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discussion. This was not a compulsory clause, but as
the committee oljected to it, he would not press it.
The clause wa; accordingly struck out.
Clauses 6 and 7 were agreed to.

Clause 8, piovidnig for the settlement of diFpv.tes on
questions of consecrated and unconsecrated grounds by
the Secretary of State was agreed to.
Clauses up to 15 were agreed to with alterationg. •

On clause 16,
Mr. KNIGHT objected to the clause, which was the
most objectionable in the bill. It proposed to make the
orders of the llome Secretary more stringent than at
present, and entai!ed 101. penalty for disobedience. The
clause would alto fix inspectors all over the country for
all eternity. (Laughter.) He ask,d the committee to
reject the clause.
Sir G. GREY supported the clause, which was neces.
sary to preserve decency of burial iu many joint-stuck
cemeteries. . .

Sir-DE LACY EVANS considered this clause neces-
sary to prevent the continuance in the metropolis of
the abuPes and abominations that had been expiked in
reference to burial in Joint-stock Cemeteries. It the
committee expunged this clause the bat had better be
withdrawn.

After some further discussion, S:r G. GREY con-
sented to an alteration of the clause, which wouA make
the regulations and orders refer to commercial ceme-
terie, oily instead of fur all the cemeteries throughout
the country.
The clause so amended was then agreed to.
Mr. L. KING- moved as an amendment that only
one body shool l be burici in a grave within the metro-
politan cemeteries except in family graves, &?.
Sir G. GREY said he agreed in the abstract that only
one body should be buried in a grave, but he thought
it should not be-carried out with reference to existing
cemeteries.

The c.,mmittee ultimately divided on the amendment.
The numbers were—

Far the amendment
Against it
Majority 155
Mr. MASSEY moved the following addition to the
clause :—" Provided alto, that such regulations shall not
prohibit the burial of any number of bodies not ex-
ceeding six, in the same grave on the same day in
any of the cemeteries mentioned in Schedule B of the
Act 15th and 16th Victoria, chapter 85, or in any ceme-
tery estahlkhed in pursuance of auy Act of Parliament,
provided that every coffin so buried shall be separated from
any other coffin by at least a foot of earth, and be buried
at least four feet below the surface of the ground, and
provided that such grave shall be fiilad in on the day of
burial and never again opened until the remains of the
bodies buried therein shall be completely decayed."
Mr. MILES regretted that the Government had
changed the number from "four" to "six," as orginally
intended. He moved that the number be limited to
" four."
Mr, MASSEY defended the Government proposition
on the ground of vested interests.
Mr. CLAY said " six" was proposed to allow ceme-
teries to carry out their contracts with boards of guar-
dians of burying six bodies in one grave.
The committee divided. The numbers were—
For the amendment
Against it
Majority
The house then resumed. .
NEW MEMBER.

Major GORDON took the oaths and his seat for Banff-
shire.

The house suspended its sitting at 4 o'clock, and re-
sumed at 6 o'clock.

STATUTE LAW COMMISSION.

On the motion of Mr. L. KING, the following return
was ordered :—" Return showing how the balance of
3,0291. 11.. 7d. remaining in the Treasury on the 30th
April, 1856 (Parliamentary paper, (No. 216, of sessio❑
1856) on account of the Statute Law Commission has
been expended. Account in detail of the expenditure of
the sum of 1,9111,, voted in 1856 for the Statute
Law Commission ; of total amount voted for the Statute
Law Board and Commission since its first appointment
in 1853 ; together with the total amount paid to each of
the officers and persons employed under the board or
commission since that period, and the names of such per-
sons ; and, return of the names of the draftsmen em•
ployed to prepare consolidation bills, and the fees paid
to each draftsman since the last return in 1856."
PUBLIC FISHERIES.

Mr. CAIRD asked the Secretary of the Treasury,
whether any progress had been made since February,
1853, in obtaining a decisioa by the House of Lords, of
the case of Gammell against the Crown, and whether
the advantage of the right of salmon fisheries on the
whole sea coast of Scotland, therein involved, has for
four years been lost to the public revenue by the post-
ponement of the above case I
Mr. WILSON said the appeal was not heard before
the House of Lords. The decision had not been given,
but that delay had not been caused by any officers of his
department.