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London, England, 1844-07-29 00:00:00


The Deputy Usher of the Black Rod summoned the
House to attend the Lords to hear the royal assent given
by Commission to various Bills (for which see Lords'
report), the names of which were communicated to the
House by the Speaker on his return.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (MIDDLESEX) BILL.
On the motion of Sir J. GRAHAM the Order of the
Day for the third reading of the Criminal Justice (Mid-
dlesex) Bill was read.

Mr. MACKINNON postponed some objections he had
to the Bill till the next stage, and the Bill was read a
third time.

Sir J. GRAHAM proposed an additional clause, th,
object of which was to give the magistrate the power
of trying appeals eight times a year.
Mr:BODKIN:approved of the clause, the object
which was merely to rcstc,re to the magistrates the powei
of trying appeals, which they possessed till a recent deci-
sion of the Court of Queen's Bench, which decided that
the exercise of that power was illegal.

After a short diseitssion the elaUSe was agreed.to, and
the Bill passed.

FARMS BUILDINGS BILL.

The Lords' amendments to this Bill were read and
agreed

TRAFALGAR-SQUARE BILL.

The Lords' amendments toTthe Trafalgar square Bi
were read and agreed to. .

Mr. FELLONVES presented a petition from certait
savings' banks praying for alterations in the Savings'
Banks Bill.

Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL presented petiti.ns from
Clare and Armagh against the Charitable Donations am'
Bequests (Ireland) Bill.

On the motion .of Mr. HUME, the following return
was ordered :—Return of the several establishments
maintained for the prev,..ution of smuggling in the United
Kingdom in each of the years 1842 and 1843 ; stating
under separate heads the expense in wages, salaries,
vessels, house,, &c. ; the expense of prosecutions by the
departments of Customs and Excise ; the amount o!
produce of seizures of smuggled and illegal goods, the
share paid to the officers seizing them, and the amours:
remaining to the Crown ; also, all other incidental
charges, so as tD exhibit the entire charge, according to
the order of the House of the 7th day of July, 1825.
CHARITABLE BEQUESTS BILL.

Mr. CRAVEN BERKELEY wished to know from
the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of State for tht
Home Department whether what Has reported was true,
viz., that it was not the intention of the Lord Chancellor
to go on with the Charitable Bequests Bill. It was a
Bill by no means popular.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM said he had not seen his
Noble and Learned Friend on the subject. It appeared
from the votes of the House of Lords that the Bill was
read a second time, and if it was withdrawn he supposed
it was in consequence of the opposition which it met
with from persons out of doors.

COgTROVERTED ELECTIONS BILL.
This Bill was read a third time and passed.
BIJOKS AND ENGRAVINGS BILL.

The Report on this Bill was brought up and received

ART UNIONS BILL.

Mr. WYSE moved the second reading of the Art
Unions Bill. He said it was not his intention at that
stage of the Bill to raise any discussion, but he would
state that it was his intention to make considerable
alterations in the preamble, and also to object to the 2d
clause of the Bill.

Mr. GLADSTONE said he hoped the Right Hon.
Gentleman would postpone the Bill until the Chancellor
of the Exchequer was present.
Mr. WYSE said that he did not mean that the House
should stand to the principle of the Bill by consenting to
the second reading.
Mr. GLADSTONE said on that understanding he
would not oppose the second reading.
The Bill was then read a second time and ordered to
be committed to-morrow.