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London, England, 1866-07-26 00:00:00

FINSBURY ESTATE BILL.

On the motion of Mr. AYRTON this bill was with-
drawn.
CHARITABLE DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS
(IRELAND) BILL.

The order for the second reading of this bill, the object
of which is to create a public board paid out of the Con-
solidated Fund for the purpose of controlling charitable
donations and bequests in Ireland, was also withdrawn,
after some observations from Mr. Blake, Mr. Synan, Mr.
Pim, Mr. M'Laren, and Lord Naas, the latter of whom
promised a bill on the subject if there. was a fair prospect
of such a measure being carried.
The committee on the Church Rate Abolition bill (Mr.
Ilardcastle), and the order for the second reading of the
Church Rate Commutation (No. 2) bill (Mr. Newdegate)
were postponed till Wednesday next.
TENURE AND IMPROVEMENT OF LAND
(IRELAND) BILL

On the order for ihe adjourned debate on this bill,
Mr. C. FORTESCUE moved that the order for the second
reading of the bill be discharged. In defending the principle
of the measure, he said it was founded on this idea, that the
law of Ireland should be put upon a wise and just basis,
securing in the absence of a special contract to the con-
trary the fair rights of the tenant. That was an idea which
he thought wiser and more practicable, certainly different
from former bills, and he maintained that the resolution of
his noble friend (Lord Naas), applying rightly as it did to
former bills, including the bill of the Government of which
the noble lord was h member, and the bill of Sir Robert
Peel, did not meet the principle or the idea which lay
at the root of the present bill. The bill asked whether
the tenant should not be put on a proper footing, at the
same time leaving to the individuals concerned the right to
make any special contract. The amendment of his noble
friend (Lord Naas) was that compensation to tenants should
be made on those improvements only which were made
with the consent of the landlord. That answer was no an-
swer to the bill of the late Government, the principle of
which he maintained was the most practicable and most
efficient which had yet been brought under the notice of the
house. Although they withdrew the bill, they were con-
fident that it was founded on wisdom and justice, and
that some such bill must be introduced if the relations of
England and Ireland were to be maintained. (Hear, hear.)
They reserved the right to introduce the bill next session.
Certainly the matter would IN considered at the proper
time, but their action would depend mainly on the course
taken by the Government.
Lord NAAS defended the principle of withholding
compensation for improvements in respect of which the
consent of the landlords had not been obtained, and ex-
pressed a hope that a settlement of the question would be
arrived at.

Mr. GLADSTONE was glad that the noble lord had
this
serve subject.
when he did not see his way
Lord NAAS denied having stated that he did not see his
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a sobimllue on h
way to introduce a bill.
Mr. GLADSTONE said he was glad that he had mis-
taken the noble lord, and that he did see his way to in-
troduce a bill on the subject. That being so, he could
not reconcile the speech of the noble lord. However, if
it was his intention to bring in a bill, it was his duty, as
Chief Secretary for Ireland, to state the principle on
which it would be founded, but that the noble lord had
not done.

Mr. HENLEY said he was one of those who wished to
see the law of England and Ireland assimilated.
Mr. CLIVE hoped if the noble lord opposite (Lord Naas)
introduced a bill next year he would not sanction compen-
sation for improvements made without the sanction of the
landlord. He maintained that the relation between land-
lord and tenant was in a satisfactory condition.
The discussion was continued till a quarter to six, When
the order was discharged.
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The second reading of the Public Schools Bill was post-
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read a third time and passed.
The Parishes (Scotland) Act (1848) Amendment Bill
was read a second time.
The house adjourned at ten minutes to six.

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cently absconded with £1,600, has been apprehended, but
subsequently escaped, under the following circumstances.
On Monday, three of his creditors, receiving information of
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his whereabouts, after he had been absent for a year and 10
months, proceeded to Knaresbro'. There they found him
in a field, making hay, and, after a good race, succeeded in
securing him in a hedge. They brought him home to
Guiseley, a distance of more than twenty miles, hav-
ing arrived there about five o'clock on Tuesday morn-
ing. Be asked to be allowed to call and see his family
and wash himself. This favour his captors granted, and
two of them went to inform some other creditors, leaving
him in charge of the third merchant. Barrett went into
the kitchen, professedly to wash himself, but at once
availed himself of the opportunity, and succeeded in
escaping through the back door, thus again eluding his
creditors, and leaving behind him what consolation they
could gather from having caught him and lost him again
immediately. _ _ .

BUILDING LAND ROUND LONDON.—Owing to the
clearances effected by the metropolitan railways,
the Conservative Land Society acquired a valuable build-
ing property, called the West London Estate, close to the
station on the West London Railway, with extensive
frontage to the New Richmond-road, North-end, Fulham,
thus enabling the tenants of the houses to be erected on
the land to communicate promptly and cheaply with all
parts of London on both sides of the Thames. As this
estate was bought with a view to accommodate specially
the middle and working classes dislodged by the new linos
of railway, there was more than ordinary interest attached
to the allotment onthe 25th inst., and the sale of the build-
ing plots was one of the largest ever made by the society.
Particular attention has been paid to the opening of new
roads and to the drainage in laying out the land.