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committee, with power to investigate the claims of parishe;
to relief and report to the sessions. He also proposed to
make a material change in the mode of estimating the
---value of parishes.—Mr. BOUVERIE did not oppose
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vujc.taun—inat it did not consolidate
`9 upon this subject. There were likewise clauses
ill which required great consideration.—Some
vere made with reference to the novel

of adopting a different system of valuation for county
rates and for poor rates by Mr. H. HOPE, Mr. HumE, Mr.
C. LEWIS, and Mr. HENLEY, and the bill was read a

PUBLIC HOUSES (SCOTLAND) BILL.
On the motion of Mr. MACKENZIE, the second reading
of the Public Houses (Scotland) Bill, with the view of
referring it to a select committee empowered to take evi-
dence, was, after considerable discussion, in which Mr.
HUME, Mr. A. HASTIE, Mr. OSWALD, Mr. MACGREGOR,
Mr. COWAN, Mr. ELLIOTT, and Lord MELGUND op-
posed, and Lord DRUMLANRIG, Mr. F. MAULE, Mr. C.
BRUCE, Sir J. HOPE, and the LORD ADVOCATE supported
division by 123, against 67.

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ENFRANCHISEMENT OF COPYROLDS.
Mr. AGLIONBY moved the second reading of the En-
franchisement of Copyholds Bill, which was identical with
the bill of last session, framed in accordance with the
once conveyed to the fire-brigade station, recommendation of the Real Property Commissioners in
•cenrt. Mr. Hewitt proceeded with a couple of 1832. The principle was that of enfranchising copyhold
to the spot, and succeeded in effecting an entrance tenures, giving full compensation to lords and tenants, the
into the office by breaking open the front door of the question of compensation being left to a Commission re-
Clarendon-buildings, into
which there is a con Itunication sponsible to the Legislature.—Sir G. STRICKLAND still
from the printing-offimopposed the measure, as one-sided ; it was a compulsory
a very great hold, but after measure, that would act unequally, and whilst it would
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Mr. Hewitt and the men under his command, the flames be injurious to lords of manors, in many cases it would be
were prevented from sprcading, and were ultimately sub-
oppressive to tenants.—Mr. Hume supported the bill, the
dued, but not before a very great portion of the flooring principle of which wasopproved of by Mr. FRESHFIELD
of one of the rooms forming the printing-office had been and Mr. MuLLINGs ; and the bill was read a second time.
destroyed, together with several eases of type, frames, . COUNTY RATES AND EXPENDITURE.
galleys, &c. The fire originated immediately under the Mr. BRIGHT moved the second reading of the County
fire-place, where a large beam passes. The office was Rates and Expenditure Bill.—Sir J. PAKINGTON should
closed as usual at six o'clock on Saturday evening, and offer his most decided opposition to the measure, which,
the fires raked out. It is supposed that some red ashes in his eV/lion, in the constitution of county boards, threw
f. 11 through a crack in the flag of the hearth on to the out the magistracy altogether—a change which evinced
beam, which it ignited, and the fire gathered strength the spirit of the measure. He moved to defer the second
during the night, and burst forth vigorously in the morning, reading for six months.—Mr. ROBERT PALMER had come

le motion, carried on a d

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morning, shortly before eight
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