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London, England, 1834-04-25 00:00:00

BILL.

The Roman Catholic Marriages (Scotland) Bill was
read a third time and passed,

MERCHANT SEAMEN.
Mr. LYALL moved for leave to bring in a bill to al-
ter and amend the act of George 11., for the relief and
support of maimed and disabled seamen in the merchant
service, and to repeal so much of the act of the 7th and
Bth of William 111., c. 21, as prescribes, the deduction of
6d. a month from the wages of merchant seamen for
Greenwich Hospital, and to appropriate the same to the
purposes named in the act 20 George 11., c. 38, and to
extend its provisions to Scotland and Ireland • and also to
extend the act of George HI. relating to the unclaimed
wages of seamen dying in the West India trade to other
branches of the merchant service.

Sir JAMES GRAHAM said he concurred in some
parts of the proposed bill, but he could not concur in the
diversion of the fund arising from the 6d. a month to
Greenwich Hospital, unless some other provi4ion was
made, since it was indispensable to the maintenance of the
hospital. It was a question of the greatest importance,
and in acquiescing in the introduction of the bill, he did it
without prejudice to the opinion he might think it neces-
sary to express hereafter. The right hon. baronet added,
that the number of seamen in Greenwich Hospital was
2,700, of whom 1,100 were merchant-seamen, whose
average service in the merchant service had been thirteen
years; and that, though the being in the King's service
was a necessary qualification for admission into the hospi-
tal, one day's service there would give a title.
Leave was then given to bring in the bill, which was af-
terwards broughtin, read a first time, and ordered to be
read a second time on the Ist of May.

JEWISH DISABILITIES.
Mr. R. GRANT, in moving that the house resolve it-
self into a committee to consider the civil disabilities of
persons professing the Jewish religion, observed that, con-
sidering the ample discussion which this subject had un-
dergone in the house, he hoped he might be permitted to
dispense with any remarks upon it now, pledging himself
that sufficient opportunity should be afforded for that
purpose.
Sir R. INGLIS said that he should oppose in lintine
the introduction of the measure.
Mr. A. JOHNSTONE was happy to support the pro-
position.
The house then divided, when the numbers we!e___,

For the motion 53
Against it 9
Majority in favour of the motion —44
On returning to the gallery, we found that the resolu-
tion (on which to found a bill for the repeal of the disabi-
lities) had been agreed to ; the report was brought up, and
ordered to be taken into consideration to-morrow (this day ).
Mr. E. J. STANLEY obtained leave to bring in a bill
for the public transaction in open court of all business rela-
ting to the expenditure of county rates and funds in aid
thereof in England and Wales.

REFORM ACT.
Mr. TOOKE gave notice that he would, on the Bth of
May, move that there be laid before the house the substance
of the observations communicated to the government by the
several revising barristers under the English Reform Act,
containing the result of their experience in the performance
of their duty, and their suggestions for improving the work-
ing details of that act.
Adjourned at half-past one o'clock.