The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-20 00:00:00

ELECTION PETITIONS.

Petitions comp!aining of the returns for Leitrim
c3unty, Beverley, and Taunton, were presented, and
ordered to be referred to the General Committee on
ElcctionF.

REGISTRATION OF LEASES (SCOTLAND) BILL.
Mr. DUNLOP moved the second reading of this bill.
Its object was to improve the law with respect to leases
in Scotland.

The LORD-ADVOCATE said be would not oppose
the motion, but in committee he should propose some
amendments.
The hill was read a second time.
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS BILL.

Mr. ADDERLEY moved that the house go into
committee on this bill. Ile thought that the alterations
proposed by the noble lord the member for the West
Riding could be fully discussed, and his motion was
agreed to.
Sir G. GREY said he had hoped that the hon. gen
tleman who had mereiy proposed to_ go into committee
pro forma, in order that certain amendments might be
made. He did not think the house was prepared to-day
to go on with the bill, as several honour
able gentlemen deeply interested in it were
absent. The honourable gentleman opposite said
the amendments of the noble lord the member
for the West Riding might be made by clauses in com-
mittee, but no notice of such clauses bad been gives.
He should be sorry to vote against the bill, but if the
boo. gentleman pressed his motion to a division, he
should fed it his duty to vote against going into com-
mittee.

Mr. GREGORY hoped a clause would be introduced
in this measure to lull the feelings that existed in cer-
tain places—viz,, that the religious opinions of the child
might be tampered with by the provisions of this bill.
Lord GODE RICH moved that the house go into
committee this day three weeks, itr order that the rate-
payers might havefurther time to consider its provisions.
Mr. ADDERLEY said he thought the proposition to
postpone the consideration of the bill was unreasonable.
If the house went into committee, they could discuss the
main provisions of the bill, and then reconsider it, in
order that the amendments might be presented.

Mr. BAINES said, he trusted that the consideration
of the bill would be postponed ; he was still in favour of
the principle of the bill, and such being the case, he
wished a good measure to be passed, instead of a crude
and ill-judged one. The great point to be settled, and
for which time was required, was whether the rate pro-
posed by this bill should be a general or local one.
Mr. ROEBUCK said it was the duty of the Govern-
ment to have brought forward a bill of this description,
and not to have cast the responsibility of doing so on a
private member. The proposition to go into committee
pro forma was an attempt to get rid of the bill by a
side wind.

After a few words from Mr. KENDALL and Mr. PALK,
Mr. R. PALMER urged his hon. friend to agree to
the proposition to go into committee pro forma, and
that this day four weeks should be the time fixed for its
re-committal. _ _

Mr. A DDERLEY assented to the proposition.,

The house then went into committee pro forma,
certain amendments were inserted, and the bill was
reported with amendments and ordered to be printed.
JUDGMENTS EXECUTION BILL.
The house then went into committee.

Mr. BLAND said as a number of Irish members were
absent from the house, he should move that the chair-
man report progress, and ask leave to sit again.
The committee then divided, when there appeared
For the motion
Against it
Majority --147
Mr. SPOONER objected to the first clause of the
bill. The measure as it at present stood, he thought,
would give facility to fraud.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND,
said the fears of the hon. gentleman were groundless.
Col. FRENCH moved that the chairman report
progress. He complained of the forcing on of this bill
in the absence of upwards of 100 Irish members, who
were attending an appointment with Lord Palmtrston.
The committee again divided, and there appeared
!of the motion
Against it
Majority --140
On the question that clause 1 stand part of the bill,
Mr. BLAND moved the omission of it with the 12
following ones. His object was to give the attested
copy of any judgment of the Court of Queen's Bench,
Common Pleas, or Exchequer at Westminster and
Dublin, or the de-reet of the Court of Session of Scot.
land, the same force and effect as a warrant of attorney
to confess judgment.
After a few words from Mr. AYRTON,
The committee divided, when there appeared—
For the clause
Against it - ... 43
Majority 94
The clause was then ordered to stand part of the bill.
(LEFT SITTING.)