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HOUSE OF LORDS.—TUESDAY. JUNE 21.
TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY.—in answer to Lord
Lyndhurst, the LORD CHANCELLOR said that the moment
the bill before parliament was passed—he hoped it would
be during the present session—he should give his anxious
attention to the improvement of the law relating to the
transfer of real property ; and he felt convinced that great
improvements might be made without much trouble.
Tim INcome-TAx.—The Earl of ABERDEEN moved
the second reading of the Income-tax Bill, a bill for
which, in the present condition of the finances of the
country, it was impossible to find any substitute, and
which the Government had, therefore, resolved to re-
impose, with certain modifications, for a period of seven
years.—The Earl of DERBY would not oppose the second
reading, because it was quite impossible to dispense with
the money, but he stated his objections to the tax as re-
imposed by the Government, and concluded by declaring
that he only submitted to it because he believed it to be
an inevitable impost, and one which, after these repeated
renewals, he did not believe would ever be taken off.—
After some further discussion, the bill was read a second
time.

The Encumbered Estates (Ireland) Bill was read a
second time, and their lordships adjourned.
THURSDAY, JUNE 23.
The Charitable Trusts Bill passed through committee
with some verbal amendments.
THE INCOME-TAX.—On the motion of the Earl of
ABERDEEN, that this bill be committed, the Earl of
CLANCARTY complained of the injustice of extending its
Operations to Ireland, a question which the Earl of Aber-
deen refused to discuss. The House then went into com-
mittee, -Lord REDESDA LE in the chair. On arriving at
the 13th clause, the Earl of WICKLOW gave notice that,
on the third reading, he intended to move its omission,
and the substitution of a clause by which the mode of
assessment in Ireland should be assimilated to the mode
of assessment in Great Britain. The several clauses were
agreed to after some desultory discussion ; their lordships
resumed, and the bill was reported.
Their lordships then adjourned.
FRIDAY, JUNE 24.
COMMERCIAL TRIBUNALS.--Earl GRANVILLE presented
a petition from a society of merchants in London for pro-
moting the amendment of the commercial laws of this
country, praying for the institution of a tribunal of com-
merce, by which all questions affecting the practice and
customs of trade should be decided,
re-
ferred, as now, to the decision of special juries.—Lord
NV- instead of being
HAltir CLIPPE supported the petition, and hoped in the
course of the next session some proposal would be made
on the subject, as he believed it would tend much to the
improvement of the law.
BISHOPRIC OF SALISBURY.—The Bishop of S. A LIS:
DURY entered into lengthened vindication of
ahsonal character from aan attack made upon him inhis onepero f
e morning journals, which alleged that he had received larger annual income from the property in his diocese
than he was entitled to, from the conditions under which
he accepted the see. He entirely denied the whole ofthe
iroPutations.—After a few words from the Bishop of ST.
ASH, the subject dropped.
SECIDESTRATION OF BENEFICES.—Lord BERNERS pre-
sented a petition sequestration complaining of the evils of the law of
applied to benefices.—The Archbishop of
Without CkNTERBUR as Y
said it would be difficult to apply a remedy
an extensive amendment of the law.—The Bishop
,ttio:rfLa LONDON desired to see the law altered ; but the subject
difficult one, and required serious considera-
ion.—Lord ST. LEONARDS supported the prayer of the
Pe.ti,ti°ners, and pointed out the evils of sequestration. .
iki :ER Illtsn CONSTABULARY.—On the motion of Lord
cider the
. of
GLE, a select committee was appointed to con-
constabularyeconsequencesof extending the functions of the
distillation. Ireland, for the prevention of illicit
THE Six-atiLP. BRIDGE IR.—The Earl of C AR-
DIGA N inquired whether it
was AFFA
the intention of govern-
na_ ent to prosecute two Romanist priests for riots at the
last election kir the county of Clare.—The Earl of ABER-
DEEN said this matter remained in the same state now
that it did in March last, when the subject was fully dis-
cusse
prosd in both houses, and when it was stated that no
saidecution would be instituted.—The Earl of DERBY
that after the report of the Clare election committee,
directly implicating the priests and showing they incited
the people to riot, he thought his noble friend was justi-
fied in again bringing the subject forward. He warned
the government not to entertain the delusive hope of being
able to govern Ireland through the instrumentality of the
priesthood.—The LORD CHANCELLOR defended the con-
that !if government.—The Earl of EGLINTON contended
ht it was the bounden duty of government to prosecute
the priests.----Lord CAMPBELL warmly approved of the
course
After soniclre-
discussion, further discussion, the motion was
withdrawn.
.-_____.
HOUSE OF CO3IMONS.—TUESDAY, JUNE 21.
Earl GROSVENOR presented a petition from Chester in
favour of an ocean penny postage,
PeaLic L IHRARIES.—Mr. ENART gave notice that on
the 19th of July, he should move for leave to bring in a
bill amending the act for the establishment of public
libraries in large towns.
THE
LIVERPOOL ELECTION.
Mr. INGHAME appeared at the bar, with the following
report of the Select Committee
" That Charles Turner and William Forbes Mackenzie,
Esqrs., were not duly elected burgesses to serve in this
present Parliament for the borough of Liverpool.
id That the last election for the said borough is a void

_ " That Charles Turner and William Forbes
Mackenzie,Esqrs.
treating.
" That it was proved that William Dodd, Felix M`Leary.
Joseph Underwood, William Harris, Owen Jones, George
Jones, John Foulds, Simon Croft, Charles Maxwell,
Thomas Walthew, Robert Cook, Joseph Parkinson, Ro-
bert Cook, Joseph Owen, William Coward, Peter Rice,
William James Hamilton, John Brecken, Thomas Wilson,
Richard Joynson, Robert Serjeant, and William Whitby,
-were bribed by the payment of ss. each ; John Westmore,
Robert Talbot, and John Brown, by the payment of 4s.
each ; and Thomas Cannell by the payment of 10s., but
it was not proved that such bribery was committed with
the knowledge and consent of the sitting members.
" That refreshments were provided on the polling-day
for voters in the interest of the sitting members at nu-
merous public-houses, where such voters had been directed
to assemble for the purpose of being conducted to the
poll ; but that it did not appear on the evidence that the
treating which took place at such houses was of an extra-
vagant character.

" That the several sums of ss. and 45., by which the
abovenamed electors are reported to have been bribed,
were given to them on account of having voted for the
sitting members, under the name of the day's pay, and as
in compensation for the time alleged to be lost by atten-
dance at the election.
" That these payments were not of an amount beyond
the average daily earnings of the voters who received
them ; but, from the disposition of the polling-places in
the several wards of the borough, every voter might have
Polled without any such interruption of his employment
as to occasion the loss of wage, and without any necessity
for refreshment.
" That so far as the conduct of the election on the part
Of the other candidates came incidentally before the com-
mittee, there was no evidence, and the committee had no
Teason to believe, that any illegal practices took place
with regard to the voters in the interest of such candi-
dates, and, in the majority of the cases where bribery has
been reported, it did not appear that the illegal payments
received by the voters had been the primary motive in
deciding their votes.
" The committee do not, therefore, think it right to re-
commend that the issue of a new writ for the said borough
should be suspended, or that any further inquiry should
take place into the proceedings of the last election."
Mr. FRESHFIELD gave notice that he would on that day
week move for a new writ for the
tics bornthatathe of Liverpool.
iNivaotuld move an
Lord D. STUART gave no
st the next
amendment to that motion, to the effect t election for the borough of Liverpool the votea be taken
by way of ballot. (Hear.)
ECCLESIASTICAL PROPERTY.—The Marquis of BLAND_
FORD, in moving for leave to bring in a billto make
better provision for the management of episcopal and
ca.
pitular property, observed, that the proposition he in-
tended to make to the House was neither hazardous nor
unconstitutional, but was calculated to strengthen the
foundations and enlarge the fabric of the Established
Church. After shortly reviewing the acts of the Legis-
lature and the efforts of private individuals bearing upon
the condition of that Church, and showing that the pre-
tr?altltieve of the Crown did not interfere with the inherent
Egstablif that
laid, 4
she
to su '
House to inquire into the conditionf the
in the 1 d Church, the primary object of his bill,
PPty the deficiencies of the parochial system,
entire
-the te mPrevement of which the episcopacy and the
P rs were interested, and he proposed to transfer the
reefcmenotdneet cor?sftittuhteedEEese
manuagernent of episcopal and capitular property to
Must portio
tlaetseiassctiecmalreCiomi=ionTwhehiecffheeat
the d•
s a necessary '
r tgretaries
went of as
had . been to limit the incomes of
eena„ked a of the Church and it seemed to follow, he
He then consequence, that the manage-
believed property sh
'her Proceeded t nuld be intrusted to other hands.
'eyed would c ° shay/ the advantages which he
,connexion withaethrtiee from his Proposition, if adopted, in
present day, upon
whichlt
ring the numbers spiritual requirements of the
in poor and populous
he be dwelt at some length, indica-
ments or stipends, the Parochial clergy labouring
Parishes with very small endow-
things. In some resulting manes and evils and insisting upon the ano-
plting from this state of
imperatively requireidet,s
were
,an the appropriation Provided doon Infouf
navvd
portion
rcthi 0
nn
oe new t h
e churcheschurch
s whatever had been
revenue 3
to this purpose would invite and stimulate, pri-
Zatethgee peressieg wants
vats contributions The sum required, he said, for sup-
, undery a a series of calculations which
of the Church was .C 351,000,
that
would show
nt9ewise administration of the episcopal and
nees, there would be a surplus applicable to
amounting to £4-15,000. In conclusion, he
he Proposed to
sinner %NVinvest the Estate Commis-
, the legal control over the property for the
o!e of mans e
the
kinz it
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of
fgcment
sonly, without affectingfee,
the corporations ; and
tailed the geneheralponsateesrse of possession of
the
provisions and ma-
„out.....tobry which the object of the bill would be worked
toe of the". RUSSELL heartily assented to the introduc-
itself and bill, but thought, looking at the proposition
House
its details, that it would be far better that the
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22.
l'll
k.,IP Numerous petitions were presented for and against the
theerurporting to be for the Recovery of Personal Liberty
tain cases.—Air. Cardwell presented a petitiorom
Rornanists of Liverpool, signed, he believed, infone
week by upwards of 50,000 persons, declaring that the
preamble of the bill was absolutely false, and praying the
house not to allow it to pass into a law.
T_FiR SALT 310NOPOLY.—A petition presented by Sir
'. rAKINGTON, from apublic meeting at Droitaricb,