The Sun.
London, England, 1861-06-21 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON,4 FRIDAY 2-EVENING, JUNE 21, 'lB6l.

THIRD EDITION.

Closing
Price.

Paid.

Ittsineee done

SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OP LORDS.—(Tins EVENING.)

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The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack
at 4 o'clock.
THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE STATUTES BILL.
The LORD-CHANCELLOR made some observations
relative to this bill, which were inaudible in the gallery.
Lord BROUGHAM expressed his opinion that it was
not advisable that legal bills should be discussed clause by
clause in the House of Commons, considering that there
was only a very small minority of members competent to
deal with bills of that description.

works, which had cost the trustees £2,000,000, could have
been erected at a cost of £700,000.
Mr. MOFFATT said Sir J. Rennie, in his evidence in
the committee which sat some time ago, said if the works
had had to be erected at the present time they could possibly
have been carried out for zreo,ooo. It must be recollected
that the works were commenced when the appliances which

were at present in use were not in existence.
Mr. MOFFATT said it was gratifying to hear that the
funds transferred from the trustees of Ramsgate Harbour
to the Government were to be used for keeping the works

in efficient repair.
Clauses 22 to 24 were agreed to as amended.
Clause 25 was struck out.

Clauses up to 31 were agreed to.
Clause 32 was postponed in order to allow certain amend-
ments to be made with reference to limiting its operations
with respect to Ramsgate harbour.
Several verbal amendments were made in clause 33.
Clauses 34 to 41 with amendments were agreed to.
Clauses 42, 43, 41 were omitted.
On clause 45 being read it was proposed to emit it and
the following eight clauses, in order to make room for the
following proposals :—From and after the first day of
January, 1862, the Harbour of Dover and the soil thereof,
and all property, real and personal, vested in the warden
and assistants of Dover Harbour, or in any person in trust
for the purposes of the said harbour, with their actual and
reputed appurtenances, subject to all liabilities affecting
the same, shall be transferred to, and vested in a board of
trustees to be called the Dover Harbour Board. The said
Dover Harbour Board shall consist of seven members, four
of whom shall form a quorum; the said seven members
shall be the Lord Warden for the time being of the Cinque
Ports, who shall ex-officio be chairman of the said board,
two burgesses of the borough of Dover elected by the town
council every three years, and to be eligible for re-election,
a member to be from time to time appointed by the Presi-
dent of the Board of Trade for the time being, a member
to be from time to time appointed by the First Lord
of the Admiralty for the time being, a member to be
from time to time appointed by the South Eastern Railway
Company, under their common seal, and a member to be from
time to time appointed by the London, Chatham, and Dover
Railway Company, under their common seal ; and the said
Lord Warden shall from time to time nominate, under his
hand, one of the members of the said Board to behis deputy,
to preside at all meetings at which the said Lord Warden
shall not be present ; and in the event of an equality of
votes at any meeting of the said Board, the chairman at
such meeting shall be entitled to a casting vote : provided,
that in the event of either or both of the said railway com-
panics failing or declining to appoint a member of the said
Harbour Board within one calendar month after having
been required so to do by the President of the Boat d of
Trade, then such president shall, from and after such de-
fault, be entitled thereafter to appoint from time to time
another member or members in lieu thereof, as the case
may be.
Mr. DEEDES protested against the manner in which
Dover Harbour was proposed to be dealt with by the pre-
sent bill. He considered the changes proposed uncalled for,
and the manner in which the subject had been introduced
to the house he thought very irregular. He thought the
Court of Assistants at Dover had been.treated very disre-
spectfully.
Mr. GIBSON said when the bill was first introduced
there existed no intention of interfering with Dover, but as

the people at that place had petitioned to come within its
provisions, alterations to carry these wishes into effect were
made. He could assure the hon. gentleman opposite (Mr.
Deedes) there was not the slightest intention of treating in
a slighting or disrespectful manner the Court of Assistants
at Dover, who had conferred the greatest benefit on the
town by their exertions.
The clause was omitted.
Clause 52 was ordered to stand part of the bill.
Clauses 53 to 64 were agreed to.
Clause 65 was postponed.
Several new clauses were agreed to, amongst them those
given above, constituting a new governing board for Dover
Harbour.
Mr. DEEDES and Lord LOVAINE strongly protested
against the manner in which Dover had been dealt with by
the present bill.
Mr. THOMPSON moved the following additional clause
to the bill :—" That on and after the first day of January,
1862, all vessels exceeding ten tons entering or leaving the
harbour of Whitby shall pay to the trustees of Whitby
Harbour such sum or toll, not exceeding one penny pet ton,
as such trustees may from time to time direct to be paid to
them, for the support, maintenance, and improvement of
the existing or any future tide lights at the entrance of the
harbour : Provided always, that any vessel which shall
have paid such toll on entering the harbour may again leave
the harbour without further payment of toll."
The clause was agreed to and added to the bill.
The preamble and schedules of the bill were then agreed
to, and the chairman was ordered to report the bill.
The house resumed and the sitting was suspended till
6 o'clock.

The house resumed at 6 o'clock, and was
[LEFT SITTING.]