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London, England, 1866-07-18 00:00:00

ThIPERTATA PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS.-LAST EvEITINT

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at five o'clock.

COLONIAL BISHOPRICS.

In reply to a question from Lord Sr. LEONARDS,
The Earl of DERBY said it was the intention of Go-
vernment to obtain all the information they could in respect
to the subject of the endowment of colonial bishoprics,
and to lay the same on the table as early as possible.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Imperial Gas Company (No. 3)rBill was read a
second time.
The following bills were read a third time and passed :
Portih and Clyde Navigation, Sheffield Water, Merthyr,
Tredegar, and Abergavenny Railway, East London (East-
ern Extension) Railway, London, Chatham, and Dover
(Chatham Dockyard Branch) Railway, Great Western
Railway, North British (Glasgow Branches) Railway,
London, Chatham, and Dover (Various Powers) Railway,
London, Brighton, and South Coast (Various Powers)
Railway).
LAND TENURE (IRELAND) BILL.

The Marquis of CLANRICARDE, in moving the second
reading of this bill, said that he believed the principle of it
was never generally understood and its proposed object
recognised. The subject had undergone considerable dis-
cussion in and out of Parliament, and particularly in Ire-
land, and it was very desirable that the question should be
satisfactorily settled. One of the principal provisions of
the bill was that which proposed to repeal all existing acts
on this subject. Another was that which related to im-
provements or alterations in land by tenants for which
they claimed compensation. To the principle of that com-
pensation he consented, but did not think that it should be
left to the discretion of the tenant without reference to the
wishes of the landlord. He contended that considerable
ignorance prevailed in reference to the agricultural con-
dition of Ireland, for the farmer or peasant proprietor was
notin the anomalous state generally described. For instance,
although some peasant proprietors possessed from 5 to 20
acres, still there was a large class who hold farms of consi-
derable extent in Ireland. He denied that there was
any hostility between landlord and tenant in Ireland,
such as was supposed in this country to exist. He con-
tended, further, that the doctrine of the relation between
landlord and tenant in respect to land should rest on vo-
luntary agreement, and not on legal compulsion.

The Earl of DERBY did not think that was a suitable
occasion to enter into a general discussion, but great credit
was due to the noble marquis for the trouble and time he
had devoted to this difficult subject. Whilst agreeing in
the main with the noble marquis as to the pernicious effect
of the agitation which prevailed, he was willing to redress
any really valid grievances of the occupiers, and secure to
them a fair and an equal compensation for improvements.
He saw no objection to the principle of the bill, and would
not oppose the second reading, but he could not pledge
himself to the details.

Earl GRANVILLE also observed that he would not op-
pose the bill at that stage, but he protested against its
being considered as a settlement of the question.
The bill was then read a second time.
The Duke of Buckingham moved the second reading of
the National Gallery Enlargement Bill, which Lord Her-
ding() recommended should be delayed, as the whole ques-
tion was shortly to come before the House of Commons.
The suggestion was concurred in by Lord Houghton, but
after a brief discussion the motion for the second reading
was agreed to.
The order of the day for the second reading of the
Public Companies Bill was discharged, and the bill with-
drawn.
A motion of the Marquis of Clanricarde to go into com-
mittee on the Dogs Bill was opposed by Lord Crauwortb,
and on a division was negatived by 37 to 14. The bill
was, therefore, lost.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—LtsT EVENING.
The Speaker took the chair at 12 o'clock.
LORDS' AMENDMENTS.
The Lords' amendments to the following bills were
agreed to :

Caledonian Railway (Greenock and Gourock Extensions),
Great Eastern Rail way (additional powers), Great Yarmouth
Haven, Port, and Rivers, Llantrissant and Taff Vale Junc-
tion Railway, London and North Western Railway (new
works), Mold and DenbighJ unction Rail way (branches, &c.),
North Eastern Railway (Yorkshire New Lines), Ogmore
Valley Railway (No. 1), Waverney Valley Drainage, Wy-
combe Railway.
The Anglesey Central Railway bill, the Central Ireland
Railways bill, and the Metropolitan Sewage and Essex
Reclamation bill were read a third time and passed.
The Belgravia and South Kensington New Road bill,
Rawson's Estate bill, and the Waterford, New RoSs, and
Wexford Junction Railway bill were read a second time.