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IMPERIAL PARLIAM EN T.
HOUSE OF LORDS, July 18.
Their Several
aLI ordships met at Five o'Clocls•
ve
Bills were brought up from the House of Commons.
WEST LONDON RAILWAY EXTENSION.
Lord BROUGHAM reported that the Select Committee on
the
West London Railway Extension and Lease Bill had found
t, "a the standing orders had been complied with, and they
agreed to the Bill with some immaterial amenements.
„. STATE OF THE COUNTY OF LEITRIM.
file Marquis of CLANRICARDE presented a petition from
ye;riaagistrates and others of the county of Leitrim, settieg
ad"t the state of that county, and praying their Lordships to
suggested
some steps to improve that condition. The petitioners
Agested that the best remedy which could he applied to the
kti'ma to extend the law which at present granted compen-
to al particular.
.descrip.tion of property when the pro-
pertyou d be malielouly injured, to all descriptions of
Prop re,
also anu lto injuries upon the person. Having
rfeewented that petition, he would proceed to put the question
'ess,hleh he had given notice, relative to the conduct of Mr.
,7smis a Magistrate and a Deputy-Lieutenant of the
ej°tlfitY of Leitrim. It would apesiar that, on the 22d of
"et a meeting, attended by 300 Masters of Orange Lodges,
Wassicieheld in the town of Lis-burn, which meeting was pre-
" over by Mr. Wilson. At that meeting the following
which were signed by Mr. Watson, were passed.
The first resolution stated that the meeting deemed it essential
to .
ke uninedia'e steps to reorganize the Orange institutions
°l,lle county, and the second stated that inasmuch as that
,
',Just measure entitled the Anti-procs ssions Act was about to
ezPires all the Orange members of the county be re-
Zlested to attend the forthcoming anniversary of the Boyce.
:le had received a letter from the Dictate Marquis
,phiethe table (the Marquis of Loneonierry), in
11 he deprecated the conduct pursued by that
gentle he
He therefore wished to know whether the Go-
Irinent had taken notice of his conduct, and had dismissed
1114/1,....fr0m the commission of the peace? If they had not, and
. her
to him with leniency, they had acted incon iistentiv,
s-st tney had
pursued a more illiberal line of conduct towards
telotlter great political party in Ireland. If they had not made
cry might
into the circumstances he had detailed, the
might fairly be raised that justice had not been fairly
mooted out to Ireland. He wished to know if any steps had
sa, taken in consequence of the meeting over which Mr.
toon presided at Lisburn, on the 20th of July ?
rd STANLEY regretted that the Noble Niarquis had not
it, Pi' asked his question, and explained the object of
Without entering into the state of the county.
%ex' Majesty's Government had seen with regret and with
s oliderable disappointment, that through a great part of
ereieee
and the members of Orange Societies had been so
teekless in their proceedings as to neglect the cautions
sos be stela had been given to them by those who ought
entitled to their confidence and esteem. As long
ri7ooththe great political parties in Ireland continued to fo-
mentdivturbances it was quite impossible that country could be
tothaPPY or prosperous state. The blame whieh attached to
barteY processions ought not to be attributed to one
faleile 10. the exclusion of another equally to
the '—'essear, hsar. ) With regard to the c induct of
Person complained of, if the facts were found as they were
etesented, her Majesty's Government would deep y regret
ti a g
oentleman, occupying a high station in Ireland, should
ti
eebeen so misguided and so misled as to lend his name and
....41stajacter-7-anc the higher tt e character the greater the evil
Lo
ne meeting in question. He would not say, however, that
ettiatter had ben left untouched by the Government, for the
Rath Lieutenant' of Ireland had teen in communication
pith
his Noble Friend the Secretary of State on the
witteet- The question as to how he should be dealt
so. be (Lord Stanley) was not prepared to
him Re trusted that the Noble Marquis would not call upon
to declare the result of that communication ; but this he
would
greet. sy, that the Government would treat the matter with the
tr, ''mpartiality.
.ne Marquis of LONDONDERRY wished to say a few
Hodson the subject, as he had been alluded to by the Noble
e014114s- With regard to the character of the individual whose
teact was called in question, he had no hesitation in saying that
the present time that individual hadconducted himself with
the rgthe
emeat propriety. For his own part, he had urged upon
lee hrangemen of Ireland to refrain from those processions
tliought that the great majority of the Orangemen of
4,7 d had taken no part in them. He thought that any
leosee measures with regard to him would be productive of
.spee harm than good in that part of Ireland. And the eloquent
14 :11 of the Noble Lord (Stanley ) would have a better efiect
A e/en the dismissal of that venerable person.
meange was brought up from the Commons.
n RAILWAYS.
16iutd BROUGHAM presented 16 petitions (which made
Nob, altogether) asainst the Cornwall Railway Bill. The
°NZ Lord took the opportunity of. moving the Standing
sib, which he had postponed till this evening.
eer few words from Lord CAMPBELL, it was read
°J°7lact the first times a Bill.
Lora se AFFAIRS OF SYRIA.
he osEAUMONT said, in compliance with a notice which
to ftsea`ie yesterday, he begged leave to move an humble address
lay 12:Majesty, praying that she will be graciously pleases to
torte efure their Lordships' House certain papers and
objestl'ondenee relating to recent events in Syria. The
°fel he had in view was to have a continuance
Iserdesheorrespondence on the same subject laid before their
ellabl(11's in 1841, in order that their Lordships might be
phice
to judge of the important question of the Levant,
ahith nad at one time threatened the peace ?f E. urope, and
be'lw was the cause of constant recrimination between
the -m°' and France. The outbreak between the Druses and.
aronites had been charged by France upon the English
the Prooleat and the English Consul at Syria, and though
laseireneh Chamber had repeated the accusation with almost
for sit tenacity, both the Minister for the Colonies, and
°„lna I°„ree,ign Affairs appeared to forget the horrors their
41eir-"`lects had beeu carrsine on not far distant from
l'ene-tte°wa confines. He therefore thought it due to the
tee of this country that the explanatory papers should be
Med.
ostill'e Earl of ABERDEEN said, there could be no objection
the part of the Government, to lay the papers on the table of
Lord 'Use- A great part of the statements made by the Noble
feeileWere perfectly correct. It was true, that outbreaks, ill-
taetegt and bloodshed had prevailed, of an appalling cha-
aere''' Let it was not to be assumed that all these horrors
toe justto be traced to that misrule of the Porte, so frequently
teem
fesse,Y charged upon the Turkish Government. He con-
"e was not very sanguine of seeing good govern-
as it
of
ever established in the Turkish provinces—( Hear )
toe ofa:, their object to obtain the improvement of the Fondi-
lovesei:he people, with as little interference as possible with the
lrepertien rights of an independent State. a State which, however
they still its government and administration in many respects,
all the had an interest in preserving and strengthening by
soymeans in their power. He was not aware that it was neces-
Prod:: him to say any more, as there would be no objection to
Lord.e the papers to the lull extent desired by the Noble
Lord ts
said —,EAUNIONT then said a few words in explanation.
ambers,
as the Noble Lord had not read the debate in the
k. 6 he would inform him that lie would find it stated by
lklare'l,taot that he maintains the sole right of protecting the
foisi:2!l°a• He was prepared to act on that principle, and if he
t
advantageous he would adopt it.
Motion was agreed to.
On se AUSTRALIAN WASTE LANDS BILL.
to
.iie motion for the second reading of this Bill,
tlederr" the
wished to state the intention of this Bill.
of she tl.e present Act it was intended to empower the governor
Paess settlement to grant leases not exceeding twenty-one
tt tt, said twenty-one years, because he wished to leave
slhlehe discretion of the Government there. It was impos•
Thee °,ocellPlll, the principles of this Bill to the convict colony.
Lopdpu'gre-toeidsreefimposing upon it an immense outlay. upon. police
60,0001. a year. All the other institutions were
at the expense of 70,0001. only. It might also be a
trell7olor
.eonsideration to allow those persons whose term of
to „!? nation had expired, to rent land from the Government,
qteetrse certain tenure, so as, while they could not become pur-
fermi! to enable them to obtain by a temporary tenure corn-
of she eB,,nbsistence. He had thus briefly stated the provisions
keoed and he would conclude by moving that it be read a
NsTlll4,Aelarteuis of LANSDOWNE said, that it lay upon the
tepediese rd to make out a ease, not only of general policy or
shormY for the passing of this Bill, but of actual necessity.
ceeknlrught that at such a period of the session, when other
aside es of the ereatest importance were obliged to be put
to • ' that the "
te He necessary care and attention could not be given
'erred b thought there was a degree of arbitrary power con-
tete, ' it, which he could not think of giving to any Go-
oeeu :Pots In the 6th clause, providing for persons who have
thesPled waste lands under a licence from the Government,
ile'shweerer! made liable to a tax of the most enormous amount.
this ve,_i?rehoped that their Lordships would not proceed at
Losei
.f the session with the Bill.
'2eeeee STANLEY explained. The licence was an annual
44,111,;',_'nd the Government had the discretionary power of
alesc, '2, !.amount from year to year. It was, in fact, a pee-
ler sit:" a proprietary right; and the licence was charged not
Patturqatent of land occupied, but the number of cattle de-
eßmat
LI)
" MON' rEAG LE said that, in 1842, an Act was passed
ing t mg the sale of colonial property • but this Act, extend.
e
th ° 4 the Australian colonies,
Penal "" Aet, and of all Acts at present existing respecting
tt 'ettle
merits. If it was intended to suspend the operation
Zip Act as ,
t say
Su sfar as van Diemen 's Land was concerned, whyy
!.1 once in the Bill?
Lore era few wards from Lord Polworth, Lord Stanley, and
to he coes"ltagle, the Bill was read a second time, and ordered
uirn ted on Bill
was
Iv SLA-TRADE BILL.
• 'still
B
aintted. wasRAZILIAN
read a second time, and ordered to be com-

.
FOREIGN LOTTERIES BILL
On th
e qu
1 _ estion being put for the third reading of this Bill,
Pp"'utd NIUNTEAGLE remarked that by this Bill Government
osed to take into their hands the power of prosecutingm-
lllelfittats% for rom ting forei n lotteries ; and it wa therefore
:" " InzichP to asko them 'tgo give an assurance that the law
lttinuld be strictly enforced on the first appearance of the adver-
riternenta of a "foreign lottery. At all events, if such an assu-
Inlee were not given. he sho ild feel htmself called upon.tofmarocvec,
ali,insertion of a clause binding them to put the law Into
any.
~ n then these frauds would be put down without favour
ea.tti.
ti jt,ard STANLEY replied that the Noble Lord was per-
ad justified in asking for such an assurance ; and as the PBoitl.l.
C bean brought forward with the bona fide intention e
there awn these frauds, he had not the least objection to give
.guired assurance.
Thy Bill was then read a third time and passed.
FIELD GARDENS . 7110 puke of RICHMOND movedßlLL the second reading of
this Bill.
The Earl of RADNOR wished to know if the Government
'll)ported this Bill, and if they approved of it, he should be glad
in,...`5 hear upon what grounds. The Bill proposed to establish
orate bodies in all parts of the country, who were to beilit.
trusted with extraordinary powers, without being responsible
~;ItlY parties i and as the Bill was most objectionable in other
-iPeeta, he should certainly give his vote against it.
state
STANLEY did not think the objections to the Bill
r.,d bY the Noble Lord were sufficiently strong to justify the
ICl`nvernment to withhold their support from the Bill. The
Ponsible body of which the Noble Lord complained would
the under the control of the rate-payers of the parish wherein.
it tY.neteds and certainly he could see no objection to the Bill
~._ hris respect. The poor-law was for the relief of the destitute
;7 ; the object of the present Bill was to enable the indus-
meus Poor to fill up their spare time profitably, and to afford
haOtPPortunity of bringing up their children in good and useful
that; % It was different from the Irish system ; that whereas
sandsYstern threw those who had small plots of land on that
v_aa_altoether for support, the present Bill only provided that
fillip portions of land should be set apart for the purpose of
n'R up the spare time of the industrious classes in a profitable
14knilr.
The Bill was then read a second time and ordered to be corn-
kitted on Monday.
r„ DUBLIN AND GALWAY RAILWAY.
jri,!. he Earl of BESBOROUGH moved that the petitions of
„is.lnl Prn and others, which had been presented to their Lord-
ilt,"lPl on a former occasion, be referred to the Select Committee
ehe South-Western ( Ireland) Bill and that the evidence
'._..11 before the Committee appointed to consider the alle-
,7Ems krtontained in such petition relative to forging names to
tc".ecoetntract deed of the same railway, and the report of the
'el
said tli cetlinittee, be referred to the Commi on the Bill i
silegataiot
It CoA;ernedittteoe. be requested to reportttee specially on such