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PETITIONS.

The Earl of MOUNTCASHEL presented a petition
from certain poor•law guardians in Ireland, defending
themselves against the charge of having recommended
improper persons for emigration. The Noble Earl con-
cluded by moving for certain returns relating to emi-
gration.
The Earl of CARLISLE presented a petition from
Huddersfield, praying for the liberties of all Africans
captured in suppressing the slave trade in Spain and
Brazil; also a petition from Selby, praying for the
better observance of the Lord's Day.
ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION BILL.

On the motion for the report on this Bill being
brought up,
In answer to some remarks from the Earl of WAL
DEGRAVE,

The Bishop of CHICHESTER explained that he had
not complained on a former occasion of his income
being reduced to 4,200!. On the contrary, he be-
lieved it to be a proper measure, but ho had
said, that by the reduction in his income, he had been
prevented from providing for the spiritual destitution of a
portion of his diocese. He protested against any
attempt to separate the bishops from the working
clergy. There were no men so hard worked
as the bishops, and the Church was at this moment suf-
fering from a deficiency of field officers.
The Bishop cf ST. ASAPH considered that there
was a deficiency of bishops.
The report was then brought up.
PAREY PROCESSIONS (IRELAND) BILL.
The Marquis cf LANSDO WNE moved the second
reading of the Party Processions (Ireland) Bill. The
Bill did not differ from former Bills, except in this case,
thst there was no period fixed for the expiration cf. the
Bill. The necessity for the enactment of such a Bill
was sif-evident, and he would not detain their Lordships
by making aay reference to recent occurrences.
Lord BROUGHAM considered that it was a great
advantage that the Bill was permanent. He considered the
right of procession to the least valuable of the rights
of the subject, and ho should not be sorry to see all pro-
cessions prohibited except funeral processions.
The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said the Bill only
prohibited armed processions, but did not prohibit
processions generally, so that the Orangemen
might assemble unarmed next year and march
in procession throagh Dolly's Brae. Be thought
that the papers which had been presented to
the House on the subject of Dolly's Bra-) justified
the introduction of this Bill, although they might not
justify the conduct that bad been pursued by her
Majesty's Government on that occasion, but on that
point he would not now give any opinion.
Lord CAMPBELL said that the Bill was framed al-
most entirely on the principle of the Bill introduce' by
the Noble Lord opposite, and which was found to work
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AfOr a few words from the Earl of ELLEN.
BOROUGH,

The Earl of RODEN said that from his experience of
the state of things, which rendered necessary an enact-
ment similar to that which was now proposed to their
Lordships, he should be the last person in that House to
offer the ,lighteit impediment to it:, progress; but if it
were similar in principle or in operation to the firmer
measure, he should Lave felt it his duty to oppose it to
the extent of his ability. He was of opinion that no
m( asure for this purpose could be too stringent in Ire-
land, and that it ought to apply indiscriminately to pro-
ces,ions of every description ; but feeling the important'
and n-cessity of this measure, ha was anxious that it
should be enacted.

The Marquis of CLANRICARDE said the Govern-
ment had always felt a wish to prevent the country from
being excited by occurrences of this kind, and if he were
in a position at that moment to do so, he could show
by returns, the great number of troops, and of stipen-
diary magistrates, that were sent down into the North
of Ireland, in the month. of July, 1848. It was impos-
sible for an Act to provide fur every case that might
arise in occurrencesof this class, and instances must
sometimes happen, in which the law would be evaded,
But the present measure, he had great reason to believe,
would be assisted by the common sense which was gra-
dually gaining ground against these party processions,
and he had little doubt, that in practice, it would be
found sufficiently stringent in all cases.
After a few words from the Earl of GLENGALL and
the Marquis of LANSDOWNE, the Bill was read a se-
cond time and ordered to be committed.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, Feb. 28.
The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four
o'clock.

Mr. A. lIASTIE presented a petition from Paisley
in favour of Parliamentary and financial reform.
Sir R. H. INGLIS presented several petitions against
the Marriage Act; alsoa petition complaining that the
highest court of appeal in Church matters was composed
of persons who might not belong to her communion.
Mr. IL ADAIR presented a petition from Ipswich in
favour of the Bill for legalising marri de-
ceased wife's sister. ag es with a

Sir W. CLAY presented a petition from the surgeons
of the London Hospital complaining
of the rating of
surgeons in her Majesty's service.
DUTY ON PAPER.
Mr. WAWN presented a petition from South Shields,
praying for the remission of duties on paper, the stamp
duty, and advertisement tax.
Mr. T. M. GIBSON presented a petition from War-
rington to the same effect.
Mr. BRIGHT presented a similar petition, signed by
157 operatives.
COUNTY COURTS.
Mr. HOLLAND presented a petition from Hastings
praying fir the extension of the jurisdiction of county
courts.
Mr. SEYMER presented a similar petition from
Weymouth.
AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS.
Colonel CHATTERTON presented a petition from
the county of Cork complaining of agricultural distress.
MARRIAGE WITH DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER.
Mr. W. MILES presented a petition from the clergy
of Bath and Wells against the proposed Marriage Bill.

TIMBER DUTIES.
Mr. MITCHELL presented a petition praying for an
alteration in the timber duties.
COUNTY FINANCIAL BOARDS.
Mr. HUME presented a petition from the union of
Godstoae, praying for the establishment of county finan-
cial boards.

SUNDAY LABOUR.
Numerous petitions were prcoented from various places
against the employment of Sunday labour in the Post-
office.

GAS BILLS.
Sir BENJAMIN HALL moved that the parties pro-
Toting any Gas Bill during the present f 093i011 of Par-
liament do prove, before the examiners of petitions for
private Bills, at such time as may be by the said ex-
'ne
aradns doofectuhpe occupier f
aminers appointed for the purpose, that notice in writing
r. d works, at
of the intended application has been given to every
llitnhge proposed
situate within
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ofe least fourteen days before the first sitting of the Com-
mittee on the Bill, and that the examiner do grant a
certificate accordingly; and that such certificate shall he
produced, in the first instance, bt fore the Committee on
tl-e Bill, and that the said Committee do report the pro-
duction of such certificate to the Home on the report of
the Bill.

Mr. WILSON PATTEN opposed the motion.
Mr. HUME said it would be unjust in the extreme to
make parties comply
with new standing orders when
they had already obeyed those which were in existence.
Sir BENJAMIN HALL said, after the observations
which had been made, he would consent to withdraw
the motion.

PETITIONS.
Mr. KERSHAW presented a petition from the Sun-
day School Union in London against Sunday Labour in
the Post-office ; also a petition from Leicester in favour
of the establishment cf county financial boards.
Mr. BATESON presented a petition from Cokraine
in favour of tenant right.
Mr. BANKES presented a petition from a place in
Lancashire, praying
enforced in all its integrity.
that the Ten Hours' Act might bo

Sir G. GREY a CEYLON.
ppeared at the bar of the House, and
stated that he had presented to her Majesty the address
agreed to by the House, praying her Majesty to be
pleased to appoint a Commission to examine
Captain Watson and others in Ceylon, re-
lative, to the recent- insurrection in that colonh

and her Majesty had commanded him to inform the
Home that she had appointed the Commission accord-
ingly. . _

THE FACTORY ACT.

Lord ASHLEY gavo notice that on an early day he
should move for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the
Factory Act.—(hear.)
PUNISHMENT OF DEATH.

Mr. EWART gave notice that on an early day he
should move for leave to bring in a Bill to repeal the
punishment of death.
GREENWICH PARK.

Viscount DUNCAN asked Mr. Hayter, if any Fart of
Greenwich Park was about to be encroached on to provide
residences for the Commissioners of Greenwich Hospital,
or for any other purpose?
Mr. HAYTER was very much obliged to his Noble
Friend for putting this question, because be trusted the
answer he had to give would allay any apprehension on
the tart of the inhabitants of Greenwich that there
was any design or intention on the part of the
Commissioners of Woods and Forests, or of Green-
wich Hospital to interfere with Greenwich Perk
property. The circumstances were these:—The Com-
missioners c•f Greenwich Hospital had of late been
carrying out certain improvements by which they be-
lieved that the beauty of the hospital and the coal )rts
of its inmates would be very considerably increased.
In the course of those improvements they designed to
erect certain buildings en a portion of the property,which
belonged not to the Commissioners of Woods and Forests,
but to the Commissioners of Greenwich Hospital them.
selves. It was at first represented that this alteration would
be no detriment to the locality, but the Commissioners of
Greenwich Hospital, upon inquiry, having ascertained
that such would be the case, determined not t) interfere
with the property, but to look to some other neighbour-
hood for making the improvement.
COMMISSIONS OF THE PEACE IN IRELAND.
In reply to a question from Mr. MI'CULLAGI-I,
Sir W. SOMERVILLE said that the subject of grant-
ing commissions of the peace in Ireland had been long
under the serious consideration of the Government, who
had hoped to bring in a measure fur their regulation
during the present session. That hope they had been
compelled to abandon, but they trusted to take up the
question fully next year.
ELECTORAL DIVISIONS IN IRELAND.

Sir DENHAM NORREYS wished to ask the Hon.
Secretary for Ireland whether the result of the investi-
gations respecting the electoral divisions in England
had any effect in regulating those in Ireland.
Sir GEORGE GREY said it was not the intention of
Government to introduce any measure such as the Hon.
Baronet had alluded to. With regard to the second
part of the question, the report of the Boundary Com-
missioners was on the table, but he could not say that
there was any intention of Government to found a
measure thereupon.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
Sir W. MOLESWORTH said that he had given no-
tice of a question to the Government relative to Western
Australia, and as it was a legal question, perhaps the
Attorney-General would answer it. The question
was this, when the Government of South Australia was
first founded an Act was passed to form a Legislative
Assembly, which the royal prerogative could not do
of itself; that Act, after having been renewed several
times, had expired on the Ist of August last. The
power of legislation had therefore expired, and the
persons in the Legislative Assembly had no longer
those legal duties to perform. He wished to know
whether this Act had been allowed to expire itt-m-
-tionally or not ; and if it had been done intentionally,
wh( ther those persons had had notice of it or not.
Or, if it had been done unintentionally, he wished to
know when any measure would be introduced to indem-
nify these parties. Ho also asked whether any provision
had been made for the civil government of Western
Australia, and if so, by what authority.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he would simply
confine himself to answering the legal part of the ques-
tion. Unquestionably the Act of the 10th cf Geo. IV.,
c. 22, expired at the end cf last session, but notwith-
standing that expiry, there was now a legal Government
existing in Western Australia, because that Act
gave authority to the Government of this country
by an order in Council to constitute a Government,
and a Government having been legally constituted by
that authority, it could continue, and did, in fact, now
exis►.

In reply to Mr. ADDERLEY, who wished to know
what power the present Government had under that au-
thority, and when that authority would expire,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL facetiously replied
that, according to his recollection, the authority given
was for the preservation of peace, order, and good go-
vernment in the colony, and he believed it had always
been held that taxing was part of the duty of a good
Government.—(Laughter.)