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London, England, 1851-05-13 00:00:00

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LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 12, 185

In the House of Lords, las;night, some discussion took
place on the presentation of a petition
by the Earl of
GLENGALL, from the millowners of Tipperary, praying
for protection against the importation of foreign flour.
It, however, led to no result.
The Church Buildings Act Amendment Bill was or-
dered to be referred to a Select Committee, and their
Lordships adjourned.
In the Commons,
On the motion for going into Committee on the
Ecclesiastical Titles Assumption Bill,
Mr. MoonE moved, as an amendment, "That the
standing order which requires
in
that Bills concerning
religion should be first considered n a Committee of
the whole House be read, and that the order for the
Committee on the Ecelesiatical Titles Assumption Bill
be discharged."
Sir G. GREY ssid the question had been considered
before the introduction of the Bill, and the decision ar-
rived at was, that the Bill did not come within the
scope of the standing order.
Mr. ROEBUCK was cf a different opinion.
The SPEAKER said that unless the spiritnalities of
religion were interfered with there would be no necessity
for submitting the Bill in the first instance to a Com-
mittee of the whole House.
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• 11. GRATTAN supported the motion of Mr.
MOORE.
Mr. REYNOLDS said he vit uld move the appointment
of a Select Committee, to search for precedents.
The SPEAKER said he could not do so as an amend-
ment. He could only negative the motion for his leaving
the chair.
Mr. ReEnucK believed it was competent to move an
adjournment of the &hare.
The SPEAKER replied in the affirmative; and
Mr. REYNOLDS accordingly did so, in order to give
time for the appointment of a Committee.
Mr. KEOGH said that Mr. BRODIE, Mr. BADDELEY,
and Sir FITZROY KELLY considered that the 13111 t•tight
to have betu introduc‘d in Committee.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL denied that the Bill affected
spirit ualitie-.

Mr. GLADSTONE w,)uld vote for a Committee to search
for precedents, if that question could be brought fairly
before the House.
Mr. SADLE/R supported the amendment.
Lord JOIN RUSSELL opposed, and Mr. BRIGHT sup-
ported, a reference to a SAect Committee.
The House then divided, and tho adjo9rnment of the
debate was negatived by a majority of 179 to 53.
Mr. LAWLESS then moved the adjournment of the
House, which was seconded by Mr. H. GRATTAN.
Mr. REYNOLDS said that if Lord JOHN RUSSELL
would grant a Committee to inquire into precedents he
and his friends would in the mean time allow the Bill to
proceed in Ce.mmittee.
Sir G. GREY hoped the House, after the recent divi-
sion, would reject the present motion, and allow the Bill
to proceed.

Atter some conversation the Rouse again divided, and
the motion for adjournment was negatived by a majority
of 145 to 36.
Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL opposed the motion for the
Speaker's leaving the °Lair.
Mr. URQUHART also opposed the motion.
Mr. KEOGH warned the Government against the dan-
gerous consequences which must attend soy attempt to
enforce the provisions of the Bid in Ireland, and con-
tended that the POPE had received every encourage-
ment from the Government to act in the manner he had
done.

Lord JoHN RUSSELL denied that there was any per-
secution in the proposed measure. It was a political
measure trained to repel an open and daring defiance of
the SOVEREIGN of this country by the Court of Rome.
Mr. BRIGHT could not see any necessity for legisla-
tion in all that had taken place.
Mr. Scuuor moved the adjournment of the debate.
The House divided, and the numbers were—
For the adjournment . . ... 54
Against it
... 365
Majority ...
...-311
Mr. O'FLAHERTY then moved the adjournment of the
debate.
Lord J. RUSSELL was in hopes that they might have
gone into Committee, brit rather than keep the House
dividing all night, he would assent to the adjournment
of the debate until Thursday next.
The Property Tax Bill was read a third time and
passed.
Lord SEYHOUR obtained leave to bring in a Bill to
make better provision for the management of the Woods,
Forests, and Land Revenues of the Crown, and for the
direction of public works and buildings.
The remaining business was then disposed of, and the
House adjourned.