The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-31 00:00:00

IMPERIAL. PAELIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, May 30.
The LORD CEIAgCELLOR took its seat upon the Wool-
sack at Five o'clock.
The Duke. of NORTHUMBERLAND presented
several petitions from 'Northumberland against the re-
duction of the rate of speed of ?arliamentary trains on
rail ways.
Earl GREY presented several petitions to the same
effect.
COURT OF CHANCERY.

The NOBLE and LEARNED LORD then moved for a
return relating to the state, of business in' the Court
of Chancery, and said, that unless some speedy re-
form took place in that Court •it would be im-
possible that justice could be obiained. He moved for a
return of the number of eases entered before each of the
judges of the court, on tie 2d ?f, November, 1850, and
on the 30th of easy, 187,i.—Agreed to.
CRIMINAL LAW REFORM BILLS.

Lord CAMPBELL moved .he third reading of the
two Bills, which he had intrcduced for the reform of
the criminal law.

The Bills'*ere aeeerdingly, respectively, read a third
time.

PAPERS.

The Marquis Of LANSDOVNE laid certain papers
on the table of the House, by cmaruand of her Majesty.

OATH OF' StPRENIACY.

The Earl of POWIS preacrtad, according to notice,
a petition from the Earl of Lradford and the Earl of
Clancarty,.prayieg.for a modife.ation-in that part of the
oath' of supremacy which declared that the. Pope did
not exercise any authority in these mallets. They were
true Protestants, but looking at ithe• manner in which
the dignitaries of the Roman Catholic Church had been
recognized in this country and in the colonies, they could
not conscientiously take the uazh, inasmuch as it was
contrary to fa-ct, and they theeefore could not take their
seats in Parlieraent. He moved that the petition be read
by the clerk at, the table.
The petition was then read in extenso.
The Earl of W ICKLOW requested their Lordships'
serious attention to the petition, involving as it
did the questiox of the oaths which not only ' all
Members of th.ir Lordships' House, but all Mem-
hre of the other House and all persons
accepting .office were called upon to take. He
asked was it decent in the nineteeath century to call upon
persons to take toe oath of abjuration? It was abso-
lute:lP unnecesua.y. , But who regard to the oath of
supremacy, it was no oath of supremacy at all—it was
absolutely neemive oath. The latter part of the oath
of supremacy was absolutely untrue. When they saw
that the Roman Catholic archbishops and bishops had
been received ts such by the Queen on her visit
to Ireland, whei they found that in an Act passed
the session beim last they had ben recognised
es archbishops std bishops, how could it he contended
that the Pope eeercieed nu spiritual authority in this
country. The House of Commons had passed a
Bill repealing this oath by a large majority,
and lit had cnly been rejected by their Lord-
ships; because i; =emancipated the Jews. The Noble
and Learned Lod the Chief Justice had in his Life of
Lord Eldon,- said that Lord Eldon was in favour of an
alteration in this oath, and the Noble and Learned Lord
had ex preSsid a hope' that- some, -alteration would be
made' iii the *ening of if. °He hoped the Noble* and
Learned Lord vould draw up and introduce a ' Bill
which would give to these petitioners the relief 'Which
they songlat.
The subject thee. dropped. • ;
CHURCH ,BUIL)ING ACTS AMENDMENT BILL.
This Bill passedthrough Committee.
REGISTRATION.. OF ASSURANCES BILL.

Oa the inetionftrgoing into Committee on this Bill,
The. LORD CIikNCELLOR - said ,he intended; -,to
propose. the' introdiction of some clauses which would
be ninth better weighed by his Noble and Learned
Friend- (Lord Caegbill) and himself thah '''that
House; read te,'there'ore. lioped his 'Noble and Learned'
Friend would Tosteonv , the further consideration of the
Bill till they.lce6l bad ari-oppiertunity, of discussing the
matter. His sole ebjcet was' to make, the Bill as efficient
as possible.. • t
Lord CAMPBELL expressed his earnest desire to
consider— the• ineggesions • of his Noble and Learned,
Friend on the wooliaei,' and wee ready to agree to any
postponemeetirbich hemight think desirable.
Earl FITYWILLIAA regretted that he had been ure=
able to beg thiiiOniernitien which bad passed between
the two: Noble and Lettaed Lords as he, in common
with Many of their( tordships, felt interested in the
course which those Noble and Learned,Lnrcla intended
to pursue vette regard .0 this measure. He was by no
meuna,eatisied as W inexpediency, for !its result would
be to brinuall :the coeveyances in the country. to the
mese4polia,whne any body might examine :them who
pleasOl, It was, imrossible to read ' the newspapers
withdut • teeing how improper a, use was 'made.
of this facility in the :use of wills. The practice in
Yorkshire had been referred 'to,' but there memorials
ooly,:and notthe deeds theinselies, *ere deposited. The
question 9/hid they bat to deal with was not one bet Ween
a local registry
,and a gsneral'rtgis'iry, but between the '
present system and the one preposed, and the onus pro-,
bandi lay on those ,wha- ad.vocated the, change. , This
measure woult interpose .11 very great , obstacle to the
practice of raising money on land by a deposit of title
deed 4. He wee, therefore, glad of anything which-would
have the eft'.-et delaying its progreis.
Lop' CRANWORTE could not • concur •in the while,
for delay rxiressed by tha Noble Earl,-'who seemed to
tninktbat,tll3 Bd, would compel everylabdownee to •
deposit his, tile-deeds in a.c
'general register-office. The
Bill did no;; in fact, refer
.to existing deeds, though it
would :undoubtedly,affect all . future deeds. Another
objection ef•the. Noble 2erl was, that the Bill required
the registration, not' of areemorial, but of the deed. itself;
but such vas the law new in the North Biding of York-
no,". from Earl Fitzwiliiem.) It was un-
doubter:ll7 so;-end the law was the same in Ireland rand
the reasewhf it was riot extended to the rest of York-
shire ;aril to Middlesex was because it was stated that
the rikenoricl gave all the information. The Noble Earl
feared 134 canoes . persons would be tempted th some
thernSelvea,witti inquiries into matter whi
ch 041 11(4
concert them; but this he thought a groundless appre-
hensier. As to the facilities which the Bill would afford
for aticirtaining the hicarebrances to. which. estates were
subje( he thought this one of the advantages of Tells-
tratio4 for a concealment in a case of this kind was ob-
taining credit under false pretences. He doubted whether
the prietice 'of obtaining money by a mere deposit of
deeds was. a common practice, , but at all events the Bill
would.provide a safer, more effectual, and more honest
mode of accomplishing the same end.
Lord WHARNCLIFFE had received information
from a gentleman employed in one of the Yorkshire
registries, from which it appeared that the three regis-
tries in Yorkshire were created :under three separate
Acts of Parliament. The East and West Ridings merely
required a memorial to be registered. The Act relating
to the :inch Riditig gave the option to register either
the memorial or the deed; but what was the result?
That ins very small minority of cases were the deeds
themselves registered. In Ireland, h®. believed that up
to the prising of the Act of last- year, at all events, the
practice hid been to.register the memorial. He was not
satisfied Nish the Bill.

The Mccquis of WESTMEATH said, the practice
was to regster the memorial in Ireland.
Lord CA.MPBELL said, the practice in Ireland had
been altertd by the Act of last session, under which the
deed itself must be registered at full length. The sub-
ject had b?en considered for nearly twenty years, and
those whohad been consulted on the subject, comprising
solicitors, barristers, and bankers, were clearly of
opinion thtt it would be much better to register the
deed than the memorial. Besides this, it would be much
more economical. These discussions, however, on points
of detail, vould be better reserved till the House should
go into Committee on the Bill.

The Marquis of WESTMEATH thought a more
monstrous law was never suggested than one which pro-
posed to enable anybody to inspect original deeds in a
public offce.
The Committee was then postponed till Tuesday next.
N AVIG A.TION-L AWS.
Lord STANLEY was understood to give notice that
he would, on next, call attention to the petition
which he lad presented respecting the repeal of the na-
vigation•lews..
The Duthy of Lancaster High Peak Mining Cnstoms
on't Mine.al Courts. Bill, and the Compound House-
holders Bid, were read a second time.
On the notion of Lord KINNAIRD, tho Public-houses
(Scotland; Bill passed through Committee.
THE REGISTRATION BILL.

The Marquis of WES LABATII said he hoped to be
allowed to set himself right about a discussion which
had taken place on the Registration Bill. It had bean
stated :hat the deed should be put on the record, and
could no:, be put on the memorial; he had stated the
contrary, and be bad since ascertained that he was
right, notwithstanding what two learned Law Lords had
asserted in opposition to him. A law had passed last
session, irdeed, making a change, but it was at present
as he bad stated.

Their Lordships then adjourned at Half•past Seven
o'clock.

110 USE OF COMMONS, May 30.
The SPEAKER. took the Chair a few minutes to Four.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Mowing Bills were read a third time and passed:
Great Southern and Western Railway (Ireland).
South Staffordshire Railway (Branches to join the Bir-
mingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour 'Valley Rail-
way, &e.)