The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-07-24 00:00:00

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HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WEDNESDAY.
RECOVERY OF TENEMENTS BILL.
Sir R. PEEL approved'of the principle of the bill, but con-
tended that the powers of the law should, instead of being-
confined to tenements under £lO rent, it should be extended.
to tenements of the value of £2O a-year rent.

After some discussion,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL. said that as he had no particular
attachment of Ell) over £2t, he would consent to the amend—
ment proposed by the right hon. baronet. He was willing to•
do anytning that would do away with the impression that this.
bill was one intended to benefit the rich and oppress the-
poor; but he denied that it could be so considered under any

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country, a variety of institutions were established in reference,
to different amounts of money.
Atter a few words from Mr. DARBY and Mr. AGLIONBY,.
the clause, as amended at the suggestion of the right hon-
member for Tamworth, was agreed to.
The other clauses were also agreed to without observation..
The schedules were then agreed to.

The house resumed.
PAROCHIAL ASSESSMENTS BILL.
Mr. S. LEFEVRE having moved the order of the day that.
the house do go into committee on this bill, a short conversa-
tion took place on a point' of form. On the question that.
the Speaker do leave the chair.
Mr. GOULBURN said, the effect of this bill would be to in-
crease the amount of the tate on the rent-charge far beyond.
'what it ever had been on the tithe. This he considered an
act of gross injustice. Ile thought it would be highly indis-
creet in the house, without inquiry, without information or
discussion on the subject, to pass this measure at the present.
advanced period of the sessions, and be begged to conclude
by moving, " That further proceedirsgs on the bill be post-
poned to that day three months."
After a short discussion, the house divided, when there ap-
peared—For the original motion, 59, for the amendment, 31;
majority, 28.
The house then went into committee, Mr. Pryme in the
chair. The first clause having been put,
Mr. GOULBURN wished to know from the hon. gentleman
who had framed the bill, whether he would consent to the in-
troduction of a clause protecting the interests of those who.
bad commuted their tithes by an equitable adjustment into.
a rent-charge.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, that it was absolutely
necessary that a measure of this kind should pass before the
Tithe Commutation act came into compulsory operation ;
but if the right hon. gentleman would frame a clause pro-
tecting the individual cases to which he had alluded, be (the
Attorney-General) would support it.
Sir ROBERT PEEL contended that time ought to be allowed
for further consideration, as the house had not sufficient in-
formation to enable them to come to a sound decision on the
subject. After a short conversation, the clause was agreed
to, as was also the preamble. The house resumed, the bill
was reported, with amendments, and the report was ordered
to be received on Monday next.
The house then went into committee on the Parliamentary
Burgs (Scotland) bill, the clauses in which, with two or three
exceptions, were agreed to with some verbal amendments.
Report on Friday,
The report of the Imprisonment for Debt bill was received,
and the bill ordered to be read a third time on Friday. The
others of the day were then disposed of, and the ?house ad-
journed at a quarter to two o'clock.