would not understand the business that
was to be delegated to him.—(Hear, hear.)
So there were two of the persons to whom these powers
were to be entrusted as unfit for them as could well be
imagined. Then there was another person, named the
high constable, but this person had not necessarily the
knowledge that would be required of him for this offices nor
Would the two persons who might be selected in his stead It
was but right this survey should be taken so as not to gis e one
party an unfair advantage over the ether. Bethought the
Ordnance Department should have the sole responsibility
of this measure, and consequently the sole power of ap-
pointment under the Bil'. He thought the lords of the
manor eight to have due notice of the survey before it
took place, and that they ouglis, either by themselves or
their agents, to attend it. Ile thought that no boundaries
ought to be fixed by the iurvey, and he should propose a
special clause, ;mewing that this survey should never be
tendered in a Court of Justice as evidence cf boundaries.
He hoped the Right Hon. Gentleman would take the Com-
mittee pro forma that evening, and consider the objectiens
he had made, at d if the Bill were altered in that manner
he should g ee. it his cordial support. Ile had shown no
j,
ealousy of the Right Hor. Gentleman in making these
suggestion e, as every amendment he had proposell was for
the purpose of throwing additional power into his :eande,
at tie same time, of course, increasing his responsibility-
Sir H. VIVIAN Would consent to take the Committee
pro forma tint evening. He objected however, to senior
of the alterati :ns proposed by the Noble-Lord. The Bill
had Peen drawn as much as possible on the principle of the
Irish Bill, which had been found to work exceedingly
well, There must be some person aequahited with the
country to attend the officers conducting the survey, and
he thought the Lord Lieutenant was the proper officer to
appoint such person. He preflrred the Lord Lieutenant
to the Chairman of the Quarter Sessions or the Clerk of
the Peace. He would prepare a clause enacting that the
boundaries laid down by the survey should not ieterfere
with local boundarie-, and should not be tendered in evi-
dence. They could not do without marks, but he would
take care that the marks should be made with as little
offensive as possible.
Mr. GOULBURN objected to one clauseenin this Bill
—the interpretati n clause—as admitting too greet a lati-
tude of interpretation. The word " county" was made
to mean any city, town, borough, perish, borough royal,
Parliamentary borough, extra parcehial, or other place.—
( Hear, hear.) The same latitude was extended to persons;
h:gth coast Me being construed to mean a sheriff, clerk,
steward, churchwarden, coroner, or any public °facer. He
hoped the Hue.- Gentleman would see the propriety of al-
tering this clause.
After a few words from Sir E. KNATCHBULL, the
House wrist into Committee on the Bill.