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MARRIAGES BILL.
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Mr. S. WORTLEY presented several petitions in fa-
vour of the Bill.
Mr. F. MAULE presented several petitions against
the Bill, two of them were signed by 4,800 persons and
1,410 persons.
Mr. F. THESIGER appealed to the Hon. and Learned
Gentleman not to go on with this Bill, which was a Bill
of vast importance. He had been there from an early
hour watching it.—(Hear, hear.) He really thought
the House would not be justified in going on with the
Bill at that late hour.
Mr. S. WORTLEY hoped the House would not con-
sent to a postponement. He considered that all the ob-
jections to the Bill were already known, and therefore it
was not likely anything novel would be brought forward
that evening. He hoped, at least, the House would go
into Committee.
Sir F. THESIGER must move, as an amendment,
that the debate be adjourned.
Mr. HUME said the Bill had been before the House
so long that he really thought no further delay ought to
take place. He hoped the House would go into Commit.
tee on it.

Mr. R. PALMER said that the Hon. Member for
Montrose spoke as if no important questions required to
be discussed; but the contrary was the case, he himself
having one important amendment to propose at the fit-
ting time. If the House were determined to proceed
with the Bill he would remain, though he considered
the Bill could not be discussed with advantage at that
late hour.
Mr. F. MAULE had also an amendment to pro-
pose—that Scotland be excluded from the operation
of the Bill. He regretted the delay which bad occur-
red in bringing on this Bill that evening owing to the
length of the previous debates, but he was satisfied this
was a question about which the people of Scotland were
quite unanimous, and they would be much dissatisfied it
the Bill were brought on at such a late hour.
Mr. FORBES hoped the Bill would not be pressed
forward at that late hour. He, too, had an amendment,
similar to the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. F. Maule)—
namely, that Ireland be exempted from its operation.
Sir B. HALL hoped the Bill would be postponed for
the present, as it was most important in its character.
It was said the Bill was brought forward for the benefit
of the humbler and poorer classes. He denied that this
was the fact.—(Hear, hear.) Looking at the expenses
of the Bill and the way it was pushed forward, he be-
lieved the Bill was really intended to put persons in a
higher grade in a more respectable position than they
at the present time occupied.—(Hear, hear.) He would
not mention names, but he could name those who were
to pay the expenses.—(Hear.)
Mr. COCKBURN considered the House was in a
sufficient state of attention and vigilance to enable them
to go on with the Bill. It was too much to ask the
Hon. Member who brought forward the Bill at that
comparatively e irly hour of the evening—(Laughte-)
to postpone the Bill. If Hon. Members opposite were
in a condition to go to a division the House would hear
nothing about delay.—(Hear, bear.) Ile thought the
House was justified in going on with the Bill.
Sir B. H. INGLIS could consent to no arrangement
that would forward the Bill. He entirely concurred in
the proposition for a postponement of the Bill.
Mr. BOUVERIE could not see that anything would
be gained by pressing on the Bill.
Mr. S. WORTLEY had been in the House a great
many hours, and bad not received any intimation
of an opposition to the Sp, aker's leaving the chair.
He trust the House would allow the Bill to go into Com-
mittee; if not, he must really divide the House.
Sir G. GREY thought the proposition was reasonable
to go on with the MI.
Sir F. THESIGER had no wish to oppose the Bill
going on a stage, but if there was a disposition to discuss
the Bill, then he thought a postponement ought to take
place.

Mr. GOULBURN had no objection to the House go-
ing into Committee, but he did object to the Bill being
discussed.
The House divided, when there appeared—
For the amendment $9
For going into Committee .. 152
Majority for going into Committee —63
Captain BOLDER() then moved the adjournment of
the House amidst loud cheers.
Colonel BAWDON appealed to the Hon. and Gallant
Gentleman whether persistence in a course like this was
calculated to raise the House in the estimation of the
country.

Sir F. THESIGER understood his lion, and Lsarned
Friend's (Mr. S. Wortley) feeling t 3 be this ; that as
there were a great many Members who thought it was
too late an hour to enter into a discussion upon the
principle of the Bill, he was willing to obey that inch-
natioa on the part of the House ; but be 'aid, " Grant
me this stage, and then, on a future day, we will go
into Committee and discuss the various amendments."
If that were understood to be the arrangement, there
could be no reason whatever for the adjournment of the
House.

Mr. F. MACKENZIE—Either his Hon. and Learned
Friend must gain something or nothing by the course
now proposed. If he gained something, he (Mr. Mac-
kenzie) was not inclined to grant it to him ; and if he
would gain nothing, Wily persist further?—(Hear.)
Mr. F. MAULE was as strongly opposed to the Bill
as any Hon. Member could be; at the same time it was
only fair to put the Hon. and Learned Gentleman in the
same position in which he would have been had the Bill
come on at an earlier period of the evening. He hoped
his Hon. and Gallant Friend (Captain Boldero) would
withdraw his motion fur an adjournment of the House.
Mr. PLUMPTRE—The more the Bill was discussed
the more Objectionable would it appear, and he was not,
threfore, willing to neglect any opportunity for dis-
cussing it.
Mr. %VALPOLE thought it would be better to go into
Committee and discuss the detail's, with the understand-
ing that the House should have a discussion upon the
principle on the third reading of the Bill. He hoped
Cart sin Boldero would not divide the House upon his
motion for adjournment.
Mr. ROUNDELL PALMER joined Mr. Walpole in
calling upon the Hon. and Gallant Gentleman t 3 with-
draw his motion.

Sir It. INGLIS recommended that the proposition for
going into Committee should be withdrawn. Already
forty minutes of the time of the House had been wasted
in this preliminary discussion, and yet not the least ad-
vance had been made.

Captain BOLDER() had come down with the deter-
mination of opposing the Bill in every possible way that
the forms of the House would allow. He considered it
to be one of the most obnoxious messurts ever intro-
duced into Parliament. He declared upon his honour
that he bad a stronger feeling against this Bill, and
greater pleasure in voting against it, than be had ever
entertained with regard to any other measure.—(ob.)
The House divided, when there appeared—
For the adjournment of the House ... 52
Against it ... 147

Majority against the motion ... ... —95
Mr. FORBES then moved the adjournment of the
debate.

The House divided, when there appeared—
For the adjournment ...
Against it
Majority against the adjournment ... —B5
An Hort. MENEM then moved the adjournment of
the House.

... 48
... 133

After a short conversation,
Mr. S. WORTLEY announced his determination sot
to press, at that moment, the motion fur the Committee
on the Bill.

The debate was then adjourned to Thursday, the 16th
of May.
The Parish Constables Bill passed through Com-
mittee.

The other orders of the day were then disposed of,
and the Homo adjourned at One o'clock.

lIOUSE OF LORDS, April 18.

Their Lordships assembled at Five o'clock.
The Marquis of WESTMEATH gave notice of a mo-
tion on the subject of the consolidation of repayments of
advances to Irish Union!, for Tuesday next, as he did
not consider the information which ho had received from
the Noble Marquis (Lansdowne) on this subject eati4-
factory.
The Duke of ARGYLE asked if it was the intention
of the Government to lay before the House the papers
relating to the case of Mr. Ryland P
Earl GREY laid the papers on the table.
The Earl of MALMESEIURY gave notice for Mon-
day of a [notion relative to the importation of foreign
CM.

PIRATES BEAD-MONEY BILL.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE, in moving the
second reading of this Bill, entered into a short explana-
tion of its provisions.
Lord COLCHESTER considered that the payment
of head-money for the. capture of pirates had tended to
the security of commerce, and to the preservation of
human life, particularly in the West Indies. lie wished
to know particularly what we►e the provisions of the
present Bill with regard to head-money ?
The answer of the Noble Marquis was inaudible in the
gallery.
The Earl cf ELLENBOROUGH said, that with re-
gard to the money to be paid fur pirates recently cap-
tured the money had been already paid. He thought
the Ad.miralty ought to have the power of adjudicating
on the subject of head-mosey; And he compluiried that