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London, England, 1848-07-15 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS, July 14.
Their Lordships assembled shortly after Five o'cl4
CANADA UNION ACT AMENDMENT BIL.
The Canada Union Act Amendment Bill passk
through Committee.
STANDING ORDERS.
Lord REDESDALE moved certain alterations in tht
standing ortiers.--Agreed to.
CRIMINAL LAW ADIGNISTRATION BILL.
The report on, this Bill was brought up, and the third
reading was fixed for Monday.
POOR-LAWS (IRELAND).
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE laid certain papers
on the table relating to the administration of the poor-
law in Ireland.
COUNTY CESS (IRELAND) BILL.
On the motion of Lord MONTEAGLE, the County
Cass (Ireland) Bill was passed through Committee.
SANITARY COMMISSION.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE laid on the table
the third report of the Metropolitan Sanitary Commis-
sioners.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 14.
ThoOPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock.
NEW MEMBER.
IJr. • RUMBOLD took the oaths and his seat fur the
borough et Great Yarmouth.
MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE CHAPEL BILL.
On thp motion of Mr. BROTHERTON it was agreed
that thet,Examiner of Petitions for Private Bills should
have leave to sit and proceed on the Marlborough Col-
lege Chapel Bill on Monday next.
FARMERS' ESTATE SOCIETY.
On the motion of Mr. MONSELL it was agreed that
it should be an instruction to the Committee of Selec-
tion to appoint the Committee on the Farmers' Estate
society (Ireland) Bill, to meet upon Monday next.
NEW ROSS PORT AND HARBOUR BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
REPORTS.

The reports to the following Bills were further con-
sidered:—
Richmond and Reeth Road Bill.
River Nene Improvement and Drainage Bill.
SECOND READINGS.
The following Bills were read a second time:—
Lister (or Hudson's) Estate.
Miller's Estate.
PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.
Mr. HUME presented a petition in favour of Parlia-
mentary reform.

SUGAR DUTIES.
Mr. CARDWELL presented a petition from Liver-
pool, praying that, if the duties on sugar should be
raised, an exception should be made in favour of cargoes
ordered under the old law.
SPIRIT LICENSES (SCOTLAND) BILL.
Mr. COWAN presented a petition from the spirit
dealers of Dalkeith against this Bill.
SUNDAY TRADING.
Sir E. N. BUXTON presented petitions from several
metropolitan parishes praying the House to pass a mea-
sure to prevent Sunday trading.
Captain JONES moved for accounts, showing the total
number of gallons of proof spirits distilled in England,
Scotland, and Ireland respectively ; distinguishing the
quantities produced from malt, and from a mixture of
malt and unmalted grain, or from any other ingredient ;
showing also the total quantity of each sortin the United
Kingdurn, for the years ending Jan. 5,1836 to 1848, disttn-
guishing each year: of the number of gallons of proof
spirits, distinguishing the sorts, on which duty was paid
for home consumption in each of the three kingdoms,
with the rate per gallon, and the amount of such duty;
the total number of gallons and duty in the United
Kingdom, for the years ending the sth day of January
1836 to 1848, distinguishing each year: showing, under se-
. parate heads, the number of gallons of proof spirits,distin-
: guishing the materials from which made, imported into
each kingdom from each of the others respeotively ;
stating, also, the rate per gallon. and the total amount
thereof in each case, and what portion of such duty was
paid on removal of the spirits from bond, and what after
their arrival at the place of destination, for the years
ending the 3th day of January, 1836, to 1848 ; distin-
guishing each year ; of the total number of gallons of
proof spirits permitted out of distillers' stocks
in England, and the total number of proof gallons of
British brandy and spirits of wine 'permitted out of
rectifiers' stocks in England; also, the total quantity of
proof gallons of rum received in rectifiers' stocks in
England, for the years ending the sth day of January,
1836 to 1848; distinguished each year : of the pro-
duce of the Excise duty received ou spirits in England,
Scotland, and Ireland, and the number of
gallons brought to charge, showing the in-
crease or decrease in gallons and in duty,
for the years ending the sth day of January,
1836, to 1848; distinguishing each year : of the number
of detections, and of the number of persona prosecuted
for offences in Ireland against the laws for the suppres-
sion of illicit distillation, distinguishing those convicted
in each quarter of the years ending respectively the sth
day of January, 1836, to 1848; and of the number of
persons confined in each gaol in Ireland for offences
against the laws for the suppression of illicit distillation,
in each quarter of the years ending respectively the sth
day of January, 1836, to 1848.—Agreed to.
NAVIGATION-LAWS.
Mr. lIAWES presented a petition from Montreal,
signed by the mayor, praying for the repeal of the Na-
vigation-laws.

SUNDAY TRADING.
Mr. HUME presented a petitio❑ for the Hon.
Member for Finsbury (Mr. Wakley) from St. Luke's,
signed by 1,036 persons, against Sunday trading, also
another petitio❑ to the same effect from another parish.
HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY.
The Earl of LINCOLN gave notice that, on Monday,
he should ask the Under-Secretary for the Colonies
whether Government intended to withhold from this
company fresh grants of land in our North Ame-
rican territories until the report of the Com-
mittee appointed to inquire into the state of this
company had been laid upon the table. In the event of
his receiving an unfavourable answer, he should feel it
to be his duty to move an address to the Crown upon the
subject.

SAVINGS' BANKS.
In reply to a question from an Host. MEMBER,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated
tbat it would be necessary to bring in a Bill this session
to amend the law relating to savings' banks.
RUM DUTIES.
In reply to a question from Mr. BARKLY,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated
that he proposed that nn Monday the House should go
into Committee on the Rum Duties, when he would
state the intention of Government in reference to that
question.
EVICTED DESTITUTE POOR (IRELAND) BILL.
Sir GEORGE GREY, in moving the consideration
of the Lords' amendments to the Bill, stated that the
Bill when sent up to the Lords contained a provision
requiring that seven days' notice should be given to the
tenant previous to an eviction, and that 48 hours'
notice of the eviction should be given to the board
of guardians of tile parish, before the process of
eviction was put into force. The amendments the
Lords had made were that the latter notice should be
given to the relieving officer instead of the board of
guardians, and that it should be given within 12 hours
after the issue of the warrant of eviction instead of 48
hours before. He proposed that the first amendment should
be agreed to, but as the second amendment would have
the effect of defeating the object of the Bill, of giving
time to prepare relief and shelter for the evicted tenant,
he proposed to ask the House to rejeet it.—(Hear.)
Mr. S. CRAWFORD hoped that in the consideration
of the Lords amendments sufficient care would be
taken that relief was given in the shape of food only.
Ile thought the other House of Parliament in the
alteratiOn it had made in the Bill had shown a
determination to pass no measure that 'would
tdo good for the people of Ireland. The
Bill, in his opinion, ought to give power to the Lord-
Lieutenant to direct that, in certain cases, rates
should be levied on the estates from which per.
sons had been evicted, instead of those rates
being levied on the district generally. If the power of the
state was to be employed to aid the landlords, the state
ought to take care that some provision should be made for
the new location of the people that would be removed.
Mr. P. SCROPE said any one who fail paid atten.
tion to the events in Ireland could not
_ to have seen
that the evils which this Bill was brought in to destroy
were at the bottom of the hostility ins
hthat
country
against the English and against Engli
The clearance system which had now gonehaodnhfor some
time in Ireland, and was daily extending, pro-
ductive of the greatest misery among the
classes of tenants, and he believed the present
Bill had originated in consequence of some cases
of hardships which he had brought under The the attention
of the House on a former occasion. horrorswhich
were the rest of the resent system of eviction were
daily increasing, and hep was afraid that the Bill would
only go a little way to alleviate the evil.
Sir G. GREY was sure there was no indifference on
the part of the House with respect to the distresses of
their fellow-countrymen in Ireland.— Hear, hear.)
In cases of illegal eviction and acts of violence
the parties were liable to punishment. He could not
well see how parties could be compelled to state the
precise time when they intended to evict. Those evicted
would of course receive adequate relief if they were
deetitute. He wished to amend one of the clauses by
the insertion of the words " that forty-eight hours' notice
shall be given to the relieving-officer."
After a short discussion, the amendment, as well as
others of a verbal character, were agreed to.
A Committee was then appointed to draw up reasons
for not agreeing to those of the Lords' amendments,
which the House determined on negativing.
PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND, No. 2) BILL.
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On the order of the day for the second reading of this
Bill,
Mr. A. STAFFOED rose to move as an amendment
six
that it be read a second time that day months. He
said that the constituency which hehadthe
honour to
represent were most aux-toas and willing to reltev
distresses of their Irish fellow-subjects, Cut thoughtethe
they
were entitled to expect that the money granted for tha
purpose should be properly laid out and fairly accounted
t
for. Recent accounts from Ireland foreshadowed a state
of things—perhaps not so bad as the famine of last year
but certainly one justifying the gravest apprehension;
a.-id the greatest precautions. He had received a letter
from a gentleman in Nenagh, stating that, the writer had
bee,7 obliged to plough up four acres of potatoes, the
seed9having entirely failed. Under these circumstances
the i?ountry had a right to see that the public money was
properly and efficiently disposed of. Ile did not see
the pre-
prospect
was to
sent It seemed to him that its principle
be as ind.slgent as possible to bad landlords and to act
oppressivety to all the good ones. The mode of seek-

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