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London, England, 1851-08-06 00:00:00

IMPERIAL P ARMAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, August 5.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool-
sack at Five o'clock.
CONSTABULARY FORCE (IRELAND) BILL.
This Bill was read a second time.
PETTY SESSIONS (IRELAND) BILL.
This Bill was read a second time
SUISIM ARY JURISDICTION (RELAND) BILL.
This Bill was read a second time.
CHURCH BUILDING ACTS AMENDMENT
BILL.
On the motion of the Earl of CARLISLE, the Com-
mons' amendments to this Bill were agreed to.
COLLECTION OF FINES (IRELAND) BILL.
On the motion of the Earl of CARLISLE, this Bill
was rea CANTERBURY
a second time.
ASSOCIATION BILL.
On the motion of the Duke of NEWCASTLE, this
Bill was read a third time and passed.
GENERAL BOARD OF HEALTH (No. 2 A) BILL.
The House went into Committee on this Bill.
The Duke of NEWCASTLE moved a clause, giving
additional powers to the Board of H.
The Earl of CARLISLE did not obint to the prin-
ciple of the proposition of the Noble Duke, but he
trusted that, to secure the passing of the Bill, his Noble
Friend would abstain from urging his amendment.
After a few words from the Earl of SHAFTES-
BU RY,
The Duke of NEWCASTLE considered that if the
present organization of the Board of Health was unsa-
tisfactory they ought to be abolished, but if they were
continued they ought to have additional power.
Lord BEAUMONT said that the amendment proposed
to give to that very touchy body, the Board of Health,
powers of violating an Act of Parliament. He thought
that after what took place last night they ought to
keep a sharp look-out on the Board of Health.
The Earl of SHA.FTESBURY defended the Board of
Health.
Lord BEAUMONT explained.
The amendment was negatived without a division, and
the Bill passed through Committee. •
PRIVATE BILLS.
On the motion of Lord REDESDALE, several private
Bills were forwarded a stage.
Messengers from the House of Commons brought up
several Bills.
Lord REDESDALE gave notice that on another
occasion ho should move that it be an addition to the
standing orders, that no private Bill should be for the
future read a second time after the 7th of Jaty.
EMIGRATION ADVANCES (DISTRESSED DIS-
TRICTS OF SCOTLAND) BILL.
The Earl of MINTO moved that this Bill should be
committed.
Lord MONTEAGLE opposed the Bill on the ground
that it would open the door to jobbing.
Earl GREY considered that the second clause of the
Bill completely met all the objections of the Noble Lord.
After a few words from Earl MINTO,
The House resolved itself into Committee.
The Bid then passed through Committee.
NEW ZEALAND SETTLEMENTS BILL.
This Bill passed through Committee.
EGCLESIASTIAMEC AL TITLES ASSUMPTION ACT
BILL.
Lord MONTEAGLE moved the second reading of a
Bill which he had introduced to modify, amend, and
explain the Ecclesiastical Titles Assumption Act. The
object of his Bill was to enact as a substantive law the
clause which ho had proposed on the bringing up of the
report. He introduced it in the spirit of peace, to pre-
vent consequences which he foresaw would arise under
the operation of that law, and which he feared would be
most lamentable.
The Mat-evils of LASDOWNE opposed the Bill, and
called upon their Lordships to refused their assent to the
second reading upon precisely the same grounds on
which he had objected to the admission of the Noble
Lord's clause into the Bill in Committee.

The LORD CHANCELLOR also apposed the mea-
sure, and contended that. the Bill as framed, instead of
removing, was calculated to create doubt and ambiguity.
The Earl of ST. GERMANS inquired whether the
courts of law would construe an act of strictly episcopal
jurisdiction to b' a spiritual, act exposing the person
exercising it to the penalties of the statute?
The LORD CHANCELLOR replied that no act done
by virtue of the spiritual office of a bishop was a matter
of jurisdiction; nor would it be so held by any court
of law.
Tne Marquis of LANSDOWNE moved as an amend-
ment that the Bill be read a second time that day six
months.
The amendment was agreed to without a division, and
the Bill was accordingly lost.
Lord BEAUMONT presented a petition from Charles
Nash, sen., praying the House to suspend its decision or
judgment as to a petition of the let of July, and the
premature signing thereof, until he had been heard upon
the evidence taken in Select Committee and in explana-
tion thereof, and of the special circumstances which led
to the anticipatory signing of such petitions by him
and others.
Lord CAMOYS brought up the report of the Select
Committee appointed to consider so much of the report
of the Select Committee on the Waterford, Wexford,
Wicklow, and Dublin Railway Bill as related to the
conduct of Charles Ds Lacy Nash under the attention of
the House; and moved that, in consequence of his re-
prehensible conduct, he should not be admitted hereafter
to act as a Parliamentary agent before this House or its
Committees. .