The Sun.
London, England, 1818-05-07 00:00:00

NEW cHURC,IIES.

The Church Building Bill was recommitted; a few verbal
amendments were made.

Dr. PHILLIMORE introduced a clause to prevent burial
within the Churches to he built, uuless in vault. arched, the
entrances t. which shall be from without the Churches.

The ►notion was agreed to, the El oust resumed, the Re-
port was rceeived, and the Bill ordered to be read a third
time to-morrow.

‘VATC I I ES • AND' CLOCKS.

Mr. W. SMITH gave notice of a motion for to-morrow, for
leave to bring its a Bill to prevent frauds and abuses in ti.
import and export of articles affecting Persons Concerned in
the ►uanufacture of NVatclies and Clocks.
G.' E LAWS.

Air. G. BANKES' Ilio%ed the Order of the Day
for the second reading of the Game Purchase Pre-
vention 1111.

. /Vt.. CURWEN expressed a wish for the post-
ponement of the Order, as the House was so
and as many Gentlemen were absent who
wet e disposed to take, a part in the discussion.
Mr. G. _BANKes, thinking it desirable that this
Bill should pass within the Session, felt it impos-
sible to accede to the wish of the lion. Gentle-
man. But as the Hon. Gentleman was aware that
discussion might take place upon a subsequent
stage, there could he no necessity on that grooml
to dtlay the progress of the measure. He was
anxious for the adoption of this Bill, because his
own opinion was confirmed by the opinion of
others, both within and without the House,- that
the law out to be rendered effective, and this
could not be the case while the purchasers of
game were exempt trout penalty. Such exemp-
tion, indeed, must always render the law nuga-
tory, because while persons could purchase with
impunity, the poachers would, be on the alert to
procure 011ie for sale. To put an end to that im-
punity was the object of-this Bill, and therefore it
to be regardtal as a measure of prevention,
because it would take . away the tonptation to
crime, lie professed a desire to have the Game
Laws revised and amended, but while they were
suffered to exist in their present state, it was not
tolerable that they should operate only agaiost the
poor seller of game, while the rich purchase r, who
uas really the cause of the violation of the laws,
enjoyed perfect impunity.
Mr. CURWEN objected to the Bill, as it would
not reach the principal offenders, and would con-
sequently be in a great degree nugatory. lie hoped
that no more additions would be made to the
S'atitte Book, on the subject of the Game Laws.
At present 120 U persons were suffering punish-
went for offences. against the Game Laws. The
only effect of the li,li, as irppeared to him, would
be to make game dealer.. Not a tenth part of
the property of the country would be protected by
it: The Game Laws were felt by many to be a
griesous monopoly. An individual-possessed of
a freehold qualification of 1001. a year, might have
a qualification to shoot game, which a man of
in-
finitely larger property, without that qualification,
had not the power to do. The landed property
was at the present time only a seventh pact of the
wealth and property of the country, but the cast
was very different when the Game Laws were
enacted, and the spirit of the country was quite
different. Ile must, therefore, oppose the Bill.

Mr. BRAND said, that the Game Laws were, in
the teeth of nature, property, and of social inter-
course. Ile could not see why the - owners of
land could not kill a hare or a pl'easant as well as
any oCxr animal on their property. fie had him-
self intended to propose to Parliament a compre-
hensive measure, but Wished fit sr to 'learn the
feeling of the House. lie hoped the present
system would be done away, and a more humane
one he introduced in its place.
Mr. G. BANkes explained.
Mr. LOCKHART thought there was no need of
any new enactment on the subject of the Game
Laws.. The game of the country bad increased
instead Of decreasing for the last 30 or 40 years.
He should therefore oppose the Bill.
Sir C. IiukRELL spoke in favour of the an,
but thought the question could not be properly
gigue(' in so thin a House. He therefore moved,

that the nebitte be aajournea to :SiondaY
f,
Colonel Von thought that the 13111 wn"l"9
ford encouragement to poachers, antishould there'
fore oppose it. -
woorife
After a tew obierYatiOni front Colonel
and Sir C. BURRELL, the Second reading cif t
Bill was postponed until Monday ee'nnlght.
The other Orders of the Day were thgd -
posed of, and the House adjourned.