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London, England, 1859-03-30 00:00:00

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IMPERIAL PARLIAIVIEN T.

HOUSE 01? COMMONS—(This DAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.
The Border Counties Railway Bill and the Border Union
Railway Bill were considered as reported, and ordered for
third reading.
Purdy's Disabilities Removal Bill was read a second
time.

PETITIONS.
Petitions were presented praying that measures might be
taken to prevent the opium traffic with China ; against
the Ministerial Reform Bill; against rating Literary Insti-
tions ; against the Local Assessments Bill; and against
military salutes to religious processions.
QUEEN'S COLLEGE (IRELAND).
Mr. BEAMISH moved for a copy of the correspondence
which has passed between the presidents of the Queen's
colleges in Ireland and the Irish Government, in reference
to the residence of the presidents in their respective colleges.
--Agreed to.

NATIONAL EDUCATION.,
On the motion of Mr. KIRK, the following returns were
ordered :—Copy of the minute of the Commissioners of the
Board of National Education in Ireland, dated the 7th of
August, 1848, dismissing William Kenealy, then master of
a national school at Churchtown, county of Cork, for hav-
ing written an anonymous inflammatory placard ; together
with the letter or letters of Mr. Gould Adams, J.P., and
the report of Head Inspector Butler, and of all other docu-
ments and correspondence having reference to the said
minute : And, of the verdict of the jury in an action for
libel, brought by William Kenealy against Durham Dunlop.
and James Baxter, and tried at the Kilkenny assizes on the
13th day of March, 1859.
' TRIAL BY aTURY (SCOTLAND) BILL.
Mr. DUNLOP, in moving the second reading of this bill,
stated that the measure which was thrown out last night
in the House of Lords was quite distinctive from his mea-
sure. The jury system in Scotland was different from the
English system as regarded unanimity. Five years ago he
introduced a bill providing that a verdict might be received
from nine jurors out of twelve, and this system had been
found to work very well in Scotland. The object of the bill
introduced into the House of Lords was to apply this system
to England? but it hid been rejected on the ground that the
feeling in this country was favourable to unanimity. Ina case of
difference of opinion it was the majority that gave way to the
minority, or if the majority were not induced to .rive way, the
minority being generally crotchety men, it led to the jury
being locked up. Now the object of his bill was, in the
case of Scotland, to alter the six hours allowed for delibera-
tion to three hours, and he hoped that the house would con-
sent to read it a second time.
Mr. MONCRIEFF agreed that in most cases, where

after long deliberation, a verdict had been given by a ma.
jority of nine to three, the same result would have occurred
if the time for deliberation had been shorter. The present
system in Scotland which had existed for five years gave
rise to the risk of jurors anxious to get awayby a particular
train to give way to the minority, and though it was quite
right to empanel a jury for a sufficient time to provide for
due consideration, he considered that:three hours was suf-
ficient for the purposes, and he was sure the bill would be
productive of great benefit.
The LORD ADVOCATE assured the hon. gentleman
who moved the second reading of the bill, that he had
earned by the change which he introduced in the jury sys-
tem four or five years ago, the gratitude of the people of
Scotland, and he (the Lord Advocate) was prepared to give
his cordial assent to the measure now under consideration.
The question before the house was not whether or not an
unanimous jury was the most appropriate for the trial of
causes, but whether the time for confining jurors for deliber-
ation should be further limited, and the change proposed
met with the approval of the Lord Justice. General.
Mr. JAMES said he had moved for certain returns in
reference to the bill which was discussed in the other house,
but they had sufficient security by the observations of those
who hays spoken on this question against any evil arising
in Scotland from the change now proposed. But he was of
opinion that to extend the system of Scotland to England
would be decidedly bad.
Mr. EUCHANAN remarked that the prejudices of the
people it Scotland were in favour of a bare majority in
juries, and he thought the introduction of a system, pro-
viding that a majority of three-fourths should return a ver-
dict, wculd be a desirable change in the law.
Mr. HACKIE said he had introduced the system of
three-fourths of the jury giving a verdict in civil cases in
New South Wales, and the change had worked exceedingly
well.

Mr. MELLOR said the unanimity in civil cases was
more apparent than real, and ho should have been glad to
have had an opportunity of discussing upon the bill which
was introduced into the Lords, of the means of giving the
jury a method of escaping without a violation of their con-
scient 0118 opinions.
Mr, COWAN thought that it was time, in the nineteenth
century, that they got rid of the present practice of compel-
ling a jury to return an unanimous verdict.
Mr. S. WORTLEY said his present opinion was against
any change in the law of England of unanimity in criminal
cases, but he believed that some change might be made in
the law in relation to juries, to get rid of the absurd sys-
tem of starving and freezing. He thought that if they
gave refreshments to jurors they would be much more
likely to agree in their verdict.
The bill was then read a second time.
LAW ASCERTAINMENT BILL. •
Mr. DUNLOP moved the second reading of this bill, and
explained that its object was to provide for the settlement
in Scotland of different points of law requiring the opinion
of foreign courts. .

Mr. SIALINS believed that the bill would have a mom
beneficial effect.

Mr. J. D. FITZGERALD thought this measure if car-
ried out would be a substantial improvement of the law.
The LORD ADVOCATE also expressed his approval of
the principle of the bill.
Mr. BOUVERIE considered that the bill was much too
general drawn. The power proposed to be given might be
advantageously applied to the superior courts, but the bill
as it stood would extend it also to courts of inferior juris-
dic'tion.. _

The SOLICITOR-GENERAL quite agreed in the ob.
jection, and pointed out other defectr in the details of
the bill, but expressedhis concurrence in the principle.
After a few words from Mr. DUNLOP in replyrthe bill
was read a second time.

[LEFT SITTING.]

FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT.

FOREIGN-OFFICE, MARCH 26.
The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint
Thomas Fellowes Reade, Esq., now British Vice-Consul
at Tangier, to be her Majesty's Consul at that port.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, MARCH 28.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. August
Carl Gurapert as Consul at Bombay for the Free Hanseatic
city of Bremen.

BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, MARcu 28.
The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy
Council for Trade and Plantations have received a de-
spatch from her Majesty's Consul at Puerto Rico, again
calling the attention of the masters of vessels trading with
that island to the necessity of their being provided with a
manifest, whether of cargo or ballast, certified by the
Spanish Consul at the last port of departure, or, in the ab-
sence of the consul, with a certificate from two merchants,
declaring that such certificate has been given in the absence
of any Spanish Consular agent. The infraction of this
regulation will render the master of a vessel liable to a fine
of 100 dollars, which will be strictly enforced.
COMMISSIONS BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT.
County of Cornwall—Win. Coulson, Esq., to be Deputy-
Lieutenant.

Prince Albert's Own Liecestershire Yeomanry Cavalry
—Cornet Duncombe Steele Perkins to be Lieut., vice Gough,
resigned ; Richard Pretyman Apthorp, late Captain 14th
Light Dragoons, to be Cornet, vice Story promoted ; Au-
gustus Charles Johnson, Gent., to be Comet, vice F. H.
Beaumont, promoted.
Worcester Regiment of Militia—George Garde, Gent.,
to be Ensign.
Royal Ayrshire Rifles—James Montgomerie, M.D., to
be Surgeon.