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rounds as a reason for not serving. But
Iment had reference to the selection of
being to provide always a sufficient num-
.

thGut compelling any member to

Mr. C. But

le amendment proposed by
ild do away with all the advantages
committee of chairmen, while it would
2 in a new session of parliament willing

capable of performing, the very onerous
permanent chairman of the whole session..
bought that the only plan which would re-
:a of the question would he to employ paid

Sir R_

posed a proviso to meet the objection of
complained of, that any member on the
'ho had served on one or more commit-
sion, should, upon application, obtain a

tom future services

LL assented to this

on the house going into committee on the register of
s bill, Mr. WALTER moved that it be counted, when it
red that only 29 members were present, and the house
onsequently adjourned.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—TUESDAY.
lumber of petitions were presented against any
the enrn

in of Lord WIIARNCLIFFE, a bill was intro-
read a first time, for the purpose of altering the
to marriages within certain degrees of affinity.
Lord BROUGHAM complained of the publication of a list
the division upon the Jews' declaration bill, which was
ill of errors, containing a vast number of names of peers,
who; not only had not Noted, but who could not have voted
LIPOII that occasion.

Earl of WICKLOW thought the subject ought to be
sated.

he LORD CF

NCELLOIL moved the second reading of the
•••

~,,IDRURST opposed the bill, on the ground that
- which it treated was full of difficulty, and of
rtance that it should not be brought forward
riod of the session, and in the existing state
f parliament. A great number of the trus-
charitable trusts would be dissenters, and a
the trust property consisted of estates origi-
r the benefit of members of the Church of
were also estates in the shape of advowsons,
ild not consent to leave the right of presentation in
of the dissenters. He could not agree to allow
pass without referring it to a select committee, to
s to the best means of avoiding the evil to which he
The noble lord concluded by moving that the bill
i second time that day three months.
311.01.7011 AM was quite astonished at the course pur-
iis and learned friend. The evil to be redress-
great one, and surely his noble friend might have
:d a clause excepting a particular species of property,
ne way obviating his objection, without seeking to
e bill altogether.

great inn

ea was a

defeat ti

After some dismission their lordships divided, and the bill
was lost by a majority of 52 to 36.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-TUESDAY

Last nib
Lord MORPETII

ght the Railway (Ireland) bill was brought in by
--- and read a first time.

Mr. SCHOLEFIE LD brought forward a motion to the effect,
the distressed condition of the industrious classes,
- from want of employment and the high price of pro-
'endered it incumbent on Parliament to devise means

Mr. W. WILLI

conded the motion, and contended
of manufactures in Germany was to
:apness of provisions in that country.
ended that the burden of taxation in
chiefly on the poor, and concluded by
ition to Mr. Scholefield's motion, that it
of the house that the present system of tax-
- s were peculiarly unjust to the middle

entry fel

classes of the community

Sir F. BURDETT deprecated these attacks upon the upper
classes of society, more particularly as it was under the cir-
cumstances impossible to reply to them. It was, he con-
tended, mere delusion to attribute to the corn laws the dis-

tress or the manufacturing population.
Mr. LABOOCHERE alluded to the former opinions of Sir
F. Burdett on the subject of the corn laws, and to the sup-
-rt which he had given to the measures of Mr. Huskisson,
'id that he had many important changes in the Customs
'ng forward. Indeed, scarcely a year would be al-
nich some important relief would not have
would, however, under existing circum-
c his hon. friend to withdraw his motion, as it
if carried, have the weight which it would have
cliff.—

'ent state of things.
Mr. BAINES addressed the house, but while speaking, an
Hon. MEMBER moved that it be counted, and there not
being forty members present the house was adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—WEDNESDAY.
at number of petitions were presented for and against

lesiastical Commisioners bill was read a third time

The Administration of Justice bill was read a second time.
Mr. WAKLEY inquired of Lord Ingestre whether some
experiments, said to have been witnessed by his lordship,
which were performed by Mr. Warner, to demonstrate the
power and utility of certain inventions, alleged to be appli-
cable to naval and military conflicts, were correctly described
in a morning journal, and in a pamphlet recently published,
XIT 1 •

he experiments had taken place, and
A* them had been published, for he
. .

cquisitionot tins invention of most enor-
n secured to this country. A

mild ha

;ratitude was due from this country to the in
sisting all inducements to sell his invention

,nd it was cruel towards him—tis;t,

I been better than ten years endeavouring to
ion fairly tried, yet he had been unable to ob-
as to whether it would be adopted.
tDETT bore testimony to the enormous power
lin a compass of not greater than the head of
i the table. He hoped some step would be ta-
to the country a power of such magnitude.
[EATON protested against giving rewards to
Ling instruments destructive of human life.
hen adjourned.

fain a d

contain

the mai

ken to sec
Mr. Bi