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JUNE 17 18.76!

Empertal ParliantEnt.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAY.
LORD LYNDHURST presented a petition from the inhabitants,
of Blackburn, praying their lordships to adhere to the amend-
ments made in the Irish municipal bill. The petition was
signed by between 2000 and 3000 persons. His lordship pre-
sented a similar petition from Ipswich.

ECCLESIASTICAL. COMMISSIONERS.
The Earl of RIPON having moved as long ago as May 6th,.
for an account of the expenditure of the ecclesiastical' commis-
sioners for Ireland, wished to know why the return was not
before the house ?

Viscount D UNC ANN ON replied that a part of the papers were
on the table.

CH ANCERY BILL.
The LORD CHANCE", LOR, moved the second reading of a bill
for the better administration of justice in the Court of Chancery,
and a second bill for the establishing an improved appellate
jurisdiction in the House of Lords. The learned lord spoke at
great length in support of these measures, the chief object of
wh►ch were separation of the judicial from the political functions
of the Lord Chancellor; the noble lord proposed that the Lord
High Chancellor and Keeper of the Great Seal should in fu-
ture preside in the House of Lords as Speaker and as Chief
Judge when the house sat as a court of appeal—the Chancellor
was also to preside over the sitting of the privy council to hear
colonial appeals; in the court of chancery it was proposed that
there should be another judge, under the title of Lord Chief
Justice of the High Court of Chancery, who should hear
original causes but not appeals from the decikons of the other
judges in equity.
Loan LYNDHuRsT opposed the bill, contending that the pro-
posed separation of the duties of the Lord Chancellor would
destroy the character and utility of that office and prove injuri-
ous to that house. Lord Lyndhurst concluded by moving that
the bills be read a second time that day six months.- The
motion was carried; 29 voting for the second reading, and 94
for the amendment, leaving his Majesty's ministers in a ma.:
jority of 63. Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY.
The Speaker took the chair at twelve o'clock, at which time
there was a full attendance of the members on both sides of the
house, there being the case of Sir Fred. Trench and Mr. Rigby
Wason to be heard; which, being a case of privilege, would
take precedence of all other business.

PRIVILEGE.
The Sergeant at Arms having informed the Speaker that Sir
Frederick Trench and Mr. Rigby Wason were in his custody,
the Speaker directed him to produce his prisoners, who, on their
appearance in the house, were ordered to take their seats. After
after a very long discussion both members having explained
and given the required pledge that they would neither challenge
nor accept a challenge from each other, they were discharged
ant of custody.

IRISH CORPORATIONS BILL.
The house then proceeded to the order of the day for the fur-
ther consideratio❑ of the lords' amendments to the Irish Muni-
cipal Corporations bill.
Sir ROBERT PEEL wished to know whether the amendments
the honourable and learned member meant to move, were
amendments upon the lords' amendments, and whether they
were printed ? They could do no more than deal with the lords'
amendments.

Mr. 0' LoG H LEN said the amendments were printed, and that
it was intended to move the re-introduction of the clauses
which had been rejected by the lords, so altering some as to
meet the limited number of corporations.
Mr. S. CR A WFORD wished to know from the government what
would be the proper time for bringing forward a motion for in-
cluding all the corporate towns in this bill which were in the
first one. He gave notice that he would divide the house upon
that question. He must also protest against that clause which
raised the franchise in small towns to £lO.
Col. SI RTHOR P wished to know what was doing. He was
bound to suspect every measure or amendment proposed by the
other side.
Clauses to 31 were then restored without amendment.
On the next clause being proposed,
Sir ROBERT PEEL said that this proceeding was utterly un-
intelligible. After the debate which had taken place, and the
decisive majority that had followed, be did not intend opposi-
tion of a vexatious character. But in a bill of such importance
they ought to see what they were doing. He hoped the amend-
ments they were to have proposed to them would be printed, so
that the.. might see what they were doing.
Lord *JOHN RUSSELL said. they were now merely restoring
some of the original clauses.
A great number of the original clauses of the bill were re,
stored as amendments upon the lords' amendments.
At three o'clock the Speaker adjourned the house to five
o'clock.
SECOND SITTING.
Lord F. EGERTON brought up the report of the Liverpool
Dock Committee. He gave notice that the report be talon in-
to further consideration to•morrow week.

NORTH AMERICAN BANKING COMPANY.
This. bill, on the motion of Mr. Robinson, was read a second
time.

NEW WRIT.

A new writ for the Southern Division of Warwickshire, was
moved for, to supply a vacancy occasioned by the death of
E. R. C. Sheldon, Esq., deceased.
MARRIAGE, &C., REGISTRATION RILL
This bill was passed through a committee on the motion of
Lord John Russell.

THE MARRIAGES BILL.
The house went into a committee on this bill, and agreed to
the first 28 clauses, when the chairman reported progress, and
asked leave to sit again.
Adjourned.

lIOUSE OF L
Lord Berners toelt the oaths andORD S
his seat.—TeesnAr.
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE.
The Marquis of CAM nEx presented a petition, signed by upwards of
300 members of the University of Cambridge, praying that a clause
might be inserted in the English municipal act amendment bill, au-
thorising the Vice-Chancellor of the University to be appointed a
magistrate of the borough. The `noble marquis gave notice that he
should move a clause to that effectwhen the bill was in committee.
RAILROADS.
In answer to a question put by the Duke of WELLINGTON; to the
effect of asking whether governmei.t was now prepared to, bring for-
ward some general proposition on the subject of preventing railroads
from becoming monopolies.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE' said that ht; was prepared to say that
government was not prepared with any general plan at the present
moment ; but at the same time that he admitted this he was prepared
to go a little beyond the mere answer of the question, and to inform
the noble duke and the house that in the course of a very few days
some bills would be brought under the notice of the other House of
Parliament upon the subject.
The Duke of WELLINGTON said as it appeared theta measure-was
in eontemp4dion on the part of government upon the subject to which
he had before directed the attention of the house, he thought it would
be most desirable that the bills which were now in progress should
have the principle applied to them that was intended to be applied
generally, and with that view he would read to their lordships a clause
which had been prepared to be inserted in all the hills now in pia:.
gress. He would move to have the clause printed, so that noble lords
might be in possession of its contents. On Thursday next he should
move to have the clause printed, so that noble lords might be in pos-
session of its contents. On Thursday next he should move that it be
inserted in the bill which stood for the third reading, and of which
notice had been given by a noble marquis (the Marquis of Clanri-
carde.) Their lordships would have time to consider the clause be-
tween to-day and Thursday. The noble duke then read the clause, to
this effect : By virtue of the powers and provisions of the general.
—"
act for the regulation of railroads which shall be passed, for the se-
curity and advantage of the public, within the present sestion, all
railroad bills now.in progress to be governed."
The clause was then ordered to be printed.
The Dublin police bill was read a second time.
The bishopric of Durham bill was read a third time and passed.
The Scotch universities bill was read a second time.
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS.
The house having resolved itself into a committee of the whole
house on the municipal corporations act amendment bill.
The Marquis CAMDEN proposed a clause to be added to the bill-
making the Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge justice of the peace for the
time being.
The Earl of RADNOR opposed the clause, because the Vice-Chan-'
cellor assumed to himself the sole right of licensing ale-houses, in the
university.
The Earl of WINCHILSEA said that unless the Vice-Chancellor pds:.
sensed the power of taking away licenses he could not preserVe dis-
cipline in the university.
The clause was agreed to and the house resumed. The report to he
taken into further consideration on Thursday.
On the motion of the Earl of SHAFTESBURY, the order of the day
for the second reading of the Staffordshire disfranchisement bill was
discharged, and fixed for Thursday.
Adjeurned at eight o'clock till Thursday.
H OUSE OF CO ON SL-vus DAY.
Mr. T. GLADSTONE presented aMM
petition. froTm
the borough of Leices-
ter in favour of the Lords' amendment for abolishing all corporations
in Ireland, and praying that a similar measure might be passed for
abolishing all corporations in England and Wales—(cheers and
laughter)—as tending to a more proper administration of the corporate
funds, and to the recce and tranquillity of the towns. •

POST-OFFICE—FRANCS.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in answer to a question put
by Mr. Hume, stated that the treaty with France. as to the.comninni-
catkin by post, had been signed, and would be forthwith laid on the
table of the house.
PRISON OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Col. TRENCH said he had to bring under the notice of the house a
cause of complaint, and it so happened that the object of the com-
plaint was no other than the person who filled the chair of that house.
(Laughter.) He had to complain ghat with respect to the new prison
lately erected fur committals under the Speaker's warrants, most in-
adequate
arrangements had been made. (Laughter.) It was his for-
tune to have been the first inhabitant of that prison—(great laughter)
—and the fault he found with it—(renewed laughter)—did not refer to•
its not being plastered, but to its entire construction—(roars of laugh-
ter)—the rooms being so situated,vsith respect .to ..sae another, as to
expose parties to the most unpleasant inconvenience, if it should so
happen that two persons should be confined there together. It was a
mere accident that prevented the hon. member for Ipswich from being
confined there—(laughter)—at the very time that he was himself ay
inhabitant of it—the hon. member having been comfortably at home
in bed, instead of being at Calais, as the Sergeant-at-Arms fancied.
(Laughter.) Even were it otherwise, he was sure the hon. member
would, under the circumstances of which he complained, have acted •
towards him, with that courtesy which he certainly should have.
evinced towards him. (Hear. hear.) But had the hon. zneinber for
Ipswich become an inmate of the place, they would have been under
the necessity of passing frequently through each other's apartments ;
—(laughter)—the inconvenience of which he should have particularly.
felt, as, at the time, he had the misfortune to labour under severe in...
disposition. (Roars of laughter.) He had, however, been spared 'Sri% •
embarrassing inconvenience, hut it might so happen that two hon.
members, not so courteously disposed, and of much more violent feel-
ings towards one another, should he confined together in these apart-.
ments, from which the most unpleasant inconveniences might follow.
(Laughter.) He was little skilled in architecture, but he was suffi-
ciently acquainted with it to know that the apartments in question
were most inconvenient, and he thought it would be, of. advantage to
hon. members that their constuction should he improved. (Laughter.),
Indeed, from the spirit he saw latterly infused into the debates ottliat
house, he apprehended it would be necessary for the Speaker, whose
duty it was to see that its laws were maintained; to provide a far'
greater number of cells. (Roars of laughter.) In making these ob-
servations, he was on his part perfectly disinterested—(laughter)--as
it was his intention in future so to conduct himself as.not to.coistra-
.
vene Mr. Speaker's jurisdiction. (Laughter.)
RAILWAYS.
The Tremouth railway and harbour bill and the Manchester and
Cheshire junction railway bill were each advanced a stage.
SOUTH AMERICAN, INDEPENDENCE.
Lord MAIION inquired of the Foreign Secretary whether any results
had attended the negociations, at Madrid, regarding the recognition 04 •
the independence of South America
Lord PaLstaRSTON replied in the negative, but at the same time ob-
served that thou •h the negotiations had not originated with the British
government, its best efforts would not be wanting, could they be use-
fully exerted. .
IRISH MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS DILL.
The house resumed the Consideration of the Lords' amendments to
this bill, beginning with clause 37.
Mr. S. Cintweenn moved the insertion in the hill of the following •
towns, via.:--Athlone, Bandon. Wexford, Dundalk ,loughal, Armag°'
Tralee, Ennis, Cashel, Kinsale, Carlow, Portarlington, New Russ'
Enniskillen, Coleraine, and Dungannon.
As no member of the ministerial side of the house appeared to se'
cond the motion, Mr. Serjeant JACKSON did so.
ore. Mr. WALTER having spoken at some length against the measure'
Mr. O'CONNNELL made an attack upon Mr. Walter, connecting
the'
speech with the Times newspaper. Mr. O'Connell said •
speech of Mr. Walter " was made to serve the purposes—the:,,_
and miserable purposes of a publication. whose tergiversation-- 'n"
un-
shameless abandonment of
in the
the most astounding ococh,o
reuse that ever took place in the " [Here theories of " Oh' oh,
and other symptoms of impatience caused the lion. member to
speaking.]
lkennY
Mr. RICHARDS rose to order. He said—" The member for •
mum .0., has no right to browbeat and ruflianise in this house; and 1
ccor""
you, sir, whether the manner in which he has proceeded is in
arfee with the rules of parliament.
as under-
that
etnne
The SPEAKER'S reply was lost to the reporters, but he W
stood to deprecate the want of decorum complained of.
The altercation having continued fur some time,
ion of the
Mr. Serjeant JACKSON, 111 riaing to order, suggested how far the tur-
bulent character of the debate would add weight to the dems
house when urged in another place—the House of Lords.
.10.
The motion of Mr. Crawford w.ts lOsi by a majtirity of 1 Fort
B—against it 1.45.-,-Adjeurued.