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London, England, 1848-08-25 00:00:00

Committee divided upon the question that clause 2 stand
part of the Bill, when there appeared—
For the clause..

79

Against it 22
Majority in favour of the clause
The second clause was then agreed to.
On the third clause being proposed,
Mr. C. PEARSON moved to insert in the second
line of the third clause, after the words " that nothing
herein contained," the words following—" shall autho-
rise any intercourse or communion with the See and
Church of Rome upon ecclesiastical and spiritual matters
now forbidden by law."

Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the
House divided, when there appeared--
For the amendment
. Against it 65
Majority against the amendment —36
The amendmeat was consequently lost.
On our re-admission to the gallery we found
Mr. ANSTEY on his:legs, proposing to leave out
certain words in the clause relative to the maintenance
of the supremacy of the Crown in all matters eccle-
siastical and civil. He would merely move this amend-
ment, not intending to divide upon it.
After a short discussion the amendment was nega-
tived without a division, and the House divided upon the
question that the clause he rejected altogether, when
there appeared—
Fur the clause 77
Against it
Majority in favour of the clause
The clause was then agreed to, as was also the pre-
amble, and the report was ordered to be received to-
morrow.
POST. HORSES LICENSES (IRELAND) BILL.
The report on this Bill was agreed to, and the Bill
ordered to be read a third time to-morrow.
POSTAGE ON NEWSPAPERS (CHANNEL

ISLANDS) BILL.
The report on this Bill was received and agreed to.
TRANSFER OF LANDED PROPERTY

(IRELAND) BILL.

This Bill was read a third time and passed.
LOCAL ACTS BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
FEVER (IRELAND) BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
TAXING-MASTERS, COURT OF CHANCERY
(IRELAND) BILL.
This Bill was ordered to be committed to-morrow.
ThSLAVE TRADE (EQUATOR) BILL.
is Bill went through Committee, and was ordered
to be read a third time on Monday, at twelve o'clock.
SLAVE TRADE (MUSCAT) BILL.
The Committee on this Bill was postponed to Mon-
day, at twelve o'clock.
DUBLIN POLICE BILL.
The third reading of this Bill was postponed until
after the other orders of the day were disposed of.
WEST INDIA COLONIES.
The Committee on this Bill was postponed until after
the other orders of the day were disposed of.
TAXING-MASTERS COURT OF CHANCERY
(IRELAND) SALARIES, &c., BILL.
The Committee on this Bill was postponed until after
the other orders of the day were disposed of.
ROYAL MILITARY ASYLUM BILL.
The second reading of this Bill was postponed until
after the other orders of the day were disposed of.
The House then adjourned shortly after Four to Six
o'clock.

The House resumed at Six o'clock.
PETITIONS.
Captain PECHELL presented a petition from an
engineer, stating that he could devise a remedy for the
present distress of the country, and praying the House
not to separate until they had examined him upon the
subject.

Mr.• WAKLEY presented a petition agreed to at a
Chartist meeting, complaining of the treatment of the
Chartists who had been committed to prison. The peti-
tioners reminded the House that had the same justice
been dealt out to political offenders a few years back,
many ot her Majesty's Ministers would have undergone
the same treatment.

Mr. HUME presented a petition :from certain India
proprietors, in favour of the claims of the heir of the
late Raja of Sattara.

(LEFT SITTING.}

THE LONDON GAZETTE.
(THIS EVENING.)

MASTER OF THE HORSE'S-OFFICE, JULY 27,
1848.
The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint
George Gervis Cameron, Esq., to be Page of Honour to
ber Majesty, vice Wortley.
MARLBOROUGH HOUSE, AUG. 23.
The Queen Dowager has been pleased to appoint
Henry Stanhope Illingworth, Esq., to be her Majesty's
Apothecary. a