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London, England, 1860-02-01 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS—(YESTERDAY.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
st five o'clock.

CHURCH-RATES.
Viscount DUNGANNON presented petitions from Den-
bigh and Flint against the abolition of Church-rates
without an equivalent.
Lord CHELMSFORD presented petitions from Essex I
against the abolition of Church-rates.
The Bishop of OXFORD also presented similar petitions
and also petitions from York and other places against the
bill affecting endowed schools.
COURT OF CHANCERY.
The LORD CHANCELLOR moved for a return of all
persons in confinementin England and Wales for contempt
of the Court of Chancer
LAW y.
AND EQUITY.
The. LORD CHANCELLOR also intimated
Common Law to
that a bill
was in preparation, enabling the Courts of
take cognisance of questions of equity which might occur
therein.

THE INDIAN WAR MEDALS.
Lord BERNERS gave notice that, on an early day, he
should ask a question relative to the delay in issuing medals
for the suppression of the Indian mutiny, and also with re-
spect to the prize mGLEBEoney captured at Delhi.
HOUSES.
Viscount DUNGANNON rose, pursuant to notice, to
put a question to the Government as to whether it is in con-
templation to introduce this session, under the sanction of
the episcopal bench, a bill to alter and amend the law rela-
tive to the dilapidation in glebe houses.
Tho Archbishop of CANTERBURY said the question
had never been lost sight of, and he hoped in a short time
a bill would be introduced into their lordships' house to
remedy the evil complained of.
The Earl of CARNARVON expressed his gratifica-
tion at the announcement made by the most rev. primate.
He thought it would be quite possible to unite all the
laws, at present scattered through the statute book, into
one good and effective bill.
The LORD CHANCELLOR was extremely glad to
hear the announcement from the episcopal bench. He was
fully aware of the difficulty of dealing with the subject, as
in the course of his official duties ,he had frequently come
in contact with the subject.
The Bishop of OXFORD said many of the difficulties
which had existed for a long time had been overcome, and
he believed the bill, when before their lordships, would be
found to fully answer all the expectations entertained. The
unanimity that had grown up in the lower house of convo-
cation had in a great measure led to this desirable result.
LAW OF REAL PROPERTY.
Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition on this subject,
ana proceeded to notice the evils that existed under the law
with respect to the conveyance and transfer of land on
account of the great expences, and to meet the evil he an •
nounced that he had prepared a bill which he thought
was calculated to grealy simplify and reform the
law' for the transfer of real estates. The noble lord con-
cluded by introducing the bill.
After a few words from Lord CRANWORTH and the LORD
CHANCELLOR, the bill was read a first time.
Their lordships then adjourned.

- HOUSE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair elf= o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The standing orders were declared to have been complied
with in the case of several railway and other private bills.
The following bills were read a second time :—Blackburn
Gas ; Bradford, Wakefield, and Leeds Railway ; Brecon
and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway ; Cheshire
Midland Railway ; Disley and Hayfield Railway;
Doncaster and Wakefield Railway ; Dorset Cen-.
tral Railway (New Works, &o.) ; Droylsden Gas ;
East Somerset Railway ; Great Southern of India Railway
Company ; Great Western Railway ; Hedon Burgesses
Lands and Corporation Tolls; Leeds, Bradford. and
fax Junction, and
_Bradford, Wakefield, and Leeds Rail-
way Companies Amalgamation; Leicester Gas; Liverpool
Corporation Water ; Llandaff and Canton District Mar-
kets ; Llangollen and Corwen Railway ; London and North
Western Railway and Saint Helens Canal and Rail-
way Companies; London and South Western Railway
(New Line to Bristol and Exeter Railway at Exeter, &c.) ;
London and South-Western Railway (New Line to Exeter
and Crediton Railway, &c.) ; Manchester and Buxton Road;
Midland Railway (Burton upon Trent Branches); Midland
Railway (Rowley and Buxton Lines); Midland Railway
(Station in St. Pancras, &c.); Midland Railway (Use of
Railways in and near London) ; Mid-Wales Railway;
North London Railway ; Oswestry and Newtown Railway
(Additional Capital, &e.); St. Helens Canal and Railway
(Powers over Railways, &c.); Silverdale and Newcastle
Railway ; Worn and Bronygarth Roads ; West Middlesex
Water; and York Improvement, &c.
PETITIONS.
Several petitions were presented against the unconditional
abolition of church rates ; in favour of the introduction into
any Reform Bill proposed by Government of provisions
for securing universal suffrage, triennial Parliaments, and
vote by ballot; from the shipowners of Swansea, for an in-
quiry into the grievances complained of by the shipping in,
terest.

GLOUCESTER AND WAKEFIELD.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE gave iotice that on the Bth of
February he would move, that in future elections for mem-
bers of Parliament for the above boroughs should be by