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HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly after TwelTe
o'clock.

CONSIDERATION OF LORDS' AMENDMENTS.
The Lords' amendments to the following Bills were
considered and agreed to:—
Aberdeen Railway.
Borough of Salford Waterworks and Improvement.
Bradford Improvement, Police, and Purchase and Closing

of Bradford Canal.
Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway.
Liverpool Corporation Waterworks (Extension of Time
for Purchase of Land, &c.)

,
Manchester Rectory Division.
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Improvement, Amendment of
Acts, and New Streets.
THIRD READINGS. _

The following Bills were read a third time and passed
Saint Andrew's and Quebec Railroad Company.
Wolverhampton Improvement Act Amendment.
MANCHESTER BONDING BILL. _ _

On the motion of Mr. BRIGHT, this Bill as amended
was ordered to be read a third time on Wednesday.
Admiral GORDON presented a petition from Aber-
deen, praying for protection to British industry.
MERCANTILE MARINE (No. 2) BILL.
On the motion that the House should go into Com-
mittee on this Bill, . _

Mr. LABOUCHERE, in answer to a question from
Mr. Stafford, said that he had never intended that the
officers of yachts should be included under the opera-
tions of the Bill, and would have no objection to consi-
der any suggestions that might be made by the owners
of yachts on the bringing up of the report.
The House then resolved itself into a Committee on
the Bill, Mr. BERNAL in the chair,
On clause 100 being put, some discussion ensued upon
the principle of this and the following clauses, and it
was ultimately agreed that the clauses from 100 to 106
should be struck out.
Clauses 107, 108, 109, and 110 were also agreed to.
Clauses 111 and 112 were next agreed to.
On clause 113 being moved,
Mr. BAINES proposed to introduce certain words
giving power to the Court to award costs to prosecuting
parties, and also to Whet the punishment of hard
labour on persons who might be convicted under the

Mr. HENLEY approved of the mode of punishment
prescribed, but objeeted to giving costs to prosecutors,
on the ground_ that it would offer a premium to common
informers.
After a short discussion the amendment was agreed
to, and the clause passed.
Clauses 114, 115, and 116, were agreed to without
discussion.

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forfeitures which, by the General Merchant-nalties and
Act, or the Seamen's Protection Act, are Seamen's
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Payable
paid to the
Board of Trade. or as it may direct."
Mr. LABOUCHERE did not object to the ameild_
ment. and it was accordingly added to the clause.
The clause as amended was agreed to.
Clauses 120, 121, and 122 were agreed to without
discussion.
Clause 123 was struck out.
Clauses 124 and 125 were agreed to.
Chula() 126 was agreed to after a short conversation.
On clause 127 teing read, which prescribed the mode
of keeping the various accounts and funds under the Bill,
Mr. HENLEY suggested that, with respect to the
moneys which the Commissioners would hold as trustees
in the nature of wages, the interest of those moneys
should be plid to the parties to whom the wages be-
longed, less the expenses of management.
Mr. LABOUCHERE promised to consider the sug-
guestion.
The clause, with that understanding, was then agreed
to as it stood.
Clause 128 was agreed to without opposition.
Clause 129 was also agreed to with a alight amendment.
The remaining, clauses, 130, 131, and 132, and ache-
dules A, B, and C, were then agreed to without dis-
cussion.
Mr. LABOUCHERE then proposed a new clause
with the view to enable corporations to purchase land on
Which to build Sailors' Homes. • - • - •

This clause was agreed to without opposition.
The Committee then returned to the reconsideration
of the reserved clauses, beginning with that numbered
49, which was agreed to with a slight amendment.
Clause 72, which provides for the mode of trying
offences committed against the Act abroad by persons
discharged or entered into her Majesty's service, and for
the payment of the fines inflicted on the offenders, was
agreed to, Mr. Labonchere having inserted an amend-
ment to satisfy objections formerly existing with respect
to it.

On clause 73, providing for naval courts abroad,
Mr. LABOUCHERE stated that he had come to the
determination that it would not he advisable to allow
any court to be held abroad without the presence of
naval officer, commanding one of her Majesty's ships, or
of a consular officer.—(Hear, hear,)
The clause was agreed to with some modification.
Clause 96, providing for a report to be given by the
master of a ship on discharge, on the character and con-
duct of each of his men, was agreed to without dis-
cussion.

These were the whole of the reserved clauses.

Mr. CARDWELL then proposed several clauses of
which be had given notice, providing for the constitu-
tion of local boards, and the number of tons requisite
for a vote on these boards, which were all agreed to with-
out discussion.

The House then resumed, and the Bill was ordered
to be reprinted with all the amendments.
The House then adjourned until fire o'clock.

The House resumed at Five o'clock.
PETITIONS.

Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from
Towcester against the increase of beer houses.
Sir HENRY WILLOUGHBY presented a petition
from a metropolitan savings bank against the Savings
Banks Bill.

Mr. STUART presented a petition against the Rail.
way Abandoment Bill.
Sir W. MOLESWORTH presented two petitions from
Van Diemen's Land, one signed by 2,000 and the other
by 1,700 persons, praying for the abolition of transporta-
tion to that colony.
Mr. SCOTT presented a petition from New South
Wales, complaining of the quit rent system which pre-
vails in that colony.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.

Lord J. RUSSELL moved that on and after Thurs-
day, the Ist August, orders of the day have precedence
of notices of motion.

Mr. O'CONNOR wished to know whether or not the
motion was intended to appply to orders standing for the
Ist of August?
Lord J. RUSSELL was understood to reply in the
affirmative.

Mr. BANKES asked whether the General Board of
Health bad been made acquainted with the fact of the
disturbance of graves for the formation of a sewer
through the churchyard of Christchurch, Westminster.
and whether they have made any inquiries upon it.

Lord SEYMOUR had been Inforrised there bad been
as yet no disturbance of graves in the church to which
the Hon. Member referred. The Board of Health, how-
ever, had received a communication from a gentleman
connected with property in that locality, expressing bis
surprise that such a disturbance was in contemplation,
which letter had been by them forwarded to the Com-
missioners of Sewers.

THE IRISH ENCUMBERED ESTATES COM-
MISSION.

Mr. F. FRENCH rose to ask the Secretary for Ire-
land (Sir W. Somerville) a question which the Right
Hon. Baronet bad undertaken to answer in the absence
of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. He (Mr. F.
French) stated the other day in the House that a sum
amounting to nearly half a million of money had been
received for sales under the Encumbered Estates Com-
mission, about 60,0001. of which had been paid into
the bank of Ireland. It appeared that it was impossible
for the Commissioners to allocate, and some steps should
be taken to get the money out of the Bank of Ireland,
where it was lying unproductive. He (Mr. F. French)
bad now to ask whether it was the intention of her Ma-
jesty's Government to appoint a Vice-Chancellor or any
other officer whose particular duty it should be to alio.
cate that money to the different parties having claims
to it?
Sir W. SOMERVILLE said there was no foundation
whatever for the report that the Court of Chancery had
declined to distribute the money. With reference to the
distribution of the money, the Right Hon. Gentleman
quoted the report of the Commissioners, who stated that
they hoped to distribute 200,0001. before the vacation,
and 200,0001. more before the beginning of October.
Mr. J. STUART wished to know whether the Right
Honourable Baronet had any objection to lay the report
of the Commissioners on the table?

Sir W. SOMERVILLE said he would consider by to-
morrow whether he could do so, but he thought there
would be no objection to lay the document in question,
or at least some extracts from it, on the table.
IRISQ GAOLS.
Mr. HERBERT wished to know whether any further
steps would be taken by the Secretary for the Home
Department for the purpose of relieving the county
gaols in Ireland.of a portion of the criminals confined in
them. _

Sir G. GREY said, as the expense of preparing hulks
for the reception of convicts was very considerable,
Spike Island, in Cork Harbour, bad been appropriated
for prisoners, and already 2,000, who were under gen-
tenco of transportation, bad been sent there. Transpor-
tion bad also been resumed, and a considerable
number of convicts had been sent out, and a vessel
would be ready soon to convey a further number to Van
Dieman's Lund.

HUSH FRANCHISE BILL.

In reply to Mr. STAFFORD,

Lord../. RUSSELL said be Proposed that the House
should take the Lords amendments to this Bill into con-
sideration to-morrow se'nnight.

AUSTRALIAN COLONIES BILL.

Lord J. RUSSELL said he proposed to take this Bill
on Friday, at twelve o'clock.