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London, England, 1848-07-29 00:00:00

JULY 29, 1848.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

ROUSE OF LORDS, July 28.
Their Lordships met shortly after Five o'cicck.
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (SCOTLAND)

BILL.
Lord CAMPBELL moved the second reading of
Administration of Justice (Scotland) Bill.--Afire:d to.

PETITIONS.
Lord BROUGEIAM presented a petition him st me
individual, praying for the introduction of some mra-
sure for the better administration of the empire.—CA
laugh.)

CL-ABENCE AND LEEDS AND TIIIRSK AMAL-
GAMATION RAILWAY BILL.

Lord REDESDALE presented a petition from certain
shareholders in the Leeds and Thirsk Company, prayinr
to be heard by counsel against this Bill, and moved that
the Bill be re-committed, in order that they might be
heard against it.
The Earl of MORLEY opposed the motion.
Lord BROUGHAM expressed his surprise that the
Court of Chancery should have interfered, as he under-
stood that one of the Vice-Chancellors had interfered,
to issue en injunction restraining these parties from
prosecuting this petition before Parliament. If they bad
contracted not to present such petition it might be a
good cause of action for damages; but no court had a
right to restrain persons from petitioning Parliament.
After a few words from the LORD CHANCELLOR and
Lord CAMPBELL, _

Lord NIONTEAGLE denounced this proceeding as
ono of the grossest Parliamentary tricks that had ever
been attempted to be practised. Ho entirely acquitted
the Noble Lord of all participation in this unworthy
proceeding.
The motion was negatived without a division.
DECLARATORY SUITS BILL.

Lord BROUGHAM moved the second reading of the
Declaratory Suits Bill. The object of the Bill was to
import into England the Scotch Declaratory Act. At
present, if the title to estate was bad, the owner of the
estate could not proceed to clear himself. He must wait
until his title was questioned before he could do so. So
in the cases of marriage. The title in such a case could
not be established unless questioned. The object of this
Bill was to enable parties to prove their titles in the
case cf marriage, without waiting until the titles were
questioned.
The LORD CHANCELLOR agreed to the import-
ance of the Bill, but thought that it had better not be
pressed through this session.,
The Bill was then read a second time.

On the motion of the Earl of FORTESCUE, the
Ecclesiastical Patronage Strits Compromise (Ireland)
Bill wan read a third time.

EVICTED DESTITUTE POOR (IRELAND) BILL.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE in moving that
the consideration of the Cot moes' amendment to this
Bill be adjourned till Monday next, which he did, he
said, at the request of Lord Stanley, who was absent
from town, begged to state that ho could not consent to
any further postponement of measures relating to Ireland,
and, therefore, these amendments would be brought
before their Lordships on Monday, and that too without
prejudice to the consideration of the Commons' amend-
ments to the Incumbered Estates (Ireland) Bill, which
would come on on Monday next. He would take the
liberty of impressing on their Lordships in the most
earnest manner the necessity of passing those measures
relative to Ireland, which were before their Lordships'
House, and which were of the greatest importance as re-
garded the interests of that country.
The Marquis of LANSDOW.NE also urged the im-
portance of their Lordships at once carrying into a law
the measures referred to by his Noble Friend. Ile
wished it to be clearly understood that no further delay,
as regarded those measures, would be sanctioned by the
Government. He also hoped they would be able to pass
the Charitable Trusts Bill this session.
Lord REDESDALE said they had only had notice
of the nature of the amendments made by the Commons
to the Incumbered Estates Bill. He thought two days
too few to consider these amendments.
The Earl of GLENGALL concurred in this view of
the matter.
After a few words from the Marquis of CLANRI-
CARDE, who again urged the necessity of proceeding
with the Incumbered Estates Bill immediately.
Lord MONTEAGLE said ho considered the ntoice
given of the Commons' amendments too short to discuss
them effectively on Monday
The Earl of GLENGALL said that this Bill should
not be passed in the absence of so many Irish Members.
Lord CAMPBELL denied this was a different Bill
from that first introduced.
The Earl of MOUNTCASIIEL objected to the pas-
sing of the Bill at so short a notice.
The LORD CHANCELLOR explained, and the con-
sideration of the amendments was postponed to Monday
next.

The Highland Roads and Bridges (Scotland) Bill went
through Committee, and their Lordships adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 28.
The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four
o'clock.

LORDS' AMENDMENTS.

The Lords' amendments to the following Bills were
considered and agreed to:—

Dundee and ArbrOath Railway (Dundee Junction) Bill.
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, and Glasgow, Air-
drie, and Monklands Junction Railway (Amendment
of Acts) Bill.
London and North-Western Railway (Branches and Ex-
tensions from Leamington, &c.) Bill.
THIRD READING.

The Huddersfield Improvement (No. 2) Bill was read
a third time and passed.
REPORT.

The report on tho Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway
and Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway Amalgamation
Bill was considered and agreed to.
SECOND READINGS.

The following Bills were read a second time, aed
ordered to be committed:—
The Duke of Bridgewater's Estate.
Greenlaw's (or Woolwich Glebe Lands) Estate.
Nicholson's Divorce.
Ramsden's Estate.
Waterhouse's Charities Estate.

a Bill the better regulation of medical charities in
Irelam I. It was, however, his intention to irrl roduco a
temporary measure for the renewal of the Dever Act
of 184 5 as a portion of it.
DUTI Ei:S LEVIED BY THE GERMAN CONFE-

DE RATION ON COTTON AND WOOLLEN.
Lord I G. BENTINCK said information ha, I reached
this c 4 mntry that the German Confederatiort had in-
crease( I the duties upon cotton and woollen imported
into Ciermany. On the forther article tin 'duty had
been imareased from 30 dollars to 75 dollarn, and on
the latter article from 50 dollars to 75 dollars.
As those duties were in fact pro hibitory,
duties.. he wished to know whether the Govern!: cent had
receia sit any intimation of such a measure being passed
by the German Confederation, bitting at Frankliort ; and
whether it was their intention to remonstratie against
such a proceeding.
Mr. LABOUCHERE said that the Foretign-office
had r, sceived no intimation on the subject.
REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS (SCOTLAND).
The, LORD-ADVOCATE, in answer to a question
Iran Mr. Bailey, said that he could not consent: to post-
pone the second reading of the Registration of Births
(Scoland) Bill to another session.
IIaiLAND.—THE ELECTRIC TELEGEAPIL
Mr- MACKINNON, seeing the Right Hon.. Gentle-
man Ile Secretary of State for the Home Department in
his p':aee, wished to put a question to him of great im-
portance. He was desirous of knowing whetTaer it was
in the: power of the Government, and, if it was, whether
they would exercise it, to take any steps Go prevent
the dissemination by the electric telegraph of false news
into this country?
Sir G. GREY said that it was quite im'?oesible to
prevent false news being circulated in this country.
With, respect to the statements that had beers put forth
yes; srday, it had been proved that tho whciie were a
fabrication, and that the respectable news agen ti; of Liver-
pool had been grossly imposed upon. Th.e cabman,
however, who had brought the parcels to them
had stated that he could identify the person. who gave
them, to him, and the matter was now undergoing the
strictest investigation.—(Hear, hear.) As he had said
before, it was impossible to prevent false information
being disseminated, and as regarded th a Electric
Telegraph Company, the Act which constiituted that
company gave the Government power to take ;possession
of the materials of the company for a period not less
than a week. Such a step had been only ta:aeu once,
and it was not advisable to resort to such measures
hastily, especially as the Government had to ):t munerate
the company.