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AMENDMENT 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 he had proposed on the bringing up of the
report.

(LEFT SPEAKING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly after Twelve
o'clock.

RIPLEY FREE SCHOOL.
Mr. BROTHERTON moved thet all the :standing
orders applicable to the Ripley Free School Bill be
suspended, and that the said Bill be allowed to proceed
forthwith.
Sir J. Y. BULLER opposed the motion, as it would
be establishing a bad precedent if it were agreed to. It
was exceedingly inconvenient that Bills should come
down from the Lords at this late period of the session.
Mr. BROTHERTON said there was nothing objec-
tionable in the Bill. and as it would inflict great injury
upon the parties if the Bill were delayed till another
session, he hoped this indulgence would be granted to
them.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM thought that as a general
rule, when Bills came down too late to admit of their
being fairly considered, they ought to be rejected, but in
this particular case he would offer no opposition.
The motion was then agreed to, and the Bill passed
through its various stages.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Lords' amendments to the Charing-cross Bridge
Bill and Farmers' Estate Society (Ireland) Bill were con-
sidered and agreed to.
METROPOLIS WATER BILL.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM, in moving that the mi-
nutes of the evidence taken before the Com-
mittee on the Metropolis Water Bill be printed, at the
close of an inquiry ',extending over thirty or forty days,
he would just state to the Home how the matter stood.
The Committee thoroughly investigated the evidence on
the part of the promoters of the Bill. That part of the
evidence was now entire. The Committee then pro-
ceeded to hear the evidence of those who contended for
the advantage of the control of some municipal body
elected by the popular voice. That portion of the evi-
dence was also complete. The Committee then heard
the evidence of the existing water companies at very con-
siderable length, but that evidence was not entirely
closed. It was the opinion of the Committee—
and it was in pursuance of that wish that he made the
present motion—that the evidence should be printed,
inasmuch as they thought it would be conducive to the
formation of public opinion during the recess on the
entire subject, and facilitate future legislation. Oa the
other hand, if it were the pleasure of the House to call
upon the Committee for an expression of opinion, they
did not think themselves in a position to give any opi-
nion which could be satisfactory to the House. He,
therefore, moved that the evidence be printed.
The motion was agreed to.
PETITION.

Colonel SIBTHORP presented a petition from Lin-
coln against the Episcopal and Capitular E,tates Bill.
DUCHY OF LANCASTER_(HICTH PEAK MINING

COMPANY) BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
COURT OF CHANCERY AND JUDICIAL COM.

MITTEE BILL.
The Lords' amendments to this Bill were considered
and egmed to.
PATENT-LAW AMENDMENT BILL.

The House then went into Committee on this Bil

On clause 14 being propcsed,
Mr. MENTZ ohjectc•d to novelty and utility being
made conditions to the granting of a patent. He moved
that the word " utility," should be struck out, on the
ground that no tribunal could determine the utility of a
patent.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the original
word used walk " novelty," but " utility" had been intro-
duced at the suggeation of the Manchester Society
of Arts.

Sir J. GRAHAM said the objection held to the Bill
was that the responsibibility of examining into, and ad-
vising the Crown to grant patents, was taken from the
legal cfficers of the Crowr, and placed in the hands of a
body of examiners. He deprecated the practice of
bringing forward important legislative enactments at so
late a period of the session, when it was impossible to
discuss the provisions with any satisfaction.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the responsibi-
lity would not be shifted from the Attorney or Solicitor-
General, who would treat the report of the examiners
as helps and auxiliaries to enable them to form & judg-
ment on matters cf which they were ignorant, owing to
their defective scientific knowledge.
After a short discussion,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he would have
no objection to strike out the word " utility." The ob-
ject of introducing it into the Bill was that scientific
examiners, instead of a jury, might determine the utility
of patents to the public.
After some er
furth observations, the House divided,
when there sppeared—
For striking cut the word " utility"

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Against it —• "•
Majority ••• —47
The clause, as amended, was then agreed to.
Clauses 15, Di, and 17 were agreed to.
The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and the Ilouso
resumed.
EPISCOPAL AND CAPITULAR ESTATES
MANAGEMENT (No. 2) BILL.
The report on this Bill was brought up and agreed to,
and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time
to.morow.
COUNTY COURTS FURTHER EXTENSION BILL.
This Bill was read a third time. Several amendments
we‘a agreed to, and the Bill then passed.
?,11.; 1141:tkNS BRIBERY COMMISSION BILL.
u the consideration of the Lord's amendments on
this Bill,
Mr. BOUVERIE
to this Bill be disa moved that the Lords' amendments
the preamble of t to, LI being inconsistent with
The motion Was agreed to, and a conference pp
pointed.
The House then adjourned until Five o'clock.
The House res

timed at Five o'el k
PETITIONS,te
poeftiti from a body
on
Mr. G. F. YOUNG presentwedat
of Chartists, complaining of an
employment, and
praying the Bons? to adopt the Charter.
r. 1:10BHOUSE presented a petition from a Baptist
community io favour of international arbitration
Mr. SC EIOLEFIEL.D pre3ented a petition from th
for the repeal of the
Society of Arts, praying duty on
paper.

MOULTAN PRIZE MONEY.
Sir DE LACY EVANS wished to ask the Secretary
of the Board of C,ntrol when th© Mcultsn prize money
was likely to be distributed?
Mr. WILSON said thnt matter was now under cent&
deratt4a4ut it was mixed up with so many complicated
questidna , • • was quite unable to form any idea when
the distributL, • ;1, ' rake place.
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