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imperial Parliamrit.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-MONDAY.
PRISONS• _ '

The Marquis of NORMANBY moved the further coasider-
ation of the amendments of the Commons to the Prisons'
Acts Amendment Bill. He had prepared an amendment
which he felt satisfied would meet the views of their lord-
ships, as they had been stated in the recent discussion.
The amendment was then agreed, and the bill was read a
third time and passed. Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY.
IRISH REGISTRATION BILL.
Lord J. RUSSELL said, in moving the order of the day for
the second reading of the Clergy Reserves (Canada) Bill, it
was necessary for him to make a few observations on the no-
tice given by the noble lord, the member for North Lanca-
shire. (Hear.) Now he considered the course proposed by
the noble lord was a new and unprecedented one. (Hear,
hear.) It had long been found useful and convenient in the
transaction of public business that certain days in the week
should be open to the government, and that on those nights
government business should have precedence, but the noble
lord was about to set aside that. regulation and adopt a course
of proceeding at once unusual, inconvenient, and violent.
(Cheers from the ministerial benches, and counter cheers from
the opposition.) It was a mode of proceeding which he
should say, at all events, was not conservative. (Laughter.)
The noble lord, after a few observations, proceeded to say
that if such a precedent was once to be sanctioned, there would
be established a sure and certain plan of embarrassing, not
only the present government, but any other government
which might possess the confidence of the Crown, (hear,)
and cause the greatest inconvenience to the transaction of
public business. He should therefore persist in his intention,
of moving the orders of the day, of which he had given notice,
in the manner he at first proposed, viz., that the Clergy Re-
serves Bill should have precedence. Under these circum-
stances, therefore, he would consent to give the noble lord
Thursday for considering the Irish Registration Bill in com-
mittee, or any other order day next week, it that would be
more convenient to the noble lord and his supporters. (Hear,
hear.) 1-le moved that the house now proceed with the
Clergy Reserves in Canada Bill. (Hear.)
Lord STANLEY denied that there was any violence in the
proposition which he had given notice of. (Hear.) Ile ad-
mitted that the course he proposed was unusual (bear), but
were the circumstances under which he made it not unusual?
(Hear, hear.) The house was placed in a most unusual si-
tuation. On three different occasions the most strenuous
opposition of her MajesO's ministers to the bill had been
defeated by majorities. (Hear, hear.) Yet after this they
still held the reins of government, and continued in their
opposition to the measure. (Hear.) If the course he pro-
posed was unusual, it was not unconstitutional; and it was
necessary to raise the question at issue between himself and.
her Majesty's Government. ( Hear.) With regard to the cour-
tesy which was due to a member of the house, never was less
shown than towards him (Lord Stanley.) He contended
that the course. he pointed oat was strictly a parliamentary
one. He denied that it was unparliamentary, violent,
or unconstitutional. (Hear, hear.) He • had only one
object in view, that was, that the measure he had introduced
should undergo a fair, full, and dispassionate inquiry in com-
mittee. (Hear.) He could not, after the house had affirmed
the principle consent to postpone its details from day to day.
His public duty would not allow him to consent to delay.
If the noble lord had on Thursday last made the offer he had
now done, he would at once have accepted it; but on that
night there was no offer of giving facility to the measure, but,
on the contrary, every symptom of opposition was manifested.
As the noble lord had, however, now offered an early open
day, his (Lord Stanley's) object was answered, and he would
not press his motion for this evening. (Hear, hear.) It
signified little whether the bill was discussed on Thursday,
Friday, or Monday next; and, therefore, if the noble lord
would agree to going into committee alive o'clock, he would
consent on either day the noble lord might name. (Hear.)
His object, as he before said, was in not allowing unnecessary
delay, or that he would not be defeated : he was determined
the measure should have a full, cool, and impartial discus-
sion. (Loud cheers.)
Lord J. RUSSELL said he had named Thursday as the
earliest convenient day for ring into committee on the bill ;
but if Friday or Monday was more convenient to the noble
lord, he had no objection to either of those days (hear), and
he could assure the noble lord that neither he nor any mem-
ber of the government would, whatever day might be agreed
upon, obstruct the house going into cominittee at five o'clock.
Lord STANLEY was satistied with this assurance, and
would name Friday next for going into committee ; it being
understood that on that day the Irish Registration Bill was
to have precedence of all other business. (Hear.)
Mr. D. O'CONNELL could assure the house he would not
. oppose going into committee on Friday, but so strong were
his objections to the measure, that lie should take every op-
portunity possible of defeating it in committee. (Hear.)
The order of the day for going into committee was then
read and discharged, and the Irish Registration Bill ordered
to be committed on Friday next, then to take precedence of
all other business.
The committee on the bill accordingly stands adjourned
-until Friday next, the I9th instant.
During the above discussion the house was exceedingly
crowded with members, and the greatest excitement pre-
vailed. As soon as the committee was postponed, the house
became comparatively thin.
CH URC H EXTENSION.
Sir R. INGLIS rose and said, sir, I beg to give notice, that
to-morrow I shall move that the house resolve itself, on
Wednesday, the let of July, into a committee to consider an
address to her Majesty, in the terms of the former address I
gave notice of. The discussion can, therefore, be taken to-
morrow.
Mr. HUME.—I shall move as an amendment that before
her Majesty recommends to the house any further grant to
the church, she will direct our attention to the rich posses-
sions of the church and the large grants already made to it.
(Hear, hear.)