The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-11 00:00:00

THIRD READINGS.

The following Bills were read a third time and
passed:
River Dee Conservancy and Improvement.
sir Peter Heslieth Fleetwocd's E,tate.
MERCANTILE MARINE BILL.
Mr. LABOUCHERE moved the postponement of the
Committee on this 1111 to Monday next, at twelve o'clock,
owing to the impoiaibility of some Honourable Members
attending to day who felt an interest in the measure.
WOLVERHAMPTON IMPROVEMENT BILL.
On the m( tion of Mr. TIIORNELY it was ordered
that it ba an instruction to the Committee of refection,
that they do appoint, if they think fi., the Committee on
the WOlverhanat.ton Improvement Act Amendment Bill
to meet forthwith.

Several petitions were presented for and against the
present postal urrangempnti.
CONVICT PRISONS BILL.
Sir G. GREY aluvtid the third reading of the Convict
Prisons Bill.

Lord MAHON said that no opposition bad hiherto
been made to this Bill, and he believed nore was in-
tthded, but he coul.l not all.tw the Bill to pass it, last
stage without cx, ressing the happiness he telt that the
opibiona he had always held with respect to the
treatment of convicts had been re•ponded to,
by so au authority as the present Earl Grey. He
could nut, howev r, but express his regret at the course
tha., had tormerly b. en pursue.i by that Noble E-4rl with
reterenoe to transportation; he alluded to the tt,rcit,g of
c„nviets upon reluc:ant colonies. The Noble Lord in
adopting trial ct:urse bad damaged greatly the system t,f
transportation.
Sir G. ti REY expressed opinion that the present
me,tsure wit; of a kind •hich, while it maintained the
punishuiout ; f transportation, would ultim:ttely contri-
bute to the prosperity (.1 the colonies to which convicts
were sent. _ _ _

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Mr. SLANEY expressed his conviction that tic sub.
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guine expectation than could be justified by the circu-
aforward ill the course of ntxt session.
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Mr. HENLEY expressed his general approbation of
the present Bill; but he ohketed to ono of the clauses
towards the e of the Buil, which conceetrteed the
powers of the governors of Parkhurst, Pentonville, and
Millbank in one individual.
Atter a few words of oxplanation from Sir G. GREY,
'The Bill was real thira titre'- and passed.
POOR RELIEF BILL.
On the motion teat the House resoive itself into a
Committee on this Bill,
Sir H. WILLOUGHBY objeciei to that part of the
Bill which gives power to the guardians of any union or
parish to raise out of the poor-rates funds for the pur-
chase of burial-grounds. lie cid not object to the en-
-I,rgement of any existing burial-ground:sout if the rates,
but simply to the creating of particular burial-grounds to
be used special), for the bur)i!ig or paupers, which, iu
hiv opinion, would be distast,ful to the feelings of the
poor.
S:r JOHN PAICINGTON took that occasion to ex-
press his earnest hope that this was the last of those an-
nual poor•law Bids, because he was convinced that the
present practice of introducing sttch Bills for the pur-
pose of amen•iing the poor-law bad the effect of render-
ing the law on that subject Exit-melt' complicated.
Sir GEORGE PEC HELL also expressed dissa-
tisfaction wi,h the present complicated system of poor-
law?, which acre 'Amara Bills only tended to aggravate.
Mr. SLANEY likewise expressed his wish to see an
early catisZclation of the poor-lawv.
Mr. BAINES said it wad his intention to nsk fir le.,ve
to bring in a Bill to improve 151,d u 3115 li lht the ia- of
settleinftit; and wits, te,,,ect to the la, sc.nt ore
conshieration on his mine! in asklug the H u-e
'„c) Pa" F, ia-i the en cuin:44nc! of fly, Ganraittee tt e
""use i.f L,rds now a: to ioquire into p.r,-
tioti of the low rely i g to p eh .al a;sessm-
which Committee be,i not )et [aisle their rt-port.
Tht
necessity for ,very el:,1160 which he led
introduced into this Bill had haen i,opr,ssed upon
his mind by ciicum,taects which had a';d for
which the 11, in its pres,..iit aff ,r =d no adetplaie
ffe h e the House w;
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permi B,ii t,r t o Inim Couv:•itit,; zo,
would then t;.., prepare ro iiikk;r" hratcaleilt wt
tell
would di-iarni much or. tlic -i,iork manifested toward,
it, especially that of the Hon. Member opposite (Sir IL