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London, England, 1841-03-16 00:00:00

BILL.

Lord J. RUSSELL, having moved the second read-
irig• of this Bill,
Sir W. RAE said that though he had objections to the
details of the Bill, he would not oppose the motion for the
second reading, tle did not in pa:ticular approve of the
Court of appoal which it ma; proposed to establish, and
Cl' the appointment of the Judges by the Speaker of the
Douse of Commons.

The LORD ADVOCATE defended the provisions of
the pill; but said that he would be happy to receive sug-
£o •n Committee for its improvement.
The Bill wr.s then read a seemd time, and ordered to
be committed that day fortnight.

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DRAINAGE OF LANDS
Mr. HANDLF.Y moved the second reading of the
Dieiesge of Lands Bill.
na ee i ..es • l SIBTHORP regretted that a Bill of so
muds importance had boon introduced at a late period of
the lest Sessioe,
and
progress, knowirg tiat ant had taken care to watch its
had
attempt would be made to
I he
sztuegle it through.
course, been defeated,
and as he considered the present
v it every opposi_
r
measure equally mis
ch'eveus and dangerous,
heshould give
too in his power. Nothing. was more preposterous or
ureenstitutional than to give power t:
if
a surveyor to go
Lieu.' a gentleman's property with wheelbarrowsand every
other necessary implement, alel by Heavesany sur-
veyor came upon his prore.ty he should take caretouse
rn
a , a-guent that would prevent his riaea,ln
naeiely, the arfutnen'une ad baculinuns.—(gA the visit,laugh.)
He complained of the Bill, because it established a set of
Cernen:esioners, who were a set of men for whom he felt
a cordial ha•recl. It was a gross job—i: might get the
If.r. Meinly:r some degree of popularity in his county,
wleoes he knew it was not warted. There was not one
clause that wa; not previdirg, for a gross in'erference with
property. H.! moved that the Bil be real a second time
th,t day six months.
?.Ir. GRANTLY BERKELEY, in ~econding the Inc-
tie7, could not agree in al! the arguments used by the
11,v. and Gallant Member for Lincoln. He would lure
no ii!jection ta the B It, if tie mover of it would lenvo ort
the county of Gloucester. —( A Leigh ) It was oat wanted
is that county—therefore he roust Ri,le it Lis opposi.ion.
Mr. DARBY oppcsed the Bill as bedew too gross an in-
vaeion of the rights of priva'e property. He hoped, upen
consideration, the Hon. Member would withdras the Bill,
for it was iniquitoes in principle.
Mr. W. MILES felt himself bound to oppose the 13.11,
I manse be thought the present law was more acceptable
to the country. Ii the Hon. Member would eseeet the
lands under the Commissioners of Sewers, he would sup-
port the Bill ; if not, he must oppose it.
Mr. HANDLEY. said the last was the unkindest cut
6f all, for the lion. Member for Somerset was a sort of
godfather to Ilia first Bill, and up to a late period was its
worm supporter. however, in answer to him and the
Hon. Member for Gloucestershire, he would say that it
the people in their •counties were so well pleased with
their Sewer C ts, he would say thatthere
olk
were no provisi in the Bill forcing it- upon
So valuable were .c general principles of the ineasure' in
the eyes of the Government that they had adopted many of
its provisions in the Bill which they had introduced fur
Ireeald, with the approbation of Members of all patties.
'lle thought that any e'efects in the measure might be best
remedied in Committee. He trusted, that as the principle
cf the Bill had been agreed to on former occasions, the
House would not then oppose its second reading.
The House then divided, when the numbers were—
For the mation
For the amendment l9
Majority —l2
The Bill was then read a second time and orde: el to be
Committed.

,_.. COUNTY BRIDGES BILL.
N EWMAinitifinitstbrough Committee, and the Report was
i-tzoplercartsrlirre-enlved on Friday next.
, The Report's:A -the Committee on the L-ase and Re-
-,
;-: lenspill, was brought up and agreed to.
, CRINSIN,AL LAW (SCOTLAND).
no LORD ADVOCATE postponed, till that day
C ;
.. pi ttrighi; his Inotto—# for leave to bring in a Bill to alte:Al
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.'.lkeajl• hut law 9/Scotland.
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MONUMENT TO SIR WALTER SCOTT.
Sir W. RAE moved that, leave be given to bring in a
Bill for the erection, in Edinburgh, of a monument to
the late Sir Wiftnr Scott. Pziva'c subveriptions had been
entered into for the purpose of erecting such a monument,
but the funds hal been found itiadequat', and he usted
the Legislature would have no objection to make up the
deficiency.
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Mr. V. MAULS seconded the motion. It a-rs not
necessary for him to di'n'e on the merits of the great man
whom the monument was to be erected. He believed that
a proposal to pay a public testimonial to him will had been
justly called "the Gm at Wizard of the North," would
meet with the approbation of all classes.
Leave was tberi given to bring in the Bill.
M. ALSTON moyel that the petition of Captain La
Roche (presented on the 9th of March) be printed, and
circulated with the Votes.
After a short conversatim the HOU3C divided, and the
numbers were—
Fur the motion
Against it

M.tjority sgtinst the motion ... —4
Mr. BETHELL then moved for ler.v?, to bring in a
B II to amend the Act passed in the third arid fourth years
of the reign of I,ii M4j,sty King William the Fourth, en.
Ctuled "An Act to amend the law relating to Sewers."
Leave g.-anted.
Sir C. DOUGLAS, on behalf of Mr. Dagdale,_movel
that t'le petition from the ratepay, r 3 of the Hundred of
Ilemlingfori (prose rtcd March 12) be printed.)
After a short conversation t' c motion was withdrawn.

Lord MO R Pi.T II:in moving for leave to bring in a Bill
fir the rnaintenanceand regula•ion of the Lagan Navigation,
and for transferring the same to the Commissioners a
Public Works in Ireland, said Le did not propose to go
into the general question, which was rather a large ore.
All were agreed that the uncertainty which so long sur-
rounded the L'gae Nasigition, should be remcv:.d. lie
was aware there were points of difference between the
Treasury and the Board of Public Works in Ireland with
respect to the subject. Ilis objcet WaR, to refer the Bill
to a Select Committee, by which alone thut question
could be adequately considered.
Mr. PIGOT seconded tl:e motion.

Mr. COURTENAY concurred with the Noble Lent,
that the only mode of gettirg up the merits of the ques-
ti3n was by the means proposed. lie woull not then go
into the subj-ct, as the Noble Lord hid abst tined from
doing se. He would merely giva notice of his intention
to put a question relative to the debentures and the holders
of them

Leave was then given to bring in the Bill, which was
read a first time.

On the motion of Sir W. RAE, the Big for the (Tee-
ti )n at Edinburgh of a monument to the late Sir Walter
Scott, was read a first time.

Colonel SIBTHORP gave notice that to-morrow (this)
eve,iing he would move that an address be preserve.] to her
Majesty requesting that she would be graciously pleaeed to
give directions for copies of the several communications be-
tween the Secretary of State for the Home Department
ald the Treasury relativo to the appointment of Mr.
Vizard as Solicitor to the Home Department, at a salary of
1,5001. per annum.
The other Orders of the Day wera then disposed of, and
the House Adjourned at Half-past Eleven.

HOUSE OF LORDS, MARCH 15.

The Earl of SHAFTESBURY, in the abieace of the Lord
Chancellor, took his seat on the Woolsack shortly after
Five o'Clock.

The Marquis of NORMANBY presented a peti-
tion from Aberdeen, praying for the abolition of Church
Patronage.

The Earl of ROSE BE RY presented a petition to the
same effect from a parish in the county of Stirling.
Messengers from the Commons brought up certain
Bills, which were real a first time.

The CopyhOld Enfranchisement 8.11 was read a third
time and passed.
The Earl of WARWICK presented a petition
from the Magistrates and inhabitants of the hundred of
Woking, in Warwickshire, signed by upwards of
15,000 persons, compl tieing of the great hardship in-
flicted on them by the present state of the law, by
which they were compelled to pay their share of the
rates levied, to make good the damage done
during the Birmingham riots, and praying that some
measure might be introduce) regulating these maters
for the future.
The Marquis of NORM ANBY said he had not
long since received a deputation on the subject from
Woking, and he admitted the hardship of the case ; at
the same time it was not possible to originate any measure
for remedying the grievance in their Lordships' House,
but any measure on that subject must originate in the
other House of Parliament.

The Bishop of EXETER presented a petition from

the Bath Church of England Lay Association pray-
ng for Church Extension ; also another petition
"rom the same body against any grant to the

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College of Maynooth ; also acotbcr petition, to
the same effect, from Norton-Fitzwarren ; also a peti-
tion from the clergy of Elphin, praying their Lordships
to address her Mnjesty, beseeching her to refuse the
Royal assent to the Ordinance of the Seminary of San
Sulpice.

The Earl of CLARE presented a petition from the
clergy of the dioceses of Bangor and St. Asaph. against
the proposed union of those two seep.
LORD KEANE.

Lord Keane's Annuity Bill passed through Corn.
mittee.

Lord FITZGERALD moved that a message be
sent to the House of Commons to request a copy of
the evidence taken before the Committee on the C opy-
right of Designs.—Ordered.