The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-11 00:00:00

NAVY ESTIMATES.

In answer to Colonel SIBTHORP,
Lord J. RUSSELL stated that he would take the navy
estimates at twelve to-day; and, if they had been gone
through, the miscellaneous estimates at five.
FEES (COURT OF CHANCERY) BILL.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL moved the second
reading of this Bill.
Mr. GOULBURN opposed the Bill. He put it to the
Hon. and Learned Gentleman whether it would not be
better to adopt the arrangement which had already been
carried out in the Irish courts, than to propose an
entirely new principle. The Bill gave unheard-of
powers to the Lord Chancellor, which usurped the
authority of the Treasury, and would lead to the greatest
inconvenience. He advised the Hon. and Learned Soli-
citor-General to withdraw this Bill, and adopt the prin-
ciple of the measure which had been adopted for the
courts in Ireland, and worked beneficially in that
rnn n try.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that the courts
here were in a different position to that in which the
courts of Ireland were at the time of the passing the
Act referred to. There most of the officers of the court
had been paid by fees, and here very few officers were
remunerated by fees, but received fixed salaries. He
admitted that the plan of this Bill was not matured, but
hoped it would be allowed a second reading, and in
Committee the measure might be made perfect.
Mr. HENLEY would not object to the second reading,
but held that the measure required much alteration and
modification.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL supported the Bill,
the principles of which had, he believed, been approved
by the Select Committee on fees in courts of law.
Mr. GOULBURN would not further object to the
second reading, but reserved to himself the right to
take any course he might think proper in the next stage
of the Bill.
The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to
be committed on Friday next.
POOR REMOVAL (No. 2) BILL.

Mr. SPOONER moved the second reading of this Bill,
Mr. CLEMENTS objected to its being proceeded with
at that hour.

Mr. SPOONER hoped the second reading would not
be objected to, as the Bill was merely intended to remove
doubts which had arisen in the construction put on the
provisions of the Act of 1846.
Mr. CLEMENTS said if the Bill removed all doubts
he should not object, but the Bill would not produce that
effect.

After a few words from Mr. C. Anstey, Mr. Henley,
Mr. C. Buller, and Major Blackall, the Bill was read a
second time.

FISHERIES (IRELAND) BILL.
On the bringing up the report on this Bill, a variety
of verbal alterations and amendments were proposed by
Sir W. Somerville, Colonel Dunne, Mr. Frewen, Mr.
Monsell, and Mr. Anstey.
Some of them gave rise to considerable discussion.
Ultimately the report was received.
NEW BILLS.

Leave was given to introduce the following Bills,
which were brought in and read a first time :
Ott the motion of Mr. F MAULE, a Bill to amend
the Acts for rendering effective the service of the Chelsea
and Greenwich out-pensioners, and to extend them to
the pensioners of the East India Company.
On the motion of Sir W. SOMERVILLE, a Bill to
amend and continue ,for a limited time an Act to make
provision for the treatment of poor persons afflicted
with fever in Ireland ; and a Bill for the appointment
of additional taxing masters of the High Court of Chan-
cery in Ireland.
The House adjourned at a Quarter to Two o'clock.