The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-01 00:00:00

PARLIAM.ENT.
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.11OUSh OF COMMONS.—CaszERDtht.)
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The SPEAZIR took the chair at tirelleye&lock.
The Leeds Improvement Acts A.meridment 33311 wall
read 4-third time. •
COWAN presented a petition signed -by 122
ladies of Edinburgh, married and single, which. stated
that on entering into the marriage state as the law at
present stood they passed "from freedoin into
_Fstavery,"
and they prayed that some alteration might take place
in the present law,, so that their own earnings might be
protected and secured to them.
ME APJ_OVRN.MENT OF,. THE 110-q•Sli.
HAYTER moved that the house at Its riling do
adjourn till 2 o'clock to-morrow.
The SPEAKER, in answer to questions from hon.
members, explained that the house_ adjourned eaoh day
till half-past 10 o'clock the following day, and was sup.
posed to- sit .there, which enabled comrnitteeq tp:sit when
the long° was up. The Object of-the motion was to .
prevent committees sitting to-morrow (Aiscension-dny)
before two o'clock.

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Subsequently the mo4ion wars withclrawn,-aaclohe
motion of Mr. FITZROY, that no committee sit tc.mor-
row, was carried.
Tno hOuse will therefore meet to-morrow at the usual
hour.

NEW WRIT.
_
On the motion 'of Mr. ..:-.Tre'rnit, a .new writ WAX
ordered for the county of L-aigford, in the room of Mr.
R. M. Fox, deceased.
DWELLINGS FOR LATIOURING CLASSES
-- (IRELAND) BILL
. On the motion for going into committee on' tilt; bill.
Arr.-BRAD,' opposed it on the ground that the prin.
cipl.e of , thobillhd not been discussed, and he moved
that it he committed -that day six months.
• Arr. KENNEDY seconded the motion.
Sir W. Sc)IERVILLE, who introduced the bill,
supported the motion for goinv, into committee; and ,in
doing so, he said that the present dwellings of the Irish
nni,it were a disgraCe to a civilised nation. (Hear beer.)
He v,;",ye.ot losS to understand why he had met with eo
inncli:iii:ipt,sitioit to this bill from Irish tueinber3. Hsi
introcitt*; it with a view of improving the
lings of the -Vish poor, w!,.ich had been described b
ocre.,.-eller as .being in many instances worse than the
wigwams. of Indial.-s. (Hear. bear.)
;Lord BERNARD was in favour of iho .hoarse
-foinir into committee on the bill, which had been intro-
' :?coed to remedy an acknowledged evil at present exieting
in Ireland, The Architect of the Dublin Exhibition had
stat,•--i that one-tentb_of the houses in Cork were untis.
for habitation.


S:r D. NORREYS said that the bill was not open to
the charge .-)f being an exceptionable measure, hccauPo
there was a similar one in force in England. This bill
was calculated to give great benefit to Ireland.
After some further discussio❑, in which. Mr. John
0 C.-nnell, Mr. Napier, Mr. MaeguirP, 14r. Wilkinson,
Mr Deasy, Mr. Naha❑, and Sir R. Ferguson took part,
Mr. 13ttADY withdrew his amendment, and the
house went into committee on the bill.

Clause 1 was agreed to, after same verbal amend-

On clause two being proposed, a lengthened discus-
pion tonic p!ace as to the length of tenantcy, during whicb.
Mr. MEAGHER moved that the chairman report pro.
gress. _ _

- Mr. HORSMAN refused to accede to such a pro-
pcqition

Sir W. SOMERVILLE said without the house
adopted a more speedy proceeding than the present it
would be impossible to pass the bill this session—a course
he should most deeply regret.
Mr. KIRK opposed the reporting progress.
Mr. KENNEDY suggested the withdrawal of the
bill altogether, and the introduction of a more complete
measure.

The motion that the Chairman report progress was
lost on a division, and the suggestion of the ATTOR.
NEY-GENERAL for IRELAND, that the tenantcy
shou'd be for one year or any less period, agreed to.
Mr. M'MAHON moved another amendment to
the clause, which he ultimately withdrew.
Mr. BRADY moved the insertion of words in line 34
of the same clause, to secure proper drainage and water-
closets for the habitations.

Sir W. SOMERVILLE said the word used in the
bill was "sufficient," and he thought that was quite
enough. He should oppose the amendment of the hon.
mem her.
The house then divided when the numbers were—
For the amendment
Against it
Majority against the amendment 121
Another amendment to the same clause was proposed.
Mr. MAGT.IIRE moved that the chairman report
progress and ask leave to sit again.
Toe house then divided when there appeared
Ayes,— 24
Noes

Majority against reporting progress ... 135
It being now a quarter to 6, in compliance with stand.
ing (niers, the Chairman reported progress, and obtained
leave to sit again.
The Committee on the Church-Rate Abolition Bill
was postponed till Friday, with the view of fixing a day
for the further proceeding with the bill.
The Jnstices of the Peace Qualification Bill was corn•
mitred pro forma, for the purpose of introducing cer-
tain amendments.

The other orders of the day wero then disposed of and
the house adjourned.