The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-26 00:00:00

EVENING,

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Majority —43
Mr. HUME understood that the sum of S 0001. was
now inserted in the clause, but he wished to know whe-
ther the Committee on Salaries would have power to
report on the salary of the Chief Justice of the Queen's
Bench?
Lord J. RUSSELL replied that the Committee would
consider the prospective salary of the Chief Justice as
well as those of other Judges; but the present holders
would not be affected.
Sir W. JOLLIFFE moved that the usual clause, pro-
viding for the repeal or alteration of the measure during
the present session, should be inserted.
Lord J. RUSSELL had no objection to the insertion
of such a clause.
The rest of the clauses were then disposed of, and the
House resumed.

BRICK DUTIES BILL.
The House went into Committee on the above Bill.
The various clauses having been gone through,
Mr. HAYTER moved the addition of a clause to
allow a drawback of half the duty on bricks on stocks in
hand.

The clause was agreed to.
Mr. HAYTER then gave notice of the introduction
of a clause in the report relating to the abatement of
duty on bricks made under contracts.
The School Districts Contributions Bill was read a
third time.
The Pirates (Head-money) Repeal Bill was read a
third time.
The Exchequer-bills (9,200,0001.) Bill was read a se-
cond time.
On the motion of Sir W. SOMERVILLE, leave was
given to bring in a Bill for the better distribution,
support, and management of medical charities in Ireland.
ENCUMBERED ESTATE (IRELAND).
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL trusted that, though
the hour was late, he should be allowed to bring in a
Bill to amend the working of the Encumbered Estates
Act, in order that it might be printed for consideration
during the recess. The principal object of the Bill was
to lessen the expense, and to facilitate transfers. This
was proposed to be done by means of a certificate issued
by the Commission, and a duplicate of which was to be
registered in the Register-office, which, when endorsed,
would be as easily negotiated and transferred as a com-
mon bill of exchange. The certificates were to be
granted in cases where the charges upon the estates did
not exceed one-half of the purchase-money, and these
charges might be paid off by instalments as agreed upon.
In fact, these certificates would, he trusted, pass from
hand to hand like debentures on railway stock ; and if
the Bank of Ireland was to pay the dividends it would
no doubt prevent a great loss in the sale of estates, by
preventing them from being sold under their value.
Mr. FRENCH opposed the Bill at totally opposed to
the principle on which the Encumbered Estates Bill was
passed; that proposed to bring in landlords of capital,
where is this would substitute one set of encumbered
landlords for another.
Colonel DUNNE said that after seven hundred years
of the worst legislation ever known, an Irishman ought
not to be surprised at anything, but he was surprised at
this Bill. It was seemingly intended to force all the
old proprietors from the soil, and give them another
Fontenoy. But the Bill could not be brought on that
night. There were not enough Members present, and
he should move that the House be counted.
Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL rose amidst cries of order.
Strangers were ordered to withdraw, and it being
found that there were only twenty-four Members present
The House stood adjourned at One o'clock.

the amendment. He thought such a Bill ought not to
be forced through for the benefit of any individual.
Mr. WOOD would say, with all respect, he thought
the Committee would act very imprudently- if they com-
menced their reforms by cutting down the salary of the
highest judicial functionary in the land. Ile was of
opinion that the Bill ought not to be passed until after
the proposed Committee sat, but as the House decided
otherwise, he thought they ought not to cut down the
salary for a paltry thousand a year. No doubt they
would get hundreds of men to fill such an office for 500/.
a year—(A laugh)—but were they fit to do so? Few
men were fitted for so high an office, and considering
that the slightest stain could not be cast on the ermine
in this country for more than a century, he thought the
salary was not insufficient.
Mr. DEEDES had heard the Noble Lord at (the
head of the Government come down session after session,
saying that such offices should be taken at a reduction,
and yet, in the present instance, he failed to do so.
Under all the circumstances of the eve, he should vote
for the mction of the hots. Member f)r Oxfordshire.
After a few words from Mr. HENLEY,
Colonel REID .aid that the salary of the present
Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas was 8.0001. a
year, and certainly he would not consent to place the
Lord Chief Justice of Eoglaud in a position lower than
an inferior judge. On that account ho should ♦ote
against the motion.
The house then divided, when there appeared—
For the amendment ... 33
Against it - 86