The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-03 00:00:00

COMMONS' AMENDMENTS.

The Commons' amendments to the Wills of Personalty
British Subjects Abroad Bill, the Statute Law Revision
Bill, and the Government of the Navy Bill, were consi-
dered and agreed to.
BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY BILL.
Upon the order for the consideration of the Commons'
consequential amendments to this bill,
The LORD CHANCELLOR explained the only amend-
ments of any importance which had been made by the Com-
mons. As the bill originally stood it was provided that the
Lord Chancellor should, with the consent of the chief
judge, make orders touching the forms of procedure of the
court, but of course the appointment of chief judge having
been struck out of the bill, that provision fell to the
ground. Their lordships suggested, therefore, that for the
chief judge should be substituted the Lords Justices of
Appeal, but a further alteration had been necessary in con-
sequence of the period at which the bill came into opera-
tion, and for the Lords Justices the Commons had inserted
" two of the commissioners." This bill had been to him a
matter of deep anxiety, and it would now be his duty so to
endeavour to frame and regulate the orders of the court,
that the fullest scope and operation might be given to the
measure, and that it might work as beneficially as poesible.
He still thought the bill was a great improvement, and he
would endeavour to make the best of the means at his dis-
posal. (Hear, heal%)
After a few words from Lord CHELMSFORD, the amend-
ments were agreed to.
The following bills passed through committee :—The
Lace Factories Bill, Gunpowder, &c., Act Amendment
Bill, and the Episcopal and Capitular Estates Act Con-
tinuance, &c., Bill.
Various bills for the Consolidation of the Criminal Law
were read a third time and passed.
The following bills were also read a third time and
passed :—The Public Works and Harbours Bill; Lord
Clerk Register Salary Abolition Bill; Durham University
Bill ; Metropolitan Building Act Amendment Bill ; Drain-
age of Land (with Amendments) Bill; Public Offices Site
Bill ; Pensions British Forces (India) Bill ; Edinburgh
University Bill ; Inland Revenue Bill; Stamp Duties on
Probates, &c., Bill ; Revenue Departments Accounts Bill.
NEWSPAPERS, &c., BILL.
Lord STRATHEDEN intimated his intention of not pro-
ceeaing further with this bill..

Lord CHELMSFORD entered into a history of the pro-
gress of the bill through Parliament, for the purpose of
justifying a statement which he had made, that the bill
had neverbeenproperly discussed: Under the circumstances
he thought the House of Commons had hardly dealt fairly
with their lordships in sending the bill up to them. He
hoped that if at any future time the measure were re-intro-
duced it would be properly discussed.
After some remarks from Earl Granville and Lord
Stratheden,

The motion that the bill be read a second time that day
month was put and carried.

CONSOLIDATED FUND (APPROPRIATION)
BILL.
This bill was read a second time.

EAST INDIA LOAN (No. 2) BILL.

Earl DE GREY moved the second reading of this bill,
the object of which he stated to be to raise an additional
Loan for the service of railways in India.
The bill was read a second time, and the committee was
lispensed with.