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London, England, 1847-02-23 00:00:00

AGRICULTURAL TENANT-RIGHT BILL.

Mr. PUSEY moved that this gill be read a second
time, with an unde►standing that it should be referred to a
Committee up stairs.
Colonel SIBTHORPE objected to the Bill, as he thought
it would create a jealousy between landlord and tenant calcu-
lated to produce the greatest mischief.
Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT did not object to the measure
though he came clown to the House with very different feel-
ings regarding it. He hoped, however, that after it was re-
ferred to a Select Committee up stairs, it would come down
. .

shorn of its objectionable provi;ions.
Mr. MILES agreed with the lion. Member who had just
sat down, and he hoped when the Bill should come down
from the Committee it would be such as to be acceptable to all
parties.
After a few words from Mr. FINCH to the same effect,
Mr. NEWDEGATE thought that the object of the Bill
ought to be to assimilate the principle of the Bill with the
practice that prevailed between landlord and tenant, and that
it would be unwise to interpose any bar to mutual agreements
between them.

and keep down taxation. It was true that they had reduced
the taxation when there had been a surplus of revenue
to warrant it, in the hope that the revenue would
come round by the increased consumption. But to
the borrowing money from year to year, for the purpose of
reducing the taxes, would be to involve the country in a round
of deficiencies and misfortunes. The review of the financial
state of the country could not be but satisfactory to the party
with whom he had acted, and in this moment of difficulty and
danger, they could not but feel that it was by firmly and man-
fully providing for contingencies, that the country was in so
good a position. They should have been involved in a series of
deficiencies and ditScultie 4, if they had followed the advice of
the Honourable Member for Montrose, he came new to the
consideration of how the emergency was to be met. Some
Honourable Gentlemen insisted that it should be by a loan,
others that Ireland should have been taxed to the full amount
of her necessity. But he considered that when a great over-
whelming calamity brought upon the land not by human
agency, but by a far higher power, when they found their crops
blighted, and their subsistence removed, that they should bow
to the infliction, and submit to the existing state of the coun-
try, he considered that a loan was the only means to meet the
emergency, and he considered that it should be lent with the
distinct declaration that what was now advanced as a loan must
be repaid by the people for whose necessity it was granted.
It might be fair hereafter to impose upon Ireland taxes to se-
cure the repayment of this loan, but now the only effect would
be to destroy the landlords who had already done all they could
and who, in the event of any taxation would be compelled to
leave the country, or to leave undone those duties which they
were now so stedfastly pursuing. As far as regarded the Go-
vernment, nothing could be more satisfactory than the speech
of the Right Hon. Gentleman, the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer ; and it was a pledge that he intended to pursue a sound
and solid system of finance, by his determination that the mea-
sure should not be dependent upon theexchequer alone, which
should be protected from the evil effects of drawing from it so
large a aum as he had proposed for the relief of Ireland.
Mr. VERNON SMITH said that the Right Honourable
Gentleman who had just sat down, had objected to
the expression used by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when
he said that he would call the advances to Ireland a loan, and
in his statement as to the way in which he intended to raise the
money, he thought that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had
been more in the wrong even than the Right Hon. Gentleman
had supposed, for he (Mr. V. Smith) thought that if the
money had been raised upon interminable annuities, that money
would be much more safe, and would reflect less burden upon
the country. He thought that the people of England were at
t
present not aware as to the extent of the measure they
He gave them
entering upon and its effects upon their finance.
adopting any
the fullest oredit for generosity of feeling in ado
mea-
sures for the relief of Ireland, and he thought that having entered
upon the question they intended to propertyvideagainst any such
gupon an equality
calamity in future, by placing h
of footing with English property;suebut he thought the means
rid, in his opinion, when the
adopted were not safe ones,
Chancellor of the Exchequer madea his statement he could not
have altogether excluded from his mind the question of inter-
minable annuities.
Alderman THOMPSON said, that he had heard with great
satisfaction the statement of the Chancellor of the Exchequer
with regard to the finances of the country ; but he did think
there would net be very long any surplus in the Exchequer. He
did Rot think that the Government was properly aware of the THE STORY OF LILLY DAWSON, IIY MRS. CROWE,
expense they would have to incur in relieving Ire- AUTHOR OF "SUSAN HOPLIY," 3 `'ors.—The above work
land, for the Chancellor of the Exchequer had said is published this day, by Mr. Colburn, and may now be had
that he was not sanguine that the current revenue of the at all the libraries. Mr. Colburn has also just published the
country would meet the demands upon it ; and, under the cir- following new novels :-2. Temptation and Atonement, by
cumstances, he thought that considernble caution should he Mrs. Gore, 3 vols.-3. Father Eustace, a Tale of the Jesuits,
used in making any large advances, as Ireland was not in a by Mrs. Trollope, 3 vols.-4. Strawberry-hill, by the author
state to bear any taxation for repayment at present. of " Shakepeare and his Friends," 3 vols.-5. The Romance
Mr. MOFFAT was surprised that the speech of the Chan- of War ; or, the Highlanders in Spain, by J. Grant, Esq.,
late 62d regiment, 3 viols.-6. Cresar Borgia, by the author
cellor of the Exchequer had made no mention of the annual
of " Whitefriars," second edition, 3 vols.-7. Marston, by the
grants. The Government had promised to place the annual
author of " Salathiel, " second edition, 3 vols.-8. Emilia
vote on something else, but, it seemed, nothing was to be done
Wyndham, by the author of " Two Old Men's Tales," 3 vole.
at present. He hoped the Government would reconsider the
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question, and that the House would not slightly part with the —9, Adventures of Capt. O Sullivan, by W. H. Maxwell,
power which it had over these annual votes of money. Esq , 3 vols.
Mr. F. BARING differed with the Honourable Gentle- ITALIAN OPERA, PARIS.—II Doh Giovanni has
man. So far from thinking the annual vote being enjoyed remarkable success this season, with Coletti for the
necessary, on the other hand, he was glad that the the Don ; Lablache, Leporello ; Mario, Ottavio ; and Mmes.
Right Hon. Gentleman had decided to get rid of this annual
Grisi, Persiani, and Corbari as Donna Anus, Zerlina, and El-
botheration about particular taxes ; and in making that vire. Coletti looked magnificently as Giovanni, and gave the
change he did not think the Constitution or the people would few solos allotted to the character with voluptuous grace.
suffer thereby. With regard to the state of the country he INlario's only air," II meo tesoro, was poor, in comparison with
believed the Right Hon. Gentleman had made a full statement Rubini's execution of that well-known melody; his voice
of its financial prospects. Taxing the estimated expenditure was, however, out of order on the first night, but wastoisaupb_
and income there appeared to be a surplus of 400,000 i. on the sequently much better. Lablache WAS, as usual,
year. This was leaving out of view the money proposed to be proachable Leporello, and Mines. Grisi alt,dowle'
raised by extraordinary means. He quite agreed with the state- admirable as Anna and Zerlina; we
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him able and explicit, and he quite agreed with
Mary, and the Prince Vroderiok of Hesse, visited this inst.!
him that they ought to meet the difficulty by un extraordinary
tutio yesterday, where they remained upwards of two h .
They expreased themselves highly delighted with the cheer'
step. No doubt some Hon. Gentlemen had objected to th;nt
ful and hearty appearance of the boys. Ainbafnacill, consisting
course, but that was the best course left the GovbeLomiejentdid
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Mr. B. ESCOTT believed that as this Bill was to be sen

up stairs it would be useless to say anything about
the farmers ers ofof
the object of it was the gretartsqteudesttihoant
amongthe consequence
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this country, he only
sending it up stairs, would not be, as he feared it would be,
to shelve it for the present session.
Mr. HINDLEY thought that the Bill had been so care-
lessly drawn that the effect of it would be to render the position
of the farmer worse than it was now, for the consequence
would be only for landlords to keep their tenants constantly
under notice to quit. He trusted, kowever, if it were sant up
stairs, that every clause would be searchingly gone through.
Sir W. JOLLIFFE thought that if this Bill were to extend
to every part of the country, the tenants' rights in Surrey and
Sussex would be very much restricted.
Mr. PUSSY said that in reply to the observation that the
Bill was carelessly phrased, he had to say that it. had been drawn
up by one of the first conveyancers in London. From several
years experience with the improvement of the country, he had
been led to turn his attention to this subject, and the Bill was
the result of many years experience.
The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be re-
ferred to a Select Committee.

BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES (SCOTLAND

BI LL. )
The LORD ADVOCATE moved for leave to bring in a
Bill for the registration of births, deaths, and marriages in
Scotland. Any one, he thought, who was acquainted with the
parochial registers of Scotland, could not fail to see the neces-
sity of such a Bill.
Mr. FORBES did not so much object to the principle of
the Bill, as to the expenses which it would involve.
Leave was then given to bring in the Bill.
MARRIAGE IN SCOTLAND.
The LORD ADVOCATE moved for leave to introduce a
Bill to amend the law of settlement affecting the constitution
of marriage. His object was to narrow the evidence with re-
spect to marriages, to have them registered, and to make ate
registry accessible to all parties, and not in any way to affect
the religious law on the subject. The subject was one of the
utmost importance to the people of Scotland.
Sir J. GRAHAM said he was excessively glad that such a
measure had been undertaken by the Noble and Learned Lord.
He considered that the most flagrant abuses had existed in the
facility which was given to parties not resident in Scotland,

hut merely passing over the borders for the purpose of con-
tracting marriage without the licence of their parents and
guardians.
The LORD ADVOCATE said that the subject was one
of great difficulty, but it would be very easy to introduce a
short clause, by which, the registrar would be prevented from
solemnizing a marriage unless one of the parties had been resi-
dent in the country for a certain number of days before the
marriage.
The House then adjourned at Half-past Twelve o'clock.