The Sun.
London, England, 1860-06-19 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMEIr

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(Tars DAY.)

The SPSAKER took the chair shortly after twelve o'clock.
PRIVATE- BUSINESS.

The West Cork Railway Bill was read a third time and
passed. The Auchterarder Common Muir Bill (Lords),
Portadown, Duugannom, and Omagh Junction Bill
(Lords'), and Syuiiugton, Biggar, and Broughton Railway
Bill (Lords') were considered and ordered for third readir•g.
The Forest of Dean Railway Bill was read a second time.
PETITIONS.

Several petitions weie presented against the Highways
Bill, against the alleged aggression on the rights of the
Ilou,:e of Commons by the rejeLtion of the Bill for the
Repeal of the Paper Duties by the House of Lords, and
praying the house to preserve its privileges intact; from
females, against the Aggravated Assaults Bill, &c.,

TENURE AND IMPROVEMENT OF LAND (IRE-
LAND) BILL.
The house went into committee on this bill, resuming at
clause 10.
Lord NAAS moved an amendment to the effect that the
Landed Estates Court should be substituted for the chair-
man of the Quarter Sessions as a tribunal for apoeals fu
differences arising respecting improvements proposed to be
made by landlords having a limited in: erect in their estates.
The noble lord contended that the duties of the chairman of
Quarter Sessions were already too onerous, and they could
not consequently discharge efficiently the jurisdiction which
this bill endeavoured to impose on them. He believed the
adoption of his amendment would afford considerable satis-
faction to the landlords in Ireland.
Colonel FRENCH opposed the amendment, on the
ground that the Chairman of Quarter Sessions enjoyed the
confidence of the country, and there would be a large and
unnecessary expense in conveying witnesses to Dublin in-
curred if the proposed substitution were adopted. He
denied that the Landed Estates Commission had given
satisfaction in dealing with a large number of estates,
though he admitted that there had been au improvement in
that Court lately.
Mr. BRADY congratulated the house on the temperate
tone of members in reference to this question, and trusted
that nothing would arise to delay its settlement. He
thought it would be unjust to compel a landed proprietor
to go to Dublin and remain there for days, besides incur-
ring the expense of bringing witnesses to prove his title.
He believed the adoption of the amendment would entirely
paralyse the operation of the bill.
Mr. MOORE O'FERRA.LL supported the amendment,
as he considered that although there were some able law-
yers amongst the thirty assistant-barristers in Ireland,
there were others who were not, and he certainly preferred
the Landed Estates Commission as a tribunal of appeal.
Mr. DAWSON opposed the amendment.
Mr. H. HERBERT followed on the same side, as he
considered that a lawyer: of ordinary capacity would be
competent to decide any question brought before him under
the jurisdiction conferred by this bill.
Mr. GEORGE supported the amendment, and expressed
his pleasure at the manner in which the bill had been dis-
cussed by both sides of the house, and the general desire
exhibited on the part of honourable members to pass
this measure. He approved of the reasons which
induced the framers of the bill to select the chair-
man of Quarter Sessions in preference to Landed Estates
Commission—in the first place, the former was a
local tribunal, cheap, expeditious, easily accessible, and
capable of being appealed to on every occasion. This bill
dealt with small as well as large estates, and the proprie-
tors of the former would be deterred by the expense from
availing himself of an appeal to the Landed Estates Court.
Powers similar to those proposed to be given to the chair-
man of Quarter Sessions had been conferred on Sheriffs'
Courts in Scotland, an analogous tribunal, and the result
had been very satisfactory. A chairman of Quarter Ses-
sions would be quite able to decide on any question arising
out of this new jurisdiction, and he would also have the
advantage of being able to inspect all property personally.
Mr. HA.SSARD referred to the amendment he had
placed on the paper, aad contended that the Board of
Works would be the proper tritunal of apped.
Alter some discussion,
Mr. CARDWELL said that the bill was framed most
carefully, and he believed that its operation would prove as
beneficial in Ireland as the Enclosure of Land Act had done
I in this country. He did not conider that, whichever tribunal
was decided on, much expense would be incurred by suitors,
and as the majority of speakers seemed in favour of the se-
lection of the Landed Estates Commission, he would make
that concession, though he was in favour of the chairman
of Quarter Sessions.

(LEFT SITTING).

THIS DAYS SHIPPING.

LONDON, June 19.—Wind this day at noon—East
fresh breeze, and cloudy weather, after a heavy fall of
rain.

PORTSMOUTH, June 18 —Wind W.S.lV.—Arriv ed—
Her Majesty's steamer Flying Fish, from Leith.
PLYMOUTH, June 18.—Wind
W.—Arrived—Eng-
land's Rose, from Buenos Ayres. Sailed—Ca'looney, for
Quebec.

SOUTHAMPTON, June 18.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Atrato,
steamer, for the NVest

BRISTOL, June 18.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Dora, from
Barbadoes.

Hum., June 18.—Wind
New York.

N.E.—Sailed—Petrel, for

MARSEILLES, June 18.—Arrived—Vectis, steamer, with
;he Bombay mails, which left for London at five p.m.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAIsIPTON, Tuesday Morning.

Wind S E.

Arrived—Ceres, from Mantzic ; Hercules, from Christi-
ana ; Ally, Marquis of Bute, Valiant, Ouse, and William`
Skinner, from Sunderland ; William and Sarah Ann, from
Londoni La Poule, from Cherbourg; Argyll, steamer,
from Carenton ; Alliance, steamer, from Havro ; Wunder
and Atalanta, steamers, from Jersey ; Sarah, from London.
Sailed—Doris, for Memel ; Tagus, steamer, for Lisbon ;
Att ate, steamer, for St. Thomas ; Teutonia, steamer, to
Hamburg; Jeune Armand, for Carenton ; Havre, steamer,
for Havre; Dispatch, steamer, for Jersey; Alarm, for
Newport ; Flora, and Triumvirate, for Sunderland ; John
Watson, for Shields.

The Connaught, steamer, of the Galway and New York
line, has arrived here this morning to take in her stores,
previous to going on her official trip.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning.
Wind N. by E.; tide first hour's flood ; weather light
and cloudy.
Arrived, June IS—Celia, from Marseilles; Eva Hen-
drica, from Groningen ; Melancthon, from Shanghai ;
Maria Sophia, from Marstrand; Una, from Porto Rico ;
Aaalborg, from Foo-ehow-foo; Cuba, packet, from Car-
denas; Elizabeth, from Wismar ; Aid, from Jamaica ;
Luna, from Hartnerseil ; Champion, from Trinidad ;
Bil-
boa, from Shanghai ; Alma, from Kurrachee; Ythan, from
Dantsic ; Frithion, from Warborg ; Queen of India, from
Calcutta.

Arrived, June 19—Jean Taylor, from Porto Rico ; Vo-
lunteer, from St. Lucia.