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London, England, 1844-07-20 00:00:00

WAY BILL.

On the motion of Lord MONTEAGLE, the orders of
the day were suspended, and the Bill was read a third
;awe, and passed.
ARTS-UNION BILL.

LT,ord MONTEAGLE moved that the House resolve
itsel! in to Committee on this Bill.
The .Luke of CAMBRIDGE seconded the motion,
and bore le, itimony to the great utility of those institu-
tions, and to the great spread of taste and skill to which
they had gi yell rise among the people. He was a sub-
scriber to thle _London Art-Union, and so were many
ocher Members of that House, and although they had no
pecuniary interest in the matter, they were all liable to
be sent to prison.---CA laugh.) He should not much
grieve for himself, for he would be in good company.-►-
(Great laughter.) lie thougbt it would be a great advan-
tage if the Bill should pass in time to allow exhibitions
now open to be taken advantage of fur the purposes of
the unions.—(Cheers.)
The Marquis of Northampton, the Marquis of Lans-
downe, and Lord Colborne, supported the motion for
going into Committee. _ _

7 . Lord MCllsrlia6l,E returned his earnest thanks to
the Illustrious Doke for the honour he had done him

and the servi,teit;haklienderedt;;;t:i;), supporting his

motion.

The Bill then passed through Committee without dis-
cussion, and vas reported.
The Brighton, Lewes, and Hastings Railway Bill was
read a third time and passed.
The Aliens Bill passed through Committee without
discussion, was reported, and ordered to be printed with
t=he amendments.
FEES OF CLERKS OF THE PEACE.
• The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, according to notice,
inquired of the Noble President of the Council whether
there we an intention to bring in this session a Bill on the
subject • a the fees of Clerks of Peace. In referring to
the rep. Ile, of the Commission on the state of Wales, it
would be' ,seen that, as well as the turnpike tolls, the
fees given to the magistrates' clerks were part of the
sources of c Tpression and causes of discontent.
Lord WEL dRNCLIFFE assured the Noble Lord that
the attention. of the Government had been directed to
this subject, anti they would bring it under the conside-
ration of the J-louse early next session.
The Duke •of RICHMOND was glad to hear that it
was the intendion of the Government to bring in a Bill

upon this subject.
ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSIONERS.

The Martin/is of CLANRICARDE moved for a return
of all sums under the control of the Ecclesiastical Com-

missionars of :England and Wales, not appropriated to
any particular purpose, up to the latest period to which
the same could be made up; distinguishing the episcopal
:fund from that which is appropriated to the augmenta-
tion of small livings. As the motion was not to be op-
posed, he would not occupy the House by going at
iiiength into the considerations which rendered the re-

turns necessary. As the question of the union of the
dioceses of St. Asaph and Bangor was most likely to
come again before the House, he thought it was most
desirable to have the information for which he asked;
and the more especially as a Noble Friend of his had
proposed that if one of the bishoprics were suppressed,
the fund so saved should be appropriated to the aug-
mentation of small livings in the diocese.
Lord WHARNCLIFFE had no objection to the
return.

The Duke of RICHMOND complained of the con-
duct of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, in not making
annual returns of their receipts and expenditure.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE defended the ap-
pointment of the Commission, on the ground that a more
advantageous arrangement of Church property, even
for the holders themselves, could be made. But three
years had elapsed since he had the honour of being a
member of that Commission, and he was happy to say,
that whenever its arrangements had been carried into
effect, great improvements in favour of the holders of
Church land bad been effected, and such improvements
were spreading. He hoped there would be no delay, on
the part of the Commission, in putting an end to uncer-
tainty everywhere as to the conditions under which all
such lands were to be held.

After a few words from Lord REDESDALE and from
the Marquis of CLANRICARDE in reply, the returns were
ordered.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' ACT AMENDMENT

BILL

On the motion of Lord BROUGHAM, the Bill passed
through Committee without discussion, and was re-
ported.

BUTTER AND CHEESE.

On the motion of the Earl of POWIS, this Bill also
passed through Committee, and was reported.
The Roman Catholic Parish Acts Abolition Bill was
read a second time, and ordered to be committed on
Monday.