The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-16 00:00:00

THIRD RE A DING.

The Belfast Improvement Bill was read a third time
and passed.
AMENDED BILLS.

The following Bills, as amended, were considered and
agreed to:—
Commercial Gas Company and Poplar Gas Light COM.

pany.
Earl of Shrewsbury and Grace's Trustees' Estate.

MERCANTILE MARINE BILL.

The House then resolved itself into Committee on the
Mc rcantile Marine Bill; Mr. Bernal in the chair.
Clauses 28 and 29 were agreed to with a for verbal
amendments.

On clause 30 being put,
Mr. ANDERSON moved, pursuant to notice, that so
much of the Bill as provided that the engagement
and discharge of teamen should be made in the pretence
and under the superintendence of shipping masters
should be omitteJ.

Mr. LABOUCUERE said that the question had been
discussed in Committee 3 est..q.day, and be trusted, there-
fore, that he would not persevere. The course he had
determined to pursue had nut been decided on without
great consideration. _ _ _

After some observations frem Mr. Moffatt, Mr. Ri
cardo, and Mr. Wil.Wl3,

Mr. ANDERSON withdrew his amendment, stating
at the same time that he would seek to introduce it at
a subsequent stage of the Bill.
The clause was then ordered to stand Fart of the Bill.
Clause 31 was agreed to.
Clause 32 was struck out.

On clause 33 being read, which provides for the print-
ing of the necessary " forms " to be used under the Act,
Mr. WA VVN expressed a hope that the ship-
owners and sailors were not to be inconvenienced by the
forms of indenture and other agreements as they had
been under the former Acts. Be had known cases
where apprentices' indentures bad been reused to be
registered by the proper authorities, in consequence of
their being written instead of printed, although the in-
dentures were in strict conformity with the form pre-
scribed by the Act. Lie would suggest that printed
copies of the forms should be lodged with the clerks of
petty sessions, in order to Le readily accessible to all
parties concerned.
The-clause west eventually agreed to as it, stoc,ed..-_
Clruses irom to 48 inclusfve were agreed toivitfi
some verbal amendments.

Mr. RICAIWO proposed that clause 49, giving com-
pensation to the sailor in the event of his being dis-
charged during the voyage', should be postponed.
Mr. LABOUCHERE opposed the motion.
The gantry was cleared for a division, but none took
place.
After some further discussion, in which Mr. Pawn,
Mr. Cardwell, Lord John 3Sanners, Mr. Foster, and
others took part,
The Committee divided, when there appeared—
For the postponement ... 19
Against it ... 48
Majority _ ... —29

Some further discussion having taken place,
Mr. LABOUCHERE said he thought he should save
time if he postponed the clause, and trusted, if he did
so, that the discussion would not be prolonged.
The clause was then postponed.
Clause 50 was agreed to with any discussion.
Oa clause 51 being proposed,
Mr. MOFFATT moved an amendment, to the effect
that. the system of advance notes should be discontinued.
Mr. LABOUCHERE said he would not undertake to
discontinue the system of advance notes which, in many
cases, were indispensible, as they enabled the sailor to
procure the requisite necessaries for his voyage, and to
make some provision for his wife and family previous to
sailing.
Admiral BOWLES suggested that his amendment
would meet the difficulty, which was that no advance
note should be given for any sum exceeding in amount
one month's wages.
Mr. LABOUCHERE said that arrangement might
work very well on short voyages, but not with respect to
those of long duration.
Mr. DUNCAN observed that such a limit would be
unjust to the sailor, who went on a voyage to the Arctic
Regions or to the East Indies.
Mr. FOSTER thought the system of granting ad-
vance notes should be more circumscribed, as it gave
rise to many of the most improvident marriages which
were contracted by sailors.
The gallery was cleared for a division, but none took
Place.

The amendment having been withdrawn,
The clause was agreed to, as was also clause 52.
Clause 55, which provides for the proper and conve-
nient construction and ventilation of the sailors' berths,
was agreed to after a short desultory conversation, as
were also clauses 56 and 57.
Clauses 58 and 59, which provide for the keeping an
efficient stock of good medicine on board each ship for
the use of the sailors, were also agreed to.
Clauses 60 and 61, providing for a certain space being
allowed to each berth on board ship, were agreed to.
The House . then resumed, and the CHAIRMAN re-
ported
ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE—THE LATE
DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE.
Mr. SCOTT moved that the House should now ad-
journ until to-morrow as a mark of respect to the de-
pat ted worth of the late Duke of Cambridge.
Mr. LABOUCHERE said that he would have wished
that some intimation had been given by the Hon. Mem-
ber of his intention to move this; however, he thought
it would be better to postpone the motion until five
o'clock. when there would be a larger House.
Mr. SCOTT, however, intimating his unwillingness
to accede to this tbv.
eHouse ultimately ad-
iourneduntilto proposition,
-morrowatT Twelve.

Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governor of Gibraltar.

JERSEY, JULY 14.—Wind E.—Sld. Pallas, Newfound-
[and. .

LIVERPOOL, JULY 16.—Arrd. the Cambrian steamer,
from New York, at 5'45 A,ll.