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ST. ALBAN7'°

The first witness e- •
was +l._ • . ......mmcd with reference to this borough
corm- clerk. The Corporation consisted of a mayor,
twelve aldermen, and t ‘venty-four common councilmen. The
aldermen were elected for life—the common councilmen were
np:loic:ted by the mayor and aldermen—the borough magis-
trates were the mayor, the ex-mayor,, and the I'67:order. A
debt of 4,000/. was !stilly incurred in the erection of the
Court-AIMIse for the liberty and borough of St. Alban's,
which was charged 'on the borough rate, but not protected by
this Bill. The charity property under the management of the
Corporation, and the whole of the corporate property,
amounted to 240/. a year. He was the only witness examined
before the Commissioner. The inhabitants were generally
satisfied with the result of the inquiry, and the Commissioner
expressed himself satisfied with the information which was
given, but that satisfaction was not repeated in the Report.
He believed that there existed no desire for change among the
respectable inhabitants of the borough. The Corporation was
not a political body and was not unpopular. In fact, no dis-
satisfaction had prevailed until the present Bill was contem-
plated, since which he believed some persons had desired a
change. The town clerk received a salary of 52/. a year.
Ile was also clerk to the mazistrates and coroner of the bo-
rough. The.town clerk had always been clerk to the magis-
trates. He was also chamberlain and treasurer of the bo-
rough. If the offices were disunited he considered that they
would not be worth taking. By the present Bill he would re-
ceive no compensation for the loss of his offices. He was
solicitor to the Corporation. He did all its business, such as
preparing leases, and he made the usual professional charges.
He should consider a town clerk annually elected as in a de-
graded situation. •
The witness withdrew, and Counsel were ordered to attend
at eleven to-morrow.

The House then adjourned, at half-past ten o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, AUGUST 6.

The SPEAKER resumed the Chair at five o'clock.
• A Message from the Lords announced that their Lordships
had agreed to some private Bills.
ORANGE LODGES.

Mr. WILSON PATTEN, Chairman of the Committee
of Inquiry into Orange Lodges, brought up the third Report
of the Committee, and said that the Adjutant-General had
been examined this day, and that he had received a letter
from the Duke of Cumberland, which the Committee recom-
mended to be printed, with the Report.
Mr. lIUNIE asked the Hon. Member whether it was the
intention of the Committee to continue the inquiry, or whe-
ther this was to be considered as the final Report of their la-
bours?

The reply of the Hon. Member was totally inaudible in the
Gallery.
Mr. HUME asked whether the Committee had this day re-
ceived any information respecting Orange Lodges in England,
or whether they had limited their inquiry to Ireland ?
Mr. W. PATTEN was understood to answer that the Com-
mittee considered their labours confined to Ireland.
Mr. WALL ACE said it had been stated that there was a
Grand Master for Scotland ; if it was a fair question, he would
be glad to know who that persoa was ? And, secondly, he
wished to inquire whether it was true that many of the officers
in the army were Members of Orange Lodges?
Mr. W. PATTEN did not know that there was such a
person as Grand Master in Scotland. As to the other ques-
tion he believed that some of the Officers of Regiments in
Scotland did belong to Orange Lodges.
Mr. WALL ACE wished that the names of those officers
should be published as well as the names of the private soldiers.
Mr. FINC H—There was no evidence that any officers of the
army belonged to or were connected with Orange Lodges.
The subject was here dropped.
Sir R. PE EL presented a petition from the City of Lime-
rick against the alienation of the revenues of the Church of
Ireland ; also a petition from Stoney Stratford to the
same effect ; also a petition from Newburgh in favour
of the Church of Scotland; a petition from Dun-
keld to the same effect, and from Brechin and the elders
of Paisley to the same effect.