The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-02 00:00:00

BAKERS.

Captain PECHELL prevented a petition from the
Journeymen bakers ot Brighton in favour of the Bake-
houses Bill.

SPAIN.

Mr. BANKES postponed his motion relative to the
expulsion of the English Minister from Madrid to
Thursday next.
LANDED PROPERTY (IRELAND) BILL.

On the, motion for going into Committee on the
Landed Property (Ireland) Bill,
Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD id that as he form]

it was impossible to go on effectually with the Bill
during the present session,
he should move to discharge
the order for going into Committee. In doing so, he
trusted that the Government would turn their attention
to the subject in another sas3ion, and bring in some Bill
on the subject.
After some observations from Mr. Hume, Mr. P.
Scrope, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the order
for going into Committee on the Bill was discharged.

BAKEHOUSE BILL.

On the motion of Mr. BROTHERTON, the order of
the day for the second reading of this Bill was dis-
charged.

LIFE POLICIES OF IN*SIJBANCE BILL.

On the motion of Mr. FAGAN, the order of the
day for tha committal of this Bill was discharged.

RREME•I)IES AGAINST THE HUNDRED BILL.
• Sir Vv'ILLIAM CLAY moved the second reading of
this Bill. The law as it at present existed on this
subject was absurd and anomalous, aid the object
of the pre,ent measure was to place it on a
better footing. lie bclievA that the measure met with
the general approbation of the public, as it would have
the effect of amencling the law as it at present existed
with respect to the compemation of parties whose pro-
perty had been destroyed in consequence of outbreaks
and riots.

Sir G. GREY felt bound to oppose the second reading
of the Bill. believing that much better tests might be
applied to make the hundred liable for damages caused
by riot than those proposed by the present measure.
BANKES was sorry the Right Hon. Gentleman
had refused to give his assent to the measure going into
Committee. He believed that there was a great deal of
good in the measure, and that it was one that ought to
be well considered by the Government. The Government
had received upon a late occasion great 'assistance from
special constables, and it was, in his opinion, their duty
to do all in their power to protect and suture their pro-
perty while special constables were discharging an im-
portant and most, onerous duty to their country. He
thought if the Government looked so lightly upon the
value of the property of such men, they would upon
emergencies taking place find it no easy matter to get
tradesmen to take upon themselves the onerous duty of
special constables. He thought that the Government
ought to allow the Bill to go into Committee,
and if they would not, he trusted that the Honourable
Baronet who had introduced the measure would divide
the House upon the motion for the second reading of the
Bill, in order that it might be known who were in favour
of the principle of the Bill and who were not.
Mr. BERNAL thought it would be much better for
the Government to introduce some short measure on the
subject than go into Committee on a Bill brought in by
an individual Member.

Mr. HUME said those whose property was destroyed
during a riot had a strong claim upon the liberality of
the Government; but he r,,,,reed with the Hon. Gentle-
man who had just sat down that the mode in which the
Government should afford compensation to such persons
should be left to the law officers of the Crown. This Bill
',sad been long enough before the House to attract the
attention of the Government, and he thought they were
to blame for not having taken it up. It embraced a
subject of the utmost importance, and ho thought the
Houso ought not to separate without applying some re-
medy to the difficulty this Bill grappled with.—(Hear.)
Alt.. SI'OONER said the law as it now stood was ex-
ceedingly defective, and he felt strongly that it was the
duty of Government to take the matter into their own
hands. Government compelled parties to leave their
own projects to protect the peace in some other part of
the town, and it was really too bad to tell those per-
sons that they had no right to claim compensation for
the loss and destruction of their property. The
principle of the Bill the Right Hon. Baronet admitted
to be good, and he could not • understand, under these
circumstances, how the • Government could object to
adopt the Bill, and make such improvements in it as they
thought the public service required. •
Captain PECHELL regretted the decision the Right
lion. Baronet had come to on the subject, for he could
assure the House that all the large towns in the country
were looking with great anxiety for the passing of such
a meaeure as this. Really, then, something ought to be
dolie, and he trusted, therefore, the Right Hon. Baronet
would reconsider the decision he had come to.

Mr. ELLIOT suggested that the parties who were
instrumental in calling riotous and tumultuous assem-
blages together should be made responsible for the
damage done to property by the rioters.
Mr. CARDWELL bore testimony to the accuracy
of the Hon. and Gallant Captain's statement, that most
of the large towns were looking with anxiety to the
passing of this Bill, and he begged to state that he
held in his hand a petition from the Liverpool Society
for the Protection of Trade in favour of the measure.
The difficulties which now stood in the way of a
party reeeiving compensation were of a legal character,
and all reasonable persons must agree with him that
they ought to he removed.
Sir G. GREY was understood to promise that if the
Bill were withdrawn the subject should have the best
consideration of the law-officers of the Crown during
the recess, with a view of introducing a Bill next session.
Mr. HENLEY was decidedly in favour of the prin
ciple of the Bill, but he thought it better to refer the
subject to the law officers of the Crown before any
measure was adopted.
Sir WILLIAM CLAY said if the' Right Hon. Bart.
would consent to the second reading of the Bill, he
would leave it in his hands to make what alterations the
law officers of the Crown suggested.
Sir G. GREY had no objection to the second reading,
but he doubted whether the Bill could be further pro-
ceeded with this session.

The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to
be committed this day week.
SALE OF BEER BILL.

On the motion for the third reading of this Bill,
Mr. C. BERKELEY said he had an amendment to
move.

The SPEAKER. said that the Hon. Member could
only move it on the question that the Bill do pass.
The Bill was then read a third time.
On the qu-stion that the Bill do pass,
Mr.,HASTIE moved, as a substitute for clause six, the
following clause :—" And it be enacted, that every
person offending again 4 this Act shall be liable to a
penalty not exceeding five pounds for every such offence;
and every separate sale shall be deemed a separate
offence. And it be enacted, that in England all
penalties under this Act shall be recoverable with
expenses, on conviction before any justice of
the peace for the county, riding, division, city,
borough, or place, where the offence shall
be committed, or where the p Arty offending shall reside;
and that in Scotland the penalties, with expenses, shall
he recoverable on conviction before the sheriff or any
justice of the peace of the county, or any bailie of the
city, borough, or place, where the offence shall be com-
mitted, or where the party offending shall reside; and
the procedure for recovery of penalties may be of a
sun:Fun:3-y nature, without any written pleadings or re-
cord of evidence ; and it shall be competent
for the court to grant warrant for the recovery of the
penalties and expenses tailing payment within fourteen
days after conviction, by distress and sale of the goods
or by imprison-
mentand
()art t
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eerft
ntah ea
tr e
thes p e
de ti
isvcereotiitenndoefrsthe court not ex-
ceeding sixty days, it being hereby provided that a re-
cord shall be preserved of the charge and of the judg-
ment pronounced."
Mr. LIUMp; objected to the clause.
Mr. T. EGERTON said he had no objection to it.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL thought the clanse
would create a difTh:ulty in the recovery of the penalties
imposed by the Bill, and it was, therefore better to
omit it.

The LORD-ADVOCATE suggested the clause had
better be withdrawn, and words introduced into the Bill
making penalties recoverable before magistrates as well
as before justices of the peace.
The clause was negatived without a division.
Mr. CRAVEN BERKELEY moved the omission of
the words •' before half past twelve o'clock in the after-
noon, or where the," and insert " before the termina-
tion of," in line 13.
After some discussion the House divided, when there
appeared—

For the amendment
Against it
Majority

-35

(ratrT SITTING.)

KILLING HARES.—By an Act which came into
force a few days back (11 and 12 Victoria, cap. 29),
power is given to persons having a right to kill hares
in England and Wales, to do so by themselves or persons
authorised by them,. without being required to • takeout
a game certificate.