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London, England, 1846-08-19 00:00:00

THIRD READINGS;

Bond's Estate Bill, Farquharson's Divorce Bill, Hum
phreys' Divorce Bill, and Sir R. Philipps' Estate Bill
were all read a third time and passed.
MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS' BILL.

Mr. WAKLEY presented petitions from Bristol and
several other places in favour of this Bill.
Mr. HAWES also presented a petition to the same
effect from Hereford.
DISEASED POTATOES.
Captain LAYARD presented petitions from Mayo
and Cavan, stating that the disease had got such a head
that, unless relief was immediately given to the people,
the most terrible distress must prevail.
PEACE.
Mr. H. BERKELEY presented one petition frcm the
Peace Society and Anti-war Society.
CHIEF JUSTICESHIP OF BOMBAY.
On the orders of the day being read,
Lord GEORGE BENTINCK begged to make
explanation extremely painful to his feelings. He had
stated yesterday that in the appointment of the Chief
Justice of Bombay there had been a jobbing barter of
patronage between Lord Lyndhurst and the Earl of
Ripon. He Lad made that statement on the represen-
tation of a gentleman of the highest authority in his
profession—he had made it on a voluntary statement
from that gentleman, who had seen the notice which he
had put on the paper for yesterday. That gentleman
had made a detailed statement of the facts of this case,
some of which, with respect to the living of Knocton,
he knew to be true. He had stated that it was agreed
that the patronage of the living of Knockton should be
placed in the hands of the Earl of Ripon by the
Lord Chancellor. Judge, then, his amazement
when on referring to a clergy list last night,
he found, to his utter astonishment, that the living of
Knockton was not in the gift of the Lord Chancellor
at all. On discovering this, he thought it his
duty to come down to the House, and before the
country, as publicly as he had made the charge, to
retract it.—(Cheers.) If he had for one hour give;.
pain to those two Noble Lords he most deeply regretted
it. and if they desired any satisfaction for the injury he
had inflicted, they had it amply in the deep humiliation
which he now suffered.—(Loud cheers.)
LEASES (IRELAND) BILL.
The order of the day being now read for the House
going into Committee,
Sir R. FERGUSON objected, as the Bill had only
been distributed that morning.
Mr. LABOUCHERE explained, that the only altera-
tion in the Bill was in one clause, which gave a greater
latitude to the tenant.
SMALL DEBTS COURTS, SALARIES OF
OFFICERS (IRELAND), BILL.
This Bill went through Committee, and was ordered
to be reported to-morrow.
INCOME-TAX DEDUCTION BILL.
This hill was read a third time and passed.
NEW ZEALAND.

The New Zealand Loan Act Amendment Bill was re-
ported, and ordered to be read a third time to-morrow.
CONSOLIDATED FUND BILL.
This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be
committed to-morrow.
PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND) BILL, No. 4.
This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be
committed to-morrow.
PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND) BILL, No. 5.
This Bill was also read a second time, and ordered to
be committed to-morrow.
POOR EMPLOYMENT (IRELAND) BILL.
This Bill was also read a second time, and ordered to
be committed to-morrow.
CONSTABULARY (IRELAND) BILL.
On the motion that this Bill be read a second time,
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE: objected to the Bill, as being of
an unconstitutional and coercive character.
Mr. I.AIIOUCLiERE denied that such was its cha-
racter. It was not coercive, but a means of securing
more eff, ctually the peace of Ireland. Its main feature
was givi►ig a power to the authorities to increase the
csnstabulary force by 200 men, as occasion might re-

quire.
Mr: T. DUNCOMBE was not satisfied with this ex-
planation, as in looking into the Bill he found that a
power was vested in the Lord, Lieutenant, not only to
increase the force by 200 men, but in certain cases, in
disturbed districts, to an unlimited extent. The con-
stabulary was, in fact, a portion of the standing army of
the country, and the object of it appeared to be to over-
run Ireland with police. He did not believe that the
Right Hon. Gentleman perceived the effect of the law,
and he (Mr. buncombe) should move, therefore, that
the Bill be read a second time on this day week, in
order to give time for consideration.
Mr. PIGOTT defended the Bill, and contended that
it was not as just represented ; for the fact was, that
at the present time the Lord-Lieutenant had the power
to increase the police force unlimitedly. During the
late discussions on the Coercion Bill, it was contended that
in the county of Leitrim there was not a sufficient body
of the police, and that the military were required. On
the other hand, it was asserted by those who opposed,
and, as he thought, justly opposed, the Bill, that it was
only an addition of the police force which' was required
to secure the peace of the county. The Bill gave the
power ofincreasing the force by a maximum number of 200,
who were to be employed in any district in a disturbed
state, which district was to pay their expenses during
their employment in it. He believed that this would be
a sufficient inducement to a searching inquiry as to
whether the men were necessary or not.
Sir R. FERGUSON supported the Bill, and asserted
that the Lord-Lieutenant had an almost unlimited power
over the constabulary already. He would have rather,
however, that the Government had paid attention to the
out-door relief and to the provisions for schools than to
this subject in the first instance.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought
it would be better to consider the details of the measure
when they Aliscqssed the several clauses in Committee.
The real principle of this Bill was to increase the force
only by 200 men, who were only to be employed in dis-
tricts for which their assistance was requested.
Mr. BROTHERTON thought that great caution
ought to be observed before they increased the expense
of this force.
Mr. MUNTZ quite agreed with the Hon. Member for
Salford, for it should be recollected that when people
received money from Government they were not quite
so ready to give it up. It might be all very well to say
that the Government would not misapply the money,
but that Government might not always occupy the
Treasury benches, and who was to say that those who
followed them would not do so ?
Mr. MACDONALD here proposed that the debate
be adjourned.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE would second that motion, for
he thought that every means ought to be taken to pre-
vent the Lord-Lieutenant obtaining these great and
enormous powers.
The House was about to divide, when Mr. MUNTZ
suggested that the Government should compromise the
matter, but the proposition was declined.
Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, but the
amendment was negatived without a division.
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TITHES COMMUTATION (IRELAND) BILL.
went into Committee on the Tithes
The House then
Commutation (Ireland) Bill.
The clauses having been agreed to, the House re-
sumed, and the Chairman reported progress; the re-
port was received, and the Bill ordered to be read a
third time to-morrow.