The Sun.
London, England, 1869-06-08 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIA.AIENT

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HOUSE OF LORDS-THIS EVENING.

The LORD CIIANCI LLon took his seat on the woolsack
at fire o'clock.
The Stanneries Bill passed through committee.
Tho Becorders' Deputies Bill, on tha motion of Lotd
0111 LMCFJIU), was read 1 socond time.
LIFE PEERAGES.

On the report of the aruendineut-s iu the Lif Peerngts
being brought.
The Duke of ARGYLL regretted the house had not.
passed a bill more worthy of the object in vi2.w, for he
was quite setkible of having the constitution of their
house the sul joct of discussion in another place.
The -DA of MALMESBURY ileferviwi the n mewl_
111911iS, and said all that was necessary- had bceu done and

no?hiug moro.

[LEFT SITTING. I

HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tins DAY.
Tliti SPEAKER took tho chair at two o'clock.
THE BANKRUPTCY BILL.

Tha house went into committee on this bill, Mr. DOD-
sox in the chair.

Clauses 29, 30, and 31 were agreed U), but on clause 32,
giving power to tho landlord to distrain for rent doe for
a term of twelve month,
Mr. MORLEY moved an amendment to reduce the
term to six months.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he did not object
to the proposition, therefore ho should not oppose it.
The amendment was agreed to.
Clauses 33 and 31 were agreed to.
On clause 35, providing that interest for any debt might
be allowed by a trustee,
Mr. GREGORY moved the omission of the clause, but
after a short discussion the amendment was negatived, and
the clause ordered to stand part of the bill.
The following clauses up to clause 45 were agreed to.
On clause 46 being proposed, Mr. RATHBONE moved
an amendment, making the future property of a bankrupt
liable for the liquidation of his old debts.
Mr. W. FOWLER thought the great thing to get rid of
was the "arrangement by deed." They were generally the
.most obj?ctiouable cases, and lie felt quite certain they
never would have a good bankruptcy law until there was
a full inquiry into all the circumstances attenclirg the
bankruptcy. The question was whether they would leave
the bankrupt with a millstone round his neck, or allow
him to go free under certain circumstances. He could not
support the amendment.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said the Government
were quite alive to the evils pointed out, but it would be
dealt with in another part of the bill.
Mr. WALPOLE thought the proposition of the Govern-
ment in the bill the most valuable part of the clause, and
therefore he could not support the proposal substituted in
the amendment.
The amendment was withdrawn.
Mr. PEEK thought that a hard an 1 fast line of 10s.
being paid by a bankrupt was objectionable, and he moved
an amendment, the effect of which was to set out
in the discharge of the bankrupt that he had rot been
guslty of rash speculation, ginning, extravagance, or dis-
honest and improvident conduct.
Alderman LAWRENCE hoped the Attorney-General
would reject the amendment and keep the clause as it
stood. It was, by the bill as it stood, quite open to give
the bankrupt his diFcharg if he hat teen struck down by
misfoi tune an !could not pay 108. in the liound.

Alderman I.USK mai in favour of the clans° as it
stt od. In his opiLion it was quire fair and just.

Ile ATTORNEY-GENERAL said it was set
out that a bankrupt should ply ten shillings in the
ro;:nd before he get a discharge, but there were
poxers given in the Lill for tau creditors to give a
recommend ,:ion that tho bankrupt to Wall hive his dis-
charge und,,r certain circumstances, even lie shad," only
pay Is. to the pound.

Tire chaise W. 15 aijrCed to after t'.o words had bc.ca
somewhat modified.

The hJuse was occupied iu cousidJriug thf3 remaining
clauses of the bill until the hour ut which the sittiug was
susp.•ntal.

1101ISE OF CO‘lmo‘s LVLXING.
ASSESSED 1L BILL.

Mr. GOSCIIEN moved the second reading of this bill,
tho object of which was to revive tha system of compound-
ing between landlord and tenant for the payment of
rates, and to sanction owners of property en
tering into an arrangement with the overseers
for the payment of the rates. The bill further
set out that the owner might be allowed not only to pay
the rates but to make himself personally Fable for the
satne, so that the rate collector could go to him direct in
the first instance. The right honour.►ble gentleman
said he did not think it was jest to to ,ke
weekly tenants liable fur rates longer than
term of occupancy, and that he hoped th 3 hous3 would
assent to the bill, and thus prot .ct the newly-en:rauchised
. _voter in the exercise -of the privil•-ge cJuferrid upon hin►
by the Reform Ili 1.
Mr. COII.IIANCE mov..d, ai an amendment, thit the
bill be read a second ti ue that 41:1y six mouths, but .I►
lion. gentleman did not get a seconder fur his motion.
Mr. lIIBBERT supp ire 1 the bill.
The bill was, after some further remarks, read a second
time.

'1 he adjourned debato on the s.‘c.mad coadin; of tho Me-
tropoitau Poor Act (tSI ) Am t.idittont Bill was resumed
by Mr. M. TORRENS in aspect:li full of int.!restiug points,
ac;ximpanied by ample and rel!a'olo quotations.
After a few words from Mr. D. DALRYMPLE and Mr.
GOSCIIEN, the h3use dividel, when the bill was read a
second time by 118 to 13 votes.

On the order of the day for considering the Municipal
Franchise Bill, Mr. JACOB BRIGHT moved the intro-
duction of words importing the in tbculine gender to in-
clude females, and after 601113 discussion it was agreed to.
The other business was rapidly disposed of, and the
house adjourned.

LONDON GAZETTE—This Evening.

FOREIGN-OFFICE, JUNE 7.

filer Majesty's Minister at Buenos Ayres reports, in a
despatch dated April 23, that a Mixed Commission has
been appointed by the Allied Generals at Asuncion, for
thepurposo of deciding upon claims to property in that
city.